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Slate V features video from the online magazine Slate.com.
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| 1 | VideoHappy Chocolate Day | For the romantics, there is Valentine’s Day, but for the hardcore chocolate lover there is Chocolate Day. On Feb. 9, cocoa consumers have an excuse to indulge [[in? I think you indulge a person/or a craving you indulge in something]] a little extra. Is it actually a holiday? Well, only if you’re paying attention to Twitter, the chocolate industry, or your sweet tooth. But why not? Research suggests chocolate can be good for your heart and reduce blood pressure. It also gives a little endorphin zap to the brain with mood-enhancing Theobromine. Historically cultivated and used by the Aztecs and Mayans, the cocoa bean didn’t enter the European or colonial American diet on a mass scale until the 1800s, when some of the first chocolate companies like Cadbury and Nestlé were started. Now, it’s a global product, and a sweet one at that. | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoWill Ferrell’s Hilarious Bulls/Hornets Starting Lineup Introduction | Last night’s Bulls/Hornets NBA game in New Orleans got an extra dose of hilarity when Will Ferrell was brought in to announce the starting line ups. Adding fake facts and insults to the standard Name/Height/Position intros, the star of basketball spoof Semi Pro laid down some real gems. Not a bad way to start the game, considering that without Farrell, the '80s theme night would have only featured a dancing Rubik's cube. The Bulls went on to a 90-67 victory, and Will Ferrell's comic skills will again be on display when he plays a Mexican rancher saving his father’s farm from drug barons in March’s Casa de Mi Padre. | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoRussell Brand Doesn’t Want Katy Perry’s Money in Divorce | Could it be possible that chivalry in the celebrity Hollywood world is not extinct? Actor and comedian Russell Brand will reportedly not seek a huge chunk of pop star Katy Perry’s fortune as part of the couple’s divorce—even though he has a legal right to do so. According to TMZ, Brand’s lawyers filed divorce papers this week and notably lacking was an attempt to split up Perry’s $44-million earnings during the marriage, from singing about cherry chapstick and kissing girls and whatnot. Sources tell TMZ there was no prenuptial agreement, and though he’s no pauper, Brand will walk away from the reportedly amicable divorce with a lot less money. More proof that Russell Brand acts better off the big screen than on it. | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoGiants’ Brandon Jacobs: Gisele Should Stay Cute and Shut Up | Yes, the Super Bowl is over, but the trash talk and personal fouls continue! Before the game, Tom Brady's supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen asked people to pray for him to win. After the game, she publicly complained about his receivers not being able to catch the ball—defying the long-standing cardinal rule of sports: You're supposed to win as a team, lose as a team. Enter Brandon Jacobs, loudmouthed running back for the Super Bowl winning Giants, who told reporters that Gisele "just needs to continue to stay cute and shut up." Granted, some might say the same of star running backs, but we digress. Was Jacobs statement sexist? Many are saying yes. Was Bundchen's comment unsportsmanlike? Arguably. The game's over folks. Can we all stop talking about it now? Please? TNC, Super Bowl, Gisele, Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Brandon Jacobs, Giants, Patriots, Tom Brady Wife, Gisele Husband, Patriots running back | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoRandy Travis Found Drunk in Church Parking Lot | North Texas is a long way away from Giants country, but that didn’t stop country singer Randy Travis from celebrating too much. During the wee hours of Monday morning, the Denton County Sheriff’s Department said an officer found Travis sitting in his car next to an open bottle of wine, and smelling like alcohol in the parking lot at the First Baptist Church. At first Travis used the oldest country singer excuse in the book for public intoxication—a fight with this girlfriend. But after a short stay in the Denton County jail, the performer released an apology for “what resulted following an evening of celebrating the Super Bowl.” At least he didn’t try and say his dog died and his truck broke down. | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoLady Gaga’s Born This Way Ball Set Design Released | Mama monster has given all of her little monsters a gift: Lady Gaga has released a sneak preview of the stage design for her upcoming tour, the Born this Way Ball. Gaga tweeted the artist's rendering at midnight, which revealed an elaborate medieval castle replete with a fortress wall that doubles as a runway. She explained the set via Twitter, writing: "To give you a bit of insight on the design of my new tour, the central area within the stage will be known as 'The Monster Pit.' ” She goes on to say that the enclosed area will be reserved for fans with general admission tickets who waited all night and are "dressed to Ball." Gaga released the set design after a strategic build up on Twitter, and perhaps not coincidentally, she's the first earthling (we assume) to hit 18 million followers. | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoChrystler’s Popular “It’s Halftime in America” With Clint Eastwood a Hit | As the dust from Super Bowl XLVI settles, fans are taking to the Internet to debate who won. Yes, the New York Giants, but more importantly, who scored the best commercial? Despite costing around $3.5 million for 30 seconds of airtime, many are complaining this year’s ad showing was lackluster. But Chrysler's “It's Halftime in America,” voiced by Clint Eastwood and touting Detroit's rebound from financial ruin, is drawing praise. A sort of follow-up to last year's "Born of Fire" ad featuring Eminem, which was viewed over 20 million times on YouTube, "Halftime in America" uses Chrysler's rebound as a pep-talk for America's economy. After nearly collapsing in 2008, Chrysler was rescued as part of a $12.5 billion bailout headed up by the White House. "This country can't be knocked out with one punch," Eastwood said. "It's halftime America. And our second half's about to begin." Hopefully the second-half of America’s big economic game won’t be as much of a nail-biter. | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoJosh Hamilton’s Addiction Goes Public…Again | Battling with addiction is an extremely difficult, and when you’re in the limelight, it can be even harder—just ask outfielder Josh Hamilton. The Texas Ranger All-Star player, who has been outspoken about his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, was drinking in a bar on Monday night in Dallas at Sherlock’s Pub & Grill, according to the Dallas Morning News. His teammate Ian Kinsler even showed up for what seemed to be an attempt at bringing Hamilton home, but he was reportedly unsuccessful. It was the second alcohol relapse in three years—an earlier incident of excessive drinking occurred in 2009 in Arizona, forcing Hamilton to speak publicly about his addictions. After being the number one draft pick in 1999, Hamilton missed seasons early in his career because of his alcoholism, but staged a big comeback. Hopefully his team and his family can keep him from having to stage another one. | 2/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoAngelo Dundee, Legendary Trainer to Muhammad Ali, Dies at 90 | Muhammad Ali’s legendary trainer Angelo Dundee has died, and the sport of boxing has lost a man who defined what it means to have a guy in your corner. Dundee, who was 90, passed away in his Tampa, Fla. apartment after a brief illness according to the San Francisco Chronicle. He left behind one of the most storied training careers in boxing, having motivated Sugar Ray Leonard to win his biggest match and accompanying heavyweight champ Ali through most of his legendary career. In a bloody and violent sport, Dundee was known for his kindness; a great ambassador for boxing who often said, “It doesn’t cost anything more to be nice.” That may not have always been true for the 1992 boxing hall of fame inductee, who famously motivated Leonard during a fight with Tommy Hearns by yelling, “You’re blowing it son! You’re blowing it!” Leonard came back and won the fight with a knockout. Rest in peace, Angelo. Boxing misses you already. | 2/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoCourtney Love Crazier Than Previously Thought, According to Frances Bean Cobain Deposition | A newly released biography of Courtney Love (humorously titled Courtney Comes Clean) contains shocking but predictable revelations from Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Love and grunge god Kurt Cobain. The details, in the form of an unsealed deposition from a 2009 restraining order against Love, include such zingers as Frances’ claim that her mother “basically exists now on ... Xanax, Adderall, Sonata and Abilify, sugar and cigarettes," and that Love’s excessive habits led to the death of two family pets: A dog that ODed on Love’s pills and a cat that became trapped in piles of hoarded fabrics, trash, and paperwork. Love, who fronted the ’90s rock group Hole, is quoted in the book, saying, "I'm sober. I'm fabulous. I have a few character defects, but I'm not dishonorable, and I'm not a liar. I have a good heart." Frances Bean is now a model and artist in L.A. | 2/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoBefore Watchmen Series Coming from DC Comics Without Original Creators | Fans of Watchmen are praying to the comic book gods today that prequels can be better than The Phantom Menace. DC Entertainment is expected to unveil a set of seven books leading up to the highly influential Watchmen series—one of the most revered comic book titles in a quarter century. With the incredibly inventive name Before Watchmen, the new set of stories will reportedly follow the same familiar characters of Rorschach and Nite Owl. But don’t expect Before Watchmen to shed light on the original series’ famously cryptic ending; as the title suggests, the set will start this summer by filling in some of the back story for main characters. Will it live up to the original’s genius of damaged vigilantes in a fraught world of impending nuclear doom? Not according to original and since-estranged Watchmen author Alan Moore, who called the move “Completely shameless” in an interview with the New York Times. At least