From USA Today
Friday, October 29, 2010
Crist: Bubba the Love Sponge Influencing the Election
Is Bubba the Love Sponge swaying next week's election?
The syndicated radio host (Bubba the Love Sponge is his real name; he had it legally changed) has been encouraging his listeners, known as "The Bubba Army," to vote for his preferred candidates. Among them: Charlie Crist.
According to browardpalmbeach.com, Bubba's influence is no joke: He consistently ranks high in ratings, and when he ran for Pinellas County sheriff in 2004, he won almost 30 percent of the vote.
Crist, Bubba pointed out, left the Republican Party shortly after siding with teachers and vetoing a controversial bill that would link their pay to student achievement. That, Bubba said, is because he has "'nads." He also cited Crist's efforts to force insurance companies to insure autistic kids, to protect women seeking abortions, and his support for police officers.
Twice this week, Gov. Crist called in to the show, which airs in South Florida on 93.1-FM. He said that whenever the economy gets tough, people get angry, and that "my former party, the far right wing" is capitalizing on that anger. He alluded to the fact that Marco Rubio has a hold on an estimated 40 percent of the vote, with the other 60 percent being split between himself and Kendrick Meek -- to the detriment of both.
"Sixty percent of Floridians don't want Marco Rubio," Crist said. "We need to unite those of us who want common sense."
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According to browardpalmbeach.com, Bubba's influence is no joke: He consistently ranks high in ratings, and when he ran for Pinellas County sheriff in 2004, he won almost 30 percent of the vote.
Crist, Bubba pointed out, left the Republican Party shortly after siding with teachers and vetoing a controversial bill that would link their pay to student achievement. That, Bubba said, is because he has "'nads." He also cited Crist's efforts to force insurance companies to insure autistic kids, to protect women seeking abortions, and his support for police officers.
Twice this week, Gov. Crist called in to the show, which airs in South Florida on 93.1-FM. He said that whenever the economy gets tough, people get angry, and that "my former party, the far right wing" is capitalizing on that anger. He alluded to the fact that Marco Rubio has a hold on an estimated 40 percent of the vote, with the other 60 percent being split between himself and Kendrick Meek -- to the detriment of both.
"Sixty percent of Floridians don't want Marco Rubio," Crist said. "We need to unite those of us who want common sense."
Read more here.
At WS: "Give Me Some Pot And Some..."
Reporters from around the country are in San Francisco this week covering the World Series and that means the eyes of the nation are on on us, reports Lori Preuitt at nbcbayarea.com.
If the reporter from our sister station in Dallas is any indication, the country thinks we are potheads.Read more here.
Newy Scruggs from NBCDFW said during his live report that people next to him "are smoking weed." The anchors then asked, "Is it legal there?" Ask that question again next week.
Scruggs didn't do any real trash talking, unless you consider saying Giants fans are high on pot. He quickly added that we were "nice people," but said that was in part because we were "half buzzed out."
The anchors back in Dallas recommended Newy hold his breath.
Newy came back at the following newscast and went even further. He claimed to have found the location of the pot smokers behind a rock on the banks of McCovey Cove and whined, "Police aren't even doing anything!"
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Actor James MacArthur: Original Danno Dies
From The AP:
Stage and screen actor James MacArthur, who played "Danno" in the original version of television's "Hawaii Five-0," died Thursday at age 72. MacArthur's agent, Richard Lewis, said the actor died in Florida of "natural causes," but no direct cause was specified.
In a career that spanned more than four decades, MacArthur was most recognized for his role as Detective Danny "Danno" Williams on "Hawaii Five-0," which aired from 1968 to 1980. Episodes often ended with detective Steve McGarrett, the lead character, uttering what became a pop culture catch phrase: "Book 'em, Danno."
Stage and screen actor James MacArthur, who played "Danno" in the original version of television's "Hawaii Five-0," died Thursday at age 72. MacArthur's agent, Richard Lewis, said the actor died in Florida of "natural causes," but no direct cause was specified.
In a career that spanned more than four decades, MacArthur was most recognized for his role as Detective Danny "Danno" Williams on "Hawaii Five-0," which aired from 1968 to 1980. Episodes often ended with detective Steve McGarrett, the lead character, uttering what became a pop culture catch phrase: "Book 'em, Danno."
Awesome And Risky
Don't try this at home
People Are Awesome: A compilation of awesome people doing incredible things.
People Are Awesome: A compilation of awesome people doing incredible things.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The Scariest Moments In Movie History
In no order, the top moments included “Come play with us Danny” scene with the ghostly twins in “The Shining.”
The shower scene from “Psycho”
The scene from “The Exorcist” when a possessed Linda Blair walks backwards on all-fours
Just about any scene that involves Tim Curry’s “Pennywise the Dancing Clown” in Steven King’s “IT”.
