- The iPhone has been named Time Magazine’s “Invention of the Year.” The runner up? Demon Cookie Monster.
- Dick Cheney says he’s warmed up to the nickname “Darth Vader“. Sure beats that brief time period when everyone kept calling him “Shootie McKillerson.”
- A man in Australia accused of rape attempted to blame his actions on the side effects from a spider bite. When the court didn’t buy it, he answered, “Fine, how about…Gamma radiation?”
- A luxury airline in Singapore is providing romantic double-beds and endless champagne for its passengers, but has asked people to refrain from having sex while aboard the flight. JetBlue’s still game, though, right?
- Did the writers of American Gangster embellish the story and discredit some of the original cops? You mean an 8-year-old kid played by Haley Joel Osment didn’t crack the code using his home computer? (made-up spoiler alert!)











