Thursday: Must-See Sci-Fi

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Posted on : 26-Aug-2010 | By : dre elmore | In : random

25 classic science fiction movies that everybody must watch
Science fiction has rocked cinemas for a century, and the genre has produced many undisputed classics during that time. But which movies are essential viewing for anyone interested in the genre? We broke down the 25 must-watch science fiction films.

Female Depression: Why Women Are Unhappier Than They’ve Been in Years
It’s because of Angelina Jolie, right?

6 Baffling Flaws in Famous Sci-Fi Technology
As a species, we are tool makers first and foremost. That’s why we love to see gadgets in our movies, and to watch our Captain Picards and Batmans and David Hasselhoffs defeat the bad guys with technology we know we’ll never own.

No Jailbreak for Devices Shipped With 4.0.2
The Jailbreak Team reached a milestone with JailbreakMe. JailbreakMe allows iPhone and iPad users to jailbreak their devices without any complications. The jailbreak was based on a PDF exploit and users found it really easy to jailbreak.

Wednesday: Drink Up, Shriners

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Posted on : 25-Aug-2010 | By : dre elmore | In : random

Banish the Tonic: Why to Drink Straight Gin
For a variety of reasons—but mostly laziness—I’ve been drinking a lot of straight gin this summer. After a long hot day, I just can’t find the energy to run out for tonic, let alone make a cocktail. A couple of ice cubes, maybe a lime wedge. On a steamy day straight gin is pure bliss. So why don’t more people drink it?

A black day for lager?
Despite the launch of a new upmarket Stella Artois there’s still a dearth of readily available, quality lagers. What do you rate as the least bad high street lager?

The 72-Hour Expert
Everything you always wanted to know about Afghanistan .  .  . BY P. J. O’ROURKE

FaceTime could be Apple’s iTV killer app
On Saturday, Digg’s Kevin Rose posted that Apple’s rumored Apple TV replacement, expected to be called the iTV, will (and I quote) “change everything”. His premise is that the iTV will replace cable and satellite services.

Windows Phone 7: Don’t bother with this disaster
Windows Phone 7 is a waste of time and money. It’s a platform that no carrier, device maker, developer, or user should bother with. Microsoft should kill it before it ships and admit that it’s out of the mobile game for good.

Theories on Why ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Bombed
Now that Scott Pilgrim has just wrapped up its second week in theaters, the constant chatter has somewhat fizzled out, but folks are still examining the divergence between critics and fans that has occurred more than once this year and could certainly effect the types of films the major studios pump out in the future.

Wednesday: Johnny Depp Is All These People

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Posted on : 18-Aug-2010 | By : dre elmore | In : random

Robert A. Heinlein: The Tor.com Blog Symposium
On August 17, Tor Books will publish the first half of William H. Patterson Jr.’s two-volume authorized biography of Robert A. Heinlein, Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volume 1, 1907-1948: Learning Curve.

The 25 Most Disturbing Movies Ever
Mondo bloodbaths and savage satires.

BBC apologises over Tomasz Schafernaker weather gesture
He raised his middle finger after news presenter Simon McCoy jokingly said his forecast would be “100% accurate”.

Celebrity Nerds: Justin Long jailbreaks his iPhone like a PC guy
With his contract to Apple now a thing of the past, we guess Justin Long’s not the smug, overconsuming Mac archetype we’d always assumed.

Hirsutes you: Women prefer men with hairy chests as trend for metrosexual waxing falls out of favour
Modern ‘metrosexual’ man seems to have finally had his day as most British women admit to preferring their men hairy, research revealed today.

The Trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan!
Fox Searchlight has debuted the trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan which you can watch using the player below! Opening in theaters on December 1st, the film stars Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey and Winona Ryder.

100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time
Watch this and you’ll never need to come up with another insult, you unoriginal, insignificant piece of dirt.

Friday: Ignore the Hype; This Thing Rocks!

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Posted on : 06-Aug-2010 | By : dre elmore | In : random

Screw All the Apple Haters!
Now I just gotta order my free Bumper.

Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia: Several villagers living on the mountains slopes are missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Officials say one of Indonesia’s most active volcanos has erupted.

Cops: Michael Edwards Sprayed SEMEN On Woman At Grocery Store
Dr. Lecter, meet Mr. Miggs. Miggs, Dr. Lecter.

Campfires and the Arts of Bushcraft
I’m a member. They invited me.

The absolute scientific difference between the male and female brains revealed
Relax, it’s only a joke.

Artists Boobs are Her Brushes
Why did this article grab my attention? See above.

The Godfather
Did you know that The Godfather mafia saga tops a poll of films that most people claim to have watched, but never have… :)

Google counts total number of books in the world
129,864,880.

Tucker Carlson’s Journalistic Purity Test
Ha!

Wednesday: Monster Stars and Sharp Objects

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Posted on : 21-Jul-2010 | By : dre elmore | In : random

Astronomers detect ‘monster star’
Viewed today, the star has a mass about 265 times that of our own Sun; but the latest modelling work suggests at birth it could have been bigger, still.

Megan Fox makes first public appearance since her secret wedding
Megan Fox has made her first public appearance post marriage by turning out for a charitable award function in Los Angeles.

Columbia University vs. The Murdoch Effect
This week, the president of Columbia, Lee Bollinger, wrote a specious opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, crying that American journalism, dying in the free market, needs to be bailed out by government support.

Apple posts big quarter on iPad, iPhone, Mac sales
Strong debuts for the iPad tablet computer and the new iPhone powered gadget maker Apple to a record quarter which blew past the expectations of Wall Street analysts.

