First came Literally Unbelievable , the blog devoted to people who mistakenly believe that Onion stories are actually true. So it was only a matter of time before Onion-Like popped up. The still-pretty-new blog is devoted to news headlines that are attached to true stories (really!) but sound tailor-made for…
Continue reading …Roger Ebert’s Great Movies app hits iOS devices, pulls you from your Netflix-recommended slump
June 10, 2011 No Comment
Struggling to decide on a few movies to watch this weekend? Then you can always peruse the solid suggestions offered by Roger Ebert’s ongoing Great Movies series, which is now available in convenient app form for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch (though not optimized for iPad, unfortunately). In addition to over 300 reviews from Ace in the Hole to Yojimbo , the app offers stills and fully searchable details for each film in the series, plus links to add a movie to your Netflix queue or buy it from Amazon, and the ability to make your own lists of what you’ve seen and what you want to see. There’s still no indication of a release for Android or other platforms just yet, but iOS users can grab the app right now for $0.99 via the iTunes link below. Roger Ebert’s Great Movies app hits iOS devices, pulls you from your Netflix-recommended slump originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …GOP Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison thinks President Obama has it out for Texas. “I see a bias in this administration,” she said on MSNBC today. Specifically, she cites the denial of federal disaster funds for the state’s recent wildfires and claims that Obama is reluctant to help secure the Mexican…
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A promising blood test for lung injury may also predict heart attack and stroke risk as well as death from cardiovascular causes.
Continue reading …For some smokers, the threat of weight gain is a deterrent to quitting—and now, scientists think have finally discovered the link between the two. Nicotine binds to receptors on brain cells, including those in the hypothalamus that tell your body when your belly is full, reports AP . Scientists gave…
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You’ve seen the awesome trailer [1]. You’ve read Germain’s review [2]. You’ve maybe even caught the film yourself at a special screening presented by /Film [3]. This weekend, J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 finally hits theaters for all to see. Does Abrams successfully channel that nostalgia for Amblin films from the 1980s’Does Abrams continue to prove himself as an able director for the big screen? Can Super… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : /Film Discovery Date : 20/05/2010 17:10 Number of articles : 13
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US Rep. Anthony Weiner, who has been under fire after admitting to sending graphic photos to women online, has acknowledged he had online contact with a 17-year-old girl but said the communications were ‘neither explicit nor indecent.’ (June 10)
Continue reading …Daily Beast Columnist Wishes Weiner Wife Would Stand by Her Man, Whom He Compares to MLK Jr.
June 10, 2011 No CommentHow tone-deaf do you have to be to a) compare Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) to Martin Luther King, Jr. b) say the women who got Weiner's lewd photos were “hardly traumatized” and c) call on Weiner's wife Huma Abedin to call a press conference to belittle the media for attacking her hubby? You might want to ask Daily Beast contributor Lee Siegel , who did just that (emphases mine) in a June 10 post entitled “C'Mon, America, Nobody's Perfect”: With all the commotion over Anthony Weiner ’s gross and undignified online behavior, we have been too distracted to see that we have an even worse miscreant in our midst.
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Selena Gomez rushed to the hospital! Tracy Morgan aplogie/Selena gomez rushed to the hospital TeenCelebBuzz says: Selena Gomez Rushed To The Hospital http://t.co/YgDHGNN
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