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Sports

Heisman Trophy to be taken away from Reggie Bush

The Heisman Trophy Trust, giver of the stiff-arm trophy, is giving Reggie Bush another stiff penalty. The trust is making him the first player in the 75-year history of the college football award to have the trophy taken away. It's only right. The running back should not have been allowed...

By Butch Maier | THE MAIER OF HOLLYWOOD

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Entertainment

The r-word: Jennifer Aniston, Kristen Stewart and others say it, and they should stop

It's the r-word. Except when quoting someone else, I'm only going to say its full name once. The word is "retard" -- and it is a hurtful word which we can do without. Everyone from kids to radio talk show hosts use the r-word to describe something they think is...

By Butch Maier | THE MAIER OF HOLLYWOOD

Entertainment

Kara DioGuardi leaves 'American Idol' judge's seat

With America idle, another judge leaves "American Idol". Kara DioGuardi will not return for the 10th season of "American Idol", Fox announced in a press release. The announcement arrived via e-mail at 8:11 p.m. Eastern time on the Friday before the Labor Day weekend. As EW.com put it, that is...

By Butch Maier | THE MAIER OF HOLLYWOOD

Technology

Graphics Giant ATI To Be Re-branded

When it comes to discrete PC graphics, there are really only two choices. You can go with nVidia or you can go with ATI. Each has their strong points, and it's been an all-out brawl between the two when it comes to processing power, frames per second (FPS), driver support,...

By Mike Vert

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Entertainment

Justin Bieber deletes tweet telling fans to sneak into Madison Square Garden

Justin Bieber can just blame it on his illness. Bieber, who canceled his show Sunday night after being ill, sent out a dangerous tweet on Monday and then removed it from his Twitter account, MTV.com reported. The 16-year-old singing sensation was cleared by doctors to perform Tuesday night at New...

By Butch Maier | THE MAIER OF HOLLYWOOD

Entertainment

Hair of Pittsburgh Steelers' Troy Polamalu insured for $1 million

Heir to a fortune? No, make that hair to a fortune. Head & Shoulders took out a $1 milllion insurance policy on Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu's long locks, Reuters reported. The policy, taken out through Lloyd's of London, protects the football player's follicles as a spokesperson for the...

By Butch Maier | THE MAIER OF HOLLYWOOD

Entertainment

'Dancing with the Stars' Season 11 cast revealed: Bristol Palin, The Situation, David Hasselhoff and more

What does the daughter of a former Vice Presidential candidate have in common with a guy who used to talk to his car? They will be dancing. The "Dancing with the Stars" Season 11 cast was revealed live Monday night during an episode of "Bachelor Pad" on ABC. Bristol Palin...

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Entertainment

2010 Emmy Awards: Best moments

Critics who write reviews about awards shows typically offer their thoughts about the best and the worst of the evening's events. But I'm breaking from the bad. (Not to be confused with "Breaking Bad".) I'm just choosing the best. THE BEST MOMENTS FROM THE 2010 EMMY AWARDS 1. "Modern Family" winning...

By Butch Maier | THE MAIER OF HOLLYWOOD

Social Media

Tag, You're Here! Opting Out of Facebook Places Tagging Feature.

Facebook Places was rolled out last week as the new way to check-in and share your location with everyone on your Facebook Friends list. Did you know that one of the features of Facebook Places is that your friends can tag you at a location? What does that mean for...

By Jacki Semerau | Contributor

Entertainment

Dear Miley Cyrus, Please don't pose for Playboy

Monday, August 23, 2010 Dear Miley Cyrus, I can't believe it. Three months from today, you turn 18. Now before you start getting weirded out, thinking a thirtysomething writer knew this off the top of his head, I did have to Google it. However, in case you weren't aware, there...

By Butch Maier | THE MAIER OF HOLLYWOOD

Entertainment

The Maier of Hollywood's Terrific Tearjerker Sports Movies

People have emotional ties to sports, so it's no wonder many sports movies tug extra hard on the heartstrings. I just borrowed "The Heart of the Game" from my local library -- still the cheapest video rental place; it's free if you bring it back on time -- simply to...

By Butch Maier | THE MAIER OF HOLLYWOOD

Entertainment

Spencer Pratt wants $5 million for his sex tape with Heidi Montag and Playboy Playmate Karissa Shannon

Just when we thought we were rid of Speidi, we get caught in its Web of publicity again. Apparently, on-their-way-to-being-divorced, publicity-craving couple Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag made a sex tape. And it might be made available to the public soon. But, um, we didn't even want to see these...

By Butch Maier | THE MAIER OF HOLLYWOOD

Business

Is that Business Card Trash or a Treasure?

How many business cards do we receive a week? A year? Which one could hold the key to our dreams or even survival? For example, suppose you are at a party and just chatting about some bothersome symptoms you have been experiencing to a Doctor who is there. That Doctor...

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Social Media

Facebook Places: Don't Place Your Privacy at Risk

While Facebook has busy making a big deal about design changes to Business Pages, they have very quietly rolled out a new geolocation feature that effects all 500 million personal profiles. Called Facebook Places, this new feature allows Facebook users to check-in and share their exact location with other Facebook...

By Jacki Semerau | Contributor

Movies

Trailer Deja Vu: 'The Next Three Days' and 'The Bride & The Grooms'

We were on the right track. In 2008, my cast, crew and I shot a feature-length movie in three states in two weeks. It was a wild ride. "The Bride & The Grooms", a romantic comedy about a woman who accidentally gets engaged to four men at the same time,...

By Butch Maier | THE MAIER OF HOLLYWOOD