Judge Judy + earthquake = hijinks ensue

The look on the defendant's face is priceless. He's looking around cringing, standing there like a deer in headlights. The funniest thing of all is Judge Judy herself. She was the first one to bolt from the courtroom!

Click here to watch.

The voice of the Bat!

What's with the sudden hoopla about Batman's low, scruffy voice in The Dark Knight? I believe even non-fans of superheroes and comic books can put 2 & 2 together and figure out why Bruce Wayne speaks the way he does dressed as The Batman.

Right way to do the Batman voice: Michael Keaton in the beginning of the first Batman movie, grabbing a thug and telling him (low, raspy, foreboding) "I'm Batman."

Wrong way to do the Batman voice: George Clooney (complete with rubber nipples and a bat-credit card) announcing to Mr. Freeze (in George Clooney's normal voice) "Hello, Freeze. I'm Batman."

This article sums it up nicely.

Face it, folks. Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale got it right when it comes to the Caped Crusader.

Let's hear it *cough* for the *gag* Beijing Olympics!

I wonder if Chinese officials will be handing out complimentary gas masks at the gates of Olympic stadium.

In all fairness, the United States has no room to talk. Cities like Los Angeles and Houston certainly are plagued by smog issues, but from the looks of things, Beijing is the smog capital of the world!

Funny, I thought the Smog Monster came from Japan.

Welcome to Planet Tabloid

Recently, JPL's Phoenix Lander finally confirmed the presence of water on Mars. Scientists had theorized the possibility of water on the Martian surface for decades, but Phoenix finally validated the speculation. Did this significant, groundbreaking moment make large font, front page headlines? No. The public, minus a rare few, just shrugged, grabbed the remote, and switched over to Access Hollywood (or Judge Judy). It seems the top headlines these days are reserved for much more important issues, like People Magazine shelling out 14 million dollars for the first pictures of the Brangelina twins.

Ladies & gentlemen, welcome to Planet Tabloid.