Director Paul Thomas Anderson acknowledges that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard was the inspiration for the title character in “The Master,” but says the focus of the film is the relationship between a charismatic spiritual leader and his troubled follower, not the movement itself. The movie, set in the 1950s, stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as […]
Tapping into an outpouring of public interest, the White House on Saturday made its beer recipes public – giving hope to any Americans interested in having a hair of the first dog after joining the coalition of the swilling. Sam Kass, White House Assistant Chef and the Senior Policy Advisor for the Healthy Food Initiative, […]
A message in a bottle has been pulled from the ocean which is said to be 98 years old, and officials say it is the world’s oldest of its kind. Scottish fisherman Andrew Leaper found the letter in his nets while sailing off of Scotland’s northern coast. And on Thursday, Guinness World Records confirmed that […]
The aftermath of a poor Olympic showing for Russia may have become even more dire on Wednesday, when the coach of the country’s women’s volleyball team was found hanged in his hotel room with some blaming the team’s poor results at the London Games for his death. As reported by Eurosport and a handful of […]
A suitcase filled with a whopping 890 Indian Star Tortoises has been seized, and an Indian national arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International airport. The tortoises, all juveniles, were found stuffed into six pillow cases and hidden inside the suspect’s suitcase. Acting on a tip off, Tourist Police and Royal Thai Customs officers stopped the 26-year-old […]
An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude struck off the Philippine archipelago on Friday destroying roads and bridges and sending people fleeing to higher ground in fear of a tsunami. The quake was centered off the east coast, 91 miles (146 km) off the town of Guiuan in Samar Province at a depth of about 20 miles (32 […]
Isaac made landfall Tuesday night on the southeastern Louisiana coast as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph. Arriving on the eve of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Isaac is the first hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast since Ike in 2008. Now, Isaac’s core is expected to pass west of New Orleans […]
During a weekend exhibition in Brazil, Aaron Fotheringham, who has no use of his legs, sped down the MegaRamp’s towering ramp in a wheelchair, soared artfully but nervously across a 50-foot gap, and negotiated an incredibly smooth landing, drawing raucous applause from about 10,000 fans. The MegaRamp, however, is not finished with athletes after the […]
The owner of an Indian clothing store said Wednesday that he would only change its name from “Hitler” if he was compensated for re-branding costs, amid a growing row over the new shop. The outlet, which sells Western men’s wear, opened 10 days ago in Ahmedabad City in the western state of Gujarat with “Hitler” […]
Whale-watching landings in Orange County, California, have logged blue whale sightings daily for more than a month, but one whale in particular has become a fan and crew favorite because it has been spotted so frequently, but mostly because of the apparent hardship the cetacean endured at some point during its mysterious life. “Banana,” “Hook,” […]
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