maybe the pictures will be nice? | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoSoul Train Creator Don Cornelius Found Dead of Apparent Suicide | Don Cornelius, creator of Soul Train was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Sherman Oaks, Calif. apartment early Wednesday morning. He was 75. Cornelius’s personal cool and musical taste helped Soul Train become an instant hit after its premiere in 1970. A decade before MTV, Soul Train was “the hippest trip in America,” popularizing first the soul sound of the Jackson 5 and James Brown, later emerging hip hop acts like Kurtis Blow and Run-DMC, and always featuring the coolest dance and urban fashion styles in the country. Soul Train went on to become the longest running American program ever in syndication, eventually producing 1,100 episodes over 35 years. Cornelius, who Al Sharpton described as “a cultural game changer on a global level,” hosted for many of those years, but was recently plagued with health issues and a contentious divorce. | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoX Factor Shakeup as Simon Cowell Fires Host, Judges | Simon Cowell has gone on an X Factor firing frenzy. Steve Jones, Nicole Scherzinger, and, most shockingly, Paula Abdul have all been x-ed out of the judges lineup. Of the five original U.S. judges, that leaves only L.A. Reid and of course Cowell himself. The X Factor, a global vocal talent show created by Cowell, debuted in the U.K. in 2004 and arrived in the U.S. last year. The news of the pink slip bloodbath comes as something of a surprise as U.S. ratings for the X Factor had been quite healthy at about 12.5 million viewers per episode. However Cowell had ambitiously hoped to outperform American Idol's 20 million viewers, which may have led to the judge liquidation. Rumors are already swirling about potential replacements, including Mariah Carey, whom Cowell reportedly wanted to hire originally but Carey’s pregnancy made it difficult. All of this news keeps one thing intact: Cowell’s reputation as a huge jerk. | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoNicki Minaj Releases “Turn Me On” | Nicki Minaj is joining Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show, and has been telling friends it's the most grueling thing she's ever done, describing the project as "epic, of course." She confirmed her collaboration with Madonna on Twitter, informing her followers, "Super Bowl rehearsals w/the Queen." They'll be joined by other pop luminaries, including rapper MIA, crooner Cee Lo Green, and party rockers LMFAO. Ahead of the big game, Minaj just released a video for her new single "Turn Me On," featuring French house music guru David Guetta. The video features Guetta building a robot—and somewhat naked—version of Minaj, who gets chased by other mannequin-like robots. The song will be on her forthcoming album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, which, if the video is any indication, will also be weird and full of autotune-ing. | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoNicki Minaj Releases “Turn Me On” | Nicki Minaj is joining Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show, and has been telling friends it's the most grueling thing she's ever done, describing the project as "epic, of course." She confirmed her collaboration with Madonna on Twitter, informing her followers, "Super Bowl rehearsals w/the Queen." They'll be joined by other pop luminaries, including rapper MIA, crooner Cee Lo Green, and party rockers LMFAO. Ahead of the big game, Minaj just released a video for her new single "Turn Me On," featuring French house music guru David Guetta. The video features Guetta building a robot—and somewhat naked—version of Minaj, who gets chased by other mannequin-like robots. The song will be on her forthcoming album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, which, if the video is any indication, will also be weird and full of autotune-ing. | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoSAG Awards 2012 Pay Tribute to Mary Tyler Moore | We’re in the throes of Hollywood’s awards season, and actors added more weight to their mantles last night after the Screen Actors Guild bestowed its set of statuettes. Viola Davis won big for her role in The Help, beating out both Meryl Streep and Michelle Williams for the best actress award, while Jean Dujardin won the best actor award for his role in silent black-and-white film The Artist. 82-year-old Christopher Plummer took home best supporting actor for his role in Beginners, an apparent favorite among his peers. Mary Tyler Moore was arguably a focus of the evening, winning a lifetime achievement award from the guild. Dick Van Dyke, who played the actress’s husband on the Dick Van Dyke show, introduced Moore and touted her humanitarian work as well as her time on screen—for which she received a standing ovation from the crowd. | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoElton John’s Super Bowl Advice for Madonna: “Lip-Sync good.” | B-B-B-Benny and the Pats? Elton John is hoping for a New England Patriots Super Bowl win next weekend when they square off against the New York Giants. Said the singer, "Well, you can't watch sport without being passionate—oh yeah, I scream at the television." Will he save some of that screaming for Madonna's halftime show? The two recently made nice after a feud started when Madonna won a Golden Globe over Elton. But the Rocket Man had some catty advice for the Material Girl: "Make sure you lip-sync good." Elton might not have much room to make jokes about lip-syncing; he and X Factor winner Melanie Amaro plan to pimp out Pepsi for a Super Bowl commercial. That’s about as far from a live performance as you can get. | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoNBC’s Fear Factor Not Sure if it Actually Wants To Make Contestants Drink Donkey Semen. | Illustrating NBC executive’s iron grasp of taste and quality in television programming, Fear Factor producers and network brass have been fiercely debating airing a stunt featuring contestants drinking donkey semen on an upcoming episode. TMZ reports that the stunt, which was shot last summer, involved teams drinking a full glass of donkey spunk with a glass of urine as a chaser. NBC execs held multiple powwows leading up to the air date before eventually giving Fear Factor producers the go ahead. So if you're tired of being disgusted by Keeping Up With the Kardashians and would like to be grossed out by something else, you can treat yourself to Fear Factor this Monday evening. | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoBlue Ivy Carter: Oprah Winfrey's New God Daughter? | Has Blue Ivy's mama picked a God mama? Rumors are buzzing on the internet that new parents Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z have reportedly chosen a godmother for baby Blue Ivy: Oprah Winfrey. That would be one powerful Godmother to get, and we can imagine being deliciously spoiled by the media mogul. Will Blue Ivy be getting a key to a new car taped below her high chair? Perhaps not. Oprah's good friend Gayle King shut down any rumors by saying, "It's absolutely not true that she's the godmother...if true, it is news to her." Oprah, listen, if it doesn't work out with Blue Ivy, we're here. We could definitely use a Godmother. And a new car. | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoAlcatraz Fans Leaving Prison Island Tours To Search for Secret Room | Fans of the new Fox drama Alcatraz might need a reminder that it’s only a TV show. A National Parks Service representative told TMZ that tourists on the island are starting to sneak off into “closed areas” of the former federal prison. Some wanderers have admitted that they’re searching for the “bat cave” underneath Alcatraz—a top-secret high-tech control room that exists … only on the TV show, of course. Even though the show just started its first season, parks personnel have already been prompted to post a sign that reads: “The TV show Alcatraz is fictional, many areas it depicts are not real. Closed areas protect you, historic structures and nesting birds.” Considering some of the fare on Fox News, it’s understandable that network viewers might get confused about the line between truth and fiction. But a secret bat cave? Come on guys. | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoDemi Moore Hospitalized For “Exhaustion” | TMZ reports that Demi Moore took a trip to the E.R. Monday night after a 911 call was placed just before 11 p.m. from the actress’s Los Angeles home. Moore, who recently filed for divorce from Ashton Kutcher, has been under heavy stress, her rep tells the gossip site, and “has chosen to seek professional assistance to treat her exhaustion and improve her overall health.” Translation … rehab? Moore’s episode comes soon after another actress, Heather Locklear, headed to the hospital in a similar scenario, with rumors swirling of substance abuse. Do they have a fleet of ambulances just for celebrities in Hollywood? Business startup idea! | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | Video50 Cent’s Giants Bets: $500,000 and a Twitter Nude Photo | Did 50 Cent make more money on a sports game bet than he did making his last record? You have to wonder, after the rapper reportedly bet on the odds that the New York Giants would make it to the Super Bowl and cleared half a million dollars. Curtis Jackson [[tiny bit confusing that you switch to his real name from 50 w/o explaining]] took to Twitter to brag about winning his bet during the Giants nail-biter win over the 49ers, posting photos of himself with stacks of money and writing “just watched a $500,000 game get on my level Chumps.” Where will the money go? According to his tweets, he’s a nana’s boy: “I’m giving this money to my Nana she gonna faint LMAO.” Curtis probably shouldn’t tell nana about his next bet, though. The rapper accepted the challenge from an apparent Patriots fan that if the Giants lose the big game, he’ll tweet a photo of his manhood for the world to see. We don’t need to see that Fiddy—I don’t care whose birthday it is. | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | Video2012 Oscar Nominations Favor Hugo, The Artist | Oscar nominations are in! As with every year, there's a vocal chorus praising surprises and shaking their heads over snubs. While many expected silent film The Artist to walk away with the most nominations, it was Martin Scorsese's Hugo that earned the top spot, taking 11 nominations to The Artist’s 10. Gary Oldman's performance in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy earned him his first ever Oscar nomination, though the Academy skipped over Leonardo DiCaprio's portrayal of Hoover in J. Edgar. As for comedies, no best picture nod for Bridesmaids, but the film did garner a best supporting actress nomination for Melissa McCarthy and an original screenplay nomination for Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo. Other standouts include Tree of Life for best picture and probable shoo-in A Separation, for the foreign-language film category. Whew! Now we can all take a break for several weeks before the more important "best and worst dressed" nominations are released. | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoBruins Goalie Tim Thomas Turns Down White House Invite | Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas has iced President Obama. Thomas, whose goalie mask bears the popular libertarian and Tea Partier phrase "Don't Tread on Me," declined to join his hockey teammates in a reception at the White House to celebrate their Stanley Cup championship. Thomas chose instead to take a shot at the establishment on his Facebook page. He wrote: "The Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties and Property of the People ... This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country." The Bruins Goalie isn't the first to play hooky from the White House. In 1997 Mark Chmura of the Green Bay Packers skipped the trip to the White House, and last year Dan Hampton of the 1985 Bears refused to attend the team's 25th anniversary of their Super Bowl XX victory because he's "not a fan" of President Obama. | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoYear of The Dragon Begins With Chinese Lunar New Year Celebrations | The year of the dragon has begun. Asian communities around the globe are ringing in the Chinese Lunar New Year this week with parades, firecrackers, and parties, to celebrate the most auspicious animal sign of their zodiac calendar. The dragon sign has long been associated with Chinese emperors and good luck, and people born under the dragon are supposed to be driven, unafraid of challenges and willing to take on risk. This passion can sometimes leave these go-getters unfulfilled and exhausted, however. John Lennon, Vladimir Putin, and Russell Crowe were all born during years of the dragon—the most recent of which was 2000. This year the water dragon is specifically celebrated—and the water sign supposedly calms the dragon’s fiery disposition, making them open to the ideas of others. So if you’re a dragon, cash in on your good luck. If you’re not, maybe this is your year to collaborate with one. | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoHeidi Klum, Seal Divorce; Klum Cites Seal's Explosive Tember | Heidi Klum and Seal are reportedly divorcing, and sources tell TMZ Klum is bidding "auf wiedersehen" to Seal's explosive temper. TMZ notes that Klum's decision has been a long time coming, and stems from concern over her children's exposure to Seal's anger management issues. The popular celebrity couple’s entertainment careers have played a part, too: Klum's massive success as an entrepreneur and Seal’s musical projects have further separated the couple geographically, straining the relationship further. According to the couple, "We have had the deepest respect for one another throughout our relationship and continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart." That statement sounds like an idea for a hit song, Seal. Just saying. | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoEtta James, Blues and Soul Legend, Dies at 73 | Blues and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Etta James has died of complications from her battle with leukemia. The powerful and versatile singer, also known as Miss Peaches, had an up and down career spanning more than half a century. She won six Grammys and opened for the Rolling Stones, but also overcame weight problems and a heroin addiction. James told the LA Times in 1992 "A lot of people think the blues is depressing, but that's not the blues I'm singing. When I'm singing blues, I'm singing life. People that can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies." Perhaps James' most indelible musical contribution was her signature version of “At Last,” which was not only covered in an homage by Beyoncé, but by brides everywhere. | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoObama Sings Al Green at The Apollo Theater | Herman Cain, your version of "imagine" is OK, but let President Obama show you how it's done. The commander-in-chief took some time during a fundraiser at New York's famous Apollo Theater to croon a little Al Green to an audience that included...the reverend Al Green himself. When the president mentioned the soul legend was in attendance, he sang a snippet from Green's classic "Let's Stay Together." Obama then feigned surprise that the Sandman didn't come to yank him off stage--a reference to Apollo mainstay Howard Sims who would comically usher failed acts back behind the curtain. This may be the most musical presidential campaign in recent history. The question is, Mitt Romney, what's in YOUR repertoire? "Let's Stay Together" is a pretty good slogan, and it sounds like Obama has the reverend's permission to use it. | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoMark Wahlberg Apologizes for Claiming He Would Have Stopped 9/11 | Actor Mark Wahlberg found himself in hot water this week after suggesting in an interview with Men’s Journal that he would have forcibly overtaken 9/11 hijackers had he been a passenger on a 9/11 flight. Wahlberg, who was in fact scheduled to be on American Airlines flight 11 the morning of Sept11, said: “If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn’t have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, ‘OK, we’re going to land somewhere safely, don’t worry.’ ” The reaction from journalists and victims was swift, many pointing out the insensitivity of Wahlberg’s comments. He apologized in a statement on Wednesday, saying, “To speculate about such a situation is ridiculous.” Wahlberg’s violently heroic fantasy might not be too far off the Marky Mark though: the former troubled teen resident of Dorchester, Mass., once blinded a Vietnamese man in one eye after beating him with a stick and spent 45 days in jail. | 1/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoBruce Springsteen's New Album "Wrecking Ball" Details, Single Released | The Boss is back like a Wrecking Ball. That at least is the title of Bruce Springsteen’s new album, which will be released March 6. The 17th official studio recording from New Jersey’s most famous musician and the E Street Band will be produced by Ron Aniello, who has worked with everyone from Canadian rockers Barenaked Ladies to Springsteen’s wife. The first single from the 13-song album, “We Take Care of Our Own,” has been released, and features just what fans might expect: chugging, guitar-led rock ‘n’ roll primed for the stadium. The record’s release comes after a tough year for the songwriter, whose longtime band mate saxophonist Clarence Clemons passed away last summer. The boss and his remaining band members are playing concerts in Europe through July, but a source with the Chicago Cubs told Chicago’s Sun Times that the American legend is tentatively scheduled to play Wrigley Field in September. Super fans and ticket scalpers, start your engines. | 1/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoMel Gibson’s Jail Video May Be Shown to Jury in Discrimination Case | The biggest movie Mel Gibson never wanted you to see may get a limited release, but not without a legal fight. The deputy who arrested Gibson in 2006 for a DUI is suing his department, saying that superiors discriminated against him because of his Jewish faith. Los Angeles County Sherriff’s Deputy James Mee wants a jury to see video of Gibson after his arrest, which reportedly features the actor climbing the bars of his holding cell, throwing a phone, and attempting to urinate on the cell floor. The Department’s legal team says releasing the video would only serve to embarrass Gibson and has no relevance to Mee’s religious discrimination claim. The actor’s infamous anti-Semitic comments during his arrest made headlines around the world. The judge has yet to decide whether the video will be shown. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoHoney Badger Video Creator May Get His Own TV Show | Honey badger just takes what it wants, and that includes television deals. Quirky narrator Randall, whose viral video of honey badger documentary footage on YouTube has garnered over 33 million views, is in talks with Six Eleven Media for an animated/live action TV show, according to the Hollywood Reporter. With a working title of “Honey Badger U,” the show will center around Randall as a college professor of life sciences, his students, and of course the school’s mascot: a honey badger. While there’s already a honey badger book, the chances of the show getting picked up by networks maybe slim. As the Washington Post notes, Internet meme shows like Sh-t My Dad Says haven’t done so well in front of a mass-market audience. Still, any network executive should note that the honey badger really is pretty badass. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoPaula Deen’s Diabetes Announcement Begins New “Healthy” Recipe Initiative. | Paula Deen’s long-professed love for butter may turn out to have been an abusive relationship. The famous Southern cook and Food Network star announced on NBC’s Today show that she has Type 2 Diabetes. Her admission may not come as a surprise to some who have speculated that the decadent Deen has struggled with the disease—which reportedly affects 79 million Americans and has been connected to lack of exercise, obesity, and, of course, diet. Deen told the Today audience that she waited three years to announce her diagnosis because she wanted to do so with a plan of action. Along with sons Bobby and Jaime, the celebrity chef will launch a campaign and a new set of lighter Deen recipes in partnership with diabetes medication manufacturer Novo Nordisk. Deep-fried stuffing on a stick and butter balls, your days are numbered in Paula’s kitchen. | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoWikipedia To Protest SOPA With Site Shutdown | A warning to high-school students and undergrads: You may want to dust off your library cards. Wikipedia has announced it will join the sites Reddit and Boing Boing and go offline Jan. 18 to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act being debated by Congress. Lobbied by some big media companies and designed to block access to sites containing unauthorized copyright material, SOPA and PIPA have drawn broad opposition online. The White House recently stepped back from supporting the legislation and hinted at a possible veto from President Obama. Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia's founder, told BBC News, "The bill is so overbroad and so badly written that it's going to impact all kinds of things that, you know, don't have anything to do with stopping piracy." Somebody, quick, add that quote to SOPA's Wiki page. | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoHeather Locklear Hospitalized After Rumored Suicidal Episode | Heather Locklear was taken to the hospital and remained overnight but is reportedly in no danger after her sister called 911 saying she was afraid the 50-year-old actress might harm herself. Emergency personnel who arrived on the scene determined Locklear did indeed need medical attention, and brought her to the emergency room at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center. Unconfirmed reports have suggested a mix of prescription drugs and alcohol as the reason for the episode. The star from Melrose Place has had problems with substance abuse before, including a DUI arrest in 2008. | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoIs Khloe Kardashian Really Robert Kardashian’s Daughter? Questions Raised by Ex-Wives | Scandal in Kardashian family land, and this time it’s not a TV marriage falling apart. The late Robert Kardashian’s third wife, Ellen, and his second wife, Jan Ashley, told Star magazine that Khloe Kardashian Odom was not actually her father’s biological daughter. The report said that Robert questioned the fact that Khloe looked “nothing like the rest” of his children. Khloe and Dad Kardashian’s first wife, Kris, have since shot back that the move was a low blow. Khloe said on Twitter, “YOU ARE DISGUSTING! (yes you know who YOU are).” In a 2009 episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Khloe got a DNA test proving Kris was indeed her mother, but that leaves the question of whether Robert is the father. Still, are we sure it’s a bad thing to discover you’re not a Kardashian? Some of us wake up being thankful for that fact every day. | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoU.S. Soldiers Allegedly Urinating on Taliban in New Video | A video that allegedly shows four Marines urinating on three dead Taliban fighters is threatening to throw an already fragile situation in Afghanistan off balance. NATO and American officials condemned the video, and Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta said, “I find the behavior utterly deplorable.” Marine Corps Cmdr. Gen. John Allen has been ordered to begin an immediate investigation into the incident. Meanwhile a Taliban spokesman said the discovery would not derail peace negotiations between the United States and the Taliban in the country. But President Hamid Karzai called the video “completely inhumane,” and tensions are growing between U.S. and Afghan leaders over a timetable for transferring control of law enforcement duties in the country. Recently, U.S. military personnel were accused of abusing prisoners at Bagram Air Base—recalling incidents at Abu Ghraib in Iraq. | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoDoomsday Clock Moves One Minute Closer to Midnight | It’s one minute closer to midnight … and turning into a pumpkin is the least of humanity’s problems. Scientists this week moved the Doomsday clock a minute closer to 12. First wound up in 1947, the symbolic clock was created to warn the world of nuclear weapon proliferation. It started at seven minutes to midnight, and was moved to three minutes till as the United States and Soviet Union entered their long and dangerous game of nuclear chicken. The year 1991 was the clock’s most optimistic time—with the minute hand sitting 17 minutes away from midnight. The reason for losing time in 2012? It’s not the Mayan calendar. The move from six to five minutes till midnight reflects the world’s lack of progress on fighting climate change, and new states pursuing nuclear weapons. Iran, Turkey, we’re looking at you. Don’t blow it. | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoAnnaLynne McCord Tweets Topless Photo | AnnaLynne McCord has pulled a Weiner. The 90210 actress tweeted at a fan this week with a photo that took the self-styled glamour shot to a new level … by including a view of one of her breasts. McCord, who plays Naomi Clark on Beverly Hills, later said the photo was a mistake, commenting: “If you have never messed up or done anything wrong in your life, then please, feel free to judge me.” She now joins the long list of celebrities who have tweeted scandalous photos of themselves, from Katy Perry and Lenny Kravitz to Lindsay Lohan. The real question is, when a mistake like this makes you a bit more famous, is it really a mistake or a marketing strategy? Someone needs to invent a Twitter truth-o-meter. | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoCoachella 2012 Lineup Creates Annual Music Fan Freakout | Now that 2011’s buzz has been calculated and its top 10 lists compiled, music fans can finally focus on what’s really important: their packing list for the upcoming Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Coachella kicks off the 2012 festival season with two consecutive three-day weekends this April 13-22. Highlights of the lineup include sets by Radiohead, the Black Keys and Dr. Dre with Snoop Dogg, and cult favorites like Portlandia star Carrie Brownstein’s Wild Flag and your cool older brother’s favorite reclusive songwriter, Jeff Mangum. But the festival also draws a host of up-and-coming indie acts like 2011 Internet darlings Real Estate and GIRLS, as well as surprise viral sensation Azealia Banks. This weekend of desert music can be yours for a cool $285, though VIP tickets can range up to the rock star price of $1,300. Tickets go on sale through Coachella’s website Jan. 13, but the website site has already been crashing from too many visits since the lineup was announced. | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoMichael Jackson’s Doctor Conrad Murray Wants To Reduce Cash Sought by Pop Star’s Family | Money is a powerful thing—especially when you’re being sued—just ask Conrad Murray. Michael Jackson's doctor, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death, is heading back to court to try to prove that it was Jackson who administered the fatal dose of Propofol that killed the king of pop. By pushing for acknowledgement of the victim's role in his own demise, Murray's legal team is looking to reduce the roughly $100 million in restitution sought by the prosecution for Jackson's family. Regardless, Murray has been ordered to surrender his medical certificate and is facing four years in prison. | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | Video2013 Ford Fusion and the Detroit Auto Show | Car lovers only have one place to be for the next few weeks: Motor City and the Detroit Auto Show. The two-week show will unveil over 40 new models, giving car manufacturers a chance to lure over 750,000 participants with design, music, and bright lights. Ford is looking to wow crowds with its brand new Fusion, which will come in plug-in and hybrid models and feature an alert system to let drivers know when they veer in to other lanes. The Fusion outsold the Honda Accord in 2011, but Ford hopes its refreshed Fusion can beat sales of the top-selling mid-sized sedan, the Toyota Camry. Whatever the consumer response, auto makers do have reason to celebrate: Gas prices have declined since summer and car-sale numbers are at their highest since 2008. | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 43 | VideoBeyoncé’s Baby Blue Ivy Carter Is Born | Pop superstar Beyoncé Knowles and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z welcomed their new baby girl into the world, and mother and daughter are doing just fine. Blue Ivy Carter was born on Saturday at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, where the couple reportedly rented the entire fourth floor for $1.3 million. TMZ notes that the birth caused a bit of a stir for a Boston-area event-planning company also named Blue Ivy, which was flooded with phone calls, texts, and Facebook messages. Will there be a name ownership dispute? Quick, somebody call the artist currently known as Prince. | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | VideoBill O’Brien Goes to Penn State To Replace Joe Paterno | It's hard to replace a legend, but Bill O'Brien has agreed to try and do just that. The current New England Patriots offensive coordinator will become the next head coach at Penn State, following the school's firing of Joe Paterno amid the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. O'Brien was born 3 years after JoePa became the university's head coach in 1966. He held various coaching positions in the ACC at Georgia Tech, Maryland, and Duke before joining the Patriots in 2007 and working under Bill Belichick. He has no ties to Penn State, which has caused some discord among players and fans that may have wanted the job to go to someone already within the Nittany Lion family. O'Brien will finish out the NFL postseason with the Patriots before supplanting PSU interim coach Tom Bradley, and attempting to fill the shoes of the winningest coach in Division I football history. | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 45 | VideoVan Halen Returns to Tour With David Lee Roth | Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth are back, and a reunited Van Halen rocked a tiny New York City club to show they can still make a crowd jump. According to Rolling Stone, the 250-person venue was crammed with journalists and music industry insiders who went "absolutely bonkers" after the group kicked off their hour long set with "You Really Got Me." The arena rock band's small stage performance was designed to generate excitement and buzz for their upcoming tour and new LP, "A Different Kind of Truth," their first with Roth on vocals since "1984." Judging from the response of fan-boy-turned-rock-critics, it won't be long till the band sits at the "Top of the World" again. | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 46 | VideoGirl Scout Cookies Get a New Flavor: Savannah Smiles | Southern charm and powdered sugar may be gaining entry to the time-tested pantheon of color-coded cookies. Marking the 100th anniversary of their organization, the Girl Scouts have announced a new cookie: the Savannah Smiles. It’s a crumbly lemon confection dusted with sugar