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Megan Fox Will Play April O’Neil In Michael Bay’s Ninja Turtles

by Jill Pantozzi | 11:00 am, February 22nd, 2013

Hey, remember when Megan Fox compared Michael Bay to Hitler?

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The Lowest-Grossing Film of 2012 Made Just $264 at the Box Office

by Rebecca Pahle | 2:45 pm, December 27th, 2012

What film has earned this dubious honor? That would be…

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Jonathan Coulton Performs Acoustic Version Of Portal’s Still Alive…On CBS?

by Jill Pantozzi | 1:15 pm, October 26th, 2012

We’re not quite sure why singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton performed the classic “Still Alive” from Portal on CBS. I mean sure, he wrote the song for the 2007 video game but why now? Why CBS? I can’t tell when it was uploaded and I don’t see any mention of it on his Twitter. Is someone at CBS a big Portal fan or is this the work of GLaDOS? We may never know…

(via Kotaku)

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Fantasy Author J.K. Rowling Doesn’t Read Fantasy Or Sci-Fi Books, Names Her Favorite Literary Heroine

by Jill Pantozzi | 2:02 pm, October 16th, 2012

The New York Times recently sat down with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling to discuss something near and dear to her – books! But in the midst of talk ranging from classic authors, to books that made her cry, and her favorite literary heroine, something huge was revealed. Rowling doesn’t read fantasy or sci-fi. DOES NOT COMPUTE!!! 

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There’s a Second Female Expendables Movie in the Works. Called The ExpendaBelles. No, Really.

by Rebecca Pahle | 2:00 pm, October 15th, 2012

After finding themselves beaten to the punch by the Expendables-inspired action flick starring Gina Carano and Katee Sackhoff, Millennium Films, the studio behind the original Expendables, has announced their own official spinoff about a team of female mercenaries… called The ExpendaBelles.

Seriously. I could not make that up if I tried.

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Buffy’s Xander Is Responsible For That Avengers Shawarma Scene. Also, Joss Whedon Is Obsessed With Shawarma.

by Jill Pantozzi | 11:44 am, October 11th, 2012

Shawarma sales went through the roof after everyone in the world saw The Avengers but an interesting fact has just come to light thanks to one Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan. Shawarma has been on Joss Whedon’s mind for a while. In fact, it got Xander, Nicholas Brendon, his role. Read on for details! 

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Real Swedish Chef Makes Yummy, Healthy Food For Students, Gets In Trouble For It

by Jill Pantozzi | 4:14 pm, October 8th, 2012

Annika Eriksson’s food is delicious. Therefore, she must stop serving it to the children at the Swedish school she works in. Obviously. 

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Papyrus Fragment Indicates There May Have Been a Mrs. Christ

by Rebecca Pahle | 4:17 pm, September 19th, 2012

According to a mysterious piece of papyrus discovered by Harvard Divinity School professor Karen L. King, eternal presumed bachelor Jesus may actually have been married. [INSERT OBLIGATORY DAN BROWN/THE DA VINCI CODE REFERENCE HERE] The business card-sized fragment has on it eight incomplete lines of writing plus a few words and letters amidst other too-damaged-to-read text, but the phrase that’s causing all the buzz is this one: “Jesus said to them, my wife.”

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Matt Smith Almost Played Watson To Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock

by Jill Pantozzi | 12:55 pm, September 9th, 2012

Since Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch both made their respective splashes in the UK and the world beyond, fans have felt the two actors needed to work together. (Something about chins and cheekbones or something.) They were at least in the same room together a few times, which had fandom reeling, but did you know Smith almost played the role of John Watson in BBC’s Sherlock? Read on to find out why it didn’t happen. 

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Someone Bought Chewbacca’s Head For $172,200

by Jill Pantozzi | 4:15 pm, July 30th, 2012

A Chewbacca headpiece worn by actor Peter Mayhew in the original Star Wars trilogy just sold at auction for a lot of money (plus a few other props). This is interesting news but I can’t help but think, “I thought it smelled bad on the outside…”

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