When you’re a famous author with a famous universe, it must be hard to get new projects off the ground. If you’re George R.R. Martin, everyone wants more A Song of Ice and Fire work. When you’re J.K. Rowling, everyone wants more Harry Potter stuff. Sure, she’s had some success outside of the Potterverse with […]
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San Francisco Claims Third World Series In Five Years
Posted 10/30/2014 8:30 am by Ron HoganEvery other year, the song remains the same. In 2010, the Giants win. In 2012, the Giants win. And now, in 2014, the Giants win again. The San Francisco Giants are the champions of baseball once again for the third time in five years. The Giants bested the Kansas City Royals 3-2, a tight game in a […]
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Halloween Prank Turns Out To Be Beheaded Woman
Posted 10/29/2014 12:45 pm by Ron HoganHalloween is the time of year when the most macabre instincts in the human come out to play, and it’s not surprising. The holiday is marked by skeletons and ghosts and dead bodies galore, when costumed kids roam the darkness shouting “Trick or Treat!” and threatening onlookers with mild peril should they refuse to come […]
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Toronto Ends The Ford Era
Posted 10/28/2014 8:45 am by Ron HoganGood news, people of Toronto! Your long civic nightmare is officially over. You’re no longer an international joke, fit only to be laughed at and mocked due to the buffoonish antics of your mayor! That’s right, Rob Ford is officially out as mayor of Toronto, and the nascent Ford dynasty is being brought to an […]
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Ebola Quarantine Nurse To Sue For Freedom?
Posted 10/27/2014 11:01 am by Ron HoganComing back from health missions to save people from the deadly Ebola virus, you’d expect a better welcome from the United States. At least that’s what nurse Kari Wilcox expected when she came home from Africa via New Jersey. However, she’s not getting a parade, but a giant plastic jail cell. Since Wilcox was exposed […]
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Avengers 2 Trailer Leaks
Posted 10/23/2014 7:30 am by Ron HoganWhen the first movie makes over a billion dollars and becomes a worldwide sensation, the wait for the second movie is pretty intense, and fans want to know what they want to know no matter what the movie studio has planned. Marvel was planning on debuting the trailer for the second chapter in the Avengers […]
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Taylor Swift’s Silent New Hit Single
Posted 10/22/2014 10:45 am by Ron HoganEveryone loves Taylor Swift and, for the moment, it seems that T-Swizzle can do no wrong. Her last single broke download records, she’s got more Grammys than teeth, and everything she touches seems to turn to gold. Or gold records. Even when she puts out no music, her name alone is enough to generate hit […]
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Banksy’s Newest Artwork Defaced In A Day
Posted 10/21/2014 10:00 am by Ron HoganStreet art has gained a staggering amount of legitimacy in recent years. For example, graffiti artist Banksy is one of the most popular and famous artists in the world right now, with artwork being sawed off of the side of buildings and sold to collectors for small fortunes. Bansky, despite having kept his identity a […]
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Bono’s Medical Explanation For His Sunglasses
Posted 10/17/2014 2:43 pm by Ron HoganWhenever you see the band U2, lead singer Bono is wearing sunglasses. Charity appearances, The Tonight Show, wherever Bono is, his eyes are shielded by his signature shades. Just a rock star being a rock star, right? No different than leather pants or crazy necklaces. Well, not so fast. Turns out, Bono wears his signature […]
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HBO To Offer Streaming-Only Service
Posted 10/16/2014 7:45 am by Ron HoganEvery year, the Game of Thrones trailer comes out, and people lose their minds. It’s one of the most popular shows in the world, and year after year it breaks records as being one of the most illegally-downloaded shows ever. That doesn’t look to be changing any time soon, and as more people cut the […]
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Second Texas Hospital Worker Catches Ebola
Posted 10/15/2014 8:00 am by Ron HoganJust when you thought it was safe to go to the hospital in Texas, think again. After the announcement that a nurse contracted the ebola virus–blamed on improper equipment use–another case of ebola has hit the very same hospital, straining government promises that ebola is a difficult-to-catch disease. A second health care worker at Dallas’s […]
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Clowns Terrify California Town
Posted 10/14/2014 1:00 pm by Ron HoganEven if you like clowns, you have to admit they can easily become unsettling. Just a few little tweaks in the makeup, maybe drop the real smile for a painted-on smile, splatter a little blood, and what normally delights children becomes a monster straight out of Stephen King. If those clowns are skulking about in […]
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Red Bull Gives You Money (Or Free Red Bull)
Posted 10/10/2014 1:01 pm by Ron HoganIf you’ve had Red Bull since 2002, then congratulations, you’re about to get a lawsuit settlement from a lawsuit you might not have known existed. As it turns out, Red Bull might have been exaggerating about the benefits of its product (including the giving of wings), and as such, rather than fight the legal eagles, […]
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Paul Feig Will Be Doing All-Female Ghostbusters 3
Posted 10/09/2014 11:00 am by Ron HoganIt’s been 30 years according to the anniversary doughnuts, but the appeal of Ghostbusters hasn’t wavered. It was one of the biggest hits imaginable back in 1984, and it remains a pop culture phenomenon and one of the best horror comedies ever put down on celluloid, paper, disc, or other display medium. The original made […]
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Behold The Blood Moon
Posted 10/08/2014 10:15 am by Ron HoganIt’s one of the rarest events in nature. If you didn’t get up early in the morning to witness it, or if you were one of the few folks in the world who weren’t able to see it, then fortunately the internet has coverage for you of the beautiful, massive blood moon. The blood moon […]
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Doctor Flies In Ebola Protection Suit
Posted 10/02/2014 1:24 pm by Ron HoganThe Ebola virus has arrived in the United States. A man from Liberia, one of the worst places in the current outbreak, arrived in the United States and promptly fell ill with Ebola, despite apparently being screened at the airport in Liberia. The efficacy of airport security in Liberia not withstanding, this is indeed […]
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Counterfeit XBox Ones Put Hackers In Jail
Posted 10/01/2014 1:39 pm by Ron HoganGiven the less-than-stellar reception of the Xbox One, in hindsight it seems strange just how eagerly awaited the system was. Everyone was looking to get their hands on a new Xbox One or PS4, and it seemed split. Indeed, some folks wanted the Xbone so badly they were willing to break the laws to get […]
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