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Shazy on Sunday, April 3, 2011
Top Terrorist Arrests
Do you remember the uneasy days when everyone in a hoodie suddenly resembled the Unabomber? It's the 15th anniversary of the arrest of the infamous man who terrorized so many. There are many new faces on the FBI's Most Wanted List today, but let's take a look at other famous arrests of terrorists worldwide.
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The Oklahoma City bombing
The USS Cole bombing
The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
Posted by
Shazy on Saturday, April 2, 2011
Weird State Laws
Check out this array of crazy codes of conduct from across the nation. Some are no longer on the books (thank goodness), some might be urban legends and others are truly letter-of-the-law lunacy.
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Florida’s door law
New Hampshire’s seaweed law
South Carolina’s pinball law
Posted by
Shazy on Friday, April 1, 2011
Best April Fools Day Pranks
Best April Fools' Day pranks
Come April Fools' Day, follow that dollar bill at your own risk and be forewarned if you wake up with a face full of foam.
Posted by
Shazy on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Famous April birthdays
Singers, actors, directors, politicians, athletes and comedians are among those celebrities with birthdays in the month of April, and to celebrate, we reveal some interesting facts about them. Find out which of your favorite stars are celebrating birthdays this week.
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Kristen Stewart
Tony Danza
Carol Burnett
Posted by
Shazy on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Memorable March Quotes
It's almost inevitable: When the stars come out, so do the shocking admissions. With divorces, scandals and Hollywood slams, the biggest news of the month has sparked many memorable statements. We take a look at some of the best quotes of March 2011.
"After seeing my brother still have fun at our age, it reignited the fire. I'm really looking forward to the challenge of seeing if I can get back to the level of where I was."
After a brief retirement, the former NFL running back made a shocking announcement.
"This has been extremely hard, scary and disappointing. I am doing better; I'm at home now and working with my doctors to keep everything under control."
The 29-year-old tennis star responded to concerned fans after she was hospitalized after suffering a life-threatening blood blockage.
"This song is such a great message to my fans, and it really touched me when I heard it. Basically, it's to the haters, it's to the people who try to bring you down."
The former child star, who is now dating a megastar who has been known to incite riots, gushed about her latest single.
"While it was fun to out-do Watson for one night in trivia, it is vital that, as a nation, we out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world for generations to come."
The IBM supercomputer that kicked butt against this champ on the popular game show "Jeopardy!" was bested by the New Jersey representative.
"While the meeting I participated in turned out to be a ruse, I made statements that are counter to NPR's values and also not reflective of my own beliefs. I offer my sincere apology to those I offended."
The former NPR exec was the latest victim of a video sting by a conservative activist. The ex-CEO announced his resignation and is now out of a new job.
"I don't think anyone's going to miss me. I'm sorry that it was all so successful. I honestly didn't mean it to happen like that. It's hardly surprising that people grew to hate me."
The 60-year-old musician fueled rumors he would be retiring from music.
"My expectation is by the end of this exploratory process, they will have an announcement and we'll be in the race."
The possible Republican candidate for president has taken a lot of guff for his noncommittal comments about whether he will run in the 2012 race.
"One of the things that is troubling is that people see a Natalie Portman or some other Hollywood starlet who boasts of, 'Hey look, we're having children, we're not married, but we're having these children,' and they're doing just fine."
GOP 2012 potential Mike Huckabee backtracked this comment he made about the Academy Award winner's pregnancy.
"We made some mistakes. The real fault with it is that it ran into a mystical world. It was just terrible to do a movie where you've got to have a story in three weeks."
The big-budget action film director said the second film in his blockbuster franchise did not live up to his or fans' expectations.
"We have loved each other for a very long time, and we share four incredible sons together. On behalf of our family, we ask to be allowed our privacy during this very difficult time."
The "Little House on the Prairie" star announced her divorce from her husband of 16 years.
"I feel great. I feel happy. There's always, you know, things ... bumps that we have in the road. As long as I'm focusing on the one thing that I know I need to put first in my life, which is, you know, my recovery and stuff, then I'm doing good, and that's most important for me."
