Jesus and Mary Magdalene might have been married, or so says the Gospel of Philip. Sure, it's the basic plot of The Da Vinci Code (the thriller also wraps in conspiracy shibboleths like Opus Dei and the Knights Templar for good measure) but the theory finds its basis in writings from the Gnostic Gospels, which were discovered in 1945 and whose authenticity religious experts still dispute. In the Gospel of Philip, Mary Magdalene, who is referred to as Jesus' koinonos, a Greek term for "
September 5, 2014 8:33 AM EDT
After hearing news of Joan Rivers’ death Thursday, late-night host Conan O’Brien reminisced about the influence the comic icon had on American culture when he was a child.
“Joan Rivers would fill in for Johnny Carson and when she did it was an event,” O’Brien said. “Everybody in the country would talk about it the next day. Media is so fractured now. There’s so many thousands of different shows and people competing for attention, it’s hard to explain to people today what an event that was.
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“Jurassic World Dominion” roars into theaters this weekend. Set in the present day, not long after the events of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” dinosaurs now co-exist with humans.
While dino alums Tyrannosaurus Rex and the venom-spitting Dilophosaurus make their mark, director Colin Trevorrow also brought in bigger, badder and even feathered dinosaurs.
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The song titled 'Is it because I love you' features Patoranking and is produced by YBNL in-house hitmakers Young John and Pheelz. Is it because I love you' displays a side of Lil Kesh we haven’t seen prior to this: “Kesh the loverboy“. This should be a hit among the ladies, and of course gentlemen who appreciate quality love songs regardless of the genre or tempo. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7scHLrJxnppdksq%2FAxKurmqGeorKvwI6mrKyhk2S7psOMpqysoZNiuW64yKVkpJ2jnXqqv4yiq2aalZiutr%2FEZqBmpJ%2Brsm7Fzq5mo6ahq8R2gQ%3D%3D
Thanks to microprocessors and robotics, artificial limbs have hit new heights of innovation. But the socket— the molded plastic piece that attaches prosthesis to person—hasn’t made such major strides. Until now. The Socket-Less Socket replaces the often uncomfortable molded plastic fittings of more standard prostheses with a custom set of straps and bindings that can be tightened or loosened as needed. “It’s the difference between wooden clogs and carbon-fiber shoes,” says Martin Bionics founder Jay Martin.
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Jesse Bennett’s wife was having a difficult labor. She thought she was going to die and asked for a Caesarean operation in the hope that her child, at least, might be saved. The doctor attending her refused. But Jesse Bennett was a physician himself. He put his wife to sleep with a whopping dose of laudanum. She lay on planks set across two barrels. One sweep of the knife laid open the abdomen and soon a baby girl was extracted.
FedEx told investors on Tuesday that it will offer a voluntary buyout program for US employees. Those who participate will receive four weeks of pay and healthcare coverage for every year of employment for a maximum of two years. The Memphis, Tenn.-based company will spend $450 million to $575 million on buyouts, depending on how many participate. That will save FedEx $225 million to $275 million in fiscal 2020, it estimates.
August 13, 2014 3:16 AM EDT
Correction appended, Aug. 13
A man accused of killing a fellow student in Florida was linked by authorities Tuesday to an image purportedly of an Internet search asking where to “hide my roommate.”
The evidence was presented in the trial of Pedro Bravo, who is charged with killing Christian Aguilar after an argument over Bravo’s ex-girlfriend, whom Aguilar had been dating, CBS Miami reports. Detectives have been reviewing Bravo’s phone for clues, and found what was purportedly cached image of an iPhone’s voice-activated “Siri” search function.