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Super Bowl commercials: Best, worst of Super Bowl 2013 ads

Psy: 'Gangnam Style' Pistachios Super Bowl Commercial 2013. Psy stars in a funny parody of his song “Gangnam Style” for a Wonderful Pistachios commercial that aired during the 2013 Super Bowl on Sunday (February 3).

Faced with the unhappy prospect of attending his senior prom alone, a teenager's night is totally transformed when his sympathetic dad lends him the keys to a shiny black Audi S6. Cruising to the dance, the teen's confidence

The excitement around the 2013 Super Bowl and the annual rush to watch the commercials during the event is through the roof, and one of the spots getting the most attention is Samsung's "Next Big Thing" ad featuring LeBron James, Seth Rogen and Paul

One of the longer commercials we saw during the 2013 Super Bowl on Sunday (February 3) was the two-minute spot for the Dodge Ram Trucks. “And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said,

Super Bowl commercials: Best, worst of Super Bowl 2013 ads

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Untouchable in Iraq, Ex-Sniper Dies in a Shooting Back Home

Decorated Iraq war veteran Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author, was shot and killed at a Central Texas gun range on Saturday. Here's the legacy he leaves behind: NAVY RECORD. Kyle enlisted in the Navy in February 1999 and

(CNN) -- Chris Kyle had no regrets about any of the 160 people he killed as a Navy SEAL sniper during his five combat tours in Iraq. His first kill was a woman who cradled a toddler with one hand and held a grenade in the other. "I had to do it to

Chris Kyle; •; Sarai Sierra; •; Super Bowl 2013 · ABC · ESPN · Home · U.S. · World · Politics · Video · Investigative · Health · Entertainment · Money · Tech · Travel. Most Popular Video. Former Navy Seal Sniper Murdered on Punxsutawney Phil's

Chris Kyle, an ex-Navy SEAL who wrote the best-selling book American Sniper about his service in Iraq, was shot and killed at a gun range in Texas, multiple outlets reported Saturday night. A second man was also killed.

Chris Kyle, a decorated veteran dedicated to helping his fellow veterans, reportedly loses his life to one.

Super Bowl XLVII: Ray Lewis talks about double murder from 2000, says God ...

His trial was thirteen years ago, so memories faded. When facts fall out of the mouths of commentators, there is a fast and loose quality to them.

Jan 29, 2013; New Orleans, LA, USA; Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Ray Lewis is interviewed during media day in preparation for Super Bowl XLVII again.

In a taped interview that aired during the CBS Super Bowl pregame show, Ray Lewis hinted that authorities missed clues in the double murder case he was involved with 13 years ago and said his innocence can be proven by the will of God. Shannon Sharpe

FOXBORO, MA – JANUARY 20: Ray Lewis #52 of the Baltimore Ravens reacts towards the end of the game against the New England Patriots during the 2013 AFC Championship game at Gillette Stadium on January 20,

Is Ray Lewis a murderer? No. But he was present when a double murder occurred. Robert Wheel looks at the 13-year-old case to assess Lewis's complicated off-field legacy.

Super Bowl XLVII: Ray Lewis talks about double murder from 2000, says God ...

Is Ray Lewis a murderer? No. But he was present when a double murder occurred. Robert Wheel looks at the 13-year-old case to assess Lewis's complicated off-field legacy.

As much as the NFL loves a redemption narrative, the story of Ray Lewis is one that you probably won't be hearing anything about next Sunday night. Lewis himself has made it clear that he will never address it again: “Really,” he told a reporter this

If members of the Ravens heckled a reporter from USA Today who dared to ask linebacker Ray Lewis about an unsolved double murder case, they could soon be getting the rotten tomatoes and eggs ready for anyone with a four-letter network affiliation. ESPN

'Fast And Furious 6' Trailer: Vin Diesel Returns Again In Super Bowl Spot (VIDEO)

The Super Bowl spot is coming tomorrow, but first we get the teaser poster for Fast & Furious 6, hitting theaters on May 24. Directed by Justin Lin, the film stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese

Vin Diesel continues assuming the responsibilities of Universal Picture's marketing department, by releasing both a new poster for Fast & Furious 6 – ahead of the Super Bowl XLVII 60-second preview airing later – and yet

All roads lead to this. We're still counting down the debut of the first actual footage from Universal's Fast Six sequel, but Vin Diesel has decided to one-up them and drop the first teaser poster for the movie on his Facebook (via ComingSoon). The

A car model that was once a common sight on New Zealand roads has a spot in the latest instalment of the Fast and Furious movie series. A 1970s Mk1 Ford Escort gets a prime spot alongside many other more well known or higher-priced vehicles including

Watch the epic unveiling of 'Fast & Furious 6' with its 60-second Super Bowl 2013 movie trailer!

