Thursday’s links talk threatened peace and peaceful breakdancing.
Dakota Fanning’s Perfume Ad Deemed Too Provocative for the U.K.
Dakota Fanning’s baby-faced features have designer Marc Jacobs in trouble in the U.K., where the Advertising Standards Authority banned her new perfume ad for portraying children in a sexual manner.
The 17-year-old …
Lucky Number Eleven? Thousands to Marry in Vegas on 11/11/11
Couples are heading to Vegas this week for a wedding date they won’t forget.
Contents of Michael Jackson’s Home to Go Up for Auction
How ardent are Michael Jackson fans? We will find out on December 17, when Julien’s Auctions Gallery will sell off the contents of the home that the King of Pop was renting at the time of his death. Among the hundreds of items up …
Aircraft Carrier to Turn Into College Basketball Court for Veterans Day
Michigan State and North Carolina will face off on the USS Carl Vinson.
The Firing of Joe Paterno: Why the Penn State Unrest Was Senseless
Viewpoint: The student reaction to Paterno’s dismissal did Penn State no favors
London Calling: Students Flood the Streets to Protest Tuition Hikes
Thousands of students flooded London’s streets on November 9 to protest rising education fees.
So Long, Eddie Murphy: 10 People We Want to Host the Oscars Instead
Once Brett Ratner stepped down as Oscars producer after an anti-gay slur got him in trouble, scheduled host Eddie Murphy bowed out along with him. Here’s who we’d like to see take the hosting gig in his absence.
Wednesday Words: Herman’s ‘Cain-Wreck,’ Male Cleavage and More
Welcome to NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary — including useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).
Family Circus Creator Bil Keane Dies at 89
Bil Keane, creator of the venerable Family Circus comic strip, passed away Tuesday at the age of 89. His son Jeff, on whom Keane based the character Jeffy, said his father died from congestive heart failure.
Family Circus …
Let’s Tax Christmas Trees … To Help Sell More Christmas Trees
People in the business of selling real Christmas trees must hate the new tax, right? Wrong. They’re the people supporting the tax.
Eddie Murphy Quits the Oscars
Less than 24 hours after Brett Ratner stepped down as Oscar producer amid controversy surrounding a recent anti-gay slur he made, Eddie Murphy has followed suit.