CULTURE

Saturday marks the 109th birthday of Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) and, in honor of the great author's day, IBTimes editors and reporters shared their favorite books.

Legendary Washington Postman Bob Woodward got into a tussle with the White House after he challenged its handling of the sequester.

Honey Boo Boo has been banned from selling Girl Scouts cookies after posting a banner on Facebook, although she is not a Girl Scout.

More than 200 acres of palm trees and brush has been destroyed so far from the fire in Riverside County.

Prince William helped rescue two stranded hikers in North Wales, after his brother admitted Prince William envies his combat duty.

A soda machine was selling malt liquor for $3 to everyone, including minors for months until police removed the Pepsi vending machine in Washington, D.C.

Rapper Ja Rule is nearing his release from prison on tax evasion charges, after federal authorities moved him from an upstate jail to another facility in New York City.

After a French Montana concert, people opened fire outside the rapper's tour bus in a drive-by shooting, leaving one dead.

Hailey Lawler has been crowned Miss Delaware Teen USA in the wake of the Melissa King porn video scandal.

"Vikings" is History's first original series. With plenty of hype and a budget of $40 million, the network hopes it will become the next "Game of Thrones."

Rihanna is engaged, and planning a July wedding with Chris Brown that will include firebreathers and tattoo artists, a source says

A newly brunette Jennifer Lawrence was spotted in Hawaii without makeup, drinking wine and smoking what many news outlets are claiming is weed.

Melissa King, former Miss Delaware Teen USA, was offered a $250,000 contract from Internet porn giant Youporn.

A Florida man is feared dead after a sinkhole opened underneath the bedroom of his Tampa home while he was sleeping.

Ice-T and Coco Austin are reportedly not breaking up despite affair rumors.

Michael Winans Jr., who allegedly used the pulpit to recruit investors into a ponzi scheme, was sentenced to 14 years.

Justin Bieber is celebrating his 19th birthday on March 1 and his fans have already started to show their appreciation for the singer on Twitter.

A "Law & Order: SVU" episode presumably about Chris Brown and Rihanna ended in murder -- and angry fans. But probably not a lawsuit.

Giuliana Rancic puts her marriage before her baby.

Recently, Marc Anthony, salsa singer and ex-husband of Jennifer Lopez, has been seen out around California with a new woman around his arm, the 21-year-old heiress Chloe Green. But just who is this mystery woman, and why is she dating Anthony?

Zoanette Johnson impressed the "American Idol" judges with her version of "The Circle of Life" from "The Lion King" on Wednesday night.

Comedy fans across the Internet have been salivating over the new rumor that standup titans Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle are considering going on tour together.

Nothing can stop Paris Hilton from taking a picture, not even her boyfriend being taken away by paramedics after a skiing accident.

When authorities asked the boy who two women in the car were, he said, “those are my daddy’s hos."

Police have arrested Ammar Harris for the murder of three in Las Vegas. Harris has since posted videos of himself bragging about money and connections online.

Zoe Saldana talks about her race and being cast as Nina Simone amid criticisms that the film "whitewashes" Simone's life.

The victim “had burrito cheese, sauce and meat all over his clothing and face" after the Taco Bell battery.

Pope Benedict XVI vacated his office Thursday, two weeks after announcing his surprise resignation. He cited his age and health as reasons, but that has not quieted rampant speculation that something else may be at work, like a Vatican scandal.

The boyfriends of "Teen Mom" are allegedly getting paid to appear on the MTV reality show.