Leslie Nielsen, 1926-2010 – RIP
Canadian born actor Leslie Nielsen passed away on Sunday at the age of 84, reportedly from complications of Pneumonia. Nielsen was possibly best known for his roles in movies like Airplane!, Police Squad, and other Zucker and Zucker zany comedies. While he had spent much of his life as a serious actor, his comedic turn in these films defined him. E! Online has a good story about Leslie Neilsen here. Also stories on CNN, Sky News, and Canada’s National Post here.
Black Friday Deals
Black Friday is coming, the magical day after US thanksgiving where most of the stores (and increasingly the online shops) give incredible deals and discounts to jump start the holiday season. Amazon’s Black Friday Deals
Conan O’Brien Returns to Late Night TV
Two years ago, Conan O’Brien was set to be the master of late night. He had been selected to replace Jay Leno on NBC’s 11:30 Late Night show (Jay replaced the late Johnny Carson). But lower then expected ratings for Jay’s new 10PM show (which failed quickly), and sliding demographics on the 11:30PM show didn’t help, and soon Conan found himself on the outside with a big going away payoff, Jay back in his 11:30PM chair, and Conan off the air. TBS (cable superstation) decides to take a risk and get into the late night game, a tonight is the first show of the new Conan show on TBS, starting at 11PM. Read a good story from CNN here. Check out the official Team Coco site here.
Top Gear Gets a New Stig
Top Gear continues with a new Stig, the tester of cars. A great video for fans of the Top Gear program.
Yemeni Judge Orders Arrest Of Anwar Al-Alwaki
Filed under: Al Jazeera, CNN, muslim, New York Times, terrorism
A judge in Yemen has ordered the arrest of Anwar Al-Alwaki, a US born militant Muslim cleric. He is considered to be amongst the key members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which claimed responsibility for the recent attempts to send bombs via courier services to the US. He is apparently charged with “forming an armed gang”, according to this CNN report. There is also some more information on this story in the New York Times, as well as in this story on the english version of Al Jazeera.
Zenyatta Loses At 2010 Breeders Cup
In a surprising turn of events, unbeaten 4 year old Zenyatta lost by a nose in 2010 Breeders Cup. ESPN has the detail here. Zenyatta is maybe one of the best known horses outside of Triple Crown winners, as she has been ridden to 19 straight wins in major races. Read Zenyatta’s biography at Wikipedia here. Also a good writeup here, The Legend of Zenyatta.
