Article Archive: May 2008    

5/30/2008 8:05 PM

Should New York Be Able To Force Children's Vaccinations?

A bill has been introduced in the State of New York that has some mothers raging mad. And we would be, too! Assembly Bill 10942, if passed, would make all vaccinations recommended by the CDC mandatory for all children in order for them to attend school (which is also, of course, mandatory, unless you're home schooling), and required for all infants to toddlers.

5/30/2008 8:03 PM

In Memory Of Army Pvt. Branden P. Haunert

Today's soldier to remember is Army Pvt. Branden P. Haundert. Brandon was a 21-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio, a member of the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Pvt. Haunert died on May 18th, 2008, from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device (IED); according to family, he died at the scene.

5/30/2008 8:00 PM

Hey, Ohioans: Do Your Part To Stop Puppy Mills

In Ohio? Love animals? Looking for something to do? Here are some very worthwhile events going on soon across Ohio, to benefit animal protection and even help put a stop to puppy mills in our area. Thanks to Mary O'Connor-Shaver with columbustopdogs.com for sending this in.

5/30/2008 7:57 PM

John Mayer Blogs To Pete Wentz About Clothes And Ice And Stuff

In a blog entry titled Crush Request Accepted (huh?), John Mayer got gushy over Pete Wentz in a cyber-wedding toast. If you recall, Mayer dated Jessica Simpson, and Ashlee Simpson is now Mrs. Pete Wentz, so John and Pete have apparently kept up the friendship since, we assume, meeting through the Simpson sisters.

5/30/2008 7:43 PM

Jeff Peckman's Alien Video And Why Google Loves Crackpots

Usually, I like only to comment on items in the top 10 of Google Hot Trends, but this one was too good to pass up and I’m positive that it’ll make the top 10 sometime today. Let’s talk about Alien Video. It seems that Denver’s resident crackpot, Jeff Peckman is going to show a video to reporters today that proves, without question, that aliens are real. Now, you’re not going to see the video because he only wants the press to see it for now. More to come on this.

5/30/2008 7:42 PM

Gary Dourdan: Dead Or Alive?

Gary Dourdan aka Warrick Brown of CSI managed to get his heroin charge dropped. He pleaded guilty to the possession of ecstasy and cocaine. His sentence . . . 16 classes in a treatment program.

5/30/2008 7:41 PM

Tori Spelling Returns To 90210

Tori Spelling will reprise her role of Donna on the CW this fall as 90210 is resurrected. Her character owns a store in Beverly Hills. Tori will be joined by Jennie Garth and Ian Ziering. No word yet on Jason Priestly and Luke Perry.

5/29/2008 3:09 PM

McCain Invites Barack Obama To Iraq - Sounds Like A Ploy

Before we even saw Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's response to this, we were thinking: ploy, ploy, don't fall for it! Republican candidate John McCain extended an invitation to Obama to visit Iraq together. And by extended, we mean he's crying to the press that Barack has not been to Iraq since 2006. He spoke to a crowd of 500, including members of the press and the home of the Los Angeles Times, proclaiming that Obama needs to be shown the facts on the ground.

5/29/2008 3:08 PM

Eating Ice Cream With Ron Paul In Texas

Eating ice cream with Ron Paul in Texas...um, PRICELESS! Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul will be attending a Freedom Rally and Ice Cream Social in his home State of Texas in June, at none other than the Texas GOP Convention. We're jealous - we can't make it to Texas that day! But we expect you guys to write in and tell us all about it!

5/29/2008 3:06 PM

Chris Brown, Jordin Sparks Hit The Right Chord With No Air

We were kinda mad at Chris Brown last year for his wasting of perfectly good underwear - but okay, we're over it, the guy does his share of charity, so it's all good. And we're not the only ones who are in love with his latest single, a duet with Jordin Sparks called No Air. The song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and is now at #5; it's been on the Hot 100 for 21 weeks, y'all!

5/29/2008 3:05 PM

Alanis Morissette Releasing CD And Memoir

You know you love Alanis Morissette! And guess what? There's plenty of new Alanis stuff on the way! Alanis is releasing a brand new CD - a Limited Edition of Flavors of Entanglement - which will be available internationally on June 2nd, and in the U.S. on June 10th. Not only that, but there's a memoir in the works!

5/29/2008 3:02 PM

Iraq War Veteran Recycles Uniforms Into Art

Aren't these beautiful? You'll never guess what they're made out of! Well, yes you will, because you probably read the title of this article. Jon Michael Turner is a US soldier returned from the Iraq War. The creative veteran has used his combat duds and his artistic touch to actually make notebooks, art paper, and other items out of his uniforms!

5/29/2008 2:57 PM

Former Washington Times Chief Says Knock Off Osama And Obama

Out of control! We cannot believe she said this on national television! Or at all! Former New York bureau chief of the Washington Times, Liz Trotta, is a sometimes correspondent for FOX News. She recently sat down with a FOX News host for a conversation about - what else? - Hillary Clinton's remarks about RFK's assassination. In the context of the subject, Trotta suddenly gave a very strange comment in which she mixed up Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden, and then slammed them both.

5/29/2008 2:55 PM

When Is It Okay To Get Paid For Community Service?

When you're famous, apparently. I mean - we're glad for rapper Clifford Joseph Harris, aka TI, that he's supposedly getting his life together enough to reflect and to speak to younger kids about not following down a path of crime. But you can't tell us he's not going to get paid for his new reality show, which has gotten the okay for at least 6 (some sources say 8) episodes from MTV. The premise of the show covers TI's house arrest for machine gun charges, and some of his 1,000 hours of community service up to his return to jail in early 2009; TI has been sentenced to one year in prison.

5/29/2008 2:52 PM

In Memory Of Spc Christopher Gathercole

So, beginning today, we are going to make our best effort to post an article each day commemorating a US soldier that has been KIA in the Iraq War. We hope that this can serve as a very real daily reminder in a war an ocean away that is too often out of sight, out of mind.

5/29/2008 2:49 PM

Tyra Banks Turns Into A Chess Piece

It's a chess piece...no, it's a salt shaker...no, it's a rubber stamp...nope, you're all wrong! It's Tyra Banks on the cover of this weekend's issue of The New York Times Magazine. And it's the same old comparison: Martha...Oprah...Tyra. Is she the next big female branded self?

5/29/2008 2:47 PM

Are The Girls Next Door Coming Back?

