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Michelangelo’s David the Tranquil Heroic Naked Guy vs. Michelangelo’s David...
“They commissioned statues of David because he was a martial hero who had felled an intimidating foe. They made him a beautiful nude to emphasize his heroism, not to disguise his bloody deed.” –...
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What It’s Like to Spend 20 Years Listening to Psychopaths for Science
For WIRED, Greg Miller writes: Ted Bundy, shown here in 1978, unwittingly had a role in sparking Kent Kiehl’s interest in psychopaths. Photo: Donn Dughi/Bettmann/CORBIS Kent Kiehl was walking briskly...
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[VIDEO] Rep. Schock: Japanese Leaders Privately Told Us Theyre Worried about...
For NRO, Andrew Johnson writes: As tensions rise between China and Japan, the latter is growing less and less confident in American diplomatic support in the event of a conflict, according to one...
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Half of Illinois Wants to Leave State
If everybody in America had the opportunity to pack up and move to the state of their choice, Illinois, Connecticut, and Maryland would empty out, according to a new Gallup poll. Around half of...
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‘Illinois Voters Have Used Many Elections to Make Theirs the Worst-Governed...
The Effect of One Party Rule George Will writes: Democracy can be cruel because elections deprive the demos of the delight of alibis and the comfort of complaining. Illinois voters have used many...
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Science: Murder Rate Drops as Concealed Carry Permits Rise, Says (Another)...
A dramatic spike in the number of Americans with permits to carry concealed weapons coincides with an equally stark drop in violent crime, according to a new study, which Second Amendment advocates say...
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BREAKING: Victory in Palmer v. D.C. ‘The Court finds that the District of...
Just in: For Reality-Based Litigation, alangura writes, Justice never sleeps…. not even on a Saturday afternoon, when this opinion was just handed down. In light of Heller, McDonald, and their progeny,...
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Department of Not Surprised Announcement: Chicago Crime Rate Drops as...
City of Chicago sees fewer homicides, robberies, burglaries, car thefts as Illinois residents take arms Kelly Riddell for The Washington Times: An 86-year-old Illinois man with a concealed carry permit...
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Teen Arrested at O’Hare, Wanted to Join ISIS
The suspect, who appeared in court today, planned to slip through the porous Turkish border to Syria or on to Iraq An Illinois teenager was arrested Saturday at a major airport as authorities say he...
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‘I Tried to Vote for a Republican and the Machine Registered a Vote for a...
CHICAGO — Paul Miller reports: Early Voting in Illinois got off to its typical start Monday, as votes being cast for Republican candidates were transformed into votes for Democrats. Republican state...
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Cook County Cops Find More Than a Ton of Marijuana in Frozen Avocado Packages
About $10 million of marijuana was found Police in Illinois seized more than a ton of marijuana that was hidden in packages of frozen avocado pulp, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday....
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World’s Hottest Pepper Saves Man’s Life
Randy Schmitz Survives: ‘The Tumor Would Not Have Been Discovered had it not been for the Hot Sauce’ MYRTLE BEACH (WITI) — Katie DeLong reports: A man claims hot sauce saved his life! Randy Schmitz of...
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Off-Duty Oak Park Police Officer Shot On Chicago’s Far South Side
An off-duty Oak Park police officer was shot Sunday morning on Chicago’s Far South Side. The shooting happened in the 300 block of West 103rd Place at 5:13 a.m., police said. The 57-year-old officer...
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Hastert Pleads Innocent To Federal Indictment
CHICAGO (CBS) — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he paid hush money to conceal wrongdoing before he entered politics, and lied to the FBI when questioned...
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Indie Rock Musician? Or Convicted Murderer?
Answer after the jump Man Gets 109 Years For Two 2002 Murders CHICAGO (STMW) — A man who was 17 years old when he fatally shot two people in separate 2002 incidents in west suburban Aurora was...
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Chicago to Apply 9% ‘Amusement Tax’ for ‘the Privilege of Witnessing, Viewing...
[See also – Chicago to Apply 9% ‘Netflix Tax’] Filed under: Crime & Corruption, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Humor, Law & Justice, Politics Tagged: Amusement Tax, Arrest, black market, Blue...
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Legislating from the Bench: Court Strikes Down Wisconsin Right-to-Work Law
Right-to-work laws prohibit businesses and unions from reaching agreements that require all workers, not just union members, to pay union dues. Twenty-four other states have such laws. Wisconsin’s...
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The Formerly Alive Artist Formerly Known as Prince is Dead
Legendary musician Prince has died at the age of 57 The artist known as Prince has died … TMZ has learned. He was 57. Prince’s body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early...
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‘One Boy’s Grades Improved’ says Brianne Altice, Former Utah English Teacher...
The parents claim the school did nothing when employees complained about Altice’s behavior with students. A former teacher in Utah who pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges made surprising admissions...
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‘Illinois Voters Have Used Many Elections to Make Theirs the Worst-Governed...
The Effect of One Party Rule George Will writes: Democracy can be cruel because elections deprive the demos of the delight of alibis and the comfort of complaining. Illinois voters have used many...
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