Motley Crue's Tommy Lee Retires Drum Roller Coaster

The 40-foot construction, which debuted in 2011, allowed the drummer to play while making a full 360-degree loop. Motley Crue's Tommy Lee retired his 360-degree roller coaster drum kit on Saturday in Atlantic City, NJ.

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Raha Moharrak: First Saudi Woman to Climb Mount Everest

Raha Moharrak has become the first Saudi woman to scale Mount Everest.
Approaching from Nepal's side of the mountain, Moharrak was one of 64 climbers who reached the 29,035 ft (8,850 meter) peak the morning of May 18 after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col, the same starting point pioneers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay took in 1953.

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This College Rudely Asks For Donations From Recent Graduates

During my graduation ceremony last week filled with anxious graduates, picture-taking, and wonderful speakers — Bill Cosby being one of them — I received my bachelor of the arts degree in journalism with a focus in magazines from Temple University.

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Heidelberg Project Arson Yet Another Blow to Struggling Detroit

The sad state of America’s economy is old news to almost everyone.
Nationwide, the unemployment rate hit 7.5% as of April this year. Most major cities are at a rate of at least 7% unemploymen,t and even when it seems that the rates are dropping, those lower statistics are usually just a result of people leaving the labor force entirely rather than landing a steady job.

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This West Virginia Lawmaker Thinks Children Should Have to Work For School Lunches

Remember school lunches? Maybe they weren’t the most appealing, but there was always the option of a well-balanced meal with each component coming from a different segment of the food pyramid. They were always inexpensive; for the kids who needed it, there were reduced-price meals available once their parents filled out the necessary forms.

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Indie Music Site Pitchfork Wins National Magazine Award

Founded in 1995, the online publication was recognized by the American Society of Magazine Editors alongside New York Magazine and National Geographic. Among the winners at the American Society of Magazine Editors' prestigious National Magazine Awards on  Thursday night was indie music website Pitchfork, which picked up an Ellie (ASME's elephant-shaped trophy) for General Excellence in Digital Media.

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John Lennon Drawings Go on Display at Los Angeles Mall

This weekend only, artwork by the late Beatle can be seen at a Juicy Couture adjacent exhibit in Century City. Los Angeles is the new temporary home of The Art of John Lennon, an exhibit of the late Beatle’s artwork.

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