Jennifer Aniston granted restraining order
Jason R. Peyton was detained by police in Santa Monica, Calif., last week with duct tape, a sharp object and love notes he’d written to Aniston, court records show.

Wednesday: Cougars AND Jaguars prefer Obsession

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Posted on : 14-Jul-2010 | By : dre elmore | In : random

Scientists use Calvin Klein cologne to lure jaguars
Biologists tracking jaguars in the Guatemalan jungle might smell nice but it’s all in the name of science, with researchers finding the Calvin Klein cologne Obsession for Men attracts big cats.

Texas mayor, daughter found shot to death at home
The mayor of Coppell, Texas, and her daughter were found dead in their home with gunshot wounds to the head, officials in the suburban Dallas city said Tuesday.

Apple Silently Changed New iPhone 4′s Hardware?
iClarified has posted an article on their blog stating that a user went to an Apple store to see an Apple Genius about his iPhone 4 antenna and proximity sensor issues, got his iPhone 4 replaced and noticed a huge difference in the hardware from his original iPhone 4.

Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz wed in Bahamas
The family-only ceremony took place at a friend’s house, the magazine reports said. Cruz wore a John Galliano dress. It was not clear when the nuptials occurred.

Windows 7 is not good enough to take on the iPad
Steve Ballmer had something to say about almost every fashionable technology going in his trademark Washington DC speech, but his sudden enthusiasm for tablets deserves nothing but groans.

Thursday: Petulant Lindsay Discovers The “R” Word

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Posted on : 08-Jul-2010 | By : dre elmore | In : random

Lindsay Lohan Calls Judge ‘F**king Bitch’
Lindsay Lohan went ballistic after she was sentenced to 90 days in jail, telling her friends, Judge Marsha Revel is “a f**king bitch.”

When the First Sip Is the Sommelier’s, Not Yours
Few issues of wine etiquette seem to cause as much consternation as the increasingly common practice of a sommelier taking a small sip of wine, usually unbidden, to test for soundness. Diners often are surprised to learn that their bottle has in effect been shared with the restaurant, even if it’s just the smallest amount.

WHY WE KISS: THE SCIENCE OF SEX
Pecking, smooching, Frenching, and playing tonsil-hockey—there are as many names for kissing as there are ways to do it.

13 People With Permanent Tattoos Based On Passing Internet Fads
Internet memes, or ideas that spike in popularity online, are notoriously flash-in-the-pan. Remember the “dancing baby” in the 90′s? He’s long been replaced by LOLcats, Chuck Norris facts, and fail whales. So we were more than surprised when we noticed these tattoos of Internet memes. It’s pretty bold to permanently alter your skin because you saw “Pedo-Bear” and thought to yourself, “This will never be awkward to explain later!” And by bold we mean stupid, but stupid is funny! Check them out and vote for your favorite.

Man holds mom hostage because she won’t iron his clothes
A 29-year-old Villa Rica man apparently expected his mother to iron his clothes for him. And when she wouldn’t, he pulled a gun and held her hostage for several hours.

What exactly is NASA’s mission?
NASA’s self-described mission statement is to “pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.” Okay, sounds reasonable.

Why doesn’t the earth fall out of orbit into the sun, just as earth satellites eventually do?
Earth is not experiencing a continuous drag force. It does sometimes get hit by meteoroids or asteroids, but not always from the same direction, so each impact is not necessarily reducing the Earth’s kinetic energy.

New Resident Evil 4 Trailer
Hot damn.

Wednesday: Hit-Girl Rocks

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Posted on : 23-Jun-2010 | By : dre elmore | In : random

My Name is Hit-Girl (youtube)

Happy Birthday, Alan Turing
Today (June 23, 2010) would have been Alan Turing’s 98th birthday—if he had not died in 1954, at the age of 41. (wolfram alpha)

Jerry Seinfeld rips Lady Gaga’s baseball manners
The comedian said he can’t believe Mets officials put Gaga in his unoccupied private box without his permission after she flipped off photographers taking pictures of her in the box seats at Citi Field on July 10. “You give people the finger and you get upgraded? Is that the world we’re living in now?” (dailypitch)

The 30 Worst Foods in America
It doesn’t matter how religiously you diet. It doesn’t matter how intensely you exercise. And even if you try to make the smartest choices, pick the healthiest foods, and watch what you eat at every meal, all it takes to sabotage your weight loss goals is one simple mistake. (menshealth)

Male menopause is ‘rare’ but it is not a myth
Three sexual symptoms – poor morning erection, low levels of sexual desire and erectile dysfunction were linked to low testosterone levels. (bbc)

iPhone 4 unboxing
Iphone 4 has arrived home two days earlier for some customers. (cybergyaan)

Extreme DIY: Building a homemade nuclear reactor in NYC
Many might be alarmed to learn of a homemade nuclear reactor being built next door. But what if this form of extreme DIY could help solve the world’s energy crisis? (bbc)

Drink of the Week: Mimosa

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Posted on : 29-Dec-2009 | By : Marianne The Bartender | In : random

marianne

    Mimosa

    Champagne glass
    fill glass with splash of orange juice splash..
    then fill rest of the way with Champagne of your choice..
    garnish with strawberry on rim

    Happy New Years!!
    *smooches*

Christmas Drink of the Week: Sex on the Beach

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Posted on : 24-Dec-2009 | By : Marianne The Bartender | In : random

marianne

    Sex on the Beach

    Fill a shaker glass to the top with ice
    a shot and a half of Peach Schnapps
    a shot and a half of Apple Barrel Schnapps
    fill rest with half orange juice half pineapple
    top off with grenadine (a splash)
    Shake well
    then garnish with cherry and orange slice..

    Enjoy inside while the snow is outside