Cannes Film Festival: Shots Fired, Jewelry Theft, What Next?

The Cannes Film Festival’s starting to read like Oakland, California with reports of a jewelry theft and now shots fired while actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil were in the middle of a live interview. Makes you wonder what’s next? According to Reuters, A man fired a gun as actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil … Read more

Kanye West Premiers ‘New Slaves’ New Album In 66 Spots, 10 Cities

Kanye West turned away from the duty of being Kim Kardashian’s husband-to-be long enough to record a new album called New Slaves. And the time he spent was well-invested as Mr. West used locations in 66 spots at the following 10 cities around the World for a really cool introduction of the album mating locations, … Read more

Philadelphia Eagles Practices Feature Loud Music, Read-Option

The Philadelphia Eagles under Chip Kelly are a different team, more like, well, the Oregon Ducks. There are two obvious differences from the looks of the video embedded here from the Eagles practice and by Tom Moore: the loud music and the use of the Read Option Offense. Some have said that Chip Kelly will … Read more

IRS Political Targeting Allegations Are Scary

The IRS’ political targeting allegations are just plain scary, especially as one who wonders just how the Internal Revenue Service comes to focus on celebrities of a major or minor level. And not just the IRS, but the California Franchise Tax Board, which I believed was targeting me in a similar fashion. Regardless of politics, … Read more

Oakland City Auditor Report Spiked As Ruby Rumors Of Mayoral Run

The Oakland City Auditor Report that alleged that Councilmembers Larry Reid (District 7) and Desley Brooks (District 6) were acting in violation of the City Charter in various ways was to be introduced at the Oakland City Council meeting of Tuesday night. But, it never saw the light of Oakland legislative day. Why? While the … Read more

Star Trek: Into Darkness One Of The Best Movies Ever

Star Trek: Into Darkness is one of the best movies ever made, and for a host of reasons. First of all, it has a really complicated story that is sure to please Star Trek fans and new comers alike. Second, the special effects are just incredible, and they set a new standard for crashing giant … Read more

Tiger Woods, Lindsey Vonn On Yacht | Vonn’s Social Media Boost

Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn were most recently spotted on his yacht, with he shirtless and she in a bikini showing a hot, athletic body. This is the third time in two weeks that Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn have been out in the public eye. The first time was at the Met Gala two … Read more

Jerramy Stevens: Hope Solo’s Husband’s Legal Problems Gone

UPDATE: Hope Solo Brings Jerramy Stevens To USA V. Germany Soccer Match Jerramy Stevens and Hope Solo can celebrate as for the first time in over a decade, and going back to 1997, he has no legal troubles hanging over his head. Guys, that’s a testament to finding the right woman to stick by you. … Read more

Alex Smith Goes To Kansas City To Run Read-Option Like 49ers

Yes. Alex Smith, now the quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, is going to run a Kansas City Offense that will incorporate the read-option and the Pistol Formation. And, ah, it’s just like the offense that the San Francisco 49ers installed for Colin Kaepernick, but was ran by Smith at Utah before he was drafted … Read more

White House Benghazi Emails Release Show Susan Rice Was Scapegoat

The White House has released a large file of emails related to the controversial Benghazi U.S. Embassy attacks on September 11th and September 12th of 2012. We have them here at Zennie62.com in this blog post. Much of the email information has been covered up, but what is readable shows that, on page 10, it … Read more

Stop Military Rape, Sign Congresswoman Jackie Speier’s Petition

According to reports, The Pentagon says that from 19,000 in 2011 to 26,000 in 2012 – that comes to 71 sexual assaults daily, and in 56 percent of cases, the victims are men. Now California Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D – San Jose) has joined with Courage Campaign to start a petition on the MoveON website. … Read more

Associated Press, Like News Corporation, Not Above The Law

The Associated Press, and much of the press that has a relationship with it, is reacting with a rather disturbing bit of righteous indignation in the revelation that the U.S. Department Of Justice secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records. The question is why did the DOJ feel it necessary to take such action against … Read more

