END OF THE WEEK:
Another week, another string of events ranging from the good and the bad to the interesting enough and the "this is really news?" Here to present the highlights from the past seven days at The mj15 Blog is, as always, another edition of "End of the Week." Enjoy:
Marriage of the Week: Reality TV Star Kim Kardashian and NBA Player Kris Humphries
This kid pretty much summed up my feelings about this entire affair. Unfortunately, with the nuptials making nationwide headlines this week and the Kardashians being apparently this generation's the Kennedys, it looks like I'm just part of the minority.
Video of the Week: "California Girls at 8am"
Who needs a cup of coffee when you got this guy lisping at the top of his lungs to wake you up in the morning on your way to work?
Freed Men of the Week: The West Memphis Three
after finally being released from prison in a parole hearing after 18 years behind bars thanks to a weird plea agreement in which they would "maintain their innocence and admit frankly that they are pleading guilty because they consider it in their best interest." Considering how DNA testing in 2007 revealed that the scene of the crime had none of the three men's DNA and that, in the 1993 movie "Paradise Lost," it was suspected that they might have been targeted as main suspects because of how they behaved (all black clothes, listeners to heavy metal, alleged involving in satanic cults, stating that they're Wiccans) and not because of evidence, this was a moment of justice being done in an American prison. I'm sure that Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, directors of "Paradise Lost 3," the second sequel to "Paradise Lost," are going to enjoy editing the ending to their new movie.
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Indiana State Fair Stage Collapses During Sugarland Concert, Kills 5
Considering this story and the other tragic stage collapse at Belgium's Pukkelpop Festival (whose benefits woudl be going to Norway to the victims of the horrible killings over there), apparently it looks like nature is giving the world a wake-up call over its poor building codes at festivals.
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Story of the Week: David Letterman Marked For Death By Jihad Terrorists
Great, just what this poor man needs: another damn apology to give! Hasn't that man created enough controversy in his time that people would stop creating a hoopla over his jokes?
Brawl of the Week: The University of Georgetown Basketball Team and the Bayi Rockets Chinese Team
Well, so much for the "Goodwill" part of their tour to try to strengthen the sports diplomacy of these two nations..
Person of the Week: Investigative Reporter Charles Robinson
for his Yahoo! Sports Report on the illicit player benefits to former University of Miami football players that was truly amazing. On Tuesday afternoon, Robinson's in-depth 11 month investigation into the University of Miami's football program was finally published on Yahoo! Sports, and it truly was a remarkable, groundbreaking piece of reporting. In 7,000 words, Robinson was able to detail eight years of scandalous details involving the program with the help of over 100 interviews (most notably one with former booster Nevin Shapiro) and roughly 30,000 pages of reseatch that including the payments of millions of dollars given in players benefits through forms of cash, entertainment, prostitutes (Shapiro even gave money to one prostitute for an abortion), jewelry, night clubs, etc. involving at least 72 former Hurricane football players ranging from Kellen Winslow Jr. to Devin Hester to Vince Wolfork. The incredible report resulted in a media sh*tstorm for the program, with some rather entertaining interviews by former Hurricane coaches and players in response to the story and a few people even bringing up the possibility that these list of allegations might lead the NCAA to impose the second ever "Death Penalty" and the first since SMU was given one in the late 1980s, though I personally consider that to be highly unlikely (hint: think of how much this would hurt the ACC money wise if it were to happen). In addition, it also heightened the integrity and quality of Yahoo! Sport's journalism, while also diminishing the level of reporting from its competitors, particularly ESPN.com. And to think, none of that would have ever happened had he and Dan Wetzel not began the investigation this time last year!
Great job, Robinson. You made the other members in your field very proud for this story, one that I'm sure has elevated your career.
-Runner-up: Katy Perry, for tying Michael Jackson in the record of most #1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 from one album. The five songs in question are "California Gurls," "Teenage Dream," "Firework," E.T." and "This Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," and all of them are from her third studio album, "Teenage Dream." Normally under these circumstances I would start going on a rant about how screwed up this culture is and how could my generation possibly give the singer so much popularity. However, Perry is easy on the eyes and her singles are mostly good than bad, so I'm gonna give her a break in this one. Now, if this were Ke$ha...
And that's the way it was! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, dear reader!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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