trouble with sacred bird’s new coop

if you haven’t already heard by now, anderson cooper is in the processing of rehabbing a firehouse for his new home. unfortunately, his interior designer took a little plunge down a hole and is now suing andy along with the developer of the building. the uncovered hole was where a fire pole was previously installed.
yesterday [...]


that’s why the lion is king

top 5 wildlife attractions in nairobi, kenya are… elephants, leopards, rhinos, buffalo and lions. how much would the amboseli national park pay to ensure they retain the 20% the region currently makes from tourism? seems the answer is 4,000 zebras, 3,000 wildebeest and $1.4 million dollars.
the live zebras and wildebeest will be bought over to [...]


eye of the tiger

you might’ve already heard but tiger woods was in a car accident (cause who hasn’t heard by now). tmz was the first to say that the facial lacerations woods suffered was not from his car crashing into a fire hydrant but from his wife, elin nordegren. after the accident woods release a vague statement saying [...]


pass the duchy*

if part of your errands this weekend include a trip to bj’s or costco, you may want to rethink that.  in a blogpost called worst warehouse club buys, walletpop, identifies the worst ways to spend money at these discount giants.  here they are:

gas – warehouse clubs are among the first to reflect the increase in [...]


the king lives on

as everyone, including his own family*, rushes to capitalizes on michael jackson’s death, his first posthumous single was released today. besides the single, “this is it” the movie, will be released in theaters at the end of the month.

*although we all want to believe the jackson brothers singing backup was done in memory of their [...]


need more news?

i gotta admit, there are days like today when i just can’t find any new stories to write a whole blog post about. 180 is a lot better at this but i go through phases where i am indifferent to every story. where does that leave you to get your news, you ask? well, if [...]


google in the news

five years later, google finally drops the “beta” from gmail, docs, calendar and talk applications. currently there doesn’t seem to be any obvious implications from the change to the those who use the free version of the apps so this news slipped by quietly and because really, how many people even noticed it was still in [...]