Google works to verify Google+ celebrity accountsWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:41AMGoogle wants celebrities to start using its Google+ social networking service , and is preparing to launch a verified account system akin to what Twitter already has in place to entice them to come on board.
Piers Morgan seeks apology over phone hacking claimWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:20AMFormer British tabloid editor Piers Morgan has demanded an apology from a lawmaker who made claims about him admitting to phone hacking, at the London hearing which quizzed Rupert Murdoch.
News: Hulk Hogan doing Saints Row voiceWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:16AMAnd a porn star and someone from Lost. Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan is doing a voice for upcoming open world mental 'em up Saints Row: The Third. Ex-porn star Sasha Grey and Lost Daniel Dae Kim also lend their dulcet tones to Volition's game. Hogan plays Angel DeLaMuerte, a wrestler wronged by his former tag-team partner. He teams up with the Saints to take over the city of Steelport. Read more...
What We Learned: Why do we overvalue playoff performance?Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:15AMHello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it. Joel Ward wasn't an NHL regular until he was 28. He'll be 31 in December. He's never surpassed his career highs of 17 goals and 35 points set in that first season ...
Sean Hoare’s death adds twist to phone hacking scandalWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:11AMSean Hoare said he was told to stop at nothing to deliver celebrity scoops for the Sunday papers, and he delivered some of the most sensational as he knocked back whiskey and snorted cocaine with the stars.
Food & Wine Events: East Bay & BeyondWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:08AMTaste of Terroir: Livermore Valley's Wine and Food Experience -- 6-9 p.m. July 21. Join Livermore Valley Winemakers and Bay Area chefs as they team up to create innovate and delectable wine and food pairings.
'I would Wendi Deng for you'Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:07AMNetizens react to Murdoch Rupert's wife who slapped an assailant who attacked her husband with a foam pie. -AsiaOne
‘Glee’ in 3DWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:54AMHere’s a bit of good news to all the fans of the American series Glee in which Filipino singer Charice appeared thrice in season 2. Twentieth Century Fox filmed the cast’s concert in 3D and is releasing it as a movie.
Remains of the Day: Google and M-Lab Giving Away BISMark Routers [For What Its Worth]Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:29PM# forwhatitsworth Google and M-Lab giving away diagnostic BISMark routers; Time magazine builds a paywall for non-subscribers; BrowserID is a new way to sign into websites; Google reveals its 'celebrity acquisition plan;' take a look at the improved Gmail gadget for iGoogle; AmEx offers deals based on Facebook Likes; how News of the World hacked everyone's phone; and how to install Chromium OS ...
Sarah Palin’s ‘The Undefeated’: We saw it so you don’t have to!Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:15PMA documentarian could hardly ask for a better subject than Sarah Palin. Love her or hate her, the former governor of Alaska has managed to remain in the public spotlight thanks to her captivating (and polarizing) persona — a self-appointed mama grizzly who positions herself as so outside the political system that she can host
News Corp.'s in-store ad firm faced several U.S. lawsuitsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:13PMAs Rupert Murdoch and his son took the hot seat Tuesday in the British Parliament, old questions about News Corp.'s business practices were getting fresh scrutiny on the other side of the Atlantic.
Murdoch survives grilling but the family empire teetersTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:52PMIt was painful to watch. Billed as the ultimate political theatre, here was Rupert Murdoch whose newspapers had put countless victims to the rhetorical sword, whose phone calls were feared by prime ministers, foundering in front of a parliamentary inquiry.
Piers Morgan: I never participated in phone hackingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:50PMPiers Morgan, host of CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" and a former editor of two British tabloid newspapers, on Tuesday called a British lawmaker's allegations that he participated in phone hacking "nonsense."
News faces the musicTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:39PMIt became clear that 80-year-old Rupert Murdoch wasn't up to a grilling from a bunch of MPs on a mission.
