The Sun gets another prophecy wrong, this one about... the sun! No, not about itself, but instead that star about 96 million miles away from us that we see and feel on a daily basis.
Back in May, the Sun said that Nostradamus predicted in July 2010 a solar flare would cause earthquakes. Well, of course there were earthquakes this month, there always are, and solar flares as well, but there's no science that links the two. Everybody I could find on the Internets conflating the two phenomena I would put in the category of "crackpot".
The Sun gets another prophecy wrong, this one about... the sun! No, not about itself, but instead that star about 96 million miles away from us that we see and feel on a daily basis.
Back in May, the Sun said that Nostradamus predicted in July 2010 a solar flare would cause earthquakes. Well, of course there were earthquakes this month, there always are, and solar flares as well, but there's no science that links the two. Everybody I could find on the Internets conflating the two phenomena I would put in the category of "crackpot".
Last week, the Sun told us what to expect for the next 100 days. This week, someone at the Sun took the trouble to read their old headlines this year and saw it. "D'oh! There aren't another 100 days! The End Of The Word is September 11, 2010!"
This is the fifth story this year about the End of the World being 9/11/10. The other detail that is being repeated is that the Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse will be seen in Rome.
Once again, mark your calendars. Or don't, no pressure. I'll be here to call them on it if we get to September 12 this year incident free.
Last week, the Sun told us what to expect for the next 100 days. This week, someone at the Sun took the trouble to read their old headlines this year and saw it. "D'oh! There aren't another 100 days! The End Of The Word is September 11, 2010!"
This is the fifth story this year about the End of the World being 9/11/10. The other detail that is being repeated is that the Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse will be seen in Rome.
Once again, mark your calendars. Or don't, no pressure. I'll be here to call them on it if we get to September 12 this year incident free.
Publication: National Enquirer Date: 9 August 2010
The Flagship tells us that Tiger Woods will marry Skanky Ho #1 Rachel Uchitel. Reports from last year said he paid he $10,000,000 to keep her mouth shut, but now I guess it's love. There were also tabloid rumors that he spent Christmas with her after he broke up with his wife around Thanksgiving.
Some people think the Enquirer is almost legitimate because of their Pulitzer nomination. I actually read their stuff too much to fall for that. It would be easier to believe he was serious about marrying her if there was actually a photograph of the two of them together.
Publication: National Enquirer Date: 9 August 2010
The Flagship tells us that Tiger Woods will marry Skanky Ho #1 Rachel Uchitel. Reports from last year said he paid he $10,000,000 to keep her mouth shut, but now I guess it's love. There were also tabloid rumors that he spent Christmas with her after he broke up with his wife around Thanksgiving.
Some people think the Enquirer is almost legitimate because of their Pulitzer nomination. I actually read their stuff too much to fall for that. It would be easier to believe he was serious about marrying her if there was actually a photograph of the two of them together.
George Clooney has not been mentioned in the supermarket rags much this year. The silly and low rent Examiner said last January he would be marrying his current flame Elisabetta Canalis, pictured here with Clooney at the premiere of The Fantastic Mr. Fox late last year, but there is nothing like confirmation of that. Now as August approaches, People is saying the relationship is "heating up", but there is still nothing like talk that they are planning to marry.
George Clooney has not been mentioned in the supermarket rags much this year. The silly and low rent Examiner said last January he would be marrying his current flame Elisabetta Canalis, pictured here with Clooney at the premiere of The Fantastic Mr. Fox late last year, but there is nothing like confirmation of that. Now as August approaches, People is saying the relationship is "heating up", but there is still nothing like talk that they are planning to marry.
The last of the Meanest Story nominees this week also comes from the Globe, which has given Bill Clinton six months to live. This time, they say Hugh Laurie is involved in sex scandal. Looking online, there is a former employee of the TV show House who is claiming bad behavior among his superiors on the set of the show, but none of the stories I've read have actually singled out Hugh Laurie.
Personally, I think it's all tosh. If Bertie Wooster is in any trouble, it's only a matter of time before Jeeves puts his superior brain to the task and everything is sorted out, right as rain.
