Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts Cast in ‘August: Osage County’
Meryl Streep (62) and Julia Roberts (44) may have a combined age of 106, but the Hollywood ageism that traditionally goes against female performers doesn’t seem to apply to this timeless pair; indeed,...
View ArticleMinnesota Vikings Don’t Want Randy Moss [Confirmed]
The Minnesota Vikings don’t want Randy Moss and that fact was confirmed on Thursday by general manager Rick Spielman who confirmed in no uncertain terms that the Vikings “will be moving on” next season...
View ArticleStonehenge Design Inspired By Sound ‘Illusions’, Scientist Suggests
In recent years, archaeologists uncovered evidence that Stonehenge was at one point used as a burial ground. The evidence was strong, but it was far from conclusive–and now a new theory has surfaced...
View ArticleGas Prices Reach Record Highs for February
While many drivers are already grumbling at gas prices this winter, experts say that by this summer, Friday’s AAA average of $3.58 a gallon for regular gasoline may look downright attractive. Some...
View ArticleTim Wakefield, Red Sox Knuckleball Pitcher, Retires [Video]
After 19 years in the majors, the last 17 with the Boston Red Sox, knuckleballer Tim Wakefield announced his retirement yesterday. “This has been the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, so it’s with a...
View ArticleAretha Franklin Cancels Whitney Houston Funeral Performance
Aretha Franklin, soul legend and Whitney Houston’s godmother, has cancelled her performance at the late singer’s funeral. The singer was expected to give an emotional rendition of one of Whitney...
View ArticleJennifer Aniston Topless Scene Cut From ‘Wanderlust’
The new movie “Wanderlust” was supposed to feature a topless scene with Jennifer Aniston. The scene, however, was cut at the last minute. Rumors have started circulating that the former “Friends”...
View ArticleKevin Costner Gives Statement on Whitney Houston’s Death
Kevin Costner is scheduled to speak today at Whitney Houston’s funeral (you can watch a live stream of the service here) but before he took the microphone, “The Bodyguard” actor released a statement...
View ArticleBobbi Kristina Expected to Enter Rehab
As friends, family, and fans mourn the death of Whitney Houston today, Houston’s family members are said to be encouraging Bobbi Kristina Brown to enter rehab. Bobbi Kristina, the daughter of Whitney...
View ArticleDARPA aims to bring a robotic version of Avatar to reality
We are all now quite familiar with the whole Avatar made popular in the James Cameron movie and we can be pretty sure that while controlling aliens this way isn’t going to happen anytime soon that...
View ArticleApple Supplier Foxconn Increases Worker Wages
Foxconn, the world’s largest supplier of Apple’s iPhones and iPads, has reportedly raised the wages for its assembly line workers by as much as 25 percent. The news comes a month after a New York Times...
View ArticleA Chink in the Armor? ESPN Publishes Racist Headline
Well, someone’s getting fired. Last night ESPN published a racist headline about the New York Knicks’ new star Jeremy Lin. The mobile sports site used the headline “Chink in the Armor” last night...
View ArticleKevin Costner Gives Tearful Eulogy at Whitney Houston’s Funeral [Video]
Kevin Costner was one of the few people invited to speak today at Whitney Houston’s funeral. Costner, who starred with the late singer in the hit movie “The Bodyguard,” told the people gathered at the...
View ArticleUsing your heart to create the stem cells needed to heal your heart – huh?
Apparently there is a new technique called CADUCEUS; or for those of you whole don’t like hard to pronounce acronyms how about CArdiosphere-Derived a Utologous stem CElls to reverse ventricUlar...
View Article‘New Rich’ Help Luxury Goods Industry Set Sales Records
Unemployment rates remain high in many parts of the world while entire countries including Italy, Greece and others continue to cut costs to save themselves from financial ruin, however while the...
View ArticleTo help prevent RFID theft from credit cards researchers working on an on/off...
As much as some of us might not like the idea the advent of radio frequency identification (RFID) or near-field communication (NFC) is here to stay and making its way into more and more of our gadgets...
View ArticleLAPD Seizes $100 Million In PCP, Makes Major Arrests
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers made a $100 million bust against a national drug-trafficking organization this week when officers seized nearly $100 million in PCP. Police claim to have...
View ArticleNew Ghost Recon: Future Soldier trailer details animations, cover [Video]
Ubisoft is kicking off a new video series for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, and the first in the series shows us what the game’s animation and cover systems will look like. The video notes that Ghost...
View ArticleVideo game Sleeping Dogs previews hit the web [Video]
Apparently there was an embargo on the news to with a new game called Sleeping Dogs from developer United Front Games, and being published by Square Enix, but that embargo has either been lifted or...
View ArticleHere’s 5 minutes of Far Cry 3 gameplay
If the most recent Far Cry 3 trailer left you wanting to see some actual gameplay, a 5-minute-long video popped up on the internet showing exactly that. The video does have a few story bits in it,...
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