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Infamous Celebrity Blogger Perez Hilton Dead at 38

Hilton whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr, was struck and killed by a taxi cab in New York City (where he lived with his partner and son) early Friday morning. Nearly 16 hours after beginning his shift behind the wheel of a yellow cab, a driver struck and killed the 38-year-old blogger as he crossed an Upper Manhattan street with the right of way early Friday morning, a police…

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Fat Model Covers Latest Maxim Issue (Photo)

When the fuck did it become acceptable to have a fat chick in a sexy spread on the cover of Maxim magazine? I realize that the above statement has just put me in the line of fire from feminists worldwide, but I’ve got something to say about this, and I will NOT be silenced goddammit! For the entire 40 years that I have been a resident on this planet, I was made to believe that fat=ugly. Not just…

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Zaki's Review: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice

Zaki’s Review: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice

You may recall, I was quite effusive in my praise of director Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel when it was released three years ago. I took no end of grief for that, but I still stand by that initial assessment. Sure, I had some quibbles with Warner Bros.’ second try at rebooting their Superman property for the big screen (following 2006’s failed franchise-starter Superman Returns), but I still left…

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3 Accused Syrian Electronic Army Hackers Face U.S. Charges

Three current or former members of the so-called Syrian Electronic Army have been charged with computer hacking-related conspiracies that targeted the U.S. government, media and private-sector companies, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. The criminal charges against three Syrians were unsealed on Tuesday in U.S. Eastern District Court of Virginia. None are in custody. Prosecutors allege…

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Oilers Officially Eliminated From Playoffs On Fan Appreciation Night

Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche won their third game in a row, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Sunday. Tyson Barrie and Blake Comeau also scored for the Avalanche (38-31-4), who currently sit one point ahead of the Minnesota Wild for the final wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference. Matt Hendricks and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins replied for the Oilers…

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Joe Biden Tries To Reassure Supporters Of Israel Of U.S. Commitment

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden called on Israel’s government on Sunday to demonstrate its commitment to a two-state solution to end the conflict with the Palestinians and said settlement expansion is weakening prospects for peace. “Israel’s government’s steady and systematic process of expanding settlements, legalizing outposts, seizing land, is eroding in my view the prospect of a two-state…

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Indonesia Military Helicopter Crash Kills 13

The death toll from an Indonesian military helicopter crash rose to 13 on Monday, the military said, with the discovery of the body of a missing soldier. The helicopter was on a mission Sunday to capture the country’s most wanted militant when it crashed and burst into flames. Twelve bodies were found Sunday, and military spokesman Maj. Gen. Tatang Sulaiman said the 13th victim, a first…

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Apple Product Announcement Leading To Modest Expectations

It wouldn’t be an Apple event without some hoopla. But the company’s upcoming product announcement on Monday doesn’t seem to be stirring much passion. Apple has invited tech reporters and analysts to its Silicon Valley headquarters, where CEO Tim Cook is expected to unveil some new additions to its current family of iPhone and iPad devices. So far, however, there have been no hints of any…

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Nadiya Savchenko, Ukrainian Air Force Pilot, Awaits Verdict In Trial Over Reporters' Deaths

Nadiya Savchenko, Ukrainian Air Force Pilot, Awaits Verdict In Trial Over Reporters’ Deaths

A Russian court on Monday began reading a verdict for Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who is charged with complicity to murder two Russian journalists in war-torn eastern Ukraine. The judge quoted arguments by prosecutors who said Savchenko, who served in a volunteer Ukrainian battalion at the time, called in the co-ordinates for shelling that killed the two journalists and several civilians…

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King Tut's Burial Tomb Scan Shows Hidden Rooms, Egypt Says

King Tut’s Burial Tomb Scan Shows Hidden Rooms, Egypt Says

Egyptian Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty says Analysis of scans of famed King Tut’s burial chamber has revealed two hidden rooms that could contain metal or organic material. In a news conference Thursday in Cairo, he says that the Japanese analysis showed chambers that would be scanned again at the end of the month. The discovery could shine new light on one of ancient Egypt’s most…

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Fox News Republican Debate Cancelled After Trump Refuses To Participate

The U.S. Republican presidential debate scheduled for next week in Utah has been cancelled, host Fox News said on Wednesday, after party front-runner Donald Trump told the network he would not participate. Trump, who has clashed with Fox News throughout his campaign, told Fox in an interview on Wednesday he would not appear at the event, scheduled for Monday, because he thought the Republicans…

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Frank Sinatra Jr. Dead At 72

Frank Sinatra Jr., who carried on his famous father’s legacy with his own music career and whose kidnapping as a young man added a bizarre chapter to his father’s legendary life, died Wednesday. He was 72. The younger Sinatra died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest while on tour in Daytona Beach, Florida, the Sinatra family said in a statement to The Associated Press. The statement said the family…

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Kurdish Militant Group Says It Was Behind Ankara Bombing That Killed 37

A Kurdish militant group has claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb attack in the Turkish capital which killed 37 people. In a statement posted Thursday on its website, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) said the attack in Ankara was in response to Turkish military operations against Kurdish rebels in the southeast. TAK said it had not intended to kill civilians and was targeting security…

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North Korea Sentences U.S. Tourist Otto Warmbier To 15 Years In Prison

North Korea’s highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labour for subversion on Wednesday, weeks after authorities presented him to media and he tearfully confessed that he had tried to steal a propaganda banner. Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia undergraduate, was convicted and sentenced in a one-hour trial in North Korea’s Supreme Court. He was charged…

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With Donald Trump's Florida Win, It's Time To Take Sides In The Republican Civil War

With Donald Trump’s Florida Win, It’s Time To Take Sides In The Republican Civil War

The always bilious and sometimes vulgar Donald Trump presidential campaign now turns toward primaries in Arizona and Utah having rolled over Marco Rubio in his home state, Florida. Rubio, the junior Florida senator, quit the presidential race after Tuesday’s humiliating result. But before heading for the exit, he warned his party that it was risking disaster for itself and for America. “The…

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Bomb Blast On Bus Kills 15 In Northwest Pakistani City Of Peshawar

A bomb ripped through a bus carrying Pakistani government employees in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, killing 15 people, police said. The explosion took place in an area of the city that houses military institutions and residences, according to police official Abbas Majeed Marwa. The bus was taking government employees from several nearby towns to the provincial secretariat in…

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Europe Refugee Crisis: Scores Return To Watery Tent City On Greek-Macedonian Border

Macedonia pushed hundreds of refugees back into Greece on Tuesday, a day after they had forded a swollen stream and bypassed a border fence in a mass attempt to continue their journey north to Western Europe. Some came back bloody and bruised, saying they were beaten by Macedonian forces. About 1,500 people, frustrated at being stuck for weeks in a waterlogged tent city outside the closed border…

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