and inspired by the home of Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low. But can it hang with the hits like the Thin Mint and the Samoa? We’ll know after the hoards of Girl Scouts and parents start sending cookie orders to the country’s mothership bakeries that produce them. Let’s hope the Smiles don’t go the way of 2010’s Lemon Chalet Crème, which was discontinued after reports it smelled and tasted terrible. | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 47 | VideoKanye West’s Bizarre Twitter Announcement of New Design Company | @KanyeWest seemed to be at the center of the Twittterverse last night, as the hip-hop star and infamously unstable awards show stopper spent over two hours feverishly tweeting on a variety of subjects, from education to his representation as an artist. Most notably, the rapper announced the creation of his new design company, called DONDA. Kanye apparently hopes to “pick up where Steve Jobs left off” and "help simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see hear, touch, taste and feel," by assembling a 22-department design team boasting everything from architects and directors to car designers, DJs, and nutritionists. Uh … what? Not stopping at simply revolutionizing aesthetics of consumption, Kanye also described wanting to reshape the American school system, apparently by starting a summer school with Spike Jonze. Oh, and he may be the creative director of an upcoming Jetsons Movie. Which seems oddly fitting. | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 48 | VideoJustin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Are Engaged | Celebrity name combiners, you have a new mission, should you choose to accept it: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are engaged. Will it be Timberbiel, Jesselake? Pop star Timberlake proposed to the actress in the beautiful mountains of Jackson, Wyo. over the holidays. Gossip followers thought the super-couple were through when they mutually split for three months after a four-year tryst, but the time alone apparently brought them closer. Well wishes have been coming in for the couple since the news broke. Here’s hoping their nuptials take them beyond 72 days. | 1/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 49 | VideoPat Robertson: God Told Me Next President’s Identity | No need to follow any more campaign news. The winner of the presidential campaign in 2012 has been decided. Television evangelist Pat Robertson says he spent a week praying and God told him who the next president would be. But Robertson would only say this on his Christian Broadcasting Network: "I'm not supposed to talk about that so I'll leave you in the dark—probably just as well—I think I know who it's gonna be.” Robertson revealed other revelations for 2012, saying the "future of the world is at stake," in a spiritual battle that "can only be won by overwhelming prayer." He also says God told him America would be torn apart by economic collapse. That last prediction from the Almighty sounds a bit last year though, doesn't it? | 1/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 50 | VideoSnoop Dogg Wins $72,585 for Charity on The Price Is Right Snoop Dogg Wins $72,585 for Charity on The Price Is Right | This Monday, The Price Is Right got a little more pimpin’ as Snoop Dogg stopped by to kick off a week of celebrity appearances. There to raise money for Snoop Youth Football League, a charity that brings organized football to at-risk inner city youth, the “D-O-double-G” proved a valuable asset by nailing the price of everything from Bird Seed to Town House Crackers, and even helping one contestant win a 1965 Lincoln Convertible. Snoop eventually racked up $72, 585 in winnings for his charity, and gave America the surreal pleasure of a Price is Right-themed Snoop Dogg freestyle. | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 51 | VideoRupert Murdoch’s Twitter Account Goes Live | Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has finally followed in the footsteps of his media and celebrity peers and joined Twitter. Some are speculating the Chairman and CEO of News Corp is looking to repair his damaged reputation after the phone-hacking scandal that ultimately brought down his [[I would either add “U.K. paper” or take out “his”]] News of the World. Others think he may be looking to invest in the micro blogging website, following Saudi prince and business partner Alwaleed bin Talal. Murdoch’s Tweets so far have included praise for republican Rick Santorum, thoughts on President Obama, and criticism of the Steve Jobs biography. But the 80-year-old won't be tweeting at Wendi Deng anytime soon ... the owner of the Twitter account supposedly belonging to his wife announced Tuesday that it was in fact a fake account. Time to unfollow! | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 52 | VideoSamoa Skips Friday in Time Zone Jump | New Year's Eve comes early to Samoa this year. The South Pacific island nation skipped over Friday and went straight to Saturday this weekend as it leaps across the international date line. The line separates one calendar day from the next, and goes from the last country to ring in the New Year to the first. In 1892, the United States convinced Samoa to align their clocks to its time to aid trade with California. But that time zone put the island a day behind other countries close to it. Samoa's move will now put it on the same daily calendar page as its main trading partners, Australia and New Zealand. With more than 90 percent of Samoans emigrating to these countries, families can now celebrate important events such as birthdays at the same time. The island's government decreed that all those scheduled to work on the nonexistent Friday will be given full pay for the missed day of labor—a move likely to up the fun factor at this weekend’s parties. | 12/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 53 | VideoYvette Prieto and Michael Jordan Get Engaged | Michael Jordan popped the question over Christmas weekend, and apparently it was a slam dunk. The basketball legend got engaged to longtime girlfriend Yvette Prieto, a Cuban-born model who has been living with Jordan since 2009. Jordan divorced his first wife, Juanita, in 2006 after 17 years of marriage—she received a whopping $168 million from their split. The new couple has yet to set a date, and are reportedly enjoying themselves in the French Riviera. | 12/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 54 | VideoOccupy Facebook: Protesters Planning Their Own Social Network | Watch out Facebook, the Occupy protest is making its own social network. The Global Square is expected to launch in January 2012, providing a secure space for Occupy protestors to organize, share, and meet fellow protestors, according to its developers. It will also boast a Facebook-like news feed. Unlike Twitter and Facebook however, new Global Square members must be sanctioned by existing ones before being accepted. This news comes just days after Twitter reports it was subpoenaed by the Massachusetts DA's office for Occupy Boston account information. Developers hope to get the site up and running as soon as January, giving protesters somewhere to occupy during wintertime: their computers. | 12/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 55 | VideoCheetah the Tarzan Chimp Dead at 80 from Kidney Failure | Cheetah, a chimp famous for his part in the Tarzan movies from the 1930s, has gone to that big movie set and banana buffet in the sky. One of several chimpanzees to appear as Cheetah alongside former Olympic gold medal swimmer Johnny Weissmuller, the animal's film tenure ran from 1932 to 1934. Cheetah was living at the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Fla. He reportedly loved finger painting and people's laughter, and was known for his ability to stand up straight and walk like his human co-stars. Living long past the average chimp lifespan of 35 years, the hirsute thespian was 80 years old. He suffered kidney failure and passed away on Christmas Eve. | 12/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 56 | VideoBill Maher Upsets Tebow Fans With Blasphemous Tweet | Outspoken atheist Bill Maher is taking heat for a comment he made over Twitter regarding Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos’ Christmas Eve loss to the Buffalo Bills. "Wow, Jesus just f—d #TimTebow bad! And on Xmas Eve! Somewhere in hell Satan is tebowing, saying to Hitler 'Hey, Buffalo’s killing them.' " Tebowing, defined by the quarterback's dropping to one knee to pray in the middle of a football game, has become a full-blown Internet meme. Tebow has so far not responded to the offending tweet ... but his defenders off the field are doing their best to block for him. | 12/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 57 | VideoHack Enables Siri for Jailbroken iPhones | Spire is trending on news that the app will work on any jailbroken iOS 5 phone—and that it's perfectly legal. TechCrunch notes that while other Siri ports on non-iPhone 4S devices have been available for some time, they violate Apple's copyrights by distributing Siri's resource files, images, and code. Spire, however, is a 100 MB download of Siri files directly from Apple, though it needs a proxy address to keep it running on jailbroken iPhones. | 12/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 58 | VideoMichele Bachmann Heckled by Gay Robot in Iowa | Michele Bachmann has had her fair share of detractors during her bid for the Republican presidential nomination, but Iowa City offered her something new: a gay robot heckler. While campaigning at a restaurant, the Tea Party favorite not only encountered anti-Bachmann demonstrators, who had to be removed by police, but also a man dressed up as a robot shouting at her with a megaphone, "I am a gay robot. I oppose Bachmann's position on gays, whether they are human or robot." The robot, who was booed and escorted out of the venue, was protesting Bachmann’s LGBT policy positions. He admitted to being the same gay robot who heckled Bill Clinton back in 2007. | 12/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 59 | VideoPanic Shopping Spree: Release of Nike Air Jordan Concord Triggers Chaos | Nike's release of the Air Jordan 11 Concord sneakers is causing Black Friday-levels of pandemonium at retailers nationwide. Customers are desperate for the $180 limited-edition shoes. In Indianapolis, police were dispatched to two malls for crowd control; four people have been arrested in an Atlanta mall, one for leaving her two toddlers in the car; police had to pepper spray a crowd in Seattle; and