Andrea Rosen
The Barack Obama Guide to Charming Our Nation’s Children [VIDEOS]
Barack Obama must be gunning for the grammar school vote with all the kids he's been charming lately. After calming a crying infant earlier this week, the official White House YouTube channel shows him visiting with lots of other young constituents, teaching us some valuable lessons in how to win over these future voters:
Barack Obama Calms Crying Baby With Presidential Magic [VIDEO]
First he found Bin Laden and now he's quieting the cries of our nation's babies. In an official White House video that's circulating today, Barack and Michelle Obama are greeting a crowd of visitors when the first lady picks up a fan's baby. The infant is wailing, but when she's handed over to the president, her cries instantly stop. Watch the clip below:
Aww! Man Finds Mister Rogers Letter From His Childhood
Just when we thought we were over the 2003 passing of Mister Rogers, a man named Christopher Barranco dug up a letter from the children's show star that he received at age six and posted it to Reddit. In it, the late Fred Rogers expresses his condolences that Christopher cannot visit his neighborhood in real life, but they can still have "television visits and a letter visit like this one.&qu
Kissing Vancouver Riot Couple Appear on ‘Today’ Show [VIDEO]
Alex Thomas and Scott Jones, the couple who made headlines after being caught in a kiss at the Vancouver riots last week, appeared on 'Today' this morning to tell the story behind the makeout session seen 'round the internet. Jones explained that Thomas had been knocked to the ground by police trying to tame the crowd (which a video that emerged over the weekend supports) and he was only trying to
Cute Kids Breakdance for American Apparel’s Mesmerizing New Ad [VIDEO]
Breakdancing gorilla, step aside. We're all about breakdancing kids now -- namely Jalen Testerman and Lil' Demon, the stars of a new American Apparel ad directed by photographer Tony Kelly. Both are well-known B-boys: in addition to their many live performances, Testerman appeared on 'Ellen' at the tender age of six and Lil' Demon (née Angelo Baligad) had the same honor at seven. We could watch th
Blogger Buys $12 Napkin for Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries Off Their $65,000 Wedding Registry
As a gossip reporter for The Daily, Hunter Walker gets no shortage of fodder from celebutante Kim Kardashian. So when he heard Kardashian and fiancé Kris Humphries had registered for $65,000 worth of goods for their impending nuptials, he thought it was the perfect opportunity to thank her.
Among Kim and Kris' requested presents from Geary's Beverly Hills were, according to Hollywood Life, a $7,85
Artist Creates Supersized Candy Sculptures [PHOTO]
Much is made of artists' muses: Pablo Picasso had Marie-Thérèse Walter, Pedro Almodóvar has Penelope Cruz and Nicola Freeman has...candy necklaces and lollipops. The British art student sculpted humongous approximations of those and other sweets for an exhibition currently showing at the University of Wolverhampton.
Artist’s Amazing Landscape Painting Spills Out of Its Frame [PHOTO]
Installation artist Gregory Euclide took an ordinary landscape and added a 3D element so that a painted river and forest appear to spill out of the frame and into the museum in which it hangs. The painting/diorama hybrid is currently on display at New York City's Museum of Arts and Design as part of an exhibition called "Otherworldly: Optical Delusions and Small Realities."
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Couple Making Out at Vancouver Riot Become Its Accidental Stars [PHOTO]
After the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup finals, hockey fans took to the streets of British Columbia's capital city in a massive riot. With so much passion in the air, somebody was bound to get some action: Photographer Rich Lam snapped a couple making out somewhere between the throbbing horde and a line of riot police. See the full image below:
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‘Hanks Aficionado,’ a Tom Hanks Magazine From Funny or Die
The Funny or Die team isn't taking it easy after their win at the 2011 Webby Awards. The humor site has been hard at work creating 'Hanks Aficionado,' a three-page web magazine parody all about legendary actor Tom Hanks. Hanks has become something of an internet darling lately thanks to his cheeky tweets (all signed "Hanx") and rapping son Chet Haze.
Twitter’s Fake ‘Aunt Diane’ is a Wacky Aunt for the Entire Internet
The latest Twitter parody account (twarody?) is "Aunt Diane," a wacky middle-aged aunt from Santa Fe who's a lot like, well, everybody's wacky, middle-aged aunt: She makes Nepalese jewelry! She hangs out in sweat lodges! And she's very comfortable with her body. Some of Aunt Diane's best tweets below:
Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake Perform Epic ‘History of Rap’ Medley [VIDEO]
On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,' the funnyman and guest Justin Timberlake surprised the audience with a roof-raising medley of history's greatest rap hits, from the Sugarhill Gang's 'Rapper's Delight' all the way to Jay-Z's 'New York, New York.' Watch the clip below: