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This Just In! Twenty-one months ago, acclaimed video game series Rock Band released what was believed to be the last of its more than 3,000 downloadable (DLC) tracks: Don McLean’s “American Pie.”  The song, famous for concerning “the day the music died,” seemed apropos to the death of the major band simulation video game franchises Guitar Hero and Rock Band.  Yet, we are pleased to report that Harmonix has ended nearly two years of musical silence by reviving its former practice of offering fun songs to jam with your friends on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.  Read here for more information!…

A Brief History In line with our other article of predictions, the one offering personal predictions based on zodiac sign, this article conveys 10 general predictions for the United States and World for 2015.  Again, please make note that this is for entertainment purposes only.  The possible scenarios do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the author but are simply “messages from the universe” that she may or may not have interpreted correctly.  Only at the end of the year, will one be able to assess how accurate they were.  These predictions were made with the help of the Madame…

A Brief History On January 11, 1973, the American League of Major League Baseball voted to accept a rule change allowing for the position of “designated hitter” (DH) so that pitchers would not have to bat, something which they, with a few exceptions such as Babe Ruth, were generally weak at.  Before then, there was only the option of using a pinch hitter, but that meant that that particular pitcher would have had to be pulled from the game.  H&H Notes:  The National League still has their pitchers bat.  When teams from the two leagues meet, such as in a World Series, the…

A Brief History Dear Readers, As events in Paris, France unfold, this past week has been particularly tragic for free speech and journalists.  We mourn the loss of our fellow writers and fellow human beings and condemn any attack on free speech and on civilization in general. Digging Deeper Yet, we also do not want our spirits to be overwhelmed by sadness. And so, to bring a smile to our faces, in the two videos below, we also look back at the funniest media moments from this past year where hopefully the reporters were able to laugh at themselves as much as we…

A Brief History A few days ago, we featured an article hailing mixed martial artist Jon Jones for having cemented his position as greatest light heavyweight champion ever.   Digging Deeper Unfortunate news has come out on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, that he had tested positive for cocaine use in a pre-fight drug test (the results of which were only made public after the fight).  As can be read here, the MMA community is deeply disappointed by this news.  Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: The full consequences of this revelation are yet to be revealed, but we ask our…