‘It is a dream come true.’
African American Museum opens in D.C.
DATE: Sep 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Jessica Contrera
This isn’t the first time Kenny Chesney fans have trashed Pittsburgh
The army of tank tops and flip-flops arrived by bus, boat and truck. Their battle cry was the crunch of an empty beer can, the belch of a full belly. Some had tickets to the main event. Most...
DATE: Jul 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
Viewers not amused by SNL's joke about the heroin epidemic
At first it seemed like an uncomfortable coincidence, and then they showed the chart.
Right there on “Saturday Night Live,” a little white line was showing the rapid pace of Ameri...
DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Meet the 90-year-old who’s a Reddit guru
WASHINGTON – He slides the foam headphones over his drooping ears and fixes his pale blue eyes on the computer. Reddit.com is pulled up on the screen. The site is “one of the social media to...
DATE: Jan 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
What’s out, what’s in for 2016
You don’t want to be a loser, so, listen, okay, this is going to be huge. HUGE. Earlier, I turned on the television and there was a new poll/did you see the new poll? Ronda Rousey is down, b...
DATE: Dec 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
7-year-old calls 911 because she fears her 'Elf on the Shelf' has lost its Christmas magic
Her mom was napping when the unthinkable happened.
Izzy LaPeruta, 7, was playing with a ball inside her New Jersey living room, next to a Christmas tree wrapped in colorful lights...
DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family
Sandra Bullock takes aim at sexism in Hollywood
There has been a lot of griping lately about sexism in Hollywood: objectifying and typecasting women, paying them less, not including them at all — if it’s an issue in the real world, it’s a...
DATE: Sep 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming
How a rebellious frat boy became Dr. Seuss
For all the stories Dr. Seuss has told you, have you ever heard his own? How a boy from Springfield, Massachusetts, become the man whose work is the gold standard of children’s literature? ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Books
The mystery of Dorothy's missing ruby slippers: Solve it, and you'll get $1 million
They are the shoes famous for the phrase “There’s no place like home.” Just close your eyes, Dorothy, and click your heels three times.
Your heels, Dorothy, where are your heels? ...
DATE: Jul 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
‘SNL’ debuts new Hillary Clinton: Kate McKinnon
For months, one question has lingered over the prospective presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, and that is: Who will play her on “Saturday Night Live”?
Impersonations of the...
DATE: Mar 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Best of Craigslist: chicken diapers, toilet bike, corgis instead of bouquets
It’s almost 2015, and we are still a society that depends on Craigslist. For selling our junk, for finding love ... for laughing at people’s ridiculousness. It is the corner of the Internet ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