SodaStream v. Pepsi and Coke

SodaStream is seeking to rebrand itself during the two-minute warning of tomorrow's Super Bowl. Don't buy it.

"SodaStream's newest spot dubbed 'Game Changer,' created specifically for the Super Bowl, was rejected last week by CBS," a SodaStream spokesman wrote in an e-mail statement to The Huffington Post. "Because SodaStream is a direct competitor of the

Sometimes, you just get lucky and get a gift from the marketplace, just like the one many investors received yesterday when the opportunity to purchase shares of SodaStream International (SODA) on sale by nearly 8% intraday came about. What caused the

CBS rejected a SodaStream Super Bowl ad because the ad criticized two other mammoth advertisers: Coke and Pepsi. Watch the verboten ad here.

AOL's coverage of SodaStream's Superbowl ad highlights the fact that the seltzer-producer operates in the Occupied Territories.

Super Bowl 2013 live blog: Buffalo Wild Wings and the chicken boom

Dow Industrials (^DJI) advanced for a seventh session in eight, and are now up 6.5% on the month. Pfizer (PFE) bested all blue chips, jumping 3.20% to finish at levels last seen in 2004, propelled by a 13% increase in sales

Virginia Tech Hokies kicker Cody Journell was involved in an incident at a Blacksburg Buffalo Wild Wings on Thursday night. He supposedly set off a can of pepper spray in the restaurant. No arrests were made, and no one is pressing charges against

It appears that Buffalo Wild Wings may be enjoying a pre-Super Bowl bump from investors. The Golden Valley-based restaurant chain's stock (Nasdaq: BWLD) was up $2.57, or 3.5 percent, to $76.12 in midday trading Friday. Investor website Seeking Alpha

Buffalo Wild Wings was founded in 1982 by James Disbrow and Scott Lowery when they opened up a restaurant on the campus of Ohio State University. Twenty-one years later in 2003 the company launched their ipo and

And the Puppy Bowl IX MVP is...

This year's Puppy Bowl Bissell "Most Valuable Puppy" prize goes to the most courageous pooch on the field: Marta, a Schnauzer/Beagle mix, from the adoption organization AHeinz57 Pet Rescue & Transport. She out-hustled and out-muscled dogs twice her

Marta wasn't the biggest pup on the field, but she may have had the most heart. And isn't that what sports writers want to see?

Animal Planet's annual Puppy Bowl has become another can't-miss tradition on Super Bowl Sunday, one that also does a lot of good. As is the case with all big games, though, the players certainly must have some anxieties and doubts about whether or not

Amy Heinz was working at her pet rescue and transport shelter in De Soto when she got a call she never expected. “We were contacted by Animal Planet to bring a puppy in but he was getting adopted. They asked us if we had any fluffy puppies and we said

Super Bowl 2013: Ravens vs. 49ers

Everybody joked that Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday should be known as the Bros Bowl, the Harbowl, the Super Bros Bowl and the Super Baugh (yes, you have to think about the pronunciation a bit on the last one) in recognition of the San Francisco 49ers' Jim

The Super Bowl might be over, but the commercials — which cost advertisers as much as $4 million for 30-seconds — live on. So you can hold a conversation at the office water cooler, we've created a list of every single

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Michael Oher The Blind Side: Super Bowl Gives Ravens OL Stage to Show True ...

NEW ORLEANS — The subject that always follows Michael Oher followed him to media day at the Super Bowl on Tuesday. Oher would prefer to concentrate on football, on his job as offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens.

Baltimore Ravens tackle Michael Oher may no longer be protecting Joe Flacco's "blind side," but his team's trip to Super Bowl XLVII would provide great fodder if they ever made a sequel to the Academy Award-nominated film from 2009. Oher's Ravens will

(Memphis) Sunday Baltimore Raven Michael Oher will play in the AFC Championship, just one win away from playing in the Super Bowl. Sean and Leigh Ann Tuohy adopted Michael when he was in high school taking him out of the violent

Baltimore Ravens tackle Michael Oher just wants to talk about football.

Super Bowl 2013: Ravens withstand 49ers rally and power outage, surge to ...

Beyonce is absolutely fabulous during the 2013 Super Bowl half time show at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday (February 3) in New Orleans, La. The 31-year-old rocked the house as the headlining act for the highly

NEW ORLEANS A power outage at the Super Bowl put the nation's biggest sporting event on hold for more than a half-hour Sunday, interrupting an otherwise electric, back-and-forth game that ended with Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens as NFL

Ah, Super Bowl Sunday. It's the one TV-watching day of the year when we actually avoid making a fridge run during the commercials, because God forbid, we miss seeing a goat munching on Doritos or a buffed-up Calvin Klein model showing off his, um

Touchdowns, commercials, popular musical acts that everyone at your party will enjoy we're going to hit all of it in SB Nation's Super Bowl live blog. We might even talk about football.

