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It’s been a big week for that green rubbery children’s show character Gumby. First the man who introduced Gumby to an entire new generation of fans through his Saturday Night Live skits – Eddie Murphy – is tabbed to host the upcoming Oscars telecast. While Murphy has a new gig, the Cookie Monster is still [...]

Before Lady Gaga was wearing meat and murdering Santa, there was a shock rocker wearing an androgynous body suit, hissing into a microphone, and delighting teenagers while horrifying adults.  Marilyn Manson is back, ladies and gentlemen, and he’s got a friend with him.  That friend, weirdly enough, is the star of the Transformers films.  The [...]

One of the hazards of being a reporter is field reporting.  Whenever there’s a major event, like Hurricane Irene, you’re out there in the middle of the action, putting your health and safety at risk.  When Tucker Barnes of WTTG was sent to Ocean City, Maryland, to cover the passing hurricane, he figured he was [...]

For a coach used to cutting down nets after winning championships, Pat Summitt is hoping an unexpected illness won’t cut her career short. Basketball fans were shocked Tuesday with the news that the legendary coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type. Summitt says [...]

While the theme parks Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, aren’t terribly well-known yet, to coaster fans they’re fast becoming the destination of choice.  Two parks for the price of one and free unlimited soft drinks at one of the cleanest theme parks I’ve ever been to is great, but the real [...]

Counterfeit technology isn’t a problem in the United States or even most of the world, but in the far East?  Counterfeiters are rampant.  For example, consider the case of China.  It’s piracy central, computer hacking HQ, and the counterfeiters are so brazen they’re even ripping off entire chain store concepts.  A sweep by Chinese officials uncovered [...]

The $15,000 or so invested in the movie Paranormal Activity has returned tenfold to director/producer Oren Peli, and the little found-footage flick with what might be the best marketing campaign in history has become a full-fledged horror franchise akin to the various Final Destination flicks or Saw.  Well, make sure you hit theaters the weekend [...]

Who needs a pitbull, a German shepherd or a doberman pinscher to protect their property? Just keep a tiny chihuahua close at hand. It doesn’t have to be the smallest chihuahua nor the ugliest dog in the world. It just needs to be your best friend. A smoke shop in Altadena, California had one of [...]

During last night’s premier episode of Breaking Bad, there was one reason to watch aside from Bryan Cranston and what just might be the best show on television right now.  That reason was an epic, brief minute of video featuring Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) bashing zombies in the head with a rock.  That’s right, The [...]

This isn’t the bootleg of the real trailer. This is a fan-made trailer, casting Robin Williams as Hugo Strange, put out in February after rumors swirled around Williams being courted for the role. Despite being five months old, this trailer is still fooling some radio personalities. The official trailer for The Dark Knight Rises was [...]

He’s a Marine; she’s a movie star.  Mila Kunis, international sex symbol and the hottest thing to come out of the Cold War since the A-bomb, has gotten herself a date for the Marine Corps Ball in Greenville, North Carolina, on November 18, thanks to one dedicated soldier.  Sgt. Scott Moore of the 3rd Battalion [...]

When it comes to tattoos, people are always pushing the boundaries of what can be done with the art.  From unusual tattoo locations to unusual tattoos to digitally-powered tattoos, people are getting very creative as tattoos lose their stigma.  There’s only one more place for tattoos to go, and a tattoo artist named K.A.R.L. has [...]

Google has played at the social networking realm before (remember Google Buzz?), but so far Google has yet to directly square off against Facebook, after many long-time rumors of just such a clash of the Internet titans.  Well, Google has finally turned its attention towards Facebook, and the end result isn’t Google Me, but a [...]

When it comes to the Asian flying carp, it’s a horrible fish that eats the other fish in the waterways it infests out of house and home, literally.  Asian flying carp are one of the most dangerous invasive species on the planet, and not just because Asian flying carp like to knock people out.  In [...]

When it comes to accomplishments, you don’t get much more accomplished than a pair of Super Bowl-champion quarterbacks, one of whom has made 11 straight Pro Bowls, and their Hall of Fame father.  However, with the National Football League looking to lock the players out next season, the Manning family  of Peyton, Eli, and Archie, [...]