See the rest here.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Yikes! First Nail Polish..Perfume Next!
Justin Bieber launching fragrance line
It was just a week or so ago, we learned Bieber was introducing a line of nail polish products (presumably for his female teen fans, although one never knows for sure these days). Now comes word the pop star is launching his own fragrance line, called “My World,” but with a twist.
Rather than funky-looking bottles, Bieber has teamed up with Etoile Nation Beauty to create wristbands and dogtags infused with a unisex scent.
The teen sensation has personally picked out the scents, named Icon, Energy, Tour and Web.
Who is advising this kid? Does the world seem to becoming a freak show?
Rather than funky-looking bottles, Bieber has teamed up with Etoile Nation Beauty to create wristbands and dogtags infused with a unisex scent.
The teen sensation has personally picked out the scents, named Icon, Energy, Tour and Web.
Who is advising this kid? Does the world seem to becoming a freak show?
'Hiccup girl' Charged With Murder
All that hiccupping may have driven her over the edge
A 19-year-old woman who gained national fame in 2007 because she couldn't stop hiccuping for five weeks has been charged with murder, in what police are calling a botched robbery.
Jennifer Mee, who appeared on NBC's "Today" several times in 2007 after she started hiccupping about 50 times a minute and couldn't stop, has been charged along with two others with first-degree murder in St. Petersburg, Fla.
NYDaily News reports St. Petersburg police as saying Mee, Laron Raiford, 20, and Lamont Newton, 22, lured their victim, Shannon A. Griffin, to a home and robbed him at gunpoint, The Associated Press Reported.
Griffin was shot and killed during a struggle, police said. He was found with "several gunshot wounds to his upper body," NBC reported.
Sgt. T. A. Skinner of the St. Petersburg Police Department told the AP that the three confessed.
Mee, Raiford and Newton could face the death penalty, according to Florida law.
During her appearance on "Today," Mee, who was 15, complained at the time that her hiccups forced her to miss school and caused her so much agony that she often burst into tears.
A 19-year-old woman who gained national fame in 2007 because she couldn't stop hiccuping for five weeks has been charged with murder, in what police are calling a botched robbery.
Jennifer Mee, who appeared on NBC's "Today" several times in 2007 after she started hiccupping about 50 times a minute and couldn't stop, has been charged along with two others with first-degree murder in St. Petersburg, Fla.
NYDaily News reports St. Petersburg police as saying Mee, Laron Raiford, 20, and Lamont Newton, 22, lured their victim, Shannon A. Griffin, to a home and robbed him at gunpoint, The Associated Press Reported.
Griffin was shot and killed during a struggle, police said. He was found with "several gunshot wounds to his upper body," NBC reported.
Sgt. T. A. Skinner of the St. Petersburg Police Department told the AP that the three confessed.
Mee, Raiford and Newton could face the death penalty, according to Florida law.
During her appearance on "Today," Mee, who was 15, complained at the time that her hiccups forced her to miss school and caused her so much agony that she often burst into tears.
Call Me Senator - From David Zucker
Director David Zucker writes and produces the hilarious but sad tale of Barbara Boxers disrespect of our Military. In the wonderful style of his great movies Airplane, Naked Gun, Naked Gun 2.5, Scary Movie 3, Scary Movie 4, An American Carol, David hits to the core of Senator Boxer's famous hearing.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
747 Buzzes Golden Gate Bridge
"And on your right, you should see the Golden Gate Bridge. And further down on your right, the terrified faces of the drivers on the Golden Gate Bridge."
Mr. C, Actor Tom Bosley Passes At 83
He was 83 and had been battling lung cancer and a staph infection.
According to David Hinckley at nydailynews.com, While Bosley began as a theater performer and won a Tony in 1959 for his portrait of Fiorello LaGuardia in "Fiorello!" on Broadway, he carved his television career out of supporting roles.
Over six decades, his easy-going, down-home style made him one of TV's most familiar and reassuring personalities.
On "Happy Days" he played a hardware store owner Howard Cunningham who came home every night to sit in his easy chair and be the kind of calm and fair-minded Middle American Dad that every kid wanted.
After "Happy Days" he had another long run as Sheriff Amos Tupper in Angela Lansbury's "Murder She Wrote." He also played the title role in the popular "Father Dowling Mysteries."
Because of his warm, ingratiating manner, he played a number of priests - even though, he noted with amusement, he was Jewish.
He was also a natural as a pitchman, and later generations of TV viewers knew him from his ads for Glad trash bags.
His "Happy Days" castmate Henry Winkler said yesterday that Bosley was an underrated actor.
"I saw him before I ever got to Hollywood on Broadway, and he was great," Winkler told TMZ. "And then I got to act with him for 10 years and he was great. Tom Bosley was our mentor."