The lights went off at Super Bowl XLVII. This isn't the first time it's happened at a major sporting event, though.

Watch the 'Fast & Furious 6' Super Bowl trailer -- VIDEO

After two years of terrible waiting, Americans can rest easy: There is finally a new Fast & Furious movie. It's called Fast & Furious 6, but we're all just going to call it Fast Six, although a more accurate title based on the Super Bowl trailer would

All roads lead to this: Vin Diesel and Paul Walker starring in "Fast and Furious 6." The first "Fast 6" trailer debuted during the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVII. Also starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez,

The explosive Super Bowl spot for "Fast and Furious 6" has been released, and from the looks of it director Justin Lin and co. are hoping to top all other films in the long-running franchise with this latest installment. Perhaps Chris "Ludacris

UFC 156 proves nothing is a given in MMA

Lack of respect is almost certain to serve as extra motivation for any fighter, and Overeem's opponent Saturday at UFC 156 -- Antonio Silva -- was no exception. But Silva and fellow Brazilian Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, who faced former light heavyweight

Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar answer questions from the media about their memorable main event Saturday night.

Edgar and Aldo are undoubtedly two of the most indestructible, well-rounded, and aggressive fighters across all weight-classes and this could easily be Fight of the Year.

In UFC 156's two-bout series between the heavily-favored members of the Blackzilian team and plain old Brazilian fighters, Brazil went 2-0 as light heavyweight Rogerio Nogueira outboxed and outfoxed Rashad Evans.

Aldo successfully defended the UFC featherweight title for the fourth time Saturday, defeating former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 156 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. An accurate portrayal of the

Super Bowl 2013: What Time Does the Super Bowl Start? 49ers vs Ravens ...

Everyone wants to know what time is the Super Bowl 2013 game? The Super Bowl XLVII will be starting after all the pre-game coverage tonight at 6:30pm EST, 5:30pm CST, 4:30pm MST, 3:30pm PST in the United States on

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For those trying to set their schedule for tonight's game the Super Bowl start time is 6:30 pm ET, however the kickoff time will most likely be closer to 7:00pm ET. The Super Bowl will be extra special this year as the head coaches of both teams are

Watch the 'Fast & Furious 6' Super Bowl trailer -- VIDEO

The very first footage from Fast and Furious 6 has arrived in the form of a Superbowl trailer. YouTube Preview Image. It's like the Ocean's 11 of Fast and Furious films. Sort of. Tweet · Comments. Further Reading: fast 6 fast and

Fast & Furious 6 stars classic characters played by Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Chris (Ludacris) Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Sung Kang and Dwayne Johnson. The new trailer shows the gang together for one last run against a

Super Bowl 2013: What Time Does the Super Bowl Start? 49ers vs Ravens ...

Don't know what time the 2013 Super Bowl starts? Not sure what channel the Super Bowl is on? Want to know who is announcing the Super Bowl? We've got you covered.

Don't know what time the 2013 Super Bowl starts? Not sure what channel the Super Bowl is on? Want to know who is announcing the Super Bowl? We've got you covered. Since Jerod Morris started Midwest Sports Fans started almost five years ago as an

Watch the 'Fast & Furious 6' Super Bowl trailer -- VIDEO

Watch the epic unveiling of 'Fast & Furious 6' with its 60-second Super Bowl 2013 movie trailer!

The official plot synopsis for Fast And Furious 6 has been released. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson and Michelle Rodriguez have all reprised their roles from previous films in the series, while British actor Luke

Super Bowl Sunday. Pro football's biggest day is just as much about the TV commercials as it is about the Vince Lombardi Trophy. As the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens clashed on the field, studios unveiled their newest high-profile spots for

Groundhog Day 2013: Will 'Punxsutawney Phil' See His Shadow?

Happy Groundhog Day! Groundhog Day is February 2. The day each year when we wait for the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil to emerge and provide a forecast for the late winter and early spring ahead. If he sees his shadow, we will get six more

Punxsutawney Phil failed to see his shadow on this Groundhog Day 2013. According to folklore, no shadow for Phil means an early spring. If Phil had seen his shadow, it would have meant six more weeks of winter. It was 7:25 a.m.on this Saturday morning

Europeans used hedgehogs as the animal that determined the season change but Pennsylvania Dutch farmers chose the groundhog because they were found in greater numbers in North America. Groundhog Day stemmed from the ancient traditions of

Punxsutawney, the Pennsylvania town that is home to one of the most famous weather-predicting groundhogs, Punxsutawney Phil, has been carrying on the tradition of Groundhog Day since the 1800s, according to The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.

