The Griffin family is showing no signs of slowing down—but their creator sometimes wishes they would, he tells the Hollywood Reporter . “Part of me thinks that Family Guy should have already ended. I think seven seasons is about the right lifespan for a TV series,” Seth MacFarlane says; his…
Continue reading …With Herman Cain atop the latest polls and his 9-9-9 tax plan getting extra scrutiny, the Huffington Post is happy to point out that a similar plan first appeared in SimCity years ago. Under that system, residents of the virtual city had a 9% rate for commercial taxes, 9% for…
Continue reading …Now that he’s saving the rainforest, maybe Mick Jagger will finally get that long-elusive satisfaction. The Rolling Stone has been dubbed an honorary ambassador for tourism to a region of Peru’s Amazon, AFP reports. “You are our ally. Your presence is a great support in our fight to protect our…
Continue reading …The man arrested by the FBI for Hollywood hacking has offered a lengthy apology for what he calls an “addiction” he couldn’t control. “I deeply apologize,” Christopher Chaney told a CNN affiliate. “I know what I did was probably one of the worst invasions of privacy someone could experience. These…
Continue reading …Even superheroes aren’t above the law. Self-appointed Seattle crime-fighter Phoenix Jones was in court today following his arrest in a pepper-spray debacle . No charges have yet been filed against Jones’ mild-mannered alter-ego (read: real identity), one Benjamin Fodor; prosecutors told the judge today they want more time to make a…
Continue reading …Now that Southwest Airlines has bought AirTran Airways and is beginning to integrate the company, AirTran will get a “customer of size” policy for the first time. Southwest’s policy requires that larger passengers, who cannot fit in one seat with the armrest down, to purchase a second seat. AirTran will…
Continue reading …The New Orleans Superdome, home stadium to the NFL’s Saints, will soon be sponsored and rebranded by Mercedes-Benz USA, reports Adweek . The luxury car manufacturer signed a 10-year agreement to link its name to the Saints’ turf—despite the Superdome’s lingering association as a makeshift refugee camp for victims of…
Continue reading …A high school math teacher set herself on fire in the middle of the schoolyard this morning in southern France, in what appears to be a flamboyant suicide attempt. She taught her morning class as usual, but then at the morning break walked into the center of the schoolyard, doused…
Continue reading …The CEO of the solar energy company that sought bankruptcy protection after receiving a $528 million loan guarantee from the Obama administration has resigned. Solyndra said in papers filed in Delaware bankruptcy court today that Brian Harrison resigned last Friday. Harrison’s resignation was contemplated even before the company sought bankruptcy…
Continue reading …Another Icelandic volcano has begun to grumble—and if it erupts, it could make last year’s ash cloud look like a joke, experts say. The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokul was “small,” according to a scientist; it didn’t seem that way to the airlines that lost $2 billion thanks to disrupted…
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