Shauna Wright
‘Occupy Sesame Street’ Protest Takes on Unsafe Conditions at the Jim Henson Workshop [IMAGES]
Can you tell me how to get to ‘Occupy Sesame Street’? Grover’s in trouble!
Spawned from the far-more-serious Occupy Wall Street movement, which has now spread to 25 cities, the Occupy Sesame Street spoof has invaded the Web. It’s about time Kermit and the gang stood up for employee rights at the Jim Henson Workshop.
‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 13 Week 4 – Three Memorable Moments [VIDEOS]
The nine remaining contestants on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ shook their respective wild things to movie themes this week. Carson Kressley was called “butch,” the judges told Nancy Grace she was kind of a wuss, and Rob Kardashian was almost sexy. It was madness!
Here are some highlights:
Kids Are More Likely to Get Hit by Cars on Halloween, Says Study
Kids always look forward to trick-or-treating on Halloween, but a new study from the Centers for Disease and Prevention may give some parents pause.
The CDC reports children are four times more likely to be hit by cars on October 31 than on any other day of the year — probably not terribly surprising, given the increase in the number of kids who are out and about on Halloween.
Netflix Scraps Idea for Qwikster DVD-by-Mail Service
Netflix has been doing so much backpedaling lately, it’s surprising the company hasn’t adopted a bicycle for its logo.
In the most recent reversal, Netflix announced Monday that it’s scrapping a plan to split its streaming and DVD-by-mail services into two different companies and would instead keep both under the Netflix name. The abandoned idea would’ve seen the mailed DVD service take on the nam
Weekend Box Office: ‘Real Steel’ Knocks Out the Competition
A new release, the futuristic Hugh Jackman boxing tale ‘Real Steel,’ took in $27.3 million to become the top earner at the box office this weekend.
Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell Marry in London
Legendary music star Paul McCartney and American businesswoman Nancy Shevell swapped vows in a civil ceremony on Sunday. The marriage took place at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London, where McCartney married his first wife, the late Linda McCartney, in 1969.
The Best Steve Jobs Tributes From the Web and Beyond [PHOTOS, VIDEO]
In the hours following the announcement that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had passed away, numerous tributes began pouring in both on and off the web.
Sarah Palin Will Not Run for President
Sarah Palin has finally ended months of speculation and announced she will not seek the GOP nomination for president.
The former Alaska governor and 2008 vice-presidential candidate issued a statement that read in part, “As always, my family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision. When we serve, we devote ourselves to God, family a
Steve Jobs’ Inspiring 2005 Stanford University Speech About ‘Living Before You Die’ [VIDEO]
As the world mourns the death of Apple visionary Steve Jobs, a commencement speech he gave at Stanford University in June of 2005 — just a year after his initial diagnosis with cancer — has begun making the rounds once again.
The topic? How to live before you die.
Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Has Died
Apple’s co-founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs, who’s been battling a rare form of pancreatic cancer for years and had a liver transplant in 2009, has passed away at the age of 56.
New Movie Releases: ‘Real Steel’ and ‘The Ides of March’
Two very different new films will hit theaters in wide-release this weekend, featuring Hugh Jackman, Ryan Gosling and George Clooney.
In the futuristic ‘Real Steel,’ Jackman plays a washed-up fighter who takes his 2000-pound scrap metal contender to the bot boxing championships.
And in the Clooney-directed thriller, ‘The Ides of March,’ Gosling is an up-and-coming presidential campaign press secre
NBC Cancels Freshman Drama ‘The Playboy Club’
After just three episodes, NBC has canceled its new drama ‘The Playboy Club.’
The sexy show, which was set in a 1960s-era Chicago and starred Eddie Cibrian, Jenna Dewan-Tatum and Naturi Naughton, was besieged even before its first airing. It earned a boycott from the Parents Television Council and public scorn from feminist icon Gloria Steinem, both of whom claimed the program objectified and degr