Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Twitter's Own Brand Of Wine Now For Sale
Fledgling Wine
Twitter is branching out from social media to social lubricant with its own brand of wine. Note: Products may be best used separately. (Proper judgment not included.)
Dubbed The Fledgling Initiative, the alcohol venture is a joint project between Twitter Inc. and Crushpad, a winery-for-rent facility in Napa that allows groups to to produce their own wines. Two wines, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, will be sold for $25 a bottle, with $5 from each bottle sold going to Room to Read, a non-profit group dedicated to raising literacy levels in developing countries. Head over to Fledglingwine.com to order a bottle if you're interested in raising a toast to literacy.
New Batman Movie Title
That's the title director Christopher Nolan is running with for his third go-round with the Batman franchise he successfully rebooted with 2005's Batman Begins and 2008's blockbuster sequel The Dark Knight.
But what about those neverending rumors that the Caped Crusader will duke it out with the Riddler? Well, the answer isn't much of an enigma anymore.
"It won't be the Riddler," the helmer tells Los Angeles Times, no doubt to the disappointment of fanboys dreaming Johnny Depp might get the call.
The casting announcement is eagerly anticipated given whoever takes on the role will have his hands full having to follow Heath Ledger's mesmerizing and ultimately Oscar-winning performance as the Joker.
While declining to put an end to the mystery surrounding his latest baddie, one thing Nolan does make clear is that The Dark Knight Rises will not be shot in 3-D. Instead, Nolan plans to use high-definition technology and the IMAX cameras, similar to the eye-popping visuals of The Dark Knight, which grossed $1 billion worldwide, third all time just behind two little James Cameron pictures.
As for any plot points in what Nolan sees as the grand finale to a Batman trilogy?
Nolan says that the new film, cowritten with Jonathan Nolan and David Goyer, will find the Caped Crusader on the run from the very Gothamites he's repeatedly saved from evildoers.
"We'll use many of the same characters as we have all along, and we'll be introducing some new ones," Nolan says.
That may include Tom Hardy, the hardscrabble hunk who played the forger on Leonardo DiCaprio's team of dream invaders in Nolan's Inception. Hardy has reportedly been tapped to play one of the leads opposite Christian Bale in the new Batman flick, which is shooting for release on July 20, 2012.
There's also word the helmer has been meeting with actresses in their 20s and 30s for another key part, though no word on which villain that may be (Catwoman perhaps?).
For those keeping track at home, Nolan has already gone through a chunk of Batman's rogues gallery, having included Ra's al Ghul, Scarecrow, Joker and Two Face in his first two movies. Aside from the Riddler, Nolan has previously ruled out using other major archfoes like Mr. Freeze or the Penguin.
Who else could it be? Killer Croc? Man-Bat? Black Mask? Gentleman Ghost? Some new creation?
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Nick and Vanessa shower together twice daily.
The couple, who have been dating for four years, believe their washing ritual has brought them closer together and they love having deep conversations when they bond in the bathroom.
Vanessa explained: “We shower, honestly, at least twice a day. We shower in the morning and we shower at some point during the day or before bed. It's so funny because we've turned it into an intimate time for each other. We both have our own shower heads so we just talk while we're soaping up and doing our hair. It's not a sexual thing and it's not a romantic thing, it just becomes an intimate thing. You're in your full form, so to speak, and you're vulnerable and we just both let our guard down. I've had some of my most intimate conversations with him in the shower."
Thanks for the tip, but we’ll stick to locking the door until we’re done...
Thursday, September 30, 2010
The 40 greatest chokers in sport:
40: Andy Murray, 2010
39: Barcelona, 1986
38: Lewis Hamilton, 2007
37: England rugby union team, 1991
36: Bernhard Langer, 1991
35: Alex Bogdanovic, take your pick
34: Frank Bruno, 1996
33: England cricket team, 1987
32: David Bedford, 1971
31: Tony Romo, 2007
30: New York Yankees, 2004
29: Europe Ryder Cup team, 1999
28: Roberto Duran, 1980
27: England cricket team, 2006
26: Tim Henman, 2001
25: Paula Radcliffe, 2000
24: Gareth Southgate, 1996
23: Devon Loch, 1956
22: England football team, 1970
21: Jana Novotna, 1993
20: New Zealand rugby team, 2007
19: England football team, 2010
18: Gavin Hastings, 1991
17: Newcastle United, 1995-96
16: Scott Norwood, 1991
15: Colin Montgomerie, 2006
14: Jimmy White, 1992
13: Chris Waddle, 1990
12: Dustin Johnson, 2010
11: Don Fox, 1968
10: Houston Oilers, 1993
9: Doug Sanders, 1970
8: Guillermo Coria, 2004
7: Somerset cricket team, 2010
6: Jean van der Velde, 1999
5: Scott Hoch, 1989
4: Asafa Powell, 2007
3: Greg Norman, 1996
2: South Africa cricket team, 1999
1: New Zealand rugby team, 1999