Super Bowl 2013: Ravens vs. 49ers live blog

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A quick look at the plethora of prop bets available for Super Bowl XLVII, from the opening coin toss to the victory Gatorade bath.

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Another fun Super Bowl bet involving a power couple in Jay-Z and Beyonce.

And the Puppy Bowl IX MVP is...

Ever since Ufford came out as anti-Cocker Spaniel in his Puppy Bowl VII coverage – Brownie Sundae was adorable by the way and he was wrong – there hasn't been a Cocker Spaniel in the Big Game. Now, I'm not blaming

Puppy Bowl 2013: Sally scores, and a brawl breaks out. By Kurt Mensching on Feb 3, 3:20p +. Animal Planet. After some back and forth action, and a goal line stand, the adorable daschund Sally went DOWN THE SIDELINE to put her team on the board.

The Super Bowl isn't the only big game on Sunday. Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl IX premieres at 3 p.m. ET, and the hedgehog cheerleaders and aren't the only new additions. There's more cameras than ever before -- in the

It's puppies, 63 of them to be precise — the stars of Animal Planet's ninth annual Puppy Bowl. Journalists spent two days writing about puppies and taking video of other people taking video of puppies. Come Sunday, many more of them will be tweeting

After 22 Years, Is It Worth The Wait? Listen To My Bloody Valentine's 'MBV'

Shortly afterward, someone started a petition to request that the White House fix My Bloody Valentines website. Many hours and many page refreshes later, the page worked. The website probably eased up as the most hardcore fans got their copies — and

There was some teeth to Kevin Shields's promises after all: Tonight, My Bloody Valentine unleash their first new album in over 20 years, the followup to 1991's.

Kevin Shields's internet connection seems to be in better shape at the moment, as folks are getting through to mybloodyvalentine.org and actually downloading My.

The nine-track follow-up to 1991's 'Loveless' was released at midnight (GMT) on the evening of February 2 via a brand new website for the band, however the site Mybloodyvalentine.org crashed almost immediately after launching. The album is available

The 21+ year wait since Loveless is over! As promised, My Bloody Valentine have released a new album! It's called mbv, and that's the art above. Head to their website to download it now. The album is available in

The long, strange ride of the Ravens' Ray Lewis

Those who think Ray Lewis is making the Ravens' trip to the Super Bowl too much about himself probably don't want to see the cleats he's planning to wear during the big game on Sunday. Not only will the Under Armour cleats be a shiny, metallic gold

Is Ray Lewis a murderer? No. But he was present when a double murder occurred. Robert Wheel looks at the 13-year-old case to assess Lewis's complicated off-field legacy.

The impression Ray Lewis makes on people is not unlike the impression he makes on opponents. The impact leaves them breathless, either in awe or anger. Whether football fans are dancing with Lewis or spitting at him, he captivates. The maniacal middle

Ray Lewis may have taken a banned substance in 2012, and now he's playing in the Super Bowl. This may also lead to some conversations about performance enhancing drugs in pro sports. So let's talk.

Is Ray Lewis a murderer? No. But he was present when a double murder occurred. Robert Wheel looks at the 13-year-old case to assess Lewis's complicated off-field legacy.

Price Middle School Shooting: Metal Detectors Not Working Day Of Attack In ...

ATLANTA — School officials in Atlanta say metal detectors weren't working at Price Middle school when a 14-year-old student was shot and wounded there. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/U9Yax8 ) public

Atlanta officials have confirmed a shooting at Price Middle School this afternoon, where a teacher was injured and a 14-year old student was shot in the head. While the student's condition is not being reported at this time, the

A 14-year-old student and a teacher have been injured in a shooting at Price Middle School in southeast Atlanta, Georgia. The student was reportedly shot in the back of his neck.

Netflix's 'House of Cards' changes how we watch TV

House of Cards finds Kevin Spacey being waspish, supercilious, and meanly clever -- in other words, just the way we like him, and the way he's been most effective in movies such as Swimming with Sharks, L.A..

Netflix is launching all 13 episodes of 'House of Cards' so its subscribers can watch them in big chunks—what's unflatteringly called "binge viewing."

HitFixs Alan Sepinwall reviews screenwriter Beau Willimon about his work as head writer and executive producer of House of Cards, the new Netflix original drama series starring Kevin Spacey as a ruthless congressman.

“House of Cards” debuted on Netflix over the weekend. This broadband streaming service has smartly positioned itself as an alternative to HBO, Showtime, FX and AMC. Those cablecasters have stolen the spotlight from the once-dominant broadcast

Five reasons BlackBerry 10 bashers are wrong

The new Blackberry 10 came out this week, to somewhat mixed reviews. The market was unimpressed, with RIMM (soon to be BBRY) falling 12% on the day of the.

