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Dane Cook Is Back
It's Comeback
Time for
Dane Cook
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Feb 17, 2019 7:10 AM CST

It's Comeback Time for Dane Cook

Comedian talks to the 'Hollywood Reporter' about his upcoming tour

(Newser) - In the 2000s, Dane Cook was a sensation. He had Comedy Central and HBO specials, he hosted Saturday Night Live, he got movie roles, he recorded double-platinum comedy albums, he made $20 million per tour. He was "the most successful stand-up [comedian] on the planet." Then things started...

Inside the Final Days of Dolores O&#39;Riordan
Inside the Final Days
of Dolores O'Riordan
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Feb 10, 2019 5:19 AM CST

Inside the Final Days of Dolores O'Riordan

And how the Cranberries made one final album after her death

(Newser) - A year past the shocking death of Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan at age 46, the rest of the iconic Irish band—as well as O'Riordan's mother and the old friend who was the recipient of the singer's final voicemail —sit down with Rolling Stone...

Investigation Raises Questions About James Brown&#39;s Death
Investigation Raises Questions
About James Brown's Death
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Feb 9, 2019 2:30 PM CST

Investigation Raises Questions About James Brown's Death

CNN story questions whether singer might have been murdered

(Newser) - Natural causes. That's the official explanation for the death of soul icon James Brown in 2006 at the age of 73. Congestive heart failure to be more specific. Now, however, CNN has come out with a three-part investigation— Part 1 , Part 2 , and Part 3 —raising the bombshell...

His Goal Is to Live to 180. His Path Is a Pricey One
He's 45, Plans to Live
Another 135 Years. Here's How
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Feb 2, 2019 7:30 AM CST

He's 45, Plans to Live Another 135 Years. Here's How

Bulletproof Coffee founder Dave Asprey has spent $1M in pursuit of his goal

(Newser) - Dave Asprey is 45, which in his view "officially" makes him a young adult. That's because his well-known goal is to live to 180; he's now a quarter of the way there. In a lengthy piece for Men's Health , Rachel Monroe digs into the Bulletproof Coffee...

His Brain Was Betraying Him. An Autopsy Showed Why

The 'NYT' looks at the life and death of Jason Hairston

(Newser) - Kirstyn Hairston thought her husband might take his own life. But she didn't expect it would come so soon, or that he would do it in their home as the kids were downstairs. "But would you want to live if you knew you were losing your mind?" she...

Lorena Bobbitt&#39;s Story Gets a Retelling
You Know the
Lorena Bobbitt
Story. Or Do You?
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Jan 30, 2019 12:18 PM CST

You Know the Lorena Bobbitt Story. Or Do You?

4-part documentary drops on Amazon Prime on Feb. 15

(Newser) - "I grew up being told it was common knowledge that some crazy white lady cut her husband’s penis off in a fit of vengeance. It was this red hot thing that everybody got wrong." So declares documentary filmmaker Joshua Rofé. Lorena Bobbitt, now Lorena Gallo, agrees with...

29 Years Later, Some Questioning Pamela Smart's Sentence

The now-51-year-old remains behind bars

(Newser) - Four teenage boys were convicted in the 1990 murder of Gregg Smart, and as of 2015 , all four of them had been released. Smart's wife, Pamela, convicted of convincing the teens (one of whom was her lover) to kill him, remains behind bars. The now-51-year-old, who inspired the Nicole...

Atlantic Releases Yearlong Investigation Into Bryan Singer

'A troubled man who surrounded himself with vulnerable teenage boys'

(Newser) - "After the Harvey Weinstein news came out, everyone thought Bryan Singer would be next." So one "prominent actor" told Alex French and Maximillian Potter for the Atlantic in regard to the director. Next wasn't exactly right, but a giant investigation into allegations against Singer has arrived:...

The Top ER Was Next Door. Her Ambulance Couldn't Go There

How the practice of diversion might have hurt Tiffany Tate

(Newser) - When David Tate got word that his sister had suffered a medical emergency at work, he rushed to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Tiffany Tate wasn't there. That didn't make sense to him, and for good reason: Tate suffered a stroke while working in the cafeteria at the...

His Insulin Cost More Than $1K Per Month. Is That What Killed Him?
Did Insulin
Rationing Kill
a 26-Year-Old?
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Jan 19, 2019 10:15 AM CST

Did Insulin Rationing Kill a 26-Year-Old?

The 'Washington Post' looks at tragic case of young man who died after losing insurance coverage

(Newser) - Alec Raeshawn Smith was shocked to be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 23. The incurable autoimmune disease, which often strikes in childhood, is far less common than type 2 diabetes, which does not always require patients to take insulin. Type 1 diabetics must take it; before the hormone...

