TALLADEGA, Ala. - At Talladega, controversy comes at you like a pinwheeling car in The Big One: you don't know when it will happen, and you don't know what direction it will come from, but you know it's coming. Every single year.
The Aaron's 499 on Sunday took seven hours and five minutes...
When UCF appealed its bowl ban to the NCAA, it seemed ridiculous.
So ridiculous that CBSSports.com columnist Dennis Dodd called for UCF coach George O'Leary to be fired then and there. There was reason aside from the bowl ban and appeal.
O'Leary somehow kept his job at UCF despite his role...
Selena Gomez Bindi Controversy: "It Has Sacred Meaning," Says Hindu Temple Spokespers
Selena Gomez is apparently not letting criticism over her donning a bindi at the MTV Movie Awards get in the way of sporting it again. And again. The 20-year-old pop star wore the...
Genetically modified foods are everywhere, especially in the United States. The potentially negative effects that may come from consuming these altered foods have raised concerns among many people regarding whether or not manufacturers should have to label GMOs. In light of this standoff between...
When the dust settles after Saturday's USC-Stanford game, there will be a little bit of controversy.
As running back Silas Redd was trying to score from the 1 1/2 —yard line during the Trojans first touchdown, he was stuffed until offensive tackle Aundrey Walker wrapped his arms around him and...
You'd think that if a team trades three first-round picks and a second-round pick for the right to take a quarterback second overall and name that quarterback the starter as soon as humanly possible, said team will overlook the occasional rough preseason start, and avoid benching that...
And Christopher Nolan thought Inception was the big mind-bender! At the London premiere of The Dark Knight Rises tonight, the director was inevitably confronted with questions about the...
Hold off on those brunch plans and the visions of spending a day chore-free and at the spa. Supermodel Christy Turlington Burns wants all of us moms to boycott Mother's Day this year. No gifts, no phone calls, no Facebook posts. Disappear, spend the day in silence, she says. Why? It's her way of...
PBS has something coming out tonight about teaching climate change in American Classrooms.
From a press release I just got in the mail:
The PBS NEWSHOUR examines the struggle over teaching climate change Wednesday The PBS NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan will report Wednesday (May 2) on how...
Kashi cereals*is taking grief from customers for using non-organic and genetically modified ingredients in its 'all-natural' cereals and snacks.*The dustup started after Rhode Island grocer John Wood put up a sign alerting customers that he'd stopped carrying Kashi products*after learning the...
No. 1 Star: Todd Bertuzzi, Detroit Red Wings
Bertuzzi had the second helper on both of Johan Franzen's third period goals to answer the St. Louis Blues' two tallies. But he's the top star because of his wicked backhander that beat Brian Elliott for the lone goal of the shootout, giving...
Madonna's "Girl Gone Wild" Controversy: Is Music Video Too Raunchy for YouTube?
Madonna is no stranger to the indiscriminate and often heavy hand of a censor, and her latest music video has proven to be more rule than exception.Last week, E! Online exclusively...
Madonna may have been the headliner, but she's not the one making headlines after her performance during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show. Rapper M.I.A., who appears on the Queen of...
Patients who are fed more calories while in intensive care have lower mortality rates than those who receive less of their daily-prescribed calories, according to a recent study of data from the largest critical care nutrition database in the world...
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On Wednesday I blogged about why I hope the recent allegations that Taco Bell only puts 36% of actual meat in its beef tacos are true, because health-wise, we’re all probably better off eating as little as possible of what Taco Bell passes off as beef in its restaurants. Today, the fast-food...
Did The Film "The Last Temptation of Christ" Warrant All of the Controversy?
I know that in the late 80s when this film came out, that it was met with protests and religious people going crazy.
I also know some people who saw it and said that the film was "boring", I guess they were expecting...