Six Holiday Myths Exposed

The holiday season is upon us.  But as we rush to finish up our holiday errands, make sure you wear a hat while outside, find that perfect hangover cure, be careful to curb the late night snacks, and keep the...

Stephen Jones To Receive Outstanding Achievement at British Fashion Awards

Hat designer Stephen Jones will win the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2008 British Fashion Awards, which takes place on November 25. ""The Outstanding Achievement Award celebrates the exceptional talent of...

What not to wear to the polls on Election Day

"ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN) -- Campaign paraphernalia is everywhere nowadays. People are sporting T-shirts, hats and pins touting their candidate of choice. But wearing your political allegiances can cause a problem at the polls. ...

Silly Hats To Be Made From Fake Fur

The silly hats worn by Buckingham palace guards are set to be made from fake fur instead of bear skin as they are at the moment. This is a major victory for animal rights groups that have been campaigning ...

Cat-loving Pope urged to stop wearing fur

The Italian animal rights campaigners are unhappy with Pope Benedict.Campaigners are trying to appeal to the Pope's cat-loving reputation, urging him to stop wearing ermine on his hats and robes. An online...

Bare-Skinned Activists Demonstrate Against British Bearskin Hats

The Royal Horseguards Parade, No.1 London tourist attraction, to replace their famed bearskin hats with fake fur?  Portuguese animal rights activists have held a nude demonstration outside the...

Feral feline fedoras - cat hats made of, not for, kitties

Quality hats are made of beaver fur.  Leather slouch hats once were a big favorite.  Now, we have feral feline fedoras.Here is a tough one to sort out as the feral cat population is more than a nuisance,...

Olympic Competition: Ambush Marketers vs Sponsors

An Olympic match is already taking place before the Beijing Games actually start.This time, it's between ambush marketers and actual Olympic sponsors. Hooligans, the dreaded villains at sporting events, are...

Papa Smurf's Got a Brand New Bag

Gargamel, it's time to put your big-boy pants on." The Smurfs, those blue-skinned cartoon gnomes with short tails and white hats, are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a Hollywood movie deal announced on...

Video Purportedly Showing Space Aliens to Be Released

ET Phone Home"DENVER —  A man wants Denver city voters to set up a commission to prepare for visits from space aliens, and he plans to release a videotape Friday that convinced him there is life on...

Graduate Hats Potentially Harmful to Students

The traditional tossing of caps at the end of those lengthy graduation ceremonies has become something all students look forward to. It is a way to symbolize their freedom from the academic degree they've...

Queen launches her own YouTube channel

"The Queen has set up her own special "Royal Channel" on the video website YouTube. Her Christmas Day message will be posted on the popular site for the first time this year. The new channel features archive and...

Castro caps all the fad in Cuba

Is it not ironic how Capitalism is going to be the end of the Castro revolution. How much longer is the Cuban Government going to be able to hold their people back from wanting to live in a Capitalistic society?...

TSA Orders Turban Searches At Airports

    Whether it is a case of blatant racial profiling or just another security measure of the post 9/11 world, a U.S. group called the Sikhs are furious at a recently implemented TSA rule requiring...

Obituary: George Melly

"With his flamboyant suits, oversize hats and Havana cigars, George Melly was a good-time Renaissance man who indulged, often over-indulged, his passions for jazz, film, art, fishing, writing, drink and sex. He...

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