Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Is Natalie Married?

Rumors are surfacing that Natalie Portman and her fiancé, Benjamin Millepied, have secretly married. Pictures of the couple reveal them wearing new rings, a silver band on Millepied's wedding finger, and an additional ring on Portman's engagement finger. The two met on the set of Black Swan, for which Portman won an Oscar for her representation of a crazed ballerina. They fell in love on the set and were engaged in 2010. They also announced Portman's pregnancy in December of that year. She gave birth to Aleph Portman-Millepied on June 14, 2011. So did the couple elope? Or are the rings just a preview of their future plans?

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/oscars/pics-natalie-portman-secretly-married-212341707.html

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

90-Year-Old Woman Just Wants to Dance With Somebody

Whitney Houston may have died on February 11, but love for her certainly hasn't. 90-year-old Jeanne Harr, from Utah made her own tribute to Houston, who died from mixing drugs and alcohol. Her grandson and caretaker, Adam Forgie, also had a hand in the video, as both cameraman and a participant. Forgie posted the video to YouTube on February 12th, where it has already reached over 625,000 views. Harr says of her dance, "I'm doing this in honor of the late Whitney Houston. It's very hard to think of her being gone." Although this is her only video on YouTube, this is not the first video of this dancing queen. Another one can be found at the first link below. She may be blind, but Harr certainly does know how to move.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xofhvn_my-90-year-old-grandma-dances-to-the-black-keys-tighten-up_music
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/02/90-year-grandma-i-wanna-dance-with-somebody/

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

17-Year-Old Girl Can't Handle Her Nuggets

A few weeks ago, Stacy Irvine, a factory worker from Castle Vale, Birmingham in Great Britain, collapsed after having severe trouble breathing, and was rushed to a hospital. Since she was two years old, Irvine has eaten nothing but chicken nuggets at every meal and has never eaten any fruit or vegetables. Her unhealthy diet caused her to have anaemia and swollen veins in her tongue. Despite the warnings of doctors and family members, Irvine plans to continue eating this way: "McDonald's chicken nuggets are my favorite. I share 20 with my boyfriend with chips." Her mother is very concerned for her daughter, and says that she's tried several times to wean her daughter from the food, even by starvation, but without success. She says, "She's been told in no uncertain terms that she'll die if she carries on like this. But she says she can't eat anything else... It breaks my heart to see her eating those damned nuggets." Stacey is now at home and on her way to recovery. Doctors have prescribed her with heavy dosages of vitamins to make up for her severe lack over the past 15 years. Hopefully Irvine's desire to live will outweigh her desire for processed, fried chicken. 
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4086801/Girl-eats-nothing-but-chicken-nuggets-for-15-years.html

Monday, February 6, 2012

M.I.A.'s Middle Finger Causes Controversy


On Superbowl Sunday, millions of Americans sat down in front of their televisions to watch the Giants and Patriots face off. At halftime, Madonna was performing, but no one anticipated the actions of guest rapper M.I.A. At the end of her rap in Madonna's song, the 36-year-old usually pretends to fire a gun, the sound of which bleeps out the s-word. However, during her performance on Superbowl XLVI's halftime show, she chose to raise her middle finger instead. Questions have been raised as to why she would choose such an offensive publicity stunt. Was it to raise awareness for her new album? Or did Madonna encourage the controversial act? Whatever the motive, it was an interesting twist in an otherwise boring show. 
http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/m-raised-middle-finger-raises-why-provocation-054608456.html

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Sturgeon Bay Man Goes Through the Ice

Ted D. LaVine, from Sturgeon Bay, broke through the ice with his Dodge Ram pick-up on Sunday. Fortunately, the 35-year-old managed to escape the sinking vehicle, which also had a snow plow attached to it, with no injuries. The truck went through near Otumba Park, which is across the bridge and on the west side of the city. The police were notified and arrived on the scene at 9:54 AM, but by then, LaVine had already made his way out of the submerged vehicle. The Sturgeon Bay fire department and DNR were also contacted about the accident, and a company in Suamico has been hired to retrieve the truck. (I couldn't find a picture of the accident, but I'm sure they're out there somewhere).