Maiello: Defeat the Press
Ramona: Pointers on Bad Disaster Coverage
Miami Fans Mistakenly Chant "Let's Go Eat" During Playoff Game
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If you've been following my blogging at all, you know how little shame I have. In today's dagbuzz, I take the shamelessness to a whole new level by admitting I got emotionally involved with this past season of The Bachelor, which ended last night in spectacular fashion. It is so very very wrong that I think I may have gotten myself more worked up over what Jason did to Melissa last night than anything AIG, Madoff, Thain or Rush have done during the past year.
Excuse me now while I go lift weights or chew tobacco or trade worthless mortgage derivatives or just do something to prove that I have still have some testosterone left in me.
Thanks as always to Yahoo's Buzz! for the links!
By Nicholas Kulish, New York Times, May 22/23, 2013
BERLIN — Three of Europe’s most powerful countries — Britain, Germany and France — have thrown their weight behind a push for the European Union to designate the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, a move that could have far-reaching consequences for the group’s fund-raising activities on the Continent.
On Wednesday, Germany signaled an about-face in its policy toward the group, with a statement saying Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle supported listing “at least the military wing” of the organization as a terrorist group. The announcement came just a day after Britain’s Foreign Office said it would...
By Richard Luscombe in Miami, guardian.co.uk, 22 May 2013
An FBI agent shot dead a man believed to be a friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Djokhar Tsarnaev, during a "violent confrontation" in a Florida apartment early on Wednesday.
Sources said that Ibragim Todashev, 27, "flipped out" under questioning by the federal agent and two...
Woolwich killing: meat cleaver, knife and jihadist claims filmed on mobile
By Vikram Dodd, Shiv Malik & Ben Quinn, guardian.co.uk, May 22,2013
Dramatic footage emerges of suspect after British soldier is killed in suspected terror attack
• British soldier dead in suspected terror attack in London
• Knife attack near barracks 'an eye for an eye', says suspect
• Killing in street is 'absolutely sickening' says prime minister
Also @ The Guardian:...
By Jane Mayer of the New Yorker. If you are wondering how far PBS is willing to go to placate David Koch to keep their funding? It gives you a look into the special documentry "Citizen Koch" and its fall out. The program was never aired except at Sundance. David Koch resigned from WNET on May 16th.
You know how I've been kinda bugging you guys to find more women bloggers? It appears now that it is entirely unnecessary. Never mind.
wont be able to oblige with dwts or project runway recaps, as i dont watch those, but you can most certainly expect a buzz when american idol gets closer to the end. perhaps even my first live blog - i always wanted to step into simon's shoes ... or at least his wallet.
btw, it looks like i wasnt alone on being emotionally affected by lasnt night's bachelor finale. of course, i may be alone in terms of males being emotionally affected.
when we going shopping for shoes, O?
Sorry, girlfriend. I hate shopping. No manis or pedis either.
But if you're ever in the mood to watch a Jane Austen movie for the four hundredth time, I'm your girl. Especially if it's Persuasion. That's my favorite!
Sweet Flying Spaghetti Monster.. I don't know what to say, man. I have a friend who watches all of the VH1 "Love" shows, which have a similar format. You know, "Flavor of Love", "Rock of Love", "A Shot at Love", etc. Yes, he's male. So you aren't alone, but... better you guys than me.
I've never found Fallon that funny. He's had his moments, but I think Family Guy pretty well nailed it (sorry, Canada.. it's from hulu.com):
Timberlake's SNL appearances gave me a whole new respect for him. I'm not a fan of his music, but the dude has a great sense of humor.
lol. thats a good clip. love family guy.
btw, i know those vh1 shows all too well. I used to watch them regularly, and then i think it was during the season I love New York (new york was the girl who flav rejected) that I finally decided life was somehow too valuable to spend more time on those shows. i still watch celebrity fit club when it's on, though (although that show may be done now), and I find it very difficult to change the channel when i run across Rock of Love.
as you can tell, my time apparently isn't that valuable.
btw, i just watched a clip of fallon on engadget.com from the CES show. He was actually funny there and seemed like a nice guy (and a bit of a geek!). I think I'm going to start rooting for him to succeed!
In fairness, Fallon has done a few things that I've liked a lot. Of course, he pulled the old can't keep it together routine in the famous Blue Oyster Cult sketch, but I think he killed it in this one, which is one of my favorites:
In this instance, it's not Fallon who couldn't keep it together. I also really liked a couple of impressions on SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy, particularly his Adam Sandler and Robin Williams.