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Reason 3948730 why Jay Z is boss: a video has surfaced of HOV making friends with an elderly woman on the NYC subway. Mr. Carter was riding the subway to his final performance at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, when he chose a seat next to 67-year old Ellen Grossman. Obviously taking note of the legions of screaming fans on the train and massive bodyguards, the unknowing Grossman asks Jay if he’s famous. Adorableness ensues: Jay Z Makes a New Friend On The Subway The Washington Post interviewed Ellen Grossman about her experience meeting the music megastar. The clip is part of a 24 minute documentary called “Where I’m From” about Jay Z’s series of Barclays concerts.
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Last week, in the spirit of bipartisanship, Barack Obama invited his vanquished Republican rival Mitt Romney to the White House for lunch at the Oval Office. Also known as the Man Cave. The President has gradually transformeded the Oval into a far less stuffy place. Out are those archaic floral couches. In are the sporting goods and flat screens! Michelle must not allow him to make decor choices anywhere else. The room is the most important one in the nation … in terms of national security or just bro-ing out. It’s a place you’ve got to get in the right mindset before entering. For the Commander-in-Chief, an avid sports fan, it’s a place where major decisions are made, but major fun appears to be had during the lighter moments. See additional Barack Obama photos below:
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It’s hard to envision Pope Benedict XVI cranking out musings on his iPhone 5 every 20 minutes, but the pontiff has officially joined Twitter , according to reports. At the age of 85, the Pope himself is about to be launched into the brave new world of social networking, complete with the official handle of “@pontifex”. @pontifex already has 360,000+ followers and has yet to Tweet once. Badass. It’s easy to see why the Catholic Church, which has struggled to connect with teenagers and young adults (as have all religions) launched this initiative. Archbishop Claudio Celli, head of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, pointed out that some 140 million people currently use Twitter. Of those, nearly 40 percent are in the 16-24 age group. “This is a new market for ideas and the church should be there … This is not the only way [to spread the Catholic Church’s message] but it is a very useful one,” he said. “It’s cost-effective and not labour-intensive.” Do not expect a new tweet from the Pope every half hour – more like once a week, if that – but the Vatican insists any tweets from the Pope will be genuine. While the Pope will not be typing out his thoughts in 140 characters or less, he will oversee and ensure Tweets have “his engagement and approval.” Archbishop Celli said the 140 character limit will prove something of a “challenge” but that Twitter offers a “wonderful opportunity to share his nuggets of wisdom.” The Pope will begin tweeting December 12, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, when he will answer some of the questions sent to #askpontifex about faith and belief. The Pope (with the help of staff members) will also be tweeting in eight languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Polish and Arabic.
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NYPD officers are searching for a man who allegedly pushed another man to his death in front of a subway train in Manhattan on Monday afternoon. Man Pushed to Death on New York Subway Ki-Suck Han, 58, of Elmhurst, Queens, was shoved in front of a southbound R train at the 49th Street station at around 12:30 p.m., according to NBC New York. He was later pronounced dead at St. Luke’s Hospital. Witnesses said the suspect (pictured above) was mumbling to himself before getting into an argument with Han on the platform and shoving him onto the tracks. After falling, Han tried to climb back up on the platform but was struck by the train before he could make it to safety and never recovered from the impact. One witness videotaped part of the verbal altercation (above) and turned the tape over to police, which released it in an effort to identify the suspect. It’s unclear what triggered the dispute, but the suspect was clearly heated about something and exchanged pointed words with the late Ki-Suck Han. The man was last seen wearing a dark jacket, a gray T-shirt and a cap. He is pictured below. If you have any information, please contact NYC police.
