Virginia Beach, the Iranian Air Force, and the Sound of Freedom — Mickey Z.

Vintage postcard (public domain) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 26, 2020 Many, many years ago, me and three friends drove to Virginia Beach for a week-long getaway. Upon arriving, we stopped a ...

That Time I Gave a Lecture at Yale University — Mickey Z.

The Yale mascot celebrates a Bulldogs’ victory during the 2016 NCAA tournament. (Photo: Catherine Avalone/Hearst Connecticut Media) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 19, 2020 “Every child is an a ...

Cabs and Cab-Nots | Mickey Z.

Still photo of Robert DeNiro on the set of “Taxi Driver” (credit unknown) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 4, 2020 Until recently, yellow cabs were a major part of the NYC experience. Thanks to ...

Emergency Bras (Adam Hunger)

(Editor's note: World News Trust first linked to this Reuters photo nearly 10 years ago. -Francis Goodwin) Oct. 16, 2010 (Reuters) -- Dr. Elena Bodnar holds up one of her "Emergency Bras," as John Du ...

Self-Mummified Monk Discovered Inside Buddha Statue | Krisztina Than

A gold statue of Buddha housed at Hungary's Natural History Museum has been discovered to contain the mummified body of an ancient Chinese monk. PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy Drents Museum March 6, 2015 (Re ...

Only in Iceland: beer flavoured with smoked whale testicles | CBC Radio

Stedji brewery's new flavour: whale testicle. (Stedji/Wikipedia) Jan. 12, 2015 (CBC Radio) -- It's the latest craft beer from Iceland, brewed in small batches using pure spring water. Oh, and flavour ...

Deer Fights Back Against Hunter Who Shot Her | Hilary Hanson

More feisty than she looks (Huffington Post)Jan. 5, 2015 (Huffington Post) -- A Wisconsin bow hunter had the tables turned on him when a deer he shot with an arrow fought back and sent him to the hos ...

Subway Inn to Close After 77 Years in Midtown Manhattan | Jonathan LaMantia

Photographer: Roger Gaess/Getty Images Jul 25, 2014 (Bloomberg) -- Subway Inn, the New York City institution that clung to its dive-bar roots even as its Upper East Side neighborhood sprouted steel-a ...

Viking calendar predicts the world will end Saturday | Elizabeth Weise

The Norse god Heimdalir blows the mythical Gjallerhorn to warn that Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Gods and the end of the world, is coming.(Photo: Jorvik Viking Festival) Feb. 20, 2014 (USA Today) -- ...

Kung fu nuns teach cosmic energy to CERN scientists | Robert Evans

Nov. 16, 2012 -- GENEVA (Reuters) -- A dozen kung fu nuns from an Asian Buddhist order displayed their martial arts prowess to bemused scientists at CERN this week as their spiritual leader explained ...

Polish coffin-maker uses nude models to sell wares | Reuters

Nov. 2, 2012 -- WARSAW (Reuters) -- A Polish firm that makes coffins has angered the Catholic church by trying to drum up business with a calendar depicting topless models posing next to its caskets. ...