Hasbro left it up to the Internet to choose its new Monopoly game piece – and as we all know, any time you ask the Internet anything, the answer is usually Cats. So as of today the trusty iron — which [...]
A family traveling from Canada to the Caribbean forced a pilot to make an emergency landing last Friday night after allegedly refusing to cooperate with flight attendants who accused them of smoking on board. The family of three, later identified [...]
February 5, 2013
Breaking Fresh
A 1954 Corvette Roadster bricked away like the victim in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” and sprung decades later bid up to $100,000 but ultimately failed to sell at auction last weekend. Bangor Daily News had reported the Corvette [...]
February 1, 2013
Breaking Fresh, Cars
An exclusive Dallas mansion has become the most expensive property for sale in the United States with a whopping $135 million price tag. The Crespi-Hicks Estate boasts a five-story main residence, three-story pool house and two-story guesthouse, altogether offering 42,500 [...]
January 31, 2013
Breaking Fresh
At least there’s one thing Tiger Moms and soccer moms have in common: parents in both the U.S. and in China routinely lie to their kids, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Psychology. Within both countries, the [...]
January 24, 2013
Breaking Fresh
When Barack Obama spoke of “Seneca Falls and Selma and Stonewall” in an emphatic call for equality at his second inaugural address Monday, gay rights activists rejoiced. The Stonewall reference, a nod to the infamous gay rights demonstrations in 1969 at [...]
January 24, 2013
Breaking Fresh
It probably never occurred to you, but imagine, just for a moment, if you could take the color of your favorite type of beer and paint an entire room that exact same shade. Which beer would you choose? Something light [...]
January 19, 2013
Breaking Fresh
If you’re feeling broody but don’t want your new arrival getting lost in the crowd, make sure to check out the new top baby names of 2012 — and then name your precious bundle of joy something else. Parenting.com analyzed a [...]
January 15, 2013
Breaking Fresh
The Pacific Northwest is known for a lot of things: Starbucks, Nirvana, the Space Needle. Some people might even say rain (though Seattleites only keep that rumor going so the rest of the world leaves us to drink our soy [...]
January 15, 2013
Breaking Fresh
The French take their food seriously, but this is clearly overdoing things. Police in the Basque town of Ustaritz removed a five-year old girl from her school cafeteria after her parents had failed to settle $220 in outstanding fees to [...]