For those of us who played the game, rejoice with the news of the return of Sly Cooper to the PS3 sometime in October of this year in the form of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time or as it’s been sometimes referred to as Sly Cooper 4. The Sly Cooper series of games has a total of three games all together in the series thus far.
The first game which was for the PS2 was called Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, released in 2002 by Sucker Punch Productions, the company responsible for this release and the other titles in this series so far. The games so far have all been for the PS2, and with this latest release due in October, it will be the first appearance of this character for the PS3.The genre of these games is the platformer, with a “stealth” component added as part of the game play features. All of the games in the series are basically from a third person perspective; you get to control Sly or one of his cohorts in the game Bentley and Murray as you try to furtively move through the levels of the game as you try to avoid.

In the series latest release things are much the same as in previous editions. The plot of Thieves in Time is about Sly’s pal Bentley builds a time machine, and unfortunately (and for whatever reason) the “Thievius Racoonus,” the tome of Sly’s entire family is lost in time.

The Thievius Racoonus for those of you unfamiliar with it (and why would you be if you haven’t played the game) is the history of the Cooper Clan, including all of their thieving techniques. So Sly gets his gang of thieves back together to find the book and protect his family’s legacy.

Some of what you’ll find in this latest edition in the series is a much older and wiser version of Sly Cooper, and the boss meter actually has a caricature of the boss with smoke effects added, and the look is so slick that it looks like a CGI movie effect.

Previous titles in this series included Sly 2: Band of thieves, and Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, all developed by Sucker Punch Productions, but many of the changes in this new release has a lot to do with the fact that this game is not developed by Sucker Punch Productions.

This time around a company called Sanzaru Games is responsible for the development chores on this new Sly Cooper game and we think that many fans of the previous games in the series will appreciate many of the changes that have been adapted for this latest outing for Sly and his friends.

The goal of “Unchained Reaction” is to allow each team to come up with the best chain reaction machine possible. Each team will be given the exact same materials and tools with which to make the machine. This will ensure that neither team has an advantage over the others. The teams will have just five days to create the best machine they can to impress the judges. In line with the typical theme of “Mythbusters” destruction and pyrotechnics are the name of the game. The more impressive the chain reaction is, the more the judges will like it.

The two “Mythbusters” hosts, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, will serve as the judges. An additional guest judge will also be brought on to help with finding the best machine. The focus of the show is placed on the ability to solve problems and be creative while doing it. The teams will be encouraged to come up with the most impressive display possible.

“Unchained Reaction” should prove to be an exciting show to watch. Between the general humor provided by Savage and Hyneman and the excitement of seeing what each team can come up with, the entire series should be interesting to watch. If you are interested in the art of creating chain reactions and the results that ensue, “Unchained Reactions” will provide you with hours of unscripted thrills.

Criss had placed an ad in the magazine Rolling Stone (and again there is conjecture as to the actual ad) that said “Drummer willing to do anything to make it,” and Gene Simmons placed a call to the phone number and found the as yet unsigned drummer at a party small Italian club, and the rest as they say is rock and roll history.

Peter Criss joined the band at the end of 1972, and by the time 1974 began, the band had added lead guitarist Ace Frehley and the band had recorded and released its debut album “Kiss” on Casablanca Records. Criss had provided lead vocals on many of the band’s songs including “Black Diamond,” “Hard Luck Woman,” and “Baby Driver.”

Criss’s most notable contribution to the band was its chart topping ballad “Beth,” which became a mainstay of Kiss’s performances, as Criss stepped from behind his drum kit and took center stage to sing the ballad. The song was actually meant to be a “B” side throw away song to an “A” side popular single, and the band was very surprised when the song became a hit.

Criss would later reunite with original band member Frehley when the band performed an MTV Acoustic event, which eventually led to a full blown reunion tour and subsequent studio album, but Criss would again leave the band along with Frehley after the band’s “Farewell Tour.”

Criss has just been honored by Guitar Center during a recent ceremony at local Los Angles venue “Club Nokia.” Criss was honored by being added to the Guitar Center’s Hollywood Rockwalk. Criss was also part of a panel of judges for Guitar Center’s 23rd annual Drum-Off.

Criss recently survived a battle against Breast Cancer and commented on that at the event by saying simply “Four years later, you can’t get rid of the cat. I’ve got a few more [lives] left.”

As for the other photos, Hudgens has been promoting the latest movie, ” Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” in Australia with Hutcherson who is her ex-boyfriend. When asked by photographers if they were an item, Hutcherson replied, “We’re not, we were at one point, but she broke my heart. No, I’m just kidding, that was a while ago, we’re really good friends now.”. So, that should clear up any confusion. In addition to filming the aforementioned movie above, Hudgens will be appearing in the Indie film, “Gimme Shelter”. She will also be playing roles in the films, “Frozen Ground” and “Spring Breakers”.

Vanessa Hudgens rose to fame when she starred in the Disney movie, “High School Musical” and its sequels where she met her co-star and ex-boyfriend, Zac Efron.

The Brazilian bombshell has been modeling since the late 1990s and became known as one of Victoria’s Secret Angels from 2000 to 2006. In June 2011 her total earnings over the last 20 years has been estimated at $250 million dollars by Forbes magazine who also predicted that she might become the first billionaire model. Seriously, if that should happens she will be able to build even bigger mansions than this latest one!

Gisele Bundchen dated Tom Brady for two years before exchanging wedding vows in February 2009 and were remarried two months later in April in a larger ceremony with Brady’s son from a previous relationship present. They have one son together and needless to say that is one lucky little boy!

Perhaps in response to the fan’s expression of anger at this collaboration, Deen added that she and her sons, who also appear on Food Network are “in a position” to donate money to the American Diabetes Association. Fans point out that no actual commitment has been made to donate any money and it’s simply an empty promise made to placate fans. Deen’s spokesperson declines to provide a solid number that would be allocated to the ADA as a result of the pharmaceutical campaign.

Deen isn’t the only spokesperson for Novo Nordisk, her two sons are also paid endorsers of the medication. Fans express anger at all three famous cooks for what is perceived as hypocritical salesmanship. Deen certainly isn’t known for healthy cooking or eating habits and her sons too, aren’t immune to the use of saturated fat and sugar in their cooking. Deen is perhaps trying to change her unhealthy cooking image by contributing healthier far to the New Light website and her son Bobby has his own healthy cooking show on the Food Network, dubbed “Not My Mama’s Meals.” Still, whether Deen planned the timing of her announcement of her condition to coincide with the endorsement appears to be the most significant bone of contention among fans.

Even though the viewing numbers for the other singing competitions were lower, it remains to be seen if some of those viewers are former AI viewers. If so, they may not return to watching American Idol in addition to the other competitions. However, because the seasons overlap in such a way, there’s no harm in watching more than one.

As for the way AI has started out, the showing of singers has been about the same as past years on American Idol. Some singers stood out as great singers above and beyond the rest. There were those who thought they were great singers, but when they got in front of the judges, what came out of their mouths wasn’t all that great. Of course, these are the same people that get angry or upset when they don’t make it through. Then there are those that are just bad all around and you wonder if they only wanted their time with the judges or on TV.

This is all part of the fun of the early episodes of American Idol. Some people watch just the audition episodes because they enjoy watching the people who react badly to being rejected or who just can’t sing. In fact, some of the most memorable performances from AI are those auditions where the person just couldn’t sing or was there for entertainment value. American Idol is known for putting people through to the television auditions for pure entertainment purposes.

The American Idol singing competition season is still young. Stay tuned to find out who moves on and who gets left in the dust.

“Wrecking Ball” will be a new type of album for Bruce Springsteen and his band. It will feature 11 new tracks that are described as angrier than his previous albums. The songs will feature lyrics that tell stories about the hardships of the economy, among other issues. The music will include some new features, including new types of instruments and new styles of music. Fans will also have the opportunity to purchase a special edition album that will include two bonus tracks as well as special artwork and photos.

In addition to the release of the new album, Bruce Springsteen and his band will begin to tour in May after the album is released. They will tour throughout Europe until some time in July. At this point, the only tour dates that have been scheduled are in Europe, but the tour is expected to extend to the United States after the European dates that have been released. The details of these states are still in the planning stages.

Bruce Springsteen fans have been waiting a long time for a new album release. The tour that will follow promises to be one that will exceed any previous tours. Keep your ears open for the announcement of any new dates.

Disney’s Bella Thorne: actress, singer, cover girl – and a model since she was just forty-two days old!

Star of the Disney Chanel franchise Shake It Up as character CeCe Jones, and the co-star of the network’s 2012 smash premiere Frenemies, Annabella Avery “Bella” Thorne has conquered the next young star frontier… vocalist.

Sibling of four, Bella’s rocked over 42 commercials, been photographed for magazines internationally, was the spokesperson for Texas Instruments, been a child model in Parents Magazine, and has sponsored with Nomad org., a national children’s non-profit. Def on the Hollywood rise, Bella’s fueling the tween markets into social media frenzy with a poppin’ iTunes single.

Snagging over 4.2 million viewers with Frenemies, Bella’s segued to music releasing song “Bubblegum Boy;” a tune team up with singer Pia Mia; and Pia and Bella have been taking to their fans for their follow-up hit-in-the-making.

“MissPAPERCUTZ and I are taking song ideas. We want to write something that means something special to you guys <3 send your ideas in!” Pia pinged onto her Twitter January 17.

Bella copped a retweet just a day before singling Radio Disney’s spin of their “Bubblegum” hit; Tuesday she tweeted an upcoming Shake It Up Disney moment: “What has Cece done???? Set make up…what do u think is gonna happen?” with a sassy fashion pic.

Top fashionista and a model for Guess Jeans, Ralph Lauren, ELLE, and Vogue, glamour gal, Bella has features on the horizon – Taxidermist and Buttermilk Sky – readying to slate.

“Bubblegum Boy,” dropped December with deep bass and a pop-slick rhythm track and Latina Bella delivering a solid with “rap”: You talk a good game but I know, woah! You don’t really think that I’ma fall for that; no I won’t! Say what you gon’ do, you better show… Keep it one hunnid or see your way to the door…

Singer, model, and actress – Bella Thorne’s bringing game – at 14 she’s a triple threat – she’s already the sure bet!

Kristen Bell has been acting since she was a young girl. She became known when she played the title role on the television series, Veronica Mars, from 2004 to 2007. Prior to this role, she had appeared in stage and musical productions and made her debut in the Broadway musical, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. She also had a lead role in the film, Spartan, and made numerous television appearances. She is currently starring in the new televison series, House of Lies, which premiered on January 8, 2012.

The actress is featured on the cover of the February issue of Vegas magazine. Although Bell doesn’t consider herself a “sex symbol”, she has been featured in Maxim’s “Hot 100″ lists for four separate years, AskMen’s “Top 99 Women of 2008, Jane magazine, and the Wizard magazine for her sex appeal. In 2011 she was named the new face of Neutrogena.

If you’re a Nintendo devotee (and who isn’t!) then the name Metroid should be fairly familiar to you, but for those of you who haven’t a clue about the game here’s a brief history. Metroid debuted on the original NES system back in 1986.

Short History

The main character that appears in the series is called Shamus Aran and we (as gamers of course) get to follow her adventures as she goes in missions to defend the Galactic Federation against threats from intergalactic pirates.

The Metroid series makes up a total of ten games (minus a Metroid Prime Pinball based on the series) that follow he Shamus saga through titles that include Metroid of course, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and leading to Metroid Other M.

In this adventure, we continue from the storyline that ended in the Metroid Prime series. In this game the developers gave us more insight into the character of Shamus rather than just focus on the adventure alone. This game fleshes out Shamus’s identity and her past history s that we actually have a better understanding of what came before in the life of this enigmatic character.

Plot

This time Shamus answers a distress call from a ship that is floating in close proximity to a Federation vessel, and when she boards the dormant ship… she is not alone. There is a squad of Federation Troops on board the ship, and some of them recognize Shamus as the person they recently fought side by side with in the GF Military. After some initial distrust from some of the troops she formerly fought together with, especially Adam Malkovich, her former commander in the Federation Army.

Game Play

This is more of the old school style of game play that many gamers who are familiar with this series will recognize very quickly. The angle of the camera is from the first person’s perspective. Exploration of the environments is very open ended thanks to developers Team Ninja. Team Ninja also throws in the usual platform jumping, and puzzle solving in order to progress through the levels of the game.

And don’t forget the shooting. That’s the other part of the game that’s still standard fare. As you explore the ship’s areas you’ll come across different power ups to strengthen your weapon, the only problem is Shams can’t use many of her weapons until Adam Malkovich authorizes her to…there’s that distrust issue again.

All in all if you’re a fan of the series then you’ll want to play this game for your Nintendo Wii, and even though this game was released two years ago , it’s a game that deserves your attention because of its pedigree, so if you own a Wii system add this game to your must play list.

Their music was thunderous when they first hit the music scene, the song “Running with the Devil” became the mantra for every hard rock and metal devotee, and the Demon of Kiss, Gene Simmons has his hand in the production of their debut album Van Halen.

Van Halen first hit the music scene in 1976 with original band members Alex and Eddie Vah Halen, David Lee Roth, and Michael Anthony. The band had a meteoric rise to the top and quickly became a headline act.

The band’s self titled album (on vinyl) is released in 1978 and quickly goes gold and Eddie has his first interview with the guitar publication Guitar Player, and it would be the first of many. The same year, Van Halen is certified “Platinum” and by year’s end the band returns to the studio to record their follow up album Van Halen 2.

The original lineup would record a total of seven albums together including “Fair Warning,” “Diver Down,” and “Women and Children First.” After the band records the album “1984” long time front man Roth departs from the band and his replacement is the “Red Rocker” Sammy Hagar.

Hagar an excellent guitarist in his own right, is the band’s lead singer for its first and only live album “Right Here, Right Now.” The album features the best that the band has to offer in a live performance, and although the album climbs to the number four spot on the record charts, the album only gets gold certification.

Hagar (depending on who you listen to) was let go from the band sometime in 1996, and this led to the short lived return of Roth for two recordings for a “Best of Van Halen” double cd.

After a few more years of problems in the band, the departure of long time original bassist Michael Anthony and Eddie’s son Wolfgang taking over those chores the band is finally reunited with Roth late in 2011. The band officially announced in December that they indeed would be going on tour again with the band “almost totally reunited” as original bassist Anthony is still not a part of the band at this time. Van Halen is also set to release a new album called “A Different Kind of Truth” featuring the new single “Tattoo” which is getting a mixed response from longtime fans, but this in no way will affect the sale of tickets to see the Van Halen tour machine again on the open road.

After his split from actress Jenny McCarthy in early 2011, Carrey has entered some truly weird territory. His weird profession of undying and unrequited love for actress Emma Stone in mid 2011 made people wonder if the breakup with McCarthy pushed Jim off the turnip truck. Lately, Carrey has been courting a 20-something Russian college student, which came on the heels of a rebound with a 24-year-old model. Jim is making up for lost time, or is he attempting to cling to his lost youth? No one is particularly shocked or concerned it seems, at Carrey’s impulsive behavior. Many attribute it to ADHD, although no confirmation has been made of an official diagnosis.

Still, as odd as his behavior may seem if someone else was exhibiting it, it is typical Jim Carrey. Part of what makes Carrey such a great comedian is his ability to blur borders between common decency and indecency. His very public relationships, even the imaginary ones, are a bit off kilter, like him, but appear to also be harmless, like him. Even though Jim Carrey has been hitting some career and relationship challenges lately, the man never gives up, or in.

While Khloe Kardashian has admitted that they are trying hard to grow their family, she denies that they have turned to fertility treatments. Instead, they are relying on the natural way of getting pregnant for now. Fertility treatments aren’t completely out of the question, but at this point, the couple is content to wait and see what happens. They both desperately want children, but have only gotten to a point of informing themselves of the other options they have if it becomes necessary.

Despite the fact that Khloe Kardashian does not yet have a child of her own, she is still brushing up on her mothering skills. She enjoys spending time with her niece, the daughter of sister Kourtney. Lamar Odom also has two children from a previous relationship. Khloe spends time with these children as well to help create a cohesive family unit. When a baby does finally come her way, she will be well prepared for it.

Going through infertility is a very painful and personal experience. Unless someone has been in those shoes, it can be hard to imagine what a person is going through. When someone experiencing difficulties getting pregnant approaches it with an attitude like Khloe’s it reduces the stress and increases the chances of getting pregnant naturally. Keep an eye out for any future announcements from Khloe Kardashian, whether she gets pregnant or chooses to pursue treatments.

Maybe you remember playing this game in your local arcade in the late 90’s, the game is called NFL Blitz and it was a combination of Football and over the top powerups that made the game what it was…a fun arcade game that was nothing like any of the football games you could have played on any of the console systems of the day.

The game was produced by Midway Games and honestly, the game was a hit for the company. Of course it didn’t hurt that Blitz followed behind in the footsteps of its older brother, NBA Jam another Midway game.

Due to the game’s popularity, NFL Blitz made it to console gaming systems in 1998 when it was released for the Playstation and Nintendo 64. There would be updated editions to follow suit.

In 1999, Midway released its updated NFL Blitz 2001. This edition found its way onto all of the consoles at that time including Sega’s Dreamcast console. So you must be wondering what made this game so great that some gamers preferred to plat it instead of games such as Madden and some of the other EA sports football games?

Basically it was just the idea of playing a game that didn’t conform to the real rules of football. In Blitz you only had seven men on the field instead of eleven, and the powerups that allowed your quarterback to throw the ball more than half the distance of the playing field at will, and see your receivers make ridiculously hard receptions among other oddities made the game a lot of fun to play.

The new NFL Blitz that’s getting ready to be released isn’t coming from Midway though; it’s being released by Electronic Arts and was developed by Tiburon. Much of what you saw in the original you’ll find in this new edition.

Things such as after the play hits and wrestling move “elbow drops” make the game lots of fun to play, but in this new edition there’s an added plus…a “Gauntlet” mode that pits players against players on each team in what is pretty much the Mortal Kombat “ladder of ascension” climb to the top of the heap.

You fight against three different team fighters, and then if you’ve done well, you go against a boss character. The bosses are silly, but that’s half the fun of playing this game in the first place, so if you’re in the market for a different football experience you can’t go wrong with the latest edition of NFL Blitz.

After watching last night’s two hour premier of Alcatraz on the Fox Network, I couldn’t quite put my finger on it but I felt like I was watching another similar Fox program.

And in essence I was, but that may not be such a bad thing. If you’re familiar with the name J.J. Abrams then you can understand my moments of déjà vu as I as watching this program last night.

Abrams is the Executive Producer for the new series, and he’s also responsible for the same duties on Fox’s Fringe and while these are two different programs, they both share one very basic thing; the Unexplained.

Alcatraz is story about the mysterious disappearance of the island prisons’ inmates and their just as mysterious return to carry out vengeance or to continue what they were originally placed in jail for in the first place.

The cast including Sam Neil (of Jurassic Park and the Omen III fame) seems to work well, because Neil’s character Emerson Hauser is an FBI agent and former Alcatraz guard with his own secrets and agenda that will be revealed throughout the season.

Sarah Jones plays Detective Rebecca Madsen. Madsen gets drawn into the plot of Alcatraz after a criminal accidently kills her partner, but the killer is her grandfather, a man she thought she knew the history of but the series proves otherwise as it’s revealed that her grandfather wasn’t a guard at Alcatraz…he was a prisoner

Of course you’ll recognize actor Jorge Garcia from his role on the ABC series “Lost.” He’s cast as Dr. Diego “Doc” Soto, a comic book enthusiast (fan boy) and an expert on all things Alcatraz. He winds up becoming detective Madsen’s new partner as she becomes assigned to work with Hauser (Neil) on the Alcatraz enigma.

Cut scenes that delve into the past of last night’s first two Alcatraz escapees, Jack Sylvane who goes on a murderous killing spree seeking vengeance against those who had wronged him in the prison and inmate Ernest Cobb.

In my opinion Cobb is the more merciless of the two, as he indiscriminately kills innocent people in crowed areas like amusement parks and parking lots, all because his mother gave him up for adoption but kept his sister and raised her instead.

Alcatraz promises a storyline much as Fringe does, with mysterious happenings that for the moment are unexplained, and I think we like it that way.

The big question of where did all of the prisoners of Alcatraz disappear to may not be fully realized for at least another season, a season that hopefully the good folks at the Fox network will grant those of us already caught up the mystery of this show, and while this Alcatraz may be a rip-off it’s one that I think we all can live with.

MTV’s two popular reality shows “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” are making headlines. Not only are they popular, some people are claiming that MTV is encouraging teen pregnancy by exploiting the plight of young mothers who are barely in high school. MTV tries to play off the series as an attempt to warn young teens against unwanted pregnancy. It seems the exact opposite is occurring. Not only are young girls getting, pregnant to appear on the show, they are running with their newfound fame.

One of the latest “celebrity” teen moms to make a name for herself is Jenelle Evans. First appearing on “16 and Pregnant“, Evans give birth to a boy and subsequently signed over custody to her mother because she didn’t adjust well to being a parent. Now as the star of MTV’s “Teen Mom“, she is again receiving more than her share of publicity, only this time motherhood is not part of the plan. Evans was recently arrested for harassing a former friend and making violent threats. In the past year, Evans has been arrested several times for battery and had a failed suicide attempt. Evan’s is one of the more active young mothers on the MTV reality show roster. Others are not quite as apt to make a scene, but the debate still remains.

What is MTV getting out of all of this? They may be cashing in but the young girls who appear on the show may not feel so lucky when all is said and done.

Lindsay Lohan’s first probation hearing will be January 17, 2012, at 10 a.m. in the Los Angeles courts. At this hearing, she must prove that she has completed the terms of her probation up to this point. Sources close to Lohan state that she is up-to-date on the terms, but she certainly took her time getting there. While she has had her four psychotherapy sessions completed, she just completed the last two of her 12 morgue sessions late last week.

Once Lindsay Lohan gets past this probation hearing, she will be halfway through her sentence for her latest drunk driving escapades. However, she will still have to complete additional therapy and morgue sessions before all is said and done in late March. By her next hearing, scheduled for February 15, she will need an additional 12 morgue sessions and four more therapy sessions. Her final hearing is scheduled for March 29, where she will need to prove the final 17 morgue sessions and 6 therapy sessions. Failure to adhere to this plan will result in 270 days in jail.

In the past, Lindsay Lohan has violated previous probation orders, so it remains to be seen if she will complete these latest requirements. She is on the path to do so, but Lohan is known to run out of steam and return to her past behaviors, such as drunk driving. Watch the headlines for more news on the status of Lindsay Lohan and her probation terms.

The relationship between Walsh and Kelsey Grammer was under heavy scrutiny, especially in the early stages. This is because the relationship began before Grammer was officially divorced from Donatacci. He met Walsh in August 2010, just one month after Donatacci filed for divorce from the actor. The divorce wasn’t final until February 2011. Grammer and Walsh married shortly after the divorce was finalized.

This twin pregnancy isn’t the first for Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh. Grammer announced that Walsh was pregnant not long after Donatacci filed for divorce, sparking rumors of cheating as the reason for the divorce. However, Walsh miscarried several weeks after the announcement was made. This is when the couple became engaged and moved on to marry the following February.

While twins were unexpected for the couple, Grammer is thrilled with the prospect, despite the fact that he is 56 years old, when most people are heading toward becoming grandparents. He seems excited about the prospect of seeing what kind of personalities these celebrity babies will have. According to People, Grammer had only good things to say about his new wife, quoting him as saying, “She’s one of the most loving, amazing, warm human beings I’ve ever met.”

Grammer has a poor history with relationships, going through three previous marriages, all of which ended in divorce. His longest marriage was to his first wife for eight years. His second wife lasted only a year. Donatacci lasted three years. Now that he is expecting twins with Walsh, it remains to be seen how long this couple will last.

Kutcher will have a new look in upcoming episodes. He was unshaven and had long, shaggy hair when he made his debut. He will now have short hair and no facial hair. Chuck Lorre explains that the previous look was to help portray Kutcher’s character as a heartbroken, lovesick man who no longer cared about anything but his broken relationship. Lorre said that the reason for the cleanup will be revealed in an upcoming episode.

Kutcher’s contract is only for one season, but he is open to staying with the show. In an L.A. Times article he stated that doing the show is fun for him and that he would like to return if he and CBS can work things out. Working things out usually means adding more zeros to the paycheck.

Kutcher made his television debut in 1998 in Lorre’s sitcom That 70’s Show. He was on the show until 2006. He has made appearances in other sitcoms including Just Shoot Me and Grounded for Life. He also appeared in several movies including Reindeer Games and The Guardian. Chuck Lorre has created, written and produced several successful sitcoms including Roseanne, Dharma and Greg, The Big Bang Theory and Mike and Molly.

Kutcher has also been in the news recently about his breakup with Demi Moore. In recent interviews regarding Two and a Half Men, he was still wearing his wedding ring from that relationship.

Before Nickelback announced their spring tour, they made headlines with several highly televised performances. They played at the Canadian Football League’s Grey Cup. They also played at one of the National Football League’s Thanksgiving Day games during the halftime show of the Green Bay Packers versus the Detroit Lions game.

The “Here and Now” album debuted two of Nickelback’s new singles, including “When We Stand Together” and Bottoms Up.” In addition to these songs and others from their new album, the spring tour will feature some of their old favorites as well, making this concert a must-see for all their fans.However, Nickelback isn’t touring alone. They will be bringing several special guests who will open their shows for them. Their special guests on the spring tour will include Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days.

Members of the Nickelback Fan Club can purchase their tickets for the “Here and Now” spring tour in mid-January, ahead of everyone else. However, tickets for the tour will go on sale soon for everyone else in the above mentioned cities, as well as many others in between.

If you are interested in seeing if the Nickelback spring tour is coming to your town and want tickets, check the tour schedule soon so you don’t miss out on tickets while they are available.

Jenelle claims the charges against her was made in retaliation for Jenelle launching a lawsuit against her former boss James Duffy. Duffy has been accused by Jenelle of posting inappropriate pictures of her with one of her other former roommates to a Twitter account he created. Janelle allegedly quit working for Duffy when he made sexual advances towards her.

Posting on her Facebook account, Jenelle accused Hannah of only making up the charges because she went after Duffy and that their fight had been dropped weeks ago. She says right now her health is her main concern since she had been in hospital for mono and strep throat and now needs to get her tonsils out. Jenelle was released soon after her arrest on a $1,000 bail.

Jenelle has been trouble with the law repeatedly over the past year. In March 2011, she was arrested on assault charges and then taken into custody again in August for violating her parole. At that time, a random drug test was administered and Jenelle tested positive for opiates and marijuana.

Jenelle isn’t the only “Teen Mom” star who has faced her share of troubles. This past fall, Amber Portwood was hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt and had been previously charged with assault against her estranged boyfriend Gary Shirley. The incident was caught on cameras for the MTV show and Amber lost custody of her daughter Leah.

Jenelle was insulted when fans of the show compared her to Portwood on her Twitter account. Jenelle responded back by saying Portwood is in jail for felony charges and she is much more “klassy.”

Flashback to happier times prior to the wedding when Suvari made the statement to US Weekly, “”I love him. He’s Italian and my family is part Greek, and it’s all about family and culture…I love his family and it just inspires me to live that kind of life.” And like something out of a fairytale, Suvari and Sistito were married in a lavish wedding ceremony held in an 8th century church in Vatican City with a reception following in nearby Castello Odescalchi, the same church where Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes exchanged wedding vows. Unfortunately, there was no happy ending to that fairytale. This is the second divorce for Suvari who was previously married to Robert Brinkman who was 17 years her senior. The couple were married for 5 years and had no children.

Mena Suvari is known for her major roles in the films, “American Beauty” and “American Pie”. She will be reprising the character, Heather, which she played in “American Pie” in the upcoming “American Reunion” film scheduled to be released in April 2012. The actress has also been cast in numerous roles in other Hollywood films as well as television shows such as HBO’s drama series, “Six Feet Under”. In addition to her acting career, Suvari is also a model for Lancome cosmetics and has been featured in Vogue and other fashion magazines.

This will be the second marriage for the singer who was previously married to former “Atomic Kitten” singer, Kerry Katona. They were married in 2002 and divorced in 2006. McFadden has two daughters, Molly and Lilly-Sue from this union. He also dated Australian singer Delta Goodrem, in 2004 and was engaged to her from 2007 to 2011. They called off their engagement after they realized they had grown apart. Their publicized split appeared to have had a negative impact on his music career. However, he remains on friendly terms with Goodrem, so much in fact that he contacted her to inform her of his recent proposal to Williams.

McFadden is an Irish singer-songwriter who was known as a member of the boy band, Westlife in the late 1990s. After he left the band he went on to debut his solo album and two number one solo singles, “Real to Me” and “Almost Here”. In 2010 he was named as one of the judges for “Australia’s Got Talent” show.

The Setup

Blizzard revitalized the whole MMO market by introducing its World of Warcraft game in 2004, basing the game on its popular Warcraft lores and legacy. Fans of the Warcraft series got the nods and in jokes, while new players were emmerced in a whole new world; and this was before the expansions.

During that same time, LucasArts wanted to capture the same love from Star Wars fans and hence, the game Star Wars Galaxies was born; problems and hilarity ensued. SWG didn’t take into account just how many people would be playing (which can also be said for Blizzard), but unlike Blizzard, SWG went down in proverbial flames while WoW rose. In fact, SWG was out a full year before WoW.

So why did SWG fail and WoW won? Could the same fate happen to TOR?

One word – players.

The downfall for SWG came when both LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment decided that they needed new blood; preferably these new and younger and more casual players that were flocking to this game called World of Warcraft. So, they changed the game, right on the heads of the players who had loved it, citing them to state that Sony was “dumbing down the game”.

Ironically enough, years later, much of the complaining for WoW players who had been playing the game since the very first beta, made the same complaint, as mounts were now given at level 20 and making things really easy. Already, it seems as though WoW players have found their new fave MMO, making TOR one of the fastest selling MMOs; Blizzard has already lost around two million players so far.

Only time can tell where TOR will be in regards to the years to come.

The sitcom’s premise is that Schneider’s character “Rob” marries a young Latino woman named “Maggie” played by actress Claudia Bassols and of course has to meet the family.

The family in this case is a mixture of Mexican-Latino stereotypes, with a relative actually saying that he’s “here for the weekend, and he’s never leaving.” I never promised you Seinfeld and neither does this show.

Even with the casting of Robert “Cheech” Marin in the role of Maggie’s father Fernando is not going to help this sitcom out very much, although in true Marin style he delivers this line from the script, that there should to be a huge wall across the Mexican border, “and patrol it with cannons.”

It sounds like it belongs in one of Marin’s comedy routines, who knows; maybe he’ll use it or something similar to get a laugh. Schneider tells us that the show is based on his real life, and that revelation certainly explains a lot.

The show’s premier last night did not send any shockwaves across any of the CBS stations that televised the show. For CBS, it’s just another of many of their sitcoms that have performed terribly in the time slot after it’s monster hit “The Big Bang Theory,” and the show joins a long line of sitcom wanna be’s including William Shatner’s ill fated “$#*! My Dad Says” and a show that I hope doesn’t get the ax “Rules of Engagement.”

CBS and the other two networks may want to take a page from cable television stations like TNT and FX, and bring in seasonal favorites throughout the whole television season, this way less favorable shows like “Rob” can find an audience…if they actually have one to be found, but in the case of Rob I’d say it’s already light’s out.

Whether Jo Dee Messina is crooning country songs or lullabies to her babies, the recording artist has been attracted to country music every since she was a young girl. At the age of six of she had her very first performance and later went on to form her own band where she played in clubs as a teenager. She made the decision to move to Nashville in her late teens to follow her dream of being a country singer. In 1996 she debuted her hit single, “Heads California, Tails California”, and has had nine number one singles on the Billboard country music charts. Honored by both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music, she was nominated for two Grammy awards. Two of her albums are Platinum-certified and three are Gold-certified by the RIAA. She is currently working on another album. In addition to her musical career, she has appeared in the hit reality show, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” where she wrote a song together with one of the cast members, HGTV’s “Celebrities Holiday Homes”, and GAC’s “Heart of Country” shows. As if all of the above is not enough Messina is also involved in several charitable endeavors.

Driving in Los Angeles might be a hazard what with the new anti-fur billboard featuring Olivia Munn in a jaw-dropping nude pose to raise awareness for PETA. Just like the ad says, Munn would much rather go naked than wear fur. Whether she is seen naked or not, its obvious that the sexy actress has a figure to die for. When asked how she keeps slim, Munn revealed that since she “hates working out” her secret to staying slim is “drunken dancing”. According to Munn her work-out routine is a combination of exercise, drinking, and comedy. Like she says, “I really do drink when I work out. I have to trick myself into thinking I’m doing something fun.” Regardless of how she does it, she obviously knows the secret to keeping fit and maintaining her status as a sex symbol. Munn has appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine and is featured on the current issue of FHM men’s magazine where she has made FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women of Year for 3 years straight. More photos of Munn can be seen inside and you can take a peek at her behind the scenes interview here..

Not only is Olivia Munn considered to be a sex symbol, but she is also known as a comedic actress. In addition to apprearing in television shows and films, she also had a role on “Comedy’s Central The Daily Show”. She will be appearing on the upcoming HBO show, “The Newsroom”. Besides her acting skills she has written a book entitled, “Suck it, Wonder Woman”.

Munn has recently split with her hockey player boyfriend, Brad Richards. after dating since last November. According to reports, the Rangers fans are not happy about the breakup since they considered her to be a “good luck” charm. Munn claims she broke up with Richards because she realized she only liked him as a friend.

Publisher EA and Bioware are releasing the last installment of one of their best role-play action and adventure games in the first quarter of 2012. Mass Effect 3 is the final chapter in the saga of Commander Shepard.

The game first saw life back in 2007, when Mass Effect was first released on unsuspecting gamers everywhere.

Your first mission, not a biggie…you just have to save the entire galaxy from destruction from an alien who wants to have it all.

The alien villain is called Saren Arterius, and he (it?) is a rogue “Specter” who’s gather a force of “Geth” warriors together to conquer the galaxy. But as Shepard discovers over the course of the game, there’s a bigger threat to the galaxy than Saren Arterius, and that’s the Reapers, and they like just wiping the slate clean every 50,000 years by just getting rid of all advanced sentient life forms other than their own.

In this final adventure, we’ll follow Shepard’s ongoing mission to stop the Reapers from destroying the galaxy by enlisting the aid of any and all civilizations in the known galaxy that are at risk from the assault of the Reapers.

The game play is much the same as in previous outings. If you’ve been playing the game from the beginning, then your saved files will be added to the game and effect the final outcome. If you’ve never played the game and you have no files to add to the game, then your decision making processes will be slower, and will also affect the game’s final outcome.

Combat has been changed a bit from previous versions, and this time around Bioware took the approach of focusing more on a “Third Person” perspective to make the game more appealing to a wider audience. Bioware added the ability to actually move and shoot without out it being an almost suicidal maneuver.

There are additional features in the game including three different modes of play in “Campaign Mode,” and there will be characters that will be returning from previous outing including Kelly Chambers, Liara T’Soni, Garrus Vakarian, Legion, and others.

Since the game’s inception, Mass Effect has won critical acclaim from fans and reviewers alike, and everyone is looking forward to this final chapter so see the final fate of Commander Shepard and the Reapers.



As Kate and her family are stepping out of the limelight, the Duggar’s are stepping in. Michelle and her husband, Jim Bob, have been in the public eye for awhile. The ever growing family caught the eye of television executives a few years ago, when their family began to burst at the seams. Interest in the family has continued to grow with each new addition to the family.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have been married for over 20 years. The former high school sweethearts believe that each child is a gift of God and they will continue to accept those gifts as long as God continues to present them. Strong family values and their unshakeable faith keeps the Duggar family grounded in reality. With all the attention they have received, they still portray themselves as a strong family unit, unlike their predecessors, Kate and Jon Gosselin. After a few seasons of the Jon and Kate Plus 8 reality series, their marriage folded, with Kate’s sometimes erratic behavior and Jon’s infidelities making headlines.

As the Duggar family enters the world of reality television, TLC is optimistic that the show will be a success. The Duggars are embracing the adventure as well. It will be interesting to see how the family handles life’s challenges and their newfound stardom.

It has been reported that Jay-Z and Beyonce are already spoiling their newborn daughter with extravagant items worth up to a million dollars. And if that’s true it is nothing to sneeze at for Jay-Z who is one of the most financially successful hip-hop artists in the country. His net worth was reported to be around $450 million in 2010. Besides his music career he is also an entrepreneur who co-owns 40/40 nightclub, and the NBA’s New Jersey Nets. He is also the creator of his own clothing line, “Rocawear”.

