1. The impossible dream
I used to not believe in miracles. That was before I made it through 10 minutes of TV yesterday without hearing the words “O.J. Simpson.”
2. Just that easy
Britney Spears’ “Gimme More” is racing up the Top 40 radio charts, according to online reports. So really all she has to do to be adored by fans again is never to show her face in public.
3. Getting ugly
Apparently there’s a rash of people getting their Crocs stuck in escalators. Asked to comment, the escalators claimed to be acting in the interest of fashion.
4. As seen on TV
“Sopranos” creator David Chase hangs on to his Emmys in an effort to prevent Paulie Walnuts from selling them in an alley behind the theater.
5. Next year, next year
Billboard named Reba McEntire its woman of the year. James Blunt can’t be happy with that outcome.
6. Second life
A man who was declared dead in Venezuela reportedly woke up during his autopsy. Anyone who sat through Hour 3 of the Emmys can relate.
7. Song and dance
Simon Cowell offered his “American Idol” co-star Ryan Seacrest “two and a half stars” for his job as Emmys host. It should be noted that Simon still had a drool stain from the Jersey Boys performance.
8. Slow and steady
Now that he has an Oscar and an Emmy, Al Gore jokes that he has a long way to go before he wins a Grammy. But if he ever wants to record a book on tape, the world will have its greatest sleeping aid.
9. Blissful ignorance
The FBI is denying reports of an investigation into death threats against Kevin Federline. The agency correctly points out that everyone forgot who Federline was three months ago.
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