Another one bites the dust.
A Wednesday guilty verdict that doomed former New Orleans mayor C. Ray Nagin to a sentence of 20 years or more came as a surprise to virtually no one.
While the trial has been...
Medicine and technology have transformed mankind from primitive, cave-dwelling animals into sophisticated, rational beings capable of flying to the moon. But all too often, the processes that have contributed...
We all start playing the game of self-expression early in life. I didn’t have my stellar lipstick collection right out of the womb, after all.
A toddler could refuse to wear anything but his or her...
We all have a soft spot for our pets, and we shudder and shame those who are guilty of animal abuse. But for some reason, animal testing doesn’t phase the majority of humans.
This may be because...
The 2014 Winter Olympics have turned into a playground of Russian LGBT politics and passive-aggressive, so-called activism.
During the opening ceremonies of this year’s Olympics, President Barack...
There’s no doubt about it: Baton Rouge has a heroin problem.
“It’s a concern to us because it has crossed over so many social and economic boundaries unlike in the past and we have seen...
The question of whether there is a God is one for the ages. It’s surely one for this age, no matter how modern the era or how scientific.
On Feb. 4, “Science Guy” Bill Nye debated Ken...
Even if you don’t know anything about Woody Allen, chances are you’ve seen or heard his name a few times in the past month.
Allen is, by far, one of the most prolific writer-directors in Hollywood...
We live in a digital age; anything said, written or photographed can theoretically exist forever. Things like an offensive tweet, a letter of resignation riddled with vulgarity or nude pictures sent to...
Three years ago today, Egypt shocked the world when a populist revolt forced Hosni Mubarak from power. The people of Egypt accomplished what many skeptics thought was impossible — a democratic revolution.
The...
In Baton Rouge, the temptation to drive drunk is a painful reality.
Tigerland closes at 2 a.m. and the buses stop running at the same time, leaving a considerable number of drunk people, in their late...
When I told my mother about my three year online friendship with a Scottish boy, I thought she was going to have a panic attack.
We grew up as a generation that was told not to talk to strangers and we...
