British singer George Michael pleaded guilty in a London court to two drug offenses on Tuesday. Michael was charged with drugs and driving offenses on August 12 after his car crashed into a building in an upscale residential area. Read more details here.Michael arrived at the Highbury Corner...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
A management firm and Courtney Love have settled a $1 million lawsuit over the profits of the sale of Nirvana's publishing catalog, court records showed on Tuesday.Love, who is the widow of former Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain, was sued by London & Co. two years ago. The company claimed...
In more repressed times, people were not always allowed to express themselves freely, for fear of persecution. Gossiping, criticizing the government or even talking about current events were often punishable by death. In order to communicate at will, clever rhymes were constructed and passed...
George Michael was charged with possessing cannabis on Thursday and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs following a car crash early last month, London police said.47-year-old Michael has had a series of run-ins with the law for recreational drug use over the years. The famous British...
Ejup Ganic, former president of Bosnia, was arrested Monday. Police made the arrest at London's Heathrow Airport in relation to alleged war crime charges. The Serbian Government issued an extradition warrant for the sixty three year old. He was accused of "conspiracy to murder wounded soldiers...
When corruption, oppression and evil become too much to bear, you hear the cry of revolution. Those who lead the fight for a new system of government are brave and bold, by their nature those for whom action is better than waiting for things to change. Sometimes they have been successful but often...
Unlike the comic strips published in your local newspaper which are scrutinized by the editor before they get published, web comics don't have that kind of censorship imposed upon them. Hence they tend to be more sarcastic and hilarious than the traditional comics in print media. There are literally...
Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange is facing allegations of "sexual misconduct" stemming from an August 2010 incident with two women in Stockholm. His lawyers have stepped forward insisting his innocence and maintaining they have evidence the supposed Assange victims have "hidden agendas."...
