The Beer Barrel

"Pedobear" Stars In Convicted Sex Offender's Ad

Internet meme used to promote computer firm

MARCH 17--A Florida computer repair business with the unfortunate name “CP Distributor” paid $240 for an ad in a...

JAN 25, 2011 1:00 PM


The writer H.L. Mencken once said, "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public."

Oh, really?

In fact, the history of pop culture is littered with lowbrow ideas that failed to take hold. The success of shows like Jersey Shore and Skins, and the popularity of Krispy Kreme cheeseburgers or...

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John Perrone, 15, who has Type 2 diabetes, lifts weights at home in Winchester, Va. As an Eagle Scout project, he has developed a PowerPoint presentation on the disease that is aimed at youngsters.

Annie Snyder figured she’d be out of the pediatrician’s office in 30 minutes, tops. Then she’d head home, tuck the medical permission for YMCA...

Meghan Brown and Bobby Planthaber Jr., shown with their dog, Vixen, often throw big parties at their Tierra Verde home.

TIERRA VERDE — Meghan Brown had fired her pink .38-caliber handgun only inside a shooting range. Even there, she said, she wasn't very good.

The 2009 Miss Tierra Verde, 25 and a slender brunet, had trouble pulling back the...