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June 23, 2009 5:10 PM June 23, 2009 3:51 PMMeet the PS22 chorus, a fifth-grade chorus from New York City that's gone totally viral on YouTube. Their videos have been making the rounds for a while, but these kids have been getting a lot of attention in the last week -- even landing on Good Morning America on Monday for their take on boring ol' school chorus.
Behold:
Continue reading The most awesome school chorus ever.
Mike Oz
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These JibJab videos always crack me up. I find the big, wiggly ears in this one especially funny.
Kathy Mahan
It's already been a Worst Flier of the Week contender, but this Summer Madness party tonight at Aldo's keeps racking up Madness points. I think the flier has been posted in about 50 MySpace bulletins in the past 24 hours (a record?). It may also be the longest flier I've ever seen -- so long I have to post it in two pieces here (second is after the jump).
But if you're 19 and want Bret Michaels' sloppy seconds, this is the place to be.
Continue reading To-Do Tonight: Record-setting Madness.
Mike Oz
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned us last week to avoid Zicam's nasal products, I sent a quick note to my Zicam-loving friends and forgot about it.
But epi-log, the excellent food blog at epicurious.com, warned of another danger: If Zicam can cause you to lose your sense of smell, it also can diminish your sense of taste.
I should have thought about this before, since the two senses are so closely linked. If you have any Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel or Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs, toss 'em. Or return them to the company and get a refund.
The fiasco got me to thinking about aromas and flavors I'd hate to live without. One is the short ribs alla Genovese from the "A16: Food + Wine" cookbook. Their intoxicating scent left me ravenous for two-and-a-half hours as they braised in my oven. And they tasted just as good as they smelled.
Can you imagine losing your sense of taste? What flavors and aromas would you hate to lose?
Joan Obra
BOOK IT: Some interesting authors are coming through town this week for book signings. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, whose newest book is titled "Hot, Flat and Crowded," will appear 5:30 p.m. Thursday at a fundraising lecture for the Fresno Metropolitan Museum at Warnors Theater. The Met's Amanda Allen was reporting on Mindhub this morning that tickets are still available. Friedman will be across the street at the KJWL/KYNO studios for a book signing from 3-5 p.m. prior to the lecture. (I read Friedman's "The World Is Flat" a couple of years ago and recommend it.) Also on the author circuit this week: Mike Farrell, former star of "M*A*S*H" and "Providence," who will sign copies of his book "Of Mule and Man" at 7 p.m. Friday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 7849 N. Blackstone Ave.
TV WEIRDNESS: I find this story quite amusing: A TV anchor in LaCrosse, Wis., had been receiving harassing emails for two years, including ones that criticized her hair or reporting. Other emails said that that the anchor's co-host, the weather guy, was better. When police traced the emails it turned out they came from the weather guy's home computer. Now the anchor has a restraining order against her co-host. Talk about a frosty off-camera relationship, with a further cooling trend in sight.
BIGGER THAN EVER: Speaking of TV news, I was reading Beehive colleague Rick Bentley's column about TV ratings and was surprised at how dominant KFSN (Channel 30.1) has become in the local market. At 5 p.m., Channel 30 attracted an average of 82,000 viewers, almost four times second place KSEE (Channel 24.1). Poor KGPE (Channel 47.1) had just 9,000 viewers in that time slot. As someone who works for a monopoly daily newspaper in town, I don't have much room to talk, but is there a danger in having one local station so dominant?
WHERE'S THE POETRY: A Beehive commenter stumbled on an April post I wrote about the demise of the Fresno Poets Association. David W. Clary wrote: "Great. I finally start looking for a poetry group to share my work with, and they disband. Dang it. Anyone know of any other poetry groups in town?"
Donald Munro
It's all the local news and stuff from the blogosphere that you need to Fres-Know. It's been a while, so we're giving you a big one. Don't dare say it.
KMPHATE? The top item on the GLAAD blog is about how KMPH aired a paid, anti-gay infomercial on Sunday. We have to ask: WWKD -- what would Kopi do? [GLAAD Blog]
HIGH JINX: If an airplane has trouble, but only bloggers care ... is it news? Mike Scott thinks so and is all over it. [CBS 47]
CAR DASHING: Two girls paid top dollar to meet Kim Kardashian at The Edge on Friday night. After hours of waiting, that didn't happen, so they dashed outside, intercepted Kim as she left, got invited into her limo, then sent the pics to a vacation blog. [On Location Vacations]
GET OFF MY LAWN! Do you hate people? Wish they'd leave you alone? (I'm thinking of one blogger in particular) Or do you just wish those pesky solicitors would stop knocking at your door? Either way, check out this hilarious sign. [On Edge 559]
Continue reading Fres-Know: Now with twice as much know.
Mike Oz
Remember the story of 18-year old Kimberley Vlaminck, the Belgian girl who went to a tattoo artist for three stars on her face, fell asleep, and woke up with 56 stars instead? Well, she lied.
In news that surprises absolutely no one, Vlaminck told a Dutch television show: "I asked for 56 stars and initially adored them. But when my father saw them, he was furious. So I said I fell asleep and that the tattoist had made a mistake."
Vlaminck had threatened to sue tattoo artist Rouslan Toumaniantz for the money to pay for removal of the stars. Toumaniantz, who maintained that Vlaminck asked for the 56 stars and was awake throughout, had agreed to pay for half of the removal fee, saying "Kimberley is unhappy and it is not my wish to have an unsatisfied client." He's since retracted the offer, and has now instituted a new policy wherein clients provide written consent before getting inked.
And if there's anyone who's going to learn from his mistakes immediately, it should be Toumaniantz:
Continue reading The dumbest person ever: An update.
Heather
Ed McMahon, famous late night sidekick, host of "Star Search" and giver of giant checks, has died at the age of 86.
According to the AP, McMahon, who was hospitalized earlier this year for pneumonia and other health problems, went peacefully shortly after midnight at the Ronald Reagan/UCLA Medical Center.
"The Today Show" ran the following story about Ed's life in show business this morning:
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R.I.P.
Heather
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