Yes, we poke fun at celebrity reality shows. But there is at least one that we have been hooked on from day one, and that is: The Girls Next Door. Why? Eh, hard to say. They're the most believable (it seems to be the only unscripted celeb-reality show out there...we think); they're girly; they go on the best vacations; they're all drop-dead gorgeous; the Mansion grounds astonish us; and they are the three girlfriends of the same 82-year-old CCO / Editor / Magazine mogul.

5/29/2008 2:44 PM

Journey Blows Us Away On The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Yesterday was a big day for The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Ellen's guests included Neal Schon, Ross Valory, Jonathan Cain, Deen Castronovo, and Arnel Pineda, the current members of the legendary band Journey. Oh yeah, and Laura and Jenna Bush were there, in continuation of their quest to take over the world get tons of press and wedding coverage.

5/29/2008 2:43 PM

Scott McClellan To Appear On MSNBC With Keith Olbermann

Yesterday we reported that we'll be reading Scott McClellan's new book, entitled What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception. It's being officially released next week. McClellan has chosen NBC on which to be interviewed about the memoir, and he will be appearing on the Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC tonight at 8 PM ET.

5/28/2008 4:04 PM

Asian Press Claims Bush Is Planning Air Strike On Iran

This had better not be true. The Asia Times published an article today stating that the George W. Bush administration is planning to launch an air strike against Iran within two months. Citing an informed source, the Asia Times writes that two major US Senators are planning to come forward with the news - and their opposition to it - in a New York Times op-ed piece, including Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein of California and Republican Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana.

5/28/2008 4:00 PM

Idaho's Primary Proves To Be Ron Paul's Best State To Date

The great State of Idaho held their primary yesterday, and guess who got his best voter turnout yet? Republican presidential candidate and Congressman Ron Paul! Paul scored 29,741 votes in The Gem State: 24 percent. Paul only had the chance to make one trip to Idaho - in April - but almost a quarter of Republican voters in Idaho were loathe to put rival candidate Senator John McCain on the ballot.

5/28/2008 3:59 PM

Horny Women Swarm Jack Sparrow

This is one gig Johnny Depp wouldn't want. Playing Jack Sparrow at Disney park. Former Disney cast member Brandon Hillock shared some of his experiences with Los Angeles Magazine. Evidently the women in the park are just as enamored with the fake Jack Sparrows as they would be of the real thing. These are just a few of the things Brandon told reporters has happened to him.

5/28/2008 3:57 PM

Now We're Going To Have To Read Scott McClellan's Book

Anyone who's seen Frontline's documentary Bush's War (I know, I know, we still need to review Part 2 of that!) wouldn't be very surprised by this book. However, that doesn't make it any less of a must-read! Scott McClellan, a former White House press secretary under the President George W. Bush administration, has released a memoir, in which he reveals that the American public was manipulated by political propaganda leading up to the invasion of Iraq.

5/28/2008 3:56 PM

Earth Justice Working To Keep Largest Forest Off The Chopping Block

The Tongass is 17 million acres long, and houses a wide variety of wildlife; 2.3 million acres of which is in danger. According to EarthJustice, the Bush administration wants to hack 13 percent of the forest for roads and logging purposes. The administration announced in 2003 that it was making the Tongass exempt from the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

5/28/2008 3:54 PM

Mario Lopez Promotes Fitness Book In Miami

So, remember when we told you that Mario Lopez was coming out with a fitness book? It's heeeeeeere. Mario Lopez's new book, Knockout Fitness, is in stores, and Mario hit up a bookstore in Miami this week to promote the workout guide.

5/28/2008 3:50 PM

Lindsay Lohan Engaged?

FemaleFirst is reporting that Lilo (AKA Lindsay Lohan) is engaged to DJ Samantha Ronson. She was seen in France with a Dolce and Gabanna Ring and it's reported that she told Calum Best that she's engaged to Sam.

5/28/2008 3:47 PM

Man's New Girlfriend Is A VW Beetle

Warning: this article includes an explicit description! If you are of age, click here for the strangeness. The Telegraph recently interviewed Edward Smith. He is unique in that his girlfriend, Vanilla, is a white Herbie the Love Bug-style Volkswagen.

5/28/2008 3:45 PM

Flavor Flav Thinks He Duped Us All

Flavor of Love 3 is over--did any of you even watch this season?--and William Flavor Flav Drayton has announced that there will be no Seasons 4 or 5, that the whole thing is over with and he's going back to be with his baby's mother, whom he also proposed to in the last episode.

5/28/2008 3:31 PM

John McCain Goes After Iran, Heckler Accuses Him Of Endless War

John McCain was giving a speech in Denver, Colorado today, in which he was giving some serious implications that he wants action taken against Iran. Now that's scary: as if we weren't tangled and overextended enough in Iraq, McCain called out Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (grossly mispronounced). He was interrupted by an audience member that began chanting, Endless war, endless war, endless war.

5/26/2008 2:01 PM

Happy Memorial Day

Memorial Day photos...remembering and showing respect. Enjoy the holiday weekend!

5/26/2008 2:00 PM

We Vow To Omit Clinton Obama Battles From This Weekend's News

Have you had enough yet? We have! This Memorial Day weekend, we are vowing not to write anything whatsoever about the War of the Words between presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. (Don't worry, we won't write about candidates John McCain or Ron Paul, either - it's only fair.)

5/26/2008 1:58 PM

It's Fairly Simple, We Hate Each Other

Have we ever mentioned that the New York Magazine is hilarious? Because, seriously: they can be gut-busting. We were glancing over reviews of Denise Richards' new reality show that's premiering on Memorial Day. We didn't find much any positive commentary, but definitely did come across some fun-ny satirical ones.

5/26/2008 1:56 PM

Paul Hodes' Amendment Says No To Propaganda From Defense Dept

Democratic Rep. Paul W. Hodes of New Hampshire (yay NH!) introduced an amendment to the 2009 Defense Authorization Bill, which forbids the Department Of Defense (DOD) from participating in a concerted effort to propagandize the American people on the war.

5/26/2008 1:55 PM

Harry Potter Actor Stabbed In Bar Fight

This is so sad. Rob Knox was an 18-year-old actor whose star was just about to shine: Knox had the role of Marcus Belby, a Ravenclaw student, in the flick Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, the sixth Harry Potter movie which is slotted for a November 2008 release. Yesterday, Rob was killed.

