<h3>Memorabilia Not Enough?</h3>

Okay we know it’s exciting that there’s about to be another Royal Wedding.  We’ve seen the memorabilia and even heard about the upcoming street parties.  But a movie?  Isn’t that a bit much?  Apparently not; it’s happening.  A made-for-TV movie has been produced about the romantic story of William and Kate’s courtship.  

While that in and of itself wouldn’t be so bad, it’s the fact that critics have claimed it is so incredibly distasteful that is.  Although some have said “it’s so bad, it’s good,” and may even lead to William and Kate taking a pew.  But they will probably end up either laughing or crying as apparently precision wasn’t on director Mark Rosman’s lips when he did his research for the production.

Actor Justin Hanlon who plays Prince Harry for example, had never even heard of Prince Philip or Eton (the school his character attended) and in fact couldn’t name any other monarch throughout British history other than the Queen.  The name David Cameron was foreign to him too!

So if you want a sneak preview, click here and you might actually even have a laugh.  Either that or, if you’re a Brit proud of your heritage, you might actually end up crying. 

Holly Willoughby to Birth Online

Twitter is a great social media tool but is it possible that it can go too far? Possibly. Since childbirth is meant to be a private, or at least an intimate experience, it does seem a bit strange that Holly Willoughby will be using the social network to broadcast her birthing experience, due to be viewed by hundreds of thousands of eager onlookers. But it’s not as extreme as it first looks. She’s not actually going to be screening her birth online. It’s just going to be updates posted by her co-presenter on the This Morning show, Philip Schoefield.
Miss Willoughby went into labor two days ago and Schoefield has done his best to keep fans “fully up to speed” on his own Twitter page. Perhaps a little scary is the fact that Willoughby went into hospital just two days ago, which was a month before her due date. She was having contractions last night but was reported to not be in full labor.

The Twitter activity might not be as bad as was initially thought. It seems that it is just her co-presenter Schoefield who is reporting the news. Apparently he has ensured that “barely a contraction goes unreported” to his 675,000 followers. One of his posts late last night read the following: “For everyone asking. News from @hollywills is that there’s no news really. Everyone fine, but very tired, still no new baby though.”

Right now it just looks like it’s all pretty harmless fun and games and Miss Willoughby has given her consent to it all. After all, it was her who announced the pregnancy back in November on Twitter. At least the actual birth won’t be broadcast live on Twitter.

Well, it certainly is one way of getting more Twitter followers for those aiming for big numbers.

Nate Bolt was an unusual passenger on the eleven-hour, Great Circle –route flight from San Francisco to Paris this week. While many would be glad of an entire free row for comfort reasons, Bolt used the space to set up a professional camera, tripod and time-lapse controller. Throughout the flight, Bolt’s equipment captured new photos every few seconds. His plan was to compile the stills into a movie of the entire flight.

What he did not expect, though, was to bear witness to the ethereal Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, that can often be viewed in the northern night sky. In fact, without his camera- he would have probably missed the experience all together. He explained later that when leaning over to check his camera screen, he found the camera taking photos of the green lights. When he glanced out the window, they were barely noticeable to the naked eye, though. Later he said he assumed it was because of the lights inside the plane.

When he landed, Bolt spend almost fifteen hours completing the video, which consists of 2,459 photos. The movie is two minutes long, as has already spread across the internet. Here is the completed video- what do you think?

There are good big brothers and then there are great big brothers. Clearly Timo Perez falls into the latter category. He immediately stepped in when his little brother Carlos was being attacked by a German shepherd mix dog who had “escaped from a nearby business lot.” The attack took place in their backyard, in Homestead, South Florida, where the two boys were just innocently playing with another friend who lived nearby.
It seemed from his protective actions that Timo (only six-years-old) wasn’t a bit concerned for his own safety; it was just instinct that drove him to protect his four year old brother and the four year old friend. He really put himself on the line as the two little boys hid, leaving poor Timo to have his arm, shoulder and head be bitten into. But this didn’t stop Timo or make him run scared. On the contrary, he used “his body as a barrier between the dog and the younger boys…refusing to move as the frenzied attack continued,” with the younger boys watching in total terror.

Timo just waited until finally the dog finished and ran off which was when he went to get help and was immediately taken to Miami Children’s Hospital “where he received surgical staples in his scalp, shoulder and arm.” Thankfully it looks like tough Timo will make a full recovery.

Timo Undaunted by Heroism

While news traveled fast of Timo’s heroism, the boy remained somewhat confused by all the attention. He was even interviewed on WSVN-TV news and didn’t seem to realize what all the fuss was about. When asked if he’s now scared of dogs, his innocent reply was “No, just the one dog that’s mean.” The dog has now been destroyed and its owner has been cited according to a police spokesman.

Kelly Clarkson is preparing to return to the Idol stage as a guest performer, just as the contestants are narrowed down to eight. Clarkson was the original voice (and character) who gave American Idol its flare, making it a household name. It has been nearly a decade since that first season.

Last Wednesday

Last week, Kelly Clarkson wowed the crowd with her top hits on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, leading with her 2003 hit “Miss Independent,” and later rocking through “Walk Away” and “Since U Been Gone.”

Clarkson Sets the Standard

According to Nielson SoundScan, Clarkson is the highest-selling American Idol winner, with 23 million albums and 36 million singles sold. This year’s top contestants like Scotty McCreery and James Durbin have high hopes for their musical careers, and aim for successes like that of Clarkson or Carrie Underwood. This week, they will have the opportunity to experience Clarkson’s stage presence in person, as well as a rumored performance by Rihanna.