Archive for July, 2011



Daughter of Victoria and David Beckham

Having a name that sounds like a sci-fi TV series is about to be all the rage for babies across the nation, as Victoria and David Beckham named their first daughter… Harper Seven. While she’s lucky not to be named after the place her parents conceived her, thus being subjected to the horrifying thought of […]

Magnitude earthquake 7.3 in Japan

A major earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast Sunday, prompting tsunami advisories that were later canceled – the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. Small tsunamis were observed along the coast, measuring between 10 and 20 centimeters – said the JMA. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, according to the Japanese news agency […]

Rangers fan dies between game

I feel terrible for the man who died in the stands at Rangers Ballpark on Thursday night and even worse for his young son. But it’s impossible not to have equal sympathy for Josh Hamilton. The foul ball that Hamilton threw into the stands is going to haunt the man for the rest of his […]

Nancy Grace and Casey Anthony

In a verdict that surprised everybody in the Orando (Florida courtroom) jurors acquitted Casey Anthony for murdering her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony. Casey Anthony was let off from first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated manslaughter. However, she was convicted for four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to law enforcement officials. The jurors, including […]

Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris

Tireless review website and increasingly rabid festival booker Pitchfork announced today that they will be bringing their curating talents to the land of Daft Punk for the first annual Pitchfork Music Festival Paris. The two day fest will take place on October 28th and 29th at La Grande Halle de la Villete, a 5.000-capacity venue […]

Independence Day 2011

The 4th of July, American Independence Day, celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, which declared US Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. But technically speaking, July 4th doesn’t qualify to be the US Independence day. Historically, the legal liberation of 13 original colonies took place on July 2, […]

40 years without Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison of the Doors died 40 years ago, on July 3, 1971. He was found dead at the age of 27 in a bathtub in Paris. The mystery that surrounded his death only served to increase the public’s fascination in him, to this day. How do I know this nugget? Simple. Journalists tend to […]

Linda Evangelista’s son from Salma Hayek’s husband

Francois-Henri Pinault, Salma Hayek’s multi-billionaire husband fathered supermodel Linda Evangelista’s 4-year-old son. Evangelista was tightlipped about Pinault’s paternity back in 2007. According to reports, Hayek and Pinault met in May 2006, announced their engagement and her pregnancy in 2007, broke up in 2008, reconciled and were married on Valentine’s Day 2009. Evangelista’s son was born […]