Hollywood and the motion picture industry has influenced the world in ways of money, fashion, romance, dance and even literature. These seven very talented hot silver screen couples were inspired by literature....

By promising to obey speed limits, motorists who are caught driving 100 mph or greater can keep speeding tickets off driving records again and again and again - and keep insurance rates low.

This is the type of treatment even the "biggest" bloggers get in the real world.

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Joe Mauer, the pride of St. Paul, agreed Sunday to an eight-year contract extension worth $184 million that begins next season and runs through 2018.

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Hours later, perhaps realizing the severity of his comments, the blogger backtracked, posting, "Let us all renounce the harsh rhetoric about the POTUS [president of the U.S.]. Several, including myself, hv used inappropriate language. Let's remain civil! #tcot." The Secret Service confirmed it's investigating.

For the first time in generations, the US Congress has passed a bill reforming our nations health care system. Historical Attempts This lofty goal has eluded reformers ever since Teddy Roosevelt attempted it during his 1912 run for president.

The mob was baying for blood. When a South African rapper known as "Jub Jub" appeared in court last week on murder charges, thousands of schoolchildren wielded sticks, threw stones and tried to storm the building. "We will kill him today, but we are thinking of ways to kill him," one pupil was reported to have said.

And while they do say success is the best form of revenge, sometimes the rest of us jilted lovers still like to take the crazy train into town.

Daylight saving time is supposed to reduce energy use, but data gathered from a state in the US suggests it actually does the opposite.

Lunch-hour cosmetic surgery a 45-minute boob jabs, nonsurgical rhinoplasty is booming in the UK. But nightmare stories are also on the rise. So are the treatments safe? We speak to doctors to find

World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko knocks out challenger Eddie Chambers to retain his WBO and IBF belts.

"When I got home and I saw it, I have to say, it was disgusting,” Amy commented. When she contacted MS, the company told her to just delete the message.

What is it about us geeks that makes us such great catches for non-geeks? It’s easy to see how geeks would find partners within the world of geekdom, provided they had compatible geek interests. But many of us have managed to find spouses or significant others who are if not completely “normal,” then at least significantly less geeky than ourselves

TMZ has learned Brittany Murphy received no fewer than 200 pills every month from January 2008 through August 2009 ... and sometimes as many as 400.

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IF the predatory molls and purse-snatching lassies in the next Pirates of the Caribbean blockbuster seem a little deflated compared with their swashbuckling predecessors, blame it on Walt Disney’s new ban on actresses with artificial enhancements.

(PhysOrg.com) -- More than three million years ago, the ancestors of modern humans were still spending a considerable amount of their lives in trees, but something new was happening.

Ben Folds Does Merton live before an audience at the Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 20th, 2010.

Just a reminder that if you'd like to take part in our Census 2010, which is polling users about their video gaming likes, dislikes and secret feelings, you've only got a few hours left. More »

Maryland stormed back from 15 down, but the best part of the game was the final 30 seconds, which featured no timeouts and three back-to-back-to-back huge shots, with the final being a buzzer beater that propelled Michigan State into the Sweet Sixteen.

A state appeals court ruled this week that online threats, specifically in comments posted on the web, do not constitute protected free speech....

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A truly great infodump is a work of art. The best science fiction authors can brief you on everything you need to know about their worlds, without making you feel lectured. Here are 20 great examples of the smooth infodump.

If you think the delightfully bizarre world of the new Alice in Wonderland movie (opening today) exists only on the big screen, you're in for a surprise. In reality, many places around the USA cater to the quirky and downright weird. Janet Friedman...

The musician on chunky shoes, owning more than 30 hats, and not having a figure for jeans.Who knew he was into style!

The geek equivalent of St. Patrick’s Day takes place next month in more than 70 locations as science-minded revelers throw parties to celebrate Gagarin’s historic feat.

Her daughter disowned her as a devil-worshiping witch. Police didn't believe her allegations of brainwashing. And social services said they weren't equipped to deal with a cult. But Seeta Newton still would not let her grandson Javon go.

Simply put, Margaret Moth made an impression.

With all of those multi-colored bales of hay in Farmville why aren't more people doing this? More »

"Members of the gaming press are always working. For instance, that picture I took at the beginning of the panel? I've already uploaded it and posted it on Kotaku." The audience at my MomoCon panel on game journalism. Nice-looking bunch! More »

post What's the point of a beta test for a video game these days, other than to drum up publicity? The makers of upcoming PlayStation 3 game ModNation Racers say it got them to add a feature. More »

Sunday March 21st marks the fourth anniversary of the social networking, information service that has taken the world by storm. They continue to add features that enhance the experience, and they're quite confident about Twitter's lasting impact.

Up to 20 million people in Bangladesh are at risk of suffering early deaths because of arsenic poisoning – the legacy of a well-intentioned but ill-planned water project that created a devastating public health catastrophe.

Chip maker Marvell wants to get into the tablet business and it is showing a prototype that will offer web access and high-definition content at a price that would beat the competition by a wide margin. The device will also bring 1080p full-HD capability, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS connectivity and FM radio.

