The day after Thanksgiving, Muslims begin the celebration of Eid al-Adha, or "Festival of Sacrifice," which commemorates the end of the Hajj season, and the willingness of the Prophet Abraham to sacrifice his son to demonstrate his devotion to Allah....
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) –Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five prizes including artist of the year. Jackson, who had been expected to enjoy a clean sweep, ended up with four awards. He and Swift went head-to-head in the artist of the year race, the ceremony's final prize. Other multiple winners included hip-hop
MSNBC Exclusive: Fort Hood Never Happened! by Ann Coulter (more by this author) Posted 11/25/2009 ET Updated 11/25/2009 ET It's been weeks since eyewitnesses reported that Maj. Nidal Hasan shouted "Allahu akbar" before spraying Fort Hood with gunfire, killing 13 people. Since then we also learned that Hasan gave a medical lecture on beheading infidels and pouring burning oil down their throats...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) –At what may be the height of her early career, teen sensation Taylor Swift finds herself facing the downside of stardom -- naysayers. The 19-year-old pop/country singer-songwriter heads in to Sunday's American Music Awards with a leading six nominations after a dream year of sold out concerts and the best-selling album in the United States. Swift will compete Sunday against
The Ballou Senior High School Majestic Knights marching band, under the direction of leader Darrell Watson, are the pride of D.C. today after their performance in the Macy's annual Thanksgiving Parade. Ballou's band is a D.C. institution that has even inspired a documentary , and they are the first school from the District ever to perform in the parade. The students have been preparing for this performance...
This is the first time I've seen the pie chart used in a major smackdown . (via glark ) Artificial meat could bring about the end of ranching, economic upheaval, and possibly the addition of endangered animal and human meat on the menu. Global freak out in 5-4-3... (Via Andrew Sullivan ) This Hour Has 22 Minutes chats with Sarah Palin... sorta . Obama adminstration has worse record for protecting...
Tyler Perry has been sued by Susie H. James, the personal representative of deceased gospel singer/songwriter Bertha James, who claims Perry used too much of the goodness of Jesus in his movie, " Madea Goes to Jail," at least according to a new federal lawsuit . The suit claims Perry lifted an entire verse from a song James wrote in 1950 -- "When I Think of the Goodness of Jesus."...
Michael Jackson’s rhinestone studded glove was sold at auction on Saturday for over $35,000! The glove, which the King of Pop donned when he introduced the world to the Moonwalk back in 1983, was appraised at just $60,000, but Hoffman Ma from Hong Kong drove the price of the legendary accessory through the roof! Julien’s Auctions say that after taxes, the guy will have paid over $420,000...
Michael Jackson's older brother Jermaine has claimed the suicide of Evan Chandler proves the late pop star was innocent of the child sex abuse allegations made in 1993 against his 13-year-old son Jordan.
Leigh Francis hopes Michael Jackson would have enjoyed the ‘Bo’ Selecta!’ tribute. “Some people who thought it was in bad taste have seen it and have gone actually it’s...
Michael Jackson's alleged abuse victim has cleared the King of Pop's name by insisting the singer "never touched" him, according to the star's brother Jermaine.[...] Read more!
Ah…….. that feeling of finding your perfect partner. You see them and suddenly you drift off into a different reality. If you spend most of your time on the interweb you may even get romantically involved with someone’s avatar before you actually get to see each other for real…. ….or perhaps you fall in love with a virtual [...] Related posts: Pac-Man Free on iPhone...
Dim-witted golden-haired starlet Dana Perino was apparently too busy dusting Ronnie Reagan figurines in the White House attic to remember a certain Tuesday in September, 2001 when some real meanie terrorists decided to crash two planes into the twin towers, killing some 3,000 people, sending the nation into panic, and forever altering the course of history. Unlike the recent Fort Hood shooting which...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) –Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five prizes including artist of the year. Jackson, who had been expected to enjoy a clean sweep, ended up with four awards. He and Swift went head-to-head in the artist of the year race, the ceremony's final prize. Other multiple winners included hip-hop acts...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) –At what may be the height of her early career, teen sensation Taylor Swift finds herself facing the downside of stardom -- naysayers. The 19-year-old pop/country singer-songwriter heads in to Sunday's American Music Awards with a leading six nominations after a dream year of sold out concerts and the best-selling album in the United States. Swift will compete Sunday against the...
Complete list of winners at the American Music Awards: • Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift • Pop-Rock: Male artist: Michael Jackson Female artist: Taylor Swift Band, duo or group: Black Eyed Peas Album: Michael Jackson, "Number Ones" • Soul-R&B: Male artist: Michael Jackson Female artist: Beyonce Band, duo or group: Black Eyed Peas Album: Michael Jackson, "Number Ones" • Rap-Hip-Hop: Artist: Jay-Z Album:...