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The Buzz Multiplex
Each week we take a look at the Hollywood's new releases and rank 'em according to their popularity in Search. Does "Sarah Marshall" draw more buzz than a Jet Li-Jackie Chan combo? Can a tired looking Al Pacino keep audiences awake for 88 minutes? Read on and all your questions will be answered! 1. The Forbidden Kingdom "A martial arts romp tops this week's multiplex. The film is among the week's top 1,500 searches and is hugely popular with kids 17 and under.
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Trapped
A man gets into an elevator. He pushes the button for the floor he wants. Maybe the elevator starts to move; maybe it doesn't. We're not sure. But we know from the condensed security camera footage on this New Yorker blog post that 40 hours later, the man was still there, caged inside the steel box, waiting for the doors of car 30 to slide open. If you missed this astonishing video montage in its Buzz debut , it's not too late. Here it is again. We recommend it.
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Thursday's Buzz You Missed
Step right up for Thursday's Buzz. In this round-up, we recap several stories that got people buzzing. The Democrats debate The day after Wednesday's standoff between the two Democratic presidential candidates, a herd of recaps and retorts stampeded upwards in Buzz. Among the most widely voted on, a Yahoo! News item provided a general overview of the verbal skirmish and a Time.com piece served up more in-depth analysis . In Search, " democratic debate " drew a 1,871% rise.
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Idol Talk: No Country for Old Judges
In the end, "American Idol" is no mystery. Only one singer survives, and every week another roommate leaves the "Idol" dormitories. Of the past four cast-offs, Chikezie didn't register online except after his rousing bluegrass number . Ramiele Malubay didn't live up to her maturity, and her enormous online appeal dwindled. Talent and judges' adulations aside, Michael Johns never drew much interest. The latest chalk outline belongs to Kristy Lee Cook .
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Actor Jason Beghe Vents on Scientology
Actor and former Scientologist Jason Beghe has posted a video denouncing his one time religion as "destructive and a rip-off." Mr. Beghe, not exactly a household name, quickly soared to record highs in Search. For those who haven't seen it, the clip features Mr. Beghe talking frankly about his personal experiences with Scientology. They're mostly bad, and expletives are used to drive home the point.
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One Small Step for Gamers...
For those who view video games as the reason overweight kids exist, the motion-sensing Nintendo Wii has been a step in the right direction. Now, thanks to the highly anticipated Wii Fit video game, the movement to help chunky gamers lose weight is poised to take a giant leap forward. Like many titles for Nintendo 's blockbuster system, Wii Fit features a unique collection of mini-games like yoga, Hula-Hoop, soccer, and more. However, unlike other titles,
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Wednesday's Buzz You Missed
In today's round-up of some of the hottest stories in Buzz, the "NASA boy" is proved wrong, some Chinese Web users express their national pride, and a popular HBO actress reveals her health struggles... NASA sets the record straight It read like a space-age tale of David and Goliath. An enterprising 13-year-old German boy recalculates the likelihood of an asteroid hitting Earth, alerts NASA , and the big American space agency acknowledges he's right. Only problem?
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The Popemobile Hits the Road
Batman and Pope Benedict XVI don't have a lot in common, but they do share a love of sweet rides. Lookups on the heavily armored " popemobile " are up 464% ever since the big guy hit American shores. Related terms like " popemobile route " and " popemobile car " are also redlining in Buzz. Eat your heart out, Bruce Wayne.
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Tuesday's Buzz You Missed
While you were idling away at the Post Office, the Buzz was busy chasing down young starlets denying they were in the family way, a hostile takeover taking in some hostile reception )and that was from the bystanders(, and a raid allegedly uncovering some interesting religious, um, artefacts. Knocked Up Not Trendy? In the old glam days of Hollywood, celebrities hid their pregnancies and their offspring, until they came out on their own with a tell-all book or a one-man show.
