Archive for July, 2011

Real Housewives of New Jersey – Party Animals

Previously: Lauren felt left out. Bratshley was the demon spawn of Jacqueline’s womb and some guy who wasn’t Chris. Kathy and Teresa had problems. And Melissa invited all of them to a party that is invariably going to end with fireworks — not the good kind. Teresa, Juicy Joe, and the family decorate the Christmas [...]

Hangouts can turn broadcasts into a two-way medium

Indie pop singer Daria Musk spent more than six hours in a Google+ Hangouts session Saturday night, playing with a few fellow musicians in a recording studio somewhere in Connecticut and having people from all over the world listen in and cheer her on. However, the first ever live concert conducted in Google’s new group [...]

8 hurt at Cheap Trick show in stage collapse

Cheap Trick’s band members got off the stage safely, but witnesses said they were thrown off their feet. “Everyone is okay and we are so lucky to be alive and hope that all the fans are okay too,” the band, best known for hits including “Surrender”, “I Want You to Want Me” and “The Flame”, [...]

Accused Hibbing Mayor Biter Certified As Adult

An 18-year-old charged with attempting to rob Hibbing Mayor Rick Cannata, a friend and their wives in May will be tried as an adult. Thunder Cloud Jose Rodriguez, of Hibbing, was certified as an adult Wednesday in St. Louis County Court. Rodriguez was 17 at the time of the May attack. Read more…

Ja Rule sentenced to prison for tax crimes

Jeffrey Atkins, the rapper known as Ja Rule, was sentenced Monday in a Newark, N.J., court to 28 months in prison for failing to file federal tax returns. The sentencing by Judge Patty Shwartz came after the 35-year-old New Jersey resident admitted he did not pay his taxes to the Internal Revenue Service for five [...]