Archive for July, 2010
song name not to be changed
the young men’s christian association, also known as the ymca, is going through a little rebranding. they’ve decided to drop the “mca” and just go with the Y, as they’ve been commonly called for years. said kate coleman, the chief marketing officer said “It’s a way of being warmer, more genuine, more welcoming, [...]
jessica simpson’s show won’t be sponsored by vaseline
not sure if anyone watched it, but jessica simpson had a show on vh1 called the price of beauty, a show designed to “explore how different cultures define beauty and the extraordinary lengths that women will go to in order to achieve it”. the show is being retooled, and is rumored to be yet another [...]
now you’re asking them to tell?
in an unprecendented move, the military is asking the forces what they think about gays in the military. they’re doing it by electronic survey distributed last week distributed to 400K active duty personnel. it’s unprecedented because they didn’t do this when, say, they were integrating the military or when they were including women and many [...]
last chance for beer with a smoke
this year will be the last year to grab a beer with a smoke at the world famous oktoberfest because bavaria is going smoke-free in 2011. 61% of the people of bavaria have voted to ban smoking in all bars, cafes, and restaurants starting in 2011. this is bavaria’s second go-round at the effort according to the [...]
he’s finally landed a magazine cover
since that acting and playgirl thing didn’t work out, levi johnston is back with bristol palin and they’re engaged (again). apparently the couple reconnected when working out a custody plan for their son and have kept their engagement a secret, even from mom sarah palin.
the palin family issued a statement saying that bristol is “ultimately in [...]
another jobs report
here’s the list of the 8 lowest paying jobs in the u.sa. according to data collected about national averages . interesting, the list of jobs used to be summer jobs for youngins but the article says that the jobs are now “are survival jobs for midcareer folks who have been downsized.” courtney cox probably got paid [...]
must see tv: megyn kelly goes after guest
megyn kelly is a rising start at fox news so her recent heated discussion with guest kirsten powers from the new york post columnist was like a lesson on what anchors should not do. powers was on to discuss the reaction from a town hall where some were upset by the dept of justice’s inaction [...]
