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Entertainment and StatesideDecember 2, 2007

Don Imus, the grouchy 67-year-old disc jockey, returns to radio Monday morning after an 8-month banishment for making racially charged remarks. New York’s conservative talk radio station WABC-AM has hired Imus to fill its 6-9 morning slot with the “Imus in the Morning” program and like his old show on WFAN, the new show […]

Entertainment and ChinaNovember 28, 2007

I remember my first flight to China like it was yesterday. It was an American Airlines flight from Chicago to Shanghai. I had a whole row to myself, about 6 movies to choose from and about 13 and a half hours to wish I was there already. The flight attendants on this […]

Entertainment and ChinaNovember 27, 2007

A disturbing rumor made its way into the pages of two of the Western world’s least trusted names in news Sunday, sending shocks from London to Los Angleles to the most remote villages in mainland China. According to Rav, “Britain’s Hottest Showbiz Reporter” at News of the World, Britney Spears is considering adopting a […]

Sex and Censorship and Entertainment and ChinaNovember 22, 2007

Medical professionals in China are warning those who watch the uncensored version of Lust, Caution against replicating the sexual positions seen in the film. Chinese film buffs have taken to illegally downloading the uncut version of Ang Lee’s latest film, a spy thriller based in occupied Shanghai, because the sanitized version playing in Chinese […]

Entertainment and StatesideNovember 21, 2007

I’ve been waiting for this since last summer when I saw ads on the Showtime network pitching its newest show, “Californication” starring David Duchovny. As soon as I saw Mulder cruising down a California highway with the word “Californication” plastered on the screen, I had a thought. Well two thoughts actually. The […]

Shanghai and EntertainmentNovember 20, 2007

If you wake up Tuesday morning in Shanghai and something is amiss, perhaps the air has a tinge of the Can Can fragrance and off in the distance you can hear faint utterances of “that’s hot,” it may be because there’s a certain heiress in town. Fresh off a stint in jail, Paris Hilton arrives […]

Entertainment and StatesideNovember 2, 2007

Vincent Margera, known to fans of the MTV reality show Viva La Bam as “Don Vito,” was convicted Wednesday of two counts of sexual assault on a child and could face life in prison. The obese, often sweaty, often tormented uncle of prankster Bam Margera reportedly collapsed in court as his conviction was read […]

Shanghai and Entertainment and SportsOctober 31, 2007

OK, a quick game. Which guy from the photo holds the Major League Baseball consecutive games played record and which is that bald guy from The Shield? If you said the guy on the left holds the MLB record, you are right. That’s Cal Ripken Jr. And the guy to the […]

Politics and Entertainment and StatesideOctober 30, 2007

The only, and I mean only, slightly pleasurable part of the wildfire disaster that has now destroyed almost 500,000 acres in Southern California is watching Arnold Schwarzenegger flip on the Terminator switch and take matters into his own hands. People like me, who do not reside in California and thus do not rely on […]

Music and Entertainment and ChinaSeptember 28, 2007

Hong Kong is famous for many things — barbecued pork buns, the Triads and tailor-made suits to name a few. But one of the most unique features of China’s autonomous neighbor to the south is the presence of Filipino maids. They’re everywhere. And if you’ve ever had the pleasure of walking around […]

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