Congratulations to Jay-Z and Beyonce on their little bundle of joy!

Lovato had been hinting at the potential breakup via Twitter for awhile, sending tweets and re-tweets like Marilyn Monroe’s personal quote, “A wise girl kisses but doesn’t love, listens but doesn’t believe, and leaves before she is left.” Lovato started spending time with Valderrama just after her breakup with Jonas, and oddly enough, Valderrama has recently been spotted spending bro-time with Jonas. The two however are not tweeting anything about their possible bromance. Valderrama may have done something right with Lovato though, because just after they began dating, she checked herself in for treatment for an eating disorder, self-injury and substance abuse.

Demi is focused now on her music career, with scattered television appearances that include Keeping up With The Kardashians. Lovato is also prepping her latest album for release in the UK in her third bid to top the UK charts. Her debut album, Don’t Forget was released in 2008 and co-written with the help of the Jonas Brothers.

Maybe Josh Lucas is keeping tight-lipped about whoh is latest love is, but he made no effort to hide any of his past girlfriends through the years. The handsome actor has been involved with several actresses including Rachel McAdams, Salma Hayek, Alexa Davalos, and Connie Nielsen.

Josh Lucas has been acting since his late teens when he appeared as a guest star in many television shows. He later went on to star in several films such as “Sweet Home Alabama”, “A Beautiful Mind”, “Glory Road”, and “Poseidon”. He recently won the best actor award for his role in the Australian film, “Red Dog”. and is currently playing the character of Mitch McDeere in the television series based on the movie, “The Firm” which premiered on January 8th. The series is scheduled to debut on Thursday nights.

Remember the first time you watched the sci-fi fantasy movie  Highlander? Remember that opening scene with the narration and Connor  Macleod was in the midst of decapitating his opponent? Didn’t’ we all  want to be Connor Macleod for a moment and be an “Immortal?”

Well the folks at Konami and game developers Rebellion  have come up with a way to make that happen for all of us in the guise  of their new game “<a href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr6KryINLIk”>Neverdead</a>.”  Neverdead is a fantasy-horror game where battles  between humans and supernatural creatures that are cheaper to buy by the  dozen, have engulfed an as yet unnamed city landscape…and you’re the  immortal guy that get’s to hunt them all down.

The  game has a nice premise, as you get to play as “Bryce,” an immortal  demon hunter, with more stories to tell than your traveling companion,  Arcadia would like to hear. So the idea of the game is to hack and slash  at everything that you can.

In Neverdead, you  earn power ups as you either kill demons, find things or (and this is  part of the appeal of this game) dismember yourself, to bait demons into  coming closer for easy kills or to do other absurd things such as fit  into compact or tight areas.

Part of the charm  of the game is the fact that as Bryce, you always come back to life. Cut  off a hand or sever another body part, don’t sweat it, you can grow  another one. The same can’t be said for your more human partner in mass  demon destruction, Arcadia. When she dies, your game is over so you want  to make sure that she stays alive over the course of the game.

Neverdead has its good and bad points. The bad has a  lot to do with how you’re able to use weapons. There is no changing of  weapons on the fly to make massive linking damage combos, which since  there are games like Bayonetta and Devil May Cry to reference, there’s  just no excuse for this type of ability to be not be present in the  game.

On the good side are many of the absurd  and often funny situations that as Bryce you find yourself in. The <a href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt9z2lOoe4Y”>video trailer</a> for  the game should give you an idea of some of the fun that you’ll find in  the game, so Neverdead is a mixed bag. It gives you some of what you’d  expect from this genre of game, but for what it lacks in destructive  substance, it’s makes up for with comedic style.

Pilar Sanders, soon to be the former Mrs. Deion Sanders, is apparently fuming over a Tweet that allegedly came from Deion’s daughter, Deiondra Sanders. In the Tweet she called her dad’s future ex-wife a “gold digging hoe” and implied she cheated in the marriage.

Pilar’s attorney, Larry Friedman, is now crying foul to the press, using loaded legal terms like “cause her more pain and suffering” and “further damage her character and reputation.” In his thinly veiled threat to sue for defamation, Friedman said that “This matter doesn’t require praying for Pillar as Deion has stated; it calls for telling the truth — as well as a retraction of the false allegations” allegedly made by Deion’s daughter. Pilar’s divorce lawyer is calling for a lie-detector test from all parties involved in an apparent attempt to “determine whether infidelity was committed during the marriage and to put an end to the speculation once and for all.”

Deion has already apologized for his daughter’s remarks that she made on Twitter about hsi future ex-wife, but hasn’t commented on the lie detectors and other statments by Mr. Friedman, or anything related to the Deion Sanders divorce.
Whatever happens next, with thinly veiled Twitter defamation threats, with lie-detector tests and divorce papers, this celebrity divorce is sure to get ugly.

The multi-talented entertainer started his career in show business as a comedian for the Nicklelodean comedy-variety show, “All That”. He went on to host “The Nick Cannon Show”, “Wild ‘N Out”, and “America’s Got Talent” and also recorded and released an album as a rapper.

Nick Cannon met his wife, Mariah Carey, in March 2008 and they were married six weeks later at her private estate in the Bahamas. In October 2010 they announced they were expecting their twins who were born on the exact same day as their 3 year wedding anniversary. Prior to meeting Carey, Cannon was previously engaged to Victoria Secret model Selita Ebanks in 2007, but they called off the engagement five months later. Cannon also had a longterm relationship with actress/singer Christina Mlian whom he met on the film, “Love Don’t Cost A Thing”. The relationship ended after Milian found out he had been cheating on her.

Ryu Hyabusa may be a name that you’re familiar with, but if not that’s alright. For those of you not familiar with Ryu, he is the recurring character in a game from Temco called Ninja Gaiden.

The original Ninja Gaiden was released back in 1988 for the original Nintendo gaming console, and it was a game about…well a Ninja. Well more specifically the game was about Ryu Hyabusa and his quest to go to America to meet with an archaeologist called Dr. Smith to talk about the disappearance of Ryu’s father Ken. This all leads to Ryu battling against an evil cult leader named Jaquio, who is hell bent on raising a demon named Jashin.

Ninja Gaiden was famous for its cut scenes and its level of difficulty (it was incredibly tough at times to beat certain levels) and it introduced the idea of gaining powerups in order for Ryu to use his “Special Ninja Skills.”

The game has spawned several different incarnations including an arcade game that was released at the same time as the game for the NES system. Some of those games in this franchise include:

• Ninja Gaiden II-The Dark Sword of Chaos
• Ninja Gaiden III-The Ancient Ship of Doom
• Ninja Gaiden-Game Gear
• Ninja Gaiden-Sega Master System

The newest game Ninja Gaiden 3 (I really think that Temco should have renumbered it as this is actually going to be “Gaiden number 13) again features mainstay character Ryu Hayabusa. The plot of the game this time is about Ryu facing enemies in the real world this time. No fantastical enemies such as dragonbone skeletons and other fantastic creatures. No this time around we see the Ninja face enemies in foreign lands such as Dubai as he takes on global threats for the UN…but there is something else going on in this game as one of the video for Gaiden 3 alludes to…

In the latest screens of the game, Ryu is decked out in a new ninja outfit, but we are sure that we will also see his old outfit make an appearance somewhere in the course of the game.

The latest “Gaiden” is going after a more real experience for the gamer, as the developers behind this latest game wants the player to quote “experience the feeling of your sword entering a person’s body, hitting bone, and slicing through the torso.”

With the game set to release in March of this year, Team Temco are betting the farm that you’ll want to see what it feels like to dismember real world enemies, while also getting a closer look at the ninja behind the mask.

It turns out the 40 year old has worked previously with “Glee” cast member Lea Michele. The TV star posted on her Twitter page how she and Ricky had worked together in the Broadway production of “Les Miserables” when she was eight years old. In other Tweets, Lea raved about how Ricky was the sweetest and best guy to work with.

By the looks of the Twitter pics, it seems as though the entire cast was beyond excited to have Ricky on set. Photos featured members of the cast including Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, Naya Rivera, and Damian McGinty with huge grins posing around the singer. Another pic showed Ricky and Cory Monteith goofing off for the camera. Ricky looked gorgeous sporting all black and rocking a leather jacket.

No word yet on what songs “Glee” fans can expect the Latin singer to cover. It has also not been hinted at whether any of his original songs would be covered during the episode.

Ricky has been out of the limelight for years now and instead focusing on raising his twin boys born via surrogate. Also, he’s been shooting down gossip that he’s planning to get married to boyfriend Carlos Gonzalez Abella. He told “Latina” magazine that a wedding is not happening on January 28 as rumored, but he’s happy Europe has legalized gay marriage in case they do decide to wed.

“Glee” is almost as famous for its A-list cast of guest stars as the singing featured on the show. Past guest stars have included Gwyneth Paltrow, Britney Spears and Kristin Chenoweth.

Josh Hutcherson has been acting most of his life when he made the decision that he wanted to be an actor ever since he was only 4 years old . At the age of 9, he began audtioning and a year later he began playing in minor roles for several films and television series. The teen heartthrob went on to gain wider recognition for his major roles in Hollywood films such as “RV”, “Bridge to Terabithia”, “Firehouse Dog”, “Journey to the Center of the Earth”, and “The Kids Are All Right”. His popularity as an actor has continued to grow through the years and he was awarded a “Young Artist Award”(for leading young actor) and was also featured on the MTV Cribs hit show for the Celebrity Teens edition.

Hutcherson will be cast in upcoming major film roles. He has been selected to play in the remake of the film, “Red Dawn”, but his biggest role to come might be in the film, “The Hunger Games“. He will play the character of Peeta Mellark, the son of a baker. This role might not be too much of a stretch for him to play since he claims that he can bake a “mean apple pie” and some loaves of bread. “The Hunger Games” is scheduled for release in March 2012.

Known for being an unabashed Christian with opinionated views he doesn’t mind sharing with the media, Mr. and Mrs. Perry filled the Church on the Rise church building in Westlake, Ohio for a publicized message about divorce, God, and who knows what. The Ohio Church advertised the event, led by Pastors Keith and Mary Hudson, and both of Perry’s spoke about the divorce with Russel Brand. Katy Perry’s divorce has done a lot to make her parent’s religious views. Mary Perry, Katy’s mother, spoke out for the first time about the divorce with Brand. She is quoted as saying:

“I’m sure Katy is trending on the internet just to get you to church tonight. I mean all over the world, who knows how God is bringing them in? The most important thing is you are here and God wants to put the fire in you in 2012.”

Her dad, the outspoken parent in the Katy Perry Russell Brand divorce, told the congregation that the divorce was a God-given platform “to go in and meet people — and they like us because we are cool.”

Before the Perry’s spoke, a video presentation was shown at the Church on the Rise showing Pastors Keith and Mary Hudson with Katy Perry at awards shows and other shots of the family. The Hudson’s are now also apparently riding the Katy Perry divorce publicity wave, with their next scheduled appearnce being advertised to take place in Georgia.

This will be the first trip down the aisle for Justin Timberlake. He has been dating his fiancee since 2007 before breaking up in 2011, however they reunited later that year just a few months before he popped the question. Prior to dating Biel, the actor and musician was involved in other longterm relationships and has dated several actresses and singers. Unless someone has lived in Mars, everyone knows that his first love was Britney Spears whom he met when they both worked on the television series, “The New Mickey Mouse Club”. It is ironic that they are now engaged to others at the same time. Timberlake was involved with Cameron Diaz for a few years and broke-up just prior to meeting Biel.

Timberlake is seriously considering playing the role of Elton John in the upcoming biography of the British musician.

Russell Brand and Katy Perry with her parents Mary & Keith Hudson

Pastors Keith and Mary Hudson of the Church on the Rise in Ohio explained to parishioners recently that Katy Perry’s recent popularity is God’s way of bringing people to church. While this may seem like an odd suggestion, it’s just a part of the strong religious beliefs held by the pastors, who also happen to be the parents of the 27 year old pop singer. Russell Brand, who was married to Perry for just over a year, filed for divorce over the holiday season. According to sources close to Perry, the singer requested that Brand do the filing and cite “irreconcilable differences” in order to avoid problems with her parents, who’s religious beliefs include not getting divorced.

Perry’s religious beliefs, which closely follow those of her parents, may have been part of the reason behind the divorce. Brand is well known for his addictive tendencies and he’s apparently made less than flattering statements about religion in the presence of his in-laws. Perry had explained this away, saying that Brand had agreed to temper his comments about religion.

In related news, Russell Brand is not allowed in or near the upcoming People’s Choice Awards. Perry, who will be receiving an award at the event, has made it clear that she does not want Brand around. Organizers swiftly banned the 36 year old actor/comedian when the announcement was made regarding the impending divorce. Following the divorce announcement, Perry is reportedly upset and pouring herself into work, and partying. Spotted drowning herself in the crystal blue waters of Kauai and several types of alcohol, Perry may be distraught but she isn’t sitting at home. Hopefully, she will recover in time to collect her People’s Choice Award.

The game could be very fun at times, as you interacted with the little sea creature that talked back to you. The game was one of the few that took advantage of the Dreamcast’s microphone feature.

Suffice it to say, I found my little Seaman floating in his little fish bowl several times, I guess I just wasn’t meant to own the little hybrid. It looks as if Nintendo has blown by the seaman concept with a new game for its DS system called of all things “Wappy Dog.”

Wappy Dog is a very unique game experience as you actually have a robotic little puppy dog that you can play with (well, somewhat) but you actually interact with this little robotic puppy through the game software that’s loaded into the DS.

You can do things on screen with the software and the little pup…well he (or she, I guess) responds to whatever’s happening on the DS’s screen. The little pup will actually grow its own distinctive personality, just like a real dog would.

You can play games with your pup on the DS screen or play against them depending on the game. The fun thing about this simulation toy is that if your getting ready to head outdoors, you can take the Wappydog software along with you, and leave your pet in the safety of your house…but you’re actually taking Wappydog with you, in a virtual world now.

And when you get back home, anything that you did in the virtual world can be transferred back to the robotic dog. It’s as if you never left the house at all. Well for those of you who enjoy these types of games, Wappydog is already available for the Nintendo DS, and to be honest with you this is the sort of experience that could just make you want to go and actually purchase a DS for your very own, because trust me this is one cute little robotic doggie.

CES Live Coverage – Geeks everywhere will eagerly await the Consumer Electronics Show for 2012 and for those who are unable to attend, live coverage from both that of G4TV’s Attack of the Show and XPlay hosts, while Spike TV plans on getting live coverage to their fans.

Winter is Coming – fans will be happy to hear that their favorite shows are returning to the small screen in 2012. Game of the Thrones, the HBO hit based on the popular book series, left viewers with a surprising season finale ending; fans can end the torturous wait come April. 30 Rock fans may be seeing the last season of the show, depending on whether co-star Alec Baldwin renews his contract.

Online vs Offline – though nothing really new, 2012 will continue the customer wars between cable and that of online streaming services. With most Americans still in an economic lurch, ditching the cable seems like a great idea, especially considering that most new shows and old are offered online, as well as the availability of TVs and monitors that offer TV hook ups. Even with Netflix’s issues in 2011, users will still see that and competitors Hulu and Amazon as the better option for TV.

2012 will hopefully look to be a little more interesting than that of 2011, at least in the terms of our viewing entertainment.

With several other editions to the band that year, the group continued into the 90’s, but changes in the original lineup (just like Kiss) would plague the band, and in sometime between 1999 and 2000 Guns eventually left the band to form the super group known as Brides of Destruction with Motley Crue’s Nikki Six on the Bass.

Fast forward to 2006, and Guns while on a hiatus from Brides, formed The Tracii Guns Band. Guns would eventually change the name of his band to LA Guns, thus the two different versions of the band that continue to play today.

But there was some news over the weekend from LA about Tracii Guns version of the band. The news actually broke on the latest edition of VH1 Classic’s “That Metal Show” which features Friday night radio personality Eddie Trunk.

Guns as a guest on the show introduced his new lead singer for his version of the band, and some of you may have recognized her…I know that I did. Her name is Dilana Robichaux, a finalist on the now defunct CBS show “Rockstar: Supernova.”

And make no mistake, Dilanna is the real deal when you want to talk about lead vocalists and if you have any question about her vocal prowess, just take a look at this video of her performing Led Zeppelin’s classic “Whole Lotta Love.” There is no doubt that she can hold her own against any male lead singer you could mention.

Robichaux was born on August 10, 1972 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her career took off in 2000 when she went into the studio to record her first album called Wonderfool, which led to music videos and more.

LA Guns new album featuring Dilanna is called Shrinking Violet, and it’s actually a re-issue of the bands original album released back in June of 1999.

Demi describe both herself and Miley as “strong-headed.” She said their fights could escalate because of this and they both end up swearing they’re no longer going to be friends. Demi went on to explain that once tempers cool a couple of days later, they quickly made-up and said how much they loved and missed each other. Her other best friend, Selena Gomez, was described as mellower and their friendship as easygoing.

Demi gave Miley and Selena a shout out for helping her deal with a tough year. She said she wouldn’t have been able to get through her stint in a rehabilitation center without the support from her friends. Demi is featured on the cover of the teen magazine and admitted to doing drugs and drinking alcohol to deal with the pressures of fame.

Her new goal in life is to focus on a healthier lifestyle both physically and mentally. She preaches the importance of body acceptance in young teen girls. Demi no longer starves herself or purges after eating a heavy meal. She explained how she thinks sober is sexy and instead of going out, she spends time in the hot tub and has friends over for movie nights.

Demi recently hosted MTV’s New Year’s Eve special in New York City. Selena Gomez performed during the event and to lend her BFF moral support. It also gave Selena a chance to hook up later with boyfriend Justin Bieber after he performed at Dick Clark’s New Year Eve’s special also located in New York CIty.

The actor was in the area shooting scenes for the new “Bourne” film. The fight has been depicted as especially brutal with reports of one of the men wielding a homemade ax. The attack was between six staff members of the Rachada Pub located in Phuket and his party of six.

Members of Renner’s party included a man, two women, a driver and a general manager of a local resort named Vorasit Issara. The fight began when the general manager broke a glass on the floor of the pub. A verbal fight ensued and things quickly turned violent. Weapons found by police not only included the ax, but various clubs and knives.

During a press conference, it was confirmed that Issara received the most harrowing injuries. He was stabbed in the stomach and received lacerations from the ax on his neck. A few other members of the party sustained minor injuries as a result of the brawl. The six staff members of the bar were taken into custody and already have admitted their involvement. Charges of attempted murder are expected to be filed.

The 31-year old “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” star had been making rounds at various clubs and bars that evening before arriving at Rachada Pub. The fight began at approximately 4:30am and the attackers ranged from ages 18 to 33. Once the violence began, Renner exited the bar and did not sustain any injuries. The actor has yet to release an official statement on the harrowing events of the evening.

This is just a small part of the storyline to the original Image/Topcow jointly produced comic series “The Darkness.” The comic is about Estacado and his wielding of a sinister force only known as the Darkness, and Estacado’s use of it.

The original game The Darkness was a fun game because well, you got to play as Jackie Estacado, so you were able to use the powers that are his to command when you’d call upon the Darkness. There were other modern day weapons available to use in the game…but why would you want to use them. Some of the powers of the Darkness were only available to you as you progressed through the game

Much of the original game took place in New York City, and the basic plot of the game followed much of the same plot as the comic, so there was a lot of violence, vengeance and retribution.

The Darkness II, coming to all gaming consoles in February, and of course has our boy Jackie as the center of attention again. This time around, Jackie is actually the boss of an unnamed crime family (one would think it would be the Franchetti family) and this time around the action is much more violent (is there ever enough violence in these types of games?) because now there are actually four different weapons being used simultaneously onscreen by Jackie.

The basic plot in this follow up to its predecessor is that it’s been two years since the tragic events in the first game, and Jackie Estacado is a man that still has his demons (no, not the Darkness) as he’s still dealing with the tragedy that was the death of his love Jennie by Frankie Franchetti and a corrupt NY officer.

And the Darkness has been kept at bay by Jackie since Jenny’s death, and it wants to get out…very badly. The Darkness II features a new co-op play feature called Vendettas. This mode allows up to four players to play as characters tied to the history of the Darkness, and things that happen here run parallel to events in the actual game.

If you’re a fan of the exploits of one Jackie Estacado in the Top Cow comic book, then it’s almost an afterthought that you’ll want to pick this one up…but remember that the only way to unleash the power of the Darkness is to…turn the lights out.

Katy isn’t talking much about the divorce to anyone…not even her parents. A source reported to the Sun that Katy was embarrassed by the break up and didn’t want to tell her parents since they were totally against the marriage to Russell in the first place The pop superstar seems to be relying heavily on her friend Rihanna to help her get through it. The two are planning a “girlfriend getaway” to Barbados, Rihanna’s homeland, so Katy can soak away her troubles and sadness in the turquois waters of the Caribbean.

Many felt the couple’s wacky relationship was doomed from the start and surprised it lasted a whole 14 months. With Katy’s serious Christian upbringing and Russell’s wandering eye and struggle to overcome his addiction’s, the two had a challenging beginning. It looks like it might be a messy ending for the pair. Here’s hoping the new year brings nothing but the best to them and they find happiness going their separate ways.

The song starts of with the young rapper, Smith, who rhymes seamlessly with the beat. Bieber comes in a few bars later, lilting his soulful voice to round out the song perfectly.

Bieber is already a screaming success, thanks to his ‘My World’ tour, his three albums, ‘My World,’ ‘Believe,’ and ‘Under the Mistletoe.‘ He has been hard at working growing up, singing, being famous, and most recently, dating actress Selena Gomez. While Bieber is Canadian, he continually delights teenage fans in the United States and worldwide. While some criticize his youthful looks and heart-throb songster style, thousands more highly enjoy the talent he offers.

Jaden Smith, on the other hand, has a quieter start. Already born to wildly famous actor parents, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith, Jaden and his sister Willow, already live in the lime-light. His first major appearance was in the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness,” in which he plays the son of a poor, but hard-working father. He has rapped before with Bieber in the song, ‘Never Say Never.’

Both boys know how to use their talents successfully. Bieber’s and Smith’s new song make them look like young men, instead of hyperactive teenage boys. Even the non-Bieber fan will appreciate the down-tempo music this track provides.

This seemingly unbalanced settlement could have been prevented if a prenuptual agreement had been prepared and signed. In an even larger slap in Perry’s face is the fact that Brand could conceivably make more in this divorce than his entire current net worth. This could be Brand’s big break, since his acting career, highlighted by box office busts like Arthur, seems to stagger as much as the actor did prior to his stint in rehab. No buzz has surfaced to suggest that Brand has turned to his previous addictive behaviors in response to the divorce.

Brand was the instigator of the divorce, it seems. He cited “irreconcilable differences” as he signed the papers during the holiday season. Perry explained in a recent interview with Barbara Walters, that she was blindsided by the divorce and that she and Brand had been planning to start a family soon. Whispers in Hollywood suggest that Perry maintained her partying ways, despite Brand’s history with addictive behaviors. Brand reportedly did not mesh well with Perry’s friends, many of whom are closer in age to the pop star.

The new celebrity version is a spin-off of the popular U.S. and British Wife Swap television shows. The premise of the show is that too wildly different families switch wives for two weeks. The show is trash TV at its best with the parents and children trying to shock viewers and the surrogate wife with their extreme set of beliefs and values.

Busey is more well-known for his off-screen erratic behavior more so than his Oscar nominated role in 1978’s The Buddy Holly Story. Although not legally married, he’s been spiritually married to Steffanie Sampson, a hypnotherapist who has an infant son with Busey. Stefannie stayed with Haggard and his family as part of the show. Haggard was removed from his post after he admitted to a relationship with a male prostitute in exchange for crystal meth.

Shockingly, Haggard’s wife Gayle has stood by her husband since the scandal broke. The couple is also steadfastly opposed to gay marriage.

Standout moments of the premiere included the introduction of Gayle to a Sioux Indian who shocked the woman by referring to her as a “lost soul.” Gayle was also responsible for teaching the clueless Busey on how to feed and care for his son. Meanwhile, Steffanie shocks Haggard’s bible study group by explaining her unconventional relationship with Busey and struggling over pronunciations from the bible.

Next week’s episode features the wives of rocker Dee Snider and rapper Flavor Flav. Upcoming shows will follow the families of Tracey Gold, Niecey Nash, Mike Foley, Carnie Wilson, Tina Yothers and Antonio Sabato Jr.

The 69 year old legendary singer’s career started as a pre-teen when she would sing gospel music in her father’s church where he was a preacher. By the age of 18, she released her first single, which went reached number 10 on Billboard’s R&B chart. She went on to record numerous albums through the years. She has also won several awards including the number one all-time best singer in the rock era by Rolling Stone magazine. Some of her achievements include becoming the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the second woman to be inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame. In 2010 she had an unidentified surgery for a medical condition which was rumored to be pancreatic cancer. Her recent weight loss has fueled rumors that she underwent gastric bypass surgery which she denies having done.

This will be Aretha Franklin’s third marriage. The singer was previously married twice and has four children. Her first two children were born out of wedlock while she was a young teenager. She gave birth to her third child with her first husband, Ted White whom she married against her father’s wishes. Her fourth child was conceived during her longtime relationship with her road manager Ken Cunningham whom she never married. Her second husband was actor Glynn Turman whom she divorced in 1984.

Elton raved about the young actor in the interview and noted how he was impressed with his past portrayal of him in the David LaChapelle video of “Rocket Man.” He described that performance as “superb.”

A script has been already penned by “Billy Elliot” scribe Lee Hall for the untitled project. Elton described the project as a jukebox musical with the possibility of including a few new numbers. Elton says it won’t be only a factual look at his life, but an exaggerated version. He compared the project to the outlandish style of “Moulin Rouge.” Although he wanted director Baz Luhrmann for the project, the stylized director was not free to commit to the movie.

Hopefully, Justin’s busy schedule will allow him to play the part of Elton John. Between impromptu performances and a packed film schedule, Justin is one of the most desired players in Hollywood. He is already attached to a play the head of a record label in the upcoming movie “Spinning Gold” and a part in the next Coen brothers movie.

His most recent box-office outing “In Time” with Amanda Seyfriend earned rave reviews (albeit a so-so box office earnings) and featured Justin as a man on the run in a futuristic setting where time is the new currency.

A source close to the singer has been reported as saying that Justin is “taking the offer very seriously.” It was also leaked that he’s trying to work with his staff to figure out how to respond and figure out scheduling snafus. Hopefully, things work out and we see Justin sometime soon donning the glitter suits.

Franklin’s mystery surgery in 2010 spawned rumors of weight loss surgery (she also lost 85 pounds) and pancreatic cancer. She’s denied both possibilities, but refused to reveal what actually happened. In the aftermath of Kim Kardashian’s ridiculous marriage and divorce circus it’s nice to see a celebrity who can act with some class. It’s obviously not that we don’t want to know what’s going on with our favorite celebrities, but maintaining some privacy and self-respect is a key aspect in Franklin’s longevity. Decades after her 60’s heyday we still care because she hasn’t been running around screaming at the top of her lungs that we should care.

One can only hope this example will filter down to some of the more over exposed of the glitterati. Franklin has said that they are planning a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami. After her mystery surgery doctors have said she’s added 15 to 20 years to her life. Combined with her weight loss she should be looking at a long and happy marriage. They’ve been a strong couple for years, and let’s face it, at her age there’s not much reason to get married if you think for even a second it might not work out. Good luck to her and her new hubby in the New Year. Perhaps the new relationship status will net us another album?

The follow up to the popular Diablo II, picks things up on the world of Sanctuary. Sanctuary is a world that was saved almost twenty years in the past by a band of unknown heroes from the Diablo II world, and unfortunately for them (but not for you!) they gone stark raving mad, and so a new band of heroes have to take on the mission of saving the world this dark fantasy realm from the evils that it faces.

Diablo III is a RPG game just like its previous two predecessors in the series and so there are certain things that devotees of the game can expect to see. Blizzard has once again incorporated its custom designed engine that affects the in game’s physics.

Of course many of the environments in the game are going to feature “destructible environments,” and polarizing “damage effects.” The game has many different features including a “player vs. player” mode, along with “character specific” quests that of course will help the players raise their character’s levels and gain higher proficiencies in their character’s class.

The available classes that are available in Diablo III are:

• The Barbarian
• The Monk
• The Witch Doctor
• The Demon Hunter
• The Wizard

Diablo III will also feature a “Hardcore Mode” where you can create a hardcore character who if killed can never be played again because you will not be able to resurrect that character, nor will they be able to have access to the “real-world money auction house” feature. And for those of you who revel in online multi-player modes, rejoice because Blizzard will again make it possible to play Diablo via Blizzard’s Battle.net service.

Blizzard will be releasing Diablo III sometime in 2012, and I’m sure that fans of the game are waiting somewhat patiently to grab their copy of the game, and speaking of copies of the game there will be a “Collector’s Edition” edition available that will include a behind the scenes DVD, a collector’s edition soundtrack, a exclusive in-game content and more.

But eventually, the magic sooner or later had to fade from the otherwise uplifting program. For those of you who are not familiar with the premise of the series, let me give you the short version of this program.

A needy family sends in a tape to the show’s producers and then a family is selected to have Pennington and his crew of merry home makeover specialists tear down the winner’s old dilapidated home and from the ground up raise a brand new beautiful home.

The show has been a huge success on many levels because it tears at the heartstrings of many of us. There is just no helping not feeling empathy with a family that goes through adversity, living in what in many cases are just intolerable living situations where you have more people than you do home.

The problem is what happens in many cases after the makeover crew leaves and the family begin living in their new homes. There are documented stories of families that wind up selling their homes due to their increased mortgage payments, higher utility costs and higher taxes because of these new homes.

There has also been cases of fraud, one case in particular where a family sent in a their video entry which talked about their two little girls and their mother having a condition called “combined immunodeficiency,” but after the family eventually had to sell their new home because they couldn’t continue to pay the costs associated with owning the home, the family moved to Oregon.

And then their problems really began, because it was discovered that the two little girls did not suffer with the condition.

There have been a few other cases that are documented where the generosity of the show has been taken advantage of, by a family in Hawaii who actually made in excess of $200,000 a year and another family who after having a new home built for them, started to send the orphans out of the home…the same orphans for which the home had been built in the first place.

After a 9 year run, ABC has finally pulled the plug on the program, and its final show will air on January 13^th.

Ron Paul is often put on the hot seat for his political stand on controversial issues such as Gay Rights and abortion. Paul’s view on the Gay Rights issue alone has lost him many supporters. The Texas Congressman has pulled no punches about his beliefs and it has many Republican backers avoiding him. When Clarkson voiced her support for Paul, much of their rancor was aimed in her direction.

The backlash against Clarkson was quick and to the point., She claims it was never her intention to offend anyone, but that’s exactly what happened. Where her remarks were said in hopeful support, her detractors returned fire with angry outbursts. She quickly set out to clarify her feelings on the issue. Clarkson released a statement saying she was in favor of personal choice when it came to sexual orientation. She stands firm in her values and defends her right to be “straight”, but she also feels that others have the right to follow whatever sexual pursuits they choose.

Between the unwitting remarks and Clarkson’s valiant attempt to recoup her losses, her record sales soared. It seems that for every person who stepped up against her, several others were going out and purchasing her new album. The sales of her new CD “Stronger”, soared almost 200% within 24 hours of her stepping up to endorse the Republican candidate.

The recent uproar has shown one thing. The people who support the music industry support the music as well as the entertainer.

After the ball drop and Justin’s appearance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, the couple reunited for a private party at the Glass House. The New York City hotspot was taken over by Activision and offered guests a chance to try out the new release Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure.

During his performance, Justin surprised fans by showing what a talented piano player he was. While playing the piano and being accompanied by lengendary guitarist Carlos Santana, Justin sang the classic Beatles song Let It Be. Justin showed off his hip style by donning a red beanie, camel coat and Burberry scarf for the event.

While Justin was headlining Dick Clark’s special, Selena was featured on MTV’s NYE in NYC 2012 Live. The special was hosted by Selena’s best friend forever Demi Lovato. Selena had no problem strutting her sexiness with a plunging neckline while she treated fans to a few of her hit songs including Love You Like a Love Song and Hit the Lights.

The couple were reportedly partying and dancing until 3 am and a heavy amount of PDA was on display from the couple. Friends circled around Justin and Selena as he swung her around and they participated in a mock dance off. Justin also hijacked the deejay booth to put on his new single with Jaden Smith: the appropriately titled Happy New Year.

Justin and Selena have never been shy about showing the world how much they love each other. Let’s just hope these adorable teens keep going strong through 2012.

Rumors linking the handsome, young actor, Gordon-Levitt to Scarlett Johansson have been flying around. According to US Weekly, the pair had a pretty heavy make out session in NYC a couple of months ago, but Joseph’s rep denies it and calls the article inaccurate. Apparently the couple were meeting to discuss the possibility of a future project together. Fans may be happy that the rumors are just that and hoping Zooey and Joseph will take their friendship to the next level since she just spilt with her hubby, musician Ben Gibbard. Zooey started her singing career with ben as one-half of the pop duo She & Him.

New Girl is still one of the best new shows of the season since it premiered in September and it seems as though Zooey has won the hearts of many. We can’t wait to see what’s next!

After meeting at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009, Brand proposed to Perry just 3 months later and tied the knot the following year in October. Up until just a couple of months ago it looked like they were living a fairytale marriage with a lot of lovey-dovey tweets full of compliments for one another and Perry even talked about having babies with Brand sometime soon. Well, now there definitley won’t be any little Russells or Katys in the future. So much for “happily ever after” for these two former lovebirds.

We have to wonder now that Russell Brand is back on the market, does that mean he will go back to his womanizing ways like he was known for in the past before meeting his estranged wife? Brand had a reputation for being a ladies man, so much in fact, that he won “The Sun’s Shagger of the Year” award which was later renamed “The Russell Brand Shagger of the Year” for having won the award 3 years in a row. Brand has also made headlines for his substance abuse and sex addictions plus his numerous arrests. After gaining fame in UK for his role in “Big Brother’s Big Mouth”, he later went on to starring roles in american films.

Okay, so just what do I find so amazing about this game, well to be fair…it’s the graphics that caught my eye first. If you take a look at some of the screen shots for this game you’re going to be amazed that this is actually being displayed on the screen of a hand held unit.

Okay, let’s take a look at the plot of the game…Julio is the hero of the game. He is a citizen of city of Espada, and a member of the Esperanza armed forces since his early youth (and he’s only fifteen years of age in the game) he’s on a quest to upset the balance of order between the two classes in the world of Gargandia, and he’s aided in his quest by a sword called Gungir that has special abilities (as such weapons usually have) and Julio has to learn to master the weapon’s awesome powers.

Alyssa is the game’s heroine and in the opening of the game she is rescued from slavery by Julio when he happens upon the girl being held by a Daltania slave trader.

The game play in Gungir is split between battles, event scenes and breaks in between each stage of combat. Characters can change their equipment and purchase new equipment and items during new stages, but not in combat sequences.

There are another 13 characters that are various times in the game are part of the combat action or just a part of Julio’s journey. Combat also revolves around “recruitment” of military units, and you’re allowed to have up to 10 recruited units for combat, not including characters that are a part of your current party when you enter into combat mode.

Unfortunately Gungir isn’t due to be released here in the US until sometime in 2012, and other then the basic information and some blog posts that designer Sting had posted on his personal development blog back in 09, there’s just not enough solid information about the game to say whether beyond the graphics and plotline of the game if it’s going to be a winner here in the US, but if game screens and some video footage already available are any indication, then if you own a PSP, you’re going to want to own this game when it’s available in 2012.

So what’s the hook for this series? Well the lead character Bo is female and she’s a Succubus. Now that’s something to get my attention and it’ll probably be enough to get yours too for at least an episode or two.

The plot goes like this…Anna Silk plays Bo, a young girl who was brought up in an adopted home and quite unaware of her special powers until an encounter with her boyfriend leads to a sexual romp…and she accidently drains him.

In this case, draining refers to Bo actually draining the sexual energy of someone during a sexual encounter, and that energy is referred to as “Chi,” funny I always thought that chi referred to something with the martial arts.

Unfortunately, this accident forces Bo to leave the comfortable surrounds of her family life and begin leading the life of someone without family, friends or any other emotional attachments.

So Bo (and the viewing audience) finds out that she’s more than just a normal young woman. She discovers that she is actually a succubus, a legendary creature of forgotten folklore and fantasy.

And she discovers that she’s not alone, and she as well as others of her kind has lived in secret among humans, secretly feeding off of humankind in secret for many centuries.

