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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Media Hut Roundup (Nov 14-Nov 18)

Monday, Nov. 14
  • Kim Kardashian's husband Kris Humphries hires a divorce lawyer [Hollywood Reporter]
  • Justin Timberlake kept his promise and attended the Marine Corps Ball [Radar]
  • Brad Pitt announced he will quit acting at 50 [BBC]
  • A program from the first ever World Series sold for $24, 500 [Yahoo!]
  • Mr. George Clooney once contemplated suicide after 'Syriana' set injury [Huffington Post]
  • Canadian artist Michael Buble has his take on Kim Kardashian [NY Post]
  • The Imortals upset Jack & Jill at the box office [Hollywood Reporter]
  • NBA talks broke down yesterday, no deal was reached likely jeopardizing the remainder of the season [Slate]
Tuesday, Nov. 15
  • Occupy Wall Street in New York has been evicted by police [New York Times]
  • Chelsea Clinton (daughter of Hilary Clinton) to become NBC correspondent [Huffington Post]
  • Rep. Gabrielle Giffords speaks for the first time in new interview [YouTube]
  • NBC comedy Community was removed from an upcoming schedule, rumours speculating it was cancelled. NBC denies it [Atlantic Wire]
  • 22-year-old founder of Facebook competitor, Ilya Zhtiomirskiy, found dead [Newser]
  • "Storage Wars" buyer finds pirate's treasure worth $500,000 [Daily Mail]
  • Professional skier Jamie Pierre died in an avalanche [Huffington Post]
  • Accused Penn State child rapist, Jerry Sandusky, denies all charges, says he was just horsing around [YouTube]
  • Kris Humphries posts first post-divorce tweet [Zap2it]

Wednesday, Nov. 16

  • Karl Slover, a Wizard of Oz munchkin, died at the age of 93 [USA Today]
  • Mike McQueary claims he stopped the rape by Jerry Sandusky and contacted police [Huffinton Post]
  • Bradley Cooper was named the sexiest man alive...really? REALLY? [Huffington Post]
  • 'The Situation' is suing Abercrombie and Fitch for copyright infringement [ET Online]
  • 12-year-old Thomas Suarez gives TED talk on his start-up company [Huffington Post]
  • Yes, Ricky Gervais will be hosting the Golden Globes again...confirmed [Twitter]
  • The South Park team is now signed on for 5 more years, until 2016 [NY Times]
  • “Super” Mario Monti was formally sworn in as Italy’s prime minister [CNN]

Thursday, Nov. 17

  • The man who shot at the White House this past week was charged with assassination attempt, and honestly, does he really consider himself Jesus? When did Jesus ever shoot anything? [Huffington Post]
  • A disgraceful campaign has world leaders kissing each other [Unhate]
  • Alleged text messages from Mariah Yeater claims Justin Bieber is and never was the father of her child [Celebuzz]
  • Fans protest outside People Magazine's building in New York claiming Ryan Gosling was robbed of his "Sexiest Man Alive" title [People]
  • After 6 years, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher have split [National Post]
  • The revival of the old cartoon Woody Woodpecker could see itself on the big screen [Hollywood Reporter]
  • Hockey mogul Wayne Gretzky could be behind the purchase of the Leafs [Sportsnet]

Friday, Nov. 18

  • Despite common belief, actor Robert Wagner is NOT a suspect in the death of Natalie Wood [Hollywood Reporter]
  • Pakistan has banned more than 1,500 words from text messages [Tribune]
  • The Toronto Blue Jays unveiled their new logo, going back to their old, retro-style Blue Jay attire [CBC]
  • Canadian-trader Justin Bieber appeared in the Macy's Black Friday commercial [961 Kiss]
  • California scientists have created the world's lightest metal [UCIrvine]
  • Remember the Annoying Orange YouTube videos? Well it's being moved from the small screen to the other small screen [Hollywood Reporter]
  • Last sign-offs? Regis Philbin said his goodbye to Live with Regis and Kelly [CTV]

Video: Controlling The Crowd in India

Keeping the trains running on time in a country as overpopulated as India apparently requires the kind of cunning crowd control solutions that only the local police can provide.


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Video: This Guy Is The Coolest Math Teacher Ever

Not only did Biola University Professor, Matthew Weathers, perform this neat trick in his class, but he also didn't teach any actual math during the lesson. Which ultimately makes him the BEST math teacher.