HOLLYWOOD DIRT OVERFLOW (10-06-10)
KIM KARDASHIAN IS READY FOR SOME HOOKUPS IN NEW YORK CITY:
KIM and KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN have moved to New York City for yet another reality show, just as Kim finds herself SINGLE. And she plans on taking advantage of that fact. --She says, quote, "I'm down for some hookups . . . I have never really given it a shot to be single. I tried and I tried to play that role but I really wasn't single." (--By the way . . . One more sign of the Apocalypse: Kim now officially has more than 5 million Twitter followers. Also in that club are Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Ashton Kutcher, Justin Bieber, President Obama and Ellen DeGeneres.)
BRAD AND ANGELINA ARE HAVING TROUBLE IN THE BEDROOM . . . BECAUSE OF BRAD'S GAS:
BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE are having some problems in the bedroom . . . because of Brad's GAS. --According to the "National Enquirer", Brad marinates artichokes and uses them in his evening cocktails. And they produce a noxious side effect. --A source says, quote, "Brad gets some nasty gas from consuming so many artichokes, and it's driving poor Angelina crazy. It's gotten so bad that Angie sometimes sleeps in a separate bedroom."
JOSH DUHAMEL SAYS HE NEVER SHOULD HAVE GONE INTO THAT ATLANTA STRIP CLUB:
When JOSH DUHAMEL was filming his new movie, "Life As We Know It", in Atlanta, he decided to spend one of his off-nights at a strip club. --Little did he know that one of the dancers there would make his life HELL by inventing a bogus story about how they slept together. -That's Josh's version of the events, and he's sticking to it. To this day he maintains that his only mistake was going into the club in the first place. --He tells the "USA Today", quote, "That was definitely one of the most difficult periods I've ever been through. --"I walked into that place and I never should have done that. That was my mistake, you know, and I'll never do it again. But you can't help what people are going to do, and you can't tell what people are going to do for money. --"That was the biggest thing I learned. I was like, wow, these people really exist. These people really will, they don't care. If they make money, they'll do it." --Josh says the hardest part of the whole ordeal is that his wife, FERGIE, had to go through it with him. He says, quote, "She didn't deserve that."
DONALD TRUMP IS CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2012:
Someone conducted a phone poll in New Hampshire last month, in which they asked residents questions related to several potential Republican presidential candidates.--DONALD TRUMP was among those potential candidates . . . and apparently, his numbers were good. Good enough that Donald is actually CONSIDERING a campaign for 2012. --He says, quote, "For the first time in my life, I'm actually thinking about it. I see what's going on with this country and it's never been worse. What's happening is a disgrace." --He adds, quote, "I love this country, we have a great country . . . but it's not really great like it used to be. --"Let's face it, we are no longer respected the way we used to be respected, and if we keep going like this, within 10 years China is going to overtake us easily." --For the record, Donald says he had NOTHING to do with the poll . . . quote, "It wasn't my poll. I didn't take this poll, I didn't pay for this poll, but I hear the results are amazing." (--New Hampshire is treated as an early proving ground for potential presidential candidates because it traditionally holds the first primary. A candidate's showing in New Hampshire can potentially make or break their campaign.)
THIS JUST IN: GARY COLEMAN'S WIFE DID NOT KILL HIM:
This just in: GARY COLEMAN'S wife did NOT kill him. SHANNON PRICE has been cleared by the coroner's official report . . . which says that Gary's death was ACCIDENTAL. --Gary died from bleeding in his brain this past May, after he fell and hit his head in his Utah home. It's possible that the fall was caused by a seizure. --Gary had suffered seizures the previous January and February. Doctors never determined why. --For the record, Shannon was never a suspect in Gary's death. But that didn't stop the cowardly masses on the Internet from anonymously voicing their suspicions. Some accused her of pushing Gary down a flight of stairs. --About a week after Gary's death, Shannon addressed that speculation. She said, quote, "People are so cruel, they don't even know. I was upstairs, he was downstairs, how am I going to push him? --"That affected me more than anything, the scrutiny that people come up with . . . they are just heartless."
LISA RINNA HAD HER TOP LIP DEFLATED LAST MONTH:
It happened about 20 years too late, but LISA RINNA finally got sick of her enormous fish lips. And thus, on August 26th, she had her monstrous top lip surgically DEFLATED. (--Lisa got her upper lip pumped full of silicone back in 1986.) --She tells "People" magazine, quote, "My lips started to define who I am. That bothered me." --But her decision had nothing to do with the haters. She says, quote, "It doesn't matter what other people think. I did it for myself." --Lisa's mouth is actually still swollen from the procedure. It'll take about six months to heal fully. She says, quote, "It's a work in progress, but I feel fantastic." (--Here's Lisa and her husband, "Clash of the Titans" superstar HARRY HAMLIN, discussing her lip on yesterday's "Today" show . . .)
http://www.eonline.com/videos/v72865_lisa-rinnas-reduced-lips.html
LISA RINNA AND HARRY HAMLIN FOUND OUT THEIR CLOTHING STORE WAS BEING ROBBED . . . WHILE THEY WERE DOING A LIVE TV INTERVIEW:
LISA RINNA and HARRY HAMLIN were on the "Today" show yesterday to talk about their upcoming reality show, "Harry Loves Lisa". (--It premieres TONIGHT at 10:00 P.M. on TV Land.) --They also segued into some chatter about Lisa's lips. --But the real drama went down at the very beginning of the interview, when Harry got a cell phone call from someone informing him that their Los Angeles clothing store was BEING ROBBED. --Harry was NOT happy. And he even dissed the alarm company, ADT Security Systems, on live, national TV. He said, quote, "ADT is a useless, absolutely useless company."
(--Here's the video . . .)
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39517415/ns/today-entertainment/
GREG GIRALDO'S WAKE WAS FULL OF COMEDIANS . . . BUT NOBODY MADE JOKES:
GREG GIRALDO'S wake was packed with his fellow comedians. But nobody made any jokes. --The two-night wake was held Sunday and Monday at a funeral home in New York City. Attendees included Jon Stewart, Colin Quinn, Sarah Silverman, Chris Rock, Jeffrey Ross and Jim Norton. --A source says, quote, "It was very sad and emotional. Everyone was down. It's terrible." --Colin delivered a somber eulogy on Monday night, remembering Giraldo as, quote, "So much more than an insult comic. Greg was a comic's comic, who other comics would run to see when he was on stage." --A fund was set up for the future education of Greg's three young sons. You can send donations to the following address . . .
Giraldo Children's Fund
c/o MaryAnn McAlpin-Giraldo
P.O. Box 1827
New York, NY 10025
HAVE MILEY CYRUS' PARENTS LOST CONTROL OF HER?
It's the question everyone is asking: Have MILEY CYRUS' parents, TISH and BILLY RAY, lost control of their daughter? --According to the website HollywoodLife.com, the answer is YES. --A so-called "family friend" says, quote, "At first Tish, got upset when people would tell her her daughter was being wild, but now she's realizing it herself. --"We're concerned for her. She's 17 years old, but is the one who makes the money and calls all the shots in the family. No one tells Miley no. And even if they did, she's so charismatic that she'd convince them to change their minds." --The source adds, quote, "She's a sweet girl at heart, but she's starting to push the envelope. Between the fast-paced lifestyle and her new 'image', everyone is saying that it's just a matter of time before she ends up in trouble. --"We don't want her to be the next Lindsay Lohan, but the odds are against her."
NOW, SOURCES SAY OKSANA GRIGORIEVA IS *NOT* DOING "OPRAH":
MEL GIBSON'S ex-punching bag, OKSANA GRIGORIEVA, was all set to do "Oprah". But now, sources say it's not happening. -CNN claims that Oksana had to bow out because the judge overseeing her custody and child support battle with Mel gagged her. But TMZ says it was one of Oksana's lawyers who pulled the plug. (--They're not saying why.)
MORE ANTI-BULLYING VIDEOS
CHECK OUT SOME MORE ANTI-BULLYING VIDEOS:
It's getting to the point where, if you're even moderately famous and you haven't made a video denouncing the bullying of young members of the gay community, you are simply NOT COOL.
--Here are the latest . . .
--Here's an interview with MARGARET CHO and her "Dancing with the Stars" partner LOUIS VAN AMSTEL . . . who IS gay . . . on the set of Monday's show. (--They did a gay-themed samba . . .)
