COMMENTARY/OPINION

Oklahoma lawmaker: Keep fetuses out of food

by Chris Buescher

Senator Ralph Shortey has introduced a bill in my state of Oklahoma that moves to ban the use of aborted human fetuses in food. Apparently he thinks…

Words Facebook refuses to recognize

by Erin Nanasi

As a writer, I love to use the English language, and often, I use it well. Okay, most of the time. Sundays? Shut up. However, over the past…

Media Tunes out Paul and Santorum in Florida Debate Coverage

by greenlight

To set some context, if you wanted to recreate yesterday’s Republican primary debate, you would need to breed avid sports fans with the audience from the Jerry Springer…

College will brainwash your children

by Erin Nanasi

In his State of the Union speech Tuesday evening, President Obama spoke about college, and the need to make higher education less expensive. He spoke about his desire…

Catholic Hypocrites Furious at Obama for Birth Control Stance

by Michael John Scott

Catholic leaders, hypocrites all, are blasting the Obama administration's new decision to require religious organization's health plans to cover workers' contraceptives. Several priests railed against the move from…

Tennessee Homophobia on Parade

by Erin Nanasi

Rep. John Ragan, Republican from Tennessee, has some issues with homosexuality. More specifically, with LGBT teens who are bullied, often to death. …

NEWS/POLITICS

Welcome Back Kotter’s Robery Hegyes Dead at 60

by Caroline Taylor

Robert Hegyes, the actor best known for playing Jewish Puerto Rican student Juan Epstein on…

Catholics Harass Teen Atheist Who Won Prayer Fight

by Michael John Scott

A 16-year-old Rhode Island atheist has her heavily Roman Catholic town of 80,000 in an…

65 year old kills teen for knocking him off bike

by Michael John Scott

Not everyone collecting medicare is incapable of defending themselves, as three Pennsylvania teens discovered when…

Brewer and Obama in AZ Brouhaha

by Ron Reed

It was a showdown on the tarmac. A greeting yesterday between President Obama as he…

Nasty Newt Tells Pelosi to “bring it on”

by Peter Lake

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich responded to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California…

Navy SEALs-Army Rangers Rescue Aid Workers in Somalia

by Michael John Scott

A U.S. special operations team of Navy SEALs rescued two aid workers in Somalia…

Meryl Streep to play Newt Gingrich in new biopic

by Jimmy James

The talent of Meryl Streep has no limits. She said playing a fat white guy…



LIFESTYLE

Welcome Back Kotter’s Robery Hegyes Dead at 60

by Caroline Taylor

Robert Hegyes, the actor best known for playing Jewish Puerto Rican student Juan Epstein on the 1970s TV show “Welcome Back Kotter” has died. He was 60.The Flynn…

Critter Talk: Don’t Wait for Red Eye to Go Blind Eye

by Dr. Jennifer Coates

The eye is a complex structure. But, for all of its complexities, the eye tends to react to almost every insult in more or less the same…

Disassociate Identity Disorder: An Introduction

by Bran Lee Parker

Have you ever had that problem where you don't quite know what you want to eat, so you are stuck trying to decide amongst a handful of choices?…

Pat Sajak confesses to hosting Wheel of Fortune drunk

by Caroline Taylor

Longtime Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak says he used to host the popular game show drunk. "When I first started and was much younger and could tolerate…

ARTS

Hugo Best Picture Contender for Oscars 2012

by Caroline Taylor

It was a celebration of the golden age of movie-making today as Hugo and The Artist were revealed as Best Picture contenders at this year's Oscars.…

The beautiful insanity of Vincent Van Gogh

by Erin Nanasi

Vincent Van Gogh was born in Holland in 1853, the son of a pastor. He had a brother, Theo, who would become instrumental in Van Gogh’s life, as…

STOP SOPA/PIPA: MMA goes dark tomorrow

by Michael John Scott

MadMikesAmerica joins with friends and partners such as REDDIT, WIKIPEDIA, IMGUR, RAW STORY and others tomorrow by "going dark." You will not be able to access our…

One: Number 31. The fine line between genius and madness

by Erin Nanasi

When I was nineteen, I traveled to New York with my parents. We went to “M Butterfly” with friends, ate insanely fantastic food, did a little shopping and…

Sports/ Sports Commentary

Why not “Hall of Famer” Jorge Posada?

by Michael John Scott

Why was there so little support for Jorge Posada as a Hall of Fame player in this week's sports press? The…

Bad News for Giants’ Season Ticket Holders

by Lincoln Cahill

Less than an hour after advancing to the Super Bowl, the New York Giants started delivering the bad news to many…

Unique Bouncing Ball Gives Giants Win

by Ron Reed

SAN FRANCISCO — After all the preparation and posturing, the difference between the Giants and the 49ers on Sunday essentially came…

Joe Paterno Dies

by Michael John Scott

Joe Paterno, who racked up more wins than anyone else in major college football but was fired from Penn State amid…

Joe Paterno near death

by Bill Miller

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (CBS Cleveland/AP) — Former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno, who is battling lung cancer, is near…