5/26/2008 1:53 PM

Indiana Jones Blazes New Trail

Look out...there's no stopping Harrison Ford! On top of getting stellar reviews, the new Indiana Jones movie - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - has already set a record. On it's opening day, Thursday, "Indy" took in $25 million, which was an opening day record for director Steven Spielberg, and for its star, Harrison Ford.

5/26/2008 1:51 PM

Joe Rogan Calls Mandy Moore A UFC Groupie

Last night was the broadcast of UFC 84: Ill Will, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was an action-packed night with many a celebrity in the crowd: from David Spade (who was there with Laura Prepon, best known as Donna on That 70's Show) to Dwayne The Rock Johnson, to Jaime Pressley. A familiar face in the crowd was none other than Mandy Moore. who was in attendance in the last major event - UFC 83.

5/26/2008 1:49 PM

Jenna Bush Goes On The Tonight Show With 'Momzilla' Laura

Laura Bush (now Laura Hager, actually) was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this week, along with her mother, First Lady Laura Bush...whom Jenna revealed was nicknamed Momzilla throughout the wedding planning & event. We were under the impression that the White House was angry at NBC, but apparently not angry enough not to send the Bush girls to The Tonight Show.

5/26/2008 1:48 PM

Dita Von Teese Shows A Little Leg At amfAR in Cannes

Don't you feel in a total time warp when you see Ms. Dita Von Teese? In a good way! The legendary burlesque dancer and do-gooder extraordinaire was at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2008 as part of the 61st annual International Cannes Film Festival in France on Thursday.

5/22/2008 5:16 PM

May 22nd News Roundup, Stuff You Don't Want To Miss!

Cindy McCain poses for June issue of Vogue; a Texas appeals court rules that the State of Texas had no right to seize the more than 400 children from the Yearning for Zion ranch of the FLDS polygamist sect; federal forecasters say hurricane season will be busier by the Atlantic in 2008; the symptoms and signs of job burnout; the Tasmanian Devil is officially on the Endangered Species list. All this and more in our May 22nd News Roundup!

5/22/2008 5:14 PM

Ron Paul Still Drawing A Crowd, Picking Up Delegates

It doesn't matter what the pundits say...Ron Paul can draw a crowd! Paul was in Kentucky over the weekend, where he visiting Bowling Green High School and the Louisville Palace Theater. And guess what, y'all: in all of the primary and election madness, Ron Paul has just snatched up two of Oregon's coveted 27 GOP delegates! Oh, yes he did!

5/22/2008 5:13 PM

Why Wouldn't Barack Obama Choose Hillary Clinton For VP?

This is odd. The AP and TheAtlantic.com are reporting that likely Democratic nominee Barack Obama is secretly shopping for his Vice President on the DL. It could just be a rumor, but it's being reported that Obama asked Jim Johnson, a former Fannie Mae CEO, to start looking for potential VP's; a job which Johnson performed in the past for John Kerry and Walter Mondale.

5/22/2008 5:10 PM

Karl Rove Subpoenaed...And Dissed!

Karl Rove - the former Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, and since a commentator on FOX News, Newsweek, and the Wall Street Journal, has been subpoenaed by the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr., a Democrat in Michigan, issued a press release today announcing that Rove is wanted to produce testimony about the politicization of the Department of Justice (DOJ), and former Governor Don Siegelman's case.

5/22/2008 5:08 PM

Julianne Hough Sings From New CD On Good Morning America

Some women get all the talent! We thought Adam Carolla was joking when he plugged Julianne Hough's new CD on the finale of Dancing With The Stars this week...but it's true! Ms. Julianne Hough has a self-titled CD that was just released on May 20th. The gorgeous 19-year-old dancer - one of the best on DWTS - has a nice voice!

5/22/2008 5:07 PM

Nick Hogan Spends Hours A Day On The Phone From Jail

We don't know how, but somehow ABC Action News got sly and obtained audio recordings of phone conversations that Nick Bollea (aka Nick Hogan) has been making from jail to his parents, Linda Hogan Bollea and Terry Hulk Hogan Bollea. In the calls, Nick sniffs as if he's crying, and complains that he can't take 8 more months of sitting in a windowless room half the size of his bathroom.

5/22/2008 5:05 PM

Spike Lee Announces Michael Jordan, The Movie

How many more years until LeBron James will get his? Hehe. Spike Lee announced at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday that he is shooting a documentary film about the life and career of retired NBA star Michael Jordan (financed by none-other-than the NBA themselves).

5/22/2008 5:03 PM

John McCain And Ellen DeGeneres Talk Gay Marriage

How awkward is this: Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has said in the past that he's proud to have led an effort in [Arizona] to protect the sanctity of marriage as between a man and a woman, and who supported the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (which banned federal recognition of gay marriage and domestic partnerships), was on the Ellen DeGeneres Show today.

5/22/2008 5:03 PM

Singers Apparently Forget Singing Is An Art, Too

Dang, what's up with all the singers wanting to be actresses, and not wanting to call themselves singers anymore? According to yesterday's SFGate Daily Dish, Beyonce Knowles semi-confirmed her April 4th New York wedding to Jay-Z by saying, I don't deny it. I just don't talk about it...A lot of actresses that have had successful relationships don't talk about them, so neither do I.

5/21/2008 7:34 AM

Kentucky Election Results Are In, Oregon's Almost Complete

Barack Obama has the lead in Oregon with 58% of the vote and 21 delegates thusfar; Hillary Clinton is about 16% behind with 42% of the vote and 14 delegates. As for the Republicans in Oregon, Ron Paul faired much better in the Beaver State: Paul got 45,114 votes so far, claiming 15% of the vote - though still about 70% behind Senator John McCain.

5/21/2008 7:33 AM

Mariska Hargitay Pregnancy Speculation

Mariska Hargitay and her hubby Peter Hermann were at the Joyful Heart Foundation Gala in New York City yesterday. Seriously, how gorgeous are they? And Mariska's red jade earrings - love it! The Joyful Heart Foundation is an awesome cause (cofounded by Mariska herself, six years ago). After playing Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU), Mariska said her eyes were opened to "the epidemic of sexual assault" in America.

5/21/2008 7:31 AM

A Possible Victory For Both Cattle And Beef Eaters

Strange that there could be a victory for both vegetarians and meat-eaters alike, eh? But a new bill could mean just that. The Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act could protect both cows and people, as it would ban USDA inspectors at slaughterhouses from approving meat from downed cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, and equines. According to the HSUS, at least 13 of the 16 cases of mad cow disease in North America have involved downed animals; and in February, the largest beef recall in U.S. history was revealed after animals who appeared sick, injured, and unable to walk were led into the food supply.

