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Late Night War Reaches Hardball Phase

According to Nikki Finke, bald TV prick Jeff Zucker is so furious at Conan O’Brien ‘s insolence that he’s threatening to “ice” him and enforce the noncompete provisions of his contract, which would keep him off the air until 2013. UPDATE: TMZ is now reporting that Jay Leno has inked a deal with NBC to return to the full 11:35 to 12:35 a.m. hour

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Late Night War Reaches Hardball Phase

Presumed Nigerian Terrorist Joins Ill-Timed Bathroom Break Hall of Fame

So, the Nigerian man detained Sunday for locking himself in Northwest Flight 253’s bathroom for an hour, two days after some other Nigerian tried to blow up the same flight? Definitely not a terrorist . Just a remarkably inopportune bathroom break .

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NWA Flight 253: Winners, Losers, Heroes, and The Schadenfreude of Burning Balls

Some guy tried to light an explosive devise, ended up producing a mediocre fireworks show inside of an airplane. So, he failed, ended up with burned balls. Now we have heroes and tighter air travel regulations.

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NWA Flight 253: Winners, Losers, Heroes, and The Schadenfreude of Burning Balls

How a Fake Twitter Death Report Tragically Came True

Last night on Twitter, someone impersonating a newspaper writer falsely reported the death of football player Chris Henry . Henry died about 12 hours later , according to news reports, finally making one of Twitter’s many fake stories come true. The real news is horrible enough without the added layer of internet deception.

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From Choir Boy to Power Player to Wacky Morning Host: George Stephanopoulos’ Career Path in Eight Steps

George Stephanopoulos is reinventing himself for the third time. He’s been a smug political hack, a penitent political memoirist, an earnest political journalist, and now he’s going to host ABC News’ wacky morning show . Let’s look at his past transformations.

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From Choir Boy to Power Player to Wacky Morning Host: George Stephanopoulos’ Career Path in Eight Steps

Why Celebrity Op-Eds Suck

Pretty much anything Bono or Sean Penn write is a festival of crap that would never be tolerated from another contributor. Even James Franco sounds like a moron in today’s Wall Street Journal .

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Why Celebrity Op-Eds Suck

After Precious: Does Hollywood Have A Place For Gabby Sidibe?

“I think people look at me and don’t expect much,” Precious star Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibe has said , “Even though I expect a whole lot.” Rapturous reviews testify to Sidibe’s prodigious acting skills. But what should we expect from Hollywood? I decided to ask a few professionals

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After Precious: Does Hollywood Have A Place For Gabby Sidibe?

Correction: Tiger Woods’ Wife Kicks His Ass

Whoops! Last night, everyone was pretty sure Tiger Woods ‘ ” Operation: Lovetap ” accident was followed by his wife smashing his car’s back window to save him . Looks now like she was doing it to bludgeon him

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Correction: Tiger Woods’ Wife Kicks His Ass

Obama Sends Turkey to Die in California

After a hilarious speech, President Obama pardoned the first turkey of his administration, continuing this delightful tradition that should probably be ended, immediately. As Obama points out, it is not even an old tradition

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Obama Sends Turkey to Die in California

Meet the Gaddafi Boys

Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi’s kids are a hoot: Saif is a painter who keeps pet tigers, while Hannibal enjoys sports cars and turning fire extinguishers into weapons.

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Meet the Gaddafi Boys