Jeremy Taylor
‘The Simpsons’ Might Get Its Own Channel
‘The Simpsons’ is the longest running prime time scripted series in American television history and now News Corp., which owns the franchise, may be looking to capitalize on 22 seasons of the Emmy-winning cartoon with a channel dedicated exclusively to life in Springfield.
Drunk Driver Stops in Middle of Police Chase to Pee [VIDEO]
Estevan Tapia was leading police on a 10-mile car chase when he was overcome with the urge to relieve himself.
So the Albuquerque, NM., man pulled over and indulged himself on the pavement — all the while with a beer bottle in hand.
Worst Beer Thieves Ever Take Best Mugshots Ever
Instead of just getting fake IDs like the rest of us, three 19-year-olds from Covina, CA devised a plot to steal two 30-packs of Tecate beer from a local grocery.
According to police, Nicholas Kalscheuer and Nicholas Fiumetto each tried to walk out of the store with a case of the suds. However, a store employee noticed what they were doing and followed the duo, causing Kalscheuer to drop the beer
Acrobat Climbs 15 Stairs on His Head [VIDEO]
Appearing on the TV show ‘Guinness World Records Japan,’ Chinese acrobat Sun Xi Zhong set the world record for Most Stairs Climbed on the Head by scaling an incredible 15 steps using only his noggin.
Universal Developing New ‘Scarface’ Movie
A reboot of the oft-quoted 1983 cult classic ‘Scarface’ is being developed by Universal.
There is no timeline for the release of the film, at this point, since potential script writers are being considered. Universal doesn’t intend the film be a sequel or a remake, but rather a re-imagination that draws from the themes prevalent in both Al Pacino’s notorious version of Scarface and the original 19
Man Rides Unicycle While Playing ‘Star Wars’ Theme on Bagpipes [VIDEO]
In what will surely be the quirkiest thing you see today, a man in a kilt rides a unicycle down the street while playing the the theme to ‘Star Wars‘ on bagpipes.
The sight was so unusual that multiple passengers in a passing car began recording it, creating a video-in-video effect. Check it all out below:
Did Hugh Jackman Break a WWE Wrestler’s Jaw? [VIDEO]
Hugh Jackman appeared on WWE Raw earlier this week to promote his robot boxing film, ‘Real Steel.’ As is tradition when celebrities find themselves in the wrestler-verse, Jackman mixed it up with the grapples, and ended up hitting Dolph Ziggler with a sneak attack punch.
While the punch was obviously staged, Jackman may have put a bit too much of his real steel behind it because the next day Ziggl
Man Climbs to Top of Skyscraper Without Safety Gear [VIDEO]
The latest craziness from our friends in Russia comes courtesy of this fellow, who climbed to the top of one of Stalin’s skyscrapers in Moscow without the use of any safety gear.
He did bring along a helmet cam, so you can experience his stunt from the safety of your desk chair.
Waves Set Aglow With L.E.D-Lit Surfboard [VIDEO]
Argentinian professional surfer Aritz Aranburu made the sport even flashier by affixing L.E.D. lights to his board.
The effect is pretty incredible: When Aranburu surfs at night, it looks like there’s a giant glow stick darting in and out of the waves.
Marge Simpson and First Lady Barbara Bush Exchanged Letters in 1990
Marge Simpson thought it was unfair when Barbara Bush labeled ‘The Simpsons‘ “the dumbest thing I had ever seen” during an interview the then-First Lady did in 1990.
So Marge wrote Barbara a letter in which she explained that she was “deeply hurt” by the criticism, and that she wasn’t sure why Bush hadn’t given her family “the benefit of the doubt.”
Foo Fighters Counterprotest Westboro Baptist Church With Live Performance [VIDEO]
The Westboro Baptist Church, which is notorious for picketing the the funerals of U.S. military personnel and blaming the servicemen’s deaths on the United States’ acceptance of homosexuality, got a taste of its own medicine on Friday when the Foo Fighters staged a counter protest of the church’s picketing of the band’s show that night in Kansas City.
Billionaire Punches Another Billionaire on Russian TV [VIDEO]
When fists fly on American television, usually it’s a ‘Jersey Shore‘ cast member or a ‘Jerry Springer’ guest that’s involved.
In further proof that things are different in Russia, two of that nation’s best-known citizens, billionaire media mogul Alexander Lebedev and billionaire property developer Sergei Polonsky were involved in a televised fistfight during a discussion of the current worldwide f