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David Arquette to Guest Star in Cougar Town

David Arquette to Guest Star in Cougar Town

David Arquette is to guest star in 'Cougar Town' with his estranged wife Courteney Cox. The actor - who separated from the former 'Friends' actress in October 2010 - will appear in the final episode of the upcoming third season of the TV show. In the episode, David will play a hotel concierge who help's...

Demi Moore 911 Call Revealed - Nitrous Oxide Claims, Too

Demi Moore 911 Call Revealed - Nitrous Oxide Claims, Too

Demi Moore 'smoked something' before being hospitalized, according to the 911 call.  Earlier reports have claimed Moore's trip to the emergency room was reportedly spurred by an apparent seizure triggered by inhaling the drug nitrous oxide, more commonly known as laughing gas or whippits. Demi Moore's panicked friend told an emergency services operator she had...

Snoop Dogg Rips Cold-Blooded Kim Kardashian in Online Video

Snoop Dogg Rips Cold-Blooded Kim Kardashian in Online Video

Snoop Dogg has blasted Kim Kardashian in an web video in which he calls her a "cold-blooded bitch". The rapper has released the video online under his alter-ego Nemo and in it he addresses the socialite's estranged husband Kris Humphries - who Kim dumped in October after just 72 days of marriage. Snoop's words of advice...

Super Bowl Halftime Act Madonna Promises Magical New Album

Super Bowl Halftime Act Madonna Promises Magical New Album

Madonna has promised her new album will be "magic". The 53-year-old singer will be the halftime act at the Super Bowl and has once again teamed up with producer William Orbit for her latest LP - entitled 'M.D.N.A.' - and says she loves working with him because they know each other so well as well as producing great music together...

Birdman Says Nicki Minaj is a Female Lil Wayne - Lady Weezy?

Birdman Says Nicki Minaj is a Female Lil Wayne - Lady Weezy?

Nicki Minaj is like a female version of Lil Wayne, according to Birdman. Lady Weezy? The American rapper sees similarities between his two Cash Money Records acts - and he praised the 'Super Bass' hitmaker for improving her music "so much" in recent months. He told Complex: "I just came from listening to her album...Weezy...

Jennifer Aniston Hairstyle - Sam Worthington's Dreadlocks Explanation?

Jennifer Aniston Hairstyle - Sam Worthington's Dreadlocks Explanation?

Sam Worthington had "hair like Jennifer Aniston" when he was 16. The Australian actor had dreadlocks in his late teenage years, and he admits it may have looked like the former 'Friends' star did when she was famed for her voluminous shoulder-length cut in the 90s. Discussing his role in 'Clash of the Titans', Sam told Empire magazine...

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Hire Prada CEO FranCois Kress for Label Row

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Hire Prada CEO FranCois Kress for Label Row

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have hired Prada's US president and CEO to head up their label The Row. The fashion design duo say they chose FranCois Kress for the newly developed post at their company because they are looking to expand the brand. Mary-Kate told WWD: "He quickly became the obvious choice for us and...

Noel Gallagher Adjusts from Guitarist to Lead Singer in Solo Project

Noel Gallagher Adjusts from Guitarist to Lead Singer in Solo Project

Noel Gallagher hints at being "just a guitarist" again in the future. The 44-year-old rocker - who quit Oasis in 2009 following an argument with brother and bandmate Liam - launched his solo project Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds last year and while he enjoys being a lead singer, he isn't sure if he wants to do it forever...


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News, Politics & Crime

Obama Serenades Crowd at Charity Event

U.S. President Barack Obama showed off his singing skills on Thursday (Jan 19, 2012) by serenading the audience at a charity fundraiser with Al Green's classic Let's Stay Together. The president was a guest at the event at New York's Apollo Theatre on Thursday night during a trip to the Big Apple, and he stunned attendees...

CNN Debate: John King vs. Gingrich, Newt Wants Adultery Forgiven and Forgotten

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Nobody does self-righteousness like Newt Gingrich. Nobody. On stage here Thursday night at the 17th Republican debate, Gingrich was asked about the accusations his second wife had just made about him on ABC News and to The Washington Post. Gingrich's face took on the appearance ...

Mt. Rainier Snowshoer Burned Money - Ate Chocolate to Stay Alive in Blizzard

A snowshoer stranded for two nights alone in a blizzard on frozen Mt. Rainier ate chocolate and burned his money to stay alive. Experienced snowshoer Yong Chun Kim survived in the freezing temperatures by digging a snow tunnel, marching in place, and burning his socks, cash, and toothpaste. He said the skills he learned while serving in the South Korean Military in the Vietnam War kept him alive...



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Lifestyle, Home & Family

Social Security, Ex Wives and Husbands - Sorting the Benefits for Geezers and Floozies

Q: I'm part of a group of old geezers who gets together every week at the local coffee place. Social Security is a frequent topic of conversation. At our last meeting, the subject of benefits for divorcees came up. One of our geezers was married to his first wife for 16 years and to his second wife for 30 years. His first wife remarried, but she is now divorced...

Divorce and Money - Lawyer Says Seek Professional Advice for Business, Personal Asset Protection

Question: I am going through the biggest fight in my life right now. My husband moved our personal and business money into offshore accounts in his own name before I realized he was having an affair and I filed for divorce. He is colluding with a banker who owns the mortgages on our commercial and personal properties. We were both financially...

Candy Professor: Why They're Called Hershey's Kisses

Why They're Called Hershey's Kisses? A candy professor reveals his theory on why Hershey's Kisses are called "kisses." One theory is that the machine that makes Hershey’s Kisses looks like a pair of metal lips. Another is that when the machine deposits dollops of heated chocolate on to the cold metal plate, it makes a kissing sound...



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