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Anti-fame

from AFP via Yahoo! News Why some artists no longer want to be famous by Aurélie MAYEMBO An art piece protected by a plexiglass pane by British artist Banksy, seen on a beach in Calais, northern France (AFP Photo/Philippe Huguen) Paris (AFP) – “I love being famous,” the black US comedian Chris Rock once quipped. “It’s […]

They Found It.

from The Sun Satellite spots MASSIVE object hidden under the frozen wastes of Antarctica Scientists baffled by bizarre observations of gigantic ‘anomaly’ buried beneath polar icecap BY JASPER HAMILL SCIENTISTS believe a massive object which could change our understanding of history is hidden beneath the Antarctic ice. The huge and mysterious “anomaly” is thought to […]

Give Me The Sea

from The New Zealand Herald Why swimming in the sea is good for you by Sergio Diez Alvarez Ocean swimming and the associated salty environment have been shown to ease the symptoms of hay fever. If you live near the sea, make frequent trips to the beach, or are planning an island holiday this summer, […]

Cannibal Neanderthals

from Phys.org The caves that prove Neanderthals were cannibals Reconstruction of Neanderthal man. Credit: public domain Deep in the caves of Goyet in Belgium researchers have found the grisly evidence that the Neanderthals did not just feast on horses or reindeer, but also on each other. Human bones from a newborn, a child and four […]

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Bubbles Breaks Free

from The Dallas Morning News Old horse joins pack of mini donkeys to escape slaughter, president of Frisco nonprofit says by Liz Farmer An old gray horse headed for slaughter in Mexico recently orchestrated his escape by slipping into a pack of mini donkeys being rescued by a Frisco-based nonprofit, the group’s president said. Staff members of Becky’s […]

How-to Neon

Mickey Back In The Ring in Moscow

from TASS Hollywood star Mickey Rourke may hold boxing bout in Russia next year © Valery Sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, December 27. /TASS/. World’s famous Hollywood star Mickey Rourke might again return to boxing February or March next year as he ponders of holding a bout in Russia’s Urals, his agent told TASS on Tuesday. We are currently […]

Lyndsy Fonseca to “THE HAUNTED”

from Deadline ‘The Haunted’: Lyndsy Fonseca To Star In Syfy Pilot, Elizabeth Cappuccino Also Set by Nellie Andreeva Courtesy of Syfy Former Nikita star Lyndsy Fonseca and up-and-comer Elizabeth Cappuccino (Jessica Jones) have been cast as two of the leads of Syfy’s supernatural horror drama pilot The Haunted. Written by Noga Landau (Tau, The Magicians), The Haunted centers on four siblings – Juno (Fonseca), Virgil, Eliis and […]