ownership = hell

First i need to say the commercial/copyright racket/scam is exactly that. My old friend had to hunt through a book manually to search for a non-trademarked name for his band. If you can 'own' a trademark phrase like "i love you!", there is at least one thing definitely Wrong...

Italian model puts virginity on offer for € 1mn

"An Italian model has planned to sell her virginity for one million euros. Showgirl and men's magazine model Raffella Fico, 20, told an Italian magazine that she would use the cash to buy a house in Rome and pay for acting classes. "I can't wait to see who's going to pull out...

Commentary: St. Paul, Minnesota -- the land of make believe

"By Jack Cafferty CNN Editor's Note: Jack Cafferty is the author of the best-seller "It's Getting Ugly Out There: The Frauds, Bunglers, Liars, and Losers Who Are Hurting America." He provides commentary on CNN's "The Situation Room" daily from 4...

Art judge steps down over an offensive Jesus painting

“Only women bleed” is the inscription underneath an unorthodoxly graphic image of Jesus Christ submitted by Adam Cullen for the Blake Prize for Religious Art in Australia. The artist claims his submission was inspired by the early Christian paintings, but Christopher...

Portraits and Writings Reveal Michelangelo as Ugly and Unclean

"The series of extremely rare modern portraits and writings, presented on the show in Florence, showed that one of the greatest artists of western civilization, Michelangelo Buonarroti, was an ugly and unclean man."

The new Vancouver Special, now with more awkwardness

Here's a cantankerous piece about a new Vancouver housing trend: the Mohawk. If you're from these parts you've probably seen them around--"a two-storey box with a half-sized strip of 'hair' on top," as the writer describes them.The Mohawk is arguably more attractive than its...

What to tell your kids about being ugly

"1. It doesn’t matter what you wear An ugly person in nice clothes looks like spray-painted dry rot, you don’t hide anything, you just look like you are trying to, the ugliness being accentuated by the niceness of your wardrobe. People will be less likely to approach...

14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations

"From hairspray and gangsters to old men -- get the star-studded SAG noms right now! THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role George Clooney / Michael Clayton - "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros. Pictures) Daniel Day-Lewis / Daniel...