The number who has been recently laid off has miraculously dropped in US last week. This could be a signal of a better economy with a low unemployment rate. It may be a cliche, but this could be a sign of recovery. The United States Department of Labor dropped by about 22,000 to about 432,000. Wall Street...

The Dalai Lama is hailed a separatist by China and his mere photos are banned in Tibet. In spite of this, he is known for his charisma and has the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. Ribeya Kadeer, on the other hand, has been branded a criminal by the Chinese government having been accused of instigating a riot...

Placebos are fake medical intervention. Most placebos contain a small dose or none at all of the original drug the patient was made to think he/she was taking. The use of placebos for medication has been plagued with so many questions as to its validity ever since it was introduced to the medical world....

Kesha Rose Sebert, better known as just Ke$ha, is a fairly new artist who made her debut in Flo Rida’s “Right Round” early this year. However, she was unaccredited for her part. That did not this 22-year pop singer from Los Angeles, California from reaching her dreams. She has proven...

Having reached the pandemic stage quickly after the first cases were recorded, swine flu is thought to be easily transmittable. It may be the case, but scientists have found out that the H1N1 virus is less contagious than other virus that caused worldwide outbreaks. Researchers from Imperial College...

Apophis is an asteroid discovered in 2004 and had caused great concern in the space research community. When it was found, astronomers calculated a small but significant probability (2.7%) that the asteroid will hit Earth in 2029. Another speculation is that the asteroid will only closely pass our planet...

Tavern on the Green was once a bustling restaurant on the edge of Central Park. After raking in $38M in 2007, it easily became America’s second-highest grossing restaurant. Founded during the Great Depression era, it failed to survive the 2009 recession. Tavern on the Green will be serving its...

Elvis Presley, King of Rock and Roll, was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. When he died, he was laid to rest in his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. Right between those two locations stands Graceland Too, a house-turned-museum solely dedicated to the King. Paul Macleod, 64, calls this museum located...

Thriller is probably the greatest song that was ever produced. Correspondingly, the Thriller music video was hailed the most successful music video ever by the Guinness Book of World Records with 9 million units sold. This video was what propelled Michael Jackson to stardom and being called the greatest...

A Chinese author has sued Google for scanning her books without proper permission into the Internet company’s library. Mian Mian of Shanghai has asked 61,000 yuan or US $8,950 for damages from the online powerhouse. This is after Google scanned her newest book, Acid House. Mian Mian is known for...