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CMA Award winners 2009

GetListy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:06:21 +0000

The Taylor Swift phenomenon rolled through the Country Music Association Awards, as the 19-year-old swept Entertainer of the Year and Female Vocalist in addition to Album of the Year and Video of the Year.

Here’s a list of the major award winners, presented presented Nov. 11, 2009:

Entertainer of the Year
Taylor Swift

Female Vocalist
Taylor Swift

Male Vocalist
Brad Paisley

New Artist
Darius Rucker

Vocal Group
Lady Antebellum

Vocal Duo
Sugarland

Single of the Year
“I Run to You,” Lady Antebellum

Song of the Year (Award goes to songwriters)
“In Color,” Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller and James Otto

Album of the Year (Award goes to artist and producer)
Fearless, Taylor Swift Producers: Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift

Musical Event

“Start a Band”
Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)

Music Video
“Love Story,” Taylor Swift; Director: Trey Fanjoy

Musician of the Year
Mac McAnally, guitar

Source: USA Today

2009 Nobel Prize winners

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:23:46 +0000

Here’s the list of winners of the Nobel Prize for 2009:

Chemistry: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Chemistry: Thomas A. Steitz
Chemistry: Ada E. Yonath
Economics: Elinor Ostrom
Economics: Oliver E. Williamson
Literature: Herta Müller
Medicine: Elizabeth H. Blackburn
Medicine: Carol W. Greider
Medicine: Jack W. Szostak
Peace: Barack Obama
Physics: Willard S. Boyle
Physics: Charles K. Kao
Physics, George E. Smith

Source: Nobelprize.org

Dancing with the Stars lineup Fall 2009

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:29:15 +0000

Here’s the scheduled lineup for the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars, which premieres on Sept. 21:

Chuck Liddell: Ultimate Fighting Championship member.

Louie Vito: Professional snowboarder..

Natalie Coughlin: Swimmer who won six gold medals at the 2008 Olympics.

Michael Irvin: NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver and former Dallas Cowboy.

Mya: Grammy-winning R&B singer.

Kelly Osbourne: Daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.

Macy Gray: Grammy Award-winning singer.

Debi Mazar: Actress and Entourage star.

Ashley Hamilton: Son of George Hamilton and Alana Stewart.

Kathy Ireland: Actress, model and entrepreneur.

Joanna Krupa: Model.

Aaron Carter: Pop singer.

Donny Osmond: One half of Donny and Marie.

Melissa Joan Hart: Actress and star of Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Tom DeLay: Former Republican House Majority Leader.

Mark Dacascos: Iron Chef America.

Top TV chefs

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:55:56 +0000

While the recent release of Julie & Julia has revived discussion of the considerable merits of the late Julia Child, she is hardly the only chef to make it big on the smaller screen. Time recently put together a list of the Top 10 TV Chefs.

Here’s who made the cut:

James Beard

To read about these culinary celebrities, and to see a slide show, visit Time.com.

Offbeat holidays

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:53:54 +0000

Think everyone and everything is honored by a month or a holiday? Sometimes, it seems so.

Here’s a list of obscure, offbeat, or downright weird reasons people find worthy of celebration:

January: Penguin Awareness Day, National Kazoo Day

February: National Pet Dental Health Month

March: National Pig Month, National Unbrella Month

April 12: Big Wind Day (The highest winds ever recorded — 231 mph — were documented in New Hampshire in 1934.)

May: National Bike Month

June: National Candy Month

July: National Ice Cream Day

August: Girlfriend’s Day; Twinsburg Twins Days (world’s biggest gathering of twins and triplets)

October: Squirrel Awareness Month

December: Bingo’s Birthday Month (Game was invented in 1929.)

Source: Washington Post

Stars aging gracefully

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:41:13 +0000

When Jennifer Lopez turned 40 on July 24, she joined a distinguished group of female entertainers entering a more “mature” phase of their lives and careers.

Here’s a list of prominent show business women who’ve crossed over The Big 4-0, with date of birth:

Pamela Anderson: 7-1-67

Jennifer Aniston: 2-11-69

Halle Berry: 8-14-66

Sandra Bullock: 7-26-64

Kristin Chenoweth: 7-24-68

Courteney Cox: 6-15-64

Teri Hatcher: 12-8-64

Jane Krakowski: 10-11-68

Jennifer Lopez: 7-24-69

Mary Louise Parker: 8-2-64

Julia Roberts: 10-28-67

Courtney Thorne-Smith: 11-8-67

2009 ESPY Award winners

Bill Sullivan — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:57:14 +0000

Here’s a list of the winners of the 2009 ESPY Awards, presented July 15 at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live:

Special Awards
Arthur Ashe Courage Award: President Nelson Mandela
Jimmy V Award For Perseverance: Don Meyer, Northern State University coach
Best Comeback: Dara Torres, Olympic swimmer.

