Captain America's Costume, Iron Man's Armor and Thor's Hammer up for Auction

Captain America's Costume, Iron Man's Armor and Thor's Hammer up for Auction

Andy Lewis
Marvel and Profiles in History are selling key props from its superhero blockbusters on April 14.

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GLAAD Fires Back After 'Growing Pains' Star Kirk Cameron Calls Homosexuality 'Unnatural'

GLAAD Fires Back After 'Growing Pains' Star Kirk Cameron Calls Homosexuality 'Unnatural'

Philiana Ng
The actor also said during an appearance on "Piers Morgan Tonight" that he does not "support the idea of gay marriage."

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Physics of the Ninja Warrior Salmon Ladder

Physics of the Ninja Warrior Salmon Ladder

How much energy must aspiring ninja warriors use to beat the acrobatic salmon ladder? Dot Physics blogger Rhett Allain crunches the numbers in a video analysis.

Bigger Than Facebook! Foreign Sites That Outshine the Web?s U.S. Stars

Bigger Than Facebook! Foreign Sites That Outshine the Web?s U.S. Stars

From Kooora to Kijiji to VKontakte, alternatives to the web's US stars are overshadowing the big guys.

Universal Studios treasures: A tour

Universal Studios treasures: A tour

Adam B. Vary steps into archive and restoration areas for a glimpse of how Hollywood history is preserved

Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie' Trailer Debuts (Video)

Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie' Trailer Debuts (Video)

Philiana Ng
Winona Ryder, Martin Landau and Martin Short lead the voice cast for the Disney film, based on Burton's 1984 short.

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Lady Gaga, Anti-Bullying Crusader

Lady Gaga, Anti-Bullying Crusader

I confess that when Lady Gaga began talking about her commitment to stop bullying, I was skeptical. She first spoke out after the suicide of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer, who killed himself after he was teased about being gay. (Before taking his life, he’d posted on Facebook a Gaga lyric, “Don't forget me when I come crying to heaven’s door.”) Gaga’s response to Jamey’s death on Twitter started with an understandable swell of emotion. “The past days I've spent reflecting, crying, and yelling. I have so much anger. It is hard to feel love when cruelty takes someones life,” she wrote, linking to the “It Gets Better” video Jamey made before he died. Then Gaga latched onto a bad idea: “Bullying must become illegal,” she tweeted. “It is a hate crime.”