A prominent Australian entertainer has been arrested by Scotland Yard detectives in London on suspicion of sexual offences. Metropolitan Police confirmed officers have arrested an 82-year-old man living in Berkshire. He was arrested by detectives involved in Operation Yewtree – which is investigating the Jimmy Savile child sex abuse scandal …
Koreans have a large online culture of webcomics (漫畫/만화/manhwa – cognate with the Japanese term “manga”) and I found out that some have now been translated into English. Here’s an interesting one (scroll down). P.S. Read it with the lights off. Click right this way.
At the annual Nickelodeon upfront presentation last week, über-producer Michael Bay revealed details for Platinum Dunes’ upcoming live-action “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie, including a new origin story for the half-shell heroes that is sure to raise the ire of diehard fans. “When you see this movie, kids are going …
Encyclopaedia Britannica says it will stop publishing print editions of its flagship encyclopedia. The Chicago-based company announced on Tuesday that the encyclopedia won’t be available in book form for the first time in 244 years. The company will continue to publish digital versions. According to the company’s website, Britannica costs …
Comic book creator and movie concept artist Jean Giraud, who worked on films including Alien, Tron, and The Fifth Element and was better known by his one-word moniker Moebius, has died in France at the age of 73. The pioneering writer and artist was best known for his hugely successful …
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOUFKZBpFTY[/video]Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd says the timing of the release of a damaging video in which he furiously swears and rounds on embassy officials and a Chinese interpreter is “a little … unusual”. The video, in which Mr Rudd – who was prime minister at the time it was recorded …
On Nov. 15 at approximately 11:45 p.m., I left my 1-month-old MacBook Air in the back of a New York City cab. Quickly realizing my error, I freaked out: Hands shaking, I dialed the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, reported the cab’s medallion number (I had a receipt) and jotted …
Here’s something I found that seems highly relevant to this website: Online commentators Wednesday welcomed a ruling by Italy’s highest court that the editors of online publications cannot be held legally responsible for defamatory comments posted by their readers. In a ruling handed down at the end of October, the …
A hijacked hashtag is the latest PR disaster to hit Qantas. At midday, the Qantas PR team operating the @QantasAirways twitter account sent out a call for luxury flying experiences. The prize for tweeting good things about the embattled airline was a pair of Qantas pyjamas, and a “luxury amenity …
We’re not fancy sociologists or anything, but we take it as a definite sign of the times when a retailer thinks it’s appropriate to sell crotchless underwear to kids so young they can’t drive, smoke or vote. A recently opened store at a shopping mall in Greeley, Colo. called Kids …
It may be a featureless, empty image of the Rhine river in Germany – but someone has just forked out $US4.3 million ($4.23 million) for it. The photograph, taken by German artist Andreas Gursky, is now the world’s most expensive after an auction at Christie’s New York last week. And …
Ilya Zhitomirskiy, one of the founders of the social networking site Diaspora, has died. He was 22. Nina Fiore, executive secretary in the San Francisco medical examiner’s office, confirmed Zhitomirskiy died in San Francisco. She would not say how or when he died. Officer Albie Esparza of the San Francisco …
Android 4.0 builds on the things people love most about Android — easy multitasking, rich notifications, customizable home screens, resizable widgets, and deep interactivity — and adds powerful new ways of communicating and sharing. Focused on bringing the power of Android to the surface, Android 4.0 makes common actions more …
Libya’s ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has been killed after an assault on his home town of Sirte, officials from the transitional authorities have said. Information Minister Mahmoud Shammam said fighters had told him they had seen Col Gaddafi’s body, and other officials also said he was dead. The claims have …
A young woman got a teenage acquaintance and three of his friends drunk and had sex with some of them after a party, a court has heard. Laura O’Donnell, 20, was today released with a suspended jail term and a community-based order after a County Court judge found that her …
A few good hours late because Zgeek was down for many hours (what was all that about??)—but during that time a new version of Ubuntu was released onto a poor unsuspecting world. 11.10 includes a new release of compiz and Unity. Highlights of this release are: A new Alt+Tab switcher. …
Direct from Al Lowe himself: Great news! I’m proud to announce to CyberJoke 3000™ that Leisure Suit Larry’s long imprisonment is ending. Replay Games announced today that it has successfully obtained all the rights to the LSL intellectual property and plans to release modern, high-def versions complete with updated graphics, …
Apple today announced iPhone 4S, the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri™, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things …
A single mother has told of her torment after discovering how her long-time lover tricked her into believing he was a man when in fact she was a woman. Nicole Lindsay was shocked to learn the ‘boyfriend’ she hoped to marry was a lesbian sex offender called Samantha Brooks. Police …
Since July, the number of manga authors making work about the March 11th earthquake and tsunami has increased noticeably. There seems to be a new book every week or so on related topics, and numerous spot treatments in periodicals. Short diaristic accounts are most typical, narrating the day of the …