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Metallica Fans Riot in Colombia

Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by fondue in Music, Video

Rock and roll!!!
Heavy metal fans rioted outside a sold out Metallica concert in Bogota, Colombia Thursday night. Over 160 people were arrested.
It was the band’s first show in Colombia in 11 years.
After tickets quickly sold out at the 30,000 seat venue, people posted messages on Facebook urging fans without tickets to crash the show.
1,500 police [...]

Lady Gaga and Beyonce Team Up in “Telephone” – VIDEO

Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by fondue in Entertainment, Music, Video

Lady Gaga and Beyonce have made a racy nine-minute video for their dance song “Telephone.”
In the video/short film, Gaga is bailed out of jail by Beyonce, and the two proceed to commit mass murder. Fun! Let’s dance!
The video is entertaining, that’s for sure. But the music is annoying (I’m not a house music fan) and [...]

Republican Leader in Hot Water with Naked Minor

Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by fondue in Politics, Scoopage

Someone should tell this Republican that “family values” doesn’t mean “How much for your daughter?”
Rep. Kevin Garn, Utah’s House majority leader, has confessed he hot tubbed with a naked 15-year-old girl when he was almost 30 years old.
Garn was married at the time, and the girl, Cheryl Maher, was an employee of his.
The incident took place [...]

Conan on Tour

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by fondue in Comedy, Entertainment, Scoopage

Conan O’Brien is launching “The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour.”
He announced the 30-city comedy tour in a tweet Thursday:
Hey Internet: I’m headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour. Go to http://TeamCoco.com for tix. I repeat: It’s half-assed.
Don’t know what the format will be, but Andy Richter will be [...]

R.I.P. Corey Haim

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by fondue in Entertainment, Scoopage, Video

Actor Corey Haim passed away Wednesday morning in Burbank. He was 38.
Cause of death is not yet known, but police say there was no evidence of foul play.
Haim rose to fame in the 1986 sleeper hit Lucas, in which he played a small, nerdy, awkward but super-lovable high school student. The following year he starred [...]

Cisco’s Big Announcement

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by fondue in Business, Scoopage, Video

On Tuesday, Cisco finally unveiled the new product it’s been claiming “will forever change the Internet and its impact on consumers, businesses and governments.”
What is it? A new industrial router.
According to Cisco, the CRS-3 router, to be sold to large Internet service providers, can carry 12 times more online traffic than previous industrial routing systems [...]

Pringles Recall

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by fondue in Business, News

Stop before you pop! Those Pringles may contain salmonella!
Procter & Gamble is recalling two flavors of Pringles potato chips:

Pringles Restaurant Cravers Cheeseburger in the Super Stack canister (UPC Code 3700026936, Best By dates 02/2011 and 04/2011)
Pringles Family Faves Taco Night in the Super Stack canister (UPC Code 3700026773, Best By dates 03/2011, 04/2011 and 05/2011)

The recall [...]

Lindsay Lohan Sues E-Trade Babies

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by fondue in Entertainment, Scoopage, Video

Lindsay Lohan has filed a $100 million lawsuit against E-Trade over a commercial that aired during the Superbowl and Olympics.
The commercial features talking babies, as many of E-Trade’s previous ads have. But in this one, a baby refers to another baby as “that milkaholic, Lindsay.”
Lindsay Lohan’s battles with drugs and alcohol have been in the [...]

Sandra Bullock’s Oscar Acceptance Speech – Video

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by fondue in Entertainment, Video

Sandra Bullock won the Best Actress Oscar Sunday night for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in “The Blind Side.”
Her acceptance speech was in honor of her late mother and mothers everywhere who love without prejudice.
It was very sweet. How can anyone not like Sandra Bullock?

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