Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, March 29, 2009

Thursday, April 9, 2009 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: AIG, Amy Winehouse, autism, Barack Obama, bonuses, breast cancer, Calista Flockhart, China, Chris Brown, circumcision, colonoscopies, drugs, economic crisis, esophageal cancer, Facebook, floods, gerbils, harrison ford, India, ipod, Italy, Jake DeSantis, Jennifer Aniston, John Mayer, Kobe Bryant, Mexico, Miami, minor league baseball, Nano, New England Journal of Medicine, New York Times, Nicholas Hughes, North Dakota, pizza, post office, Rhianna, Richard Gere, Robin Williams, Shamwow, soy, Spider-Man, Spiderman, Sylvia Plath, synaptic pruning, Tata Motors, Tata Nano, Twitter, United States Postal Service, Vince Shlomi, West Michigan Whitecaps

On Thursday, President Obama held an online press conference in which he took questions from internet users. Obama spend the entire press conference reassuring Americans that the country will survive the new design of Facebook.
Volunteers in North Dakota scrambled this week to pile sandbags to protect the area from floodwaters. North Dakota [...]

Watch Big News Episode 282: “So Two Guys Drive Into a Bar…”

Sunday, November 30, 2008 in Big News Episodes
Tags: Phillip Wilburn, Georgia, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, "George Bush", John McCain, China, John Edwards, Olympics, Artemis Pebdani, Gregg Lopez, Christopher Biewer, World War II, Michelle Obama, ABBA, Hawaii, Cindy McCain, Susan Deming, Jason Kelley, Michael Hughes, Jimmy Guidish, Tammie Smalls, Ron West, Matt Manser, Jim Nieb, Erich Eilenberger, Rick Paulas, Tom Repetto, fist bump, George Caleodis, The Office, Brent Forrester, Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, fist pump, Shawn Johnson, David Plouffe, Governor Schwarzenegger, Bob Costas, Andy Nordvall, fist jab, Mamma Mia!, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgian War, PUMAs, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Arnold Schwazenegger, John Chiang, French Chef, Julia Child, Morgan Hamm, Alicia Sacramone, Bela Karoli, Olympics opening ceremony, lipsynching, Jed Alexander, Laura Harper, Nate Liebermann, Chris Stathis, Michael Bluestein, Pat McAleenan

Our first show back after iO West reopened! And with special guest Brent Forrester from “The Office”, it couldn’t have been a better return!

In this episode:
- The Obamas’ Hawaiian vacation gets some unwelcome crashers!
- John McCain debuts a sequel to “Mamma Mia!”
- George Bush tries to figure out the Georgian War!
- Crazed Hillary Clinton [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, November 16, 2008

Monday, November 17, 2008 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: a cappella groups, Adam Sandler, armless thief, Barack Obama, Barbara Walters, Britney Spears, China, Drew Faust, Endeavor, feet, Frasier River, Germany, Harvard, heart transplants, Henry Paulson, Hillary Clinton, indoor tanning, International Space Station, Jayden Federline, Joe Biden, Keith Olbermann, monk riot, Monopoly, Mormons, MSNBC, MTV, New Jersey, New Jersey councilman peeing, Paula Abdul, Philadelphia Eagles, Proposition 8, recycling, Ridley Scott, Sarah Palin, Secretary of State, severed foot, sex, sex on trains, space shuttle, tanning, Tina Fey, Tom Cruise, Total Request Live, TRL, Twin Falls Idaho, Wen Jiabao, will smith

President-Elect Barack Obama met with Hillary Clinton on Thursday to discuss the possibility of Clinton serving as his Secretary of State. If selected, Clinton’s primary responsibility would be answering the phone at 3AM.
Sarah Palin told CNN this week that she would be honored to help President-elect Barack Obama in his new administration. Palin [...]

Monday, September 29, 2008 in Editorial, Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: "George Bush", ABC, Alaska, bailout, Ben & Jerry's, Ben Bernanke, bicycling, Britney Spears, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, chimpanzees, China, China fire, Chinese fire drill, Chinese women's gymnastics team, congress, David Blaine, David Letterman, Detroit Lions, Don Young, Federal Reserve, gymnastics, Harvard, ice cream, John McCain, John McCain suspends campaign, Keanu Reeves, Keith Urban, Lance Armstrong, Matt Millen, Millenium Development Goals, Nicole Kidman, Paul Newman, PETA, Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, recession, Sarah Palin, Shakira, shopaholic, Ted Stevens, Tom Cruise, Ugly Betty, Wen Jiabao

Congress reached agreement over the weekend on a plan to help solve the U.S. financial crisis. So The most popular option consists of everyone packing up their things and moving to Canada.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers on Tuesday that they will see a recession if they don’t approve President Bush’s bailout [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, September 21, 2008

Monday, September 22, 2008 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: AIG, AIG bailout, American Idol, Another Brick in the Wall, bailout, Barack Obama, Benedict XVI, Bush doctrine, Canada, China, colonoscopies, Derek Jeter, economic collapse, gay marriage, Great Depression, hackers, hacking, Hilary Swank, John McCain, Lou Gehrig, MillerCoors, Mormons, MTV, New York Yankees, Nigerian Prince, Pink Floyd, poisoned milk, Pope, Proposition 8, Redmond O'Neal, Rick Wright, Ryan O'Neal, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin e-mail, Sarah Palin hairdo, Sarah Palin hairstyle, tainted milk, Tatum O'Neal, Taylor Hicks, Tivo, Total Request Live, TRL, updo, Wall Street, Wall Street bailout, Yankee Stadium, Yankees

The Bush administration will ask Congress to let the government buy seven hundred billion in mortgages in the largest financial bailout since the Great Depression. Sarah Palin commented that she doesn’t understand the bailout plan because she can’t see Wall Street from her house.
AIG, the insurance company bailed out this week by the federal [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, September 14, 2008

