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“I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.”

In 2018, Donald Trump and Mike Pence were in office together and the subject of the Vice President’s faith came up on a well-known TV show called The View. After…

Many of us look back on our youth and acknowledge a few regrets here and there. Toni Braxton, the award winning R&B singer, also has a few regrets from her…

One of golf’s most endearing characters is Gerry Lester Watson, Jr., also known as Bubba. Yep, a golfer named “Bubba.” He’s pretty interesting to watch for several reasons. First, he’s…

Growing up in the intense spotlight of fame took its toll on pop star, Demi Lovato, causing the talented young singer to cope with her highly public life through alcohol and drug abuse. After multiple close calls, she now curbs her addictions through a lifestyle she calls “California sober.”

But…what does that mean, exactly?

“Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth.”

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In December of 1988, a song entitled Every Rose Has Its Thorn finally topped the Billboard Charts. Focusing on the heartache of unfaithfulness, the song gave Poison their first (and only) #1 hit.

But the band’s joy was tempered by the fact that the song was based on the real life pain of their lead singer.

On the night of June 15, 2012, the world held its breath as Nik Wallenda attempted to walk across the actual falls at Niagara. He was successful, and the 1,800-feet-long walk put him in the history books.

But it’s where he walked the following day that truly defines him.

Lots of people bemoan the morally-bankrupt lyrics that fill today’s popular music. Whether it’s Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” Lady Gaga singing about a “disco stick,” or just about anything from Miley Cyrus, it seems as though today’s artists are fixated on promoting loose sexual ethics.

Just like musicians did 60 years ago….

Eric Lawson, David Millar, Wayne McLaren, and David McLean have something in common. All four of them worked for the same company, in the same position, modeling as the iconic Marlboro Man.

Wanna guess what else they have in common?