It's April Fools’ Day
April Fools’ Day is here ; are you ready to prank and be pranked? Be aware that the Museum of Hoaxes is keeping track. Bonsai kitten, anyone?
Friday, April 1, 2011
It's April Fools’ Day
It's April Fools’ Day
April Fools’ Day is here ; are you ready to prank and be pranked? Be aware that the Museum of Hoaxes is keeping track. Bonsai kitten, anyone?
NBA star dating ex-beauty queen
NBA star dating ex-beauty queen
J.J. Barea of the Dallas Mavericks is dating fellow Puerto Rico native Zuleyka Rivera . The point guard reportedly tweeted the former Miss Universe after he heard she was no longer in a relationship.
Outrageous Celebrity Shoes
Guess which style icons are putting their craziest foot forward.
We take our fashion cues from hip-hop impresarios, Oscar winners and superstar athletes. But some celebrities' looks will never make it to our hoods.
This film and TV actress has played a fashion icon since 1998.
This diva is known for her music, her dancing (watch her hot moves) and her own fashion line.
This outrageously outfitted pop star got her start as a brunette singer-songwriter.
This Barbadian-born R&B singer scored her first big hit when she was still a teen.
She went by a spicy nickname before becoming a fashion icon
She's a pop princess whose sense of style seems to be "the wackier the better."
This pint-size singer is the daughter of a Hollywood power couple.
This former Fly Girl danced her way to music and film superstardom.
This singer-actress has been a fashion icon (see pictures) since she burst onto the music scene in the 1980s.
This French actress won an Oscar for playing a French musical icon.
This singer-actress has had to live in the shadow of her superstar big sister.
This teen actress co-stars on a hit prime-time drama.
This stylish rocker has the honor of being the only guy on this list.
This actress (what's her real name?) is married to a two-time Oscar winner.
Medical Miracles
Read about a girl who survived months without a heart
A man who recently received the first full face transplant in the U.S. is the latest case of people who defy the odds by overcoming life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Read about a girl who survived months without a heart, a brain surgery survivor who went on to achieve amazing athletic feats, and other tales of medical miracles.
Mezzo soprano Zheng Cao (hear her sing) was given six months to live back in 2009. What was the diagnosis? The San Francisco-based opera singer underwent a successful surgery (and received this drug) that eradicated all of the deadly tumors that plagued her. Her medical nightmare had a storybook ending.
This Colorado mom died while giving birth on Christmas Eve 2009. What happened? When doctors rushed to continue delivering the baby, they found he wasn’t breathing. Shortly after the birth, Hermanstorfer inexplicably returned to life and, with help from medical staff, so did the baby.
When her mother was about six months’ pregnant, doctors (at this hospital) had to remove 80 percent of baby Macie’s body from the womb to conduct prenatal surgery. Why was it necessary? She was then returned inside her mother and the healthy baby was born “again” 10 weeks later.
In 2008, doctors declared this 65-year-old woman brain-dead, removed her from life support and sent her home (where?) to live out her final days. What was her diagnosis? Shortly after returning home, the comatose mother of two showed signs of recovery, baffling both family and doctors.
In 2008, this 14-year-old South Carolinian received an artificial heart that functioned in the absence of a real one (why?). Her case stood out because of her age and the sheer length of time during which she had no actual heart. How long was it?
A 2007 car accident separated Malloy’s skull from her spine (the technical term). What happened? The Nebraska woman was saved with head and neck screws that formed a “stabilizing halo.” What did her doc say?
Moreno and his brother were washing apartment building windows in 2007, when both fell (how many stories?). Only 27-year-old Moreno survived. After transfusions and operations (where?), he was able to speak his first words weeks later, on Christmas Day. What did he say?
In 1997, Van Deren underwent a lobectomy to help cure a serious health problem (more about it). The brain surgery left her with major drawbacks, but also enabled her achieve great athletic success.
Are You Ready for St. Stupid's Day Parade?
What's Happening This Weekend
It's no joke: Spring brings fun both in the usual and surprising ways. The annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., is under way, the NCAA Final Four happens this weekend and the Sony Ericsson Open comes to a close in Miami. But there is also a very controversial hip-hop troupe of teens performing in Ponoma, Calif., bake sales happening across the country to aid Japan, a Mormon musical and a St. Stupid parade in San Francisco.
Clearly the only way to combat bad news is with sweet treats. To help raise money for the victims of Japan’s recent earthquake and tsunami, Bakesale for Japan will be held Saturday at locations across the country, with proceeds going to Peace Winds Japan.
