Fatal Shark Attacks Worldwide Reach Two-Decade High (My FOX NY)
(Fatal shark attacks around the world reached a two-decade high in 2011, according to a study by the University of Florida released Tuesday, with 75 unprovoked attacks leading to the death of a dozen people -- mostly surfers. The annual International Shark Attack File report, compiled by the Florida Museum of Natural History at the university, investigated 125 alleged incidents of shark-human interaction in 2011, and found that 75 were unprovoked attacks on humans.)
D'oh! Iran Bans Homer Simpson Doll (Newser)
(Maybe the Supreme Leader doesn't giggle at lines like "Homer no function beer well without" and "I felt a surge of power … like God must feel when he’s holding a gun." But whatever the reason, Iranian officials have placed the Homer Simpson doll alongside Barbie on the nation's no-buy list, the AP reports. "We do not want to promote this cartoon by importing the toys," says an official at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.)
Dad Kills Tennessee Couple For Deleting Daughter On Facebook (CBS)
(A father who was upset after a Tennessee couple deleted his adult daughter as a friend on Facebook has been charged in the shooting deaths of the couple, authorities said Wednesday. The victims had complained to police that Marvin’s Potter’s daughter was harassing them after they deleted her as a friend on the social networking site, Johnson County Sheriff Mike Reece said Wednesday.)
End of an era: Kodak discontinues camera business (CNET)
(Eastman Kodak stunned the world today, announcing that it has put an end to its camera business. By the end of June, Kodak expects to phase out its digital cameras, pocket video cameras, and digital picture frames, the company announced today. The company plans to focus heavily on its current brand licensing and on attracting companies that might need some of its patents. Kodak will still offer its online Kodak Gallery service and retail-based photo printing. Its inkjet printers will also remain on store shelves.)
Ready to inhale your caffeine instead of drink it? (WXYZ)
(Sipping on coffee and downing energy drinks could soon be a thing of the past. A new product called AeroShot is an inhalable form of caffeine. Sound futuristic? It’s not. AeroShot is already on the shelves in New York and Massachusetts, plus you can purchase it online.)
Teenage kids fight dad's adoption of adult girlfriend (Fox News)
(A new hurdle faces a Florida businessman who has taken the unusual legal step of adopting his 42-year-old girlfriend -- a guardian acting for the man's teenage children has filed paperwork asking a judge to throw the adoption out. The paperwork, filed last week in Miami, said the adoption defrauded the court, blindsided the children's mother and shirked public policy on adoptions, the Palm Beach Post reported Wednesday.)
Rhino dies in anti-poaching demo by conservationists (MSNBC)
(A conservation group demonstrating an anti-poaching method for reporters in South Africa accidentally killed the rhinoceros they were using in the demonstration. The rhino, nicknamed Spencer, went into convulsions and died after he was shot with a tranquilizer dart in front of a crush of TV cameras and photographers who had been invited to document an operation to insert a poison capsule into his horn.)
Purple Squirrel Found in Pennsylvania (Xenophilius)
(According to Connie Emert, her husband released the purple squirrel back into the wild Tuesday night. A purple squirrel was found in Jersey Shore, Pa., on Sunday, by Percy and Connie Emert. “We have bird feeders out in our yard, and the squirrels are constantly into them,” said Jersey Shore resident Connie Emert. “My husband traps them and then sets them free elsewhere so they don’t get into your bird feeders.”)
Man Spends 25 Years, $10,000 Making Himself an Egyptian-Style Coffin (Oddity Central)
(People making their own coffin isn’t new to us here at OC. But the story of Fred Guentert sure is. Because he’s been building himself a coffin that’s fit for an Egyptian pharaoh – for the past 25 years. Guentert, who is now 89 years old, has kept himself occupied for about a quarter of a century with his unusual hobby. And he sure does have something to show for it. The coffin he is to be buried in someday is 7 feet long and weighs 300 pounds. It is made of cedar and hand-painted in royal colors like gold, red, green and black. A hand-carved image of the Egyptian god Osiris adorns the lid. Near the base, you can see a colorful image of Isis. The interior has been decorated with a full-size painting of Nut – the sky goddess. On one side of the box is the Eye of Horus, looking on intently.)
