Rick Astley is Back with 'Lights Out'

Rick Astley Returns after 17 Years with New Material Rick Astley became an Internet sensation with the Rickrolling meme, but that had nothing to do with Astley himself. However, the Eighties phenom is back on his own...

Ashley Towns Writes First iPhone Worm "ikee" Starring Rick Astley

Australian hacker Ashley Towns claims to have created the first iPhone worm, "ikee," that is spreading within jailbroken phones running programs that haven't been approved by Apple. The 21-year-old has told...

Rick Astley Writing Movie Musical, Promises Never to Give You Up

Fresh from his 'live rickroll' performance at the Macy's Day Parade late last year, pop icon Rick Astley is rolling his way into a new project — writing the audacious movie musical "New York Cowboy". "Rick...

MTV Europe Music Awards: Obama Wins (Again)

The 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards were held Thursday evening in Liverpool. Big stars like Beyonce and Kanye West were in attendance at this year's EMAs, which included performances by Take That and The Wombats.But...

NY Mets Get Rickrolled

Usually MSM coverage kills an Internet meme (at least amongst the painfully hip), but the fine art of Rickrolling still had a bit of life left... in this case, the New York Mets have been running a contest in...

Online media enamoured with the latest form of pwn - Rick Rolling

Have you been looking for some video game footage or the trailer for a new movie and then suddenly found yourself staring at a youtube video of Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley?You sir (or madam) have been...

KNOWING SMILE

"We're gonna put them with you, they can stay at your place for the two weeks", announced my father regarding an impending visit from two English engineers. Searching his face for cracks that would eventually bare...

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