Please God, let it end

January 15, 2010
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Please God, let it end

We’ve had enough of the Jay Leno – Conan O’Brien soap opera.Why doesn’t NBC just fire O’Brien, put Leno back in the host chair of the Tonight Show, and move on? Oops, forgot, there’s all that money, somewhere in the neighborhood of $20 million they will have to pay the miffed O’Brien if they...

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Warning: Running shoes can be hazardous to your health

January 12, 2010
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Warning: Running shoes can be hazardous to your health

Running shoes, decked out with the latest cushioning, motion control and arch support technologies, may not be as beneficial to your feet and joints as you might think. A new study finds that running shoes, at least the kind currently on the market, may actually put more of a strain on your joints than...

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McGwire admits steroid use

January 11, 2010
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McGwire admits steroid use

Sobbing and sniffling, Mark McGwire finally answered the steroid question. Ending more than a decade of denials and evasion, McGwire admitted Monday what many had suspected for so long — that steroids and human growth hormone helped make him a home run king. “The toughest thing is my wife, my parents, close friends have...

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Sarah Palin gets Fox News gig

January 11, 2010
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Sarah Palin: She and Fox deserve each other

Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, will return to her broadcast roots and take her conservative message to Fox News as a regular commentator, the cable channel announced Monday. “I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox News,” Palin said in a statement...

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Simon Cowell leaving ‘American Idol’

January 11, 2010
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Simon Cowell leaving ‘American Idol’

Simon Cowell, the acerbic Brit who has helped give “American Idol” some of its sharpest — and nastiest — moments, will leave the hit TV singing contest after this season. The cantankerous judge said Monday that “The X Factor,” a talent show he created and which is popular in Britain, will join Fox’s schedule...

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Conan O’Brien unhappy with NBC

January 11, 2010
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Conan O’Brien unhappy with NBC

The New York Post is reporting that Conan O’Brien is pissed over NBC’s plans to give Jay Leno a 30-minute slot ahead of The Tonight Show, bumping him into the post-midnight time period. Reports The Post: The peacock ruffled Conan O’Brien’s feathers — and now he’s ready to fly the coop. The “Tonight Show”...

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