Commercial Overfishing Leads to Aquatic Mammal Decimation
Throughout Hood Canal, a 60-mile-fjord West of Puget Sound, the seal & otter population appear a bit anxious. These mammals have good reason to act...
A Third Spin For Spiderman
The second one hasn't even come out yet, but a third installment of the webbed one is already on the way. Sony, Marvel Planning 'Spider-Man...
Alan Moore Hates Constantine
He may have created the character in the pages of Swamp Thing, but Alan Moore has now officially wiped his hands of the whole mess surrounding the film...
Action Figures = Art
Are you a grown-up who buys toys? A kid who appreciates art? Well, the two finally collided in grand style at the launch of the SubCultures: The Art of...
Once Upon a Time on Mars
Less than a week after receiving word that Robert Rodriguez would be helming the film adaptation of Frank Millers graphic novel series Sin City, the trades...
Not Another Dancing Movie
In the wake of the second installment of Dirty Dancing, Paramount Pictures has picked up a spec script that will parody all of the dancing movies every...
No Masturbating in Ads!
Here's the link to the story. Personally, I think all lingerie ads should feature women masturbating, but that's just me.
No More SuperSized Fries
McDonalds is axing the supersized fries and shakes. They are stating that the change has everything to do with simplifying their menu and nothing to do...
More Jarvis on Stern
Jeff Jarvis is continuing to bang the drumb about Howard Stern vs. Clear Channel and why people need to pay attention, even if they don't like Stern.
El Dorado Hills Man Molests Baby, Posts Video
El Dorado Hills Man Accused of Molesting His Own Baby
Bada Bing! The Sopranos Are Back
Tune in this Sunday for the season premiere of The Sopranos or get whacked. Whack! HBO Series 'The Sopranos' Returns [Associated Press]
Mom finds kidnapped daughter six years later
This story has, not surprisingly, been all over the local news. I cannot believe the things that some people will do. The alleged kidnapper turned herself...
ROB ZOMBIE Announces Title For 'Corpses' Sequel
Rob Zombie has set "The Devil's Rejects" as the title of his much-anticipated sequel to the his directorial debut, "House of 1000 Corpses",...
Judy Blume Honored
Without Judy Blume, I would still have no idea what periods, breasts, sex and contraception were. Finally, JB is getting the props she deserves. Judy Blume...
Meaningless Sex! Rampant Drug Use! Teen Debauchery! Oh My!
21 year-old Gen Y author Marty Beckerman has just released his second book "Generation S.L.U.T., and Salon.com has a few things to ask him about it.
Exploding RFID tags in new US $20 bills
Rob just sent an interesting article to the SBDC list about some guys who, kind of by accident, found out that there's RFID chips in the new $20 bills...
MySpace beats Friendster?
Judith announces that MySpace has beaten Friendster in it's Nielsen NetRatings then Marc goes on to point out it's Friendster's lack of features...
Disney Greenlights "Narnia"
The Walt Disney Company has signed a deal with Walden Media to produce and distribute "The Chronicles Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe".
Fashion House Wants to Shoot Near Israeli Barrier
An Israeli fashion house plans to shoot its summer catalog at Israel's West Bank security barrier this week, just days after Israeli troops shot two...
Kingdom Come
Described as "ER on Acid", Stephen King's latest television effort "Kingdom Hospital" debuts this Wednesday on ABC. Managed Health...
27 + 32 = Love
A statistician in Great Britain "discovered" the optimum ages for starting a successful marriage. He claims the discovery will save marriages...
Dying Languages and Progress in Culture
I've always been fascinated in languages: how they are made, how they are learned, and the play between language and culture. Made-up languages are...
Search For Spalding Gray Still Dismal
Two months and he still ain't home. Where in the world is Spalding Gray? Still No Answers in Spalding Gray Case {Associated Press]
Passion tickets bear 'mark of the beast'
A theater in Georga showing The Passion of the Christ is printing tickets that have 666 in a string of numbers. it's completely by chance, however...
Frisbee Fanatic Excites Designers
Design portal Netdiver names Design is Kinky, Pixel Surgeon and Kaliber 10,000 as three of the top 10 favorite design portals. Found quite frequently on...
Transsexuals To Go For the Gold?
The decision to allow transsexual men and women to compete in the Olympic Games is currently on hold. Olympic officials in Greece are on the fence as to...
Do you know your Godzilla Monsters?
It's Oscar night so what better films to discuss than Godzilla flicks. Do you know Hedorah from Baragon? Gigan from Rodan? Take this quiz and find...
Lord of the Rings wins everything
In results that most hoped for but everyone secretly doubted, The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King won all 11 of the Oscars it was nominated for, including...
More toys than you can shake a Stickfa at
The 2004 American International Toy Fair may be over, but all that means is that we'll be sitting around for the next several months on the edges of...
Real Life Superhero?
Gabby Gingras has a disease so rare she's the only person her parents and doctors can find in the U.S. suffering from it. Like any other three-year-old,...
Everything is Better Naked
Imagine you're learning German. Your teacher is teaching you the "Dativ und Akkusativ" forms. The teacher, halfway through the lesson,...
Lost In Translation Sweeps Indie Spirit Awards
Racking up even more trophies, Lost in Translation scored big at the 2004 Independent Spirit Awards taking home Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay...
True Stories From an AOL Censor
Just wait till you get to some of the screen names they had to tell people they weren't allowed to use.
Viagra For Women Ineffective
Viagra, the drug that has launched a thousand...well you know, has been proven ineffective in the treatment of sexual disorders in women. Figures. Viagra...
Heroes in the Age of Multiple Surfaces
There's an interesting article on Salon.com about your culture's draw toward heroes, specifically in the realm of popular culture, and how that...
Ghost in the Shell: Innocence
Four trailers for Ghost in the Shell: Innocence are available for download in both Quicktime and Windows Media formats. Link via Jean Snow
Mrs. Brady Is No Lady
We all remember Florence Henderson either giving us life lessons on the The Brady Bunch or preaching the merits of healthy cooking with Wesson cooking oil.
Communication Arts Timeline
An excellent fifty year timeline of communication arts history, covering everything from graphic design to television ads, is available here. If you're...
More J Lo Chopped from Jersey Girl
Poor Kevin Smith. The guy tries to break away from the whole "Jay and Silent Bob" thing with a serious movie but has the unfortunate luck of casting...
Decoding Dirty Dreams
In case that dream about you sucking your fat and bald boss's dick was disturbing you, don't worry, it just means you want to be his friend.



