Mom Speaks After Missing Son, 5, Found On Bus (Fox Philly)
(A 5-year-old Philadelphia boy whose disappearance triggered an intense, hours-long search an Amber Alert was found safe overnight. He and his mother have spoken exclusively to Fox 29 News later on Tuesday. Kariym Muhammad was found overnight asleep on a bus operated by the day camp he attends. The boy was reported missing from the camp run by his grandmother Monday night. The search intensified after a witness reported seeing a man dragging a boy away from a West Philadelphia park that Muhammad had visited with his fellow campers.)
Sex offenders banned from driving New York school buses (33 TV)
(Anyone convicted of a sexual crime against children will be banned from becoming a school bus driver in New York under a new law signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday. The law expands the list of crimes -- to include sexual assault of a child and possessing child pornography -- that would disqualify candidates from becoming school bus drivers, according to the governor's office.)
Passengers injured when bus flips on Pennsylvania Turnpike (Chicago Tribune)
(A Greyhound bus flipped over on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early on Saturday, trapping a woman inside the wreckage and injuring nearly two dozen other passengers, officials said. The driver lost control of the bus, which hit the center concrete barrier, then cut across the right lanes of traffic to strike an embankment and overturn onto its side, Pennsylvania State Police said.)
'iCarly' star Miranda Cosgrove's tour postponed after bus crash (Detroit Free Press)
(iCarly" star Miranda Cosgrove broke her ankle after her tour bus was involved in an accident Thursday while traveling on I-70 through Illinois. There were five people on the bus transporting the 18-year-old TV star and "Kissin U" singing sensation from her Wednesday-night show in Ohio to her scheduled Friday night stop in Kansas, her publicist said in a statement Thursday..)
The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus helps children make music (CBS)
(What's Trending rides the The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus for our #Innovator series, which examines those using technology to make a difference. The Lennon Bus is a non-profit organization that travels across America providing young people with tours of the bus, as well as participation in workshops in songwriting and multimedia production, all for the low cost of free.)
11-Year-Old Boy Behind Amazing Hockey Shot May Have to Give Up $50K Prize (TIME)
(The drama, with a twist, came at halftime raffle shot during a charity game between Shattuck and The World in Faribault, Minn. The crowd was stunned when the three-inch puck, shot from 89 feet away, sailed right into the tiny three-and-a-half-inch goal. It wasn't a pro-hockey player — it was 11-year-old Nate Smith smiling behind the hockey stick. Well, at least that's what the events organizers thought. The boy who made the amazing shot wasn't Nick, but his identical twin Nate. When the tickets were drawn, Nick had stepped outside the stadium, so the twins' father sent Nate out on the ice. And who would have guessed little Nate would hit the $50,000 jackpot?)
In-Flight Movie Explains Female Pleasure (Air Wise)
(The in-flight entertainment on some planes run by Australian airline Qantas currently contains a somewhat unusual offering -- a movie that purports to elucidate the mysteries of female sexual pleasure. The 50-minute French film "The Female Orgasm Explained," which includes naked scenes, is carried on long-haul "Video on Demand" aircraft in the airline's "The Edge" channel -- complete with a warning that it is for mature audiences only.)
Island County officials contemplate skull in trash (Seattle Pi)
(Island County public works officials are going to clarify policies regarding solid waste handling after an employee found a human cranium in the trash and stuck it on a pole, upsetting a member of the public. Island County Coroner Robert Bishop verified that the cranium - a skull without the mandible - is indeed human. He said it has a serial number and marks that indicate it was a "teaching model" once used in schools or medical offices. He said it doesn't appear to be ancient or Native American.)
'Hormone plot' to make Adolf Hitler feminine (News Lite)
(Allied forces planned to make Adolf Hitler less aggressive and more like his sister by lacing his food with estrogen, it's been claimed. Professor Brian Ford, reveals the bizarre plot in his book 'Secret Weapons: Technology, Science And The Race To Win World War II'. The Cardiff University expert says British spies came up with the sex hormones plan as the Second World War raged on with no end in sight.)