Kevin Smith unmasks his inner nerd in 'Comic Book Men' (USA Today)
(With his new AMC reality series Comic Book Men, filmmaker Kevin Smith is bringing those conversations to your living room, showcasing a slice of nerd life not often seen on TV. While Smith might be the biggest name attached as executive producer, it's the employees and pals at his Red Bank, N.J., comics store, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, who are the stars of the unscripted show, which airs the first of six episodes on Sunday (10 ET/PT) following the return of AMC's The Walking Dead.)
Kevin Smith shares his Secret Stash (Canada.com)
(One day in the not-too-distant future, in a galaxy close to home, cultural historians may pore over the mind-blowing pop-culture artifacts of fanboy Kevin Smith's New Jersey comic shop, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, and wonder: What was that all about? If they're lucky, Smith will still be around to tell them. If not, they will have the new AMC docu-reality series, Comic Book Men, to show them. Comic Book Men follows the day-to-day lives of the Secret Stash's counter staff of clerks, comic-book geeks and card-carrying ``consultants,'' including moody manager Walt, unapologetic nerd Mike, lifelong slacker Brian, and merry Ming, the shop's go-to guy and lead gofer. Comic Book Men is the anti-Antiques Roadshow: The guys buy, sell, talk about, and argue over the treasures of the comic-book world, and share their findings with their boss Smith through their podcast.)
See you in the funny pages, Kevin Smith and company (Winnipeg Free Press)
(The geeks shall inherit the Earth. OK, maybe not the whole planet, but certainly one very prime timeslot on Sunday nights. AMC's new unscripted series, Comic Book Men, takes up residence in the 9 p.m. slot this Sunday, and head geek Kevin Smith -- filmmaker, unapologetic Degrassi fan and lifelong comic-book nerd -- says it's about time one of America's underappreciated art forms got its due.)
Kevin Smith returns to TV with ‘Comic Book Men,’ reality show set in Red Bank, N.J., shop (NY Daily News)
(Kevin Smith remembers growing up watching shows like “Dallas” filled with impossibly pretty people who looked nothing like him and his friends. That’s about to change, big time. Sunday at 10 p.m., AMC launches “Comic Book Men,” a series based on Smith’s Red Bank, N.J., comic book shop, called Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, which is run by some of his friends from the Jersey Shore.)
Movie Review: Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell (Examiner)
(Whether you love him or hate him, you simply have to admit that filmmaker Kevin Smith has a commanding presence. Having said that, a new special featuring the filmmaker – whose credits include “Clerks” (and its spectacular sequel), “Jersey Girl” and “Dogma” - is worth watching regardless of what side you fall on your opinion of him. In addition to a few laughs here and there, “Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell” offers some intense insight into Smith's technique, experiences and decisions.)
Bus driver suing in firing over Confederate flag (Fox News)
(Ken Webber still proudly flies his Confederate battle flag with the word "Redneck" emblazed across it from the CB antenna on his pickup truck. He hopes that his lawsuit in federal court will get his job back driving a school bus.)
Bus Driver whisks 6 students off N.C. bus before it bursts into flames (CNN)
(After noticing smoke seeping inside, a North Carolina bus driver rushed six elementary school children off her vehicle moments before it burst into flames. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon as Lindora Richardson was driving the children home from Chantilly Montessori Elementary School, a public school in Charlotte, school district spokeswoman Tahira Stalberte said.)
Family claims bus driver died from carbon monoxide poisoning (NBC)
(The family of a North Carolina State University bus driver says she died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Joann Sewel died in December just hours after complaining of sickening fumes on board her bus. Sherese Brown, Sewel's daughter, says the N.C. Medical Examiner's Office told her attorney that Sewel died of carbon monoxide poisoning.)
FBI File on Steve Jobs Probed Apple Founder’s Drug Use, Character (Time)
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