Year: 2019

  • ‘Mass casualty’ drug overdose in Cali

    ‘Mass casualty’ drug overdose in Cali

    Various sources reporting today; 

    Police in Northern California responded to a “mass casualty overdose” situation on Saturday that resulted in one death and a dozen people hospitalized.

    Authorities said that the incident was caused by exposure to the deadly opioid fentanyl, which also affected two responding officers, according to NBC News. 

    Mike O’Brien, a police captain in Chico, Calif., said at a news conference that four of the victims were in critical condition

  • Superbug involved in Tijuana bariatric surgery infections showed concerning mutation

    Superbug involved in Tijuana bariatric surgery infections showed concerning mutation

    THE CDC warns:

    The superbug that infected nearly a dozen Americans who recently underwent weight-loss surgery at a Tijuana hospital had a particularly nasty genetic mutation that set off alarm bells after patients began showing up in hospitals and doctors officers with painful wounds.

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel warning this week, notifying the public that 11 Americans who traveled to Tijuana hospitals for weight-loss surgery had become infected with drug-resistant pseudomonus aeruginosa infections during their stays.

    DEVELOPING..

  • The nostalgic homage to WWE past

    The nostalgic homage to WWE past

    Monday Night RAW featured a traditional ten bell salute to Mean Gene Okurland, the announcer who so many of us grew up hearing the voice of on Saturday mornings and pay per view events.. After the silence, the noise of the WWE live show was burst open by the REAL AMERICAN theme.. Hulk Hogan began his entrance, in character, into the ring..

    The video from WWE:
    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ewW7TZOsw&w=460&h=315]
    One could wonder how many people in that event knew the Hogan theme as it began.. or did it take a little for the 1980s and 90s to come back to the mind.. 
    As Hogan went through his WWE style eulogy for Mean Gene, he mentioned how angels on high are entering the WWE announcer into the gates.. how the Ultimate Warrior and the Macho Man are enjoying a match.. how Andre the Giant is officiating.. The names went on and the Hulkster’s words forced nostalgia for those good old days of wrestling to come rushing back.
    Industry watchers know the level of change that Vince McMahan and Linda have brought over the years. Some would say wrought over the years.. The changes are abundant. From the old days of multiple federations across the East Coast into the WWF, before the animals rights group sued and the F turned into Entertainment.. just about when the Federation figured it was time to ‘entertain’ instead of pretend they were sports.. 
    Hulk Hogan is still from that last breed of character that, in character, holds firm to the vitamin eating traditions of the Reagan Era.  When he was a cereal brand.. when he was a national figure during the late 20th century.
    His image has been tarnished and his reputation dealt blows.. But his homage to Mean Gene was credible and his words were meaningful.. Yes, indeed.. so many big wrestling stars are in a match in the sky…. Flying high. Superfly.. 
    Hogan’s the last of a dying breed..
    Ten bell salutes in the WWE come early and often. So many wrestling perish of overdoses on drugs or alcohol, or overdoses on fame and fortune coupled with dreadful choices for their bodies and families.. 
    It is almost as though the fame of professional wrestling is a curse within itself.. people who are not prone to fame are hit hard by the flashing cameras and even harder by the contracts and jobs that injure without Workers Compensation.
    Their tortured careers brought us all laughter and cheers.. We clap and continue to root for the baby faces…
    And miss Mean Gene, Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, and all of the voices and personalities that somehow helped form us during the formative years..
  • Global chess pieces move on the board

    Global chess pieces move on the board

    Chinese state media announced Friday that Communist Party leader Xi Jinping has ordered the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to “enhance their combat readiness,” without elaborating what threat has made preparation for combat so urgent.

  • The AQAUAMAN scene popular in China

    The AQAUAMAN scene popular in China

    “I’m thinking of all the crazy set pieces and all the cool visuals and all that,” James Wan tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I wasn’t even remotely close. They said, ‘It’s the scene where Amber [Heard] eats the flower.”

