Eminem’s song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper’s songs. Eight Mile Style filed a federal lawsuit in Detroit on Monday alleging that a 30-second Facebook ad broadcast online last month copied music from Eminem’s 2000 song Under the Influence.
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Woman Gets Ticket For Her Unusual Driving Companion, She Drove A Huge Teddy Bear Shotgun In An Attempt To Use The Carpool Lane
An Oregon woman received a $260 traffic ticket when she was caught driving in the HOV lane with a giant teddy bear. She told reporters she thought she was getting away with it until the motorcycle police officer pulled up next to her. She wasn’t angry about the ticket, but said she had learned […]
Religion: The New Nuns
They dress in everything from miniskirts to medieval mantles.
It’s Inconvenient Being Green
My condition began when I read of a couple in New York City who had vowed to live a whole year without toilet paper. They were conducting an experiment in environmentally low-impact living as research for a book, they said
The Decemberists: Nerd Rock
It’s a clear, chilly winter day in Portland, Ore., and Colin Meloy, leader of the Decemberists, is expounding on folk chanteuse Gillian Welch’s guest vocals on their new album, The King Is Dead. “No country-rock record would be complete without some backing vocalist with a clear and distinct voice,” he says, citing Nicolette Larson’s singing on Neil Young’s Comes a Time and Emmylou Harris’ work with Gram Parsons.
Birth Control for Kids?
When the Portland, Maine, School Committee voted 7-2 Wednesday night to make birth control pills available to middle school girls as young as 11, the response provided the latest evidence that adults still have trouble talking about sex with each other, much less with our kids.
Bodies of soldiers killed in Afghanistan due back in U.S.
The flag-draped coffins of at least four U.S. soldiers killed during a weekend onslaught against a U.S
Raise a glass to ‘beer country’
When it comes to taking spirited vacations, wandering a vineyard falls flat in the face of handcrafted brew. With more than 1,500 breweries across the United States, beer is not just a drink — it’s a destination.
Half All Mortgage Holders Are Expected To Be Underwater
If you’re not already underwater on your mortgage, there’s a decent chance you will be.
The Arts in the Recession: It Helps to Think Locally
In Washington there are bailouts to be had for banks and car companies, but what about Portland’s Oregon Ballet Theatre? OBT’s 20th anniversary season is around the corner, but its budget has dropped 28%.