This item was on NPR's Morning Edition today: Bruce Willis: 'Manliest Scent In The World. NPR reports that the Bruce Willis smell consists of "macho splashes of grapefruit, cedar and pepper." Sure enough, a post at Geekosystem confirms that the Bruce Willis fragrance...
It has been one day since the world learned that Michael Jackson is dead. First there was a brief report on MSNBC that Jackson had been rushed to the hospital, then I glanced at Facebook and saw that Tim Cuprisin had posted the big TMZ.com scoop, and eventually the...
The YouTube video clip above comes via Straight Sets, the NYTimes.com tennis blog. It's former tennis superstar Justine Henin singing a duet with Belgian balladeer Salvatore Adamo. There was no explanation there, but a little Googling reveals that back in May, Henin —...
Billy Bob Thronton and his band The Boxmasters were interviewed by Jian Ghomeshi on CBC Radio's Q yesterday. Their latest album is a 2-CD set called Modbilly. Here is last night's AP story: Joaquin Phoenix II? Billy Bob gives odd...
Apart from losing my job this morning, my biggest disappointment was that Steve Dahl never got around to reading Christopher Borrelli's outstanding Tribune story about the amazing and wondrous Oprah Winfrey Show snow globe, available at the Oprah Winfrey store. (The...
So I'm sitting here eating my lunch in front of MSNBC when I hear the familiar voice of Andrea Martin during a pharmaceutical commercial depicting a class reunion. This is slightly troubling in itself, because Andrea Martin is one of the most talented and funny women...
Now I understand how David Letterman must have suffered. It's like an unexpected punch in the stomach. It's difficult to even breathe, and I just sit here in absolute disbelief wondering what I ever did to deserve this. In the hopeful early morning hours of October...
Well, this is right in my wheelhouse! I watch a lot of chef shows and cooking TV, and I love strange Internet finds. There is a YouTube playlist out there intended to hold my food and cooking favorites, but there are only two videos on it so far. I never imagined...
Minneapolis, Minnesota — Mary Tyler Moore statue in front of Macy's department store on Nicollet Mall at S. 7th Street.
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico — Sammy Hagar's original Cabo Wabo Cantina, one of four Cabo Wabo bar and nightclub locations. The others are in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, and Hollywood. Cabo Wabo is also the name of...
Honokowai, Hawaii — Hawaiian music superstar Henry Kapono, Chicago radio personality Steve Dahl, and Chicago Bears analyst and former offensive lineman Tom Thayer chat during a break in a live Steve Dahl Show broadcast from...
Chicago, Illinois — Framed baseball jerseys and other sports memorabilia in the stairwell of Chicago Cubs first baseman Mark Grace's townhouse.