It is being reported that George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic is in the process of converting “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” into 3D. The new 3D version will arrive in the theaters in 2012. [The 2012 release] will be followed in the stereoscopic format by the five other movies set a long ... Read More

A recent study has found that obese people who use surgery to lose weight are at a higher-than-usual risk of suicide in the years following the weight-loss procedure. The report, in The American Journal of Medicine, adds to evidence that patients who have bariatric surgery to lose weight have an increased risk of suicide compared ... Read More

The latest thing that the United States had to apologize for was for flying the Philippine flag upside down. The flag was displayed at an event, in New York city, which was attended by President Barack Obama. “This was an honest mistake,” said Rebecca Thompson, U.S. embassy spokesperson in Manila. “The U.S. treasures its close ... Read More

The sole producer of the drug Pentothal, which is used in lethal injections, has stopped production of the drug due to the shortage of the anesthetic used as part of the lethal injection. This is likely to result in the delay of executions for some of the 17 prisoners currently in line to be put ... Read More

In a survey conducted about different faiths, atheists and agnostics, in the United States, scored an average of 20.9 points out of a possible 32, while believers averaged a surprising 16.5. The survey, by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, found that Jews and Mormons did best among the faithful, averaging 20.5 and ... Read More