Eric Brown

Film director Christopher Nolan released on Friday a statement about the Aurora, Colo., shootings at a midnight premiere of his movie, The Dark Knight Rises. Nolan called the shootings savage, and extended his sympathy to his fans who were killed or injured in the attack.

Due to a dispute over pensions, hundreds of train drivers are planning to go on strike in central England during the Olympic Games, according to their trade union. The move could seriously disrupt the atmosphere of the games, leaving London disconnected from cities like Sheffield and Nottingham.

After the tragic shooting in Aurora, Colo., on Friday, Warner Bros. has opted to pull the trailer for its coming film Gangster Squad from theaters.

Visitors to Seattle's Local Color coffeehouse were in for an interesting surprise on Thursday. Rather than seeing their local barista behind the counter, customers were just as likely to find Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis making their coffee.

Want to go see The Dark Knight Rises at its midnight premiere Thursday, but fear it will be sold out? Don't worry, this Los Angeles man has you covered -- as long as you're willing to have sex with him.

On Monday, Chick-Fil-A president Dan Cathy gave an interview with the Baptist Press stating that he was guilty as charged on calls that the company is anti-gay and donates money to organizations opposing marriage equality. Now the corporation has made a statement on their Facebook that seems to back-peddle after Cathy's comments.

The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan's epic conclusion to the Batman franchise, won't be released until midnight Thursday night, but that hasn't stopped the film from earning millions of dollars already. According to Hollywood Reporter, the superhero film has already earned at least $25 million in advance sales.

On Tuesday night, self-professed geek rapper MC Chris (often stylized mc chris) booted a fan from his concert after the fan posted a tweet critical of chris' opening act. The fan was called out by name as mc chris was onstage and then forcibly ejected from the concert.

4chan is a confusing place. Its anonymous userbase is just as likely to spend time harassing people over the internet as it is arrange a killer birthday party for a 90 year-old veteran. The site's latest stunt seems like a combination of both. After a Burger King employee posted a picture of himself standing in a tub of lettuce, 4chan users tracked the employee down and had him fired.

Soft-porn bondage thriller 50 Shades of Grey is all the rage right now, and everyone is dying to get in on the action. In a transparent bid to capitalize on the new erotic fiction craze, digital publisher Clandestine Classics is releasing a series of erotically remastered versions of classic novels, including Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Windows 8 will be released Oct. 26, Microsoft announced at its annual sales meeting Wednesday. Customers will be able to buy an upgrade for their current OS or simply purchase a new machine with the Windows 8 operating system installed.

It's no secret that Rush Limbaugh says some pretty dumb things, but on Tuesday, he may have made his most bizarre statement yet. Limbaugh alleges that it's not accidental that Dark Knight Rises villain Bane has a name phonetically similar to Mitt Romney's private equity firm Bain Capital. According to Chuck Dixon, the man who created Bane for the Batman comic books, Limbaugh couldn't be more wrong.

NBC News announced Sunday night that it had officially severed its online relationship with the Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) with respect to their joint news site MSNBC.com. NBC has acquired the MSNBC domain, paying Microsoft about $300 million for its stake in the site.

While plenty of lesser-known tech blogs have been reporting on the recent developments in the Apple world, major publications have been less enthusiastic about the news. On Sunday, however, the New York Times threw its weight behind rumors of a coming iPad with a 7.85-inch screen.

If Ron Paul had managed to secure a plurality of Nebraska's delegates, the candidate would have been guaranteed acceptance at the Republican National Convention next month. Unfortunately for Paul, Mitt Romney received the most delegates. Paul won only 2 of the 35 available.

AMC's critically acclaimed drama Breaking Bad returns to screens for its season 5 premiere Sunday at 10 p.m. EDT. In case you've missed any crucial points from season 4, or you just want clues about what lies ahead, here's a handy guide to the coming season.

For months, the Republican Party's base has referred to President Barack Obama as the apologizer-in-chief. Now, the tables have turned as Mitt Romney's campaign has asked for an apology after Obama attacked the GOP candidate's account of his time at the private-equity firm Bain Capital.

One of the biggest panels to rock the San Diego Comic-Con Saturday was all about the coming Superman movie Man of Steel. Warner Bros. Studios presented a two-minute trailer for the film, but you don't have to wait to see it, because the footage has leaked online -- albeit in grainy, somewhat low-quality form.

The San Diego Comic-Con is about a lot of things, such as new footage of hyped-up movies, announcements about fan-favorite comics, and general discussion of all things nerdy. But, for plenty of people, there's another draw at the nation's largest comic convention: the costumes.

After former FBI Director Louis Freeh's report on the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse revealed that Pennsylvania State University's once-legendary football coach Joe Paterno actively covered up the scandal, controversy has erupted over the status of Paterno's memorial statue at Penn State.

When Sylvester Stallone's son Sage Moonblood Stallone, 36, was found dead in his Los Angeles home Friday night, many initial reports assumed the actor and screenwriter died of a drug overdose. Some speculated that it was a suicide. Now, according to reports from Sage Stallone's attorney, it seems those claims may be entirely bogus.

Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, the stars of AMC's hit series Breaking Bad, donned yellow hazmat suits at Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego on Friday to introduce a trailer for season 5 of the drug-running drama. Be warned: Spoilers for Breaking Bad follow.

In the wake of rumors circulated about a slimmer Sony PlayStation 3 in development, newly leaked pictures appear to confirm the early reports.

One of the biggest television shows of the past few years, HBO's megahit fantasy series Game of Thrones set records with its season 2 finale. Now, the show has taken over Comic-Con 2012, with the Game of Thrones season 3 panel on Friday making announcements right and left about casting for the next season.

After The Walking Dead second-season finale saw Rick Grimes' group of survivors leave the safety of the farm with the promise of a grim life taking shelter in a prison, fans have been dying to know what happens next in the AMC drama. Answers should begin to emerge when The Walking Dead season three makes its debut Oct. 14.

The Apple iPhone 5 rumor mill has been running at full steam over the past week. Supposedly leaked specifications and photographs of the coming phone have been all over the Internet. Now, a lesser-known site by the name of KitGuru has released photos that it claims show the latest iteration of the iPhone.

The San Diego Comic-Con is a place where unexpected news can set the convention afire. DC Comics made the first such announcement with the news that legendary comics writer Neil Gaiman will be returning to his fan-favorite comic Sandman in the coming months.

When Larry Chen, a 27 year-old photojournalist from Los Angeles, noticed bees buzzing around his window, he expected he might have a problem on his hands. What he didn't expect was an infestation of 50,000 bees living inside his house.

Last October, Rockstar Games released a trailer for Grand Theft Auto V, the latest offering in the developer's massively popular franchise. And then, nothing. For months, Rockstar has refused to release any more detail about the new game. Now Rockstar finally throws fans a bone by releasing two screenshots from the game