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We may disagree on what scares us and we may argue over what makes a good scary movie, but if there's one thing most movie watchers can agree on it's this: We all like to be frightened. And we really like to be scared by what we don't understand, especially the supernatural.
Checking the closets for monsters (admit it, some of you still do this) or leaving the hallway light on before going to bed are worthwhile duties if we've just watched a great ghostly movie. But just how many great ghost movies are there? Sadly, not as many as we'd like. Still, there's room for hope with the upcoming haunted "Silent Hill," a film we're hoping and praying will chill our bones. Until then, we've compiled a list of 10 creepy ghost stories that, for pals of the poltergeist, are required viewing. Read on, dispute our choices, but most importantly, don't go into the light!
Read our list... if you dare
Welcome to the first installment of ThePhoenix.com's 100 Unsexiest Men in the World. After pouring through thousands of photographs, millions of frames of movies and TV shows, the staff at thephoenix.com has compiled a list of the least sexy males on the planet.
I state quite confidently that this is the best entry I've made in five years of weblogging. Go away if you have work things to get done. This is an enormous time-waster.
Below you'll find a fantastic collection of Sesame Street video clips. These are great. I remember many of these from when I was a kid. I've tried to organzize them as best I can. If you know of more Muppet/Sesame Street clips, please let me know.
Let's start with a song we all know by heart: "one two three FOUR five, six seven eight NINE ten, eleven twelve..."
This page is dedicated to condiments. All condiments. Except one. Perhaps you can guess which one has been intentionally omitted. Note: some have been omitted unintentionally, while others are yet to come. But there's one that will never be seen at this site.
Anyway, perhaps you're making a sandwich, or a hot dog, or something to dare your little brother to drink. For whatever reason, you've found this site that will hopefully give you some tips.
Remember, only you can prevent forest fires. Er, I mean, remember, only the best condiments should go on your food. Also, anyone who thinks it's funny to mix up "condiment" and "condominium" is not funny, and you should not be friends with him. Sorry.
Dad-to-be Tom Cruise has vowed to eat the placenta of his newborn baby and plans to dine on the umbilical cord too.
The actor's bizarre plans are sure to shock his legions of fans but the Hollywood heavyweight insists he plans to cook the unusual meal after fiancée Katie Holmes gives birth.
The 43 year-old star told America's GQ magazine: "I'm going to eat the placenta. I thought that would be good. Very nutritious. I'm going to eat the cord and the placenta right there."
New Jersey's multimillionaire governor had no plans to be among those standing in line late Monday to file his income tax returns.
Gov. Jon S. Corzine said Monday he was filing for an extension that would enable him to file his taxes past the deadline for state and federal income tax returns.
He said he typically files his returns in early fall because he must wait for final figures from hedge funds and other investments.
Believe it or not, Americans enjoy some of the lowest income tax rates in the world. Today of all days, it might not seem so.
“When you look at the overall tax burden, the U.S. is quite low," said Eric Toder, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C., and former director of the office of research for the Internal Revenue Service.
For a family with one wage-earner and two children, only Iceland and Ireland have a lower income tax burden than the U.S., according to the most recent data for 2005.
School officials in Inglewood, Calif., said an elementary school principal made an "honest mistake" while trying to prevent student walkouts during immigration rallies.
Angie Marquez imposed a lockdown as nearly 40,000 students across Southern California left classes to attend immigrants' rights demonstrations. But the lockdown didn't allow children to go to the bathroom, forcing them to use buckets in the classroom.
One activist said what happened was "unsanitary, unnecessary and absolutely unacceptable."
Do black belts have to register their hands as deadly weapons? Was Bruce Lee killed by ninja? Is there really a technique that can stop the heart?
During the 40 years I’ve been involved with the martial arts as a student, teacher, writer and historian, I’ve heard just about every wild claim, urban legend and tall tale out there. To my surprise, I’ve found that they’re widely believed by the public. The really disturbing thing, however, is that these myths and misconceptions aren’t just perpetuated by the uninformed; many of them are passed down within martial arts schools.
In this article, I’ll share 10 of these twisted little chestnuts with you. Together, we’ll crack them and find the truth inside.
The pillow fight was a blast. If you missed it, it was a real shame. Here's some photos I took.
This website came to life in May 2000. I am the sole creator of everything you see on the site and believe I have created the most extravagant personal ad in the history of civilization.
