Though many celebrities and dignitaries have stayed at The Plaza Hotel in New York, its most famous resident is a fictional little girl. Eloise famously lived in The Plaza’s top floor in the eponymous children’s book series …
Connecticut Money Managers Win $254 Million Powerball Jackpot
The 99% just collectively rolled their eyes.
Three asset managers in Greenwich, Conn. have won the $254 million Powerball jackpot. Greg Skidmore, Brandon Lacoff and Tim Davidson — all colleagues at Belpointe Asset Management …
Lana Peters, Stalin’s Only Daughter, Dies at 85 After Turbulent Life
She wandered the world for much of her Cold War-era life, amid several defections and homecomings, and married four times. But it appears Lana Peters was ultimately unable to escape the haunting reminders of her tyrant father, …
Anders Breivik Deemed Insane in Norway Massacre Case
Confessed Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has been deemed officially insane, according to court-appointed psychiatrists, and may avoid jail.
“The conclusion is that he is insane,” prosecutor Svein Holden told a …
The Items in ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ Will Cost You More Than $100,000
It’s officially Christmas shopping season, and that means the iPads and Kindle Fires are being plucked off the shelves in droves. These gifts come with some hefty price tags – but the presents are staunchly from the present. …
Tearjerker Alert: Former Lab Beagles See the Sun for the First Time
Dog videos never fail to conjure up some sort of emotion. And this one really brings the waterworks. The above footage shows male beagles that were rescued from a California university animal testing lab seeing sunlight and …
What Do the Penn State and Syracuse Sex Abuse Cases Have In Common? Not Much.
The child molestation case against longtime Syracuse University assistant coach Bernie Fine recently took a shocking turn.
“Roll out the scarlet carpet. Ohio State has never seen anything quite like this.”
Oxford English Dictionary Picks ‘Squeezed Middle’ as Word of the Year
It’s that time of year again: lexicographers from the Oxford English Dictionary have come together to pick the one word or phrase that defines the past 12 months.
2011 is the year of the “squeezed middle,” as suggested …
You Can Now Actually Buy The Office‘s Dunder Mifflin Paper
In a strange crossover from television into reality, you can now buy Dunder Mifflin-branded paper for use in your very own office. That’s right, the fictional paper products from NBC’s comedy The Office will now be available from …
Hey, Twitter, the Governor Is Totally Gonna Tell the Principal on You
Last week, Gov. Sam Brownback got into a public feud with a high-school student over a rude tweet, and proved himself the less mature party.
Sorry, Smoochers: Oscar Wilde’s Grave Will No Longer Be Kissable
Though he’s been dead since 1900, Oscar Wilde is still wildly cherished. And, apparently, so is his grave. The Irish writer’s tomb can be found in Paris’s Père Lachaise cemetery, and for the past 20 years, planting a big kiss on …