Jeremy Taylor
Are Older Adults the New Face of Addiction?
One generally associates the onset of drug and alcohol addiction with the recklessness of youth.
However, two new studies are challenging those assumptions, with findings suggesting that older folks are also quite susceptible to addiction’s trap.
Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman Perform Sign Language Version of Paul McCartney’s ‘My Valentine’
Paul McCartney is one of the few singers in the world who could get both Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman to appear in one of his music videos. And appear the two A-listers did, using sign language to help convey the lyrics to McCartney’s song ‘My Valentine.’
Six-Year-Old’s Lemonade Stand Raises $10,000 For Dad’s Cancer Treatment
Lemonade stands are usually symbolic of the carefree nature of youth. Six-year old Drew Cox, however, has had to grow up fast. That’s because his dad, Randy, was recently diagnosed with seminoma, a rare form of cancer.
Why Does a 76-Year-Old Naked Man Live on His Own Island?
One of the advantages of being an island’s only resident is that you don’t have to wear clothes. Masafumi Nagasaki, a 76-year-old man who has lived alone for the past 20 years on the “inhospitable” one kilometer island of Sotobanari, has certainly taken advantage of that.
Awesome Guy Displays the Proper Way to Eat Pizza
You’ve probably been eating pizza ever since you learned how to say the word. But guess what? You’ve been doing it wrong.
Kim Kardashian Is Threatening to Run For Mayor of Glendale
Kim Kardashian is nothing if not ambitious. And the reality star’s latest goal should send shivers down the spine of anyone who lives in the Southern California city of Glendale. Yup, Kim K. is planning to make a run for mayor of that fair town.
Amazing Website Can Predict Your Next Tweet
Twitter users are fairly predicable. If they’re not going on about what happened on ‘Mad Men,’ it’s something they ate. But an amazing new service called That Can Be My Next Tweet from yes.thatcan.be can actually guess what your next tweet will be based solely on previous Tweets.
14-Year-Old Performs Perfect Imitation of the ‘Movie Trailer Guy’
At a time when many of his peers’ voices are still cracking, 14-year-old Jake Foushee’s voice is deep and smooth. Deep enough, in fact, to allow him to do a pretty spot-on imitation of legendary movie trailer guy Don LaFontaine. Check out the impressive display below.
The Dragon Dog Is Officially the World’s Most Expensive Hot Dog
When we were first introduced to the Dragon Dog it was just a really expensive item on the menu at DougieDog Hot Dogs in Vancouver, Canada.
But now the $100 Frankfurter, a foot-long bratwurst topped with kobe beef, truffle oil, fresh lobster and hundred-year-old Louis XIII cognac, has been officially recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the most expensive hot dog in world.
ESPN Reveals the Down Side to Being ‘Michael Jordan’
Michael Jordan has been in some great TV commercials over the years. But the best MJ ad we’ve seen in a while doesn’t even feature Michael Jordan. Well, the ESPN spot doesn’t feature that Michael Jordan. Instead it’s all about a poor schlub whose parents happened to give him the same name as the Hall of Famer. Witness the pain of sharing a legendary name.
Newt Gingrich Was Bitten By a Penguin
Although the press and political establishment has all but handed Mitt Romney the Republican nomination for President, Newt Gingrich is technically still running against him. Needless to say, the former Speaker of the House is having trouble getting anyone to pay attention to him.
But Newt may have just stumbled upon a novel way to garner press coverage. During a visit to the St. Louis Zoo Friday,
Did an Actual Fireball Shoot Through the Sky in Texas?
The folks in San Antonio, Texas got quite a treat earlier this month when an unexplained fireball, or rather something that looked like a fireball streaked across the midday sky.