Ann Coulter is not a tasteless, trouble-making, uninformed, clueless bimbo, though she often plays one on TV. At least that's what we were led to believe during a nearly ten minute, extended Wikipedia-style introduction of the lawyer-turned-talking head at USC's Annenberg Auditorium. "I’ve never seen such a friendly crowd at a college campus," Coulter beamed as the standing-room audience of about 250 settled down after the majority greeted her with a standing ovation. Coulter... more ›

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- An anonymous bullpen coach says that he's certain Kenny Rogers cheated in the World Series:

It was pine tar. It couldn't be anything else. Pitchers use pine tar, shaving cream and suntan lotion. Pitchers use them to help them grip the ball and make the ball move more. Bullpen guys sometimes keep suntan lotion in the ball bags. It's not for a tan. Pine tar works the best. It's been around the longest. - Sports Illustrated

"This is another prime example of people trying to discredit our team," Inge said. "We beat the Yankees [in the Division Series], they wanted to fire Joe Torre," Inge said. "We beat Oakland [in the ALCS], they fired their manager [Ken Macha]. It's like they're saying, 'You should be embarrassed to have lost to the Tigers.' No one gives us credit for being the team we are." - worldseries.com

It was so blatant. What was so strange about it was how obvious it was, in the World Series. It's a shame a guy would cheat in a World Series game. It hurts the integrity of the game. He wasn't just cheating by using pine tar; he was scuffing balls, too. We collected about five or six balls that are scuffed. He had to be using his fingernails or something. - USA Today

I don't believe it was dirt. Didn't look like dirt. - AP

All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. - SI.com

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If any of you saw "American Idol" last night, then you saw something shocking. And we don't mean Simon Cowell's outfit, or Ryan Seacrest's lame "facial fuzz". No, we mean something far more disturbing. That something was the apparently overly surgically enhanced and polished face of Kenny Rogers. more ›

A few weeks ago we were pretty jazzed about Porto's Bakery opening up at the corner of Magnolia and Hollywood Way in Burbank. Turns out that wasn't the only local or national eatery with new digs in the little city known as the Media Center. Recently we found ourselves on that strip of commercial real estate on San Fernando on the other side of the mall, and noticed that things had been developing in terms of eating options, but on the corporate tip. Burbank, and its neighbor, Glendale, are two areas of LA not known for their broad range of stellar non-chain dining options (yes, we know there are some decent spots, just not a plethora), so it didn't come as much of a shock to see that what was once a Kenny Rogers Roasters is now a whole lineup of big names, including the ubiquitous toasted subs of Quiznos, a Robeks (our top pick for corporate smoothies), and a Starbucks complete with a drive-through window. This link of chains is anchored by an LA favorite: Zankou Chicken--which happened to be our dining destination. Just down the street the long-suffering Koo Koo Roo gave up their chicken combos for a branch of the Corner Bakery. We've never been to a Corner Bakery, and we'd rather have Zankou over Koo Koo Roo any day. The newest Zankou is all about the more upscale atmosphere, so we happily took a seat with our 1/4 chicken combo, complete with pita and that addictive garlic sauce, and drank in their new digs. The food is tasty, the price is nice ($5.49 for the chicken, pita, hummus, pickles & tomatoes, and the garlic sauce), and the orders get served up lightening fast. We're happy to have this new Zankou in Burbank, because it gives us a better option in a pinch. Next time, though, we're going to hit up the Starbucks from the driver's seat--give us one go 'round for novelty's sake, okay? more ›