You'll need a search engine to find the Google logo on the web portal's homepage Thursday morning.
Instead, Web surfers woke up to find the search engine's name officially changed to "Topeka" - at least for one day.
The change is purportedly a return gesture to Topeka, Kanasas, whose mayor unofficially renamed the city "Google, Kansas," for the month of March in an effort to land a spot on Google's "Fiber for Communities" program.… Continue
Madonna and funnygirl Ellen DeGeneres are cousins.
Say what?
According to Ancestry.com, the two are related through a common 10th great-grandfather.
"It's not every day you discover two celebrity icons are related, but it's their similarities that make the connection so extraordinary," says a genealogist for the site. "Madonna and Ellen were born the same year, have both written books and been on tour, and are known for… Continue
Anna Paquin has been keeping a secret that may be quite a surprise for some people.
The actress, who is engaged to her "True Blood" co-star Stephen Moyer, revealed that she is bisexual in a public service announcement for the True Colors Fund.
In the video, the actress appears on-camera and identifies herself as being bisexual, saying, "I'm Anna Paquin. I'm bisexual, and I give a damn."
Nearly half of Americans polled want the kid-friendly, French-fry chomping icon to call it quits, arguing he contributes to the country's growing obesity epidemic by luring youngsters to fast food joints.
"This clown is no friend to our children or their health," said Deborah Lapidus of Corporate Accountability International, a group that sponsored the poll and protests outside… Continue
We all know it's cool for rappers to get arrested these days. It does nothing but help their career, look at Gucci Mane for example. It's right up there with getting shot.
However, going to jail on Child Molestation charges just might end your career faster than being a alfa-snitch. This might be the case for J. Futuristic, formerly known as J-Money and known to the DeKalb… Continue
TMZ has learned Rachel Uchitel -- the pilgrim of alleged mistresses -- settled up with Tiger Woods for waaaaaaay more than you think ... as in $10 MILLION!!
There were numerous reports Rachel settled on the brink of holding a Gloria Allred-style news conference for anywhere between $2 - 5 million.
But our sources -- and they are good -- tell TMZ Tiger was so concerned with the depth and detail of information from Alleged Mistress #1… Continue
Janet Jackson has finally surfaced. The track, entitled ‘Nothing’, was co-produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. The song serves as the first release from the soundtrack Jackson’s new movie, ‘Why Did I Get Married Too?”Janet has been named the headliner of the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Her July 2nd performance will be her first concert since 2008 and since Michael passed away.
In other news Pop icon Janet Jackson is calling it quits after… Continue
R&B singer Erykah Badu released her new album, New Amerykah, Part II: Return Of The Ankh, Tuesday. It is the follow up to her 2008 record, New Amerykah Part I, World War 4. The album's first video, "Window Seat," premiered on Badu's website Sunday morning. In the video, Badu visits Dallas' Dealey Plaza, the site of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Inspired by Matt & Kim's "Lessons Learned" video where… Continue
Just one week after admitting she is in a lesbian relationship, "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kim Zolciak is backtracking and says it was just a "one-time deal."
Zolciak, 31, spoke to "The Bert Show" on Q100 Atlanta Wednesday morning to set the record, er, straight about her rumored romance with DJ Tracy Young, the woman behind the remix of the reality star's one-hit wonder, "Tardy for the Party."
The MTA is not ROTFL at parody signs that use cheeky acronyms to criticize City Hall.
"WTF?" asks one of two posters the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has refused to display on subways and buses.
"OMFG," declares the second of the "Service Nightmare" posters, which mimic official service-change bulletins and were rejected as unsuitable by the MTA.
LL Cool J, who had a hit called "Mamma Said Knock You Out," got a segment spotlighting him knocked off Sarah Palin's inspirational new show for the Fox News Channel - after complaining the clip was actually a two-year-old interview being re-aired without his permission.
Less than 24 hours after Fox announced the launch of Palin's series "Real American Stories," LL Cool J, now starring in CBS' "NCIS: Los Angeles," was claiming people were being… Continue
A 7-year-old Trenton girl was sold like a prostitute to a pack of perverts and wound up being gang raped by up to seven men and boys.
And the person who pimped out the grade-schooler was her 15-year-old stepsister, police said Tuesday.
"Let the boys do what they want to do," the teenager told the younger girl as the leering lechers looked on, police said.
Then the teen stepped back and watched as the men took turns molesting… Continue
Trey Songz might have denied that there's a beef between him and R. Kelly — whom he's regularly criticized in song and interviews — but that doesn't mean they share a friendly relationship.
In the upcoming April/May issue of Vibe, Songz again talks about Kelly, accusing him of jacking R&B singer/songwriter Aaron Hall's style. The "Say Aah" singer admits he's done the same with Kelly's style, injecting some of the embattled star's… Continue