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20431814,00.html
(--Dancing with a message didn't save Margaret from elimination, though. Last night she became the third person booted from "Dancing With the Stars".)
--Here's an all-star clip featuring Elton John, Ricky Martin and Wanda Sykes, among others . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBaaDL12bCk
--Here's a YouTube message from "comedian" DANE COOK . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKL8uV8N5Kg
--Here's KATHY GRIFFIN'S message . . .
(--This one has an unedited S-WORD at around the 2:52 mark . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu2JeZn1Uw0
--Here's one from CYNDI LAUPER . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzC0XE0hkSI
--Here's another "all-star" clip, with Anne Hathaway, Jenny McCarthy, Michael Chiklis, Ian Somerhalder and Kristin Cavallari, among others . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InhSGQPuP4o
--Here's one from the great NEIL PATRICK HARRIS . . .
http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/579191/neil-patrick-harris-knows-that-hurting-yourself-is-not-the-answer.jhtml#id=1649108
--And this could very well be the worst of these videos: It's SNOOKI and J-WOWW from "Jersey Shore" . . . and they have the GALL to say, quote, "We know what it's like to be discriminated against." (???)
http://your.mtv.com/clip.aspx?key=C89BAC5DA360FA75&ctx=feat
"ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER" IS COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU:
TIM BURTON will produce . . . but not direct . . . a 3D adaptation of the book "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter". --If you've never heard of it, it's a fictional account . . . obviously . . . of our 16th president's exploits hunting and killing vampires. --It's by Seth Grahame-Smith, and it's the follow-up to his best-seller "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" . . . in which he just took the classic JANE AUSTEN novel and added scenes of ZOMBIE CARNAGE. (--It also turned the Bennet sisters into KILLING MACHINES, trained in the deadly Asian arts so they could protect themselves and those around them from the living dead.) --The movie is scheduled to hit theaters sometime in 2012. (--A "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" movie is also in the works. That one is supposed to come out next year . . . and NATALIE PORTMAN is starring.)
THE "AVATAR" SPECIAL EDITION DVD DROPS NOVEMBER 15TH:
The "Avatar" special edition DVD and Blu-ray hits stores on November 15th. JAMES CAMERON says, quote, "Everything worth putting into a special edition is in this set." (--Technically, there's one thing this one doesn't have: A 3D version of the movie. That's coming out next year. So if you're not into buying the same movie 50 different times, you might want to wait.)
EMMA STONE HAS JOINED THE CAST OF THE NEW "SPIDER-MAN" MOVIE:
EMMA STONE has joined the cast of the upcoming "Spider-Man" reboot. She'll play the female lead, Gwen Stacy. --Gwen was kind of a lesser love interest for Peter Parker in the "Spider-Man" comic books. She was killed by the Green Goblin in 1973. The character appeared in "Spider-Man 3", and was played by BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD. --ANDREW GARFIELD . . . who's in theaters now in "The Social Network" . . . is playing Peter Parker (slash) Spider-Man. (--The movie is due out in July of 2012. And, like everything else these days, it'll be in 3D.)
MTV IS REPORTEDLY BRINGING "PUNK'D" BACK . . . WITH JUSTIN BIEBER RUNNING THE SHOW:
MTV is reportedly "finalizing a deal" to bring "Punk'd" back from the dead . . . with JUSTIN BIEBER taking over for ASHTON KUTCHER as the host. Ashton will remain onboard as the executive producer. --It sounds like the only hold-up is mapping out how the show's shooting schedule would work around Justin's insane life, which is packed with gigs through at least the end of the year. (--And no doubt beyond.) --Assuming a deal is reached, MTV sources say the network would like to launch production as soon as possible, so that the new "Punk'd" could premiere sometime next year. --If Justin's version is the same as Ashton's, Justin would be there for some of the pranks, at least for the climactic reveal . . . while just introducing others. (--In black-and-white, harshly-lit, and mostly-annoying studio segments.) --For now, there's been no comment from MTV, Justin or Ashton. (--"Punk'd" premiered in 2003, and aired 69 episodes before Ashton retired the show in 2007. MTV has supposedly been looking to bring it back ever since.)
CHECK OUT CONAN O'BRIEN'S "SEXY" CAR-WASH PROMO:
CONAN O'BRIEN has put out another funny promo for his new TBS show, which premieres on November 8th. --It's a spoof of those SEXY, slow-motion, car wash videos . . . but in his, Conan seductively washes a DESK to DEF LEPPARD'S "Pour Some Sugar on Me".
(--Here's the video . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUus_-DEpTA
(--And here's PARIS HILTON'S old "sexy" Carl's Jr. car wash commercial . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__HZmDsYK7Q
(--And you can't talk about sexy car-related videos without thinking of WHITESNAKE'S "Here I Go Again" video, which starred TAWNY KITAEN . . . who later proved to be completely insane. Here's that video . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3MXiTeH_Pg
"GLEE" IS PLANNING TO DO AN EPISODE THAT ADDRESSES THE RECENT, ALARMING GAY TEEN SUICIDE TREND:
You've probably heard about the disturbing string of gay teen suicides over the past month, which seem to have been brought on by homophobic bullying. --Well, "Glee" is apparently planning on addressing it on a future episode. --MATTHEW MORRISON . . . who plays Mr. Schuester . . . says, quote, "[Show creator] Ryan [Murphy] wants to do an episode about it, which I think is very smart of him. As a cast I don't know [how] much we can do. --"That's why I think an episode would be great. Ryan is very current with staying on the times, so I think it would be this season if it were to happen."
THE LATEST "DANCING WITH THE STARS" NON-SCANDAL: "SPANK-GATE":
"Dancing with the Stars" has been overflowing with superficial "scandals" this season, and the latest one involves Maksim Chmerkovskiy and spanking. --Here's the quick back-story: In rehearsal footage on Monday's show, Maksim smacked BRANDY on her backside, to encourage her to get her steps right. --Judge LEN GOODMAN ripped him for it. And judge CARRIE ANN INABA also said she didn't "condone" this teaching style . . . and tried to spank Maksim. --Well, Maksim didn't like having his methods questioned, and he especially took offense to Carrie Ann. Yesterday, he said, quote, "It's an absurdly disrespectful thing for her to even think of doing. Is she crazy? She's not my mother. --"There's no reason to comment on my teaching methods. Their job is to assess a celebrity's dancing at that moment. I just feel the judges take it upon themselves to judge way more than they are supposed to . . . and it's a shame. But it is what it is." (--Somewhere, MICHAEL BOLTON is shouting "AMEN!!!") --By the way, Brandy is cool with Maksim . . . quote, "his method works for me."
"DANCING WITH THE STARS" WAS LAST WEEK'S #1 SHOW:
"Dancing with the Stars" continued its dominance in the ratings last week, with 21.3 million people tuning in to the performance show. The "Sunday Night Football" game between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears attracted 20.9 million viewers.
1.) "Dancing with the Stars", ABC, 21.3 million viewers
2.) "Sunday Night Football", NBC, 20.9 million viewers (--The New York Giants beat the Chicago Bears with a score of 17-3.)
3.) "NCIS", CBS, 19.1 million viewers
WEDNESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"America's Next Top Model" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on the CW. (--Supermodel Karolina Kurkova visits the contestants to discuss healthy eating habits.)
--"Modern Family" . . . 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. on ABC. (--Gay couple Cameron and Mitchell attempt to get out of a costume brunch given by guest star Nathan Lane.)
--"Dog the Bounty Hunter" [7th Season Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on A&E. (--Dog tracks down a fugitive who is traveling with his pregnant girlfriend.)
--"Mythbusters" [8th Season Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Discovery.
--"Harry Loves Lisa" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on TV Land. (--A reality show starring "Clash of the Titans" stud Harry Hamlin and his wife Lisa Rinna.)
--"The Whole Truth" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Judd Hirsch . . . who played Rob Morrow's dad on "Numb3rs" . . . guest stars as Maura Tierney's former mentor, who hires Rob Morrow to defend him on murder charges.)
--"Steven Seagal: Lawman" [2nd Season Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on A&E.
--"The Real World/Road Rules Challenge" [20th Season Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on MTV.
--"South Park" [14th Season Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on Comedy Central.