Read more here.
Is Homer Catholic?
"The Simpsons" just got a blessing from the Vatican
According to Reuters, the official Vatican newspaper has declared that beer-swilling, doughnut-loving Homer Simpson and son Bart are Catholics -- and what's more, it says that parents should not be afraid to let their children watch "the adventures of the little guys in yellow."
"Few people know it, and he does everything to hide it. But it's true: Homer J. Simpson is Catholic", the Osservatore Romano newspaper said in an article on Sunday headlined "Homer and Bart are Catholics."
The newspaper cited a study by a Jesuit priest of a 2005 episode of the show called "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star". That study concludes that "The Simpsons" is "among the few TV programs for kids in which Christian faith, religion and questions about God are recurrent themes."
The Simpsons pray before meals, and "in its own way, believes in the beyond," the newspaper quoted the Jesuit study as saying.
It's the second time the animated U.S. TV series, which is broadcast in 90 countries, has been praised by the Vatican.
But executive producer Al Jean told Entertainment Weekly on Monday he was in "shock and awe" at the latest assertion, adding that the Simpsons attend the "Presbylutheran" First Church of Springfield.
"We've pretty clearly shown that Homer is not Catholic," Jean said. "I really don't think he could go without eating meat on Fridays -- for even an hour."
In December 2009, the Osservatore Romano described the show as "tender and irreverent, scandalous and ironic, boisterous and profound, philosophical and sometimes even theological, nutty synthesis of pop culture and of the lukewarm and nihilistic American middle class."
"The Simpsons", which introduced the catch-phrase "D'oh", is the longest-running prime-time TV series in the United States and is now in its 22nd season.
"Few people know it, and he does everything to hide it. But it's true: Homer J. Simpson is Catholic", the Osservatore Romano newspaper said in an article on Sunday headlined "Homer and Bart are Catholics."
The newspaper cited a study by a Jesuit priest of a 2005 episode of the show called "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star". That study concludes that "The Simpsons" is "among the few TV programs for kids in which Christian faith, religion and questions about God are recurrent themes."
The Simpsons pray before meals, and "in its own way, believes in the beyond," the newspaper quoted the Jesuit study as saying.
It's the second time the animated U.S. TV series, which is broadcast in 90 countries, has been praised by the Vatican.
But executive producer Al Jean told Entertainment Weekly on Monday he was in "shock and awe" at the latest assertion, adding that the Simpsons attend the "Presbylutheran" First Church of Springfield.
"We've pretty clearly shown that Homer is not Catholic," Jean said. "I really don't think he could go without eating meat on Fridays -- for even an hour."
In December 2009, the Osservatore Romano described the show as "tender and irreverent, scandalous and ironic, boisterous and profound, philosophical and sometimes even theological, nutty synthesis of pop culture and of the lukewarm and nihilistic American middle class."
"The Simpsons", which introduced the catch-phrase "D'oh", is the longest-running prime-time TV series in the United States and is now in its 22nd season.
It's All About 'Me'
Ahree Lee took a picture of herself every day for three years (2001-2004) and then turned them into a short film collage that was nominated for numerous awards, including the 2007 Webby. It was also featured at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, the Silver Lake Film Festival, the Film Fest New Haven, New Haven and the Light Plays Tricks 6 Short Film Festival in Canada.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
'June Cleaver' Dies At 94
From The AP:
Barbara Billingsley, who gained supermom status for her gentle portrayal of June Cleaver, the warm, supportive mother of a pair of precocious boys in "Leave it to Beaver," died Saturday. She was 94.
Billingsley, who had suffered from a rheumatoid disease, died at her home in Santa Monica, said family spokeswoman Judy Twersky.
When the show debuted in 1957, Jerry Mathers, who played Beaver, was 9, and Tony Dow, who portrayed Wally, was 12. Billingsley's character, the perfect stay-at-home 1950s mom, was always there to gently but firmly nurture both through the ups and downs of childhood.
Beaver, meanwhile, was a typical American boy whose adventures landed him in one comical crisis after another.
Billingsley's own two sons said she was pretty much the image of June Cleaver in real life, although the actress disagreed. She did acknowledge that she may have become more like June as the series progressed.
After "Leave it to Beaver" left the air in 1963 Billingsley largely disappeared from public view for several years.
She resurfaced in 1980 in a hilarious cameo in "Airplane!" playing a demur elderly passenger not unlike June Cleaver.
When flight attendants were unable to communicate with a pair of jive-talking hipsters, Billingsley's character volunteered to translate, saying "I speak jive." The three then engage in a raucous street-slang conversation.
Billingsley, who had suffered from a rheumatoid disease, died at her home in Santa Monica, said family spokeswoman Judy Twersky.