5/21/2008 7:30 AM

Kristi Yamaguchi First Woman To Win Dancing With The Stars

First there were twelve contestants...now there is one! There could only be one winner on ABC's Dancing With The Stars, and for the first time in six seasons of celebrity dance competition, the winner is a woman (in America, that is). Kristi Yamaguchi and her partner Mark Ballas were pegged for the favorite from the beginning - before the show started, even!

5/21/2008 7:28 AM

If Ohioans Don't Speak Up, They May Lose Pit Bulls Entirely

Some cities in Ohio - like Parma and Garfield Heights, for example - have already lost their right to own pit bulls and similar mixed breeds in Ohio, after the city councils passed Breed Specific Legislation (BSL). Now, every city in Ohio may stand to lose ownership rights to own these pups of England ancestry...unless Ohioans speak up and say otherwise.

5/21/2008 7:26 AM

May 20th News Roundup, Stuff You Don't Want To Miss

40,000 troops to be deployed in the fall; Nas changes his controversial album title; Jessica Alba weds longtime boyfriend Cash Warren; Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz celebrate their honeymoon in the basement with inflatable palm trees; all this in our May 20th News Roundup.

5/21/2008 7:24 AM

Dude, Is This Appropriate?

I like Fergie Ferg...but maybe her concerts should be 18 & over? Stacey Ferguson, aka Fergie, performed on the Today Show today, and sang her version of Heart's Barracuda. It was all going okay until she got down on her hands and knees and started doing various...erm, poses...in front of the teens and tweens in the audience.

5/21/2008 7:22 AM

What's Going On With Nancy Pelosi?

Nancy Pelosi has never really been one to keep quiet, but things seem to have been mum on the Pelosi front lately. What is the Democratic majority leader up to? Well, she actually flew to Baghdad, Iraq on Saturday in an announced visit to the capital, where she reportedly held talks with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Mahmud Mashadani.

5/21/2008 7:21 AM

Come On, Not Everyone Can Rock This Color

Natalie Portman showed up for the Le Silence de Lorna premiere at the 61st International Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France yesterday in a ruffled navy blue dress and loopy updo. You know, I have very little in my closet that's navy blue: maybe one or two things. It's just one of those colors I was never drawn to.

5/21/2008 7:19 AM

Thing 2 Wins Flavor Of Love 3, And Deelishis Lookalike Contest

Last night was the season finale of Flavor of Love 3. Not that we watched it, or care. But we find it interesting to point out that the winner - nicknamed Thing 2 (as opposed to her twin sister, Thing 1, who was also a contestant) is totally a knock-off of the Season 2 winner, Deelishis.

5/21/2008 7:19 AM

Hayden Panettiere Teams Up With...Eva Longoria?

Animal rights warrior and environmentally-friendly actress Hayden Panettiere is offering a prize package to eBay bidders: a ticket on Condor Cruises' Condor Express for lunch, a whale-watching tour, a $1000 American Express gift card, and tickets for the winner and five of his/her friends to a Save The Whales Again fundraising dinner.

5/19/2008 11:14 PM

Remembering Frank Sinatra

One of our favorite Italian-American personalities - Frank Sinatra - passed away ten years ago last week. On May 14th, 1998, a decade ago Friday, Francis Albert Sinatra died at age 82 in Los Angeles, California. He was a singer, an actor, a producer, a director, and above all, a legend.

5/19/2008 11:12 PM

Dennis Rodman Out On Party Bail

Dennis Rodman was out celebrating his birthday in Las Vegas over the weekend, just weeks after his release from an overnight jail stay in California. Rodman was arrested over a domestic dispute on April 30th in which Los Angeles police say he injured another person. Dennis is being accused of hitting a woman at an LA hotel. So now - out on $50,000 bail - Rodman, who just turned 47, hit up Hawaiian Tropic Zone's Torrid Nightclub at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, where he spent Friday night smoking cigars and canoodling with comedian Scott Carrot Top Thompson.

5/19/2008 11:10 PM

Angelina Jolie Knows All Walks Of Life...So What?

The UK's paper The Sun has dug up vintage video of Angelina Jolie, at 23 years old and allegedly in a drug den. In an article - published today, and entitled, From Heroin To Heroine (even though Angie didn't take any drugs in the video) - The Sun writes, The shocking scenes show just how far she has come to now travel the Third World as a UN ambassador.

5/19/2008 11:08 PM

Charles Barkley's No 'Dumbass' - He's Paying Those Gambling Debts

No, Charles Barkley didn't call himself a dumbass intentionally: it was a little trick fellow anchors on TNT Sports TV played on him. Within the wording of the teleprompter, one of his co-anchors typed something funny on the screen...and Barkley read it out loud. Funny stuff! Check out the video.

5/19/2008 11:06 PM

Janet Jackson Turns To Authoring

Unfortunately for Janet Jackson, her last album hasn't gone so well: it started out okay, with the first single, Feedback, reaching #19 on the Billboard's Hot 100. But the singles released after that didn't make a splash, and the album sales for Discipline have dropped to about 310,000 copies in the US, making it one of her least successful albums. But Janet isn't discouraged; she has a couple of things in the works.

5/19/2008 11:05 PM

Senate Passes Victory For American Public, Loss For Media Giants

Gotta love Bill Moyers: he tells it like it is, y'all. According to StopBigMedia.com, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) received thousands of phone calls and over a quarter of a million letters, protesting the FCC's plan to allow the largest media giants to consolidate even further. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) introduced the measure to the Senate; Illinois Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was one of the proponents of the bill.

5/19/2008 11:00 PM

Ron Paul's Revolution Hits No. 1 On NY Times Best Seller List

What's up with West Virginia? They disappointed Ron Paul supporters with last week's WV primary results: Ron Paul received only 5% of the vote; 5% behind Mike Huckabee who scored 10% and has declared himself out of the race for months now. But there's also good news going for Ron Paul: last week, his hardcover book Revolution: A Manifesto hit #1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list.

5/19/2008 10:56 PM

Chinese Product Boycott...Your Recalls Revenge

Are we Americans as dumb as we appear or is it that we just do not think? While the Chinese, knowingly and intentionally, export inferior products and dangerous toys and goods to be sold in American markets, the media wrings its hands and criticizes the Bush Administration for perceived errors. Yet 70% of Americans believe that the trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended. Well, duh..why do you need the government to suspend trading privileges?

5/19/2008 10:54 PM

Did You Know She's A Vegetarian?

