In a series of exclusive interviews that we’ll publish in full on Monday and Tuesday of next week, both star Sharlto Copley and director Neil Blomkamp revealed that they would both be interested in a sequel to the already-buzzed and well-reviewed District 9 if the opportunity presents itself. Copley... 

Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets left the reigns of his company in the hands of his kids, Lisa and Brian Henson. The Jim Henson Company has been teasing us with sparse details about a Fraggle Rock movie AND it’s been over a year of talk surround a sequel to 1982’s puppet fantasy flick The... 

Take the most popular CMS, Wordpress, and then take the easiest and most versatile of Javscript libraries, jQuery, and you have a match made in heaven. Implementing jQuery within Wordpress is a lot easier than you would think, all you need is a little support from the huge WP community and a little patience,... 

A Georgian blogger with accounts on Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal and Google’s Blogger and YouTube was targeted in a denial of service attack that led to the site-wide outage at Twitter and problems at the other sites on Thursday, according to a Facebook executive. The blogger, who uses the account... 

According to an Oxford economist, marriage and cohabiting rates in developed countries can be linked to attitudes towards the roles of men and women, and views on who is responsible for doing the housework and looking after the children. Both men and women have shown they are more likely to want a live-in... 

It’s a sad day for people who like to watch high-scoring, fast-paced 56-50 games of football played on a field radically smaller than 100 yards. Indeed, the Arena Football League — a 22-year-old hodgepodge of teams in major markets — is closing its doors today, filing bankruptcy and... 

John Oliver and Rory Albanese of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” are foraging for new comedy pastures. The writers — Albanese also is a “Daily Show” executive producer — have signed a blind script deal with Paramount. “It’s completely... 

It seems that every culture has its own customs, festivals, drinks, and practices associated with its alcohol. Some funny, others sacred, still others a little odd, every country brings to the table a different ritual steeped in its own history. Many of these rituals are practiced to bring people together,... 

In gaming some characters seem like utter wusses or irrelevant additions to the plot, only to surprise you in astounding ways. Even main characters and villains can fall into this category; you don’t know quite how tough they are until you have seen it for yourself. Some of the most memorable moments... 

The statue of Padre Pio, who was canonised in 2002 by Pope John Paul II and has a huge worldwide following, will be built on a hill in southern Italy, close to the town where he is commemorated. It will cost several million pounds, with the money to be raised from his followers around the world. The... 

A Republican senator is calling for the White House to suspend a new project that asks members of the public to flag “fishy” claims about President Obama’s health care plans, arguing that it raises privacy concerns and will serve to chill free speech. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is sending a letter... 

Could Windows 7 accomplish everything that’s expected of it? Probably not, but it makes a damn good attempt. We’ve tested the gold master, the final version going out on October 22. Upgrade without trepidation, people. With excitement, even. Windows 7 is not quite a “Vista service pack.”...