LEGO: We’re Scrapping Star Wars Toy, But Not Because of Muslim Backlash
LEGO says it plans to retire its allegedly “racist” Jabba’s Palace toy set, leading many to conclude the company is caving to backlash.
LEGO says it plans to retire its allegedly “racist” Jabba’s Palace toy set, leading many to conclude the company is caving to backlash.
Heard about the octogenarian who’s made not one but four trips to the hospital for heart surgery, and who — despite those ailments — wants to become the oldest person to climb the highest mountain the world?
Who moved the cheese? Now we know: a guy from Illinois, according to police, who they say made off with some $200,000 worth of Wisconsin Muenster.
What inspired prince-of-lavatories genius came up with this: video games you play by peeing.
Do employees of the United States Postal Service have a bone to pick with atheists? A study by a German company that crafts atheist-branded footwear claims they do.
Imagine ‘Jaws’ through the eyes of director Guillermo del Toro, and maybe you get something like this: a two-headed shark that’d be right at home in something like ‘Pan’s Labyrinth 2: The Ocean Blue.’
It’s more than most will ever be able to say they accomplished: climb to an incredible 17,598 feet and set foot within Mt. Everest’s rocky, snow-glazed Base Camp.
On a scale of zero to infinity, how silly would you rate a world record for “tightest parallel parking”? Far side of the Buzz Lightyear catchphrase?
God bless the Internet: Without it, we probably wouldn’t have LOLcats, Star Wars Kid, Gangnam Style or — this just in — a LEGO-fied version of the Star Trek Into Darkness trailer.
Whether it’s snakes on a plane or snakes near your house, one thing’s for sure: lighting them on fire is probably not such a good idea.
Ever dreamed of making a living — a real living — off the written word? Don’t quit your day job, to sum up poet and playwright Oscar Wilde’s advice in a newly discovered letter addressed to an aspiring wordsmith.
What a mean-spirited thing to do: Someone places an order for $24,000 worth of Girl Scout cookies, raising the hopes of two Girl Scout troops, then the whole thing turns out to be a hoax.