One is a singer, one's an actress, and one's a porn star (turned-actress). But these three ladies all have one major thing in common: they're vegetarians! Yup - Leona Lewis has a "Bleeding Love" for animals; Hayden Panettiere eats meat-free; and Jenna Jameson is a vegan. Of course, they're not the only leading ladies on this list (far from it), and PETA has compiled a list of Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities - men and women - of 2008.

5/19/2008 10:53 PM

Men Who Stare At Goats

That's the title of one of George Clooney's upcoming films. No, really, it's not a joke. The movie will be based on Jon Ronson's non-fiction book.

5/19/2008 10:52 PM

Ludacris And Tommy Lee On The Battleground

Tommy Lee and Ludacris are teaming up to build bamboo homes from construction kits. The company that supplies the kits is Bamboo Technologies. They're saying that their homes can be anything from a 120 sq ft bungalow to a 3,000 sq ft two story Bamboo Mansion.

5/15/2008 4:15 PM

May 15th News Roundup, Stuff You Don't Want To Miss

A much needed nature break...baby goslings, geese, and a deer with yours truly and background music by Natalie Merchant; Michael Moore filming a sequel to Fahrenheit 9/11; GreenLivingOnline says hand sanitizers can be dangerous for children and soap and water is still the best method; Charles Barkley faces gambling debts and possible criminal charges; Senate defies President George W. Bush and passes farm bill; Republican candidate Ron Paul was on news radio talking about a possible Ron Paul Revolution at the GOP Convention; all this and more in our May 15th News Roundup!

5/15/2008 4:13 PM

John McCain Being EcoFriendly, Do You Buy It?

Unswayed by the leaps in converts to the Democratic Party this year, and also by the million or so voters just tacked on for Ron Paul, Senator John McCain's campaign is stepping it up a notch and embracing green stuff. Not to be outdone by climate change references in the Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama campaigns, McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis announced new Eco Friendly Clothes this week.

5/15/2008 4:12 PM

Death Toll In Myanmar May Be 128,000 Or More

Very sad. For our human rights article of the day - in honor of Blog Catalog's Unite For Human Rights Day - the spotlight is on Myanmar and Burma. As we reported earlier this week, it is estimated that 1.5 million Burmese are on the brink of a massive public health catastrophe. Today, the International Red Cross has announced an estimate that shows the death toll from the disastrous cyclones in Myanmar is looking to be around 128,000.

5/15/2008 4:10 PM

Angelina Jolie And Jack Black Discuss Movie, Angie's Twins

Angelina Jolie sat down for The Today Show with Kung Fu Panda costar Jack Black, to discuss the new film and...babies! Everyone on the set was expecting, strangely. Natalie Morales - the Today Show host; Angelina Jolie; and Jack Black's wife. Angelina confirmed that she is in fact having twins - a rumor which has been going around the mags and the blogosphere for quite some time (the rumor also reports that it's twin girls, but Angie and Brad Pitt have decided not to reveal the sexes of the babies).

5/15/2008 4:09 PM

Rihanna's Take A Bow An Immediate Hit

Alright, we've totally jumped on the bandwagon of loving Rihanna's brand new single, Take A Bow. And we're not the only ones: upon its release, Take A Bow soared to #1 on the Billboard's Hot 100, bumping Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love (which we also love!) from having held the Number 1 spot for four weeks in a row.

5/15/2008 4:08 PM

Suddenly Animals Make Roberto Cavalli Cry

Look, I love my fellow Italians, believe me. But we can't let this one pass by without a mention. Roberto Cavalli, famous Italian fashion designer, recently said in an interview, I give into my emotions all the time. I cry easily, whether at a movie, music or vulnerable young animals, and I could never trust anyone who didn't do the same.

5/15/2008 4:06 PM

Don't Miss Out, Bloggers Unite For Human Rights

We love sites that offer opportunities for bloggers and writers to band together for a common cause...and tomorrow is a very important blogger holiday! There are many human rights issues going on worldwide this month. From the worst earthquake to hit China in 32 years (nearly 15,000 have been killed in the quake that hit northwest of Sichuan's capital Chengdu); to the humanitarian crises in Darfur, Sudan, Tibet, Burma and Myanmar; to children and families that still need regular food and aid from Africa and Asia to right here at home.

5/15/2008 4:05 PM

Hef Okays Miley Cyrus For Playboy

Hugh Hefner okay'd Miley Cyrus for Playboy Magazine...in three more years that is. He didn't get the controversy over her recent Vanity Fair shoot.

5/15/2008 4:05 PM

United Arab Emirates Get Into Theme Park Business

If you're looking to expand your theme park you may have trouble finding designers. That's because there's a massive new park being built in Dubia, United Arab Emirates.

5/12/2008 5:53 PM

US Sergeant Trey Corrales Found Not Guilty Of Iraqi Civilian's Death

In October of 2007, we posted an article about Sgt. First Class Trey A. Corrales, a highly decorated U.S. soldier for over a decade who was facing a charge of premeditated murder for killing an unidentified Iraqi civilian that his platoon believed was an insurgent, planting roadside bombs near Kirkuk in northern Iraq. Here's the good news!! ConnieTalk has been in contacted with Sgt. Corrales' wife, Lily, and this month she sent us the news that her family had been hoping and praying for, for over nine months.

5/12/2008 5:52 PM

Ron Paul Update

We were totally shocked at the overwhelming response we got on this month's article, The Obama-Paul Dream Ticket. It quickly shot to #3 on our Most Read articles of the month, but the most surprising part of it was the poll response: about 500 of you voted, and 86% of you said that if you could vote for Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate Ron Paul on the same ticket, you would (as opposed to only 14% of you who said you would not).

5/12/2008 5:48 PM

Reality Shows That Are Casting Now

It's hard to believe but here's what the new reality shows are looking for: Mothers who drink or take medication for a pick me up.

5/12/2008 5:45 PM

BBC Viewers Complain About Madonna's Pottymouth

Madonna did a live interview in England that was broadcast over television and radio. During the short segment she used the f-word twice.

5/12/2008 5:42 PM

Ecosystem Collapse From The CO2 Already In The Air

The temperature has recently dropped more than half a degree C due mostly to cooler surface sea temperatures. It is estimated that the next couple of years will be cooler until the hotter side of the cycle combines with elevated atmospheric greenhouse gas to cause record high surface air temperatures. Ecosystems are sensitive to such temperature increase.

