05.24.10:  TODAY IS

  • Brother's Day to celebrate brotherhood
  • International Tiara Day for women to celebrate leadership powers in their own lives

POP QUIZ

Can you name the movie that premiered on this day in 1991?

AUDIO


ANSWER

Thelma & Louise... the final minute of that great ending where they take the plunge.  Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis.  Directed by Ridley Scott. 

IN SEARCH OF

What folks are Googlin' this morning



"lost finale" - If you missed it and want the key scene that brought "Lost" to a close, here it is:


Great recap of the show from the AP here


"who won celebrity apprentice" - Last night, there was only one person to fire, and one to hire.  Yes, Bret Michaels did make it to the live finale of "Celebrity Apprentice" even though he fought through a life threatening brain hemorrhage a few weeks ago.  And for the few people that weren't watching the finale of "Lost," they witnessed Michaels win the competition.  He beat out Holly Robinson Pete who received a prize, as well - $250-grand to the HollyRod Foundation.  




PHONEBUZZ

Light 'em up!


When are you officially an 'ADULT'?  
Is it when you turn 18?  Maybe when you get your first full-time, real job?  How about when you get married - or have a baby?  Researchers at Harvard say, according to today's standards, it can take 34 years to step into those adult roles.  Why is it different today?  They say in 1960 most women and men, by the age of 30, had:
  • left home
  • completed school
  • had a full time job
  • were married with kids
In 2005, only about a third reached those goals.  Do you agree that it takes longer to become an 'adult' today?  
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Women proposing to men -- stepping over tradition lines?  Or a modern update on an old tradition?
 More and more women are dropping to one knee and giving their guy's "mangagement rings."  A mangagement ring is a titanium and diamond bijou introduced by H. Samuel (Britains largest jeweller) 2 years ago.  Their most popular $155 Tioro is worn on the ring finger of the left hand until the wedding, where it's then transferred to the ring finger of the right hand.  Here's the question, though.  How comfortable are you, if you're a guy, wearing any sort of engagement ring?  
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FACEBUZZ

Post this:  Was last night's episode of "Lost" answer all your questions?


CELEBRITY TWEETS


Before they were stars:  Someone found a video stretching way, way, way back to 1999 (can you remember that far back?) and a 13-year old Crystal Bowersox performing at the annual Huron Boat Basin show.  Anyone watching knew she wouldn't be in Ohio very long.  


How does a celebrity get away with cheating over and over again on his spouse?  They contract out their lies!  ABC news profiled a company called Alibi Network which helps public figures disguise where they are at any particular time.  Many of their clients are celebrities, and most are trying to hide affairs from a spouse.  How does it work?  Let's say you're hooking up with a mistress in Miami, but you tell your spouse you're going to New York.  Alibi Network:
  • Sends you fake itineraries, including airline tickets, hotel receipts, car rental information and even tickets to sporting events you never went to
  • The company has call centers all over the world with operators who speak in different languages.  If a spouse calls from L.A. to an area code in Boston, Alibi can forward that call to a cell phone in the Bahamas where the hubby is having an affair.



Look for Jesse James on Nightline tomorrow night.  "I took a pretty amazing life and marriage and threw it away."  A clearly emotional James speaks for the first time about why he cheated on his wife, Sandra Bullock.  Watch a promo



BOX OFFICE

Are we over "Shrek"?  Maybe a little.  "Shrek Forever After" made $71.3 million over the weekend.  Enough for #1, but it was the weakest debut of all "Shrek" sequels.  Of course, this "Shrek" was available in 3-D where ticket prices are higher ($20 in Manhattan!).  The other debut, "MacGruber", had a tougher weekend.  It opened in 6th place making only $4.1 million.  

1. "Shrek Forever After," $71.3 million.
2. "Iron Man 2," $26.6 million.
3. "Robin Hood," $18.7 million.
4. "Letters to Juliet," $9.1 million.
5. "Just Wright," $4.2 million.


