will you be spending new year’s eve with sacred bird?
whether you’ve already made plans or are still trying to figure out what you’re going to do, chances are you’ll be watching the times square ball drop from television somewhere. here’s a list of options, along with the many star studded guests featured.
mtv
host: miley cyrus, lisa and jessica origliasso (the veronicas)
features: all time low, the academy is … and [...]
let there be light
this year’s new year’s eve at time square will not only welcome in the new year with over billion people (an estimate one million in times square itself and over a billion watching throughout the world), it will also introduce the “new” new year’s eve ball. the new ball is double the size of previous [...]
and you thought you were eating a lot
one guy who’ll be stuffed from all the holiday eating is competitive eater takeru kobayashi. ranked third in the world for competitive eating, kobayashi is best known in the US for winning and setting several records for the nathan’s annual hot dog eating contest in coney island, ny. this friday, kobayashi will attempt to break [...]
i guess santa’s got the unlimited text plan
not only does santa have a cell phone but he’s putting it to good use this year. for just $4.49, you too can get a text message from santa on your mobile phone (whether you’ve been naughty or nice). after responding to a few questions on textsanta.net, you can schedule the time on which you’d like the messages [...]
santa is a community organizer
a real live secret santa is the hearts and lining the pockets of the needy citizens in kansas city, and st. louis, missouri. on friday, santa “descended on thrift stores, a health clinic, a convenience store and a small auto repair shop to dole out $20,000 in $100 bills, as well as hugs and words [...]
ready, set..
three reasons to catch 60 minutes tonight:
michael phelps, who has catapulted to godlike stardom since the olympics so much so that we now care who he brings home to thanksgiving dinner
anderson cooper, who if you read this blog regularly, also possess godlike stardom
cooper and phelps in a swim race
never going to give it up
just when you thought it stopped, rickrolling (where someone creates a fake link to the music video of rick astley’s never going to give you up as a joke) crosses over from the internet to the thanksgiving macy’s parade. this makes me nervous (and a little excited) that rick astley’s going to capitalize on it [...]
