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The Hobbit Enjoys Record $84 Million Debut

The Hobbit made an expected trip to number one at the box office over the weekend. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opened in first place, earning an estimated 84.8 million dollars. ...Read more

Strange News: Recession Kills Two Million Dollar Jaguar

Jaguar has decided to scrap its most advanced -- and expensive -- car to date, and the recession is to blame. ...Read more

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Now in Theaters

After much anticipation, the first film in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy opens this Friday, December 14th. ...Read more

Skyfall Tops Box Office with $11 Million

The James Bond film Skyfall climbed back into the top spot at the box office over the weekend. Skyfall, which debuted at number one last month, led all movies with an estimated gross of 11 million dollars. ...Read more

Strange News: Monkey Dressed Like People Picked Up at IKEA

A little monkey wearing a tiny shearling coat and diapers was spotted scuttling around the parking lot of an IKEA in Toronto Sunday afternoon ...Read more

Gerard Butler Film Playing For Keeps Opens

Only one movie opens in wide release this weekend: Playing For Keeps. ...Read more

Strange News: Chicago Restaurant Promotion Gives Twinkies Away to Customers

Thousands of Hostess fans showed up at two restaurants in south suburban Chicago Wednesday for a Twinkie promotion. The restaurants were handing out Twinkies to customers with every purchase ...Read more

This Week's Funniest Tweets: Week of December 7

This week's most hilarious tweets centered around Kate Middleton's pregnancy, the Pope's Twitter account, the holidays, Honey Boo Boo and the Victoria's Secret fashion show. See what tweeters had to say. ...Read more

GALLERY: The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!! 2012

LL Cool J and Taylor Swift co-hosted The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!! in Nashville. Check out what went down at the event in our photo gallery. ...Read more

Strange News: Restaurant Unveils World's Hottest Burger

For chili-heads looking for some burn with their beef, look no further than the Atomic Burger restaurant in Bristol, England. ...Read more

Strange News: Serial Swiper Going Grinch on Neighborhood Decorations

An unidentified man was caught by surveillance cameras last weekend swiping the holiday decorations from lawns in San Antonio, Texas. ...Read more

Final Twilight Film Edges Skyfall for Another Box Office Win

The final Twilight film won the box office for the third weekend in a row, earning an estimated 17.4 million dollars. ...Read more

VIDEO: Soundgarden - Been Away Too Long

Anticipation has been building for Soundgarden's new disc King Animal, the band's first studio album in 16 years. Now that it's in stores, takea look at the video for the record's latest single "Been Away Too Long" now. ...Read more

Strange News: Fire Crews Repeatedly Dispatched to Battle Yule Log Fire Footage

Everyone loves the sight of a roaring fireplace, except, apparently, residents of Regina, Saskatchewan, in Canada. ...Read more

This Week's Funniest Tweets: Week of November 30

This week's most hilarious tweets centered around Lindsay Lohan’s arrest and poor performance in Liz & Dick, Chris Brown’s Twitter feud, Powerball, Jessica Simpson’s second pregnancy and Christmas. See what tweeters had to say. ...Read more

The Collection, Killing Them Softly Open

Here's a look at the new movies opening nationwide Friday, November 30th, including Brad Pitt's Killing Them Softly. ...Read more

Strange News: Chicken and Waffles Syrup: It's Now a Thing

What started as an April Fool's prank from a San Francisco-based seller of syrups and sauces sparked a Internet phenomenon, and now and actual product: a syrup that tastes like that Southern food ...Read more

Twilight Tops Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office

Moviegoers feasted on the latest Twilight and James Bond films during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. ...Read more

Strange News: Real-Life Grinch Arrested After Telling Kids Santa Isn't Real

A teenager taking a horseback riding lesson in Virginia last week was lucky to be wearing a helmet, not because of a mishap of with the horse, but because of a chicken. ...Read more

VIDEO: The Black Keys - Little Black Submarines

The Black Keys recently released a video for "Little Black Submarines," the latest video from their latest album El Camino. Watch it now. ...Read more

Strange News: Confidential Cop Docs Used as Thanksgiving Parade Ticker Tape

Some sharp-eyed revelers at last week's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade noted there was something odd about the tiny scraps of ticker-tape cascading along the parade route. ...Read more

This Week's Funniest Tweets: Week of November 23

This week's most hilarious tweets centered around Channing Tatum, Kim Kardashian's visit to the Middle East, Jessica Simpson's weight loss, Thanksgiving and Twinkies. See what tweeters had to say. ...Read more

Rise of the Guardians, Red Dawn, Life of Pi Open

Three movies open Wednesday, November 21st, in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Here's a closer look. ...Read more

