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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.
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
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.
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
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,
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
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,
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
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,
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
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,
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
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!
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
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 ,
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
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.
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
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 ,
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
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.
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
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.
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
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.
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
A Few Less Bottles of Beer on the Wall
Boston Beer Company , brewer of Samuel Adams Beer , issued a recall of some of its 12-ounce bottles on Monday. Apparently, a " routine... inspection " found "possible defects in a small percentage of bottles" from a specific glass plant. The product retraction was voluntary; the potential harm small. The company acted quickly and responsibly. But you'd think from Search that the heavens had collapsed.
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
Idol Talk: Judgment Day
The first time, Randy Jackson might've been a little grouchy from his diet. The second time could've been overwork - you know, his MTV show " America's Best Dance Crew, " prying another hit out of fellow judge Paula Abdul, stoking his new album , all that. But during Inspiration Week? Jackson was not feeling or exuding the love. He dared to be critical. He verged on grumpy. He sounded kind of like... Simon Cowell . Dawg, what happened? Now,
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
Largest Child Abuse Case in U.S. History?
Things aren't looking good for the followers of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints . Their polygamous prophet, Warren Jeffs , is serving time for rape-related charges involving a 14-year-old girl. Over the weekend, Texas authorities raided their sprawling, west Texas compound. When the officers pulled out, they took 401 children and 133 women with them. News of the raid created a stir in Search,
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
It's Hard Out There for a Torch
Attention China. You officially have a P.R. problem. Recent protests surrounding the 2008 Olympic torch relay have captured the world's attention big time, turning a normally rah-rah event into a publicity nightmare. Queries on " olympic torch " surged a raucous 281% on Monday, but that was just the beginning. Once news of the Paris protests hit the Web, searches on the twice extinguished flame jumped an additional 172%. One might think that after the chaos in Paris,
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
Here Comes the Bridal Registry
Like all other aspects of the wedding industrial complex, the bridal registry has become an increasingly intense affair. Where are you registered? And with how many stores? Have you selected a range of prices for your guests to choose from? What about projecting the exact needs of your household for decades to come? It's enough to make the blushing bride morph into a fire-breathing bridezilla.
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
Searchers Heart Jena Malone
Teen horror flick " The Ruins " opened this weekend, and generally played true to its name. It placed a disastrous fifth at the box office and earned a lousy C+ rating from Yahoo! users. By Sunday, lookups for the movie had plunged 25%. However, the romp among ancient Mexican remains did prove a boon to one of its cast members. Of the four beautiful young things to shriek and vamp in the film, actress Jena Malone emerged with a leading lady's amount of buzz. Just yesterday,
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
Buzz Weekend in Review
Pay up. March Madness becomes April debts for thousands of office workers who placed their faith in UNC and UCLA. Then again, the spread might not be that high: In the days leading to the Final Four playoffs, the Memphis Tigers became the most searched NCAA team. In other weekend Buzz news, a quiet celebrity wedding stirred up a sentimental storm, while a legend passed, but not quietly, as readers paid homage to the man who played Moses.
author: Yahoo! Buzz
publisher: Yahoo! Buzz
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