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In Defense of the VMAs–and Britney Spears
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nsymmonds
Should any of us be surprised that the MTV Video Music Awards show was an utter disaster? What do you expect from the network with enough gall to green light a bisexual dating show featuring a relative nobody? But while it is easy for us to shine the light on the negative moments of the…
Flying the Sacrificial Skies?
By
Ellen Leventry
Officials at Nepal’s state-run airlines are certainly “thinking outside the box” when it comes to battling the plague of problems—late flights, older planes—affecting the airline industry. Or maybe we should say, thinking outside the pen. Reuters reports that Nepal Airlines “sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with…
Mega Millions’ Wiccan Winner Thanks Gods
By
Ellen Leventry
When I heard Elwood “Bunky” Bartlett, an accountant from Dundalk, MD, attributed his Mega Millions lottery win to Wiccan gods and goddesses, I thought, “Wow, what a way to legitimize Wicca!” I immediately had visions of dyed-in-the-wool conservative Christian lotto players mulling over the pagan pantheon, if even for a mere second. People who would…
Scarlett Johannson: A Refreshingly Non-Scandalous Star
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Douglas Howe
Here’s some amazing news from Hollywood: a young actress is emerging as a star and she hasn’t—repeat has not—been arrested...
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