VIDEO: Green Day - Let Yourself Go

Green Day has been tearing it up like the days of yore while supporting their triple-offering ˇUno!/ˇDos!/ˇTre!. Check out Billie, Mike and Tre unleashing the raucous "Let Yourself Go" in their bare bones live video now. ...Read more

Strange News: Life Savings Accidentally Donated in Goodwill Shoe

A Galveston, Texas, man found out at the worst possible time that his wife chose an old shoe to squirrel away their life savings: after he had donated the shoes to goodwill. ...Read more

Final Twilight Film Opens with $141 Million

The final Twilight film broke through the competition and cruised to an easy box office victory over the weekend. ...Read more

Strange News: Man Makes 95 Grand a Year Playing Bar Trivia Games

Forty-year-old Christian Drummond found it difficult to get a job, even with an English lit degree from Sussex University in England. But he's found an innovative way to make some serious cash during the recession: bar trivia games. ...Read more

This Week's Funniest Tweets: Week of November 16

This week's most hilarious tweets centered around the Justin Bieber/Selena Gomez split, Snooki's new hair color, Channing Tatum, the Petraeus scandal and Texas attemping to secede from the union. See what tweeters had to say. ...Read more

Strange News: Customs Sweep Snaps Up 600 Snakes

A customs stop in Thailand on Tuesday turned up 600 smuggled cobras secreted in the back of a pickup truck. A security official made the potentially deadly find. ...Read more

Final Twilight Film Now in Theaters; Lincoln Expands

Your local movie theater will be packed with teens all weekend long, because the fifth and final Twilight film has made its debut ...Read more

Skyfall Earns U.S. Debut-Record $87.8 Million

The sky was the limit for the new James Bond film at the weekend box office. The 23rd Bond film, Skyfall, opened with an estimated 87.8 million dollars from Friday, November 9th, through Sunday, November 11th, a U.S. debut record for the franchise. ...Read more

Strange News: Man's Breakfast Cereal Comes with a Dead Bat

A German man sat down for the most important meal of the day at his home in Stuttgart recently, only to have a dead bat flop out of the box and into his cereal bowl. ...Read more

VIDEO: Linkin Park - "Burn It Down"

Linkin Park has released a video for their sizzling new single "Burn It Down." As usual, the band kicks it into high gear with thumping rhythyms and a wicked light show. ...Read more

Strange News: Klutzy Dancer Sues Club After Chair-Dancing Mishap

A 30-year-old woman who fell off the chair on which she was dancing at a New York City club last July is suing the nightspot's owners. ...Read more

VIDEO: Muse - "Madness"

Muse is back this Fall with The 2nd Law, their follow-up to 2009's The Resistance. Behind lead single "Madness," frontman Matthew Bellamy and Co. chart a course toward more melodic, emotive songwriting. ...Read more

Strange News: Australian Student Gets Detention for Hugging

A school in Australia is being criticized for giving a 12-year-old student detention for "hugging," reports The Daily Telegraph. ...Read more

VIDEO: Soundgarden - Live To Rise

Captain America and The Avengers are the focal point of the new video for Soundgarden's "Live To Rise." Watch the action-packed clip here. ...Read more

New James Bond Film Skyfall Opens; Lincoln Debuts in Limited Release

After much anticipation, the new James Bond film, Skyfall, opens Friday, November 9th. Daniel Craig reprises his role of Agent 007. ...Read more

This Week's Funniest Tweets: Week of November 9

This week's most hilarious tweets centered around the Presidential election results, the legalization of marijuana in Colorado, the delayed results in Florida, Diane Sawyer's questionable behavior and daylight savings time. ...Read more

Strange News: Boy Spends Parents' Life Savings on Candy

When a 9-year-old Ukrainian boy came across the equivalent of nearly 4 thousand bucks in his family's couch, he did what most kids might: he didn't think where it came from, he just blew it on candy. ...Read more

Strange News: Company Selling Sushi Cologne

Millions of people love sushi, but a boutique perfumier is betting people like the raw fish dish so much the company has launched a Sushi-scented cologne. ...Read more

Strange News: Live Shark Found on Dry Golf Course

On Monday, a golf course employee at San Juan Hills Golf Club in San Juan Capistrano, California was stunned to see a two-foot-long leopard shark laying on the 12th hole's tee box. ...Read more

Wreck-It Ralph Tops Box Office with $49 Million

The animated Disney film Wreck-It Ralph scored the top spot at the weekend box office. The video game-themed flick earned an estimated 49.1 million dollars ...Read more

VIDEO: Three Days Grace - Chalk Outline

Three Days Grace just released their latest disc Transit of Venus, and with it the band has resurfaced on Rock charts with the hit single "Chalk Outline." ...Read more

