(#1) Here's What Beethoven Did When He Lost His Hearing [TIME]
Even centuries later, there remains one big mystery about Ludwig van Beethoven's life: When is his birthday? Though his last words were well recorded when he died on Mar. 26, 1827, the other end of his life was much more obscure. The date of his birth ...
(#2) “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Reviewed [The New Yorker]
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is, as the title suggests, aimed squarely at anyone who was worried that the Force was asleep on the job. Not that you can blame it for dozing off. One virtue of the new film is that it encourages viewers to ask afresh ...
(#3) Hung jury for cop charged in Freddie Gray's death: What's next? [CNN]
... unrelated trial. No new court date for Porter had been set of midday Thursday, according to court spokeswoman Terri Charles. She said additional conferences may be held in the coming days. Freddie Gray case: The charges against six Baltimore ...
(#4) Texas 'Affluenza' Teen Who Killed 4 Drunk Driving Skips Probation, Goes on the Run [New York Magazine]
County police near Fort Worth, Texas, are working with U.S. Marshals and the FBI to track down Ethan Couch, the teenager whose infamous “affluenza” defense won him a reduced sentence of ten years' probation after he killed four people while drunk ...
(#5) Foxboro's Jeremy Collins takes $1 million 'Survivor' prize [The Sun Chronicle]
Survivors Jeremy and Val Collins pose last fall with their daughters Jordyn, left, and Camryn, outside their Foxboro home. Jeremy, a Cambridge firefighter, on Wednesday night won "Survivor: Second Chance," the CBS-TV reality show's 31st season. He will ...
(#6) Finally! Fed raises interest rates [CNNMoney]
Savers should eventually see a little more interest on their deposits at the bank, but big banks didn't make any increases Wednesday. Mortgage rates will gradually rise. The move was widely expected. It is a sign of how much the economy has healed ...
(#7) Why Abby Wambach Wants You to 'Forget Her' [Fortune]
The young footballers who were nervously giggling, kicking soccer balls back and forth, and fixing the headbands they fashioned out of Pre-Wrap tape, were there for one reason: Any minute, their hero, Abby Wambach, would walk through the dome door and ...
(#8) Why Adam Driver Hates Kylo Ren's Mask [Cinema Blend]
Adam Driver has a serious task on his hands when it comes to portraying the character of Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Not only does he have to create a character that lives up to the series' history of badass bad guys, but he also had to ...
(#9) Is Kaley Cuoco Dating 'Arrow' Star Paul Blackthorne? [Entertainment Tonight]
Kaley Cuoco could have a new man in her life after splitting with her husband of almost two years, Ryan Sweeting, in September. The 30-year-old Big Bang Theory actress is dating 46-year-old Arrow star Paul Blackthorne, Us Weekly reports. "It's new, but ...
(#10) Lamar Odom Will Spend Christmas With His Kids, Family's ''Optimistic'' He'll ... [E! Online]
Lamar Odom may not be home for the holidays, but he'll be surrounded by family. The former Lakers star, who is slowly recovering from the complications he suffered after an overdose in October that left him briefly in a coma, is hoping to be out of the ...
(#11) Dr. Ben Carson Is on Life Support [Daily Beast]
“Ben Carson is a failing candidate grasping at straws and seeking payback for CAIR's previous criticism of his anti-Muslim bigotry,” Corey Saylor, the national legislative director for the organization, told The Daily Beast. “He found that Islamophobia ...
(#12) Ruminations on the White Sox' trade for Todd Frazier [South Side Sox]
A theory: Last Wednesday, Rick Hahn put a reminder on his phone's calendar to acquire a third baseman. That ended up in the trade for Brett Lawrie. Except he set the event to "recurring," and that's how the White Sox got Todd Frazier one week later.
(#13) Anna Duggar Calls Josh Duggar's Cheating, Ashley Madison Scandal “Such a ... [Us Weekly]
Calling a spade a spade. Anna Duggar opened up about the heartbreak and hurt she experienced after her husband Josh Duggar's bombshell cheating scandal broke this past August in the first part of the Jill & Jessa: Counting On TLC special that airs this ...
(#14) Report: Texas A&M QB Kyler Murray requests transfer [FOXSports.com]
Texas A&M has lost its top two quarterbacks after Kyler Murray left the team and was granted a release to transfer Thursday. The highly touted freshman followed Kyle Allen in leaving the team. Allen was granted his release last Thursday. "To all my ...
(#15) WNBA MVP responds to Gilbert Arenas' insane Instagram posts [For The Win]
But this isn't the WNBA from 10 years ago that just had to be confident that if they kept playing, the fans would come and took the high road on snide comments made about the league (though because of the level of offensiveness of Arenas' comments ...
(#16) Bella Thorne explains why she hates Hollywood's mystery 'very, very mean girl' [Daily Mail]
Bella Thorne's remarks about there being a 'mean girl' in Hollywood set the rumor mill running in November, and now the teen actress is fueling the feud once again. In an interview Tuesday with HuffPostLive, Bella talked about why she hates the unnamed ...
(#17) The Nuclear Option: Donald Trump Charms 'King of Instagram' Dan Bilzerian [Breitbart News]
Black-bearded Internet outlaw Dan Bilzerian — the so-called “King of Instagram” — routinely posts videos of himself unloading hundreds of rounds from the 50-caliber fully-automatic rifle he rides around with in the back of his truck. There are photos ...
(#18) George St. Geegland and Gil Faizon Tell Seth Meyers About Their 'Oh, Hello' Show [Splitsider]
During last night's Late Night, Seth Meyers was treated to an extra special visit from John Mulaney and Nick Kroll's George St. Geegland and Gil Faizon, who were there to promote their Oh, Hello show currently running at the Cherry Lane Theater in New ...
(#19) Patriots try out Steven Jackson [NBCSports.com]
After word emerged of veteran running back Steven Jackson visiting the Patriots, coach Bill Belichick opted to “go out on a high note” in lieu of addressing the subject during his Wednesday press conference. At some point on Wednesday, however, Jackson ...
(#20) Kojima Talks New PS4 Game and Why He Aligned With Sony [GameSpot]
Joining Kojima at the new iteration of Kojima Productions is art director Yoji Shinkawa, who worked alongside Kojima at Konami on the Metal Gear Solid series. He said he's hopeful that, in terms of visuals, the characters in the company's new game can ...
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