Archive for June 5th, 2006

More Famous Babies: Woody Harrelson Completes His Trilogy

Monday, June 5th, 2006

The Golden Age of Celebrity Fertility is surely upon us, as Woody Harrelson and his wife Laura Louie welcomed their third daughter into the world Saturday, People reports. And while little Makani may…

Either Fox Is Promoting Another Movie, Or The Antichrist Has Just Been Born

Monday, June 5th, 2006

A nicotine-addled Defamer operative just submitted this report about Fox’s latest skywriting-based attempt at movie marketing:

Was having my 5:17 smoke and noticed a big 6 in the sky over the Fox…

Jose Padilla Alleges Witness Statements Obtained Through Torture

Monday, June 5th, 2006


Lawyers for Jose Padilla have filed a motion to suppress evidence and statements in his federal terrorism case. He alleges that the FBI failed to advise the Court in its 2002 affidavit for his arrest as a material witness that statements taken from one of the government’s witnesses was obtained through torture, and another witness provided statements while “heavily medicated.”

Quint interviews John C. Reilly about PRAIRIE HOME livin’, PTA, return of Sasquatch and more!!!

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with a bit of a chat I had with one of the bes…

Pray-In Against 6-6-6

Monday, June 5th, 2006

A Netherlands-based Evangelical organisation has called on Christians in 21 countries to hold a 24-hour prayer vigil against Satanic forces to mark so-called Devil’s Day. Some fear the date 06/06/06, which falls on Tuesday, signifies 666, the Biblical number of the Devil, and will usher in calamities and even the end of the world.

“We believe that the plans the enemy has for this date (June 6, 2006) will be destroyed through violent worship and praise. We are inviting the entire world to be part of this huge unity project,” it says on its website www.ambasmin.org.

“The forces of evil are using this day,” Mathijs Piet of the organisation told AFP.

“Through our action we want to stop them from achieving their goal.”

ABA Investigates Bush Ignoring Laws

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Bar group will review Bush’s legal challenges

WASHINGTON — The board of governors of the American Bar Association voted unanimously yesterday to investigate whether President Bush has exceeded his constitutional authority in reserving the right to ignore more than 750 laws that have been enacted since he took office.

Check out this Inn! Matthew Vaughn’s STARDUST location pics!!!

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with a few location pics from Matthew Vaughn’s…

Midgets Vs. Jack Black! On video, no less! Nnnnaaaccchhhooooo!!

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Due to New Zealand’s TeleCom monopoly, I do n…

Clooney’s Old Vegas Dreams Crushed Underneath A Pile Of Developer Cash

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Today brings sad news for fans of gambling, George Clooney in a tuxedo, and Old-Vegas-by-way- of-New-Hollywood-millions charm, as the Las Vegas Review Journal reports that Clooney-backed Las Ramblas…

Pool too cool in balmy Darwin

Monday, June 5th, 2006

The Darwin City Council is investigating whether to heat one of the city’s pools, because locals are finding the water too cold to swim.

Top 10 custom-built consoles

Monday, June 5th, 2006

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TechEBlog has assembled a list of the “Top 10 Strangest Custom Gaming Systems.” It should come as no surprise that more than one of their selections was created by console hacker-extraordinaire Ben Heckendorn. In addition to variants of popular consoles like the NES and Genesis, the list includes a portable versions of famous flops like Atari’s Jaguar, and Sega’s Genesis add-on, the SegaCD. We’re hoping these aren’t ranked in order ’cause that portable Colecovision totally houses that NESPlusSega monolith!

[Via VH1’s new game blog, Game Break]

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Fishermen Chase Million-Dollar Bass

Monday, June 5th, 2006

THE second he heard the news, Todd Riddleberger climbed into his red pick-up truck - number plate FISH 395 - and drove 2,500 miles (4,023 km) from his Baptist college in Virginia to southern California. [The Times (UK)]