A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame for the multi-billion dollar project.
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Space Hotel on Schedule to Open in 2012
Posted: 5th November 2009 by Veritas in Entertainment, LifestyleTags: hotel, space, travel, vacation
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Nick Cage’s New Movie & His Odd Spending Habits
Posted: 5th November 2009 by Veritas in Economy | Finance, EntertainmentTags: actor, Entertainment, hollywood, nicolas cage, pets, spending
An article in The Daily Beast says that Nicolas Cage’s recent financial problems are, at least in part, due to outrageous, eccentric spending that puts even his most flamboyant fellow celebrities to shame.
Drunk Ewoks on the Today Show
Posted: 2nd November 2009 by Sus Scrofa in EntertainmentTags: drunk, ewok, today show
In honor of Halloween, the Today Show had a Star Wars themed episode. The only trouble is that no one considered that sticking a bunch of drunk midgets into Ewok costume might end with dry humping, fighting, and moon-walking. According to the Warming Glow, there’s confirmation that the people inside Ewok costumes were genuinely drunk, [...]
Ron Paul responds to Michael Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story”
Posted: 2nd November 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Economy | Finance, Entertainment, PoliticsTags: capitalism, love story, michael moore, ron paul
Speaking to veteran CNN interviewer Larry King on Sunday, Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul argued that he is just as upset with America’s economic system as activist filmmaker Michael Moore — except the longtime doctor does not believe the illness is purely based on capitalism.
Dennis Hopper Diagnosed with Cancer
Posted: 30th October 2009 by Veritas in EntertainmentTags: cancer, dennis Hopper, hollywood, Movie
Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment.
Sony Makes Netflix Streaming Available on PS3
Posted: 26th October 2009 by Veritas in EntertainmentTags: Movie, netflix, online, playstation, PS3, sony, streaming, video game
Sony said on Monday it is partnering with Netflix to provide access to the online movie rental company’s library through Sony’s PlayStation 3 video game console. PS3 users in the United States who are also Netflix subscribers will be able to instantly stream movies from the Netflix catalog at no extra cost.
Artists Discover Music Used in Gitmo Tortures
Posted: 24th October 2009 by Veritas in Entertainment, PoliticsTags: artist, Gitmo, Guantanamo, Music, torture
A coalition of mega-bands and singers outraged that music — including theirs — was cranked up to help break uncooperative detainees at Guantanamo Bay is joining retired military officers and liberal activists to rally support for President Barack Obama‘s push to shutter the Navy-run prison for terrorist suspects in Cuba.
Man Plays Grand Theft Auto for a Record 40 Hours
Posted: 22nd October 2009 by Veritas in EntertainmentTags: grand theft auto, India, mumbai, record, video game
We’ve had an all-night gaming session or three in our time, but this is ridiculous.
‘Big Brother’ Winner Arrested for Selling Oxycodone
Posted: 20th October 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Crime, EntertainmentThe ninth-season winner of reality TV show “Big Brother” has confessed to using his $500,000 prize to buy thousands of oxycodone pills and resell them, authorities said. Adam Jasinski, 31, of Delray Beach, Fla., has been charged with attempting to sell 2,000 pills in Massachusetts to a government witness. Federal prosecutors said Jasinski was arrested [...]
Mel Gibson’s Back with “Edge of Darkness”
Posted: 16th October 2009 by Veritas in EntertainmentTags: actor, hollywood, Mel Gibson, Movie
Australia Holds Dwarf Races at Carnival
Posted: 15th October 2009 by Veritas in EntertainmentTags: Australia, dwarf, midget, race, racing
Australian horse racing officials have been slammed for holding a dwarf racing competition called the ‘Midget Cup’ at a meeting in Melbourne to promote Victoria state’s annual carnival.