Article Archive for May 2011
Jim Tressel resigns as football coach of Ohio State
Jim Tressel will no longer be coaching the football team of Ohio State. Tressel, who helped Ohio State to win their first ever national title in the last 34 years; has resigned from the post …
Hamid Karzai condemns civilian casualties caused by NATO
The recent NATO air-strike in Afghanistan killing 14 Afghan civilians has been condemned by Hamid Karzai, the president of the country. Karzai also stated that his Government will no longer allow the NATO forces to …
Godfather of rap Gil Scott-Heron has passed away
Gil-Scott Heron, often referred as the godfather of rap singing, is no more! At an age of 62, the famous singer breathed his last and that surely ended a fascinating life. In the 70s, he …
French Open 2011: Djokovic reaches quarters
Novak Djokovic is surely on a roll. The Serbian world number 2 has now won his 41st straight match in this 2011 season after getting past crowd favorite 13th seed Richard Gasquet. Djokovic won the …
Cannes film festival 2011 winners get box office boost
It seems that Cannes glory is doing wonders for movies in the US box office. “The Tree of Life” which received the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes film festival, saw a whopping $352,000 being …
Psychology Today apologizes for their Black woman post
After publishing a blog post where black women were stated to be less physically attractive than the other, Psychology Today faced huge mass outrage. The popular magazine published an article written by Satoshi Kanazawa, the …
Rajinikanth to rest due to health issues
He may be a super hero of Indian, particularly South Indian film industry, but at reality, he is a normal man, irrespective of whatever stances he may do in his films, that’s what his wife, …
Lance Armstrong hires two prominent attorneys
Two prominent attorneys have been appointed by Lance Armstrong, the 7 time Tour de France champion to deal with the case where Armstrong has been accused of having drugs while participating in Tour de France. …
Leonora Carrington is no more
Always regarded as one of the last of the original surrealists, Leonora Carrington is no more. The British-born writer, painter and sculptor was 94 years of age and the news was announced by National Arts …
Scotty McCreery wins American Idol 2011
For four years in a row now, American Idol has got a male winner. Scotty McCreery, the fan-favorite from the very beginning, has won the competition after getting 122 million more votes than his competitor, …










