SAN FRANCISCO – Rush hour traffic into the city came to a standstill longer than usual Monday morning thanks to a giant disembodied head of the Statue of Liberty and protesters shackled to it who demanded change to United States’… Read More ›
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Black ‘superhero’ mistaken for public nuisance
LOS ANGELES – A masked vigilante who some said has exceptional abilities escaped police custody yesterday after being accused of committing a robbery he claimed he stopped. An African-American male, identified as Dwight D. Jacobs, 38, engaged a robbery suspect… Read More ›
‘Sexual reproduction’ activists seek ban on artificial womb
WASHINGTON – Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Capitol today demanding a ban on an artificial womb that allows embryos to grow without a female body, allowing stem cell tissue, organs and perhaps human beings to be cloned in a lab. For years,… Read More ›
Nasty spray keeps the creeps away
LOS ANGELES – A repugnant stench designed to ward off bullies, lurk balls, prowlers and other societal detritus is making its mark on the $30-billion fragrance industry. When a person sprays Get Off My Ass! around unwanted company, the noxious… Read More ›
Long-awaited AI-directed horror film full of zombie clichés
Every once in a while a film comes along that is so groundbreaking, so cinematically revolutionary, so awe-inspiringly vital that all you can do is sit back, take a deep breath, and say “wow.” The Future Dead is not one… Read More ›
‘The Martians fooled us,’ astronomer says
TUCSON – Mars is an ideal world for human habitation, but the Martians are conspiring to keep this secret from Earthlings, according to one stargazer who claims to have done significant research on the Red Planet. “For years, Martians have… Read More ›
Personal computers to become a lot more personal
SAN FRANCISCO – Electronic hardware such as phones, laptops, and the personal computer soon may become obsolete, thanks to new technology that augments the brain’s natural computational abilities and makes external devices no longer necessary for people to tap into… Read More ›
New app to end ‘Reign of Internet lies’
SILICON BEACH – The war for truth gained an ally this week with the announcement that a new ‘bullshit detector’ has been developed to verify claims posted on the Internet. Representatives from Bold Face, Inc., said the software application, coyly… Read More ›
‘Fountain of youth,’ other wonders explored in new novel
Review: Stay Younger Longer Ryan Hyatt, 282 pages With its trendy boutiques and restaurants firmly entrenched in upscale society — and a plethora of disheveled vagrants wandering the sidewalks firmly detached from it — Rose Avenue may not seem like the… Read More ›
The La-La Lander 