Most animal shelters are all about giving it the big sell: "Look at this dog's big sad eyes." They're all about the subliminal "Adopt me, Adopt me!" Not so for the Humane Society of Silicon Valley, which is working reverse psychology when it comes to a two year-old Chihuahua named Eddie. Or Eddie the Terrible, as he is affectionately known.
The ongoing hostage-taking in an Australian cafe is terrifying. And out of fear is borne ignorance. A few bad apples do not make the bunch, and it goes without saying that a terrorist is not a spokesperson for an entire faith.
Two years ago, a monkey in a shearling coat wandering in an IKEA parking lot caught the public's heart. Well, he's back in the spotlight, this time appealing for a new home. Little Darwin is no longer diapered and he's no longer little.
He did it 30 years ago. Can he do it again? One thing is for sure: Sir Bob Geldof won't rest until Africa is healed. The founder of Band Aid has rounded up a new crew of Britain's musical elite for a reincarnation of "Do They Know it's Christmas" and accompanying charity challenge.
Though the melody has stayed the same, the lyrics have changed to reflect a new modus operandi: raise funds and awareness to fight the Ebola Virus ravaging West Africa.'
Before you plan that detox on the heels of the holiday binge, read this. You may want to sit down first. According to a British complementary medicine professor, the whole concept of a detoxification—whereby nasty toxins are flushed out of your body—is a con.
This Toronto dad is a superstar. But when he helped put a sexual predator behind bars, he claims he was just doing what we all should do to keep our kids safe online. In case you missed it, Cliff Ford was in the practice of monitoring his 12-year-old daughter's social media accounts. When he noticed an email entitled "Hey sexy" from someone she'd met in a chatroom, he took over for the next three days.
I'd say that the Holderness family is back, but then in order to be back they would have to have gone away in the first place, right? Just this past Thanksgiving they broke the internet with their trademark cutesy family video of "All About That Baste" (parodying "All About That Bass").
I'm not big on beauty trends. In fact, I'm basically oblivious to fashion, but there is one new look that I really hope sticks. Though the "Girls" actress is only 26, Zosia Mamet decided to dye her then platinum-blonde hair a bold shade of... grey.