August 2012 Blog Posts (56)

Parkinson’s in Check, Fox to Star in Sitcom

After Michael J. Fox learned he had Parkinson’s disease, but before he publicly disclosed his diagnosis in 1998, he worried that his career as a comedic actor would be ruined if viewers knew that he was, as he put it in his memoir, “battling an incurable neurological disease.”

“Would they still go along for the ride, or would they be watching for…

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Added by Charles F Pierre on August 31, 2012 at 9:09pm — No Comments

Ryan's speech gives undecided voters mild nudge toward Romney

Just a few hundred yards from the podium where Paul Ryan spoke to the roaring Republican faithful, 27 undecided Florida voters listened intently to his words.

In their hands, they held electronic audience reaction dials, twisting them back and forth to record their approval or disapproval second by second, giving instant feedback and…

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Added by Charles F Pierre on August 30, 2012 at 9:10pm — No Comments

Max B Prison Sentence Upheld; Parole Set for 2042

Max B.

A New Jersey court has upheld the conviction of Harlem rapper Max B.

The state appeals hearing upheld the conviction stemming from Max B’s role in a Fort Lee hotel murder.

According to court documents Max B won’t be eligible for parole for another 30 years, for his part in masterminding a robbery at the Fort Lee Holiday Inn on Route 4, that left a…

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Added by Charles F Pierre on August 30, 2012 at 9:07pm — No Comments

Hip-hop manager Chris Lighty dead after shooting himself outside his Bronx apartment

Chris Lighty, shown here with Sean "Diddy" Combs, was found dead outside his Bronx apartment Thursday.



Hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty…

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Added by Glenn Toby on August 30, 2012 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Steve Stoute, Director Ron Howard Discuss Jay-Z’s Vision For “Made In America” Film

Steve Stoute

(AllHipHop News) Advertising/marketing mogul Steve Stoute and directors Ron Howard and Brian Grazer recently discussed their vision for the “Budweiser Made in America” film, which they are producing and directing in conjunction with rapper Jay-Z.

Jay-Z and Paul Chibe, Anheuser-Busch’s VP of Marketing in the United States, are executive producing a…

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Added by Charles F Pierre on August 29, 2012 at 11:43pm — No Comments

Game Plans Life After Jesus Piece, With Or Without Interscope MC tells MTV News he'll sign with anyone who has 'the right money' after his deal with Interscope ends.

Game has had his ups and downs with Interscope Records, but the soon-to-be-free agent isn't ruling out re-signing with Jimmy Iovine when his current record contract is up.

The Compton MC has to deliver one more album to fulfill his deal with Interscope, and even though his newly titled Jesus Piece…

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Added by Zu Brunson on August 29, 2012 at 11:01pm — No Comments

Beanie Sigel Arrested With Gun And Drugs After Traffic Stop Beans arrested just two weeks before he was scheduled to begin a two-year prison sentence for tax charges

Just when we thought Beanie Sigel's problems couldn't get any worse, the Broad Street Bully was arrested on Wednesday morning (August 29), just two weeks before he was scheduled to turn himself in to begin a two-year prison bid for failure to file taxes.

According to a public information release…

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Added by Zu Brunson on August 29, 2012 at 10:50pm — No Comments

She may be nearly four times as old as its founder, but Florence Detlor likes Facebook. At 101 years old, she's been named by the social network as the oldest of their 900 million registered users. A…

On Monday, Florence Detlor, 101, the oldest registered Facebook user, met COO Sheryl Sandberg and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

She may be nearly four times as old as its founder, but Florence Detlor likes Facebook.

At 101 years old, she's been named by the social network as the oldest of their 900 million registered users.

And she also happens to live near Facebook's headquarters in Menlo…

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Added by Charles F Pierre on August 29, 2012 at 12:01am — No Comments

Hip-Hop Rumors: Tragedy! Shaq And Hoopz Break Up!

