Archive | Offbeat
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Column: A guy’s beer says a lot about him
You walk into a party late Friday night, and your flaky drunk friend immediately ditches you for some suspect-looking hipsters in the corner. You’re alone, you’re thirsty, and you don’t know anyone. Do you turn around and head home to watch a “Man v.
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Column: Celebrities choose outlandish baby names and get away with it
When news of Beyonce's pregnancy hit the airwaves, I predicted the end of the music industry by Juggernautism. (It's a thing, Google it.) However, not unlike the Doctor, Jay-Z and Beyonce decided to completely alter the fabric of time and history with a simple gesture.
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Politician proposes standards for National Anthem
When a disabled veteran from Indiana complained to State Sen. Vaneta Becker, R-Evansville, that a performance of the “Star-Spangled Banner” was offensive, Becker responded with proposed legislation.
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Science writer talks tattoos
Carl Zimmer, popular science writer and a lecturer at Yale, gave a presentation at the Museum of Natural History Tuesday night on his new book “Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed.
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My Little “Brony”: Show attracts older audience
In 1983, Hasbro released a line of colorful plastic ponies with vibrant manes, bright symbols on their flanks and a sprinkling of accessories. Young girls went gaga for these new characters. Twenty-eight years later, college men are doing the same.
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Penn State buys four .xxx domains
Penn State now owns a handful of .xxx domain names — but not for adult entertainment purposes. With .xxx domains about to go on the market to the public, the university has been purchasing sites to prevent unaffiliated porn sites from making use of the school’s name.
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No matter the weather, Mirror Lake jump continues at Ohio State
Summer's heat or winter's cold and no matter the weather or the conditions, Ohio State students continued the tradition of jumping into Mirror Lake late Tuesday night.
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Anti-Michigan license plates a no-go
As the Ohio State-Michigan football game approaches, one place that Ohio drivers' anti-Michigan sentiments can't be shared is on their license plates. The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles has rejected specialized license plate requests expressing hatred toward Michigan.
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Richard Simmons workout touching, touchy-feely
"I put some real hot music together for you because I want you to sweat until your underwear is wet," Richard Simmons said, just as his workout session, "Sweatin' to the Oldies," was beginning. About 850 students and faculty members gathered in the Tom W. Davis Special Events Gym at Ohio State U.