Monday, September 15, 2008 in Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: "George Bush", Apple, baseball, Bird's Nest Stadium, Chevy Chase, China, Condoleezza Rice, Different Strokes, Dr. Rosenpenis, Dudley, Fletch, Gary Coleman, Gregory McDonald, Grey's Anatomy, gymnastics, herpes, Hollywood, Hollywood Walk of Fame, ipod, Jersey Shore, Joe Biden, John McCain, Kanye West, Lance Armstrong, Matt Damon, Michigan State, Moonlight Bunny Ranch, Olympics, Osama bin Laden, Project Greenlight, Rachael Ray, Sarah Palin, September 11, State Department, The View, Tour de France, Village People, virginity auction

President Bush observed a moment of silence on Thursday in honor of the victims of the September 11th attacks. He observed another moment of silence when reporters asked him why he hadn’t caught Osama bin Laden.
Sarah Palin’s nomination as the Republican vice presidential candidate has sparked a marketing frenzy, from baby bibs to [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, June 15, 2008 – Entertainment and Lifestyle News!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 in Big News Writers, Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: AC/DC, Amy Winehouse, Angelina Jolie, Apple, baby with two penises, Canada, China, Cool Hand Luke, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Doritos, entertainment weekly, Father's Day, Frank Sinatra, genital herpes, guns, Heath Ledger, Heath Ledger scholarship, iPhone, marijuana, Mary-Kate Olsen, Mendocino County, New York, Paul Newman, Pink Floyd, porn, pornography, Prince Albert, Sam's Club, Strother Martin, supercomputer, tattoos, Vietnam, Visine, Wal-Mart

A friend of Paul Newman has confirmed that the actor has cancer. Commented Newman’s co-star from “Cool Hand Luke”: “What we got here is….a failure to not get cancer!”
Angelina Jolie told Entertainment Weekly that pregnancy is, quote, “great for the sex life.” Even better for the sex life: being Angelina Jolie.
The forthcoming CD by AC/DC [...]

Watch Big News Episode 277: George Lucas’ Kingdom of Cracked Skulls

Sunday, June 8, 2008 in Big News Episodes, Big News Writers, Highlights, Humor, News, Video
Tags: Phillip Wilburn, American Idol, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Ted Kennedy, "George Bush", John McCain, China, Florida, oil, Artemis Pebdani, Christopher Biewer, earthquake, David Cook, Michael Hughes, pornography, Jimmy Guidish, Sean Cowhig, Neil Garguilo, Hugh Moore, Houston Storms, weather, Beverly Hillbillies, Jed Clampett, Elly May Clampett, Jethro Bodine, Granny, Indiana Jones, Marion Ravenwood, Princess Leia, Belzig, Short Round, Christmas Carol, The Price is Right, Renaldo Lapuz, Grey Gardens, Little Edie Beale, Jessica Alba, porn tax, Tony Danza, Kipleigh Brown, Matt Moore, Jim Nieb, Melissa Okey, George Lucas

Thanks to the folks at Studio Fred, you can enjoy recent episodes of “Big News” from the comfort of your own computer! So if you weren’t one of the seventy-one people packing iO West to catch our homage to Indiana Jones, plus a great set by our special guest Hugh Moore, you can enjoy [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, June 1, 2008

Monday, June 2, 2008 in Big News Writers, Editorial, Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes
Tags: Al Franken, Back to the Future, Barack Obama, Cape Cod, China, Hillary Clinton, King Kong, Michael J. Fox, Minnesota, Playboy, Ricky Martin, Sharon Stone, South Dakota, Stuart Smalley, Ted Kennedy, Tibet, Universal Fire, Universal Studios

A massive fire struck Universal Studios this morning, destroying a video vault, the King Kong attraction, and the courthouse square set from “Back to the Future.” Rumor has it the fire started when Michael J. Fox tried to light a cigarette.
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are campaigning for Tuesday’s Democratic primary in South Dakota. [...]

Big News Report for the Week Ending Sunday, June 1, 2008 – Bonus Jokes!!

Sunday, June 1, 2008 in Big News Writers, Editorial, Highlights, Humor, News, News & Commentary, News In Brief, Quick Takes, The Biz
Tags: "George Bush", 1.21 gigawatts, 50 Cent, Amy Winehouse, Ashlee Simpson, Axel Foley, Back to the Future, Beverly Hills Cop, Bill Murray, Bjork, Blanka, Brazil, Britney Spears, Carol Burnett Show, China, Clay Aiken, cluster bombs, courthouse square, Dalai Lama, De Lorean, Dennis Kucinich, Doc Brown, Eddie Murphy, Fall Out Boy, Family Circus, flux capacitor, Harvey Korman, Hillary Clinton, Iceland, Iraq, Japan, Jodie Foster, Justin Timberlake, Kevin Bacon, Kirsten Dunst, Larry Craig, Las Lomas, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Mars, mercury, mosquitos, NASA, Nelson Mandela, obesity, Paul McCartney, Pete Wentz, Phoenix Lander, Ricky Martin, scorpions, Scott McClellan, Sharon Stone, Speed Racer, Spiderman, Starbucks, Street Fighter 2, Thelma Keane, Tibet, Tim Conway, Timbaland, Universal, Universal Fire, Universal Studios, Viagra, Wal-Mart, West Virginia, William Hung, Yale

Great Scott! Los Angeles woke up this morning to discover that Universal Studios was on fire! Among the sets and buildings lost – the iconic courthouse square from “Back to the Future.” But what’s the big deal – all you need is a De Lorean, a flux capacitor, and 1.21 gigawatts of [...]