Shaq and Hoopz

It was a match made in Basketball Heaven! But, unfortunately it was not meant to be! It would seen that these two have broken up AGAIN. I admit, I didn’t know they had broken up a first time. Here is the scoop from the good people at BlackSportsOnline:

“The gym doesn’t teach…

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Added by Charles F Pierre on August 28, 2012 at 11:56pm — No Comments

United Airlines computer problem causes delays

Washington (CNN) -- A nearly 2½-hour computer problem Tuesday caused disruptions to passengers flying the world's largest airline.

"United Airlines is in the process of resuming normal operations following a temporary network outage," a statement sent to CNN by airline…

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Added by Zu Brunson on August 28, 2012 at 9:47pm — No Comments

Isaac makes landfall as Category 1 hurricane

[Updated 9:05 p.m. ET] Hurricane Isaac is…

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Added by Zu Brunson on August 28, 2012 at 9:25pm — No Comments

Evelyn and Chad: A bully can be a victim, too

Editor’s note: Richelle Carey is an HLN anchor. She is on Twitter.

A prostitute can be raped.

And a loud talking, foul-mouthed, abrasive reality star bully who has struck her female co-stars can be a victim of domestic violence.

By now, you’ve probably heard about the…

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Added by Zu Brunson on August 28, 2012 at 9:14pm — No Comments

Another death in the family for Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone has suffered the loss of another loved one.

Six weeks after his 36-year-old son, Sage, died unexpectedly, the actor has lost his only sister. Toni Ann Filiti, the 48-year-old half-sister of “The Expendables 2” star, succumbed to lung cancer…

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Added by Zu Brunson on August 28, 2012 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Bill Cosby Victim of New Death Hoax

Bill Cosby is the victim of a death hoax.

The comedy legend was rumored to have died in a report that spread on Facebook late Monday.

It appears that speculation was first sparked by a phony “R.I.P. Bill Cosby” page on the platform.

Cosby is NOT…

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Added by Zu Brunson on August 28, 2012 at 1:42am — No Comments

What's Wrong with Microsoft's New Logo and How to Avoid the Same Mistakes

Tech giant Microsoft has revamped its corporate logo for the first time in 25 years. The new design was unveiled this week and has received a range of criticism online. Some describe the new logo as clean and simple, while others are calling it an outright…

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Added by Zu Brunson on August 28, 2012 at 1:33am — No Comments

What the Apple-Samsung verdict means for your smartphone

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The historic patent battle between Apple and Samsung has come to an end, with the verdict largely favoring Apple -- and it's likely to ripple across the entire smartphone industry.

Apple and Samsung…

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Added by Zu Brunson on August 28, 2012 at 1:00am — No Comments

League of Young Voters Exec Biko Baker Addresses Kendrick Lamar’s Recent Anti-Voting Stance

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar is one of the fastest rising, young rappers of today. But, he hasn’t been overly political in his music as of late, especially in his recent smash hit, “Women, Weed and Weather”, featuring mentor, Dr. Dre.

It came as a surprise to some when Lamar spoke our recently against voting …

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Added by Charles F Pierre on August 27, 2012 at 11:52pm — No Comments

Snooki Welcomes Baby Lorenzo, Says “Being A Mom Is An Amazing Feeling!

Of course, the first child of America’s favorite pint-size party girl was born at 3 a.m. Sunday — Lorenzo Dominic LaValle, son of Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jionni LaValle, was probably ready to hit the club the minute he entered the world. The 6 lb., 5 oz. newest Jersey Shore castmember (we hope) was born in the wee…

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Added by Jessica Honey on August 27, 2012 at 7:22pm — No Comments

Rihanna, Rob Kardashian Spotted On Go-Kart Date – So Where Was Rita Ora?

Last we heard, Rihanna was lamenting her single status (and apparently trying to let Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran do their thing), and Rob Kardashian was dating Rihanna doppleganger Rita Ora. So what were Rob and RiRi doing on Saturday night? It kind a looks like they were on an old-fashioned high…

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Added by Jessica Honey on August 27, 2012 at 7:13pm — No Comments

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