In the series, Bo will find out that there are two sides to the world that she belongs to called the “Fae.” There is a light and a dark side, and she’s being forced into choosing a side by the Fae elders…but which side will she choose?

The show from the promo video that I’ve watched on Syfy and a few others on the net point to the show having its fair share of twists and interesting plot lines to follow, including the “Detective Agency” that caters to both human and Fae clientele.

Lost Girl premiers on the Syfy network on Monday January 16^th at 10pm.

Gaga’s shows are huge and she relies on several people to help make them a success. Long hours are put in by all parties involved. It seems one ex-employee in particular feels alittle overworked. Jennifer O’Neill, Gaga’s former personal assistant, was employed by the superstar for just over a year. She has filed a lawsuit claiming she is owed over $350,000 for overtime and duties she performed outside of her normal workday. And according to O’neill, Gaga’s diva-like qualities meant constant service, fulfilling any wish at all hours of the day and night. Gaga as usual, is not worried and states the lawsuit is “without merit“.

Gaga is no stranger to the courtroom. In 2010, her ex-boyfriend, Rob Fusari sued her for $30 million dollars over her hit song, “Paparazzi”, which he co-wrote. Fusari also demanded 20% royalties from Gaga’s two music company’s. He is claiming to be responsible for coining the “Lady Gaga” name, in addition to showcasing her talents. Gaga countersued with the threats that Fusari forced her into signing the contract. In her countersuit she suggests that the contract Fusari presented her with was illegal and that he was aware of it at the signing. It’s believed that a mutual settlement was reached, but no details were ever released.

Even though Fusari and Gaga’s lawsuits were both dismissed, the star may not have such an easy go of it with the O’Neill case.

The show was Selena Gomez’s first feature springboard and the first real acting job for much of its young cast. It was also one of the first TV shows or movies to bring the teens with magical powers to the screen. Spicing up the teen drama with special effects, magical powers, werewolves and vampires has become quite a formula. The blend of relatable drama and powerful magic is a clean fit that draws in both sexes and has firm places for drama, action and humor. Even musical episodes seem to be pretty common. Even Buffy the Vampire Slayer did a musical episode.

Gomez herself should land squarely on her feet. Her relationship with Justin Bieber keeps her squarely in the news and she already has 3 full LP’s under her belt. Whether it’s movies or music or just taking a bit of a rest she’ll do just fine. The rest of the cast is already branching out into features and other television shows. No more pop stars have been spawned, but there’s still time.

On that particular day a new game was released from Capcom and that game would carve out a whole new niche in the highly competitive world of the video game. The game was Resident Evil, and it started a whole new genre of gaming…Survival Horror.

The story was simple enough, in July of 1998 a series of grisly murders occurred in Raccoon City, and a special task force, the Special Tactics and Rescue Service were sent in to investigate the incidents…and what they found became the basis for a series of games and movies that would father a generation of apocalyptic discussion.

After more than 10 years as the leader in horror survival and spawning no less than 5 games and several sequels and special editions, Capcom is bringing its survival horror game to the hand held Nintendo 3DS.

Resident Evil: Revelations is a game that’s going to step back in time to the “horror” aspect of the game. Set on the high jacked cruise liner “The Queen Zenobia,” players will once again become acquainted with characters Jessica Valentine and Chris Redfield from previous Resident Evil games.

Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA) agents Jill Valentine and agent Parker Luciani re dispatched to the ship. The problem is that the ship was made into a floating zombie nightmare after a terrorist group called II Veltro released a Viral agent on the ship and caused a deadly T-Virus outbreak on the ocean liner…you can pretty much guess where the rest of the storyline and the game go next.

The developers wanted to bring back that sense of urgency to the game, and so they have again relied on the gamer to survive on limited ammo and using their puzzle solving abilities to survive the game.

The setting of the ocean liner is just perfect for this game, and will set the mood for the game in the way that it’s meant to be experienced. When you played the original game on the Playstation, and turned the lights down low or even better…off, you really got to experience those feelings of fear and isolation in many of the game’s settings, and from some of the game screens that have been released so far you just might get those feelings all over again.

Resident Evil: Revelations is due to hit American shores in the first quarter of 2012, hopefully in February bringing all of its 3-D goodness to your trembling little hands.

Dancing With the Stars invited Chaz to participate in the reality show not realizing the maelstrom it would soon be facing. It became quickly apparent that viewers were put off with Chaz’s choice and new look. Many called said the show could not be considered family friendly and were afraid the presence of a transgendered participant would confuse children. The dance trainers on the show disagreed and supported Bono’s right to compete. With all of the uproar over his appearance, Chaz continued to do his best in his performances. Chaz and his dance partner Lacey, were eliminated during the sixth episode of the season.

Even with all the negative press and responses his appearance on DWTS evoked, Chaz has no regrets concerning his choice of gender. He looks at his participation on Dancing With the Stars as a positive experience. He hopes that his courage in facing those who would criticize him, will show other transgendered people that it’s ok to be different and they are not alone. After his elimination, Chaz left on a positive note and thanked the producers of the show for a positive experience.

It seems ironic that television series’ and movies alike are allowed to show men in full drag, but when a real human being makes himself visible in his true form, it evokes such a hostile response. So much for ratings.

Even though Tori and Dean were apologetic to the show, they stood behind the right to announce the pregnancy on their own terms. “The Today Show” obviously were hoping for a scoop and hoped to have the announcement made via their show. Tori and Dean had other ideas and released the news when they were ready.

Tori Spelling has been in the public eye for most of her life. The daughter of famous television icon Aaron Spelling, Tori spent her early years as part of Hollywood’s elite society. Growing up in Hollywood has its perks. Tori was cast in the series “Beverly Hills 90210” and the rest is history. She is used to the public wanting to know the details of her life. To her credit she has gone to considerable lengths to maintain a shell of privacy around her family and children, putting forth details of their lives as her and husband see fit.

Tori met her husband Dean McDermott in 2205 on the set of “Mind Over Matter”. In true Hollywood fashion, they divorced their respective others and married the following year. Over the next few years, Tori has maintained her acting career and launched a television reality series, “Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood“, The couple’s other two children Stella and Liam helped to welcome the newest member of the family, Hattie Margaret in October, 2011.

The multi-talented musician is famously known as the frontman and lead singer of the rock band, Aerosmith, however through the years he has also made headlines due to his heavy drug and alcohol addiction, which caused his band’s popularity to take a dive. After completing drug rehabilitation the rocker managed to stay sober for 12 years till he had a relapse with prescription painkillers for which he was successfully treated in 2009. In 2011, Tyler became the new American Idol judge and will be returning for the 11th season of the show.

Prior to Tyler’s relationship with Erin Brady, he had a brief relationship with Bebe Buell, which whom he fathered his oldest daughter, Liv. He went on to marry his first wife, Cyrinde Foxe who gave birth to his second daughter, Mia, who is a model. His second marriage to Teresa Barrick produced two more children, a third daughter and a son. He is also the grandfather of Liv’s son from her marriage.

Eddie and Alex Van Halen have contemplated touring again for the past couple of years. Roth and the brothers had set on mini tours in 2007 and 2008. The new album to be released some time in January is the first one to be released with Roth in the driver’s seat since “1984″. After Roth left the band, Sammy Hagar took over the role of lead singer for several years. Other lead singers have also stood at the helm of the ship Van Halen over the last 2 decades. Bringing Roth back into the fold is thought to be Van Halen’s way of bringing the band full circle.

Hagar’s split from Van Halen has been nothing less than controversial. With his new band Chickenfoot making waves and creating a name for themselves, his years with Van Halen are a distant memory. Memories he would sometimes rather forget. According to Hagar, Van Halen could have recorded the new album long ago, and has no clue why it has taken so long. It’s yet to be seen if the new Van Halen album and subsequent tour will fare better than Hagar’s book, “Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock“.

The members of Van Halen have had their ups and downs. Alcoholism, drug addiction and divorce have all rattled the bands resolve, but not their creativity. With Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, taking over as the band’s bass player, the group is solid and ready to re-establish themselves in the hearts of their fans, new and old.

For once, lip syncing is cool. What started out as a teen having a little bit of fun, has turned the diminutive star into an overnight sensation. Standing at a mere 4′1″, 16 year old Keenan Cahill has made headlines, lipsyncing to his favorite songs on YouTube. His antics have caught the eye of several artists in the music industry. It has also sparked the interest of many of today’s talk shows, including ABC’s “The Morning Show” and E!’s “Chelsea Lately”.

Within hours of Cahill uploading his version of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream”, the video went viral and the rest is teenage history. What brought Cahill the most notoriety was the unexpected appearance of 50 Cent, during Cahill’s taping of the rappers song, “Down on Me”. Cahill’s YouTube channel now has over 200,000 dedicated followers waiting to see what song he’s going to cover next. Flo Rida and Lil Jon are just two of the artists Cahill has recently had the pleasure of working with. Cahill doesn’t limit his musical mimicking to just one genre either. He also covered a song from the Oak Ridge Boys.

Cahill’s new found fame has also given him the ability to speak about the rare medical condition that gives him his unique “look”. MPS-6 or Maroteaux Lamy Syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects a person’s metabolism and growth. Pronounced facial features and stunted growth are visible signs of the disorder, while strained breathing and a shortened lifespan are not so well known. Cahill talks about the disease openly and is willing to educate anyone who will listen.

As some of music’s favorite performers line up to join Cahill’s bandwagon, the teen takes it all in stride. What started for him as a way to pass the time and have some fun, has turned into an adventure that includes some of today’s hottest hip hop/pop stars.

Now under the name Studio Pixel, Cave Story 3D brings all the adventure that the original shooter had on the PC platform and brought it onto the small screen, and all of the fun from the original is here…just in 3D.

The plot

You play a robot warrior that’s lost its memory and its mission is to survive in an underground environment that it finds itself in and fight against this strange world’s denizens called the Mimigas and a much more sinister evil “Doctor “who is using this strange worlds creatures for his own devices.

Game play

Get ready for some classic 2D side scrolling fun in the same vein as such games as Castlevania and Metroid, both games were favorites of Amaya and he played them during his youth, and Cave Story is a way for him to pay homage to those old games that he enjoyed playing.

Much of the original game mechanics of the original PC adventure has found its way into this game. Expect to progress through the game by exploring areas, fighting enemies and gaining items, and of course there is the usual “conversing with npc’s.”

There have been some additions to the game that enhance its overall game play including upgraded weapons and something that is new to the game…gems, that defeated enemies can drop along with other items including health boosts and missiles.

If you’re a fan of the game, then you’ll notice that there wasn’t much that was changed from the original version…except its presentation for the 3DS. The graphics for this game have been totally reworked, so if you’re a devotee of the original game you may be turned off by the graphics upgrade or possibly quite happy withy them.

Thought the plot for this game isn’t very deep, all of the basics that make up a great game experience are there, and if you are a fan of the original, you will find enough of the original’s flavor in this updated edition to make it worthy of your attention.

Melanie Amaro, the 19-year-old Florida soul and ballad singer, was awarded the top prize on the December 22 finale. The victory is likely even sweeter for Amaro because earlier in the season, she was released from the competition but was later reinstated. When host Steve Jones announced her win, a teary-eyed Amaro could only respond with, “Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!”

Throughout the season, Amaro was mentored by “X-Factor” creator and judge Simon Cowell. In response to her victory, he commented: “I want to say, America, thank you for giving this girl an opportunity. She will represent this country, she is a star. I am very, very proud and very grateful.”

In the final performance rounds telecast Wednesday, Dec. 21, Amaro performed with R. Kelly on his 1996 hit, “I Believe I Can Fly.” The judges praised her performance, but Judge L.A. Reid added that he thought Amaro was “overshadowed” by Kelly in their duet. However, her standout solo performance would come later in the show, where she again performed Beyonce’s “Listen” — the song she sang during her audition for the show.

She beat out runner-up Josh Krajcik, a 30-year-old single father whose story seemed to inspire many fans; and Chris Rene, a 28-year-old Santa Cruz hip hop singer who attributed his recovery from substance abuse to his music. In addition to the top prize, $5 million, Amaro also receives a Sony Music recording contract and a starring role in an upcoming Pepsi commercial.

While the British version of ‘X-Factor’ has become a pop culture phenomenon, the show has yet to ignite the same level of excitement here in America. Still, averaging 13 Million viewers weekly, Fox has already renewed the show for a second season, naming it one of the most-watched new shows this season.

Today, original members Rudolf and Klause are joined by lead guitarist Mathias Jabs who joined the band as a replacement for another legend on lead guitar Uli Jon Roth, bassist Pawel Maciwoda who replaced long time bassist Francis Buckholz and on the drum is the remarkable James Kottak who replaced long time Scorpions drummer Herman Rarebell.

After countless tours and more than 18 studio albums and 4 live albums to date the band announced that their last album was going to be “Sting in the Tail” and that they would embark on a worldwide tour to support their final album and that this would also be their final world tour. The band is still in the middle of the tour at the moment and is likely to continue through 2012 as the “Final Sting” tour rolls on into the following world destinations: Europe, USA, Asia, Canada, Latin America

The band is also set to release a new album of songs that are renditions of original recordings including the Kink’s “All day and All of the Night,” “Ruby Tuesday,” and a version of “Tainted Love” by the band Soft Sell that features a video that’s not to be missed.

Also on the album are several new tracks of some of the bands best hit’s reimagined including “Rock You Like A Hurricane,””Winds of Change,” Blackout,” and the ballad “Still Loving You.”

The Scorpions have released several videos including live performances including their “Live at Wacken Open Air” in 2006 which featured performances of the band with appearances by former band mates Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth, and Herman Rarebell.

With more than 40 years of music history behind them, the Scorpions are giving their fans a last chance at sharing the excitement that these perennial Hard Rockers bring to bear in a concert arena setting, and if you’re a fan of the band then you’ll be waiting on line to get a ticket to say goodbye to one of the most recognized Hard Rock and Metal bands of all time.

Earlier this year Bieber was accused of having sex with Mariah Yeater that resulted in pregnancy. After the child’s birth, a paternity test was performed that proved Bieber was not the father. Yeater held steadfast to her allegations for several months until Bieber returned to the states and took the test. According to her statement, she met with Bieber after a concert in October of 2010. It’s unclear as to what happened at the concert, but what has been proven is that Bieber did not father her child.

After the baby drama subsided, Bieber and current girlfriend Selena Gomez have attempted to resume their usually hectic lives. Gomez takes the publicity in stride and goes on with her active schedule, while Bieber continues to pursue his singing career. The public eye follows them everywhere. On a recent trip to Mexico, the couple were caught sunbathing on the beach. The fact that they were there for a wedding sparked headlines, of course. The only thing was, it wasn’t their wedding but that of one of Gomez’s close friends.

In retrospect, with all the hype that Bieber must endure, he hasn’t lost sight of his values. Over the past year he has given back to several organizations to the tune of over half a million dollars. From small schools in Nevada to a Canadian Children’s Wish Foundation, Bieber proves he can still make headlines for the right reasons.

In between adopting, giving birth, raising her family, Angelina Jolie has not put her humanitarian work or acting career aside. The mother of six is known as one of the world’s most famous celebrities and continues to keep busy with making movies whether through acting or directing. Her latest film, “In The Land of Blood and Honey” is her directorial debut. Jolie claims that the film is not just a “history or political lesson”, instead it is a wartime drama about a love story involving a soldier and a prisoner of war during the Bosnian War. The film is set to be released on December 23, 2011.

Jolie has been acting since 1982 when she made her screen debut with her father, actor Jon Voight. Through the years she has starred in numerous films and won several awards for her acting including an Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Golden Globe Awards. She is also widely recognized for her humanitarian work however her greatest achievement is being a parent to her children which she shares with Brad Pitt, her partner for the last 7 years.

Lambert and his boyfriend, Sauli Koskinen (who won the Swedish version of “Big Brother”) had a quarrel inside a gay bar called Don’t Tell Mama (DTM for sho) at around 4 a.m. Sweden time. The argument wound up spilling outside the bar. Apparently several onlookers, who attempted to break up the fight between the two, were assaulted while trying to intervene. Lambert was arrested and taken to jail. Later, after giving statements to local authorities, he was released along with his boyfriend.

Lambert, who was the runner-up to Kris Allen during season eight of the FOX megahit “American Idol,’ made a big impression on the judges and the audience. On several occasions his performances either compelled the judges into standing ovations, or during one memorable performance of the song, “If I Can’t Have You” reduced then-judge Paula Abdul to tears.

Lambert also had a memorable duet with Kiss that featured Adam singing original drummer Peter Criss’s ballad “Beth,” then Lambert introduced Kiss and the band launched into performances of “Detroit Rock City” and “Rock and Roll All Night,” with Lambert accompanying Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons on vocals for both songs.

Adam Lambert’s career began early when a young Lambert began acting. His first role was in the San Diego Lyceum Theater’s production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” and Lambert’s role was as Linus.

Lambert also had other acting roles in plays that included “The Ten Commandants,” Grease,” and “The Music Man.” Adam began his singing career when he briefly fronted an underground rock band called “The Citizen Vein,” in 2006-2007.

Adam Lambert was never secretive about his being gay, even when there were reports that while he was in the finals for “American Idol,” pictures started to appear of him affectionately kissing another man.

One can only speculate as to whether the pictures affected the show’s final results, which placed Lambert in the runner-up position, but in the end Adam Lambert is a very talented performer, and like anyone else he also has those same fallible human moments.

The first “God of War” was released on the Playstation II back in 2005 by SCE Studios and published by Sony and Capcom in Japan. The plot of the game is loosely based on Greek mythology and it’s main character is Kratos.

The plot of the original game basically pitted Kratos against Greek mythology’s god of war, Ares as the war god tried to destroy the city of Athens.

The second game in the series, God of War II picked up where the first left off. Kratos is now the god of war after he was able to defeat Ares in combat, and in this game, Kratos seeks the help of the “Sisters of Fate” as he tries to change his destiny, a destiny affected by the betrayal of Zeus.

At the end of the second game, Kratos with the help of the goddess Gaia, confronts Zeus and the other gods of Olympus and warns them that he has come to bring destruction to Zeus and all of Olympus.

This brings us to God of War III, the latest installment in the series. The previous two games in the series gave its fans extrodinary graphics delivered by the power of the Playstation II, but God of War III goes beyond the first two games. The graphics in this game are just incredible and the game developers take full advantage of the power that’s under the hood of the PS3.

This game’s been tweaked just a bit also, and it show especially in combat. The programmers have made it so that the “square” and “triangle” combo that allowed Kratos to perform double blade maneuver, bringing both blades down in an overhand movement was made less effective to avoid abusing the move, but they also improved the player’s ability to not only change weapons on the fly as needed but they’ve also made the weapons that you pick up as effective as the blade that you carry.

God of War III is a satisfying conclusion to this series, but with the fourth game in development…we haven’t seen the end of Kratos, not by a long shot.

The star courted the company as they met with her about starting several product lines that included a line for lingerie, watches and jewelry, and, wait for it…school supplies (What a great role model!). After stalling the deal, and then going behind the back of SRG and talking to other companies about other product deals, stealing ideas, and just generally living up to the guidette Jersey Shore standards.

Snooki has been in the news recently showing off her new body. The previous four seasons envisioned a rather chubby bunny, with Snooki baring her body and all its rolls in short shorts, mini skirts and unflattering swimsuits. All of that is apparently in the past, because the new season, which airs on MTV January 5, 2012, shows a tan, skinny Snooki, bump-it and all.

The $7 million knock-on-the-head apparently doesn’t scare this new star at all. Snooki was mad that SRG didn’t fulfill it’s obligation to her in lining up branding partnerships — or making her as rich as ‘The Situation.’ Don’t be scared guidette fans, as her spokesperson said to the public, “She looks forward to her day in court.” It seems as though that all the fighting that occurs on Jersey Shore is real, because Snooks is ready to cat-fight anyone and any company in order to get her way.

I know we can’t wait for the day when we can get our own line of Snooki-endorsed underwear, or starting the school year off right with a leopardy/gem encrusted/glittery pencil set that will make all of our test questions easy.

Much to the chagrin of the hapless public who have a love-hate relationship with the Kardashian/Jenner crew, the 2011 Kardashian Christmas Card made it’s way into public view recently. Similar to the behaviors of in-you-face nature of the entire family, the card is said to be three-dimensional. That’s right, each recipient of a copy of the Kardashian holiday card will get special glasses to see it in 3-D. Sadly, wearing the glasses won’t provide you with a view of the real Kardashians that has any more depth than the piece of paper on which the card is printed. The card itself is the recipient of mixed reviews, including some pretty strong criticism about it’s artistic value. Professional photographers have pointed out the photo has been heavily, and obviously edited to remove blemishes. Unfortunately, the family was not identified as a blemish, despite popular opinion.

In related news about the famously infamous family, soon-to-be 16 year Kendall Jenner has put her foot down and pulled in the reins of her Sweet 16 party. Mom Kris has, in typical Kardashian/Jenner fashion, pulled no punches in creating a Sweet 16 party that rivals the royal wedding. The party, which Kris wanted to be held in the Bahamas, appears to now be under better control by the birthday girl. Kendall apparently does not take after her more extravagant siblings and mother and has suggested that in lieu of gifts, guests donate toys to ill children at a local hospital.

Middle sister Khloe has been out on the town recently, attending Dallas Mavericks games. Her husband Lamar Odom, a former L.A. Laker, was traded to the Dallas team, forcing Khloe to have to commute to games. Khloe and her Dallas forward husband are in the market for some Texas real estate to decrease the stress of her travel.

That’s the premise for the show “Being Human” on the Syfy channel and the show is entering its second season and I honestly can’t wait until it’s on my television screen again.

The characters

Aiden is a vampire who works in a local Boston hospital, and was turned during the revolutionary war. Aiden is a reluctant vampire (sort of like Barnabus Collins of Dark Shadows fame) who gives into his urges only when he has to.

Josh is the werewolf in this trio. His life was forever changed after he was attacked by a werewolf (whom he would later confront in an episode) and he began living on the outskirts of Boston, and went into the woods before he would turn. He works in the same hospital with Aiden as an orderly, and in the last few episodes of the first season found himself in a relationship with a staff nurse named Nora.

Sally is the resident ghost that makes up this trio of unlikely friends. The three live in the house that Sally was murdered in, even though she (and the television audience) does not find out what really happened to her until several episodes into the first season. Sally was very strong young woman in life because she was forced to and in death she is much the same way, as she tries to understand what happened to her and why she’s dead and can’t seem to leave the home that she died in.

The series has had several twists and turns, mostly centered on Aiden and his relationship with the vampire who turned him, Bishop. Much of the drama there was between the mechanizations of Bishop and the 1000 year old vampire clan that live in upstate NY with an Amish clan there that watch over them.

This isn’t your ordinary monster drama, you can actually empathize with the characters and their troubles and the idea of these three “monsters” trying to live a normal life is what will bring you back again and again to watch the goings on the these three monster who are just trying to be human.

The new album is called “Monster” and the word from Kiss’s front man and lead singer Paul Stanley is that “We were all blown away by the unanimous raves from critics and fans for Sonic Boom. Anyone who thought that album was a lucky fluke is in for a brutal surprise. This album kills.”

The buzz is that Kiss’s new album is currently set for a release sometime in 2012, and that the band that likes to show everyone “how the big boys do it” is also going to be going out on the road once again in support of the album and appropriately enough the tour is being called the “Monster World Tour.”

What’s amazing about this isn’t the fact that Kiss are recording another album because for all of you out there that thought that the band had seen better days, have to be eating an awful lot of humble pie after the success of “Sonic Boom.”

Sonic Boom sold more than 108,000 records in its first week of sales back in 2009 and according to various reports to date that album has sold more than 150 million units.

Seriously, for a band that only has two of its original members and takes a lot of flack over bassist Gene Simmons reality show Gene Simmons’s Family Jewels, that’s a successful album.

The fact that the band finally has gotten critical acclaim for their efforts after being a part of the rock and roll landscape for more than 35 years now, also speaks volumes to the band’s longevity.

For a band with at least two of its members that are pushing 60 (I’ll let you figure out which two they are) the idea of going out on the road for a “Massive World Tour” and giving the fans the type of show that only Kiss are able to deliver, speaks volumes about the band and their fan base, because without a doubt when all is said and done when Kiss hit the road, it is a monster event that’s not to be missed.

Two months after she and her aging hubby were kicked out of a pumpkin patch for her over the top sexual behavior there, the couple recently agreed to frolic in the snow for the cameras. Stodden wore a shiny red bikini while Hutchison donned a Santa suit. The sexual overtones of this Christmas photo shoot easily matched the pumpkin patch fiasco in which Stodden’s Daisy Dukes and high heels garnered national media coverage.

On one hand, Stodden is receiving a lot of negative attention for the way she has conducted herself since her June wedding to Hutchison. On the other hand, she is getting a lot of publicity, which may be her ultimate goal.

During this recent photo shoot, Stodden and Hutchison seemed to reach for the stars when it came to shock value, including one shot where Santa is grabbing Stodden’s rear end. It will be interesting to see what Stodden has planned for New Year’s eve.

According to the court of public opinion, Stodden’s mom, Kristen Keller, has eclipsed Dina Lohan when it comes to questionable parenting decisions, namely signing for her then 16-year old daughter to marry a man in his 50’s. The six month union has been filled with television interviews, radio show guest spots, and of course holiday photo shoots in which Stodden looks anything but 17.

Keller has since defended her decision to let her daughter marry a man easily old enough to be Courtney’s father. The proud mother insisted that teenage girls are at risk for dying in car accidents while out on dates with boys and that her signature on the infamous consent for marriage form kept her daughter safe because she was not out there.

Perhaps mom would have been better off teaching her daughter to wear a jacket in the snow.

The game is from those crazy folks from Ubi Soft, yes those same folks who are responsible for that crazy platform character Rayman. In The Adventures of Tintin, you get to play as the young hero who is trying to uncover the secrets of an old sea vessel called the Unicorn.

The ship was originally sunk by its captain (and I’m not sure if we ever find out the reason for that) but there is another character in the game that’s a direct descendent of the captain, and that’s Captain Haddock, so we may or may not find out why the original captain sank the Unicorn.

The playable characters in the game that you can play as include Tintin, Captain Haddock, Snowy ( Tintin’s dog) and there are rumored to be three other unlockable characters that of course make you want to play as much of the game as possible to unlock those characters.

Much of the game play in Tintin features 2D platforming sequences such as riding a motor cycle or flying an airplane or fight with different enemies in hand to hand combat. Then there are a few 3D areas in the game where you have the chance explore some environments, these areas of exploration help break up some of the regular platforming sequences of the game .

Overall the game offers some challenge, but hard core gamers may find some of the moments in the game such as driving a vehicle or flying a plane to be pretty simple to do and may not offer that much of a challenge for them.

Parts of the game actually have a few humorous moments such as when villains you’ve beaten, collaspe in heaps on the floor and getting the chance to toss objects that are a part of the scenery at an enemy and take them out can be funny…sometimes.

In closing this review, it may just come down to how much of a fan of Tintin you are…if you’re a hard core fan, then you’re going to love the game, especially in its co-operative mode that lets you and a friend command both TinTin and Captain Haddock, but for those of you who aren’t fans…well you may not find this one a game that you absolutely have to own.

The show seemed to be doomed before many viewers actually saw it. The outcry against anything Muslim in the United States can be deafening. Supporters of the show are boycotting Lowe’s Home Improvement stores after they recently pulled their advertising from the show. Lowe’s made the decision to remove themselves as a sponsor after people protested against their involvement.

As Lowe’s pulled out, Russell Simmons hurried to buy as much of their air time as possible, in the hopes of helping the show regain some ground. With the FAA renouncing the show as a bad piece of propaganda, the show’s ratings continued to plummet. Other’s claim the show is just bad TV with bad acting. Either way, not many are willing to give the show a chance. The “reality” of it is that these people are American citizens. They were born here. It’s not like they can be deported. They can’t just move home when this is the only “home” they have ever known.

With America being formed on the premise that all people are created equal and that religious persecution is to condemned, this situation begs the question, “Why is “All American Muslims” being treated so harshly?” Americans don’t believe in polygamy, but the show “Sister Wives” is not being ostracized. Is there a double standard here, I’m thinking so.

The impending nuptials have not slowed down the pop diva when it comes down to her musical career. Her Femme Fatale Tour was a huge success, with hits like “Criminal” and “I Wanna Go”. Spears gave an aggressively energetic show, complete with onstage antics and lap dances. The song, “Leather and Lace” set the stage for the lap dance Spears gave to her friend and star of the “Jersey Shore” television series, DJ Pauly D. Her fiance, Trawick was the lucky recipient when Britney appeared at the Nassau Coliseum in New York City.

Britney Spears return to the forefront of the music industry has not been an easy one. After bouts with depression and the hounding by the press to know her every move, Spears has started into a creature of her own making. Starting out at an early age, guaranteed Spears her fair share of growing pains. She also learned with all the glitz and glamor that sex sells. Her Femme Fatale Tour proves that even through all of the public scrutiny, Spears has still got what it takes to make music that draws a crowd.

Britney has finally come into her own. With several chart topping hits, a successful tour and an upcoming marriage, she has shown herself to be resilient and dedicated to both family and career. Her Femme Fatale Tour to promote her seventh album, recently closed with the last performance in Puerto Rico.

Lately it seems that life has taken a positive turn for J.R. Martinez.. In 2003, the former soldier sustained severe burns in Iraq while serving in the United States Army. After his recovery he became a motivational speaker and has traveled around the country talking about his experience and helping other patients who have suffered burns.

In 2008, Martinez was cast to play the role of a war-veteran in the now defunct soap opera, “All My Children”, which is where he met his girlfriend when she was working as an assistant on the show. Following his win on “Dancing With The Stars”, he has been chosen to be the Grand Marshal of the 2012 Rose Bowl Parade.

Congratulations to J.R. Martinez on his biggest prize of all!

Best known as the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne and for appearing in the reality television show, “The Osbournes”, Kelly Osbourne went on to make a name for herself in the entertainment world. She wears many hats as a media/television personality, actress, singer, and fashion designer. In 2009, she released her first autobiography book, “Fierce”, which reached number one on many of Amazon charts. She has also appeared in “Dancing With The Stars” where she and her partner came in third place in the final three.

Kelly Osbourne has never been officially married however in 2006 she and her boyfriend, Matty Derham, had a wedding ceremony in Ireland that was not legally binding. In 2009 she became engaged to Luke Worrell, but called the engagement off after he had an affair with a transgender model.

Before, we’d have to set aside a monthly income in order to get the awesome desktop rig so we could play our favorite games, we moved away from the tie of the desk and moved to the couch, thanks to gaming laptops that were not only powerful enough to handle our intensive games, but made it easier to play from anywhere.

Now, it’s smartphone and tablets turn.

Last week, cloud gaming entry OnLive announced that gamers would be able to play the very popular Batman: Arkham City on their iPads. And not some cheap knock off version of the game – the real deal, PC version with all the graphics and awesomeness that you would expect. OnLive is a new player in the world of streaming stuff from the cloud, but where Netflix and Hulu are streaming you movies and television shows, OnLive is streaming you video games.

It works the same, where you don’t need to have a game’s program on your hard drive, instead playing through a cloud server. With the ongoing continued growth of mobile platforms, such as smartphones and tablets, the mobile app is also blooming, giving way to more games, and sophisticated ones at that.

nVidia, one of the leaders in video graphics cards, is starting to allow their cards to be placed in tablets, giving users a greater viewing ability, as well as the ability to play their mobile games in a better viewing field. Thanks to OnLive’s announcement, it also means that gamers can now take their favorite games with them, wihtout needing to lug their desktops or even laptops with them.

Is this the new trend for video games? Will we one day see huge gaming conventions where the majority have tablets or smartphones, instead of desktops and laptops?

In interviews following the announcement of Jobs as Most Fascinating Person of the Year, Walters expressed that she had hoped to be able to interview the dying genius. Although Walters always has an interview with the recipient, she explained that this year’s omission was a testament to Jobs’ rule breaking personality. The Apple guru passed away in October from complications of pancreatic cancer at age 56.

Unfortunately, the rest of the people on Walters‘ list of fascinating people aren’t quite as fascinating, although it would be hard to compare anyone to Steve Jobs. Included on Walters’ list are the Kardashians, who were alive enough for an interview. Walters’ reportedly did not hold back punches during her interview, asking the Kardashians why it is they are so famous with no discernible talent. Not to be outdone, Khloe Kardashian explained “But we’re still entertaining people.” This is a tough assertion to dispute, and the ratings of “Keeping up With The Kardashians” would seem to support this belief. Perhaps the Kardashians, like Steve Jobs, are groundbreakers in terms of being wildly popular without a real reason. Other Most Fascinating People include Derek Jeter, Simon Cowell, and Herman Cain.

David Grohl and the other members of the Foo Fighters took the stage roughly around 8 p.m. Around 8:20, vibrations were being recorded in two monitoring stations, each located approximately a mile or more from the site. Geological vibrations similar to that of volcanic tremors were recorded for several times during the time the band was on stage. According to GeoNet, the vibrations ceased shortly after the bad stopped playing.

Scientists at the two seismic recording stations were mystified at the recordings. They finally agreed that the “semi-continuous harmonic signal” from the amplified music, in addition to the jumping and stomping over 50,000 fans were the cause of the anomaly. The oscillation of the music and the pounding of the people’s feet caused the earth to vibrate rhythmically at 3 times per second.

Many fans of Grohl’s original band, Nirvana, were unsure how the Foo Fighters would fare in the hard rock world. In Nirvana, Grohl showed has talents as a drummer. With the Foo Fighters, Grohl is center stage as the super charged lead singer/guitarist. The last few years have proven the band to be a popular attraction for serious rock fans. Grohl and his band mates are known to put on a show that pumps up the fans and excites everyone in attendance.

The events of the show in New Zealand prove that the Foo Fighters can rock with the best of them. Not only can the rock it out with the fans, the can shake the world to boot.

Aside from his highway antics, Bieber is also feeling charitable and performed a private concert in a school in one of the low-income areas of Las Vegas. Whitney Elementary, the school who was the recipient of the concert has made the headlines recently as the target of The Ellen Degeneres Show, and was featured on the show back in September. Since then, apparently many celebrities including Britney Spears and Justin Bieber, have felt compelled to lend a hand and rile up crowds to donate food, clothing and other necessities. School officials commented that Justin didn’t simply sing and run but toured the school and met with students and faculty. To top it off, he has pledged to donate $100,000 to help improve the lives of the many poor and homeless students and their families.

Justin also recently opened up about Santa Claus and confessed that his mother didn’t allow him to believe in the jolly elf. Unlike many kids who might find this difficult to handle, Justin explains that he comes from a religious home and his mother preferred to have him focus his beliefs on God. He adds however that he didn’t use the information to ruin the holiday for other kids. Justin will spend the holiday season with friends and family and will enjoy the rewards of his Christmas album which features a duet with Mariah Carey.

Trawick has been dating Spears for two years and he was the catalyst for getting Spears back into the limelight with a cameo appearance on “How I Met Your Mother” back in 2008. Trawick’s job, it appears, has been to push Spears past the ugly arts of her very public divorce with Kevin Federline and into a career defined by herself and not people, drugs or alcohol. Trawick may be exactly the grounding tool Spears needs and it seems he’s already embraced that role willingly. According to Spears, her family and friends completely approve of the engagement and Trawick relinquished his role as Spears‘ agent back in May of 2011, likely to avoid any conflict of interest.

Not to be outdone, ever, Trawick is driven to succeed and always has been. He’s been behind the scenes for years and worked for the New York Daily News before moving on to William Morris. Trawick admits to always having been a friend to Spears, even through her difficult rehab and divorce and he is reported to be absolutely great with her children. You have to wonder though if Britney has a thing for guys named Jason, since she was married for nearly 5 days to childhood buddy actor Jason Alexander back in 2004.

Adele, Great Britain’s new sensation, captured Favorite Female Artist (Pop), Album of the Year for “21″ and MTV’s Song of the Year for “Rolling in the Deep”. Her soft voice, reminiscent of the crooners from the 40’s and 50’s, has captivated most who listen to her. With “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You” both still hovering high on the pop charts, Adele’s future in the music world is become more solid with each passing day.

Katy Perry, who has quickly become America’s sweetheart, also walked away carrying several prestigious awards. She admits to being quite surprised when presented with the Special Achievement Award. Perry was nominated in several music categories, but the Special Achievement Award was the crowning jewel for the evening. In other circles, Perry was named MTV’s “Artist of the Year”, as well.

