James Tate was suspended—and thus banned from prom—for posting an elaborate prom invitation on his high school’s building. But the world rallied behind him and his headmaster, sticking firmly to her decision as recently as …
The story of James Tate, the boy banned from prom for plastering an invitation on his school building, has spread virally across America—much like ridiculously choreographed dance moves spread across gym floors in prom movies.
You might have thought the answer to this question would be pheromones, but according to a new study, you’d be wrong.
James Tate, a senior at Shelton High School in Connecticut, worked through the night posting 12-inch letters on his school building to grandly ask his friend to prom. She said yes. But his school said no, suspending him for bad …
In an interview with the Huffington Post, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood expressed solidarity with bicyclists. Told ” his heartfelt defense of bikers came off like the musings of a run-of-the-mill hipster,” his response was, …
The Library of Congress has put out a “National Jukebox,” where music geeks can revel in original old-timey recordings. And yes, there is an entire category for yodeling.
Welcome to NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of the vocabulary of our lives — including useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).
The youngest member of Congress, 29-year-old Aaron Schock, represents Illinois. This month, he’s also representing on the cover of Men’s Health as “America’s Fittest Congressman.” And if the stomach he’s flashing is any …
Phenomena such as Twilight and Teen Mom have shown the true, semi-shocking breadth of their influence in the government’s analysis of baby-naming last year.
In a sly bid for publicity, Andrew Kessler opened a book shop in New York’s West Village, where on every shelf you will find only books by… Andrew Kessler.
“Kids today have it made,” a Jeff Foxworthy comedy bit starts. “‘Cause if they don’t like what’s on television, they’ve got 700 channels to choose from. Remember how many channels we got when we were kids? Three. And if the …
Welcome to NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of the vocabulary of our lives — including useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).