HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN
ANCIENT ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now…
Beer Company “Corona” invests $200 million into Marijuana Constellation Breaks Pot Taboo, Opens Door for Major Brands
Beer and weed could be a good mix for companies that sell both. The decision by Corona beer seller Constellation Brands Inc. to buy a minority stake in a Canadian pot company…
Facebook, Google and Twitter will tell Congress that Russia’s election meddling was wider than they first reported
Facebook, Google and Twitter plan to tell congressional investigators this week that the scope of Russia’s campaign to spread disinformation on their sites — and to potentially disrupt the 2016…
Marijuana users have more sex, researchers find
Regular marijuana users have about 20 percent more sex than abstainers, according to a new study from researchers at Stanford University. The study analyzed data on 28,000 female and 23,000 male participants in the National…
Catalonia Declares Full Independence From Spain Spain Moves to Take Control of Catalonia After Secession Vote
For the first time in Spain’s democratic history, the government will take direct control over one of the country’s autonomous regions, after lawmakers in Catalonia ended weeks of agonized fence-sitting…
Majority Of White Americans Say They Face Discrimination
A majority of whites say discrimination against them exists in America today, according to a poll released Tuesday from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan…
DJ Premier & The Badder Band: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert The Best Thing You Will See All Day
Three-time Grammy winner DJ Premier, one of the definitive architects of New York hip-hop, brought a new type of life to NPR’s Tiny Desk. This is the coolest Tiny Desk…
Oral sex can cause mouth and throat cancer study says Now men have another excuse to not go down on their lady
Lotharios who smoke and go down on their girlfriends are more likely to get a rare mouth and throat cancer. Smokers who have had more than five sexual partners are…
Los Angeles Band X is Honored With a Grammy Museum Exhibit [PREVIEW] [PREVIEW] X: 40 YEARS OF PUNK IN LOS ANGELES @ THE GRAMMY MUSEUM
LOS ANGELES, CA- Four decades ago, Los Angeles, like many other cities in the United States, was going through an identity crisis. The late 1970s was a time when the…
Music, Polo & Wine Blend Perfectly At The Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival [PHOTOS] REVIEW+PHOTOS: SANTA BARBARA POLO & WINE FESTIVAL 10/7/17
Carpinteria, CA- Wine and music are longtime staples of outdoor festivals, but equestrian events usually don’t usually fit the bill. The inaugural Santa Barbara Polo & Wine festival Saturday, Oct….