Beyonce sat down for an interview with Kathie Lee and Hoda which covered a lot of subjects. Beyonce talks about her new fragrance Beyonce Heat and how she helped create it. She also shares how she stays out of the tabloids, her favorite guilty television show, (Jersey Shore) and how she stays grounded.
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In his monologue last night Jay Leno explained how he came to do the Super Bowl commercial with Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman. Jay said he and Dave had lost touch over the years: "Letterman and I hadn't seen each other in over 18 years. We lost touch. He found me on Facebook. He made a friend request, I accepted, and we hooked up and watched the game."
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The Harry Potter universe is colliding with the Lego world in an upcoming video game called, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 . The Lego video game franchise has been very popular and has include Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Batman Lego games. You can find the official website for the video game here. In this tour of the video game you can see some giant Lego Harry Potter figures. You will be able to use magic and cast spells in the Lego game. It looks like a fun game. Take a look:
The video game arrives in stores in May. It can be pre-ordered here on Amazon.com.
Super Bowl 44 was the most watched tv program in U.S. history. The BBC reports that the viewership of 106.5 million people eclipsed that of the Mash final in 1983.
The figure tops the 1983 finale of medical drama M*A*S*H which drew 105.97 million viewers. The previous Super Bowl record was last year's game between Pittsburgh and Arizona, watched by 98.7 million.
There had been much interest in the game between The Colts - considered the favourites after winning the title just three years ago - and The Saints who were appearing in their first NFL title game.
The Saints' resurgence had been seen as a mirror of the ongoing recovery of New Orleans after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the underdogs' story propelled viewership.
The Super Bowl was extra compelling because of the New Orleans Saints. Many people were hoping the Saints would pull of the upset because it would be a good thing for the city of New Orleans, which is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
The Kitty Halftime Show at Animal Planet's annual Puppy Bowl is always entertaining. The idea was to create a kitty paradise full of toys for the kittens. Most of the kittens are enjoying themselves and having a great time playing with the toys. However, a couple kittens look a little overwhelmed or scared. A lot of people probably find this more entertaining than the Super Bowl. Take a look at all the cute kittens:
You can see videos of Ktty Halftime shows from previous years here.
Dave Letterman is not happy with how his Super Bowl turned out. He is watching the game in this funny Super Bowl ad with Oprah Winfrey and Jay Leno. Missing from the clever commercial is Conan O'Brien as many have been noting on Twitter. Take a look:
Usreports that Tyra Banks is seeking plus-sized teens for an upcoming modeling competition.
"I've always felt it was my mission to expand the narrow perceptions of beauty," she told Us. "Through America's Next Top Model, True Beauty and The Tyra Show, I challenge industry and universal standards by featuring and celebrating non-traditional beauty, and stressing that true beauty is both inside and out."
Banks said she was unhappy that the term "plus-sized" has such a "negative connotation" in today's society.
The requirements for Tyra's Fiercely Real Teen Model Search are that models have to be a size 12-20 and stand between 5 foot 9 and 6 foot 1 inches tall. You can read more about the requirements here.
Brian Williams (aka Brilliams) helped Jimmy Fallon and The Roots slow jam the news on Friday. The slow jam made hearing the news about the enormous 3.8 trillion budget a little less painful. The slow jam also covered the Bush administration's profligacy, the deficit, wars and NASA. Take a look:
CNN reports that hundreds of people participated in a huge snowball fight in Washington D.C. It looks like a lot of fun. They have plenty of snow to work with. 20 to 30 inches of snow fell in the region during what is being called Snowmageddon. Take a look:
The Jersey Shore gang is visiting The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday (February 8), and if they can’t come up with the right answers, they’re going down!
Pauly D, Snooki and The Situation will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday, February 8th. They've all agreed to play Know or Go, the game show segment where a wrong answer gets you dropped through a trap door. We notice that they had Snooki wear flip flops -- presumably wearing stilettos is considered too dangerous if you might be dropped through a trap door at any moment. It's pretty funny. Take a look:
Last year many people, including President Obama, wore 3D glasses to see some of the 3D commercials that were being aired. Intel made 125 million pairs of 3D specs available for Super Bowl TV spectators in 2009. This year, despite all the interest in 3D movies, the Super Bowl ads appear to be 3D free. Real 3D television is still on the way with some manufacturers already gearing up mass production. Some experts believe 3D tv will be dead on arrival. Extra expenses - like the super expensive $200 3D glasses - will curb demand but there is so much interest in 3D technology that manufacturers will probably eventually find a way to reduce costs.
There were many standout performances at the Grammys this year. But we think the prize for most amazing performance goes to Pink. She performed Glitter in the Air, singing live. But that's not all. She also sang 100 feet in the air, soaking wet, while suspended by bands. No one has any excuse for lip synching after seeing this unbelievable performance.
Pink said she performs this song every night on tour. But the Grammys venue has lights on the ceiling and she got disoriented and nearly fell that night. Thank goodness she didn't. You can see a high resolution video of Pink's stunning -- and death-defying -- Grammy performance
here.
Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder - three cast members from the hit show, Vampire Diaries - grace the February cover of Nylon magazine.
Nina Dobrev says, "When the show first started... you automatically thought Twilight. But once you continue, there's a whole other side of it that goes a lot deeper... It's about letting everyone know that we're different but we all respect each other."
You can read the article and see more photographs from the photo shoot here. Here are two behind-the-scenes videos from the photo shoot.
James Van Der Beek talks about playing the new doctor on the new drama, Mercy. James' character is the new head of ICU. He's enjoying playing a character who doesn't care what people think about him -- he has no shame. After years of playing the nice guy on Dawson's Creek, James is having a ball with his new roll. Mercy airs tonight on NBC. Take a look:
You can catch up on episodes you missed for free here.
Comcast is in the process of rebranding its cable, voice and internet services as Xfinity. The move was announced here in a blog post.
Today on Comcast's earnings call Brian Roberts and Steve Burke talked about XFINITY, the new brand for our technology platform and products. Simply put, XFINITY is about offering our customers more - more HD, more speed, more choice and more control over their services. XFINITY is the culmination of years of work to transition Comcast’s network and products to a platform that will now offer 100+ HD channels, 50 to 70 foreign-language channels, approaching 20,000+ VOD choices, incredibly fast Internet speeds (50 Mbps growing to 100+ Mbps) and thousands of TV shows and movies online for our customers to watch whenever and wherever they want.
XFINITY represents the future of our company and it's a promise to customers that we'll keep innovating. When we launch XFINITY in a market, we’ll rebrand our products: XFINITY TV, XFINITY Voice and XFINITY Internet (our company, of course, remains Comcast). This transition is already well underway across the country. Next week, XFINITY will roll out in 11 markets including: Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Hartford, Augusta, Chattanooga, parts of the Bay Area and San Francisco, with more markets to come later this year.
Internetnews.com says the new name is meant to reflect Comcast's enormous growth in its services and product offerings. Some blogs - see here and here - are poking fun at the new name. Some are also asking if this means NBC could become the Xfinity Network.
Comcast is in the process of rebranding its cable, voice and internet services as Xfinity. The move was announced 
