1324868665 77 Michael Jackson fans leave tribute at auction site – Yahoo Finance   San Francisco Luxury Living

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Karen Jackson and Kiki Stafford were moved to tears as they walked among the items that surrounded Michael Jackson in his final days: the Victorian baby grand piano, the wooden armoire where Jackson had written a note to himself on the mirror, the kitchen chalkboard where his children inscribed the message, “I love daddy.”

1324865055 62 The Almanac, Celebrity Birthdays, Today in History, December 10   UPI.com

Today is Saturday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2011 with 21 to follow.

The moon is full. the morning stars are Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Venus. Evening stars are Mercury, Saturn and Mars.

1324861466 63 Florence And The Machine Call Illuminati Rumor Ridiculous

By now, you have probably seen Florence and the Machine‘s video for “No Light, No Light,” and perhaps even read a few online comments about the clip, which seem to focus on its rather heavy use of religious iconography and how that is irrefutable proof that frontwoman Florence Welch is either a practitioner of the dark arts or a full-fledged member of (dun dun dunnn!) the Illuminati.

1324857854 43 Santos trade signals beginning of new, fairly grisly rebuilding period probably best you’re not around for this anyway, buddy // Chris Sweda, Chicago Tribune

Deep Blue Sea is a pretty awful movie.  Murderous CGI sharks given super-brains for stupid reason does not make very good Oscar-bait.

1324854257 17 Wait a Minute Mr. Postman: 10 Songs About the Mail​By now it’s news to no one that the United States Postal Service is in trouble. as detailed by Nick Greene earlier this month at Village Voice’s Running Scared, this means print media is in for a punch (you know, while it’s down and everything), your bills are going to show up later than they should, and most egregiously, the whole damn thing is essentially going to raise Netflix prices.

1324850657 44 Amy Winehouse and Kurt Cobain may have died aged 27 but its not a doom laden age for musicians: research

Despite a strong of famous musicians who have died at 27 – such as Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse and Kurt Cobain – musicians are no more likely to pass away at that age than any other year, researchers found.

1324847051 53 WTF: Clint Eastwood and His Family Could Be the New Kardashians

It’s tough to think of two celebrities with less in common than Clint Eastwood and Kim Kardashian but, amazingly enough, that’s about to change. the 81-year-old actor/director/producer and his family — wife Dina, their 15-year-old daughter Morgan, and Eastwood’s 18-year-old daughter with Frances Fisher, Francesca — are reportedly in the midst of shooting for a new reality series that could air on E! in early 2012.

1324843457 95 ROLL CALL: Jennifer Lopez Introduces Beau Casper Smart To Fellow ‘American Idol’ Judges

First Published: December 21, 2011 11:28 AM EST Credit: Getty Premium

Caption Jennifer Lopez and dancer Casper Smart perform onstage at the 2011 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on November 20, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans

1324839864 88 Oklahoma Woman Busted for Cooking Meth in Wal MartThe Midwest is an interesting place. The mask of politeness hides the cancerous tumor that is eating at society there. Meth. It’s what’s for dinner. And apparently being cooked up at a local Tulsa, OK, Wal-Mart.

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