TV’s ‘Love Boat’ sailing off to the scrap yard
It's the end of the voyage for TV's The Love Boat. The ship in the show, the Pacific Princess, is heading to the scrap heap, according to Cruise Critic.
View ArticleEtch a Sketch remark draws fire from Romney foes
Mitt Romney had plenty of reason to smile today – he won the Illinois primary Tuesday in a romp and scored a formidable endorsement Wednesday morning from Jeb Bush. Then one of his lieutenants got a...
View ArticleVideo: Man, texting outside L.A. house, runs into bear
Yes, you read that headline right. No, this isn’t an article from The Onion. A large black bear roaming the backyards of a Los Angeles suburb snuck up on a man who was texting his boss — wondering what...
View ArticleFather of the TV remote, Eugene Polley, dies at 96
We need a moment of mute for the man best-known for inventing the wireless TV remote control, especially from all you couch potatoes out there.
View ArticleTMZ founder dies at 58
TMZ is known for its quick reporting on celebrity deaths and posted yesterday about the loss of one of their own, the site’s founder Jim Paratore. Paratore, who also created TMZ’s TV show and talk...
View ArticleDutch reality TV project aims for Mars
Can this mean Snooki in space? A Dutch group promises a “media spectacle” like none the world has ever seen. Mars One has been working in secret since January 2011 on a plan to create a permanent...
View ArticleMicrosoft, NBC reportedly getting online divorce
NBC and Microsoft are planning to split up, according to the Daily Beast, whose Howard Kurtz reports the network will be buying back the remainder of their hugely popular MSNBC website from the...
View ArticleCookie Monster Batman and other great videos
This video of Batman as Cookie Monster is just ridiculous and perfect. “Watch this. Cooooookies!” Not just a cute-dog video, a fussy-cute-bulldog-puppy video: And this video features a hilarious case...
View Article’9/11 surfer’ describes surviving the fall in new documentary
Pasquale Buzzelli’s survival story debuts on the Discovery channel with the documentary “The 9/11 Surfer” tonight. The documentary was named for Buzzelli “surfing” during a 15-floor fall when the North...
View ArticleSearch all of TV news since 2009 with the Internet Archive
Since 1996, the Internet Archive – also known as the Wayback Machine – has been capturing snapshots of sites on the Web, trying to build a digital record of the Net. It can be remarkably handy, and...
View ArticleDiva smackdown on ‘Idol’: Nicki Minaj vs. Mariah
During auditions in in Charlotte, N.C., the current queen of hip-hop reportedly told the pop superstar, "I'm gonna knock you out," TMZ said Tuesday night.
View ArticleO.J. Simpson selling ‘murder knife’ for $5 million?
O.J. Simpson is allegedly trying to sell the stiletto knife that may have beeb used to kill his ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman for $5 million. This, according to a new story from the National...
View ArticleNew law says TV ads can’t blare anymore
TV viewing could soon sound a little calmer. The CALM Act, which limits the volume of TV commercials, goes into effect Thursday. CALM stands for Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation. The act is...
View ArticleTexas restaurant owner receives threats after Facebook comments on...
The owner of Thai Noodle House in Austin, Texas has received threats after making a controversial Facebook comment about the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Connecticut. Thailand-born Eddie Nimibutr...
View ArticleAutistic Miss America contestant looks to make history
Alexis Wineman will attempt to make even more history when she tries to win Saturday’s Miss America pageant as the first autistic winner. She is already the first autistic contestant in the pageant’s...
View ArticleInterracial-family Cheerios ad draws racist trolls
An adorable, innocuous Cheerios ad depicting a mixed-race family sparked a racist hate-storm online, forcing General Mills to disable YouTube comments. Commenters (with predictably horrible grammar)...
View ArticleReport: Man attempts suicide outside ‘Today Show’
The New York Post is reporting that a man cut himself outside of the Rockefeller Center studios of NBC’s popular morning show. Watch the video for more.
View Article‘Drunk History’ reprises show on Comedy Central
Few things are more amusing than an inebriated raconteur whose eagerness overpowers articulation. That’s what makes Comedy Central’s Drunk History so amusing. Derek Waters’ show, which started as a...
View ArticleShark Week kicks off with fake megalodon documentary
The Discovery Channel pulled a SyFy stunt, running a fake documentary about a real prehistoric sea beast, prompting fury among the channel’s Facebook fans. In “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives,” the...
View ArticlePat Robertson’s ridiculous accusation against S.F. gay men
Still stuck in the homophobic fog of the 1980s, Pat Robertson mentioned in passing on his TV show The 700 Club Tuesday that gay men with HIV or AIDS wear special rings designed to purposely infect...
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