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Star Trek Writer Sorry About That Underwear Scene

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:20:00 CDT

There's a scene in the new Star Trek movie in which a female character, played by Alice Eve, strips down to her underwear before donning a torpedo-disarming outfit. Cue uproar. It seems that fans felt the scene was completely unnecessary, and writer Damon Lindelof recently issued a sort of mea...

Fans Shell Out Thousands for Daft Punk Helmets

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:49:05 CDT

Want to make a few bucks? Figure out how to duplicate the odd, face-covering, sometimes rainbow-lighted helmets worn by the two members of Daft Punk, suggests the Wall Street Journal . There's apparently quite a demand for replicas of the iconic headgear worn by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, particularly...

Founding Member of the Doors Dead at 74

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:31:46 CDT

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complimented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74. Manzarek died today in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said his publicist. His...

James Bond's Missing Watch Reappears... at Flea Market

Matt Cantor — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:19:28 CDT

James Bond's wristwatch played a starring role alongside Sean Connery in the 1965 film Thunderball , but after the movie, it went MIA. Now it has finally made a reappearance—after a buyer found it at a British equivalent of a flea market, Sky News reports. The anonymous buyer paid some...

Trek Blasts to No. 1

Ruth Brown — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:21:13 CDT

The Star Trek franchise may be living long, but it hasn't quite prospered as well as expected this time around. Star Trek Into Darkness topped the box office charts in its opening weekend, but "only" made $84.1 million domestically—well under the $100 million many had expected, reports the...

Star-Studded SNL Finale Bids Hader Farewell

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:43:25 CDT

Last night's season finale of Saturday Night Live didn't have many snoozy moments: Oscar winner Ben Affleck hosted, taking on his marriage-is-work gaffe in the opening monologue with wife Jennifer Garner at his side, the show bid dramatic farewell to longtime heavyweight Bill Hader vis a vis his Stefon persona,...

Americans Are Cheating on Their Partners ... on Netflix

Ruth Brown — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:26:29 CDT

Are you guilty of "Netflix adultery"? That's secretly watching a video on Netflix you were supposed to be waiting to watch together with your significant other. According to a survey by the site itself, 51% of adults in committed relationships said they had or would cheat. Only 12% of those...

How Dan Brown Could Finally Get Some Respect

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:48:54 CDT

Make no mistake: Alan Yuhas is not a Dan Brown fan (the headline of his Guardian column begins, "Dan Brown still can't write"), but he does think the Da Vinci Code author deserves some credit for at least trying to get his readers interested in high-minded ideas. Sure, Brown's modus...

Target Dabbling With Its Own Netflix Competitor

Kevin Spak — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:29:05 CDT

When you think "streaming video," Target is probably not the first name you think of—or the fiftieth. But the retail giant is hoping to change all that; it's currently beta testing a Netflix-esque service that, the Target Ticket site proclaims, provides "instant access to 15,000 titles, new releases,...