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You can be sure the folks at MGM are really happy they spent $70 million and counting remaking the totally ’80s teen insurgency actioner Red Dawn for the CW set. (Not to mention sitting on , then digitally reworking their baddies from Chinese to more marketable Korean villains because they look similar enough anyway, right ?) The clumsy, politically misguided, arguably irresponsible, totally ” America: F*** yeah! ” tale of Washingtonian teens taking up arms against North Korean invaders is so fantastically paranoid and plodding, it’s yielded some of the most rancorous reviews in recent memory. Crack open a Budweiser and raise the flag and let’s get to poring over the 9 most scathing critical responses to Red Dawn ! 9. “There aren’t many occasions when I think a movie literally shouldn’t have ever been made, but the release — or more specifically, the end result — of Red Dawn marks an important one.” — Todd Gilchrist , Celebuzz 8. ” Red Dawn is a ghoulish parody of reality, served up earnestly and obliviously, to an audience whose enjoyment will, perforce, be directly proportional to its ignorance.” — Hugh Ryan , Salon 7. “Reasonably dopey fun on its own, the remade Red Dawn simply can’t stand up to the real-world issues it steps on like a land mine.” — Mark Olsen , L.A. Times 6. “This paint-by-numbers picture with false drama and middling action has next to nothing to justify its very existence. Red Dawn , on a fundamental level, is garbage.” — Jordan Hoffman , Film.com 5. “Early on, I was rolling my eyes at the strained familiarity of Red Dawn ; by the time it started wedging Subway references into the mouths of its teenage freedom fighters between firefights, I may have been rooting for the invaders a little.” — James Rocchi , MSN 4. “Less easy to overlook though is [Josh] Peck’s overactive emoting or the dumbstruck look that [Isabel] Lucas can’t seem to shake. Some of these actors are just dead, and that’s before they’re supposed to be.” — Tom Long , Detroit News 3. “[As] the forces of Kim Jong-un overrun Spokane, Wash., by sea in Red Dawn , a soon-to-go-guerilla high schooler exclaims, ‘North Korea? That doesn’t make sense!’ Get used to it, kid.” — Jim Slotek , Jam! 2. “By the end, we appreciate the wisdom of the character who says, ‘Dude, we’re living Call of Duty . And it sucks.’ That’s a big 10-4, soldier.” — Jay Stone , Canada.com 1. “[The] Heaven’s Gate for the Hunger Games generation… Not since The Truman Show have we seen characters so blatantly stunted by studio interference.” — David Erlich , Box Office Magazine Way to go, Wolverines! Did you see Red Dawn ? Tell us if you agree with the critics below. Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
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One of the newest members of The Real Housewives of Atlanta says “Call Me Miss USA.” I can think of many things to call her…and Miss USA isn’t on the list We recap all the silly fussing and feuding in our THG +/- review. But first we check in with NeNe who seems to be the happiest Housewife on the block these days. She’s splitting her time between Atlanta and LA and Gregg wants a piece of the action. He’ll move to LA, if NeNe will give him a key to her place, and her heart. Minus 18 because Gregg really knows how to ramp up the cheesiness. He’s wooing her with bad poetry and interrupting her pedicure so he can rub and kiss her feet. Down boy. Someone please make him stop. Later NeNe heads to NYC doing some publicity for her sitcom The New Normal and Cynthia tags along. Cynthia lived in New York before she had two dimes to rub together so she’s shocked that NeNe has never ridden the subway. Plus 12 for taking NeNe on the grand tour and Cynthia’s right…those six inch spiked heels are not subway friendly. The cutest moment was when a bunch of students from a performing arts school recognized NeNe from her work on Glee . Plus 15 . Ms. Leakes was gracious and encouraging and seemed to enjoyed the encounter as much as the kids. Now if Cynthia could just get her to partake of that hotdog, maybe throw in a pretzel too we can make a real New Yorker out of NeNe yet. Of course Phaedra’s husband Apollo might not be too pleased with the New York street vendor diet. He just got certified as a nutritionist and physical trainer. Plus 8 . Apollo and Phaedra are now working on their donkey bootie workout video for women who need a little help getting a curvaceous bottom. Phaedra describes Apollo’s enthusiasm for the project as “Arnold Schwarteneager on bath salts” which is a little intimidating considering Phaedra’s not looking to actually sweat during the workout. Minus 10 . Who knows what they’ll finally come up with. Once again, Kim is barely on the screen except to make clear that she’s pulling all of the “mother f**king flowers” she had put on the property out before she leaves. Minus 12 . Since I doubt she’ll be doing it herself I’m sure she’ll be paying good money to have it done. And Kandi’s mostly missing in action as well as she packs up her awards to get the last of her things out of the old house as she moves one with the new. Now on to Miss USA. First some background. Kenya shares with Phaedra that her mother is mentally ill. She gave Kenya up and has never acknowledged her. Kenya was raised by her grandmother. It’s definitely a big issue for her and something that can still drive her to tears. But any sympathy that garners gets tossed out the window once we spend some time with Miss USA from 1990-something. OK, I’ll admit that Porsha is a bit of a bubbly airhead who appears to have had everything handed to her and she should have known Kenya was a Miss USA, not Miss America. Minus 10 . But I have to think that she’s not the first to make the mistake. You’d think Kenya would handle it with some grace. Ha! Minus 20 . Instead Kenya’s got her nose so out of joint that she calls Porsha a “heifer” behind her back and leaves early. When Porsha comes outside to make sure everything is alright the insults continue to fly. Kenya tells the camera that, “I will curse your ass out and keep on steppin’.'” So first she ticked off Cynthia and now she made an enemy of Porsha. That didn’t take long. Yes, that’s our Miss USA. The epitome of grace and class…NOT. Episode total = -35! Season total = -19!
