Jack Sparrow Character Pepper-Sprayed in Hollywood Brawl (KTLA)
(A brawl among several people dressed as movie and TV characters erupted in front of the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday evening, resulting in a Jack Sparrow character being pepper-sprayed, according to police. The Jack Sparrow character was treated for minor injuries in the fight that reportedly included Catwoman, an alien and a second pirate. After the incident, 'Catwoman' reportedly claimed the other character had been drinking and harassing her all day.)
Rabbi admits he made up tales of daring missions to rescue Torahs lost in Holocaust (MSNBC)
(For years Rabbi Menachem Youlus, a self-described “Jewish Indiana Jones,” received plaudits from those captivated by his stories of traveling to Eastern Europe and beyond to search for historic Torahs that were lost or hidden during the Holocaust. But on Thursday, Rabbi Youlus stood inside the federal courthouse in Manhattan and confessed that he had made up those tales of daring.)
This Morning sex addict Crystal Warren reveals: I used to be a man (The Sun UK)
(THE woman who stunned telly viewers by revealing she has slept with more than 1,000 men told The Sun yesterday: "I used to be a MAN." Crystal Warren, born Christopher Snowden, changed gender in 2005. The cougar, 42, who revealed her sex addiction to This Morning host Eamonn Holmes, said she told few lovers her secret but added: "They never asked.")
Mom tosses baby out window after boyfriend sets her on fire (NY Daily News)
(A desperate Cleveland area woman was forced to toss her baby son out of a second story window after her boyfriend set her on fire during an argument while she was holding the child, police said. Cops say Kevin Ford was haggling Tiffany Lawson over rent money she supposedly owed them on Monday morning when he suddenly doused her in lighter fluid and set her ablaze while she was clutching her 18-month-old son, local television station WJW reported. Witnesses said Lawson rushed to her second floor window and tossed him to neighbors, who had gathered below after hearing her screams.)
Killed by her hair extensions: Woman dies after allergic reaction 'to glue in hairdo' as expert says he has seen four similar deaths in three months (Daily Mail)
(A woman died from a massive allergic reaction that could have been caused by the glue in her hair extensions, a pathologist said yesterday. Atasha Graham, 34, who had used hair extensions for 14 years, collapsed after clubbing until the early hours. Home Office pathologist Michael Heath told the inquest into her death that the latex glue used to apply her extensions – or the solvent for removing old ones – may have been to blame.)
Corpse Sits Among Oblivious Video Gamers For Nine Hours In Taiwan Internet Cafe (My Fox DC)
(A Taiwanese man who died while playing video games at an internet cafe appeared to have gone unnoticed by fellow gamers for up to nine hours, police said Friday. The 23-year-old checked in at the cafe in New Taipei city on Tuesday night and was found dead but still sitting rigidly on a chair with his hands stretched out the following night by a waitress, police said.)
Bestiality brothels spur call for animal sex ban (The Local)
(Madeleine Martin, the animal protection official for Hessian state government, said the law needed to be changed to make sex abuse of animals – known as zoophilia – a crime. “It is punishable to distribute animal pornography, but the act itself is not,” she told the Frankfurter Rundschau daily paper on Friday. “There are even animal brothels in Germany,” she said. Sex with animals was being increasingly seen as a lifestyle choice, and thus more acceptable. “The abuse seems to be increasingly rapidly, and the internet offers an additional distribution platform,” she said.)
Cameras Invade a Paradise for Fanboys (New York Times)
(AS the man who hired him and the men who work for him will readily attest, Walt Flanagan, the manager of a comic book store here called Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, is not necessarily cut out for a career in retail. He is shy and retreating, uncomfortable around new people and has a tendency to wander away from conversations.)
Exclusive: Kevin Smith on the Jay and Silent Bob Animated Movie! (Crave Online)
(Kevin Smith turned the Television Critics Association into one of his usual Q&As when he did his panel for the AMC reality series Comic Book Men. I asked him a question about how he found the TV industry which led to a long anecdote which culminated in Smith mimicking splooging over his AMC development deal. I would reproduce that here, but then after the panel I found Smith in the hallway and got a full one on one with him. So this became more of a film interview, with some big news about a new Jay and Silent Bob movie, but props to AMC and Comic Book Men for bringing Smith to the TCA.)
Kevin Smith Talks ‘Hit Somebody’ and Reveals ‘Jay and Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie’ (Slash Film)
(Thursday night, Kevin Smith invaded multiplexes with a simulcast of Kevin Smith: Live from Behind. The event featured the Clerks filmmaker and his hetero life mate Jason Mewes doing their podcast, Jay and Silent Bob Get Old, followed by an extended question and answer session. As usual, the Q&A featured Smith revealing all sorts of information on his upcoming projects.)
Giants deal with bus malfunction, stay on track for Sunday (NFL.com)
(The strong preparation of the NFL kept the New York Giants' final practice before Super Bowl XLVI on schedule despite a problem with one of the team buses. The second of four buses carrying the team from the downtown Marriott to the University of Indianapolis had to be replaced after engine problems. The NFL had a substitute bus on hand to deal with the issue and quickly got the players and coaches back en route. There was a delay of roughly five minutes between the first bus arriving and the second, third and fourth buses finishing the 5 1/2-mile journey.)
