It’s closing in on the time of year when people actually want their television to show them commercials. That’s right, the Super Bowl is just around the corner on Feb. 5. One of last year’s big hits was the little tyke who tries to channel Darth Vader and thinks he starts up his dad’s Volkswagen […]
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Thief Can’t Make Getaway After Losing Car Keys During Robbery
Posted 1/21/2012 9:57 am by Stephanie SturgisCriminal masterminds are few and far between. Most of the time, the people trying to pull off a scam or commit a crime are not the sharpest guys. Here at Pop Fi we’ve documented several bungled crimes including the bad guys who robbed a candy store and then got caught because they left a trail […]
Read »Skiier Sarah Burke Passes Away Due To Injuries from Crash
Posted 1/20/2012 8:30 am by Stephanie SturgisWatching extreme athletes perform, I am often so dazzled by their athleticism that I forget how dangerous their stunts and tricks really are. Yet, there is a reason the word extreme is used to describe them, and sadly sometimes they don’t survive their daring tricks. That was the case for freeskier Sarah Burke, who passed […]
Read »Newt Gingrich And The Open Marriage
Posted 1/20/2012 8:30 am by Ron HoganSo, it’s kind of gross to think about, but the news is out there and we’re going to go ahead and discuss it. Newt Gingrich, GOP presidential candidate, has faced a lot of scrutiny during his campaign through the primaries. Now, he’s being assaulted on a new front: his personal life. Marianne Gingrich, second ex-wife […]
Read »Terrell Owens Returns To (Indoor) Football
Posted 1/20/2012 7:30 am by Ron HoganHow far the mighty have fallen. At one time, Terrell Owens was one of the best wide receivers in the National Football League. He’s a six-time All Pro, after all, and he commanded millions of dollars and legions of fans, haters, admirers, and detracters depending on whether or not he played for your team. Well, […]
Read »Anonymous Fights Back After Department of Justice Shutters Megaupload
Posted 1/20/2012 7:00 am by Ron HoganMan, you do not want to mess with Anonymous these days. The collective of hackers or whatever you want to call them seems to be growing more and more powerful as a force for justice and freedom on the Internet. For example, the Department of Justice shut down file-sharing website Megaupload and drew the ire […]
Read »Body Parts Found Scattered Near Hollywood Sign
Posted 1/19/2012 8:30 am by Ron HoganLos Angeles has been the home to some impressively gristly murders, but even the City of Angels wasn’t prepared to find the scattered parts of a dead body in the shadows of one of their most iconic landmarks. In Bronson Canyon, near the Hollywood Hills home of the Hollywood sign, two people walking dogs made […]
Read »Kodak Files For Bankruptcy
Posted 1/19/2012 8:00 am by Ron HoganOver 130 years ago, Eastman Kodak started the photography industry. They invented the hand-held camera and captured images from the surface of the moon. The company has even been the subject of a Paul Simon song. However, all the pop culture noteworthiness can’t protect a company from the march of time, and it looks increasingly […]
Read »Yu Darvish Is Coming To America
Posted 1/19/2012 7:30 am by Ron HoganThe latest import to Major League Baseball has a destination. Japanese ace pitcher Yu Darvish was a hot commodity on the transfer market, and after a bidding war that captivated the hot stove season, a desintation has been agreed to. Yu Darvish is going to the Texas Rangers. The rich–Texas is a two-time American League […]
Read »Peyton Manning To Retire From Football?
