Archive for August, 2007



Ever since Wii launched late last year, sales have been monumental.  In fact, Nintendo Wii is very close to surpassing Xbox 360 in sales globally, while Microsoft’s console was released a full year earlier.
To help sales a bit, Xbox 360 has been given a substantial price cut.  The standard model has been reduced $50 to $349.99 […]

Five days into the intense investigation into the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak here, government veterinarians have concluded that containment appears to be working well and eased the nationwide ban on livestock transport. From midnight local time Thursday, some cattle shipments outside the 10-kilometer surveillance zone around the affected farms will be permitted under strict guidelines.
The European […]

Paris Hilton has signed on to join the cast of Repo! The Genetic Opera.  And no, we’re not making this up.
She will be joining such acting luminaries as Alexa Vega and Paul Sorvino in the upcoming musical thriller.  In the movie, Hilton will play the daughter of an organ transplant magnate, played by Sorvino, who is the […]

The Bourne Ultimatum, the third film in the popular series based on the Robert Ludlum novels, took first place at the U.S. box office with receipts of $70.2 million.  Not only was it the best opening in the Bourne series, but the movie had one of the best openings ever for Paramount.
All three movies have starred […]