Now I’m not saying that I’m some kind of Nostradamus or something, since I have a pretty unpredictable track record with predictions. After all, even though I predicted that the Facebook IPO would be a train wreck, I also predicted that Peyton Manning would be signed by the New York Jets (who knew they would sign a third-string quarterback instead!) However, that didn’t stop me from making 13 predictions for this two thousand and thirteenth year after the death of Christ. From Twinkies to Lanc... [Read more]

A recent act described as “provocative” ended in a “failed launch” and “embarrassment.” No, I’m not talking about the latest Cialis commercial (complete with clever symbols like sailboats and tents woven into the scenes), I’m talking about Kim Jong Il’s son Kim Jong Un’s “Failure to Launch” debacle in North Korea. Apparently, instead of feeding his starving population (kimchee is so delicious) the new leader of North Korea spent a couple hundred million on a rocket that crashed into the ocean ... [Read more]

THIS WEEK: In space, no one can hear you squeam...So ronery...My precious... • The official trailer for Ridley Scott’s Alien spin-off Prometheus surfaced. No aliens appear but there’s plenty of devastation and a tagline that reads “They went looking for our beginning, what they found could be our end." Looks intense. • Notoriously unstable couple Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel reportedly got engaged. • Nobody doubted Julianne Moore’s ability to take on Tina Fey’s definitive portrait... [Read more]