It’s the new worst-kept secret in Hollywood. After two years of dating and 15 years or so after they first met on the set of That 70’s Show, Jackie and Kelso are finally tying the knot. And by Jackie and Kelso, I mean Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher. Rumors abound Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher […]
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Boeing Makes A Top-Secret Spy Phone
Posted 2/27/2014 10:45 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to secure communications, the United States government doesn’t just turn to any old virus-prone Android phone, they turn to a specialist company to produce their communications technology. Boeing is the company who helps produce safe phones for top-secret conversations, and they’re looking to improve on their share in that market with a […]
Read »Super Bowl XLIX Could Be Moving Locations
Posted 2/26/2014 2:32 pm by Ron HoganArizona Governor Jan Brewer holds the fate of the world’s most popular football game in her hands at this very moment. In Arizona, a bill recently passed that would allow businesses to refuse to serve gay customers due to religious reasons. The debate over SB 1062 rages on, but many of the state’s representatives and […]
Read »Harold Ramis Dead At 69
Posted 2/25/2014 9:15 am by Ron HoganIt’s not underselling to say that Harold Ramis was a comic genius. As a performer, writer, and director, he’s got one of the most impressive resumes of pretty much any comedian of his generation. From his humble beginnings in Second City in Chicago to his time on SCTV, his collaborations with Bill Murray in Stripes, […]
Read »Piers Morgan Getting Axed By CNN
Posted 2/24/2014 10:30 am by Ron HoganIt was one of the highest-profile transfers of power imaginable. For 25 years, Larry King held down the 9PM slot on CNN, drawing positive ratings and critical praise and generally being a network powerhouse. When King stepped down in 2010, CNN had to bring in a known personality to replace the iconic King. They turned […]
Read »Millionaire Wants To Split California Into 6 States
Posted 2/21/2014 1:40 pm by Ron HoganMulti-millionaire Tim Draper has a crazy dream. He’s a resident of California who made his fortune investing in Skype and Hotmail, which means that he’s a pretty forward thinker. In fact, he’s thinking so forward he’s wanting to fundamentally change the most populous state in the United States. California is home to 38 million people […]
Read »Pizza Hut Manager Pees In Sink
Posted 2/21/2014 8:00 am by Ron HoganWhen you go to a restaurant, you’re hoping against hope that everything is clean and sanitized. Even the place where stuff is sanitized, the humble three-part kitchen sink, itself needs to be clean and sanitized in order to keep bacteria and viruses and food-borne illnesses under control. You don’t want anyone taking a bath in […]
Read »The Fantastic Four Have Been Cast
Posted 2/20/2014 12:32 pm by Ron HoganIt’s one of the most venerated properties in comic books. Among Marvel’s first heroes, The Fantastic Four has been brought to the screen multiple times, with varying degrees of success, and 20th Century Fox is going to keep on trying until they get it right, or until they have lost enough money that the rights […]
Read »Mom Buys $600 Worth Of Offensive Tee Shirts
Posted 2/19/2014 10:30 am by Ron HoganThey can’t all be the Three Wolf Moon shirt, after all. A mother in Orem, Utah, was walking through University Mall with her son when she saw some tee-shirts in the window of a PacSun store that she felt weren’t quite right. In fact, the shirts were offensive to Judy Cox, the mother in question, […]
Read »The” Guardians Of The Galaxy” Trailer Is Here And Weird!
Posted 2/19/2014 8:00 am by Ron HoganMarvel’s weirdest movie is on its way, and it looks as though the company has decided not to downplay the strangeness of its strangest property, but to emphasize it. With its grittier, street-level heroes already on firm ground, Marvel has decided to let space get as weird as possible, by giving James Gunn $100 million […]
Read »Jimmy Fallon’s First “Tonight Show” Is A Hit
Posted 2/18/2014 9:15 am by Ron HoganIt seems like months ago that Jay Leno made his final appearance on the Tonight Show, doesn’t it? Given the interruption of the Winter Olympics in Sochi and the necessary requirement of Jimmy Fallon to prepare his new version of the Tonight Show in New York City, the break seems longer. It’s only been 10 […]
Read »1-800-Flowers Ruined A Lot Of Valentine’s Days
Posted 2/17/2014 10:45 am by Ron HoganThere’s nothing more representative of Valentine’s Day than candy (preferably chocolate) and a bouquet of fresh flowers. It’s pretty much the classic Valentine’s Day combination of gifts, it’s almost a cliche at this point, and it’s the focus of the business of 1-800-Flowers. As it turns out, there were some problems this Valentine’s Day, and […]
Read »Top French Chefs Banning Food Photos
Posted 2/14/2014 6:42 pm by Ron HoganWhen it comes to heavy-hitters in the food world, you don’t get much more renowned than the Michelin star. If a chef gets a Michelin star, that means they’re among the best chefs in the world, and just because a chef has a Michelin star in his past, that doesn’t mean he’ll get one the […]
Read »Comcast To Buy Time Warner Cable
Posted 2/13/2014 11:15 am by Ron HoganWhen you’re the top dog in the market place, you’re either looking to get bigger or you’re looking to shed yourself of unprofitable side-ventures. In some cases, you can do both. In other cases, your only hope is to sell out to the competition. Comcast is the nation’s largest pay television service. The second-largest television […]
Read »Sinkhole Eats 8 Cars At Corvette Museum
Posted 2/12/2014 11:30 am by Ron HoganBowling Green, Kentucky, is home to one of the world’s most expensive collections imaginable. That’s because Bowling Green is the home of the National Corvette Museum, which is basically the most sacred place in the world to Corvette nuts. It’s where Corvettes are built, and it’s where the rarest of the Corvettes are displayed. Or […]