When the show debuted in 1957, Jerry Mathers, who played Beaver, was 9, and Tony Dow, who portrayed Wally, was 12. Billingsley's character, the perfect stay-at-home 1950s mom, was always there to gently but firmly nurture both through the ups and downs of childhood.
Beaver, meanwhile, was a typical American boy whose adventures landed him in one comical crisis after another.
Billingsley's own two sons said she was pretty much the image of June Cleaver in real life, although the actress disagreed. She did acknowledge that she may have become more like June as the series progressed.
After "Leave it to Beaver" left the air in 1963 Billingsley largely disappeared from public view for several years.
She resurfaced in 1980 in a hilarious cameo in "Airplane!" playing a demur elderly passenger not unlike June Cleaver.
When flight attendants were unable to communicate with a pair of jive-talking hipsters, Billingsley's character volunteered to translate, saying "I speak jive." The three then engage in a raucous street-slang conversation.
"Top Ten Reasons to Watch the Baseball Playoffs"
Phillies All-Star first baseman Ryan Howard appeared on "Late Show with David Letterman" last night from the dugout of a rainy Citizens Bank Park.
Wanna Take a Ride?
Take a weather balloon, a GPS unit, an HD camera and an iPhone and you have a homemade spacecraft that can reach 100,000 ft altitude.
August 2010 - Like many youngsters, and those young at heart, seven-year-old Max Geissbuhler and his dad dreamed of visiting space -- and armed with just a weather balloon, a video camera, and an iPhone, in a way they did just that.
The father-and-son team from Brooklyn managed to send their homemade spacecraft up nearly 19 miles, high into the stratosphere, bringing back perhaps the most impressive amateur space footage ever. The duo housed the video camera, iPhone, and GPS equipment in a specially designed insulated casing, along with some hand-warmers and a note from Max requesting its safe return from whomever may find it after making it back to solid ground. All told, father and son spent eight months preparing for their homemade journey into space, in hopes of filming "the blackness beyond our earth."
August 2010 - Like many youngsters, and those young at heart, seven-year-old Max Geissbuhler and his dad dreamed of visiting space -- and armed with just a weather balloon, a video camera, and an iPhone, in a way they did just that.
The father-and-son team from Brooklyn managed to send their homemade spacecraft up nearly 19 miles, high into the stratosphere, bringing back perhaps the most impressive amateur space footage ever. The duo housed the video camera, iPhone, and GPS equipment in a specially designed insulated casing, along with some hand-warmers and a note from Max requesting its safe return from whomever may find it after making it back to solid ground. All told, father and son spent eight months preparing for their homemade journey into space, in hopes of filming "the blackness beyond our earth."
Friday, October 15, 2010
Kids Behind NYC 'UFO'
The Chelsea UFO theories have been deflated.
The mysterious objects that hovered over West 23rd Street on Wednesday were almost certainly errant party balloons. And they came not from Mars, but Mount Vernon.
"It was just a freak thing. Frankly, I'm shocked by it," Angela Freeman, head of the Milestone School in the Westchester suburb tikd NYPost.com, where the cluster of balloons was inadvertently launched.
"The kids had an engagement party for a teacher, and a mother brought four dozen balloons, and she's coming through the door. It is very windy in Mount Vernon. Suddenly, 12 of the balloons let loose."
The cluster of balloons meant for language-arts teacher Andrea Craparo went skyward at around 1 p.m. The first "UFO" sighting was at about 1:30 p.m.
When Freeman heard the news, she realized the "UFO" frenzy that brought parts of Chelsea to a dead halt were her balloons.
"It makes sense. The balloon just went right down the West Side," she said.
The sightings prompted several calls to 911, according to the NYPD.
Read more here.
"It was just a freak thing. Frankly, I'm shocked by it," Angela Freeman, head of the Milestone School in the Westchester suburb tikd NYPost.com, where the cluster of balloons was inadvertently launched.
"The kids had an engagement party for a teacher, and a mother brought four dozen balloons, and she's coming through the door. It is very windy in Mount Vernon. Suddenly, 12 of the balloons let loose."
The cluster of balloons meant for language-arts teacher Andrea Craparo went skyward at around 1 p.m. The first "UFO" sighting was at about 1:30 p.m.
When Freeman heard the news, she realized the "UFO" frenzy that brought parts of Chelsea to a dead halt were her balloons.
"It makes sense. The balloon just went right down the West Side," she said.
The sightings prompted several calls to 911, according to the NYPD.
Read more here.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Manhattan UFO?
Shiny objects floating over Manhattan spark UFO frenzy
A mysterious shiny object floating high over Manhattan's West Side set off a flurry of reports and wild speculation Wednesday that a UFO was flying over the city.
Police and the FAA said they began getting flooded with calls starting at 1:30 p.m. from people reporting a silvery object hovering high over Chelsea.
