GeneralStar-Spangled banner singer to return to the ice after whirlwind 48 hours ’Who would have thought this was the way to get my name out,’ Alexis Normand says
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GeneralAdolphus Busch IV says no to National Rifle Association membershipAn heir to the world’s biggest beermaker resigned his lifetime membership in the National Rifle Association (NRA) this...
GeneralHoly diversity, BatmanIn the latest issue of Batgirl, a character named Alysia Yeoh reveals she’s transgendered, and...
GeneralGeorge W. Bush, painter ... but just what is he trying to say? New works by a famous American painter are giving pundits a window into the inner world of George W. Bush; after all, he’s the...
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GeneralElise Andrew on science and sexism: ’Is this really 2013?’ The Internet issued a collective gasp last week at news that the creative force behind its favourite science page, I F***ing Love...
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GeneralChris Brown under investigation for assault, says Los Angeles Sheriff’s DepartmentRapper Chris Brown is in trouble. Again. This time, Los Angeles police say that Brown is under investigation for his role in an...