Michael Douglas Has Throat Cancer
Michael Douglas is being treated for stage four throat cancer — a “walnut-sized” tumor at the base of his tongue. That sounds grim, but Douglas says doctors have given him an 80% chance of survival.
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Rachel Uchitel Has Paid Las Vegas $1349!
[ Posted September 2010 ]Well well!
Zsa Zsa Gabor Health Watch, Day 1884
1884 days counting back to her stroke on July 6, 2005, that is.Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed to the hospital yet again yesterday, the poor kid, after being found “unresponsive.” But it turns out it’s not life-threatening. “Reports of my mother’s passing are hurtful and unprofessional,” says her daughter, Constance Francesca Hilton.
George Clooney Movie Review First Lines That Make Us Not Want to See the Movie Very Much Even Though Normally We’ll See Practically Anything Starring George Clooney
“The American” is an exercise in style and withheld sentiment, a bleak
and atmospheric art-house thriller that’s more of an aesthetic
experience than an emotional one.Wahhhhh. Funny, the trailer makes it seem a little more exciting.
The Jersey Circus: JWoWW Meets NotMe
The Internet’s ironic love affair with The Family Circus continues with The Jersey Circus. Yes, all captions are actual utterances from the Jersey Shore cast.
“The American Combat Mission in Iraq Has Ended”
How beautiful to hear those words — spoken by President Barack Obama from the Oval Office on Tuesday night. We’re not out of Iraq by a long shot: 50,000 U.S. troops are still there. They’re all supposed to be home by the end of 2011. In the meantime, what a great step in the right direction.
Tony Blair Talks Smack on Gordon Brown
After three years of keeping mum, former British Prime Minister
Roger Federer Between the Legs — for the Win!
Roger Federer played a terrific between-the-legs shot — a “tweener,” as the announcer calls it — in his first match of the 2010 U.S. Open last night.
The Glenn Beck Rally: 80,000 or 650,000?
ASU Professor Steve Doig was part of a team that used high-def overhead photos to count the crowds at Glenn Beck’s rally at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday. Beck him
Barack and Michelle Obama: Helicopter Parents
President Barack Obama, with his wife Michelle (at top) and daughters Malia (right) and Sasha, returned to the White House yesterday after the family’s 10-day vacation in Martha’s Vineyard. All four made a stopo
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This week on the Who2 blog:
Paris Hilton’s Problem: Cocaine or Lip Balm?
“Miss Hilton pulled out a tube of lip balm. At the same time … a bindle of cocaine in a plastic bag came out of her purse” in plain view of police in the room.The Las Vegas Review-Journal on Paris Hilton’s Friday-night arrest for cocaine possession.
Yes, It’s THAT Eli Wallach
Our new profile of veteran actor Eli Wallach has just been posted by editor Paul Hehn.You look at recent photos of Eli Wallach and think, oh, here’s this grandfatherly old fellow who pinches babies’ cheeks and wears tweed socks and sits on park benches looking harmlessly at pretty girls as they jog past.
Nate Silver Moves to The New York Times
Political analyst Nate Silver has moved his excellent blog, FiveThirtyEight.com, to the New York Times.
Kermit the Frog (Primal Edition) Donated to the Smithsonian
The original Kermit the Frog has “come home” to Washington, DC.
Are You an Average Brit?
If so, you see the Google logo 50 times a day.
George Vecsey Knows Cincinnati
Here’s a great column by my favorite sports columnist, George Vescey, on Cincinnati baseball hero Joey Votto.
The Expendables: A ‘Delightfully Bad’ Review
I went to see The Expendables, knowing it wouldn’t be a very good movie. The only thing that would have made it worse is if it had been a better movie. As it is, it’s delightfully bad.
Anna Nicole Smith, The Opera
Last March NPR did a story on a proposed opera based on the turbulent life of model Anna Nicole Smith. Now the U.K. press is reporting that the opera will …..
Sean Connery: 6 Great Photos for his 80th Birthday
[Note: First published on August 25, 2010]