James Bond is dead
Bond 23, the next 007 film has halted production. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. has failed to find a buyer for the Bond film that was slated to be released 2011/2012. MGM has. 3.7 billion debt, which forced them to put themselves up for sale.
Why so much debt? MGM failed to produce a blockbuster last year. Thanks to Steve Martin(Pink Panther 2), John Travolta, Denzel Washington, (The Taking of Pelham 123), and a bunch New York singing and dancing kids(Fame), have taking down the greatest spy of all time, for now.
Jack Herer, Rest In Peace
The Legendary Pot activist who has an incredible strain of weed named after him, passed away at the age of 70 this past Thursday.
Jack Herer, June 18, 1939 – April 15, 2010
3rd grader trafficking heroin to classmates
It must have been Show & Tell day in Wilkinsburg.
Police say a third-grader in Pennsylvania handed out more than 60 small bags of heroin to his classmates before his teacher discovered them.
The bags said “Trust Me.” WTF
New material from blur
Blur is heading into the studio to record “one” new track for independent record day which is April 17th. The new song will be available on vinyl only. Hot Chip and Lilly Allen are also contributing new singles as well. Baby steps, baby steps!
malcolm McLaren, RIP
Bite big brother’s feeding hand
“Artists Sue Google Over Copyright Infringement -Groups representing photographers and artists on Wednesday accused Internet search leader Google of copyright infringement in a lawsuit that mirrors complaints book publishers and authors have made for years about the company’s attempt to create the world’s largest digital library.”
nanotech robots fighting cancer in your body
Scientist have successfully deployed nanotech to fight cancer. I think I read a Michael Crichton novel about this, Prey.
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Waddy Jones on top of Tablemountain
This is the dude from Die Antwoord, before Die Antwoord. Waddy Jones aka Watkin Tudor Jones aka Ninja. Talent never stops.
via, ignoredprayers
Alex Chilton, Rest in Peace
Tragic news today as we have learned that Alex Chilton passed away yesterday of an apparent heart attack.
Chilton was supposed to play SXSW with Big Star on Saturday. Sadness.
Michael Jackson, a Dead money maker
New $200m Record Deal For Michael Jackson.”Sony Music have signed up the singer on a new 10 album project over the next seven years” What the fuck? Will he duet with tupac and biggie?
WTF, Drunk and high dad leaves son in the oven
After smoking weed at work…
“Larry Long, 33, returned home to share a fifth of whiskey with the baby’s mother, Brandy Hatton, McCracken”…
This does not look good! Read the whole story about smoking weed drinking a bottle of whiskey with the babies mama and putting your five week old in the oven overnight. Are people really that f’d up?
Google play(ing) around
Google’s (iPad friendly) reader Play is fun. It’s a full-screen slideshow that they say is for some “who aren’t interested in taking the time to get Reader set up.” Google Play basically recommends things to you based on what you like and dislike, as well as things you share. Essentially Google Play is a visual news navigatior.
(*note it is in beta so it looks a little buggy)
The New Donkey Kong World Champion
Hank Chien scored 1,061,700 points to pass Steve Weibe and Billy Mitchell for the title.
Faith No More reunions are happening
No need to travel from the east coast into the desert to see the freshly reunited Faith No More at Coachella or at the handful of shows they’ve schedule in San Francisco. They’ll be playing three shows on the waterfront in Williamsburg, Brooklyn NYC starting July 5th, 2010. Tickets go on sale March 19th at noon EST. Sales will benefit The Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn, a nonprofit organization helping to preserve and enhance green space in North Brooklyn.
Via brooklynvegan
Oarfish are huge, and according to Japanese folklore harbingers of earthquakes
Look at that thing, gigantic.
From Motherboard:
“The Oarfish is traditionally known as a messenger fish from the sea gods, and it’s tidings are usually grim. The fish can grow up to five metres in length and usually found at depths of 1, 000 ft. Long and slender with a dorsal fin that runs the length of it’s body, the fish resembles a kind of steam-rolled snake.
According to folklore, the fish will come ashore and beach itself to warn of an impending earthquake and there are scientific theories that bottom-dwelling fish may very well be susceptible to movements in seismic fault lines and act in uncharacteristic ways in advance of an earthquake – but experts here are placing more faith in their constant high-tech monitoring of the tectonic plates beneath the surface.”
Good News for My Boozy Bitches
The NY Times reports: Women Who Drink Gain Less Weight
