For the first time in a century, a major “new” Leonardo da Vinci piece has emerged. This time, it’s a painting called “Salvatore Mundi,” discovered in a private American collection and confirmed as the master’s work. It’s a long-missing painting that once belonged to Charles I and Charles II, the…
Continue reading …One UFO video might easily be a hoax, but are two proof of an alien invasion? A pair of clips from London show very similar white disc-like objects apparently floating in the sky, one above a BBC building and another over the Tower Bridge. The videos were taken last week,…
Continue reading …Jeb Bush has made a name for himself for education reform in Florida , and a first-of-its kind analysis by ProPublica suggests he’s not just blowing smoke by at least one important measure. Florida now has the highest percentage of high school students in advanced classes and, crucially, “that holds true…
Continue reading …The FEC today approved Stephen Colbert’s request to form a Super PAC that can accept and spend unlimited quantities of money on the 2012 elections. The hearing, alas, was “devoid of anything beyond a gentle chuckle,” with Colbert attorney Trevor Potter doing all the talking, according to the Washington Post…
Continue reading …Call it “black flight:” The number of black children living in the US’ biggest cities has plummeted over the last decade, reports the AP . New York City lost 22.4% of its black, non-Hispanic kids, while Los Angeles lost 31.8%, Detroit 37.6%, and a whopping 42.3% in…
Continue reading …President Obama today honored outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ four decades of service, including the past 4 1/2 years in charge of the Pentagon, by surprising him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest US honor a president can give a civilian. “I can think of no better way…
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What happened when Hollywood’s most photographed actor teamed up with Terrence Malick, its most reclusive and paparazzi-shy director? Brad Pitt tells all ‘You hear stories of intense actors who can’t shed their character and who don’t know who they are for a week or two after. I’m not that guy, man,” says Brad Pitt . “My happiest moment is the day they call
Continue reading …Gwyneth Paltrow wears little more than Louis Vuitton jewelry in the latest issue of Vanity Fair , out tomorrow. Paltrow, 38, who also donned fishnets, modeled a necklace, earrings, and rings for the magazine’s jewelry calendar, OK! reports. The mother of two has “no trace of any stretch marks,” the Daily…
Continue reading …China has opened the world’s longest cross-sea bridge. The Jiaozhou Bay bridge is 26 miles long and links China’s eastern port city of Qingdao to the island of Huangdao. State-run CCTV says the 110-foot-wide bridge is the longest of its kind and cost more than $1.5 billion. The bridge…
Continue reading …Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyers was hospitalized Tuesday after an apparent suicide attempt, the Sun reports. The troubled actor, whom the tabloid characterizes as a “hellraiser,” is believed to have taken pills. Paramedics found him slumped on the ground after answering an emergency call, but he refused treatment for more…
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