What a strange incident. Batman Christian Bale was arrested for allegedly assaulting his mother and sister. A complaint was made to the police that he allegedly assaulted his mother and sister on Sunday. This allegedly happened at the Dorchester Hotel in London, in his suite. This is not good publicity for the movie The Dark Knight, in which Bale stars as Batman. Seems more consistent with his Read Full Story

The hype for the Dark Knight has been going some months. It succeeded in bringing in movies fans in droves at its midnight premiere. It hit a record of $18.5 million. Heath Ledger's tragic death cannot be discounted as a factor. The rumoured superb performance by him as the Joker has had fans waiting with eager anticipation. And they have not been disappointed. Ledger's portrayal has been Read Full Story

The U.S. Women's Soccer team have had hopes of going for gold, with their star player and top scorer Abby Wambach. But in an exhibition match against Brazil on Wednesday, she violently collided with a Brazilian player. She suffered fractures to the tibia and fibula in her left leg. She had been doing brilliantly until then. She had scored 99 goals in 127 appearnces. She underwent surgery Read Full Story

The Reverend Jesse Jackson, who once ran for nomination as a presidential candidate himself, has been creating a furore with things he has or may have said about Barack Obama. Most recently he has accused Obama of "talking down to black people... telling n-s how to behave". Yes, it's the dreaded n-word. He also said,"I want to cut his n-t's off." Yeap, that the other dreaded n-word. His comments Read Full Story

Now that Barack Obama and John McCain have secured their nominations, some attention is being drawn to the prospective First Ladies, Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain. Though the policies and personalities of Obama and McCain are obviously of first importance, their wives are also part of the equation in the ultimate race, even if it's a small part. But it may not necessarily be a small part of the Read Full Story

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D is a new adaptation of the the novel of the same name, minus the 3-D, by Jules Verne. The novel was published in 1864. Apart from 2 previous movies based on the novel, television has also had its crop of series following or inspired by the book. The movie takes the explorers, played by Brendan Fraser as a volcanologist and his teenage nephew (Josh Read Full Story

All doubters can lay to rest their skepticism. Rafael Nadal proved he is the tennis world champion. What a superb display of probably the best and most exciting tennis that's ever been witnessed. Rafael Nadal Anyone who saw the match cannot fail to be impressed and feel they were part of a truly historic event. Nothing can be taken away from Roger Federer either. Down by two sets, he Read Full Story

Marat Safin was a disgrace. Not only did he got thrashed by Federer, but his childish tantrums did nothing to enhance his lacklustre performance. At one point, he hits his racquet onto the ground, then during the change over, he slams it on his chair. What disgraceful behaviour! The scores 6-3 7-6(7-3) 6-4 do not show how badly Safin played and acted during this match. Technorati Tags: Read Full Story

Anna Willard has broken the U.S. record in the 3,000-metre steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, which took place at the University of Oregon. The record set last year was 9 minutes 28:75 seconds. Willard has set a new record at 9 minutes 27:59 seconds. She won the national title last year at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships. She will be one of the three Read Full Story

Jie Zheng was ousted by Serena Williams in the semi-final, but what a glorious match she played. She has done her country proud - the glory of China. While the first set was unexciting, Zheng really wowed the crowd in the second set. She held Serena to a tie break in the second set losing 7-6 (7-5), finally giving the match to Serena with a double fault. That was disappointing, but the way she Read Full Story