So Starbucks’ main website announces that tomorrow at noon, EST they are doing “Something Big” at Starbucks across the nation.

I’m intrigued… I will report back fully after I go to Starbucks at noon Tuesday!!

Time Magazine has compiled a list of 200 finalists for the annual “Time 100 Most Influential People” issue, and they’re letting people vote for their favorites.  It’s pretty amazing to see the current ranking, if nothing else it shows how the entertainment industry dominates.

It’s hard to copy the whole list, so click here to see the Time website.

Some of my favorite rankings:

• Rain as #1 -  I guess all of Korea is voting?
• Perez Hilton as #4 - it’s funny when he’s more influential than the people he writes about.
• Or how about the Coen Brothers (#48), or Lance Armstrong (#52) ranking higher than President Sarkozy of France (#62)?!?
• I’m just thankful David Beckham (#26) beat out Simon Cowell (#93) and the US Secretary of State (#102), oh, and the President (#192) is losing out to Amy Winehouse (#148) <sigh>…

Feel free to share some other thoughts about the list.

Poor Mr. Knut.

One of his keepers has revealed to a German tabloid that the bear has become a “publicity addicted psycho.” That seems like rather judgmental language, don’t you think? I mean, it’s not his fault. What is so sad is that his size now makes it dangerous for him to interact with humans, so it seems he has been placed in isolation and is not permitted contact with the handler who raised him. I think the fact that the zookeeper would call Knut a “psycho” at all speaks volumes about this situation. He was raised as a human and now, apparently, he suffers from human mental illnesses. Here we have evidence of our youth and beauty obsession destroying an animal’s mental health. If only he hadn’t been so cute! He was cursed by his irresistible good looks which, sadly, have faded with the onset of adolescence. Can you believe that it has even become dangerous for a bear to be famous? I just hope the Berlin Zoo uses some of those millions that they made off of him to send him to a place where he might have hope of forming bonds with his own kind.

He wants love and a normal life, just like Britney.

These are HILARIOUS!  Warning - some strong language in these videos.  Basically a bunch of guys got together and get one of their friends hammered, and then he tells an episode in American history and they act it out, History Channel style.

First one guest stars Michael Cera from “Arrested Development” and “Juno” (this one is my favorite):

Second two videos guest star Jack Black:

A bunch of people freeze time for 5 minutes in Grand Central Station, NYC:

For those who say science isn’t put to good use:

Cheeseburger in a Can (from Gizmodo.com)

wow. WOW. This has to qualify as entertainment…

Many of you have probably seen this already since it is everywhere, but in case you haven’t, you should watch. It is ridiculously cute.

Jenna’s book excerpt is in the Style Section this weekend. Yikes! Check it out:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/fashion/23bush.html?ref=style

My favorite word clusters:

“regurgitated Lucky Charms”

“One luminous day in November…”

“impulsive hair-slaughtering”