“I expect to be back at practice soon. I’m doing fine; tell everyone not to worry about me.”
— JOE PATERNO, 84, Penn State’s football coach after suffering a hairline fracture when a player collided into him during practice (via ESPN)
Tumblr of the Week: Brokers With Their Hands on Their Faces
Come on, don’t tell us you didn’t see this coming.
Signed by Real Madrid, 7-Year-Old Earns Bragging Rights for a Lifetime
First graders might dream of being recruited by Real Madrid when they grow up. But some are too cool to wait.
Final Chapter: The Congressional Page Program’s Highs and Lows
First stagecoach drivers, then assembly-line workers, and now congressional pages. Technology has claimed them all. To commemorate the end of the pages, NewsFeed looks back at notable moments of their gofer history.
Somalia’s Former Prime Minister Settles Back Into His Desk Job in Buffalo, N.Y.
Mohamed A. Mohamed once again holds down his comfortable desk job at the New York State Department of Transportation in Buffalo. He’s glad to have a semblance of normal life back after his grueling previous job – as …
Michelle Obama and Kate Middleton Top Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed List
Who’s the best dressed in all the land?
Music Monday: The Two Best Tracks from ‘Watch the Throne’
My full review of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne can be found here, but I also wanted to highlight a couple of tracks that you should definitely check out.
‘Completely Incomprehensible’: Breivik’s Role Model Condemns Oslo Attacks
Anders Breivik, the man who has taken responsibility for the July 22 bombing and shootings in Oslo, Norway, was condemned by Peder Jensen, 36, a right-wing blogger who believes Islamic fundamentalism is taking over Europe.
QUOTE: Purported Jackie Kennedy Recordings Cause a Media Stir
“The actual content of the tapes provide unique and important insight into our recent past from one of the most fascinating and influential First Ladies in American history.”
— STATEMENT from ABC News, denying details of the …
London Riots: See Videos of the Chaos
After a weekend marked by riots in London, videos depicting the chaos have begun to emerge.
Can Japan Lure Back Tourists with Slashed Hotel Rates?
Earthquake devastation. Continuing tsunami threats from aftershocks. Fears of a nuclear meltdown. Contaminated fruit and vegetables. We understand why you wouldn’t want to visit Japan right now. But in reality, it might be the …
Museum Looking for Help to Identify the Holocaust’s Lost Children
The U.S.’s largest Holocaust museum is looking to identify more than 1,000 survivors of the conflict, and they’ve turned to the Internet for help.