CNBC's Darren Rovell even tweeted about an unconfirmed death of a teenager over the new sneakers. | 12/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 60 | VideoSnooki Sued for $7 Million; SRG Ventures Claims Breach by Jersey Shore Star | Snooki is trending with the news that she is being sued for $7 million. The New York Post revealed today that the orange-hued star of Jersey Shore, who recently filed a lawsuit against SRG Ventures claiming it did not fulfill its promise to create business partnerships for her, is now being counter-sued by SRG, claiming the reality show celebrity and her management company, Neon Entertainment, undermined the deal by talking to other brands without SRG Ventures’ knowledge. The company claims Snooki failed to act on its merchandising opportunities, including school supplies, watches, shoes, and lingerie. In a statement today, Snooki, aka Nicole Polizzi, says that she disputes SRG’s version of the facts and looks forward to her day in court. | 12/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 61 | VideoHobbit Trailer Released; Prequel to Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings Trilogy | The Hobbit is trending after a trailer for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings prequel debuted one year before the film's December 2012 release. Familiar faces give way to our first look at Martin Freeman as the young Bilbo Baggins, recruited by Gandalf, played by Ian McKellan, to join the Company of Dwarves in their epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom from the dragon Smaug. And perhaps to claim another Oscar for Peter Jackson. | 12/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 62 | VideoJon Bon Jovi is NOT Dead; Rocker is Latest Internet Death Hoax | Bon Jovi just wants to live, while he's alive. The 49 year old iconic rocker was claimed to be dead by the dubious Daily News Blog International, causing a panic on Twitter and the Web. Bon Jovi debunked the report by posting this time-stamped photo on Facebook and even called into CNN. Bon Jovi is the latest in the seemingly never-ending digital death hoaxes, following in the footsteps of Justin Bieber, Bill Cosby, and Morgan Freeman. | 12/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 63 | VideofPrivacy Plug-In From Google Chrome Blocks Unwanted Facebook Apps | Tired of all the "Post to my wall" or "Access profile info" requests you're always getting on your Facebook page? Well, here's your solution: fPrivacy for Google's Chrome browser. The plug-in's creator says the extension lets you opt out an app's permissions whenever its authorization appears. According to TechCrunch, fPrivacy allows you to block any app you don't want on your Facebook page while allowing others you may find important or necessary, an option made unavailable until now. Now you can say goodbye to We Love Chickens while welcoming the friendly folks at CityVille. | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 64 | VideofPrivacy Plug-In From Google Chrome Blocks Unwanted Facebook Apps | Tired of all the "Post to my wall" or "Access profile info" requests you're always getting on your Facebook page? Well, here's your solution: fPrivacy for Google's Chrome browser. The plug-in's creator says the extension lets you opt out an app's permissions whenever its authorization appears. According to TechCrunch, fPrivacy allows you to block any app you don't want on your Facebook page while allowing others you may find important or necessary, an option made unavailable until now. Now you can say goodbye to We Love Chickens while welcoming the friendly folks at CityVille. | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 65 | VideoTwitter Bull: Saudi Billionaire Prince Invests $300 Million | Twitter is trending on news that Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal reportedly invested $300 million in the microblogging website. The prince, ranked 26th on Forbes' list of the world's richest people, has a history of investing in media and tech: His company, Kingdom Holding, owns a percentage of both Apple and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. The cash infusion allows Twitter to remain autonomous, and, for now, avoid having to sell any stock through an initial public offering. | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 66 | VideoChristian Bale Roughed Up in China; Run-in With Guards During Attempt to Visit Human Rights Dissident | Batman's Christian Bale had less than a superhero's welcome from the Chinese this week. In China to promote his new movie, The Flowers of War, which depicts the brutal Japanese occupation of Nanking in 1937, Bale was roughed up by government-backed guards when he tried to visit a renowned human rights activist who has been under house arrest for 15 months. The incident was captured on camera by a CNN camera crew accompanying the Oscar-winning actor and figures to be another PR problem for the Chinese government which has been fully supportive of Bale’s latest project. The government has yet to officially react to news of Bale’s tussle with guards, although the news was largely blocked from the Internet in China. | 12/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 67 | VideoChristopher Hitchens Dead at 62; Prolific Columnist and Author Succumbs to Cancer | Christopher Hitchens, iconoclastic journalist and author, has passed away of complications from esophageal cancer. Hitchens, who authored nearly 20 books including God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything and Hitch 22: A Memoir, was a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and the Atlantic, and a columnist at Slate. In an interview with Atlantic colleague Jeffrey Goldberg following his cancer diagnosis, Hitchens remained a steadfast atheist, allowing that any deathbed conversion to religion would be disingenuous: "The entity making such a remark might be a raving, terrified person whose cancer has spread to the brain," he said, "I can't guarantee that such an entity wouldn't make such a ridiculous remark. But no one recognizable as myself would ever make such a ridiculous remark." Hitchens was 62. | 12/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 68 | VideoHoward Stern to Judge America’s Got Talent | Watch out America, Howard Stern is now going to determine if you got talent. The original shock jock is replacing Piers Morgan as a judge on NBC's America's Got Talent, joining show stalwarts Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne. Morgan is leaving to focus on his CNN program. Stern, known for his crass radio show, promises to be a tough judge and says "goofy acts are not going through." After talks to judge on American Idol fell through in 2010, Stern finally gets his chance to pick apart a whole new crop of talent. | 12/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 69 | VideoTime Magazine Names the Protester Its 2011 Person of the Year | Time Magazine has revealed its 2011 Person of the Year: the Protestor. The magazine cited mass actions against dictators in the Middle East, anti-drug cartel sentiment in Mexico, marches against leaders in Greece, the Occupy Wall Street movement, and dissent over the Putin regime in Russia in rationalizing its choice. Among the other contenders were: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and SEAL Team 6, whose members killed Osama bin Laden. The Person of the Year is not always an accolade: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini are some of the more notorious past recipients. But Time sees the Protesters of 2011 as a positive force. Managing Editor Rick Stengel writes, "There’s this contagion of protest. These people who risked their lives ... I think it is changing the world for the better.” | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 70 | VideoiPad 3 Rumors | Rumors of an iPad 3 release in February are heating up, but will they hurt holiday sales of the iPad 2? The original iPad debuted in April 2010, followed by the iPad 2 in March of 2011. Tech analysts are forecasting that, more or less on schedule, the iPad 3 will drop in February of 2012 to compete with the new crop of Android devices like the Kindle Fire with an updated screen that's twice the resolution of the current model. | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 71 | VideoiPad 3 Rumors | Rumors of an iPad 3 release in February are heating up, but will they hurt holiday sales of the iPad 2? The original iPad debuted in April 2010, followed by the iPad 2 in March of 2011. Tech analysts are forecasting that, more or less on schedule, the iPad 3 will drop in February of 2012 to compete with the new crop of Android devices like the Kindle Fire with an updated screen that's twice the resolution of the current model. | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 72 | VideoScientists May Have Observed Elusive Higgs Boson “God Particle” | Higgs boson, aka the “God particle,” is trending as physicists at the CERN, which operates the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, announced they may have finally glimpsed the elusive elemental particle critical to our understanding of how the universe works. Named after Physicist Peter Higgs, the subatomic particle is seen as the lynchpin to explain what gives mass and gravity to all other particles, thus allowing matter to interact the way we observe it. The hunt for Higgs boson has been going on for decades. Scientists at the CERN say the latest evidence is not a definitive discovery but that the data is “exciting” and suggests that with further statistical analysis, they should know within a year if the theoretical Higgs boson actually exists. | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 73 | VideoScientists May Have Observed Elusive Higgs Boson “God Particle” | Higgs boson, aka the “God particle,” is trending as physicists at the CERN, which operates the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, announced they may have finally glimpsed the elusive elemental particle critical to our understanding of how the universe works. Named after Physicist Peter Higgs, the subatomic particle is seen as the lynchpin to explain what gives mass and gravity to all other particles, thus allowing matter to interact the way we observe it. The hunt for Higgs boson has been going on for decades. Scientists at the CERN say the latest evidence is not a definitive discovery but that the data is “exciting” and suggests that with further statistical analysis, they should know within a year if the theoretical Higgs boson actually exists. | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 