--"Ugly Americans" [Returns from Hiatus] . . . 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. on Comedy Central.
THE BLACK EYED PEAS WILL PUT OUT A NEW ALBUM NEXT MONTH:
The BLACK EYED PEAS have announced that their next album will be called "The Beginning" . . . and that it'll hit stores on November 30th. (--The title seems to play off their last album, "The E.N.D." . . . although E.N.D. was an abbreviation for "Energy Never Dies".) --A while back, WILL.I.AM. said the new disc would be about, quote, "growth, new beginnings and starts, fresh new perspective" . . . whatever that means. (--"The E.N.D." has been certified Double Platinum . . . and featured three #1 singles: "I Gotta Feeling", "Boom Boom Pow" and "Imma Be".)
LISTEN TO ONE OF THE TWO NEW SONGS THAT WILL BE ON PINK'S UPCOMING GREATEST HITS ALBUM:
PINK will release a compilation album called "Greatest Hits . . . So Far!!!" on November 16th. It'll include two NEW songs: One is called "Raise Your Glass", and the other hasn't been determined yet. --"Raise Your Glass" is streaming on Pink's site. (--You can check it out at the link below. ***WARNING***: It's UNCENSORED . . . and contains some naughty words, including an F-bomb.)
http://ak.pinkspage.com/
BRET MICHAELS' TOUR RIDER IS PRETTY LAME THESE DAYS:
If his tour rider is any indication, BRET MICHAELS' habits on the road have toned down a lot since his days in POISON. (--And maybe that's not all that surprising. Think about it. How many times has he ALMOST DIED since then???) --For starters, Bret is diabetic . . . and maintaining his blood-sugar level is a top priority in his rider. (--Bret has had diabetes almost his entire life, but he didn't always take care of himself. In 1987, his diabetes caused him to collapse onstage.) --His rider requests: "Six individual-size bottles [of] 100% orange juice" to regulate "Bret's sugar levels on stage." He also wants six individual bottles of cranberry juice. --Bret is also HUGE into tea, apparently. He asks for, quote, "[A] 12-pack of Diet Lipton Green Tea, citrus only, no other flavors." But when he asks for a, quote, "Six-pack of Sweet Tea," he specifies NO lemon. --He also wants one, quote, "clean electric tea kettle, in working order, to make hot water for tea" . . . along with "assorted tea" bags. --Bret also wants to make sure no one misspells his name. The rider says, quote, "Artist name is Bret Michaels. Please be diligent in all billing, advertising and signage that name is spelled correctly and NOT with two Ts." (--You can see the full rider at TheSmokingGun.com, HERE.)
KANYE WEST'S NEW ALBUM HAS A TITLE AND A RELEASE DATE:
KANYE WEST'S new album will be called "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" . . . and it'll drop on November 22nd, the Monday before Thanksgiving. He confirmed all this on Twitter . . . so you can book it. (--Unless he changes his mind again.)
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
A STUDY FINDS HAPPINESS ISN'T IN YOUR GENES . . . SO EVEN IF YOU'VE BEEN MISERABLE SINCE BIRTH, YOU COULD STILL FIND HAPPINESS:
Plenty of studies have shown that basically everyone has their own default level of happiness: You'll have bad patches, you'll have great patches . . . but eventually you'll go back to your baseline level of happiness. --A new study of almost 150,000 adults in Germany has actually found the OPPOSITE. Researchers found that no one has a set point for happiness . . . it's not genetic and it's not part of your ingrained personality. --Your happiness level can change a lot over the course of your lifetime, depending on what happens to you and what you do. --The researchers found that the thing that makes people happiest is a mix of a good marriage, strong family life, religion, an active social life, and a job that's interesting and challenging . . . but doesn't consume your entire life. (LiveScience)
CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS DOMINATE THE LIST OF DRUNK DRIVING CITIES:
Even though California and Texas are basically opposites when it comes to politics, here's one area where they totally see eye-to-eye: Being idiotic and reckless when it comes to drinking and driving. --Insurance.com just finished a study of the 20 metropolitan areas that have the most drunk driving violations, and California and Texas owned the list. California has the top two, and four of the top eight, but Texas has the most areas, with five. --The list is based on the total number of alcohol-related driving violations in metro areas. --San Diego is first on the list and San Jose, California is second. Los Angeles is seventh and San Francisco is eighth. --As for Texas, Austin is ninth, San Antonio is eleventh, Dallas is twelfth, Houston is thirteenth, and Fort Worth is fourteenth. --The full top 10 is: San Diego . . . San Jose . . . Charlotte, North Carolina . . . Phoenix . . . Columbus, Ohio . . . Indianapolis, Indiana . . . Los Angeles . . . San Francisco . . . Austin . . . and Jacksonville, Florida. --Numbers 11 through 20 are: San Antonio . . . Dallas . . . Houston . . . Fort Worth, Texas . . . Memphis . . . Philadelphia . . . New York . . . Baltimore . . . Chicago . . . and Detroit. (Autoblog)
WHICH STATES HAVE THE HIGHEST ODDS OF HITTING A DEER?
State Farm just released the odds of driving into a DEER in every state in the country. --The good news: If you're driving through Hawaii, it's not gonna happen. The bad news: If you're driving through West Virginia, there's a shockingly high chance it might. --West Virginia has the worst deer collision odds in the country: Drivers there have a one-in-42 chance of hitting a deer. One in FORTY-TWO. In comparison, Hawaii has the best odds, at one in 13,011. --Iowa has the second-worst odds, at one in 67. Michigan is third, at one in 70. South Dakota is fourth, at one in 76. And Montana is fifth, at one in 85. --Most of the low-risk states are in the west, where deer are much less common. After Hawaii, Arizona has the second-lowest odds, at one in 1,788. --Nevada has the third-lowest odds, at one in 1,488. California has the fourth-lowest, at one in 1,046. And Florida has the fifth-lowest, at one in 971. --Overall, across the entire country, the average odds you'll get in your car and hit a deer this fall are about one in 183. --The average cost when a car hits a deer is $3,013. (--And one very lonely Bambi.) (Gadling)
THE MOST EXPENSIVE COLLEGES IN THE U.S. ARE ALL MORE THAN $53,000 A YEAR:
Is your child's college education worth almost a quarter of a million dollars? We say no. There's no way that an undergraduate college education can possibly be worth that. But apparently, a lot of parents out there are saying YES. --"Forbes" just released a list of the most expensive colleges in the U.S., and the entire top 10 cost at least $53,300-a-year . . . meaning a four-year education costs $213,200 for just tuition, room, and board. --Sarah Lawrence College in New York is the most expensive school in America. Between its $43,556 tuition and $14,000 room and board, one year at the school that puts the liberal in liberal arts education runs $57,556. Here's the full top 10:
#1.) Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, $57,556
#2.) Columbia University, New York, New York, $54,385
#3.) Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, $54,275
#4.) Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, $53,976
#5.) Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, $53,660
#6.) University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, $53,604
#7.) Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California, $53,588
#8.) Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, $53,380
#9.) Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., $53,340
#10.) Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, $53,300.