What makes the new BlackBerry 10 browser tick? Find out in this features post.

The long-awaited smartphone has been designed to retain, and bring back, the corporate users that once propelled the company to success. Read more

Prior to BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry owners connected via BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) or BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server) and special provisioned accounts were required on US wireless carriers. This policy appealed to carriers due to smart data

I don't blame anyone for making fun of older BlackBerrys. Seriously, stop carrying that Curve. But I just don't get the latest trend of pooh-poohing any sort of a comeback for the company formerly known as RIM. In fact, BlackBerry haters are so

Price Middle School Shooting: Metal Detectors Not Working Day Of Attack In ...

The statement said an investigation found there had been limited use of the detectors at the school this year. http://bit.ly/U9Yax8. Atlanta police say they suspect the shooting, which happened in the school's courtyard, may have been gang related.

(CBS) ATLANTA - The suspect in a shooting that took place at the Price Middle School in southeast Atlanta Thursday is a student there, Stephen Alford, a spokesman for the Atlanta Public Schools, confirmed to CBS Atlanta. Atlanta police spokesman Carlos

A 14-year-old student at an Atlanta middle school has been shot in the head and one person has been taken into custody, according to media reports from the scene. In addition to the wounded student, a teacher sustained minor injuries in the incident

A 14-year-old student and a teacher have been injured in a shooting at Price Middle School in southeast Atlanta, Georgia. The student was reportedly shot in the back of his neck.

What Time is the Super Bowl?

Find out when and where to watch the Baltimore Ravens take on the San Fransisco 49ers, and check out other Super Bowl XLVII coverage.

What time is the big game today? Superbowl 47 kickoff is today Sunday, Feb 3, 2013 at 6:30pm EST, 3:30 here on the West Coast of the USA. The San Francisco 49ers will tackle the Baltimore Ravens for one … Continue

Pregame show: CBS will feature 7 1/2 hours of pregame coverage starting with "Road To The Super Bowl" at 11 a.m. ET. Highlights include a Scott Pelley interview with President Barack Obama. The NFL Network will also feature a live pregame show from

That's the same time as last year's Super Bowl XLVI showdown in Indianapolis. However, just like last year, the exact moment of kickoff is flexible as pre-game activities and setup, such as the coin-toss and national anthem, can take up a little extra

'American Sniper' Author Shot to Death in Texas

By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ. Published: February 3, 2013. Since retiring from the Navy SEALs, Chris Kyle, who was known as America's deadliest sniper, would occasionally take fellow veterans shooting as a kind of therapy to salve battlefield scars.

During his 10-year stint as a Navy SEAL sniper, Chris Kyle was in every major battle of the Iraq war and was so effective at killing Iraqis that they called him "The Devil Of Ramadi" while placing an $80,000 bounty on his head.

Alec Baldwin & Robert Carlock On How They Made '30 Rock' So Funny

The hourlong finale drew an audience of 4.8 million viewers, its best performance in two years.

Through seven years, 138 episodes, 14 Emmy wins and what its writers estimate as 23,000 hard-won punch lines, 30 Rock and its frequently food-stained heroine, Liz Lemon, have taught us that much, at least. (Other key lessons: "Never go with a hippie to

Like half the people in my small world, I'm a little sad to see 30 Rock go, but also a little glad that they didn't overstay their welcome. (This has been a pretty good season actually.) One thing that I don't think 30 Rock gets enough credit for is

And Tracy, who for two seasons of 30 Rock had let us believe in his buffoonery, offers a nugget of insight that turns James's world upside down: "All you've ever known is your affirmative-action job and Queen Latifah Cover

"Dark times are these." You're right, Liz Lemon. Dark times, indeed. We've finally come to the end of this seven-season journey. Liz Lemon & Co. have said their final goodbyes. 30 Rock will live on in syndication, our hearts,

Groundhog Day 2013: Will 'Punxsutawney Phil' See His Shadow?

