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Mexico City Opens World’s Largest Ice Skating Rink
For the second year in a row, Mexico City has opened a massive ice skating rink, occupying nearly half of the city’s main Zocalo plaza.
The rink, a popular and free winter pastime, saw nearly 4 million visitors last year.
This year’s rink was inaugurated with tremendous fanfare on Saturday night as crowds packed the square to [...]
Rosie O’Donnell Show - Gone !!
Rosie Live. What a waste.
After one episode NBC realized they made a HUGE mistake giving this lady a show and is pulling the plug.
The show attracted just 5 million viewers, down even from the previous week’s low-rated Knight Rider.
In her signature online shorthand, O’Donnell writes: “there will be no more. no ratings. bad reviews. yet [...]
CNN Heroes
CNN has officially become my trusted source for television news. I began watching them pretty regularly during the 2008 presidential election campaign, but tonight, Thanksgiving night, when their aired their 2nd annual CNN Heroes special, they have me as a full fledged convert.
I recorded the show thinking that it would be an hour of biography, [...]
Sasha Fierce on The Today Show
Beyonce’s new double album, I Am…Sasha Fierce opened on top of the Billboard charts this week, as was expected.
She appeared on The Today Show this morning and performed a few songs.
Gentlemen, I will say no more and let you enjoy:
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What You Say Ozzy ??
Ozzy and Sprint/Nextel have hooked up and did a short, but entertaining spot for Sprint phones and SMS messaging.
Check it out.
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Farewell Dark Knight
‘Batman RIP’ will see “the end of Bruce Wayne as Batman”, according to Grant Morrison.
There are rumors that Batman will suffer a gruesome end when his sidekick Robin goes over to “the dark side” and destroys him in a terrible betrayal.
Batman, alter ego of Bruce Wayne a wealthy industrialist, operates in the American Gotham City.
Others [...]
Joe the Plumber Peddling DTV Converters
The mascot of the McCain Presidential bid, Mr. Joe the Plumber, has now moved into the TV business.
He’s the spokesman and doing public service announcements and commercialis for VelocityStore.com telling people get their DTV converter before it’s too late.
Are you kidding me? This is so lame.
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Cuddle Party
Tania Rashid, from current.com, bravely ventures into the world of cuddle parties, a phenomenon that seems to be sweeping the country.
I, don’t know…
I’d be interested in getting your comments on this. Looking at the video I tend to liken this activity to the swinger parties of the ‘70 and ’80s.
You tell me.
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Snoop Dogg Cooking With Martha Stewart
The Doggfather made a stop at Martha Stewart’s crib whipped up some mashed potatoes.
Check it out.
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National Day of Listening
The folks at StoryCorps are asking each of us to have “The conversation of a lifetime…”
This holiday season, ask the people around you about their lives - it could be your grandmother, a teacher, or someone from the neighborhood. By listening to their stories, you will be telling them that they matter and they won’t [...]