74 | VideoDerek Jeter’s Dating Rituals; Yankee Star Reportedly Sends Girlfriends Home With Autographed Memorabilia | Yankee star Derek Jeter is trending after a New York Post story revealed details about the shortstop's casual romantic flings. Apparently after sneaking dates into his apartment through the backdoor of Trump World Tower to avoid paparazzi, Jeter then sends his girlfriends home the next morning with a gift basket containing signed baseball memorabilia. The pattern came to light when one of the girlfriends got the same gift basket a second time. Jeter broke up with longtime girlfriend Minka Kelly this summer and has apparently been playing the field ever since. No comment from Jeter's reps. | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 75 | VideoDerek Jeter’s Dating Rituals; Yankee Star Reportedly Sends Girlfriends Home With Autographed Memorabilia | Yankee star Derek Jeter is trending after a New York Post story revealed details about the shortstop's casual romantic flings. Apparently after sneaking dates into his apartment through the backdoor of Trump World Tower to avoid paparazzi, Jeter then sends his girlfriends home the next morning with a gift basket containing signed baseball memorabilia. The pattern came to light when one of the girlfriends got the same gift basket a second time. Jeter broke up with longtime girlfriend Minka Kelly this summer and has apparently been playing the field ever since. No comment from Jeter's reps. | 12/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 76 | VideoNew Jersey Nets Owner Mikhail Prokhorov To Run Against Vladimir Putin for President of Russia | Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, one of Russia's richest tycoons and owner of the New Jersey Nets, says he will run against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in that county's upcoming presidential election. The metals billionaire announced his decision to enter the race after anti-government protesters held Russia's biggest demonstration in years, decrying alleged vote fraud during the recent parliamentary election. The 46-year-old Prokhorov says he hopes to win the support of Russia's growing and increasingly restless middle class. Putin’s United Russia party had a poor showing in the parliamentary elections, winning only about 50 percent of the vote, compared to 64 percent four years ago. Prokhorov needs to secure 2 million signatures to get on the ballot in March’s presidential election. | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 77 | VideoLowe’s Under Fire for Pulling Ads from TLC’s All-American Muslim | Lowe's is facing a backlash for pulling its advertisements from TLC's All-American Muslim after the Florida Family Association, a conservative Christian group, condemned the television show as Islamic propaganda. Ted Lieu, a California state senator, branded the home improvement retailer’s move "naked religious bigotry" and called on Lowe's to apologize to Muslims and to reinstate its ads. Lieu says, "The show is about what it's like to be a Muslim in America, and it touches on the discrimination they sometimes face. And that kind of discrimination is exactly what's happening here.” Lowe’s apologized on its Facebook page for having “managed to make some people very unhappy,” but the chain has no plans to reinstate the ads. | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 78 | VideoRick Perry Ad Generating Epic Hate on YouTube | Rick Perry's "Strong" ad has quickly worked its way up the list of the most disliked videos on YouTube. And, given the homophobic messaging, it's not hard to see why. The ad already has more dislikes than the current version of Rebecca Black's "Friday." The original video was pulled and reposted after it garnered more than 1 million thumbs down. Perry's ad may not actually have the highest number of dislikes of any YouTube video ever—that distinction is held by Justin Bieber's "Baby" video with over 2 million haters—but it nonetheless seems to be the most loathed video on the Web percentage-wise. It may be that Perry and his campaign are completely out of touch with Internet culture, not to mention what century we're in, or maybe they've realized that the best way to get a video to go viral is to make it hateable. | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 79 | VideoNew Twitter Design Promises “Simplicity in a World of Complexity” | Twitter's trending and the tweets are flying after a redesign launched that aims to make the service faster and simpler for casual users. The new interface spruces up the 5-year-old site and is anchored by large "Home," "Connect," and "Discover" buttons at the top, allowing users to simply tweet their thoughts, interact with others, or find out more about trending topics. Mobile apps have been reworked as well, as more than half of Twitter's 100 million active members access the site via smartphones. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey compared the redesign to rivals Facebook and Google+ saying, "We will offer simplicity in a world of complexity." | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 80 | VideoLindsay Lohan’s Playboy Cover Picture Leaks Online | Lindsay Lohan is trending after the cover shot for her highly anticipated appearance in Playboy leaked online. LiLo’s Playboy shoot, for which she was paid $1 million, marks the culmination of a turbulent year for the starlet. After a shoplifting charge in February, Lohan has been in and out of courts all year and had to perform community service in the L.A. County Morgue. Lohan plans to formally unveil the cover and Marilyn Monroe-themed photo spread on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Dec. 15th. The magazine hits shelves later in December. | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 81 | VideoLindsay Lohan’s Playboy Cover Picture Leaks Online | Lindsay Lohan is trending after the cover shot for her highly anticipated appearance in Playboy leaked online. LiLo’s Playboy shoot, for which she was paid $1 million, marks the culmination of a turbulent year for the starlet. After a shoplifting charge in February, Lohan has been in and out of courts all year and had to perform community service in the L.A. County Morgue. Lohan plans to formally unveil the cover and Marilyn Monroe-themed photo spread on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Dec. 15th. The magazine hits shelves later in December. | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 82 | VideoRyan Seacrest Rumored to Replace Matt Lauer on NBC’s Today Show | Want more Ryan Seacrest? Well your wish may very well come true. The Wall Street Journal reports NBC executives are eyeing the American Idol host as a replacement for Matt Lauer on the Today Show. Lauer, who has co-hosted Today since 1997 has hinted to executives he may be done with the show when his current contract expires, leaving the door wide open for Seacrest. Hosting Today would further Seacrest's ubiquitous media presence—along with American Idol, he hosts E! News, a nationally syndicated radio show, and Dick Clark's New Years Rockin’ Eve. | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 83 | VideoRyan Seacrest Rumored to Replace Matt Lauer on NBC’s Today Show | Want more Ryan Seacrest? Well your wish may very well come true. The Wall Street Journal reports NBC executives are eyeing the American Idol host as a replacement for Matt Lauer on the Today Show. Lauer, who has co-hosted Today since 1997 has hinted to executives he may be done with the show when his current contract expires, leaving the door wide open for Seacrest. Hosting Today would further Seacrest's ubiquitous media presence—along with American Idol, he hosts E! News, a nationally syndicated radio show, and Dick Clark's New Years Rockin’ Eve. | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 84 | VideoMark Zuckerberg Hacked; Private Photos Leaked Because of Facebook Glitch | Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page was hacked in the latest privacy breach on the social networking site. A series of 14 personal photos were posted on the website Imgur under the heading “It’s time to fix those security flaws, Facebook.” They include one picture of the Facebook CEO holding a dead chicken. Facebook says the glitch resulted from a bug in one of its tools that lets users report inappropriate images and that the site was vulnerable for only a short period of time. The breach comes a week after Facebook reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, agreeing among other things to make sure that the privacy of users’ information is protected. | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 85 | VideoAlec Baldwin Kicked Off Flight for Playing Words With Friends | Alec Baldwin is trending after the 30 Rock star was kicked off an American Airlines flight for apparently refusing to stow his smartphone prior to takeoff at LAX. Baldwin tweeted, "Flight attendant on American reamed me out 4 playing WORDS W FRIENDS while we sat at the gate, not moving. #nowonderamericaairisbankrupt." An airline spokesman refused to comment. It's the third potential PR setback for American in the past week. Parent company AMR filed for bankruptcy, and then the airline was slapped with a lawsuit claiming bad airline food caused a passenger's death. | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 86 | VideoNew Planet Discovered by NASA; Kepler-22b Might Support Life | NASA has identified a new planet outside our solar system that might be able to support life. Kepler-22b, named after the orbiting telescope that discovered it, is about two and a half times the size of earth and is 600 light-years away, orbiting a sun-like star. The newfound planet’s average surface temperature is believed to be a comfortable 72 degrees Fahrenheit, which means it could sustain liquid water and puts it in the so-called habitable zone. NASA has been planet hunting with its Kepler space telescope since 2009 and has now identified over 2,300 potential planets, about 50 of which seem to have the right conditions to support life. | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 87 | VideoNew Planet Discovered by NASA; Kepler-22b Might Support Life | NASA has identified a new planet outside our solar system that might be able to support life. Kepler-22b, named after the orbiting telescope that discovered it, is about two and a half times the size of earth and is 600 light-years away, orbiting a sun-like star. The newfound planet’s average surface temperature is believed to be a comfortable 72 degrees Fahrenheit, which means it could sustain liquid water and puts it in the