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Not Playing Around: 8 Lawsuits Involving Video Games

Sam Keller, who played college football at Arizona State and Nebraska, recently filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that video game giant Electronic Arts and the National Collegiate Athletic Association illegally profit by using college basketball and football players' likenesses in video games without their permission. While the games don't use the players' names, the uniform numbers, height, weight, home state, skin tone, and even hairstyle correspond to actual student athletes,... READ ON

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Grace Kelly

From her first major screen role as Gary Cooper's violence-loathing Quaker wife in the classic Western High Noon through her "wedding of the century" and retirement from films to become Princess Grace of Monaco, Grace Kelly made it almost impossible not to stare. Her icy beauty and polished delivery brought something truly unique to each of her parts, so let's take a look at five things you might not know about Grace Kelly. 1. She Probably Could Have Been an... READ ON

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The Late Movies: Dancing, Star Wars-style

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, no one had ever heard of a little movie called Star Wars. Of course, George Lucas' "space opera," which revived sci-fi as a genre for the masses, is now a classic. The Star Wars movies (the first three, at least) were a triumph for nerds everywhere. What better way to celebrate than to dance? The Muppets meet Mark Hamill In January of 1980, the Star Wars cast joined Kermit & co. for a special episode of The Muppet Show. Luke Skywalker, C-3PO and R2-D2 blast... READ ON

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19 Unusual Sports Injuries (Including 'Too Much GameBoy')

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster just hit the disabled list with a fractured big right toe he suffered while trying to hurdle the dugout railing to go celebrate a Cubs win. While the news that Dempster could miss a month of action might cause Cubs fans to wonder if they really are cursed, Dempster's hardly the first athlete to sustain a weird injury. Here are a few highlights from the injury reports of days gone... READ ON

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10 Sports Terms Named for People

Convinced that you might not have what it takes to make a sport's Hall of Fame? That doesn't mean your name can't live on forever in the game's lore. Here are the stories behind a few sports rules and terms that bear a player or innovator's name. 1, 2 & 3. Figure Skating: The Axel, the Salchow & the... READ ON

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The Endless Summer Reading List: 14 Long-Running Novel Series

If you're anything like me, you finish your summer reading list by mid-July. To help curb your end-of-summer reading blues, here are some of the longest-running series of novels in the most popular genres. If you're so inclined, these will keep you busy until next summer. Sci-Fi/Fantasy Discworld "“ 62 books (37 novels and 25 companion... READ ON

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The Late Movies: Weird Japanese Commercials

I'm not sure if it's the lost-in-translation factor or if the Japanese are just inherently strange, but a shockingly high proportion of their advertising is just completely off-the-wall. Let's take a look at some of the weirdest Japanese commercials YouTube has to offer. High blood pressure tea I'm not sure how tea is supposed to reduce your blood pressure, but that alone hardly begins to describe what's so strange about this... READ ON

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The Quick 10: 10 Twilight Zone references in Disney's Tower of Terror

Most people spent the weekend grilling out or boating or enjoying parades and fireworks; I spent mine refinishing our kitchen floor and watching The Twilight Zone marathon on SciFi (soon to be SyFy). I wasn't around for the first incarnation of the series, and I was too young to really appreciate the revival in the '80s. So, as blasphemous as it may be, my first real introduction to Rod Serling's fascinating mind was The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney World's Hollywood Studios (then MGM... READ ON

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Cary Grant

This week's installment of our "5 Things You Didn't Know About..." series focuses on one of the finest comic actors of all time. Whether in comedies like The Philadelphia Story and Bringing Up Baby or Hitchcock thrillers like North by Northwest, Cary Grant could make even throwaway bits of dialogue screamingly funny with his superb sense of timing and brilliant facial expressions. Here are a few things you might not have known about him. 1. He Was Almost Cary... READ ON

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The Late Movies: Eating Competitions

Well, the 4th of July weekend is almost here. Time for fireworks, parades, and all those great outdoor cookouts. But for a few hearty souls, it's also time to loosen the old stomach muscles, in preparation for the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Let's warm up for the occasion with a video buffet of extreme eating competitions. Pumpkin Pie Independence Day doesn't have a monopoly on eating contests. Prepare to never want another piece of pumpkin... READ ON