Posted 1/19/2012 7:00 am by Ron HoganPeyton Manning is rumored to be retiring. That’s not terribly unusual news. After all, Peyton Manning has had three neck surgeries during his career, including spinal fusion surgery, and he missed all of last season while recovering and rehabbing his injured neck. That’s a very serious injury, and very serious surgery. In his absence, the […]
Read »Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museums Celebrated 250th Birthday
Posted 1/18/2012 9:00 am by Stephanie SturgisFame is fleeting for most celebrities. Only a few endure longer than Andy Warhol‘s quotable 15 minutes. For those celebrities and world leaders who survive the initial rush of fame and create life-long bonds with their fans, a place of honor at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum usually results. It’s hard to believe that the wax […]
Read »George Lucas To Retire From Blockbuster Movies
Posted 1/18/2012 8:00 am by Ron HoganOnce upon a time, George Lucas was considered a gifted filmmaker whose film-school final exam became THX 1183, a really interesting visual, experimental film. Since then, George Lucas has primarily been known as the kind of guy that, if you give him $200 million, he can turn it into $200 billion due to his massively […]
Read »Louisiana Parish Looking To Ban Pajamas In Public
Posted 1/18/2012 7:30 am by Ron HoganOne man’s fashion victory is another’s fashion crime. That’s true for everything from mini-skirts to anti-cancer bracelets, all of which have been banned. Next on the ban-dar? Pajamas. If one Shreveport, Louisiana politician has his way, Caddo parish will ban wearing pajamas out in public under a proposed new ordinance. “If you can’t [wear pajamas] […]
Read »Yahoo Founder Jerry Yang Leaves Company
Posted 1/18/2012 7:00 am by Ron HoganNo one has been at Yahoo longer than Jerry Yang. That’s because Yang, along with David Dilo, founded the first big search engine way back in 1995. He’s been a part of the board of directors since March 1995 and he helped guide the company as CEO from June 2007 until January 2009. Now, he’s […]
Read »SOPA/PIPA And The Internet Blackout
Posted 1/18/2012 6:30 am by Ron HoganThings are looking might strange this morning around the Internet, and you have Congress to blame for that. Despite the massive groundswell of anti-censorship protests that forced companies like GoDaddy to shun the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act, Congress still hasn’t gotten the message. So, the Internet has united as one to […]
Read »Wearing Headphones May Get You Killed
Posted 1/17/2012 8:00 am by Ron HoganWearing headphones may get you killed if you’re a pedestrian. That’s according to a new study published in the online journal Injury Prevention. In 2004-05, 16 people were seriously injured or killed by cars while wearing headphones. In 2010-11, 47 pedestrians were turned into street pizza thanks to the sound-insulating capacity of their favorite headphones. […]
Read »Burger King Tests Delivery Service
Posted 1/17/2012 7:30 am by Ron HoganThese days, you can get just about anything delivered to your home. From books to groceries, you don’t have to leave your house to get anything if you time your orders right, and same-day delivery is becoming increasingly popular for more and more things, except for one area: fast food. If you want a burger […]
Read »3500-Year-Old Tree Burned Down
Posted 1/17/2012 7:00 am by Ron HoganThe Senator was a Florida landmark. The massive cypress tree stood an impressive 165 feet tall at one point, and was over 3500 years old. Then, in 1925, a hurricane took off the top of the ancient tree. Now, The Senator may be gone for good. Seminole County firefighters in Longwood, Florida fought to save […]
Read »The 2012 Golden Globes Results Are In
Posted 1/16/2012 6:30 am by Ron HoganBy all accounts, last night’s Golden Globes as presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association failed to strike the same controversial tone that was taken during host Ricky Gervais’s previous stints as the presenter of the ceremony. For his third hosting gig, it seems like he was mostly marginalized to a few brief introduction periods, […]
Read »The iPad 3 Is Coming In March
