The Tampa mother who allegedly killed her two teens battled depression, her husband tells People . “We were a typical American family,” says Col. Parker Schenecker, who was deployed in Qatar when he heard about his children’s deaths, “but we had a sick member.” Julie Schenecker had “a chronic mental illness…
Continue reading …It all started with some ill-considered advice from a Toronto policeman. To prevent rape, he told a group of law students, “Avoid dressing like sluts.” That gaffe sparked a head-turning wave of protests dubbed “SlutWalks” in cities across Canada, in which women—some dressed in plain old jeans and t-shirts,…
Continue reading …A Chicago-based federal employees union is urging its members to put off their vacations, stop going out to dinner, and otherwise tighten their belts in the face of a two-year pay freeze and Washington’s general newfound zeal for spending cuts. And it’s adding that if they are going to vacation,…
Continue reading …Three new studies suggest that pregnant women exposed to pesticides have kids with lower average IQs, reports USA Today . But let’s not be too alarmist about applying these findings, cautions the Los Angeles Times . Along those lines, one of the study’s lead authors offers this takeaway message for pregnant women:…
Continue reading …Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson announced he’s running for president today—with none of that exploratory committee business, thank you. He’s in, and he thinks his libertarian views (along the lines of Ron Paul) will earn him Tea Party support and a shot at the GOP nomination, reports Time…
Continue reading …There is general jubilation among Dodgers fans today, after Major League Baseball seized control of the team from wildly unpopular owner Frank McCourt. “Seven years here with the Boston Parking Lot Attendant and the Screaming Meanie, and clueless reporters are asking Dodgers officials Wednesday if this is the darkest day…
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He’s talented, charismatic and good-looking – so why isn’t Eric Bana the biggest star on the planet? Joe Queenan thinks he knows what’s eating him Do you ever wonder why movies stars sometimes vanish from the screen for years at a stretch? Not the way Mel Gibson did (no films between 2004 and 2010, largely because personal issues induced him to keep a low profile), but the way major stars will retreat from the limelight for awhile. Hey, what ever happened to Jon Voight? Gosh, what’s Neve Campbell been doing the last few years? Wait a sec, is Jean-Claude Van Damme still alive? The following, then, may be of interest to you. In 2009′s rollicking blockbuster Star Trek, the Romulan commander of the aerodynamically implausible, hydra-like spaceship that is threatening to destroy Earth with the deadly weapons mounted in its weird tentacles somehow manages to muff the assignment. Even though his ship is a hundred times bigger than the Starship Enterprise, and even though it boasts infinitely more firepower than its puny
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He’s talented, charismatic and good-looking – so why isn’t Eric Bana the biggest star on the planet? Joe Queenan thinks he knows what’s eating him Do you ever wonder why movies stars sometimes vanish from the screen for years at a stretch? Not the way Mel Gibson did (no films between 2004 and 2010, largely because personal issues induced him to keep a low profile), but the way major stars will retreat from the limelight for awhile. Hey, what ever happened to Jon Voight? Gosh, what’s Neve Campbell been doing the last few years? Wait a sec, is Jean-Claude Van Damme still alive? The following, then, may be of interest to you. In 2009′s rollicking blockbuster Star Trek, the Romulan commander of the aerodynamically implausible, hydra-like spaceship that is threatening to destroy Earth with the deadly weapons mounted in its weird tentacles somehow manages to muff the assignment. Even though his ship is a hundred times bigger than the Starship Enterprise, and even though it boasts infinitely more firepower than its puny
Continue reading …The Department of Transportation has been publicly considering banning or restricting the distribution of peanuts on airplanes, in deference to those with severe allergies. But when it issued its latest airline rules yesterday, it revealed that it literally couldn’t do anything—thanks to a 12-year-old law specifically preventing them from…
Continue reading …Not surprisingly, Los Angeles Times columnist Meghan Daum gets quite a few emails. But perhaps more infuriating than the ones “telling me I’m a moron and the reason print media is dying” are the ones asking her to do some kid’s homework. “Not a week goes by that I don’t…
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