CELEBRITY BUZZ – Mel Gibson took Britney Spears (and her dad?!) to his home in Costa Rica for a little R&R. The unlikely BFF’s used to be neighbors in Malibu, and have surely bonded over their shared passion for eighteenth-century Russian literature and fine wines. (…Whoops, we meant Us Weekly and booze. Our bad!)
TV BUZZ – Despite bringing you Gossip Girl, the teen network is having ratings woes. The Wall Street Journal says the network may disappear by next year if it can’t figure out a way to lure viewers. Here’s one idea: Do better!
SPORTS BUZZ – Having lost the use of his legs at age 4, he’s gone on to become one of the top wheelchair athletes in the world. With the help of athletes like Josh George and Natalie du Toit, sports for disabled people could become a mainstream fixation.
TECH BUZZ – The young Bill’s rant makes for a strangely compelling dance remix. YouTubers collaborate — one made the soundtrack, the other cut together the video — to create a music video that’s somehow far more watchable than the original (but just as profanity laced). Perhaps there’s a whole goldmine of sample material awaiting resourceful DJs in the “O’Reilly Factor” archives.
POLITICS BUZZ – Who would you vote for, if you only had fonts to go on? Looking closely at the official campaign fonts of the three remaining candidates reveals a lot about their message (and it’s of interest to more than just design geeks, I swear).
TECH BUZZ – Imagine if your life worked just like it does on the mammoth social network. Scary, right? Because, really, if someone ever actually claimed aloud to be looking for “random play,” you’d probably suggest they immediately get tested for “random STD’s.”
FOOD BUZZ – A soda bottle attachment that makes it easy — finally! — to make a ice cream float on the go. This cup is second only to the cup that lets you enjoy a cool soda and tasty chicken nuggets at the same time in terms of cups that are plain awesome.
TECH BUZZ – Initially having found success as a video blogger - his wine show attracts 80,000 viewers daily - the “social media sommelier” is out to conquer the world with TV appearances, a Hollywood agent, and a book already in sixth place on Amazon’s Cooking, Food & Wine section. In keeping his fans constantly abreast via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, and countless other social networks, Vaynerchuk has developed as ubiquitous a presence online as Jamie Lee Curtis has in those commercials for the yogurt that makes you poop.
POLITICS BUZZ – Chris Matthews shreds right wing talker Kevin James on Hardball. Wow, listening to Kevin James talk makes me want to pluck my eyelashes out one by one.
