Hoax caller connected to British prime minister
“In the first instance, a call was made to GCHQ which resulted in the disclosure of a mobile phone number for the Director. The mobile number provided is never used…
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Airpnp Is The Best Way To Find Toilets In A Hurry
When you need to tinkle on your travels, it’s hard to remain calm. If you can’t get back to the luxurious comfort of your hotel bathroom, but still crave the…
Late night radio and TV talk show pioneer Joe Franklin dies at 88
Franklin was a fixture on late-night radio and TV in New York, working at WJZ and WOR, and recently at the Bloomberg Radio Network. “The last two weeks were the…
France, Birthplace of Cinema, Is Losing Film Production to Its Neighbors
LUXEMBOURG — “Can you cover for me? I trust you,” whispers Marie-France, a scheming receptionist played by Nathalie Baye, to a co-worker in a small, brightly lit office. As she…
Freaky Video Shows What Looks Like Three Suns In Mongolian Sky
Everyone knows Earth has only a single sun. But you might not know it from this fascinating video posted Jan. 22 by The Guardian, which shows what appear to be…
The 10 Best Months For Presidential Election Poll Accuracy, Ranked
This week, you probably saw some headlines that said things like, “Poll: Clinton clobbers potential GOP foes.” Which sounds pretty definitive. But! You may have also noticed that the Republican…
Sundance So Far: ‘The Bronze’ Is No ‘Whiplash,’ But ‘It Follows’ Makes Up For It
HuffPost Entertainment has landed in Park City, Utah, for the Sundance Film Festival, which kicked off Thursday night with the premieres of the new Nina Simone documentary and the comedy…
Goodbye life-size Garden Yeti: A tribute to SkyMall, the best inflight magazine ever
Not the Stay Fresh Feline Drinking Fountain that kept kitty happy and hydrated while you were in Tibet. Not the Emergency Evacuation Smoke Hood, which looked like a cross between…
Martin Luther King’s Sons Dismiss Licensing Lawsuit Against King Center
ATLANTA, Jan 23 (Reuters) – One of two lawsuits involving the children of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has been dropped, possibly signaling a thaw in…
Never Forget Who Voices Your Favorite ‘Simpsons’ Character Ever Again
A chart that shows which actors voice which “Simpsons” characters might not be of any value to you now, but just wait. – H/T Uproxx
In Prelude to 2016, Anti-Clinton Groups Are Just Beginning
First, she was called the bra-burning feminist with a degree from Wellesley. Then, she was the aggressively political spouse from Arkansas who plotted behind closed doors. Today, she is the…
Amedy Coulibaly, Gunman in Paris Attacks, Is Buried Outside City
PARIS — Amedy Coulibaly, one of the three attackers in a three-day onslaught in which 17 people were killed in and around Paris, was buried early Friday in Thiais, a…
Islamic State-Linked Militants Say Countdown For Japan’s Hostages Has Begun
Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an online warning that the “countdown has begun” for the group to kill a pair of Japanese hostages. The posting which…
Sansa Stark Will Play Jean Grey In Next ‘X-Men’ Film
Sophie Turner, aka Sansa Stark on “Game of Thrones,” will play Jean Grey in “X-Men: Apocalypse.” Director Bryan Singer made the announcement through his Twitter account on Thursday, while also…
A Scorsese Documentary on Bill Clinton Is Stalled
Martin Scorsese has tackled the mob, the Dalai Lama and the real-life Wolf of Wall Street. But he appears to have met his match in Bill Clinton. Mr. Scorsese’s partly…
A Swedish town’s dilemma: Move brick by brick or be swallowed by a mine
Instead, it’s the strange reality unfolding in the Arctic town of Kiruna, northern Sweden. A nearby iron ore mine — Kiruna’s main source of income and employment for more than…
This Is Why Everyone Is Talking About ‘Mommy’ Director Xavier Dolan
Xavier Dolan may be 25 years old, but the French-Canadian filmmaker already shares two things with cinema legend Jean-Luc Godard: the 2014 Cannes’ Jury Prize and an audience erupting into…
European Central Bank Launches 1 Trillion Euro Stimulus
* ECB launches bond-buying program with new money * Amounts to 60 bln euros a month together with existing schemes * Program to run until end-September 2016 * National central…
James Franco Shares Zachary Quinto Kiss Photo Ahead Of ‘I Am Michael’ Premiere
James Franco shared a photo of him and Zachary Quinto kissing in their new movie, “I Am Michael,” which is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. – The…
Here’s Why Lululemon Is Charging $108 For Meditation Beads
When it comes to paying for meditation accessories, how much is too much? How about $108? That’s the price tag on Lululemon’s new mala meditation bead necklace. Mala beads, which…
‘Glee’s’ Melissa Benoist Will Play ‘Supergirl’
CBS has found its “Supergirl.” Actress Melissa Benoist has been cast in the lead role of the upcoming drama, which is executive produced by Greg Berlanti (“Arrow,” “Everwood”) and Ali…
Iran’s Supreme Leader pens open letter to the young people of the West
“The recent events in France and similar ones in some other Western countries have convinced me to directly talk to you about them,” Khamenei’s letter reads. “I am addressing you,…
Source: Romney, Bush to meet in Utah
The source said the meeting, which was first reported by The New York Times on Wednesday, was requested by Bush as a gesture of respect for Romney’s leadership role in…
Turing manuscript going up for auction
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Television Becomes a Force at Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY, Utah — The Sundance Television Festival this is not. That snarky, small-screen nickname is nonetheless being tossed around by some of the Hollywood attendees who are gathering here…
Sandy Hook killer’s home to be demolished, Newtown votes
Lanza then went to nearby Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed 20 children and six educators before killing himself. There is no timetable to raze the home, but Mary Ann…
Yemen at Risk of Fragmenting, Posing Challenge for U.S.
WASHINGTON — Only months ago, American officials were still referring to Yemen’s negotiated transition from autocracy to an elected president as a model for post–revolutionary Arab states. Now, after days…
Study Shows Brain Stores Seemingly Trivial Memories, Just in Case
The surge of emotion that makes memories of embarrassment, triumph and disappointment so vivid can also reach back in time, strengthening recall of seemingly mundane things that happened just beforehand…
Dear Abby Offers Response To Gay Grandmother With Homophobic Son
We would all be so lucky to have someone like Dear Abby in our lives. – Additionally, Dear Abby herself shut down a homophobic couple last year who were excluding…
Anti-Islamization leader steps down amid uproar over Hitler selfie
The photo shows Lutz Bachmann, leader of PEGIDA, which translates in English to Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West. It appeared Wednesday on the cover of German tabloid…