A double feature of “Groundhog Day” and “Groundhog Day,” 6:30 p.m. Saturday, SIFF Cinema at the Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave. N., Seattle; $15 (206-324-9996 or www.siff.net). Actor Stephen Tobolowsky will be present for a Q&A session, and will sign

Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil climbs on the top hat of his handler after Phil did not see his shadow and predicting an early spring during the 127th Groundhog Day Celebration at Gobbler's Knob on February 2, 2013 in

If you live in the part of America that experienced an arctic outbreak in the last couple of weeks, it may have seemed like this auspicious occasion couldn't come soon enough. But alas, the day has come! On Saturday February 2nd, Punxtawney Phil

Zombie love story "Warm Bodies" heats up Super Bowl weekend

Stay away as well if you are a stickler for the rules of zombie-ism, as you will find Warm Bodies plays a little too fast and loose with those rules. As yet another mash-up, this time of zombies and coming-of-age romcoms (a "zomcom," if you will

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Warm Bodies," a romantic comedy featuring a warm-hearted zombie, lured teenage girls to the theater, collecting $20 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada to take the box office title on a weekend dominated by Super

A lurching, hollow-eyed zombie walks around with oozing pustules and rotting flesh (see The Walking Dead). Who wants to hit on that? Warm Bodies solves that problem. Or at least it tries. Nicholas Hoult, the lead zombie, is an extremely appealing actor.

Nicholas Hoult's Warm Bodies rakes in $8.7 million on Friday- Entertainment Weekly; Does Lil Wayne watch Nicki Minaj on American Idol?- Huffington Post; Bobbi Kristina blasts grandma Cissy for her book about her late

Sony expected to beef up PlayStation 4 to keep consoles in the game

Sony isn't officially saying what it will talk about at the mysterious Feb. 20 "PlayStation Meeting" that it invited press, analysts, and investors to late yesterday. That said, the cryptic come-on to "see the future" has practically everyone in the

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp will this month host its first major Playstation meeting in two years, sparking a flare-up in online speculation the Japanese consumer electronics giant is preparing to unveil the successor to its 70

If your heart hadn't already made up its mind regarding the subject of last night's PlayStation tease, the Wall Street Journal flat-out said this morning the PlayStation successor is launching this year. The financial publication

Sources came out of the woodwork to tell everyone from the smallest blog to the Wall Street Journal that this event would be the PlayStation 4's coming out party. An unnamed developer told Britain's Edge Magazine that the WSJ's source is right in one

Samsung's 2-minute Superbowl ad now available on YouTube

NEW ORLEANS — On the most important business trip of his professional life, Terrell Suggs walked onto the grass field at Tulane University for the week's first practice and quickly spotted the camera, the only one allowed anywhere near the Baltimore

Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on WWL-TV, but the game's TV money shot will come hours later when the Super Bowl coaches, brothers John and Jim Harbaugh, meet at midfield for a handshake, hug, over-enthusiastic back-slap or whatever. Capturing

Josh Hutcherson: Lacoste/GQ Super Bowl Party. Josh Hutcherson: Lacoste/GQ Super Bowl Party. Josh Hutcherson keeps it casual while arriving at 2013 Lacoste/GQ Super Bowl Party held at the Elms Mansion on Saturday (February 2) in New Orleans, La.

(CBS News) Super Bowl XLVII is upon us and Americans likely will be posting updates on their favorite teams via social networks like Twitter and Facebook. Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers are going to face off with the Baltimore Ravens in New Orleans in

Just like not supporting an unnecessary war does not make one un-American, enjoying all-American traditions at a sports event does not make one a warmonger.

'American Sniper' Author Shot and Killed in Texas

(AP) — Chris Kyle, un ex miembro de las fuerzas especiales de la Marina de Guerra de Estados Unidos y autor del libro "American Sniper" (Francotirador estadounidense) fue herido fatalmente de bala el sábado junto con otro hombre en un campo de tiro en

A former Navy SEAL who wrote "American Sniper," a best-selling book about his lethal career as a marksman in Iraq, was shot to death with another man at a gun range near Stephenville, Texas, on Saturday.

Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in American military history and author of the New York Times bestselling book, "American Sniper," and a neighbor were shot Saturday while allegedly helping a soldier deal with

Chris Culliver to have sensitivity training, work with LGBT group

San Francisco 49er Chris Culliver's homophobic rant isn't the only Super Bowl issue at hand -- there's another one that could change everything …

While it's fair to wonder if the latter sentiment was prompted by Culliver's publicist, the second-year cornerback is at least taking a proactive approach to assisting the community he offended. Culliver will undergo sensitivity training and then work

After the two spoke, "Brown has come forward in support of Chris and his efforts to educate himself about the true impact of his commentary,” according to a press release announcing Culliver's planned association with The Trevor Project. It's inspiring

After hearing San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver s anti-gay comments earlier this week, I wondered what Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was thinking.

