• Jeopardy champions no match for IBM’s Watson [video]

    So how do you think a couple of sharp human minds would stack up against IBM’s Watson in a game of Jeopardy? Former Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter find out when they taste bitter defeat in this rather one-sided three-minute practice session. To be fair, Ken scores...
  • Human namesake displeased with Chuck Norris brand marijuana

    Word on the street: a type of marijuana being sold in LA has been dubbed “Chuck Norris Black”. Some would argue that it is not much of a stretch of one’s imagination to name a kick-ass strain of weed after one of the world’s biggest (and best preserved) ass...
  • Twilight obsession leads to massive weight loss, eqqually massive tattoo

    A 49-year old British woman has found more than entertainment from the global hit Twilight series. She’s found the inspiration to lose 70 pounds in 6 months going down 14 dress sizes. As a reward she’s spoiled herself to a $3,000 tattoo in homage to the book and especially...
  • Alternate Return of the Jedi ending is grittier and more satisfying

    I know I will offend a bunch of people when I say this, but the seeds for The Phantom Menace were planted in Return of the Jedi. Too cute, too happy – where was the hard edge that we saw in the earlier episodes? The short answer to that...
  • For Sale: Car with the number 23 on everything.

    Attention all you soccer fans, or is that football fans?  Apparently the english soccer god otherwise known as David Beckham has decided its time to move on. That means of course, its time to get rid of the 2 year-old $100, 000 matte black Porsche 911 Convertible Turbo. The superstar’s supercar had...
  • You too can live like Ferris Bueller’s hypochondriac buddy

    While Matthew Broderick had the starring role in Ferris Bueller’s day off, Alan Ruck (who played Cameron Frye) really stole the show – and now the Frye family home can be yours as long as you don’t mind parting with a significant chunk of change… and no, the Ferrari...
  • Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler offered $10,000 to be a “film critic for a day.”

    Three filmmakers are making a group of A-List celebrities an amazing offer. For reviewing their feature film they are offering $10,000 and the worldwide rights to the movie. It sounds unbelievable but producer and co-writer Mark Zobian assures us that, although the film is a comedy, the offer is...
  • Rapper accidentally confesses to murder

    Rapper G-DEP, also known as Trevell Coleman, is facing the prospect of a lengthy custodial sentence after he went to a police station and accidentally confessed to a 17-year-old murder. The rapper turned himself in to police over the shooting of one John Henkel on October 19 of 1993....
  • M*A*S*H fan builds backyard set

    Redditor relocopter was kind enough to share these pictures of his/her friend’s backyard – in which the set of M*A*S*H has been lovingly recreated right down to Hawkeye’s famous red bathrobe. I love the detail, but that combined with the neatly manicured lawn speaks of a level fastidiousness that...