History of Halloween? It's not so ghoulish
Los Angeles
History of Halloween. By Nike Nivar. Our present-day Halloween celebration is rooted in Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival of the dead. The Celts believed Samhain was the day ghosts were free to mingle with the living. Dennis Miller: “Obama's a Killing Machine” · True History of Halloween – “Samhain” / eyewitness accounts of Elite Sacrifice [...]
Read More'In Living Color' will come back to television with two specials
Christian Sc
Fox will air two half-hour specials of "In Living Color" in the spring, with the option to pick it up to series next season. Now that we're officially in the post-millennial aughts, all eyes have turned to the '90s for artistic inspiration, it seems. Between the recent news that Fox is bringing back In Living [...]
Read MoreAnna Chapman, Russian spy
Washington P
By Bruce Sterling *Why does Anna feel compelled to emit these things on Twitter? Is this some kind of youth-politics motivational-speaker thing? On the face of it, it doesn't feel very “motivational.” What the heck is it, exactly? Anna Chapman: A former New York real estate agent, former spy Anna Chapman is now a television [...]
Read MoreOpponent: Tebow experiment is 'embarrassing'
Yahoo! Sport
This NFL roundtable is a seasonlong partnership between Slate and Deadspin. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries. Fox non-committal on Tebow: Less than a week after “Tebowing” became an Internet phenomenon, QB Tim Tebow could be back to [...]
Read MoreBike-Powered Generators: A New Source of Electricity for Occupy Wall Street
Huffington P
PK) said on Friday that its American Power Group Inc (APG) subsidiary has completed the follow-on order to convert two MAN B&W generators to APG's dual fuel technology. The customer is Bhushan Steel Ltd, which is located in New Delhi, India, portable generators have become a popular addition to many houses all over the world [...]
Read MoreKim Kardashian, Kris Humphries divorcing
Entertainmen
Divorces are like unicorns to Kris Humphries: he doesn´t believe in either of them. But sadly, unlike unicorns, divorces DO exist in real life and he´s having a hard time coming to grips According to multiple sources, the reality star and her basketball-playing hubby of three months, Kris Humphries, looked like lovey-dovey newlyweds during a [...]
Read MoreDia De Los Muertos:Day Of The Dead
Long Island
A couple attending the Dia de Los Muertos festival at Seattle Center. One of the men enjoying the music at the Dia de Los Muertos festival in Seattle Center. During Día de los Muertos families create ofrendas (offerings) for loved ones who have passed. Día de los Muertos is observed in various forms throughout the [...]
Read MoreKim Kardashian, Kris Humphries divorcing
Entertainmen
As you know by now, Kim Kardashian, citing "irreconcilable differences,” filed for divorce from husband Kris Humphries Monday after a mere 72 days of marriage. Of course, if you were a regular reader of Star magazine, you Sounding a bit blindsided by his soon to be ex-wife's decision to pull the plug, Kris Humphries has [...]
Read MoreLouisville Veterans Day parade to take place at special time on special day
The Shippensburg Veteran's Day parade will be held Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 pm The parade will be canceled in the event of rain. All veteran's from all conflicts are invited and encouraged to participate in Sunday's parade. Veteran's wishing to participate Castine Maine Maritime Academy will hold a Veterans Day Observance Ceremony at 11 [...]
Read MoreBroncos Should See What They Have in Tebow
New York Tim
I recently learned President Ronald Reagan designated 1983 as the national Year of the Bible. I seriously doubt such a proclamation would pass Congress tod. For the curmudgeons who don't think the NFL has a sense of humor, turn your eyes to the west: Tim Tebow got Tebowed. After sacking the Denver Broncos quarterback/savior during [...]
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