December 2008
5 posts
Elvis Costello & Elton John -- Spectacle
Musical duos are the main attraction on the new show “Spectacle” produced by Elton John for Canada’s Sundance channel. The show features everything from Elvis Costello’s intimate one-on-one conversations with legendary performers and notable newcomers to thematic panel discussions. The show premiered Dec. 3. Guest artists not only talk to Costello but perform —...
Madcon
This Norwegin hip-hop/pop/reggae duo scooped up a 2008 World Music Award last night (Tue., Dec. 2) and performed their hit single “Beggin.” Madcon, short for mad conspiracy is comprised of Tshawe Baqwa (Kapricon) and Yosef Wolde-Mariam. Tshawe and Yosef are currently hosts of a TV-show called The Voice of Madcon. The show airs Monday to Thursday from 10 PM to 11 PM on the Norwegian...
November 2008
5 posts
The Lumbard twins
Argentinian tap-dancing duo Martin and Facundo Lombard dazzled viewers as part of a celeb-packed primetime premiere of Rosie Live — a variety show — on NBC Thanksgiving eve (Nov. 26, 2008). The brothers are identical twins.
Making magic with their feet. Martin and Facundo were inspired by the late tap-dancing legend Gregory Hines. The dancing duo never took formal lessons, but grew up...
October 2008
6 posts
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Ron Howard plays Opie for Obama
Two famous duos recently reprised their roles to endorse Obama for President. Acclaimed child actor, turned director, Ron Howard reprised his role as Little Opie with his TV dad Andy Griffith. The two returned to the spot as seen in the opening of the Andy Griffith show to shoot an ad endorsing Obama.
Howard also does a spot with Henry “The Fonz” Winkler in a throw-back to their...
Vegan calamari w/ chipotle aioli sauce
That’s right, there’s a palatable vegan substitute for EVERYTHING, including calamari. I just stumbled upon this recipe for Vegan calamari and it looks mighty tasty. The “vegetarian squid” comes from an online mock meat outlet — May Wah.
I found the following recipe on a cooking blog — Sweet Little Domestic Life.
June & Johnny
June and Johnny Cash — another dynamic duo. Both are now deceased but their chemistry and duets live on in the blogoshpere. Last month, PBS featured Johnny as part of their series: The Man, His World, His Music. Here’s a clip of the duo singing “Jackson” as only J & J could do it. Love it!
September 2008
16 posts
"Letterman keeps up verbal assault on John McCain"... →
NEW YORK — David Letterman kept up his verbal assault on John McCain, commiserating with Paris Hilton and saying he felt like an ‘ugly date’ because the GOP presidential candidate backed out of an…
International flavor comes to OpenSocial with... →
Created by social network Hi5, the tool will let developers ‘crowdsource’ the translation of their app content so that they may have broader geographic reach. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy…
The end of Wall Street as we have known it →
Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) — The Wall Street that shaped the financial world for two decades ended last night, when Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley concluded there is no future in remaining…
NYC's anti-smoking weapon: gross matchbook images →
Before New Yorkers light up, the city health department wants them to have a look at the ravaged lungs, rotting gums and large tumors smoking can cause. Graphic images of such health problems are…
Krispy Kreme hopes to heat up sales with ice cream... →
Talk about dynamic duos … donuts and soft-serve ice cream? Krispy Kreme hopes a combination of hot and cold sweets will boost sales. Read all about it.
Is a Social Media Friend Really a Friend? →
Do you treasure your online friends as much or in the same way that you classify them in the “real world?” Interesting article about social media “friends.”
First Google Phone to Be Announced Sept. 23 - Bits... →
T-Mobile said Tuesday that it would unveil details of the first and much-anticipated mobile phone based on Google’s Android software on Sept. 23 at a press conference in New York. The phone is…
Warhol’s Mysterious Collaborator May Be a Hoax →
An auction of paintings by an artist believed to have worked alongside Andy Warhol has been postponed over claims he may not have existed
ike two →
A citizen journalist speaks in the dark about how he and his family are surviving after Hurrican Ike.
TwitterKeys: Enhance your Twitter conversations →
As you might know Twitter accepts more than just basic text. The service is UTF8 compatible which means that instead of tweeting “I love you” you could just as well use “I ♥ you”.
VMware takes its turn at cloud computing |... →
Cloud computing has become one of the dominant drives in the IT sector in recent months. It’s a loose term, but generally it refers to hosting applications away from local desktops and in an…
Twitter will come to Current TV for debate... →
Through an official partnership with the microblogging service, Current will broadcast “Hack the Debate,” which will live-stream on Current.com as well as air on the network. Twitter updates, or…
Chocolate monogamous? Impossible!
Chocolate and just about anything is a dynamic duo, but Kopali Organics has stepped up the “chocolate-covered” game by dipping banana bits in dark chocolate. Delicioso! And because it contains antioxidants, it’s a superfood.
Fannie & Freddie
One of the most talked about duos this week. Everyone is on the edge of their seats waiting to see how struggling homeowners will benefit from the government’s takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In fact, it’s the biggest news of the day today, Monday, Sept. 8 (well, and yesterday). The Wall Street Journal broke the story on Friday, Sept. 5.