A Londonderry priest tells the BBC that his appearance at a rally supporting Martin McGuinness did not endorse his candidacy for the Irish presidential election.
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Derry priest at McGuinness rally
Ballplayers master the appearance of cynicism. The years in the minors, the certainty of eventual injury, the grind of a career that can last thousands of games almost ensures it. Except on the occasions when they drop their armor entirely because the stakes are too high, the excitement too genuine. For weeks in the Washington Nationals’ bullpen, the same subject has kept coming up: the night, the game and the moment that Stephen Strasburg returns. And now, rain willing, it is scheduled for Tuesday night at Nationals Park. Read full article > >
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Excitement about Strasburg’s return cracks ballplayers’ cynical armor
Two men in dark suits, hands to their earpieces, hurry through the crowd of partygoers. The guests — in town for a dental convention at the downtown Marriott — cast quizzical glances at them as they disappear up an escalator. When the men reappear, they’re just as serious. But this time, they’re not alone. Behind them is another man, about 6 feet tall, with a confident stance and wide grin, accompanied by an elegant woman. Immediately, eyes turn and whispers are traded. Is that Barack Obama? It’s a mistake that Larry Graves counts on. The 56-year-old has the president’s height and build, and his voice carries the same rhythmic quality. Both are left-handed. Graves makes slight alterations to his appearance — thickens his eyebrows, adds a mole, uses body wax to get his ears to protrude ever so slightly. But in the right suit, the right light, he causes double takes. Read full article > >
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Political faux: Washington’s power players work hard to perfect an image — and so do their impersonators.
It’s only been a few days since Chris Brown’s backstage tantrum following his appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America on Tuesday, but the network reportedly wants him back already-with his ex-girlfriend Rihanna. A source close to ABC News allegedly…
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ABC Wants Chris Brown Back
Looks like Michael Vick is going to wait for his Oprah redemption. A representative of The Oprah Winfrey Show said the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback canceled his appearance this week for personal reasons. Vick’s interview, in which he was supposed to…
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Michael Vick Cancels on Oprah
Looks like Lindsay Lohan is hoping to turn the tables on David Letterman. The troubled actress will be reading the talk show host’s nightly “Top 10″ list Tuesday night. The topic has not yet been released. Lohan will make her appearance, in which…
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Lohan to Read Letterman’s Top 10
Janet Jackson, in an interview with Today’s Meredith Vieira, confesses that she struggled violently with her appearance in her 20s. “I would literally bang my head up against the wall because I didn’t feel attractive,” she said. “There was a lot of…
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Janet Jackson: Brothers Verbally Abused Me
The broadcast of a video showing the stoning deaths of a couple has prompted at least the appearance of action by the government.
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Stoning Video Might Push Kabul to Act
In case you haven’t set your DVR already: President Obama will appear on The Daily Show Wednesday night. Prior to the appearance, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs praised Jon Stewart for rallying youth voters. “Look, we’ve had entertainers join…
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Obama on Daily Show Tonight
Relatives of mafia victims in Italy have condemned the appearance in Big Brother of the son of a convicted mobster.
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Mafia victims condemn Big Brother
Un-set your Tivos: Oksana Grigorieva, Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend, won’t be appearing on Oprah after all. Her appearance on the show has been “postponed indefinitely,” a source told CNN Tuesday. But despite rumors that her appearance had been canceled…
An escaped Arizona convict and a woman wanted as an accomplice have changed their appearance in recent days, according to the U.S. Marshals office.
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Escapee dyed hair, beard, officials say
Excitement about Strasburg’s return cracks ballplayers’ cynical armor
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