Law enforcement sources said they believed the object was likely some sort of balloon, but as of late Wednesday they had not confirmed exactly what it is.
A Daily News reporter could see a tiny, silver dot floating approximately 5,000 feet above 23th St. and Eighth Ave., where dozens of people gathered late in the afternoon to catch a glimpse.
"It's been hovering there for a while. I'm just kind of baffled," said Joseph Torres, 49, of Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, who spotted the object after leaving a movie. "How can it be ordinary? There is something going on."
Despite clear skies, it was not easy to make out the tiny object shimmering overhead.
Read more here.
Police and the FAA said they began getting flooded with calls starting at 1:30 p.m. from people reporting a silvery object hovering high over Chelsea.
Law enforcement sources said they believed the object was likely some sort of balloon, but as of late Wednesday they had not confirmed exactly what it is.
A Daily News reporter could see a tiny, silver dot floating approximately 5,000 feet above 23th St. and Eighth Ave., where dozens of people gathered late in the afternoon to catch a glimpse.
"It's been hovering there for a while. I'm just kind of baffled," said Joseph Torres, 49, of Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, who spotted the object after leaving a movie. "How can it be ordinary? There is something going on."
Despite clear skies, it was not easy to make out the tiny object shimmering overhead.
Read more here.
New "Back to the Future" Set Shows Original Marty McFly
It might be hard to imagine anyone besides Michael J. Fox playing Marty McFly in "Back to the Future," but another actor originally had the now-iconic role.
CBS.com reports fans of the film can see the original Marty - actor Eric Stolz - in footage that's part of the extras package in the "Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy" set, which will be released on Blu-Ray on Oct. 26.
Details on the switch, which happened five weeks into shooting the film, are also provided in the extras. Part of the clip was posted on The Hollywood Reporter Tuesday.
Director and co-writer Robert Zemeckis said the casting change was "this horrific decision; it was heartbreaking for everybody."
Executive producer Steven Spielberg said that Zemeckis consulted him before pursuing the switch.
"(Zemeckis) showed me the first five weeks of shooting that he had put together," Spielberg said. "And he said, 'I just don't think we're getting the laughs I was hoping we would get.'"
The decision changed pop culture history. Zemeckis was able to "convince the studio to let me reshoot five weeks of work," and Fox was cast in the career-defining role.
The original "Back to the Future" was released on Oct. 26, 1985, went on to gross $381 million worldwide and lead to two sequels.
CBS.com reports fans of the film can see the original Marty - actor Eric Stolz - in footage that's part of the extras package in the "Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy" set, which will be released on Blu-Ray on Oct. 26.
Details on the switch, which happened five weeks into shooting the film, are also provided in the extras. Part of the clip was posted on The Hollywood Reporter Tuesday.
Director and co-writer Robert Zemeckis said the casting change was "this horrific decision; it was heartbreaking for everybody."
Executive producer Steven Spielberg said that Zemeckis consulted him before pursuing the switch.
"(Zemeckis) showed me the first five weeks of shooting that he had put together," Spielberg said. "And he said, 'I just don't think we're getting the laughs I was hoping we would get.'"
The decision changed pop culture history. Zemeckis was able to "convince the studio to let me reshoot five weeks of work," and Fox was cast in the career-defining role.
The original "Back to the Future" was released on Oct. 26, 1985, went on to gross $381 million worldwide and lead to two sequels.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Happy Meal Shows No Signs Of Decomposing
Even after six months!
Looking almost as fresh as the day it was bought, this McDonald's Happy Meal is in fact a staggering six months old.
The UK's Daily Mail reports, the meal has been photographed every day for the past half a year by Manhattan artist Sally Davies the kids meal of fries and burger is without a hint of mould or decay.
Entitled 'The Happy Meal Project', Mrs Davies, 54, has charted the seemingly indestructible fast food meals progress as it refuses to yield to the forces of nature.
Sitting on a shelf in her apartment, Sally has watched the Happy Meal with increasing shock and even her dogs have resisted the urge to try and steal a free tasty snack.
'I bought the meal on April 10 of this year and brought it home with the express intention of leaving it out to see how it fared,' she said. 'The first thing that struck me on day two of the experiment was that it no longer emitted any smell. And then the second point of note was that on the second day, my dogs stopped circling the shelf it was sitting on trying to see what was up there.'
Expecting the food to begin moulding after a few days, Mrs Davies' surprise turned to shock as the fries and burger still had not shown any signs of decomposition after two weeks.
'The fries shrivelled slightly as did the burger patty, but the overall appearance of the food did not change as the weeks turned to months.
'And now, at six months old, the food is plastic to the touch and has an acrylic sheen to it. The only change that I can see is that it has become hard as a rock.'
Looking almost as fresh as the day it was bought, this McDonald's Happy Meal is in fact a staggering six months old.
