So, is it safe to say that the K-State band boldly went where no band has gone before?
— Nate Bukaty (@nate_bukaty) September 6, 2015

Now this is funny.
The Kansas State University Marching Band was forced to apologize for what some considered a NSFW halftime show during yesterday’s game vs. the South Dakota Wildcats.
In summary, the K-State band was attempting to show a space battle between the U…

Consumers will soon see the phrase “produced without ractopamine,” which helps add muscle to animals, on packages of some pork products.

The Japanese are often assumed to be sexually repressed. Given the low birthrates and increasing numbers choosing to forgo romance in favor of a single lifestyle, this is partially true. However, the sex industry is the second largest industry in the country. The combination of traditional attitudes with a post industrial technological complex has given […]
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Pointing to an interview Carson gave a year ago, Dawkins slams him for daring to have his own views.

@RichardDawkins just like a distinguished biologist is clueless about politics and social science but still continues to spew the dumb eh?
— Thalwen (@Thalwen) September 6, 2015

@RichardDawkins Where his science ends, his faith begins…same for you.
— Patrick Mitchell (@pmitchell82) September 6, 2015

If it’s not a view held by the self-appointed intelligence czars, it’s an ignorant one…

Hillary is getting a little testy and defensive theses days. The latest poll showing her trailing Bernie Sanders by nine points in New Hampshire is probably a major factor.

HRC: “I want to be a president who deals with all the big stuff” & who “helps families deal with all the problems that keep you up at night”
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) September 6, 2015

Too bad Benghazi wasn’t big enough…

The conquistadors were Spanish and Portuguese soldiers who explored much of the world during the Age of Discovery. They are best remembered for their conquests and exploration of the Americas. Conquistadors like Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro became legendary for their conquests of the Aztec and Inca Empires, honored as national heroes for centuries after […]
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Our typical image of a pirate is of one that sailed the Caribbean and ran afoul of the governments there, mostly between the 17th and 18th centuries. We’ve heard the stories about Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, and (our personal favorite) Captain Morgan so many time that they’re as much legend as history. On the other side […]
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It only takes the tiniest thing to change the world. A butterfly beating its wings in Texas may not start a hurricane in China, but a wrong turn can trigger one of the deadliest wars in human history. Time and again, seemingly insignificant things have proven adept at altering the course of history. But then […]
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Marc Lamont Hill and Cornell West were guests on CNN to rip Fox News for daring to call the Black Lives Matter “movement” what it is.

Cornel West says there’s absolutely NO EVIDENCE of ‘Black Lives Matter’ protesters THREATENING cops! http://t.co/ZV87z0R6xV
— Right Scoop (@trscoop) September 6, 2015

@trscoop @SooperMexican #ProfessorSicko
— Veronica Naylor (@vflyby) September 6, 2015

CNN goes to great pains to ensure that everyone knows they aren’t a “fair and balanced” network…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the produce was most likely the cause of an outbreak that began July 3 and has reached 27 states.