Other female winners included Taylor Swift, who came away with the AMA’s Favorite Country Album and Favorite Female Country Artist. Nicki Minaj won the Favorite Artist and Favorite Album in the Rap/Hip Hop category beating out competitor’s such as Li’l Wayne and Kanye West. Beyonce, Rihannah and Jennifer Lopez also garnered numerous nominations and wins in their respective categories.

In an industry where equality between the sexes is prevalent, the women have definitely chosen to rule the roost this year. Minaj was one of several female artists who beat the men in their cateogries to claim their individual awards.

In the game you play a young hero called Shulk, the only person with the ability to wield the power of the Xenoblade. The Xenoblade is named Monado (no idea what the name means) and you use it against the denizens of the two lands that the adventure takes place in, and they are called the Mechron.

Xenoblade Chronicles is a classic Japanese Role Play Game (JRPG) that incorporates many of the things we’ve come to expect from RPG’s of this genre, but the folks at Nintendo and Monolith Software thought that an old dog should be taught a few new tricks.

While the game still conforms to the more traditional RPG, you’re also able to roam freely from the story to anywhere in the world you’d like to explore, so it’s definitely not linear in its approach to game play.

Your party will fight against enemies in real time using a combat system that may be familiar to you if you‘ve played any Final fantasy games. Your characters will auto attack whenever an enemy combatant enters their combat attack radius.

The game’s graphics are more Japanese style, so it will remind you more of games such as Zelda than say a game like Uncharted, where the graphics are very realistic. Of course for this style of RPG the graphics are just fine, and when they are combined with the musical score for the game, you’ll feel like you’re experiencing it on your Super Nintendo for the first time.

With over 40 hours of game play, a huge world to explore, a musical score that only accentuates the game and your chance to roam a world and do battle against many adversaries with three other non-player characters at your side to help you save your world, Xenoblade Chronicles is the game that many JRPG fans here in the united states have been waiting for and Nintendo of America finally bowed down and the game is expected to come to our shores sometime in April of 2012…game on!

For those of you who are already crying in your coffee about this news, and wonder why on earth the television gods are being so cruel, it was in fact, the viewers fault that the show is ending. The show was moved to a Friday night time slot, which hurt their ratings considerably (who watches television on a Friday night?) and then the demographic ratings came in and brotha, let me tell you they were not good.

The show lost nearly 35% in its audience and the ratings went down to 1.5. It has become one of the biggest rating’s losers of all time, according to TheWrap.

Fear not about the loss of Ty Pennington. His loud, screaming, and somewhat infectious personality will still be around. The 47 year-old star will be joining a new show hosted by ABC called, “The Revolution” which premiers right as “Extreme Makeover” ends. Let’s hope that his issues with ADHD, which he was diagnosed with when he was 17, will be received with as much grace and charm as it was on his first big success.

Other cast-mates are sad about the show’s ending. Michael Moloney, an interior designer, says that the cast has “become my second family.” You don’t need to worry about him either sports fans. He has appeared regularly on the show Clean House, the Style Network, Extra!, Entertainment Tonight…the list goes on. He will resurface sooner or later.

But the original cast of eight designers may not be together in another show. That’s a tragedy. Get your Extreme Makeover in on Friday nights on ABC 8/7c before it’s too late.

18 year old Momsen who apparently was caught on camera smoking a cigarette and pictures of the actress smoking the cigarette were posted on a certain celeb teen site with the caption “I’m not a saint,” and that caption immediately got me thing of the hoopla a few years back when Charles Barkley had made a similar statement claiming “I am not a Role Model.”

Now there is no statement from Momsen that links her to the comment, so putting the pictures of the teen aside Taylor Momsen has a pretty busy career in show business.

She starred on the WB show Gossip Girl, where she played the role of Jenny Humphrey, a social climber with an attitude and a need to be popular at her school, The Constance Billard School for Girls, a very elitist all girls’ school.

Momsen is also a member of the band The Pretty Reckless. The band is on tour at the moment with Evanescence over in Europe, with tour dates that are booked well into 2012 so the band is doing very well at the moment.

Momsen is the front “lady” for the band, and they have a video of their rendition of the White Stripes song “Seven Nation Army,” and while the band’s performance of the song isn’t terrible, Momsen’s vocal style leaves me wanting less.

Her strutting around the stage in what I would call “Goth Makeup,” a short leather (it appears to be leather in the video) skirt, garters and thigh high boots with spikes on the sides (ala Gene Simmons) doesn’t help her belt out the lyrics to the song but you can watch the White Stripes perform the song live and make your own comparison.

Momsen is even featured on the cover of the magazine “Faze” and on the cover she looks like she’s gone a few rounds with a boxer because of the dark eyeliner makeup around her eyes.

In any case, Taylor Momsen has taken a hiatus from acting altogether to pursue her music career and she say quit honestly that “Music is my life; it’s what keeps me going.” Taylor’s career as an actress is allowing her to pursue her dreams, so just maybe she can become what Charles Barkley wasn’t…a role model…minus the cigarettes and Goth eyeliner.

The announcement of Stern as the newest judge on ‘America’s Got Talent‘ occurs on the heels of the stepping down of Piers Morgan, who helped to bring the show over from the UK with creator Simon Cowell. Stern, according to the producers of ‘America’s Got Talent,‘ is expected to bring a very different edge to the show, in sharp contrast to the more reserved Morgan. Stern has already hinted that he will be bringing his edgy opinions to the ‘America’s Got Talent‘ table and warns that some acts should be prepared for a surprise. He also hinted that he will indeed have less tolerance for less taleneted acts that he feels should not be “pushed through.”

No word yet on exactly how much Stern is being paid for his stint on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ but the buzz says the shock jock is asking for $20 million. The contracts have been signed and filming of the seventh season begins in February. Because ‘America’s Got Talent‘ is broadcast on NBC, Stern won’t be able to use the profanity that has made him both popular and controversial. Most likely, Stern will stay true to his temperament and it’ll be difficult for him to hold back, particularly for talent that pushes his buttons. NBC will no doubt put the censor button into overdrive.

The mansion boasts of over 10,000 square feet, six bedrooms, five bathrooms, tiffany chandeliers, oh and a ballroom. And maybe a demon, a ghost, and a few dead bodies. Got your cash ready yet?

To be completely fair to the real estate agent, Joe Babajian, will tell you that the classic brick home “…evokes the quality and grandeur of a bygone era.” Yeah, right, they are all gone because they are dead. We’ve seen the shows.

The premiere of American Horror Story was shot in the actual Los Angeles home where actors navigated around six vintage fireplaces, tiffany stained glass windows (what’s with Tiffany’s?), beamed ceilings and gold and silver leaf paintings. After the first episode, the producers created an exacting replica of the mansion and moved production of the show onto a set. While the actors don’t actually act out the show on the property anymore, the house still maintains its creepiness.

According to word on the street (read Washington Post) the house was on the marker prior to the show, but it didn’t sell. The owner (who is not named) apparently think that a haunted house might have a better chance at selling that just a regular old brick number with a hefty price tag. Time will tell of course, but it might be a bit more challenging to sell a creepy home where scenes of pickled baby parts and mongoloid children predict when you will die have been represented than a classic family home where mom and pop come home every night and stay the night all in one piece. Without ghosts, or demons, or dead bodies.

Going in reverse order from the least liked to the most enjoyed – the #10 slot goes to: Chris Brown.With his soft voice and emotional lyrics, he sings about lost love, getting over relationships, and dealing with a new life.

#9: It seems somewhat of a surprise that Justin Bieber would fall to nine on the Billboard totem pole with all the screaming teenagers and raucous concerts, but there you have it.

#8: Taylor Swift is sexy and sultry. She is raking in awards, making perfume and commercials left and right. ‘Nough said.

#7: 2011 wouldn’t be complete without a female rapper, who dresses in all colors of the rainbow and can crank out songs that are hip and catchy. Nicki Minaj rightly deserves her spot in the top 10.

#6: Bruno Mars has been a bit of a recent hit lately, popping up in movie soundtracks and playing repeatedly on the radio. His voice has that attractive “voice fry” everyone seems to love.

#5: If you have a female rapper, you have to have a male one. Lil Wayne knows how to get the party going with his explicit lyrics and body pumping jams.

#4: You know the “little monsters” weren’t going to let Billboard forget Lady Gaga. For the lack of a better and more ostentatious word she is: sensational.

#3: Sweet like bubble gum, and maybe a little more mild than Gaga, Katy Perry really does know how to be a “Teenage Dream.”

#2: Rihanna is always taking off her clothes and singing about love and drinking. Of course the public loves her!

#1: Adele. Because this year was hard. The economy sucked, the housing market was non-existent, and people can’t even get jobs. Her crooner, throaty voice embodies what Americans feel right now.

So, now that Matthew McConaughey is bald we have to wonder will he be playing more mature roles and less hunky roles in the future if he should decide to keep this look? Time will tell, but in the meantime the actor is currently filming the movie, “Thunder Run”, a CG 3D Iraqi War action movie which is based on Davd Zucchino’s novel, “Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad”. McConaughey also just finished filming the film, “Magic Mike”. This movie is a true story about his co-star Channing Tatum and his real life experiences as a male stripper in Tampa, Florida. This film is scheduled to be released in June 2012.

In addition to his acting career, Matthew McConaughey has been enjoying a domesticated lifestyle with his family, partner Camila Alves and their two children.

They come from two different worlds…literally. They are the biggest icons from two of the most recognized names in games period. They are Nintendo and Sega and their iconic characters Sonic the Hedgehog and that super plumber Mario are coming together in 2012 to your Nintendo Wii and the 3DS.

The game is called Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. This is the fourth installment in this classic meeting between the two icons, and the after three other outings, the best thing about this edition is that their playing in London.

The title of the game doesn’t mention the type of games that you’ll be playing, but at this point you’ll be playing in the summer games on both systems.

Some of the events that are on the Wii version of this game include the following track events and their separate events:

• · Track Events
• · The 4x 100 Relay
• · Long Jump
• · The Hammer Throw
• · 110m Hurdles
• · Aqua Events
• · 100m Freestyle
• · Synchronized Swimming
• · Other Events
• · Soccer
• · Shooting Pistol
• · Beach Volleyball

The events that are included n the 3DS versions are the following:

• · Athletics
• · 100m Breaststroke
• · 20k Race Walk
• · Combat Sports
• · Judo
• · Balance Beam
• · Boat Games
• · 1000m Kayak

Of course the character roster is as usual impressive and you will be playing with many of the familiar characters from both the worlds of Mario and Sonic including Mario, Sonic, Blaze, Daisy, Tails and Waluigi.

The game which was developed by Sega and published by Nintendo includes other game elements that add to the overall replay value that games such as this need. The “London Party” mode is lots of fun, similar to the other party modes found in past series in this franchise. London Party mode brings four players together to play all of the game events in free for all fashion.

Another mode of play that is part of party mode is “Dream Events.” These events make their return from their last appearances in the first two versions of this game. Players will find that these events are closely tied to real world Olympics…but not too solidly.

All in all, this game is still fun, and it may be more fun when played on the smaller 3DS and its 3D graphics, but after this outing it may be time for the folks at Nintendo and Sega to let this franchise come to a close with this release.

Lindsay Lohan’s outlook could hinge on how she handles the added exposure from a high profile Playboy shoot. She’s certainly not the first star to look to the glossy, high profile pages of the bunny to boost her career. She joins the ranks of such illustrious stars as Drew Barrymore, Shannen Doherty, and of course Marilyn Monroe, whose famous shoot Lohan aped for her most recent career move. Whether you’re tired of down on their luck stars drafting behind Monroe’s indellible image and legend or not, the way Lohan handles this new round of exposure could make or break her.

The press may claw after her for an indefinite period, but the public seems to be tiring of watching Lohan struggle and grasp. She’s already made a major stumble in blowing off an appearance with Hefner on the Degeneres show. She has a court date pending, with another difficult to make flight between her and an appearance. Whether she realizes it or not her responsible handling of the rest of her life will drastically impact how her public views the Playboy spread. Is it a move of desperation, or calculation?

Now, Brutus is ready to sue over the slanderous allegations made by Linda Hogan. Apparently Linda Hogan has alleged that Beefcake and her ex, Hulk Hogan engaged in a “Homoerotic” relationship when they were outside of the squared circle, something that Hulk has said are flat out lies.

This is just the latest in the ongoing drama between Hulk and his ex, and in response to this latest attack by Linda on his character, the Hulkster has filed a lawsuit against his ex wife for defamation of character.

Brutus publicly stated that he has told his attorney to proceed with filing a lawsuit against Linda Hogan in response to the allegations, and that the filing will occur in the near future.

He also said that the allegations were unfounded and that he’s known Linda for almost 40 years and felt that what she was doing was very unfair, and that she was trying to ruin both his and the Hulk’s careers.

Brutus’s career started in early 1976-1977, right at the side of his friend Hulk Hogan and wrestled in both the old WWF and also in the mid south west territory that was under the auspices of Bill Watts.

Brutus began his wrestling career in the old WWF basically as a villain named ‘Brutus Beefcake,” and was managed by “Luscious” Johnny Valiant. He would come out to the ring wearing outlandish outfits and displayed a personality that was quite the heel.

Later on after several other wrestling matches and wins and losses, at Wrestlemania III Brutus would take on the mantle of the “Barber” and cut the hair of wrestler Adrian Adonis.

Brutus was involved in a freak accident that almost took his life. The accident involved a friend who was a parasailor, and while Brutus was helping the friend get ready to take off, the driver of the boat mistakenly thought that he was told to take off…the result was that his friend struck Brutus in the face smashing it in and almost killing him in the process.

The Barber would recover, and eventually make it back into the ring, when he was told that among other things he would never walk again, much less enter a wrestling ring again.

Brutus retired from the wrestling ring many years ago, and is a manager at the local Planet Fitness in his home town. As for the lawsuit against Linda Hogan and the allegations on both sides of the table that’s just going to be another chapter in the life of someone named Edward Leslie.

Spiderman: Edge of Time is the newest release in the popular Spidey franchise from game developer “Benox” featuring the writing talents of Peter David, who is one of the best comic writers in the industry so fans of Spiderman are expecting more than just a platformer in this game…we want a solid plotline, and the game delivers it in spades.

Our friendly neighborhood Spiderman, alias Peter Parker is in the fight of his life…literally as he battles the Venom of the future, loses that battle and dies…and that’s just the opening sequences of the game!

Then we see the Spiderman of 2099, Miguel O’Hara investigating a scientist named Walker Sloan. Sloan is employed by a scientific company called Alchemax, and while spying on Sloan, Miguel discovers that the scientist has found a way to travel back in time.

Miguel arrives just as Sloan steps into a gateway leading back to the past, but Miguel jumps into that portal, but he’s too late to stop him. Trapped between the timelines, Miguel witnesses the battle between the original Spider-Man and the Anti-Venom, and as he witness the death of Peter Parker, history begins altering all around him.

The game play here is all platform gaming. Though similar to the last Spidey game, Shattered Dimensions, where four universes combined allowing players to play as four different Spider men, this game has a “cause and effect” element in it…basically everything that you do in one timeline, affects the other.

This makes everything that you do in the game all the more dangerous and actually will have players thinking about the consequences of their actions, as timelines become effected and the changes that happen there occur pretty quickly.

After viewing some of the footage for this game, while there hasn’t been much in the way of comparison to another comic book hero’s newest release, I think that on many levels, Spiderman: Edge of Time is a worthy contender, and can stand toe to toe with Batman: Arkham City, and deserves your consideration if you’re looking to play a comic book heroes’ game this Christmas morning.

Alec Baldwin’s tirade over being asked to turn off his cell phone by American Airline’s flight attendants may result in the removal of “30 Rock” from the onboard programming of some flights. According to American Airlines, Baldwin refused to comply with their attendant’s request to stop playing a game on his phone and turn off the device. Baldwin’s loud vocal protests and violent outburst caught the attention of the pilot, who then ordered Baldwin’s removal from the plane. Even though he was given another flight, he continued to express his disapproval of American Airlines by posting several negative tweets.

Tracy Morgan, on the other hand, didn’t anger a business. He decided to upset the entire gay and lesbian community with a comment he made during one of his Nashville, Tennessee shows. Morgan declared he would kill his son if he informed him he was gay. Morgan, who played a gay inmate in the movie “The Longest Yard”, quickly retracted the statement. To make amends and ease ruffled feathers of the GLAAD organization, Morgan offered to help in making a short film for GLAAD called “Amplify Your Voice”. Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’s leader also got Morgan to agree to meet with homeless gay teens who have been turned out by their families.

With both Morgan and Baldwin in the hot seat, Tina Fey was at wit’s end. With apologies being handed out, Fey is hoping the show will remain unscathed.

Michael Jackson was the father of three children, Prince who is 14, Paris, 13 and Prince Michael II (also known as Blanket) 9. The children lost their father after an overdose of drugs that the King of Pop’s physician accidentally gave him.

Since that time, the Jackson kids have stayed busy, now attending a private school and being cared for by their 81 year-old grandmother. Prior to Michael’ s death the children were all home-schooled. They now attend a private school which allows them to explore more of the social aspect of the world they live in.

Paris will also get the chance to play in a new film called, “Lundon’s Bridge and the Three Keys.” Along with her major role, talk show host Larry King and his wife will also star in the movie. The movie is based on Dennis Christen’s book and will largely have animated features. The movie’s release date has not yet been set.

The majority of the profits made from the sale of the movie will go to charity. Specifically, the producers will be donating half of the money made to less-fortunate school all over the nation.

Paris, her family, and friends are excited to see this new film and to carry on the memory of her father. She tweeted, “I Wanna Leave My Footprints On The Sands Of Time. When I Leave This World I’ll Leave No Regrets. I’ll Leave Something For Them Not To Forget.”

This is a PC game that’s in development by Bioware, the game development company responsible for some of the most recognized gaming titles ever including Mass Effect, Dragon Age: Origins, and Neverwinter Nights. The game is being distributed by Lucas Arts and Electronic Arts.

The Plot

This game is set in the Star Wars universe thousands of years in the past before the events that took place between Luke Skywalker and the sith lord Dart Vader, and 300 years in the future after the events that took place in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic games.

Because of the success of the sith during the devastating 28-year-long Great Galactic War, the whole order of the Jedi were held responsible for that success, and so the Jedi decided to relocate to the planet Tython, the planet where the order of the Jedi began; they have come back here to seek guidance from “The Force.”

Game Play

In this game you can play for the dark side of the force or be a force for good in the universe as you choose to become a Jedi knight. You have a lot of freedom in how you play your character, such as how you play your alignment.

If you choose to play as a sith character, you can play your character and align yourself so that you have your own mechanizations in play, and that may have your character misaligned or dissimilar from the Republic’s vision.

Your choices in the game will affect how the game progresses, as certain storylines close and others open, they will affect your non-player characters in the game.

Expect to feel like “your in a movie” during the space combat sequences of the game. The idea is that you’re flying in a “shooting scroller” on a pre-determined track so to speak. In this aspect of the game you get to move right and left on an “X” axis, while moving up and down on a “Y” axis. The whole idea for this is to gfive the gamer the overall effect of experiencing cinematic excitement by capturing the most exciting cinematic moments that could be created for this aspect of the game.

Star Wars: The Old Republic is for your PC and is set to release on the 20^th of this month, but there is still time to pre-order this exciting new game from your favorite game retailer.

Both Paul Teutel, Sr. and Paul Teutel, Jr. put a hold on their family disagreement and took part in the American Chopper: Live Bike Build Off. The three way competition was intense. All three men put their best foot forward, including their trash talk talents. At one point, it was thought that an all out brawl was about to break out between James and Teutel, Jr. While James declared that neither of the Teutel’s were true bikers, the junior Teutel was undaunted, claiming that the “proof would be in the pudding.”

Each man entered a bike of his own design and making. The entire fabrication process was filmed over a two day period and the winner was announced in a live broadcast at the end of the filming. Jesse James’ bike was built out of stainless steel, a material he normally chooses to avoid. Paul Teutel, Sr. created a bike of the future that looked more like an angry mechanical scorpion on wheels. Teutel, Jr, on the other hand chose a historical theme, using influences from World War II to make his design stand out.

At the end of the night, after all the trash talk and bullying was over. Paul Teutel, Jr. planted his feet firmly in the proverbial pudding. Walking away with a win against two of the greatest bike fabricators in the business, Jr. has shown that he learned enough from his famous dad to carry on his own version of the family legacy.

This latest news adds another layer to the mystery surrounding the late actor’s untimely death in January 2008 at the age of 28. Just a few days after Ledger’s death, Lohan’s mother had made a phone call to RadarOnline that her daughter was romantically involved with the late actor. To further add weight to the rumors of her mother’s phone call, Lohan also reveals in her diary how she had plans to visit Ledger just 3 days before he died with the intent of introducing him to her mother. Whether all the above is true or not, we have to wonder how did Star magazine get a hold of this diary and most importantly, the question begs, if Lohan actually did write the contents of the diary, why would she grant the tabloid permission to broadcast her secrets to the media?

In addition to the latest revelation above, Lohan will also be revealing more of herself soon, and this time it is not just on paper. It has been reported that Lohan will be posing in her birthday suit in the January/February issue of Playboy magazine which will also be accompanied by an interview. The pictures, which are said to be “tasteful” according to her rep, will be revealed during Lohan’s appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on December 15th. According to rumors, Lohan earned $1 million for her spread in Playboy magazine.

Michele has made an interesting effort to remain in the Hollywood Spotlight, particularly after co-star Mark Salling recently broke his pelvis. Michele was spotted, er, caught grabbing Salling’s butt. The actress explained ‘Glee-fully’ that she was simply acting as a concerned friend and was intrigued by the nature of the painful injury. Michele laughed off suggestions that she was taking advantage of a precarious situation by triumphantly admitting to grabbing Salling’s butt not once, but several times, adding that the ladies ‘…should be jealous!.’

After her third season with Glee, explains Michele, she expects to be firmly extricated from her fascination with her co-star’s butt and entrenched into a flurry of movie making. Frankly, if she’s expecting a mainstream, fluff holiday movie like New Year’s Eve to be an example of her dedication to the craft of acting, reviewers don’t necessarily agree. Granted, the movie isn’t terrible, according to even the most hardened reviewers and Michele has the advantage of having her name alongside several A-list Hollywood powerhouses. She has half the battle already won by taking steps to position herself for her next move. Let’s hope that  her next move has a bit more substance so we can see the depth of her talent.

Uncharted III: Drake’s Deception is a third person platform adventure and shooter that takes our protagonist, Nathan Drake to the far reaches of Arabia in search of the lost city of Ubar, and he’s doing this under the auspices of Queen Elizabeth the First.

For this newest addition to the franchise, Uncharted III was produced with a lot of “Motion Capture” sequences to give this new game the feeling of watching a Hollywood film.

Arne Meyer Naughty Dog’s community strategist in a recent statement about the production of the game said “We have two motion capture spaces – a smaller one in the studio that lets us pick up smaller pieces, like idles, and then we have a dedicated stage at Sony Studios, and that’s where we get both the motion capture and the audio – because we do all of the dialogue at the same time – for both game play and cinematics.”

Game Play

Obviously you are in control of Nathan Drake, and your objective is to solve puzzles and survive perilous dangers as you advance through the different levels of this adventure. Due to the motion capture that’s a large part of this game, Nathan interacts very well with the environs that he finds himself in this time around. You can see this right from the get go in the official trailer for this game.

There is a multi-player mode for this game and it features both cooperative and competitive modes of game play and much of the cinematics that are a part of the main game are also a part of multiplayer.

Uncharted III is already available and continues to get high marks by everyone who plays the game, and some players and reviewers are calling this the game of the year…but you’ll only know if you play it yourself today.

One of Ice Cube’s more famous screen endeavors is his initial acting turn in 1991’s “Boyz N the Hood.” Later penning the comedy “Friday” series of films, at the suggestion of John Singleton, his “Boyz N the Hood” director. Ice Cube continued his dynamic trajectory by adding director to his ever-growing resume with the film “The Players Club.”

With his steady film and television career growing, Ice Cube has stayed involved with music over the years, having released the 2008 studio album titled “Raw Footage” and 2010’s “I Am the West.”

Ice Cube now has his eye on his next role as television star in a drama series that his production company Cube Vision, along with Jeff Kwatinetz’s Prospect park, are currently developing and producing for the FX Network. The FX Network has brought such television drama series as “Rescue Me” and “American Horror Story.”

The new series, which will be called “Eye for an Eye,” will focus on the life of a longtime paramedic, to be played by Ice Cube, who becomes overwhelmed by his feeling of helplessness over the violence he has witnessed over his years in service. At his breaking point, the character takes on the role of vigilante, striking back and seeking “Eye for an Eye” style justice on criminals. The drama focuses on the tightrope walking that such a vigilante must walk in his personal life.

The recognition by Billboard and the support of her peers has pushed, no shoved, Minaj directly into the limelight. Collaborating with music mega stars like Usher, Lil Wayne and Gucci Mane has shown a diversity that most new stars can only begin to hope for.

Minaj’s trip along the light fantastic began with a humble start. With the help of Lil Wayne, she was given her chance to show what she was made of. With many personas at her disposal, Minaj has fashioned a wardrobe of entertainment personalities that fans of all types can relate to. With Martha and Roman being the most vocal, Minaj always keeps her fans guessing.

Much like Lady Gaga’s Monsters, Minaj’s devoted fans have their own unique identity. Known as “Barbies,” Minaj’s supporters will wait hours to catch a glimpse of their music idol and possibly get an autograph. Minaj prides herself on being able to reach her public. She embraces every opportunity to interact with the people she knows will continue to boost her career.

Minaj communicates with her fans on all levels of the social networking spectrum. With Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, she talks and tweets back and forth regularly with her fans. As Minaj travels from country to country during her tours, she is eager to see the fans that show up to greet her.

Nicki Minaj has made a name for herself in the music industry. She’s also made a home for herself, firmly secured in the hearts of her fans.

The job requires only a single recording session lasting a mere four hours. This averages to an hourly rate of $16,250. The 15 year old is playing the part of Zoe in the film, a character described as a sweet and adorable bird. The part doesn’t require Breslin to appear on film, but lend her voice through studio recordings.

Breslin’s status as the “it” teen in Hollywood seems to be rising. Breslin also appears in the celeb saturated “New Year’s Eve” set to be released this holiday season. The part involved a week-long film contract with a ginormous $275,000 payout.

Breslin appeared on December 5 at the premiere of “New Year’s Eve” in a stunning Marchesa gown. The gorgeous dress featured a white corset top and tulle skirt. The age-appropriate gown was pretty, but not overtly sexy. She finished her look with a pair of diamond studs and sparkling bangle bracelets.

Although only 15, Breslin is no newcomer to the industry. She’s been appearing in films since “Signs” in 2002. Her breakout film “Little Miss Sunshine” in 2006 landed Breslin an Academy Award nomination and she has been featured in dozens of movie and TV roles since. In “New Year’s Eve,” she plays the part of Hailey. Hailey decides to sneak out to spend New Year’s with her crush Seth, going against the wishes of her mother.

The teen celeb has not garnered any bad press and despite her young age, she seems composed and mature. No scandals have been attached to her name and the teen star has admitted crushed on teen singer Justin Bieber and actor Zac Efron.

Although William may be a Prince, it doesn’t mean his life is like a page out of a fairytale book. In addition to attending to all his royal duties, Prince William has been keeping busy with his career as a search and rescue helicopter pilot. He was recently portrayed as a hero when he played a part in the rescue of two shipwrecked Russians at sea in the wee hours of the morning and airlifted the men to safety. Beginning in February 2012 he will will be leaving for the Falkland Islands for a six week tour as part of his career.

And then we, the kids, grew up and had kids of our own. And we lamented that kids today were being fed ridiculous games or worse, better games that we didn’t get a chance to play. And for our parents or parents’ parents, the argument came full circle. Until the release of the Nintendo Wii.

Since that huge release, the Wii had done something that many video games didn’t do – cater to everyone in the family, from the baby to grandmama. Of course, for hard core gamers, this was an affront to the sanctity of the world of the gamer. And it’s about to get worse. Recently, Jim Ryan – CEO of to Sony – stated that the Playstation 3 would be moving towards move family oriented games, citing the successes of the previous console versions with their appeals to the younger demographic.

Along with the XBOX 360, the PS3 has been seen as the ‘adult’ console, with popular titles of Call of Duty, Gears of War, Mass Effect, and other games geared towards adults with their violence and mature content; the Wii has been thought of as the kiddie station, with its love of mascot Mario and Wii themed sports games. The move won’t happen until sometime next year, but one does have to wonder what the move is about.

Is Sony really looking at the younger demographic, who have probably been growing up with their parents playing video games? Or is this a hopeful deflection of the issues that Sony has been having, ever since that nasty business with their networks being hacked? Recently, game creator Fumito Ueda has reportedly left Sony for ‘better pastures’. Only time can really tell if Sony can get back to where they were.

Drew was noticeably distraught with the decision and comforted by Simon, her mentor, who adamantly refused to say anything. The pretty, young singer seemed to bounce right back and wiped away her tears as she told People, “I actually really want to have a clothing line. Every singer has something else on the side that they do. Whether it’s a clothing line or something else. Everybody has something.” Paula did her best to explain her decision. Saying that she needs to feel an emotional connection and based her decision on that night’s “Save Me” performance. “It’s a competition. I take my job very seriously.”

Meanwhile Simon, who was still fuming, stated that Drew was ousted because of the judge’s feelings toward him and not the singer’s ability to perform and connect with the audience. “I just don’t think she deserved to go,” he said to reporters after the show. Astro, the 15 year old rapper from Brooklyn, was also eliminated on Thursday night’s episode. Simon agreed that no doubt he will have an amazing career ahead of him. “Astro just killed Missing You on X Factor! Go Boy!” Diddy, a big fan of the NY teen tweeted. Rumors already circling that he may have been signed to Jay Z’s Roc nation.

With only five contestants left, the showdown is on…and you can bet sparks will be flying again this week!

Remi and Ronson worked in conjunction with Winehouse’s family to ensure that the songs on her posthumous release would preserve the memory of the singer/songwriter and entertain her fans who were left wanting for more from the artist. Included on the album is Winehouse’s rendition of “Girl from Ipanema,” her Tony Bennet duet version of “Body and Soul” as well as a duet with Nas titled “Like Smoke.”

In the months and years before the untimely, yet seemingly inevitable, death of Winehouse, fans watched Winehouse battle drugs and alcohol. Caught up in the demon sway of these substances, the 27 year old singer finally succumbed to her own long-winding downward spiral by consuming a large quantity of alcohol in the days and hours before her death on July 23, 2011.

In addition to his appearance on “Last Man Standing”, Nick will also guest star in the new musical-dramedy, “Smash” which premieres on February 6th, 2012. According to Nick, who gushes about the show calling it “brillant” and says his role is like “art imitating reality”. He also teases about doing a song on his own on the show which is kind of a surprise. Guess we will just have to wait and see what surprise Nick will pull off on this show.

Nick, who is the youngest of the Jonas brothers, is still going strong with his latest romance. For several months now, he has been dating Delta Goodrem, an Australian singer, who is eight years older than him. The pair seem to like to take their romance abroad while traveling where they are usually spotted holding hands and looking like lovebirds. They have recently been seen in Australia enjoying a seaplane flight and a boat ride with Delta’s mother in tow this time. Despite their age differences, the twosome seem to have a lot in common besides music. It looks like they might be in it for the long haul.

The actor credits his second wife, Susan, for helping him remain sober. After meeting in 2003 on the set of the film, “Gothika”, where he played a part and she was a producer, they struck up a romance and later tied the knot in September 2007. Things have been looking up for the actor now that his scandalous past is behind him. Nowadays he is a happily married man who is anticipating the birth of his second child(he has an 18 year old son from his first marriage to Deborah Falconer)with all that going for him what more incentive does he need to continue to stay off the destructive path he was on back then.

After his comeback, Downey has starred in numerous films. In addition to “Gothika”, he also starred in “Ironman”, “Tropic Thunder”, “The Avengers”, and “Sherlock Holmes”. He has signed on to reprise his roles in the sequel to “Ironman” and “The Avengers” which are set to be released in 2012 and 2013 respectively. He will also be reprising his role as Sherlock Holmes in the soon to be released sequel, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” where he will be disguised as a woman.

Giulana Rancic has been very open about her battle with breast cancer ever since she was first diagnosed in October 2011. She made the decision to announce it on the Today show in hope of sending a positive message to others. At the age of 36, her cancer was accidentially discovered after she was advised by her doctor to have a mammogram. Since 2009, the E! News host has been dealing with fertility issues and began in vitro fertilization treatment in March 2010 when she became pregnant however, she suffered a miscarriage at 8 weeks. Her second attempt at in vitro treatment several months later was unsuccesful. Giuliana will have to put her fertility issues aside while she recovers from her mastectomy.

Giuliana and her husband Bill have been married since September 2007 when they exchanged vows in a church in Italy however they discovered after 2 years that their union wasn’t legal in the United States so they made it official on July 2009 in New York.

Here’s wishing Giuliana a speedy recovery in her surgery!

Sheen and his former employers have settled their differences, with the actor walking away with a hefty settlement. Lorrie was not held responsible for any compensation to Sheen with Warner Brothers carrying the entire burden. Even though the matter is over and done with, Sheen is being very vocal about his former show and his disappointment in its ratings. He is also letting people know how he really feels about Lorrie. With Kutcher as the new housemate, Warner Brothers had hoped to keep the shows ratings high. The show still continues to hold the top spot in its demographic, but with ratings numbers falling by the week, it may not hold it for long.

Sheen’s character, Charlie Harper, was killed off in a freak accident, so there is little hope for his return. With Charlie gone, his brother, Alan and nephew, Jake, find out that they must find a roommate or lose the house. Along comes Walden, played by Ashton Kutcher. Walden is similar to the role of Kelso that made Kutcher a household name. Kutcher does bring a sense of freshness to the show, but even with that ray of sunshine, the show is just not the same. Jake is not a little boy anymore and many of the shows fans are wondering where they will go with the plot as he continues to age.

However you slice it, when you alter the ingredients you have to change the recipe.

The 19 year old, beauty that’s dating pop star, Justin Bieber plans on taking a much needed break for the Christmas holiday and wants to do absolutely nothing at all, and then it’s full steam ahead with her new movie. Wanting to prove that she’s not just another child actress, Selena is looking to take on more mature roles and the character she plays in Spring Breakers is far removed from the Disney image she’s portrayed in the past. “What you’re going to see is more raw, I think. It’s going to be raw and more about acting,” she told Variety.

Selena plays a non-thrill seeking religious,college student who gets caught up with a gang of girls and a robbery scheme to pay for their spring break trip to Florida. James Franco plays a rapping drug and arms dealer named Alien who bails the girls out, only to draw them into his circle of crime. This may be the start of the ” big girl” roles for Selena. The Daily Mail reports rumors of Selena starring in the prequel to the racy, Sex in The City movie. Known for her squeaky clean image, the star of last summer’s, Monte Carlo is being considered for the part of the young Charlotte York. The movie is based on series author, Candice Bushnell’s novels, The Carrie Diaries and Summer And The City. Bushnell has pegged Gomez for the role and thinks she would be a perfect Charlotte York…what do you think?

The film is written by Emma Thompson, wife of co-star Greg Wise, and is set in 1840’s London. The actress shared her thoughts on 19th century fashion with the Associated Press, saying, “Wearing a corset every day has been … interesting. It really does make you feel like you are someone else in a different time. It takes a while to get dressed in the morning and to take everything off, and you kind of get a glimpse into what it was like not being able to take your own clothes off.”

While her movie roles have matured in recent years, Fanning herself says this role in Effie doesn’t feature as much adult content as some previous roles, like the controversial 2007 film Hounddog. Described by the press as a “dark story of abuse, violence and Elvis Presley adulation in the rural South,” Hounddog created an uproar from critics who chastised her parents for allowing Fanning to film a scene where her character was raped. Regarding her latest project, the New York University freshman said, “I think actually in films I’ve done more adult things in other ones… but this is my first time being a wife and all of that, which is actually kind of exciting and very fun.”

There are conflicting reports as to why Humphries is seeking an annulment. According to one source who claims that the reason has to do with his deep-seated, religious beliefs against divorce so he feels that wiping the slate clean is preferable than to a divorce. Although if he is granted a legal separation that will prevent him from ever remarrying however considering the circumstances there is a slim chance that the estranged pair will be legally tied indefinitely since who will ever believe that Kardashian will not continue to fight for the divorce.