The last of the Meanest Story nominees this week also comes from the Globe, which has given Bill Clinton six months to live. This time, they say Hugh Laurie is involved in sex scandal. Looking online, there is a former employee of the TV show House who is claiming bad behavior among his superiors on the set of the show, but none of the stories I've read have actually singled out Hugh Laurie.
Personally, I think it's all tosh. If Bertie Wooster is in any trouble, it's only a matter of time before Jeeves puts his superior brain to the task and everything is sorted out, right as rain.
Almost all of the Meanest Story nominees so far have been from the Three Wicked Step Sisters, so I scoured the other seven blogs to see if I could find another story nearly as mean.
If you want to know about Kourtney and Scott being in trouble, In Touch is the place to start. There have been bad stories about Scott's behavior on five covers in the last six weeks. This week, he was cheating on Kourtney yet again, but this time his friends were hiding in the closet and made a sex tape.
I know the most shocking detail for me in all this. This guy has friends?
Almost all of the Meanest Story nominees so far have been from the Three Wicked Step Sisters, so I scoured the other seven blogs to see if I could find another story nearly as mean.
If you want to know about Kourtney and Scott being in trouble, In Touch is the place to start. There have been bad stories about Scott's behavior on five covers in the last six weeks. This week, he was cheating on Kourtney yet again, but this time his friends were hiding in the closet and made a sex tape.
I know the most shocking detail for me in all this. This guy has friends?
After Bill Clinton's hospitalization early this year, the Three Wicked Step Sister tabloids have been saying he is near death. The first was the Enquirer saying it was a toss-up whether Chelsea's wedding or Bill's funeral would happen first. As the wedding is scheduled for tomorrow, it looks like the Big Dog will be able to attend and the Flagship once again has egg on its face.
So the Enquirer sends its weak sister the Globe to continue the attack on the former president, saying he has heart disease and Parkinson's and will be dead within six months. There have been rumors about Parkinson's for some time and his hospitalization earlier this year was about heart issues, but the six months crap is just American Media, Inc.'s way of saying "We really don't like you."
There are other mean stories this week, but to print this just before Chelsea's wedding makes it my choice for Meanest Story Of The Week, hands down.
After Bill Clinton's hospitalization early this year, the Three Wicked Step Sister tabloids have been saying he is near death. The first was the Enquirer saying it was a toss-up whether Chelsea's wedding or Bill's funeral would happen first. As the wedding is scheduled for tomorrow, it looks like the Big Dog will be able to attend and the Flagship once again has egg on its face.
So the Enquirer sends its weak sister the Globe to continue the attack on the former president, saying he has heart disease and Parkinson's and will be dead within six months. There have been rumors about Parkinson's for some time and his hospitalization earlier this year was about heart issues, but the six months crap is just American Media, Inc.'s way of saying "We really don't like you."
There are other mean stories this week, but to print this just before Chelsea's wedding makes it my choice for Meanest Story Of The Week, hands down.
Publication: National Enquirer Date: 9 August 2010
Friday is now officially the day for the Meanest Story nominees, and there's plenty to choose from this week. There's a subtext in the tabloids telling the people standing in checkout lines that they actually have it better than the rich people who actually are miserable. The Enquirer's lead story moves the subtext forward and makes it just text.
There are multiple pictures of celebrity women who were beaten, and pictures of guys caught cheating.
Beaten women: Rihanna (pictured above), La Toya Jackson, Mindy MacCready Guys caught cheating: Don Johnson (with a porn star), Keith Urban The "Cheaters Hall of Shame": Morgan Freeman, John Edwards, Jesse James Both beater and cheater: Mel Gibson
This is definitely a mean story and the pictures are hard to look at. Most weeks it would be a favorite to win meanest of the week, but there is stiff competition this time around.
Publication: National Enquirer Date: 9 August 2010
Friday is now officially the day for the Meanest Story nominees, and there's plenty to choose from this week. There's a subtext in the tabloids telling the people standing in checkout lines that they actually have it better than the rich people who actually are miserable. The Enquirer's lead story moves the subtext forward and makes it just text.