The troubled "Mean Girls" actress is looking at some serious time if convicted of recent allegations. Get the latest on her plea deal.
"I don't have an album in the works. It was just something that kind of got me out of my comfort zone."
The 30-year-old reality starlet talked about her new club-ready song and dished that her NBA star boyfriend even serenades her with the tune, which she recorded for a good cause.
"Well, they talked about it. She's a great dancer, too. I think she's going to win."
The new mother dished on whether her famous dancing husband would give any tips to his former co-star when she competes on a popular TV dance show.
"I would be like, 'I hate myself, I hate my life, I want to die.' The thing is, I was never fat. There is real-world large and then there is Hollywood large, which is a size 6."
The fashion pixie talked about the pressures to stay thin in Hollywood and her recent dramatic weight loss.
"I fully accept that the accusations made against me have greatly shocked and upset people. Anti-Semitism and racism have no part in our society. I unreservedly apologize for my behavior in causing any offense."
The 50-year-old disgraced fashion designer may have committed career suicide with alleged anti-Semitic remarks he made during a recent arrest. He was subsequently fired by a major fashion house.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan
"Our country faces its worst crisis since the end of the war 65 years ago. I'm convinced that working together with all our might the Japanese people can overcome this."
The prime minister spoke at a nationally televised press conference in Tokyo after the country was hit with an 8.9-magnitude earthquake, which triggered a powerful tsunami. Get the latest on the rising death toll.
"The journey that I've been on has been very, very difficult over the past few months. I can't tell you how much light you brought into my life in probably the darkest time of my life."
The Disney singer-actress spoke to her fans about her recent time in a treatment center after quitting a 2010 tour with a pop boy band.
"I got into a car accident, but I'm fine. Luckily, I have tiger's blood running through my veins."
Courteney Cox's estranged husband survived a recent head-on collision and was still cracking jokes, like this riff on Charlie Sheen's now infamous saying.
"The only thing that worries us most is her safety. We sleep with the guns."
Former governor of Alaska Sarah Palin's father said recent death threats against his daughter and her family worry him.
"At the end of the day, if I walk around apologizing to everybody, I'm gonna look like a damn fool."
The 21-year-old "Forever" singer mused about the ongoing fallout from the violent 2009 incident between him and a pop star.
"I want you to go to your window, I want you to open it ... I want you to join our chant: winning, winning, winning ..."
The sitcom king was officially let go from his cash-cow hit show after endless rants against the show's creators and many timeless quotes. Is he already planning for a TV return?
"She is the most genuinely kind human being that I've ever met. She makes me want to be a better person. I'd marry her right now. I tried to marry her when the show was airing."
The former "Bachelor" talked about his brief breakup with his fiancee and their secret plans to marry.
"[It is] one of the easiest things in the world. You're both open. You're put in a situation where you have to make out with each other. It's easy for things to get carried away."
The "Little Red Riding Hood" star dished about her heartbreak over her former British co-star as well as dating a hunky actor and a tormented vampire.
Posted by
Shazy on Monday, March 28, 2011
March 2011 Celebrity Deaths
In March we said farewell to many beloved figures, including a famous composer, a grunge legend and a princess.
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Knut the polar bear
Nate Dogg
1935-2011
Three-term congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro passed away at a Massachusetts hospital, where she was being treated for this disease. In 1984 Ferraro became the first woman vice presidential candidate on a major U.S. party ticket. Ferraro was 75.
1932-2011
Elizabeth Taylor was a Hollywood legend known for her many films, two Academy Award wins (for a 1966 classic and an emotional drama), her many marriages, AIDS activism and an unlikely friendship with a fallen pop star. She died of congestive heart failure at age 79.
1946-2011
She was a Chicago-born disco and soul singer, best known for her 1980 hit about love, who influenced a number of performers, including a singer-turned-actor who sampled the soul icon for his one-time hit. She died from heart failure at age 64.
1913-2011
He was a famed blues piano player who still played regularly at clubs before his death at age 97. Throughout his career, he collaborated wither several legendary musicians, which as this blues icon and this guitar god.
1925-2011
He was a pioneering country singer in the 1950s and 1960s who had more than 50 hits. Husky was instrumental in introducing a new style of country music. He died at age 85.
