Todays News…
The week in review
THIS week in the online realm, sordid celebrity gossip, junkyard hijinks and some unusual SA-specific eureka moments had AdelaideNow in a cyberspin.
Man sobers up in trash compactor
Celebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services.
Lawyer: Client never had contact with Avery
Sean Avery doesn’t mind appearing on the gossip pages of certain city tabloids when he’s out in New York City with an actress or other celebrity. But his front-page appearance in one of the city tabloids yesterday wasn’t welcomed, and it turns out it might have been false.
TMZ forges ahead in relm of celebrity sites
Look out TMZ: A new challenger is approaching. TMZ ? which stands for ?Thirty Mile Zone? the supposed area around Los Angeles where most celebrities live ? has managed to take celebrity gossip to the next level.
Children read gossip magazines over books
Children are reading celebrity gossip magazines such as Heat and Bliss instead of books, especially if the novels stretch to more than 100 pages, a study shows.
Canadian woman turns gossip column for friends into successful, lucrative online business
In advance of the barrage of Juno celebrity sightings and red-carpet arrivals in Calgary next week, and in anticipation of LaineyGossip.com’s Lainey Lui lending her thoughts to Page Six starting tomorrow, we bring you a few things you’ve always wanted to know about the country’s top celebrity smut hound.
Report: What British Teens Read “The celebrity gossip and news magazine
Heat comes top when 11- to 14-year-olds are asked to name their favourite read, followed by teenage girls’ magazine Bliss, which comes joint second with reading song lyrics online. They are followed by reading computer game cheats advice online, and then reading your own blog or fan fiction.”
Celebrity follies monopolize entertainment circuit
Where exactly is the line between stardom and celebrity? Moreover, why do we even care? I’ve wondered that since I was 9 or 10 years old, but the question has been on my mind since about this time last year when it took a homicidal rampage at Virginia Tech University to get “news” shows to stop talking about Don Imus’ runaway mouth and Anna Nicole Smith’s baby’s daddy mystery.
Fiscal red flags for Social Security and Medicare
Warning. Talking about Social Security and Medicare is not as exciting as mentioning the latest celebrity gossip, or snickering about Sen. Hillary Clinton?s ? to be diplomatic ? misstatement that she dodged sniper bullets in Bosnia.