5/12/2008 5:40 PM

Whatever Hollywood Girls Clean House

We told you before that we love these Whatever Hollywood girls. Suri, Apple and Shiloh were the third-place winners of the YouTube Sketchies II Contest (should've been first!), and since then we've become addicted to their femme-fantastic video shorts on WhateverHollywood.com. This week, the girls got together for a Mother's Day Tribute that consisted of cleaning the attic / costume room / nook.

5/12/2008 5:39 PM

US Campaign For Burma Seeks Emergency Appeal

The US Campaign for Burma is led by Aung Din, Jeremy Woodrum, Jennifer Quigley, Thelma Young, and others, on behalf of 1991 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Aung San Suu Kyi - the world's only currently imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient. On Saturday, the campaign sent out an e-mail advising that the world is trying to rush aid to the Burmese people hit by the Cyclone disaster, but that the regime is refusing all support, leaving hundreds of thousands in imminent danger of disease and death.

5/12/2008 5:37 PM

Nicole Richie And Joel Madden Speak Out For UNICEF

And speaking of the Burma and Myanmar cyclone crisis, new parents Nicole Richie and Joel Madden (we finally typed her name right! - for years I thought it was Ritchie) have done a video on behalf of UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund that was created by the UN to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries devastated by disaster(s).

5/12/2008 5:35 PM

Bill O'Reilly, F*ck It, We'll Do It Live

Seriously? We're kinda scared even watching this. A vintage meltdown of FOX anchor Bill O'Reilly surfaced on YouTube this week (only to be quickly taken down by a copyright claim from CBS Broadcasting, Inc). Why CBS? Well, it was a video clip from O'Reilly's younger days as an announcer on CBS' Inside Edition, in which he lets loose a tirade on the writer for a blank, and then unsatisfactory, teleprompter.

5/12/2008 5:34 PM

The Latest Trend For Overexposed Celebrities: Russian Magazines

Too much press in America? Take a break and do a Russian magazine! That's what these celebs have done. Paris Hilton was named the #1 most Overexposed celebrity in March, according to a poll by E-Poll Market Research that was published in Forbes Magazine. According to the poll, which asked Americans for rankings of over 3,000 celebrities, 70% of the US population surveyed used overexposed to describe Miss Hilton. Meaning...we've had enough! So this month, Paris Hilton did the cover of Russia's GQ Magazine and an inside spread.

5/12/2008 5:32 PM

You Can Have Hair Like Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton recently launched her new line of hair extensions. Called the Clipin-Go they're available at Sally Beauty Supply. The online site is www.parisandsally.com. They come in ten shades, are all 18" long and cost $80 bucks a pop.

5/12/2008 5:30 PM

Lindsay Lohan To Appear On Ugly Betty

Lindsay Lohan will be making an appearance on this season's finale of Ugly Betty. It's also rumored that she'll be in five more episodes next season.

5/12/2008 5:30 PM

More New Kids On The Block News

NKOTB sent out a message to their fans this morning, advising that they've been in the rehearsal studio and have exclusive footage on their site regarding the new tour. The New Kids On The Block will be touring in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Quebec, Ontario, and Illinois in the upcoming months.

5/9/2008 9:15 PM

Hogan Gets 8 Months In Jail, No Drinking For Five Years

Nick Hogan, 17, was sentenced in the Sixth Judicial Court of Pinellas County, Florida this afternoon. The judge imposed a sentence of 8 months in the Pinellas County Jail. Nick could have received up to five years behind bars, although the victim's family - former longtime friends of the Hogan Bollea's, did not ask the judge for that maximum to be imposed. He will also have 5 years of probation (of which he'll receive 8 months credit served during his incarceration period). His license will be suspended for 3 years of those 5 of probation. He will not be allowed to consume alcohol - as John Graziano's mother requested of the court - for 5 years.

5/9/2008 2:59 PM

Nick Hogan Live In Court, Pleading No Contest

Nick Bollea, also known as Nick Hogan, is in the courtroom in Pinellas County in Florida right now. He has entered a plea of no contest to the charges stemming from the August 2007 incident in which Nick crashed his Toyota Supra after drinking and street racing it. Terry Hulk Hogan Bollea, Linda Hogan Bollea, Brooke Hogan, and Nick's grandparents are also there. It is all live on webcast right now here. Marine John Graziano, who was twice deployed to Iraq before suffering the devastating accident in August that put him into a coma, is still in need of longterm care and is in only a semiconscious state.

5/8/2008 5:41 PM

Media Claims Clinton Campaign Kaput

CBS...CNN...MSNBC...many commentators across the MSM board are claiming it's over for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. The results from Tuesday's primaries in Indiana and North Carolina - though not 100% reported yet - have Clinton the projected winner in Indiana with 51% of the vote (37 delegates), and Barack Obama the projected winer in North Carolina with 56% of the vote (62 delegates). Although the mainstream implies it's a done deal - Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee - it's worth keeping in mind that these same channels have aired for months on end those who said Clinton should drop out of the race to give the Dems a push.

5/8/2008 5:39 PM

Hell's Angels Still Pose A Risk

If you thought that the Hells Angels no longer struck fear in the heart of the masses then you'd be wrong. The Custom Rock and Blues Festival that to have featured Glenn Hughes, Blackfoot, Hanoi Rocks, Molly Hatchet and others has been canceled. The festival was to have been held in Derbyshire near London this August.

5/8/2008 5:33 PM

May 8th News Roundup, Stuff You Don't Want To Miss

US Marines leave Afghan opium poppy fields untouched; Reuters writer cut off from Western banks for living in Iran; Iran's oil minister says $200 per barrel of oil is not out of reach; Clay Aiken on The View talks music, Mother's Day, and performs title track; one of Tyra Banks' strangest guests, man with 'stomping' fetish.

5/8/2008 5:30 PM

LoJack On Your Pizza??

Papa John's pizza hit the billion dollar mark in web sales. That includes computer and text message sales. Other companies have also seen a rise in online ordering.

5/8/2008 5:29 PM

Mariah Carey Confirms Wedding, Changes Tune About Children

I know, you're totally shocked. We thought they were rumors, the publicity machine on overgrind as word hit the 'net that Mariah Carey, 38, had married Nick Cannon, a 27-year-old who got his TV debut on Nickelodeon and claims various occupation titles, from rapper to comedian to record producer and actor. Yet, the wedding veil don't lie: Cannon's family confirmed that the pair wed at Mariah's private estate in the Bahamas - after just six weeks of dating - and the Carey-Cannon's have gone to People Magazine with their private wedding snapshots this week.