Watch the 'Jersey Shore' Season 4 Premiere TrailerTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:27PMWhile most "Jersey Shore" fans can't wait for the show's Season 4 premiere on August 4, I'm admittedly a little nervous. That's because Season 4 takes place in Italy -- and I'm not sure that Snooki , The Situation , JWoww , Pauly D , Deena, Vinny, Sammi, and Ronnie are exactly the best people to be representing America abroad.
7/20 Peach Buzz: Switching channels: off the air, into the dirtTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:17PMAfter chasing down tips on where movies like "The Three Stooges" and "American Reunion" have been filming lately (the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center and TPC Sugarloaf) we decided to check out a somewhat smaller picture the other day.
In Demand To Put Spotlight On Movies On Demand At Comic-ConTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:59AMOn-demand content aggregator In Demand will look to make a big marketing splash at this week's Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, beginning Wednesday, in an effort to promote cable's Movies On Demand efforts.
Ja Rule Latest in Long Line of Celeb Tax-EvadersTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:57AMRapper Ja Rule has been sentenced to over two years in prison for failure to file his taxes. His failure to report over $3 million in income for 2004 and 2006 is the latest legal trouble for the hip hop star, who was already facing prison time for a gun charge, according to Reuters. Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, is not the only celebrity to get into legal trouble. Some of the stars ...
Boy involved in Lamar Odom’s car accident passes awayTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:51AMBy now you've no doubt heard of the SUV crash from last Thursday that saw a car service hired by Los Angeles Laker Lamar Odom crash into a motorcyclist in downtown New York City. Odom wasn't driving, but it was his hired truck that crashed into a motorcyclist, which then crashed into a 15-year old boy. It turns out that the boy, a pedestrian, has died from the injuries sustained in the crash ...
Journalist who outed News of the World found deadTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:51AMSean Hoare was the kind of reporter who could knock back several whiskeys and a few lines of cocaine before filing salacious stories of celebrity misbehavior.
Celebs swing at SaugeenTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:48AMLocal celebrities hit the links at Saugeen Golf Club for the 16th annual Jeff Preston Celebrity Golf Tournament Friday to raise money for muscular dystrophy. Over 200 golfers participated in the event.
Lawyer: Elaborate plans made to keep Casey Anthony safeTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:47AMORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Casey Anthony's whereabouts for her first week of freedom were a closely guarded secret Monday, known only to a select few as she tries to start a new life after being acquitted of killing her daughter. One of her lawyers says an elaborate plan was made to protect her from people with "the lynch-mob mentality."
Lil Kim Vetoed off New Monica TrackTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:45AM*While Monica was wrapping up a track featuring Rick Ross and Lil’ Kim, she went to Voletta Wallace, the mother of the late Notorious B.I.G., to get approval of the sampling of her son’s “Who Shot Ya.” All was going well until Mrs. Wallace heard Kim on the song and refused to move forward with [...]
Google+ to launch verified accounts: reportTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:36AMTwitter-style verified accounts could be coming to Google+, according to a July 19 report by news site CNN.
Lawyer: Elaborate plans made to keep Anthony safeMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:23PMCasey Anthony's whereabouts for her first week of freedom were a closely guarded secret Monday, known only to a select few as she tries to start a new life after being acquitted of killing her daughter.
Hosni Mubarak Ministers to Survive Cabinet PurgeMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:12PM Egypt's justice and interior ministers, divisive post-Hosni Mubarak regime figures, will survive Monday's Cabinet purge, Egypt's state-run news agency reported....
Charlie Sheen returns to TV with show called Anger ManagementMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:12PMHe's "winning" - again. Charlie Sheen, who had a spectacular fall from TV grace on his former sitcom Two and a Half Men, has confirmed reports that he will return to television in a new comedy, Anger Management, based on the 2003 movie of the same name.
Exclusive: Judge Mablean Says People Want Her Back on ‘Divorce Court’Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:05PM*It was five years ago that Fox Television made the sudden announcement that its beloved Judge Mablean Ephriam of “Divorce Court” had “decided to step down after seven years” – a statement that the daytime TV fixture immediately denied in a retaliatory press conference. “The truth is that Fox and I were unable to reach [...]
