On Tuesday, the crack bloggers at Gawker put aside their daily feed of celebrity stalking and media scandal to report on a major breaking story : A "dead monster" had washed up on a beach in the Hamptons. The creatureâ€"a bedraggled, hairless thing that looks part dog, part turtle, part creepy beaked messâ€"certainly appears fearsome enough to qualify as a monster. Whether it also qualifies as real remains to be seen.

Keira Knightly is getting plenty of props )and buzz( for refusing to be genetically modified on the screen for her upcoming film, " The Duchess ." Could she be more open to being transformed from flower girl to upper-class lass for a remake of " My Fair Lady "? Indeed, Guv'nor! Knightley, who spiked 390% in Search over the last seven days, is in talks for the film's leading role. The story certainly has a history. It's a classic Greek myth " Pygmalion and Galatea ,

" Spider-Man 3 " wasn't the critical darling its two predecessors were. But it still made a ton of money, and in Hollywood, that's enough to justify a sequel... or, in this case, a spin-off . According to the Hollywood Reporter , Sony is considering making a new film that centers around Spider-Man 's nemesis, Venom . The mutated villain played a pivotal role in the last movie, and has long been a fan favorite. Searches on the evil creature are still impressive,

July is supposed to be about barbecues, vacations, and leisure. Instead, high gas prices meant people were stuck at home )if they weren't foreclosed, that is(, focusing on saving money, dark knights, and celebrity babies. Here are a few items that blew through Search this month. Tossing Oil and Money into the Wind So for an 80-year-old guy, oilman T. Boone Pickens 's windy talk about energy resources moved quickly )+67,360%( up the Search charts.

Ever since Dracula ominously declared that he "never drinks... wine," mortals have been obsessed with vampires. "Twilight" is the latest franchise to take advantage of the morbid fascination. Already a successful series of books, " Twilight " steps into the Buzz spotlight thanks to a new novel and an avalanche of anticipation surrounding the upcoming film. First upâ€"the book. Set to hit store shelves at midnight )how appropriate( on Saturday,

Everyone knows that a wedding presents fashion dilemmas for the bride. But the beleaguered lady isn't the only one to wrestle with the style demands of the day. Judging by Search, her guests are equally torn over what to zip on for the festive occasion. Over the past week, thousands of people consulted the Web for help on what to wear to particular events. Of the top 20 queries, more than a quarter focused on weddings . With today's wide array of nuptial venues and times,

The sports jersey, as donned by fans, is popular despite many obstacles. First, they're expensive. Second, if worn in a hostile neighborhood )a Red Sox jersey in the Bronx, for example(, fisticuffs may ensue. And third, jerseys are often quickly outdated since athletes are switching teams with ever increasing frequency. And yet... people love 'em. Every week, we see countless searches on all kinds of sports jerseys.

Ever since Dracula ominously declared that he "never drinks... wine," mortals have been obsessed with vampires. "Twilight" is the latest franchise to take advantage of the morbid fascination. Already a successful series of books, " Twilight " steps into the Buzz spotlight thanks to a new novel and an avalanche of anticipation surrounding the upcoming film. First upâ€"the book. Set to hit store shelves at midnight )how appropriate( on Saturday,

Three months may not seem like a long time, but then again, things always move quicker in Hollywood. This may help explain the recent announcement that  Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer are planning a " trial marriage ." Translation: no wedding, but plenty of time to decide who gets control of the remote and takes out the trash. After three months together, Mayer and Aniston are playing house. And hey, in another three months, if things go well, then they can talk wedding.

Note to television schedulers: Always program a premiere soon after the Emmy nominations . Emmy showed she could provide the energy boost of a Red Bull enema with the recent season premiere of " Mad Men ." The AMC original show, heaving under the weight of 16 nominations including one for best drama, doubled its searches on Sunday. Additionally, the show pulled ahead of all other drama and comedic nominees over the past 30 days. )Search chart follows below.

First Starbucks . Now this. With out so much as a word of warning, Bennigan's Grill & Tavern has thrown in the laminated menu. The chain filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy today and immediately closed all its company-owned stores. )Independently owned franchises will remain open.( The reaction to the eatery's sudden shuttering has rattled casual diners everywhere. Demand for " bennigans " boosted the chain into the top spiking searches for the day,

In this season of testosterone-fueled superhero movies )"The Dark Knight," "Ironman," and "Hancock"( and strong female leads )in "Sex and the City" and "Mamma Mia!"(, you'd think Hollywood would do the math and put out a superhero flick starring a woman. A Wonder Woman. You evidently agree, since searches have spiked in the last week for " wonder woman " and " wonder woman movie ." Additionally, interest in " wonder woman movie 2009 " spiked 9,

It's hard enough just getting up when the alarm blares every morning. Imagine if the dang-blasted thing set itself ahead 40 minutes every day. This sounds like a cruel hoax, but for a group of NASA scientists and engineers, it's the real deal. The men and women working on the Phoenix Mars Lander mission have committed themselves to living on Mars time. And it ain't easy. Due to the Red Planet's orbit, its days never run parallel to Earth's. Instead,

We're hardly the first to point this out, but it's something that deserves repeating: Fame ain't what it used to be. More and more often, talentless turkeys are getting famous just for being famous. Sure they may "sing" or "act," but really, who do they think they're kidding? Not you, that's for sure. We've noticed what appears to be a growing trend in Searchâ€"lookups for " who is " followed by a name of a not-so-famous-but-wishing-they-were "celebrity.

You're breathlessly avoiding capture. You're plummeting through the empty sky. Or you're nose to fang with a snake that looks like it dines on antelopeâ€"or humans. In two articles rising through the Buzz ranks, bloggers tackle the meanings of these common dreams and other nighttime visions. Lifestyles site Divine Caroline pulls back the covers on seven snooze-disturbing storylines.

How would you waste a million dollars? Spending money on rude vices and cheap thrills, any civilian can do that. But to blow through millions on foreign prisons without walls or computers covered with bat dung requires a lack of planning on a magnificent scale. Pasadena-based Parsons Constructions shows how it's not done , with the help of U.S.

Some concert experiences are predictable. For example, the odds of going to a Los del Rio show and not hearing " Macarena " are pretty darn slim. But for acts that have more than one hit to cull from, concertgoers face more uncertainty. Many folks want to know what they can expect to hear before they go to a concert. And for them, searches on " set lists " help solve the mystery. Over the past week,

NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell doesn't just want to believe. He knows. The sixth man to walk on the moon says aliens have been among us " many times " and the government is well aware of the fact. The Apollo 14 pilot has made statements like this before, but a recent interview set off a flurry of new buzz. Even The New York Times jumped into the fray, offering up a blog post titled " When an astronaut believes in aliens .

The Miley saga continues. Yesterday, we wrote about the tremendous interest in the "Hannah Montana" star's romantic life . Today, a sarcastic video from the Disney Darling has resurfaced on the Web. In the clip, Miley makes fun of an actress who's reportedly dating her ex. And the buzz is popping. Allow us to recap: Miley Cyrus, pretty much the biggest teen star out there, once dated Nick Jonas , one-third of the pop phenom The Jonas Brothers. At some point,

During these, the dog days of summer, we turn our attention to the wet-nosed and furry. We're hardly alone. A cheesy but oddly compelling televised competition, " America's Greatest Dog ," is up 315% in Search. Think of it as a canine cross between "Survivor" and "Big Brother." And speaking of mixed breeds, we're seeing a desire to give Fido a new home with " dog rescue ," " dog adoption ," and " puppies for sale ," all among topping the top search terms.