Posts Tagged “Britain”
- Super Tuesday was something of a wash for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, while John McCain amassed a impressive lead over Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee. Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani was under a Miami overpass talking to 4 homeless guys about terrorism…
- The CIA admitted for the first time that it used controversial "waterboarding" on detainees. Of couse, the official immediately denied he had actually said anything at all, and that he hadn’t even explained that he hadn’t said anything…
- Mardi Gras was back in a big way in New Orleans yesterday, with crowds that rivaled those before Hurricane Katrina’s destruction almost 3 years ago. Returning to the Big Easy sure ain’t easy, but it sure is big…
- The Vatican has released a new version of a prayer said by Catholics on Good Friday that has long offended Jews, but some insist the changes didn’t go far enough. It’s bad enough for them that the prayer still suggests they have to convert in order to find salvation–but the whole bingo business just makes it worse…
- A new poll of British citizens found that one in four believed Winston Churchill to be a fictional character and over half thought Sherlock Holmes was a historical figure.. That helps to understand their position that Elvis is both dead and alive…
- Firefighters in Ohio had to use metal cutters to rescue a 4-year-old boy who was trapped–inside his family’s washing machine. The child was amazingly unhurt–and just as amazingly clearn…
Tags: Barack Obama, Britain, Catholics, CIA, Democrat, Elvis, Hillary Clinton, Hurricane Katrina, John McCain, Mardi Gras, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, New Orleans, primary, Republican, Rudy Giuliani, Super Tuesday, Vatican, waterboarding
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- Britney Spears’ life continues on its downward spiral with reports that police were called to her home Thursday night for what was called a "family custodial dispute" and were still there 3 hours later when she was taken away on a gurney to a hospital for what was described as a mental evaluation. The biggest surprise here is that it took so long to happen…
- Avril Lavigne has settled a lawsuit out of court over claims her song Girlfriend was a bit too inspired by a song called I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend, from a little-known ’70’s band called The Rubinoos. I guess to Avril, they maybe weren’t so little-known….
- Readers of a British men’s magazine have picked Amy Winehouse’s husband as "Worst Husband Ever" for the way he seems to encourage her drug abuse instead of trying to prevent it. So to all you guys who leave the lid up and can’t do the dishes, you now have something to shoot for…
- Lindsay Lohan’s sobriety took a detour when she was videotaped drinking from a champagne bottle while in Italy on New Year’s Eve, but a spokesperson for her said in a statement that LiLo "immediately stopped, called her sponsor and got herself back on track." It’s just lucky for her that Britney didn’t answer…
- Johnny Depp is the man theater owners love best–he was declared the top money-making star for them in 2007, thanks largely to the final Pirates Of The Caribbean film. They’re trying to persuade studio bosses to create Captain Jack Sparrow characters for all their movies…
- There’s a new Law And Order franchise in the works, titled Law And Order: London, which will be specifically created for a British audience. Sam Waterston will star as a grumpy prosecutor who is always in trouble for not wearing his wig in court…
Tags: Amy Winehouse, Avril Lavigne, Britain, Britney Spears, drug abuse, Law And Order, Lindsay Lohan, London, New Year's Eve, Rubinoos
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