Last week saw the release of Final Fantasy XIII, which set nerds, gay and straight, on high alert. Many of my friends were already hours into the game by the time it fired up on our PS3. Guess what? Playing games is good for you, even if you never leave the couch! I've included a link for the best workout games below, but right now I want you to consider mental fitness. That's right, tone your brain! Playing video games have shown positive effects on cognitive health (awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment). Gaming is also ...

Residents of Queens, NY made their opposition to Hiram Monserrate clear yesterday by electing Jose Peralta as their new state senator. Monserrate has a notorious reputation in New York. He was a major player in the political debacle last summer where Republicans attempted a senate coup with the help of Monserrate and Senator Pedro Espada. Monserrate then became tabloid fodder over an ugly episode of domestic violence which ended in his conviction for misdemeanor assault. He had been videotaped forcibly dragging his injured and bleeding girlfriend through an apartment lobby but was acquitted of felony charges for slashing ...

A "fruit picker" is a straight man who on occasion enjoys the company of gay men. The term was also used in the 90's to describe a gay gathering place, where you could pick a fruit aka gay man of choice. ...

Britney Daniel, 34 Cynthia Daniel, 34Caroline Carr, 36 Mia Hamm, 38 Billy Corgan, 43  Rob Lowe, 46  Gary Sinise, 55 Kurt Russell, 59 Patrick Duffy, 61  Nat "King" Cole, 91 (deceased)  Shemp Howard, 115 (deceased) ...

Returning on the night of September 25 on the beach in Santa Monica. Downtown Santa Monica underwent a magical transformation when the Pier, beaches, and Palisades Park glowed with the sights and sounds of original contemporary art all night for the first Glow event in the United States in 2008. Now, planning for the 2010 Glow is in the works. The official website/blog here. Not everyone liked it in 2008. Photo by kangster. ...

AirStash is basically a card reader with WiFi. $100. The main idea is create additional storage for something like iPods that don't have USB ports, but do have WiFi. Of course, you could use it with any laptop (with WiFi) too, but it's also got a USB plug on it, so you could just plug it in...unless all your USB ports are already in use. You could use it with a WiFi-enabled camera as well. Multiple users can access it simultaneously. It uses SD cards, so the memory capacity is whatever you want to make it (up to ...

This Saint Patrick's day I "ho made" Saint Patties ho ho sprinkled with a pot of gold. Sugar hieeeeeeeeeeeee. ...

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... doesn't it look like johnny depp is getting serviced in the picture below? looking all relaxed and at ease! who might be providing the services? his co-star angelina jolie! the two were spotted filming their upcoming flick the tourist on a boat earlier today in venice, italy! although i can't really see angelina and johnny together - you never know what could happen - but brad pitt and vanessa paradis can probably rest easy (maybe with one eye open?) popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo ...

† ten stars under forty who've had way too much plastic surgery the frisky † britney spears and jason trawick have split! in case you didn't know † a letter for the grave ... (an open letter to corey haim) the feldman journal † ten hidden surprises in lady gaga's 'telephone' video! buzzfeed † couples who broke our hearts when splitting ... popeater † gerard on what makes jen sexy - she's 'just so alive!' hollywood life † shiloh jolie-pitt continues to rock the tomboy look cele|bitchy † angelina jolie ...

In advance of the April 30 release of the Warner Bros Nightmare on Elm Street do-over starring Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger, NECA is releasing a series of disturbingly realistic versions of the unfortunate Krueger as he appeared before, during, and after the fire that made him a charred monster. This may be the first time a doll is represented engulfed in flames. We never found the Freddy movies scary but a visit just now to the Figures.com site creeped us out.   ...

Curiouser and CuriouserThe last time we sat in a movie theater, the movie happened to be Avatar just a day or two after Christmas. Yes, it's been that long since we've seen a movie, and we decided to break our unintentional cinematic sabbatical with Tim Burton's latest, Alice in Wonderland.Incorporating well-loved characters from both Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, Tim Burton's Alice is more action/adventure. Young Alice has suffered nightmare's all her life, and all depicting the same thing: falling down a rabbit hole into a wondrous land filled with talking animals and strange ...

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The lovely Lydia Rendon, our Gossip Girl recapper who recaps from inside the neighborhood, does post-narration of the previous night's episode solely from the images still playing in her head. We're glad it's she and not we. Surprise! Chuck's mother is alive, dun dun dun! OK, maybe not so much a surprise as it was two episodes ago when we all figured it out, but now it's official. After "investigating" her, Chuck confirms that Elizabeth is his mother. What he doesn't know, and at first doesn't care to know, is why he was always led to believe she died ...

Los Angeles' murder rate down 80% since 1992 (and 50% down from 2008) (and this without concealed carry). The murder rate is down to 1957 levels. 80% of murders are solved and prosecuted. OTOH, Los Angeles still holds the title of worst traffic congestion in cities over 1 million. Washington, D.C., came in second place, followed by San Francisco, Austin and New York City, respectively. When they look at cities under 1 million, Honolulu almost ties with Los Angeles. ...

hey hey! it looks like boy george's (@theboygeorge) troubles could finally be behind him (remember he was serving jail time?) he's about to release a new single called amazing grace and there will be a couple of remixes available exclusively on itunes! i've loved him for years now - one of my earliest childhood memories is watching the video (back when MTV actually played videos) of culture club's hit song karma chameleon - i'm thrilled he's still making music! i wish he'd come play in the ...

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The best of the '80s (He-man, duh) meets the worst of the '90s (4 Non-Blondes) in this gaytacular dance video. YOU MUST stick with it until the 1:30 mark when it speeds up, and I promise you will be rewarded. Of course, I'm a fool for Prince Adam no matter what he does. It's funny the things you find when you type "He-Man gay?" into Google. ...

This is the first television commercial that Salvador Dali muse and rumored tranny Amanda Lear made in her early modeling career. It was 1967, the product was the French perfume Detchema from Révillon, the music was by Françcois de Roublaix, and Lear was either 17 or 28. That's the stuff of legends.  (via Dangerous Minds via Lady Bunny) ...

Anna Nicole's perfect little angel, Dannielynn Birkhead, was out playing with her daddy at Coldwater Canyon Park in LA yesterday, looking absolutely adorable and SO GROWN UP! What a little heart-breaker! Just like her mommy (and daddy!). Love those pants! (via Celebrity Smack) ...