It’s a bird, it’s a plane — it’s a Superman reboot!
Grid Lock: Starbucks Covers Electrical Outlets to Curb Laptop Lingerers
At Starbucks, there are laptop users, and then there are those laptop users.
EGOT Watch: Oprah Winfrey to Be Awarded Honorary Oscar
If NewsFeed has learned anything of late, it’s this: despite the fact it’s summer, both the Christmas shopping and Oscar seasons are upon us. Exhibit no. 1: Oprah Winfrey.
Unexpected Twist: Early Alfred Hitchcock Credit Found in New Zealand Archive
Mislabeled as “Twin Sisters,” Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest credited film, The White Shadow, had been rescued from a stash of unidentified ignitable nitrate prints that had been safeguarded at the New Zealand archive since 1989.
‘They Need TV Product’: Why American Football Is Coming To India
American football has never really translated overseas. NFL Europe, for example, failed after a 16-year existence.
Poll: Pippa Middleton is Far From a Household Name in the States
Enter the American psyche.
A Lockout Wouldn’t Hurt Too Much: Top 10 Richest Owners of U.S. Sports Teams
While the NFL’s lockout has turned to a frenzy of off-season signings, the NBA’s owner-imposed lockout has just started to take shape. But it isn’t all “poor-me” for the owners of U.S.-based sports teams. And that …
Watch: Matt Damon Schools Reporter While Defending Teachers
Matt Damon showed his love for teachers — and after this confrontation, we’re sure teachers are loving Matt Damon right back.
Wednesday Words: Cone-ing, ‘Tea Party Hobbits’ and More
Welcome to NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary — including useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).
Watch: Lithuanian Mayor Crushes Illegally Parked Car With a Tank
Say you’re the mayor of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and you’re plagued by illegal parkers. What do you do? Why, pack into an eight-wheeled armored vehicle, pop out the top hatch in your Sunday best, and pancake the …
High-Powered Research: The Device Behind Those Mysterious Crop Circles
You mean all those crop circles aren’t from aliens after all?
Alaska Hair Salon Made Famous By Sarah Palin Gets a TLC Reality Show
Does everything Sarah Palin touch turn famous? It does if the cable network TLC has its way.