Man Surrenders After Sixth Day Perched on Radio Tower (KTLA)
(A man who has spent the last 6 days perched on a radio tower has finally surrendered Tuesday. William Sturdivant, 25, scaled the 300-foot Clear Channel radio tower in east Tulsa on Thursday. Authorities have made several attempts to coax him down.)
'The Big Lebowski' cast reunion (Entertainment Weekly)
(For me, today is like Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, my birthday, and International Bring-A-Pomeranian-Bowling Day all rolled into one. What in God’s holy name am I blathering about? Tonight, I will have the huge pleasure and honor of moderating a Big Lebowski cast reunion live onstage at the Hammerstein venue as part of this year’s Lebowski Fest New York. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, and the movie’s music archivist T Bone Burnett will all be present to talk about one of my favorite films of all-time, which is debuting today on Blu-ray.)
Wayward Mouse Grounds Stockholm-to-Chicago Flight (FOX New York)
(A mischievous mouse grounded a Stockholm-to-Chicago flight Tuesday, stranding 250 passengers, after it was spotted scampering along the aisle before takeoff, The Local Sweden reported. The rogue rodent managed to elude both an onboard search and mouse traps, leading airline SAS to decide to ground the aircraft until the mouse is found.)
103-year-old nun to leave convent for first time in 84 years (Telegraph)
(For the last 84 years she has spent every day of her life behind the cloistered walls of a convent to the north of Madrid but on Friday Sister Teresita, aged 103, will venture into the world outside – to meet the Pope.)
Full Moon Leads To More Babies? Hospital's Possible Explanation For Weekend Baby Boom In Sacramento (Huffington Post)
(For the last 84 years she has spent every day of her life behind the cloistered walls of a convent to the north of Madrid but on Friday Sister Teresita, aged 103, will venture into the world outside – to meet the Pope.Strange things seem to happen when there's a full moon, especially in the hospital. That's where an incredible 45 babies entered the world last weekend in Sacramento, Calif., according to FOX 40. But some say the mini "baby boom" was no accident.)
Rockers AC/DC launch own label Australian wine range (BBC)
(Kiss, The Rolling Stones, Iron Maiden and Whitesnake have all brought out their own brand wines as has pop star Madonna. AC/DC are selling varieties named after some of their biggest hits, including Highway to Hell cabernet sauvignon, Hells Bells sauvignon blanc and You Shook Me All Night Long muscat. The group have teamed up with Australian winemaker Warburn Estate for the release of AC/DC The Wine.)
'Flash mob' robs Maryland 7-Eleven in less than a minute, police say (CNN)
(A "flash mob" believed to have been organized on the Internet robbed a Maryland convenience store in less than a minute, police said Tuesday, and now authorities are using the same tool to identify participants in the crime. Surveillance video shows a couple of teens walking into the Germantown 7-Eleven store Saturday at 1:47 a.m. Then, in a matter of seconds, dozens more young people entered and grabbed items from store shelves and coolers. Police said the teens left the store together, without paying for anything.)
(Indie filmmaker Kevin Smith is taking a detour around the Hollywood marketing machine for his new movie Red State. The director of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II is taking his new film Red State on the road, touring and talking directly to fans.)
Kevin Smith shoots to thrill with Red State (Vancouver Sun)
(Kevin Smith is done with filmmaking. The notoriously nerdy and voluble director - most famous for creating the View Askew universe and the film canon of Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - is rapidly moving away from the art that kept him busy for the past 20 or so years of his life. His latest venture, retro-style horror flick Red State, will be his next-to-last cinematic offering, he said in a recent hourlong phone interview with The Vancouver Sun.)
Are You Ready For A Four-Hour Kevin Smith Hockey Movie? (YIDIO)
(If he has his druthers, Kevin Smith won't exit his directing career the way he came into it. He'll go out bigger.)
