Archive for May, 2009

13 Great Pop-Culture Vampires

BILL COMPTON (Stephen Moyer)
True Blood (2008-present)
”Made vampire” during the Civil War, Bill is an ageless creature determined to live as human an existence as possible. Difficult to accomplish in a community of telepaths, shape-shifters, and fellow bloodsuckers.
FAVORITE PREY: He’s not like that.
EDWARD CULLEN (Robert Pattinson)
Twilight (2008)
Judging by the mass hysteria around Twilight — both the [...]

10 Stars that starred in Star Trek

Kirstie Alley
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan – 1982
Before she started on “Cheers,” Alley was Lieutenant Saavik, a Vulcan recruit on her first mission.
Whoopi Goldberg
“Star Trek: The Next Generation” – 1988-1993
Goldberg appeared as Guinan the bartender on TV and in the movie Star Trek: Generations.
Teri Hatcher
“Star Trek: The Next Generation” – [...]

Biggest Film Flops

Dune (1984) Fans of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel “Dune” had been waiting almost 20 years for a big-screen version of the story of Paul Atreides. First, a David Lean adaptation was derailed by the unexpected 1973 death of producer Arthur P. Jacobs. The next director hired wanted to co-direct with a team he called [...]

The 20 Most Sugar-Packed Foods in America

20. Most Sugar-Packed Cereal
Quaker Natural Granola: Oats, Honey & Raisins (1 cup)

30 g sugars
420 calories
Warning: Granola’s reputation as a great way to start your day is largely unfounded. The problem is those healthy-sounding oats are invariably battered with a variety of  sweeteners, making it not only the one of the sweetest cereals in the aisle, [...]