There are multiple pictures of celebrity women who were beaten, and pictures of guys caught cheating.
Beaten women: Rihanna (pictured above), La Toya Jackson, Mindy MacCready Guys caught cheating: Don Johnson (with a porn star), Keith Urban The "Cheaters Hall of Shame": Morgan Freeman, John Edwards, Jesse James Both beater and cheater: Mel Gibson
This is definitely a mean story and the pictures are hard to look at. Most weeks it would be a favorite to win meanest of the week, but there is stiff competition this time around.
The big gossip news today is that Ellen DeGeneres has decided to leave American Idol. The story makes it sound like the departure is her idea, which is a different take than the Examiner had in early June when they said she would be fired.
Other sources may weigh in to say she was actually forced out, but Ellen's reason sounds like her. She likes helping make people's dreams come true and she kind of hates crushing people's hopes. American Idol is a lot more about crushing than it is about helping, though the evidence is strong that losing on that show is a better career move than winning.
Best wishes to Ellen in her future plans. She still has her daytime TV show and her cute as a button wife, so life can't suck much.
The big gossip news today is that Ellen DeGeneres has decided to leave American Idol. The story makes it sound like the departure is her idea, which is a different take than the Examiner had in early June when they said she would be fired.
Other sources may weigh in to say she was actually forced out, but Ellen's reason sounds like her. She likes helping make people's dreams come true and she kind of hates crushing people's hopes. American Idol is a lot more about crushing than it is about helping, though the evidence is strong that losing on that show is a better career move than winning.
Best wishes to Ellen in her future plans. She still has her daytime TV show and her cute as a button wife, so life can't suck much.
Publications: National Enquirer, National Examiner Date: 9 August 2010
When Sarah Palin first busted loose on the national scene, I thought "Here is a family tailor made for reality TV and the tabloids." It's taken a while, but order has been restored to the universe, and Sister Sarah is now a twinkling star in the trailer trash galaxy.
The Enquirer goes with the headline "BRISTOL PALIN BETRAYED!" Their story, and they are sticking to it for the time being, is Levi Johnston liked being a baby daddy so much, he did it with somebody else. That's the gospel truth, if you can trust The Flagship.
News flash: In general, you can't trust The Flagship.
The Examiner headline reads "Sex Scandal Rocks Sarah Palin". It's vague and it might be about something else, but the Examiner is always picking up scraps left behind by the bigger Wicked Step Sister tabs, so I'm assuming this is their less interesting version of the same story.
I know in my heart of hearts that Levi Johnston is probably not the good guy, but just because he irritates Caribou Barbie so much, I find myself rooting for him. Don't you? I mean, there is no embarrassing Sarah. She has that level of stupid that is almost a super power, so stupid she doesn't even get that she's stupid. But she does have enough brain cells to hold a grudge, and I'm pretty sure Levi has enough, too. Any little thing that makes her life a living hell is okay in my book.
Publications: National Enquirer, National Examiner Date: 9 August 2010
When Sarah Palin first busted loose on the national scene, I thought "Here is a family tailor made for reality TV and the tabloids." It's taken a while, but order has been restored to the universe, and Sister Sarah is now a twinkling star in the trailer trash galaxy.
The Enquirer goes with the headline "BRISTOL PALIN BETRAYED!" Their story, and they are sticking to it for the time being, is Levi Johnston liked being a baby daddy so much, he did it with somebody else. That's the gospel truth, if you can trust The Flagship.
News flash: In general, you can't trust The Flagship.
The Examiner headline reads "Sex Scandal Rocks Sarah Palin". It's vague and it might be about something else, but the Examiner is always picking up scraps left behind by the bigger Wicked Step Sister tabs, so I'm assuming this is their less interesting version of the same story.
I know in my heart of hearts that Levi Johnston is probably not the good guy, but just because he irritates Caribou Barbie so much, I find myself rooting for him. Don't you? I mean, there is no embarrassing Sarah. She has that level of stupid that is almost a super power, so stupid she doesn't even get that she's stupid. But she does have enough brain cells to hold a grudge, and I'm pretty sure Levi has enough, too. Any little thing that makes her life a living hell is okay in my book.
