
It looks like the Force is still strong with the Star Wars franchise; J.J. Abrams’ forthcoming installment, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, topped the upcoming Avengers sequel to be crowned Fandango’s most anticipated film of 2015.
by Daniel Nussbaum31 Dec 2014, 11:44 PM PST0

Jeff and Stacy Staab, owners of Arlington, Vermont-based Cremation Solutions, offer a product for storing the remains of loved ones unlike anything you’ve ever seen: fully customizable, 3D-printed, life-sized head urns that look exactly like the recently deceased.
by Daniel Nussbaum31 Dec 2014, 12:32 PM PST0

Two male adult film actors tested positive for HIV this week, with officials speculating that one actor infected the other with the virus while having unprotected sex on a film shoot in Nevada. The incident marks the first time since 2004 that adult film performers contracted the virus on a film set.
by Daniel Nussbaum31 Dec 2014, 12:13 PM PST0

In a wide-ranging interview with Harper’s Bazaar U.K., Gwyneth Paltrow told the magazine that her parents, Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner, instilled a strong work ethic in her and that she has “earned everything” she currently has.
by Daniel Nussbaum31 Dec 2014, 11:10 AM PST0

Minaj told Rolling Stone she thought she “was going to die” when she found out she was pregnant while attending a prestigious performing arts school.
by Daniel Nussbaum30 Dec 2014, 4:20 PM PST0

Southern California-based SpaceX will attempt to go where no man has gone before; but it’s not where you would think.
by Daniel Nussbaum30 Dec 2014, 4:14 PM PST0

Beginning January 1, California’s gasoline producers will be subject to new regulations under the state’s cap-and-trade system. As a result, gas prices for the state’s motorists will likely increase due to what opponents of the regulations are calling a “hidden gas tax,” although the ultimate amount of the increase is still anyone’s guess.
by Daniel Nussbaum30 Dec 2014, 3:31 PM PST0

Grammy-winning rapper Macklemore spoke at length about race in America and white privilege in a wide-ranging interview on the Hot 97 radio station Monday morning.
by Daniel Nussbaum30 Dec 2014, 3:28 PM PST0

Toy manufacturer Hasbro is under fire for it latest holiday season offering: a Play-Doh cake decorator that looks suspiciously like a penis.
by Daniel Nussbaum30 Dec 2014, 3:06 PM PST0

FBI agents were briefed Monday by one of the world’s leading cyber intelligence firms, who claim that the evidence being gathered in connection with the November 24 cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment points to a former employee of the studio, rather than North Korea, as the perpetrator of the hack.
by Daniel Nussbaum29 Dec 2014, 9:18 PM PST0

A cold air storm is projected to hit much of California over New Year’s Day, bringing rain, snow, and a possible frost to large portions of the Golden State.
by Daniel Nussbaum29 Dec 2014, 1:24 PM PST0

Farmers in California are worried that President Obama’s recent executive action on immigration will exacerbate a labor shortage problem in the Golden State’s agriculture industry.
by Daniel Nussbaum29 Dec 2014, 12:54 PM PST0

The Sony Pictures comedy The Interview took in $15 million from Video on Demand online streaming through Saturday, making the film the studio’s most profitable online release ever.
by Daniel Nussbaum29 Dec 2014, 10:53 AM PST0

A Los Angeles woman is turning to a crowdfunding campaign to fund her dream of opening up the city’s first “dog cafe.”
by Daniel Nussbaum29 Dec 2014, 4:05 AM PST0

In a legal victory for hundreds of thousands of unlicensed immigrant drivers in Los Angeles, a state court ruled that the Los Angeles Police Department’s “Special Order 7” policy, which prevents law enforcement from impounding the vehicles of unlicensed drivers for 30 days, is legal and can be implemented.
by Daniel Nussbaum27 Dec 2014, 2:02 PM PST0

North Korea lashed out at the United States on Saturday, blaming the American government for widespread Internet outages reported in the country and hurling a racial slur at President Obama.
by Daniel Nussbaum27 Dec 2014, 12:37 PM PST0

Justin Bieber got quite the Christmas present this year: his very own private jet.
by Daniel Nussbaum26 Dec 2014, 5:15 PM PST0

A new investigative audit of state government in California details several incidents of embezzlement, false statements, and mismanagement among several of the state’s government agencies.
by Daniel Nussbaum26 Dec 2014, 12:53 PM PST0

Now that The Interview has finally been released, the nation’s top film critics are weighing in with their thoughts on the controversial film.
by Daniel Nussbaum26 Dec 2014, 10:48 AM PST0

DVD copies of the 2004 film Team America: World Police are currently sold out at at least three major retail outlets in the wake of the Christmas Day online release of the Sony Pictures comedy The Interview.
by Daniel Nussbaum26 Dec 2014, 10:34 AM PST0

A new video from Youtuber JoshPalerLin is taking the Internet by storm.
Lin’s YouTube channel, which currently has over 700,000 subscribers, usually features pranks and other outlandish activities. For his latest video, Lin decided he would give a homeless man $100 and then follow him to see what he did with the money.
by Daniel Nussbaum25 Dec 2014, 12:50 PM PST0

The Interview is a hit with pirates. The now-infamous Sony Pictures comedy has already been illegally downloaded over 200,000 times in its first 10 hours of release, file-sharing news website TorrentFreak told Breitbart News Thursday morning.
by Daniel Nussbaum25 Dec 2014, 12:18 PM PST0

With Sony’s decision to allow independent theater owners to screen The Interview, Variety reports that over 300 theaters have already signed up to show the film.
by Daniel Nussbaum24 Dec 2014, 1:37 PM PST0

As previously reported, Minecraft creator and newly-minted billionaire Markus Persson just outbid Jay-Z and Beyoncé to score a $70 million mega-mansion in Beverly Hills, complete with 16-car garage, candy room, and $5,600 toilets.
by Daniel Nussbaum24 Dec 2014, 9:46 AM PST0

The medical marijuana and alcohol delivery app Nestdrop can no longer make deliveries of marijuana in the city of Los Angeles, an L.A. County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday.
by Daniel Nussbaum24 Dec 2014, 9:33 AM PST0