Bashed bus driver told attack 'his fault' (News AU)
(Bus operator Swan Transit has accused Gerard Sin of provoking the youth who robbed him of the sight in his left eye while he was on the job. As it fights Mr Sin's compensation's bid, Swan Transit is claiming the 62-year-old is at fault because he failed to take "adequate care for his own safety".)
Salford bus damaged in attack by gang of youths (BBC)
(A bus carrying passengers in Salford has been damaged after it came under attack by a gang of youths throwing bricks and snowballs. The incident happened at about 17:00 GMT on Saturday on Churchill Way, close to Salford Shopping Centre. Sam Moran, 21, who was a passenger, said: "I was terrified. There were elderly women on the bus and a small child. One woman had an asthma attack.")
Benefit concert held for bus crash victim (KXXV)
(It's not very often that an event is held for someone and they cannot attend, but unfortunately for 14-year-old Haley Johannsen that was the case. Johannsen was severely injured in a major bus accident on her way to Academy Middle School on Jan. 17 that broke her back and left her with no feelings in her legs. Saturday afternoon friends, family, and people throughout the Central Texas area gathered at the Oscar Store in Temple for a benefit concert to help pay for Johannsen's medical care. While Johannsen could not attend (she is currently in rehab in Ft. Worth) her family says her spirits are high knowing community cares so much.)
Ankara prosecutors launch probe of PKK/KCK top dogs (Todays Zaman)
(The Ankara Specially Authorized Prosecutor has launched an investigation into the seven members of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) Executive Council, all of whom are terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) commanders who live in the Kandil mountain range in northern Iraq where the PKK headquarters is located, the Sabah daily reported Sunday. The KCK is an outlawed body that prosecutors say controls the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and all its affiliated organizations.)
The Dark Knight rises at Toy Fair with new movie figures (USA Today)
(Before Batman returns to the big screen, he's coming to Toy Fair. Toys based on director Christopher Nolan's upcoming movie The Dark Knight Rises will be displayed all over the world at events by Warner Bros. Consumer Products in upcoming weeks, including the annual Toy Fair in New York City Feb. 12-15.)
George Clooney Reflects Hilariously on Batman Role (watch!) (The Improper)
(George Clooney has had a number of heavyweight roles. Batman wasn’t one of them. The 1997 film, where he played the caped crusader opposite Chris O’Donnell as Robin, opened big, but quickly slid into ignominy. The film was a sequel to 1995′s “Batman Forever.” Clooney replaced Val Kilmer as Batman, who had replaced Michael Keaton, the star of the 1989 film “Batman” by Tim Burton. Clooney discussed the finer aspects of the role on “Inside the Actors Studio.”)
Why a pretty woman stops men behaving badly... but for the fairer sex it's a different story (Daily Mail)
(If the man in your life is suddenly on his best behaviour, have a look around. Men apparently become nicer, kinder and more caring when there is a beautiful woman nearby. Women, however, feel less of a need to impress and remain true to themselves, even when there is a handsome chap hovering in the wings.)
Forget planking, owling and Tebowing… The latest internet craze is Lion King-ing (Daily Mail)
(The latest in weird crazes sweeping the internet sees pet owners around the world lifting their animals above their head. Copying a famous scene from the film The Lion King, the internet phenomenon, follows other such memes as planking, owling and Tebowing. The videos take their inspiration from the famous scene in the beginning of The Lion King where the wise mandrill Rafiki presents the young Simba to the herd.)
Top 10 Super Bowl Ads of the Decade (Time)
(TIME TV critic James Poniewozik sorts suicidal robots, magic refrigerators and a maniacal Robert Goulet to rank the best Super Bowl commercials of the past 10 years.)
Cool It With the Hashtags: How to Not Be Extremely Annoying on Twitter (Time)
(Social-media neophytes need not fret. The brains behind a new study have provided a how-to guide in acquiring Twitter-savvy skills and more importantly, avoiding the oh-so irritating tweet habits. “Who Gives a Tweet: Evaluating Microblog Content Value” is a recent collaboration between Paul Andre of Carnegie Mellon, Michael Bernstein of MIT and Kurt Luther of Georgia Tech, who set out to examine the value of a tweet and why some are more important than others, the Atlantic reports.)
Feds in New York Shut Down 16 Sports Streaming Websites (Time)
(With the Super Bowl days away, federal authorities announced a crackdown Thursday on websites that stream unauthorized broadcasts of sports events just hours after New England quarterback Tom Brady told reporters in Indianapolis that he watched last year’s game on an illegal site. Investigators seized 16 sites and brought criminal charges against a Michigan man who controlled nine of them.)
Ben Gazzara, stage film and TV actor, dies at 81 (Washington Post)
(Ben Gazzara, an actor with a quiet, brooding intensity who was featured in films and on Broadway and who starred in the 1960s television series “Run for Your Life,” died Feb. 3 in New York City. He was 81. A friend, Suzanne Mados, told the Associated Press that Mr. Gazzara was in hospice care for pancreatic cancer.)
Situation 'tragic' as winter weather blankets Europe (CNN)
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