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Maine Schools to Give Ipads to Kindergarteners. But will they know what to do with them?

As America's youth continue to be outclassed by their foreign peers across the academic board, school administrators continue to look for innovative ways to close the gap. In a shock to all, the L.L. Bean and lobster obsessed people...

Raul Barrera, ex Louis Vuitton publicist, man about town slices girlfriend’s head off.

Beware of lady killers. For all intensive purposes Raul Barrera was a ladies man. A staple of high society fetes and indeed once a staple of Louis Vuitton launch parties- he was considered a connoiseur of the good life. That...

Jonathan Tasini and co sue Huffngton Post for blogger spoils.

If I blog for you and you make $305 million don't I deserve a piece of the pie too? At the heart of the matter is whether Huffinton Post alumni should be entitled to the spoils of it's owner's (Arriana...

Controversial Miu Miu ad has fashion world embroiled.

A normally compliant British Advertising Standards Authority board has decided this time to allow a Miu Miu ad which features what many would argue a far too thin model to stand. But that of course hasn't stopped the fashion...

Girl deemed ‘too fat’ for American Idol’s Front row.

Should Ashley Kauffman go on a diet? Ashley Kauffman and her friends thought they were going to get a bird's eye of their favorite show- 'American Idol,' but apparently staff at the show weren't too thrilled when Ashley and her...

French Muslim women arrested for defying ban on head garb.

Should the ban be lifted or stay? As France officially began the launch of a new law which prohibits the wearing of head veils/garbs in public- aimed as many see it as those practicing the Muslim faith, consternation has begun...

Chicago School Bans Real Food

Faced with a massive budget shortfall child obesity epidemic, Little Village Academy Principal Elsa Carmona has decided to take things into her own hands. Quite frankly, she just can't take it anymore. Chicago Tribune:  To encourage healthful eating, Chicago school doesn't...

Dennis Quaid wants to tell you he was once a cokehead…

Time to catch up with a celebrity's favorite past misgivings. In this week's Newsweek, actor, celebrity du jour Dennis Quaid reflects in a short essay his foray as a cokehead. Pay attention kids- Dennis has lessons to pass on to...

Welcome to Applebees’ Toddler Trauma.

All sweet little Dominic Dill-Reese wanted was four ounces of Motts, served chilled in a sippy cup- just a few drops of pressed and pasteurized apple juice to complement his chicken fingers. What he was given appears to have undergone a...

Scientists swap dog dna for humans to fight cancer.

Mad science has arrived on your doorstep. Dogs and humans are both susceptible to the delibitating disease Non- Hodgkin's lymphoma. In 2010 alone, there were 65 000 cases in the US, with 20 000 deaths. Not great news or a...

Girl yawns so hard she is unable to close her mouth.

Guess who's bored stiff? Life has taken a drastic downturn for student Holly Thomson... dailymailco.uk: A student was taken to hospital after she yawned so hard during a lecture that her mouth got stuck in a wide open position. Holly Thomson,17, from...

First gay caveman found.

Bruce help me decorate the cave wall please... Archaelogists have found a male body dating between 2900-2500 said to be buried for a way normally reserved for women during the Corded Ware culture in the copper age. telegraphco.uk: The skeleton was...

Cops pepper spray stick carrying 8 year old.

The world is getting more violent... Do you have any ideas of how to control an unruly 8 year old boy? Well my mother didn't when I was 8 and neither do the police with respect to new enfant terrible...

The hazards of being a Pakistani supermodel…

Do you know the difference between vulgar and decent? In one part of the world where the display of the female form is still considered heretical- that of the Islamic enclave, particularly Pakistan- The UK Telegraph set out to explore...

Katie Couric- the end of the overpaid anchor?

Who will guide us through the cross currents of world news once "America's Sweetheart" Katie Couric and her $15 million salary are off CBS's books?- assuming of course there is anyone left to be guided at all. WSJ.com: News anchor...