After a rough start, the filming of Johnny Depp’s star-studded Lone Ranger project has finally begun.   The latest Disney collaboration was shelved due to budgetary concerns six months ago, but has been picked up again by producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Goreverbinski. Shooting has kicked off in the southwestern United States. Johnny Depp stars as Tonto, the Lone Ranger’s faithful sidekick and Social Network breakout star Armie Hammer will play the titular role. Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Wilkinson, William Fitchner, and Ruth Wilson are also attached to the project. The reboot of the comedic Western will center around Tonto’s recount about  John Reid’s transformation into the justice-seeking Lone Ranger, which…Read more

The dancing rumors and speculations can finally be put to rest! The new cast of Dancing With The Stars has been revealed, and there are some big names on their way to the ballroom this season. From professional athletes to TV hosts and stars, this season appears to be an eclectic group with little to no dance experience – just the way it should be! Here are Season 14′s celebrity contestants: Jack Wagner, star of “Melrose Place” (dance partner: Anna Trebunskaya) Melissa Gilbert, Laura Ingalls of “Little House on the Prairie” (dance partner: Maksim Chmerkovskiy) Donald Driver, Green Bay Packers all-time leading receiver (dance partner: Peta Murgatroyd) William Levy, telenovela…Read more

Jan Berenstain, co-creator of the Berenstain Bears books, died Friday after suffering a stroke on Thursday. Jan, and husband Stan, wrote and illustrated the children’s books, which were inspired by their children, and later by their grandchildren. The books featured Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Brother Bear and Sister Bear, and sent a message of family values, kindness and generosity. The Berenstain Bears stories were about kids’ common concerns, like visits to the dentist, peer pressure, summer camp, a new sibling, the first day of school, getting kids to do chores, etc. Jan and Stan Berenstain married in 1946, and had a cartoon series in McCall’s and Good Housekeeping magazines, as…Read more

Over 2,000 years ago Julias Caesar, the leader of the Roman Empire, invented the leap year, adding an extra day to our calender every four years. The Julian calender had only one rule; that every year that was evenly divided by the number four would be considered a leap year. His model was eventually corrected 1,500 years later to include several more rules. The year must still must be divisible by four but if it is divisible by 100 it must also be evenly divisible by 400. Because of this, certain leap years occur every three years rather than four. So why do we need leap years anyway? The extra…Read more

Check out the Youtube master of illusion, Brusspup’s, latest work. In Brusspup’s most recent video, the artist brokedown an image into pixels and designated a push pin to each color. His work takes the meaning of the term “pin-up” to a whole new level. Check out the video below! Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

California girls we’re unforgettable, daisy dukes, fake lashes on top! The pop princess is really popping out the products. From her nail polish line to her perform she is taking over the consumer industry. Now she has gotten “Jersey-fied” and entered the fake eye lash business. February 23rd Perry launched her new line of false lashes called – Katy Perry Eyelashes by Eylur. Who needs hair-lengthening treatments if you can get instant lashes, especially from one of the top artists of today! E! Online has the video of 100 fans getting to meet the “California Girl” during her launch. Some even rocked out the same turquoise hair color. Did you…Read more

Whether you’re one of the diehard fans who plan on attending a weekend showing of all 9 nominated films for Best Picture or you just like to tune in and see what the talented stars of film are wearing, here’s a few bits of trivia that may lend an extra dose of excitement to your Sunday night viewing of the 84th Annual Academy Awards. Well, it should at least provide you with a fact or two to casually slip into conversation and impress your fellow Oscar-watchers. Everything from the host and the films up for Best Picture to where Saturday Night Live and Pixar fit into the Oscar mix is…Read more

Whilst recently chatting with a good friend (hi Joe!) I was reminded of the great American poet Shel Silverstein. The next day I had a conversation with a total stranger comparing our exposure to Shel’s work. I realized that for the most part, my generation and younger know Shel as a children’s book and poetry author while my parents’ generation knows him as the cartoonist for Playboy. I say this week we explore the accomplishments of this versatile man and see who is was for each of us. Shel Silverstein was born September 25, 1930. When he was young, 12 years old or thereabouts, he began writing and drawing. He…Read more

We’re all familiar with the spiel by now: “Good afternoon, Madam, my name is Mr. X, and I am a prince who inherited $125 million from a deceased Nigerian king. I need to you to deposit this money in your account, and you keep 10% for your trouble. I await your reply.” (Hello money laundering…) In a modern-day version of the “Spanish Prisoner” confidence game, the Nigerian Scam (also known as the 419 Fraud) is now a well-known con game designed to part the proverbial fool & his money. Countless websites are dedicated to trapping the scammers at their own game…and now, one Australian woman has not only trapped the…Read more

J.K. Rowling may be finished with writing about the wizarding world, but the magic of her writing is far from gone. It was announced today that the hugely popular author has inked a deal with Little, Brown in the United States and Britain to publish her first novel for adults. While the title, release date and further details about the novel are being withheld until later in the year, this news gives great hope and excitement to both the literary world and those of us Potterheads who will never leave the wizarding world behind. Soon enough we will be entering another world and incredible story concocted by Rowling. But it…Read more