    The scene in question finds Arthur/Aquaman (Jason Momoa) and Mera (Heard) in Italy, in search of Atlan’s trident. Mera is unsure of how to act amongst the surface dwellers, and in a market she ends up eating a flower as though it were a piece of fruit. Not one to make her feel out of place, Arthur follows suit and eats a flower as well. 

    “When he is in her world, he’s the fish out of water. When she’s in his world, she’s the fish out of water. And it is about finding those moments,” says Wan, who notes he spends as much time working on the small human moments as he does on the set pieces. 

    The film will warn more than $900 mil in global markets with more than $260 mil coming from the newest majority movie consumer: China

  • Hacker group wants ransom of Bitcoins… or threatens to reveal 9/11 files

    Hacker group wants ransom of Bitcoins… or threatens to reveal 9/11 files

    A hacker group has threatened to reveal “secret” data related to September 11 attacks in the US after claiming to have got access to a large cache of confidential files.

    In its announcement published on Pastebin, the group known as The Dark Overlord pointed to several different insurers and legal firms, claiming specifically that it hacked Hiscox Syndicates Ltd, Lloyds of London, and Silverstein Properties, the Motherboard reported on Tuesday.

    “Hiscox Syndicates Ltd and Lloyds of London are some of the biggest insurers on the planet insuring everything from the smallest policies to some of the largest policies on the planet, and who even insured structures such as the World Trade Centers,” the group said in the announcement.

  • The Bandershatch ending you’ll never see

    The Bandershatch ending you’ll never see

    Now THIS is some good press for BANDERSNATCH.. an ending so creepy, so hidden, that even people who made the movie cannot access it..

    These are the stories modern urban legends are made of.. And with Black Mirror, no doubt as creepy as it could get.

    According to the The Hollywood Reporter, Bandersnatch director David Slade has revealed that some endings are so secret and difficult to get that they may never be viewed by audiences.

    “There are scenes that some people just will never see and we had to make sure that we were OK with that,” explained Slade, adding “We actually shot a scene that we can’t access.”

    …..someone out there now has the mission to find this impossible ending.

    And maybe never come back again……..

  • Kevin Smith planning a return to JAY AND SILENT BOB

    Kevin Smith planning a return to JAY AND SILENT BOB


    Smith and Mewes made their film debut in the 1994 comedy “Clerks,” funded for $27,000 through Smith maxing out his credit cards. Smith wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in “Clerks,” portraying the character Silent Bob as part of the team of Jay and Silent Bob.

    Smith’s subsequent films featured Jay and Silent Bob and were mostly set in his home state of New Jersey. Those included “Mallrats,” “Chasing Amy,” “Dogma,” “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” and 2006’s “Clerks 2” 

    It is good to see Kevin Smith looking like a million bucks after his heart attack and issues.. he lost weight. He looks amazing..

    And the amazing feat of producing a remake of this will be very, very interesting.

    I would equally love to see a return to MALL RATS. Perhaps in a dead mall.. maybe the third-nippled psychic would still be working all these decades later… With a cameo from Seph Lawless….

    In time, in time.

    First we see Jay and Silent Bob coming back again.

  • DARWIN AWARDS: Netflix forced to decry the BIRD BOX CHALLENGE

    DARWIN AWARDS: Netflix forced to decry the BIRD BOX CHALLENGE

    “Can’t believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE. We don’t know how this started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl have just one wish for 2019 and it is that you not end up in the hospital due to memes.”


    But they have yet to comment on removing content that Saudi Arabia disapproved of ..
  • Madge at 60 with a younger butt: Happy new rear from Madonna

    Madge at 60 with a younger butt: Happy new rear from Madonna

    The 60-year-old Madonna performed alongside her son David Banda, 13, at the famous New York gay bar Stonewall Inn in New York on New Year’s Eve. ..

    And fans have faced to the socials to proclaim that she has a happy new rear..