That smacking sound you hear is a chorus of ass-kissing taking place throughout our land. Kidding! Kind of. Tuesday October 16th is National Boss Day, an actual occasion for American workers to celebrate the Michael Scott or Bill Lumbergh in their life. Judging by our survey of the many many different employee surveys out there […]
The Denver Broncos overcame multiple first-half miscues to become the second team since 1993 to erase a 24-point second-half deficit, tying an NFL record for the largest comeback win for a road team in NFL history and forcing a tie atop the AFC West standings with a 35:24 win over the equally 3:3 San Diego […]
Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian daredevil, said that “20 tons have fallen from my shoulders” after becoming the first man to break the sound barrier. “I think 20 tons have fallen from my shoulders. I prepared for this for seven years” – he told German-language ServusTV in Austria in his first interview after the leap. Referring […]
Gary Collins (an actor who was the longtime host of the syndicated TV show “Hour Magazine” and a former master of ceremonies for the Miss America Pageant) died early Saturday in Biloxi, Miss. He was 74. Collins died of natural causes soon after arriving at Biloxi Regional Medical Center, Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove told […]
Alex Karras (the former Detroit Lions All-Pro defensive tackle and later a successful actor) died on October 10. I have vivid memories of him before he ever gained immortality as “Mongo” in “Blazing Saddles” or as the stepdad of “Webster.” Karras was a star on the great Detroit Lions defenses of the early 1960′s—a unit […]
2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards was glittered with a lot of big stars. One of the highlights was a star-studded performance to pay tribute to Chris Lighty, the late former manager of Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Mobb Deep, Missy Elliott and LL Cool J. LL Cool J opened up the in-memoriam segment with a […]
Tsegaye Kebede crossed the finish line in Grant Park on Sunday with his country on his mind. He raised his arms, gave thumbs up to the crowd and took in the applause as he became the first Ethiopian man to win the Chicago Marathon, setting a course record in the process. “It was a great […]
Niels Bohr (famous Danish physicist and a Nobel Prize winner for his contribution to the field of physics) is the subject of Sunday’s Google doodle. Niels Bohr, was born Niels Henrik David Bohr on 7 October 1885 in Copenhagen, Denmark. His father Christian Bohr was a professor of physiology at the University of Copenhagen, and […]
When Mitt Romney vowed to cut government funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting during Wednesday night’s presidential debate, PBS chief Paula Kerger says she “just about fell off the sofa” out of shock. Romney’s remarks – and in particular his decision to single out the beloved Big Bird – sparked an immediate uproar on […]
In the first presidential debate of the fall campaign, neither Mitt Romney nor President Obama appeared to land a knockout blow or commit the sort of serious blunder that would instantly change the presidential race. The Republican challenger held his own during a 90-minute encounter that revolved almost exclusively around domestic issues. Romney, offering sharper […]