5/8/2008 5:27 PM

Moment Of Truth Arrives For Nick Hogan

It's been a long time coming - the better part of a year. Nick Hogan, nee Nick Bollea, is due in Pinellas County Court tomorrow and is expected to enter a plea in the case of the August 2007 car crash that left Marine John Graziano in a coma. Nick Bollea had been classified as being under the influence of alcohol, as well as speeding, by police. Nick was arrested and charged, bailed out, and the pre-trial moved forward. Tomorrow, Bollea will enter his plea of guilty or no contest before the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida.

5/8/2008 5:17 PM

No Word On President Bush Boycotting Beijing Olympics

It looks like I will not have to digest a scarf. President George W. Bush has given no indication that he will boycott any part of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, despite an international cry for action.

5/8/2008 5:15 PM

The Obama-Paul Dream Ticket

Barack Obama and Ron Paul for President. Impossible, right? But who makes it that way? There is perhaps no one more skilled in the effort of pitting left and right against each other than the two-party system itself. For example, on April 10th, Rick Davis - the Campaign Manager for Republican Candidate John McCain - sent out an e-mail to Republicans entitled, 40 Million Attacks By The Far Left. Terms like liberal megadonor, billionaire left-wing Democrats, and liberal left were tossed around as liberally (pun intended) as the April 30th e-mail from the National GOP Headquarters itself, which boldly announced the left-wing attack machine is spewing venomous falsehoods again...the extreme left playbook.

5/8/2008 5:14 PM

Men's Underwear Has Come Long Way Baby

I was surfing the internet looking for something interesting and what did I find but a blog dedicated to men's underwear. I guess that shouldn't have surprised me. People blog about everything now.

5/8/2008 5:13 PM

Keira Knightley On Kissing Her Way To Stardom

Keira Knightley recently shared that she was initially embarrassed to be a part of the Pirates of the Carribean project.

5/7/2008 1:56 PM

Indiana, North Carolina Primaries Today

Well, its May 6th, the day that Indiana and North Carolina voters head to the polls for their primary elections, for both the Democratic and Republican Parties. This month will also see Nebraska's primary and West Virginia's (May 13th), Kentucky and Oregon (May 20th), and the Republican primary for Idaho on May 27th.

5/7/2008 1:53 PM

Elisabeth Hasselbeck's Jokes Fall Flat On Rachael Ray

Elisabeth Hasselbeck was on the Rachael Ray Show today, all bubbly and cheerful and carrying her favorite things (wet wipes, running shoes, and paint chips. Yeah). Though she and Rachael seemed to get on well, something felt awkward: Elisabeth's jokes were only laughed at by herself, more than a few times. Perhaps its because she literally said, I'm like, 'Can I get an amen for McCain?' and they're like...'I don't know about you.' Can I get an amen for McCain? Was she dropped on the head as a child? Maybe she ought to put on the medieval wear, go on Geraldo, and be done with it.

5/7/2008 1:51 PM

Rosie O'Donnell Crafts, Jokes About 'Rage Issues' On Today Show

Rosie O'Donnell was on the Today Show yesterday. Though it was a day before Barbara Walters appearance on Oprah aired - in which, among other topics, Barbara discussed what she felt to be Rosie's emotional and rage issues - Rosie apparently had already gotten wind of what was said of her in Walter's memoir Audition, and joked that she would fly out of control and start breaking things. Ro did, actually, later on, throw a few things at the cameras in jest. Rosie also said she agrees with Reverend Wright and understands where he's coming from?

5/7/2008 1:49 PM

Dan Rather's Counsel To File Amended Complaint

We've got word for you that Dan Rather's attorneys at Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, are expected to file an amended complaint with Judge Ira Gammerman in the $70 million lawsuit against CBS Corp. The revised complaint, 51 pages in length, reportedly will be filed on Wednesday morning.

5/7/2008 1:48 PM

There Nigel Barker Goes Again, Being All Cute And Charitable

If you ask us, we think America's Next Top Model judge, famous photographer, and animal rights pioneer Nigel Barker needs his own TV show. He does so much for charity organizations and good causes...he needs a show, like Nigel's Big Give or America's Next Top Fur Protestor. Anywho Barker's 36th birthday was on April 23rd, and we totally missed it, so HAPPY BELATED!

5/7/2008 1:47 PM

The Kentucky Derby's Over, But Ron Paul Will Be There!

In Ron Paul news today, Kentucky's derby may be over, but here's another great reason to visit the Bluegrass State: Republican candidate and Congressman Ron Paul is coming to KY!

5/7/2008 1:45 PM

Who Is Scott Ritter, And Should We Be Listening?

Scott Ritter was born into a military family. He was a Private in the U.S. Army, an intelligence officer in the U.S. Marine Corps for twelve years, and a lead analyst for the Marines Rapid Deployment Force. He also served as a chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998. Before the United States invaded Iraq in March of 2003, William Scott Ritter went public with his belief that Iraq did not possess any weapons of mass destruction. Since then, he's been a known anti-war commentator; and last month, he gave an interview to Matthew Rothschild of The Progressive, warning that in the waning months of the Bush Administration, we are at the greatest risk of American military action against Iran.

5/7/2008 1:44 PM

PETA: Eight Belles Euthanization Should End Racetrack Belting

Just after crossing the finish line in the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 2008, a young filly named Eight Belles collapsed when both of her front ankles snapped. She was euthanized in the dirt where she lay, the latest victim of the dirty business of thoroughbred racing.

5/6/2008 7:36 AM

They Called LeBron A Crybaby, But DC's Crying Now

The Washington Wizards, out of Washington, D.C., were dishing out fouls left, right and center in their playoff run against the Cleveland Cavaliers - specifically, against Cavs' star player LeBron James. Some of the fouls were called; other fouls were completely ignored. When LeBron finally complained about getting struck by the hard fouls, Wizards' center Brendan Haywood called LeBron a crybaby. Shortly thereafter, Papa John's Pizza printed t-shirts with the number 23 (LeBron's number), that said CRYBABY.

5/6/2008 7:35 AM

Idol Gives Back MORE!

American Idol usually does their bit to help the earth by giving the winner a hybrid car. This year they're doing something much better.

5/6/2008 7:33 AM

CNN's John Roberts Is Done With Reverend Wright Talk, For Now

The mainstream media is as split as the public over whether or not there are still Reverend Jeremiah Wright questions to be answered by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. CNN's John Roberts, for one, has decided to cease and desist Reverend Wright references. Roberts interviewed both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton airing today, and discussed gas taxes, the economy, and other pressing issues.

