Open Thread: Should The National Guard Protect Our Schools?
California Senator Barbara Boxer plans to address school security on a national level. Politico reports that Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) is planning to propose legislation that would allow...
View ArticleVideo: 9 Year-Old Rapper Dedicates Newest Song to Sandy Hook Tragedy
9 year-old Amor “Lilman” Artega, from Brooklyn, dedicated “Stop Da Violence” to the victims and survivors of the Newtown shooting. The Huffington Post has more: Revealing a social concern far beyond...
View ArticleJust How Real is Santa Claus?
Author Adam C. English explores the true story behind the myth of the modern-day Santa. The figure of Santa Claus has grown through history to represent the spirit of Christmas in the western world....
View ArticleWhy Are Some People Calling For Piers Morgan to Be Deported?
Petitions both for and against deporting the controversial talk show host are raising questions about who the U.S. Constitution applies to. Piers Morgan, the host of Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN raised...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Unidentified Suspect Opened Fire Inside a New Jersey Police...
During a struggle with officers, a suspect managed to obtain a weapon inside a police station and opened fire. 3 officers have been shot and the unidentified suspect is dead this morning in Gloucester...
View ArticleOpen Thread: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Are Expecting
What is it about celebrities that make an announcement like a baby international front-page news? Kim and Kanye are having a baby! Yes you heard that right, a little bundle of ‘Kimye’ joy. The...
View ArticleArizona High School Football Team Stands United Against Bullying
All it takes is something small like inviting someone to sit with you at lunch, to make a real difference in someone’s life. 16-year-old sophomore Chy Johnson is no stranger to ridicule and bullying....
View ArticleSchool Sports and Kids: What is the Impact of a Concussion? (Infographic)
Recent studies show, “Each season the average college football player receives more than 1,000 blows to the head.” Within the last year there have been significant steps made to study Chronic...
View ArticleYou’ll Need 100K Signatures to Get Your AT-AT Petition Into the White House
It was big news last weekend: The White House responded to a petition requesting a real-life Death Star space ship. Of course, they replied, “Are you freakin’ kidding me?” (paraphrased). But they...
View ArticleVideo: Conspiracy Theorists Harassing Newtown Families
Anderson Cooper investigates the way in which conspiracy theorists are questioning the facts of the horrific massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, harassing the families who lost children and even the man...
View ArticleWhy, Why, Manti? Schmoyoho Turns Katie Couric’s Hard-Hitting Interview Into a...
This is pretty incredible. In an interview that helped Americans get to know Notre Dame football star Manti Te’o a little better, Katie Couric asked the questions Americans really wanted to know. The...
View ArticleNightclub Fire in Brazil the Worst in Over a Decade
Many of the victims inhaled toxic fumes or were trampled in the ensuing panic. A fireworks display inside a Brazilian nightclub went tragically wrong last night, starting a fire that has killed at...
View ArticleVideo: Nerdy PSA Asks You to Stop Pretending to Be a Nerd
Okay, so it’s a PSA spoof from Portlandia, but the message feels really true to a lot of men and women who do not appreciate the Hipster mainstreaming of nerd-dom. Two real-life nerds, Sam Sattin and...
View ArticleA Sincere Compliment (Video)
How one group of Iowa students is combating cyber-bullies. Jeremiah Anthony is a Junior at West High in Iowa City, Iowa. In 2011 he started both a Twitter account and a Facebook profile called...
View ArticleBeyonce’s Half Time Show Was the Best Ever – Ben Aaron Tells Us Why (Video)
Allow NBC’s Ben Aaron to convince you why Beyonce’s Super Bowl Halftime Show was the best in history. Yes, better than Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, The Stones… even Paul McCartney! Do you agree?
View ArticleGas Station Mechanic Saves Stowaway Puppy’s Life (video)
CNN is reporting on the story of Pepe, a 2-month-old puppy, who had a brush with death last week under his owner’s car. The little furball somehow got wedged in the wheel well and rode for 10 miles on...
View ArticleActivist Rock Band Outernational Offers Free Downloads in Honor of One...
“The cold truth is that there is nowhere on planet Earth where it is safe to be female,” says Outernational lead singer Miles Solay. “From Delhi, India to Steubenville, Ohio and everywhere in...
View ArticleInterviews with Men on Sex and Sexuality
What would the average man on the street when asked “Where did you learn about sex?” or “Do you think porn has changed men’s relationship to sex?” Elana Millman took to the streets to interview real...
View ArticleEarly Reports Say Billionaire Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman May Be Dead...
AP Photo Early reports are rolling in, saying that one of the world’s most notorious drug kingpins, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera may have been killed in a shootout in Guatemala. El Chapo (also...
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