Unlike the friendly and purely fictional genies of the Western world, jinns (as they're called in the Middle East) are very real and kinda dicks. At least that's what one family in Saudi Arabia is claiming. They've filed a lawsuit against a genie that's been haunting them for the past 2 years. This unfriendly ghost has ... [Read More]

A new study published in the journal NeuroReport finds that swearing increases pain tolerance, especially in women. British college students were asked to hold their hands in cold water for as long as they could while either repeating a neutral word like brown or square to describe the table or their favorite curse word with ... [Read More]

Everyone's favorite giant space chicken makes an appearance at the G8 summit to weigh in on the housing crisis in Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit. Don't worry if your haven't seen the 60s classic The X from Outer Space. It's not a true sequel but a parody to make the G8 seem ineffectual. The only reference ... [Read More]

X From Outer Space begins six missions to Mars are shot down by a UFO. The Fuji Astronautical Flight Center (FAFC) decides to send yet another crew to their certain doom because Mars is just that awesome . Not surprisingly our heroes fare slightly better thanks to their new experimental nuclear-powered spaceship ... [Read More]

The Sci Fi Channel kicked off their inexplicable name change to Syfy (whatever that stands for) with the premiere of Warehouse 13, a show about two CIA agents recruited to track down cursed items and store them away indefinitely. There have been many comparisons to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, X-files, ... [Read More]

In the economically hard-hit country of Latvia, banks are extremely wary of lending so entrepreneur Viktor Mirosiichenko came up with a sure-fire way to get borrowers to pay up. Borrowers have to put their souls up for collateral! The Kontora loan company offers loans up to $500 with high interest rates, but unlike ... [Read More]

When Captain America was assassinated back in Captain America #25 everyone was in denial and not just fans. Even the Marvel Universe thought something smelled fishy so naturally they sent Wolverine to confirm it was really Cap and not just some stinkin' Skrull. But the nose don't lie bub. So if Captain America really is ... [Read More]