Help, I'm turning into my mother

"(LifeWire) -- Stacy Pearson keeps buying food she knows she'll never eat -- from tomato soup to green beans to ramen noodles -- merely because it's on sale. Why? Blame her mother. ...

Red Cross finds Bush administration guilty of war crimes

"In a secret report last year, the Red Cross found evidence of the CIA using torture on prisoners that would make the Bush administration guilty of war crimes, The New York Times reported Friday. The Red Cross determined the culpability of the Bush administration after...

Poll: Pet owners favor McCain

Is the fact that the Obamas don't have a pet a problem? A new poll shows it might be! There has been talk of the Obamas getting a dog to counter the problem.American politics at its finest..." If the presidential...

Hero Jane McGrath dies, but legacy lives on

Jane McGrath had given everything in the fight against the cancer she first discovered at the age of 31. Tributes flowed yesterday that speak of her incredible spirit in the face of three recurrences of the...

Cat-lover dies, leaves behind 30 felines to fend for themselves

This is a weird story. Apparently a cat enthusiast left behind 30 felines to fend for themselves when she died at least four years ago.  They were discovered last week in the woman's now smelly,...

Angelina Jolie now mother of 6!!

"Angelina Jolie now mother of 6!!Various 'reputable' news/gossip outlets are reporting that Angelina Jolie has delivered her twins. French media claim that she gave birth FIVE days ago -- on Sunday in a Catholic...

Hollywood legend Sydney Pollack dies

"As a filmmaker his movies received 48 Oscar nominations. 12 of his actors were nominated for Oscar performances, including Jane Fonda, Dustin Hoffman, Holly Hunter, Jessica Lange, Paul Newman, Meryl Streep and...

Lawsuit says Ledger used cocaine

A lawsuit has been filed against a photo agency and two paparazzi who allegedly filmed Heath Legder in a hotel room where drugs were being taken, and who claimed that the late actor was also using cocaine." The...

Astronomers see 'youngest planet'

Astronomers may have discovered a planet that is less than 2,000 years old - making it the youngest planet in our entire solar system."The ball of dust and gas, which is in the process of turning into a Jupiter-like...

Toronto: Diary of a Grade 9 Drug Runner

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThis series of events in one of Toronto's poorest neighbourhood could well be any large city in North America whereby the "Have Nots, see the Haves" and selling drugs is...

I Don’t Need Television Parents

Ever since Janet Jackson showed off part of her breast during the Super Bowl half time show, television networks have felt an overwhelming responsibility to pander to the American public. And honestly, I don’t know why. The last batch of executive back peddling ass kissers...

GLAAD Award Nominees Announced

It's great to see how far we've come since the days of Ellen DeGeneres' sitcom being the only mainstream television series that promintently featured gay and lesbian characters.  As GLAAD Presiden Neil Giuliano notes, "This year's extraordinary nominees exemplify the...

Vietnam War films in spotlight at Berlin festival

Berlin (ANTARA News) - The 58th Berlin Film Festival will screen a retrospective recalling the impact of the Vietnam conflict on US cinema, the organisers said on Monday. Mike Nichols' 1970 anti-war film "Catch-22" and "Coming Home", for which Jane Fonda won an Oscar in 1979,...

Computer games 'scramble young minds'

"Children under seven should be banned from playing computer games because it could damage their attention span, it has been claimed. The rapid pace of computer games is only stimulating basic "fight or flight"...

Battle of boy’s toys and the wife’s shoes

"After she sold the personalised registration number of his Ferrari, he stole one shoe from every pair she owned, a court was told. When she plotted to sell his laptop and presents given to their son, he burnt her...

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