Netflix Sunday Matinee: This Is England

Jessica Poolt · 04/18/10 12:30PM

Set in 1983, This is England follows a troubled 11-year-old boy as he deals with the death of his father and falls in with a group of older skinheads.

Do You Dream that You Invented the Next Big App?

gawkercreative · 04/18/10 10:17AM

Instead of trying to explain the particulars, why not head over to the Dream Visualizer to see your dream turned into a personalized animation that you can then share with all of your Facebook friends?

Even More Volcanic Eruptions Possible

Ravi Somaiya · 04/18/10 09:40AM

A scientist says that, as Iceland's glaciers melt due to climate change, we may see many more volcanic eruptions. Next up (perhaps): neighboring volcano Katla. Maybe Nostradamus and Roland Emmerich were right about 2012. [Times of London]

Ke$ha Stinks Up SNL with a Duo of Odd "Performances"

Matt Cherette · 04/18/10 12:11AM

Tonight, Ke$ha stumbled out and performed some weird a capella version of "Tik Tok" on SNL and played with lasers and wore a hideous metallic American flag outfit and... *sigh*. Then, she "sang" another song (and worse). Videos inside.

Maddox Believes He Can Fly

Maureen O'Connor · 04/17/10 07:43PM

[With a little help from his little brother, Maddox Jolie-Pitt leaps into the air while touring Venice with his paternal grandparents and siblings. Image via Splash.]

"Best Cry Ever"... Let the Memes Begin!

Florabel Mulvaney · 04/17/10 05:55PM

You may be familiar with this, the latest and greatest video storming the web. From A&E's Intervention, it features a dude with a strangely haunting, yet comical, wail. But our ever industrious internet wants more! Bring on the mash-ups.

Illinois Mayor Doesn't Believe that Obama is American

Ravi Somaiya · 04/17/10 05:35PM

Jerry Schweighart, the Mayor of Champaign, a city of 75,000 people, was asked what he thinks of Barack Obama. The President of the United States of America. "I don't think he's American, personally," he responded.

Grounded Flights Could Lead to Immediate Rise in Temperatures

Ravi Somaiya · 04/17/10 04:11PM

In a bizarre illustration of the actual impact jet trails have on temperature, scientists in England say that the grounding of planes across Europe could have an immediate and measurable impact over the continent in the next few days.

White Supremacists and Protesters Clash in LA

Ravi Somaiya · 04/17/10 03:20PM

We're not sure if you can say a white supremacist rally 'turned' ugly, but the LA Times report that police had to intervene outside City Hall when "a bare-chested, middle-aged man with Nazi insignias tattooed to his chest and back," walked into a crowd that was there to protest against the racists.