Tuesday, February 5, 2008 Afflecks Palace, the “iconic, alternative shopping centre” in the Northern Quarter of Manchester in England, United Kingdom, was saved from closure this week after long-running rumours that the market may have to “kick out its traders” due to a dispute between the management of the Afflecks Palace brand and the leaseowner for the building, Bruntwood. Rumours […]
Comedian Stephen Colbert wins NASA space station name contest
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 American comedian Stephen Colbert has won a NASA contest poll to determine the name for a new wing on the International Space Station. After using his Comedy Central show The Colbert Report to call on fans to vote in the contest, the write-in name “Colbert” topped the poll with 230,539 votes. NASA officials said they ultimately […]