NEW YORK – Take a dash of curiosity, a dollop of kitchen know-how and a cup of videogaming and you could make yourself into a gourmet chef. That’s if Nintendo’s recipe goes according to plan. Last week, the video game company released “Personal Trainer: Cooking” ($19.99) for its DS platform, …
Read More »Hayes Faces Trio of Determined Democrats
WASHINGTON – Rep. Robin Hayes, R-N.C., is patiently awaiting a field of spirited Democratic opponents who are expected to battle it out in a primary that has not been scheduled, in a district that may not yet exist. The uncertainty of this race has not hindered the Democrats’ tenacity to …
Read More »Smells Like Political Correctness
And now the most captivating two minutes in television, the latest from the political grapevine: Miss the Grapevine? Watch it! Special Showing Shut Down? Out in Californiaa special showing of the 1970 movie Tora, Tora, Tora, which had been scheduled for Dec. 7, has been canceled and veterans groups smell …
Read More »LA Times: CBS News Was Had
The latest from the Political Grapevine: LA Times: CBS News Was Had CBS News Sunday anchor and chief Washington correspondentBob Schieffer (search)says he hopes his network does some more reporting to prove that the National Guard memos it obtained are real, insisting, “we have to find some way to show …
Read More »Paris Hilton in 'Gatsby' Remake
Paris Hilton|Jacko|Neve Campbell|Tara Subkoff Paris Hilton Latest: ‘Gatsby’ Remake Maybe F. Scott Fitzgerald is rolling in his grave. Then again, maybe not. All I know is, entrepreneurial ‘N Sync singer Lance Bass is getting ready to produce a big-screen take on “The Great Gatsby” with Paris Hilton as an updated …
Read More »Neve Campbell: Naked and Naughty in New Film
Neve Campbell | Paul Simon | George Steinbrenner | Odds and Ends Neve Campbell: Naked and Naughty in New Film We all loved Neve Campbell as a teenager fighting to maintain moral values in TV’s “Party of Five.” She’s made a few films since then, but nothing like the one …
Read More »Birthday Bash for Jacko's Dad
Jacko’s Dad|Cruise’s Mission|’The Village’|Broadway Stars Jacko’s Dad: Kids, Wife Skip Birthday Bash Joseph Jackson has a bunch of kids, including two who are really, really famous. But none of them made an appearance Saturday night at Jackson’s birthday party at a private mansion in Las Vegas. Jackson turns 75 today. …
Read More »Dress for Success
I remember when I was just out of college I had this big job interview. My mom had just gotten me a new suit — first suit I ever owned. Before that, I had jackets and pants, but never jackets and pants that matched. I’ll never forget what my mom …
Read More »Will Dan Rather's Bad Karma Get Him?
Wallace |Barnes |Katzenberg Will Dan Rather’s Bad Karma at CBS Take Him Down? On Friday night, I ran into “60 Minutes” veteran Mike Wallace and his lovely wife Mary at an all-star screening of a documentary about John Kerry’s Vietnam service. Wallace confirmed for me the long-running rumor/open secret that …
Read More »Youth Ask Candidates the Darndest Things
WASHINGTON – America’s global standing, Social Security (search)solvency and gay marriage (search)rights sound like typical election year issues, but young voters had a few twists tailored to their own concerns when they recently pressed the presidential candidates on these issues. “Do you believe executing minors is a good policy and …
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