Getting inside the minds of those know-it-all moms and dads.
If you think that there's nothing more annoying than a backseat driver, think again. Become a parent and you'll soon encounter the worst kind of know-it-all-no less quick to overwhelm you with a world of unsolicited advice and unfair judgment about how you should raise your child.
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Early Beatles collaborator worked with band in Hamburg days.
As any Beatles fan knows, the very first Beatles record wasn't actually a Beatles record. The single "My Bonnie" was credited to Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers, but those "brothers" were actually John, Paul, George, and Pete (Best, who preceded Ringo as the Beatles' drummer).
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Two Times Square weirdos may face off in court.
For more than a dozen years Robert Burck has been one of those peculiar New York City sensations: a goofy eccentric who’s parlayed a harebrained gimmick into a full-time gig. His alter ego, the Naked Cowboy, has delighted tourists and annoyed New Yorkers who for some reason can’t avoid Times Square. But now, Burck feels his territory is being encroached on by another goofball, who calls himself the Naked Indian.
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The former drummer talks 80s synth-pop and Sherman tanks.
Kourtney Klein's drive to leave her hometown of Temecula, California was almost as consuming as her obsession for all things percussion when the music school dropout got on the I-15 Freeway and headed for Hollywood 10 years ago. A self-professed nerd with a penchant for go-go dancing and welding, Klein is one of those rare American entertainers that defy any rational categorization. Among many things, she is the former host of Spike TV's short lived series Boom and the ex-drummer/electronic programmer for the British post-industrial group Nitzer Ebb. We recently talked to Kourtney about her work ethic, her love for '80s synth-pop, and her current musical project, Army on the Dance Floor.
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Woman earns $60 per hour to cuddle with strangers.
On college campuses and during some parades, the "Free Hugs" groups seem to be ubiquitous, and the concept is alright: sometimes you just need a quick pick me up, and it doesn't matter from who. But one woman has made a career of it, except instead of hugs, she's offering up snuggling—at the steep rate of $60 per hour. But how close is this to prostitution, and more importantly, why would you want to cuddle up with a stranger?
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Man threatens classmates on Facebook before 20-year reunion.
Reuniting with your classmates at a reunion can be a stressful event, but for some people it's so terrifying that they decide to make it scarier for everyone else—such was the case with Jason Caroll Moss, 38, who threatened classmates on the event's Facebook page, claiming he had been bullied in high school and was seeking vengeance.
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