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...than you'd expect. It's rooted in ancient history - as early as the 5th century B.C. It is believed that the ancient Spartans were the first to make a celebration out of the groom's last night as a single man. Spartan soldiers held a dinner in their friend's honor and made toasts on his behalf - with, one assumes, a Spartan sense of decorum. Since then, the events have generally grown more raucous. In 1896, a stag party thrown by Herbert Barnum Seeley - a grandson of P.T. Barnum - for his brother was raided by police after rumors circulated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bachelor Parties | 6/16/2009 | See Source »

...recent years, bachelor-party high jinks have led to numerous Hollywood breakups. Paris Hilton accused beau Paris Lastis of cheating on her at his bachelor party - an alleged indiscretion that similarly doomed Mario Lopez and Ali Landry. Nick Lachey's reported dalliance with a porn star at a friend's party - while it was denied - sparked rumors about a rift with wife Jessica Simpson before their eventual split in 2005. And Peter Berg's dark 1998 film Very Bad Things should be required viewing for grooms-to-be about the importance of good behavior (although it's probably...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bachelor Parties | 6/16/2009 | See Source »

...When I add a new friend on Facebook, for instance, a few moments later, he appears as a contact on my Pre. If he is already there, WebOS is smart enough to just add anything that is missing - his birthday, say - to the existing contact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pre: Palm's Plot to Take on the iPhone | 6/15/2009 | See Source »

Iran_hotspot My friend just came up from downstairs apparently some of the shots killed at least 8 ppl downstairs so bloody and the driver is dead #ritt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Latest Tweets on Fallout from Iran's Election | 6/15/2009 | See Source »

...NextRevolution @oklahomared friend shot in upper thigh by basij militia on motorbike 2 dead tehran.. thank you death to the dictator #iranelection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Latest Tweets on Fallout from Iran's Election | 6/15/2009 | See Source »

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