Sensationalism in the media is not always intentional. When a celebrity or public figure is elderly or ill, drafts of obituaries are often prepared in advance. While this can be convenient, it can also lead to disaster when these drafts are released prematurely. Other times when the media kills...
Americans oppose a new Ronald Reagan $50 bill. A Marist College poll on Thursday, April 22, 2010 found that 79 percent of Americans oppose Rep. Patrick McHenry's proposal to use Ronald Reagan's image on the new $50 dollar bill rather than former president Ulysses S. Grant. McHenry (Rep., North...
Television personality Ed McMahon died early Tuesday morning at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood at the age of 86. His publicist, Howard Bragman, didn't give a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a "multitude of health problems the last few months." Several reports say the...
Doctors removed two blood clots from 93-year-old Zsa Zsa Gabor at a Los Angeles hospital, the actress’ publicist said on Sunday.Gabor’s publicist John Blanchette said Gabor was in surgery for several hours on Saturday for the removal of the clots from her upper body. One of the clots...
Zsa Zsa Gabor's longtime friend and publicist, John Blanchette, has confirmed that the 93 year old actress was rushed to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Friday, November 12, 2010 for a suspected blood clot. Blanchette reported to TMZ that Gabor's doctor made an emergency house call to...
Universally and instantly recognizable, the President of the United States – the heads of state and government of the world’s largest superpower, the commander–in-chief of the US Armed Forces, the omnipotent and oft-termed “Leader of the Free World” – requires no long-winded or flowery introduction. What does require clarification, however, are the notions of “smartness” and “dumbness”.
Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress and ailing 93 year old, is reportedly being released from the UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital just in time for her 94th Birthday. Gabor's husband, Prince Grederic von Anhalt reported an update of Gabor's condition to TMZ. Von Anhalt stated that Gabor had suffered "full blown...
A stranded Carnival cruise ship carrying 4,500 passengers located 200 miles south of San Diego is slowly being towed to California. The Carnival Splendor, a massive 952 foot, 113,000 ton vessel, was crippled by an engine room fire located in the generator compartment on Monday, just one day into...
The news of Michael Jackson's death rocked the world on June 25, 2009. Since his death all of the major television networks have aired special tributes highlighting his musical legacy. Those tributes are fitting for the man who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice and whose 1982...
The issue of copycat crime is a fascinating one that raises deep questions in the fields of psychology, philosophy, criminology and jurisprudence. Are filmmakers – if not legally, at least morally – responsible for their creations that motivate people to commit crime?
