29 November 2013

The show kept on going

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The entertainment industry kept things interesting with events and rumours as per the norm.

Glued to the boob tube


Alec Baldwin blamed "Gay Fundamentalists" after his show was cancelled due to a recent homophobic slur he shouted at a member of the paparazzi. Keen to get a word in edgewise Joan Rivers defended him using more colourful language.

Glee fans are extra thankful after Fox decided to air a new episode of the hit show instead of reruns on Thanksgiving.

After Family Guy killed off a long time character they announced they would be replacing him.

Doctor Who set a new Guinness World Record with the world's largest ever simulcast of a TV drama.

Hitting the high's


The AMA's had all the big names with Pitbull and Ke$ha performing their new hit "Timber" and Lady Gaga and R Kelly performing in a makeshift Oval office. The always attention hungry Miley Cyrus performed with a giant cat.

The winners were announced with Justin Timberlake taking best Pop/Rock male performer and Rhianna receiving the Icon award.

Away from the AMA's Taylor swift performed for Prince William at Kensington Palace to help raise money for Prince Williams homelessness charity.

James Franco and Seth Rogan prove they are a better looking couple than Kanye and his Kouch Kushion on a bike.

Double Oy Vey 7


Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan, famous for "Pretty Woman" and "12 Years a Slave", has revealed that he was once an Israeli spy.

The Anchorman 2 publicity machine was in overdrive announcing an early release date and singing for some "Audience Delight".

Jason Voorhees will be back for another Friday 13th hitting screens in 2015


3.5 men and a baby


Angelina Jolie had to deny rumours she bought Brad Pitt a heart-shaped island of Petra.

Demi and Ashton are officially divorced with the Los Angeles Superior Court finalising their divorce on Tuesday.

Scientologists apparently do let people make up their own minds with Tom Cruise and Laura Prepon meeting the old fashioned way.

Jennifer Love Hewit gave birth and married her co-star, Brian Hallisay.


22 November 2013

Natural Disasters

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The world has taken a beating recently with various natural disaster wreaking havoc.

Typhoon Haiyan


Footage from within the storm shows the power of the water as it forces its way into every building tearing down any barriers. After typhoon Haiyan made landfall there were initial estimates of 10,000 people killed

The UN stepped in to co-ordinate relief efforts with many nations, including the US and Britain, sending help.

Nearly 200 bodies had been lined up outside Tacloban City Hall awaiting burial. Survivors lucky enough to survive the initial disaster faced new threats with food and water growing even more scarce and over 49,000 people waiting to receive rice. As people grew more desperate 8 were killed while storming a government rice warehouse.

People have begun trying to rebuild their lives from the wreckage salvaging what they can.

Climate change was back on the agenda since the typhoon with AID agencies warning of more disaster if governments don't act soon.

Floods


Heavy rains in central Vietnam have resulted in 41 people reported dead and over 80,000 people forced from their homes.


Tornado's


6 people were killed as multiple tornado's ripped through Illinois on Sunday. A local game between Bears-Ravens game was abandoned with fans fleeing the area.



Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami


Since the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan in 2011 the crippled nuclear power plant had been surviving on borrowed time. This week it was announced that fuel rods would begin to be removed in a step toward full cleanup.

15 November 2013

Money, money, money, it's so... funny?

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From money for nothing to money for beauty and money wasted. It's all about money this week

So you're not making money? I'm in.


Snap chat reject a $3 billion offer from Facebook as they expect even more in the future.

Early bird picks up the bill


Timing the markets pays off showing that you could gain nearly 63% by buying a week after an IPO.

So much for ubuntu


South African government declares $3 billion (R30 billion) in "irregular spending" down from last years $3.3 billion. There have been no arrests of any government officials.

Money where his mouth is


Blair brings in the bucks raking in nearly £2600 a minute earning £150,000 for 2 half hour events.

Record breaking


A new record has been set by a Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud sold on auction for $142 million.

Another 15 minutes


In another art world moment the Andy Warhol painting titled "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)" sold on auction for $104.5 million.

8 November 2013

Who's in the news? Rob Ford

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It seems leadership quality has reached questionable levels, but just how bad can it be? Well if you're in Toronto you might want to move.

4 words, sounds like "Mayor Ford smokes crack"


Reports surfaced months ago claiming Mayor Ford had been recorded smoking crack cocaine but the allegations were swept aside with the the video never surfacing. That is until this week when the police confirmed they had the infamous video setting the ball rolling once again on one of the political worlds most bizarre stories.

 

Sorry? Meh.


Since the allegations broke Mayor Ford's temper seems to have taken over with him spitting vitriol about the media only to later apologize for calling the media "A bunch of maggots". His attack on the media were followed by key members of his office either resigning or being fired.

Sobriety, I'll drink to that


Don't let it be said Mayor Ford needs crack for a good time, in fact you can find him blind drunk wandering around during street festivals. But don't fret if you miss your chance to see him on the streets, he is known for his "drunk stupors".

Web 2.doh!


Knowing the incriminating video existed, Mayor Ford's communications director apparently hired a hacker to delete the video from the site hosting the file.

The "You can't make me" argument


Even after admitting to smoking crack cocaine, Mayor Ford insisted on remaining in office and even joined in with "Take Our Kids to Work Day" the day after admitting to his actions.

Hulk smash, Hulk baaarrrrffff!


With everything crumbling around him a new video has surfaced of Mayor Ford, either drunk or high, beating his chest claiming "I'm a sick Mother Fucker!"

Where does he go from here?


1 November 2013

Sports beyond the scores

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While sports normally revolve around scores and game play it's what happens off the field that's making news these days.

American Football


The San Francisco Chronicle has joined other newspapers in deciding not to use the controversial nickname "Redskins" when referring to the team.

The man charged with killing Minnesota Vikings Adrian Peterson 2 year old son is free on bail out of the South Dakota jail. 

Baseball


With the Red Sox winning the World Series a hairy question has been raised, what will happen to their beards?

Talking of mysterious objects, where did the World Series paper plane that made it on to the field come from?

Soccer


FIFA have banned four English players due to a criminal investigation into match-fixing.

Calls for up to 40 teams to compete in the World Cup to allow more African and Asian countries to compete.

French players have gone on strike over Frances new "super tax" of 75%.

Golf


The LGPA has scraped it's age limit to allow 16-year-old Lydia Ko to participate.

Golf legend Tiger Woods has parted ways with EA Sports.