The UK's Daily Mail reports, the meal has been photographed every day for the past half a year by Manhattan artist Sally Davies the kids meal of fries and burger is without a hint of mould or decay.
Entitled 'The Happy Meal Project', Mrs Davies, 54, has charted the seemingly indestructible fast food meals progress as it refuses to yield to the forces of nature.
Sitting on a shelf in her apartment, Sally has watched the Happy Meal with increasing shock and even her dogs have resisted the urge to try and steal a free tasty snack.
'I bought the meal on April 10 of this year and brought it home with the express intention of leaving it out to see how it fared,' she said. 'The first thing that struck me on day two of the experiment was that it no longer emitted any smell. And then the second point of note was that on the second day, my dogs stopped circling the shelf it was sitting on trying to see what was up there.'
Expecting the food to begin moulding after a few days, Mrs Davies' surprise turned to shock as the fries and burger still had not shown any signs of decomposition after two weeks.
'The fries shrivelled slightly as did the burger patty, but the overall appearance of the food did not change as the weeks turned to months.
'And now, at six months old, the food is plastic to the touch and has an acrylic sheen to it. The only change that I can see is that it has become hard as a rock.'
Justin Bieber To Launch Nail Polish Line
This is so bizarre, Nostradamus must have predicted this!
From NY Daily News:
Justin Bieber's about to nail the teen beauty market.
The 16-year-old singer has teamed up with Nicole by OPI to design a new collection of nail polishes – inspired by his hit songs – that will debut exclusively at Wal-Mart in December, AOL's Style List reported.
Beiber's beauty treatments will come in dark blue, bright red and lavender, among other shades. But instead of being named for primary colors, they'll reportedly be named after his hit songs.
The lavender shade will be called One Less Lonely Girl, the blue will be called Me + Blue and the red will be named OMB!, according to Style list.
Teen fans won't be able to paint their nails all 14 shades just yet. While the first six colors will hit stores in December, the complete line won't be available until January.
The teen idol is not the first star to come out with a line of polishes. Nicole by OPI also is collaborating on nail polishes with tennis star Serena Williams and with Katy Perry, MTV.com reports. Perry's first color, called Black Shatter, is a "crackle" style of nail polish.
Read more here.
Spooky
Hollywood's Ugly Open Secret
The Oscars, the Walk of Fame and the Hollywood sign are some of Tinseltown's famed icons. But as with most fairy tales, there is also a hardcore underbelly.
Now Gwyneth Paltrow has spoken out about one of the industry's dirtiest secrets – the casting couch.
In the November issue of Elle Magazine, 38-year-old Paltrow revealed that early in her career she had a brush with someone who "suggested that we finish a meeting in the bedroom."
Her reaction?
"I left," she told Elle. "I was pretty shocked." Paltrow said she could see how someone who didn't know better might worry that their career would be ruined if they didn't perform a specific sexual act.
Now Gwyneth Paltrow has spoken out about one of the industry's dirtiest secrets – the casting couch.
In the November issue of Elle Magazine, 38-year-old Paltrow revealed that early in her career she had a brush with someone who "suggested that we finish a meeting in the bedroom."
Her reaction?
"I left," she told Elle. "I was pretty shocked." Paltrow said she could see how someone who didn't know better might worry that their career would be ruined if they didn't perform a specific sexual act.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
FBI Seizes John Lennon Fingerprints Before Auction
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The 1976 signed application for Lennon's U.S. citizenship was one of the hallmarks of about 850 celebrity items in an online sale timed around Lennon's 70th birthday on Saturday.
The fingerprint card was being shown to media at a midtown New York store early Wednesday in an auction preview of more than 90 Beatles items when the FBI faxed a subpoena there and took the card.
Lennon was born in Liverpool, England and had been investigated by the FBI in the early 1970s for anti-war activity.
Peter Siegel, co-founder of GOTTA HAVE IT!, the shop selling the fingerprint card, said he was bewildered by the FBI action and interest during the week also by Homeland Security.
"This great icon has been deceased for 30 years," he said. "This is not a national threat."
Read more here.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Hey Punk! Get Off My Lawn!!
Over 52? Then you're probably grumpy
Britons find being older than 52 is nothing to laugh about because that's the age when they start becoming grumpy, according to a survey on Friday.
Reuters reports, the poll of 2,000 Britons found those over 50 laughed far less than their younger counterparts and complained far more.
While infants laughed up to 300 times a day, that figure had fallen to an average of six laughs by teenage years and only 2.5 daily chuckles for those over 60, the survey for cable TV channel Dave found.
Men were also found to be grumpier than women.
One reason for the decline in mirth might be the lack of joke-telling skills. The study found the average Briton only knows two jokes.
Reuters reports, the poll of 2,000 Britons found those over 50 laughed far less than their younger counterparts and complained far more.
