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Did Justin Bieber Cut His Hair?

Published February 13, 2011 | By Eva James

Did Justin Bieber Cut His Hair? That’s the question a lot of people have been asking today. It all seems to have started with a video showing Justin getting his hair shaved. Well, at least that is what it looks like happened, reality is totally different of course.

Further below you can view the video, where Justin Bieber is on Jimmy Kimmel Live and appears to be having his head shaved. It all looks pretty realistic to many, but take a close look at his apparently bald head. Look just above his right ear… Continue reading →

Maksim Gelman Arrested After Stabbing and Slashing Spree

Published February 13, 2011 | By Charles Egan

Maksim Gelman

Maksim Gelman was arrested aboard a northbound train in Manhattan around 9 a.m. Saturday. That was the end of his alleged stabbing and slashing spree, which had resulted in three people dying from stab wounds and five people being treated for slashing’s.

23 year old unemployed Gelman, is also alleged to have killed a man with a car and to have hijacked two vehicles. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly spoke to reporters shortly after Gelman saying “It’s so horrendous and bizarre. We have no reason that we can give you as to why he did this.”

According to police… Continue reading →

Celebrating Charles Darwin

Published February 12, 2011 | By Steve Wicks

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species - Click his image to get this book in various formats, including the free Kindle version.

Charles Darwin was born today 202 years ago. An English naturalist, he will be most remembered for his 1859 book “On the Origin of Species”. Okay, everyone has heard of Darwin’s classic on the origin of the species. But how many of us have actually read it? I’ve read a lot of other books on evolution, and amongst them, I would recommend “Why evolution is true”. But I had never actually read the book that brought it… Continue reading →

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention

Published February 12, 2011 | By Gloria Williams

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention will be released on the 4th of April 2011 - Click image above for pre-order information

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention is the definitive biography of the legendary black activist, that has taken several years to create. Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an icon, all before being felled by assassins’ bullets at age thirty-nine.

Through his tireless work and countless speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands… Continue reading →

Just Go With It Review

Published February 11, 2011 | By Gloria Williams

Just Go With It Review

Just Go With It Review: It all comes down to chemistry. And the two main stars of Just Go with It, Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, thankfully, have chemistry to spare.

Both actors have plenty of sheer likability and honest ease, as well as sparks in just the right places, which helps propel Just Go with It to its satisfying (if a bit predictable) conclusion. (Hollywood execs: Consider an update of Moonlighting starring these two.) If the premise, loosely based on the Goldie Hawn film Cactus Flower, stretches reality, the capability of the whole cast… Continue reading →

The Voynich Manuscript: The Mysterious Code

Published February 11, 2011 | By Steve Wicks

The Voynich Manuscript

Cedar Rapids Movie Review: When a naive, small-town insurance agent named Tim Lippe (Ed Helms, The Hangover) goes to a convention in the big city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, his life gets turned inside out under the influence of three convention veterans.

This sort of fish-out-of-water comedy could have been a flimsy excuse for broad slapstick and absurd high jinks; instead, in the confident hands of director Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl, Chuck & Buck), Cedar Rapids becomes something more humane and, in a quiet way, more ambitious.

Helms manages to make Tim genuine, a man-child but… Continue reading →

Cedar Rapids Movie Review

Published February 11, 2011 | By Eva James

Cedar Rapids Movie Review

Cedar Rapids Movie Review: When a naive, small-town insurance agent named Tim Lippe (Ed Helms, The Hangover) goes to a convention in the big city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, his life gets turned inside out under the influence of three convention veterans.

This sort of fish-out-of-water comedy could have been a flimsy excuse for broad slapstick and absurd high jinks; instead, in the confident hands of director Miguel Arteta (The Good Girl, Chuck & Buck), Cedar Rapids becomes something more humane and, in a quiet way, more ambitious.

Helms manages to make Tim genuine, a man-child… Continue reading →

Mubarak will not be Stepping Down

Published February 11, 2011 | By Charles Egan

Mubarak will not be Stepping Down

In a speech on Thursday Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said that he would not be stepping down, but he would be handing over power to Vice President Omar Suleiman.

Mubarak said during the speech “According to the constitution, I will shoulder my responsibilities until the country witnesses the stable and peaceful transfer of power in September. I’ll transfer power to the vice president according to the constitution. Mistakes are possible in any regime, however, it is vital to admit and hold those who make mistakes accountable.”

Mubarak’s speech to the nation has come as… Continue reading →