post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Last week it was Andy Rooney , this week I've found a fake UPN account on Twitter . It promotes all sorts of awful-sounding shows ("Moesha 2010," anyone?), just the type UPN would have put on had the network not folded. Among the tweets: -- TUESDAYS ON UPN RULE! TONIGHT ON UPN: 8/7c "Master Debater" NEW DRAMA! 9/8c "Star Trek: Tribbles" BIG CLIFFHANGER! -- Tonight, it's...
That Blue Yak (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
I'm not sure if Andy Rooney reads my blog or not but if he does, I have a message. TRIM YOUR EYEBROWS! Seriously, what is going on there? Do you think his family at least has mentioned something to him? Is it some sort of pride to have brows like that? If there is something so ridiculous on me like that I would hope my loved ones would tell me. Jeez.
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
This summer I wrote about social media sites and made note of several celebrities I talked to at press tour who said they were not on Facebook or Twitter at that time. But people posting under their names were on these sites. This week a friend pointed out a fake that's particularly funny: A faux Andy Rooney , confirmed as fake by CBS, on Twitter. Some of his tweets are just parodies of things you...
Theo Spark (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. -Anonymous There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. -Ben Williams A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. -Josh Billings The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. -Andy Rooney Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed...
Lerterland (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Wow, talk about coasting. In his NYT online column, Stanley Fish has tackled weighty topics like censorship and Islam (and often gotten it miserably wrong ). Now he's cranking out stuff that'd be perfect for an Andy Rooney segment. Or a few extra verses of Alanis Morissette's "Ironic."
[CinemaRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Because I'm pretty sure that's Andy Rooney's blue head on a caterpillar body. Let's investigate... RULING: Most likely not Andy Rooney's blue head on a caterpillar's body. But it's almost...
Padre Mickey's Dance Party (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
From what I can tell, most jobs have a mandatory age for retirement. I believe for clergy in the Episcopal Church the mandatory retirement age is 72. Most of the members of my parish are retired, but that's because when the U.S.A. turned over administration of the Panama Canal to la República de Panamá, many of the workers were offered the opportunity to retire with full benefits, so...
CBS News (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Steve Kroft, Lesley Stahl, Bob Simon, Morley Safer, Byron Pitts, Scott Pelley, Andy Rooney LENGTH: 43:00 LEAD: Byron Pitts and 60 Minutes cameras spend two days on the road with a bomb-hunting unit in Afghanistan as they encounter one deadly bomb after another. Lesley Stahl meets the inspiration for the lead character in the classic film Jurassic Park. Those stories and more on 60 Minutes...
Tabloid Prodigy (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
60 Minutes fossil Andy Rooney weighs in on the new U.S. Citizenship exam. Can you pass the new test? A passing score is reached by answering six out of 10 questions correctly. Here are some example questions from the old test: What are the colors of the American flag? Where is the White House? What are the two major political [...]
Brilliant at Breakfast (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
I can't say I was thrilled with the premiere of the Wanda Sykes show last week. Sykes is the funniest woman in America when she does her own material. But her own material is often too raw even for Fox, even late at night. And discussing spanking with Z-list "celebrities" no one has ever heard of? I'm afraid Bill Maher doesn't have to sit up nights worrying. On a recent WTF podcast , Marc...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
In honor of Veterans Day, TVNewser would like to take a moment to recognize the following TV news anchors, reporters, and technicians who've served in the U.S. armed forces. We apologize for those missing, of which there are likely many, but here is a brief list: Bob Schieffer , "Face the Nation" host U.S. Air Force Oliver North , Fox News "War Stories" host U.S. Marine Corps,...
Beauty Addict (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Friends, please indulge me an Andy Rooney moment. There's something I just don't understand; maybe you can enlighten me, or at least nod your head in agreement.Why is the smell of sugar associated... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
spincitydotorg (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Does anyone even watch 60 Minutes any more? That ticking clock only reminds me of what TV looked like in the 80s. Good on them for lasting so long, but after the FUD in their last story about hackers, in which the headline proved to be wrong, I wonder if any of their bits are [...]
reality blurred (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
I missed The Amazing Race 15 episode last night, as I was driving back to DC with friends from Pittsburgh, where we saw the set of Mister Rogers Neighborhood of Make Believe, which was on display probably for the last time ever in its original studio. After flying home today, I turned on the TV and started watching just when Andy Rooney was finishing his commentary. Seriously, something more surprising...
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