The Common Core State Standards Initiative proposed for US education will have to battle the facts of modern media writing. It’s strange to see that a standard is being set amid the wasteland of modern language. A brave concept facing the real world.

Unless you're a collge football fan or can survive another SVU marathon, it's time for a good BD/DVD. This holiday weekend, why not take a chance on The Meerkats, Brave New Voices, Meteor, The Game or two reliables like 2 & 1/2 Men or the revamped CSI?

Someone had to brave the frenzied crowds to see how the results of the Summer Sales are viewed by the rag and other trades. This year it was yours truly. Are this year’s results good? The answer varies, but at least my credit card didn’t overheat.

Kamran Pasha is a brave man. He knows that Sherry Jones’ book, 'The Jewel of Medina'—about the birth of Islam—lost its initial publisher in 2008 because of the ruckus it stirred up.

As people of the largest democracy brave the sweltering heat to cast a vote in the epic month-long elections in India, they realize that this time more than ever, the future holds a coin with three sides.

It's so much easier to pick on the kid everyone hates than the violent bullies doing all the real damage. Gay rights advocates could not be more vocal against the Mormons. And they could not be more silent on Iran's gay Holocaust. Even Penn and Black.

It was Geeks Single Night Friday at Brave New World Comics in Newhall, north of Los Angeles, where elite geeks were invited to freely meet, greet and gawk at the array of comic books, stocked book shelves and posters that adorn its walls.

Those Oregonians are so brave and resilient they can tackle problems at any age, it seems. Furthermore, the bravery of one of them made news all the way to China.

A windmill-laden Dutch freighter is braving the piracy-haunted sea lanes of the Gulf of Aden-- accompanied by a Russian and a Dutch frigate.

In Melbourne, Australia there lives a very brave terrier mix named Leo who risked his life to save a litter of kittens from a house fire. All hail Leo and give him a round of applause.

An aggressive attack ad launched this morning against John McCain’s health, which featured unflattering images of his melanoma scars and demanded the release of his medical records is just a stunt.

Do the ghosts of evil people linger in their possessions after they have passed to the other side of the sod? No one knows for sure, but the Rolls Royce that once belonged to Saddam Hussein is now up for sale at eBay. Any brave bidders?

Dennis Kucinich is a brave man. Whatever else you may think of the five-term Congressman from Ohio’s 10th district, only a fool would deny his courage in running for Cleveland City Council before he was 21.

This video tribute is stirring and emotional to all American soldiers and people. These brave men should be remembered every day of the year for their ultimate sacrifice to this nation.

Nojoud Muhammed Nasser wants a divorce and her father to be prosecuted for sexual and domestic abuse. The Yemen girl is just eight years old.

As the Fed takes actions to slash interest rates, your money is losing value in your very hands. You are now receiving diminished compensation for delaying consumption while your ability to consume is simultaneously eroding.

Music fans brave massive T.Dot blizzard, swarm downtown clubs to watch bands from Cambodia to Finland, Alberta to Ajax at Canadian Music Week's annual throwdown. Overall, a better year for rhythm based heavy acts and not so much for indie rock.

Jerusalem Newswire has reported today that the "brave" leaders of the "Palestinian" terror groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad, who usually urge their followers to lay down their lives for Allah in "martyrdom" attacks against Jews, have gone into hide-outs.

Years ago, a brave soul or two tried to bring to the attention of the American People that the Communist take over of America was well under way. They were chattered down and pretty much ignored through space and time. Much like today.

A brave woman from Eastern Europe made her way to the police station at Dundas St.W. and University Ave. in Toronto Thursday. Claiming that she was a sex slave police set forth several raids the next day.