While infants laughed up to 300 times a day, that figure had fallen to an average of six laughs by teenage years and only 2.5 daily chuckles for those over 60, the survey for cable TV channel Dave found.
Men were also found to be grumpier than women.
One reason for the decline in mirth might be the lack of joke-telling skills. The study found the average Briton only knows two jokes.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Eagles Grounded
These Eagles are not flying high anywhere anytime soon! More sickness has come over the group and they have postponed another two shows!
Don Henley remains under the weather, which has forced the Eagles to postpone two more shows tonight in Orlando and tomorrow in Ft.Lauderdale. The re-scheduled dates are October 26th for Orlando, the October 27th for Ft.Lauderdale, and October 29th for Tuesday night’s canceled concert in Lubbock, Texas.
The Eagles‘ tour is scheduled to resume on Sunday at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
Diversity On The Forbes Power Women List
The top-10 ranking alone reveals three powerhouse black women, whose success plants the seed of possibility for generations of women to follow: Michelle Obama (No. 1), Oprah Winfrey (No. 3) and Beyonce Knowles (No. 9). The GLBT community is also well represented at the top. Openly gay Ellen DeGeneres (No. 10) has brought lesbianism to the mainstream with massive platforms on TV, Twitter and Facebook.
Lady Gaga (No. 7), too, is openly bisexual and champions gay rights on the national stage. At just 24, Gaga wields a daily audience of 25 million on Facebook and Twitter and earns $62 million a year, proving that youth is not an obstacle to wealth or influence. Indra Nooyi (No. 6), CEO of $43 billion beverage giant PepsiCo, is an Indian-American. Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel (No. 4) and Australian mega-bank Westpac CEO, Gail Kelly (No. 8), reflect a growing global distribution of power.
Read more here.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Rock & Roll Legends Auction Starts
Elvis Presley‘s brown suede jacket worn at the “Million Dollar Quartet” Sun Studio sessions, Bob Dylan’s handwritten and dated lyrics to “Song to Woody,” the first song he ever recorded.
The auction is live through October 15th.
Read more here.
$15,000 Gingerbread House
It stands more than six feet high and is among the most decadent of the gifts on offer from the luxury retailer.
For the first time in 84 years, the extravagant Christmas Book will be available on the iPad, and you’ll be able to order online.
Check out the catalog here:
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
911 Callers Are a Joke
It appears residents in Broward County, Flori-duh have their definitions for "nonsense" and "emergency" mixed up.
According to the Broward Sheriff's Office call center, nearly half the 911 calls they receive are for things not quite a life or death situation - unless you consider a fast food order an emergency.
According to the Broward Sheriff's Office call center, nearly half the 911 calls they receive are for things not quite a life or death situation - unless you consider a fast food order an emergency.
Monday, October 4, 2010
It's Back! "Back To The Future"
BTTF will be in AMC Theaters Saturday, October 23rd and Monday, October 25th.
Starting Oct. 26th, the new 25th Anniversary Trilogy will be available on Blu-ray & DVD - newly restored for enhanced picture quality, hours of bonus features, new interviews with Michael J. Fox, and more!
Starting Oct. 26th, the new 25th Anniversary Trilogy will be available on Blu-ray & DVD - newly restored for enhanced picture quality, hours of bonus features, new interviews with Michael J. Fox, and more!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Old Media Buries the Lede
Communists and Socialists Dominated ‘One Nation’ Rally
From Ron Futrell:
Here’s the Associated Press slide show of yesterdays “One Nation” rally. There are more than 30 pictures here and not a single one showing the communist and socialist messages being spread by these Obama, Reid and Pelosi supporters. Check out the photos and notice what is missing from the pictures sent out by the AP and pay close attention to the left wing, Democrat groups who put this event together.
Now check out the people the activist old media will not show you. They were there, loud and proud but apparently the photographers could not find them. Americans For Prosperity found them and the communists and socialists were in plain view and wearing Obama-Biden shirts.
Read more here.
From Ron Futrell:
Here’s the Associated Press slide show of yesterdays “One Nation” rally. There are more than 30 pictures here and not a single one showing the communist and socialist messages being spread by these Obama, Reid and Pelosi supporters. Check out the photos and notice what is missing from the pictures sent out by the AP and pay close attention to the left wing, Democrat groups who put this event together.
Now check out the people the activist old media will not show you. They were there, loud and proud but apparently the photographers could not find them. Americans For Prosperity found them and the communists and socialists were in plain view and wearing Obama-Biden shirts.
Read more here.
Rally Leaves DC Trashed
The pictures and videos of all the trash left behind at Saturday’s left wing “One Nation” rally on the Mall in Washington, D.C. It’s worth pausing for a moment to contemplate what the different post-rally environmental records of the leftists who attended the rally yesterday versus the Tea Partiers who’ve held thousands of rallies around the country over the last year and a half say about the political philosophies of these two groups.