so-called habitable zone. NASA has been planet hunting with its Kepler space telescope since 2009 and has now identified over 2,300 potential planets, about 50 of which seem to have the right conditions to support life. | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 88 | VideoNew Planet Discovered by NASA; Kepler-22b Might Support Life | NASA has identified a new planet outside our solar system that might be able to support life. Kepler-22b, named after the orbiting telescope that discovered it, is about two and a half times the size of earth and is 600 light-years away, orbiting a sun-like star. The newfound planet’s average surface temperature is believed to be a comfortable 72 degrees Fahrenheit, which means it could sustain liquid water and puts it in the so-called habitable zone. NASA has been planet hunting with its Kepler space telescope since 2009 and has now identified over 2,300 potential planets, about 50 of which seem to have the right conditions to support life. | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 89 | VideoBrett Favre Ready to Return? ESPN Reports Future Hall-of-Famer Open to Call from Quarterback-Depleted Bears | Let the latest Brett Favre circus begin. According to ESPN, a source close to the polarizing future hall of famer says Favre would listen if the Chicago Bears gave him a call. The Bears who lost starting QB Jay Cutler to a likely season-ending thumb injury now have their playoff hopes riding on interception prone Caleb Hanie who is 0-2 as a starter this season. Bears coach Lovie Smith claims the team has no plans to add a new quarterback. The 42-year old Favre has now retired 3 times only to return to action twice, and he may be just what the ailing Bears need, assuming Chicago fans could stomach Favre in a Bear uniform. If nothing else, speculation about Favre finally gives NFL pundits something to talk about besides Tim Tebow. | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 90 | VideoCharlie Sheen’s Ex, Brooke Mueller, Arrested for Cocaine Possession in Aspen | Brooke Mueller is having another rough holiday season in Aspen. The ex-wife of Charlie Sheen has been arrested for possession of 4 grams of cocaine with intent to distribute. Back in 2008, Sheen was arrested in the Colorado resort town for allegedly beating Mueller on Christmas morning. This time around, Mueller was busted after a woman at a local bar known as the Belly Up told police that the Mueller assaulted her. Police later tracked Mueller down at another bar where they say they discovered the cocaine in her possession. The 34-year-old Mueller, who has gone through rehab for cocaine use in the past, has two sons with Sheen, whose own struggles with drugs have been more than amply documented. | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 91 | VideoXbox Live Upgrade; Expanding TV and Movie Content and Cloud Storage | Xbox Live is getting a major overhaul that updates its interface to include new options for watching television, cloud-based storage, and improved voice commands through Kinect. Touting it as the future of TV, Microsoft will offer its 35-million Xbox Live subscribers content from Hulu Plus, Netflix, 26 TV channels from Verizon FiOS and 10,000 on-demand movies from Comcast. The hope is that future consumers will use one device for music, movies, and games. Microsoft is also trying to stay one step ahead of Sony and Nintendo. | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 92 | VideoZynga Set to Sell 100 Million Shares in Huge IPO | Zynga is trending after the online gaming company filed documents that set their initial public offering at $8.50 to $10 a share, potentially valuing the company at $7 billion. Zynga, the company behind FarmVille, Mafia Wars, and CityVille, is set to sell 100 million shares, or 14.3 percent of its total, a figure higher than other recent IPOs like LinkedIn and Groupon. Zynga has taken some P.R. hits recently, with players dropping off and an article in the New York Times portraying Zynga as a stressed-out, unhappy workplace. | 12/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 93 | VideoAnother Team Gives up on Donovan McNabb; Vikings Release Veteran QB | Donovan McNabb has been released by the Minnesota Vikings. The 13-year NFL veteran and 4-time Pro Bowl quarterback spent most of this season on the bench after a rocky 1-5 start. McNabb's career has been in decline since being traded by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009 to the Washington Redskins, who then unloaded McNabb after lackluster performances this past off season. Now, McNabb might find a role with either the Chicago Bears or the Houston Texans, who have depleted their supply of quarterbacks and are still hoping to make a playoff run. | 12/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 94 | VideoDaniel Day-Lewis Spotted in Local Restaurant With an Abe Lincoln Beard | There will be beard! Daniel Day-Lewis is trending on a candid photo snapped at a local Richmond, Va. restaurant, featuring the uber-talented method actor sporting a full-on Abraham Lincoln beard. Day-Lewis, who is well-known for transforming himself for his roles, will be playing Honest Abe in Steven Spielberg's biopic, Lincoln which is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's book, Team of Rivals. Slashfilm.com reports that Spielberg and crew have been shooting in Virginia since October, but up until now, no one's had a peep at any photos of the cast and crew. Lincoln will be released in October 2012. | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 95 | VideoHappy Birthday Mark Twain; Huck Finn Author Born 176 Years Ago Today | Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, is trending on what would have been his 176th birthday. Google is paying homepage homage with a doodle depicting the classic whitewashing fence scene from Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Twitter users are tweeting their favorite Twain quotes. Born in Hannibal, Mo. in 1835, Mark Twain was known for his satiric wit, social criticism, and outspoken support of abolition and women's rights. His follow-up to Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, established him as a great American writer and the novel remains required reading in most U.S. high schools today. Ernest Hemingway would later write that all modern American literature comes from one book: Huckleberry Finn. Twain died of a heart attack in 1910 at the age of 74. | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 96 | VideoVybz Kartel Prison Break? Jamaican Police Shoot Down Rumor. | Twitter is lighting up about Vybz Kartel after the dance hall D.J. was rumored to have staged a dramatic breakout from a Jamaican prison after holding guards at gunpoint. The Jamaican Observer, however, claims the story is false, and quotes the assistant commissioner of police as saying, "I know nothing about that. If that had taken place I would certainly have known." The 35-year-old Kartel was arrested in October at a New Kingston hotel and is being held on charges of murder related to the death of a music promoter. | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 97 | VideoHedy Lamarr: The Other Side of the Screen Siren | Old Hollywood screen siren Hedy Lamarr is trending thanks to a new biography that reveals details about her lesser known role as an inventor of technology that paved the way for wireless communication. Lamarr became an MGM staple in the late 30s and 40s, appearing in Algiers and White Cargo, but she was best known for her provocative role in the 1933 Czech film Ecstasy, in which she appeared nude and performed an on-screen orgasm. In his new book, Hedy’s Folly, author Richard Rhodes explains how Lamarr, along with musical composer George Antheil, invented a device during World War II that created a frequency-hopping radio signal that could evade enemy jamming used to send torpedoes off course. Lamarr’s invention became the basis for the technology underlying Wi-Fi, GPS, and certain cordless and wireless phones. | 11/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 98 | VideoAmerican Airlines Files for Chapter 11; Latest Major U.S. Airline to File Bankruptcy | American Airlines and its parent company are filing for Chapter 11, finally joining the other major U.S. airlines who earlier sought bankruptcy protection. The Financial Times says that in the last decade American watched its competitors use Chapter 11 to shed pension plans and reduce structural costs, leaving the third-largest U.S. carrier at a substantial disadvantage. American has continued to lose money while other airlines returned to profitability in the last two years. CEO Gerard Arpey has stepped down and has been replaced by American’s president, Tom Horton. For now, anyway, the bankruptcy filing is not expected to affect flight operations. | 11/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 99 | VideoAdele Live in Concert; DVD Released as Singer Rests Vocal Cord | Adele is trending on the arrival of a live concert DVD. The soulful British singer, the first artist to have spent 11 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart, is offering a 30-minute sneak preview on Vevo of "Adele—Live At Royal Albert Hall," a performance recorded earlier this year. The 90-minute concert includes performances of her two biggest hits, “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You ” as well as behind-the-scenes footage. The 23-year-old singer/songwriter recently underwent laser microsurgery for a vocal cord hemorrhage, and she was forced to cancel the remainder of her tour. Until her return to the live stage, Adele fans can at least enjoy her on DVD and Blu-ray, which hit stores this week. | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 100 | VideoIs Miley Cyrus a Pothead? Singer Under Fire for “Stoner” Comments. | Miley Cyrus is trending after she announced her predilection for pot in a video from the singer's 19th birthday party at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles that was first published by the Daily and is now being puff-puff-passed around the Web. In the video, Cyrus says, “You know you’re a stoner when friends make you a Bob Marley cake — you know you smoke way too much f***in’ weed.” This comes a year after the former Hannah Montana star's infamous bong video, which she claimed wasn't marijuana but the legal hallucinogenic herb salvia. Cyrus’ representative insists that the Bob Marley birthday cake was a joke and that Miley’s comments were made in sarcastic jest. | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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