2009-10-14

mokie: Earthrise seen from the moon (Default)
2009-10-14 03:28 pm

RIP!

Captain Lou Albano--iconic wrestler, Saturday morning Mario, and Cyndi Lauper's video papa--has passed away.

It's like a happy neon bit of my childhood, gone...
mokie: Earthrise seen from the moon (Default)
2009-10-14 04:04 pm

It ain't true, folks. None of it.

Good reason not to read the rags: Starsuckers celebrity hoax dupes tabloids [Guardian.co.uk]

A documentary team decided to test the press by phoning in fake celebrity gossip that could be easily verified (or disproved), and recorded how often the press simply ran the salacious stories without checking the facts.

And if that's not good enough for you, think about this: every time you buy one of those rags, Jon and Kate Gosselin gets paid.

Stop the madness, America!