If you have any funds left over from the previous weeks' blockbuster video game releases, perhaps you'll be interested in what this week has to offer, namely another use for your Wii MotionPlus and Just Cause 2. More »

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver both come packed with the Pokéwalker, a nifty little device that promotes good health through Pokémon mastery. Then this lazy yet inventive individual comes along... More »

"The truth is that 'hipster' - which once only mostly signified only a superficial engagement of certain consumer habits, like tight jeans, Pitchfork-approved bands, and maybe an enclave in whatever part of your town is being gentrified by the moneyed children of baby boomers - has been used so much, it's now just an amorphous term for..."

A look at daily life in various countries around the world by photographers at the Associated Press.

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Your existing iPhone (yeah, even the original) can surf the information superhighway at 4G speeds. Today. Who knew, right? Sprint's Overdrive -- whic

Gaming is a social experience for many of us, and can also be a way to vent our anger and frustration. That makes at least 2 things that video games and alcohol have in common (they’re also both fun!).

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver both come packed with the Pokéwalker, a nifty little device that promotes good health through Pokémon mastery. Then this lazy yet inventive individual comes along... More »

Though they’re no longer in production, certain varieties remain steadfastly in consumers' memories - and hearts.

A Canadian company called Pond Biofuels is capturing CO2 emissions from a cement plant in algae -- algae the company plans on using to make biofuel.

As Speaker of the House, Pelosi will draw upon all her experience as a leader (and parent) in doling out sticks and carrots to reach the magic number of 216 votes to pass health care reform.

Dear Digg, please construct a sentence with the three words The Brainstormer gives you and leave your sentence in the comments section. Let's roll the dice and see what happens!

Opera has always had a tough time taking on the big guys in the desktop browser market, but anyone who has given Opera Mini a try on their smart phone platform of choice would probably be pleasantly surprised

Republicans warn Democrats about the political downside if Obama-Pelosi win Sunday's vote on Health Care. Actually, it's the GOP that's in a lose-lose -- either the Democrats earn due credit for change or the public will blame the GOP for opposing major social breakthroughs as it so often has.

MomoCon has filled the campus of Georgia Tech in downtown Atlanta with cosplayers, and video game fans are there in force. Check out characters from Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Miles Edgeworth, BioShock, Brutal Legend, and more! More »

This is how you make friends and influence people in the Information Age (as a writer, anyway): More »

OK, admit it: The thought of two women together turns you on. But have you really thought about what women do together -- sexually? Have you ever wondered if you might be able to learn something from lesbians about what turns women on?

When I first read about Hunch’s Twitter Predictor game, I was pretty skeptical. The game asks you to put in your Twitter user name and based on who you follow and who you are followed by, it predicts how you will answer questions on Hunch. Then I used it. It’s awesome. Well, pretty awesome.

It's time for a change of seasons but what determines when winter ends and spring begins? Get the scientific reasons.

The U.S. Treasury put the Islamic National Bank and Al-Aqsa Television, on its terrorist-financing list as part of its effort to contain Hamas, which the US considers a terrorist group, financially. Al-Aqsa TV is financed and controlled by Hamas, airing programs designed to recruit children to become Hamas armed fighters and suicide bombers.

So I guess my cage shark diving was nothing. No not at all. A 4m great white shark came within 30cm of my face before slamming its body into the cage...........

Somebody call Van Helsing!Police in New York City are looking for an armed robber that would make Bram Stoker blush, a swarthy suspect who brandished a handgun before repeatedly biting a cabbie in a robbery attempt.

Novell's CEO on Saturday notified customers that the open source software company has rejected hedge fund Elliott Associates' roughly $2 billion bid to take it private

No matter how your bracket's looking, these crazy mascots will cheer you up--or at least make you wonder what those colleges were thinking.

Local authorities in Hvolsvollur, in Iceland have confirmed that a volcanic eruption under the Eyjafjallajökull glacier has begun today.

Then suppose that, in 19th-century America, the forces of good and evil battled for the soul of the new republic; what we now know as the Civil War. Author Seth Grahame-Smith explores that premise in a new book you can really sink your teeth into.

Police in New Jersey arrested a teenager in connection with a public-address-system announcement telling "all blacks" to leave a Wal-Mart store, a police spokesman said.

Here's the latest. A Siamese cat named Amanda, owned by Debbie Girting from Beaver, Pa., nurses her two newborn kittens and an orphaned litter of puppies.

Complaints against Toyota for unintended acceleration have nearly doubled in the last two weeks, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s latest findings could explain that phenomenon.

Shigeru Miyamoto, who has a hand in some of Nintendo's most popular titles, recently offered that he is working hard to turn Nintendo's DS line of handheld gaming machines into tools for school programs.

Next month, Jason Rohrer, innovative developer of Passage, is releasing Sleep Is Death. The multiplayer video game combines adventure gaming with a second player's need to craft new, reactive scenes in mere 30 seconds intervals. Caught Sleeping [Boing Boing] More »

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In the sprawling, global environment that is the World of Warcraft today, there's really no telling who you'll end up grouped with. Even on a white-bread American realm, I've met players whose primary language was not English.

