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Hilarious Irreverence: Fark's Headline of the Year Winners

One thing you find out pretty fast working at Fark is that any news story -- no matter how grim -- can be turned into a joke. For those of you not familiar with Fark.com, it's a deeply irreverent social-media news site run by Drew Curtis, where even the most dreary headlines are churned into comedy. Each day, members of...

The Doors Want Apology, Not Pardon, for Jim Morrison

The surviving members of the Doors are unimpressed with a posthumous pardon that was recently granted in Florida to their late frontman, Jim Morrison. They think the state owes him a formal apology. "We don't feel Jim needs to be pardoned for anything," the surviving band members, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore and Robby...

Jim Morrison Pardon: 5 Other Music Stars Who Got Clemency

(Dec. 9) -- When it comes to being pardoned on criminal charges, late rock star Jim Morrison is in good musical company. Over the years, a number of other popular recording artists have been granted clemency. Surge Desk presents a handful of them. Johnny Cash: The late, legendary singer and songwriter was pardoned in...

This Is the End for Jim Morrison's Nudity Case

(Dec. 9) -- The story begins in 1969, on an exceptionally hot night in an overcrowded concert hall in Miami. An exceptionally drunk Jim Morrison, slurring and screaming, stops singing "Touch Me," and what happens next destroys the Doors' meteoric career. Forty years later, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has successfully...

Charlie Crist to Get His Long-Awaited Pardon of Jim Morrison

(Dec. 8) -- He broke on through. Outgoing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has secured enough votes on the state's Executive Clemency Board to ensure that Jim Morrison, the former lead singer of seminal '60s rock group the Doors, will receive a posthumous pardon for an indecent exposure conviction. Crist secured the second...

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Matt D. Wilson: The 11 Most Awesome Supervillain Superpowers

When fresh faced youngsters approach me, or I should say my alter-ego, supervillain mastermind King Oblivion Ph.D., and exclaim, "I want to be a success in professional super-evil! Where do I start?"

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06/03/12 Sun shines for centenary Lurgan Show Source: News Letter WHILE the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations were getting under way throughout the British Isles, Lurgan and District Cattle Society was firmly focused on marking the 100th anniversary of Lurgan Show.
06/02/12 Astbury Waited 13 Years For The Doors Gig Recap Source: antiMusic On Monday Astbury Waited 13 Years For The Doors Gig was a top story.
06/01/12 Cape Region ready for transit of Venus June 5 Source: Cape Gazette - Lewes DE A transit of Venus will be visible, if weather cooperates, beginning just after 6 p.m., until about 8:20 p.m., Tuesday, June 5.
05/30/12 The return of the lizard king Source: Toledo City Paper - Toledo OH Phil Barone and friends once held annual Halloween parties inside a barnânicknamed the Cadillac Ranch after the Springsteen songâwhere Barone, dressed as Morrison, entertained guests.
05/25/12 Villagers get ready to race Fisher Lass Source: Fife Free Press - Kirkcaldy - Fife - UK RESIDENTS from across Pittenweem have shown their community spirit by backing the creation of their very own St Ayles Skiff.