A City Spokesman in Fort Wayne, Indiana told MSNBC that the Mayor’s office is just going to ignore the results of a recent online vote to name the new Government Center. Why? Because Fort Wayne hates the idea of the Harry Baals Government Center.

MTV has confirmed recently that series creator Mike Judge will be bringing his dimwitted duo, Beavis and Butt-head, back to the airwaves with a batch of new episodes.

As sh!t hits the ol’ proverbial fan in Egypt, reports of violence can crowd out actual, constructive political discussion. There’s got to be a more efficient way to aggregate this kind of stuff, right? Meet Ushahidi.

I don’t know how this one slipped under my nose for so long (and I blame YOU entirely), but apparently Robert Zemeckis is making a 3D update of the Yellow Submarine for Disney.

So you know how those drug commercials always say, “Ask your doctor about taking this pill for depression, but it could also give you diarrhea and make you suicidal?” A man is suing GlaxoSmithKline for a little side effect that they conveniently omitted.

Welcome the Newest Last Son of Krypton.

Proving that we don’t really need to learn practical things like math and science anymore, since we can use supercomputers to figure out the important stuff, Mary-Lu Zahala-Kennedy recently became the first person to earn an MA in Beatlemania.

Outraged that some idiot brought great lulz to the Interweb by tripping and falling into a mall fountain while putzing around on her phone, some self-righteous New York Senator wants to make it illegal to use your phone or iPod while walking the streets.

Ever think that when you plunk down $400 for something and take it home it becomes your property and you’re free to do what you want with it? Pfffft. Turns out Steve Jobs thinks a little “different” on that.

If Groupon CEO Andrew Mason doesn’t want to team up, he’d better prepare himself for battle. Meet Google Offers.

Warner Bros. announced yesterday that two parts had been officially cast for the Dark Knight Rises, the third and final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman revival.

What you’re about to see is simultaneously one of the most creative uses of a Christmas present and one of the most terrifying omens of the demise of the human species. The incessant buzzing alone is enough to keep you up at night.

It’s a little shocking to see Keanu crack a smile on British television, but The Matrix star isn’t really depressed. Dry and somewhat dull? Yes. Sad? Nah. Watch what he said about the Sad Keanu meme; stay for Wannabe Genius’ Top 5 Sad Keanus countdown.

Well, shit. It appears that IBM’s supercomputer Watson is schooling his genius opponents in test runs for the mid-February Jeopardy! battle between man and machine. Wannabe Genius says he’s not looking forward to enslavement.

Move Over TRON, there’s a new LightCycle in town! Unbelievable mini-motorcycles made from disposable lighters.

Go ahead and mark down February 14th on your calendar (trust me, you’re free) as your first taste of shiny metal slavery. That’s the day that IBM debuts Watson. Will it beat the Great Ken Jennings in a three-day Jeopardy! tournament?

Fresh from the lab at MIT, the newest iteration of the Heinz Automato is a sharpshooting ketchup bot with laser-like precision.

Meet 8pen: a new gesture-based typing system for Android devices designed specifically for mobile touchscreens. But can it really replace the old standard keyboard?

To the surprise of absolutely no one, those plastic wristbands that claim to align your chakras or whatever are a complete crock of shit. It’s just official now. More official. Come on, it certainly wasn’t helping Shaq make free throws.

You’ve probably heard people say that “the Chinese are investing a lot of (our) money in math and science, and if you ever needed proof, I give you exhibit DD: the Top Charming