Guess who’s back, people? Back again? It’s Eminem. Tell your friends! Yes, the rapper who took some time off over the past couple years has returned in a very big way. He stopped by the ESPN broadcast booth a few weeks ago and gave one of television’s more awkward interviews in awhile. He recently released ” Rap God ,” a single that is generating controversy for what some deem to be offensive, homophobic lyrics . He’ll perform as the musical guest on the November 2nd edition of Saturday Night Live and he’ll drop a new album (“The Marshall Mathers LP 2”) on November 5th. Like we said: Eminem is back. And he’s also turning 41 years old today! So send in your very best wishes to the artist and feel free to do the same for these other famous people that are also a year older on October 17: Jacob Artist (21) Wyclef Jean (44) Ziggy Marley (45) Alan Jackson (55)
Caroline Wozniacki and Rory McIlroy are rumored to be on the rocks, and although she denies this, the report stemmed from a hilarious incident. The Danish tennis star tweeted an embarrassing photo of her open-mouthed sleeping sweetheart, the Northern Irish golf champion, last month. It led to reports that the famous pair have split . That doesn’t appear to be the case, but you can see why Rory might not have been too thrilled: Wozniacki addressed the “controversy” this week, saying, “I’m so tired of the rumors. They occur every time Rory and I are apart a few days or do not write on Twitter.” “There is nothing in it, and from now on I think I will keep my private life private. It is so annoying that the media and the so-called sources constantly spread rumors.” “They write just what they want.” Whether there’s “nothing in it” or not, Caroline brought it upon herself by Tweeting the photo to her half-million-plus Twitter followers in September. Some say it’s a cautionary tale in using social media when in a relationship, something that oversharing folks like Miley Cyrus or Rihanna should ponder.
Are you ready to “Believe,” Justin Bieber fans? This international superstar will release his next movie on Christmas Day , taking attendees behind the scenes of his tour and his life and offering them never-before-seen footage of him in concert and him as a child. Look for interviews with such major influences in Bieber’s life as Usher, Scooter Braun and many more as well. Will you be lining up for a ticket? Is that the dumbest question we’ve ever asked? Will this film prove to Deadmau5 that Bieber is very much a grown up, thank you very much? Check out the official trailer below: Justin Bieber Movie Trailer Will you go see “Believe?” Yes! Of course! D’uh! View Poll »
We all know Oreos are addictive, but a new study suggests that the cookies are as addicting as actual drugs … at least in the way the brain responds to them. The “pleasure center” of the brain, the nucleus accumbens, apparently gets just as activated in response to Oreos as it does to cocaine and morphine. Oreos: Addictive! That could certainly have some pretty major public health implications if Oreos were as damaging to one’s system as the aforementioned narcotics. They’re not, of course, and the study was only done in rats. However, the Connecticut College authors say it’s likely relevant to humans as well. It could explain, they say why people have such a hard time resisting eating an entire sleeve of the cookies after they’ve set out just to eat one. The study, to be presented at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual conference, also claims that rats, like humans, like to eat Oreo’s creamy center first. To test how the animals responded to Oreos vs. drugs, the team trained mice to navigate a maze. On one side, Oreos were provided. On the other? Rice cakes. As you’d guess, the rats were more likely to spend time on the Oreo side. Rats treated with morphine or cocaine rather than Oreos reacted similarly. They found that regardless of what “substance” the rats were offered (Oreos, coke, or morphine) they spent about the same time on the “drug” side. “Our research supports the theory that high-fat/high-sugar foods stimulate the brain in the same way that drugs do,” professor Joseph Schroeder said. “It may explain why some people can’t resist these foods,” he added, echoing a common refrain, “despite the fact that they know they are bad for them.” The research may thus bear some relevance to public health issues, namely the fact that high-calorie foods are often low-priced and highly addictive. And the fallout from poor eating behaviors can be as dramatic as that from drugs, said the authors, even if the risk of death from one usage is lower.