I created this site because I realized that the woman I wish to spend my life with is a rare type that is not likely to be found without great effort. I'm looking for a special woman who has traditional tastes and values. She knows her connection to the past and would rather have an authentic life instead of one guided by the pursuit of modern trends. She enjoys what is real and fulfilling in life, preferring honest moments over the predictable expectations of oversocialization. She has maintained both her personal playfulness and dignity in public, never sacrificing her spirit for the demands of others. She stands strong with her gaze towards a positive future despite finding everything around her tending towards normativity where the lowest and crassest values crowd out everything worthwhile. The special woman has shielded herself from the damage of modern society and desires something better.
Some people are quick to express their fatalism and tell me that I'll never find such a woman, so I should just give up on the idea of meeting someone good. But I laugh at their rejection of possibility because I have met the woman of my dreams before and we fell deeply in love, though ultimately she was saddled with obligation and wasn't ready for what I offered so we had to go our separate ways. Regardless, the experience was a good one and left me convinced that nature has created many women who are perfect for me in different ways. I continue to search for my next perfect woman and dream of the love we will share.
Somehow, I just don't see it going as smoothy as they depict it. Although I can't wait to fly a plane and shoot perfect bullseyes.
A yank on a child's underwear has a teacher in big trouble.
Albany police have charged 41-year-old Mark Holley with endangering the welfare of a child for giving a student a wedgie. Holley's a teacher at New Covenant Charter School in Albany.
Police said that during summer school last year, while a 10-year-old New Covenant student was in the bathroom, Holley grabbed the child's underwear and pulled it up.
In a tale reminiscent of the last Wallace and Gromit movie, furious villagers in northeast England have hired armed guards to protect their beloved communal vegetable gardens from a suspected monster rabbit.
Leeks, Japanese onions, parsnips and spring carrots have all been ripped up and devoured by the mystery were-rabbit -- prompting the 12 allotment holders in Felton, north of Newcastle, to hire two marksmen with air rifles and orders to shoot to kill.
"It is a massive thing. It is a monster. The first time I saw it, I said: 'What the hell is that?'" the Northumberland Gazette newspaper quoted local resident Jeff Smith, 63, as saying on its website
Your objective is simple: World Domination
Your motive is a little bit more complex: To show them all
Stage One:
To begin your plan, you must first Incapacitate a Rich and Powerful CEO. This will cause the world to sit up and take notice, stunned by your arrival. Who is this Evil Genius? Where did they come from? And why do they look so good in a Corporate Suit?
Stage Two:
Next, you will Steal the Internet. This will cause countless hordes of Computer Programmers to flock to you, begging to do your every bidding. Your name will become synonymous with the Spice Girls, as lesser men whisper your name in terror.
Stage Three:
Finally, you will Unleash your Needlessly Big Weather Machine, bringing about Nightmares for every Man, Woman and Child. This will all be done from a Underground Secret Headquarters of Doom, an excellent choice if we might say. These three deeds will herald the end, and the citizens of this planet will have no choice but to elect you their new god.
Trust us, it'll all come together in the end.
Devise your own evil plan
A 5-year-old boy called 911 to report that his mother had collapsed in their apartment, but an operator told him he should not be playing on the phone, and she died before help arrived.
The family of Sherrill Turner, 46, does not know whether a swifter response could have saved her life, but relatives want to know why the operator apparently treated the call as if it were a prank.
Police said the 911 response was under investigation.
Take your seat in the largest online stadium. Seats are still available. I'm in block I, tribune 9, seat 280.
I think I would like to add bananas to my strange collection of exotic plants on my desk in the office here at Green Head HEADquarters. Check out the cool Banana Farm Greenhouse. It includes everything you need to get started growing banana trees of your own: banana tree seed pack, greenhouse, stones, planting mixture, instructions, info sheet and of course, a cute little decorative monkey. Go bananas!
A new study out of Sweden reports a link between cell phone use and brain tumors. But other recent studies deny any connection. If you are one of the estimated 206 million wireless subscribers in the U.S., whom should you believe?
Researchers Lennart Hardell, Michael Carlberg and Kjell Mild at the Swedish National Institute for Working Life report that there was an increased risk for malignant brain tumors for both cellular and cordless phone users, with the highest risk being for heavy users. Heavy use in this case was more than 2,000 hours over 10 years (which works out to about an hour per workday). They claim the tumors were more common on the side of the head the cell phone was used.
What’s the potential danger?
The pallbearers carried their co-worker's casket down the church steps to the hearse.
