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• Philly extends a July Fourth Welcome! (Philadelphia Daily News) CLOUDY skies and $4-a-gallon gasoline combined to hold down the early turnout for Philadelphia's Independence Day ceremonies but the city dodged any serious rainstorms and delighted revelers from near and far. read more >> • Mets head to Philly for key series (New York Mets) Mets head to Philly for key series read more >> • Ben Franklin Betsy Ross actors wed in Philly (AP via Yahoo! News) Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross celebrated the eve of the Fourth of July not with fireworks but with wedding vows. read more >> • Enjoy upcoming events (Philadelphia Daily News) This weekend Philly eats - and eats! If gas and traffic woes are keeping you home for the holiday weekend make the most of your "staycation" by visiting the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing as Taste of Philadelphia brings dozens of the city's restaurants out so visitors can sample a variety of cuisines. Traditional picnic fare - burgers and hot dogs corn on the cob - will be available too. read more >> • Soul have good shot to bring title to Philly (Tucson Citizen) VOORHEES N.J. - Without plucking a guitar or writing infectious lyrics for a generation of fans to memorize Jon Bon Jovi has scored himself another No. 1 hit. read more >> • Celebrate The Holiday Weekend Philly-Style (CBS 3 Philadelphia) A few overcast skies can't cloud Philadelphia's massive celebration of the Nation's birthday this Fourth of July. read more >> • Overturned tanker in South Philly (WPVI-TV Philadelphia) Philadelphia Police are on the scene of an overturned tanker truck in South Philadelphia. read more >> • Blogged Around Philly: Special Edition (Phillyist) This week we bring you the buzz from ONE 215 blog... namely Philadelphia Will Do . We've featured PWD in Blogged Around Philly on numerous occasions because hey we often like what editor Daniel McQuade has to say. But this time he basically said this Phillyist is a whiny elitist . That's right: the unattributed chicken wing quote was courtesy of yours truly. The chicken wings in ... read more >> • Current weather radar in Philly (NJ.com) 180372. It is not looking too good. At least there will be a game delay to start for a couple of hours read more >> • Ben Franklin Betsy Ross actors wed in Philly (14 WFIE Evansville) Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross are celebrating this Independence Day as newlyweds. read more >> • Recap: Philadelphia vs. NY Mets (The Kansas City Star) Shane Victorino's two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 win over the New York Mets in the opener of a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park. read more >> • Positively Philadelphia: ''Once Upon A Nation'' Story Book (KYW News Radio 1060) Every summer day around historic Philadelphia you hear the bells ring and the storytellers call and visitors gather around Once Upon a Nation 's storytelling benches to hear stories of Philadelphia's history. read more >> • Philadelphia Observes Nation's 232nd Birthday (KYW News Radio 1060) Philadelphia kicked off its official Independence Day celebration Thursday morning in front of the iconic building where our nation was founded. read more >> • Ben Franklin Betsy Ross Re-Enactors Wed in Philadelphia (Fox News) Wedding bells rang in Philadelphia Thursday for the actors who play Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross in the City of Brotherly Love. read more >> • Philadelphia union papers settle pension lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News) The largest union of the jointly owned Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News reached an accord Thursday with management to end a lawsuit over the merger of two pension plans. read more >> • With a Trip to Philadelphia Mets Get to See Where They Stand (New York Times) The Mets and Phillies series which begins Friday night in Philadelphia will provide a good litmus test before the Mets close out the first half of the season. read more >> • PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (NJ.com) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Shane Victorino's two-out RBI single in the ninth inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets 3-2 on Friday night. read more >> • Philadelphia papers may combine some newsroom jobs (The Daily American) PHILADELPHIA — A team of managers at The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News has been appointed to oversee consolidation of some functions