Articles & Interviews

barrack obama going h.a.m.
Yes We Can Do It Again

The short answer is: Pretty decent. (The even shorter answer, according to the speculators over at Intrade, is: 59.4%.) For starters, Mr. Obama is polling well against two of his most likely opponents: A poll last month found Mr. Obama would beat Mitt Romney by nine points and Tim Pawlenty by 19 points in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup if the election were today.

steve jobs
The Man Who Changed Our Culture Forever

“I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple’s $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong,” Jobs said. “I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this.” He told Google’s Eric Schmidt, “I don’t want your money. If you offer me $5 billion, I won’t want it. I’ve got plenty of money.

Jay-z and Beyoncé
Congrats to the Power Couple

What else would we expect for the baby of hip hop's most royal couple? Befit for a king, the nursery for Beyoncé and Jay-Z's unborn child is reportedly being built out to a massive 2,200-square-foot size -- the size, roughly, of four average New York apartments. The couple's Tribeca apartment in New York has also been getting baby-fied in other ways.

The question and the answer
Allen Iverson Considering an NBA Return?

It doesn’t matter if it’s the Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Minnesota Timberwolves – or any of the NBA’s other basement dwellers. Allen Iverson will take your call. If you’re an NBA team and you have a spot open on your roster, Iverson is willing to talk.

“I’ll play for anybody,” Iverson told Yahoo! Sports.

Robert Carter on GUCCI
In The Eyes Of Gucci

A hot shot in his own right, Rob Carter is in a career that most could only dream of.  He is not a rapper, actor, or athlete. He is a corporate man working for a powerhouse fashion brand which is a staple in our global culture. Rob Carter is an 8 year veteran at Gucci, acting as the Operations Assistant where he oversees merchandising and client services efforts.

Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg on Fitness

He just doesn't just bang it long on the golf course. The former rapper (and underwear model) also has his "A" game going in Hollywood, at home, and in the gym. And he's swinging for more.

Kim Kardashian Divorce
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries divorce

72 days after their wedding, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries call it quits as skeptics point to signs that maybe it was all just a media ploy. Less than 3 months after their lavish wedding in Montecito, CA, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are calling it quits. The brevity of their actual marriage has some people raising the red flag on the relationship. Was it all just a media ploy?

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
Will We Ever See Mayweather vs. Pacquiao?

Bob Arum, who promotes Manny Pacquiao, told ESPN.com Thursday that he is not taking seriously Floyd Mayweather's apparent plan to try to make a fight with Pacquiao next spring. On Wednesday night, Leonard Ellerbe, one of Mayweather's advisers, told ESPN.com that Mayweather had decided to return to the ring May 5 and that they had put the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on hold.

Heavy D
Heavy D dies at 44

Heavy D, the former leader of the hip-hop group Heavy D & the Boyz, has died at the age of 44. According to TMZ, a 911 call was placed from Heavy's Beverly Hills home around 11:25 a.m. Tuesday to report an unconscious male on the walkway. The rapper was rushed to a hospital and was pronounced dead at 1 p.m. PT.