Mourners whispered their fond memories and expressed an overwhelming sense of loss to friends. A cell phone tucked in one of the pallbearer's pockets played a cheerful tune. He's an important guy, so he took the call.
"That's appalling," says Dr. Ken Lloyd, author of "Jerks at Work: How to Deal With People Problems and Problem People." "His action told everyone that on many levels he's a jerk."
Brown County Circuit Court Judge Kendall Kelley fully admitted that raising a child is difficult and challenging. But when Kelly Johnston punched her teenage daughter in the face and head before handcuffing her to a bed for stealing from her marijuana stash, the 36-year-old Green Bay woman sank to a new level of cruelty.
"You have treated your child worse than most people treat a disobedient dog," Kelley said. "Worse yet would be a mother who would do this to hide her own criminal activity."
Johnston was arrested in March 2005 after her then 15-year-old daughter called police and said she had been beaten and chained to a bed for 17 hours without food or water. Prosecutors charged Johnston with child abuse, false imprisonment and marijuana possession, but later dropped the child abuse charge as part of a plea bargain.
At the Clowning for Christ Clown Conference our goal is to bring the best possible instructors that will raise the level of professionalism in all areas of clowning, Christian as well as secular. We strive to teach the art of clowning while keeping Christ at the center at all times. We will continue to put on a Christian based school at a very reasonable price, for as long as there is a need for clowns to learn.
As the Magazine reported last Friday, the list of officially-recognised phobias is long and often bizarre, and it is estimated that 13 percent of the adult population will develop a phobia at some point.
In response, you weren't slow to share your own fears. Many were so pungently described as to be almost contagious; some were intended to amuse. Here, we present a selection of 20 of your fears - look away now if the mere mention of buttons, animal costumes or takeaway forks send you into a cold sweat.
At least one New York City movie theater has pulled the trailer for "United 93," which chronicles in real time the hijacked United Airlines flight that crashed into a Pennsylvania field on Sept. 11.
The AMC Loews Lincoln Square 12 theater on 66th Street in Manhattan said it made the decision after viewers complained they found it too upsetting.
"I don't think people are ready for this," theater manager Kevin Adjodha said.
A C-5 cargo plane carrying 17 people crashed just short of a runway at Dover Air Force Base early Monday after developing problems during takeoff, military officials said. There was no immediate word on fatalities.
The plane, the military's largest, went down about 6:30 a.m., according to Tech Sgt. Melissa Phillips, a spokeswoman for the base.
Allen Metheny, assistant director in the state Department of Public Safety, said some people aboard the plane were taken to hospitals with injuries, but he did not have numbers or details. BayHealth in Dover said the hospital received about 10 people from the crash, including some who appeared able to walk, spokeswoman Pam Marecki said.
Destroying the Earth is harder than you may have been led to believe.
You've seen the action movies where the bad guy threatens to destroy the Earth. You've heard people on the news claiming that the next nuclear war or cutting down rainforests or persisting in releasing hideous quantities of pollution into the atmosphere threatens to end the world.
Fools.
"It must be true. I read it on the internet." Au contraire, mon frere. Internet hoaxes have been around for as long as the internet itself, and we never run out of people willing to fall for them.
Some are so clever that it's easy to be taken in. Others are so patently ridiculous that you should probably slash your wrists for falling so easily. Here are 10 of the best.
An East Naples man learned the hard way Tuesday that driving a car and playing with a pet at the same time isn’t a good idea.
Especially when that pet is an agitated snake.
Courtland Page Johnson, 30, of 1373 Wildwood Lakes Blvd., was driving his PT Cruiser on Golden Gate Parkway at about 9 p.m. when the pet snake he had wrapped around his neck attacked his face, Naples police officials said.
I know. It sounds crazy: $1,000 for an ice cream sundae? But, the sundae is The Grand Opulence Sundae from famed Serendipity of New York City and it's made up of the best of the best. According to the restaurant, they sell approximately one a month, so apparently, quite a few people have some money to indulge in such opulence.
The Golden Opulence Sundae, the "World's most expensive sundae", was created to celebrate Serendipity's 50th Anniversay last year. (If you are paying attention, the 50th anniversary is the "golden" anniversary. Get it?)
So I'm finally back in Philadelphia. Classes start today as well. It's the beginning of April and somehow this is normal for me. This is the last place I live until I graduate in 15 months. Such a long time but it's still so close. I can almost hear the professional world knocking on my door.
If you visit the site, just sign this real quick. I did this before but this is the official map for the site.