Kevin Smith on ‘Hit Somebody’: I’d Rather End With a Less Predictable Closer (Film School Rejects)
(Rumors that Hit Somebody – Kevin Smith‘s forthcoming final film about a young man named Buddy making his way up through the ranks to play pro hockey – would be two movies have been floating around, so we decided to go to the source himself for confirmation and a few questions over the old email machine.)
KEVIN SMITH WILL DIRECT TWO HOCKEY MOVIES AND RETIRE (Big Hollywood)
(My guess is that Kevin Smith will retire like Stephen King retired — in other words, not at all. Talk of retirement is a cheap way to create sentiment, gin up interest in a current project (the last!), and maybe earn an accolade or two. And with his film career on the slide, Smith’s neurosis appear to be surfacing. People who never get off the stage because they’re always on-stage assuring us they’re going to get off the stage are exhausting. Brett Favre Syndrome goes Hollywood.)
(Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment have revealed that the classic Batman villain Mr Freeze will be joining the motley ensemble of ne'er do wells in the upcoming Batman: Arkham City.)
Batman/Superman film in development (Tech Day)
(A genre film news website known as ThinkMcFlyThink is claiming there may be an unannounced plan to make a Batman/Superman team-up flick - which would be distinct from the new Justice League film.)
Batman Takes Over Pittsburgh (Chartier Valley Patch)
(Downtown Pittsburgh was a lot busier on Saturday than it usually is on normal weekends. Pittsburghers crowded the streets around the city hoping to catch a glimpse of Batman and crew during filming for The Dark Knight Rises. While many Pittsburghers are Batman and Hollywood fans, there are some who just don't care. I don't think the thought crossed my mind until Saturday afternoon.)
Is Christopher Nolan's view on Batman THE blueprint of how CBM's should be made? (Comic Book Movie)
(Is the Nolanverse ground-breaking and rightly deserving of all of its acclamations? Or is it a pretentious series filled with character deviations and a disregard from its source?)
Julie Newmar comments on Anne Hathaway (BatmanNews.com)
(PopcornBiz interviewed the original Catwoman, Julie Newmar, recently. Newmar is best known for playing Catwoman in the 1960′s Batman television show. In the interview she shares her thoughts on Anne Hathaway’s casting.)
First Look At "Batman:Earth One" Graphic Novel Cover!(Comic Book Movie)
(Announced at the same time as "Superman:Earth One" to be released in 2010, obviously only Superman was released to be a top-seller, now the official cover for "Batman:Earth One" by Geoff Johns & Gary Frank has been released. Thanks to Robot6.ComicBookResources.com by way of Amazon.com we have an official product description & the cover to the graphic novel, which will be released around the same time as 'The New 52" issues from each run will collected in GN forms.)
How Americans really use cell phones (CNN)
(If you've ever pretended to be talking on your cell phone to avoid talking to, or acknowledging, someone nearby -- you're not alone. One in 13 Americans have used this ploy, a new survey says. In its report, the Pew Internet and American Life Project also explores the pros and cons of having a cell phone. Cell phones are great for quick information retrieval, Pew found. But not having fast mobile access to info can cause problems.)
Apple's proposed campus larger than the Pentagon (CNET)
(With last week's release of floor plans for Apple's proposed Cupertino, Calif., campus reboot, we finally got details on the interior bits of the complex Apple hopes to have finished by 2015. We also have a better idea of how enormous the main building, which will hold some 12,000 employees, will really be.)
Xbox LIVE dashboard upgrade leaks (Digital Trends)
(YouTube user and Xbox 360 mod expert iTzLuPo has posted a video revealing what is purported to be the latest Xbox dash upgrade. He says a friend who wishes to remain anonymous tipped him off to the new look and tools. We’ve already seen the Windows mobile UI refresh and heard Kinect voice commands will be improved, but the video offered a few more details. Unfortunately, it’s been pulled (the above image is not from the video).)
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