Some people baffle me sometimes even though they have the best of intentions. This past weekend that exact thing took place off the coast of southern New Jersey. A group known as the International Raelian Movement flew a plane towing …

Paris Hilton, DJ extraordinaire, finally debuted her skills at a recent gig at the Pop Music Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Although Hilton was seeming overwhelmed by the crowd’s positive response to her appearance — she tweeted about how the …

Elmo arrested: If your kids are reading this, there’s a very strong possibility they’re in tears right now. Since childhood trauma isn’t the sort of thing we want to encourage here at WPN, let me clarify a few things. First, …

Tony Parker’s eye injury, which resulted from a violent, bottle-throwing scuffle involving musicians Chris Brown and Drake at a New York City club, may ultimately keep him from participating in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Parker, who plays for the San …

Google announced that it has pushed a new data refresh for the Panda update, which originally launched in February of last year. This is the second such refresh this month. On June 12, Google tweeted that a refresh was rolling …

Last Friday Gray Maynard got a split decision victory over Clay Guida at the UFC main event in Atlantic City, but it was the fans that lost out in this fight. The key lightweight match-up seemed like it was going …

Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression. And what better way to wind-down the work …

Jenny McCarthy’s Playboy photo shoot is getting some attention for several reasons; for one, it’s her seventh time being featured in the mag, and her sixth on the cover. For another, she’s quite a bit older than she was when …

Losing in the knockout stages of UEFA’s European Championship is never easy for fans or players alike, and as you might expect, fans of England’s football team were absolutely distraught following yesterday’s loss to Italy. England went down after losing …

Russell Brand may be a British import, but he’s certainly dominated U.S. headlines in the past couple of years. Between his true tales of drug fueled debauchery on comedy stages, his outrageous roles in box office hits “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” …

In the past, comedian Louis C.K. has been fairly up front concerning his opinions of Twitter – he doesn’t really care for it. He once said that he “kinda hates” social media, in fact he “thinks it’s awful.” He has …

Record producer Ross Robinson, who is known for producing albums from bands like Korn, Slipknot, The Deftones, The Cure, At The Drive-In, and even Vanilla Ice, weighed in on the everlasting music piracy discussion over the weekend. I call Robinson …

Actress Laurie Metcalf, perhaps best known for her portrayal of Jackie on the hit ’90s sitcom “Roseanne”, will be hitting the bright lights of Broadway once again in a production of “The Other Place”. She has won awards for her …

Zombies have been in the news a lot lately, to say the least; with all the stories floating around about a “zombie apocalypse” and tales of the synthetic drug “bath salts” turning users into flesh-craving maniacs, it’s not hard to …

Lolo Jones finished the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the U.S. Track & Field Trials in third place with a time of 12:86, qualifying her for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. After placing seventh in the women’s 100-meter hurdles …

Aaron Sorkin is well known for writing thinking-man’s scripts, complete with wit and sarcasm but with underlying themes that mean you have to pay attention to what’s going on. His dialogue is punchy and fast, often timed so that the …

Since Michael’s death in 2009, fans have traveled from all over the world to pay their respects at his former home, Neverland Ranch. The property is now privately owned, but on days like today, when his legacy is felt perhaps …

Game publishers increasingly rely on Twitter to let their fans know about the latest games and news that matters. It’s rare to see a major publisher rely on the micro-blogging service use Twitter exclusively to reveal a launch date, but …

Amber Heard, the lovely blonde actress who co-starred with Johnny Depp in “The Rum Diary”, has been on the tongues of gossip columnists everywhere lately since it was first rumored that she has caught his single eye. Depp, who recently …

Jerry Sandusky was found guilty on 45 of 48 counts of sexual abuse against 10 minors last night, and the crowd outside the courtroom was filled with onlookers who erupted into cries of joy when the verdict was read. Sandusky’s …

Lightning pictures are always a great sight to see, especially at night or in low-light scenes. Today, Twitter user @KeithOlbermann shared a picture with the rest of the world that is so captivating, it is starting to become viral around …

While we were finishing up the “NBA players following porn stars on Twitter” fun yesterday, we were reminded of the #TeamBjNBA movement started by two of the porn stars in question, Sara Jay and Angelina Castro. The terms of the …

Songstress Katy Perry, who has managed to win over the hearts of millions with her love of candy-colored hair, makeup, and clothes, often puts heartfelt lyrics to a catchy, bubblegum beat, using her danceable music to deal with larger issues. …

Google’s got another interactive Doodle getting ready to drop tomorrow, but if you’re not willing to wait until Saturday morning, it’s live in countries where tomorrow is already here. Places like Google New Zealand, Australia, and India, for example. Unfortunately, …