Apple’s Happy Friday
More or less the only sale Apple has for the entire year, their “Happy Friday” one-day-only sale on Black Friday.
Passion
Rated R for $4
Rihanna’s latest CD, Rated R, releases on Super Monday. Because of Thanksgiving, the traditional Tuesday music release date gets moved up to Monday with a bunch of good stuff coming out, hence Super Monday.
Amazon is featuring Rated R as their daily special for $4.
Meet and Mimic Carrie Ann Inaba
If you want to meet and dress like Dancing with the Stars judge, Carrie Ann Inaba, here’s your chance. To support the Dizzy Feet Foundation, Carrie Ann is auctioning off her Randolph Duke dress which she’ll be wearing in this week’s DWTS Finals. Along with this silk charmeuse and chiffon pearl trimmed fishtail gown, the winner will meet Carrie Ann in Los Angeles for the premiere of Season 10 of Dancing with the Stars.
The current bid is $550 and the auction ends on December 11, 2009. Good luck!
Team Jacob is Hot
With Twilight’s New Moon out and Taylor Lautner aka Jacob Black sizzling the big screen, Team Jacob is hot! No wonder all these new comments on the old post GoTeamJacob.com.
Oh, check out the newest cover boy of Teen’s Men’s Health magazine.
Club 939 Food Drive
Club 939 and the Institute for Human Services (IHS) are partnering up this Thanksgiving for a food drive to feed those in need. From November 23-25, bring two non-perishable food items to the club and get in for free.
Ultimate Black Friday Deals for Geeks
Gizmodo has thoughtfully assembled this mega list of Black Friday specials for the geeks.
Holiday Gift Guide: Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream
The upcoming CD from British sensation Susan Boyle will be a globally welcomed gift according to pre-order sales figures from Amazon.com. Susan’s debut CD releases on November 24, 2009 and is setting new records for Amazon.
Wouldn’t Mom love a Susan Boyle CD to sing along with I Dreamed a Dream?
Bella Is Boring?
According to movie reviews of New Moon, Bella is a real drag in the movie, bringing the whole show down.
I’m waiting for reviews from our Pulp readers to hear what they thought.
TEDxHonolulu Videos on YouTube
Some of the presentations from TEDxHonolulu are coming online via the TEDxTalk channel on YouTube. You can now watch Henk Rogers.
Henk Rogers (not sure what’s up with the video).
Is Dancing with the Stars Done?
Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars is over in my opinion. For me, my favorites have been eliminated leaving a DWTS Finals of Mya, Donny Osmond, and Kelly Osbourne. I wondered if the fans would pick Osmond or Osbourne. They picked both in the Week 9 semifinals, leaving Joanna Krupa as a surprising elimination.
Very discouraging. If Mya doesn’t win it all then even more discouraging for the DWTS series. Seriously, Donny and Kelly better than Joanna or Mya? I don’t think so, but what’s clear is that popularity is cresting. Forget actual ability. What would you think if Donny or Kelly won the mirrorball trophy? The show’s credibility would be shot, perhaps even jeopardizing the show’s future. Yes, Dancing with the Stars wants fan votes but so much so to disregard the quality of dancing?
Sadly, watch Joanna and Derek dance their final dance.
Some notes. Since Derek hinted at his Finals Freestyle routine, he and Joanna should do it, record it, and share on YouTube. There will be a new DWTS pro champion joining the ranks of Derek Hough, Julianne Hough, Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, and Alec Mazo. Even though Season 9 is over for me, looking ahead to season 10, how about picking a blogger to compete? Sure, not a mainstream musician, actor, or athlete, but it would be interesting to see the fan force from social media. Could a top blogger garner enough online votes to keep up in the popularity contest?