This year’s buzziest museum reopening in New York was the Museum of the Moving Image, which received a dazzling $67 million makeover. The Astoria museum features excellent movie exhibits plus a swank new theater that showcases restored film classics and one of New York City’s most creative lineups of indie flicks, old and new. This weekend is a good example: The series "Adrift in America" (April 1–3) features the thought-provoking films of indie director Kelly Reichardt, who will be in attendance on Friday night to discuss her films. Also starting this weekend is the series, "Spring Training," of great sports documentaries.
Come early to wander the museum and fully appreciate its sleek new look, which the New York Times aptly summed up as a “...face-lift that might even put Hollywood cosmeticians to shame.”
What’s that sound? Americans of a certain age will know it when they hear it: It’s the sound of Buffalo Springfield reuniting and hitting the road. Together with the Byrds, the short-lived ‘60s band helped create the California folk-rock sound. It also launched the careers of Neil Young and Stephen Stills. Young, Stills and fellow surviving bandmate Richie Furay reformed for a charity gig last year, and now they will tour for the first time in 43 years. Tickets go on sale today for June shows in Oakland and Los Angeles. They’ll also play Santa Barbara before heading to Bonnaroo. And there are hints of a wider tour to come in the fall.
Have a blooming good time at one of the nation's most storied celebrations. D.C. is certainly at its loveliest in the spring: The weather is temperate, the green grass on the Capitol's lawn reemerges and of course the cherry trees unfurl their buds.
Although this spring is chillier than most, the florets will be out (the festival planners promise) and the parades, lantern walks, fireworks, music, baseball games and more will proceed as planned through April 9.
Mormonism… funny? Sweet Jesus, yes. If you think South Park is hilarious, you’ll collapse with laughter (and be totally offended at least a half-dozen times) at The Book of Mormon, the wicked new musical from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, co-creators of South Park, and Tony Award-winner Robert Lopez of Avenue Q.
On paper, the premise seems straightforward: Two young Mormon missionaries are sent to Uganda to save the souls of the locals. In execution, it’s anything but. There’s the dance number featuring cameos by Jeffrey Dahmer and Genghis Khan. The tribal general whose name is so naughty it can’t be printed here without blacking out most of the letters. And, the ribald skewering of the Lion King, so that you’ll never, ever be able think of “Hakuna Matata” the same way again. In short, it’s so good you may almost want to convert to Mormonism. Almost.
If you're in the mood to cut out of work early this April Fool's Day, why not slip into San Fran's 33rd Annual St. Stupid's Day Parade as it passes by your office? Put on a ridiculous hat and blend in with the fools as they make their pilgrimages to various sites throughout the Financial District, including the venerable Leap of Faith at the Plaza of the Holy Lug Nuts.
No musical act has seen more of a meteoric rise in press recently than Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (often shortened to Odd Future or OFWGKTA), a Los Angeles-based hip-hop collective whose recent string of high-profile live performances -- from a much heralded appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to packed sets at South by Southwest -- have launched the group into mainstream consciousness.
Adored by critics and legions of fans for their subversive lyrics and showmanship, derided by others for the often obscene and offensive content of their songs, few acts in recent years have been as compelling and game-changing as these young (most are in their teens), ultra-talented, self-aware rappers. The group takes the stage April 1 at The Glass House in Pomona, Calif., and will be one of the most sought-after tickets at the Coachella
Just like "Two and a Half Men," Charlie Sheen has become fine art. Starting this Friday night, Hyaena Gallery in Burbank will make that the literal truth with "Winning," a group art exhibit dedicated to the man who has given the world a brand new lexicon for losing it.
Start with "Afro-Sheen," the Charlie portrait that re-imagines him as with 70s style and a massive Afro, then move on to "Hot Shots," a faithful drawing of the Warlock's pose from the film of the same name. But make sure to take your time with "Aladdin Insane," which replaces David Bowie with Sheen on the former's Aladdin Sane album cover.
The final weekend of the college basketball calendar features the sport's centerpiece event. Houston is the host for Final Four, and the teams that take the court at Reliant Stadium April 2 form one of the most unlikely Final Four fields in the history of the NCAA Tournament. Connecticut and Kentucky -- two of the sport's blue bloods -- meet in one semifinal, upstarts Virginia Commonwealth and Butler in the other. The winners advance to the national championship game April 4.
Connecticut and Kentucky have rosters filled with high school All-Americans and future NBA players (Connecticut guard Kemba Walker was selected as an All-American this week), while the other half of the bracket showcases two of the game's young, rising coaching stars -- VCU's Shaka Smart and Butler's Brad Stevens.
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