Thanksgiving Travel Week: Travel Tips for Smooth Flying

Get ready for Thanksgiving travel week, the busiest travel period of the year in the United States. Despite a crappy economy and sky-high fuel and airline ticket prices, people are stepping up and traveling to see family and friends for Thanksgiving.  The ratio of...

Foot Model Christina Ambers and Angel Rotger Sue Co-op Building

Hand and foot model Christina Ambers is suing the co-op board of Avon House (340 E. 74th, NYC) over a litany of claimed abuses which began when Christina Ambers married the building's former doorman, Angel Rotger. Christina Ambers was called "the Heidi Klum of foot models"...

Kirk Cameron & Darwin's Origin of the Species

Why is Kirk Cameron distributing Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species? It's true that Christian activists, organized by minister Ray Comfort and eighties heartthrob Kirk Cameron are distributing copies of...

Ava Simoes: Miss Gay Brazil 2009 Gets Wig Snatched (Video)

Shortly after being crowned Miss Gay Brazil, drag performer Ava Dimoes got her crown-- and wig-- snatched by an angry fellow contestant. The wig snatch video is now running rampant across the internet. My favorite...

Google Chrome OS Launching Next Year

Google has announced that the Google Chrome OS will launch next year. So, no Google Chrome OS download at the moment. Google Chrome OS will be centered around the Chrome Browser. The focus is on speed: the Google...

Elizabeth Lambert Hair-Pull Video: "Mean Soccer Girl" Speaks Out

Elizabeth Lambert has spoken to the New York Times about the now-infamous hair-pull video, saying that the scenes from Elizabeth Lambert hair-pull video were taken out of context, and that extra attention was...

Nicole Richie in Hospital for Pneumonia; Not Married

Nicole Richie checked herself in to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for pneumonia. The 28-year-old reality TV star just recently gave birth to a son, Sparrow James Midnight Madden, with her partner Joel Madden, singer for Good Charlotte. During court proceedings...

Dalia Dippolito Video Released: Arranging Michael Dippolito Hit

Dalia Dippolito is charged with hiring a hitman to kill her husband, Michael Dippolito. Boynton Beach, FL ploice have charged Dalia Dippolito with solicitation to commit first degree murder, releasing a video of Dana Dippolito making arrangements with an undercover police...

Scott Hamilton, Dorothy Hamill to Skate on Thanksgiving Day

Scott Hamilton will skate for the first time on television since battling a brain tumor. He'll be joined by Dorothy Hamill, a breast cancer survivor. The ice skating special, titled Kaleidoscope, will air on Thanksgiving Day, November 26. Joining Scott Hamilton and Dorothy...

Google Chrome OS Announcement: November 19

Google will be unveiling the Google Chrome OS tomorrow (November 19). Mainly, I'm curious about what would make Google Chrome OS different than existing Linux distros- Karmic Koala ain't bad so far, though I've...

The Google Phone: Coming Soon

Even as Verizon's Droid phones hit the US market, buzz is building, yet again, about a Google-branded phone. Originally, the plan was to have the Google phone on the market by the holidays, but that timeframe has...

Santas Want H1N1 Vaccine Priority for Christmas Season

Department-Store Santas want priority access to the H1N1 vaccine. The men who portray Santa Claus at shopping centers, parades and special events argue that they should be fast-tracked for the Swine Flu vaccine...

Mickey Mouse Turns 81: Happy Birthday, Steamboat Willie

Mickey Mouse turns 81 today. On November 18, 1928,  Steamboat Willie was released by the Walt Disney Co. While Mickey Mouse appeared in Plane Crazy earlier that year, Steamboat Willie had sound, and is...

Senator Robert Byrd becomes Longest-Serving Congress Member

Senator Robert Byrd has become the longest-serving member of Congress in US history. The Democrat from West Virginia has served for 56 years and 320 days, today surpassing the record set by Carl Hayden, D-AZ. Robert Byrd was on the wrong side of history more than once,...

Maersk Alabama Attacked by Somali Pirates- Again

The MV Maersk Alabama, sailing out of Norfolk, Virginia, was attacked once again by Somali pirates. The Maersk Alabama was last attacked in April. The second attack on the Maersk Alabama was fought off by private security. Meanwhile, the pirates aboard the MV Theresa VIII are...

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