The creation of the Gynoid Maria from Fritz Lang's Metropolis. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

She will compete for a share of winnings totalling $3 Million at the WTA Championships. picked by musicgirldani 4 years ago

Schwarzenegger fires his brother-in-law from a state parks commission. Days later, Bobby Shriver, a councilman for Santa Monica pushed through a ban on powerful jets such as the one Arnold uses.

FAA stepped in and said that the city did not have the authority to ban such jets and could not provide a reasonable reason for the attempted ban. The council will take the FAA to court. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Hollywood may have made a movie about a 40-year-old virgin, but one Sydney resident beats his title by nearly six decades. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Maria Velez and her 11-year-old son, Austin, were looking forward to bringing home Buddy, their big, lovable orange tiger-stripe, when they went to Hernando County Animal Services on Friday. picked by nateebiinature 8 months ago

Her husband, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger then wrote about the incident on Twitter, where he thanked the website for "for bringing her violations to my attention" and promised: "there's going to be swift action".(or a good spanking) picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who founded the Special Olympics and is a member of one of the most prominent American political families of the 20th century, died on Tuesday at the age of 88. picked by bnrichie 7 months ago

For over three years more than 550 dogs and 100 cats have been housed in a small residential property of only 2.7k square feet in the hills of Valparaiso, Chile, causing harsh complaints by neighbors due to the putrid smell the property emits as well as the unsanitary conditions that effects the surrounding residential area. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A six-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl have become engaged to be married after a gypsy ceremony.

Victor Caldararu's grandfather and great uncle arranged the union with Maria Caldararu in the Sibiu region of Transylvania, Romania. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

One of my favorite musicals, and definitely an amazing song. Enjoy picked by Jerry520 2 years ago

What would you do if you come across dust? Majority of the people would go for vacuuming & that's it. But here we have a few artists who have created beautiful works of art using dust. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A man has pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend by dragging her behind a car with a tow strap around her neck. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Shriver went to an employee and reported that she had been robbed, however David, who had been released from a local hospital earlier in the day, was making his getaway across the parking lot on a motorized scooter for disabled customers that is owned by store. picked by zircon77777 2 months ago

Instead of marvelling at the quality of the forehands and backhands, shriek-hunters have crammed courts to monitor the ear-splitting sounds from the likes of Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka or new kid on the block Michelle Larcher de Brito.

*Personally, I find it very annoying* picked by kakana 9 months ago

Ivonne Hernandez is accused of killing 29-year-old Matthew Beaudoin, and injuring his friend, 21-year-old Maria Hughes, by running them down with her car. She's also charged with drunken driving. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Missing pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach has been killed, Onslow County sheriff said Friday.

*this just announced. Updates my earlier post which I'm not going to link, since it's irrelevant now. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Ever since Fritz Lang unveiled the robot Maria in his 1927 silent-screen sci-fi classic Metropolis, computers have been part of the fabric of the movies. The Internet, however, is a newer phenomenon, and filmmakers are still figuring out how to work the now-essential and pervasive communications system into their movies in a worthwhile way.

5 Best... and 5 Worst picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

I Quote : "she just lay there like a dead frog" picked by wildminou 3 years ago

The online advertisement offered to put Maria Alaimo in touch with a Staten Island plastic surgeon who would enhance her breasts at a seemingly modest price and make them look as they did when she was younger. picked by cecilberman 2 weeks ago

I have nothing but respect for Grammy-winning recording artist Stephen Curtis Chapman and his family. They lost their adopted Chinese daughter, Maria, in a tragic accident. He released this song he'd written for Maria just 2 months before her untimely death. Good Morning America update of 8/6/08 available here: http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=5519704 And CNN update 8/7/08, here: http://... read full post picked by meggysue 2 years ago