"1984" sales spike after NSA surveillance revealed
June 13, 2013Dystopian classics sales have been strong on Amazon since news broke that the U.S. government had vast surveillance programs for phones and Internet records.
Dystopian classics sales have been strong on Amazon since news broke that the U.S. government had vast surveillance programs for phones and Internet records.
Bidding closed on a rare copy of the comic book featuring Superman’s first appearance that went undiscovered for over 70 years in the insulation of a Minnesota house.
Wildwood passed a law banning overly saggy pants on the boardwalk, prompted by numerous complaints about having to see people’s rear ends hanging out.
Jan Cooper had been on the phone for almost eight minutes with the 911 operator when she realized there wasn’t time to wait.
The electricity-generating project is being developed by EDP Renewables North America across a stretch of farmland south of the Randolph County city of Winchester.
FEMA said it reviewed Texas's appeal to help rebuild but decided that the explosion “is not of the severity and magnitude that warrants a major disaster declaration.”
With forecasters predicting severe weather in central Indiana, university officials issued a public safety notice Wednesday afternoon. ?
Jerry Hannah said he began doing abstractionism during his time at Ball State, but the most valuable thing he learned was how to communicate about art.
The event, hosted by the Muncie Arts and Culture Council, offered local artists from Muncie and surrounding areas the opportunity to showcase their work.
Around 10 faculty members were given training on Saturday and Sunday in firing guns and firearm safety at UPD and a police firing range.
A record amount of participants from 9 to 72 years old biked, ran and swam in the Muncie Triathlon on Saturday at the Prairie Creek Reservoir.
Live performers at The Cup Friday night played for a smaller crowd than usual at The Glue and Scissors Society’s monthly art show.
Leading by a set and a break 70 minutes into Sunday’s final against Rafael Nadal faced four break points in one game, including a 31-stroke exchange.
A woman who was critically wounded in last week’s Santa Monica shooting rampage died Sunday, bringing the total number of victims killed by the gunman to five.
The Heat trailed by a point late in the third quarter before unleashing the lethal brand of basketball that led them to a franchise-record 66 wins this season.
Audiences starved for horror flocked to the micro-budget film starring Ethan Hawke, minting another box-office hit for “Paranormal Activity” producer Jason Blum.
More than $50 million will be invested in a parking garage, retail area and apartment space in the University Square block of the Village.
Faculty and professional staff will receive a 3 percent increase in salaries and wages, with 70 percent of it being merit-based.
Owner Chris Hiatt was not expecting the announcement, but plans to use his victory to influence legislators.
Ball State students are encouraged not to lose hope despite Indiana having an 8.5 percent unemployment rate, the eighth highest in the country.
