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Why Brandon T. Jackson Got Kicked Off the Set of ‘8 Mile’

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Brandon T. Jackson first started rising in the ranks after appearing in the 2005 dramedy Roll Bounce . He followed that up with a memorable part in 2008’s Tropic Thunder , playing Alpa Chino, a popular rapper trying to make a name for himself in the acting world. But years before Jackson found success as an actor in real life, he worked as an extra on some other pretty big movies. According to IMDb, his earliest film credits include the 2001 Muhammad Ali biopic Ali (starring Will Smith) and Michael Moore’s 2002 documentary Bowling for Columbine . Oh, and then there’s this little movie called 8 Mile , featuring rap legend Eminem . Don’t remember seeing Jackson in there at any point, do you? That’s not surprising, considering that he wasn’t able to spot himself either when he eventually got around to watching the film. The reason for this, it turns out, is Jackson didn’t actually make it into the final cut; a friend of his, who was standing right next to him while they were filming...
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27 Years Ago, a Tiger Woods Video Game Was Recalled Because of a Hidden ‘South Park’ Short

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The first public scandal involving Tiger Woods actually had nothing to do with his personal life. Back in 1998, EA Sports decided to capitalize on the fledgling golfer’s newfound success by putting out a video game called Tiger Woods 99: PGA Golf Tour . Though the game was well-received, the PlayStation version sparked some mild controversy because of an Easter egg that an EA employee snuck onto the disc without telling anybody. Evidently, the person in question was a South Park fan and wanted to share his or her love for the series with Woods’s fanbase, as one does. You see, a few months after the game was released, it was discovered that putting the PlayStation disc into a PC would reveal a hidden file labeled ZZDUMMY.DAT. Clicking on the file loads up a VHS recording of an early South Park short created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, which was included in its entirety. The 1995 film The Spirit of Christmas (also known as Jesus vs. Santa ) ultimately served as the basis for ...
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David Lynch Once Wrote a Body-Swap Comedy for Steve Martin, and It Sounds Completely Insane

At some point in the 1980s, Eraserhead director David Lynch wrote a script for a bizarre body-swap comedy with his future Twin Peaks collaborator Mark Frost. Entitled One Saliva Bubble , the proposed movie was intended as a vehicle for Steve Martin and Martin Short . Though Martin later claimed that he didn’t remember Short being involved, Short insisted in a recent interview that they were supposed to star in it together—which is backed up by news reports from the time. Whatever the case may be, Martin recalled the script being “masterful.”  View this post on Instagram In the years since it was first written, the screenplay has made its way online, and it’s every bit as wild as you’d expect a David Lynch movie with a name like that to be. The story centers around a group of people at a fictional Kansas airport who accidentally get hit by a ray from a satellite dish in space, causing them all to switch identities. For example, a troupe of...
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CDC Says Cyclospora Outbreak Has Reached 45 States

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Diarrhea is popping off all across the nation. What began as a small but concerning issue localized in states like Michigan, where folks were hit the hardest, has now spread to 45 states. The CDC says that since May 1, it has received 6,707 lab-confirmed domestic cases of cyclosporiasis and is aware of more than 11,500 additional cases that have not yet been lab-confirmed or require further investigation. Combined, that’s over 18,000 confirmed or suspected cases of people planning emergency escape routes to the nearest bathroom across the nation. No deaths have been reported, though hundreds of the afflicted have been hospitalized. The Cyclospora Outbreak Is Bigger and Messier Than Officials First Thought Investigators are still trying to track down the exact source of it all. You’re probably well aware by now that the initial culprit was shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms to Taco Bell after an FDA test, but that was later proven to be a false po...
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TSA Finds 5 Stolen Civil War-Era Cannonballs in Passenger’s Luggage

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If you’ve ever wondered whether one could—theoretically, of course— transport five stolen Civil War-era cannonballs by wrapping them in paper towels and stuffing them into checked luggage before boarding a flight, the answer is no. Whether you can bring them as a carry-on remains untested. But thanks to the folks at the TSA, five Civil War-era cannonballs wrapped in paper towels have been seized, and we can all finally breathe easy. According to the TSA and reporting from The New York Times , officers at Alabama’s Gulf Shores International Airport stopped a passenger after an X-ray revealed what looked like a handful of suspicious spheres. Could have been a few Dragon Balls. Maybe the guy was smuggling some heads of lettuce now that the crop has been tainted by the explosive diarrhea bug? Passenger Tried to Fly With Stolen Civil War Cannonballs in Checked Luggage, TSA Says Alas, it was five Civil War cannonballs, which are classified as prohibited artille...
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Weezer Says This Is Their Best Song, but I Would Have to Respectfully Disagree and Offer 4 Better Options

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In a recent Wired interview, Weezer answered the web’s most searched questions . Among them, they were asked, “What is Weezer’s best song?” All four members gave different answers initially. Guitarist Brian Bell answered first with “Say It Ain’t So”. Scott Shriner, the group’s bassist, followed up with “I was going to say ‘Buddy Holly’.” Lead singer and guitarist Rivers Cuomo jokingly answered “Teenage Dirtbag”, a Wheatus song. Of course, Rivers wouldn’t answer seriously, as he’s written the majority of the songs. Drummer Patrick Wilson gave a surprising answer: “I’ll say ‘Crab’.” It’s a very underrated song from the Green Album . Great answer, Pat. But here are four better options. “EL SCORCHO” (1996) At first, I was surprised that this wasn’t mentioned by the band. Truly, I think they’re still in disbelief that ...
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Daily Horoscope: July 30, 2026

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The big week is behind you, and today has a different texture — not flat, just settled. When a lot of energy moves through at once, the day after has its own particular quality: things that felt urgent aren’t anymore, and decisions that felt enormous have already been made. That’s where the stargazer finds themselves Thursday morning. Moon trine Mars this afternoon hands everyone a clean push of forward energy to work with, and Saturn trine Sun is building something that actually holds underneath all of it. The week did what it needed to do. Take stock of what came through it with you and figure out what to bring forward. Read your horoscope for the week , and see what the stars have in store for your sign today.  Aries: March 21 – April 19 Yesterday took something out of you and also gave something back — that’s how those days work, Aries. The confrontation’s behind you now, Mars square Venus waning, and the Moon trining Mars this aft...
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