Category: Aggregated

Ronald Reagan bedded more than 50 of Hollywood’s leading ladies at a luxury LA hotel bungalow, according to a sensational new biography. During his time as a young ‘B-movie’ Hollywood actor, Reagan courted screen sirens including Marilyn Monroe, Doris Day, Joan Blondell and Lana Turner at the three-bedroom bungalow in the grounds of the Garden of Allah hotel in Hollywood, the book claims. The revelations are made in a biography to be published on Valentine’s Day titled Love Triangle: Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman & Nancy Davis, reports The Sunday Times. According to the book’s author Darwin Porter, Reagan was involved with around 50 women in Hollywood. ‘Nearly … Continue reading →

One intriguing—if barely discussed—aspect of the Paris massacre was the quick progress authorities made in their investigation. According to CNN, this was thanks to a staggering error—by one of the two now-dead alleged perpetrators. The man, Said Kouachi, reportedly left his identification card in the abandoned getaway vehicle. “It was their only mistake,” Dominique Rizet, police and justice consultant for CNN-affiliate BFMTV, opined. Said Kouachi’s ID card. Allegedly found in the getaway car. Nonetheless, it was a most curious mistake. After all, this is the same man who went to such trouble to seemingly hide his identity by wearing a … Continue reading →

There were 87 beheadings in Saudi Arabia in 2014, up from 79 in 2013. One thing that might cause you to lose your head in that great ally of the United States in the war on terrorism is drug trafficking. The last beheading of the year was of Sadruddin Saeedullah Khan, a Pakistani national, who was convicted of smuggling “a large quantity of heroin” into the Saudi kingdom. He was decapitated by sword in the western province of Mecca after both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Judicial Council upheld the “religiously right” death sentence imposed by a local … Continue reading →

This is me driving a 2015 Acura TLX. Actually, it’s the Acura TLX driving me. The car (and other Acuras, including the new MDX) has a “steering assist” feature that uses cameras to keep the thing in its lane – more accurately, in between the yellow line to your left and the white line to your right – without you doing anything. Cameras “see” the painted lines – and electric motors steer the car. Neat, certainly. But is it a good idea? I think it’s an awful idea. For two reasons. One, though touted as a way to make driving … Continue reading →