The multi-part special will break down key moments of three significant years in history: 1989, 1994, and 2000. Andy will be joined by newsmakers, writers, and celebrity guests to discuss trends and events that made each of those years unforgettable, including never-before-heard insider stories from those who experienced the moments for themselves.
Recently Dead
Susan T. Buffett was 72 when she suffered a stroke last Thursday while visiting friends in Cody, Wyoming. Nice hostess gift that must have been. Her husband, Warren, was with her when she died, though they've lived apart for many years. If circumstances had been reversed, … [Read more...]
The Singer Not the Song
Forget his version of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" – if you ever can – and prepare for William Shatner's cover of Pulp's "Common People." Shatner doesn't hold back the delicious honey-baked ham as he recites in his signature overly. . . dramatic. . . way. . . the story of the … [Read more...]
Sitings
Are you going to hell? Test yourself. Waste Not, Win Not. Naked Big Brother … [Read more...]
Oh My Papaya
Sorry Will Cut It
The Bloomington, Illinois, newspaper, The Pantagraph, has cited Michael Moore for copyright infringement for his unauthorized and misleading use of the paper in Fahrenheit 9/11, reports [Read more...]
Wife Swipe
Call Fox sly or cagey or unscrupulous, but all fare's fair in the reality TV wars. Fox likes to sniff out a good show being planned on another network, then leap out of its hole with a near carbon copy and get it on the air first. It happened last week with the highly watchable … [Read more...]
Sharming
Here are … [Read more...]
Technical Support
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Blog Jam
For those who care or have at least minimal interest, here are some followups of recent WOW Report blogging. Seems that 49-year-old Donatella Versace's cocaine consumption was so intense that not only was she shedding weight (good), she was also shedding hair (bad). In my … [Read more...]
The Weekend Docket
For Card-Carrying Christians Only
Remember The Passion of the Christ, that Mel Gibson movie that seemed to leave them dying in the aisles? Well – finally – it's being released in Malaysia, reports Variety (subs. req.). The good … [Read more...]
Sects in the City
To Chav and Chav Not
Recently Dead
The man who helped make it nearly impossible to get away with murder, Francis Crick, codiscoverer of the double helix structure of DNA, has died of colon cancer at 88. When the English-born Cambridge University grad switched his studies from physics to biology in 1951, he began … [Read more...]
Plan-It Waves
Julia … [Read more...]
Once in a Whilst
The WOW Report often receives mail from Nick Russell, former techie here at WOW, with suggestions for postings. So often, in fact, that Tom, the current techie, and I have wondered aloud what on earth Russell could be doing these days that he has so much time to spend cruising … [Read more...]
Is Smithers Gay?
Entirely New Word of the Week
galien (gay'-lee-n) n. A homosexual who has taken up residence in a foreign country: Because they seem to be so unapologetically everywhere, galiens are the new Eurotrash; adj. Being gay in a foreign country: Graham Norton has added a dash of galien culture to basic cable, … [Read more...]
Mmmm, Tube Steak
You know gay's a wholesome TV staple when one of the Springfield residents comes out. In January, a beloved Simpsons character will be revealed as an ass bandit in the series' 16th season, reports eonline.com. … [Read more...]