(Forbes)
A NEW WEBSITE LETS PEOPLE MONITOR SECURITY CAMERAS FROM HOME . . . AND WIN CASH IF THEY SPOT CRIMES:
We've got a new website to tell you about today, and it sounds like a GENIUS way to curb shoplifting. Instead of relying on the police or security guards, stores have turned to a group with WAY more time on their hands . . . us. --The site is called Internet Eyes, and it's based in the UK. You can check it out at InternetEyes.co.uk. People in Europe can register to get security camera feeds from stores streamed right to their computers. --Then, if they spot a crime, they hit the alert button, which instantly texts the store's owner. --And if that tip helps stop a crime, the person who made the alert can get an award of up to $1,600. Even if they never spot a crime, the site's users can make money each month just by monitoring a certain number of feeds. --There are some security features in place to make sure people don't abuse the system. They can't monitor stores in their own area . . . they only get a limited number of alerts per month . . . and they have to pay a small monthly fee to register. --Of course, privacy advocates hate this thing and say it's WAY too Big Brother. But there's nothing illegal about it . . . so the website has launched and is going strong. --Tony Morgan founded the site. He says that there should be thousands of registered users monitoring feeds by the end of the month . . . and more and more stores adding their security feeds in every day. --For now, they're only taking sign-ups from people in the European Union. There's no word if they're considering an expansion in the States if the site is successful. (Yahoo)
A GUY IN DRAG WAS BUSTED FOR SHOPLIFTING AT WALMART . . . BY SHOVING THINGS IN HIS ZEBRA-PRINT HANDBAG:
Sometimes I feel like these amateur criminals WANT to end up as 'Stupid News.' --Over the weekend, the police in Gastonia, North Carolina, busted a shoplifter at a local Walmart. His name and age weren't released. --The man went into the Walmart . . . CROSS-DRESSED as a WOMAN. And if you're gonna cross dress, you might as well go for it like this guy, because he had accessorized with a ZEBRA-PRINT HANDBAG. --Anyway, he and an actual woman went around the store, grabbing clothes and CDs. Then they went to the women's restroom and shoved all the stuff into the zebra-print purse. At that point the man tried to walk out of the store. --A Walmart loss prevention officer stopped him and called the police. They came to arrest both the real lady and the fake lady for larceny . . . but that wasn't the end of their charges. --In the police report, the officer who came to the scene says, quote, "While at the jail, I seized a metallic CRACK PIPE from a woman's red wallet belonging to the male suspect who was dressing as a female during the incident. --So, on top of the larceny charge, the man also got hit with possessing drug paraphernalia. Sadly, the police didn't release any photos of the cross-dressing man. (Gaston Gazette)
A SKYDIVING INSTRUCTOR WAS FIRED FOR GROPING A WOMAN DURING A TANDEM JUMP . . . BUT HE SAYS HE'S GAY:
Back in June, a woman who's only been identified by her first name . . . Rosanna . . . went skydiving for the first time at a place called Skydive Long Island, in New York. -And when first-timers go skydiving, they do a tandem jump. That means you're strapped to a teacher who handles things like pulling the parachute and landing without breaking any bones . . . and you're basically just along for the ride. --That day, Rosanna's instructor was 40-year-old Donald Zarda. And while they fell towards the earth together, he says he told her, quote, "Don't worry, I'm gay." --But after they landed, Rosanna accused Donald of inappropriate behavior . . . and touching her in a way that made her feel uncomfortable. --Donald is fighting the claim because, he says, quote, "I'm 100% gay. So you're accusing me, the gay guy, of touching the girl inappropriately?" --He says he never touched Rosanna, and if he made any raunchier comments, it's because a lot of the skydiving instructors joke around with students like that to cut the tension that comes from being strapped tightly to a stranger. --Donald was fired from his job anyway. This week, he filed a discrimination suit . . . he says he was fired because he made comments about being gay to Rosanna and his bosses turned around and used those to fire him. --The owner of Skydive Long Island says that Donald was fired for inappropriate behavior in the workplace. (New York Post)
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) A LION ATTACKED A TRAINER AT A CIRCUS IN THE UKRAINE:
On Saturday, a lion attacked a trainer at a circus in the Ukraine, and a guy in the crowd got it all on video. It shows the lion pin the trainer against the edge of the cage while the other trainers try to stop it. And one of them even used a fire hose. --The trainer had to have emergency surgery, but he survived.
(--Search for "lion attack Ukraine video." In the first video, the lion attacks at :18. The second video includes commentary from the cameraman.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL1-rFk2KDg
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/10/04/lion.attack.at.circus.cnn?hpt=C2
#2.) IS THIS SOCCER CELEBRATION TOO RIDICULOUS?
Soccer celebrations are getting way out of control. Three Brazilian players recently did one where they put on turbans and pretended to be snake charmers. They even put a basket on the ground, and a fake snake popped out of it. --But there's gotta be some sort of rule against celebrations that take longer to set up than they take to perform. (--Search for "Arabian Nights soccer celebration.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgCuWmQ_LsY
#3.) CHRISTINE O'DONNELL'S FIRST CAMPAIGN AD STARTS WITH THE LINE, "I'M NOT A WITCH":
CHRISTINE O'DONNELL released her first campaign ad since winning the Republican primary for Senate in Delaware. And it starts with Christine saying, quote, "I'm not a witch." (--BILL MAHER and plenty of others have been hammering her for her religious past, when she apparently experimented with witchcraft.)
(--Search for "Christine O'Donnell campaign ad.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxJyPsmEask
#4.) FRITO-LAY IS GETTING RID OF ITS BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING BECAUSE IT'S TOO LOUD:
Last year, Frito-Lay started packaging Sun Chips in biodegradable bags . . . which is good. But the downside is, the material they used is REALLY loud. And because so many customers complained, Frito-Lay decided to stop using them. --Over the last several months, people have been posting videos on YouTube to show just how loud the bags are. (--Search for "Sun Chips loud bag.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dm4Ho04aLc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDRHWwiEg3E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRWelTDdHJM
#5.) TOXIC SLUDGE FLOODED 16 SQUARE MILES IN HUNGARY:
Several towns in Hungary were flooded yesterday with a reddish brown liquid that looked like mud. But it was actually something much worse. It was a toxic byproduct from an aluminum plant that had a MAJOR accident. --The plant's reservoir burst, causing a flash flood of toxic sludge that covered 16 square miles. The sludge is so toxic, it can burn human skin. At least four people were killed, and 120 were injured. -There's a crazy video on YouTube that shows the flood raging through a small town. (--Search for "Hungary toxic flood video." See aerial footage at :28.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEMWh6EjJoY
#6.) AND NOW . . . A CAPPELLA VERSIONS OF POP SONGS:
A guy named Mike Tompkins does a cappella versions of pop songs on YouTube that don't actually sound like they're a cappella . . . because Mike does every instrument using either his voice or his mouth. --In his last two videos, he did "Dynamite" by TAIO CRUZ, "Teenage Dream" by KATY PERRY, and "Just The Way You Are" by BRUNO MARS. And he'll be on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" tomorrow.
(--Search for "Mike Tompkins YouTube a cappella." The second video includes Katy Perry and Bruno Mars.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjCLQaTFXx0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlW5c4tInvY
SIX WEIRD HEALTH THINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY HARMLESS:
The next time you're freaking out about your eye-lid twitching, remember this list from Health.com. It's six "scary" symptoms that are actually harmless . . .
#1.) RED SKIN SPOTS. They're little, round, and bright-red, and more common in people with light skin over the age of 40. But a lot of people get them. Technically they're called "cherry angiomas" (--pronounced an-jee-OH-mahs). --They're just old blood vessels that weren't reabsorbed into your skin. If you can't stand looking at them, they can be removed. But unless you find one that's asymmetrical or starts getting bigger, you're fine.
#2.) SKIN TAGS. They're little rubbery bumps that you can actually pinch between your fingers. And it SEEMS like you should be able to pull them right off. But if you try, it hurts. --They're usually flesh-toned, and most of the time, they're found in spots where your skin rubs against something . . . like clothing or other skin. -A few common spots are under the arms, around the neck, and even on the EYELIDS. But they're almost never cancerous, and a dermatologist can just snip them off if they're bothering you.
#3.) HAND TREMORS. If your hands shake sometimes, don't worry. It's usually because you're stressed out or your blood sugar is low . . . which just means you need to eat something. --Drinking too much coffee can do it too, but you don't have to worry about Parkinson's disease . . . unless the shaking ONLY happens on one side of your body.
#4.) EYE FLOATERS. These are just pieces of collagen inside your eyeball that clump together and cast shadows on your retina. They look like little dots or squiggly lines, and they're annoying, but they're nothing to worry about. --But go to the doctor if you're also seeing flashes of light, or your vision is blurred. They're both early warning signs of a detached retina.
#5.) TWITCHY EYES. It's usually just a muscle spasm in your eyelid, which can be caused by stress, fatigue, excess caffeine, too much alcohol, or just staring at your computer for too long. --Eye twitches usually go away on their own, but if it really starts to bother you, use eye drops and a warm compress to help relax the muscles. And see a doctor if the twitching lasts more than a few weeks.
