Edward Wood Jr. was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, to a US Postal Service employee by the same name. The year was 1924 and Wood would grow up during the heyday of pulp fiction, early comic books and dwindling performing arts like Vaudeville.

The famed Charles Chaplin had long been a performer working in the Vaudevilles throughout England. In 1910, he was offered a chance that would stretch his creative talents – to join the rest of the Fred Karno troupe and travel to the United States. After a successful tour, Karno returned to England in 1912 with his group all the better off for the visit. With just a brief five month layover, Chaplin and his fellow Vaudevillians, including Stan Laurel of “Laurel and Hardy” fame, launched a second tour on October 2 of the same year. This time, Chaplin would embark on a life changing journey.

Adam West was born in 1928 in Seattle, Washington. His given name was William West Anderson from parents Otto Anderson and Audrey Speer. West has one younger brother named John. During his high school career, he attended both Walla Walla and Lakeside Schools. He attended Whitman College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and a minor in Psychology. His tenure at school also included a membership with the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and participation on both the debate and speech teams.

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a famous astrophysicist and TV personality. He is notable for his stance to move Pluto to “dwarf planet” status. Tyson has served on a number of astronomy commissions and is the director of the Hayden Planetarium. He also hosts PBS’s NOVA scienceNOW.

Hulu is a website that allows people to watch television programs over the Internet for free. The website is supported by commercials. Programs and movies are presented in a flash video format. Currently, Hulu is only available in the United States.
Hulu is a joint venture between NBC Universal, Fox entertainment Group, and ABC Inc. Besides [...]

Is Bigfoot real? The Native Americans call them Sasquatch. Bigfoot appears to be a mix of gorilla, chimpanzee, and human. Hmmm, is Bigfoot the “missing link”? Sightings of Bigfoot are as recent as last week in Kentucky (see http://www.examiner.com/x-22639-Google-Trends-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Bigfoot-backyard-sighting-in-Kentucky-draws-interest) and date back well over 400 years ago to sightings by Native Americans and the ancient First [...]

Chef Gordon Ramsay began a new day in Hell’s Kitchen with his famous taste test, the palette challenge the contestants face on every season of the show. One member down, the mean’s team needed to rally in order to pull out a win and avoid another bad day in the kitchen.
Of course, they failed miserably [...]

The absentee Robert was not missed much by his Hell’s Kitchen teammates on episode 7, which opened with a new group challenge. The competitors – minus hospitalized Robert – lined up before a large, covered object. One chef guessed that perhaps it was a lobster tank.
It was anything but. Ramsay unveiled the object, revealing a [...]

It’s not quite for ever, but the World Series of Poker is scheduled to stay with ESPN for many, many years. Thanks to a new deal cooked up between the richest sporting event and the biggest sports channel, the WSOP will be part of the cable network until 2018…at least.
ESPN is airing serialized episodes of [...]

Hell’s Kitchen Season 6 Episode 6
The sixth episode of the sixth season of Hell’s Kitchen was filled with just enough devilish drama, from medical emergencies to back-talking competitors, before it ended with a twist elimination.
On this episode, challengers had to compete to create culinary delight in even a low-calorie meal. Each team was told to [...]