San Francisco 49er Chris Culliver selfishly shot off his mouth yesterday, igniting a firestorm of controversy and creating a nightmare for his team and the National Football League as they head to the Super Bowl. For that alone the NFL should suspend

Caleb Moore remembered for his big heart, hard work

Caleb Moore had given his help so easily before that Jackson Strong felt compelled to return it. Moore made the transition from riding all-terrain vehicles to competing on snowmobiles in the X Games four years ago. Trying to make the same move from

The death of snowmobiler Caleb Moore on Thursday following his crash in the X Games has raised questions about the safety of the event. They're questions ESPN, which owns the event, plans to address, although the company did not elaborate on how that

Snowmobiler Caleb Moore Dead at 25. Texas snowmobiler was injured after crashing at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. 00:35 | 02/01/2013. RELATED TOPICS: Texas. Share: Transcript for Snowmobiler Caleb Moore Dead at 25. -- extreme snowmobile

A website has been created to raise money to pay for Caleb Moore's medical bills after the snowmobiler was seriously injured in a crash at the X Games on Thursday. Moore remained in critical condition at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo.

Caleb Moore, a 25-year-old freestyle snowmobiler from Texas, died earlier today from complications caused by a grisly crash at last weekend's X Games Aspen 2013. Moore was attempting a backflip, a trick that is now commonplace in the sport and which he

With owner Robert Pera trading star Rudy Gay to Toronto Raptors, Memphis ...

Trading for a cap-maiming, inefficient wing just makes perfect sense for a young lottery team that already features cap-maiming, inefficient players.

It's been a crazy season for both Rudy Gay and the Toronto Raptors. Their union got off to about as nice a start as possible, as he scored 20 points in a 98-73 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.

The Memphis Grizzlies traded away Rudy Gay to save some money and may still have come out better on the other side. We grade each team involved in this three-team deal.

Trading for a cap-maiming, inefficient wing just makes perfect sense for a young lottery team that already features cap-maiming, inefficient players.

Alec Baldwin & Robert Carlock On How They Made '30 Rock' So Funny

After what felt like a heartwarming goodbye last week, "30 Rock" had one more hour of laughs in store for its fans. The series send-off featured several celebrity guests as the gang got together to film one final episode of "TGS."

To everything, there is a season to shut it down. Through seven years, 138 episodes, 14 Emmy wins and what its writers estimate as 23000 hard-won pun.

The new “30 Rock”-inspired flavor of Ben & Jerry's is called Liz Lemon Greek Frozen Yogurt. To commemorate the final episode of “30 Rock,” ice cream mavens Ben & Jerry's announced Thursday the release of a new flavor. And no, it doesn't taste like ham.

Ben & Jerry's is releasing a Liz Lemon Greek frozen yogurt flavor, which is lemon Greek frozen yogurt with a blueberry lavender swirl.

Dan Marino fathered a child with a CBS employee in 2005

Unfortunately for long-suffering Fins fans, today's tweets are mostly about legendary retired QB Dan Marino and his love child with a CBS Sports production assistant, exclusively reported in today's Post. Twitter users quickly latched on to Marino's

NFL legend Dan Marino -- a pregame analyst for CBS -- just admitted he knocked up a CBS Sports production assistant in 2004 while he was still married…

The New York Post is back with explosive new allegations today, claiming Dan Marino kept his love child a secret for seven years, from his bosses at CBS Sports and his longtime agent, but did tell his wife.

Thursday gave us Dan Marino, the former Miami Dolphins quarterback, who trended on Twitter after he admitted he had an affair and child with CBS co-worker Donna Savattere (she also became a hot Google search). The same day, there was word that

Claire Marino, wife of cheating NFL quarterback Dan Marino, must be mortified that the world now knows about her husband's affair and love child. But she made the right decision to stick with their marriage. Here's why.

Jim Nabors on Life as a Newlywed and Macadamia Nut Farmer

Jim Nabors Marries Partner After 38 Years Together. Posted on Jan 30, 2013 @ 9:22AM | By Radar Staff. Splash News. Jim Nabors has married his long-time companion in Seattle, after gay marriage was legalized by the state of Washington. The 82-year-old

HONOLULU -- Jim Nabors, the actor best known for playing Gomer Pyle on TV in the 1960s, has married his longtime male partner. Hawaii News Now reports Nabors, 82, and Stan Cadwallader, 64, traveled from their Honolulu home to Seattle to be married

Jim Nabors, 82, the Gomer Pyle of my distant youth, and Stan Cadwallader, 64, his partner of 38 years, have just made honest men of each other. The wedding was in Washington State rather than their home state of Hawaii,

Jim Nabors, star of 1960s sitcoms "The Andy Griffith Show" and spin-off "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," married his long-time partner Stan Cadwallader on Jan. 15, publicly announcing his sexual preference for the first time. The 82-year-old Hawaii resident and

Coroner releases information on Caleb Moore's death

Snowmobiler Caleb Moore died this morning at age 25 after crashing at the X Games a week ago, his family announced. He suffered a concussion from the crash, and later had to have emergency surgery when bleeding

Snowmobiler Caleb Moore was declared brain dead Thursday morning, according to a press release from the Pitkin County coroner in Colorado. The cause of death is pending autopsy results. According to the coroner's press release, "Physiological support

'Warm Bodies' earns lively $8.1 mil

Read our 'Warm Bodies' movie review to find out if this horror/romance is a humorous and heart-warming twist on the zombie genre.

