Draco Malfoy Was Played By A Gryffindor
“Harry Potter” villain Draco Malfoy is one of the most notorious Slytherins around. But as it turns out, the actor who plays him belongs to another house. – The fact…
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Don Lemon Dances With A Robot On CNN
CNN’s Don Lemon has delivered yet another incisive interview — this time with a robot named Meccanoid. – H/T Mediaite
5 things Steve Jobs said Apple would never do
“God gave us 10 styluses. Let’s not invent another,” Jobs said about the project, according to Walter Isaacson’s biography. Yet Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities said the widely expected 12.9-inch…
Ex-street kid weeps as she asks Pope why God lets children suffer in Philippines
“There are many children neglected by their own parents,” Glyzelle said Sunday at a ceremony at a 400-year-old Catholic university in Manila. “There are also many who became victims and…
Driver Sandwiched By 2 Semi-Trucks Describes Horrifying Crash (PHOTO)
One terrifying photo, two band-aids, and some incredible luck. Kaleb Whitby was driving Saturday on Interstate 84 in Oregon when his Chevy Silverado collided with a semi-truck, flipping him over…
Where is Charlie Hebdo? My pursuit of the first copies in America
But places like Albertine and Book Culture, another Manhattan shop, went a different route. The stores made arrangements with Emmanuel Saint-Martin, the owner of a website catering to French ex-pats…
Is glorifying God a hate crime now?
That much isn’t all that new these days, from the Duck Dynasty brouhaha to the axing of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich to the skirmishes over forcing, with state power, bakers…
Tom Hanks: ‘Community college made me what I am’
“I’m guessing the new Congress will squawk at the $60 billion price tag, but I hope the idea sticks, because more veterans, from Iraq and Afghanistan this time, as well…
First on CNN: RNC sets 2016 presidential convention date
Mitt Romney to speak at RNC meeting – The RNC is holding its winter meeting in California this week where Priebus is expected to win another term as chairman.
‘One hell of a journey’
I guess I’m just another statistic. Leaving for home on May 18, 2008, after my graduation from Muhlenberg College, with my parents and a car full of everything I owned,…
5 years on, hope for Haiti
Tragically, much of the carnage resulted not from what was a large but still not catastrophic geologic event, but from widespread poverty and poor construction standards that turned entire blocks…
Princeton janitor brings clean water to hometown in Haiti
Keeping the dormitories and lecture halls spotless for Ivy League students has been his livelihood since Lajeunesse moved to the United States as a young man. He works two jobs…
Romney tells donors he’s considering 2016 bid
The Wall Street Journal first reported the comments. Though his loyalists and supportive donors have floated his name as a potential candidate for the better part of a year, Romney…
Parents, beware of bullying on sites you’ve never seen
“You should die.” “Wait a minute, why are you still alive?” “Go kill yourself.” It’s impossible to comprehend another human being, let alone a child, sending such hateful messages to…
Cycling’s marathon man attempts year-long endurance record
While many people are recovering from a hangover, Englishman Steve Abraham will be cycling more than 200 miles on New Year’s Day. And he then aims to do the same…
Bono says he’s worried that he may never play guitar again
Bono has shared with fans that recovery from an accident has been slow going and that he’s worried he may never play guitar again. The U2 frontman underwent hours of…
Who was naughty and nice in the Premier League over Christmas?
The Premier League is, after all, the only major football league not to shut down over the holidays. Some supporters had more reason to cheer than others, and on that…