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Of all the directors in all of Hollywood, could anyone have predicted that the person who’d end up replacing Gore Verbinski at the wheel of the multi-billion dollar “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise would be the guy who scored an Oscar nod for “Chicago”? You remember, the 2002 musical about those lovely, murderous ladies? The [...]
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When the August recess began Friday afternoon, members wasted no time in heading for the exits.
Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis says the Fighting Irish program was offended by derogatory comments made by Hawaii coach Greg McMackin but has accepted his apology and will move on.
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The NHL is investigating Marian Hossa’s 12-year, $62.8 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Sales of the Palm Pre aren’t slowing; nor is the device suffering from unusually high return rates. And all this incessant hand-wringing over the Pre’s performance at market is needless. That’s the word from Deutsche Bank analyst Jonathan Goldberg, who says Palm’s new smartphone is doing just fine.
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In response to Freedom of Information requests, the Pentagon has released a full set of photographs taken during the ill-fated flyover of Manhattan by a backup Air Force One.
Gmail offers a way to eliminate that suspicious-looking notation that says an e-mail message was sent “on behalf of” another account.
Boxer Arturo Gatti’s body has been exhumed, and the Quebec coroner’s office will perform a new autopsy at his family’s request.
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To all the men and women recovering our corrupted files, connecting our BlackBerrys, giving us admin rights when their boss isn’t looking, or simply waiting patiently while we reboot, today is your day.
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The House speaker acknowledges the tough task ahead during the congressional recess.
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With recess looming, Senate Finance Committee sets Sept. 15 as new health care bill deadline.
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BoomTown is spending the day at Microsoft HQ in Redmond, Wa., interviewing a passel of execs about the Yahoo online advertising and search partnership.
But, while here, I have not been able to resist trotting out this very funny puppet video by 1938 Media of sweat-stained Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gone wild, screaming about how he smoked Yahoo partnership, to every Softie I see.
Because I am that sensitive.
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House Speaker’s message: one part pro-consumer, one part attacking the health insurance industry.
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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady expects to play in exhibition games next month — his first action since injuring his knee in the 2008 regular season opener.
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The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has opened an inquiry into Apple’s rejection of an official Google Voice application for the iPhone as well as the removal of numerous third-party…
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Event meant to promote bipartisanship leaves some members vowing never to return to the gathering.
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American Well, which offers online doctor visits, will deliver mental health services to military members over the Web.
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Considering the amount of hockey tweeting Kevin Smith has been doing lately, it should come as little surprise that he’s setting up a match for his 39th birthday on Sunday. It sounds like he’ll need to get some extra rest hours in on Saturday, though, because his new film “A Couple of Dicks” is pulling [...]
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It’s clearly a sci-fi oriented Friday, and I think we probably have Comic-Con to thank. On the heels of the “Alien” prequel announcement comes an offbeat bit of news that sends a pirate into orbit. According to Variety, Michael and Peter Spierig (“Daybreakers”) will be directing a remake of the 1935 pirate film “Captain Blood” [...]
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Fame is a tricky beast. Once everyone gets used to seeing your face everywhere, that newfound notoriety makes people forget your early work. It sucks for you because you want your audience to recognize the effort you’ve made to get where you are. The audience gets a treat from their forgetfulness however: DVD night at [...]
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