Eminem doesn’t like Internet file sharers, to put it (extremely) mildly. Hello, Fan Backlash? Yes, you can visit Eminem now.
America West Worst strikes again. A passenger was taken off a recent flight for jokingly asking whether the crew had been checked for sobriety (a reference to a pilot and co-pilot recently being arrested for being under the influence of alcohol while piloting an aircraft). The airline claims that he was removed because he posed a threat to the safety of the flight. How is that a threat to the safety of the flight? I guess whoever runs the airline is taking tips from Bud Selig on customer relations…
In the Dick Move Of The Day, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig halted the All-Star Game in a 7-7 tie after 11 innings because “both teams ran out of pitchers.” WTF?! There was no other way to resolve this? Besides this travesty, no MVP was chosen for the game despite the award being named for Ted Williams after his recent death. Bewildered fans who paid $175 for tickets were left out in the cold with an announcement that didn’t even bother explaining the reason for the abrupt end. Note to Bud: this is not the way to endear yourself to fans when you’re about to face another players’ strike.
Follow-up on Ted Williams’ cryonic freezing: Wired.com has a story on the technology involved in the freezing of bodies. Apparently, there is little guarantee that the thawing process will work, as cells are usually irreparably damaged by the freezing. That hasn’t deterred people from shelling out as much as $120,000 to be frozen upon their death, though. I think the funniest comment is from Kenneth B. Storey, a biochemistry professor: “Two hundred years from now, will 10 billion people on Earth really want to thaw out a bunch of rich Americans?”
Wolfgang Petersen, director of The Perfect Storm and Das Boot, among other things, is set to direct Batman vs. Superman, which is slated to be released in 2004. The story concept sounds promising, and his previous movies were generally pretty good, so maybe this won’t suck. Although I am curious to see how Superman won’t end up smashing Batman like a little bug.
David Hasselhoff has checked himself into rehab due to his problems with alcohol abuse. Let’s hope he can get out soon and resume his role on Knight Rider Baywatch the German rock circuit Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde – hmmm… no wonder he’s been drinking.
Janet Reno is planning a dance party. No, really, she is.
Most of the East Coast knows about the wildfires in Canada, as smoke drifted south and blanketed many cities in haze over the weekend. SatireWire reports turmoil in the Canadian military after the botched timing of its invasion of the U.S., or Detroit at least.
The Washington Post has a nice article on fireflies now that summer is upon us. Did you know that you’re not supposed to poke holes in the jar you catch them in? Apparently there is enough air in the jar to keep them alive, and poking holes could actually harm them, since it dries them out sooner. Who knew?
