Rest In Peace Already, Would Ya?
Celebrity deaths are a weekly or monthly event, and they seem to have taken on a life of their own. There are the careers of the celebrities in question, and…
Burt Reynolds Leaves Rehab to Re-Start Career
Burt Reynolds, of Smokey the Bandit and Cosmopolitan Magazine fame, has been released from a rehabilitation center where he was treated for an addiction to painkillers. The 73 year old…
Billions Surprised VMAs Still Active
The audience at Radio City Music Hall this weekend was stunned into silence as, instead of a Hannah Montana concert, they were surprised by MTV's Video Music Awards. For the…
Vick Tells Students Not To Follow Him
Michael Vick, speaking to a group of Philadelphia high school students Tuesday, warned against the dangers of being anywhere near him, and offered himself as a cautionary tale of what…
Midnight at the Oasis
Some English City, Great Britain: The world of third-rate tribute-bands took a slight knocking (more of a distant tap than a knock) this week, as British band 'Oasis' split up…
Finger Bitten Off During Raider Bash
Thousand Oaks, CA: California authorities have stated that a clash between supporters and haters of the Oakland Raiders ended with one fan biting off another man's finger. Ventura County Sheriff's…
Of Life Insurance and Other Imaginary Wealth
I keep seeing these commercials for life insurance in between my viewings of the Patty Duke Show and Mr. Ed on my favorite converter box channel. I never really grasped…
Tennis Players Banned from Tweeting While Playing
Flushing, NY: The professional tennis world's U.S. Open began yesterday amidst controversy over everyone's favorite life-status updater, Twitter. In an effort to squash any possibility of "insider information" about players…
Reading Rainbow Officially Off Air
After almost three years in broadcast syndication, as well as at least fifteen years in television limbo, but twenty-plus years on the air, the popular PBS book review show, Reading…
Shaq to Attempt Career in the NBA
Cleveland, OH: Actor/rapper/social satirist Shaquille O'Neal announced this morning that, having attempted nearly every other career field known to man, he will begin in the fall to play professional basketball.…