Archive for January, 2013



Actor Jim Nabors marries male partner in Seattle

American actor Jim Nabors, the star of 1960′s television comedy “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,” married his longtime male partner at a Seattle hotel this month. Nabors, 82, also a singer, wed 64-year-old Stan Cadwallader, his partner of some 38 years, in a ceremony before a judge on January 15 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, where the […]

Actor Jason London arrested and crapped his pants

Authorities say actor Jason London has been arrested on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct after an Arizona bar fight. Scottsdale police say London allegedly sneezed on a man who then asked him to apologize, but London refused and instead hit the man in the face. The Arizona Republic (http://bit.ly/VoULau) says the two men were […]

Rapper Rick Ross target by shooting

Hip-hop has long been marred in violence. Often the music is drenched in street tales, reflecting a tragic reality for some and entertainment for others. However when news broke on Monday that Rick Ross was the target of a drive-by shooting in Florida, things became all too real. “I think this is a sad day […]

SAG Awards 2013 – winners

It’s a Sunday in January, which means there’s a good chance there will be an awards show happening somewhere. Indeed, actors of both the big and small screen gathered for the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards on this chilly and rainy L.A. day, and, as we get closer and closer to the Oscars, the red-carpet […]

Victoria Azarenka wins Australian Open 2013

Victoria Azarenka had the bulk of the crowd against her. The fireworks were fizzling out, and when she looked over the net, she saw Li Na crashing to the court and almost knocking herself out. Considering the cascading criticism she’d encountered after her previous win, Azarenka didn’t need the focus of the Australian Open final […]

Is Tiger Woods dating Lindsey Vonn?

True? Or should we be put this one on ice? Woods’s rep wasn’t immediately available for comment, but Vonn’s rep says the skier is thinking only of snow right now. “Lindsey is currently in the midst of the World Cup season in Europe” – her rep tells PEOPLE. “Her focus is solely on competing and […]

Coachella 2013 – Blur and Red Hot Chili Peppers

Last year the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival used technological trickery to make it look as if Tupac Shakur had been brought back to life. So what do you do for an encore to one of pop music’s biggest magic shows? Coachella organizers have turned to reunited Brit-pop act Blur and one of L.A.’s […]

Beyoncé and lip-sync scandal

Did she lip-sync or didn’t she? That’s the question still on many American’s minds two days after popular singer Beyonce gave what appeared to be a stirring rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” at President Obama’s inauguration Jan. 21. The mini-scandal has created more buzz than the president’s inauguration speech. Speculation the song was not […]

Sloane Stephens wins at Australian Open

Serena Williams is out of the Australian Open after losing her quarterfinal match 3:6, 7:5, 6:4 to 19-year-old American Sloane Stephens. Williams appeared to hurt her lower back while attempting to pull up short of the net during the eighth game of the second set. She called for a trainer after the ninth game with […]

Presidential inauguration 2013

An inauguration planning official says turnout was “definitely above 800.000″ and possibly up to one million people. Chris Geldart, who directs the District of Columbia’s homeland security and emergency management agency, says early and unofficial estimates of the number of people on the National Mall indicate a turnout higher than 800.000. That’s based on aerial […]