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February 18, 2005
Give me a break, Britney: Spears excoriates US Weekly
Britney Spears is not pleased with this magazine cover. Britney Spears had a few photographs snapped of her honeymoon, and in what is an absolute shock, they ended up in the sensationalist quasi-tabloid magazine US Weekly. The cover of this week’s edition contains the headline “Britney’s private album” and includes a number of photos from [...]
Nathan Novak at 11:19 pm
February 17, 2005
Golfer DQ’ed for missing Pro-Am
Professional golfer Retief Goosen missed his early morning tee time for a Pro-Am tournament Wednesday because he overslept. As a result, he was disqualified from playing in the $4.8 million Nissan Open that started play today. Wednesday golf?!? Can’t these guys get a day off? They’re already working Thursday through Sunday. Ok, well not [...]
Eric Anderson at 8:45 pm
February 15, 2005
TV news largely ignoring local politics, issues
A recent study showed that just 8% of local evening newscasts gave time to local issues and political races in the month leading up to the 2004 elections. The survey, which focused on the eleven largest television markets in the nation, found that 55% of such newscasts gave coverage to the presidential election. [...]
Nathan Novak at 1:12 pm
February 11, 2005
Jury pool: 1 in 7 have links to Jackson
The Trial of the Century may be spawning the voir dire from hell. Michael Jackson, one of the most well-known stars in entertainment history, will certainly have a hard time finding twelve jurors who haven’t formed some opinion about him already. His unique demeanor and sometimes eccentric actions have been highly publicized, as [...]
Nathan Novak at 11:14 am
February 9, 2005
Stand-up star ready to Rock new-look Oscars
In his 77th renewal, Oscar is looking to first-time host Chris Rock to shake things up and “loosen up” the stars. The first-time host will enjoy a stage that juts out into the audience to better suit his walk-and-talk style, organizers say. And they’re planning other shake-ups to the Feb. 27 telecast, including [...]
Kevin Dees at 7:32 pm
February 8, 2005
Tsunami Relief Concerts Continue, Rapper Jay-Z Headlines
It’s been nearly 6 weeks since earthquakes ravaged Southeast Asia and East Africa with deadly tsunamis. World relief efforts have so far raised almost $4 Billion, but the effort is not done yet. Two concerts will be held in southern California this month to benefit victims of the storm. The first in [...]
Eric Anderson at 12:00 pm
February 7, 2005
Geraldo unabashedly shills for Michael Jackson
There had been much hoopla about Michael Jackson’s interview with Geraldo in the few days leading up to it. Many in the speculation corps of the media (an ever-growing wing these days) thought that Jackson’s lawyers chose Geraldo on strategic grounds, given the fact that he had been fairly pro-Jackson in his coverage. [...]
Nathan Novak at 10:47 am
Poker Champ inks deal with Death Row Records
In an attempt to capitalize on the poker craze in the United States… 2003 World Series of Poker champion Chris Moneymaker has started his own poker company. The new company, Moneymaker Gaming, will manufacture poker accessories and related items. In an attempt to continue his tradition of doing the stupidest thing possible… Death Row Record’s founder [...]
Eric Anderson at 12:26 am
February 5, 2005
$50K, or I Eat the Bunny
SaveToby.com You have until June 30th, 2005, to get this guy’s bank account up to $50,000… or this bunny will be eaten: He claims he has $12,705…so the goal is within reach! For the health food nuts out there, rabbit is extremely low in calories yet a good source of protein. It tastes like chicken (what doesn’t?). Rabbit [...]
Eric Anderson at 4:11 pm
February 3, 2005
Lions, Tigers, Bears, Monkeys, Mario Van Peebles, Oscars . . . Oh My!
Moreover, the Academy has become a collection of art-house double-latte enthusiasts without regard for films that people actually like. Indeed, this year, with nominees from films with ‘Rwanda’ in the title, and with plotlines like that of ‘Finding Neverland,’ both of which appeal to no demographic that I could ever define, I again grow weary with the Academy.
Kevin Dees at 5:01 pm


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