Other sources claim there might be an ulterior motive in Humphries seeking the annulment. By doing so, that means the pre-nuptial contract will be voided if the couple have never been married. And if that should happen then the confidentiality clause in the pre-nup will be null and void which means Humphries will be free to spill the beans in a tell-all book about the intimate details of their relationship without the fear of getting slammed with a lawsuit.

So the battle over the pending divorce should get very interesting if Humphries gets his way in court. Guess we will have to continue to just sit back and watch the drama unfolds which makes it more interesting than watching an episode of “The Kardashians”. Stay Tuned….

After Johansson’s split from Reynolds, she immediately rebounded with Sean Penn. The pair were hot and heavy during their time together as a couple and were reportedly living together even before her divorce was finalized. According to sources, the five-month romance fizzled out after Penn supposedly got “spooked” over her “emotional neediness” and he was not ready for a long-term relationship after his recent divorce.

Apparantly, Johansson has not gotten over Reynolds according to latest reports that she is upset about her ex moving on with actress Blake Lively. She has to be kicking herself over the fact that when Reynolds was willing to reconcile with her right after their split but she blew any chances of them getting back together when she rebounded with Penn. Looks like it might just be too late for the former pair to get back together.

Cymphonique Miller was born on August 1^st, 1996. She started her singing career in 2007, and thus far she’s already performed with other teen singers including The Wonder Girls, Raven-Symoné formerly of the Cosby Show, and another teen sensation Demi Lovato.

Cymphonique (as she is professionally known) recently spoke about her life in a recent issue of Teen Magazine where she covered such subjects as what it’s like to be a part of the Nickelodeon program “How to Rock.” She stated that she felt that “It is such a blessing. I have so much fun because I’m doing what I truly love. Plus, I make new friends and learn something new each time.”

She also said in the interview that the “How to Rock” project is the first of its kind that combined Nickelodeon and Alloy Productions Project. She said that “she feels like they are bringing two worlds together, and it’s never been done before.”Alloy Productions is involved with several CW television programs including the hugely popular teen vampire drama “The Vampire Diaries.”

In her interview with Access Hollywood, Cymphonique talked about how she got the role in the new show How to Rock on her own. It was a regular audition and she didn’t mention anything about her famous father nor her brother, and how she was able to get the role on the program with her own drive and belief in the role on the show.

To add to her rising star, Miller was recently nominated for the “Best Female Hip-Hop Artist” at the BET Awards.” Expect more great achievements from this young lady in the future, and the program How to Rock is already in production and set to air on Nick sometime in 2012.



In the ensuing years that the game Final Fantasy has been in existence, there have been many innovations to the game, thanks to advancements in technology that has translated into improvements in the game.

Some of these improvements have included advanced combat systems, better level-up mechanics, and the best thing of all has been the overall advancement of graphics that have just improved over the life of this franchise. As a matter of fact the CGI cut scenes alone found in the last few installments of this game can almost make you forget about playing the game and just watch the story unfold just through the cut scenes.

And so far Final Fantasy XIII-2 seems to be following along in the footsteps of previous installments in the franchise. The trailers for some of the levels such as the “Battle in Valhalla” and “Despair” makes me want to just run out and make my purchase right now!

The plot for the game takes place more than three years after the events that took place in the last installment “Final Fantasy XIII” and features returning character Serah Farron, the sister of the protagonist in Final Fantasy XIII Lightning, and another character named Noel Kreiss who helps Serah in her quest to find Lightning.

The combat system in this game is based on the Active Time Battle system and Paradigm Shift system should take care of issues with the last few installments of the game. Other new features in this edition of the game includes a “Quick Time” mode where players are able to deal more damage to their opponents in “Cinematic Action” segments, and you also have the chance to tame beast in the game. When you accomplish this, you forge a “Feral Link” with the tamed animal and add them to your battle party.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 surpasses its predecessor in many ways such as the “Time Travel” aspect of the game which is an unexpected feature of the game as you are able to travel to different places and times as you so choose.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 should already be out in Japan and should arrive here in the states in January of 2012.

The song starts off with Justin and his friends gawking at mannequin Mariah as they walk around filling their carts with presents. Justin and Mariah break out into song as Mariah shows off her rear and cleavage seductively. A Santa on the street hands out invites to each passerby on the street and the song ends with a big party scene. Justin and Mariah end up in the department store handing out gifts to all the guests.

The video has not only garnered attention for the mother of two’s sexiness, but also the age difference between the singers. Justin is 17 while Mariah is 41. Mariah seems primed to make a comeback since being out of the limelight. The singer took some time off to have her twins and enjoy married life with Nick Cannon. Besides appearing in Justin’s new video, Mariah was recently named spokesperson for the popular diet plan Jenny Craig. Jenny Craig helped Mariah lose the extra weight she packed on during her pregnancy with twins Monroe and Moroccan.

The video debuted during the tree lighting ceremony held at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Justin’s holiday album “Under the Mistletoe” is already climbing the charts and features other collaborations with artists such as Boyz II Men and Perry. He’s also moving on from the gossip surrounding the paternity suit that was dropped last month.

Born in Chicago and then later relocating to Atlanta, this 21 year-old songster has recorded 4 albums altogether, 3 of which were signed by a label, and one produced independently. He has teamed up with fellow hip-hop artists such as Eminem, Jay-Z, Little Wayne and Kayne West. Two of his most popular songs, “Crank That,” and “Turn My Swag On,” reached the top 20 in Billboard’s Hot 100 list.

In March of 2011 his brother, who was 14 at the time, died tragically in a car accident. Deion Jenkins was riding in a car with a friend when they were involved in the fatal accident. The whole family mourned the loss, and Soulja Boy’s older brother, Tracy Jenkins, threatened to commit suicide.

While the rapper has struggled with a lot of personal grief and family turmoil, he still is working on creating music. He plans on releasing a new album, entitled “Promise,” in 2012. With Grammy nominations, positive reviews and popular music, (not to mention expensive cars and clothing) we know that Soulja’s got his rent money somewhere. We think he either forgot to pay it (the rent is due by December 5th) or he told an assistant to do it, but the assistant hasn’t gotten around to it yet. Better hurry Soulja!

Gilbert and Perry were recently photographed on an apparent Thanksgiving grocery shopping jaunt and Perry Tweeted the expedition herself the day before the holiday. Tabloids and gossipers speculate that the two spent Thanksgiving together, although neither has confirmed this is true. On The Talk, Gilbert expressed surprise at the exposure her new relationship has received, particularly online. Perry, songwriter for Pink and former lead singer for the group 4 Non Blondes, isn’t saying much, but isn’t denying anything either, It appears Perry is a more low key person, but not afraid of PDA, as she and Gilbert were spotted holding hands walking out of a grocery store.

Perhaps the most controversial chatter about Gilbert’s relationship with Perry is that it occurred just three months after Gilbert broke up with her partner of ten years. The couple have two small children; their son Levi, 6 and daughter Sawyer, 4. The couple share joint custody of the children and both describe their breakup as amicable. Only recently on The Talk, Gilbert shared the difficult emotions she is experiencing due to the loss of a long term relationship. Not one to sit and wallow in her misery however, Gilbert jumped right back into the dating pool and was recently made the executive producer of The Talk.

Just like great movies and TV shows, many gamers find themselves going back to the very beginning of a series to review the events that will lead up to the upcoming next installment. For gamers, the evolution of the story line is what gets them reliving memories, while for others, it’s the compare and contrast of a game they may have played as kids – complete with blocky graphics – to the polished style they now see as an adult.

And for some gamers, it’s remembering the WTF moment of realizing that your best friend was really the killer or that your character was the mastermind behind it all from the very beginning. What is it about going back to the very beginning and replaying a game over and over again, even if you know the outcome?

For this gamer, the upcoming The Old Republic gives me the excuse to go back and play the original Knights of the Old Republic, which is still my very favorite game of the series. Though I’ve beaten the game many times, there are still quests that I haven’t done and a whole dark side option I just can’t seem to make myself do (which is ironic, as I can’t seem to go completely good when playing the sequel of The Sith Lords) ; there are probably weapons I haven’t picked up, battles not done, etc.

But in this case, the storyline was where it was at and why BioWare will always get my money on a video game, no matter what.

There’s also a fun aspect, of remembering funny dialogue or trying to get that weird glitch to appear again that makes gamers go back to the classics.

Shortly after her 18th birthday, Miley was videotaped puffing on a bong by someone who claimed to be a friend of hers. In an attempt to smooth things over with her family, friends and fans, she released a statement saying that she was not smoking marijuana, but salvia. Salvia is not illegal, but can produce hallucinations and other psychotropic effects.

At her birthday party this year, her friend Kelly Osbourne presented her with a “Bob Marley” birthday cake. Needless to say, MIley’s comment, “You might be a stoner when….”, didn’t help matters. Shortly after the event, both girls’ Twitter pages were flooded with comments. Many threatening Kelly and others chastising Miley. The girls defended each other claiming that the cake was just a joke and was not meant to be taken seriously.

Kelly rose to the challenge of defending Miley’s reputation by sending out her own Tweets. Kelly claimed that, with Miley’s work schedule and her commitments to television and touring, there was no way she could be doing the amount of weed that people were thinking. Miley, on the other hand, defended Kelly, assuring her fans that Kelly was not trying to harm her in any way and that the cake was given with the best of intentions.

As Miley prepares to turn 20 in November of this year, people are wondering just what mischief lays ahead. With the events surrounding her last two birthdays, some are almost afraid to speculate.

Scott Disick & Kourtney Kardashian

The on-again off-again couple, Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick, announced that they will soon have a happy addition to their family. The pregnancy wasn’t exactly a shock, since the couple had talked about having another child for over a year. This new chapter in Kourtney’s life will give her even more material for her new web series blog on E! Online. Kourtney’s Mommy Blog shares info and parenting tips on what she’s learned while raising cutie pie, Mason, her first born. Check out her blog for baby fashion tips, too!

28 year old Disick said, “It wasn’t like we weren’t trying.We kind of just said, ‘”If it’s meant to be, it’ll be.’” And so it was.Scott gained fame with his recurring role on the television reality series, Keeping up with the Kardashians and the spinoff series, Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami. The Hollywood duo’s rocky courtship has weathered many storms including rumors of Scott’s infidelity and his short stint in rehab which strained their relationship even more. But with the news of a new baby on the way and reports that the rumors of his infidelity were false, things seem to be working out with the beautiful socialite and her long time boyfriend. Sisters Kim and Khloe are thrilled about the news and even Kourt’s mom, Kris Jenner, who had serious issues with Scott in the past, has seemed to put it all behind her, giving them a huge congratulations on her blog.

Keeping up with the newsworthy Kardashians is getting harder and harder these days as the family and reality shows keep growing. One thing’s for sure, this family is genuinely supportive of each other and as close knit as they come. Even with all the chaos, drama and constant headline news surrounding the famous clan. It certainly keeps fans guessing and wondering what’s happening next with the Special K bunch.

Bradley certainly doesn’t need a beautiful woman at his side to enhance his success. Aside from his Sexiest Man win, he’s still reaping the benefits, and great reviews, from the next installment of The Hangover. Still, none of the women Bradley has been spotted with recently are working with him on the set. Whether dinner and theater is considered a date or just two friends spending quality time in the City of Lights is anyone’s guess. This non-committal kind of “hanging out” could simply be a guy who is secure in his sexiness, enjoying the company of beautiful women. It could also be that Bradley found opportunity in the People magazine vote and he’s making up for lost time.

Recent former frequent companions including J. Lo and Renee have been tight lipped about what exactly led to the breakup. Since none of the parties involved is admitting to having ever actually had a relationship, perhaps breakup isn’t the right word to describe no longer spending quality time-slash-friendship situations. Of course, there is something awfully sexy about someone playing hard to keep, right?

Dark Souls is a game that role play gamers have been talking about and have patiently been waiting for. The game combines extraordinary graphics along with role playing elements, in environments that include underground caves, beautiful but treacherous forests and ancient castles, and even ocean settings. Even the game’s more desolate places are so beautifully created that they draw you in even further into the adventure

The CGI cuts scenes that help move along the storyline of Dark Souls, when added to the graphics of the game makes it well worth the wait, and even its price doesn’t seem too steep when you finally sit down and play the game.

Game play

Get ready to as I said in the first few lines above, die a lot. This game is going to be a tough one to play, as you travel to ultra realistic areas that harbor creatures that are almost relentless in their pursuit of you and their only purpose is to make things tough on you and well frankly to just kill you.

In Dark Souls you have the ability to explore a seamless world that’s full of dark fantasy. In this world you’ll face incredible challenges that will test your gaming endurance, and reward your progress when you have accomplished a very difficult feat.

Prepare to spend time in front of your television

Dark Souls will not be an easy game to complete, so for those of you who are usually able to finish a game in a short period of time, you can forget about that happening here. This game contains over 60 hours of gameplay, and almost 100 very different types of creatures to defeat as you use the games complex system of combat and magic that’s only as effective as the situation that you find yourself in. You are able to switch between the roles of game play between periods of rest just by changing your equipment.

If you have any doubt about the games playability, just take a look at this trailer for the game and you decide for yourself, but I warn you…this game is not for the faint of heart.

The graphics are charmingly simple, and this is part of what makes the game so massively malleable. Without having to render thousands of polygons for every object in the game each piece of the game is given far more freedom to interact with the other elements of the game. This also means that you can turn this sandbox game into the mightest sand castle on the internet, or you could build a 200 times scale model of your cat. Either way it’s a game that’s easy to get lost in.

Comparisons for Minecraft are nearly impossible. As a sandbox game the only thing that might come close are the Little Big Planet games’ freeform level creation systems. Minecraft is less a videogame and more a set of rules outlining a world. There are monsters, and even an apparently supertough final boss, but no story or objective other than exploration and personal aggrandizement through the rearranging of the various tools and natural resources at your disposal.

Ricky Martin’s first became a household name when he was a member of the latin boy band, Menudo. After 5 years in the band, he went on to become a solo artist and released several Spanish and English albums. He skyrocketed to fame with the release of his single, “Livin La Vida Loca”, which also earned him a promienent figure of Latin dance-pop.

Since 2008, he has been enjoying fatherhood with the birth of his twin sons to a surrogate mother. Before publicly acknowledging his homosexuality in a post on his website, Martin had dodged rumors for years about his sexual orientation saying he was a “real hot-blooded Puerto Rican”. He even admitted to being in love with a woman whom he had been in an on-and-off relationship for 14 years before breaking up for good in 2005. After his coming out, Martin says he wish he had done it ten years earlier.

Cody Simpson and Kylie Jenner

After an exhaustive account of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries’s break-up, the media has focused their attention on Kim’s little sister Kylie Jenner. The blogosphere was abuzz this week as the 14 year-old was spotted with Cody Simpson, Australia’s version of Justin Bieber. The rumored couple was spotted shopping together at the Grove Mall in Los Angeles. Sources reported to “US Weekly” that they are trying to keep it quiet, but are definitely a couple.

The teens, both 14, met last month when reality stars Kylie and her sister Kendall interviewed Cody at the “Breaking Dawn-Part 1” premiere. Kylie introduced herself to the pop star and commented on how he’s been her rumored online boyfriend. Her sister remarked during the interview how cute of a couple the two of them would make. Kylie remarked during the interview, “I’d marry an Australian.” After the interview, Cody sent a shout-out to the girls via Twitter and expressed how he hoped to see them soon.

At the Grove, the couple were visibly relaxed together and having a good time. They spent the day along the mass of Black Friday weekend shoppers and did not seem to be in a hurry to leave each other’s company. It is rumored that since the “Breaking Dawn-Part 1” interview took place, the couple have been inseparable.

Kylie is the youngest daughter of Bruce and Kris Jenner. An up and coming model, she’s appeared in print campaigns for both Sears and Forever 21. Cody is a mega-star in Australia and recently moved to Los Angeles to gain more exposure stateside. Could these two be the new Selena and Justin of the teen world? And will this help get rid of the some of the negative publicity attached to the Kim and Kris wedding and quickie divorce fiasco?

Her first start was getting involved in tennis. These high energy workout sessions provide a healthy dose of cardio and muscle-toning. Along with the tennis she teamed up with gal pal, Kirstie Alley to go on a diet with Organic Liason. Kirstie developed Organic Liason as a way to target specific cravings while keeping the body on track with a healthy and balanced diet. The plan ranges from $15 to $119 a month for online help, supplements and guides on getting a healthy body back. As Kelly states, Organic Liason is “…pretty much the most genius thing ever.”

Preston admits that she worried about her weight after having a baby at an older age (she was 48 when she was pregnant with Benjamin). “When I got pregnant at 48, I didn’t know if my body would bounce back,” she told People Magazine. But look what happened! She didn’t need to wait for a New Year’s resolution to get her body looking fly. Keep up the good work Kelly! Now the rest of us need to stop reading the successes of other celebrities and go hit the gym ourselves. Push away those holiday cookies and welcome those cruncy celery sticks or bowls of cabbage soup. Atkins or or South Beach anyone?

But of the characters that were mentioned in the above list, there is one name that I purposely left out of the list for a reason and that name is …Rayman. Rayman was a character that came onto the platform gaming scene in September of 1995.

Rayman was a unique sort of character when you first saw him appear on your television screen. This little guy had no discernable hands or feet or a neck. And this is what made the character fun to watch when he was moving along the side-scrolling screens of each game screen.

As a matter of fact, that was one of the reasons why I actually loved watching other people play the game, so that I could actually enjoy the way Rayman was moving on the screen, something I could not do while actually playing the game, and losing my Rayman’s on screen lives.

There have been several releases in the Rayman franchise since then, but none that I’ve looked forward to more than this latest release called Rayman Origins, released earlier this month by Ubi Soft.

This latest Rayman features Rayman (of course) and his best bud, Globox as they traverse the Glade of Dreams fighting off Darktoons and a bunch of other mischievous and dangerous nightmares. The plot of the game is pretty simple, Rayman and his friend Globox and a few of their Teensie friends are napping in the Glade of Dreams, a place that was created by an unknown figure called the Bubble Dreamer.

Unfortunately their napping is anything but quite, and they wake the granny from the Underworld. She of course retaliates and an evil horde of horrendous creatures and of course this is where the fun of the game begins.

You can choose to control Rayman, Globox or the two Teensies and the idea is to travel through the levels, gaining new powers and abilities as they progress. Your task as you go through the levels is to find and release the “Electoons” that had been captured during the opening scenes of the game.

There are some very cool things that you are going to be seeing in this newest edition of the game such as Rayman gliding in midair, and in later levels players are able to ride on the back of a mosquito, suck up their enemies and shoot them, and other strange and weird things that just add to the overall wackiness of the game. It’s time to enjoy the experience of playing a platformer all over again with the release of Rayman Origins.

The Daily Show has not only become a source of news, but a new way of looking at topics that are relevant for today. From political events and politicians to celebrity faux pas, nothing is off limits. Betty White, star of “the Golden Girls” and “Hot in Cleveland”, brings her own unique viewpoint on visits to the show. Her popularity makes her a popular guest on the program.

The Daily Show premiered in 2003 with Jon Stewart as its satirical host. Over the years, Stewart has evolved from co-producer to Executive Producer, adding an element of flair to the show that makes it worth watching on a daily basis. His thought provoking take on political events has often gotten him, as well as his viewers in a little hot water.

Recently, a high school government teacher from Eureka, Illinois was suspended with pay for allowing students to watch clips of “The Daily Show” in class. Teacher Rhett Felix showed his sophomore students segments of the show pertaining to sexual harassment case involving Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain. After parents of the students complained, Felix was suspended. The parents claimed that the clips contained sexual language and that it possibly suggested political bias on the part of the teacher.

John Stewart stands behind his show as firmly as he did the day it first aired. The Daily Show offers a new look at some old problems. Be it corrupt politicians or out of control celebrities, Stewart will continue to find a way to make the news interesting.

The third release from THQ and Volition Inc., Saints Row The Third again returns players to the world of the Third Street Gang, and what’s happened to them since merging with the corporation known as Ultor.

The gang has now turned into a “Media Empire,” and are now known across the globe as media icons. The gang has a huge fan base, and they even have their own energy drink, but this is a gang. Things turn ugly when the gang tries to rob a bank, with celebrity Josh Birk in tow.

Birk is doing research for his upcoming role in the “Saints” movie, and goes along for the heist at the bank. Things go bad when Birk accidently trips an alarm, the police arrive at the scene and the Saints find themselves incarcerated.

Game play

Of course the Third Street Gang escapes from jail when they are being relocated by private jet that’s owned by the syndicate (a rather bland name for my liking) and make a daring escape from the jet, and land in the new city that the syndicate is trying to control and from here, well all bets are off.

Of course as in previous editions of this game you face off against rival gangs in order to control the city of Steelport (the city where the Saints landed) and ultimately defeat the man behind all of this mayhem Phillipe Loren.

If you thought that some of what you saw in the commercial was a bit over the top, well prepare to find yourself in some pretty outlandish situations as you fight against rival gangs, and take the time to customize your character because this does add a bit to the overall enjoyment of the game.

Complete missions, control your enemies minds with mini octopi and take over the city as an almost nude Japanese geisha with an attitude if you so choose. Saints Row the Third has a lot to offer and of all the things that it can deliver…the fun factor is the most important, and it delivers that in spades.

Linney headlines the cast of characters, with Oliver Platt playing the role of her supportive, somewhat confused husband, Paul. In the first season, she is joined as well by Phyllis Somerville, who play the crotchety neighbor, Marlene. As neighbors, the two are at each other with a vengeance until Linney’s character decides to find out just what the neighbor’s problem is. The ensuing encounters, and subsequent death of Marlene, become a tonic to Linney who vows to beat the disease that has chosen her as a target.

Laura Linney’s approach to her character and the disease are unique. Instead of following doctor’s orders and passing away quietly at the end of a specified period, she fights back. In her mind’s eye, she decides if she’s going out it will be on her own terms. Cancer patients and survivors, as well, are giving the show a firm thumbs up. It’s a fresh, new take on a disease that has held only one outcome. The Showtime series is showing people that you don’t have to just accept a diagnosis. With the staunch determination of its characters, “the Big C” is putting the dread disease in its place. The disease may eventually win, but the patient can go out on their own terms.

Showtime is known for bringing fresh and intriguing new programs to television, but “the Big C” is one of the most thought provoking ones it has developed in a long time.

Alaina started out strong while performing the national anthem for a packed crowd at Ford Field in Detroit. About 16 seconds into the song, she seemed to draw a blank and stopped singing. After several seconds of silence, she resumed singing. The pause occurred while singing the lines “twilight’s last gleaming.” She finished the rest of the song without error. Alaina later addressed the flub on her Twitter account by saying she was thankful for all of the kind words and admitted she messed up. She planned to spend the rest of the day counting her blessings.

McCreery was riding in on a float as part of the nationally televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and was cued to begin his hit song “The Trouble With Girls.” However, as the cameras zoomed in on the country singer, it was obvious he was not lip syncing and his microphone was held at his side. The song played on until McCreery finally realized he was supposed to jump in. Although musical acts do not sing live during the parade due to weather conditions, most make the effort to at least pretend to sing.

Although the musical stars were embarrassed by the flubs, it is not likely to hurt their careers. Lip syncing and lyric mangling scandals happen to many high profile pop stars. The teen American Idol stars both have plans to continue recording new music and promoting their debut albums.

In addition to the exciting news of her baby brother or sister, Selena Gomez has a lot to smile about these days. It is obvious that she is the envy of millions of girls who would gladly trade places with her as Justin Bieber’s girlfriend. Despite the recent allegations of Bieber fathering a child with a fan, the cute couple are still going strong as she continues to stand by her man. Her new sibling won’t be the only addition to the family, since Selena who has described herself as a “huge animal lover” has been enjoying playing “Mommy” to her dog whom she adopted with Bieber in October.

Selena Gomez pulled a surprise for her fans when she showed up on stage during her friend, Taylor Swift’s, concert at Madison Square Garden. It was the last stop of Swift’s “Speak Now” tour when she asked Gomez to appear with her on stage to perform a duet of the song, “Who Says?”. Fans at this concert got a real treat seeing these two talented and gorgeous female stars on stage together.

Over 60 years ago, White made her first television appearances in “Hollywood on Television” and “Life with Elizabeth”. Her star was rising and with it went her series. “Life with Elizabeth” was nationally syndicated in 1953. In 1954, she had her own variety show and over the next few years starred in several other series’. For the next several years, she continued with guest appearances and performed in many theatrical performances. She appeared along side her husband, Alan Ludden in many shows, as well as making guest appearances on his game show, “Password”.

Her biggest roles were yet to come. In 1977, she appeared on “the Mary Tyler Moore Show” in the part of Sue Ann Nivens. A few years later, she assumed one of her best known roles. White’s portrayal of scatter-brained Rose Nyland in the series, “the Golden Girls” won her the hearts of fans of all ages. With only one big screen appearance under her belt, White’s successes came mostly on the small screen. Starring in several of her own sitcoms and variety series is where she has found her niche.

White’s 90th birthday is sure to be a celebration of her life as well as her accomplishments. The All-American farm girl has truly become one for the ages; all ages.

This Philadelphia native doesn’t take his celebrity or the attention over his good looks too seriously, which is just one more thing that makes it easier for “People” to bestow this title upon him. The fact that he does indeed possess rugged yet accessible charm, electric blue eyes, an often scruffy or barely shadowed jawline and a fine physique can’t hurt him at all in the selection process.

His tremendous box office appeal is as important as his sex appeal might have been the primary reasoning for being named The Sexiest Man Alive of 2011, though it seems those lines may blur with one enhancing the other. His romantic nature and love of women probably doesn’t do any harm either. Having once been married to Jennifer Esposito, Bradley Cooper had been linked to other beautiful Hollywood actresses such as Renee Zellweger, is a self-professed lover of women. Though he doesn’t necessarily like “playing the field,” he does love the company of women.

His incredibly lean and fit body from his work on the 2010 “The A-Team” might have put him over the edge toward the crowing of Sexiest Man Alive.

This down-to-earth Sexiest Man Alive likes eating and cooking and is always up for the challenge to make a feast out of whatever he happens to find in the refrigerator.

Mario Kart originally found life on the Super Nintendo gaming system under the name “Super Mario Kart” and all together this addictive, fun and often kooky racer has seen a total of eight incarnations including two arcade editions that were produced in co-operation with arcade giants Namco, prior to the newest release coming next month.

Game play

As in previous editions of the game, you get to pick from variety of “Mario” characters including of course Mario and his brother Luigi, Princess Peach, Shy Guy, and those villains Wario and Bowser. The tracks that you’ll be racing on in this edition include the Star Cup, the Leaf Cup, the Banana Cup, and of course the Mushroom Cup. Altogether there are going to be a total of eight regular tracks to challenge your friends on, and also for the battle mode there will be six tracks to battle on including Honeybee hive and Sherbet Rink.

All together there are five different modes of play in Mario Kart 3DS including Coin Runners, Time Trails, Grand Prix and of course the very popular VS mode for multi-player fun. Local multi player is going to be the most fun when you and your friends get together to play. Of course you’ll all need a Nintendo 3DS and a copy of Mario Kart 7, then you have the chance to play with up to 8 people in any of the races. There is also the Download mode. This will allow you to play with your buddies, and only one of you has to have the game, the only limitation here is that whoever doesn’t have a copy of the game can only play as Shy Guy, and can’t customize their Karts.

This is going to be a fun game to play, on Nintendo’s popular handheld system that allows your pals to join in and have fun at someone’s home or at a local hangout. And with the Online Multiplayer option; you can even play against your friends online and never leave your bedroom, and if you don’t have a Nintendo 3DS, it’s still not too late to add something to your Christmas Wish list.

The producers of Hot in Cleveland have capitalized on Betty White’s return to the spotlight. With appearances on shows like Saturday Night Live, White proved herself to be an excellent comedic asset. After the show “Golden Girls” was cancelled, little was heard from White until a couple of years ago. She burst back onto the entertainment scene like a speeding freight train with no thought of stopping.

Wendie Malick is best known for her role of Maya Gallo in the television series “Just Shoot Me”, while Jane Leeves is remembered for her portrayal of Daphne in “Frazier”. Valerie Bertinelli has recently been in the public eye as a spokeswoman for the weight loss guru, Jenny Craig. Combining the talents of Leeves, Malick and Bertinelli provides the perfect balance for White’s sarcastic wit. The acresses come together to form a cast that everyone can relate to and best of all, fall in love with.

The show airs on the TVLand network. TVLand is best known for running series’ from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, but with the addition of shows like Hot in Cleveland that is soon to change. The show adds a breath of fresh air to a network that wasn’t considered a big rival to the major networks. Hot in Cleveland changed all that and TVLand is now looking to keep the forward momentum going.

With the marriage only lasting 72 days, many are wondering if the whole thing wasn’t an attempt to gain attention. Kim’s TV series, “The Kardashians” is still fairly popular, so how could she gain by rigging a fake marriage? No one is quite sure. The wedding, which took place in August, was televised in October. E!, the network that broadcasted the show, garnered the highest ratings it had ever received thanks to the Kardashian nuptuals. The recent turn of events has left the network scrambling to save their reputation amidst allegations that the marriage was a set up. 

Kardashian, who attended preschool with Paris Hilton, seems to have taken a page from her former classmates playbook. The choice to wed pro basketball player, Kris Humphries was a speedy one. It seems that the choice to call it quits was also lightening quick. Not only has her impulsive actions shaken the networks, it has also set the editors at Marie Claire on edge. The magazine was set to do a full story on Kim and Kris’ wedding for their December issue.. Needless to say when Kim, twittered about the impending divorce just days before the magazine was to go into print, the entire staff was forced to go into overdrive to correct the article and get it ready for the presses, post haste.

Hopefully Kim can make amends in less time than it took for her marriage to take a nosedive.

This is the type of gaming that many MMOs have, such as the ever popular World of Warcraft and the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic. Now, developers are looking towards the future of gaming by making this model available in the palm of your hand.

It’s no secret that mobile computing has gained a threshhold and continues to rise in popularity with smartphones and tablets; with this rise, also comes the rise of mobile apps that can keep interested parties engaged while on the go. And while some of the more hardcore gamers will still prefer their desktops or gaming laptops over trying to play using a cell phone, casual gamers are showing themselves to be quite interested in the mobile game market.

Just before Thanksgiving, Big Fish Games was in talks and had apparently signed a contract with mobile giant Apple to allow for subscription type gaming on the iOS, which is the platform for which most of Apple’s mobile units run on. The move would offer many iPhone and iPad users game apps within the Apple Store for a monthly fee of around $7; whether the idea would work or not was something that would have been explored.

Until today.

Days after having many Big Fish Games sitting in the Apple Store, Apple made a surprising move by taking them all down. Founder of Big Fish Games, Paul Thelen, has shown surprise in discovering this move. It is surprising as not only were games already up on the online and mobile store, but aparently both groups had been working weeks towards this deal. There has been no word from Apple on the sudden change of heart.

This year, his success with “This is Gonna Hurt” CD, Sixx chose to support the Wounded Warriors at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas. With his co-star, Kerri Kasem from Sixx Sense, the pair visited injured servicemen and women who are at BAMC undergoing rehabilitation. Sixx and kasem plan on returning to the Medical Center to help raise additional funds to build four more Fisher Houses.

The Fisher House Foundation builds homes and facilities on or near medical hospitals and VA centers. A Fisher House consists of several suites that share a common open area and kitchen. The suites are available to families who have a soldier recovering from an injury or illness in one of the nearby hospitals. The Fisher House Foundation maintains the homes and there is no fee for family members who need a place to stay. Sixx’s syndicated radio show, Sixx Sense recently helped the Fisher House Foundation raise over $700,000.

Even with his busy schedule, Sixx has committed to helping the charities continue their fundraising efforts.

While filming the movie, “Spiderman”, the co-stars were involved in other relationships. Emma had been dating Kieran Culkin and Andrew was involved with Shannon Woodward. Rumors started swirling that the twosome were hooking up in June after recently splitting from their previous relationships.

Known for her husky voice due to nodules from constant screaming as a baby from colic, Emma made her acting debut in the television series, “Drive”. She took her acting to feature films such as “Superbad” and “The House Bunny”. For her starring role in the film, “Easy A”, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. In addition to her upcoming role in “Spiderman” which is set to be released in July 2012, she will also be filming in the crime drama, “The Gangster Squad”.

Besides his role in “Spiderman”, Andrew Garfield has starred in numerous films and earned a BAFTA television award for Best Actor for his starring role in the British film, “Boy A”. He achieved wider recognition and was nominated for two BAFTA awards and a Golden Globe award for his role in the film, “The Social Network”.

Martinez was driving a Humvee back in 2002 for the United States Army in Iraq. As he was driving, the left front tire of the truck hit a land mine and the vehicle exploded. Suffering major injuries and severe burns, he was transported to Germany and then to Texas to undergo surgery help his burnt skin.

After undergoing over 33 skin-graft surgeries, Martinez was initially asked to provide some comfort to a recent burn victim in a nearby ward. After that initial meeting, he found that he had a gift for inspiring others to look beyond the surface and become something better.

Since that time, Martinez has gone on to become an inspirational speaker on CNN and 60 Minutes. He been featured in a number of magazines and has spoken with self-help teacher, Tony Robbins.

Along with being an actor for the day-time show, All My Children, Martinez took the DWTS challenge seriously. While Rob Kardashian and Ricki Lake, the other final contenders, danced their bootys off, Martinez worked doubly hard to make sure his dance steps were right on. While there were a few miss-steps here and there, ultimately American voted and Martinez and Smirnoff were the victors. A true inspiration to all of us, that even severe burns can’t get a person down.

When Ali Fedotowsky signed up to be the “Bachelorette” on the show, she was coming off of a major disappointment after her appearance as a contestant on previous “The Bachelor” show where she had to leave the show for her career. However, after making this decision she realized that finding love was more important than her career. So, she decided to appear on “The Bachelorette”, to find her true love. Now she is back to playing the role of a Bachelorette again in real life, not reel life. According to a friend, “She’s actually really upset right now. She’s going to be laying low for a while.”

There are speculations as to what might have caused the break-up between Ali and Roberto. Sources claim that their romance has always been a kind of “love/hate” relationship in that athey were either fighting or making love. Other reasons given is due to their differences. When asked about their pending wedding dates, Ali seemed to always have some excuse as to why she wasn’t making plans for a wedding thus they had to keep puting it off temporarily. Well, now everyone knows the wedding has been cancelled for good.

SoulCalibur V is the latest edition of this popular Namco franchise and follows in the footsteps of previous editions that featured such characters as Yoda, Link, Spawn, and the dark sith lord himself, Darth Vader.

The addition of Ezio in both he X-Box and PS3 editions is going to make this game a hot item and it’s going to sell pretty quickly. Ezio is a more balanced character, and he does some pretty decent damage, but not on the same scale as some of the heavy hitters of the game like Astaroth.

Taking place 17 years after the events that happened in SoulCalibur IV, this game follows the adventures of Patroklos, son of Sophitia as he faces off against a roster of 22 fighters. Some are returning player characters such as Siegfried Schtauffen, Cervantes de Leon, Nightmare, and Voldo.

The game play has changed a bit in this edition. Some things have been removed including the Critical Finishes moves and the Soul Gauge. The developers have included a new meter which acts like a super meter which can be found in similar games. There are new modes of attack including Critical Edge and Brave Edge moves which can only be pulled off when your meter is fully charged.

A minor detail that some of you may be interested in is that game designer Mari Shimazaki of Bayonetta will be doing a few costume designs for SoulCalibur V. She will be doing the designs of new character Leixia, and the alternate costumes for Tira and Ivy.

SoulCalibur V is going to come to your gaming console at the end of December, 2012 so you’ve got a whole year to wait for the game; but hopefully the game’s designers will add more features.

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Having started his career as a model, Kutcher quickly showed his comedy chops on the popular “That 70s Show,” as the pratfall-prone Michael Kelso. He went on to do film roles, both comedic and dramatic, but his penchant and gift for comedy won out over the years, as did his business acumen and professionalism in the industry.

Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones, along with Conchata Ferrell’s lovable housekeeper Berta, continue to quietly carry the heart of the show whose premise hinges around either a swarthy cad or a bumbling billionaire with good looks. Though, Kutcher’s good looks are somewhat undercover of beard and long hair. It seems, though, that the character of Alan now has to compensate for the loss of Charlie, as Ashton Kutcher’s Walden Schmidt is less adept with women as Alan’s character once was.

Sheen was released from the hit sitcom due to his ongoing and ever-conflicting personal and lifestyle issues, and producers, thinking they had shored up a stalwart and steady figure in Kutcher, it now seems that Kutcher is going through his own personal issues with the estrangement from his wife Demi Moore, it seems that he may suffer his own distractions. Thankfully for “Two and a Half Men’s” producers, it does not seem likely that Ashton Kutcher will fling himself so far off the rails as Charlie Sheen managed to do to himself.

