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Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy of Massachusetts died August 25, 2009 following a long battle with brain cancer. Kennedy was 77. Considered by friends and foes alike as one of the most effective legislators of the past several decades, Ted Kennedy became known as the “lion of the Senate” following …

Born Lester William Polfuss in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1915, Les Paul had a successful career as a musician and producer but it was his work as an inventor that has had the greatest impact on the world of music.  Paul began his career as a jazz musician.  Unhappy with the …

Paula Abdul is probably most famous as one of the three original judges from the television ratings juggernaut American Idol, a show which Abdul recently departed. Abdul got her start in the 1980s as a cheerleader/choreographer for the NBA Los Angeles Lakers, before eventually finding success as a pop star …

If we don't lead the way in ending global hunger, who will?

District 9 is a 2009 science fiction film from Sony Pictures. The film was produced by Peter Jackson (Lord Of The Rings) and directed by Neill Blomkamp. Based on Blomkamp's short film Alive In Joburg, the film follows aliens landing in South Africa, and subsequently being quarantined in a location …

Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States, serving two terms in the oval office from 1993 until 2001. Although the Clinton presidency was marked by economic prosperity, including record low inflation and unemployment as well as an all-too-rare balanced budget, the Clinton years were also plagued by …

I'm a public transportation snob. But there's this nice house in the country, see...

Android is an operating system for mobile devices which runs on the Linux kernel. According to its developers, the Android OS offers a complete set of software for mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile applications. Android was developed by the Open Handset Alliance. The Android OS promotes …

Big corporations are learning to take advantage of the "localvore" movement. When does marketing become deception?

My first two action-packed days at Comic-Con 2009.