sir lancelot saves a damsel in distress (a.k.a. the iphone)
lots of people have been complaining about the reception problems associated with the iphone 4’s reception. seems as though people have isolated the problem to the nifty new antenna design that sits in strips within the stainless steal phone border. steve jobs seems to have taken the lead of bumbling bp chief tony hayward because [...]
memories can be expensive
while record number of people are showing at food banks, the better half are busying shopping at auctions for memorabilia. here’s some of what they’re buying
three x-rays of marilyn monroe’s chest from a 1954 hospital stay netted $45,000
earrings worn by kate winslet in the blockbuster titanic movie sold for $25,000
one of michael jackson’s infamous crystal-studded [...]
costner dances with wolves
kevin costner testified in front of congress today about the oil spill advocating for a machine that his scientist brother is building and in which costner himself has invested $20M. he said the machine “could separate oil from 200 gallons of polluted water in a minute [and that] BP, the company that owns the well [...]
let’s just hope he doesn’t direct it
’cause if the past is a predictor of the future, it will take 15 years and will cost a trillion dollars. last week, president obama let the country know that the government would take any and all plausible solutions and suggestions to plug the oil leak that is polluting the gulf of mexico. we learned [...]
can money buy you long-lasting love?
the often-quoted statistic that 50% of marriages end in divorce is not really true, according to some new research, in fact, marriage stats seem to be improving with time. it seems since the 70s, when women started getting edumacated and delaying marriage until a later age, marriage stability has increased. a second factor influencing marriage [...]
fame monsters beware
heed this warning snooki. ben stiller, david duchovney, paul haggis, and a few others live in the same apartment building on the south side of chicago. not really, but that’s the scam that adedamola olatunji an alleged crook from chicago told citibank when he ordered credit cards from citibank in their name and had them [...]
walked like an egyptian
i guess that’s because he is. but anyway, news came that one of the most famous stores in the world, harrods located in london, england, was sold by mohammed al fayed to a group of royals from qatar. the deal is worth $2.3 billion bones — a considerable profit over the original purchase price 25 [...]
