The Flap over The Slap
NBC’s new miniseries “The Slap” centers around an incident at a family birthday party when a man slaps a another couple’s child in the face after the little brat kicks...
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Final Jeopardy: 2-9-15 to 2-13-15
Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of February 9th (the 2015 Teachers Tournament Semi-Finals and Finals) with links to the full recaps. Mon, Feb 9...
Final Jeopardy: Historic Names on the Map (2-13-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/13/2015), in the category “Historic Names on the Map” was: Nothing is known of his early life in England before 1600 or of the end of...
Gauguin “When Will You Marry” Sale Sets New Record
Paul Gauguin, a 19th century Post-Impressionist French artist and buddy of Vincent Van Gogh, wasn’t truly appreciated in his lifetime. But he is now. Very much so. The recent sale...
R.I.P. Jerry Tarkanian
Jerry Tarkanian, coach of the 1990 NCAA Basketball champion Nevada-Las Vegas Runnin’ Rebels, died February 11th in Las Vegas at age 84. Tark the Shark as he was nicknamed, took...
Final Jeopardy: World Geography (2-12-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/12/2015), in the category “World Geography” was: Not in the 10 longest, this 1,560 mile river in a fertile basin flows by 29 cities of over...
Bobby Brown Issues Statement on False Media Reports
Ever since Bobby Brown’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was taken to a Georgia hospital on January 31st after being found unconscious in a bathtub, the singer has had to cope with...
Charles Barkley Does Not Like Statistics in Basketball
Former NBA star and current TNT basketball analyst Charles Barkley doesn’t think much of the current trend in the NBA of using statistics to help evaluate teams and players, declaring...
Final Jeopardy: Reference Book Makers (2-11-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (2/11/2015), in the category “Reference Book Makers” was: In 1863, he used the epigraph “I have gathered… other men’s flowers, and nothing but the thread that...
The Final Two: Celebrity Apprentice
The whole first hour of Celebrity Apprentice on 2/9/2015 was devoted to Top Celebrity Apprentice Moments — feuds, fails, fundraising, firings (the 4 Fs), backstabbing and betrayals and winners. Then...
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