GaGa for PETA, hamburger love, and a new blonde.

Aug. 10, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Not much happened in the celebrity world today, but here are a few tidbits to tide you over. Page 6 says Lady GaGa has been asked to pose nude for PETA’s “Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign. The group was inspired by the statement she made wearing the now infamous Kermit the Frog coat. [...]

Recession-proof summer beauty

Aug. 8, 2009   1 Comment  

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Comic-Con 2009: Hands-on The Warriors: Street Brawl

Aug. 7, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Xbox Live Arcade will soon have a side-scrolling brawler inspired by The Warriors. Can you dig it?

Billy Mays’ autopsy reveals cocaine use

Aug. 7, 2009   2 Comments  

Initial reports said that “pitch man” Billy Mays died of heart disease. Today, the Associated Press reported that the 50-year-old’s autopsy showed evidence of cocaine use. The medical examiner’s office released a statement saying it was “concluded that cocaine use caused or contributed to the development of his heart disease, and thereby contributed to his [...]

Comic-Con 2009: Hands-On Halo 3: ODST

Aug. 5, 2009   15 Comments  

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Get ready for some shock and awe…

Baby kitties gallery

July 24, 2009   1 Comment  

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Here are some pictures of baby panthers, leopards and tigers just unveiled by a German zoo

Power Behind Closed Doors: U.S.-Russian Summit Meeting — What does it mean?

July 20, 2009   Leave a Comment  

This article was written and reported by Lauren McCombs, Jessica Elford, and Pasquale Augustine. In a last minute change in posture, President Barack Obama recently decided to go to Russia to “reset” the generally confusing political relationship between Russia and the United States. Outsiders could perceive that the U.S. State Department attitude has been that [...]

Five missing detainees denied habeas corpus in Uganda

July 18, 2009   Leave a Comment  

Imagine being detained by government authorities without charge, without access to a lawyer, your whereabouts hidden from all of society. Imagine now that so much is going on in the world that mainstream media don’t have the time to tell your story, or the story of your four companions, all of which are going through the exact same thing.

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 gets release date

July 9, 2009   1 Comment  

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You’ll be playing an old favorite on a new system before the month is out

Power behind closed doors

July 8, 2009   8 Comments  

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization — What are China and Russia Up To?

Peace under the busy streets

July 1, 2009   4 Comments  

There is a stigma surrounding him simply because he plays music in the streets. “People can say what they say,” he offers. (Amy Carboneau for Blast)

Blast goes underground and learns the tale of a subway street performer.

Body of Air France Flight 447 pilot found

June 25, 2009   1 Comment  

The body of Air France Flight 447′s chief pilot was identified among the 50 bodies that have thus far been recovered about 300 miles off the coast of Brazil’s Fernando de Noronha islands, Air France said Wednesday.

Iran protest turns deadly, Iranian student offers his opinion

June 20, 2009   3 Comments  

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Some sources say a bomb went off outside a mosque and killed three or four people. Other say people were being shot dead in the streets. Some claim military tanks were deployed. Reports of helicopters landing at universities are coming through via Iranian twitter accounts. More twitter accounts claim Basiji may be entering homes and attacking civilians.

Images from an angry Iran

June 20, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Blast will present its own exclusive coverage of the events in Iran, including an interview you’ll only see here. For now, we wish to share these images with you, which were sent to us by Gooya News/Voice of America Persian News Network.

Ahmadinejad compares riots to passionate soccer fans

June 14, 2009   Leave a Comment  

In the video, Ahmadinejad compares the rioting to misplaced passion by fans of the losing team after a soccer match. Degrading.

Young Iranian voters want change

June 12, 2009   Leave a Comment  

Iran’s young and more educated voting electorate is executing a peaceful mutiny aimed at overthrowing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad using the power of democracy.

Suicide bombers kill 16 in Pakistan luxury hotel attack

June 10, 2009   Leave a Comment  

NEW DELHI, India — Suicide bombers attacked a five-star hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, in the most direct attack of a Western target since the Islamabad Marriott bombing last September. Bombers rammed a small truck laden with explosives through the gates of the upscale Pearl Continental Hotel at around 10 p.m., killing at least [...]

French sub arrives as hunt for black boxes intensifies

June 10, 2009   2 Comments  

The emergency beacons attached to the flight’s data recorders will only transmit a signal for about 20 more days.

Air France to replace speed instruments on Airbus jets

June 8, 2009   Leave a Comment  

Amid all the controversy and speculation surrounding the Flight 447 crash, Air France has sent a memo to its pilots informing them that speed measurement instruments will be replaced on all medium- and long-haul Airbus planes, AP reports.

UPDATE: 16 of 41 bodies will be shipped to DNA lab in Brasilia

June 7, 2009   13 Comments  

Forty-one bodies have been found in the Atlantic thus far, two on Saturday, 14 on Sunday, eight on Monday, and 17 on Tuesday, all confirmed to have been on Air France Flight 447, Brazilian officials said Wednesday.