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Cast from ‘Jersey Shore’ to appear on ‘The View’
Published on 10 Feb, 2010 at 10:42 in Entertainment, Featured | Viewed 123 views times | No Comments
ABC says the house mates from “Jersey Shore” are headed to “The View” for some fist-pumping and outlandish talk. ABC says the unlikely stars from the hit MTV reality series about a group of 20-something Italian-Americans will be guests on the weekday talk show on Feb. 23. They’re all scheduled to appear: Snooki, JWoww, Vinny,
Pete Wentz says Fall Out Boy not completely done
Published on 10 Feb, 2010 at 10:40 in Entertainment | Viewed 76 views times | No Comments
Pete Wentz says talk of Fall Out Boy’s demise has been blown out of proportion, but he isn’t sure when the rock band will get back to performing together again. Earlier this week, lead singer Patrick Stump told Spin.com that the group was done after Wentz tweeted that he didn’t see a future for the
Miranda Kerr: Banker shouldn’t lose job over photo
Published on 10 Feb, 2010 at 10:36 in Entertainment, Featured | Viewed 129 views times | No Comments
Miranda Kerr says an Australian banker left red-faced when a live TV broadcast showed him looking at her scantily clad photos at work shouldn’t be fired. Macquarie Bank worker Dave Kiely was at his desk as a colleague was being interviewed about interest rates when the camera showed him apparently opening e-mail attachments of nearly
Coroner: Pneumonia killed Murphy, drugs had role
Published on 10 Feb, 2010 at 10:34 in Entertainment | Viewed 80 views times | No Comments
Brittany Murphy, the star of “Clueless” and “8 Mile,” died from pneumonia, with prescription drugs and anemia also playing a role, a coroner’s official said Thursday. The Dec. 20 death of the actress was accidental and likely could have been prevented if Murphy had seen a doctor sooner, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said. He
Obama remarks threaten Las Vegas hotels
Published on 9 Feb, 2010 at 19:06 in Hotels | Viewed 167 views times | No Comments
Barack Obama was recently involved in some controversy when he came out once again against Americans who enjoy visiting that exciting gaming destination in the desert, fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. The state of Nevada usually votes Republican in presidential elections, but voters in the state broke with those trends in 2008, and Obama captured its
Baseball spring training on the horizon
Published on 9 Feb, 2010 at 19:05 in Events | Viewed 116 views times | No Comments
Now that the Super Bowl is in the books (congratulations Saints!) we can turn the page and look forward to the rest of the sporting season. One event that is anxiously awaited each year by fans of our national pastime is the advent of spring training. Baseball is unique in many ways, and one of
Tyler reportedly not suing Aerosmith
Published on 9 Feb, 2010 at 19:02 in Entertainment | Viewed 68 views times | No Comments
Aerosmith, who are believed by many to be the most important American rock and roll band of all time, have enjoyed amazing longevity. Though they signed their first major label record deal back in 1972 with Columbia Records, they are still a very viable, and profitable, commodity to this day. It is well known that
Beware fast food sales pitch
Published on 9 Feb, 2010 at 19:01 in Dining | Viewed 197 views times | No Comments
Americans have been inundated with a psychological barrage of images that represent fast food as being fun and delicious, and the cartoon icons that represent these companies ubiquitously line our streets and occupy our television screens. When you are an aware adult who is conscious enough to do your research and understand how unhealthy these
Study: Grad rates between blacks, whites widening
Published on 17 Dec, 2009 at 17:34 in Sports | Viewed 116 views times | No Comments
The disparity between graduation rates for white and black college football players at schools headed to bowl games grew slightly this year, according to a study released Monday. The annual report by the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport also showed overall academic progress. But there were 21 schools that
Italy probes ex-cyclist Bettini’s tax returns
Published on 17 Dec, 2009 at 17:33 in Sports | Viewed 95 views times | No Comments
Olympic cycling gold medalist Paolo Bettini has been placed under investigation for alleged tax evasion in Italy. Ernesto Ceccarelli, an official with the tax police in the Tuscan town of Livorno, says the now-retired Bettini is suspected of evading taxes on nearly $16.6 million. Ceccarelli said investigators believe Bettini fictitiously transferred his residence to Monte
