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Campaign rap for Newt Gingrich signals the death of hip hop

Have you heard the rap song titled “Hoot for Newt,” performed by those teenagers from Florida? Lyrics sample: Hoot, hoot, hootEverybody vote for Newt Hoot, hoot, hoot Everybody vote for Newt N to the E to the WT Newt Gingrich taking over these streets . …

No, Ferris Bueller isn’t coming back

All of 10 seconds in length, it was the perfect teaser. Seemingly in character as Ferris Bueller, the now middle-aged Matthew Broderick is wearing a robe as he shuffles through what appears to be his living room, parts the curtains and says, “How can I handle work on a day like today?” Wow. Twenty-six years later, the return of Bueller?

Spirited exchange between Brewer and President Obama have boosted Brewer’s book sales

A few days ago, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s book was No. 311,472 on Amazon. Then Brewer and President Obama had a spirited exchange, with Brewer pointing her finger at the president. Now Brewer’s book is No. 15. Gee. Imagine the sales if she had used …

What do Jennifer Aniston, other celebs do in these monstrous mansions?

Say what you will about Jennifer Aniston’s post-“Friends” career and all speculation about her romantic life and whether or not she’s pregnant or trying to get pregnant or can’t get pregnant and WHY DO PEOPLE CARE ABOUT CELEBRITY PREGNANCIES ANYWAY! Sorry. I’ll just never get …

Academy’s biggest snubs? Start with Albert Brooks and Michael Fassbender

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is nothing if not obtuse. Amazing, but these guys still think the best way to announce the Oscar nominations is to hold a press conference at 5:30 a.m. Pacific time.

A few unlucky seconds will haunt Baltimore Ravens kicker

A few unlucky seconds will probably end up haunting Baltimore Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff for the rest of his life.

Taint from scandal follows Paterno to grave

When the Penn State scandal broke last fall, I wrote: “No doubt [Joe] Paterno is anguished by this tragedy. . . . He’s a good man. But when a grad assistant even hints at something untoward between one of your former assistants and a child, …

More villains than heroes so far aboard sinking Costa Concordia

If you’ve been on a cruise, you know the drill. Literally. Shortly after boarding the ship, there’s an announcement, you grab life vests, you head to your designated deck, you find your spot and there’s a safety drill and roll call. The only cruises I’ve …

Ricky Gervais doesn’t quite bomb at Golden Globes

By the time NBC’s red carpet hosts were breathlessly informing us we were just seconds away from the much-anticipated-super-controversial-who-knows-what-he’ll-say return appearance of Ricky Gervais as host of the Golden Globes, it was almost certainly doomed to be an underwhelming performance. What was Gervais going to …

Tebow a less than average QB

Maybe it was a Holy Anger, but dozens of citizens of Tebow Nation were seriously ticked off at me last Saturday afternoon over a few tweets. First tweet: “What do Neil Lomax, Jeff Hostetler, Jeff George, Elvis Grbac, Jon Kitna, Chad Henne & Trent Edwards …

Howard Stern as TV ‘Talent’ judge? Parent group objects

What with the Kardashians and the sleazy dating shows and the teen mom programs and the real housewives and all the other schlock on TV these days, you’d think the Parents Television Council would just issue a statement proclaiming: “WE’RE AGAINST ALL OF IT!” But …

Roeper: Drew Peterson movie coming to Lifetime as bad as it looks

The young Rob Lowe made an impressive splash in films such as “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “About Last Night...” and “The Outsiders” — but it would have been no huge surprise if Lowe had faded from the scene by middle age. Granted, Lowe delivered mostly solid …

Add Jay-Z and Beyonce’s ‘Blue Ivy’ to list of head-scratching celebrity baby names

As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Beyonce and Jay-Z have welcomed a baby girl, who was born last Saturday night in New York. And how refreshing is it that these two superstars gave their child the very old-fashioned, traditional name of Ann Marie! Maybe …

Gloomy winter forecast looking silly

Didn’t see a man who danced with his wife in Chicago over the weekend, but I did see a man and a couple of women who ran in their shorts. In January. From the Sun-Times of Oct. 5, 2011: “Enjoy the nice weather while you …

Why don’t candidates just say they’re quitting the race?

What’s the deal with the suspensions and reassesments? Whatever happened to quitting, dropping out, throwing in the towel? When Herman Cain dropped out of the Republican presidential race in early December, he told us, “I am suspending my campaign because of the continued distraction, the …

And the winner of the 2011 GOOF Awards is...

RICHARD ROEPER: The GOOF is reserved for the most scandalous, shameless, silly and sinful national celebrities of the year. While there was heavy competition this year, there can only be one winner.

Another movie awards season, another controversy

Another movie awards season, another couple of controversies involving biopics. First there was the dustup about whether Colin Clark really did have an affair with the leading sex symbol of her time, as portrayed in “My Week With Marilyn.” Now come cries of foul over …

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