Quinton “Rampage” Jackson announced on his personal website that he will retire from the sport of mixed martial arts in order to focus on his movie career. The former UFC light heavyweight champion cites a perceived lack of respect from the UFC for the loyalty he showed the organization and Dana White in particular. If [...]
Red skies: a sign of the apocalypse?
Sydney, Australia: Sydneysiders have woken to a red haze unlike anything seen before by residents or weather experts, as the sun struggles to pierce a thick blanket of dust cloaking the city this morning. Callers flooded talkback radio, others hit social networking sites and scores of emails were received from smh.com.au readers as Sydney residents [...]
Wii price drop confirmed: $199
Rumors were true about the leaked flyer shot (above) from Target for the week of September 27, the Nintendo Wii will be offered for just $199.99. Interestingly, it appears that suits at BB expect Nintendo to make an official announcement on the drop this Friday, yet retail stores won’t begin selling at the discounted rate [...]
PlayStation 3 Slim review
Engadget has posted a very nice review of the ne PS3 slim and has compared it to the older version, or PS3 “phat” if you like. In general it’s pretty much the same, but with less power consumption and a somewhat slower blu-ray drive, nothing that will make it unusable though. So what’s in the [...]
Guatemalan army stole children for adoption, report says
The Guatemalan army stole at least 333 children and sold them for adoption in other countries during the Central American nation’s 36-year civil war, a government report has concluded. Around 45,000 people are believed to have disappeared during Guatemala’s civil war, 5,000 of them children. More after the jump.
Kanye West: Douchebag of the month, or smart publicity stunt?
It seems this was more important than Venezuela buying about 2 billion dollars worth of Russian armament. Kanye West was asked to leave Radio City Music Hall not long after he crashed the MTV Video Music Awards stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video. The rapper rushed onto the stage and immediately [...]
Butterfly Nebula is pissed off at you
The planetary nebula NGC 6302; otherwise known as Butterfly Nebula, a star that was once 5 times larger than our sun, is expanding its outer limits. The “wings” are heated to more than 20,000C (36,000F) and sweep across space at more than 600,000mph with a “wingspan” extending over two light years, Nasa scientists said. (Theres something a [...]
Fast And Furious: Warner Bros. Creates DC ENTERTAINMENT, DC Comics president steps down
Warner Bros. is taking firmer control over DC Comics, overseeing the publishing company under a new division that will report directly to Warner Pictures. According to an announcement by DC today, Diane Nelson, the former president of Warner Premiere, will serve as President of “DC Entertainment,” as the new division is called. Nelson will report [...]
Rambo V: The Savage Hunt – A sci-fi approach?
Interesting, it’s being reported around the web that the plot of the new Rambo movie wont be that of him taking on smugglers in the US/Mexican border anymore, as it was reported some weeks ago. Apparently Stallone himself talked to Aint It Cool News and gave them a heads up on the plot, you can [...]
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