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One of the newest members of The Real Housewives of Atlanta says “Call Me Miss USA.” I can think of many things to call her…and Miss USA isn’t on the list We recap all the silly fussing and feuding in our THG +/- review. But first we check in with NeNe who seems to be the happiest Housewife on the block these days. She’s splitting her time between Atlanta and LA and Gregg wants a piece of the action. He’ll move to LA, if NeNe will give him a key to her place, and her heart. Minus 18 because Gregg really knows how to ramp up the cheesiness. He’s wooing her with bad poetry and interrupting her pedicure so he can rub and kiss her feet. Down boy. Someone please make him stop. Later NeNe heads to NYC doing some publicity for her sitcom The New Normal and Cynthia tags along. Cynthia lived in New York before she had two dimes to rub together so she’s shocked that NeNe has never ridden the subway. Plus 12 for taking NeNe on the grand tour and Cynthia’s right…those six inch spiked heels are not subway friendly. The cutest moment was when a bunch of students from a performing arts school recognized NeNe from her work on Glee . Plus 15 . Ms. Leakes was gracious and encouraging and seemed to enjoyed the encounter as much as the kids. Now if Cynthia could just get her to partake of that hotdog, maybe throw in a pretzel too we can make a real New Yorker out of NeNe yet. Of course Phaedra’s husband Apollo might not be too pleased with the New York street vendor diet. He just got certified as a nutritionist and physical trainer. Plus 8 . Apollo and Phaedra are now working on their donkey bootie workout video for women who need a little help getting a curvaceous bottom. Phaedra describes Apollo’s enthusiasm for the project as “Arnold Schwarteneager on bath salts” which is a little intimidating considering Phaedra’s not looking to actually sweat during the workout. Minus 10 . Who knows what they’ll finally come up with. Once again, Kim is barely on the screen except to make clear that she’s pulling all of the “mother f**king flowers” she had put on the property out before she leaves. Minus 12 . Since I doubt she’ll be doing it herself I’m sure she’ll be paying good money to have it done. And Kandi’s mostly missing in action as well as she packs up her awards to get the last of her things out of the old house as she moves one with the new. Now on to Miss USA. First some background. Kenya shares with Phaedra that her mother is mentally ill. She gave Kenya up and has never acknowledged her. Kenya was raised by her grandmother. It’s definitely a big issue for her and something that can still drive her to tears. But any sympathy that garners gets tossed out the window once we spend some time with Miss USA from 1990-something. OK, I’ll admit that Porsha is a bit of a bubbly airhead who appears to have had everything handed to her and she should have known Kenya was a Miss USA, not Miss America. Minus 10 . But I have to think that she’s not the first to make the mistake. You’d think Kenya would handle it with some grace. Ha! Minus 20 . Instead Kenya’s got her nose so out of joint that she calls Porsha a “heifer” behind her back and leaves early. When Porsha comes outside to make sure everything is alright the insults continue to fly. Kenya tells the camera that, “I will curse your ass out and keep on steppin’.'” So first she ticked off Cynthia and now she made an enemy of Porsha. That didn’t take long. Yes, that’s our Miss USA. The epitome of grace and class…NOT. Episode total = -35! Season total = -19!
