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  • February 27, 2010 Respond

    The News Junkie on Chicago’s WGN Radio 720 on 02/06/10.

    I stripped out the commercial breaks this time.

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  • February 25, 2010 Respond

    The News Junkie tests the studio equipment he finally purchased.

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  • February 23, 2010 Respond

    Executives from Toyota Motor Corp made the journey to Washington D.C. this morning to face down angry customers seething over their company’s recall follies. Take a look at these pictures from today’s event.
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  • February 22, 2010 Respond

    I can’t decide if the Bloom Box is the greatest invention ever or if I’m a bit like an old lady being conned by a slimy auto mechanic. Regardless, you have to watch this video. [Video]
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  • February 21, 2010 Respond

    Snowboarder Scotty Lago leaves the Olympic village in Vancouver after sexually suggestive photos of the bronze medalist and his trophy surfaced online. Lago says he’s in a ‘blackout’ and can’t talk about the event until next month. [View The Photos]
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  • February 17, 2010 1

    What happens when you admit to a murder on British public television? Well, you get arrested, of course. BBC presenter Ray Gosling arrested on suspicion of murder. [Details]
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  • February 17, 2010 Respond

    Tiger Woods will finally reemerge from the shadows this Friday. The golf pro and reported sex addict is planning on holding a press conference at the PGA headquarters at 11AM Eastern. [Details]
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  • February 17, 2010 Respond

    As I was watching President Obama’s stimulus update presser today, several readers emailed to ask ‘What’s that spot on Joe Biden’s forehead?’ Joe Biden is the first Catholic Vice President the U.S. has seen so each Ash Wednesday these questions float in like crazy. It’s Ash Wednesday, folks.

  • February 14, 2010 Respond

    Thomas Beatie, known worldwide as the ‘pregnant man’ is pregnant again, according to a parenting website. This will be Beatie’s third child.

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  • February 14, 2010 Respond

    Sources tell me the LA Times will run a piece on Debra Medina‘s secession comments tomorrow.

    Though Medina doesn’t support succession, she makes some oddball comments about ‘inevitable’ bloodshed. This should help Rick Perry extend his lead. Latest polls have Medina down double digits in the race for the governorship of Texas.
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  • February 12, 2010 Respond

    3 dead after a shooting at the University of Alabama. Female shooter is in custody. No motive just yet.

    Update: 1 wounded. Shooting actually occurred at the University of Alabama campus in Huntsville, not on the main campus. Is this the first school shooting (in recent memory) with a female gunman?

  • February 11, 2010 Respond

    Former President Bill Clinton hospitalized in New York. President underwent heart procedure involving two stents. Bill Clinton has a history of heart problems and had a quadruple bypass years ago.