By Daily Mail ReporterProving just how much the housing market has gone through the floor, the go-ahead has been given for Britain's first underground mansion. Developers have announced plans for a £2m subterranean property, which will be entered via an unassuming door at ground level and descend up to 50ft below. Several footballers are believed to be engaged in a desperate battle to buy the underground property, in a bid for maximum privacy. Enlarge Underground lair: An artist's ... Read Full Story
A few weeks ago it was reported that Nic Cage was suing his former business manager for $20 mil. Then there were stories going around about how he was broke and owed money to the IRS, which is funny because he made $40 million last year. Celebrities are always suing their business managers. Guys you pay to take care of your money are almost never worth what you pay them, but usually it’s because the celebrity grew up without any concept of money and the guy who takes care of it keeps the... Read Full Story
From: Reuters THE Dutch are among the lowest users of marijuana or cannabis in Europe despite the Netherlands' well-known tolerance of the drug, according to a regional study. Among adults in the Netherlands, 5.4 per cent used cannabis, compared with the European average of 6.8 per cent, according to an annual report by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, using latest available figures.A higher percentage of adults in Italy, Spain, the Czech Re... Read Full Story
By Paul Terrance Following the financial crisis in Iceland, McDonald's has decided to close its business and pull out of Iceland, as the country's financial crisis has made it too expensive to operate its franchise. The first McDonald's in Iceland opened in 1993, the BBC reports, now 16 years on, the company has three outlets which it plans to close. Besides the economy, McDonald's blamed the "unique operational complexity" of doing business in an isolated nation with a population of ... Read Full Story
From: http://www.time.com/By John Otis / Bogota Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar with his son Juan Pablo International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam While on the phone with his son 16 years ago, Pablo Escobar stayed on the line just long enough for Colombian police to trace the call. Minutes later, the world's most violent and notorious drug lord was gunned down on a Medellín rooftop. Fearing for their lives, Escobar's wife, son and daughter sought safety in exile, but most ... Read Full Story
Studio acquires bigscreen rights to Hasbro franchise By TATIANA SIEGEL div#relatedBox {margin:5px;} More Articles: Sony Pictures Entertainment has its sights set on world domination, acquiring bigscreen rights to the board game Risk from Hasbro. SPE will produce the adaptation with Will Smith and James Lassiter's Overbrook shingle.Property, which pits players against one another in a quest to annex all of the world's territories, has become desirable thanks ... Read Full Story
In what has to be the best found image of the day, Kottke came across this photo of Carrie Fisher and her stunt double napping during the Tatooine shoot in Return of the Jedi. Enjoy!
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from: http://guyism.com/2009Over the years, women have proven to be stellar athletes and, over time, some experts expect women to be able to compete and defeat male athletes. But that doesn’t mean they don’t look downright foxy in their different uniforms.The Beach Volleyball BikiniBy far, the Gold Medal of Sports Uniforms. You could put the ugliest professional beach volleyballer out there and every dude would be staring at her backside. That’s what you get for wearing a bikini and calling... Read Full Story