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Herschel Walker Speaks Out
Over the course of a glittering athletic career, running back Herschel Walker shattered records, racked up yards, and generally left everyone behind him in the Astroturf. Now, he's broken another kind of precedent. In a new book and in interviews, he's revealed that he suffers from the mental illness dissociative identity disorder or "DID." Since renamed, the disease was once called multiple personality disorder . Yesterday, on "Good Morning America" and "Nightline,
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The Idlers of April
Oh, ye of little preparation. Your resolve is keen, your spirit willing, but your financial organization skills land you in the annual tax-filing panic. But why be negative on the ides of April? You, not your snide "I-already-got-my-refund-AND-Bush-personally-signed-my-economic-stimulus-tax-rebate" colleagues, will be bonding with other hanger-ons at the Post Office today. You can all chortle about the past 7 days,
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Love Your Mother Earth
Earth Day is still a week away, but it's already buzzing like a beehive. Searches on the eco love-fest rose 15% last week and jumped an additional 30% on Monday. Naturally those figures will continue to climb as the big day )April 22( draws nearer. Additionally, related queries on " earth day history " and " earth day activities " are on the rise among kids who, we assume, are knee-deep in school projects. Beside the kids, who's doing the searching? In the battle of the sexes,
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Monday's Buzz You Missed
Welcome to the Monday Buzz report. In today's round-up of the hottest stories in Buzz, two political contenders go another round, a beloved author prepares to take on one of her fans, and one of golf's greatest players loses the game but scores big in press coverage. Let the bouts begin... Obama v. Clinton Over the weekend, Hillary Clinton jabbed at Barack Obama about his comment regarding "bitter" Americans. That story topped the Buzz charts on Saturday and Sunday . Now,
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The Weekend in Review
Happy Monday to our fellow working chumps. Before you start counting the minutes until you can leave the office, take a moment to catch up on the buzz you might have missed this weekend. A new Miss USA is crowned. Crystle Stewart , a 26-year-old Texan, beat out 50 other contestants to become the new Miss USA . Though some may claim beauty pageants are old fashioned, buzz on the event indicates they're as hot as ever. This article from Yahoo!
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Friday's Buzz You Missed
It's Friday, and if you're anything like us, you spent your day slacking off at work. Read on for a recap of the buzz you may have missed while you were pretending to look busy. "How I Met Your Mother" is a surprisingly successful sitcom that experienced a surge in popularity after Britney Spears made a guest appearance. You'd think the cast would be thanking the Cajun Chanteuse for her time, but not everyone is grateful. According to a Yahoo! News article ,
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Buzz Multiplex: Smart and Dumber
There's quite an intellectual cast of characters in the limited release multiplex this weekend. "Smart People" stars Dennis Quaid as a grumpy professor, " Chaos Theory " features an efficiency expert, " Dark Matter " is about a Chinese astrophysics student, and " The Visitor " revolves around a professor and a drum-playing undocumented immigrant. Otherwise, it's payback time with the mainstream premieres, pitting a vengeful prom stalker against a renegade Keanu Reeves.
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How to Ask a Girl to Prom
Usually, when we write about prom , it's all about the most fashionable searches for dresses and updos and sparkly shoes . Unsurprisingly, teenage females account for the vast majority of these pastel-tinged queries. However, that doesn't mean the other sex isn't hitting the Web for a little pre-prom research of his own. Besides forays into " prom tuxedos " and " prom suits ,
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Idol Talk: Giving and Receiving
Charity interrupted the regularly scheduled, mildly ruthless Fox competition on Wednesday night. " Idol Gives Back" earned the lion's share of the audience, but without the tantalizing cruelty of cutting a contestant, the series had its lowest viewership in two years . Perhaps fans decided to skip the telethon and just donate directly. So far the tally is more than $20 million. Pledges are still being counted, but the $100 million goal is still a ways away.
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Swimsuits, Cyrus, and Boycotts, Oh My!
Stories rise, stories fall, and the mighty Buzz follows 'em all. Today we saw three articles break away to become the biggest buzzers of the past 24 hours. It's true what they say"a lot can happen in a day... Competitive swimming doesn't normally garner a lot of online interest, but this story from the Daily Herald ain't your typical doggie paddle piece. The paper examined a new super-sleek swimsuit that may be responsible for the smashing of three world records.
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Bring On the Next-Gen Already!
Much like Larry, Curly, and Moe, fans of the PlayStation 3 , Nintendo Wii , and Xbox 360 are locked in a seemingly eternal smackdown. Debates over which console "rules" and which console "sucks" are frightfully common among gamers. But wait"not all gamers are bickering about the current consoles. Some have moved on to the next-gen. The PlayStation 4 , Wii 2 , and Xbox 720 are years away from reaching store shelves, but they're already drawing significant searches.
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