Nick Nadel

‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ the final installment in the Christopher Nolan/Christian Bale Batman trilogy, took in a whopping $160 million over the weekend. (This despite news that the tragic movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado would affect the box office tally.)
Watching the movie, you were proba…

Hero, vigilante, Dark Knight…Batman has been called many things. Add to that list “corporate shill.”

Consumerist is reporting that Wendy’s is about to unseat Burger King as the country’s number two fast-food chain. According to research firm Technomic, the house that Dave Thomas built earned an estimated $53 million more than Burger King this year.
In celebration of Wendy’s new title as the second-p…

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For kids of all ages, the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade means one thing: awesome floats. And no time were they more awesome than during the '80s and '90s.
Whether it's lavish spectacles that bring cherished childhood favorites (He-Man, Sonic the Hedgehog) to life or guest appearance…

Earlier this week, Eddie Murphy dropped out of hosting duties for February’s Oscars telecast leaving a large void to fill. (Chances are he would’ve worn a fatsuit.) Who would step in to introduce the presenters and crack jokes about Jack Nicholson keeping his sunglasses on during the show? Ben Still…

Just when we’ve finally gotten over the Kim Kardashian/Kris Humphries split, it looks like there’s a new national nightmare to keep us up at night — Ashton Kutcher has quit Twitter.
Deep breath. We’ll get through this together.

ESPN has yanked Hank Williams Jr.’s rousing ‘Monday Night Football’ theme after the country singer compared Pres. Barack Obama to Hitler on ‘Fox & Friends.’
While discussing House Speaker John Boehner’s recent golf outing with Obama, Williams compared the friendly game to, “Hitler playing golf wi…

Arch West, creator of the beloved Doritos snack chips, has passed away at the age of 97. West’s relatives revealed said that they would (no joke) sprinkle tasty Doritos in his grave. Doritos: they’re even more delicious in the afterlife.
In honor of the late inventor o…