New Yorkers have long prided themselves on their discerning taste. And now a few of them are taking to the internet to share their opinions on the city’s prison system. The online reviews site Yelp–more commonly a place to find out what users think of local bars and restaurants–has become an outlet for critical evaluations of
Continue reading …Stay put, young man: fewer Americans are moving to new places than any time since the Great Depression
August 25, 2011 No CommentPioneers heading west across the Rockies. Okies fleeing the Dust Bowl for California. African-Americans migrating from the rural south to the urban north. Retirees from the northeast opting for the sunnier climates of Florida or Arizona. For centuries, the idea of picking up and moving in search of a better–or just a more comfortable–life has
Continue reading …Companies like to push the envelope with their ads. Sometimes the gamble works, sometimes it doesn’t, and sometimes, like in the case of a new advertising campaign from Nivea, the whole thing turns into a fiasco. Nivea, a company that specializes in skin-care products, recently released a print ad that it has since pulled. How
Continue reading …Three Arkansas men, who served 18 years in prison for the brutal murder of three boys, are going home. “I’m just tired,” Jesse Misskelley Jr. told reporters. “This has been going on for 18 years. It’s been an absolute living hell.” The release of the “West Memphis Three” came after a complex and confusing plea
Continue reading …Bill Clinton, once famous for his larger-than-life appetite, is now the poster child for a vegan lifestyle. Back in the 1990s, the former president was known–and even mocked–for his fast-food cravings. In a “Saturday Night Live” skit, the late Phil Hartman, playing Clinton, is shown jogging three blocks to McDonald’s to mix it up with
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National Hurricane Center Deputy Director Ed Rappaport says as Hurrican Irene barrels toward the Eastern Seaboard conditions in North Carolina will start to deteriorate Friday with the worst impact there expected Saturday. (Aug. 25)
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«Ловушка (The Resident)» Трейлер «Древо жизни (The Tree Of Life)» Трейлер A Inquilina (The Resident) 2011 Trailer Official Legendado HD gabesmail says: RT @ thefilmcynic : Sad. He’s also in new film Colombiana and Tree of Life RT @ vplus : CNN confirms ‘Treme’ actor Michael Showers found dead in Louisiana.
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Although fears about vaccine safety are common, the new study from the nonprofit Institute of Medicine finds that vaccines cause few health problems.
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LesPask says: BBC News – Michael Jackson manager Frank Dileo dies aged 63 http://t.co/RwgJEhY
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