So this week sees the release of Your Highness, the new comedy starring Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down), James Franco (a crazy dude) and... Natalie Portman? Yep, the Oscar-winner for Black Swan is the following that flick up with a 100% improvised stoner fantasy movie that has been absolutely savaged by critics. So what makes actors take roles like this after winning the biggest prize the industry has to offer? Let's take a look at...

MIFF closer 'Another Earth' reflects on the human condition ""Another Earth," the fourteenth annual Maine International Film Festival's closing movie, is out of this world." Mike Cahill's 90-minute flick, which earned the 2011 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, shows at the 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Colby College's 325-seat Given Auditorium. The Sloan award is presented to a feature film with a science or...

The Murdoch empire scandal spread to new papers The scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's media empire exploded in the several directions Monday, with fresh reports of phone hacking attacks against some of the nation's most powerful figures, including royals and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Adding to the intrigue, Scotland Yard released an unusual statement accusing unidentified individuals of trying to sabotage its sprawling investigation....

Jimmer trailing Barkley at Lake Tahoe golf tournament Glens Falls’ Jimmer Fredette trails NBA legend Charles Barkley after 2 rounds of American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in the Lake Tahoe. The two entered the second round tied for second to last. Barkley, who finished last in the event for years, is 6 points better than Fredette based on the Modified Stableford scoring system, which awards 10 points for double eagles, 6 points...

The Zappos Goes Nude and Adds QR Codes to its Fall Ad Campaign Would you like a little nudity with your shoes? In an interesting turn of the events, Zappos has decided to get saucy with its latest ad campaign. The New York Times has reported that the new Zappos Fall ad campaign will feature athletic activities while in the buff.  I guess they couldn’t make their models go through airport security like BlueFly had done in the past. “Zappos...

South Sudan becomes the world's newest nation South Sudan had reached a comprehensive peace agreement with the North Sudan in 2005, brokered by US Secretary of State Colin Powell under former President George W Bush, that stopped the bloody civil war and paved the way for the January referendum. Some 99 per cent of southern Sudanese had voted for independence from the north of Sudan in the referendum. But, major elements of the 2005 peace...

Pigeons recognise friendly feeders - birds remember hostile people The fluttering pigeons outside Gateway of India are as much a part of the tourists’ must-do lists as the coin throw at Rome’s Trevi Fountain. But behind the light-hearted amusement of feeding pigeons may lie deep biological underpinnings that explain why the practice, as symbolised by Indian kabutarkhanas, has flourished down the centuries. Pigeons can discriminate between...