Nominated in the Pop/Rock category, Justin lost out to Bruno Mars, but his actress/singer, girlfriend made up for it as the couple shared a number of sweet and tender moments on and off stage. And he didn’t let losing effect his mood or performance, as Beiber sang his rendition of “Mistletoe” for the crowd. Selena Gomez started her career as Gianna in Barney and Friends and then appeared in minor roles on Spy Kids 3D and starred in the telivision movie, Another Cinderella Story, and now has made a name for herself as a singer who has gone Platinum with her hit single, “Who Says“. Selena’s proving to be a great friend as well with supporting the Canadian born pop singer in his decision to have a DNA test to prove he’s not the daddy of Mariah Yeater’s baby. Even though the suit has been dropped by Yeater, Justin still went through with the testing…just to assure there would not be allegations of his parenthood in the future.
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Perry debuted “The One That Got Away” on November 11, 2011 at her appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The video has been made available for viewing online for anyone interested in seeing the movie, which is set to be released in theaters everywhere November 23, 2011.

During January 2012, Katy is planning on doing a concert in Jakarta. Tickets will be going on sale in a couple weeks for this event, and with only 9,000 seats available they are sure to go fast. After winning the MTV European Music Award more and more people are flocking to listen to her music. She is an amazing actress and musician who continues to impress everyone with her talent.

Don’t forget to vote for Katy Perry in the 2012 People’s Choice Awards; she has been nominated in seven different categories. It seems as if there is nothing that this beauty can’t do. She was voted number eight on the 2011 Askmen Top 99 “Most Desirable Women” list. She has a beauty about that her that people everywhere envy. Even though she was born a blonde, she is known for her colorful outfits and wigs. Her cat, Kitty Purry, is one of the most important things in her life and even has its own blog.

Perry will continue to grow in the music industry and expand her talents in acting as the years go by. You can continue to read about Perry and everything she is going to be doing in the coming years by checking her out online.

After beginning her carrier as one of Barney’s best friends, Selena Gomez has worked on several television shows, including “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” and “Hannah Montana”. In 2007, Selena was given her own show on the Disney Channel, “Wizards of Waverly Place“. The show was a hit and still holds a firm place on the network schedule. Gomez has also appeared in several of Disney’s movie adventures, one of the latest being in 2009, “The Princess Protection Program”. Demi Lavato appears in the movie as well, making it a must see for any teen who claims to be a true fan.

In addition to her busy acting schedule, Selena Gomez also spends time pursuing a singing career. Her song, “Love You Like a Love Song” has shown Gomez has singing talent to accompany her acting. Gomez has had several songs hit the charts that have become popular with teens everywhere. “Who Says” and “Hit the Lights” are also on her best selling album, “When the Sun Goes Down”.

In 2009, Selena Gomez combined both sides of her career recording several songs for the soundtrack to “Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie”, while playing her character from the series, Alex Russo.

Staying firmly in the public eye, Gomez shows no sign of slowing down. With two albums under her belt and a bevy of television and film credits stacking up in her corner, she is handling her fledgling career like a seasoned professional. Gomez is taking her newfound fame in stride and enjoying every minute of it.

During the press conference, Humphries eluded to his break-up with Kardashian by saying, “As you all know, this has been a difficult time in my life, and I’m so grateful for my friends at Sector for their unwavering support.” Of course, reporters at the press conference were eager to hear what else he had to say about his ex. However, Humphries refused to talk any further about his quick 72 day marriage and divorce to Kardashian.

One thing to help the NBA star get over his break-up? A new endorsement deal reported to be in the area of $150,000. The NBA star is excited to work with the Sector brand and plans to continue work with his charity, the Kris Humphries Foundation. The goal of the foundation is to end childhood obesity.

Although the star is on hiatus from the NBA due to the lockout, he continues to follow a strict fitness regimen to stay in shape. He trains on a daily basis and promises he will be ready to tear up the court whenever the lockout ends.

It is expected that Humphries will gradually make his way back into the public eye. He sent out his first tweet since the divorce was announced. The tweet announced his excitement as being part of the Sector team. Kim on the other hand has been having a less than stellar month. This past week she was named in a lawsuit that claims she made false claims to endorse the hair removal product TRIA, and her former publicist stated that her 72 day marriage was a sham staged by the reality starlet.

As soon as the split was announced, a multitude of women have come out of the woodwork stating they were involved with James during his relationship with Kat. As of now, there are 19 women that have spoken up, but there is no way to know if that will be the end of the list. It was time that the 29 year old tattoo artist moved on to better avenues, and everyone can see why.

Bullock and James split after almost 6 years of marriage. The downward spiral began when she found out he was cheating on her with a stripper. The Monster Garage star and Von D had a relationship that was on again off again. Von D wanted to prove the world wrong about James, but in the end it was her that was proven wrong.

Von D wanted to believe that James was not the person that the media was portraying him to be, but he only proved how right the media was. After the split,  Kat has been accumulating a long list of names of  the women that he was with while they were together. Who knws how far this list will continue, but at least Kat Von D will be able to save herself all of the heartaches and headaches of being with someone who obviously doesn’t want to commit to her.

Kat is aware of what everyone must be thinking about her right now, but she knows that it was a mistake being with James and she has definitely paid for it and learned a valuable lesson. Everything in life comes with a lesson and she has definitely received hers.

In this new release, you play Jackson “Jack” Rourke, and you’re driving to save your life. After things turn ugly between Jack and a strange crime organization, he becomes a wanted man. Jack owes lots of money to this organization… and he doesn’t have the cash to pay them back, so through the grapevine Jack hears about an illegal street racing event that’s aptly called “The Run.” He enters the race because it’s the only way he can stay alive, and hopefully make enough money to pay off his debt to this crime organization.

The game play

In the game, you’re driving in an illegal race across the country. The only rules are to drive fast, stay away from the police, and trust no one because there are no friends to be found here. In this game, you are actually going to be racing to real destinations, a first for this franchise. Some of the places you’ll be racing through include Las Vegas, Detroit, and Denver and of course you’re starting out in California and finishing in NY.

The driving in this game is more “real world” rather than an arcade experience. There are times in the game where drivers actually get out of the car, and are involved in quick time events that require drivers to finish events on foot. The multi player mode in this game allows up to 16 players (that’s a lot of cars!) playing at one time in an online match.

If you really need a reason to go out and buy Need for Speed The Run, just take a close look at this trailer from none other than Michael Bay. After watching it, you’ll go running to the nearest video game store and buy your copy of this game right away.

The reason the suit was dropped? The pop singer’s legal team threatened to sue Mariah Yeater. This prompted Yeater to drop the suit last week along with incriminating text messages between Yeater and a friend. Yeater advised the friend to erase all messages. The incriminating messages refer to a Robbie as the actual father of Yeater’s baby. Robbie is an ex-boyfriend of Yeater who the mother had previously stated was the father of her son. The mother promises a big payday to the friend if he does not release the messages. Bieber has not ruled out legal action against the 20 year old mother. He wants to ward off any future claims that attempt to extort money.

Although the suit has been dropped, Bieber still insisted on taking a DNA test to prove he’s not the father. The singer stated he doesn’t mind taking the test even though he is not required by law to do so. The test was taken over the weekend and after the results, Bieber may decide to go ahead with his lawsuit against Yeater. This could add to Yeater’s legal woes. Her attorneys dropped her as a client this week and she faces battery charges for an altercation with Robbie, the proposed real father of her baby.

The good news couldn’t come at a better time for the teen pop sensation. He has a new holiday album in stores and a media blitz with Christmas events to promote the record. The singer has contended that he was not the father throughout the case.

Reuben Studdard, the Velvet Teddy Bear who won the hearts of American viewers on Season 2 of American Idol, has filed for divorce from his wife of just three years, Surata Zuri McCants. Studdard filed the divorce petition in his home state of Alabama, citing ‘Irreconcilable Differences.’

Studdard and McCants met in 2006 in an Atlanta-area WalMart where Studdard was greeting fans and signing CDs. “Her best friend was one of my biggest fans,” Studdard once told World Entertainment News Network. “My wife was a flight attendant at the time. (Her friend called) crying because she couldn’t get off of work to get her CD signed. So my wife said that she would come and do it and she came through the line and told me the story about her friend and how much she loved me and I looked up and was just like, ‘Yo, what about you?’”

The couple wed in Birmingham, Alabama (Studdard’s hometown) in June 2008 at the Canterbury United Methodist Church. They have no children. Sources say McCants has been living in the Smyrna, GA area since June of this year. His publicist confirmed the split, saying simply: “Ruben and Zuri have gone their separate ways.”

Professionally, we haven’t heard much from Studdard lately; however, his publicist says Studdard has been working on a new project, ‘Letter from Birmingham’ , which is set for release sometime in early 2012. In fact, he collaborated on one of the songs with the late rapper Heavy D. This weekend, Studdard’s hometown of Birmingham will host the “Ruben Studdard Celebration Weekend”, featuring a half-marathon (in which Studdard will participate), a pasta dinner and casino night. The goal of the event is to bring health, wellness and fun to Birmingham.

Tiffany’s Disney co-star, Demi Lovato, was one of eight bridesmaids at her wedding who all wore violet dresses and bouquets to match. And speaking of bouquets, rumors are fueling that Lovato might be next to walk down the aisle ever since the Disney star caught the bridal bouquet. Although Lovato has been keeping mum about her love life, she has made no effort to hide it. Recently she has been seen with her ex-boyfriend, Wilmer Valderrama, who was also in attendance at the wedding. The former lovebirds were definitely in couple mode according to eyewitnesses there. Maybe she should hang on to that bouquet if things should continue to get serious between her and Valderrama.

Tiffany Thornton made her debut in acting when she appeared in several television shows such as “Desperate Housewives”, “8 Simple Rules”, “American Dream” and “The O.C.”. She also played a part in the Disney Channel Original Movie, “Hatching Pete”. The actress and singer/songwriter became a household name with her co-starring role in the popular Disney Channel series, “Sonny with a Chance”. After her co-star, Demi Lovato, quit the aforementioned series, it was announced that the spin-off series, “So Random!”, would premiere in June 2011. In the Disney spin-off series, Tiffany has revised her role as Tawni Hart, a girl who likes to be the center of attention.

Although Cooper claims he is a single man these days, he was previously married to actress Jennifer Espositio for several months from 2006 to 2007. He was in a relationship with Renee Zellweger for over a year before they broke up in March 2011. Lately he had been seen with Jennifer Lopez, however they both denied that they were dating. It must be true since latest reports are that Lopez has a 24 year old boyfriend.

Harry’s Law is the brain child of creator David E. Kelley who is responsible for bringing us such programs as “Picket Fences,” “Chicago Hope,” “The Practice,” and, of all things, “Ally McBeal.” Kelley is just one of a very select few screenwriters who have had their creations appear on the top four television networks,  those being CBS, ABC, NBC, and the FOX television network.

The show stars Kathy Bates as Harry, a once well-paid top-shelf Patent Lawyer who lost passion for the work she did. In the series pilot, Harry gets fired from her job but finds a new passion when she starts her own small law firm…out of a little shoe store. Harry is a weary and sarcastic person who works with a group of young attorneys who she’s taken on to work in her office.

One of Bates’s co-stars on the show is someone many of you may recognize: actor Christopher McDonald of the HBO series “Boardwalk Empire” which airs on Sunday nights. McDonald plays the role of Thomas “Tommy” Jefferson an egotistical, overly paid plaintiff’s attorney whose known as much for his over the top television commercials as he is for his theatrical courtroom antics.

It’s amusing how the critics have reacted to Kelley latest show. They seem to either feel that it’s another of his vehicles which takes a “cartoon approach” to some of the drama during the courtroom scenes of the show, or just talk about the show not representing “the vision” that Kelley’s described to them during press junkets that they’d been a part of when visiting the studio during the show’s premier.

In any case the critics are paid to be critics, and when they love something it’s almost a given that the viewing audience is going to hate it and vice-versa. So maybe this time the viewers are the ones who win this one with a full season of a show that they “get,” and the critics just can’t figure out.

Model and reality show star Kendall Jenner found herself partying with friends and her famous Kardashian family this past weekend at Hollywood’s Andaz Hotel. To top off the birthday bash, the excited teen was presented a 2012 Black Range Rover–complete with a gigantic red bow.

Her birthday bash did include a charity element benefiting Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Featured performer for the night was rapper Tyga. Each of Kendall’s Birthday Party guests received a Sugar Factory giftbag, along with black duffle bags filled with some of Kendall’s favorite things, like Featherlocks feather hair extensions.

Mom, Kris Jenner, hinted prior to the birthday bash that Kendall would likely get a new set of wheels. “Every teenager wants a car when they turn 16, because it gives them that sense of freedom,” said mom, Kris. “Kendall has to ask to be driven everywhere and her school’s kind of far away from where we live, so I think it would be a good thing for Kendall to have some wheels. So it just depends. She’s such a great kid.”

As she blew out the candles on her super-sized purple and white Sweet 16 cake, Kendall’s big sister Kim Kardashian presented the young fashionista with her very first pair of Louboutin’s. Kim flew in from Atlanta, where she’s been filming scenes for Tyler Perry’s upcoming movie, “Marriage Counselor.” Also on hand for the big birthday blowout were sisters Khloe Kardashian Odom  with her husband Lamar Odom, and Kourtney Kardashian with long-time boyfriend Scott Disick. Brother Rob Kardashian, sister Kylie and, of course, her mom and dad, Kris and Bruce Jenner, were also present.

Also for her birthday weekend, Kendall (along with sister Kylie) was awarded Hollywood Style’s Most Stylish Sister Award, presented to them by none other than big sister Khloe. She also fit in time to attend the ‘Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’ premier.

In Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, you’re going to have the chance to fight with a new expanded roster of heroes and villains. The fighting roster includes 12 new fighting legends from both the Capcom and Marvel universes including Capcom’s Firebrand, Strider, and Nemesis while Marvel’s legends include Ghost Rider, Doctor Strange, and Nova .

The graphics for the game are the cartoonish style that many of the fans of this particular franchise prefer (I’m one of those people) and you can check out those graphics in this awesome trailer for the game that should make you salivate for more multiple combo action goodness!

There are different dimensions to the playfield because the backgrounds are three dimensional, while the characters and the game play in general remain in the 2-D mode, and this really does not detract from your overall gaming experience.

The game play is basically the same as in previous versions in this franchise, as you choose a roster of three fighters in this version that go head to head with either the computer choices or with your buddy. The “Tag Team” feature again is being utilized in this game, and allows you to switch out one combatant for another to save a character for another battle.

The “Assist” feature is pretty cool and allows you to call in an off screen character to utilize their “special move” during combat and this is accomplished by using the assist button to bring that character into play.

Of course Capcom has included several modes of play in this game including Arcade, Training, Versus and a Heroes and Heralds mode. All in all, this game is an improvement over its predecessor and deserves your attention…this game is guaranteed to not disappoint!

The reason for the split from Warner is unknown at this time, but you have to wonder if Warner did something to alienate Eddie Van Halen, or if the band just got tired of being with the label. In any case with the signing of the band to this new record label there is talk of the band finally releasing a new album with their original lead singer David Lee Roth.

This would be the first new album with Roth providing the vocals since the bands album “1984” was released. And while we’re talking about Roth, apparently Mr. Roth actually was able to axe a deal that had been in the works for the band to sign with Columbia Records.

It’s been reported that Roth simply could not sign with a record label that was not on the west coast, and so because of the importance to the bands plans and the fact that Roth was going to have his hands full as the bands future marketing machine, the band decided to keep their lead singer happy and sign with Interscope.

Before their reunion with lead singer Roth, the band had a reunion with their former lead singer (and my personal favorite) the “Red Rocker” Sammy Hagar back in 2003-2005. This resulted in some new songs that were recorded by the band (without original bassist Michael Anthony) with Eddie playing the bass parts himself. This led to a reunion tour in 2004 and the tour did well generating 55 million dollars, but Eddie’s problems with alcohol led to a break at the end of that tour and Hagar and Anthony leaving the band for good.

In week nine of season 13, the pressure was on as the four semifinalists performed two individual routines and an energetic cha-cha relay. Unfortunately, JR Martinez and World Cup player, Hope Solo didn’t fair as well dancing with injuries that affected their performance. But Kardashian’s confidence seemed to soar as the judges had nothing but praise for him. Len commented that he was “finishing strong” as Rob’s mom, Kris Jenner, fought back tears, clearly proud of her son’s performance. Transformed from a goofy boy to a handsome, young man in a matter of weeks, Rob was supported by his famous family and apparently it’s his time to shine. Growing up with three older sisters, who are successful in their own right, has been difficult to say the least and appearing on the family reality show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, has not always put him in the best light. The tide has shifted, though, and Rob has discovered a hidden talent and a surge of quiet confidence through his journey on the show. It seems as though he’s about to make quite a name for himself.

From the looks of the latest photo, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree with little Harper looking like she already has her own sense of style just like her famous Mommy. Being this is her only daughter Victoria must be in heaven now that she gets to choose feminine clothes for her little girl and with all her millions she must have a closet full of designer baby clothes. One look at little Harper and there is no denying that she is adorably cute and looks like a mix of both her mother and father, David Beckham, whom she obviously has wrapped around her little pinkie.

Putting her days as a former singer/songwriter with the Spice Girls behind her, Victoria Beckham seems to be enjoying her life as a Mother to her brood of four. Besides her daughter, she has four sons, Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz, Victoria is often spotted out with her kids.

Black Sabbath reached the top of the charts in both their native country of England, as well as the rest of the world until 1979, when front man Ozzy Osbourne was fired for his erratic behavior. Since then, the group has had a revolving door of members, but in 1998, the original four members reunited for the first time in nearly twenty years, continuing to tour off and on in the early 2000s.

This new reunion tour corresponds with England’s Download Festival, a 3 day musical event that celebrates ten years of the ability to download music. The event is considered a follow up to the Monsters of Rock event, which was held within England between 1980 and 1996; the sponsers have also sponsered the 2002 Ozzfest concert, named for Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy.

The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, marking their list of achievements in the industry as a pioneer of metal. They have been ranked as the greatest metal band of all time by MTV and placed second in VHI’s 100 Greatest Artists of Rock, behind Led Zepplin.

Recording hasn’t begun yet on the new album, nor has a name been given, however the band’s announcement has quelched rumors of a reunion that have been going on for months.

A popular teen celebrity such as Demi Lovato has set her sights on new goals, with trying new music concepts in order to stay on top of the most celebrated teens. She has goals that just may work for her. She wants to widen her spectator audiences with R&B music, and concentrate on family friendly music. She plans on shelving her love of Rock and Metal music for the time being. To keep in the spotlight, Demi and boyfriend Joe will sing a duet on American Idol this coming week.

The hottest teen celebrities today are keeping their popularity going through twitter, YouTube, and gossip blogs. Access these sites to stay on top of what is hot in the teen buzz arena. Demi says, “Ignore all the gossip, its not true”, so she does not let it bother her.

It seems that the oldest of the Jonas Brothers has been keeping a low profile ever since he became a married man. After meeting in 2007 while on vacation in the Bahamas. Kevin and Danielle dated for a year before they got engaged when he proposed to her on her doorstep with a three-carat diamond ring. They tied the knot in December 19, 2009 in an elaborate ceremony in Long Island’s Oheka Castle. He hinted about having kids by making the comment, “It’s nothing we’ve shied away from. It’s something we want to do at some point. Not right now for us, but it will happen in the future. When it does it will be great.”

So just what is it about this latest addition to the series that has gamers going wild about it?

The Game

Call of duty of course is a first person shooter, and of what red-blooded American man, teen or woman doesn’t enjoy one of those for sheer mass destruction. The thing about this edition of the game is that it’s got a very realistic near future combat setting, and the combatants are mostly made up of American forces, with the Russians as the protagonists in the conflict. American forces get to clash with the Russian Federation all across the globe.

Game play

Machine gun shooting is what you’re getting here in this edition of the game. Most of the characters from the last outing are still here in this edition, so you will be able to play as Captain Price, Yuri, and Nikolai. Since this is a direct sequel to the previous Modern Warfare, in this edition you will be completing the storyline that was started in that edition and its predecessor.

Your objective in the single player mode of the game is to defeat Ultranationalist Vladimir Makarov. Makarov is still manipulating the Russian Federation, as they continue their campaign to ultimately control the United States. Makarov’s only intention is to dominate the entire world, and your mission is to do whatever it takes to make sure that doesn’t happen.

Multi-player Mode

The multi-player mode in this edition has been expanded upon and made bigger. The gun on gun shooting this time around makes this multi-player mode that much better, and it allows for much more game strategy when you’re trying to decide upon a squad approach to take down your foes.

Pick up bonuses for Stringing Attacks

Get bonuses for taking out multiple targets. Kills have been turned into Point streaks, and this rewards players both for landing kills and completing missions successfully.

Add into the mix the ability to unlock different weapons and accessories as you gain experience and you’ve got a game that any die-hard shooter fan will play again and again.

And just as an enticement there is talk that there may be secret hidden maps from previous editions of this game, but at this point they are just thing that are rumored of in some of the chat rooms that follow this game, but it’s something to think about and should drive players to complete more missions to unlock theses hidden gems.

“Hands” continues the storyline that has really heated up this series, making it the nest season thus far for this series that focuses on the biker gang lifestyle and mentality. So let’s get to the additional episode that was added to this season first.

According to FX’s executive vice president, Nick Grad, “[Series creator] Kurt [Sutter] asked us to consider adding an extra episode to fully close this current chapter of the Sons saga. By adding the extra episode, it wraps up a magnificent season in extraordinary fashion. This is a real bonus for fans of the series.”

Tuesday’s Season Finale is going to be an explosive 90 minute episode, and Kurt Sutter apparently was able to get that extra episode ordered by FX, only after he had sent an angry Tweet that mentioned the fact that the finale had enough action and storyline to fill a full two hours and did not understand why FX could only devote 90 minutes for the episode.

After the botched attempted murder of Jax’s wife Tara (played by Maggie Siff) put into motion by Clay (Ron Pearlman), well, let’s just say that all hell has broken loose within the “Sons” biker club. My guess as to the season’s finale of course focuses around the “family” dynamics between Jax, Tara, Clay and Gemma.

I can see Jax exacting revenge against Clay, not only for the attempted murder of Tara, but his beating of Gemma (Katy Segal) who just happens to be his mother! I think that this episode will just place these characters in a much more uncomfortable situation that will carry over into season five, which FX has already ordered.

Katy Perry just celebrated her one-year wedding anniversary on October 23rd.   She and Russell Brand were married in India and plan to return to the country for a romantic trip to celebrate their anniversary.  She says that they need to spend some quality time together since their hectic shedules has been kind of tough on their relationship. The couple first met in 2008 when Perry did a cameo appearance for one of her husband’s films.   The started dating a year later when they met again at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2009 when Brand was the host.  After a whirlwind relationship, the couple became engaged just 3 months later while they were on vacation in India.

Known as the Queen of Pop, the multi-talented singer, songwriter, and actress, became famous in 2008 with her hit single, “I Kissed a Girl”.  She went on to record other hit singles such as “Teenage Dream” and “California Gurls”.  Just recently, Perry debuted her new music video for her single, “The One Who Got Away” in which she plays an elderly woman looking back on missed romantic opportunity.  She announced that she will be performing a free concert  on November 23rd  which she has dubbed it, “Katy Perry Gives Thanks”, at the Staples Center on November 23rd to express her gratitude to her fans

Born Miles Dewey Davis III, the legendary jazz trumpeter was born in Illinois to an affluent African American family. The son of a dentist (father) and a blues pianist (mother), Davis’ interest in music started around age 13 with his mother’s encouragement. His mother wanted him to learn to play piano; however, Davis’ father brought home a trumpet (which his wife reportedly hated). Still in high school, he was brought on to play third trumpet with Billy Eckstein’s band (both Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker were band members at this time). Upon his graduation, Miles Davis would move to New York to attend the Juilliard School of Music.

While Miles Davis is widely regarded as one of jazz music’s great innovators, he–like many of his peers–struggled with both heroin and cocaine addictions. He supported his drug habit partially through his music and partially (for a time) by living as a hustler. Tales of his constant womanizing was widely known. The film aims to highlight the man and his music in much the same way that ‘Walk the Line’ did for Johnny Cash and ‘Ray’ for Ray Charles. George Tillman Jr.’s most recent biopic was ‘Notorious’ which brought the life of rapper Christopher Wallace, known to his fans as Biggie Smalls, a.k.a. Notorious B.I.G.

Actor Don Cheadle (of ‘Crash’ and ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ fame) was reportedly working on his own Miles Davis project alongside another of Davis’ sons, Erin. It seems that Cheadle ran into difficulty financing the already scripted project.

If this child belongs to Gibson it will not be the first time he has fathered a baby out of wedlock.  While he was married he had an affair with Russian pianist Oksana Grigorieva who became pregnant with their child and later filed a restraining order against Gibson after she accused him of domestic violence.  In addition to this child and possibly another one on the way, Gibson is also the father of seven children from his 26 year marriage to his wife, Robyn, and the grandfather of 3.  Besides his  fling with Bellizzi, Gibson is rrumored to be dating actress, Azita Ghanizada, who is 20 years younger them him.

Ever since Pippa caused a sensation when she was photographed from behind while wearing a figure-hugging gown during her sister, Kate’s wedding to Prince William, she has become a media darling who seem to follow her everywhere she goes.  And the tabloids can’t get enough of this girl who up until the royal wedding had managed to stay in her famous sister’s shadow.   However nowadays, Pippa seems to relish being in the spotlight as she continues to keep the tabloids abuzz with her latest style and her love life.  She may not be married to the future King of England like her sister, however she just might become one of the most famous royal in-law in history since it doesn’t look like her star will fade anytime soon.

Produced and distributed by Konami, a company long recognized for their arcade games, Metal Gear Solid burst onto the video gaming scene back in 1998 for the Sony Playstation. Metal Gear Solid has spawned at least four sequels and another few special edition releases and collections.

Now the folks from Konami are bringing a whole new Metal Gear Solid to a console system near you sometime in 2012. This time around the player is going to be controlling a new character, Raiden (dare I mention that there is a certain character in another game with the same name) and that this character is a cyborg that was last seen in Metal Gear Solid 4, but in this latest incarnation Raiden’s appearance is much harder looking than when last we saw him.

Konami states that the game play is going to be more fast paced and the cut scenes will be much shorter. The game will focus on two elements of play that they feel will make the game play more exciting for the gamer: Sword fighting will be more important in this game along with a totally different approach to the “Stealth” aspect of game play that will supposedly be much faster and add more overall action to game play.

I don’t want to give too much more away as far as the details of this game are concerned, especially since we are presumably waiting (in my own estimation) that this game will not hit the stores until at least the second quarter of 2012, but I want to leave you with this …the trailer that I viewed from the last E-3 show looked awesome and (again dare I say this) Fatality!

Blake and Miranda seem to be a ‘match made in heaven’.  The talented duo started dating in 2006 when they met at the CMT’s 100 Greatest Duets Concerts.  They became engaged 4 years later in May 2010 after Blake asked for her father’s blessing.  They exchanged vows the following year on May 14, 2001 in front of 550 people including many celebrities in attendance.  Blake made his debut as a singer in 2001 with his hit single, “Austin”.  In 2005, Miranda made her debut with the single, “Me and Charlie Talking”.  In 2008, the country singers have recorded and co-wrote a duet, “Bare Skin Rug” for his album, “Startin Fires” and have sang a few background vocals for each other songs.

Congratulations to Blake and Miranda for winning the CMA awards!

Besides being famous for his acting skills and numerous movie roles, George Clooney is also known for being popular with the ladies.  The former  “Sexiest Man Alive”  was previously married to actress Talia Balsam from 1989 to 1993 and has said he will never get married again.   He has been in several relationships through the years.   His most recent relationships starting from 2000 to 2005, Clooney was involved in an on-and-off relationship with British model Lisa Snowdon.  He then went on to a relationship with Sara Larson from 2007 to 2008 and his last breakup was with Elisabetta Canalis, whom he dated from 2009 to 2011.   His latest girlfriend, Stacy Kiebler, has tweeted about their “hot and heavy romance”.

The Australian beauty has been known as one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels since 2007.   Her lastest appearance on the  runway is her first after taking a one-year hiatus while she was expecting her son, Flynn.  According to Kerr,  “I feel better than ever. I feel healthier than I’ve ever felt.  It was wonderful to have a bit of time off after I was pregnant and having Flynn. But now I’m back in the swing of things and it feels good.”  She has been married to actor Orlando Bloom since July 2010.

Jonathan Lipnicki may be all grown up these days, but he certainly hasn’t lost his cuteness even without the glasses.  According to the latest photos of him,  we can assume that he acquired his toned physique from hard work at the gym where in addition to pumping iron he has also been training in Mixed Martial Arts.  According to his website he competes to a high standard of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  From the looks of things this is one former child/teen star who hasn’t taken the path to self destruction and hopefully he will continue down the right path.

After his rise to fame at the age of six for his breakout role in the 1996 Tom Cruise movie, “Jerry Maguire”, the actor is also known for his roles in the films, “Stuart Little” and “Stuart Little 2″, “The Little Vampire”, ”Like Mike”, and many others.  He also made appearances in television shows such as ”The Single Guy”,  “Meego”,  ”The Jeff Foxworthy Show”, “The Rosie O’Donnell Show”, and episodes in “Dawson’s Creek”.   Lately, the actor has been focusing mostly on independent films.

After the events that occurred in the last adventure of Assassin’s Creed, Desmond Miles, Lucy Stillman, Rebecca Crane and Shaun Hastings manage to escape a calculated attack from the Templars. The group travel to Monteriggioni, which is a walled town in the area of Tuscany, Italy. The group establishes a new hideout in the ruins of the Villa Auditore. After they get power running through their new hideout, they begin their new adventure in earnest.

The game play for this latest edition pretty much uses the same mechanics that have been popular in the first two installments of the game. The game play is still based upon the movements that use parkour movements, the melee fighting system, assassinations and the useful techniques of stealth and crowd blending. The game also features a duel play mode which is offered for the first time in this game and of course has the single player mode which offers at least 40 hours of game play.

New things that are a part of this game is the ability to recruit new members to the cause. This is carried out by destroying any of fifteen “Borgia Towers,” that are scattered around Rome, where you can find a papal soldier stationed. Rescued a disgruntled captive citizen and then as needed, send that citizen to anyplace in Europe to carry out an assignment that you ask them to do…usually an assignation. Yes, more points!

There is much more to this game then what I’ve shared with you here in this short review, but let me just say that the folks from UBI Soft (yes those fun people who were responsible for the original Rayman game) are already preparing another installment in this series for 2012.

The original members of the band included front man and rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley, Bassist and resident Demon, Gene Simmons, the literal “Cat” behind the skins, Peter Criss, and of course, probably the most talented of the four, lead guitarist Ace Frehley.

Over the years, the band Kiss has gone through its own internal struggles and both original band members Criss and Frehley had left the band, later to return in the late 90’s to reunite and again become literally the “Hottest Band” in the world. Unfortunately as with most things in life, the band’s much anticipated reunion did not last and Frehley and Criss would again leave the band I’m guessing for the final time.

Now Paul “Ace” Frehley has come out with a tell all book of sorts called “No Regrets,” and gives fans of the Space Ace a look behind the makeup. And when the greasepaint and the costume are removed you just have the man…Paul Frehley.

The book so far has received some mixed reviews as many fans of Frehley thought that this was going to be a tell-all book about Kiss and expected Frehley to basically trash his old band. Instead, what we get in this book is a look at what happens when you give into the excesses of fame. Frehley reveals a lot of himself in this book, including much of his own insecurities and the demons that he fought in regard to his drinking.

I remember hearing about the band getting back together, but I did not witness the press conference that the band held on the USS Intrepid in Manhattan. I did, however, see the Farewell Tour in Hershey Park in Pennsylvania and it was just amazing to see them back together for the first time in many years.

I hope that Ace continues to stay sober and record original music for the fans, because that’s what we expect from the Space Ace with “No Regrets” on our part either.

They’ve also been known for some of the most memorable character creations ever found on a videogame system, but it greatest character creation was and still is Sonic the Hedgehog. I remember the first time I dropped the original “Sonic the Hedgehog” game into my Sega Genesis. I played that first level so quickly that I had to do it another three times to keep track of all that was happening on my television screen.

Well if you’re a fan of Sonic, then get ready to experience some of that fast paced game play all over again as the masters of the arcade experience get ready to reacquaint you with your favorite hedgehog with an attitude.

Sonic Generations is a celebration of sorts for Sonic as we get to celebrate 20 years of Sonics’ existence as a console game character. Some of what you’ll find in this game includes two different version of your favorite hedgehog. That’s right in this game you can either play as “Classic “or as “Modern” Sonic and learn to master the moves of both versions of your favorite hedgehog. Game play involving the original Sonic come in its original 2D format, while the game play of modern Sonic is full tilt 3D and the graphics for both versions are just fantastic.

Some of the game stages included in the game includes the Green Hill zone, the Speed Highway and the Sky Sanctuary. I actually saw some bosses that I do not recognize from past game versions, so I imagine that Sega has given fans of our favorite hedgehog some additional surprises for their 20^th anniversary celebration.

Watching the official video on Sega’s website almost made my mouth drool with all of its Sonic goodness. The best thing is that this game is out right now and available for all gaming platforms which in and of itself is just amazing considering that at one point in its history, you would never have caught a certain hedgehog on any console gaming system  that a certain plumber and his ape nemesis would be a part of.

This latest incident has tongue waggings that there might be a future heir in the making.   And the reason is there is the possibility that Kate’s refusal to eat the peanut is because she is aware that it is recommended that pregnant women avoid peanuts to prevent the development of allergies in their offsprings.  If the rumors are true this time that Kate is expecting, whether it’s a boy or girl, the future heir will be able to ascend the throne.   Recently, it was agreed that a firstborn daughter should be Queen even if she has younger brothers.

Almost a year ago on November 16th William proposed to Kate.  After a fairytale wedding on April 29th, the royal couple are admired everywhere they go.  William may be the future King of England, but it’s his bride who turns heads and keeps the media on their toes.  After her first solo engagement a few days ago, there was speculation about a scar on her head, which the palace confirmed to be from a childhood operation.

Freundlich went on to say that while Urban will, indeed, keep all currently scheduled one-song appearances until his surgery, performances requiring him to sing multiple songs will have to wait.  Those multiple-song appearances will be rescheduled for next year.  Keith Urban is currently scheduled to perform at the Country Music Association Awards next week, on November 9.  He has been nominated for both CMA Entertainer of the Year as well as Male Vocalist of the Year.

Urban’s surgery comes right on the heels of a number of other music celebrities who have faced similar challenges that also resulted in surgery.  For instance, just last month, John Mayer underwent surgery to remove a granuloma (which is an inflamed nodule or tumor-like mass) just above his vocal chords.  In addition to cancelling shows, Mayer also had to postpone the release of his new project, ‘Born and Raised’ (originally scheduled for release in October 2011). Grammy-winning artist Adele was forced to cancel all her remaining 2011 performances due to a hemorrhaged vocal chord.  This summer, R. Kelly also underwent emergency throat surgery to drain away an abscess on his tonsils.

Ripa, who played the role of Hayley Vaughan for 12 years on ABC’s much lauded soap opera All My Children; and she also had landed the role of Faith Fairfield on another ABC show Hope & Faith. It seems that ABC and Ripa have a love affair with one another as the television host of “Live with Regis and Kelly.” With the impending departure of the “Reeg” this month, the popular syndicated show has decided to make sure that it keeps Ripa around for quite a while, so they have Ripa in a contract that will have her continue to be the host of what will very shortly become “Live! With Kelly” until they can find someone with enough personality to step into the vacant shows of Regis Philbin.

Regis Philbin has been one of the mainstays of Live for more than 20 years now and has hosted the show with previous co-host Kathy Lee Gifford who was on the show with Philbin for 15 years.

Ripa’s career as a television and soap star has lasted for more than 15 years, with her career actually beginning when she was able to land a role on “Dance Party USA.” But her career in television really began back in 1990 when she landed her first major acting role being cast as Haley Vaughn on “All My Children.”

Kelley first appeared with Regis on the show that he was hosting for ABC “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” where she was a celebrity playing for a charity cause. Later in 2001 Ripa got the chance to be a guest co-host on “Live” while the show was going through its issues with Kathy Lee Gifford. Later Ripa replaced Gifford as the show’s co-host opposite Regis.