QUICKIES

  • Hold the phone... there may be another side to why Megan Fox was let go from Transformer 3.  The original story reported it was director Michael Bay's decision, but TheWrap.com has a source that claims it was Fox that walked away because Bay was "verbally abusive" toward her and "she had enough and decided to get out early."  go!
  • Paula Abdul is rumored to make a special appearance on American Idol to say goodbye to cranky Simon Cowell.  Simon moves over to "X Factor" in 2011.  go!
  • The Parents Television Council objects to the word "Bleep," as in - "Bleep My Dad Says."  That's the title of a new comedy this fall on CBS.  Is CBS playing with fire here?  go!
  • Well, look who decided to come home.  Lindsay Lohan finally "found her passport" and returned to Los Angeles from France on Saturday.  She's due in court today and will most likely be ordered to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet and submit to weekly drug tests.  go!



CUTTIN' CAKE TODAY

  • Priscilla Presley is 65
  • Kristin Scott Thomas turns 50
  • Bob Dylan is 69
  • Patti LaBelle is 65
  • Eric Close turns 43

BIRTHDAY QUIZ

Priscilla Presley is 65 today... you remember her, of course, as the woman who married Elvis, and as the woman in THIS movie:


AUDIO


ANSWER

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! along side Leslie Nielsen (1988)
14!  They married 8-years later. 


PRIMETIME, BABY!

ABC: Dancing With the Stars (LIVE), The Bachelorette (NEW)
CBS: How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement (NEW), Two and Half Men (NEW), The Big Bang Theory (NEW), CSI: Miami (NEW)
NBC: Chuck (NEW), Law & Order (NEW)
FOX: 24 (series finale)
CW: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill

 

FUN STUFF


GADGET OF THE DAY

If you can somehow stop playing with these, your kids will love 'em.  The Mario R/C Cars Set are small and quick little remote control cars that can run anywhere from your desk, counter or floor.  Pick from Mario, Luigi, Bowser and Yoshi.  Hit the little 'dash' button for a burst of speed.  The set also comes with a banana peel and Koopa Troopa shell which can be used to set up your own obstacle course.  $26.  


GOTTA SEE THIS

Explaining what you'll see in this video makes it seem boring - "Balloon Shattering in Super Slow Motion" - but when you see it, you'll be blown away.  


DID YOU KNOW

iVillage.com asked 2,000 American housewives between 18 and 49 about their sex lives, and here's what they said:
  • 23 percent of women reported having sex one to three times a month
  • 21 percent say they have sex more than 10 times monthly. 
  • 77 percent of women surveyed reported they were happy with their sex lives
  • 48 percent rate their husband as the best sex partner of their life. 
  • 63 percent of women would rather be sleeping, watching a movie or reading than having sex.  
  • 70 percent of women said they know precisely where their lovemaking will take place -- especially among moms with two or more kids.
  • Six in 10 married women have fantasized about having sex with someone other than their husband. 


WHO SAID IT

"After a while, you start to go on automatic pilot. Too many times I was sitting there [at the judges' table] bored. The audience deserves more than that ... and I can't hide when I'm bored."
-Simon Cowell on why he's leaving American Idol


JOKE OF THE DAY

A passenger piled his cases on the scale at an airline counter in New York and said to the clerk:

"I'm flying to Los Angeles. I want the square case to go to Denver and the two round ones to go to Seattle."

"I'm sorry, sir," the clerk replied: "but we can't do that."

"Why not?" the man asked: "You did it last time!"


SURF THIS!

What's the name of that song?  Find out here -- just type in what you know and choose from the list that instantly pops up.


GAME BREAK

It's Classic Game Break Monday, and we're going back to when playing video game tennis only required a few clicks.  Not the exhausting waving of the arm like these newfangled games.  Who wants to sweat when playing a video game?  Go!



QUICKIES

  • Congress is looking to ban drop side cribs.  Have a better solution? go!
  • A police spokesman sends the media a press release about an arrest for burglary.  Guess who was arrested?  go!
  • Scientists say this will be the warmest year ever.  And they're never wrong, of course.  go!
  • Anyone who's anyone knows that if you're really serious about Pokemon, then you head to Arizona.  But you already knew that.  go!


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