5/6/2008 7:30 AM

Celebrities For Burma: 30 Days For A Million Voices

The crisis in Burma has changed. A cyclone hit Burma, the most devastating cyclone in Asia since that in Bangladesh in 1991, which killed 143,000 people. At least 10,000 have been declared dead in this current disaster, and Myanmar officials say the death toll will grow much higher. While Laura Bush and the U.S. government are asking Myanmar to allow US disaster teams to enter the area, the U.S. Campaign for Burma is taking its own form of action. Its campaign, Burma: It Can't Wait, has celebrities Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, Woody Harrelson, Jason Biggs, Jenny Mollen, Sarah Silverman, Julie Benz, and Eddie Izzard (so far...its only Day 6!) asking for your help in getting 1 million people signed up in 30 days.

5/6/2008 7:27 AM

Oprah Spells Damage Control For Tom Cruise...Sort Of

In celebration of Tom Cruise's 25 years in the business, Oprah delivered taped messages from a bunch of random star friends of Cruise - actors Will Smith & Jada Pinkett-Smith, Renee Zellweger, Dustin Hoffman; soccer player David Beckham and singer Victoria Posh Spice Beckham; director Steven Spielburg. They all praised him as an amazing actor, but above all, a good, real human being. You've got to hand it to Tom's new PR outlook: how could any of us have poked fun at this family man who takes the time to chat with movie set caterers, professes love for his in-laws, dresses up as Santa Claus, still dreams to work with Al Pacino or Robert DeNiro, has a blue-eyed baby and a beautiful wife who makes sure to have cupcakes around (all pastelled and fluffy, noless) whenever company is coming? In fact, sugar and cupcakes were how wife Katie Holmes first won over his children from his first marriage (with Nicole Kidman), Tom revealed.

5/6/2008 7:26 AM

Scarlett Johansson And Ryan Reynolds Engaged

Scarlett Johansson And Ryan Reynolds Are Engaged. That's the buzz anyways. And you know the guy has to love her. Why do I say that?

5/2/2008 6:42 PM

Cleveland Man Incensed Over Catholicism Targeted In The Media

Sam Miller, prominent Cleveland businessman - Jewish, not Catholic - is fighting mad about the seemingly concentrated effort by the media to disparage the Catholic Church in the United States. The following are excerpts of a speech by well-known Cleveland businessman Mr. Miller at the City Club of Cleveland, given on Thursday, March 6. Even though of the Jewish faith, Miller has been a staunch supporter of the Cleveland Diocese and Bishop Anthony Pilla. It was published in the May-June issue of the Buckeye Bulletin.

5/2/2008 6:40 PM

So How Much Cash Have The Candidates Raised Now?

Ah, but it gets crazier by the month. For the latest totals of campaign contributions, the Democrats have collected $524.6 million dollars, and the Republican $334.8 million. Democratic Senator Barack Obama has collected the most contributions, at $234.7 million, followed by Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton at $189.1 million. Next comes Republican drop-out Mitt Romney at $104.8 million, and then Republican Senator John McCain at $80.6 million. Republican Congressman Ron Paul is seventh in line (at $34.4 million) after former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Democratic candidate John Edwards.

5/2/2008 6:36 PM

DC Madam Conspiracy Theory Takes Root Over March Interview

It seems open-and-shut: Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the 52-year-old woman dubbed in the press as the DC Madam, was convicted in federal court two weeks ago of running an illegal prostitution ring for the Washington DC's elite. Yesterday, she was found hanging in a shed by her mother Blanche Palfrey and was said to have committed suicide. Police announced that they did not expect foul play. But PrisonPlanet.com, one of the homes of The Alex Jones Show, has interviews posted on their site that tell a much different tale than that seen in Time Magazine.

5/2/2008 6:35 PM

Sesame Street Creates Program Version About The War

Sesame Workshop - who owns Sesame Street - released a new Sesame Street Video called Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployment, Homecoming, Changes. The video is for children who have a parent or parents that left for, or returned from the Middle East or the Iraq War, and addresses how children can deal with their emotions about it; even their emotions about parent returning with a war injury. In it, Elmo says his father was deployed three times, and Elmo became sad and more dependent on his mother.

5/2/2008 6:31 PM

May 2nd News Roundup, Stuff You Don't Want To Miss

Michael Brodkorb of Minnesota Democrats Exposed has Senator Al Franken's campaign reeling, and Franken paying $70,000 in backed taxes to 17 different states; Rebellious teen says animals saved her life; Seattle man denied liver transplant due to medicinal marijuana dies of liver failure; Barbara Walters is appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show and will be discussing details of her affair with moderate Republican Senator Edward Brooke; all this and more on our May 2nd News Roundup.

5/2/2008 6:29 PM

Ron Paul On CNN's Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer

CNN's Wolf Blitzer had Ron Paul in the Situation Room today via satellite to talk to him about Paul's new book, the Republican and Democratic Parties, why Paul is hasn't dropped out of the presidential race, and more. Blitzer said that Paul's Revolution: A Manifesto is already a huge best-seller. Paul mentioned the voting records of John McCain, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama; but when Wolf asked if Ron Paul had to pick one of those three candidates for President, he said I would think the one who would most likely keep us from expanding the war is probably Obama.

5/2/2008 6:29 PM

Chad Kroeger Got A Light Sentence

Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger was given the minimum sentence at his court date Thursday. Chad was tested at twice the legal limit when he got his DUI. His punishment? $600 fine and a year without his drivers license. Woohoo!!

5/2/2008 6:26 PM

The FCC Says TMZ Is Bona Fide

The Federal Communications Commission has ruled that TMZ's magazine show is a bona fide news program. Before you get all freaked out keep in mind they said the same thing about the 700 Club and ABC Family.

5/2/2008 6:22 PM

NBC Brings Reruns To A New Level

NBC will be streaming full episodes of vintage shows on various websites. Ads and all. Some of the shows you’ll be seeing are Battlestar Galactica( the original one), Kojak, Miami Vice, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and The A-Team.

5/2/2008 6:22 PM

Did Bret Michaels Find True Love?

Bret Michaels now says that he's found true love with season 2 contestant Ambre Lake and he's handing the reigns over to Richie Sambora. There's no word on what Bret will do next other than this week's appearance on Don't Forget the Lyrics.

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