Reality TV’s Julien Hug found dead
Posted on 20. Nov, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in Entertainment
A spokesperson for Julien Hug’s family confirmed today that the former Reality TV contestant was found dead in Riverside County. Hug, who is the son of a successful San Diego restauranteur, was a contestant on the Reality TV series “The Bachelorette” in 2009, when the show’s title bachelorette was Jillian Harris. According to the Riverside [...]
Lil Wayne released from prison today
Posted on 04. Nov, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in Entertainment
According to The Washington Post, while MTV had said that “we” would have to wait another 24 hours for the release of rapper Lil Wayne from prison (I think that Lil Wayne’s own waiting is a bit more important that “our” waiting), TMZ has reported that Lil Wayne was indeed released from prison this morning; [...]
Garth Brooks’ Nashville concert for flood relief
Posted on 03. Nov, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in Entertainment
Last week, Garth Brooks, who (just in case you didn’t know) is the all-time number 1 selling country artist, informed the world that he would be headlining a benefit concert in December, the proceeds of which will go to victims of the spring flooding in Tennessee. This will be the first time that Brooks, who [...]
NASA nibbles its fingernails over Thursday’s space shuttle launch
Posted on 03. Nov, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in Headlines
The space shuttle Discovery, were it not for its capitalized “D”, would suggest a very exciting scientific development: the discovery of an unknown space shuttle; maybe from another planet, maybe from one of those neighboring countries which we so affectionately refer to as “hard-liners”. Instead, our capitalized “D” suggests the proper name of a space [...]
Obama speaks of being “shellacked” at press conference today
Posted on 03. Nov, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in Politics
President Obama discussed the outcome of the mid-term elections, among other things, at a press conference today. The President said that he was humbled by the “shellacking” the Democrats took at the polls on Tuesday. So far, however, the President is not being petty about the outcome: he also said that he was ready and [...]
“Friends” of Chalie Sheen express worry
Posted on 02. Nov, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in Entertainment
The LA News Monitor has said that “Friends” of Charlie Sheen are expressing their concerns over Sheen’s hotel rampaging and partying activities. A mysterious source claimed to be “close” to Sheen, has been quoted as saying: “He is completely out of control. No one can get through to him.” Furthermore, another one of these incredibly [...]
Jon Stewart on the “Perpetual Panic Conflictinator”
Posted on 02. Nov, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in Politics
The recent joint Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert hosted Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear brought out an unexpectedly large crowd of 215,000 this weekend; the rally was originally expected to attract roughly 60.000 attendees. At the time, Jon Stewart jokingly said that there were more than 10 million people there; when informed of the actual [...]
Randy Quaid fears Hollywood hitmen
Posted on 02. Nov, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in Entertainment
Although Randy Quaid and his wife are scheduled to appear in court today in California for an arraignment on felony vandalism charges, one might expect, based on Quaid’s statements, that the 60-year-old actor may not show for his court date. Why would Randy Quaid do such a thing, you ask? Well, apparently, Quaid believes that [...]