IranandtheU.S.arestillnothappywitheachother,butatleastSiegfriedandRoyhavemadeupwiththattiger.Andfanssay...goodbyetotheradiopausemeister,PaulHarvey.JustsomeofthestoriesYahoo!Buzzusersfoundcompellingthisweekend...
Magician-Tigerrelationsontherise
TheBiblespeaksofaharmonioustime,whenthelionliesdownwiththelamb.ButwhataboutwhenthetigermakespeacewiththeflamboyantGermans?WespeakofSiegfriedandRoy,thosetiger-tamingillusionistswhoseactdisappearedsixyearsagoaftertheirco-star,a380-poundfelinenamedMontecore,mauledandcriticallyinjuredRoyduringaperformance.ButSaturdaynightinLasVegas,Siegfried,Roy,andMontecorereunitedtoperformonelastillusion,earningastandingovationandafondfarewell.TheABCnewsprogram"20/20"willairtheperformanceonFridaynight.
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Nevermindthatnuclearspat;canU.S.-IranrelationsovercometheMickeyRourkedivide?JavadShamaqdari,theartandcinemaadvisertoIranPresidentMahmoudAhmadinejad,onSundaydemandedanapologyfromavisitingU.S.film-industrygroupforwhathecalledinsultingtreatmentofIraninthemovies"300"and"TheWrestler."Iranians(andsomereviewers)didnotappreciatethedepictionin"300"oftheirancestorswhofoughtagainsttheGreeksinthebattleofThermopylaeasevil,decadent,andeffeminate.In"TheWrestler,"MickeyRourkeplaysabroken-downgrapplerbattlinganemesiscalledTheAyatollah,whotriestochokehimwithanIranianflag.NeithermoviewasexhibitedinIran.
Theendofthestory
BuzzusersdidsomeheavyclickingonnewsreportsthisweekendthatradiolegendPaulHarveyhaddied,attheageof90.SomewillbestrememberHarveyfortheimpressioncomedianRichHalldidofhiminthe'80s.Butthebroadcasterwasontheairformorethan60years,athispeakheardbymorethan24millionlistenersonover1,200stations,andhissyndicatedcolumnwasreadin300newspapers.Harvey'ssignaturedeliveryandlongpausesinthemiddleofasentenceonhisshow,"TheRestoftheStory,"willbemissedbymany.
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