Archive for: June, 2011

Angelina Jolie welcomed by Syrian refugees

Angelina Jolie

  Angelina Jolie visited thousands of Syrian refugees situated on the country’s border.The actress and goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) shared foods with Syrians who have fled their government’s bloody crackdown. Angelina Jolie arrived with boxes of toys for the refugees and visited one camp in Turkey.   Jolie spent […]

Emma Watson, Harry Potter star, dating her new Co-star Johnny Simmons?

Emma Watson may have found herself a boyfriend. The Harry Potter actress is rumoured to be dating her co-star in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, Johnny Simmons. “They have really fallen for one another and both aren’t dating anyone else,” one insider told Hollywood Life. The rumoured couple met while shooting the movie adaptation […]

Father’s Day 2011 study reveals contrasting facts about fatherhood

Father's Day

Father’s Day 2011 is celebrated this Sunday in many countries including the United States. This once-obscure holiday has gone mainstream as the role of fathers has changed over the years. This role or lack thereof has been highlighted by a study released by the Pew Research Center. The report shows conflicting trends about fatherhood in […]

Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees as protests intensify

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie seemingly brought starpower to fight against the firepower from Syrian forces intent on stomping dissent in the troubled Middle East country. The actress in her capacity as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador visited a camp of refugees flowing into Turkey from its border in Syria on Friday. Angelina Jolie brought […]

Greece bailout plan prepared by European powers wary of meltdown

Greece Bailout

A Greece bailout plan to ease the debt crisis has been created by European economic superpowers Germany and France on Friday. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ironed out a few kinks specifically by not requiring Greek bond private holders to get involved in the rescue package. Due to the news of […]

Fox and Green Renewing Vows?

Megan Fox and husband Brian Austin Green might be renewing wedding vows. The Hollywood couple are celebrating their first wedding anniversary with a trip to Hawaii. At the opening of the Maui Film Festival, Megan dropped hints that they may renew wedding vows in the near future. “I didn’t think that I was into it […]

Saudi Women Get Behind the Wheel

Saudi women are now getting behind the wheel in the Muslim holy land as a protest for banning them from driving. Many Muslim scholars have issued decrees saying that there is no basis for a ban on women driving, and many women already drive in rural areas in Saudi Arabia. Today’s protest centers on Manal […]

Guillain-Barre syndrome weakens legs of NFL quarterback

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Guillain-Barre syndrome, a peripheral nervous system disorder, has caused the legs of Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel to weaken according to a report in the New York Times. Danny Wuerffel injured his shoulder when playing for the Washington Redskins in 2002 and sought the help of orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews. The quarterback was back […]

Rory McIlroy leaves U.S. Open opponents in the dust

Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland surged ahead of the field after the first round of the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland by carding a 6-under par 65. The 22-year old Irishman’s fine form resulted to the largest lead after 18 holes at the tournament in 35 years. Showing that his […]

SpongeBob SquarePants lives in the forest instead of under the sea

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants apparently lives not under the sea but under a tree in a rainforest according to researchers. They are referring to a new species of bright orange mushroom shaped like the famous cartoon character. Spongiform squarepantsii was found in the island of Borneo in 2010 and featured in May’s issue of the journal Mycologia. […]

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