Susan Boyle finds an intruder in her house

by Terry on January 27, 2010

Does she have a stalker already? Very scary.

(PEOPLE.com) — Susan Boyle returned to her home in Scotland to find something she didn’t expect — an intruder, police have confirmed to PEOPLE.

The singer was entering her house in Blackburn, West Lothian, late Tuesday when the unexpected guest ran out past her.

A police statement said Wednesday, “Lothian and Borders Police were called to an address in Blackburn at around 9:50 p.m. yesterday following reports of a disturbance. A man was detained in connection with the incident and released without charge pending further inquiries.”

Boyle’s rep also said Wednesday: “Last night, Susan returned home with a friend and found an intruder in her house. She was shocked but unharmed.”

Despite her current best-selling album and recent rise to riches, Boyle, 48, remains living in the same humble, local authority housing residence she grew up in.

At the time she encountered the intruder, Boyle had just returned from London, where she was recording her part for Simon Cowell’s charity version of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts,” to raise money for Haiti relief.

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Peanut Butter for Haiti

by Terry on January 20, 2010

I did something I never do anymore. I went to manilow.com figuring there’d be a hotline about donating to the Manilow Fund for Health & Hope to help out the people of Haiti, just like there was for the Katrina disaster. But no, there’s nothing. I guess the Manilow Fund doesn’t find the people of Haiti worthy. So, instead, I contributed to a peanut butter drive organized by a financial forum I follow. Apparently peanut butter is a hot commodity in Haiti because it’s nutritious and practically indestructible. So, please consider donating. Go to this website to donate. Even if you can spare only enough for one jar of peanut butter, that jar will probably keep a family alive for a couple days.

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A little Onion humor

January 14, 2010

Study: Watching Fewer Than Four Hours Of TV A Day Impairs Ability To Ridicule Pop Culture
NEW YORK—A Columbia University study released Tuesday suggests that viewing fewer than four hours of television a day severely inhibits a person’s ability to ridicule popular culture.
“An hour or two of television per day simply does not provide enough [...]

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Elvis’s doctor speaks

January 14, 2010

An interesting article about Elvis Presley’s doctor, “Dr. Nick,” who lost his medical license after Elvis’s death. Elvis’s death certificate probably should have read: “Cause of death: celebrity.”
They called him The Man Who Killed Elvis. Now the star’s doctor finally reveals the true madness of the King’s final days
By Glenys Roberts
‘Dr Nick!’ The voice [...]

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When Illness Goes Public: Celebrity Patients and How We Look at Medicine

January 5, 2010

Anyone want to give this a read and report back?
When Illness Goes Public: Celebrity Patients and How We Look at Medicine by Barron H. Lerner (Paperback – May 13, 2009)

Review from Booklist:
From Booklist
Today it’s commonplace for Carnie Wilson to chat about her gastric bypass surgery on talk shows or Sally Field to hype a drug [...]

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“Graceland Too” attracts offbeat tourism in Mississippi

January 1, 2010

In keeping with Carpe Diem’s post about the Brangelina house, I give you an unofficial Elvis Presley museum:
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MSNBC.com
Graceland Too attracts offbeat tourism in Miss.
Elvis fanatic offers fans a glimpse ‘The King’s’ life and death — at any hour
The Associated Press
updated 7:07 a.m. PT, Wed., Dec . 30, 2009
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – [...]

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The “Brangelina” house in Oklahoma….

December 21, 2009

Now I’ve heard of cases when a fan or so-called “superfan” will have sections of their house set up as a sort of shrine to their fave, but an ENTIRE house?  that includes someone’s DNA? Can someone say waaaay over the top here?
You can read more about the Brangelina House here at http://www.housingwatch.com/2009/12/08/oklahoma-city-house-scary-homage-to-brangelina/

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The Case of the Twittering Mom

December 19, 2009

An unusual phenomenon happened this week on Twitter that has catapulted two women into celebrity status. It amazes me that the media seems to have latched on to the story and a veritable sh*tstorm has erupted on Twitter that has traveled into the mainstream media.
Last week a mom sent a tweet to her followers that [...]

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Why do we care about Tiger Woods indeed?!

December 7, 2009

From the Huffington Post. Unfortunately, the author fails to address a major question: Why on earth is someone who hits a little white ball around with a stick entitled to all the money and fame he’s working so hard to lose? That Tiger is in the position he’s in says more about [...]

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Privacy & Fame

December 3, 2009

The print version of today’s issue of USA Today asks it best: How much privacy does a public figure deserve?
Unfortunately, the online version doesn’t have such a nice, neat headline on its front page. Instead we get this:
Woods finds privacy elusive with ‘transgressions’ admission.
But the question is a good one. How much [...]

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