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Weekly News Update for the Week of January 6th– January 12th 2008
Do you work all day and have no time or energy to find out what's going on in the world? Do you get bored and impatient watching TV anchors tell you over and over what's going on? Do you sometimes care more about what Britney Spears is doing than what President Bush said during his State of the Union address? If you answered yes to even one of these questions this is what you've been waiting for! Every week I'm going to give you a quick rundown of the past week's biggest headlines. I won't bore you with minute details and shove tons of information down your throats. These are just the facts with a little humor for measure! And if you want to know more you can always just Google it or ask me.
Awards, Shmwards:
Well the writer’s strike has finally hit below the belt. The Golden Globes were supposed to air this coming Sunday. The first hit was when the globes couldn’t use the writers’ material. The second hit was when the actual ceremony was being replaced with a televised press conference. The 3rd and final blow came when it was announced that even the press conference would no longer be televised. The only reason people watch awards ceremonies is to see the stars (no one really cares who won), and now we don’t even get that! The People’s Choice Awards still went on…kind of. Queen Latifah hosted the pre-taped special. Instead of walking the red carpet and watching stars stumble trying to reach the stage, the Queen announced the winners who in return taped their acceptance speeches. Oh so Hollywood! This was the people’s choice…they should at least get a proper ceremony! If you want to know who won you can check out this link- http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/01/08/tv_emmys/photoessay3689908.shtml. The only awards ceremony that actually still went on live and with stars present was the Critics’ Choice Awards. 200 film critics, who make up the Broadcast Film Critics Association, chose their favorites. These awards are actually a good indicator of how the Oscars will go. So if you want to hedge your bets check out the winners here: http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/08/movies/main3686174.shtml?source=search_story.
Fallen Idols…literally…they were dropped:
I guess being an American Idol isn’t as great as it’s cracked up to be. After 6 seasons the machine that is ‘American Idol’ has produced all of about 4 real stars. Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson (who’s yet to actually come out with an album but has won an Oscar), Chris Daughtry and Carrie Underwood are the only ones to have truly made it big. And both Chris and Jennifer didn’t even win their seasons. But the true story is about all the other “stars” to have come from Idol. There was Justin Guarini, Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee, Fantasia Barrino, Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken and many others. Well it seems like the glitter is fading because Katharine, Taylor and Ruben have all been dropped from their labels. These kids get set up for stardom and most under perform. I wonder if the record label heads bring in Simon Cowell to berate the fallen idols even more as they’re being fired…now that would be fun to watch!
Caucus was so early 2008…now we say Primaries:
Now that Iowa is out of the way you can breathe…NOT! That was only the beginning. Immediately following the Iowa caucus the candidates were on their way to New Hampshire, the “Live Free or Die” state, for the Presidential Primary. If you still think politics are boring just read on. There were tears, screaming sexists, surprise results, recounts and a campaigning baby. After suffering a devastating blow in Iowa, Hillary Clinton’s campaign went into emergency mode. Hillary tried to show that she was human by tearing up a little during a stop at a local diner. At one of her rallies a bunch of men with signs yelled “Iron My Shirt” to which Hillary very quickly responded “Ah, the remnants of sexism — alive and well,” she added “If there’s anyone left in the auditorium who wants to learn how to iron a shirt, I’ll talk about that.” Well it seems like the women of New Hampshire felt her pain because she won in New Hampshire. She wasn’t the only surprise win. John McCain spent all his time and energy in New Hampshire and it paid off. The people overwhelmingly chose him over his GOP candidates. Two minor candidates, Democrat Dennis Kucinich and Republican Albert Howard, have asked for a recall of the votes. I’m not sure why they care about a recall. All of 5 people cumulative voted for them. But I guess all press is better than no press. If all this political nonsense has blackened your heart check out this link for a great story. http://slate.com/id/2181495/. This New Hampshire resident had a goal to have his 5-month old daughter photographed with each of the candidates. Check out the slideshow and read each little blurb…it’s pretty funny (and somewhat insightful)!
Weekly News Update for the Week of January 6th– January 12th 2008
Do you work all day and have no time or energy to find out what's going on in the world? Do you get bored and impatient watching TV anchors tell you over and over what's going on? Do you sometimes care more about what Britney Spears is doing than what President Bush said during his State of the Union address? If you answered yes to even one of these questions this is what you've been waiting for! Every week I'm going to give you a quick rundown of the past week's biggest headlines. I won't bore you with minute details and shove tons of information down your throats. These are just the facts with a little humor for measure! And if you want to know more you can always just Google it or ask me.
Awards, Shmwards:
Well the writer’s strike has finally hit below the belt. The Golden Globes were supposed to air this coming Sunday. The first hit was when the globes couldn’t use the writers’ material. The second hit was when the actual ceremony was being replaced with a televised press conference. The 3rd and final blow came when it was announced that even the press conference would no longer be televised. The only reason people watch awards ceremonies is to see the stars (no one really cares who won), and now we don’t even get that! The People’s Choice Awards still went on…kind of. Queen Latifah hosted the pre-taped special. Instead of walking the red carpet and watching stars stumble trying to reach the stage, the Queen announced the winners who in return taped their acceptance speeches. Oh so Hollywood! This was the people’s choice…they should at least get a proper ceremony! If you want to know who won you can check out this link- http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/01/08/tv_emmys/photoessay3689908.shtml. The only awards ceremony that actually still went on live and with stars present was the Critics’ Choice Awards. 200 film critics, who make up the Broadcast Film Critics Association, chose their favorites. These awards are actually a good indicator of how the Oscars will go. So if you want to hedge your bets check out the winners here: http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/08/movies/main3686174.shtml?source=search_story.