Chris Stevens, Late Ambassador To Libya, Rejected Benghazi Security

Benghazi Security improvements didn’t come because Chris Stevens, U.S. Ambassador To Libya, rejected them. That’s the latest Benghazi controversy-related news coming from U.S. Government Officials as told to McClachy News Service. It’s not known clearly why Chris Stevens made such a decision. Ambassador Stevens died of smoke inhalation in the first of two attacks that … Read more

Jennifer Aniston At NOBU New York City On Twitter

Jennifer Aniston, the famed star of Friends, and movies like Just Go With It, just goes with being an A-list star and knows she’s going to be seen out and about. That was the case on May 11th at NOBU, where Tarek Al-Azbat was in the right place to take a series of photos, the … Read more

Angelina Jolie Has Double Mastectomy; Social Media Reaction

Angeline Jolie, the famed actress and wife to Brad Pitt, announced she had a double mastectomy to avoid the chance of breast cancer. How has all of this played out in social media? Well, let’s take a look. Jolie Already Has Highest Google Search Intensity Possible One thing is clear, Angelina Jolie didn’t need PR … Read more

Golden State Warriors Excite Oakland, Which Fails To Grab Spotlight

The Golden State Warriors win over the San Antonio Spurs has excited Oakland and helped place the city, and the San Francisco / Oakland Bay Area, in the eyes of America. Indeed, the search term “Golden State Warriors” was number one in Google Trends on May 13th. That’s the first time such an event has … Read more

Minnesota Vikings New Stadium Has Glass Roof

The Minnesota Vikings unveiled their long-planned new stadium in animation form on Monday, and it’s something else. In trying to come up with an alternative to a retractable-roofed stadium, HKS Architects created an elegant solution that will set the tone for NFL Stadiums in the future. The roof of the $975 million venue in downtown … Read more

“How I Met Your Mother” – The Mother Reveal Was Bad Social Media Use

“How I Met Your Mother” prevented an awful use of social media in giving fans a spoiler look at who the mother is prior to the start of Monday’s show. The producers forgot that the best use of platforms is as a call to action. In short, the people who put together the plan just … Read more

Tiger Woods Wins Players Championship; Sergio Garcia Bit By Karma

Tiger Woods is officially back. The World’s Best Golfer won the Players Championship on Sunday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, scoring his fourth win in six starts this year, and after going for two years without a win, in the wake of Woods’ now-almost-forgotten episodes of being caught cheating on his now-ex-wife Elin Nordegren. Famed … Read more

NFL Non-Profit-Status Wrongly Targeted By Sen. Tom Coburn

Say, NFL, looks like Senator Tom Coburn may be pissed you’re not giving enough money to the GOP. The NFL is a private, non-profit organization. Repeat: the NFL is a private, non-profit organization. Once more: the National Football League is a private non-profit organization. You can tell we’ve reached a point where a certain group … Read more

Amy Trask Of Oakland Raiders Resigns – End Of An Era

The words “Amy Trask Of Oakland Raiders Resigns” are ones I just can’t see as real. For 25 years Amy Trask has been the Oakland Raiders, and the Oakland Raiders have been Amy Trask. Yes, I can say I know Ms. Trask as kind of part of Oakland’s community furniture: people you see so much … Read more

Oakland Mayor Quan: Husband As Driver / Bodyguard Violates City Charter

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has a terrible habit of operating the Office Of The Mayor Of Oakland as if it’s Mayberry RFD: a small town where she drives herself around, or has her husband Dr. Floyd Huen do it. All of that would be fine for a town of 5,000 people, but Oakland is not … Read more

Carrie Underwood Making Sunday Night Football Theme Song

Carrie Underwood was named the next singer of the NFL, NBC Sunday Night Football Game theme “Waiting All Day For Sunday Night” on Tuesday of this week. During the press conference call, Ms. Underwood, an American Idol legend said that she would make a new version of the tune that was originally sang by Faith … Read more

