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The Science Behind Who Gets Magical Powers
Andrea Klenotiz, a University of Delaware biology student, has decoded the genetics of the wizarding gene in the Harry Potter universe. She sent a six-page paper of her work to J.K. Rowling. The debate...
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The First Signal Curiosity Sends From Mars To Earth Will Be A New Song By...
The newest Mars rover, Curiosity, is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet on Aug. 5. The rover's descent is a big ordeal, but when the unmanned vehicle finally hits the rocky surface, the first...
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Houston Rapper Slim Thug Has Written A Personal Finance Book
He might cavort with video vixens and rap about diamond-encrusted grills, but Houston rapper Slim Thug knows a thing or two about living within his means. The self-proclaimed Black Suze Orman—who...
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Tatum O'Neal Is Back In Rehab For Cocaine Use [Report]–Here's Today's Buzz
RadarOnline reports Tatum O'Neal returned to rehab last month for a "cocaine addiction." A source tells that her father, actor Ryan O'Neal, has been visiting her at a facility in Orange County. Tatum...
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Jenna Jameson Has Endorsed Mitt Romney
Jenna Jameson, the "world's most famous porn star," endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney last night, according to CBS News San Francisco. "I'm very looking forward to a Republican...
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Here’s Why A Bank Is Suing Nelly For $300K
Rapper Nelly and Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk owe the bank a lot of money. Breman Bank and Trust filed a suit in St. Louis County Circuit Court Thursday against the pair along with St....
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See How Annie Leibovitz Turned Will Ferrell, Jack Black, And Other Celebs...
Annie Leibovitz has transformed funny men Jack Black, Will Ferrell, and Jason Segel into the hitchhiking ghosts (named Phineas, Ezra, and Gus—who knew?) from The Haunted Mansion ride in a new round of...
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The Chinese Government Has Issued Six Bizarre New Rules For State Television
China's top broadcasting regulator has issued six new rules (or "suggestions") for television production, the state-run Beijing News reports. They sound bizarre to western ears: Remakes of foreign...
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Marvel Just Hired This Black-Listed Writer To Pen 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'
Marvel has hired an interesting choice to re-write Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy." The studio has selected three-time Hollywood Black List member Chris McCoy to rewrite Nicole Perlman's initial...
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How Did A Starbucks Sneak Past The Brand Police At The Olympics?
The most popular spot for NBC employees at the Olympics is the free Starbucks in the International Broadcast Center. It's open all the time and staffers are frequently stating their gratitude. But...
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The Surprising Real Names Of 25 Celebrities
Plenty of Hollywood's biggest names don't go by their birth names–Demi Moore, Tina Fey, Mila Kunis, and Dakota Fanning. However, you probably don't know how the celebrities ended up with their current...
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CBS Blames Sliding Revenues On 'Frasier,' Amazon And Netflix (CBS, AMZN)
CBS may have reported an eight percent increase in second-quarter profit, beating out estimates compiled by Bloomberg, but that came coupled with a dip in advertising sales and licensing revenue from...
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Someone Built A Real-Life Working WALL-E
While the age of robots still may be some time away, one man has brought us a step closer to having our own automaton. Computer programmer, Mike Senna spent the last two years building a life size...
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How One Filmmaker Recovered $13,238 Left In A New York City Taxi
"I write my name and number on just about any object that I might lose," says New York-based filmmaker Casey Neistat, "and I often add a line, a gentle appeal to the finder's conscience: 'Please do the...
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One Little Tweet From Justin Bieber Boosted This New Startup To The Top Of...
Last week, a mobile app Stamped relaunched. It had a slew of big-name investors behind it, including Justin Bieber, Ryan Seacrest and Ellen DeGeneres. Stamped is an app that lets users bookmark their...
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The 20 Least Flattering Celebrity Mug Shots
Celebrities usually look good even when they're behaving badly – but sometimes they get caught off guard. So after showing you sexy celebrities who looked as good as ever even in their mug shots, here...
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Meet The All-Girl Punk Band Putin Wants Kept In Prison
Just days before Putin's third re-election, a group of political activists called Pussy Riot performed a "punk prayer" titled "Mother of God, Banish Putin," in Russia's holiest site – the Cathedral of...
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This Week In Movie Trailers: Brad Pitt Plays A Hitman And More
In this week’s trailers, Brad Pitt plays a hitman with a chowder-thick Boston accent and Katherine Heigl returns for her semi-annual romantic comedy. We get better looks at Liam Neeson and Daniel Craig...
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Here's How NBC Helped Boost Archery Ratings
Ryan Lochte, Gabby Douglas… Katniss Everdeen? “Hunger Games” fever spilled over into the Olympics when archery was announced the #1 cable ratings winner with an average of 1.5 million daytime viewers....
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Ex-Convict On 'Breaking Bad' And What Cooking Meth Is Really Like
A man who's been to prison twice for manufacturing meth took to an online forum to tell his secrets of the trade. The man posted to Reddit's Ask Me Anything section with his prison numbers as proof of...
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