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It takes so much effort to hold a hamburger up to your mouth, right? We’re joking around, but Burger King isn’t: To celebrate its 50th anniversary in Puerto Rico, the burger chain gave away 50 of these nifty Hands Free Whopper Holders. The item — which is very real but looks like it shouldn’t be […]
By Megan Segura, Beyonce Uh-oh, someone pissed off Bey, and this time it wasn’t an overzealous fan. Beyoncé is allegedly outraged that H&M tried to photoshop her curves for their spring/summer 2013 ad campaign. A source told The Sun newspaper, “When Beyoncé found out they had edited the way her body really looked, she hit the […]
CLEVELAND – A controversial teakettle which some say looks like Adolf Hitler has become a hot seller. The kettle sold at JC Penney was designed by Michael Graves and meant to boost the company’s poor sales. As of Thursday morning, the teakettle has sold out online. An eBay customer paid nearly $200 for one, which […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Two employees of the truck stop chain Pilot Flying J have agreed to plead guilty in connection with the FBI’s probe of the company. Regional sales director Arnold Ralenkotter pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in U.S. District Court in Knoxville, Tenn. Regional accounts representative […]
Poor JC Penney just can’t catch a break. This time, some are accusing it of using Adolf Hitler’s image to boost sales. Two weeks after a consumer investigation found some Penney’s stores placing new higher priced stickers on merchandise, then having a sale on the new higher prices, the troubled chain is now the subject […]
By Kevin Goddard It’s being reported that Andre 3000’s mother has been found dead in her Atlanta home. In a story we never wish to report, sources are reporting that Andre 3000’s mother was found dead in her Atlanta home early this morning. According to DDotOmen & Mediaoutrage, police and ambulances have been up and down the street […]
By Donna J. Miller, CLEVELAND, Ohio — An 18-year-old was fatally shot about noon today outside the Eastman branch of the Cleveland Public Library on Lorain Avenue at West 116th Street. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him as Mustafa McWhorter, of Cleveland. Police said McWhorter was walking with a friend along Lorain Avenue […]
A newborn Chinese baby was rescued from a toilet pipe after he was flushed away by his parents.
By Sojourner Elleby Photo Courtesy of Chelsea Fearce Despite a life of adversity, poverty, and even homelessness, 18-year-old Chelesa Fearce is blazing a trail of academic success. Growing up in Clayton County, Georgia, Chelesa, along with her mother and three siblings, frequently moved from shelter to shelter, even living in her family’s car in times […]
Nominees for the 3rd Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards have recently been named and Angela Bassett and Alfre Woodward made the star-studded list. For her role as Coretta in the Lifetime hit Betty & Coretta, Angela Bassett is nominated for Best Actress In A Movie or Mini-series. Fellow Lifetime star, Alfre Woodard, could potentially take home the […]
*Filmmaker Tyler Perry recently opened up about his critics and the perceived lack of opportunities for black actresses in Hollywood during an interview with Oprah Winfrey airing tonight (Sunday. 05-26-13) on OWN. Perry also addressed the criticism of his movies being malt liquor to the masses, as one critic put it, and he also quelled the notion of a conspiracy against […]
Washington (CNN) — As the country heads into the Memorial Day weekend, there are still almost 1.5 million U.S soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines deployed in war zones or combat missions worldwide. So far, more than 6,700 U.S. servicemen and women have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and at least 50,000 more […]