Posted on December 28th, 2007 by BRiT
MADISON, Wis. — Electronics might be the hot item on all gift lists this holiday, but it’s also on the list of some lawmakers.
A proposed bill in Wisconsin would add an extra sales tax to electronics.
The bill’s author, state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, said the money raised from the tax isn’t to dissuade gamers, but to […]
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Filed under: Dumbass, Gaming, Internet, Other, Software, Technology, Television, Toys, Video
Posted on June 21st, 2007 by reflex
I’m going to start whining in this space about commercials that bother me, if that’s ok with everyone. I’ll try to stay away from particularly irritating local commercials unless I can obtain video of them.
Today’s ad: Pizza Hut Hot-and-Ready Pizza Pocket Things (I frankly can’t be bothered to look up their actual name)
The gist of […]
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Filed under: Commentary, Dumbass, Food, Other, Reviews, Side Notes, Television
Posted on April 26th, 2007 by MaxPower
Some demonstrators called Gere’s embrace of Shetty “vulgar”.
Actor Richard Gere has sparked protests in India after kissing Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty at an Aids awareness rally in New Delhi.
Demonstrators in Mumbai (Bombay) set light to effigies of the Hollywood star, while protesters in other cities shouted “death to Shilpa Shetty”.
The protesters said […]
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Filed under: Celebrities, Other, Television
Posted on March 12th, 2007 by Jason
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Richard Jeni, a standup comedian who played to sold-out crowds, was a regular on the “Tonight Show” and appeared in movies, died of a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, police said Sunday.
Police found the 45-year-old comedian alive but gravely injured in a West Hollywood home when they responded to a […]
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Filed under: Celebrities, Movies, Television
Posted on February 23rd, 2007 by BRiT
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The European version of PlayStation 3 will play fewer PlayStation 2 video games when it launches on March 23 compared with models launched earlier in Japan and America, Sony Corp said on Friday.
“The backwards compatibility is not going to be as good as the U.S. and Japan models,” a Sony spokesman said.
PlayStation […]
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Posted on February 16th, 2007 by BRiT
TMZ spoke with uber-fabulous designer Bobby Trendy, who was fired by Anna Nicole and Howard during the filming of her reality show.
A misty and poetic Bobby asked that we tell the world and Anna (er, ok?) that he wants to “Thank Anna for making me famous. When you think of Anna, think of red, white […]
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Filed under: Bizarre, Celebrities, Funny Bone, Television
Posted on January 16th, 2007 by BRiT
The remainder of ABC’s canceled action thriller series “Day Break,”starring original Rent actor Taye Diggs, will be available for viewing online.
ABC president Steve McPherson revealed that fans of the serialized drama — which was pulled from the air after five weeks — may find some closure as the remaining episodes will be placed on the […]
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Filed under: Celebrities, Television, Video
Posted on January 15th, 2007 by BRiT
ACFI is a group of people working for the peoples right to it’s Internets. We have made progress in Ladonia and are now working on the Micronation of Sealand.
Recently it was made clear that this country is for sale. To make sure the owners will be kopimistic and that the country won’t be governed by […]
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Posted on December 16th, 2006 by BRiT
ABC is shuffling its deck chairs once again, pulling both Wednesday newcomers “Show Me the Money” and “Day Break” from its schedule effective immediately.
In addition, production has been halted on “Money’s” back-six order. In total, just five of the show’s seven completed installments have aired.
Both “Money” and “Break” hit series lows this past Wednesday among […]
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Posted on December 8th, 2006 by Tostig
Like Capt. Mal Reynolds stumbling in after a bar fight, the short-lived but much beloved sci-fi series Firefly will soon make an unexpected return, not as a TV show, but as a massively multiplayer online game.Now that’s shiny.
Multiverse, maker of a free MMO-creation platform, plans to announce Friday morning that it’s struck a deal with […]
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Filed under: Gaming, Television
