Ever since the term 'subliminal advertising' was coined in the 1950s, the idea of ads with hidden messages that can influence us without our conscious knowledge has captivated the popular imagination. If adverts can steer us toward a particular product through surreptitiously placed words or images...
Universally and instantly recognizable, the President of the United States – the heads of state and government of the world’s largest superpower, the commander–in-chief of the US Armed Forces, the omnipotent and oft-termed “Leader of the Free World” – requires no long-winded or flowery introduction. What does require clarification, however, are the notions of “smartness” and “dumbness”.
A recent paternity test has proven that John Edwards is the father of his mistress' child. In August 2008, the former presidential candidate admitted on an ABC News interview to having a sexual affair with campaign employee Rielle Hunter. However Edwards has consistently denied fathering Hunter's...
GOP Presidential politics never seems to go away. GOP governor, Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota has started a Political Action Committee obviously with intent to run for President in 2012. His biggest opponent at this point will be Mitt Romney who is dead set on one day becoming the President of the...
Rielle Hunter, mistress to former presidential candidate John Edwards, went public with GQ, ABC's "The View" and anyone who would listen with the news of her affair with Edwards. Not only did Hunter out the tawdry affair she had with the thirty two years married politician, she also reproduced a...
Oprah Winfrey has legions of faithful followers across the country, but they’d do well to keep a careful eye out as they tread the trail that Oprah blazes: the aftermath of her “good works” and “good judgment” is sometimes messy—and even dangerous. Recent news reports have warned of the dangers...
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton was born on 26 October 1947. She is the wife of former United States of America Bill Clinton and one of the most prominent women in American politics. She grew up in Illinois as the eldest and only daughter of middle class, conservative Methodist parents with two younger...
The issue of copycat crime is a fascinating one that raises deep questions in the fields of psychology, philosophy, criminology and jurisprudence. Are filmmakers – if not legally, at least morally – responsible for their creations that motivate people to commit crime?
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it” - William Pitt the Elder, British Prime Minister from 1766 to 1778. Our nations’ leaders are supposed to be paragons of virtue and strength, ever striving to better the populace’s lot in life and aid their country’s economic,...
John Fitzgerald Kennedy served from 1961 to 1963 as the 35th President of the United States of America. As his motorcade drove through Dallas, Texas, on the 22nd of November 1963, he was assassinated. His legacy remains that of being one of the most popular American Presidents, the youngest President...