Best in Sport
Best Female Athlete: Nastia Liukin, Gymnastics
Best Male Athlete: Michael Phelps, Olympic Swimming
Best Moment: US Swim team wins thrilling finish in Olympic relay
Best Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Best Coach/Manager: Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers
Best Game: Steelers vs. Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII
Best Championship Performance: Michael Phelps, Olympic Swimming
Best Play: Roethlisberger to Holmes Super Bowl Winning TD
Best Upset: US Soccer shocks Spain in the Confederations Cup semifinals
Best Breakthrough Athlete: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
Best Record Breaking Performance: Michael Phelps, Olympic Swimming
Best Sports Movie: The Express: The Ernie Davis Story
Best Male College Athlete: Tim Tebow, Florida Football
Best Female College Athlete: Maya Moore, Connecticut Women’s Basketball
Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Jason Lester, Ironman Triathlete
Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Erin Popovich, Swimming
Best International Male Athlete: Usain Bolt (Jamaica, Sprinter)
Best International Female Athlete: Lorena Ochoa (Mexico, Golf)

Individual Sports
Best Baseball Player: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
Best NBA Player: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
Best WNBA Player: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
Best NFL Player: Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals
Best NHL Player: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Best MLS Player: Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy
Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Shaun White, Skateboarding/Snowboarding
Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Maya Gabeira, Surfing
Best Bowler: Norm Duke
Best Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Best Fighter: Manny Pacquiao, Boxing
Best Male Golfer: Tiger Woods
Best Female Golfer: Lorena Ochoa
Best Jockey: Calvin Borel

Celebrity second acts

Bill Sullivan — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:12:01 +0000

So you’re plugging along in a decent enough career, but something is missing. The money is okay, and no one is trying to push you out the door, but you still have the vague sense that you ought to be doing something else.

Life’s too short to be unhappy. If you aren’t satisfied where you are, make some changes, as many on Forbes‘ list of Celebrity Second Acts decided to do.

Here are just a few famous folks, and how they got where they are today:

Kathryn Joosten: Nurse/Actress

Ray Lamontagne: Assembly Line Worker/Singer-Songwriter

Harrison Ford: Carpenter/Actor

David Letterman: Weatherman/Comedian

Martha Stewart: Stockbroker/Celebrity Homemaker

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Body Builder/Actor/Governor

Dennis Farina: Policeman/Actor

Jon Corzine: Goldman Sachs CEO/New Jersey Governor

Jason Lee: Pro Skateboarder/Actor

Mickey Rourke: Boxer/Actor/Boxer/Actor

Alan Page: NFL Player/Minnesota Supreme Court Justice

Billy Donovan: Wall Street Banker/College Basketball Coach

To read all about these creative individuals, and to see a slideshow, head on over to Forbes.

Sacha Baron Cohen projects

Bill Sullivan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:12:29 +0000

After creating a bit of a stir as Borat a few years ago, controversial actor/comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is back as another of his offbeat characters, this time hitting the big screen as Bruno, a flamboyant gay Austrian fashionista.

Cohen’s guerrilla-style tactics amuse some and offend others, but he is rarely dull. When he isn’t occupying some outrageous character of his own making, he has been known to appear in some relatively mainstream work as well.

Here’s a list of some of his more memorable projects:

Bruno (2009)

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)

Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Madagascar (2005)

Da Ali G Show (2000-04)

Top political scandals

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:43:54 +0000

Richard Nixon had to insist he was “not a crook.” Bill Clinton told the world he “did not have sex with that woman.”

Politics and scandal go hand-in-hand, and much of the public is beyond being shocked by the misdeeds and poor choices of folks in high places. The past few years, however, have provided a bumper crop of juicy headlines and humiliations.

Here’s a list of some of our favorites:

Rod Blagojevich: Illinois Governor essentially puts a U.S. Senate appointment up for sale, yet seems stunned when he was actually forced from office.

Mark Sanford: South Carolina governor tells aides he is going out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Instead, he flies to Argentina to see his girlfriend. Then he makes an even bigger mess trying to explain the whole thing.

Eliot Spitzer: In a classic “do as I say, not as I do” moment, New York’s crime-fighting governor gets caught in a call-girl scandal.

John Edwards: The former presidential candidate has to fess up to having a close encounter or two with a woman who was not his wife. So much for the good old boy next door image…

Ted Stevens: The Alaska Senator is convicted of accepting home renovations and other illegal gifts just eight days before the November elections. He still only loses by 4,000 votes.

Mark Foley: Six-time Florida Congressman resigns after it comes to light that he had sent sexually-explicit e-mails to underage pages.

Larry Craig: Idaho Senator is arrested after playing footsie with an undercover cop in an airport restroom. He admits guilt, then tries to recant. Who knew a “wide stance” was open to such interpretation?

Kwame Kilpatrick — Detroit mayor who lies about having an affair with an aide eventually cops to two counts of obstruction of justice and agrees to spend four months in jail.

Jim McGreevey: New Jersey Governor resigns from office, admitting he had an affair with a male aide.

Randy “Duke” Cunningham: California Congressman is forced out after pleading guilty to accepting at least $2.4 million in bribes and under-reporting his income for the 2004 tax year.