I've started this blog as an open forum to discuss current topics in the news in a "Point - Counter Point" manner. By using this method of debate, I seek to encourage all to lend their voices and opinions by weighing in on the current days topics up for discussion. Welcome to POINT - COUNTER POINT.
He used to live the "vida loca," but life has slowed down considerably for Ricky Martin since welcoming his fraternal twins, Matteo and Valentino, by gestational surrogate last August. Sharing personal photos of himself enjoying the sun and surf with the boys on his Web site, Martin, 37, says that fatherhood "feels amazing." "I'm so happy! Everything they do, from smiling to crying, feels like a blessing," Martin says of his 1-year-old twins. "This has been the most spiritual moment in my life."
'Survivor' winner Richard Hatch found himself back behind bars just hours after appearing on 'The Today Show' to talk about his four years in prison for tax evasion, MSNBC.com reports.
Police took the reality star into custody at his sister's Rhode Island home, where Kristin Hatch heard her brother tell deputies, "Do what you need to do, just tell me why."
"I heard him tell Rich that he [Hatch] did an interview, and that's why he was going back to prison," Kristin told Matt Lauer.
However, both NBC and Hatch himself say the interview was approved by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Even Hatch's lawyer doesn't know why he's in prison again.
"I have spoken to Richard, and I'm so sorry to say I don't know what the grounds are for why they have him back in jail," Cynthia Ribas explained to Lauer.
Britney Spears has spent much of the past couple of days in a bikini, being photographed poolside in California while on break from her 'Circus' tour. So, the next logical step for Miss Spears was naturally reading the Top 10 list on 'The Late Show with David Letterman' ... in a bikini, of course. And read (in a bikini) she did! Watch the Video Below!
Plowing through the list titled "Top 10 Ways the World Would Be Different If Britney Spears Were President," Spears hammed it up for the camera (in a bikini) and delivered her lines fluently and in good fun. Our favorites were the offer of free pie for all and the shouldn't-be-funny-but-is joke about how we might have a better financial strategy with her in charge. But enough with the teasing, Britney's full 'Letterman' list (plus token bikini photos from this weekend) below:
"Top 10 Ways the World Would Be Different If Britney Spears Were President"
10. I'd be the first president to wear eye shadow since Nixon 9. We would only invade fun places like Cabo 8. Free pie for everybody 7. My situation room would be a cabana at the Palms Casino in Vegas 6. I'd lure Osama out of hiding with the irresistable scent of my new fragrance 'Circus Fantasy' 5. Every presidential news conference would feature costume changes. 4. America might have a more coherent fiscal strategy 3. Challenge U.S. to put nightclub on the moon by end of decade 2. Three words: Vice President Diddy 1. Finally the media would pay some attention to me.
Less than a month ago Khloe Kardashian revealed her svelte new body on the cover of "Life & Style." She told the magazine she shed 20 pounds in just four weeks by "working out 45 minutes a day, five days a week and maintaining a balanced, practical diet."
Well, now it seems Khloe's rapid weight loss wasn't all thanks to hard work and eating right. This week, Khloe took to her web site and shared the real deal, "So as you know, I lost a lot of weight recently, and part of it was a result of my using Quick Trim." The youngest Kardashian sister goes on to list all four of the products in the Quick Trim line that she used, including a sculpting gel, a 14-day "burn and cleanse," a 48-hour cleanse and an "8-hour weight loss formula that burns calories 300 percent times faster!"
These products aren't out yet, but will be sold at GNC stores (you can pre-order now). Caffeine seems to be the major player both in the Burn & Cleanse and Extreme Burn. Fast Cleanse is primarily a digestion-resistant polysaccharides and lemon juice.
My advice if you want to lose weight? Eat a healthy diet and move more! Even Kim has said how effective exercise can be at transforming your body.
How many cars did you bump into until you learned how to parallel park? I know I can still use a lesson or two from this little boy. I especially loved it when he looked in his blind spot.
Caprica exec producer Jane Espenson is using her powers as a charter member of the Whedonverse for good. Sources confirm to me exclusively that Buffy all-star James Marsters is joining the Battlestar Galactica prequel for a sizable arc.
Marsters will play a dangerous terrorist leader by the name of Barnabus Greeley in a minimum of three episodes. Driven by desires both moralistic and carnal, Barnabus is as lethal as he is unpredictable.
And no ones does lethal and unpredictable better than Marsters.
Speaking out for the first time since he's been targeted in the manslaughter investigation into Michael Jackson's death, the singer's personal physician thanked his supporters and expressed confidence he'll overcome the ordeal.
"Please don't worry," Dr. Conrad Murray says in a video message posted on YouTube. "As long as I keep God in my heart and you in my life, I will be fine. I have done all I could do. I told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail. God bless you and thank you."
Speaking in a Caribbean accent from his youth in Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago, Murray told supporters that "because of all that is going on" he has been "afraid to return calls" or use his email.
"Therefore, I recorded this video to let all of you know that I have been receiving your messages," he says. "I have not been able to thank you personally, which as you know is not normal for me. Your messages give me strength and courage and keep me going. They mean the world to me."
Murray was with Jackson when the entertainer was stricken at home. The doctor, whose clinics and home have been raided by police and federal drug agents, reportedly has told police that he administered the powerful anesthesia propofol to Jackon in the hours before his death. Through his attorney, Murray has denied wrongdoing.
Yeah, let's pause for a moment to ask ourselves if we believe one word out of this guys mouth? umm, NO! We can't bring Michael Jackson back but to believe that this guy is innocent in any way is ludicrous and a waste of time. Don't pass go and go straight to Jail as they say in Monopoly!
Whether you root for Team Jacob or Team Edward in that immortal "Who is better for Bella Swan?" debate, chances are the brand spanking new second trailer for 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' will cause your Jacob-or-Edward-loving-heart to go pitter-patter. That said, those with a special affection for the strapping young werewolf are in for a treat.
While Robert Pattinson's swoon-inducing vampire Edward Cullen does make an appearance in the newly released 'New Moon' preview, Taylor Lautner's love-starved werewolf Jacob and his ridiculously carved abs are the true stars (though the scene in which Kristen Stewart's Bella tries to ride a motorbike is also pretty freaking hilarious). Check out the trailer below, then tell us if you like it ... and who you think deserves the affections of the lovely Bella.
After investigating reports from missionaries about a giant plant that subsists on whole rats, British botanists have announced the discovery of a species of rodent-eating plant on Mount Victoria in the Philippines. The giant pitcher plant, which is believed to be the world's largest meat-eating shrub, seduces rodents into its slipper-shaped mouth and dissolves them with acid-like enzymes. It can grow a stem more than 4ft long and has been named "Nepenthes attenboroughii" after wildlife broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. Stewart McPherson and former Cambridge University botanist Alastair Robinson made their discovery during an expedition in 2007, but have only just described the killer shrub after completing a study of all 120 species of pitcher plant. Below, some video of the rat-hungry attenborough at mealtime:
It's unclear if or when the NYC Parks Department will introduce the plant here, but this could probably solve our vermin problems once and for all—as long as New Yorkers are willing to accept some collateral damage to cats and chihuahuas.
