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All laptops come with USB ports these days, and a portable flash drive is considered essential for students. And so it is, that many companies have caught on, igniting an explosion of USB gadgets. Here are five of the wackier ideas in recent memory. (Read more)


The House Bunny is a comedy that explores identity, friendship and love. Set to release on Oct 1, it revolves around playboy bunny Shelly Derrington (Anna Faris from the Scary Movie series) who gets kicked out from the Playboy Mansion. She has nowhere to go and ends up as a babysitter to socially awkward teenage girls. There she teaches them how to be popular and she even learns a few things from them too – like other heart-warming pseudo-comedies that become far too predictable. While the lame name and lacklustre trailer provide little reason to watch it, this movie is worth a go if you’re into click-flicks.

Movie Details

Release Date: 1st October 2008
Language: English
Rating: G
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Kat Dennings, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Katharine McPhee, Anna Faris
Directed by: Fred Wolf

– Text by Mohsen Oliver Michael

Images courtesy of Sony Pictures


History never looked so juicy before. The untold tale of the 50′s Cabaret Queen, Betty Yong, unravels multitudes of unscrupulous men, misfortunes and her struggle to survive. Ogled at by many; she loved the attention. Yet when sincerely loved by few, can she answer a simple question “Do you love me too?”

UrbanWire reviews I am Queen’, a play part of the OCBC Singapore Theatre Festival 2008.

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