at the two newsrooms in a bid to cut costs a union official said Wednesday. read more >> • Recap: Atlanta vs. Philadelphia (Bradenton Herald) Cole Hamels was brilliant on the mound as the Philadelphia Phillies downed the Atlanta Braves 4-1 to complete another three-game sweep at Turner Field. read more >> • MLB: Philadelphia 3 N.Y. Mets 2 (Moldova.org) Shane Victorino singled in Pedro Feliz from second with two out in the ninth inning Friday giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-2 win over the New York Mets.The Phillies rallied from a 2-0 deficit to hand the Mets a tough defeat in the opener of a crucial four-game series. New York currently third in the NL East dropped 5 1/2 games behind the division-leading Phillies.New York starter Johan ... read more >> • NHRA Cuts Funny Car Top Fuel Race Distance to 1000 Feet (Edmunds.com) GLENDORA California — In the wake of Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta's death in late June the NHRA announced yesterday that it is shortening the race distance for the Funny Car and Top Fuel classes starting at the Mopar Mile High Nationals in Denver Colorado later this month. read more >> • ‘Hancock’ super funny to a degree (Wichita Falls Times Record News) Hancock the derelict superhero might be stronger than a locomotive but his funny-yet-disjointed film can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound. read more >> • Seven words -- George Carlin wasn't very funny he said (The Norman Transcript) George Carlin wasn't funny.At least that's what HE said the first time I spoke with him.It was sometime in the early '80s and he was a major star. He had made the transition from Al Sleet the hippy dippy weatherman to George Carlin the profane anti-establishment hippy-looking comic. read more >> • Overton Pernice share lead at Congressional (AP via Yahoo! News) Jeff Overton doesn't feel like a different player than the guy who could couldn't make it to the weekend on the PGA Tour over the last two months. Funny how seeing the ball go in the hole changes everything. read more >> • Send Your Funny Interesting Or Beautiful Fourth Of July Photos! (KLTV 7 Tyler) KLTV.com and KLTV 7 News wants to see your funny interesting or just plain beautiful Fourth of July celebration photos to show on our website and on air. read more >> • NHRA opts for shorter runs for Top Fuel and Funny Car (That's Racin') The National Hot Rod Association will shorten races in its two fastest classes from a quarter-mile to 1000 feet while analysis of driver Scott Kalitta's fatal crash on June 21 at Englishtown N.J. continues. The interim step for Top Fuel and Funny Cars begins with the PowerAde Series’ next event the Mopar Mile High Nationals scheduled for July 11-13 in Denver. The NHRA's investigation of ... read more >> • Overton shifts into overdrive (Boston Globe) Jeff Overton doesn't feel like a different player than the guy who couldn't make it to the weekend on the PGA Tour over the last two months. Funny how seeing the ball go in the hole changes everything. read more >> • 'Family Guy': A funny but oh-so-wrong view of life (The Pantagraph) NEW YORK -- All 13-year-old boys are on board with “Family Guy.” They love this show and no wonder. It’s silly subversive and caters to a 13-year-old boy’s endless craving for humor about bodily emissions. read more >> • NHRA shortens Top Fuel Funny Car races after deadly accident (The Olympian) GLENDORA Calif. - Eleven days after Scott Kalitta was killed in a racing accident the NHRA reduced the length of Top Fuel and Funny Car races from a quarter-mile to 1000 feet Wednesday in an interim safety measure. read more >> • Overton and Pernice share lead in Maryland (The Philadelphia Inquirer) BETHESDA Md. - Jeff Overton doesn't feel any different from the guy who couldn't make it to the weekend on the PGA Tour over the last two months. Funny how seeing the ball go in the hole changes everything. read more >> • Your random memo (USA Today) Time to get random and enjoy the 4th of July weekend! read more >> • Langley man victim of random assault (News 1130) A Langley man who was just trying to call his wife on a payphone became the victim of a random assault at the Langley City bus loop. Late Wednesday night the 36-year-old was approached by three teenaged ... read more >> • Relief pitcher shines for Random Lake (Sheboygan Press) Mark Weyker gave Random Lake a fine relief appearance Thursday night. read more >> • Boston Mayor Backs Random Drug Testing Bill (Officer.com) Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino declared his support