Film Hitches a Weird Ride on Kesey's Bus
(“Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place,” a film by Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood that opens on Friday, is an exercise in what they call “archival vérité.” It’s a documentary that uses old footage to recreate a documentary that Kesey intended to make about his 1964 cross-country bus trip — the one so memorably chronicled in Tom Wolfe’s account, “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.”)
Zimbabwe bus accident kills 19
(Nineteen people were killed when the commuter bus they were travelling in lost a wheel and veered off the road in northern Zimbabwe, state radio said Sunday.Eighteen people died at the scene of the accident in the town of Mvurwi and 17 others were injured, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation reported.)
Woman loses leg under wheel of BEST bus in Middletown
(A 35-year-old woman lost her right leg when a BEST bus knocked her down on LBS Road in Mulund (W) on Sunday afternoon.)
Two in critical condition after robbers attack four buses
(Two persons are reported to be in critical condition at the Bolga Government Hospital with several others injured after armed robbers attacked four buses and robbed occupants of possessions and cash on the Tamale – Bolgatanga highway Saturday
China to launch national traffic safety overhaul after fatal bus fire
(The Ministry of Public Security will launch a two-month national traffic safety overhaul campaign from August, in a bid to prevent major traffic accidents.The campaign will primarily focus on checks of passenger coaches, trucks, school buses and vehicles that carry hazardous materials, said a statement issued by the ministry on Sunday.)
Plenty of ups and downs but baby on the bus is fine
(By the end of this year, one-year-old Ned Sippel will have spent half his life sleeping in a bus, furnished only by the generosity of his fellow Australians. His family's home on the outskirts of Grantham was among 120 that were obliterated or severely damaged when an 8m wall of water tore across the Lockyer Valley on January 10. The bus forms part of a Frankenstein-esque dwelling composed largely of the borrowed coach, the property's repaired tin shed and the demountable office used by his father, Jonathan, a local electrician.)
Philadelphia English teacher explains why she helped students cheat
(The revelation that more than 80 Atlanta teachers admitted to cheating on state standardized tests--with one group of elementary teachers even holding a "party" after school to change their pupils' answers by hand--has rocked the education reform movement.)
Local Businesses Benefit From ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Production
(Now that production for “The Dark Knight Rises” has started in the city of Pittsburgh, it’s creating an economic boom.From lumber yards providing lumber for the sets, to hotel rooms for the stars and some of the crews, production means big bucks for the city.)
Man Uses Goat, Pizza & Darth Vader Costume To Test Apple Store's Hospitality
(With the exception of some odd, headline-making incidents, the general image of the Apple Store, especially those here in New York City, is one of "do what you want so long as you don't break or steal anything." Thus, armed with a video camera and some livestock, one man wanted to see if Apple Store staffers were willing to shrug off his antics.)
Are The Smurfs Crypto Facists?
(The stars of an upcoming summer blockbuster, the world-famous Smurfs are once again the talk of the town — though not necessarily for all the right reasons.)
College Students Would Give Up Sex to Not Lug Textbooks
(Many college students would go to great lengths to avoid carrying textbooks, with some even willing to give up sex and dating for a year, according to a new survey. Education software company Kno found that students would make surprising sacrifices to get out of lugging around heavy textbooks. In fact, 34 percent would prefer to stay in every Saturday night for a semester and half of the respondents said they would eat boxed macaroni and cheese for a month rather than carry textbooks every day of school for a semester.)
Arnold Schwarzenegger museum opens in Austria
(As the Arnold Schwarzenegger turns 64, a museum about his life opens in his native Austria. The monument to the Hollywood star and former California governor was opened on Saturday in his birthplace village, Thal in Austria. Located in the old Schwarzenegger family home, everything in the museum has been carefully reconstructed to look like it did in the 1960s – even his old bed.)
Entire South Dakota Town Goes Up for Sale
(Thinking of buying some land? How about owning a whole town along with it? Evidently in South Dakota, a whole town counts as a sellable property. Because in the tiny town of Scenic, S.D., the owners are packing up and moving out, selling the entire town in the process.)
Comedian Andy Dick enters not guilty plea on sex abuse charges
(Comedian Andy Dick entered a not-guilty plea in a West Virginia sexual assault case brought by two men who claim Mr. Dick groped their crotches.It is the kind of court case that comedian Andy Dick would likely have portrayed in a television sketch, but the charges are not a joke.)
No sexy girls please, China tells online game fair
(Hemlines are a little longer at this year's annual online gaming fair in Shanghai, as companies take to heart a government directive against "vulgarity," a Chinese newspaper reported on Friday. The ChinaJoy Expo, an annual online game showcase, is well-known for its "spicy girls" who dress up in hot pants and bras to dance and pose at company booths. But a recent government crackdown on "vulgarity" in the online games sector is forcing the girls to cover up, the Shanghai Daily said.)
Apple has more cash than US government
(Apple may not have more money than God. But it's got more cash than Uncle Sam. As the government struggled to reach an agreement on raising the debt ceiling, the US Treasury's cash balance fell to $US74 billion this week. That's less than the $US76 billion that Apple now has in cash.)
Breaking: British High Court Rules ISP MUST Block Access To Sites
(According to the BBC in a landmark decision, A High Court judge in Britain has ruled that British Telecom must block access to a website which provides links to pirated movies. The case involved a site call Newzbin 2 which had links to pirated movies.)
Microsoft's Xbox 360 Is Literally Killing the British
(There’s evidently a secret war going on with American company Microsoft targeting the British. A recent string of deaths in the United Kingdom have been caused by playing Microsoft’s Xbox 360. A 20 year old male from Sheffield and a 13 year old girl from Dorset have died this year from playing video games on Microsoft’s popular game console.)
Iranian Woman Blinded By Acid Saves Attacker From Eye For An Eye
(An Iranian woman blinded and disfigured with acid has spared her attacker from being blinded in the same way himself. Ameneh Bahrami lost her sight in 2004 when acid was thrown in her face after she rejected Majid Movahedi's marriage proposal. )
Seven dead in Moscow river boat accident
(Seven people have drowned and two are missing after a pleasure boat collided with a barge and sunk in the Moscow river, the emergency ministry said. The number of bodies recovered rose to seven, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported, citing the emergency ministry, while seven had been rescued and two were believed to be missing.))
Victims' families investigate possible serial killer
(Kim Overstreet took out an ad hoping to catch a killer. The Long Island resident says she placed the ad online after learning women were disappearing not far from her home. Some went missing as far back as 2007. Her sister, Amber Lynn Costello, was one of them. The 27-year-old who had been living in North Babylon, Long Island, disappeared in September. Costello was eerily similar to the others.)
New "Spy" Pics and Video from the Set of The Dark Knight Rises
(All hail www.batman-news.com. They have got their hands on exlcusive set pictures from The Dark Knight Rises, giving us our first proper look at Tom Hardy as Bane. And not only are there pictures, but we've even got a video of Tom Hardy performing a scene to show you - although you can't actually make out anything he says. Scroll on even further to see pictures of the Batmobile, aka The Tumbler, a prison riot scene and Gary Oldman as Gordon. We nearly wet ourselves with excitement until we remembered the film's not out for another year.)
Norway gunman not likely to be ruled insane
(The head of the panel that will review the psychiatric state of Anders Behring Breivik, accused of killing 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway, says that it's unlikely the suspect will be declared legally insane.)
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