Engadget reports that Disney (owner of your favorite Marvel superheroes) has acquired Lucasfilm Ltd., including the rights to Star Wars and Indiana Jones. According to the report, Disney plans to release a Star Wars film every two to three years…. Read More ›
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Sirius-XM Implies Larry The Cable Guy Is Scary?
When we want to listen to a station of spooky sounds, we think of cackling witches, howling wolves, and whatever music Avril Lavigne and Nickelback may release together. But over at Sirius-XM, if you want to listen to their seasonal… Read More ›
“June” Is Not An Acceptable Word In Words With Friends
The Internet is down at the Not The Worst News Headquarters which means this is our second entry ever written on an iPhone. And it also means plenty of time to play the hit game Words With Friends! Or as… Read More ›
Breaking News: Posting One Of Your Two Small Children Is Your Favorite On Your Blog Is A Bad Idea!
According to Yahoo, a father in Calgary, Alberta, Canada has received numerous negative comments on internet message boards after posting on his blog that he prefers his kindergartener to his toddler. From the article: “‘If I were to be absolutely… Read More ›
Self-Driving Cars Now Legal In California, 30 Years After Knight Rider’s KITT Was Thrown In Prison
CNN reports that self-driving cars are now legal in California. “That’s soooo 1983,” declares Knight Rider’s Kitt, who was thrown in jail years before the unfunny cast of Cars 2! 3 Worse Things Than Being A Self-Driving Car In California…. Read More ›
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Smashes Guitar After Being Told The Band Had “One Minute” Left To Perform In Vegas
Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong is being accused of having a “meltdown” in the media after being told the band had one minute left to perform, and subsequently smashing a guitar on stage during a performance in Las… Read More ›
Sweden Moving Dangerously Close To Becoming Town In Footloose With New Dancing Law
According to the Local, dance enthusiasts gathered in Stockholm, protesting a law that requires bars, clubs, restaurants, and even people throwing parties in the woods, to have a special license in order to allow their patrons to dance. From the… Read More ›
Mitt Romney Says He Is A Fan Of Snooki!
Just yesterday, we wrote about a Chicago school teacher who joked on a picket sign that mayor Rahm Emanuel liked Nickelback. The teacher apparently thought joking that the mayor liked something generally accepted as lacking talent was a funny burn…. Read More ›
Chicago Mayor Denies He Likes Nickelback
According to MacLean’s, a striking teacher held up a picket sign saying: “RAHM EMANUEL LIKES NICKELBACK.” A spokesperson for Emanuel denied the claim. The teacher has since created a new sign replacing Nickelback with Creed. 3 Worse Things You Could… Read More ›
Your Restaurant May Be Secretly Spying On You… So Think Twice Before Sneaking All The Sweet N’ Low Into Your Purse!
The New York Times reports that restaurants are increasingly keeping records of their patrons’ dining records for use on future visits. One restaurant owner stated: “And we take note of the people who sat for 6 ½ hours last time,… Read More ›