Ferrell Tops List Of Most Overpaid Stars According to Forbes magazine, Will Ferrell is a “lost” cause at the box office. The Land of the Lost star leads the magazine’s list of Hollywood’s top 10 most overpaid stars. Forbes calculated that Ferrell’s films earned an average of $3.29 for every dollar he was paid. For example, the report makes note of the fact that Land of the Lost, a major flop this past summer, earned just $65 million worldwide, despite an estim... Read Full Story

Water Cooler News – November 19/09 It’s time for another edition of the Water Cooler News. Aimed at making sure you’re not left speechless at the daily gathering around the water cooler. There’s nothing worse than having nothing to talk about. With that in mind, in this edition of the Water Cooler News, you will find the usual collection of historical tidbits and birthdays for this date. In the line of off-beat news there you will find… Love Of Dolls Sends Woma... Read Full Story

Water Cooler News – November 18/09 It’s the middle of the week already! That’s right, we are starting our descent to another weekend. As you gather at the daily water cooler looking for interesting things to talk about, make sure you’re armed and ready with some great info! In this edition of the Water Cooler News, there’s the collection of historical tidbits and birthdays for today. You will also find a collection of off-beat news… Woman Sues After Shamp... Read Full Story

Water Cooler News – November 17/09 Welcome to the Tuesday Water Cooler News! It’s time to make sure you have lots to talk about as you gather around the proverbial water cooler and waste time during the work day. In this edition of the Water Cooler News you will find the usual collection of fun historical factoids and birthdays for this date. You will also find some off-beat news! Man Drives Million Dollar Sports Car Into Marsh Overdue Library Books Returned 51 Years Later Golde... Read Full Story

Disaster Takes #1 Box Office Spot 2012 Dominates! The weekend debut of 2012 rumbled its way to the top of the box office. The latest John Cusack flick picked up an estimated $65 million which was more than enough to put the new disaster movie firmly at the top of the standings. As a matter of fact, 2012 made more money than the rest of the films in the top ten, combined! But, even more impressive than that little tidbit of information, 2012 pulled in a whopping $225 million worldwide! Sony P... Read Full Story

Water Cooler News – November 16/09 It’s time to start  a brand new week! As you get ready to start your week, it of course will no doubt some time for a little idle chit-chat. With that in mind, you don’t want to be left chat-less so here’s your Water Cooler News! In this edition of the Water Cooler News you will find a collection of historical tidbits and birthdays for todays date. You will also find some off-beat news… Korean Cops Bust Golf Ball Bandit Man Co... Read Full Story

Spitzer Talks Ethics At Harvard What’s wrong with this picture? If you look in the dictionary under the definition of oxymoron, you might very well see the above picture under that heading. If you look in the dictionary under the definition of oxymoron, this could be an added entry. Here’s a new re-worked definition of oxymoron from the Dr. Rus Dictionary… Oxymoron – Shamed former New York Governor busted for having sex with prostitutes, talks about ethics at Harvard.... Read Full Story

Jackson’s This Is It Grabs Big Global Box Office Numbers Originally planned for just a two week run, SONY decided to extend the run for Michael Jackson’s This Is It movie. It’s now slated to stay on the big screen until Thanksgiving Weekend. However, I do wonder if it will have the staying power to remain in the top 10 box office numbers for that long. While it’s an interesting look at Michael Jackson as he prepared for his 2009 London concert series, such movies usua... Read Full Story

Opening This Weekend If you like end-of-the-world catastrophic type movies, this is a weekend for you! Much hype has surrounded the release of really the only movie of note for this weekend. The new John Cusack flick 2012 hits the big screen in a big way this weekend. Many have anticipated this movie because of an assumed connection with the Mayan calendar. Let me go on record as saying, this movie only touches on that theme. This is really a movie about family. Not that it’s a family-... Read Full Story

Water Cooler News – November 13/09 Welcome to Happy Dance Friday! The end of another week has arrived and that means it’s time for the Happy Dance on this Friday. It’s also time for some Water Cooler News. In this edition of the Water Cooler News you will find a list of birthdays and fun historical facts for today. You will also find some off-beat news… Flying With 1,000 Spiders Is A No-No Pilot Aims For Police Seduction By Deep Discount Daily Mindbender Question 4.... Read Full Story