A new study found that chimps performed about as well as college students at mental addition. Experts say this means, for the first time, that nonverbal math skills are not unique to humans. Baloney. Scientific research that says humans are no better at nonverbal thinking than monkeys must be flawed, …
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Courtney Love | Beverly Sills | Tommy Lee Jones Courtney Love: The Comeback Begins You may remember that when we last left Courtney Love, she was climbing over the audience at the Bowery Ballroom. It was just a night or two after she’d hit an audience member with a microphone. …
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Beckhams | ‘Sopranos’ | ’60s Rockers Push It Like Beckham: PR in High Gear Whether we like it or not, this is the summer of David Beckham and his wife, Victoria “Posh Spice.” After years of trying to become American celebrities, the Becks are being shoved down our collective throats. …
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O.J. Author Was Told ‘If I Did It’ Was a Confession Pablo Fenjves, author of O.J. Simpson’s controversial book, “If I Did It,” says the book’s original publisher told him it was a confession. Fenjves writes in a prologue to the book, obtained by this column exclusively, that Judith Regan, …
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand Oregon’s physician-assisted suicide law, opening the door to many more such laws across the nation for ending the lives of the terminally ill. In a 6-3 vote, justices ruled that a federal drug law could not be used to prosecute Oregon doctors who …
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The death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore last month is a tragedy that has conjured strong feelings on race, poverty, and violence in its wake. As journalists and investigators try to answer the question of who Gray was and what happened to him, I argue we should consider the role …
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Farrah Fawcett | Jessica Simpson | Van Cliburn Restless; Paris Burns; Seth Speaks Farrah Fawcett: Diplomatic Core We can credit Farrah Fawcett for the “Charlie’s Angels” reunion on Sunday’s Emmy show. According to sources, it was Farrah who convinced fellow former Angels Jaclyn Smith and Kate Jackson that they needed …
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Today on Fox News Live with E.D. Hill, we discussed a new weight loss pill, Acomplia (rimonabant). This pill currently being sold in Europe has been seen by many patients struggling with obesity as a “miracle pill.” Many studies have shown that this medication helps patients loose weight when compared …
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The question of “nature vs. nurture” applies to more than just child development. Astronomers have long tried to answer this same question about galactic evolution. And according to a recent study, environment may be an important factor in shaping a galaxy’s properties over time. At the beginning of the 20th …
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Liz on Michael | Paris Hilton | Dixie Chicks | Paul Simon Liz Taylor: Jacko’s $600K Gift Forgotten It was good to see Liz Taylor last night on CNN’s subjectively designed “Larry King Live.” Taylor claims not to have Alzheimer’s disease, but she’s certainly selectively forgetful about some things. It’s …
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