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Elizabeth Taylor Dead at 79
Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor, who for decades captivated audiences with her beauty and talent, died Wednesday in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure, the AP has confirmed. She was 79.
National News
National News
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Mardi Gras 2011 in New Orleans
Thousands of revelers turned out for Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans on Monday and Tuesday, including celebrities like recent Oscar-winner Melissa Leo, actress Jennifer Coolidge, and creator of "The Wire" and the NOLA-set "Treme" David Simon
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Lingerie Football League May Play on Sundays if There is NFL Lockout
The threat of a lockout is already putting the 2011 NFL football season in jeopardy. However, if the armored gladiators can't play this fall, a gang of women in lingerie may step in to fill your Sunday afternoon football jones.
That's right, the Lingerie Football League is considering moving their regular season games from Friday to Sunday if the NFL labor situation doesn't get worked out.
Lingerie football is played seven-on-seven, and there is no punting or field goal kicking in the ten team league.  See the LFL in action, after the jump.
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Apple Announces iPad 2
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Breast Milk Ice Cream Pulled From Shelves
Breast milk ice cream is no longer available in England. Local authorities in London have pulled the unusual frozen delicacy off the shelves of The Icecreamist in response to public complaints over whether the shop should be selling edibles made from human body fluids.
The Icecreamist launched their newest and boldest flavor of ice cream on Friday, and claimed i
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Oscar Winners: ‘The King’s Speech’ Reigns, Portman Soars
There weren't a whole lot of surprises at the 83rd Academy Awards -- as expected, "The King's Speech" took the big prize as Best Picture. The film about King George VI overcoming his stutter also garnered a Best Actor statue for Colin Firth and a Best Director win for Tom Hooper.
"King"'s four statuettes tied "Inception," which also nabbed four awards in technical categories, for the most Oscars.
Oscar favorite Natalie Portman also took home the Best Actress statuette for her role in "Black Swan," and Melissa Leo and Christian Bale of "The Fighter" cleaned up in the supporting role categories.
See the full list of winners after the jump:
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The Oscars’ ‘Inception’-Style Opening Sequence [VIDEO]
This year's opening sequence of the Academy Awards featured hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway trying to tap Alec Baldwin's dreams for Oscar hosting advice.
The skit featured a bunch of this year's nominees for best picture, and a surprise appearance from an iconic film of yore. Read on to check it out.
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Ex-NBA Player to Get Bionic Legs [VIDEO]
A little more than a year ago, Mike Williams, who had played in the NBA for Atlanta and Sacramento, was shot eight times while breaking up a fight at an Atlanta night club.
When he awoke from a coma, the 6'8 giant was partially paralyzed from his waist down.
Enter Dan Ivankovich, who had played high-school basketball with Williams 30 years earlier, and who had become an orthopedic surgeon.
Ivankovich hopes to be able to fit Williams with a pair of computer-controlled robotic legs which could potentially work well enough to have the two old friends playing each other in one-on-one.
The bionic legs have been successful on smaller people, and Ivankovich believes if he can get them to work for a man who's basketball nickname was "Massive Mike Williams" they could work for anybody. Read on to see their tale.
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Black History Month: Classic Civil Rights Images
In honor of Black History Month, check out these iconic vintage images from the civil rights era.
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Teacher in Hot Water for Blogging About ‘Rude, Lazy’ Students [VIDEO]
Pennsylvania resident Natalie Munroe started teaching English in 2006. In August of 2009, she began blogging under the name Natalie M. The controversy started when she began to write about her workplace -- calling students "rude, lazy whiners" as well as lashing out at school administrators.
Now she's been suspended with pay and may lose her job. Keep reading to see video of the teacher defending her choices.
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Slash to Join Super Bowl Halftime Show?
From Michael Wright at Gibson.com
The Associated Press is reporting that Gibson signature artist Slash will make a guest appearance with The Black Eyed Peas during their Super Bowl halftime show. Slash, whose recent solo album featured the Peas’ own Fergie, would follow in a long line of legendary guitarists to rock America’s biggest annual sports event, including Pete Townshend, Prince, Keith Richards and Joe Perry.
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PETA’s Banned Super Bowl Ad Has Women Really Enjoying Their Veggies [VIDEO]
According to PETA, this sexually charged Super Bowl ad was rejected by NBC due to a list of complaints that included things like the shot of a woman "licking pumpkin."
Take a look and let us know -- is woman/vegetable love too hot for TV?