Unusual Stuff

He’s probably the most important man in the history of Microsoft not named Bill Gates.  The company’s first non-Gates CEO, Steve Ballmer was the man behind the Microsoft Surface and one of the people fighting to bring the company into the 21st Century.  He made his mark with the company, then stepped aside for the […]

It was a big-screen success, but the original Daredevil film starring Ben Affleck as “the Man Without Fear,” Matt Murdoch, has taken something of a beating in recent years, probably due to the failure of the Elektra film, fallout from Bennifer, and various other assorted reasons mostly pointing the blame to Ben Affleck.  But Daredevil […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been a very unlucky franchise.  After LeBron James abandoned his home-state team for the sunnier climate of Miami, everything’s gone downhill for the Cavs.  They’ve had terrible coaches, bad players, a general lack of basketball prowess, some terrible decision-making from the front office… whatever could go wrong has gone wrong for […]

Once upon a time, the Halo series of video games was the biggest and best series since the brothers Mario stomped their way across the Mushroom Kingdom.  Halo: Reach was one of the biggest hits in video game history (making $200 million in a single day!) before being supplanted by Call of Duty: Ghosts.  More […]

The trend for the telecommunications industry isn’t growth, it’s contraction.  Specifically, companies are always looking to get with other companies and join forces, and no company is doing this quite as aggressively as AT&T.  The telephone giant has already tried to buy T-Mobile only to be rebuffed by the federal government.  Now they’re looking to […]

With its closely-guarded secret recipe, you’d think that Coca-Cola’s products were inviolate.  The same ingredients in Coke are the same ingredients Coke has always used, and that’s that.  Well, that’s definitely not the case.  Coca-Cola has no problems tinkering with its recipe to save money, like switching from sugar to corn syrup, and removing potentially […]

In 2015, CBS will have a new slate when it comes to late-night television.  David Letterman will be retiring to make way for Stephen Colbert, and the guy who I wanted to replace David Letterman will apparently be riding off into the sunset, too.  Craig Ferguson will be retiring from the Late Late Show when his […]

Donald Sterling has a pretty checkered past as far as racism is concerned.  He was accused of racism by former Los Angeles Clippers GM Elgin Baylor of racism.  He settled a lawsuit made by a group of property renters alleging he refused to rent to non-Koreans in LA’s Koreatown and further discriminated against black people, […]

Amazingly, before 2009, the FDA had no ability to control the sale of cigarettes in the United States.  In January 2010, the FDA lost a lawsuit banning the importation of e-cigarettes, and now the marketplace has exploded.  It seems like everywhere you go there are e-cigarettes being sold or used, and it was only a […]

It’s harder and harder to sneak on board airplanes these days.  Unless you’re the size of a hamster or you’re a kitten that sneaks out of the cargo hold, you’re going to have to buy a ticket to get on a plane.  However, to get caught requires security teams to be paying attention.  If nobody’s […]

Whether you’re just a normal murderer or a big company, you need to always be mindful of what goes up on your Twitter or Facebook feeds, because eventually it will come back to haunt you.  No one knows that better than US Airways, which recently stumbled into some hot water after a mistaken link to […]

The Ultimate Warrior at his final WWE appearance.   Two days ago, the Ultimate Warrior, AKA Jim Hellwig, made an appearance on WWE’s Monday Night Raw to celebrate his being inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame for his contributions to the wrestling industry.  In the 80’s and early 90’s, the only person […]

After witnessing the incredible success of such B-list made-for-TV movies as Sharknado and Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus, it’s only natural that other cable channels will look to the SyFy model and try to find weird, viral, social networking hits of their own.  Cheaply made and starring a household name or two (who are willing […]

Twitter is all around the world these days.  It’s become a publicly-traded company and it’s also become a huge, necessary part of global communication.  In fact, there are only a few countries that don’t get Twitter, or that get censored versions of Twitter, and one of those countries is a short raft ride from the […]

The undefeated Wichita State Shockers.  The defending national champion University of Louisville Cardinals.  The Michigan Wolverines.  Three of last year’s Final Four teams stood between the University of Kentucky Wildcats and the ultimate prize in college basketball.  That’s a tough road to travel even before you consider the fact that the Cardinals could have easily […]