Rush - 1979-06-04 - Geleen, Holland Pinkpop Festival A Right To Passage bootleg Media: 1 CDR Soundboard
DISC 1: (Time: 55:49) 01 - A Passage To Bangkok 3:55 02 - Xanadu 12:43 03 - The Trees 5:12 04 - Hemispheres Prelude 05 - Closer To The Heart 4:10 06 - La Villa Strangiato 10:07 07 - 2112 9:06 08 - In The Mood / Drum Solo 7:12 09 - Something For Nothing 3:10
Rush - 1981-12-20 - Hartford, CT, USA Civic Center - Moving Pictures Story bootleg Soundboard
DISC 1 01 - 2112: Overture Temples of Syrinx 6:40 02 - Freewill 5:58 03 - Limelight 4:45 04 - Hemispheres: Prelude 4:31 05 - Beneath, Between, Behind 2:53 06 - Subdivisions 4:54 07 - The Camera Eye 11:02 08 - YYZ / Drum Solo 8:58 09 - Broon's Bane / The Trees 6:12 10 - Xanadu 12:27
DISC 2 01 - The Spirit of Radio 5:48 02 - Red Barchetta 6:44 03 - Closer to the Heart 3:29 04 - Tom Sawyer 4:50 05 - Vital Signs 5:03 06 - Working Man/Hemispheres: Armageddon/Bytor and the Snow Dog/In the End/In the Mood/2112: Finale 12:21 07 - La Villa Strangiato 9:44
DISC 1 01 - The Spirit of Radio 02 - The Enemy Within 03 - The Weapon 04 - Witch Hunt 05 - New World Man 06 - Distant Early Warning 07 - Red Sector A 08 - Closer to the Heart 09 - YYZ 10 - 2112 (The Temples of Syrinx) 11 - Tom Sawyer 12 - Vital Signs 13 - Finding my Way 14 - In the Mood
Publication: Weekly Life & Style Date: 9 August 2010
Fresh trash on Thursdays! Weekly Life & Style proudly states that they TALKED to Katie Holmes and that her second baby is on the way. They include details on the cover about her touching her bump and craving ice cream.
The only problem is the headlines are completely misleading. The bump she was touching was a prosthetic pregnancy outfit she was wearing for a movie where she plays Jackie Kennedy. The few paragraphs on the magazine's website make it clear that while she would like another baby, it's just future plans and wishful thinking right now.
I recently instituted a Meanest Story of the Week feature here at the blog. This one isn't really mean, but it is the Most Dishonest Story of the Week, and a new label is born. Congratulations for winning the first one, Weekly Life & Style!
Publication: Weekly Life & Style Date: 9 August 2010
Fresh trash on Thursdays! Weekly Life & Style proudly states that they TALKED to Katie Holmes and that her second baby is on the way. They include details on the cover about her touching her bump and craving ice cream.
The only problem is the headlines are completely misleading. The bump she was touching was a prosthetic pregnancy outfit she was wearing for a movie where she plays Jackie Kennedy. The few paragraphs on the magazine's website make it clear that while she would like another baby, it's just future plans and wishful thinking right now.
I recently instituted a Meanest Story of the Week feature here at the blog. This one isn't really mean, but it is the Most Dishonest Story of the Week, and a new label is born. Congratulations for winning the first one, Weekly Life & Style!
Christina Applegate makes her first 2010 appearance on a supermarket rag cover with a real human interest story. In 2008, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy, and recently, she has announced she is pregnant for the first time at 38.
Christina Applegate makes her first 2010 appearance on a supermarket rag cover with a real human interest story. In 2008, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy, and recently, she has announced she is pregnant for the first time at 38.
Fresh trash delivered tomorrow! The last of this week's trash... right now!