#6.) HEART PALPITATIONS. If you have shortness of breath at the same time, it COULD be a sign that something's wrong with your heart. --But a lot of things can cause heart palpitations, including allergy medication, decongestants, antidepressants, caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol. And it's usually not a big deal. (Health.com)
KIM and KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN have moved to New York City for yet another reality show, just as Kim finds herself SINGLE. And she plans on taking advantage of that fact. --She says, quote, "I'm down for some hookups . . . I have never really given it a shot to be single. I tried and I tried to play that role but I really wasn't single." (--By the way . . . One more sign of the Apocalypse: Kim now officially has more than 5 million Twitter followers. Also in that club are Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Ashton Kutcher, Justin Bieber, President Obama and Ellen DeGeneres.)
BRAD AND ANGELINA ARE HAVING TROUBLE IN THE BEDROOM . . . BECAUSE OF BRAD'S GAS:
BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE are having some problems in the bedroom . . . because of Brad's GAS. --According to the "National Enquirer", Brad marinates artichokes and uses them in his evening cocktails. And they produce a noxious side effect. --A source says, quote, "Brad gets some nasty gas from consuming so many artichokes, and it's driving poor Angelina crazy. It's gotten so bad that Angie sometimes sleeps in a separate bedroom."
JOSH DUHAMEL SAYS HE NEVER SHOULD HAVE GONE INTO THAT ATLANTA STRIP CLUB:
When JOSH DUHAMEL was filming his new movie, "Life As We Know It", in Atlanta, he decided to spend one of his off-nights at a strip club. --Little did he know that one of the dancers there would make his life HELL by inventing a bogus story about how they slept together. -That's Josh's version of the events, and he's sticking to it. To this day he maintains that his only mistake was going into the club in the first place. --He tells the "USA Today", quote, "That was definitely one of the most difficult periods I've ever been through. --"I walked into that place and I never should have done that. That was my mistake, you know, and I'll never do it again. But you can't help what people are going to do, and you can't tell what people are going to do for money. --"That was the biggest thing I learned. I was like, wow, these people really exist. These people really will, they don't care. If they make money, they'll do it." --Josh says the hardest part of the whole ordeal is that his wife, FERGIE, had to go through it with him. He says, quote, "She didn't deserve that."
DONALD TRUMP IS CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2012:
Someone conducted a phone poll in New Hampshire last month, in which they asked residents questions related to several potential Republican presidential candidates.--DONALD TRUMP was among those potential candidates . . . and apparently, his numbers were good. Good enough that Donald is actually CONSIDERING a campaign for 2012. --He says, quote, "For the first time in my life, I'm actually thinking about it. I see what's going on with this country and it's never been worse. What's happening is a disgrace." --He adds, quote, "I love this country, we have a great country . . . but it's not really great like it used to be. --"Let's face it, we are no longer respected the way we used to be respected, and if we keep going like this, within 10 years China is going to overtake us easily." --For the record, Donald says he had NOTHING to do with the poll . . . quote, "It wasn't my poll. I didn't take this poll, I didn't pay for this poll, but I hear the results are amazing." (--New Hampshire is treated as an early proving ground for potential presidential candidates because it traditionally holds the first primary. A candidate's showing in New Hampshire can potentially make or break their campaign.)
THIS JUST IN: GARY COLEMAN'S WIFE DID NOT KILL HIM:
This just in: GARY COLEMAN'S wife did NOT kill him. SHANNON PRICE has been cleared by the coroner's official report . . . which says that Gary's death was ACCIDENTAL. --Gary died from bleeding in his brain this past May, after he fell and hit his head in his Utah home. It's possible that the fall was caused by a seizure. --Gary had suffered seizures the previous January and February. Doctors never determined why. --For the record, Shannon was never a suspect in Gary's death. But that didn't stop the cowardly masses on the Internet from anonymously voicing their suspicions. Some accused her of pushing Gary down a flight of stairs. --About a week after Gary's death, Shannon addressed that speculation. She said, quote, "People are so cruel, they don't even know. I was upstairs, he was downstairs, how am I going to push him? --"That affected me more than anything, the scrutiny that people come up with . . . they are just heartless."
LISA RINNA HAD HER TOP LIP DEFLATED LAST MONTH:
It happened about 20 years too late, but LISA RINNA finally got sick of her enormous fish lips. And thus, on August 26th, she had her monstrous top lip surgically DEFLATED. (--Lisa got her upper lip pumped full of silicone back in 1986.) --She tells "People" magazine, quote, "My lips started to define who I am. That bothered me." --But her decision had nothing to do with the haters. She says, quote, "It doesn't matter what other people think. I did it for myself." --Lisa's mouth is actually still swollen from the procedure. It'll take about six months to heal fully. She says, quote, "It's a work in progress, but I feel fantastic." (--Here's Lisa and her husband, "Clash of the Titans" superstar HARRY HAMLIN, discussing her lip on yesterday's "Today" show . . .)
http://www.eonline.com/videos/v72865_lisa-rinnas-reduced-lips.html
LISA RINNA AND HARRY HAMLIN FOUND OUT THEIR CLOTHING STORE WAS BEING ROBBED . . . WHILE THEY WERE DOING A LIVE TV INTERVIEW:
LISA RINNA and HARRY HAMLIN were on the "Today" show yesterday to talk about their upcoming reality show, "Harry Loves Lisa". (--It premieres TONIGHT at 10:00 P.M. on TV Land.) --They also segued into some chatter about Lisa's lips. --But the real drama went down at the very beginning of the interview, when Harry got a cell phone call from someone informing him that their Los Angeles clothing store was BEING ROBBED. --Harry was NOT happy. And he even dissed the alarm company, ADT Security Systems, on live, national TV. He said, quote, "ADT is a useless, absolutely useless company."
(--Here's the video . . .)
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39517415/ns/today-entertainment/
GREG GIRALDO'S WAKE WAS FULL OF COMEDIANS . . . BUT NOBODY MADE JOKES:
GREG GIRALDO'S wake was packed with his fellow comedians. But nobody made any jokes. --The two-night wake was held Sunday and Monday at a funeral home in New York City. Attendees included Jon Stewart, Colin Quinn, Sarah Silverman, Chris Rock, Jeffrey Ross and Jim Norton. --A source says, quote, "It was very sad and emotional. Everyone was down. It's terrible." --Colin delivered a somber eulogy on Monday night, remembering Giraldo as, quote, "So much more than an insult comic. Greg was a comic's comic, who other comics would run to see when he was on stage." --A fund was set up for the future education of Greg's three young sons. You can send donations to the following address . . .
Giraldo Children's Fund
c/o MaryAnn McAlpin-Giraldo
P.O. Box 1827
New York, NY 10025
HAVE MILEY CYRUS' PARENTS LOST CONTROL OF HER?
It's the question everyone is asking: Have MILEY CYRUS' parents, TISH and BILLY RAY, lost control of their daughter? --According to the website HollywoodLife.com, the answer is YES. --A so-called "family friend" says, quote, "At first Tish, got upset when people would tell her her daughter was being wild, but now she's realizing it herself. --"We're concerned for her. She's 17 years old, but is the one who makes the money and calls all the shots in the family. No one tells Miley no. And even if they did, she's so charismatic that she'd convince them to change their minds." --The source adds, quote, "She's a sweet girl at heart, but she's starting to push the envelope. Between the fast-paced lifestyle and her new 'image', everyone is saying that it's just a matter of time before she ends up in trouble. --"We don't want her to be the next Lindsay Lohan, but the odds are against her."
NOW, SOURCES SAY OKSANA GRIGORIEVA IS *NOT* DOING "OPRAH":
MEL GIBSON'S ex-punching bag, OKSANA GRIGORIEVA, was all set to do "Oprah". But now, sources say it's not happening. -CNN claims that Oksana had to bow out because the judge overseeing her custody and child support battle with Mel gagged her. But TMZ says it was one of Oksana's lawyers who pulled the plug. (--They're not saying why.)
MORE ANTI-BULLYING VIDEOS
CHECK OUT SOME MORE ANTI-BULLYING VIDEOS:
It's getting to the point where, if you're even moderately famous and you haven't made a video denouncing the bullying of young members of the gay community, you are simply NOT COOL.
--Here are the latest . . .
--Here's an interview with MARGARET CHO and her "Dancing with the Stars" partner LOUIS VAN AMSTEL . . . who IS gay . . . on the set of Monday's show. (--They did a gay-themed samba . . .)
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20431814,00.html
(--Dancing with a message didn't save Margaret from elimination, though. Last night she became the third person booted from "Dancing With the Stars".)
