The Washington Redskins have removed themselves from the ongoing nationwide debate over the use of Native American caricatures as mascots for sports teams by changing their name to the Washington Syphilitic Drunks. The name will go into effect at the beginning of next season. Numerous athletic institutions across the nation, both college and pro, have faced [...]

Well-known actor Jack Black, star of the recently released caveman laugh romp Year One, and energetic front man for the band Tenacious D, arrived home around 1 a.m. Saturday morning after attending a friend’s party. Rather than head to bed he decided to turn on the television. Three hours later he was the proud [...]

TMZ, the popular entertainment show, devoted an entire week of broadcasts to the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Covering the constitutionally-mandated beaucratic procedure is a departure from the usual fare that composes a typical broadcast. “Americans are tired of watching celebrities in baseball caps enter and leave coffee shops,” remarked TMZ creator [...]

A broken lockpin assembly interrupted the work of area toupee and wig maker Donald Wilhelm, 57, Monday afternoon. He immediately ceased forming the mat of fake hair on which he was working, unable to form the exact design specified by his client. “It’s such a small piece but without it I can’t do my job,” said [...]

The Alsip, IL cemetery where authorities say as many as 100 or more bodies have been dug up and scattered around the grounds by workers has been described by locals as a place the living dare not tread. “I wouldn’t go near there, not even before all this,” local resident Darren Hill said, waving his [...]

The famed St. Louis skyline has undergone dramatic changes in recent weeks. A second identical arch has been constructed immediately adjacent to the current structure. The addition is exactly as tall and made of the same material as the original arch. Precisely where funding was obtained for the project is unknown. Construction began approximately five weeks [...]