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Monthly Archives: February 2010
The Leonardo DiCaprio-Martin Scorsese mystery-thriller Shutter Island was the top film in North America this weekend, taking in an estimated $22.2 million in its second weekend at #1, bringing its total take to $75 million. In a second, the Bruce … Read more
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Tags: Avatar, Bruce Willis, Cop Out, James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Shutter Island, The Crazies, Tracy Morgan, weekend box office
Johnny Cash’s “Guess Things Happen That Way” became the ten billionth song downloaded from Apple’s iTunes Store. Louie Sulcer, of Woodstock in Georgia, purchased the song and won an iTunes gift card worth US$10,000. The top 20 most-downloaded songs from … Read more
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Tags: Black Eyed Peas, Colby O'Donis, Coldplay, Flo Rida, iTunes, Jason Mraz, johnny cash, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, leona lewis, miley cyrus, Pink, Plain White T's, Rihanna, T-Pain, T.I., Taylor Swift
Who would win in a real-life superhero brawl: Batman or Superman? The answer: The Dark Knight by $75,500 U.S. Batman’s 1939 debut in Detective Comics #27 was sold for $1,075,500 U.S. in a Dallas, TX auction on Feb. 26. Just … Read more
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Tags: Batman, DC Comics, Superman
The Crazies marks the return of survivalist horror to the big screen in the vein of zombie and outbreak films such as Dawn of the Dead and 28 Days Later. Ogden Marsh is a small town with a law-abiding population … Read more
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tags: Breck Eisner, Danielle Panabaker, George Romero, Joe Anderson, Radha Mitchell, The Crazies, Timothy Olyphant, virus, zombies
The Uptown Band featuring Erich Cawalla and Jenifer Kinder exploded on the Pennsylvania jazz scene with their energetic live shows that have captivated audiences in the region (do yourself a favour and search for The Uptown Band on YouTube for … Read more
Posted in Music, Reviews
Tags: erich cawalla, jenifer kinder, the uptown band, waiting for her
When it was announced that UK duo Goldfrapp were returning to dance music, following their quiet 2008 folk-tronic Seventh Tree, I was as excited as anyone. Then the lead single, “Rocket” was released and I was kind of unimpressed. It … Read more
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Tags: Goldfrapp, tiesto
How do you apologize in public convincingly? Whether you thought Tiger Woods’ public mea culpa for his extra-marital affairs came off as genuine or insincere, there’s no doubt it was contrived. Nothing’s natural about reading an apology from a podium … Read more
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Tags: david letterman, oprah winfrey, Tiger Woods
Golfer Tiger Woods delivered a speech on Friday where he apologized for his recently publicized marital infidelities. Before an audience of the press, family, and friends, Woods admitted that he did indeed have a sex addiction. He said that he … Read more
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Tags: Tiger Woods
Kevin Eubanks, the veteran bandleader to American late-night television personality Jay Leno, confirmed reports on Wednesday that he will, at least temporarily, leave the The Tonight Show. According to an NBC spokesperson, “Kevin [Eubanks] has expressed interest in pursuing personal … Read more
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Tags: conan o'brien, jay leno, Kevin Eubanks, Tonight Show
A new website, PleaseRobMe.com, was created earlier this week, claiming to indicate the location of empty homes based on social networkers’ posts online, especially Twitter. The developers of the site told the BBC they had intended to display how dangerous … Read more
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Tags: Twitter
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Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean will appeal a recent decision by Haiti’s electoral council rejecting his run in the country’s Nov. 28 presidential election. The former Fugees member’s candidacy was rejected beacause has hadn’t resided in the country for the past … Read more Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 9-15, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 2-8, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more |
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