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Oh, the Bard. No, not pitcher Daniel Bard of the Boston Red Sox. We’re talking, of course, about William Shakespeare, or Big Billy Shakes to his friends,

One of the hardest things about writing fiction is coming up with interesting, fully developed side characters. After all, you can’t spend too much time on them because you don’t want to take the focus off of your primary protagonists and antagonists. Yet sometimes writers come up with supporting characters that are so rich and intriguing that, no matter how good the main characters are, we can’t

When it came to my attention that something called a “Snooki” was apparently writing a book after gaining fame on a horrifyingly popular show called Jersey

Bloody battle royals, towering giants, steel cages, wicked chair shots, slutty…we mean “sexy” Divas - indeed wrestling has given us a little bit of

You might be surprised to know that during Sean Connery's six-decade long film career (and counting!), the well-loved actor hasn't actually had that many

Now that you have accepted that offer from your university, it is time to prepare for your first overseas travel. Perhaps you are new...

Whether you’re talking about a basketball player or a movie star, one of the biggest sources of income for any celebrity is endorsement deals. Most of these

We all slip up and do some bad things from time to time. Often, the guilt and/or shame can spur one towards some sort of penance, to “restore the balance”

It’s hard to say why we care so much about celebrities. It’s also ridiculous how much stock we put in the act of marriage. Combine the two, throw in a dash of shame, and you can pretty much print money instead of articles.

These days people probably don’t really even remember what a music album actually is, considering everything is done through MP3’s and downloaded online. But for the young kids out there, there used to be these things called CD’s and, even before that, cassette tapes and vinyl records. If you’re a young person and striving to be a hipster, chances are you’re familiar with vinyl even though you’re