for requiring random drug and alcohol testing for all police and firefighters. read more >> • Police say man confesses to random shootings (ABC 13 Houston) Police say the 22-year-old man accused of shooting at random motorists in Dallas suburbs has confessed read more >> • PNP conducts random inspections on mass transport system (GMA News) MANILA Philippines - The Philippine National Police are undertaking random inspections on buses and light rail systems to secure commuters. read more >> • Garland Police: 'Random Roadway' Gunman Confesses (CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth) The 22-year-old Garland Police arrested Tuesday night in connection with a string of random shootings in North Texas told police he was in fact the shooter. read more >> • UOMO Media's Random Music Scribe Hit For Japanese Superstar Kumi Koda's Number One Album (Centre Daily Times) UOMO Media Inc. (OTCBB:UOMO) a multi-channel entertainment and media company's writer/producer team Random Music has written "Last Angel" for the newest hit album by Kumi Koda. The album entitled "Kingdom" by the Japanese pop star has been number one in Japan and on the United World Charts and has sold over 1200000 copies to date. read more >> • Texas Police: 'Random Roadway' Gunman Confesses (CBS 3 Philadelphia) The 22-year-old man Garland Police arrested Tuesday night in connection with a string of random shootings in North Texas told police he was in fact the shooter. read more >> • Police: Random Bullet Lodged Into Girl's Head (KSBW Salinas) A 7-year-old girl is in good shape after a random bullet became lodged in her head. read more >> • Top Gear’s hilarious capers (South Coast Register) Top Gear Series 10 is in full swing on SBS with the hilarious capers only getting better as Jeremy Clarkson Richard Hammond and James May continue to cause havoc on the roads of England. read more >> • NJ.com: New York Yankees Forum (NJ.com) 91514. everyone's giddy!!! yea!!! just like little leaguers...hilarious. read more >> • Site navigation (Reading Evening Post) Tickets to a special preview of Eddie Murphy's hilarious new comedy: Meet Dave at Cineworld Cinema Reading on Sunday 13th July at 10.30am + Free Meet Dave bag for everyone attending! read more >> • Book briefs: new fiction (Seattle Times) Book briefs: new fiction including "How Perfect is That" Sarah Bird's hilarious tale of the descent and redemption of an Austin (Texas) socialite and Josh Emmons' "Prescription for a Superior Existence" about a San Francisco businessman sucked in by a New Age cult. read more >> • Site navigation (Reading Evening Post) Home | Blogs | Wimbledon? Give me this lot any day... Tickets to a special preview of Eddie Murphy's hilarious new comedy: Meet Dave at Cineworld Cinema Reading on Sunday 13th July at 10.30am + Free Meet Dave bag for everyone attending! read more >> • Movie Review: Get Smart (Blogcritics.org) Get Smart makes it safe again to spoof Bond movies. The film almost trips itself up with dumb Bush-slapping. Get Smart is like watching your favorite rock band play an awesome concert. Awesome that is when they aren’t championing causes between every song. Your experience isn’t ruined but you think maybe you paid too much to hear musicians talk. Get Smart is a hilarious spy parody when it ... read more >> • Book Review: Divorcing Dwayne by J. L. Miles (Blogcritics.org) Francine Harper discovers much more than her husband's wandering heart. Her dealing with the situation is a madcap hilarious adventure. No one could have prepared Francine Harper for all of the ups and downs and twists and turns her life would take when the “honeymoon ended” during her second year of marriage. And as a result of all the turmoil nothing would ever be the same in Pickville ... read more >> • File-Sharing Fetish (New York Times) Eclectic video-sharing that doesn?t succumb to the porn imperative. read more >> • Laugh out loud at the library all summer long (Niagara This Week) Kids can laugh out loud this summer at the Wainfleet library's summer reading program. The Laugh Out Loud program sponsored by TD Bank allows kids to read fun books create silly crafts participate in activities and play hilarious games. read more >> • Video: Watch Roger Federer's hilarious new Nike ad (Daily Mirror) See Roger Federer battle it out with none other than Flight of the Conchord's Murray Hewitt read more >> • Comedian Rock pays Rays a visit (MLB.com) Comedian Rock pays Rays a visit read more >> • Life of a comedian can be just killer (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Comedian Katt