The Bret Michaels saga appeared to be over as tabloid fodder in late May. The stories ping-ponged back and forth between everything being okay after his brain hemorrhage and stories that he was still partying hard and endangering his life. Last week, the Globe included him in a "Who will die first?" cover story, and this week, Us Weekly says he credits his kids with saving his life.
For the record, Us Weekly was one of the mags that said he was in trouble a few months back.
Fresh trash delivered tomorrow! The last of this week's trash... right now!
The Bret Michaels saga appeared to be over as tabloid fodder in late May. The stories ping-ponged back and forth between everything being okay after his brain hemorrhage and stories that he was still partying hard and endangering his life. Last week, the Globe included him in a "Who will die first?" cover story, and this week, Us Weekly says he credits his kids with saving his life.
For the record, Us Weekly was one of the mags that said he was in trouble a few months back.
There's a new picture of Jennifer Aniston with some guy, this time not Christopher Gartin, the guy she was supposed to be seeing though both of them deny the story. Once again, the new guy is not nearly as famous as she is and his name is not on the cover, so I didn't crack the magazine open to find out who he is.
I suppose I should make a "woman slut" label to match the "man slut" label I used to describe John Mayer, Jesse James and Tiger Woods, but that would require me to believe the stories the tabs tell about Jen and I don't, for obvious reasons.
There's a new picture of Jennifer Aniston with some guy, this time not Christopher Gartin, the guy she was supposed to be seeing though both of them deny the story. Once again, the new guy is not nearly as famous as she is and his name is not on the cover, so I didn't crack the magazine open to find out who he is.
I suppose I should make a "woman slut" label to match the "man slut" label I used to describe John Mayer, Jesse James and Tiger Woods, but that would require me to believe the stories the tabs tell about Jen and I don't, for obvious reasons.
Paul McCartney Live at Hyde Park 2010-06-27 Very good soundboard, extracted from YouTube HD feed.
Format: DVD Size: 4.32 GB Resolution: 720 x 576 Frame Rate: 25 Audio Quality: 9 Video Quality: 9 Video Codec: MPEG-2 Audio Codec: AC3 Menu: Yes
Band members: Paul Mccartney - Bass, keyboards and Vocals Rusty Anderson - Guitar Brian Ray - Guitar Abe Laborial Jr. - Drums Paul Wickens - keyboards and backing vocal
Setlist: 01. Jet 02. All My Loving 03. Letting Go 04. Got To Get You Into My Life 05. Let Me Roll It 06. The Long And Winding Road 07. Let ‘Em In 08. My Love 09. I’m Looking Though You 10. Blackbird 11. Dance Tonight 12. Mrs Vandebilt 13. Eleanor Rigby 14. Band On The Run 15. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 16. Back In The USSR
Publication: National Enquirer Date: 2 August 2010
Back in March, it was the National Examiner, the ridiculously low rent tabloid, that had televangelist Benny Hinn on the cover. The story then was he was going through a nasty and expensive divorce and there were rumors he was gay. Now, it's The Flagship that picks up his tawdry story saying he has a mistress of the female persuasion and she's an evangelist, too. No picture of her or a name, neither of which would mean much to me, a godless heathen who is too cheap to spring for cable TV.
Publication: National Enquirer Date: 2 August 2010
Back in March, it was the National Examiner, the ridiculously low rent tabloid, that had televangelist Benny Hinn on the cover. The story then was he was going through a nasty and expensive divorce and there were rumors he was gay. Now, it's The Flagship that picks up his tawdry story saying he has a mistress of the female persuasion and she's an evangelist, too. No picture of her or a name, neither of which would mean much to me, a godless heathen who is too cheap to spring for cable TV.
Louisville, KY, USA.I've always had a eye on the Pass since 14th January. At that time they got attention by their EP release 'Crosswalk Stereo'. But now here it is. The first single 'Trap of mirrors' of the outcoming album Burst. The track is great and raises our hopes for more the Pass sound. Will Roberts (Bass, Electronics), Kyle Peters (Vocal, Guitar, FX), Brain Healey (Synth, FX) and Neil Lucas (Drums) made a good Job. I expect Crosswalk Stereo is on the album, too. My personal favorit. And because it's not enough the Pass. I also give you the music video 'Colors' below. If you still can't get enough of the Americans, you maybe should check out there MySpace-Page.
Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Recently I heard a lot of Cut Copy. But I don't now if I should love it or hate it. 'Where I'm going' is one of these tracks which I think that I gonna love it. And maybe anytime the whole sound of the Australians. Anyway, they gonna release a new album, if it's finished. The second album, no, already the 3rd album will it be. I can't believe it. The 3rd? Wow! Dan Withford, Tim Hoey and Mitchell Scott hid their sound for me. I can't believe it agian.
THE SUZAN - HOME 320 kbps
Indie, Rock, Pop
Tokyo, Japan. I don't know why but the foursome Japanese impress me. This track is groovy and the xylophone makes me dancing. The Asian touch has something refreshing. I can't describe it with words. So, I'll let the track speaking.
Publication: Weekly Life & Style Date: 2 August 2010
Last month, Weekly Life & Style had a story about Alicia Keys being pregnant and engaged. This month, they have a story about her wedding plans moving ahead. These are the only stories about the singer/songwriter so far this year on the covers of The Only Ten Magazines That Matter.
Publication: Weekly Life & Style Date: 2 August 2010
Last month, Weekly Life & Style had a story about Alicia Keys being pregnant and engaged. This month, they have a story about her wedding plans moving ahead. These are the only stories about the singer/songwriter so far this year on the covers of The Only Ten Magazines That Matter.
Publication: National Examiner Date: 2 August 2010
The Examiner had no Hey Old Timer Gossip on the cover this week. Instead, trying to skew younger, they have a story about the Twilight cast. Until they have a website, they are never really going to be aimed at a crowd any younger than the people who watch Fox News, which means the median aged comsumer is collecting Social Security.
Publication: National Examiner Date: 2 August 2010
The Examiner had no Hey Old Timer Gossip on the cover this week. Instead, trying to skew younger, they have a story about the Twilight cast. Until they have a website, they are never really going to be aimed at a crowd any younger than the people who watch Fox News, which means the median aged comsumer is collecting Social Security.
This is not about weight, but being photographed without makeup is probably harder on female celebrities than being photographed in swimwear. Here's my take on the six women on the cover.
Fairly flattering: Tyra Banks, Angelina Jolie, Katie Holmes, Kourtney Kardashian Not so good: Katie Couric, Carrie Underwood
This is the closest I have seen to an unflattering story about Carrie Underwood on the cover of any tabloid so far this year.
This is not about weight, but being photographed without makeup is probably harder on female celebrities than being photographed in swimwear. Here's my take on the six women on the cover.
Fairly flattering: Tyra Banks, Angelina Jolie, Katie Holmes, Kourtney Kardashian Not so good: Katie Couric, Carrie Underwood
This is the closest I have seen to an unflattering story about Carrie Underwood on the cover of any tabloid so far this year.
The Globe has many tales to tell you about Kate Middleton, so you can take your pick. In mid June, she and Wills eloped. In early July, she stormed out. Now, in late July, she is so stressed out that she is down to 105 lbs., which would be scary skinny for a young lady who is listed at 5'10" according to several websites.
If she really is that tall and really weighs that little, this would be a cause for concern. Even models that tall say they weigh 110 lbs. or more, and some of those women are scary skinny. But this is the Globe, and they can't keep a story straight for two weeks at a time, so I'm not going to put a health alert out for Ms. Middleton based on this flimsy evidence.
The Globe has many tales to tell you about Kate Middleton, so you can take your pick. In mid June, she and Wills eloped. In early July, she stormed out. Now, in late July, she is so stressed out that she is down to 105 lbs., which would be scary skinny for a young lady who is listed at 5'10" according to several websites.
If she really is that tall and really weighs that little, this would be a cause for concern. Even models that tall say they weigh 110 lbs. or more, and some of those women are scary skinny. But this is the Globe, and they can't keep a story straight for two weeks at a time, so I'm not going to put a health alert out for Ms. Middleton based on this flimsy evidence.
