In an interview with Barbara Walters that led to tears (don’t they all?), Oprah sets the record, er, straight.
Reading While Eating for December 9: Hypothetically Speaking
Thursday’s links stay optimistic and get romantic.
Blue Valentine Loses That Pesky NC-17 Rating
After much hype–and criticism–the upcoming film Blue Valentine has shed its NC-17 rating, aka The Box Office Killer.
Last-Minute Deal: Howard Stern Signs Up for Another 5 Years at Sirius XM
Good news for fans of Robin Quivers, Baba Booey (Gary Dell’Abate), Jeff the Drunk, and a gallery of raunchy things that NewsFeed would get in trouble for mentioning here: the self-proclaimed “King of All Media” Howard Stern is …
China Invents Own Peace Prize, Is Mocked By Taiwan
There are a couple things the Chinese Communist Party dislikes: Criticism, for one. Also, Taiwan. The folks at Next Media Animation don’t seem to care. They’ve created a video that mocks much of what the Middle Kingdom holds …
OMG! Willow Smith to Tour with Justin Bieber
And the hair-whipping celebrity spawn couldn’t be more excited.
Urban Meyer to Step Down as Head of Gator Nation
And fans at the University of Florida say, “Here we go again.”
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas – And Starbucks – in the Philippines
If you think the TSA officials had it rough over Thanksgiving, think again.
Horror Show: Kanye West Releases Monster Video Preview
Now we know where the “twisted” in My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy comes from.
Restoring Honor: Glenn Beck for TIME’s 2010 Person of the Year?
Long before Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert descended on the National Mall, the Fox-News figurehead summoned his followers to the Lincoln Memorial for an equally public outpouring of political activism.
Report: Aretha Franklin Diagnosed with Cancer
As reports circulate about her health, the Queen of Soul is receiving an outpouring of support.
Quotes: Twitter’s Funniest Man on Arrest of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange
“I bet the prison staff is asking Assange for help in setting up their router. This always happens to the computer guy.”
–@pourmecoffee, a.k.a. ‘Twitter’s funniest man,’ joking about the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian …