Millions of Americans suffer from type 2 diabetes, and Paula Deen, the Food Network TV chef, was recently added to the list. As celebrity chefs like Anthony Bourdain have argued, Deen’s continued endorsement of heavy foods – as evidenced by a recent contribution she made to Opraph Winfrey’s O: The Oprah Magazine – is irresponsible. [...]
Prolific journalist, best-selling author and public intellectual Christopher Hitchens has succumbed to Stage 4 esophageal cancer, reports Vanity Fair. The 62-year-old Hitchens, who was a noted atheist, died Thursday at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He is survived by wife Carol Blue and children Alexander, Sophia and Antonia, the first two by [...]
ESPN has decided to terminate its relationship with country-western singer Hank Williams Jr. following remarks he made Monday on Fox News comparing President Obama to Hitler. At first defiant, the singer claimed his First Amendment rights had been violated. Later, Williams apologized for the remarks, but still remains on the outs with the cable sports [...]
Leisha Hailey, the 40-year-old actress who starred in the Showtime series “The L Word” as bisexual journalist Alice Pieszecki, tweeted that Southwest Airlines kicked her and girlfriend Camila Grey off Flight 2274 on Monday because the couple shared a kiss while on the plane. Southwest is claiming it was obscene language that prompted their ejection, [...]
The newly-opened Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Wednesday that it will be looking into banking practices as they relate to overdraft fees. Near the top of consumer complaints, banks say that overdraft fees are a fair way to keep customers from getting overextended. Others say they are just a profit-making venture. CFPB probes banking practices [...]
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Two men will become one at a South Carolina rally Friday. One of them is examining the feasibility of a presidential bid. The other has dismantled his campaign, despite still being on the ballot. Together, they want to convince voters that Stephen Colbert and Herman Cain are one and the same. ‘The Rock Me Like [...]
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