Ridley Scott has mentioned that he hopes there will be a sequel to Prometheus, but so far that's all he is saying. As Prometheus itself isn't released until the end of this week, it is a bit early to get an actual date for the sequel; for one thing, it... (read more)

The San Francisco area has been populated since prehistoric times, but the first official discovery by Europeans was a Spanish expedition led by Don Gaspar de Cortola... (read more)

Undoubtedly the most famous of all British bands, even today, is the Beatles. Although they formed in 1960 - over 50 years ago - and broke up in 1970, they are still played all over the world today. Beatlemania - when young people, especially girls, almost... (read more)

SpaceX is the short name for the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation based in California. This space transport company was founded by (read more)

Really, the spirit of the Jubilee is to enjoy yourself and come up with your own ways to celebrate, because it's a one-off festivity with no established tradition. But one of the most popular things to do at the moment is to have a party with neighbours,... (read more)

Yes, the Russian space agency is called Roscosmos and it is very active. The most recent step in the program was the launch of the spacecraft Russian Soyuz. This was delayed after a crash last year, but on 15 May it was finally launched, and docked safely... (read more)

The idea of text messaging goes back almost to the first days of mobile phone development. However, the idea of the SMS (short message service) was mainly developed in 1984 by Friedhelm Hillebrand and Bernard Ghillebaert, working for the DF Project Group.... (read more)

Granada is the name of both a city and a province, in Andalucia, a region on the Iberian peninsula. It is a city of about a quarter of a million people and is well placed for visitors, as it is about an hour's drive from the coast and also quite near... (read more)

It isn't based on any actual people, though of course the society and conditions depicted in the film are based on fact. There certainly were real life cases of freed slaves who afterwards worked to free others, often risking being recaptured and killed... (read more)

The director of this film is Marc Preston Webb. His other major film was (500) Days of Summer... (read more)

The star of this 2012 film is Andrew Garfield. He has already played a number of roles and won acting... (read more)

There has been a lot of praise for the Lithuanian entry - Vitautus Matuzas feat Evalina. At the moment, though, if you want to place a bet, the... (read more)

Before the Amazing Spider-Man project was thought of, Sony were originally going to produce another film in the original series, Spider-Man 4. This would be directed by Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire like the other films. However, the company and Raimi... (read more)

The official date of Wesley Snipes' release is 13 July 2013. He began his three-year prison sentence on 9 December 2010, so in fact he would serve... (read more)

The best pension plan for you will depend on your personal situation - your age, how much money you can put in, whether you are prepared to take more risks in the hope of higher returns, and other factors. So to find out what's best for you, it's a good... (read more)

It might not be possible to find the least known song by any band, because of course if people don't know it they can't say so - if you see what I mean? However, it's certainly possible to find examples of Beatles songs that are known only to their greatest... (read more)

Paypal is a combination of two companies that merged in 2000, so it has more than one founder.... (read more)

You can go to the website of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS) and look at the page displayed 'How to Buy and Sell Shares' (you may also want to explore... (read more)

It is set in a time before Alien but in the same universe, featuring the Weyland company and other elements of the Alien films. Ridley Scott actually had the idea for a long time, but other projects kept getting in the way. So yes, technically it is a... (read more)

This site was founded by Pierre Omidyar on 5 September 1995. Omidyar is an Iranian-American... (read more)