Cowboys’ Jones Says Tony Romo Will Be “Involved,” Coach Garrett Says He Was

The Dallas Cowboys continue to look like two organizations, the one Jerry Jones runs and the one Jason Garrett operates. There’s Dallas Cowboys Owner Jones making the personnel decisions off the field, but then making comments regarding what players will do on it. And there’s Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett playing media defense, saying … Read more

NFL Wants Miami Dolphins To Remain In South Florida

The National Football League wants the Miami Dolphins to remain a going concern in the South Florida region. That message was communicated via NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell while on the NFL Network for a wide-ranging interview on Thursday. But the topic that some in the media have bungled is that the Miami Dolphins are planning … Read more

Chevron Ecuador: Steve Donziger Loses Keker & Van Nest Lawyers

Steve Donziger takes another giant hit in the fraudulent ‘Chevron Ecuador’ lawsuit, where Mr. Donziger has waged a decades long chase for billions of dollars on a foundation of false evidence and ecuadorian legal bullying of such a high level that his financiers have left him. Without money, Mr. Donziger can’t afford to pay high-dollar … Read more

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Use Social Media For Competition

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are an American pop-culture phenomenon. The squad, started by sports marketing legend and Cowboys General Manager of lore Tex Schramm, has produced two generations of models who have gone on to fame, and in a few cases fortune. Now, the 2013 version of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is being formed and … Read more

Josh Cribbs To Raiders? Mayor Quan’s Bodyguard; Oakland Workers Video: News

UPDATE: Quan And Husband Violate City Charter When He Drives Here Around. A lot of Oakland news, from the Oakland Raiders trying to land Josh Cribbs to Oakland Local 21’s video saying “Enough Is Enough” – lets get to it. Oakland Raiders Pursue Josh Cribbs The Oakland Raiders invited Cleveland Browns Free Agent speedster Josh … Read more

Miami Submits Super Bowl L Bid; Houston, SF All Into NFL

Miami, San Francisco, and Houston all have their Super Bowl bids in to the NFL, as per a Twitter tweet sent out by Frank Supovitz, the Senior Vice President of Special Events for the National Football League, and the man commonly known as “Mr. Super Bowl.” It’s official-all 3 final bids for Super Bowl L … Read more

San Francisco 49ers Gets Levi Stadium Naming Rights Deal

The San Francisco 49ers and team President and CEO Jed York have scored a $220 million naming rights deal that’s the first one in the San Francisco Bay Area to actually reflect the true value of such partnerships in the region. According to The San Francisco 49ers, Levi Strauss & Co. plans to present to … Read more

Susannah Collins, Anna-Megan Raley Face Social Media Lesson

Susannah Collins and Anna-Megan Raley are two women who don’t know each other, but are experiencing similar lessons in social media. Well, the same lesson, but from different perspectives. Bottom line: the kind of edgy, racy content that bloggers are known for is being rejected by old media as it comes into the Internet space. … Read more

The Met Gala: Scenes From Livestream, Celebs, Social Media

The Met Gala. If you’re anything like this video-blogger, and you’d have to be to have even read this far, you’re hungry to feel like you were actually there. Have no fear, Zennie is here, with an approach that should wet your whistle. So with that, let’s get a glimse at the The Costume Institute … Read more

Carrie Underwood’s Legs To Grace NBC Sunday Night Football

Carrie Underwood’s going to bring her trademark legs and voice to NBC’s Sunday Night Football, it was announced today. Underwood is one of the hottest country music stars in the World. The American Idol Season 4 Winner, and six-time Grammy winner Tweeted her excitement today: I am so excited to be a part of Sunday … Read more

SF and San Francisco 49ers Give Super Bowl 50 Bid To NFL

The San Francisco 49ers, the City and County of San Francisco, SF Mayor Ed Lee, and the San Francisco Super Bowl 50 Bidding Committee just, today, officially submitted it’s bid to host the 50th Super Bowl at the new 49ers Stadium in Santa Clara to the National Football League today. While the bid’s official contents … Read more