Op-Ed: The Language Business

I looked at the grainy photo included in the ad. A plain-looking building made only of the bare essentials stood in the dead center of the frame. A tall man wearing a pristine white button down shirt smiles at the camera and behind him is a small rag-tag army of schoolchildren. Most are smiling, some [...]

Elizabeth Hurley Bikini Wax Ad Received Flak

Elizabeth Hurley, once declared to be possessing the most perfectly symmetrical face, is now drawing flak for the tongue-in-cheek lines she uttered for an advertisement for bikini wax. Actually, it was an ad for Groupon, where Liz boldly declared she got 50% off the cost of her bikini wax. Seemingly harmless, right? Well, what really [...]

World’s Tallest Jesus Statue in Poland

World’s Tallest Jesus Statue in Poland – A gigantic statue of Jesus, which claimed to be the world’s tallest, is found in a western Polis town. According to Sylwester Zawadzki, the priest who created the statue, Christ the King in Swiebodzin stands 108ft (33m) – one meter for every year that Jesus lived. However, other [...]

Chael Sonnen Fails Post-UFC 117 Drug Test

Sherdog.com reported drug test results from the California State Athletic Commission that UFC Middleweight contender Chael Sonnen failed drug tests after his UFC 117 Middleweight title fight with Anderson Silva. It puts the UFC in a difficult situation given that Sonnen is scheduled for a rematch against the Brazilian champion. It can be recalled that [...]

Brazil Independence Day 2010 Celebration

Brazil Independence Day 2010 – Today, September 7, 2010 is the 188th anniversary of Brazil. Back in September 7, 1822, Brazil celebrated its Independence Day from Portugal when a new decree with Lisbon’s demands arrived in Rio de Janeiro, while Prince Pedro was in Sao Paulo. Princess Maria Leopoldina, acting as Princess Regent that time, [...]

Is Mariah Carey Pregnant?

Mariah Carey has been making herself scarce in the last couple of months, especially after rumors of her being pregnant circulated at the beginning of summer. But Carey ended her self-imposed hiatus when she performed at the Festa Do Peão de Boiadeiros (Cowboy Festival) in Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil today. The show was supposed to [...]

Paris Hilton Caught With Marijuana in France

Paris Hilton, an American socialite, heiress, media personality, model, singer, songwriter, author, fashion designer and actress, was arrested and was detained shortly on the French Island of Corsica. According to the police sources, the multi-millionaire was caught with less than a gram of cannabis, popularly known as marijuana, in her handbag. She was detained after [...]

Argentina Just Made Gay Marriage Legal

Gay couples in Argentina could have the happiest people in the world right now because finally, their marriage has been legalized in their own country. The legislation passed tremendous and fierce oppositions from the Catholic church and other religious groups. One those opposing groups is the Argentine Familiies Argentina. It has been led by Ines [...]

First Photo: Meet Adriana Lima’s Daughter Valentina!

Supermodel Adriana Lima says there’s another career she finds even more satisfying: Motherhood. “The best job in the world for me is being a mom,” the Brazilian beauty, 28, tells PEOPLE. “I never thought I could love so much. I always thought, does unconditional love exist? Now I know it does because I feel it.” [...]