Single-horned 'Unicorn' deer found in Italy

A deer with a single horn in the center of its head - reminiscent of a mythical unicorn, has been spotten in a nature preserve in Italy.I always wanted a unicorn when I was younger - I think this would be great if it...

Dog Survives Toto Impression During Tornado

"Dog Survives Toto Impression During Tornado RICHTON PARK, Ill. (CBS) ― Chase certainly doesn't look like Toto from "The Wizard of Oz." He's a big rottweiler, not a little cairn terrier. But he certainly does a...

Krewe du Vieux packing for 'Magical Misery Tour'

Are you ready for the Mardi Gras?"Oh yes, there will be Bawd. Intimately, attached, no doubt, to Sen. David Vitter. The Krewe du Vieux - a collection of excrutiatingly satirical subkrewes dedicated to the ribald...

The terrible famine which killed thousands of children in the worst Niger's s...

PLUMPY'NUT is the magical product! Niamey-Niger-May 2007. The terrible famine which killed thousands of children in the worst Niger's severe nutrition crisis in his history,...

The Joan Didion Show: Personal grief becomes grist for the literary mill by T...

"It surprised me when Joan Didion published "The Year of Magical Thinking," for I identified her so completely with California in the '60s that I'd almost forgotten she was still alive. Of course she continued to publish--a fat volume of her collected essays came out last...

NYT OpEd: The Purse Isn't Congress's Only Weapon

"Op-Ed Contributor The Purse Isn’t Congress’s Only Weapon * E-Mail * Print * Save * Share o Digg o Facebook o Newsvine o Permalink Article Tools Sponsored By By WALTER DELLINGER and CHRISTOPHER...

Dave Barry's Advice for Super Bowl Tourists

"Welcome to Miami, Super Bowl visitors! You are going to have a wonderful time, from the moment you arrive in our magical city, until the moment you discover that your wallet is missing."

Theatre serves the nation

"Theatre serves the nation Another year of the Prithvi theatre festival brings all of India to the stage. by | Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta Six decades ago, when Zohra Sehgal asked Prithviraj Kapoor why his traveling theatre company was called Prithvi Theatres, in the plural, he...

Will Smith wants to relocate to ‘magical’ South Africa

"The former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, actor and rapper Will Smith, wants to exchange his life in sunny California for a life right here in sunny South Africa. Will fell in love with our lovely homeland when he came here to film the biopic Ali a few years ago. He told...

It's the most wonderful (stressful) time of the year

"Millions dread the holiday season's stressful annual mix of family spats, broken diets, overspending and sad memories. Don't fret, though. It's manageable. Sing, and sing early, said Andra Medea, the Chicago-based...

Drunken camel crashes Irish party

Staff at an Irish riding school were forced to postpone festivities after Gus the camel chomped his way through 200 mince pies and several cans of Guinness intended for their Christmas party.Gus, starring in the riding school’s Santa’s Magical Animal Kingdom...

metareligion -- World Religions

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Is the human brain 'wired' for religion?

"The work of Bruce Hood, a professor at Bristol University, suggests that magical and supernatural beliefs are hardwired into our brains from birth, and that religions are therefore tapping into a powerful...

want it or not, Voodoo is a fact

The yearly Voodoo festival is a feast of colour and dancing. And much more.

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