--Here's an all-star clip featuring Elton John, Ricky Martin and Wanda Sykes, among others . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBaaDL12bCk
--Here's a YouTube message from "comedian" DANE COOK . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKL8uV8N5Kg
--Here's KATHY GRIFFIN'S message . . .
(--This one has an unedited S-WORD at around the 2:52 mark . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu2JeZn1Uw0
--Here's one from CYNDI LAUPER . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzC0XE0hkSI
--Here's another "all-star" clip, with Anne Hathaway, Jenny McCarthy, Michael Chiklis, Ian Somerhalder and Kristin Cavallari, among others . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InhSGQPuP4o
--Here's one from the great NEIL PATRICK HARRIS . . .
http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/579191/neil-patrick-harris-knows-that-hurting-yourself-is-not-the-answer.jhtml#id=1649108
--And this could very well be the worst of these videos: It's SNOOKI and J-WOWW from "Jersey Shore" . . . and they have the GALL to say, quote, "We know what it's like to be discriminated against." (???)
http://your.mtv.com/clip.aspx?key=C89BAC5DA360FA75&ctx=feat
"ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER" IS COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU:
TIM BURTON will produce . . . but not direct . . . a 3D adaptation of the book "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter". --If you've never heard of it, it's a fictional account . . . obviously . . . of our 16th president's exploits hunting and killing vampires. --It's by Seth Grahame-Smith, and it's the follow-up to his best-seller "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" . . . in which he just took the classic JANE AUSTEN novel and added scenes of ZOMBIE CARNAGE. (--It also turned the Bennet sisters into KILLING MACHINES, trained in the deadly Asian arts so they could protect themselves and those around them from the living dead.) --The movie is scheduled to hit theaters sometime in 2012. (--A "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" movie is also in the works. That one is supposed to come out next year . . . and NATALIE PORTMAN is starring.)
THE "AVATAR" SPECIAL EDITION DVD DROPS NOVEMBER 15TH:
The "Avatar" special edition DVD and Blu-ray hits stores on November 15th. JAMES CAMERON says, quote, "Everything worth putting into a special edition is in this set." (--Technically, there's one thing this one doesn't have: A 3D version of the movie. That's coming out next year. So if you're not into buying the same movie 50 different times, you might want to wait.)
EMMA STONE HAS JOINED THE CAST OF THE NEW "SPIDER-MAN" MOVIE:
EMMA STONE has joined the cast of the upcoming "Spider-Man" reboot. She'll play the female lead, Gwen Stacy. --Gwen was kind of a lesser love interest for Peter Parker in the "Spider-Man" comic books. She was killed by the Green Goblin in 1973. The character appeared in "Spider-Man 3", and was played by BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD. --ANDREW GARFIELD . . . who's in theaters now in "The Social Network" . . . is playing Peter Parker (slash) Spider-Man. (--The movie is due out in July of 2012. And, like everything else these days, it'll be in 3D.)
MTV IS REPORTEDLY BRINGING "PUNK'D" BACK . . . WITH JUSTIN BIEBER RUNNING THE SHOW:
MTV is reportedly "finalizing a deal" to bring "Punk'd" back from the dead . . . with JUSTIN BIEBER taking over for ASHTON KUTCHER as the host. Ashton will remain onboard as the executive producer. --It sounds like the only hold-up is mapping out how the show's shooting schedule would work around Justin's insane life, which is packed with gigs through at least the end of the year. (--And no doubt beyond.) --Assuming a deal is reached, MTV sources say the network would like to launch production as soon as possible, so that the new "Punk'd" could premiere sometime next year. --If Justin's version is the same as Ashton's, Justin would be there for some of the pranks, at least for the climactic reveal . . . while just introducing others. (--In black-and-white, harshly-lit, and mostly-annoying studio segments.) --For now, there's been no comment from MTV, Justin or Ashton. (--"Punk'd" premiered in 2003, and aired 69 episodes before Ashton retired the show in 2007. MTV has supposedly been looking to bring it back ever since.)
CHECK OUT CONAN O'BRIEN'S "SEXY" CAR-WASH PROMO:
CONAN O'BRIEN has put out another funny promo for his new TBS show, which premieres on November 8th. --It's a spoof of those SEXY, slow-motion, car wash videos . . . but in his, Conan seductively washes a DESK to DEF LEPPARD'S "Pour Some Sugar on Me".
(--Here's the video . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUus_-DEpTA
(--And here's PARIS HILTON'S old "sexy" Carl's Jr. car wash commercial . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__HZmDsYK7Q
(--And you can't talk about sexy car-related videos without thinking of WHITESNAKE'S "Here I Go Again" video, which starred TAWNY KITAEN . . . who later proved to be completely insane. Here's that video . . .)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3MXiTeH_Pg
"GLEE" IS PLANNING TO DO AN EPISODE THAT ADDRESSES THE RECENT, ALARMING GAY TEEN SUICIDE TREND:
You've probably heard about the disturbing string of gay teen suicides over the past month, which seem to have been brought on by homophobic bullying. --Well, "Glee" is apparently planning on addressing it on a future episode. --MATTHEW MORRISON . . . who plays Mr. Schuester . . . says, quote, "[Show creator] Ryan [Murphy] wants to do an episode about it, which I think is very smart of him. As a cast I don't know [how] much we can do. --"That's why I think an episode would be great. Ryan is very current with staying on the times, so I think it would be this season if it were to happen."
THE LATEST "DANCING WITH THE STARS" NON-SCANDAL: "SPANK-GATE":
"Dancing with the Stars" has been overflowing with superficial "scandals" this season, and the latest one involves Maksim Chmerkovskiy and spanking. --Here's the quick back-story: In rehearsal footage on Monday's show, Maksim smacked BRANDY on her backside, to encourage her to get her steps right. --Judge LEN GOODMAN ripped him for it. And judge CARRIE ANN INABA also said she didn't "condone" this teaching style . . . and tried to spank Maksim. --Well, Maksim didn't like having his methods questioned, and he especially took offense to Carrie Ann. Yesterday, he said, quote, "It's an absurdly disrespectful thing for her to even think of doing. Is she crazy? She's not my mother. --"There's no reason to comment on my teaching methods. Their job is to assess a celebrity's dancing at that moment. I just feel the judges take it upon themselves to judge way more than they are supposed to . . . and it's a shame. But it is what it is." (--Somewhere, MICHAEL BOLTON is shouting "AMEN!!!") --By the way, Brandy is cool with Maksim . . . quote, "his method works for me."
"DANCING WITH THE STARS" WAS LAST WEEK'S #1 SHOW:
"Dancing with the Stars" continued its dominance in the ratings last week, with 21.3 million people tuning in to the performance show. The "Sunday Night Football" game between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears attracted 20.9 million viewers.
1.) "Dancing with the Stars", ABC, 21.3 million viewers
2.) "Sunday Night Football", NBC, 20.9 million viewers (--The New York Giants beat the Chicago Bears with a score of 17-3.)
3.) "NCIS", CBS, 19.1 million viewers
WEDNESDAY TV REMINDERS: (--Check your local listings.)
--"America's Next Top Model" . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on the CW. (--Supermodel Karolina Kurkova visits the contestants to discuss healthy eating habits.)
--"Modern Family" . . . 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. on ABC. (--Gay couple Cameron and Mitchell attempt to get out of a costume brunch given by guest star Nathan Lane.)
--"Dog the Bounty Hunter" [7th Season Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on A&E. (--Dog tracks down a fugitive who is traveling with his pregnant girlfriend.)
--"Mythbusters" [8th Season Premiere] . . . 9:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Discovery.
--"Harry Loves Lisa" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on TV Land. (--A reality show starring "Clash of the Titans" stud Harry Hamlin and his wife Lisa Rinna.)
--"The Whole Truth" [SERIES Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on ABC. (--Judd Hirsch . . . who played Rob Morrow's dad on "Numb3rs" . . . guest stars as Maura Tierney's former mentor, who hires Rob Morrow to defend him on murder charges.)
--"Steven Seagal: Lawman" [2nd Season Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on A&E.
--"The Real World/Road Rules Challenge" [20th Season Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on MTV.
--"South Park" [14th Season Premiere] . . . 10:00 to 10:30 P.M. on Comedy Central.
--"Ugly Americans" [Returns from Hiatus] . . . 10:30 to 11:00 P.M. on Comedy Central.