It seems zombies aren't just in vogue when they're staggering around and threatening people on The Walking Dead. The quirky romantic comedy Warm Bodies, about a zombie who falls for one of the earth's few surviving humans, led the U.S. box office on

Warm Bodies is being billed as a zombie rom-com, which is unoriginal enough, but it's not even that. It does start off with some stabs at comedy, as R (a suitably puppy-dog-ish Nicholas Hoult), a young zombie wandering through life (or I guess death),

Jim Nabors on Life as a Newlywed and Macadamia Nut Farmer

Jim Nabors, picured in 2001, is a newlywed at the age of 82 after coming out and marrying his longtime partner on Jan. 15. HONOLULU — Jim Nabors, the actor best known for playing Gomer Pyle on TV in the 1960s, has married his longtime male partner.

Jim Nabors, the beloved TV actor who played Gomer Pyle on 1960s shows The Andy Griffith Show and spinoff Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., has a big, happy announcement: Coming out to the media as gay, the 82-year-old star has wed Stan Cadwallader, his

Will BlackBerry 10 revitalize enterprise interest?

Get help on using gestures for BlackBerry 10 with this list.

Despite showing clear promise and being a tremendous upgrade compared to earlier BlackBerry software, BlackBerry 10 didn't receive the warmest welcome when it was unveiled earlier this week.

With BlackBerry 10 devices wending their way into the hands of patient fans, there's been some uncertainty as to just what service plans customers need.

What makes the new BlackBerry 10 browser tick? Find out in this features post.

Will BlackBerry 10 revitalize enterprise interest? Moderated by Zack Whittaker | February 4, 2013 -- 07:00 GMT (23:00 PST). Summary: On the heels of BlackBerry 10's launch, our mobile experts debate the prospects for this erstwhile business favorite.

'Warm Bodies' earns lively $8.1 mil

Warm Bodies is akin to a complete nine year run of a CW primetime soap, boiled down to 97 minutes, stripped of its angsty, faux drama and given a healthy soundtrack budget because even soap opera emotion is harder to create than emotion generated from

While watching a particular scene in the movie Warm Bodies , my friend leaned over to me, “Aw, and her name is even 'Julie,' how sweet.” Hm? I grunted back. And then my brain cells slowly pieced together: balcony scene … Julie … his name is 'R

This is hardly the most promising premise for a romantic comedy, but damned if Warm Bodies—directed by Jonathan Levine and adapted from the novel by Isaac Marion—doesn't somehow bring it to life. Nicholas Hoult stars as "R," the remaining letters of

It's Super Bowl weekend, and that means the box office is about to get sacked. Since much of the American moviegoing public will will be glued to the tube on Sunday to watch the Baltimore Ravens take on the San Francisco

Bank of America's Online Banking Crashes

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Some Bank of America Corp customers weren't able to access their online banking accounts on Friday because of an internal systems issue, a person familiar with the matter said. The second-largest U.S. bank by assets is working to

NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America says its online banking website crashed Friday, leaving customers temporarily unable to access their accounts. From late morning Friday, customers trying to log on saw a message that said the site was “temporarily

Previously: Bank of America says its online banking website crashed Friday, leaving customers unable to access their accounts online or through automated phone banking. The outage occurred on Feb. 1, a day that many

Please let us know if you experience any problems or tweet us @BofA_Help or visit any of our banking centers, so that we can make it right for you. ———————- Original Post ———————- For the last few hours, Bank of America customers across the country have been complaining about being unable to access their accounts online or through the bank's mobile app. “We're aware of the online banking issue and addressing as quickly as possible,” a company

UFC 156 by the numbers

(USA Today Sports Images)Strikeforce fighters kicked off the night by going 3-0, with Tyron Woodley and Bobby Green making a big statement on Saturday. As one of the Strikeforce refugees, Woodley was hoping to stand out. Mission accomplished.

Check out our UFC 156 photos for tonight's event at the Mandalay Bay Evens Center in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday night. UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will square off against former UFC lightweight champion

Edgar and Aldo are undoubtedly two of the most indestructible, well-rounded, and aggressive fighters across all weight-classes and this could easily be Fight of the Year.

Check out the UFC 156 weigh-in photos from Friday's UFC event at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013.

The flyweight bout opened up the main card of Saturday's UFC 156 event at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. It aired on pay-per-view after prelims on FX and Facebook. The two traded leg kicks early until Benavidez moved inside. McCall looked for