Williams came close to death while on a 100-city tour that ends in Las Vegas this weekend. "During the winter we caught every blizzard and snowstorm" he says. Then in the spring "at least four tornados (touched down) within 20 miles of us. It was exciting. Never a dull moment." read more >> • Stand-up comedian gets acting stint in 'Dyosa' (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) Comedian RubiRubi is very excited about her unique role in the fantasy series "Dyosa" ABS-CBN latest fantaserye. The newbie actress didn't deny that she’s nervous--after all this would only be her second time to act on television. read more >> • Comedian's reputation grows with appearances on Internet (Richmond Times-Dispatch) MANCHESTER Tenn. As Chris Rock performed in front of an audience of tens of thousands comedian Zach Galifianakis watched admiringly offstage. "I just thought 'I will never be able to do this" Galifianakis joked in an interview at the recent Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival where he performed in a smaller -- but thoroughly packed -- tent than Rock's. read more >> • Franken tries the switch from comic to Congress (AP via Yahoo! News) Moving from celebrity to senator isn't exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn't mean comedian Al Franken who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide smooth road. read more >> • I am a bathroom comedian: Shenaz Treasurywala (New Kerala) Nishant New Delhi: She's back with a bang and is doing what she is best at hosting a show. The chirpy and vivacious Shenaz Treasurywala better remembered as a MTV VJ Shenaz and also for her debut with Shahid Kapoor in 'Ishq Vishq' is back on TV. read more >> • Comedian brings cool surprise to Wrightsville Beach (The Wilmington Star-News) Wrightsville Beach | A one-and-a-half ton pyramid of ice topped with a chiseled eagle drew a curious but hesitant crowd at Wrightsville Beach on Friday. read more >> • LAist Interview: Comedian Jamie Kaler from "My Boys" and "Robot Chicken" (LAist) Jamie Kaler the stand-up comedian and actor originally from Boston has been on TV for over a decade with appearances in everything from "Will and Grace" to "The New Adventures of Old Christine" but we were given the chance to talk to him about starring in TBS's "My Boys" ( Tonight at 10:40pm ) as well as sneak a few questions in about his work on Seth Green's amazing "Robot Chicken". ... read more >> • Comedian Wanda Sykes coming to the PAC July 5 (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) Wanda Sykes has never been afraid to speak her mind. Onstage and in front of the camera she offers funny sharp-tongued commentary on subjects as diverse as gay marriage the government and sex. So when you ask the comedian and actress what she’d bring into legislation she’s got the perfect answer. read more >> • Comedian Carlin's routines showed how we can change (The Florida Times-Union) Yes I am talking about George Carlin. Whether you liked him or not I think most of us will admit he was a great satirist. Carlin was not afraid to push the limit to make us laugh and make us look inside at the same time. read more >> • Farm bill offers new option to local meat producers (Minnesota Public Radio) A provision in the new farm bill might lead to expansions for small local meat processors. read more >> • Meat goat producers slated to meet July 19 (Greenville Advocate) Alabama has long been known for its production of cattle and poultry. Becoming a top meat goat producer may be next on the state's horizon. read more >> • THINGAMAJIGS: A weekly look at stuff you can buy By PETER BOTHUM Gannett News Service Reveo your meat (Courier-Post) For years home chefs have tried all kinds of cheap tricks in an attempt to marinate meat from the plastic bag to some crazy pan-soaking method involving a day's worth of flipping and smothering. read more >> • Reward offered for test-tube meat (Pretoria News) Washington - Steaks out of a test-tube? The animal rights group PETA is putting up a million dollar reward for anyone who by 2012 can grow in-vitro meat that looks and tastes like the real thing. read more >> • Islamic Relief Worldwide Appoints Hadhari Cattle For Deboning Sacrificial Meat (Bernama) ALOR STAR July 4 (Bernama) -- Islamic Relief Worldwide the implementing agency appointed for distribution of sacrificial meat appointed by the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has named a local company - Hadhari Cattle Industry Sdn Bhd (Hadhari Cattle) - to debone slaughtered sheep. read more >> • SFF meat workers' jobs safe (Otago Daily Times) Plans to process stock year-round appear to have assured the immediate future of 1100 seasonal meat workers' jobs at Finegand in South Otago. read more >> • Norgate the man to put meat back in business (Otago Daily Times) PGG Wrightson's sudden foray into the meat industry this week took everyone by surprise. Agribusiness Editor Neal Wallace reports that the influence of the move extended far beyond that signalling a fundamental change in the way agribusinesses will be run in the future. read more >> • Meat packing company expands recall to include 5.3 million pounds of beef (San Diego Union-Tribune) OMAHA Neb. – A Nebraska meat packing company is expanding a recall announced this week to include all 5.3 million pounds of meat it produced for ground beef between May 16 and June 26. read more >> • Nebraska Beef expands meat recall to 2650 tons (Detroit Free Press) Nebraska Beef Ltd. is expanding its June 30 meat recall to all beef manufacturing trimmings and products intended for ground beef —about 2650 tons of meat — produced between May 16 and June 26 the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The expanded recall includes the more than 265 tons of meat in the initial recall. read more >> • Nebraska Beef expands meat recall to 2650 tons (Detroit Free Press) Nebraska Beef Ltd. is expanding its June 30 meat recall to all beef manufacturing trimmings and products intended for ground beef -- about 2650 tons of meat -- produced between May 16 and June 26 the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. read more >> • N.Y. {heart} Celebrity Divorces (Washington Post) NEW YORK July 4 -- When the media capital of the world encounters a celebrity divorce it's a breakup made in tabloid heaven. So the city that has hosted the spectacular splits of Woody Allen Liza Minnelli and Rudolph Giuliani now is feasting on the salacious details of model Christie Brinkley's... read more >> • Celebrity News (The Courier News) A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits. Reports that Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and Madonna have become close just as their marriages are disintegrating have both the celebrity gossip industry and the sporting world -- each a chatty bunch -- buzzing with questions about the two "friends." read more >> • Brinkley vs. Cook joins rich New York City history of image-crushing celebrity divorces (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) NEW YORK - When the media capital of the world meets a celebrity divorce it's a breakup made in tabloid heaven. read more >> • Celebrity Passport Records Popular (Washington Post) Government workers repeatedly snooped without authorization inside the electronic passport records of entertainers athletes and other high-profile Americans a State Department audit has found. One celebrity's records were breached 356 times by more than six dozen people. read more >> • Celebrity Gullah Reads (WCBI Columbus) The Merchant & Farmers Celebrity Reader program gave Starkville area children the opportunity to see and hear WCBI-TV Reporter R. H. Brown. Brown read to the children at the Starkville Public Library today[Thursday. read more >> • Christopher Knight leaves 'Celebrity Circus' after breaking arm in fall (Reality TV World) Celebrity Circus contestant Christopher Knight had already pushed his injured elbow to the limits in an attempt reclaim a part of his childhood. However the 50-year-old former The Brady Bunch actor re-injured his left arm during a recent rehearsal and was thus forced to withdraw from Celebrity Circus during last night's broadcast of the NBC reality series. read more >> • Franken tries the switch from comic to Congress (AP via Yahoo! News) Moving from celebrity to senator isn't exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn't mean comedian Al Franken who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide smooth road. read more >> • Celebrity Birthdays (AP via Yahoo! News) Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 6-12: read more >> • Celebrity breakups: Been there undone that (USA Today) First come the whispers then the denials. For celebrity couples breakup buzz is a constant part of relationships. The latest marrieds under scrutiny: Madonna and film director Guy Ritchie. The Material Girl's spokeswoman has finally flatly denied that the two are on the verge of divorce. read more >> • Hot time for celebrity skirmishes (Jam! Showbiz) It sounds like "Who's on first?" but X-rated. read more >> << Next Page >> |
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