Kathy Landin
Best Vacationing Tips You Need to Escape the Winter Weather
With the holidays passing by, it’s now the perfect time to plan an all-inclusive vacation somewhere tropical before the winter lulls set in. Even just the brochures will make you feel better, but how can you make sure your dream escape doesn’t turn into a nightmare?
Is the ‘X-Men Origins’ Movie Good Enough to Go to Federal Prison Over?
On Monday, the New York man who uploaded an unfinished and unreleased “workprint” of ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ to the internet in March of 2009 was sentenced to serve one year in prison.
Shocking or No? Spankings Are Still the Norm for Half of Americans
Back in the ’60s, corporal punishment was common practice for a shocking 94 percent of parents in the US. While a lot of us may find this number unsettling, just as many don’t. In fact, half of all parents today admitted to punishing children by “spanking on the bottom with a bare hand” to a telephone poll conducted by the National Institutes for Mental Health.
Research Proves Size Does Matter When It Comes to Gifts
Spent all your money on one really great gift, but think you should also get a small gift so your loved one has something else to open? Think again. New research shows that a small gift could decrease the value of the more generous one in the eyes of the recipient.
Ex Cop Created the Largest Imaginary Family in Greece to Claim More Benefits
Greece’s version of Jim Bob Duggar has been exposed as a fraud due to a tiny slip up. The man, whose identity is protected by Greek law, created 19 non-existent children in order to live off of government benefits. Unfortunately, police caught on to the scheme when the man’s taxes claimed he had the largest family in the country.
‘National Chocolate Covered Anything Day’ Is the Best Excuse to Pig Out [VIDEOS]
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Get out your fondue pot and anything you can impale on a toothpick, because this is a random national day of celebration worth getting into. Friday, December 16 is National Chocolate Covered Anything Day. Here are 10 ways to celebrate this holiday
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President Obama’s Family Avoids Facebook and DVRs ‘Modern Family’ Just Like Us!
He’s one of the most powerful people on the planet, but President Barack Obama is just like every other American with an average American family. According to an interview in PEOPLE, he watches TV and tries to keep his girls away from Facebook, just like any parent. Like we needed an interview to figure that out.
Coffee, Beer Among the Bad Things That Are Suddenly Good for You in 2011
For years society has told us that drinking coffee, drinking beer and swearing are bad, but thanks to the results of new research released in 2011, some things we thought were bad are actually good for us. Turns out being a caffeine-addled, Guinness-soaked potty mouth actually improves your health — in moderation, of course.
Finally, Parents Take the Heat for Spoiling Their Children During the Holidays — Survey of the Day
It’s usually everyone else’s kids who are spoiled (never our own), but a new Parents.com survey reveals that moms and dads are admitting they have a problem when it comes to spoiling their kids during the holidays.
Lindsay Lohan Has Her Chanel Back, Hawaiian Thief Can Keep the $10K
After some intense hours, Lindsay Lohan, who’s vacationing after completing less than a day of her 30-day jail sentence, has been reunited with her $5,000 purse and her passport, although she’s out about $10,000 in cash. At least the Chanel is safe.
Streets Belong to the Elderly as Older Drivers Outnumber the Younger
We’ve all heard the stories of elderly drivers with poor vision who drive through the front of stores or hit pedestrians — just watch South Park. If you’re one of those people who are freaked out by these often times urban legends, a new study from the University of Michigan might freak you out even more. Apparently, for the first time there are more older drivers on the road than younger drivers.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Leaked Facebook Photos Are Super Boring [PHOTOS]
Frustrations over Facebook’s lax privacy policies have risen quite high in recent times, which makes the fact that someone was able to hack the social site and make public some of Mark Zuckerberg’s private photos all the more satisfying.