"Nobody tells this Wookie what to do!"

Seeded on Sat Feb 3, 2007 8:47 PM EST (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A Chewbacca impersonator was arrested after being accused of head-butting a Hollywood tour guide who warned the furry brown Wookiee about harassing two Japanese tourists.

abc, hollywood, assault, odd-news, star-wars, funny, chewbacca, only-in-america, head-but

Record Labels Contemplate Unrestricted Digital Music

Seeded on Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:25 PM EST (The New York Times)

As even digital music revenue growth falters because of rampant file-sharing by consumers, the major record labels are moving closer to releasing music on the Internet with no copying restrictions — a step they once vowed never to take.

entertainment, music, internet, mp3, drm, digital-music, record-companies

'Bionic' Cat Eyes May Help Humans

Seeded on Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:25 PM EST (Associated Press)

An experimental new blindness cure is currently being tested on our feline friends, with light-sensing chips being placed at the backs of their eyes to restore sight.

technology, health, cats, blind, bionic, retinitis-pigmentosa, blindess, bionic-eyes

Canine coldie's a hair of the dog

Seeded on Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:01 PM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The Dutch have developed a drink for your best friend!

odd, odd-news, beer, dogs, drink, pets, funny, non-alcoholic-drink

In Raw World of Sex Movies, High Definition Could Be a View Too Real - New York Times

Seeded on Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:42 PM EST (The New York Times)

Pornographers are finding High Definition DVDs are showing off all the imperfections of the human body during those extreme close up shots.

entertainment, models, actors, hddvd, high-definition-technology, pornographers, imperfections

Wired News: I, Columbine Killer

Seeded on Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:35 AM EST (Wired News)

Excellent analysis of the Super Columbine Massacre RPG! video game.

entertainment, games, columbine, video-games, pc-games, controversial, super-columbine-massacre-rpg, slamdance-film-festival

Mamas & Papas' Denny Doherty dead at 66

Seeded on Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:14 AM EST (mp3.com)

Denny Doherty, a member of the 1960s folk-rock group the Mamas & the Papas, known for such hits as "California Dreamin"' and "Monday, Monday," has died at age 66.

entertainment, music, died, folk, 1960s, folk-rock, mammas-pappas, denny-doherty

Andy C: 15 years of excellence

Seeded on Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:37 PM EST (inthemix.com.au)

Andy C has been voted the #1 drum and bass DJ for 6 years running and 2007 celebrates the 15th year of Ram Records. In this interview Andy C talks about drum and bass's past and future.

entertainment, music, dnb, dance-music, drum-and-bass, ram-records, andy-c

Digital Primate: Monkeying around with techno

Seeded on Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:25 PM EST (inthemix.com.au)

Digital Primate, on the eve of Big Day Out tours and a new album, talks about his influences and his politics.

entertainment, music, australia, interview, techno, big-day-out

Midway's Blitz banned in Australia

Seeded on Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:35 PM EST (Gamespot)

Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) has refused classification for Midway's American football title Blitz: The League. The official ruling from the OFLC states that the game was refused classification because of in-game drug use.

technology, midway, australian, classification, oflc, video-game-ban, blitz-the-league