As if the idea of 100% voiced dialogue trees wasn't ambitious enough in an MMO property, word has now come out that EA and BioWare are expecting to have two million subscriptions for Star Wars: The Old Republic. In a genre where only one game has ever exceeded two million subscribers at $15 per month, that's a very high standard.

No, not yet, but the possibility of Australia getting games rated 18 and older will increase quite a bit in 2014 when the chief opponent to the move, trouble-plagued South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson steps down from office. More »

Seems like a simple rule to live by: Never dive in front of a herd of charging, sex-crazed whales.Then again, some people would just consider that a dare.

Cries of “Freedom!” and “Putin resign!”filled Kaliningrad’s dilapidated main square, as up to 5,000 people gathered to take part in a nationwide “Day of Wrath.” From Vladivostok in the far east to this, Russia’s westernmost region, dozens of protests were held today in the largest show of discontent since Putin came to power more than a decade ago.

Ten years ago this week, online music pioneer Justin Frankel released a little application dubbed Gnutella that enabled file sharing through a distributed P2P network.

Why does a salad cost more than a Big Mac? Part of the reason is that a huge proportion of our food subsidies go to meat while only 0.37 percent go to fruits and vegetables.

American Muslim groups small and large have condemned a radical American-born imam’s call for Jihad against the U.S.

Check out Mickey McConnell's awesome bank-shot 3-pointer against Villanova as St. Mary's takes home the big W.

Why would anyone want to make a shot-by-shot remake of that one song from A Goofy Movie? I have no idea, but I do know that it’s awesome, and just might be the best live-action adaptation of something animated I’ve ever seen.

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Paul Krugman, an American economist, wants to start a trade war with China. It would be worse than the 1930s, says Jeremy Warner of the Telegraph.

Starting April 1, anyone who registers a .ru domain will need to provide a copy of their passport or, for businesses, legal registration papers. Right now, domains can be set up with no verification -- a practice that has allowed scammers to quickly set up .ru domains under bogus names.

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen remind us of Chicago's unbeatable dynasty. Those were the days...

Rather than snatch cars from an over-extended middle class, these guys take back yachts, planes and other toys from over-leveraged rich. And business is thriving, even as the economy begins to improve.

The church's standing is falling to new lows among believers in its European heartland. Sensing the growing public alarm, some within the clergy are pushing for profound institutional changes, including an end to celibacy.

Major League Soccer and its players union announced a five-year collective bargaining agreement Saturday afternoon, wrapping up intensive talks to ensure that the 15th season will start on time Thursday.

Shigeru Miyamoto, who has a hand in some of Nintendo's most popular titles, recently offered that he is working hard to turn Nintendo's DS line of handheld gaming machines into tools for school programs.

The carbon credits scheme would make WWF and its partners much richer, but with no lowering of overall CO2 emissions, writes Christopher Booker.

Would you be inspired to order a steaming plate of Wikipedia? Or buy a loaf of Wikipedia bread?

Anti-oilpatch activist Wiebo Ludwig says there are innocent explanations for the articles police seized from his farm in northwestern Alberta in a recent raid. Some of the books on terrorism were gifts, the chemistry texts were for home schooling and the marijuana was for his pregnant goats. Also seized: a video of the "Lord of the Dance."

A Los Angeles-area sushi restaurant that made international headlines after it was charged with serving endangered whale meat will close forever as a "self-imposed punishment," according to a statement on its website.

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As more details pour in on the state of Sandra Bullock's marriage and husband Jesse James' alleged infidelity, it's clear that we'll be hearing from James' alleged mistress, Michelle McGee, for some time to come. The generously-tattooed model and ex-stripper has started talking to news outlets about the details of her alleged 11-month affair with J

Two things we know about Ellen DeGeneres: She's gay and she loves to dance. So when she heard about Mississippi teen Constance McMillen, whose senior prom was canceled after she caused a stir by planning to wear a tux and go with another girl, DeGeneres took action.

An anti-tax group and a coalition of businesses quietly led by Texas oil companies have launched a signature drive for a November ballot initiative that would suspend California's pioneering law to combat global warming. Assembly Bill 32, which requires California greenhouse gas levels to be rolled back to 1990 levels by 2020.

The ECA bills itself as an advocacy group for gamers, so in light of Ubisoft’s new anti-piracy scheme that requires a constant Internet connection to play its PC games, I was curious whether the ECA was going to bat against the publisher. Beau Hunter, the ECA’s digital rights consultant, answered my questions by e-mail.

New capabilities are strengthening the ZeuS botnet, used to steal financial credentials and execute unauthorized transactions in online financial systems.

Yes our president is a huge fan of the Portal franchise. When he heard the announcement of Portal 2 he couldn't wipe the smile of his face for hours.

The 'Slumdog Millionaire' actress has signed a multi-million pound deal to play the suave spy's love interest in the 23rd James Bond movie - which is set in Afghanistan - after being approached by director Sam Mendes.

"You bring the art to the people. In their cars. MAK's new exhibition, "How Many Billboards? Art in Stead," replaces commerce with art, filling advertising space with the works of 21 contemporary artists.