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» "I HAVE A HARD ENOUGH TIME in a normal-sized body — I'm always inspired by people who radiate the good vibes despite their challenges. Thanks for the inspiration, Pingping!"
A commenter at Dlisted.com laments the death of He Pingping, the world's smallest man, according to Guinness World Records. The man died of heart complications while filming a TV show in Italy on Saturday at 21.
» "IT MAY NOT BE NETWORK TELEVISION, but, nonetheless, the news that C-SPAN has made some 160,000 hours of programming — every single program aired since 1987 — available online is still incredible."
TVObscurities.com is impressed with the cable news channel for archiving all of its footage on the internet.
» "NEXT YEAR, Animal Planet will air 'Taking on Tyson,' an unscripted series about pigeon racing that stars Mike Tyson, because he 'has a deep passion for the birds.' And, no, it is still not April 1 yet."
RealityTVNet.com is surprised by the announcement of the former heavyweight boxing champion's new reality television show.
» "IF I WERE YOU, Mr. Sikes, I'd be getting very nervous right now because if for some reason you are lying, then they're going to tack you to the wall."
RideLust.com thinks the man who said his runaway Toyota Prius almost killed him while driving on Interstate 8 in San Diego could be in major legal trouble if his claim turns out to be false.
Continue Reading "Mike Tyson. Reality Show. Pigeon Racing. Yes." »
» "WE HAD A FEELING Lady Gaga had some geek mixed with the glitter in her veins, and now, thanks to her new music video with Beyonce, it's pretty clear that she digs 'Star Wars.'"
StarWarsBlog.StarWars.com was impressed with the pop singer's references to the movie in her latest video, "Telephone."
» "EVEN IF IT IS NOT A PROPAGANDA ARM or a gimmick, the Coffee Party is a response to the Tea Party, and therein lies the problem. In terms of where we as liberals need to be focusing our response, the Tea Party is neither here nor there."
RiverDaughter.wordpress.com finds the Coffee Party movement, which kicked off Saturday, to be a rather lame political movement.
» "TIGER [WOODS HAD] BETTER HOPE Ari [Fleischer] learned something from how he mishandled Mark McGwire. Or, how he lied for [George W.] Bush."
SocraticGadfly.blogspot.com isn't sure the golfer made the right move in hiring the former adviser and White House Press Secretary to be his Public relations man.
» "I WOULDN'T DESCRIBE Patrick Kennedy's display on the House floor as passionate. He was out of control. He really lost it. He seemed consumed by something other than his strong opinion about the way the press has covered the war in Afghanistan."
FreedomEden.blogspot.com was a bit taken aback by the Democratic Rhode Island Congressman's rant Wednesday night.
Continue Reading "Is This The Guy You Want Handling Your PR?" »
» "CHUCK NORRIS [turned] 70 [Wednesday]. How is that even possible? Is he seriously that old? Shouldn't time be afraid of Chuck Norris?"
Rowanx.livejournal.com was surprised to learn that the martial arts movie and television star is now a septuagenarian.
» "IS IT REALISTIC to think that in a society that is obsessed with physical beauty and perfection that a person of Gabourey [Sidibe]'s size will have a vibrant film career? If she was not a famous actress, would people call her beautiful?"
HelloNegro.com wonders whether the actress who starred in the movie "Precious" is fooling herself about landing movie roles, after Howard Stern said that everyone in Hollywood is only "pretending" she has a marketable look.
Continue Reading "Even At That Age, He Can Still Knock You Out" »
» "THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF EVENTS that hip-hop fans will always remember, like the first time they heard 'Fear of a Black Planet.' March 9 is one of those days, as it will forever be remembered as the day that The Notorious B.I.G. died after being gunned down in [L.A.]."
Newsroom.MTV.com pays homage to the rapper, whose real name was Christopher Wallace, on the anniversary of his 1997 death.
» "REMEMBER WHEN NBC was befuddled by the success of 'Lazy Sunday' on YouTube and tried to pull down the first viral hit? Eons ago, in Internet time. And now, of course, every TV program goes out of its way to create viral clips."
mediamemo.allthingsd.com reflects on the notion that the "Saturday Night Live" digital short spawned the creation of Hulu. Chris Parnell and Andy Samberg performed the hit song "Lazy Sunday" live for the first time on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" Monday night.
» "SON OF A SPAWN is a grandson. So, he's just 1/4 prince of darkness, which is more than an octolucifer, but hardly scary devil incarnate and apparently not enough to seal the deal. Come on, [Obama], time to step it up to Beelzebub level."
A Wonkette.com commenter was impressed with former New York Rep. Eric Massa's, right, insult to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel on a radio show, in which he called Emanuel the "son of the devil's spawn."
» "YOU WONDER IF THE ENTERPRISING CRIMINALS had any idea the event was being televised. Either way, maybe we should stop keeping millions of dollars on hand at highly publicized events. I'm sure the winner would be happy to take a check."
BackPorch.Fanhouse.com thinks the European Poker Tour might re-evaluate its security situation after one of its events was robbed on live television at a hotel in Berlin.
Continue Reading "Massa And Emanuel Need A Steel Cage Match" »
» "IF ONLY THIS GUY spent as much time pushing himself away from the dinner table as he does on viral videos, the Clippers might actually have a chance."
AverageBro.com thinks that if Baron Davis was in better shape his team could contend in the NBA. Davis recently released a spoof video called "Buy Baron Davis' Beard," a play on his well-known facial hairstyle.
» "[APPARENTLY] D.C. MAYOR Adrian Fenty is a corrupt little whiny-pants who funnels huge sums of government money to his friends. At least Marion Barry was corrupt but personable."
GavelInYourPants.blogspot.com reacts to a Washington Post story highlighting the number of Fenty's fraternity brothers who have landed work on various city projects.
Continue Reading "More Basketball, Less Beard Talk, Please" »
» "LONG AGO, THE KEY SELLING POINT to any pony car rested with outright power. These days, manufacturers are out to prove that power and fuel economy aren't mutually exclusive."
Rumors.AutomobileMag.com reacts to Ford's announcement that its 2011 Ford Mustang V-6 has been EPA-certified at 31 mpg, making it the first production vehicle to achieve a combination of over 300 hp and over 30 mpg.
» "HOV FINALLY MADE HIS WAY to the White House prior to his performance at the Verizon Center. [A] report states that Hov received a tour and had an impromptu visit with President Obama. No word yet on whether Obama was excited to see Memphis Bleek."
BrokenCool.com doesn't think Bleek, one of the less popular members of Rapper Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella crew, made the trip to the white house before their show Wednesday night.
» "WITH THIS RECENT JUMPING OF SHIP by Viacom, we expect to see a more viable pay model from Hulu in the near future, or they could end up as nothing more than a wasteland for second-rate programming."
Inquisitr.com reacts to a New York Times story reporting that Viacom will be pulling "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" from the online TV streaming service Hulu.
» "LIL WAYNE MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING MIRACULOUS in a past life. How else can one explain the rapper's ability to continually avoid starting his jail sentence?"
Blogs.WSJ.com/SpeakEasy was a bit amazed to see the rapper's jail sentence delayed after a fire at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse. The start of the rapper's sentence had already been pushed back due to a dentist appointment.
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