Ever feel like parts of your life could be made into an episode fit for the X-Files or Fringe? I wouldn't say it happens to everyone, but most of us have had at least one experience that we simply cannot explain.
If you live in Florida or in the Southeast, you are currently being inundated by swarms of lovebugs flying around your vehicle. You may be thinking, "Do these critters have a death wish?" Well, there is a reason for everything.
I will argue however that the humble ball is actually man's greatest invention. Without the ball what would man have bounced against the wall while he was thinking about the wheel?
Where can you find the world's biggest burger? With fierce competition, it's hard to keep up, so here are the most recent claimants to the record.
In defending their book, the editors of Poetry of the Taliban also argue that there is a great deal of value in learning about one's supposed enemy, whether you're a military captain or a responsible civilian. Most people would agree. But is reading a book of Taliban poetry the right way to learn?
Much controversy has surrounded the use of remote-controlled drone aircraft in the war on terror. But another, still more awe-inducing possibility has emerged: taking human beings out of the decision loop altogether.
Who doesn't love a good history mystery? You don't have to be a Civil War buff to be fascinated with the attempt to identify the two skeletons found in the turret of the USS Monitor when it was raised from the ocean floor a decade ago.
Evidently, under South Carolina law any vehicle that displays "any sticker, decal, emblem or other device containing obscene or indecent words, photographs or depictions," violates the law.
Chaos, confusion and irritation best describe this forced gothic nightmare, based on the vampire soap opera from 1966.
Just last week, a 23-year-old Nebraska man named Tyler Gold legally changed his name to Tyrannosaurus Rex Gold. Gold wrote that "name recognition is important, and the new name is more recognizable." On that count, he's entirely correct.
Julie Kagawa didn't plan on writing a vampire book. She felt there were so many good vampire books already out on the market and didn't think she had anything to add. Boy, does she now!
Now, heterosexual marriage laws are pretty straightforward in North Carolina. In fact, things are so lenient that, In North Carolina, it's completely legal for first cousins to get married.
You're an extraterrestrial. I know it. You know it. I know you work with the Men in Black Suits. And I want to work with them, too. Please help me.
When Tim Burton and Johnny Depp decided, "Oh, wouldn't it be fun to make a movie out of the campy '60s TV show Dark Shadows," the correct response should have been the following three words: Wild Wild West.
Eman is not just getting married this summer, she's also on a quest to become the world's biggest woman. What troubles me about this story is not Eman's quest, but how "Inside Edition," and other outlets that have since picked up the story, are talking about her.
I was Michael's Rabbi for two years. During that time, we discussed every subject under the sun. Michael detested and despised anyone who would do harm to another human being; he loathed everything Hitler stood for. Michael was a great friend of the Jewish people.
When I found out The Huffington Post's birthday was May 9, I decided to see what clues about this website could be ascertained via the arcane (and some would say nonsensical) interpretive art of astrology.
Parapsychologists have long been intrigued by celebrated composer Fredric Chopin's repeated sightings of phantoms. On one memorable occasion, he abruptly left the stage in the middle of a concert, claiming that he had observed hideous monsters emerging from the piano!
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