Fallen Idols…literally…they were dropped:
I guess being an American Idol isn’t as great as it’s cracked up to be. After 6 seasons the machine that is ‘American Idol’ has produced all of about 4 real stars. Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson (who’s yet to actually come out with an album but has won an Oscar), Chris Daughtry and Carrie Underwood are the only ones to have truly made it big. And both Chris and Jennifer didn’t even win their seasons. But the true story is about all the other “stars” to have come from Idol. There was Justin Guarini, Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee, Fantasia Barrino, Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken and many others. Well it seems like the glitter is fading because Katharine, Taylor and Ruben have all been dropped from their labels. These kids get set up for stardom and most under perform. I wonder if the record label heads bring in Simon Cowell to berate the fallen idols even more as they’re being fired…now that would be fun to watch!
Caucus was so early 2008…now we say Primaries:
Now that Iowa is out of the way you can breathe…NOT! That was only the beginning. Immediately following the Iowa caucus the candidates were on their way to New Hampshire, the “Live Free or Die” state, for the Presidential Primary. If you still think politics are boring just read on. There were tears, screaming sexists, surprise results, recounts and a campaigning baby. After suffering a devastating blow in Iowa, Hillary Clinton’s campaign went into emergency mode. Hillary tried to show that she was human by tearing up a little during a stop at a local diner. At one of her rallies a bunch of men with signs yelled “Iron My Shirt” to which Hillary very quickly responded “Ah, the remnants of sexism — alive and well,” she added “If there’s anyone left in the auditorium who wants to learn how to iron a shirt, I’ll talk about that.” Well it seems like the women of New Hampshire felt her pain because she won in New Hampshire. She wasn’t the only surprise win. John McCain spent all his time and energy in New Hampshire and it paid off. The people overwhelmingly chose him over his GOP candidates. Two minor candidates, Democrat Dennis Kucinich and Republican Albert Howard, have asked for a recall of the votes. I’m not sure why they care about a recall. All of 5 people cumulative voted for them. But I guess all press is better than no press. If all this political nonsense has blackened your heart check out this link for a great story. http://slate.com/id/2181495/. This New Hampshire resident had a goal to have his 5-month old daughter photographed with each of the candidates. Check out the slideshow and read each little blurb…it’s pretty funny (and somewhat insightful)!
It’s the Spears’ world and we’re all just living in it:
So now that those darn kids are out of her way Britney can really let loose. After testing negative for illegal drugs (where’s Kucinich to demand a retest?) Brit had herself released from the hospital. After spending all of 2 days at home thinking about her life she decided to go out and about with her new boy-toy paparazzo Adnan Ghalib. She was spotted hanging out with Adnan in Santa Barbara and Mexico, shopping for a 3rd house (maybe to house her many personalities), driving around aimlessly, leaving her broken down car on the freeway, speaking in her favorite British accent to anyone that would listen and wearing her old wedding reception dress around town. The police have issued a restraining order against Spears in order to protect K-Fed and their kids. But I highly doubt that she cares or even knows about it. And in other Spears’ news. Britney’s pregnant kid sister, Jamie Lynn, had yet another reason to celebrate. Her show ‘Zoey 101’ had it’s highest ratings yet during the season finale. I guess teen pregnancy really does sell!
News Potpourri:
I'll leave you with some quick news tidbits that couldn't fit either here or there so they're getting their own paragraph! Babies are everywhere! Both Nicole Richie and Christina Aguilera were admitted to Cedar’s Sinai Medical Center to give birth to their bundles of joy. Nicole and boyfriend Joel Madden gave birth to a baby girl named Harlow Winter Kate Madden. Nothing this world needs more than another spoiled rich girl with a funky name. Christina and her hubby Jordan Bratman gave birth to a baby boy named Max Liron Bratman. You know Max and Harlow are totally gonna date when they’re 15! President Bush visited Israel for the first time during his presidency. In addition to engaging in some talks with the Israeli president Bush danced to a disco version of “Hava Nagila”. I can’t wait to see if he’ll be rocking a red string bracelet upon his return to the States. Posh Spice topped Mr. Blackwell’s worst dressed list for 2008. Apparently Mr. Blackwell doesn’t appreciate Posh’s very tight and very mini outfits. But Mr. Blackwell does have a conscience. He decided to not include the very obviously worst dressed Britney Spears to his list due to her increasing personal problems. O.J. Simpson is back in jail. I know…total shocker! Orenthal James got in trouble for violating his probation by contacting one of the witnesses in his case. He should make a pop-up book with all of his mug shots…that would sell like hot cakes! And speaking of books both Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld are being sued for plagiarism and defamation of character. Mrs. Seinfeld came out with a cooking book called “Deceptively Delicious” which is full of recipes for kids that all include pureed vegetables. Well I guess she’s not the first mom to have the brilliant idea of hiding veggies from their kids because another author of a similar book is suing for plagiarism. You may be asking why Jerry is included in this suit. Well during an interview with David Letterman Jerry described this fight as a fight over “vegetable plagiarism” and compared the author who has a 3-name moniker to the likes of other infamous 3-named assassins. I bet $5 and a chocolate chip cooked infused with broccoli that this gets settled out of court…a.k.a. the Seinfelds (correction: Jerry) pay the women to shut up.
I hope this gives you an idea of what's going on in the world. Buck up…it's not so bad! Two new celebrity kids have joined the world and O.J. is back in jail…yet again. All is right with the world!
Now go and have an intellectually stimulating conversation with your neighbor about what you've just learned.
~t
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i have...it's a crazy story!
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