There is a lot of speculation as to who is going to step into the shoes that Philbin leaves behind on the morning talk show that airs each weekday at 9am on ABC, but what we do know is that comedian and sometime actor Jerry Seinfeld will be on the program as a co-host starting on November 21-23^rd.

That man was Andy Rooney and Friday, at the age of 92 he has passed away. It’s been said that after Rooney finally said his last sweet goodnight to his television viewing audience on the weekly newsmagazine 60 Minutes that aired weekly on television station CBS after more than 33 years, he just had no reason to keep on going…it’s even been hinted that Rooney was dreading the day that he would have to end his commentaries on the popular newsmagazine.

CBS spokespeople have been commented as saying “He died Friday night, only a month after delivering his 1,097th and final televised commentary. While Rooney was popular with many of his viewers, sometimes his views and commentaries about what was making headlines in the news got him in hot water. But he could just as easily talk about such as “Air Travel,” the reasoning for “Why a Bank Needs an Important Name,” to something as whimsical as the clothes he had in his own closet.

Rooney had won four Emmy Awards, one of which he won for a piece he had written about of all things whether there actually was a real Mrs. Smith who actually made those pies that bared her name…and there wasn’t!

60 Minutes back in 1978 was looking for something that would add something extra to its weekly broadcast, and so they brought Rooney onto the show and his first commentary aired on July 2, 1978. His first commentary was about “people who keep track of how many people die in car accidents on holiday weekends.”

Rooney’s friend and colleague on 60 Minutes Steve Kroft had this to say about Rooney…” Andy always said he wanted to work until the day he died, and he managed to do it, save the last few weeks in the hospital”

We think it’s only fitting that we end this by letting you take a look at Andy’s final goodbye on 60 Minutes.

Band founder and lead singer Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus) posted this to MetalSucks.net: “It is with a sense of profound loss and tragedy that the members of GWAR must announce the passing of their longtime guitarist and beloved friend Cory Smoot, also known to thousands of metal fans worldwide as Flattus Maximus. Cory was found deceased this morning as the band prepared for a border crossing. There is no word as to the cause of death and the members of GWAR are completely shocked and devastated that this has occurred.”

The GWAR official site has yet to release, or likely discover, the cause of death. The official first hand account gives no clues such as heavy drug use or drinking the night before. Despite their extreme stage show and long running time GWAR has benefited from a solid following and cultural awareness throughout their 25 year career, garnering spots on talk shows and in movies like Empire Records. Their production company, Slave Pit, has put out huge amounts of multimedia and their stage show and costumes have inspired a museum exhibition. This monstrous band seems honestly devastated by the loss of one of their fellows. They have not yet made a determination as to whether their current tour will continue or not.

It’s said that she mysteriously took a hit to her skull (it couldn’t have had anything to do with the partying could it?) in a mystery incident…really?

Apparently Osbourne was released from the hospital sometime today, and Tweeted this about  the incident upon her release today…” Long story short I cracked my head open then kept passing out I have the all clear.”

Of course just about everyone should by now be familiar not just with Kelly, but also with her brother Jack Osborne as they both appeared on the now defunct (thank you) MTV series “The Osbournes.” More proof that MTV even back then in early 2002 was already just a façade of what it was origionally meant to be.

Kelly’s mom Sharon had this to say about her daughter’s mishap on her show “The Talk” on CBS…” The guy takes down her to dip, and as her dips her down, she hits her head on an amplifier…it split her head open.”

But to drive a point home about Ms. Osbourne, back near the end of October, she had a bout with Bronchitis and wound up taking some type of antibiotic in order to stave off the bronchitis and a sore throat and wound up tweeting this little tidbit to her followers…” The antibiotics in on are kicking my a** i feel like im walking around with weights on my ankles & wrists!”

And to even further highlight things she also tweeted this little ditty…”I tried all natural i hate taking antibiotics but according to my Dr (doctor) i almost gave myself pneumonia! i have really really bad bronchitis!”

All I can say is thank god that I’m not a spoiled Hollywood young adult celebrity, because I don’t think that I could take the scrutiny that comes with it.

The term describes an increasing number of former cable subscribers that have jumped ship to that of Internet TV services, such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. It was such a jump that many wondered if the Internet would sink the cable companies.

In recent years, cable companies have charged subscribers arms and legs for their basic to digital cable, making the services more expensive than that of online streaming video. Add any extra packages, such as Internet and phone service, the price can be astronomical.

The number one reason for the jump has been the economic turmoil that many in the US faced; one of the first expensives that people drop in a recession is that of entertainment. And if you’re spending upwards of $125 for cable, Netflix’s $16 price hike is still an attractive price when dropping a luxury. And as long as the economy continues to be stagnate, subscribers are likely to continue leaving, regardless if they are watching online or not watching anything at all.

This isn’t to say that cable is dead; it’s not actually, when you consider that even with the various online subscribers, many are still using cable to receive programming that they can’t get from the Internet. There’s been competition, not just with other cable companies, but phone companies that have gotten into the TV service. However, this has also gotten cable companies to begin offering lower tiered cable pricing, usually allowing for the basic services.

Cable won’t completely disappear and it will be certainly hard to tell where cable will be in the next few years until the economy recovers. For now, every entertainment realm – from TV to movies – will see a decline until people are able to spend once more.

Appearing on last week’s Ellen show, the band from the UK played several of their songs to the delight of not only their die-hard fans but to DeGeneres herself. Ellen even had the chance to do a rehearsal with the band. One of the songs the band performed was the song “Paradise,” which hit number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 as of last week, and the live performance on the show was well received by all. The bands video for Paradise, prominently featured on their web site, features a person dressed up in an elephant costume in the video, may escape my older sensibilities but never the less shows the bands musical talents for musicianship and lyric writing.

The band made up of just four members including lead vocalist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion. After meeting at the University College London, members Martin and Buckland began forming the band back in 1996, and after the addition of Berryman formed the band “Starfish” either in 1996 or 1997 and would later rename the band Coldplay in 1998 after Champion joined the band.

I have to say that it’s a bit surprising that the band has only released six albums in its eleven years together as a unit, but in retrospect the fact that Coldplay has another album on the Billboard Top 200 puts the band in some very respected company. Other bands that have this recognition include U2, The Beatles, The Dave Mathews Band and the Metal Monsters Metallica.

In a recent lawsuit, California woman Mariah Yeater, claims she had a sexual encounter with the pop sensation backstage after a concert at Los Angeles’ Staples Center last fall. Yeater, now 20 years old, claims Beiber’s bodyguards invited her backstage where she met the star. Yeater also claims Beiber told her shortly before the encounter that it would be his “first time”. The paternity lawsuit she filed requests the singer submit to a court-ordered DNA test and seeks financial support for her 3-month-old son, Tristyn Anthony Markhouse Yeater born July 6th. Justin Beiber’s personal fortune is currently estimated at $85 Million.

A representative for Beiber issued this statement: “While we haven’t yet seen the lawsuit, it’s sad that someone would fabricate, malicious, defamatory AND demonstrably false claims. We will vigorously pursue all available legal remedies to defend and protect Justin against these allegations.” Beiber, himself, took to Twitter recently, telling fans: “all the rumors…the gossip….I’m gonna focus on the positives….the music.”

Attorneys for Mariah Yeater, however, state that their client is pursuing a “modest and rightful claim” from the pop singer, adding: “There is credible evidence that Justin Bieber is in fact the father of her baby.”

The paternity lawsuit controversy threatens the singer’s clean-cut image. Canadian-born Beiber is a devout Christian who reportedly prays before his performances. Beiber has in the past used his influence to publicly renounce casual sex (his fan base is made primarily of millions of adoring teenage females). Also at issue: if Yeater’s claims are proven, she could face prosecution for statutory rape. At the time of the alleged incident, Yeater was 19 while Beiber was just 16. In California, the legal age of consent is 18.

Celebrity gossip sites are now reporting that a court date has been set for December 15th.

On her blog, she tells fans:  “Everyone that knows me knows that I’m a hopeless romantic! I love with all of my heart and soul. I want a family and babies and a real life so badly that maybe I rushed in to something too soon. I believed in love and the dream of what I wanted so badly. I felt like I was on a fast roller coaster and couldn’t get off when now I know I probably should have. I got caught up with the hoopla and the filming of the TV show that when I probably should have ended my relationship, I didn’t know how to and didn’t want to disappoint a lot of people.”

On Monday, October 31, Kardashian filed for divorce from husband Kris Humphries after only 72 days of marriage.  Court documents cite ‘irreconcilable differences’ and asks the court to reject any request from Humphries for spousal support.  Humphries is currently unemployed due to the NBA lockout; prior to this, he reportedly earned about $3.2 Million per year.  By contrast, the Kardashian empire reportedly pulled in over $65 Million last year alone.

Ironically, the October 31 divorce filing comes exactly one year—to the date—after the couple first met.  Kardashian was sitting courtside at a New Jersey Nets game last year when she noticed Humphries.  After setting the ball in motion, the pair were introduced and immediate began a whirlwind romance which led to a romantic engagement (complete with a 20.5 carat diamond ring) and culminating in a lavish California wedding on August 20, 2011.  The couple’s dream wedding was featured in a 4-part special on E! (the same network which airs Kardashian’s reality show).

Zooey met Gibbard who is the lead singer for the bands, “Death Cab for Cutie’s”, when their mutual music manager introduced them 3 years ago.   They were married in September 2009.  Gibbard said at the time of their first meeting that he thought she was beautiful after seeing her in movies and that he was “awestruck” that she was even  talking to him.   Now that they have separated does that mean he is no longer “awestruck”?

The multi-talented actress, singer/songwriter became known for her deadpan supporting roles in films and went on to play lead roles such as “Yes Man” and “Days of Summer”.   She is currently starring in the television sitcom, “New Girl”, where she plays the role of a girl who is trying to get over the breakup with her cheating boyfriend and moves in with 3 guys.  Sounds like a great way to forget about your cheating ex-boyfriend!

Besides singing and songwriting Zooey is also a musician who can play several instruments.  She has recorded two albums and often sings in her films

Originally, when the first home consoles hit the market, video games were played from the comfort of your couch (or the uncomfortable stance of standing while at an arcade); now however, gaming has gotten a lot more involved. Thanks to the introduction of the first generation Nintendo Wii, the way that gamers played was completely revolutionized. Players didn’t need to continue sitting on the couch or on the floor; they had to be up and moving, using their arms, legs, and body in order to play.

A few years later, both Microsoft and Sony introduced ways for their loyal gamers (as well as those who may have gone over to their rival) to experience the same no controller atmosphere. The Kinect and the Move respectively have gone a little further, with the Kinect being able to detect a player’s motions through their sensor. This allows for players to actually feel as though they are in the game, without needing the use of the controller.

The Move is similar, though it does require a motion sensor device that is similar to the Wii’s remote. In any case, players aren’t tied to a controller any more or at least, a controller that isn’t tied to their console. The level of gaming has also risen in order to accomodate this new, moving gamer. New games such as fitness and dancing games make it easier – and funner – for people to have fun with their workouts (or even have fun without realizing they are working out).

The future of this type of virtual games is still unknown, but you can bet that the possibilities are endless.

For those of us born after this time, our sketch comedy show came in the form of the Wayans  - a large African American family that had a knack for comedy. Their show, In Living Color, brought back the sketch comedy routine, by giving us memorable characters like Homey the Clown, Men on Film, and Vera. It also introduced the world to some up and coming stars – Jim Carrey, Jamie Fox, and Jennifer Lopez found their stardom on the star before branching out as A-List actors.

And of course, there are the Wayans – Keenan, Damon, Marlon, Shawn, etc.

Fans, it’s time to rejoice. In Living Color is coming back.

FOX, the original network that launched the show, is planning on a reboot to the series with two specials to see if the new show will have the same magic as the old show. The question of course is whether or not this new cast will hold the same hilarious characters and comedy that the old cast had. Jim Carrey’s Fire Marshall Bill and Damon Wayans’ Homey the Clown are still iconic, thanks in part the comedians that conceived the characters.

Then there’s FOX; while networks have of course had shows that failed to launch into viewers’ imaginations, FOX has continually been seen at the network that struggles to make it. Several times, FOX has been last in the ratings and network race until a great show arrives. This was certainly the case with their Animation Domination lineup (which has included such hits as The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad), as well as getting hit dramas, like The X-Files and House.

FOX will not only need to count on fans of the original show, but also newer audiences in order to embrace the new show; that in itself could either be awesome or a major backlash for a great show.

According to reports from the Associated Press, Ricky Pempengco had a brief run-in with his alleged killer, Angel Capili at a grocery store in the San Pedro township. Capili allegedly used an ice pick to stab Pempengco repeatedly in both his chest and back; the 39-year-old victim died shortly after from his puncture wounds. Laguna Province Police Chief, Senior Superintendent Gilbert Cruz, was among the crime’s investigators; in a statement, Cruz said the stabbing appeared to be random. The manhunt continues for Capili who fled the scene of the crime.

Daughter Charice Pempengco has been estranged from her father, Ricky, from an early age. In a 2008 interview on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the ‘Glee’ star spoke about the domestic violence she witnessed, specifically pointing to an incident in which her father threatened then choked her mother before pointing a shotgun at her. At the tender age of three, she watched the horrifying incident, afraid of what might happen but feeling powerless to change its outcome.

Not long after that, Charice and her mother left, never looking back. “We left my dad, and after that, I never saw him and I don’t want to see him,” she said.

Pempengco did, however, cancel a scheduled performance in Singapore to fly to the Phillippines to mourn with her family following his death. She said, “I just want you to know that we had a really great relationship before all the trouble started… when I was young, my father told me that he wanted me to be a soldier because I’m a fearless woman. I loved him, and I will still love him. He’s still my dad after all.”

The marriage that lasted barely over two months may have been doomed from the beginning. Given Kim’s busy schedule and reports of Kris, who plays for the Nets, not being happy about appearing on Kim’s reality show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. He may have not been able to keep up with the hectic pace of the special K’s. Apparently Kris gave up his condo in Hoboken, NJ., but was surprised Kim’s schedule was busy as ever. And with the NBA lockout, he had nothing to focus on but the beautiful reality star and her family. Kim retained celebrity divorce attorney, Laura Wasser and has requested that there should not be spousal support awarded to Kris.

Some say the 10 million dollar wedding of the year was just a scam…a show, for publicity and for money. Their failed marriage makes for good TV and has been very profitable for the couple so far. Not to mention the lavish wedding gifts they received. The sunset marriage ceremony took place in Santa Barbara and was planned for the NBA off season. They made a bundle selling photos of the wedding to the highest bidder. And according to the New York Post, the stunning couple pulled in millions with their over the top wedding.

Only in Hollywood!

“We found out Kim’s filing for divorce this morning… INSANE. They never even got along,” TMZ chief Harvey Levin tweeted Monday morning.

The website posted the divorce documents that list Kim Kardashian as the petitioner of the divorce. Humphries reportedly learned of the divorce around the same time the news hit the public.

“Kim has hired disso-queen Laura Wasser, who has repped the likes of Britney Spears, Maria Shriver, Angelina Jolie, Ryan Reynolds, and Robyn Gibson, Mel’s almost ex-wife,” the report continued

So far, Kardashian hasn’t talked about the divorce – that’s likely to come in a tell-all interview in the coming weeks. However, friend and Keeping Up With the Kardashians producer Ryan Seacrest confirmed the news in a tweet.

“Yes @kimkardashian is filing for divorce this morning. I touched base with her, getting a statement in just a few mins,” Seacrest wrote.

Kardashian dismissed talk of a divorce in an interview with People in mid October.

“It’s not been ideal because you’re newlyweds and you want privacy,” Kardashian said of their post-wedding days. Both Kardashian and Humphries went to New York to film their reality show immediately after the wedding.

Kardashian surprised fans and family when she announced her engagement to Humphries in May after six months of dating. Humphries gave Kardashian a huge, $20-million dollar engagement ring and they wed in a made-for-television special on August 20.

However, Humphries was reportedly the only basketball player that agreed to date Kardashian for reality television. E! producers reportedly contacted New York Knicks player Danilo Gallinari to date Kardashian, though he declined.

“Danilo said he would love to meet Kim but was not interested in dating her or being on a reality show,” the UK Daily Mail reported. “Even though E! explained it would be great for his career, Gallinari turned the offer down.’

How did the divorce come about? It looks like we’ll find out when Kardashian and Humphries grace E!’s airwaves with another season of Kourtney and Kim Take New York.

Actress turned singer Gomez is, seemingly, very fond of rescue animals. Before this week’s adoption, Selena Gomez already owned five rescue dogs. In a recent interview, Gomez talked about them, saying, “…we found two in a parking lot and then we found one our neighbor moved away and left him in the backyard. So that was very sad. And then I shot a movie “Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie,” as we saw a dog in Puerto Rico, he got hit by a car and we took him to the vet and took him home. So they’re all really nice. They’re very spoiled now.

Missing them terribly, she and boyfriend Justin Beiber went to the animal shelter; the couple reported spent over an hour at the shelter before selecting Baylor and taking him home. An anonymous volunteer at D’Arcy stated: “It’s obvious that they are huge animal lovers.”

News of the pet adoption surfaced after a number of gossip sites reported that Beiber went on record saying he’s not yet ready for marriage or for a live-in girlfriend. Adding to the speculation were rumors that Beiber had some recent contact with an ex-girlfriend (a rumor he later denied). Of course, this led to countless break-up rumors about the couple. Nonetheless, the relationship appears to still be going strong. Last month, Beiber rented out the entire Staples Center in LA so he and Selena could enjoy ‘The Titanic’. While in Winnipeg, they also rented a theater to watch the movie ‘Real Steel’ in addition to their PDA being caught on camera at a hockey game.

Their commitment has now extended to nurturing together their new rescue dog, Baylor.

The Uncharted games have always been cinematic and cut-sequence driven. Even the structure of the platforming sequences contribute to the feeling of participating in a story, rather than driving the action. In some games this might make things feel a little too linear, but the folks at Naughty Dog could easily be writing scripts for television or Hollywood. The character back and forth that was the icing on previously standard stories has turned, here, into real character depth and an examination of the darkness at the heart of the adventurer.

The gameplay remains fairly structured and subdivided into platform/puzzle/fighting sections, but the violence, especially up close, has been ramped up and opened up. Bringing the fighting in closer to fists and creative use of the environment helps to intensify the grittiness of the game, and make Drake feel a little tougher than he has in the past. It feels a little more Sam Fisher and a little less Indiana Jones, not to take too many badass points from Indiana Jones. In any case it’s a game worth throwing into the old purchase schedule.

The ‘X Factor’ is an American music competition created by Simon Cowell (of American Idol fame). The franchise began in Cowell’s British homeland before it premiered here, in front of US audiences, on September 21, 2011 on the FOX network. Though often compared to similar shows such as American Idol, X Factor is different in that the competition is open to both solo artists and groups. Also, unlike American Idol, this music competition has no upper age limit. X Factor judges are assigned to one of four categories: girls ages 12 to 30, boys ages 12 to 30, individuals over 30 and, finally, groups.

Judges for X Factor US include music producer LA Reid, veteran performers Cheryl Cole, Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger along with, of course, Simon Cowell. Like American Idol, in addition to judging each performance the judges also act as mentors to the contestants, helping with such things as song choice and style.

Viewers nationwide weigh in on the performances of their favorite up and coming artists by voting weekly via phone, online voting via the show’s website or by text messaging. The alliance between X Factor and social media giant Twitter will begin this week after the November 2nd live performance show. However, instead of voting via posting new tweets, Twitter fans will have to use the direct message feature on their account.

A representative from Twitter offered this statement: “Fans flock to Twitter during live television events and have been voicing their opinions with Tweets for years. We’re thrilled to see the creators of The X Factor push the envelope further by being the first television show to formalize this phenomenon through Twitter voting.”

Jay-Z (born Shawn Carter) started his music career in the mid-1990s; his first album “Reasonable Doubt” was released in 1996.  In just two years he would release “Hard Knock Life” which would go on to become Jay-Z’s breakout single.  It would also become the name of his 1999 Tour with fellow hip-hop artists Method Man, Redman and DMX.  He recounts that despite an album which sold more than 5 Million copies along with DMX’s two Number 1 albums that year, they still fought to get promotional backing for the tour.  The concerts were supported heavily by white audiences, an effect promoters didn’t expect.

His interview was part of Steve Stoute’s promotion for his first book, The Tanning of America: How the Culture of Hip-Hop Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy.  Hip-hop is now among music’s most popular genre reaching audiences worldwide.  Jay-Z compared it to jazz, saying, ”In the early days of jazz, Quincy Jones and them, they were touring overseas before they (were) even allowed to play clubs in the South.”

Still, hip-hop remains highly criticized for lyrics glorifying gangs, violence and drug abuse.  Jay-Z defends the genre as a means for expression, saying hip-hop “…spoke directly to people, spoke to their heart, into how they were feeling.”

PETA has asked her to wear a lettuce dress during her stay in India in order to support vegetarianism, and show her Little Monsters the benefits of not eating meat. Lady Gaga has made no comment if she will be doing it, but everyone is hopeful because of eccentric personality.

At the 2010 Video Music Awards, Gaga wore the infamous meat dress, which she claims was to make the statement that she’s “not a piece of a meat.” Which implies, that she takes control of doing the things she wants to do.

If she agrees to wear the lettuce dress, it would be a full length lettuce “gown” held together by thread and pins. There will also be someone at her side at all times spraying it with water in order to prevent it from wilting. However, wouldn’t it be nicer to wear something, say, a bit lighter and better smelling? Yet, why lettuce? Spinach would hold together better.

Needless to say, it would certainly be interesting if she chooses to wear this dress. Trying to imagine lettuce being held together with pins and threads in the shape of a dress sounds quite a challenge. After all, lettuce is crisp, lettuce breaks; meat does not.

Whether she wears the lettuce dress of not, India is ready for a spectacular performance from Gaga. USA Today quotes the following from Lady Gaga, “For me, my experience of music and my relationship with music is as experimental as possible,” she said, promising Indian fans a spectacle which would be “unique for India.”"

Didn’t she just get married a short while ago? I could have just sworn I saw some E! celebrity special on it or something! I was sure I saw something about her and Kris Humphries just getting married, I may have even sent a gift.

According to TMZ.com, and confirmed by Ryan Seacrest via Twitter – Kim Kardashian’s DREAM MARRIAGE to Kris Humphries ended officially as of today, October 31, 2011 – Halloween.

The reason cited – “irreconcilable differences” between the two.

The marriage lasted 72 days.

72 days!!!

Just because we had nothing better to do, we checked for other things that take 72 days to see if we could understand this.

What only last 72 days?

In the male reproductive system, the entire process of sperm maturation takes 72 days as well (from immature sperm to mature sperm).

72 days!!!!

Coincedence???

Will they return the wedding gifts? What’s the etiquette regarding that? Will they return the $17.9 million that they made from selling this 72 day wedding?

72 days!!!!

I had cheese in my fridge that lasted longer!

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are getting divorced.

After 72 days!

I feel like our generation has lost their innocence.

Here’s hoping that her next marriage goes ok. Maybe it’ll last as long as 100 days!

72 days!!!!

What’s the appropriate time before I give her a call to ask her for drinks?

Emma Heming and Bruce Willis

Marrying 33-year-old model Emma Heming two years ago in a very intimate Caribbean ceremony, 56-year-old Bruce Willis is now going to be expecting his fourth child. While this is Willis’ fourth child, it is the couple’s first child together. Ex-wife Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and the three children – Rumer (23), Scout (20) and Tallulah (17) – were all in attendance at the March 2009 wedding in theTurks and Caicos Islands.

His other three children are with ex-wife Demi Moore, who is now married to Ashton Kutcher despite reported rumors of breaking up and affairs. Supposedly, Kutcher had an affair with Sara Leal, a 22-year-old, on the very weekend of his sixth anniversary of being married to Demi. However, there have been various reports that they are trying to work through things and she reportedly visited her husband on the set of his new show Two and a Half Men.

As the incredible action hero of the Die Hard franchise and recently The Expendables movie as well as RED, Bruce Willis is incredibly happy about the news of his fourth child and first with current wife. Willis has been quoted saying that Emma has given him a new zest for life. After spending 10 years prior to his relationship with the young, beautiful model single and mostly unhappy, Willis met Emma, started spending time with her, and gradually became a happy man again. Many claim that Heming has made Willis a better all-around man.

He has even more to be happy about aside from his fourth child as he just recently signed on to be in the fourth installment of the Die Hard franchise, which will be titled, “A Good Day to Die Hard.” This fourth installment is currently set to release in 2013 on Valentine’s Day. Further, IMDB shows that Willis is currently also filming Expendables 2 and G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation.

From the time ABC announced the cast of this 13th season of DWTS, Chaz (born Chastity Bono) became an immediate target of public protests as Sonny and Cher’s daughter, who underwent a highly publicized sex change operation starting in 2008, was paired with a professional female dancer.  Angry viewers voiced their concerns and disappointment against a choice that may have confused children and was deemed by many inappropriate for family programming.  DWTS producers stood by their choice, a decision applauded by many, especially those within the LBGT community and their advocates.

His strong week one performance silenced many critics.  However, Monday’s ”Phantom of the Opera” inspired tango left DWTS judges uninspired and landed him and professional dance partner Lacey Schwimmer at the very bottom of this week’s leader board with a combined 19 out of 30 potential points.  He and Schwimmer found the judges comments harsh and disrespectful.  “I got a lot of references from him [Judge Bruno Tonioli] about things that would indicate the fact that I’m overweight, you know, a roundness. I was called a basketball, a penguin, an Ewok, and I just didn’t appreciate it,” Bono said in an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America.

The judges comments against this week’s second lowest scoring contestant, Hope Solo, sparked an angry outburst from her professional partner Maks Chmerkovskiy, suggesting that notoriously critical judge Len Goodman retire.

Chaz Bono did, however, exit the show with grace, saying, “This show really exceeded any expectations I had and was something that will probably forever affect my life.”

To those that pay attention to Corgan more than his “band” the Smashing Pumpkins (the quotes should indicate to the reader that the Pumpkins are basically Corgan plus whoever he can wrangle into playing) the wrestling idea shouldn’t be a complete surprise. He’s been attacked by luchadors on stage and passed off his bad behavior as “playing the heel” to his fans and the press.

The new promotion is called Resistance Pro, presumably so that they can promote with the slogan “Join the Resistance.” Corgan claims that his involvement will be entirely behind the scenes doing promotion, being creative and spending gobs of money the size of whale kidneys. The nature of his ego, and wrestling itself, will almost certainly draw him into the ring to take a few bumps sooner or later. No doubt many fans will be waiting for that particular show with bated breath. The first show is set for Black Friday, Nov. 25th at the Excalibur in Chicago. The show is, bizarrely, 21 and over, cutting out the teen audience that wrestling thrives on. More often than not fathers want to share an experience from their childhood with their children. Hopefully future events will be all ages.

In what could be a coincidence, Tony Romo’s former girlfriend, Jessica Simpson, is rumored to be expecting too.  Other than an unofficial announement in OK! magazine, Simpson has yet to publicly announced that she is pregnant with her first child even though recent photos of her looks to be like she is sporting a baby bump.  Romo started dating Simpson in November 2007 and after attending one of his games in December she was blamed for his poor performance against the Philadelphia Eagles. Later that month, there was controversy before the playoff game when Romo was spotted in Cabo San Lucas with Simpson and a couple of  teammates.   Romo called off the relationship with Simpson the night before her 29th birthday in July 2009.

Congratulations to the quarterback and his bride on the exciting news!

Her much publicized financial and legal woes have plagued the actress for some time now; and while most agree that Lindsay Lohan is, indeed, a very talented actress, she’s getting very little attention on-screen for anything outside of her personal and professional crises.   This is not Lohan’s first attempt to regain public attention via nude photos.  In fact, she posed nude for New York Magazine in February 2008 in a series of photos that restaged Marilyn Monroe’s famous 1962 photo shoot that came to be known as “The Last Sitting.”

In the New York Magazine shoot, everything from the lighting, setting, bleached white wig and poses duplicated the original in fine details.  For the magazine, hits to their website skyrocketed from about a million views per day to about 40 million on the Monday and Tuesday following the release of the photos.  However, Lohan reportedly did not receive payment for the photo shoot, with photographer Bert Stern receiving only standard photographer’s fees for the shoot.  Not only was Lohan was referred to after the shoot as “desperate for attention” and a “skank”, her career, then and now, remains stalled.

Lohan’s Playboy photo shoot reportedly took place this past weekend at the Playboy mansion.  While the 48-hour photo shoot will help her financially, the verdict is still out regarding whether or not the nude photos will help to put her back in control of her career.

From tabletop miniatures onto your X-Box 360 videogame console comes the next addition to the Warhammer line of videogames which includes an online edition titled “Age of Reckoning.” In this game you take on the role (and please notice the term role) of a captain in the Space marines. Your mission is the defense of humanity.

In this game brought to us by the good folks at THQ responsible for such games as the upcoming WWE 12, Saint’s Row: The Third, and Darksiders you become Captain Titus, a member of the Ultramarines. The Ultramarines is humanity’s last best hope against the oncoming advances of the ruthless Chaos Faction, a group led by hostile Orks.

Game play

Suit up and take on the role of a space marine in this third person shooter, where destruction is what the game is all about, because the Ultramarines just do not believe in taking prisoners. The world of Warhammer 40K is a violent place to play in, much less live in, so in order to do the most destruction the combat in this game is very fluid. The combat system allows the player to be able to seamlessly exchange weapons allowing the player to go from a melee weapon to a ranged weapon type without the combat flow being interrupted.

One of the nicer features incorporated in this game is something called “Fury Marksman,” which allows the player to go into a sensitive type of awareness, this allows the player to hit multiple targets very quickly. The player may also take advantage of this during close combat in order to pretty much annihilate any targets or obstacles that may be in close proximity to the player.

Graphically this game is beautiful to behold (although, you may not have the time to take all of it in, because you’ll be too busy destroying things) and the environment will draw you into the adventure. And there is a “Multi Player” mode that will let you and your buddy do some righteous damage together. So to sum up…If you enjoy a bit of everything from shooter to hack and slash then you may be ready to become one of the few, the proud, an Ultramarine in the defense of humanity.

As a comedian Williams has done stand-up comedy tours since the 1970s.   As an actor he rose to fame when he starred in the popular television series, “Mork and Mindy”, during the late 70’s and early 80’s where he played the role as an alien who comes back to earth.  Since 1980 Williams has performed in several major motion pictures such as “Good Will Hunting”, “Dead Poet Society”, “Hook”, and “Mrs. Doubtfire”.  The actor has won numerous awards for his acting including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor,  Emmy awards, Gold Globes awards Screen Actors Guild awards, and Grammy awards.

Before third trip down the aisle, Williams was previously married to his first wife, Valerie Velardi, from 1978 to 1988 and they had one child, Zachary.   During this marriage he was involved in an extramarital relationship with a cocktail waitress.  In 1989 he married his son’s nanny, Marsha Garces, who was several months pregnant with their child.  They have two children, Zelda and Cody.   Their divorce was finalized in March 2008.

Her wild antics and loud-mouthed behavior always seems to get her into trouble. Even in the rare moments when she seems like she wants to be a decent human being, her nostrils flare and this Jersey girl really enjoys nothing but drama. Although she is related to half of the cast, she has the most enemies. While smiling on the outside, she’s plotting on the inside.

The reunion focused heavily on her betrayal to several members of the cast and showed her inability to let people finish a sentence by constantly interrupting. If fans remember the reunion from last season when she pushed Bravo host, Andy Cohen, she never hesitates to let the claws come out. She dresses the part well with heavily mascara’d eyelashes and heavy tanning, she literally screams to be the center of attention.

When going into the next season, she may have some competition from her sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga who knows how to fight but comes across looking calmer and less crazy. Real Housewives of New Jersey is one of the most over-the-top casts of the series due to the hot tempers and willingness to pull some hair.

Love her or hate her, without Teresa there would be no fuel to the fire. Everyone might get along too nicely for what makes for good reality tv. Bravo knew what they were doing casting her. America has spoken time and time again. They enjoy the trainwrecks if nothing else than for mindless entertainment.



The handsome, young star often plays cold-hearted and unfeeling characters and made famous by his role as Sylar from Heroes, Zachary Quinto’s brand seems to still be in demand even after coming out in a twee and on his blogt. Coming out as a gay man, a week prior to his movie hit the theaters, was a brave move, but it hasn’t seemed to have affected his career in a negative way. In fact, it’s all been positive and he’s being praised for standing up for those who aren’t quite ready to come out yet. “I feel really grateful,” Zachary told E! News at the premiere of Margin Call.

Based on the 2008 global financial collapse, Margin Call has an outstanding, strong cast that includes Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci and Demi Moore. The story set against the backdrop of New York City’s Wall Street takes place in a nail biting 24 hour period in the early stages of the crisis. The story unfolds as each character…one by one comes to the chilling realization of what has actually happened and how it’s going to effect the world. Zachary plays, Peter Sullivan, the young protégé to Stanley Tucci’s character, a risk analyst who is one of the first to go in a mass layoff. The thriller revolves around the key characters and is a compelling and true to life story of the unfortunate fate of our nation.

Well at least we know that the baby Daddy is her fiance, Eric Johnson, whom she first started dating in May 2010 while he was separated from his wife.  His divorce was finalized later that year and they became engaged a month later in November 2010.   If she wants to continue to keep a low profile until the baby is born that’s fine, but  she will have to be prepared to deal with the media who will be swarming like flies on honey trying to get first dibs at the blessed event.   She will eventually realize that she won’t be able to continue to keep it a secret much longer unless she were to move to another planet.

Jessica Simpson rose to fame as a singer and being married to her former spouse, Nick Lachey, definitely put her name in the spotlights.  She was sometimes criticized for being a “dumb blonde”  when she starred with Nick on their reality television series, “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica”.  Later the twosome ended up getting divorced on June 2006.  Her current fiance is not the first football player that Jessica has been involved with; she was in a relationship with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo before they broke up in July 2009.  Prior to dating Romo she had an on-and-off again relationship with musician John Mayer.

The Story

Lara Croft is fresh out of the academy and of course is looking to make a name for herself, so she is searching for lost relics. So the youthful Croft set off for adventure as she makes her way to an island which happens to be off the coast of Japan. Lara is traveling on the Endurance, a salvage vessel that is captained by Conrad Roth. Unfortunately (well for Lara and Captain Roth anyway…not us) the Endurance is cleaved in two by a mysterious and unforeseen storm, and as Lara tries to get to the side of the ship with the rest of the survivors, she winds up falling into the open sea and washes up on a nearby island. On her own, Lara must survive the trails and dangers that this mysterious island has in store for her.

In trailers for this new game, we see a different, younger Lara Croft, and we see in the trailer that she is a captive and has to use her ingenuity to get free and (either begin or continue her quest) in an underground cavern.

Game play

In this edition of Tomb Raider, Lara is starting out without any sort of equipment or weapons to speak of, but hey you do get to have the basics…Food and Water so you’ll just have to suck it up! As you progress throughout the game and get better skills, you will have more access to the island. Part of the game play is being able to combine seemingly unrelated items that you pick up along your adventure and combine them to create better and more useful items to help you get further along with your adventure.

There are a lot more features in this newest Tomb Raider including Lara’s “Survival Instinct” which allows Lara to solve puzzles and also can help highlight certain objects that may help Lara solve those puzzles. All in all this new edition of Tomb Raider will be one of the better games to come to your favorite gaming console sometime next year.

Now in his latest role as Mayor Tom Kane, a scheming and conniving person who is all about power, and what it means in running Chicago. So far the reviews of this series are saying that Grammer is just fantastic in the role and that if you had any doubts as to his being able to take on a dramatic role, then put those doubts aside.

Boss is a series that takes a close look the mechanics of politics and delves into the darker side of it, as we get to see just what a person in power will do in order to hold onto it. Whether we are talking about bribing someone with cash or the promise of a favor, or just simply biting the hand that may be feeding you, Grammar’s Mayor Kane will also garner some of your sympathy along the way.

In the opening scenes of the series first episode titled “Listen,” Mayor Kane is given the news that he has a disease called Lewy Body Dementia, which is a degenerative brain disorder. It’s said to be a horrible disease and the question becomes whether Kane will become a bigger menace to the city that he is running and his family or not. Our bet is that he will become worse as the season progresses, and at the moment seems to take the news of his condition in stride, as he tries to get more and more power throughout the series first season.

