Archive for April, 2008

a step closer for rupie

like vladimir putin, rupert mudroch continues his quest to control the media. in the US, however, instead of using our influence as president to shut down the paper, we buy them. the ny times is reporting that the tribune, the owner of Newsday, has agreed to sell the long island based paper to News Corp. [...]


girl you crazy.*

i need help with two things:

i don’t understand how aliza shvarts’ self-induced miscarriages could be considered art. shvart, a yale university art student, explains her 9 month project in the yale daily news as performance art.
i don’t see why anyone would subject their bodies to this type of “art”. heavy bleeding and cramping does not [...]


another reason why hillary shouldn’t be president

it’s good when the young voters know the issues. calin chi wong not only knew the issues, he’s found a way to make some money too. wong was arrested after he made a threat online about carrying out a virgina tech style shooting after a gun sale gone bad. his brother said he only has [...]


moving on up!

we were pleased to learn that richard engel, the great desert iguana was promoted to chief foreign correspondent* at nbc. i think richard was home a couple of weeks ago to seal the deal with the brass at nbc (oh, and also to report on the petraeus, update).
watching this video it makes this story about [...]


his next gig…

so last week 630 told us about laura bush’s co-hosting job at the today show. according to this story, w will hit the airwaves the day before, on a game show (yes, a game show). never fear– it is all to support captain joseph kobes, a decorated soldier who finished three tours in iraq.
if w [...]


i guess it’s in the name of paying for college

this selling of baby pictures to magazines that all the “celebrities” are doing these days is getting out of hand. cruise/holmes baby? i get that. jolie/pitt baby? sure. lopez/anthony twins? ok. richie/madden baby? not my cup of tea but i can see the appeal. but chetry/knowles baby? really?? do people even know who they are?
a [...]


get some help, please.

there have been a number of stories lately that have 630 and me asking the question: what were you thinking? for example:

some lady named tricia walsh-smith is so furious with her husband about his request for divorce, she videotaped herself talking smack about his use of viagra and porn and posted it on youtube.
new york [...]