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Zennie Abraham Mega Millions? OK. I have to admit I’ve never played the lottery game and the only reason it’s a content subject is that it’s the trending topic – and because there’s an unclaimed ticket in a place called Somerville, Massachusetts. The reason for avoiding even just the purchase of a whatever-dollar ticket is it’s the … Read more
Today is July 1, 2011, and that means 20 days until Comic Con 2011, San Diego. Here’s some updates. BBC America’s Doctor Who returns to Comic Con San Diego with a panel Q & A set for Hall H, and a new TV series called series Bedlam. All panels and signings will happen at the … Read more
Grayson Daughters is a friend who’s never at a loss for words, and this occasion at the Mashable Atlanta Social Media Day Party was no exception. Sporting a name tag that read “Mark Halperin,” the long-time Atlanta journalist said she used it because she “wanted to see who was paying attention to politics” at the … Read more
It’s funny how we have “days” marked for days. Today is Canada Day. Yesterday was Social Media Day. But before we look at that, ahat’s Canada Day all “abut?” Canada Day, like U.S. Independence Day, in a way points to the once incredible power of Britain. Canada Day is the celebration of the fusing of … Read more
Thanks to Andrew Mager, this blogger has spent much of the non-sleeping, eating, and socializing 14 hours setting up his presence on Google + Social Network. If you do not know by now, Google + Social Network is really just that: it ads a user interface that works and looks like a combined Facebook – … Read more
Blogger, Google’s blogging platform that it purchased in 2004, was down, but now it’s back. It’s the second time this year Blogger users, including this blogger, experienced wide-spread outages, and while Google has not, as of this writing, issued a statement, one Google Engineer named Jeremy did point the way for Blogger users to recover … Read more
The City of Oakland has a fast approaching deadline of 12 AM, Friday July 1st to pass a budget, then go out and spend money on the artists involved with Oakland Art Murmur. And a number of Councilmembers wanted to pass a budget on Tuesday, but here we are. And it’s not clear, yet, that … Read more
California and Governor Jerry Brown made a massive error in the formation of a California Online Tax, that amounts to tripple taxation in the state for online S-corporations. Amazon and Overstock aren’t the only ones hurt by the new tax, and it should be challenged in court. But before we continue, this news… Amazon just … Read more
Five stories in American pop culture from last week that have captured our attention. The video above has brief clips related to them, and that you can look at to gain an idea of what the issue is that has brought each subject-event to pop culture status. 1) The Vancouver Kissing Couple’s real story – … Read more
Relativity Films has four movies that will make presentations at Comic Con 2011 in San Diego, July 20-25th: Shark Night 3D, Haywire, The Raven, and The Immortals with Henry Cavill, the next Superman. Of the foursome, Haywire, The Raven, and The Immortals are set for shows in the massive “Hall H” at San Diego Convention … Read more
Ever since this blogger blasted Mayor Quan for the lack of reporting on the Las Vegas trip, her staff (Susan Piper) has been very good in getting emails that report on Jean’s plans for the week; it’s only right that I post them, I think. So with that, here’s what Piper sent over: Tuesday, June … Read more
This is a special blog to report on Transbay Transit Center Project construction activities and demolition plans. If you’re not aware of this, San Francisco is replacing the old Transbay Terminal Center, with a brand new development featuring a 1,000-foot-skyscraper and a six-acre elevated park. Here’s the information, as it was sent to this blogger: … Read more
The CNN Breaking News emails are popping with updates about Michele Bachmann, Serena Williams, and decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court. Rather than reinvent the wheel, here are the updates as they appeared from CNN to this blogger’s email box: Michele Bachmann U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota formally announced her entry into the 2012 … Read more
As the Casey Anthony Trial was going into what is projected to be its final week, media observers complaining of overload may have hoped that a wayward asteroid fast approaching Earth would help. The news is that the 55-foot-wide asteroid named Asteroid 2011 MD just missed our planet by 7,500 miles. An impact with Earth … Read more
Patti Labelle, who’s terrific voice became cemented in American Culture history when she sang “New Attitude” and “Stir It Up” which were used for the movie Beverly Hills Cop, and who’s “Lady Marmalade” is to this day copied and repeated in movies and plays like Moulin Rouge received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET … Read more
The news of the passing of television and American Cultural legend Peter Falk at 83 is sad to say the least. According to TMZ.com, Mr. Falk suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease, the same disease that claimed the life of another legend, Glen Campbell, and that I talked about here: TMZ reports: A rep for the family … Read more
I don’t know if it’s intentional or not, but the City of Oakland’s starting to exhibit a memory problem. To cut to the chase, then work backward, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is reporting that P. Lamont Ewell was the Oakland City Manager when Deanna Santana came to Oakland as an intern in 1995. Nothing against … Read more
Last week this blogger reported the unfortunate news about AC Transit’s Joel Young, and at his request, published his statement on the sex scandal involving he and his ex-girlfriend. This is what was written: AC Transit Board Member Joel Young, considered by some a front-runner in the 2012 race to replace California Assembly District 16 … Read more