Slender Estates: The Slimmest, Tiniest, How-Do-They-Fit Houses in the WorldMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:05PMAustrian artist Erwin Wurm has exhibited his "Narrow House"—a sculpture modeled after his childhood home but constricted in width—around the world, but it has found perhaps its most ironic installation in Venice, Italy, where it has been placed next...
Casey Anthony lies low on her first day of freedomMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:57PMORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — This is what freedom looks like for Casey Anthony: $537.68 from her jail account, no job, estranged parents, a criminal record, lawsuits pending against her and the scorn of multitudes who think she got away with murder.
Charlie Sheen gets his "Anger Management" on TV showMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:06PMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - He's "winning" -- again. Charlie Sheen, who had a spectacular fall from TV grace on his former sitcom "Two and a Half Men," confirmed on Monday reports that he will return to television in a new comedy, "Anger Management," based on the 2003 movie of the same name.
Justin Bieber Wedding Crash in Malibu Caught On Tape (Video)Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:03PMJustin Bieber and his girlfriend Selena Gomez were reported to have crashed a wedding reception being held at Malibu, according to various international news sites. Justin Bieber crashed wedding in Malibu Image Credit: Youtube.com The report of Justin Bieber‘s wedding crash originated in a Youtube video posted by the cousin of the bride. Accordingly, Justin [...]
Now free, Casey Anthony avoiding public eyeMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:00PMORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - ORLANDO, Fla. - Casey Anthony's whereabouts for her first week of freedom were a closely guarded secret Monday, known only to a select few as she tries to start a new life after being acquitted of killing her daughter.
The Guardian: The First Female Head Of The IMF Is Smart And Sexy, But Mostly SexyMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:00PMAfter Dominique Strauss-Kahn embarked on a reported three day "sex binge" culminating in the alleged rape of a hotel maid in New York City, it was Christine LaGarde who picked up the reins at the IMF. She's the first woman to fill that role, a French woman with American ties. So what's she like?
50 Cent Vows Never to Watch Fox News Over Chris Brown BashingMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:00PMBy Alexis Garrett Stodghill 50 Cent took to his own personal air waves to call out Fox News over their attack on NBC for Chris Brown’s appearance on the network. Vowing never to watch the conservative news channel again, the outspoken rapper told his millions of Twitter followers: Hating on NBC for having chris brown [...]
Yashar Ali: A Change of Heart: The Real Housewives Can Do Real DamageMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:58PMI can no longer stand to watch a program that -- while brilliantly produced and written with respect to entertainment value -- perpetuates a horrible stereotype about women: that they are hysterical, unhinged and conniving.
Ja Rule Gets Prison Time For Tax EvasionMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:48PM(CNN) -- Rapper Jeffrey Atkins, also known as Ja Rule, was sentenced Monday to 28 months in prison for failing to file tax returns with the IRS after admitting that he did not pay his taxes for five years, the Justice Department said in a news release Monday.
Fresh out of jail, Anthony lays lowMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:48PMORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - This is what freedom looks like for Casey Anthony: $537.68 from her jail account, no job, estranged parents, a criminal record, lawsuits pending against her and the scorn of multitudes who think she got away with murder.
Perry captures Florida Open in playoffMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:24AMLocal pro Rod Perry won the 65th Florida Open in a three-hole playoff Sunday. Perry, teaching professional at Daytona Beach Golf Club, shot rounds of 68-69-69 (10-under-par 206) at Black Diamond Ranch, and tied with Alan Morin of Royal Palm Beach. In the subsequent three-hole aggregate playoff, Morin made triple-bogey on the first hole, while Perry made birdie and coasted through the final two ...
Woods could still beat recordMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:14AMTIGER Woods is missing his second straight major championship this week, but his former swing coach Hank Haney says Woods could still surpass the record 18 major titles won by Jack Nicklaus.