A new study from researchers in the US claims that the average IQ in Western nations dropped by a staggering 14.1 points over the past century. In other words the study shows ‘we stupid’. “We tested the hypothesis that the Victorians were cleverer than modern populations using high-quality instruments, namely measures of simple visual reaction time in a meta-analytic study,” the researchers wrote in the study, which was published online in the journal Intelligence on Thursday. “Simple reaction time measures...
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I am a full-time paid professional employee of the Boy Scouts of America. I am also gay. I spend 14-hour days and 80-hour workweeks promoting the Scouting program and providing the best possible services to build and retain membership. I do this with honor because I am a product of the program. I am an Eagle Scout and a member of Scouting’s Honor Society. I’ve dedicated more than two decades of my life to the Boy Scouts of America – first as a Scout and now for over five years as an employee. When I was a Scout, the program offered...
An outspoken and provocative conservative who emerged from Saturday’s Republican Party of Virginia Convention as the party’s nominee for lieutenant governor once compared Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan and blasted African-Americans for their “slavish devotion” to the Democratic Party. E.W. Jackson, an African-American pastor and attorney from Chesapeake, made the comments in a self-produced “message to black Christians” posted on YouTube last year. “The Democrat Party has created an unholy...
“Wow, fresh breath AND fully energized?” Step aside, Starbucks. Coffee lovers may be able to get a shot of caffeine right from the toothbrush, if a patent from Colgate-Palmolive goes through. No need for the double latte down the street: That caffeine could be administered through a patch while you’re polishing those pearlies. According to the patent application, “The present invention pertains to an oral care implement generally, and more particularly to a toothbrush that releases a chemical into the mouth during use.” Other...
All the items found in hotel room including wigs. Moscow — Wigs, dark glasses, a compass and a large bundle of foreign cash — it’s the stuff of any Cold War-era spy novel. That’s the “spy arsenal” Russia’s counterintelligence agency says it found with a U.S. diplomat when he was caught allegedly trying to recruit a Russian special services staff member. The diplomat in question, Ryan Fogle, third secretary of the Political Department of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was declared “persona non...
DESPITE losing a whopping 60 pounds, CHAZ BONO is still unhappy with the way he looks and is considering drastic measures to improve his appearance, say sources. But his mom CHER fears that his solution may cause more problems than it solves. Plagued by a chubby face and double chin, Chaz is now said to be contemplating liposuction to tighten it all up. That prospect has Cher concerned because the transgender activist once suffered a 10-year addition to painkillers, and sources say she’s afraid he’ll get hooked again while recovering...
Justin Timberlake For President: Americans Agree! In these fractious, Red State/Blue State times, it’s kind of surprising that all Americans can agree on our next president, even if the majority vote does go to Justin Timberlake. Yes, according to a brand-new survey conducted by Public Policy Polling, JT was the overwhelming choice when folks were asked which musician they’d like to see as president, being named in 34 percent of all surveys. Adele and Beyoncé also were favorites for the White House, getting 19 and 14 percent,...
Chris Brown’s artwork outside his home. Singer Chris Brown has taken to Twitter to defend artwork outside his Hollywood Hills home that neighbors and the city of Los Angeles want him to take down. Neighbors claim the monsters are scaring neighborhood kids and ruining the hillside aesthetic of the area below Lake Hollywood. “There are lots of babies, lots of children, and they’re literally frightened. It’s like devils on the wall — big, scary eyes and big, scary teeth, and just the whole vibe is not what we’re...
Gay Couple Attacked By Group of Men In Broad Daylight This article is from a Facebook message that was posted on Monday May 6th, 2013: My name is Nick. My partner Kevin and I got jumped yesterday in broad daylight in midtown. A group of men wearing Knicks jerseys just got out of the game at Madison Square Garden. We were verbally accosted by two of them, and as I tried to talk things through I got shoved. It was then that I realized we were surrounded. They broke my nose and his wrist, and broke several hundreds of dollars worth of personal...