What Life Is Like When Puberty Starts at Age 2
What Life Is Like When
Puberty Starts at Age 2
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Jan 16, 2019 3:02 PM CST

What Life Is Like When Puberty Starts at Age 2

Patrick Burleigh details a childhood of shame, shaming, and anger

(Newser) - Patrick Burleigh doesn't remember when he grew his first pubic hair, which makes sense—most people don't remember much from when they're two. That's how old the now 34-year-old was when he entered puberty, a story he recounts at length for the Cut . The cause of...

A Provocative View: We're Overdoing It on Sunscreen

Writer for 'Outside' makes the case that the sun isn't as evil as we think

(Newser) - The advice is ever-present and official: Slather on the sunscreen and keep evil, cancer-causing rays of the sun away from your body at all times. But in a piece at Outside , Rowan Jacobsen presents a provocative counterpoint. Rounding up research from a "rogue band of researchers," he makes...

He&#39;s Serving 450 Years. His &#39;Victims&#39; Say He&#39;s Innocent
He's Serving 450 Years.
His 'Victims' Say He's Innocent
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Jan 13, 2019 3:00 PM CST

He's Serving 450 Years. His 'Victims' Say He's Innocent

Ricky Malee is 17 years into a sentence for crimes he insists he never committed

(Newser) - If Ricky Malee had taken the plea deal, he'd be out of prison right now, having served just 10 years. Instead, he's 17 years into a 450-year sentence. But he didn't want to confess to a crime he insists he didn't commit, and so "an...

How a Fact-Checking Journalist Nearly Married a Con Man

Abby Ellin runs an excerpt of her new book in 'Marie Claire'

(Newser) - In August 2010, Abby Ellin and her fiance moved into a one-bedroom rental at the Watergate in Washington, DC. It's a location infamous for being "ground zero for deception," and it's an almost poetic detail in Ellin's story of falling for a con man. Ellin...

Salesforce's CEO Went on Vacation, Had an Epiphany

Marc Benioff isn't the only CEO anymore

(Newser) - Salesforce had an envy-worthy 2018. The markets had their gloomiest year since 2008 , but Salesforce shares were up 34%. In the most recent quarter, revenue and earnings topped estimates for the 30,000-employee company. Ari Levy looks at what CEO Marc Benioff is doing right—and Levy begins his lengthy...

How to Lose Your Life Savings on Amazon
How to Lose Your
Life Savings on Amazon
longform
Jan 5, 2019 5:30 AM CST

How to Lose Your Life Savings on Amazon

Matt Behdjou and Mike Gazzola insist their methods are sound

(Newser) - Ever buy a plastic wine aerator on Amazon? If so, you may have done business with a couple who lost their life savings and are mad as hell—at marketers who told them Amazon-selling was a good idea, Alana Semuels writes for the Atlantic . "It's a scam,"...

His High School Doodle Got Him Deported
High School Student's
Doodle Leads to Deportation
longform
Jan 3, 2019 10:05 AM CST

High School Student's Doodle Leads to Deportation

Alex drew a devil with horns, the school mascot; ICE deemed it gang activity

(Newser) - Alex attended Huntington High School on Long Island, and he committed three big sins in the eyes of the authorities: He once wore blue sneakers to the school, he wrote "504" on his school bag and on a school calculator, and he doodled a devil with horns on his...

Harry Reid on Trump: Without Question, Our Worst President
Harry Reid Is Dying, and
He Doesn't Hold Back
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Jan 2, 2019 1:04 PM CST

Harry Reid Is Dying, and He Doesn't Hold Back

Former Senate majority leader offers his biting assessment of President Trump

(Newser) - Harry Reid "does not have long to live." Mark Leibovich puts it bluntly in a New York Times Magazine profile of the former Senate majority leader, who is himself quite blunt at times. Leibovich writes that he was the first to be granted an interview with Reid since...

The Word 'Odessa' Got a Serial Killer to Start Talking

Christie Palazzolo was asked to look into Samuel Little in 2013

(Newser) - Much has been written about Samuel Little , a 77-year-old serving life in California whose recent confessions may make him one of America's deadliest serial killers. In a lengthy piece for the Los Angeles Times , Del Quentin Wilber manages to present new details on how those confessions came to be...

A Serial Killer Murdered Her Son. She Was the One Found Guilty

The 'New York Times Magazine' looks at the case of Julie Rea

(Newser) - "I wouldn't wish it on a snake." So says Julie Rea of the life she has had since Oct. 13, 1997. That was the day she awoke to a scream and tussled with an intruder in her Illinois home. Her 10-year-old son, Joel Kirkpatrick, had been stabbed...

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