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Slick from US oil spill reaches coastland AlJazeera: Oil spewing from BP’s ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico has now reached the US coast

Oil spewing from BP's ruptured undersea well in the Gulf of Mexico has now reached the US coast, choking marshlands and fragile marine life. Amid the massive mop-up operation, Al Jazeera's John Terrett takes a boat ride around southern Louisiana's coast. The thick slick is already causing the local economy and the environment massive damage, but many fear the worst is yet to come. added by: treewolf39

Nicole Kidman — Globetrotter

Filed under: Nicole Kidman Despite a string of box office duds, Nicole Kidman has become an even bigger star. The 42-year-old mother of one twins three showed off her womanly curves at an event in Hong Kong on Thursday. No word if she did or didn’t … take in the local sights. Read more

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NBA Rookie Stars — We’ve Got ‘Black People-itis’

Filed under: DeMar DeRozan , Brandon Jennings , TMZ Sports NBA rookies Brandon Jennings and DeMar DeRozan claim they were suffering from a unique affliction on their way out of Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in L.A. yesterday … “black people-itis.” Among other things, the two rooks also checked out the local… Read more

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Rihanna Tours a Sex Shop

Filed under: Rihanna While on the European leg of her tour, Rihanna took in some of the local French culture and hit up a sex shop in Paris this weekend. Boyfriend Matt Kemp is in for a treat. Read more

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Vicious Dog Man

An Australian man reenacts a dog-attack for the local tabloid news show. [ Ed's Note : So we can guess what sort of crime this man's ancestors were shipped away for.] Watch

53 Glenn Beck Fans Get Cars Towed

Sometimes frat boys are awesome. Before a recent Glenn Beck event, frat boys at the University of Central Florida set up fake “event parking” signs in their own tow-away lot. After the Beck-a-thon began, somebody removed the signs and called the local towing company. The end result was 53 very angry Beck fans. The Best Links: Via Gawker View

Princess Trololololeia

The Empire has a new, terrifying weapon. Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear and a fatal dose of WTF. ( Via .) View

Some Bullsh*t Happened

The Onion mentions some crap about how I feel about the local news cycle that I'm vaguely aware of and express displeasure about in certain instances. With charts! View

Britney’s Court Date May Have Been Costly

Filed under: Britney Spears Britney Spears decided to reward herself after her court date was postponed today — by going on a shopping trip to jewelry store! The weaved wonder just finished up a shopping stint in Calabasas, where she hit up the local Barnes & Noble — yes, the … Permalink

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Guerrilla Salvation Army Bell Ringers

Improv Everywhere sent a hand-bell choir to help out the guy collecting change for The Salvation Army. Things get pretty heart-warming pretty fast

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