This important San Francisco News is about an upcoming Transbay Transit Center-related meeting this Wednesday. As you know, the Transbay Transit Center is currently under construction, replacing the demolished Transbay Terminal. Part of the new development includes a giant, dramatic rooftop park. The park has always been a focus of discussion and debate, shown in … Read more
The man called the “Oakland Cell Phone Rapist” has been arrested, and the victim contacted this blogger to offer her explanation of what happened that led up to the video. But before that, the arrest details. 47-year old Dion McDaniel arrested Wednesday and charged with burglary and rape. But, according to Henry K. Lee of … Read more
GO BEARS! The dream scenario – Cal’s baseball organization on the brink of elimination by its own university, get’s 11th hour help from Cal donors, then wins The College World Series – is on an ‘Are you fucking kidding me?’ path to reality. It’s California vs. Virginia in the College World Series, tomorrow at 2 … Read more
The Green Lantern movie is litterally just out of the can, and already we have a YouTube-based spoiler leak of massive proportions. In the Green Lantern movie Thaal Sinestro starts as the mentor to new GL member Hal Jordan, and while the character played by Mark Strong winds up a villian, in the movie, he’s … Read more
“The Twitter #140 NYC Conference And The Vancouver Riots?” What? Yep. Allow this blogger to explain (and follow me on Twitter at Zennie62 ). This marks my first “Technorati-first” blog post, as I’m now a blogger over at Technorati.com, as well as my main post at Zennie62.com (and Zennie62blog.com), and SFGate.com, SeattlePI.com, Examiner.com, and other … Read more
At first, the website 4chan and the Anti-Janice Hahn Give Us Your Cash B Racist Video created by that master of self-promotion Ladd Ehlinger, Jr., would seem to have nothing to do with each other. But in point of fact, they do, if only indirectly. 4chan is the missing link in this. But before we … Read more
U.S. Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich showed his nasty and perhaps sexist side in his treatment of CNN Anchor Brooke Baldwin just moments ago on CNN Live. While fielding questions about his lawsuit against the Obama Administration for the U.S. military involvement in Libya, Brooke asked him an essentially rhetorical question of why he calls it … Read more
As of this writing, something interesting is going on with Google Trends: the top listed trend is for “Good Morning America,” but the results are all over the place, and days old. Could the Worldwide Google Trend now really be for news that happened one day ago, and beyond? And what about Fran Drescher? Without … Read more
For the last two years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has used a 10-movie Best Picture, preference voting system to pick the “best of the best.” But now, and after a vote by the Board Of Governors of AMPAS of six of 14 votes total (and that’s all the voting info … Read more
You know, TMZ.com’s take on this, with the latest news from their well-placed sources, makes me feel sorry for Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner, who was left at the alter by Crystal Harris, just five days before the wedding. This is what TMZ.com reported: Hugh Hefner was left at the altar because his 25-year-old fiancee Crystal … Read more
A political ad video has made the rounds of the Internet called “Give us your cash B__.” It was created as an ad against Los Angeles Councilmember Janice Hahn, and because of her involvement in a gang intervention program that faced some problems in 2009. The problem is, the video, in it’s ill-advised use of … Read more
It’s almost a full day after the GOP Debate, and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is still in the top 10 of Google Trends results. Earlier today, the Rep from Minnesota was number two in Google Trends. All of this Internet buzz is due not just to her announcement that she’s running for President Of The United … Read more
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has little use for bloggers, particularly one Alaskan thorn named Sherry Whitstine AKA Syrin (in photo). That much is clear after this blogger’s first perusal through the online files of emails that were posted, thank to The Huffington Post. The particular email segment that focuses on Syrin started July 8, … Read more
Michele Bachmann over Mitt Romney? In the 2012 GOP Debate in New Hampshire? Well, perhaps we can say that on Monday night Hell did freeze over, and because while Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann didn’t trip up former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, she did outshine both he and Texas Congressman Ron Paul by not being what … Read more
The nightmare that has been the Oscar Grant Murder, while it occurred on New Year’s Day Morning two years ago at Fruitvale BART Station, is not over. Former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle is due to be released from jail on Monday, getting a release for “good behavior” after what seems to have been a … Read more
The 2011 24 Hours Of Le Mans, the World’s oldest endurance race, opened with the sudden, shocking, and deadly crash of Britain’s Allan McNish’s and America’s Mike Rockenfeller. As the video shows, and Guardian UK reports explain, McNish’s Audi R18 made contact with Anthony Beltoise’s Ferrari and went speeding into the guard rails, then shattering … Read more
New York U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner has announced that he will seek treatment (for sex addiction, one can guess) in the wake of a story broke by Conservative Blogger Andrew Brietbart that the central figure in Weinergate has contacted and sent lewd photos to five women – Megan Broussard, Lisa Weiss, Ginger Lee, and Gennette … Read more