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Health risks are rising as trash and vermin rise days after the storm! Many rats may have drowned but there are plenty of them left that are expected to resurface in staggering numbers once things have settled down after the wake of the storm. According to The Daily News : In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, fears were rife that the streets would be overrun with rats escaping the flooded tunnels and subways. But it now looks as if those fears may have been groundless as there have not, as yet, been any reports of rodents roaming the streets. Experts are saying the water likely rushed into tunnels so fast that the rats – despite being strong swimmers – had no time to escape and died. Sam Miller, a spokesman for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, told Forbes the city has not seen an increase in rats above ground caused by Sandy, adding that while flooding normally does drive them to the streets, it ‘also drowns young rats in their burrows and can reduce the rat population’. Rodentologist Robert Corrigan, who works with the city on keeping populations under control, told LiveScience that baby rats will likely die unless they are carried to safety by their mothers. Another expert, Herwig Leirs, a rodentologist at the University of Antwerp in Belgium, confirmed that most would drown. ‘Rats will be carried away by the current and won’t be strong enough to swim to the surface and breathe, or they’ll be pushed to grates, they will get stuck there and they won’t be strong enough to swim against the current,’ he said. However, the rats that are able to survive the floodwaters will be treated to a surge of garbage and food to feast on once things have dried out. According to NBC, approximately 28 million rats live in the subway tunnels of New York. Whether they pose a health risk in the aftermath of the hurricane depends how quickly the water evaporates and how quickly subway crews can clean out the tunnels. Rick Ostfeld of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Milbrook, New York, earlier told The Huffington Post that if rats were forced out of their lairs, this could result in a rise in infectious diseases carried by urban rodents, including leptospirosis, hantavirus, typhus, salmonella, and even the plague. Keep you and yours close in the aftermath of this crazy storm! Images via twitter
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Thursday June 21 was like any other Thursday. I woke up early, got ready for work and headed out. I come home kick my shoes off, grab a bite to eat, and browse the interweb. I happened to have message on Facebook from my close friend Anita (@bieberinla95). “Guess what? Justin Bieber will be at Radio Disney on Monday!” I literally screamed and ran around my house like an idiot. Once I calmed down, I called Anita to get all the details and make sure she was going too. After making arrangements for Monday I waited dreadfully long for the weekend to be over. I don’t think I got a full nights sleep. Finally Monday rolled around. I woke up at 6:30 am and got ready for what I hoped would be a day to remember. It was more than that. I arrived at RD at like 8:30-9ish and hung out with Twitter friends Katy and Jessica. (@loluvsJB & @katiekeegann). We waited anxiously for JB to arrive with other girls such as Shelby and Stalker Sarah. Somehow word got out about the RD interview and more girls than I could count showed up. All of us who arrived early and waited all day prayed that they wouldn’t hoard. It was about 1:30 when JB showed up and girls flocked to him like sheep without a herder. He was quickly rushed into the studio while girls screamed at the windows . I was devastated, me and Anita already knew that there was no way he would be able to stop and take pictures with all like 100 of us plus he was already running late. We both left crushed and heart broken. We decided to go to Culver City to have some lunch and then possibly head to Venice Beach. On our way to a great french bakery, we happened to get a glimpse of grey van and what looked like to be segway on the back. We quickly pulled over and asked a man walking inside what was this place. It happened to be another radio station. KROQ or AMP, they were both in there. We ran to the gate and realized that was Justin’s van! Then we caught sight of Moshe, Vanessa, and Kenny and we were like “OMG. We still have chance.” We motioned Vanessa over and begged her to please let Justin know that we were outside and we really wanted to meet him. She said that she would let him know but couldn’t make any promises. Then we tried to motion Kenny over but he waved us off claiming he was busy. We waited about 10 mins and then Justin exited out the building. Anita and I both were like, “Please, please, please, Justin come take a picture with us.” But he just got in his van and Moshe told us he was sorry but they were running late. We still tried one last time, “Pleasse Justin, PLEASEEE.” They were about to close the door and drive off when I was like “Come on guys, let’s just give up.” We turned to walk back towards our cars when we heard, “WAIT! Come back.” Moshe motioned us over and Justin greeted us outside his van . I literally cannot explain how grateful, happy, and blessed I felt. He took pictures with me, Anita, her mom’s friend’s daughter, and another fan who happened to be by there (she told me her twitter but I forgot it) and Anita’s mom. He was honestly so sweet and nice even when he was rushing and running late. All I can say guys is fate has mysterious ways of working. Seriously never give up it will happen. Take every opportunity that you can. I never thought this would happen and I was ready to go home and cry myself to sleep that night but I believed and I was determined. You will have your Bieber Experience. I promise. -@virginiaknightt Read more: Thursday June 21 was like any other Thursday. I woke up early,…
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