1949-2011
Oliver Humperdink was a well-established pro wrestling manager from the 1970s through the early 1990s whose health deteriorated after a nearly fatal accident. He died at age 62.
2006-2011
Knut was a major attraction at the Berlin Zoo but shocked visitors watched him die in his pen. The pearly-white bear was only 4 years old.
Michael Gough
1913-2011
He was a longtime British actor best known for his fatherly figure in a superhero film franchise about a caped crusader. Gough appeared in more than 100 films. He died at the age of 94.
1969-2011
He was a West Coast hip-hop crooner who created and popularized a style of singing rap. He rose to fame collaborating with some of the biggest names in the business and was known as hip-hop's hook man. He died at age 41 of complications from multiple strokes.
1963-2011
Smiley Culture was a British reggae star who rose to fame in the 1980s. Watch some of his music videos. He died at the age of 48 from a reported self-inflicted stab wound.
1920-2011
Antoinette was the princess of a European microstate and the daughter of royalty. Her younger brother married a movie star. She died at the age of 90.
1916-2011
Marty Marion was a renowned shortstop who later went on to manage the team he played for and another MLB team. He earned nicknames for his shape and style. He died at the age of 93.
Richard Wirthlin
1931-2011
Richard Wirthlin, a chief strategist and pollster, helped steer the political career of one of the most revered Republican presidents and was known as the prince of polling. He died at the age of 80.
1953-2011
This Nashville musician wrote the 1980s love ballad "I'll Still Be Loving You" and had a five-week No. 1 country hit in 2001. He died at the age of 57.
1966-2011
Mike Starr was the former bassist for an iconic grunge-rock group who in his last several years battled serious drug and alcohol addiction. The troubled musician even sought help on a reality TV series. He died at the age of 44.
1914-2011
Hugh Martin composed one of the best-known Christmas tunes of all time and has song credits on a classic film. He died at the age of 96.
1951-2011
Hazel Rowley was an acclaimed biographer who wrote about several famous figures, including the love life of a renowned philosopher. Get her books. She died at the age of 59.
1981-2011
Blair River was the 575-pound spokesman for an Arizona hamburger joint that touted its high-calorie menu. He died from complications of pneumonia at the age of 29.
1946-2011
Mike Lounge was a veteran shuttle astronaut who flew into orbit on three different missions, including the first after a major space disaster. He went on to represent astronauts' interests for the space agency before retiring in 1991. Lounge died at the age of 64.
1920-2011
Leonard Lomell, considered a World War II hero, found "by pure luck" and disabled guns hidden by the Germans on D-Day. Some believe his actions ensured the success of the liberation invasion to end the war. He died at the age of 91.
1985-2011
Ryan Hawks was a professional big-mountain skier who was part of a group of hard-core freestyle skiers. He died from injuries sustained in a fall during a national competition. Hawks died at the age of 25.
1939-2011
Johnny Preston was a pop singer who had a No. 1 hit in 1960 with a teenage tragedy song followed by another adolescent hit. He died at the age of 71.
1967-2011
Mike DeStefano was a stand-up comic who gained fame after appearing on a televised comedy show and a reality show. He battled drug addiction and carried a life-threatening virus. He was scheduled to star in a one-man show before his death at the age of 43.
1923-2011
Jean Bartel was the 1943 winner of a long-standing beauty competition despite refusing to participate in a tradition. She apparently wowed judges with a Cole Porter hit.
She died at the age of 87.
1928-2011
Joe Morello was a legendary jazz drummer best known for his time with a famous jazz quartet, with which he played on some of the best-selling jazz records of all time. He died at the age of 82.
1951-2011
Former NHL star Richard Martin scored a rookie record in his second professional season. His career was cut short after a severe injury. Martin died at the age of 59.
1951-2011
Mitchell Page was an MLB outfielder who came up with an impressive record and later became a hitting coach for another professional team. He died at the age of 59.
1947-2011
Jack Hardy was a folk singer, playwright and promoter credited with influencing several famous 1970s and 1980s artists, such as this prominent folksinger. He toured for almost 40 years. Hardy died at the age of 63.
