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“Saturday Night Live” closed out 2012 with its strongest episode in weeks. “SNL” alum Martin Short, who appeared on the 1984-85 season, livened up what’s been a dull string of episodes with his kinetic, sprightly style. He brought with him a bounty of celebrity cameos (more on that later). Plus, we’ll never tire of seeing […]

Over half-a-million parents shared their unusual name choices with Baby Center over the course of 2012, and the results are in. In 2012, a baby was named “hashtag.” Little Hashtag Jameson takes the best (or worst) social networking name title away from baby Facebook, who was born last year. Parents reported to Baby Center that […]

More than two dozen people, mostly elementary school children, were shot and killed at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school this morning, federal and state sources tell ABC News. The massacre involved two gunmen at a Connecticut school this morning, prompting the town of Newtown to lock down all of its schools and draw SWAT teams […]

(CNN) — Nearly 20 people died Friday in a school shooting in Newtown Connecticut, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. At least 10 of the dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School were children, the source said. A parent who was inside the school at the time of the attack said […]

HipHopHollywood caught up with Diggs after he announced the Screen Actor’s Guild award nominees–two of which are Denzel Washington for his role in Flight and Alfre Woodard for her role in the remake of Steel Magnolias. Diggs revealed a bit of information on the Best Man sequel. The movie is slated for a definite release, […]

Bad sweaters from your aunt and socks from mom aren’t the only gifts gone wrong. Avoid giving (and hopefully getting) these terrible holiday gifts with this hilarious gift guide. Pickle Bottle Stopper, $7. Because, who really wants to use a cork in their wine bottle? The perfect gift for a friend who happens to really […]

The hottest holiday toy for 2012 is an old favorite: Furby, a fluffy owl-like robot that sleeps, dances, talks, eats, and constantly “learns” new behavior, is flying off store shelves—and going for big bucks on the private market—around the world. Furby is one of the only toys to make it to the top of nearly […]

Sports

(photo-Jeff Lichtensten realty) Life’s good when you’re His Airness. Michael Jordan is just about to move into a new 28,000-square-foot, $12.4 million home in Jupiter, Fla. Among his neighbors will be one Tiger Woods. The three-acre home, under construction since 2010, is located on three parcels in Jack Nicklaus’ ultra-exclusive Bear’s Club community, which means […]

Sesame Street has aired an episode which deals with the sensitive issue of divorce for the first time. A scene on the issue had been originally written for the show in 1992 – but was a disaster when tested before an audience of pre-schoolers who misunderstood and became upset. The idea was shelved until this […]

Donna Summer was a great African-American singer and songwriter who gained popularity during the disco era of the late 1970s. She finally got her just due, when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a museum dedicated to archiving the history of people who have influence the music industry, added her, and seven others, into […]

The more things change, the more they stay the same. One person who personifies that saying is funk legend George Clinton. This past weekend, the “Atomic Dog” creator came back home to Newark, New Jersey to perform his FunkFest at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Though the show was everything you’d imagine a George […]