Matt Prokop and Matt Hyland

Sarah Hyland and Matt Prokop have been dating ever since they first met at the High School Musical 3 “mix and match” for screen tests. They both recently appeared on the “Good Morning America” show where they talked about their living together situation.  There are pros and cons to living together; according to Hyland, ““Pros, it’s cheaper. Cons, we’re both really lazy. So, laundry and dishes, we complain about that”.  However according to Prokop who says,“I like it, I like it, I like it.  I have someone who can always test my cooking. We’re like the couple on Whitney, we’re a sweatpants couple!”

Sarah Hyland has been acting since she was a child when she appeared in her first film, “Private Parts” playing the role as Howard Stern’s daughter.  She also has some musical background when she was in the movie remake of “Annie”.  She has been featured in broadway shows and commercials before becoming widely known for her character in the hit sitcom, “Modern Family” where she won an award along with the rest of the show’s cast.  Hyland plays the role of Haley Dunphy on the show where her character will be making a change from high school to her college years in upcoming episodes.

Lopez may have had a sad moment on stage, but Its probably just a temporary setback since she has seemed to find a reason to smile lately.   Just weeks after separating from Marc Anthony, the multi-talented singer has been seen out with actor Bradley Cooper fueling rumors that they are dating.   According to sources, Cooper has been going all out to romance her in a big way and the twosome have been seen leaving his house one morning with Lopez looking like “the morning after”.   Time will tell if it’s just a temporary fling or maybe it will turn into something more.

The latest reports on Jennifer Lopez is that she has paid $18 million dollars for a 14,000 square foot mansion in the Hamptons.  If her latest romance with Cooper should fizzle out, at least she has got her latest splurge to give her something to smile about!

Kutcher was accused last year, shortly before the couple’s fifth wedding anniversary, of cheating on Moore with a 21-year-old bombshell. More recently, 23-year-old Sara Leal has taken to the media with accusations that Kutcher spent the night of his sixth anniversary having sex with her.

Though Kutcher has not directly addressed the latest news stories, he did make a video tape in which he tells viewers the Internet has removed gatekeepers of the truth.

“We are our own editors, and we are our own publishers…. There’s that old saying that a lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can leave someone’s lips,” said the actor during his eerily Sheen-like monologue.

In the meantime, Leal seems to be enjoying her 15 minutes of fame, though she claims she lost her secretarial position due to her tryst with Kutcher. Truth be told, it may have been less about sleeping with a star than with her constant attention seeking admissions about that night.

Leal claims that while laying in bed with Kutcher after not one but two sexual encounters, he told her that he enjoyed it because he has to be an actor 90 percent of the time, and what they were doing was “real”. Maybe for him it was, but for her it seems to be a stepping stone to the front of the camera.

The good news for Kutcher is that both women alleging they bedded the star around his wedding anniversaries said he is a competent and good lover. The bad news is that they didn’t mind telling the entire world, meaning Moore was bound to hear about her husband’s escapades.

Ratings for Two and a Half Men, plummeted following the latest Kutcher sex scandal. Was the drop caused by viewer disgust over Kutcher’s actions? Only time will tell.

Fans of the multi-talented singer and songwriter fell in love with his smooth vocals in 1994 when he was cast in a Coca-Cola commercial at just 16 years old.  The commercial would be his first professional performance and would go on to launch his very successful singing career.

The year 2011 has been a busy one for Tyrese.  In fact, he appeared in two of the year’s biggest movies as both US Air Force Sergeant Robert Epps in ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ and in his reprised role as Roman Pierce in the action-packed ‘Fast Five’.  In addition to his roles as actor, screenwriter, film producer, and television producer, this year Tyrese Gibson added best-selling author to his long list of accomplishments with the release of his part-memoir, part self-help book entitled: ‘How to Get Out of Your Own Way.’

In a recent interview, Tyrese attributes his inspiration for the new album, Open Invitation, to fan requests for him to return to his first love, music.  The Grammy nominated singer said, “I’m here because you want me to be here. And this album ‘Open Invitation’, I’ve never been more proud of anything I’ve worked on musically.”  Released under his own label, Voltronz Recordz, this is his first independent project.  Known for soulful ballads, Tyrese took more creative direction on this album, including some mid-tempo and club tracks.  Collaborations for Open Invitation include Rick Ross, R Kelly and Tyga along with his Fast Five co-star Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges.  Also featured is newcomer Candace on the duet “Angel.”

His first release, ‘Stay’, is a heartfelt plea to keep the relationship together.  Based on a true event, the video features Baby Boy co-star Taraji P Henson and is getting tremendous reviews.

“I for real don’t have a boyfriend. I sit by myself and I watch Law & Order,” said the smiling superstar.

Swift not only doesn’t have a steady beau, she doesn’t even have a guy to text with who has potential to become her boyfriend.

Make no mistake. The teenage crooner, who has penned many top charting love songs, wants to be in love. She just wants it to be real and not a succession of men. I don’t feel like I ever want to be that girl. I want to be the girl that when she falls in love, it’s a big deal and it’s a rare thing,” she said.

Part of Swift’s problem may be the fact that she writes songs about the men she dates. Her hit, “Forever and Always” which includes the lyrics, “Did I say something way too honest, made you run and hide like a scared little boy” is rumored to be about early career boyfriend, Joe Jonas. Swift told audiences of national talk shows that Jonas dumped her with a 27 second phone call.

Another hit, “Teardrops on My Guitar”, Swift openly admits was written about a young man named Drew Hardwick, a boy she had a crush on while attending high school.

Though Swift is beautiful, successful and by all accounts kind and sweet as a kitten, the idea of dating one of the most powerful songwriters in the industry, who admits to revenge by lyrics, may be daunting for much of the male population.

Perhaps it’s time for Swift to draw up a pre-lyric agreement with the men she dates. She promises that no matter what happens, she will not dis him him in a song. He promises to convince her that “You Belong With Me”.

Michael Buble met his beautiful wife, an Argentine actress and model in November 2008 at a party in Argentina after one of his concerts.  She appeared in his video for the hit song, “Haven’t Met You Yet” that he co-wrote specifically for her. He proposed to her the following year in November 2009 and they were married in an intimate ceremony in her hometown of Buenos Aires in March 2010.  A couple of months after exchanging vows they had a bigger wedding celebration in Buble’s Canadian hometown for over 300 guests.  Prior to meeting his current wife, Buble was engaged Debbie Timuss, an actress, singer, and dancer.  After their engagement was called off he co-wrote the original song, “Lost”.  Afterwards he became involved with British actress, Emily Blunt after meeting her backstage at one of his concerts in Los Angeles.  Their relationship ended in July 2008.

The Canadian singer who has a similar vocal style to the late Frank Sinatra has sold more than 35 million albums and won several awards including Grammy Awards and Juno Awards.  He has been a fan of hockey since he was a child and has co-owned the Vancouver Giants since December 2008.

Before becoming the First Lady of France, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was well known for her modeling where she earned her status as one of the 20 highest-paid fashion models in the world at $7.5 million a year working with designers and fashion houses.  After leaving her modeling and fashion career she went on to become a singer and songwriter where she has recorded a few albums with the majority of the songs being written by her.  She also recorded a duet with singer, Harry Connick, Jr. where they sang a Beatles song in french for one of his albums.  Besides her musical career she has done some acting including an appearance in the film “Midnight in Paris” where she had a small part.

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy married Nicolas Sarkozy in February 2008 after a whirlwind courtship.  The couple had met at a dinner party just a few months before in November 2007.   This is her first marriage and his third however prior to meeting her current husband, Carla has had her share of relationships in the past.  In addition to her relationship with Aurelien Enthoven, she had also lived with his father, Jean-Paul Enthoven before she left him for his son whom she claimed she was in love with at the time.   She also dated actors and rock stars including Mick Jagger while he was married to Jerry Hall who acknowledged that the affair was the reason for their marriage breaking up.

Coming to the Nintendo Wii next month is the sequel to the last Legend of Zelda adventure, the Ocarina of Time. Our new adventure in the land of Hyrule is called Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

This time, our hero, Link finds himself in an adventure that pre-dates “The Ocarina of Time” and apparently in this adventure, this version of Link was raised in the group of island clouds that make up Skyloft. While Link is living a relatively quiet life in the land of Skyloft, he discovers the Skyward Sword, and of course with this new discovery Link discovers a whole new adventure to begin.

This 14^th game in the series ( this includes original Nintendo and handheld game versions) has a few interesting things in the game play area starting with the Skyward Sword’s ability to allow Link to travel between locations in the sky and land locations. The controls for this latest Zelda game have been tweaked for this newest edition.

The Wii Motionplus control has been improved for more responsiveness. This improvement helps the response to the in game sword that Link is using when battling enemies and bosses.

Besides the sword, some other items that are at Link’s disposal are a whip, a series of bombs, his ever trusty bow, a slingshot and a mechanical flying beetle. Some other game tweaks include the ability to turn off the heads up display, and when drinking a restore health potion, the game play is not interrupted.

Another plus for this game is the graphics, which for this sequel resembles impressionistic art, which has allowed the designers to create bosses with exaggerated dimensions, movements and attacks. So get ready to have more than just your usual turkey on Thanksgiving this year when you load this latest Zelda adventure into your Nintendo Wii.

An adaptation and modernized spin on Alexander Dumas’ famous novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, Revenge has a strong cast including super sultry, Madeline Stowe who plays Victoria Grayson, the “Queen of the Hamptons”.  Victoria is the main focus of Emily’s obsession and revenge since she’s the person responsible for Emily’s father being framed of terrorism and ultimately the cause of his demise. The scandals have everyone on edge and Victoria is growing suspicious of the new arrival to the popular seaside resort. One can only wonder what’s going to happen next.

The show has been received well by critics and met with positive reviews, keeping viewers glued to the TV and on the edge of their seats waiting for the next person on Emily’s list to be taken down. With a brilliantly weaved story line and great plot developments, each episode reveals more and more about Emily’s character, which is shown in flashbacks of her as a child and the story behind what really happened to her father unfolds.

Danny Masterson has worn many hats throughout his careers ever since he was a child.  Before becoming an actor,  he started modeling at the age of 4 and had appeared in over a hundred commercials by the time he was 16.   He rose to fame when he played the main character of Steven Hyde in the popular television show, “That 70’s Show” for eight seasons.  The actor went on to appear in other television shows such as Punk’d and MADtv and has played in several films.  Masterson and Phillips likely first met when they were co-stars in one of several films which includes the indie film ”Wake” and “The Bridge To Nowhere”.

Besides his acting career and being an occasional model, Masterson is also known as a DJ under the name DJ Mom Jeans where he plays at Los Angeles nightclubs. As if all this wasn’t enough to keep a guy busy, he also owns and co-owns several businesses including restaurants and a boutique..  He co-owns two restaurants, Dolce and Geisha House both in Los Angeles with his co-stars, Ashton Kutcher and Wilmer Valderrama from That 70’s Show.  He is also the owner of a lounge and bar called Downstairs located in Park City, Utah where he also DJs.  He is the owner of a designer boutique, Confederacy in Los Angeles.

Mass Effect 3, which is scheduled for release the first part of 2012, has been in the making since Mass Effect 2, continuing the upward popularity of the entire series. One of the best things that BioWare does will all of their games is the intricate story lines and character interactions that not only tie in, but are also key to some of the plot lines.

But the leaked announcement of a multiplayer feature in the game has caused many fans to question whether this new move is a good one. The problem that many fans of the series see with this addition is the detraction of what makes BioWare games great in the first place – the above mentioned character story line.

Executive producer for Mass Effect, Casey Hudson, has acknowledged fans concerns, stating that the company has brought in their separate Montreal division in order to handle the multiplayer function. In speaking about the features for this new ability, Hudson pointed to the ability of players to play characters they hadn’t been able to before, just as the race of Drell or Asari, as well as the ability to play with up to four friends as you battle it out with Sheppard and his shipmates.

While this new feature is still on the hush hush, it can be assumed that players have the ability to enable this should they not want the multiplayer function. How will multiplayer affect the game and players’ reactions? That will have to be decided once the game has been released, but so far, fans aren’t particularly happy. However, in BioWare’s favor, even with some of the glitches and issues on some of their games, they have yet to release a bad game.

The Gif Twitter teases are just enough to pique fans interest and get the libido going full speed as Britney, looking mighty fit and sexy, struts her stuff in a glamorous lacey black number. Lips are locked tight about the plot, but the words out that serious sparks were flying across the screen as the pop star and her beau filmed the torrid shower scene. And Miss Britney, who always seems to cause a bit of a stir was photographed carrying a prop gun on the set which angered local politicians in Hackney where the August riots took place in London.

The video is supposed to drop sometime this week. It’s a fantasy story directed by Chris Marrs Piliero and features 37 year-old Jason, who’s been managing Britney’s career as of May 2008.Their romance was confirmed in June 2009 and pictures of the happy couple celebrating Brit’s birthday on a romantic Mexican getaway reconfirmed the budding romance. Jason not only has a rockin’ bod, which is showcased in the video, but seems to be good for Britney. Credited with helping her reunite with her parents and landing her a comeback role in How I Met Your Mother, the British hottie really seems to have her interests at heart. So does she have his…heart, that is? Is this romance heading for the alter? Some say “Yes!” and it just might be before the year’s end.

But Brit says,”Maybe…someday.”

One of the nice things about this new edition of the game is that you are able to import your saved information from Forza 3 to this latest edition. There are limits as to just how much info you are able to transfer and this is based on how long you’ve been playing Forza 3 and just how many credits and the amounts of vehicles (that’s Cars!) that they happen to have in their present garage.

The game play

First, Forza 4 is all about control. Use the standard controller. Use the X-Box 360 Wireless Speed Wheel. Add the compatibility of the Kinect system and you’ve got some real control here. The game itself features some of the most impressive graphics in any racing game ever, and you can see them for yourself when you take a closer look at this trailer for the game.

A new feature that utilizes the tech of the Kinect system is the “Autovista” feature. Want to take a closer look at your vehicle? Want to take a walk around it? Well with Autovista, you can not only do that, but you can also take a look inside your car also.

Modes of game play include a career mode that will allow you to experience racing in multiple locations, all across the world. What’s that? Want to create a club? Why not! Create a car club and you can then share cars that are in garages that are a part of that particular club.

Oh, and don’t think that this is going to be your average car ride either. No this game is going to adapt to your driving ability and how you progress through the career mode of play. And of course there are different driving modes included in Forza 4 including drift, multiple-heat races, and autocross. The game also supports 16 cars on the track at the same time…offline or on.

Are you still reading this review? Well stop reading and start playing Forza 4 and quench that thirst for speed right away.

It’s obvious that the multi-talented actress must be something special to be the only woman to have gotten Martin into a serious relationship.  However the feeling must have been mutual ever since their first meeting when she was the one who made the first move.  In August 2002 Paltrow met Martin backstage at one of his concerts and  thought he was pretty special too so she gave him her phone number.  According to the twosome they jumped into a relationship after being platonic for a few months.  They tied the knot the following year in December 2003 and became parents of their first child, a daughter, Apple, in May 2004.  Their second child, a son, Moses, was born in 2006.  At one time there were rumors that their marriage was rocky when it looked like they were going their separate ways since they were never seen together.  But, it must have been just rumors since they are still going strong.

Chris Martin also talked about his two children in the interview and how they have made his music “more focused”.  He says, ”"It’s made it more focused and you have a purpose. I like what it does. Just the idea of having to work hard so your kids are okay.”  Sounds like this guy has got it altogether!

Not sure why the gay rumors even got started in the first place in spite of the fact that it is known that the actor has been romantically involved with only girls.  In 2009 Taylor dated country singer Taylor Swift  for a few months then became involved with actress and pop singer Selena Gomez before he called it off due to the fact that he felt it would be in his best interest to remain single at that time because of his career.   At the present time Lautner is rumored to be dating his co-star, Lily Collins, from the movie, “Abduction”.

Before the teen idol became famous for the role he plays as a lovable werewolf in the “Twilight” series, Lautner started his acting career in television sitcoms and appearing in several films such as “Cheaper by the Dozen 2″ and “The Adventure of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D”.   Admired for his good looks and physique, the actor has been recognized by major publications where he made the lists such as “Most Amazing Bodies” and “The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010″ which has played a part in his rise as a sex symbol.  You would think all this attention would get to a guy’s head, but according to his latest girlfriend, Lily Collins, he is just a “great guy”.

When rumors started fueling that there was a baby on the way,  Padalecki made the announcement via twitter that he and his wife, Genevieve Cortese, are expecting their first child next year.  However he wasn’t so quick to confirm the rumors since he had left his fans guessing for a little while by ignoring their questions and pretending that he had exceeded his character limit on his twitter.  According to his tweets, ”Stupid character limit! Sorry-I was about to tell yall something and it cut me off! Wont happen again. Now what was it y’all were wondering?” it sounds like he got a kick of teasing his fans!

Padalecki who is famous for his current role as Sam Winchester in the CW television series “Supernatural” first met his wife, a former co-star on the show.  The couple became engaged in January of 2010 and tied the knot the following month.  Prior to his role in “Supernatural” the actor first became a household name in 2000 when he played the character of Dean Forester  in the popular television series, “Gilmore Girls” until 2005.

Padelacki had parts in several television movies and Hollywood films including a lead role in the horror movie, “Friday the 13th”.   He also played the role of one of five teens who were slashed and killed in the horror film, “House of Wax”.

Congratulations to the couple on their new bundle of joy!  .

Beyonce has not denied where the inspiration originated for the brief sequence in her Countdown video.  She issued this statement: “Clearly the ballet Rosas Danst Rosas was one of many references for the video. It was one of the inspirations to bring the song to life.”   She also references artists from the 60’s and 70’s as part of her early inspirations, including Audrey Hepburn, Brigette Bardot, Andy Warhol, Twiggy and Diana Ross along with, of course, the ballet Rosas Danst Rosa.  With over 3.6 Million views of the video, the pop star hoped her fans would see and appreciate “all the works that inspired me and shaped this video.”

However, it appears that choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaker is taking issue with it, saying she was never contacted for permission to use the sequence and referring to the Coundown video as “pure plagiarism.”  Rosas Danst Rosa is not only among the greatest hits for De Keersmaker’s Dance Company; it’s also still being performed regularly around the world nearly 30 years after its original creation (Rosas Danst Rosa was choreographed in 1983).  Also at issue is the resemblance to the artistic direction (costumes, set and certain shots) from Thierry De Mey’s 1997 filmed version of the ballet.  De Mey agreed with the plagiarism complaint, adding:  “When I am doing a film or a show, the first thing to check is copyright, the rights to adapt a work of art.”

“We noticed more than a few resemblances to the film. We have passed the details to our lawyer to see about our rights,” says a dance company spokeswoman.  In the meantime, decide for yourself by viewing the YouTube clip posted by the Belgian radio station ‘StuBru’ showing the choreographies side by side.

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ABC Television wants everyone to know, there’s “Revenge.”

The best nighttime drama reveals a dirty little pact frothed up behind the stylish backdrop of the Hamptons, New York; host to Emily Thorne (Emily Van Camp), newcomer to East Coast’s elite.

Things have not been going well for Emily’s enemy Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe), Maven of the Hampton’s social sect.  She discovers her husband Conrad’s been having an affair.  Worse she’s discovered whom her hubby’s been loving – her friend Lydia.

Emily’s been very busy.  She’s happened into Victoria’s friend Lydia and Victoria’s husband Conrad at a posh getaway.  She’s consoled Lydia and her “spouse,” Victoria’s husband, when he’s rushed to the hospital complaining of chest pains.

Emily lets it slip at a fundraiser she saw Lydia and Conrad together; her plan – to entrench herself further into Victoria’s world – while getting to know her son Daniel next very, very well…

Victoria is suspicious of Emily and her overtly kind presence.

She should be.

Emily believes Victoria is responsible for allowing Emily’s father to be accused of funneling money to terrorists and endangering numerous lives.

Lydia testified against Emily’s father David Clarke resulting in his incarceration.  Emily, then Amanda, was separated from him and everything in her life she ever knew; and she’s repaid Lydia with interest.

As Emily Thorne there are more people for Amanda to serve her special brand of justice.  Victoria’s husband Conrad – Emily slipped something in his meal to cause his attack.  Lydia’s beach house… it belonged to Amanda and her father David… and it’s hers again.

David Clarke judiciously purchased 49 percent of boss Conrad’s company stock and now daughter Emily is a very wealthy, albeit unknown socialite in the rye.

Was her father free of any guilt?  ”My father died an innocent man.  Betrayed by the woman he loved, “Emily says.  “When everything you love has been stolen from you, sometimes all you have left is revenge.”

Who’s on Emily’s hit list?  Find out her plans for “Revenge,” on ABC.

Today, her career spans several albums. She has garnered 30 Billboard Music awards, 6 Grammys, 22 American Music awards, 2 Emmy awards and is quite arguably one of the one of the world’s best-selling music artists, and her having sold more than 100 Million albums and singles worldwide are a testament to that fact.

But there is also another side to Whitney Houston. There is the “Diva” side of her personality that has surfaced many times of the years and in a latest episode, almost got her thrown off an airplane. So just what did this acknowledged diva do that almost got her thrown of a Delta Airways flight?

The 48 year old Houston thought that because she is a diva, she didn’t have to follow the rules of the common folk and put on her seat belt. Apparently the singer’s lack of cooperation and overall conduct got so out of hand on the plane, that other members of the crew on the flight that was scheduled to take off from an Atlanta airport had to get involved.

In the end, diva Houston was flat out told that she either buckled up, or she would have to get off the plane. Of course, Houston has a lineage that defines the term “Diva.” Houston’s mother, Cissy Houston was a singer of note, but further along the family’s tree is her cousin’s “Dee Dee Warwick,” cousin “Dionne Warwick,” and her god mother is none other than the diva of divas, Aretha Franklin.

With a lineage such as this, how could poor Whitney possibly behave in any other fashion?

Tucker might be most notably known for his acting in the Rush Hour film series, where he played the character, Detective James Carter, opposite of martial arts star, Jackie Chan. In addition to his acting, he also has skills dancing.

In 2005, he was involved in the Michael Jackson trial along with actor Macaulay Culkin and Jay Leno. They  supported the defense against Jackson, who was on trial for molesting a 13-year-old boy.

With seemingly no new acting gigs on the horizon, it looks like Tucker might be in a financial spot. The home that SunTrust Bank is attempting to reclaim, boasts of 5 bedrooms, 3 fireplaces and a private spa. In addition to a fully equipped indoor and outdoor kitchen, pool and waterfront views, the unique attractor to this particular abode is the basement. It features  a fully designed pirate ship, complete with sails and a wooden deck.

The home has over 10,000 square feet of opulence and rich decorating and is situated in the ultra-rich Bella Collina community located in Central Florida.

His regular stand-up show which was scheduled a few days from now was reportedly canceled, due to “unforeseen circumstances.” He has one child  still needs to support and I’m sure, a host of other bills to pay on. While it seems like a good idea to cancel a show because you are stressed out about the money, what he really should do is suck up and do it. The show must go on and the IRS will never go away.

Demi Lovato and Fez

And speaking of remaining friends with her ex-boyfriends, Demi is still friends with Joe Jonas even though he broke her heart.  Sources say that one of the things that kept their interest while dating was their obsession with bowling, but apparantly that wasn’t enough to keep them together.  Rumors are that he has recorded the song, “I’m Sorry” as an apology to Demi for not only dumping her but also for disrespecting her by bringing his new girlfriend along on their tour months later.  Sources say that this played a part in Demi’s emotional and physical issues which eventually landed her in rehab.  But, it looks like Demi might have gotten the last laugh after her album, “Unbroken” blew Joe’s “Fastlife” album away in the charts. Ouch!

The multi-talented star has been acting since she was a child.  One of her first roles was in the popular children’s program, “Barney & Friends”.  Demi went on to become a household name when she starred in the “Camp Rock” movies with the Jonas Brothers and the Disney sitcom, “Sonny with a Chance”.

The busy Mom certainly has a full plate now however she is not letting that slow down her career.  She did not waste any time after giving birth to announce that the new seaon for her reality series, “Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood” will premiere on November 29th.  She says that this season of the reality series will focus on adjusting to life with a newborn.  Fans will be able to get a glimpse of Tori and Dean juggling their careers with three little ones under the age of 5. According to the former star of “Beverly Hills, 90210″, she has been spoiled with homemade cooking courtesy of her husband, Dean, who is currently enrolled in culinary school.  As Tori told US weekly magazine, she “has been reaping the benefits of his hard work!”

In July 2005, Tori and Dean met and began an affair while playing co-stars in the movie, ‘Mind over Matter” while they were both still married to their respective spouses.  They wasted no time in leaving their spouses and getting engaged later that year in December.  They eloped the following year in May in a very intimate ceremony on the Fiji Islands.  Their relationship and marriage is known to be one of the steadiest in Hollywood and now with their family of five they will likely continue to grow even closer.

Kelly Clarkson .. not a lesbian

American pop/rock singer Kelly Clarkson wants the world to know she is not a lesbian. Not that the question was dominating headlines, but conveniently in the weeks leading up to the Oct. 24 release of her new CD, What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger), Clarkson decided to address the issue through the media.

During various recent interviews, Clarkson stressed she has not made out with a girl. The reason she is never linked with a boyfriend or dating in general, according to the singer, is that boys are afraid to ask her out because she sings mean songs about men. Clarkson, who hails from Texas, is not pleased that people assume no boyfriend automatically means there must be a girlfriend. Reminding the world she is only in her twenties, she goes on to say she has never been in love.

Though she is quite serious about putting out the straight scoop regarding her sexuality, Clarkson also pokes fun at herself. She said she could never be a lesbian because it would be dating someone too much like herself, a self-proclaimed crazy person.

Fear of falling out of favor with fans may not be what drives Clarkson’s desire to clear the air. She doesn’t actually address what prompted her to start discussing it. Perhaps she hopes men reading the interviews will realize she likes them and ask her out.

While Clarkson defends her straightness, other artists have come out over the years and it hasn’t hurt their careers. Pop icon Elton John is a prime example of fans not caring about sexuality. More recently, country artist, Chely Wright, married her partner Lauren Blitzer in a small Connecticut ceremony.

Clarkson says she has nothing against the gay and lesbian community. She just wants to clear the air about her own sexuality. She claims life would be easier if she were gay because she has a feeling she would be hit on by many women.

So while those of us out there may not admit to enjoying watching the antics of such personalities as the “Glamazon” Beth Phoenix and the “Viper” Randy Orton, there is no doubt that all of you have been waiting for this latest release from THQ Games. That’s right it’s time to start rumbling on your PS3 console with WWE 12!

A Bigger Roster

One of the things that make this latest edition for your PS3 the best so far is the roster of talent that is yours for the asking. Some of the names and faces will be familiar to you such as “The Undertaker,” fan favorite “John Cena,” “The Game” Triple H, Kelly Kelly, Natalya, and “The Rattlesnake” Stone Cold Steve Austin.

But there are some new faces that have added to this impressive lineup including legends Arn Anderson, Vader, and the tag team of Axe and Smash.

A new system that delivers a much better experience

This time around THQ has introduced what they call “Predator Technology” that promises to deliver a game play system that will be more dynamic and a better feel to how your wrestler will react to your commands when using your PS3 controller.

More immersive storylines

Okay, so now that we’ve established that we like the “drama” that is presented to us each Monday and Friday evening, we know that you’ll be thrilled with the more immersive “Road to WrestleMania” storyline that will be affected by every decision that you make while playing in  that game mode.

Don’t miss your chance to get into the action of the WWE with this new release from THQ for your PS3 console system coming in November.

Well now we can experience that burst of adrenaline again as Atari Games is getting set to release a very re-imagined version of their classic shooter titled Centipede: Infestation. In this newly created game for the Nintendo Wii, we have our hero, Max who must run through a post apocalyptic world, as he runs and at the same time shoots at creatures such as Grubs, Spiders, Beetles and of course the ever present Centipedes, and of course all of these creatures are mutated to monstrous sizes.

What to expect from this game

Atari is loading this game with way too much arcade greatness. You will be humbled when you begin to see all of the levels and bosses that are a part of this romp down nostalgia lane. The game includes over 20 different weapon types including advanced weaponry for your appointed task at hand such as Flame Throwers, Machine Guns, and Rockets to name just a few. There are also more than 30 stages in the game and you have the chance to face more than 10 different bosses as you advance through this specially designed game for the Wii.

As with many newer games, there is actually a very immersive storyline that will lend the game more depth and also you can play with a friend to double the fun and overall carnage. So for all of us “Baby Boomers” who remember those late Saturday afternoons at the local arcade playing Centipede, here is your chance to relive those days and annihilate that pesky centipede all over again, and for those of you who never got to experience the pleasure of shooting at those pesky insects now is your chance to see what all of the excitement is all about.

Centipede: Infestation is getting ready to invade your Wii console on October 25^th!

Think twice after rereading the above thrice – Justin’s two out of three in new antics tween; item three, depilatory allegory; the change: Biebs’ coif – equated to corporate scoff!

ereading the above thrice – Justin’s two out of three in new antics tween; item three, depilatory allegory; the change: Biebs’ coif – equated to corporate scoff!

Super mega hits, a Christmas Apple’s iTunes “mistletoe” release,  toy Bieber dolls fashioned like he, cute as can be, Justin Bieber’ssweet as rock candy… a diamond-like treat toy company The Bridge Direct was unprepared to eat: Bieber changed his hairstyle – costing Bridge Direct beaucoup dollars, tout de suite.

Justin B. rearranged his famous locks before the manufacturing  corp. could nix the floss; $100,000 the company’s estimated cost – ask CEO Jay.  The businessman and toy co did not secure paper (with ink) to mark JB’s trademark unique.

Star in life’s thrall, what gets Bieber excited?  A white tiger that’s all.  October 7 Justin Bieber crushed onto Twitter uploading a pic with “guess what I found,” boosting his “Friday Follow” timeline’s come hither; earlier in the day prescribing, “Great day at the zoo. Got me a tiger. Just kidding…or am I…Hmmmm.”

Rio de Janeiro Biebs rocked in concert October; the crowd roaring crazed like a mad-wild lion – Biebs’ fantastic babe Selena Gomez popped onto stage singing sending fans into sugary pop Zion.

“RIO!!! CRAZY!!  Thanks to @selenagomez for helping me do something special for the crowd.  A duet never hurt nobody. WHO SAYS,” Justin said on Twitter October 6.  “Who Says,” the duet cutie he and cutie Selena Gomez she sang, surprise of the Brazilian concert night…

Selena gushing, “Brazil, I love you all.  You have all been amazing to me while I have been here and I will be back soon. :)”

Dispelling all rumour she was not with the Biebs, beneath the continent and South Pole frieze.

North America to South America Justin Bieber’s the best – a coif above the rest; Porto Alegre, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and “I’m SOOO EXCITED for meet u 15 October in [Santiago] CHILE !  Te amo mucho mi amor ♥8,” are the concerts-locales he’s performing next.

Respect the hair!

Orlando Bloom and Son

Orlando Bloom became a household name when he played an elf-prince in the film, “The Lord of the Rings” in 2001 and a blacksmith in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” film series in 2003. The English actor later went on to establish himself in Hollywood films. Bloom is starring in theupcoming film, “The Three Musketeers” where he plays the role of a villian. The film is set to be released on October 21st. After playing an elf and a pirate in the past, Bloom says his role in the “Musketeers” has made him realize he likes playing the bad guy. The actor says his family of three is like the three Musketeers, whose motto is “one for all and all for one.”

At the age of 21, Bloom had a life-changing experience when he suffered serious injuries after falling 3 stories while the drainpipe he was scaling to climb to a rooftop terrace collapsed. The fall left him paralyzed for 4 days after breaking several vertebraes in his back. He claims the accident gave him a new lease on life.

American Horror Story

The premise of the show involve the Harmon family played by Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton and Taissa Farmiga as they move from Boston to Los Angeles as a way to bolster the family’s troubled relationships. Vivien, the wife (Connie Britton) just had a miscarriage and Ben, the husband (Dylan McDermott) had an affair with one of his students (he is a school psychiatrist). They think the move will strengthen the family, but as they begin to find out, their new house is haunted in a creepy and unsettling way.

The first show involves the typical “don’t go down in the scary basement” scene where a couple of neighbor boys end up getting bloodied and messed up. A Down’s syndrome girl played by Jamie Brewer, keeps repeating to various people, “You are going to die.”

So is it any good? The ratings might not indicate so, as FX had bigger blockbusters in recent years, but don’t let that dissuade you just yet. American Horror Story looks like it could provide some frightening thrills and at the very least, cheap entertainment. Expect to see a man in a black rubber suit, a weird jagged-tooth demon in the basement, a two-faced maid a whole lot of blood n’ guts and messed up behavior.

One thing that critics, such as Wired.com and Entertainment Weekly both agree on is there is too much swearing in the show. Just because the characters can do it on cable doesn’t mean you can. Leave out some of the “S” words and it’ll make the show more believable.

Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman

If Barrymore and Kopelman do make it official it would be interesting if the actress will break her past history of short engagements and marriages.   This will be the fifth engagement and third trip down the aisle for the actress.  Her first engagement at the young age of 16 to Leland Hayward was called off after just a few months.  She was also engaged and lived with musican/actor James Walters before breaking up within six months.  Her first marriage to Jeremy Thomas lasted for just a year and her second marriage to Tom Green less than six months.

Having grown up in a family of famous actors, Barrymore has been performing in front of the camera since before she was even a year old when she starred in a dog food commerical.  She later gained fame when she played the role of Gertie in the film “E.T. The Extra-Terristrial” and went on to star in other major films.  She is currently filming in the romantic drama, “Big Miracle” which is based on the1989  book, “Freeing the Whales” and is scheduled for

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutchner

According to another report, the 33 year-old actor was indeed naked and so were the girls. Ashton paid special attention to 23 year-old Texas born, Sara Leal. And the lovely blonde, Sara, allegedly told friends she “100 percent” had sex with Ashton. South African yacht worker, Jacques Du Toit who attended the wild party…, only to make sure his girlfriend, one of the hot tub babes, was behaving herself, told his friend about the evening festivities. His friend recanted the story to The Mail on Sunday and is apparently a club promoter and a friend of Sara’s, whom he claims to be a crazy party girl with an agenda. He’s gotten her and many other hot twentysomething girls into clubs for free to entice rich and famous men to stay and party hard. The girls get what they want and the men do, too. Sara’s keeping quiet, and hasn’t spoken publicly yet, but has retained a high-powered attorney. It’s said she’s holding out for Ashton to give her money to just go away. Or is she waiting to tell her side of the story for a hefty price?

As Ashton and Demi’s marriage continues to fall apart, they’re keeping a low profile, except for a few tweets from Ashton. And as new information and photos appear daily, one can’t help but think…is this just another crazy episode of Punk’d? Or has Ashton Kutcher gone completely mad?

While millions around the world are heartbroken about the short life Steve had, he did make it as meaningful as possible. Laurene did not stand by the wayside as he achieved greatness through his technological advancements; rather they both combined their work to create a better world for their family and for the millions of lives they have touched.

Laurene has a degree in Economics which she received from University of Pennsylvania. After she married Jobs she co-founded a natural food company called, Terravera which sells its products throughout California. She invested heavily in non-profit organizations that focused on women’s rights and education. She has two children with her husband, Erin and Reed.

Other than Steve, the Jobs family has stayed out of the press and limelight as much as possible. The whole family has truly been an uplifting story to any American who has a dream to make something happen. Steve had said, “You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down and it has made all the difference in my life.”

We mourn with Laurene, her children and the rest of the Jobs family. We wish them well and will always remember the great strides Jobs’ took in a field where no one thought it was possible.

The show has racked up over 20 Emmy Awards, 27 Annie Awards and Time Magazine named it as the 20th century’s best television series. The creator, Matt Groenig worked hard to keep the show in the minds of America’s viewers, providing a hearty laugh amidst the day-today drudgery.

However, trouble is on the horizon for The Simpsons. The voice actors including, Dan Castalleneta, Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer have been told that their salaries need to be cut by 45% in order to make ends meet for the show’s 24th season. The ratings have been down, falling approximately 17% from the last few years.

As you can expect, having a six-figure salary slashed nearly in half is not an enticing prospect for the voice talent. The actors have voiced their opinion with the Fox Network, but if the show is canceled, the actors will be out of a job.

There are rumors that if the show does cancel, 20th Century Television will pick up a contract for reruns, much like Warner Brothers did for reruns of the 4th most popular television show “Friends.”

Many will miss the comical, satirical show. But with Family Guy, Modern Family, Two and Half Men and a host of other shows elbowing their way in for a slot on primetime television, it seems like ‘The Simpsons’ is somewhat of an old hat.

Get your Simpson fix in now; you might only get to see reruns in the near future.