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You’ll find Entertainment News, specialty and funny articles in this section of the iNetVideo Blog. What are some of the best movies of 1999, 6 actors comebacks, how to build a Home Theater on a budget, 10 Advantages of Watching Movies at Home, Top Apocalyptic Movies or Kids Movies are just some of the article you will come across in here.

Bruce Springsteen: the Glory Days

July 24th, 2012

Bruce Springsteen is an American legend in the rock music industry. Springsteen and the E Street Band have been household names ever since the release of songs like “Born in the USA” and “Glory Days” in the mid 1980’s. During the time when our country was desperately looking for a hero to take their minds off of the recession and other political issues, along came Springsteen with his hard driving rock music. His music set the tone for the country and soon, his music could be found everywhere.

Springsteen seemed to know just what to say to encourage the hard working American to stand up and be proud of their country. His music sent a message that things were going to be ok and that a little work never hurt anybody, as long as it was accompanied by alot of fun. What people didn’t realize was at the same time Springsteen was revitalizing a weary nation, his own life was giving him fits. The stress of being on the road and dealing with his own personal demons were taking their toll on the singer.

At one point after the release of “Born In the USA”, Springsteen admits he had contemplated suicide. A new article by David Remmick showcases the life of the artist during this more than troubled part of his life. Springsteen’s huge success on the charts overshadowed the singer’s personal problems. Not many knew what he was going through. He did open up to several people in his inner circle, but even they didn’t see the full scope of his problems. As he reminisces during the interview, he openly discusses several aspects of the his life with the E Street Band and his friend Clarence Clemons. He also talks in depth about how things have changed and the new perspective he has about performing. It seems he has a new appreciation for what he does and he is relishing the fact that he can still make an impact. Almost 30 years after the release of “Glory Days”, Springsteen realizes he is still living them.

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Sally Ride’s Legacy

July 24th, 2012

The world lost one of its most famous space pioneers with Sally Ride’s passing on July 23, 2012. She suffered from pancreatic cancer. Ride was the first woman NASA astronaut to be sent into space. The first woman to actually enter space was Valentina Tereshkova who was sent up by Russia in 1963. Twenty years later, Ride made her first launch twenty years later on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Ride entered the space program in 1978 after receiving her doctorate in physics from Stanford University.

After two space trips as part of the Space Shuttle crew, her future missions were scrapped after the explosion of the Challenger shortly after take off in 1986. Her experience with space flight and with the behind the scenes operations at NASA, she was asked to be part of the investigation teams for both of the Challenger and Columbia disasters. During her years with NASA, Ride wore many hats including that of special assistant to the administrator and the Director for the Office of Exploration.

Ride created the website Sally Ride Science as a forum for teachers and students to learn about space exploration. She used her physics degree to her advantage after leaving NASA. She was hired by the University of California, San Diego as a physics professor. She also took on the role of director for the California Space Institute. Ride’s knowledge and expertise made her a popular as an educator. She was respected for her many achievements as an astronaut and for her willingness to share her experiences with others. Many who worked with her during her years at NASA say that her ability to work under pressure and the way she handled herself in difficult situations was a testament to her bravery and courage when facing new challenges. She was admired by all who met her and those who knew her truly believe the universe has lost one of its most fervent advocates.

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Behind the Scenes: USA’s Political Animals

July 23rd, 2012

You’ve seen her in one of the scariest Sci-Fi trilogies of all time, where her portrayal of Ellen Ripley in the Alien films, made you believe that her character was just a real female badass and of course Ripley was a badass.

Sigourney Weaver has other films that have showcased her considerable acting talents but I think that most of those roles will pale in comparison to the role she has undertaken in the limited series Political Animals.

Political Animals is a USA limited series that takes us behind the scenes of the fictional political family, the Barrishs. Here is a family with more than enough skeletons in their family’s closet to make the Clintons look like Bible belt scholars.

Weaver plays the role of Elaine Barrish, who in the series is the Secretary of State, as well as having been a former Governor of the great state of Illinois…as well as being a former First Lady.

Her (former) husband Bud Hammond to say it bluntly is a womanizing, philandering sleaze ball who just happened to hold the highest office that an American could hope to attain.

Yes, Bud was the president of the United States and he was cheating on his wife for better than three years, before she finally told him that she wanted a divorce, after she gave a concession speech after her loss for the presidency.

To make things all the more interesting, we have Elaine’s son T.J, who came out as being Gay, which was all the more traumatic since his family were still in the white house at the time, and on top of that he’s had recurring drug addiction issues.

Elaine’s other son is engaged to a young lady who seems to have a problem with anorexia, as we see her in a scene during the couple’s engagement dinner, going to the lady’s room and purging her meal.

And add into this twisted mix, a young woman reporter who has a story about T. J that’s she’s threatening to expose unless she gets some private time with the Secretary of State, and due to things she’s written in the past about the Barrish family, she’s really an unwanted face around the Barrish family period.

This is going to be one of those “must see” television series to watch, and trust me there were a few things that I left out of this article, because if you miss Political Animals you’ll be missing one of the best things to come to cable this summer.

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American Idol’s Scott McCreery Graduates High School

July 23rd, 2012

Fox’s “American Idol” season 10 winner Scott McCreery graduated in June 2012 from Garner Magnet High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. To attend his graduation ceremony, McCreery, 18, had to fly in from Nashville, Tennessee, where he had been attending the CMT Awards the night before. The young singer’s song “The Trouble with Girls” had won the Breakthrough Video of the Year, McCreery’s first CMT award.

McCreery will be one busy kid for awhile. For one thing, he will be the opening act for popular country artist Brad Paisley’s current Virtual Reality Tour. The young “American Idol” winner is also working on writing songs for his second album. His first album “Clear as Day,” which went platinum and had three top 20 hits, did not have any songs penned by the 18-year-old, but McCreery is eager to change that for his sophomore work.

McCreery told “People” magazine that he is also planning on attending college at North Carolina State next year. College probably won’t be too hard for the kid. Even though McCreery had been competing on “American Idol,” touring and recording during his high school years, he still managed to graduate with distinguished honors and he believes that he finished in the top 50 of his class of approximately 400.

If all that wasn’t enough, McCreery also pitched for Garner Magnet High School’s baseball team, which made the state playoffs, in 2012. McCreery, who was a strong and consistent pitcher, had to miss the 2011 season because he was competing on “American Idol.” Unfortunately, Garner was eliminated during the first round by Rose High.

It will be interesting to see who the show responsible for making McCreery famous, “American Idol,” will hire as judges now that two of its current cast members, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez, have announced they will not be returning next season.

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