It’s really too bad this is a movie instead of a series. Sci-Fi has proven track record of churning out really good episodic television. But, their movies just….Well, they all suck. “Comic-book creator Stan Lee told SCI FI Wire that he is speeding up progress on his new superhero creation LightSpeed for the SCI FI [...]
Can you say “Just plain selling out”? I knew you could…. “Viewers of the Nov. 14 episode of NBC’s supernatural drama Medium may have noticed blatant references to the upcoming Sony Pictures movie Memoirs of a Geisha, which figured prominently in the episode’s storyline. It’s no coincidence: Sony partnered with NBC and the show’s producers [...]
A masked man believed to be one of Asia’s most wanted terrorists was so scared he didn’t even show his face on the video he made in his mom’s basement. It almost sounds like something out a movie…. [Masked militant threatens West - Yahoo! News]
The Did Bush Lie? Just Google It meme seems to be catching on, so here’s a new graphic you can use if you want to support it. I did just that. I made it a little smaller so it would fit on my blog though. I hope nobody minds. I really hope that Google doesn’t [...]
Here’s the word on the street in Amman. Everyone suddenly hates Zaraqawi. As soon as Jordanians saw their own countrymen blasted out of existence, they suddenly care that this madman is murdering people. Since it’s not just Iraqis and Americans he’s killing anymore, he’s suddenly a villain instead of a hero. Well, I have news [...]
This is just so disturbing. This is a perfect example of how we have completely forsaken personal responsibility in our society. “OSHKOSH, Wis. – A 4-month-old girl died when her inebriated mother fell asleep on top of her while breast-feeding, prosecutors said. Lorinda Hawkins told police she fell asleep about 15 minutes after she started [...]
Powerline brought to my attention the fact that there was a wedding reception going on in one of the hotels the murderous adherents to the religion of peace bombed yesterday. Both fathers of the couple were killed. This is terrible, just terrible. UPDATE:I did a bad thing. I was so enraged by this I forgot [...]
Interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the expulsion of all foreigners convicted of taking part in the riots that have swept France for 13 nights. Shouldn’t they have started doing this 12 days ago? [BBC NEWS | World | Europe | France to deport foreign rioters]
Ick. Maybe I’m getting old, but shouldn’t whole piercing thing be getting old too? A teenage boy died of blood poisoning after getting his lip pierced, an inquest was told yesterday. Daniel Hindle, 17, an A-level student from Richmond, Sheffield, had a ring put through his lip and his girlfriend had her eyebrow pierced. His [...]
I hate to say this Tom (why do I keep speaking to him like he’s reading this? Is that a sign of mental instability on my part? Please, no “pot calling the kettle back” jokes….), but I’m not sure if even hiring a professional will help at this point. LOS ANGELES – Tom Cruise has [...]
The first word is hero. After reading all of his letter he left his girlfriend, “hero” is the only work I can think to describe Corporal Jeffrey B. Starr. The second word is turncoat. While I think “traitor” is a little too harsh, I do think this word suits him. UPDATE: I’ve gotten an email [...]
Who cares?!?!?!? OK everyone, let’s repeat after me. “It’s just a TV show.” “It’s just a TV show.” “It’s just a TV show.” NEW YORK – Who won the debate? That was up to each viewer of “The West Wing” to decide. No pundits came on afterward to spin the results. But this fictional faceoff [...]
Is it really this easy???? HOUSTON – Authorities searched for a death row inmate Friday who slipped off his handcuffs, changed into street clothes and bluffed his way out of jail by flashing a fake ID badge with a photo of himself. Charles Victor Thompson, who was sentenced to die for killing his ex-girlfriend and [...]
I’m getting sick of this….. MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina – More than 1,000 demonstrators angry about President Bush’s policies clashed with police, shattered storefronts and torched businesses Friday, marring the inauguration of the Summit of the Americas as leaders began debating creation of one of the world’s largest free trade zones. I remember all too [...]
I’ve heard people say they wanted to try this before, but I’ve never heard of anyone actually doing it. I think it’s pretty funny this guy got caught. Remember what Sammy Davis Jr. says, “Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time”, or in this case pay the fine….. SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – [...]
How pathetic….. The DRUDGE REPORT has learned from exclusive sources that Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s 90 year-old mother Rose has become a prisoner in her own Hamilton, NJ home because of a barrage of media requests. The quiet neighborhood Mrs. Alito has lived in for over 50 years has been turned upside [...]
Chirac’s appeal for calm ignored as riots flare up again Dozens of cars were on fire last night after rioting broke out in Paris suburbs for the seventh successive night, despite an appeal from President Jacques Chirac for calm and dialogue. Hundreds of police attempted to control rioters, who also damaged a primary school and [...]
PARIS – Famed French actor Gerard Depardieu says in a newspaper interview that he’s ending his film career — and swears he wasn’t drunk when he said it. Exactly what career was that again? [Depardieu Tells Paper He's Ending Career - Yahoo! News]
This is so sad. I know everyone makes mistakes, but you would think a group like this would be careful not to make themselves look even more foolish than than they do by being themselves. MANILA (Reuters) – Greenpeace said on Tuesday it will pay nearly $7,000 in damages after the environmental group’s flagship, the [...]
It’s nice to see liberals around the world are consistent: “Ahmadinejad’s remarks harmed Iran. It was irresponsible and illogical,” said Rajabali Mazrouei (search), a prominent reformer and former deputy. Insulting and belittling their country’s leader seems to be common thread among liberals. Unfortunately, the things Mr. Ahmadinejad has said and done since becoming president (and [...]