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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Boardwalk many businesses destroyed by fire in Seaside Park and Seaside ...

Christie said firefighters ripped out a portion of the newly rebuilt Seaside Heights boardwalk at Lincoln Avenue and dug a 20 foot trench in hopes of preventing the fire from spreading up the boardwalk farther into Seaside Heights. They also ripped out ...

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DJ Mr. Cee quits Hot 97 radio gig after drag queen video surfaces

(CNN) Radio personality Mr. Cee quit his job at New Yorks Hot 97 Wednesday amid a controversy involving an alleged car ride with a drag queen. I really feel like I let yall down Mr. Cee whose real name is Calvin Lebrun said in an interview on ...

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Sydney Leathers crashes sexting partner Anthony Weiners concession party

Anthony Weiners ill fated mayoral campaign ended with a a final embarrassment when his sexting partner Sydney Leathers tried to crash his primary night rally. Outside a victory party where supporters mourned a disappointing fifth place finish in the...

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Early movers GM AAPL MS VZ PG NWSA more

General Motors Canada is selling 30 million shares of GM common to Bank of America Merrill Lynch and RBC. The deal represents almost a quarter of its GM stake. Separately a new report showed the U.S. treasury sold $811 million worth of GM common in...

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Sons of Anarchy Season 6 premiere recap King without a castle

Theres a difference between victory and survival and that chasm is a far as it is wide. Through five seasons of FXs testosterone laced outlaw motorcycle drama Sons of Anarchy weve watched Jackson Teller commit some terrible and outlandish acts to...

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Apple expected to announce iPhone 5C iPhone 5S today

Apple Inc. is expected to unveil iPhone 5C a cheaper version of its iconic phone available in several colors alongside the latest high end phone widely referred to as the iPhone 5S at an event Tuesday at its corporate campus in Cupertino Calif ...

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Monday, September 9, 2013

A Case Study of the Mondays Week 1

Who ever thought Michael Vick wouldnt be the most hyped mobile quarterback in a season opening Monday night game Most are eager to see ... The Redskins were the most productive play action team in football last season. Look for them to go heavy with...

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iOS 7 public release will shock at first

iOS 7 is in beta at the moment but this will all change tomorrow when Apple announces its release date for the public to install for some this new operating system worked from the ground up will shock a few at first because it is completely different ...

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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Pereira breaks down Week 1 NFL calls

Our resident rules expert is breaking down all the calls from the first Sunday of the NFL season. See anything questionable Let Mike know on Twitter MikePereira. When two great heavyweights get together theres usually a lot of punches a lot of ebb ...

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Analysis NASCAR facing ethical quandary after Richmond

And it could undermine the integrity of NASCAR in such a way to demand major policy changes from a sport often tainted by the specter of conspiracy theories but rarely in a way in which evidence pointed to such blatant orchestration. MORE Did Bowyer...

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Devin Gardner to wear No. 98 in honor of Tom Harmon

Devin Gardner has an unusual new jersey number. (USATSI) Devin Gardner has an unusual new jersey number. (USATSI) With only two (scheduled) meetings remaining in the Michigan Notre Dame series the Wolverines will hope to make them special.

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ROAR With Katy Perry Contest Good Morning America Official Rules

Now Katy Perry and Good Morning America want to hear your school roar. Send us a two minute video of you and others at your school performing your own rendition of Roar for a chance to win Good Morning Americas Roar With Katy Perry contest.

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Friday, September 6, 2013

First trailer for RoboCop remake with Joel Kinnaman

Honestly between the twerking controversy and the Fifty Shades of Grey casting uproar sometimes its a wonder anyone wants to do anything anymore lest they incur the scornful wrath of the collective consciousness of the Internet. That intersection...

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RoboCop Trailer Unleashed Here Are Five Things You Need to Know About the ...

Hes part man part machine and all remake. The trailer for the long delayed RoboCop reboot has finally hit the web and by the looks of it MGM and Columbias 2014 version is taking its cues right out of the Christopher Nolan playbook. E News runs ...

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

NFL season opener in Denver delayed by lightning

After seven months of waiting for football we had to wait a little bit more. Thursday nights NFL season opener between the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos was delayed because of a lightning storm near Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The game...

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Anthony Weiner challenges man who rebuked him for being married to an Arab

(CNN) Beleaguered New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner got into a war of words Wednesday with a man who lashed out at him for being married to an Arab in addition to chastising the former congressman about his well documented sexting...

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Samsung aims to redefine future of smartwatches

Now Samsung already a major smartphone power has introduced its new Galaxy Gear smartwatch with hopes of making the watch a must wear device again. The tech giant revealed the watch and its new Note 3 big screen smartphone Wednesday at the...

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Autopsy Ariel Castro hanged himself in prison cell

Ariel Castro who was sentenced to life in prison last month for abducting and sexually abusing three young women in his Cleveland home hanged himself in his cell Tuesday night according to preliminary results of an autopsy performed early Wednesday.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Katie Couric is engaged

Katie Couric 56 has finally found love again. The talk show host and mother of two who lost husband Jay Monahan to colon cancer in 1998 got engaged to financier John Molner 50 over the Labor Day weekend. Katies calling it her labor of love ...

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Microsoft Acquires Nokia Units and Leader

SEATTLE Microsoft said it had reached an agreement to acquire the handset and services business of Nokia for about $7.2 billion in an audacious effort to transform Microsofts business for a mobile era that has largely passed it by.

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Monday, September 2, 2013

What Fifty Shades Of Grey Will Mean For Charlie Hunnams Career

Universal and author E.L. James chose Labor Day to make a major casting announcement about the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey movie adaptation. Charlie Hunnam best known for the FX TV show Sons of Anarchy will play Christian Grey the sexy older...

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Happy Labor Day in eight charts

Today is Labor Day an occasion often marked by beach trips and barbecues. While thats all well and good we here at Wonkblog would be remiss if we let the long weekend go by without a few good charts that show what it means to be a worker in America...

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Sunday, September 1, 2013

Electric Zoo Festival Cut Short by Two Deaths

It was supposed to be the bigger better party. Electric Zoo 2013 was the fifth annual Labor Day weekend of electronic dance music on Randalls Island and its promoter Made Event had expanded it by adding another stage with additional headliners.

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Two Die at Electric Zoo Festival Sunday Date Cancelled

The third day of the Electric Zoo Festival has been canceled due to serious health risks a statement from the New York City government announced and a posting from the festival confirmed. The release on NYC.gov states that two fans had died and at ...

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