Articles Archive for October 2009
Entertainment »
Miley Cyrus, one of Disney’s hottest stars of the past three years with hit records and hit films, has been voted the worst celebrity influence of 2009 by the very people who made her a star, tweens and teens, according to an online poll on Wednesday.
Cyrus, 16, took 42 percent of votes... read more
Entertainment »
Kathy Griffin was on the Tonight Show Monday to promote her new book Official Book Club Selection—or, rather, to discuss her “Brangelina situation” with Levi Johnston, as she described it to Conan O’Brien. “I am in a serious, committed relationship with Levi Johnston, and I... read more
World Politics »
The push to legalize — and, especially appealing at the moment, tax — marijuana is picking up momentum in California, with legislators holding hearings today on what would be the first such law in the nation.
Organizers are currently collecting signatures to put three separate pot... read more
World Politics »
Muslim Shabaab religious enforcers in battered Somalia are finding time to whip Muslim women for wearing bras.
They’re being punished because the underwear accentuates breasts and in some cases gives a “fraudulent” impression to possible suitors, reports the Independent. ... read more
WTF »
The 32-year-old man has been arrested after he led detectives to a field where they found the body of Ashleigh Hall, 17, in Sedgefield, County Durham, after allegedly telling them “I killed a girl”.
Ashleigh had left her home in Darlington where she lived with her four sisters on Sunday n... read more
Sports Betting »
Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson issued his second apology in 12 months Tuesday and was told to stay away from the team while the NFL and the Chiefs complete their investigation into his use of a gay slur.
As Johnson was releasing his apology, a national gay rights advocacy organ... read more
Entertainment »
From the confines of a page-turning autobiography premiering next month, tennis legend Andre Agassi will reveal that he used crystal meth during his playing career, according to a publicist for Knopf Publishing House, a division of Random House.
In Open, available Nov. 9, the eight-time Grand... read more
WTF »
A Philadelphia woman was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly posted an ad on Craigslist offering to perform sex acts in exchange for World Series tickets, MyFoxPhilly reported.
Susan Finkelstein, 43, was charged with prostitution and related offenses after police say she advertised herself a... read more