THE BLACK EYED PEAS WILL PUT OUT A NEW ALBUM NEXT MONTH:
The BLACK EYED PEAS have announced that their next album will be called "The Beginning" . . . and that it'll hit stores on November 30th. (--The title seems to play off their last album, "The E.N.D." . . . although E.N.D. was an abbreviation for "Energy Never Dies".) --A while back, WILL.I.AM. said the new disc would be about, quote, "growth, new beginnings and starts, fresh new perspective" . . . whatever that means. (--"The E.N.D." has been certified Double Platinum . . . and featured three #1 singles: "I Gotta Feeling", "Boom Boom Pow" and "Imma Be".)
LISTEN TO ONE OF THE TWO NEW SONGS THAT WILL BE ON PINK'S UPCOMING GREATEST HITS ALBUM:
PINK will release a compilation album called "Greatest Hits . . . So Far!!!" on November 16th. It'll include two NEW songs: One is called "Raise Your Glass", and the other hasn't been determined yet. --"Raise Your Glass" is streaming on Pink's site. (--You can check it out at the link below. ***WARNING***: It's UNCENSORED . . . and contains some naughty words, including an F-bomb.)
http://ak.pinkspage.com/
BRET MICHAELS' TOUR RIDER IS PRETTY LAME THESE DAYS:
If his tour rider is any indication, BRET MICHAELS' habits on the road have toned down a lot since his days in POISON. (--And maybe that's not all that surprising. Think about it. How many times has he ALMOST DIED since then???) --For starters, Bret is diabetic . . . and maintaining his blood-sugar level is a top priority in his rider. (--Bret has had diabetes almost his entire life, but he didn't always take care of himself. In 1987, his diabetes caused him to collapse onstage.) --His rider requests: "Six individual-size bottles [of] 100% orange juice" to regulate "Bret's sugar levels on stage." He also wants six individual bottles of cranberry juice. --Bret is also HUGE into tea, apparently. He asks for, quote, "[A] 12-pack of Diet Lipton Green Tea, citrus only, no other flavors." But when he asks for a, quote, "Six-pack of Sweet Tea," he specifies NO lemon. --He also wants one, quote, "clean electric tea kettle, in working order, to make hot water for tea" . . . along with "assorted tea" bags. --Bret also wants to make sure no one misspells his name. The rider says, quote, "Artist name is Bret Michaels. Please be diligent in all billing, advertising and signage that name is spelled correctly and NOT with two Ts." (--You can see the full rider at TheSmokingGun.com, HERE.)
KANYE WEST'S NEW ALBUM HAS A TITLE AND A RELEASE DATE:
KANYE WEST'S new album will be called "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" . . . and it'll drop on November 22nd, the Monday before Thanksgiving. He confirmed all this on Twitter . . . so you can book it. (--Unless he changes his mind again.)
NAZZY’S RANDOM STUFF
A STUDY FINDS HAPPINESS ISN'T IN YOUR GENES . . . SO EVEN IF YOU'VE BEEN MISERABLE SINCE BIRTH, YOU COULD STILL FIND HAPPINESS:
Plenty of studies have shown that basically everyone has their own default level of happiness: You'll have bad patches, you'll have great patches . . . but eventually you'll go back to your baseline level of happiness. --A new study of almost 150,000 adults in Germany has actually found the OPPOSITE. Researchers found that no one has a set point for happiness . . . it's not genetic and it's not part of your ingrained personality. --Your happiness level can change a lot over the course of your lifetime, depending on what happens to you and what you do. --The researchers found that the thing that makes people happiest is a mix of a good marriage, strong family life, religion, an active social life, and a job that's interesting and challenging . . . but doesn't consume your entire life. (LiveScience)
CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS DOMINATE THE LIST OF DRUNK DRIVING CITIES:
Even though California and Texas are basically opposites when it comes to politics, here's one area where they totally see eye-to-eye: Being idiotic and reckless when it comes to drinking and driving. --Insurance.com just finished a study of the 20 metropolitan areas that have the most drunk driving violations, and California and Texas owned the list. California has the top two, and four of the top eight, but Texas has the most areas, with five. --The list is based on the total number of alcohol-related driving violations in metro areas. --San Diego is first on the list and San Jose, California is second. Los Angeles is seventh and San Francisco is eighth. --As for Texas, Austin is ninth, San Antonio is eleventh, Dallas is twelfth, Houston is thirteenth, and Fort Worth is fourteenth. --The full top 10 is: San Diego . . . San Jose . . . Charlotte, North Carolina . . . Phoenix . . . Columbus, Ohio . . . Indianapolis, Indiana . . . Los Angeles . . . San Francisco . . . Austin . . . and Jacksonville, Florida. --Numbers 11 through 20 are: San Antonio . . . Dallas . . . Houston . . . Fort Worth, Texas . . . Memphis . . . Philadelphia . . . New York . . . Baltimore . . . Chicago . . . and Detroit. (Autoblog)
WHICH STATES HAVE THE HIGHEST ODDS OF HITTING A DEER?
State Farm just released the odds of driving into a DEER in every state in the country. --The good news: If you're driving through Hawaii, it's not gonna happen. The bad news: If you're driving through West Virginia, there's a shockingly high chance it might. --West Virginia has the worst deer collision odds in the country: Drivers there have a one-in-42 chance of hitting a deer. One in FORTY-TWO. In comparison, Hawaii has the best odds, at one in 13,011. --Iowa has the second-worst odds, at one in 67. Michigan is third, at one in 70. South Dakota is fourth, at one in 76. And Montana is fifth, at one in 85. --Most of the low-risk states are in the west, where deer are much less common. After Hawaii, Arizona has the second-lowest odds, at one in 1,788. --Nevada has the third-lowest odds, at one in 1,488. California has the fourth-lowest, at one in 1,046. And Florida has the fifth-lowest, at one in 971. --Overall, across the entire country, the average odds you'll get in your car and hit a deer this fall are about one in 183. --The average cost when a car hits a deer is $3,013. (--And one very lonely Bambi.) (Gadling)
THE MOST EXPENSIVE COLLEGES IN THE U.S. ARE ALL MORE THAN $53,000 A YEAR:
Is your child's college education worth almost a quarter of a million dollars? We say no. There's no way that an undergraduate college education can possibly be worth that. But apparently, a lot of parents out there are saying YES. --"Forbes" just released a list of the most expensive colleges in the U.S., and the entire top 10 cost at least $53,300-a-year . . . meaning a four-year education costs $213,200 for just tuition, room, and board. --Sarah Lawrence College in New York is the most expensive school in America. Between its $43,556 tuition and $14,000 room and board, one year at the school that puts the liberal in liberal arts education runs $57,556. Here's the full top 10:
#1.) Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, $57,556
#2.) Columbia University, New York, New York, $54,385
#3.) Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, $54,275
#4.) Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, $53,976
#5.) Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, $53,660
#6.) University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, $53,604
#7.) Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California, $53,588
#8.) Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, $53,380
#9.) Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., $53,340
#10.) Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, $53,300.
