Whoda thunk it, 1956, the year that changed everything:
It was a time ahead of its time.
Misunderstood as a banal moment in an era of happy days and bland conformity, 1956 was a watershed year whose churning events helped form modern America.
Fifty years ago, the era of popular culture as we now know it - with television at its core - was born.
Feel like this nation is being overwhelmed with Spanish? Worried that Mandarin will take over the world? The truth is that English is the global language and will be for the foreseeable future:
If you're going to plan a daylong gala with a strict dress code, prayer areas, events segregated by sex and no gambling, alcohol or music, what would you call it? Why, Muslim Fun Day, of course.
Shockingly, the plans were a big flop, and the event was called off due to a lack of ticket sales:
Now, all we have to do is get the 11,999,999 others to follow this guy's example and problem solved:
Another illegal immigrant is in police custody, but unlike previous cases, the man turned himself in and asked to be sent back to Mexico.
"This guy said he wanted to go back to Mexico. He's been in Indiana picking watermelons is what he told me, and he wanted to go home," said Ohio County Deputy Sheriff Alex Espejo.
If your house is being burglarized, use your keyless remote to set off your car alarm to chase the bad guy away? Another urban myth demolished:
Dang. I knew if we just waited 'em out, those women would come to their senses:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Diamonds are no longer a girl's best friend, according to a new U.S. study that found three of four women would prefer a new plasma TV to a diamond necklace.
The usual debate you hear these days on a return to the draft is between conservatives who think it would be a good idea because it would be a unifying force in the country and liberals who don't particularly like the military culture. This, from Thomas Sowell, is a viewpoint I haven't heard before.
Could we now have, say, a six-month moratorium on all the stories about how the U.S. is "creating more terrorists" and "destroying the world's good opinion of us" and "not living up to its obligations as a civilized nation" by violating the rights of these cute and cuddly "detainees"?
If dogs could talk. The story, under the headline, "Seriously, Get This Sweater Off of Me," begins:
I never paid much attention to the "is Mel Gibson an anti-Semite?" debate. Some said they saw proof of it in his background and/or artistic work, but he vehemently denied it; a reasonable person could believe either position. But I think the proof is there now; he's not just anti-Jewish, but a raving nut about it:
