The now-engaged couple met in 2001 while working as reporters at competing news stations in Seattle. Although they went on one date, their relationship didn#39;t get serious until they reconnected later on the East Coast. “She#39;s fantastic,” he says. “And we can#39;t wait to spend the rest of our lives together.” The couple are planning a spring wedding. No teleprompter, no problem. New York-based NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander popped the question to fellow journalist and Washingt
Hines Ward and Petra Nemcova led the way last night on Dancing With the Stars with scores of 25 apiece, but Kirstie Alley’s routine got the most buzz. Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s fall to start his rumba with Kirstie was the defining moment of week three, but the way they recovered was the bigger story. It appeared that Maks’ leg just gave out and he tumbled while holding Alley, who also went down hard. But they rallied for a respectable 21. Watch: Dancing With the Stars Week 3 – Kirstie and Maks Monday was personal story night on DWTS , with Kirstie and Maks dancing to “Over the Rainbow,” and Alley telling the poignant story of her move to L.A. Who knew she’d have another story to tell right after. “My thigh just gave out. I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry,” said Maks, who had to take this really hard as a perfectionist. “It has nothing to do with her.” “Sometimes tragedy leads to an amazingly beautiful moment,” Carrie Ann Inaba said, noting that after the fall “something magical happened.” Bruno added, “You can’t keep good talent down. Once you got up it was better than ever.” Indeed. How did that score of 21 match up? Let’s see: Hines Ward and Kym Johnson: 9-8-8 (25). Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin: 8-9-8 (25). Kendra Wilkinson and Louis Van Amstel: 8-7-8 (23). Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas: 8-7-8 (23). Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: 7-7-7 (21). Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff: 7-7-7 (21). Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke: 7-7-7 (21). Romeo and Chelsie Hightower: 7-6-7 (20). Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Trebunskaya: 7-6-7 (20). Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani: 5-5-5 (15). Who do you be in jeopardy tonight, besides the obvious Wendy? Will Maks and Kirstie emerge from this night stronger and more popular than ever? We know it’s early, but who will win Season 12? Vote below, and stay tuned to THG for more videos and updates from DWTS throughout the day:
Alexandra Lenas has officially changed Sean Parker’s relationship status. Parker, the co-founder of Napster and the founding president of Facebook portrayed by Justin Timberlake in The Social Network , is engaged, according to his rep. He recently popped the question to Lenas, a New York-based singer/songwriter. Here’s a photo of them from the Oscars earlier this winter. Congratulations! Who doesn’t LIKE a nice story such as this?
The Napster co-founder Sean Parker, whose onscreen character was portrayed as a hard-partying lothario, has proposed to Alexandra Lenas, a New York-based singer/songwriter. Technology entrepreneur Sean Parker, a co-founder of Napster and the founding president of Facebook, has become engaged, his spokesman said on Monday. Parker proposed to girlfriend Alexandra Lenas, a singer-songwriter, said his representative Matthew Hiltzik. Justin Timberlake played Parker as a hard-partying ladies man in
Photo: courtesy of Holstee. From the makers of the eco-hipster tee comes a recycled wallet made from old plastic bags and newspapers collected from the streets of Delhi. New York-based eco-fashion brand Holstee has partnered with a non-profit in India to help provide employment to those often referred to as ‘rag pickers.’ Holstee’s slim wallets are minimalist in design and safely store your essentials: metro card, credit card, ID, etc. Each wallet has a one-of-a-kind pattern and is made with 90… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Original 12th-century paintings by Ma Yuan (left) and Zhang Hongtu’s contemporary reworkings (right) to show the effects of agricultural pollution (top) and dams (bottom). Images via Foreign Policy . Zhang Hongtu has never shied away from tough subjects. The New York-based Chinese-American artist has used his paintings to tackle Chinese propaganda, consu… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Link: http://www.somethingawful.com/d/video… Age 1-35: New York-based paisan plumber. [ Ed Note : Then things start getting kind of weird. Anyway, here it is for the first time in one place – the strange and sometimes tragic life of our erstwhile hero.] Read
