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Laurel Holloman’s new abstract art show lands in Berlin (Includes interview) by Anca Dumitru
American painter Laurel Holloman continues her successful series of European exhibitions, after her first two solo art shows last year in Paris, France, and Venice, Italy; this time on German soil, in the heart of Berlin.
The art of TV editing: A conversation with Nancy Forner, A.C.E. (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Mindy Peterman
An editor does more than make a television show fit neatly into its time slot. There is an art to editing TV, and being successful in that field takes an abundance of talent and expertise. Editor Nancy Forner explains.
Review: Terri Clark wows in North Bay (Includes first-hand account) by Don Rennick
Country sweetheart, Terri Clark, wowed a packed house at the Capital Centre in North Bay Ontario last night with her endearing personality and strong vocals.
Walking through history: The many incarnations of ancient Aptera (Includes first-hand account) by R. C. Camphausen
A lesser known archeology site on the island of Crete is Ancient Aptera, a town with a long history. The site features a Greek theater and temples, Roman cisterns and bathhouses, a Turkish castle and a Christian monastery: Cretan history all in one place.
Review: ‘Oblivion’ is recycling more than just drone parts (Includes first-hand account) by Sarah Gopaul
In ‘Oblivion,’ the last man on Earth confronts his past to discover a shocking truth that leads to mankind’s final stand to save the planet.
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Omar Borkan Al Gala, deported from Saudi for being too handsome by JohnThomas Didymus
Meet Omar Borkan Al Gala, the hunk from UAE deported from Saudi Arabia because officers of the country’s morality police, fearing for the safety of their women, thought he was too handsome to be allowed to stay.
Video: Newborn Indian baby sold on Facebook for $14,800 by JohnThomas Didymus
A new-born baby was sold on Facebook for Rs 800,000 (about $14,800) by his grandfather. Firoz Khan stole his grandson, sold him through a child trafficking ring and told his daughter, the mother of the child, that he had died.
Sirius: DNA test proves six-inch ‘alien-like’ creature is human? by JohnThomas Didymus
The new documentary film “Sirius” claims that DNA tests performed on the mummified remains of a six-inch humanoid “alien” found about ten years ago in the Atacama Desert prove it is human.
Bankers offer $100,000 reward in violent Toronto bank robbery by Marcus Hondro
The Toronto Bankers Assoc. joined with the Toronto Police to offer up a reward of $100,000 for any tip leading to the arrest of two men who robbed a bank Sunday. Shots were fired in the robbery and a bank teller and customer were hit.
Gold-medal winning champ lives in a South African squatter camp by Anne Sewell
Irene van Niekerk is a 15-year-old runner who lives in a squatter camp near Pretoria, South Africa. She has won, in total, 27 gold medals, but owns no shoes.
TV News anchor’s awful debut: Drops f-bomb, fired after first day by Marcus Hondro
The first words live on-air for spanking new TV News anchor A.J. Clemente were ones he likely never wanted to say live in his career: “F-ing shit!” he said as the Sunday broadcast began, seemingly annoyed about something that happened moments before.
Study: Moore’s Law suggests life existed before Earth was formed by JohnThomas Didymus
Scientists Richard Gordon and Alexei Sharov have suggested that if the rate of increase in the complexity of biological systems in the course of evolutionary history followed Moore’s Law then life existed before the Earth was formed.
Homeland Security wants new fees imposed at Canada-U.S. crossings by Arthur Weinreb
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling for a study to determine if fees should be imposed on everyone who crosses the border between Canada and the United States.
Op-Ed: Surprise! PETA buys shares in SeaWorld by Elizabeth Batt
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. made waves Friday in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange when its stock opened at $30.56 a share. One newly invested part-owner quickly stepped forward — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
RCMP seize 8000 cookies from White Rock, B.C. home by Arthur Weinreb
B.C. Mounties went to the home twice; first in response to a report of a home invasion. They returned later in the day with a search warrant and seized a quantity of marijuana and the cookies alleged to contain cannabis.
Canadian glow-in-the-dark toilet seat fights the dark by Jonathan Lam
Tim Fittler, with the help of St. Clair College director of applied research and development Scoot O’ Neil and some college students, developed a new line of glow-in-the-dark toilet seats.
Man witnessed BOTH Boston terror attack and Texas plant explosion by Brett Wilkins
A Texas man is being called both the world’s luckiest and unluckiest man after narrowly escaping the terrorist bombing that rocked the Boston Marathon and later witnessing the massive fertilizer plant explosion that devastated parts of a Texas town.
Op-Ed: Why Marquez vs. Bradley fight won’t sell? by Leo Reyes
If indeed it is true that Mexican counter puncher Juan Manuel Marquez has signed up with Palm Spring star Timothy Bradley for a title fight in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 14, it is doubtful if the fight will sell well and make money for the promoters.
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A minor personal milestone. I published by 1000th Digital Journal article today. I’m not sure how that rate stands in…
Domino Effect on 10,000 iPhone 5 by Igor I. Solar
There are many versions about domino effect videos on the web, but clearly this is really impressive. In this…
My new DJ article on Laurel Holloman cited in AfterEllen.com by Anca Dumitru
Not tooting my own horn, but just learned my new article on actress-turned-painter Laurel Holloman was referenced in AfterEllen.com. For those of you who may not know, AfterEllen is a website for lesbian and bisexual women, covering TV, film, music and celebrity news.
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