Read »Atlanta, US South Frozen By Pax
Posted 2/12/2014 9:00 am by Ron HoganIn case you’ve forgotten, the US South doesn’t know how to deal with winter weather. The further south you go, the worse the ability to handle ice and snow is, because there’s no need for a plow when your winter bottoms out at 40 typically and you get snow and ice worth treating once or […]
Read »Big Lots Is The Home For Discount Twinkies
Posted 2/12/2014 8:12 am by Ron HoganNovember 2012 was an awful day in human history. That’s the day the Hostess company closed its doors and Twinkies officially disappeared from store shelves. Well, fortunately for us, Twinkies made a comeback in a big day and now they seem to be back for good. Now, there’s an official replacement for the awesome old […]
Read »Matt Lauer Replaces Bob Costas As The Olympics
Posted 2/11/2014 3:15 pm by Ron HoganSince 1988, only one face has been the face of NBC Sports during the Olympics, and that is Bob Costas. For 157 straight primetime appearances, Bob Costas has been leading the pack when it comes to Olympic coverage, and NBC doesn’t have anyone able to even get close to Costas when it comes to being […]
Read »Child Star And Ambassador Shirley Temple Black Dead At 85
Posted 2/11/2014 8:45 am by Ron HoganIt’s hard for child stars to make a transition from the world of Hollywood into the real world. There are so many tragedies involving promising youngsters who go the down the wrong path, that it’s a small miracle when any actor or actress emerges as someone without a criminal record, let alone as a normal, […]
Read »SEC Defensive Player Of The Year Michael Sam Comes Out As Gay
Posted 2/10/2014 9:45 am by Ron HoganIncreasingly, the world is learning to turn its attention away from homosexuality and toward other issues. Being gay is becoming a non-issue, just another fact of life. The military dropped its anti-gay policies long ago, even allowing uniformed troops to march in gay pride parades. One of the last bastions of discriminatory thought is the […]
Read »Russia’s First Sochi Medalist Celebrates By Almost Stripping
Posted 2/10/2014 8:15 am by Ron HoganThere are a lot of ways to make traditional winter Olympic events more appealing. You can tweak the rules to add a little more drama, you can try to turn your sport macho, you can have some spectacular, television-friendly crashes where no one really gets hurt, or you can show a little skin and go […]
Read »Jay Leno Says Goodbye
Posted 2/07/2014 8:45 am by Ron HoganThe late-night reign of tyranny is over. The Chin has been deposed, replaced by the benevolent dictatorship of The Giggler. Yes, last night Jay Leno had his final episode of The Tonight Show, ending a 22-year run as the king of late night television and the heir to the empire built by Johnny Carson in […]
Read »Wellesley College’s Underwear-Clad Sleepwalker Statue
Posted 2/05/2014 7:00 pm by Ron HoganThere aren’t many men on campus at Wellesley College. That’s probably because it’s an all-women school. However, there’s one guy on campus these days, and he’s tromping around the grounds in nothing more than a pair of tighty whitey underwear with his eyes closed. Wellesley College has a statue of a guy in his underwear […]
Read »CBS Adds 8 Thursday Night Football Games
Posted 2/05/2014 6:27 pm by Ron HoganEvery year, it seems the sports world gets more and more crowded. NBC launched a sports-only network, Fox Sports has a sports-only national network, ESPN is still around and showing games, and it’s just hard to get any attention out there. The NFL Network hasn’t been hugely successful, but it made its mark in the […]
Read »Facebook Paper Newsreader App Launches
Posted 2/04/2014 8:30 am by Ron HoganWith pictures and photos and shares and streaming and all that stuff, keeping up with a Facebook account can be difficult. That’s one of the reasons why I cut the cord; however, ten years on, Facebook remains one of the most important ways to keep track of everyone and everything, and I’ve actually been inconvenienced […]
Read »The Best Super Bowl Ad From Last Night You (Probably) Never Saw
Posted 2/03/2014 10:50 am by Ron HoganIf you’re not from Savannah, Georgia, then you probably don’t know who Jamie Casino is. That’s about to change. Apparently he’s pretty well-known in his area for his commercials, but his latest commercial is something that has to be seen to be believed. In a world where Super Bowl commercials are ranked and rated, Jamie […]
Read »The Seahawks Smash The Broncos In Super Bowl XLVIII Laugher
Posted 2/03/2014 10:00 am by Ron HoganIt was the battle of the immovable object versus the irresistible force. The league’s best offence versus the league’s best defense. The one-man passing clinic versus the Legion of Boom. The Denver Broncos versus the Seattle Seahawks for all the marbles in Super Bowl XLVIII, the first Super Bowl to ever be held in a […]
Read »Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead At 46
Posted 2/02/2014 8:51 pm by Ron HoganWhen you need a guy to turn in a brilliant character performance, and you needed a guy who looks like the exact opposite of every leading man ever, you always had Philip Seymour Hoffman to turn to. Philip Seymour Hoffman is dead at 46. According to police, he was found with a syringe of heroin […]
Read »Jesse Eisenberg and Jeremy Irons Join Batman/Superman Film
Posted 2/01/2014 10:00 am by Ron HoganOne is best known as a billionaire social networking maven. The other is the bad guy from Die Hard With A Vengeance and the creepy-voiced uncle in The Lion King. Together, they’re actors Jesse Eisenberg and Jeremy Irons, and they’ve got a big career move coming up. Jesse Eisenberg and Jeremy Irons have been cast […]
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