George Bush Calls Michael Phelps After His 8th Medal
Sunday evening in Beijing, about nine hours after Michael Phelps made Olympic history with his 8th Olympic medal at the 2008 Games, he sat down with Lester Holt and Jenna Wolfe of the Today show to discuss his victory. After asking Phelps how “awesome” this all was, to which the swimmer replied “crazy,” Lester asked Phelps to describe the call…
Lawsuit Won’t Stop The Watchmen
It’s looking bad for the Watchmen movie, now that a judge is allowing a lawsuit by Fox over the film rights to the famous graphic novel to go forward. It’s even worse when you realize that the same judge ruled against Warner Bros. in a case involving the rights to a Dukes Of Hazzard movie 2 years ago.
LEAKED: First Shots of iPhone Nike+ Interface
We’ve known that Nike+ has long been in development for the iPhone. Now we’re finally getting a peek at the first shots of the interface. From what we can skim, Nike+ users will get all of the nifty performance graphs right on the phone (before this stuff was available on the web only). But the biggest improvement may be Goggle Maps support
Keith Olbermann On McCain’s War With NBC: Grow Up (VIDEO)
On MSNBC’s “Countdown” last night, Keith Olbermann tore into John McCain for complaining about NBC election coverage — and for his attacks on Barack Obama. Watch:
RIAA, KaZaA user settle 3-year-old lawsuit
One of the longest running file-sharing lawsuits has come to a close, as Denise Barker and the RIAA have mutually agreed to settle a three-year-old lawsuit for ,050. Barker has been represented by Ray Beckerman, known for his Recording Industry vs The People blog, who used the case as a platform to attack the foundations upon which the RIAA
10 Interesting Things You Didn’t Know About Oil
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Tallest Skyscraper in the World Almost Completed
The Burj Dubai tower, the tallest skyscraper in the world, is about to be completed. To celebrate it, David Hobcote has taken a series of amazing high resolution pictures from the air which give an exact impression of the breathtaking, massive scale of this building. Inside, it looks like a set from Blade Runner or the interior of the Death Star
After 8 Phelps Golds, 8 Questions on Beijing Super Pool
With 20 world-best marks falling in Bejing, what’s the scientific secret weapon? And while Olympians crushed 28 records in 1972, what makes Phelps and co. so much better than past swimmers? We crunch the numbers with the experts to answer these and other high-tech questions—and debunk some of the myths that have cropped up around them.
JUST ASKING: Is Michael Phelps A Douche?
After carefully reviewing extensive photographic evidence of what he looks like when he’s wearing street clothes instead of Speedos, I have to at least ask the question: “Is Michael Phelps a douche?” Before expressing your outrage over this seemingly premature Blagglash, at least allow me to present the following evidence for your consideration
Argentine Girls Soccer Team Slant-Eyes Pic Uncovered
A photo has emerged of the Olympic Argentine Girls Soccer Team Slanting Their Eyes For The Argentine Newspaper Ole. Seems like its pretty common for those Spanish-speaking countries to make fun of the Chinese, isn’t it?