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Rich People Reenact the Titanic's Voyage, Ideally Without the Sinking

Louis Peitzman · 04/08/12 04:20PM

Who hasn't, at one point or another, wished that he or she could travel aboard the Titanic? I mean, the whole affair ended nastily with some 1,500 people killed, but what luxury before that. Now a lucky group of people, some of whom are descendants of Titanic passengers, have embarked on a cruise that will retrace the path of the doomed ocean liner.

Titanic Fans Are No Match for Hunger Games Devotees

Louis Peitzman · 04/08/12 12:32PM

A $17.4 million weekend gross for Titanic isn't exactly sad — but it's a little disappointing, given that at one point, Titanic was the highest grossing film of all time. James Cameron's 3D conversion could not compete with The Hunger Games, which once again took the top box-office spot, this time with $33.5 million. The film's current domestic gross is now more than $300 million.

60 Minutes Correspondent Mike Wallace Dies

Louis Peitzman · 04/08/12 10:23AM

Mike Wallace, one of the original correspondents of 60 Minutes, has died at 93. Wallace worked for the program for four decades and entered semi-retirement in 2006. Since then, Wallace appeared intermittently on the show to interview such contentious figures as Jack Kevorkian and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. His most recent 60 Minutes interview was with Roger Clemens in 2008.

18-Year-Old High School Student and Former Teacher Call It Quits

Louis Peitzman · 04/07/12 04:42PM

Movies like Never Been Kissed and TV series like Pretty Little Liars have showed us the lighter side of student-teacher romance. The reality is far less pleasant, but for a time 18-year-old Jordan Powers and her former teacher, 41-year-old James Hooker, were trying to make it work. That relationship ended, however, when Hooker was arrested for — big shocker — sexually assaulting another teenage girl 14 years ago.

Lights Out for 'Painter of Light'

Louis Peitzman · 04/07/12 09:00AM

Thomas Kinkade, the so-called "Painter of Light," died on Friday at the age of 54. Kinkade purported to be "America's most-collected living artist," which makes sense given the unverifiable (but frequently cited) claim that one in twenty American homes have a Thomas Kinkade piece.

Mega Millions 'Winner' on Misplaced Ticket: 'I Haven't Looked in My Pants Yet'

Maureen O'Connor · 04/06/12 08:59AM

"World's most famous McDonald's employee" Mirlande Wilson—who claims she has Maryland's winning Mega Millions ticket but hasn't decided whether or not she'll accept her winning yet—almost definitely didn't win the lottery. But, damn, she has totally won the lottery-centric news cycle. Check out the latest nonchalant multi-millionaire quotes she gave to The New York Post about her supposedly winning ticket:

Checking in with Charles Manson

Caity Weaver · 04/05/12 08:19PM

What's new with notorious mass murderer Charles Manson? Not much. He's 77 now. Still in prison. The California department of Corrections has released an updated mugshot in advance of his 12th parole hearing next week. He probably won't attend (hasn't gone to one since 1997) and he certainly won't get parole.

Creative Uses for Cat Heads: Baseballs

Caity Weaver · 04/03/12 08:47PM

A homeless man in Anderson, Indiana was arrested Monday after police found him playing "baseball" with a severed cat head.