Well, it's Friday and D+T's fellow Eastern Standard Time readers will be relishing the start of the weekend in one hour. To help you cap off, here is a short list of what went on in the news this week... Well, it’s Friday and D+T’s fellow Eastern Standard Time readers will be relishing the start of the weekend in one hour. To help you cap off, here is a short list of what went on in the news this week…
The Jets upset the Chargers 17-14 on the San Diego turf on Sunday. They will now advance to play the Colts in Indianapolis on Sunday where a win will secure them a spot in the Super Bowl.
The Golden Globes came and went and to be totally honest, I didn’t realize until three days later. It has way too many categories and I’m still unsure how it is that comedies and musicals get lumped into one category, but I digress. Here’s a short list of some of the winners:
Best Motion Picture, Drama – Avatar (fail.)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama – Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama – Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart
Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical – The Hangover
Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical – Robert Downey Jr. for Sherlock Holmes
Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy Or Musical – Meryl Streep for Julie and Julia
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Vampire Weekend’s sophomore album, Contra, debuted at number 1 on the Billboard charts making their label, XL, the first British based independent record label to top the US charts in nearly twenty years. Their self-titled debut album sold 28,00 copies in its first week. Contra sold nearly 18 times that, pushing 498,000. Congrats, guys!
Because the only thing better than eating food is watching food on TV, millions mourned the loss of the Food Network three weeks ago. However, foodies fear not because a settlement has been made. It seems that Cablevision has finally negotiated a rate increase acceptable to Scripps. Cable subscribers can begin enjoying all their favorite food programs once more. BAM!
Haitian relief efforts continue and miraculously, people are still being pulled from the rubble alive. Recent concerns have shifted towards the fate of Haiti’s hundreds of thousands of refugees. Although the United States has been generous with aid, it is maintaining its stance against allowing refugees to flee to America. However, Haitians who were in the states on or before January 12th are being allowed to apply for clearance which would allow them to remain here for another 18 months. As for those still in Haiti, efforts are being made to relocate them to safe places within the country.
After denying it for months, John Edwards finally admits to love-child, becoming Death+Taxes Dick of the Week.
Heidi Montag, Z list celebrity from the Hills gets ten plastic surgeries in one day, comes out looking like Joan Rivers and feeling “very plastic.” No shit? I always imagined plastic surgery as a very organic process.