This Week's Funniest Tweets: Week of November 2

This week's most hilarious tweets centered around Hurricane Sandy, Halloween and the upcoming Presidential election. See what tweeters had to here. ...Read more

Wreck-It Ralph, Flight, The Man with the Iron Fists Open

Here’s a look at the new movies opening nationwide Friday, November 2nd, including Disney's Wreck-It Ralph, Denzel Washington's Flight and more. ...Read more

Argo Reaches No. 1 at Weekend Box Office with $12.4 Million

In its third weekend of release, Argo made the climb to number one at the box office. The Ben Affleck thriller earned an estimated 12.4 million dollars ...Read more

This Week's Funniest Tweets: Week of October 26

This week's most hilarious tweets centered around the third Presidential debate, Taylor Swift, the Justin Timberlake/Jessica Biel wedding and Donald Trump's political comments. See what tweeters had to here. ...Read more

VIDEO: Adelitas Way - "Alive"

Adelitas Way have unveiled the latest video from their hit album High School Valedictorian. Check out the clip for "Alive" now. ...Read more

VIDEO: Chevelle - Face To The Floor

Chevelle is back with a blistering new album entitled Hats Off to the Bull. The lead single, "Face To The Floor" has been racing up the charts. Check out the video below. ...Read more

VIDEO: Baroness - Take My Bones Away

Savannah metal group Baroness released their sprawling double Green/Yellow album last week. Watch how the band throws down in a live forum in their latest video. ...Read more

VIDEO: Green Day - Oh Love

Green Day is back this Fall and Winter with a trio of new discs, and the appropriately-titled first offering, Uno! is coming our way with lead single "Oh Love." If you're into slick guitar licks or scantily clad women, you're gonna love the video. ...Read more

VIDEO: Jack White - Freedom At 21

Jack White has dropped a delicious new video for the third single off his hit solo debut Blunderbuss. "Freedom At 21" finds the moderrn bluesman pairing with director Hype Williams for a sexy, cinematic tour de force. Watch it now. ...Read more

VIDEO: Mastodon - Dry Bone Valley

With their latest album The Hunter, Mastodon launched itself into a whole new strata. Check out the video for new single "Dry Bone Valley" here. ...Read more

VIDEO: The Offspring - Days Go By

The Offspring recently released their latest album, Days Go By, and are in the midst of a widespread tour in support of their ninth studio effort. Watch the video for the titular single now. ...Read more

VIDEO: The Killers - Runaways

The Killers took something of a sabbatical after releasing the stunning Day & Age back in 2008, but they're finally back with Battle Born. Watch the video for lead single "Runaways" now. ...Read more

VIDEO: The Shins - It's Only Life

James Mercer's Shins have undergone some lineup changes of late, but fortunately their new album Port of Morrow keeps their signature mellow acoustic vibes and witty lyrics intact. Watch the video for "It's Only Life" right here. ...Read more

VIDEO: Five Finger Death Punch - Coming Down

Five Finger Death Punch recently released a video for the American Capitalist track "Coming Down." The fourth single from that effort, the song and video take on the subject of suicide awareness. Watch it here. ...Read more

VIDEO: Jack White - Love Interruption

Jack White recently unveiled a preview for his latest solo track, "Love Interruption," and now he's presented the full jam in tandem with its accompanying video. Watch it now. ...Read more

VIDEO: The Black Keys - Gold on the Ceiling

The Black Keys had already released a clip for their El Camino jammer "Gold on the Ceiling" a few months back, but apparently a better idea came along. ...Read more

VIDEO: Foo Fighters - These Days

Foo Fighters' 2011 album Wasting Light reaffirmed Dave Grohl and his band's status as masters of the rock domain, and now almost a year after its release it's still riding high with third single "These Days" ...Read more

VIDEO: Slash - "You're a Lie"

Slash has released a video for a new track from his upcoming solo album Apocalyptic Love. "You're a Lie" features Slash doing his thing alongside Myles Kennedy on vocals. ...Read more

VIDEO: Van Halen - Tattoo

Van Halen's new single "Tattoo" has hit the web, and features a video showcasing the current lineup brandishing their new material onstage. Watch it now. ...Read more

Album Review: Jack White - Blunderbuss

This week Jack White finally released his much-awaited debut solo album Blunderbuss, an album which immediately feels at home in the musician's growing catalog. Check out our review now. ...Read more

Review: The Mars Volta - Noctourniquet

This week sees the release of The Mars Volta’s latest psychedelic incantation, Noctourniquet, and good news: it’s a sleek, complex offering that rivals their best work. ...Read more

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