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The Lycos 50 Blog: News from the Pop Culture Fast Lane
Friday, 11 November 2005
PARIS HILTON CRASH CAUGHT ON TAPE
It looks like Paris Hilton got the star treatment from the LAPD the other night night. They may have allowed her latest boyfriend, Stavros Niarchos, to drive drunk!

A videotape released by celebrity Web site TMZ.com shows what appears to be Hilton's companion, Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos, slamming a Bentley into the back of a truck as the couple left a Hollywood nightclub early with at least two other people.

The tape shows the damaged car speeding away from the scene as bystanders and photographers scatter. Later, Niarchos is seen speaking to Los Angeles police officers who have pulled him over. One holds him by the elbow.


Watch the Video

Posted by lycos50 at 12:01 AM EST
Thursday, 10 November 2005
SCHOOL GIRLS VS GODZILLA
The best viral video of the moment, is definitely from this wacky overseas Fear Factor style TV show for kids.

Basically in this TV show import, young girls have put their head into a 'cage' with a live lizard. The girl who keeps her head in the 'cage' the longest wins the prize...We couldn't make this up...

Play School Girls vs Lizard

It's only a matter of time before the folks at Fear Factor try it...

Posted by lycos50 at 12:01 AM EST
Wednesday, 9 November 2005
YOUNG JEEZY & THE SNOWMAN

Snowman T-Shirt
Young Jeezy Up 151%

The latest must-have accessory for the urban hip-hop masses is the Young Jeezy Snow Man T-Shirt. Earlier this year, Jeezy started giving out the shirts as a promo for his album Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101. Now Young Jeezy is getting the wrong kind of attention for his trademark T-shirt. It may just look like a cartoon image of a snowman with an angry grin, but the image made popular by Jeezy symbolizes someone who sells cocaine, better known in the street as snow. Now schools across the country are banning it, which of course is the best marketing Young Jeezy, who owns the rights for the image, could ever ask for...

From today's Lycos 50

Posted by lycos50 at 9:56 AM EST
Tuesday, 8 November 2005
WILD DOMAIN NAMES
You are on the hunt for a cool URL for your buisiness...be very glad you didn't pick these winners:

Who Represents?, a database for agencies to the rich and famous:
www.whorepresents.com

Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views:
www.expertsexchange.com

Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island:
www.penisland.net

Need a therapist?
www.therapistfinder.com

Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales:
www.molestationnursery.com

New to Milan and you need electric light? Why not sign up on-line with Power-Gen?
www.powergenitalia.com

Thanks to Big Ed for this and The Sun Online

Posted by lycos50 at 10:14 AM EST
Monday, 7 November 2005
A MILLION WAYS DANCE
Here's a viral-by-mistake marketing story you gotta love: This summer alt pop band OK Go were getting ready for a tour to promote their second album.

So, there they were in a Chicago-area backyard practicing a dance routine to go with one of their songs, 'A Million Ways.' The problem with practicing a dance routine in a backyard (as opposed to, say, in a dance studio) is there are no mirrors, so you can't see how you look.

OK Go

Which is why the guys decided to tape the thing on a video camera set up on a tripod. They did their three-minute routine a few times and then checked the video.

One of their girlfriends thought the video looked so fun that she begged them to release it as their official video instead of the "real" video they were planning to do with a professional director. The band laughed at her. Thereupon, she posted the video online and emailed a couple of friends to get a second opinion.

Two point five million downloads later, the boys found themselves invited to perform the dance live on Good Morning America and The Tonight Show.

They've also begun receiving emails from fans with links to homemade videos of other groups of men performing the dance. (Apparently it's a big hit at weddings.)


Watch 'A Million Ways to Dance'

Posted by lycos50 at 12:01 AM EST
Thursday, 3 November 2005
NORTH COUNTRY


Movies have the power to inspire.


Check out these incredible images from North Country Slideshow

Like the brave women of North Country, you can take action to help end discrimination and violence in your community. Stand Up for women's rights and equality.

Stand Up

Posted by lycos50 at 10:49 AM EST
Wednesday, 2 November 2005
TONYA HARDING is BACK
Remember her? (TODAY)


I was shocked when I realized it was only 12 years ago, that this female semi-pro-boxer was a world renown figure skating champion...



(12 years ago)
Yes that boxer is 36 year old Tonya Harding.

Tonya Harding is one of today's Lycos 50 movers & shakers.

Her official site

Posted by lycos50 at 12:01 AM EST
Tuesday, 1 November 2005
REASON NEVER TO BE HYPNOTIZED
So the latest viral video that is making us laugh, courtesy of the PR Queen (who rules the earth) is a reason never to be hypnotized.

Play

Posted by lycos50 at 8:25 AM EST
Monday, 31 October 2005
HALLOWEEN PET SAFETY TIPS
Everyone seems to talk only about safety tips for kids tonight while Trick or Treating, but we can't forget our furry friends...

As 'pet parents' ourselves, we touched in with our veterinarian and the ASPCA to get the top Halloween pet safety tips:

*Keep your cuddly pals in a separate room during peak trick-or-treat hours. The cacophony of unusual people at your door may be scary and stressful for your pets.

*No treats for your pets. Keep all candy out of reach. Chocolate can be poisonous to animals, and candy wrappings can be hazardous if swallowed.

*Watch out for the 'lethal wagging tails' or curious kittens near lit pumpkins or other haunted flames. Pets can knock them over.

*Don't leave your pet in the yard on Halloween. As much as it pains us to say this, there have been stories of cruel behavior to our furry friends on this night.

Posted by lycos50 at 9:43 AM EST
Friday, 28 October 2005
FREE CREDIT REPORTS
Yesterday we wrote about Free Credit Reports on The Lycos 50.

There is only one site where you can get your free credit report without any strings attached.
Annual Credit Report.com

The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act, which entitles every person in America to a free credit report each year. There are three main credit agencies - Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, and you are entitled to a free report from each of them once a year.

Posted by lycos50 at 11:10 AM EDT

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