Posted 1/16/2012 6:00 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to technology, Apple has hit upon a winning formula. Take existing technology, Apple-fy it, then release it every few years with minor upgrades to crazy sales and media frenzy. For example, the iPad has been a monster success with every new generation, and since Apple has to adjust to a new CEO […]
Read »Gene Hackman Probably Shouldn’t Be Bicycling Anytime Soon
Posted 1/14/2012 3:30 pm by Ron HoganIn the movie The Royal Tenenbaums, Royal Tenenbaum takes his grandsons Ari and Uzi for a trip through the seedier parts of New York. They jump on the back of a garbage truck to steal a ride, go to a cockfight, and generally have a great time. Unsurprisingly, Gene Hackman has a little of that […]
Read »Sales Of Crocs Top $1 Billion
Posted 1/13/2012 7:30 am by Ron HoganI’m not a fashionable guy, but I am an opinionated guy when it comes to what people wear. I have a lot of pet peeves: I hate tights as pants, I hate Uggs, and I hate Crocs most of all. Crocs, those ugly garish rubber hospital shoes with the holes in them, are inexplicably popular. […]
Read »Natalee Holloway Declared Dead
Posted 1/13/2012 7:00 am by Ron HoganWell, the case is over. Natalee Holloway is officially deceased. In a court in Birmingham, Alabama, Judge Alan King honored the request of Dave Holloway, Natalee’s father, to have the girl declared legally dead in part to free up her college fund for use by her younger brother. No doubt this is also a move […]
Read »Stephen Colbert’s Prank Super PAC Becomes Possible Prank Presidency
Posted 1/13/2012 6:30 am by Ron HoganThe pranking instincts of Stephen Colbert are strong. Some months back, Colbert formed his own political action committee, dubbed the Colbert Super PAC. He did this simply because he could, and as it turns out, Colbert’s fans are pretty generous. However, the Colbert Super PAC will be forced to change its name. Stephen Colbert has […]
Read »Is Khloe Not A Kardashian?
Posted 1/12/2012 8:00 am by Ron HoganThe story may be reported first in The Star, one of those supermarket tabloids, but the sources seem solid. Robert Kardashian’s ex-wife Jan Ashley and widow Ellen Kardashian are banding together to announce an alleged Kardashian family secret: Khloe Kardashian isn’t Robert Kardashian’s daughter. At least, that’s what Robert believed before he passed away; meanwhile, […]
Read »300 Foxconn Workers Threaten Mass Suicide
Posted 1/12/2012 7:30 am by Ron HoganFoxconn, the world’s most suicidal company, is at it again. Workers must be incredibly dissatisfied with the working conditions and life at one of China’s leading technology manufacturing companies, because 300 workers on Foxconn’s Xbox 360 manufacturing lines threatened to commit suicide after labor negotiations went sour. Apparently, the workers wanted a pay raise, and […]
Read »Pakistan To Blow Up, Bulldoze Osama Bin Laden’s House
Posted 1/12/2012 7:00 am by Ron HoganWhen Osama Bin Laden’s secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan was raided by US military forces, the world held its breath. When word of Bin Laden’s death spread around the world, people everywhere celebrated the demise of the terrorist mastermind. Now, it looks as if all traces of Bin Laden are going to be wiped off the […]
Read »Hostess Files For Bankruptcy
Posted 1/12/2012 6:30 am by Ron HoganIn the movie Zombieland, the character of Tallahassee (played by Woody Harrellson) is on a quest. No matter how dangerous the place or how unlikely the discovery, he’s going to find himself a Twinkie. Well, for most of the movie, Tallahassee can’t find his Twinkie. Here’s hoping real life doesn’t become like that! Hostess Brands has filed […]
Read »Twitter Used To Track Contagion Outbreaks
Posted 1/11/2012 8:42 am by Stephanie SturgisIt’s one thing to track pop culture trends via social media numbers. The number of followers of Charlie Sheen’s Twitter account grew exponentially once he joined the site to report on all his “winning” and “Tiger blood” during his 2011 meltdown. Twitter users have also broken big news stories before. The assassination of Osama bin […]
Read »Fun Stop Motion Video Promotes Book Store
Posted 1/11/2012 8:00 am by Stephanie SturgisI like big books, and I cannot lie. Yep, I’m a self-admitted reader. Granted, I don’t zip through books like a friend of mine, who I swear is a speed reader, but I plow through them at my own pace. Like the bookshelves built into a staircase, I’ve got piles of books I’ve purchased just […]
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