(Forbes)
A NEW WEBSITE LETS PEOPLE MONITOR SECURITY CAMERAS FROM HOME . . . AND WIN CASH IF THEY SPOT CRIMES:
We've got a new website to tell you about today, and it sounds like a GENIUS way to curb shoplifting. Instead of relying on the police or security guards, stores have turned to a group with WAY more time on their hands . . . us. --The site is called Internet Eyes, and it's based in the UK. You can check it out at InternetEyes.co.uk. People in Europe can register to get security camera feeds from stores streamed right to their computers. --Then, if they spot a crime, they hit the alert button, which instantly texts the store's owner. --And if that tip helps stop a crime, the person who made the alert can get an award of up to $1,600. Even if they never spot a crime, the site's users can make money each month just by monitoring a certain number of feeds. --There are some security features in place to make sure people don't abuse the system. They can't monitor stores in their own area . . . they only get a limited number of alerts per month . . . and they have to pay a small monthly fee to register. --Of course, privacy advocates hate this thing and say it's WAY too Big Brother. But there's nothing illegal about it . . . so the website has launched and is going strong. --Tony Morgan founded the site. He says that there should be thousands of registered users monitoring feeds by the end of the month . . . and more and more stores adding their security feeds in every day. --For now, they're only taking sign-ups from people in the European Union. There's no word if they're considering an expansion in the States if the site is successful. (Yahoo)
A GUY IN DRAG WAS BUSTED FOR SHOPLIFTING AT WALMART . . . BY SHOVING THINGS IN HIS ZEBRA-PRINT HANDBAG:
Sometimes I feel like these amateur criminals WANT to end up as 'Stupid News.' --Over the weekend, the police in Gastonia, North Carolina, busted a shoplifter at a local Walmart. His name and age weren't released. --The man went into the Walmart . . . CROSS-DRESSED as a WOMAN. And if you're gonna cross dress, you might as well go for it like this guy, because he had accessorized with a ZEBRA-PRINT HANDBAG. --Anyway, he and an actual woman went around the store, grabbing clothes and CDs. Then they went to the women's restroom and shoved all the stuff into the zebra-print purse. At that point the man tried to walk out of the store. --A Walmart loss prevention officer stopped him and called the police. They came to arrest both the real lady and the fake lady for larceny . . . but that wasn't the end of their charges. --In the police report, the officer who came to the scene says, quote, "While at the jail, I seized a metallic CRACK PIPE from a woman's red wallet belonging to the male suspect who was dressing as a female during the incident. --So, on top of the larceny charge, the man also got hit with possessing drug paraphernalia. Sadly, the police didn't release any photos of the cross-dressing man. (Gaston Gazette)
A SKYDIVING INSTRUCTOR WAS FIRED FOR GROPING A WOMAN DURING A TANDEM JUMP . . . BUT HE SAYS HE'S GAY:
Back in June, a woman who's only been identified by her first name . . . Rosanna . . . went skydiving for the first time at a place called Skydive Long Island, in New York. -And when first-timers go skydiving, they do a tandem jump. That means you're strapped to a teacher who handles things like pulling the parachute and landing without breaking any bones . . . and you're basically just along for the ride. --That day, Rosanna's instructor was 40-year-old Donald Zarda. And while they fell towards the earth together, he says he told her, quote, "Don't worry, I'm gay." --But after they landed, Rosanna accused Donald of inappropriate behavior . . . and touching her in a way that made her feel uncomfortable. --Donald is fighting the claim because, he says, quote, "I'm 100% gay. So you're accusing me, the gay guy, of touching the girl inappropriately?" --He says he never touched Rosanna, and if he made any raunchier comments, it's because a lot of the skydiving instructors joke around with students like that to cut the tension that comes from being strapped tightly to a stranger. --Donald was fired from his job anyway. This week, he filed a discrimination suit . . . he says he was fired because he made comments about being gay to Rosanna and his bosses turned around and used those to fire him. --The owner of Skydive Long Island says that Donald was fired for inappropriate behavior in the workplace. (New York Post)
NAZZY’S SILLY VIDEOS OF THE DAY
#1.) A LION ATTACKED A TRAINER AT A CIRCUS IN THE UKRAINE:
On Saturday, a lion attacked a trainer at a circus in the Ukraine, and a guy in the crowd got it all on video. It shows the lion pin the trainer against the edge of the cage while the other trainers try to stop it. And one of them even used a fire hose. --The trainer had to have emergency surgery, but he survived.
(--Search for "lion attack Ukraine video." In the first video, the lion attacks at :18. The second video includes commentary from the cameraman.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL1-rFk2KDg
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/10/04/lion.attack.at.circus.cnn?hpt=C2
#2.) IS THIS SOCCER CELEBRATION TOO RIDICULOUS?
Soccer celebrations are getting way out of control. Three Brazilian players recently did one where they put on turbans and pretended to be snake charmers. They even put a basket on the ground, and a fake snake popped out of it. --But there's gotta be some sort of rule against celebrations that take longer to set up than they take to perform. (--Search for "Arabian Nights soccer celebration.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgCuWmQ_LsY
#3.) CHRISTINE O'DONNELL'S FIRST CAMPAIGN AD STARTS WITH THE LINE, "I'M NOT A WITCH":
CHRISTINE O'DONNELL released her first campaign ad since winning the Republican primary for Senate in Delaware. And it starts with Christine saying, quote, "I'm not a witch." (--BILL MAHER and plenty of others have been hammering her for her religious past, when she apparently experimented with witchcraft.)
(--Search for "Christine O'Donnell campaign ad.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxJyPsmEask
#4.) FRITO-LAY IS GETTING RID OF ITS BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING BECAUSE IT'S TOO LOUD:
Last year, Frito-Lay started packaging Sun Chips in biodegradable bags . . . which is good. But the downside is, the material they used is REALLY loud. And because so many customers complained, Frito-Lay decided to stop using them. --Over the last several months, people have been posting videos on YouTube to show just how loud the bags are. (--Search for "Sun Chips loud bag.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dm4Ho04aLc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDRHWwiEg3E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRWelTDdHJM
#5.) TOXIC SLUDGE FLOODED 16 SQUARE MILES IN HUNGARY:
Several towns in Hungary were flooded yesterday with a reddish brown liquid that looked like mud. But it was actually something much worse. It was a toxic byproduct from an aluminum plant that had a MAJOR accident. --The plant's reservoir burst, causing a flash flood of toxic sludge that covered 16 square miles. The sludge is so toxic, it can burn human skin. At least four people were killed, and 120 were injured. -There's a crazy video on YouTube that shows the flood raging through a small town. (--Search for "Hungary toxic flood video." See aerial footage at :28.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEMWh6EjJoY
#6.) AND NOW . . . A CAPPELLA VERSIONS OF POP SONGS:
A guy named Mike Tompkins does a cappella versions of pop songs on YouTube that don't actually sound like they're a cappella . . . because Mike does every instrument using either his voice or his mouth. --In his last two videos, he did "Dynamite" by TAIO CRUZ, "Teenage Dream" by KATY PERRY, and "Just The Way You Are" by BRUNO MARS. And he'll be on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" tomorrow.
(--Search for "Mike Tompkins YouTube a cappella." The second video includes Katy Perry and Bruno Mars.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjCLQaTFXx0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlW5c4tInvY
SIX WEIRD HEALTH THINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY HARMLESS:
The next time you're freaking out about your eye-lid twitching, remember this list from Health.com. It's six "scary" symptoms that are actually harmless . . .
#1.) RED SKIN SPOTS. They're little, round, and bright-red, and more common in people with light skin over the age of 40. But a lot of people get them. Technically they're called "cherry angiomas" (--pronounced an-jee-OH-mahs). --They're just old blood vessels that weren't reabsorbed into your skin. If you can't stand looking at them, they can be removed. But unless you find one that's asymmetrical or starts getting bigger, you're fine.
#2.) SKIN TAGS. They're little rubbery bumps that you can actually pinch between your fingers. And it SEEMS like you should be able to pull them right off. But if you try, it hurts. --They're usually flesh-toned, and most of the time, they're found in spots where your skin rubs against something . . . like clothing or other skin. -A few common spots are under the arms, around the neck, and even on the EYELIDS. But they're almost never cancerous, and a dermatologist can just snip them off if they're bothering you.
#3.) HAND TREMORS. If your hands shake sometimes, don't worry. It's usually because you're stressed out or your blood sugar is low . . . which just means you need to eat something. --Drinking too much coffee can do it too, but you don't have to worry about Parkinson's disease . . . unless the shaking ONLY happens on one side of your body.
#4.) EYE FLOATERS. These are just pieces of collagen inside your eyeball that clump together and cast shadows on your retina. They look like little dots or squiggly lines, and they're annoying, but they're nothing to worry about. --But go to the doctor if you're also seeing flashes of light, or your vision is blurred. They're both early warning signs of a detached retina.
#5.) TWITCHY EYES. It's usually just a muscle spasm in your eyelid, which can be caused by stress, fatigue, excess caffeine, too much alcohol, or just staring at your computer for too long. --Eye twitches usually go away on their own, but if it really starts to bother you, use eye drops and a warm compress to help relax the muscles. And see a doctor if the twitching lasts more than a few weeks.
#6.) HEART PALPITATIONS. If you have shortness of breath at the same time, it COULD be a sign that something's wrong with your heart. --But a lot of things can cause heart palpitations, including allergy medication, decongestants, antidepressants, caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol. And it's usually not a big deal. (Health.com)
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