Trash around the Lincoln Memorial
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Don't Mess With Mama
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| Baby is in trouble. |
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| Mama springs into action. |
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| In your face, Dog! |
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| What the heck just happened? |
Friday, October 1, 2010
Sneakiest New Credit Card Tricks
From Marketwatch.com....
The new Credit CARD Act, passed last year, handed credit card companies a long list of new consumer-friendly regulations. But it hasn’t taken long for card issuers to find sneaky ways around the new rules, says John Ulzheimer, head of consumer education for Credit.com.
The new rules are going to cost the credit card industry somewhere between $50 billion to $80 billion a year, he says: “That’s enough money that they’re going to have to make it up” in other ways.
Two ways you’ll be paying more: higher annual fees and interest rates. “The average interest rate on a new card is up [one percentage point] over the same period of time last year,” Ulzheimer points out.
But in addition to straightforward fee and rate increases, credit card companies will probably be able to boost their top line with other, less obvious moves.
“I have to give the CARD Act a solid C+,” says Ultzheimer. “The hypothesis was solid. [But] at the end of the day we’re not fully protected as we were promised we would be, and we’re all paying more for our credit.”
Here are a few of the things to watch out for.
Weekend charging: The new rules say if a due date falls on a weekend or holiday when the bank is closed, you can pay your bill on the next business day and not be hit with a late fee. But banks are keeping a few branches open on weekends, just so they can charge that fee.
What that means for you: If your due date falls on a holiday or a weekend and you want to avoid a late fee, pick up the phone and ask your bank whether they have branches open. Or better yet, beat the due date by a week — then you won’t have to worry about it.
Fee and rate changes: Credit card companies can no longer arbitrarily increase rates or fees; they now need to notify you 45 days in advance. And if you choose to, you can actually opt out of the change. But be careful: If you carry a balance and you opt out, they can close the account and accelerate the payback by increasing your minimum monthly payments. It may make the payment unaffordable.
And by all means read those notices when they do turn up: According to a Credit.com survey, 97% of customers are ignoring them, Ulzheimer says.
College gotchas: The new rules say that if you’re under 21, you can’t get a credit card unless you have a parent co-sign or can show proof of a job that would allow you to pay your bills. But card companies seem to be looking the other way when classmates act as co-signers, says Ulzheimer.
“We’re also hearing — this is terrible — that student loans are being considered ‘income,’ because they are being paid to the student rather than the school.” Net result: Students are not getting the protections the CARD Act intended.
The new Credit CARD Act, passed last year, handed credit card companies a long list of new consumer-friendly regulations. But it hasn’t taken long for card issuers to find sneaky ways around the new rules, says John Ulzheimer, head of consumer education for Credit.com.
The new rules are going to cost the credit card industry somewhere between $50 billion to $80 billion a year, he says: “That’s enough money that they’re going to have to make it up” in other ways.
Two ways you’ll be paying more: higher annual fees and interest rates. “The average interest rate on a new card is up [one percentage point] over the same period of time last year,” Ulzheimer points out.
But in addition to straightforward fee and rate increases, credit card companies will probably be able to boost their top line with other, less obvious moves.
“I have to give the CARD Act a solid C+,” says Ultzheimer. “The hypothesis was solid. [But] at the end of the day we’re not fully protected as we were promised we would be, and we’re all paying more for our credit.”
Here are a few of the things to watch out for.
Weekend charging: The new rules say if a due date falls on a weekend or holiday when the bank is closed, you can pay your bill on the next business day and not be hit with a late fee. But banks are keeping a few branches open on weekends, just so they can charge that fee.
What that means for you: If your due date falls on a holiday or a weekend and you want to avoid a late fee, pick up the phone and ask your bank whether they have branches open. Or better yet, beat the due date by a week — then you won’t have to worry about it.
Fee and rate changes: Credit card companies can no longer arbitrarily increase rates or fees; they now need to notify you 45 days in advance. And if you choose to, you can actually opt out of the change. But be careful: If you carry a balance and you opt out, they can close the account and accelerate the payback by increasing your minimum monthly payments. It may make the payment unaffordable.
And by all means read those notices when they do turn up: According to a Credit.com survey, 97% of customers are ignoring them, Ulzheimer says.
College gotchas: The new rules say that if you’re under 21, you can’t get a credit card unless you have a parent co-sign or can show proof of a job that would allow you to pay your bills. But card companies seem to be looking the other way when classmates act as co-signers, says Ulzheimer.
“We’re also hearing — this is terrible — that student loans are being considered ‘income,’ because they are being paid to the student rather than the school.” Net result: Students are not getting the protections the CARD Act intended.
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