Archive for June, 2012
What went so wrong so quickly? Just days ago, Tom Cruise was as exuberant as ever about his love for Katie Holmes, telling PEOPLE that his perfect day is “the time with Kate.” Sadly, those days appear to be over. On Thursday, five days before Cruise’s 50th birthday, Holmes (33) filed divorce papers in New […]
June 30th, 2012 | Posted in Celebrities | Comments Off
Don Grady, who played Chip and Ernie’s wholesome (heartthrob big brother Robbie on the long-running television sitcom “My Three Sons”) died on Wednesday at his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. He was 68. A family spokesman said the cause was cancer. Mr. Grady, a versatile musician and singer who got his start in television as […]
June 29th, 2012 | Posted in Tragedy | Comments Off
The ASUS Nexus tablet, Google’s first tablet in the Nexus family is finally here and it’s called the Google Nexus 7. Surely you saw all of our coverage from earlier today. From the announcement post, or immediate hands-on coverage and more, but now we’re diving in a little deeper with tons of info and our […]
June 28th, 2012 | Posted in Science | Comments Off
Nora Ephron, the essayist, author and filmmaker who thrived in the male-dominated worlds of movies and journalism, has died. She was 71. She died of leukemia Tuesday night at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, her family said in a statement. “She was so, so alive” – said her friend Carrie Fisher. “It makes no […]
June 27th, 2012 | Posted in Tragedy | Comments Off
Music fans the world over can mark 25 June 2009 as one of those eerie days that force them to recall exactly what they were doing in the moments before they heard tragic news. Michael Jackson died that day – at the age of 50, and the world was not ready to see him go. […]
June 26th, 2012 | Posted in Celebrities | Comments Off
Kevin Youkilis is changing his Sox. After weeks of speculation and a weekend that featured reporters offering round-the-clock updates on his status, the Red Sox have traded the 33-year-old three-time All-Star and about 5,5 million dollars in cash to the White Sox for 25-year-old righty reliever Zach Stewart and 28-year-old utilityman Brent Lillibridge. The move […]
June 25th, 2012 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
Lori “Lolo” Jones’ Olympic dream is alive and well. A third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the USA Olympic Track and Field trials Saturday at Hayward Field sends the celebrated Iowa-born, Louisiana-trained, “still pure” athlete to the London Olympic Games, with a crack at erasing her sad memories of the 2008 Beijing Games. “I […]
June 24th, 2012 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
There is an uneasiness in the basketball heartland. There is, outside of south Florida, a muted reply to the new NBA champions. LeBron James is being handed his proper respect, but nearly every package delivered is dripping with reluctance. The Miami Heat (the Prefab Five) vanquished the deer in the headlights Thunder to finally validate […]
June 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
Summer officially kicks off today, with the summer solstice marking the longest day of the year on June 20 – at least in the Northern Hemisphere. This year’s summer solstice takes place a day earlier than it’s been for the past three years, due to the fact that 2012 is a leap year—this February got […]
June 21st, 2012 | Posted in Astronomy | Comments Off
It’s no secret that some celebs use reality shows to launch other ventures, and once K.Michelle grabs the attention of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” fans, she plans to keep them hooked. “One thing R.Kelly told me is that once you get the attention, you have to keep it with the talent” – the Pied […]
June 20th, 2012 | Posted in Celebrities | Comments Off