Difference Between Oxymoron, Contradiction, and Paradox

Please make sense with this, because I couldn’t make heads or tails out of it on Wikipedia! Best Answer Found so far was: An oxymoron is a figure of speech or idea in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (eg; Bittersweet, pretty ugly, open secret) A paradox rather than just a ‘figure of speech’ […]


Madonna returns to Malawi

Madonna returns to Malawi to launch girls school LILONGWE, Malawi – Madonna arrived in Malawi Sunday to visit the girls school she is building in the impoverished country where she adopted two children, an official for the star’s charity said. The official who could not be named because he was not authorized to speak on […]


The World’s Most Powerful People

The 67 heads of state, criminals, financiers and philanthropists who really run the world. “I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.” — Napoleon Bonaparte Power has been called many things. The […]


‘America’s Got Talent’ champion selected

LOS ANGELES – Kevin Skinner flew the coop with the grand prize on “America’s Got Talent.” The singing chicken farmer from Mayfield, Ky., was awarded the NBC talent competition’s $1 million grand prize and a headlining spot at a Las Vegas show. Skinner received the most viewer votes on Wednesday’s season finale, overcoming runner-up Barbara […]


8.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile – A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, killing at least 78 people, collapsing buildings and setting off a tsunami. A huge wave reached a populated area in the Robinson Crusoe Islands, 410 miles (660 kilometers) off the Chilean coast, said President Michele Bachelet. Tsunami warnings were issued over a wide area, […]


Patrick Swayze Called His Life an ‘Amazing Ride’

Seeking to discover whether or not he made a mark on this world, Patrick Swayze penned his memoir, The Time of My Life, earlier this year as he was being treated for pancreatic cancer. The actor, who died Monday at age 57, co-wrote the book with his wife Lisa Niemi, and in it reveals how […]


U.S. Government Shutting Down

U.S. defense companies are quietly preparing for a potential federal government shutdown in the coming months should Congress fail to pass a fiscal year 2011 budget or extend an existing continuing resolution, an analyst warned Feb. 10. With the current continuing resolution set to expire the first week of March, these companies are re-examining their […]


Weird Science

On the menu for the latest edition of Weird Science: Cosmic cannibals, a presidential alien abduction and clowns in space. Bon appetit! You gonna eat that? The Andromeda galaxy, our nearest neighbor in space, turns out to have a nasty appetite. Using a telescope scan, astronomers have found evidence of Andromeda’s galactic meals. From the […]