An image of Spiderman 3’s main villain, Venom has been released, showing for the first time what the movie interpretation of the classic Marvel character will look like.
Venom, who first appeared in Spiderman comics in …

Telecom Italia have opened a new call centre- it sounds like sickeningly tedious news until you learn that the call centre is in a prison.
Ringing direct enquries in Italy could connect you directly to a …

The Dundas gallery in Edinburgh has an unusual new attraction: a painting of an elephant… painted by the elephant itself.
Paya the elephant, from Thailand, is apparently the only elephant of six that are artistically trained …

Microsoft has finally admitted that they are developing a portable media player that will go head to head with Apple’s iPod. Dubbed ‘Zune‘, it has become the worst kept secret since Israel’s nuclear weapons capability.
The …

A new computer generated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film will be released next year- and the first trailer has been released. See it: here.
The film, dubbed TMNT is a revival of the franchise that achieved …

Back in June, the council of Rockdale, New South Wales decided they were fed up with teenagers meeting up in a local car park and revving their cars and “intimidating the public and causing a …

Zinedine Zidane, the footballer who would get you an excellent scrabble score, and the man at the centre of the recent World Cup’s biggest scandal has been given a three match ban by Fifa, football’s …

YouTube, the video sharing website that seemingly popped up overnight and has become a ‘web 2.0′ phenomenon have apparently revised their terms and conditions that essentially gives them carte-blanche over the videos posted on the …

In what seems like yet another example of compensation culture gone mad, a woman from Illinois is suing her parents for having an icy driveway. She is seeking $75,000 in damages and medical bills.
Carriel Louah …

Rolling Stone Keith Richards has been pardoned by the Governor of Arkansas for reckless driving… 31 years after he committed the offence.
Way back in July 1975, whilst travelling from Memphis to Dallas, Richards, his bandmate …

India is getting its own version of Celebrity Big Brother, but viewers can look forward to a slightly tamer version than its British counterpart.
Producers at Endemol India are hoping to find 12 contestants from the …

Little Britain staring Matt Lucas and David Walliams have signed an exclusive new deal with the BBC, thought to be worth around £3m each. That means that the BBC’s pockets are about six million pounds …

Even before Casino Royale has hit cinema screens, new Bond actor Daniel Craig has been hired again for what will be the 22nd James Bond film.
The casting of Craig as the sixth Bond has been …

Supermarket giant Walmart are launching a new website hoping to jump on the social networking bandwagon with a new website called “The Hub”. Despite the questionable link between grocery shopping and posting grainy black & …

The Chinese Ministry of Culture are to introduce measures regulating what songs can be played in karaoke bars in China. Surprisingly, this isn’t because most amateur singers sound like dying cats, but because the government …