2 posts and columns on Barbra Streisand

The Yahoo Annual Meeting Circus Rolls Back Into Town Next Week: Send in the Clowns?

in News on June 18, 2009 at 4:45 am PT

In exactly one week at 10 am PDT, Yahoo will hold its annual meeting in Silicon Valley, the first time when new CEO Carol Bartz will greet its shareholders in person. She should prep carefully, as the event has been quite a drama over the last two years. Here’s a rundown of what is likely to be on the minds of investors, including the status of the isn’t-it-rich-aren’t-they-a-pair relationship between Yahoo and Microsoft.
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John McCain Scores on QVC, Oops, SNL

in News on November 2, 2008 at 11:26 am PT

As BoomTown has noted, one of the best things to come out of this election has been the very funny and very topical humor that has been on “Saturday Night Live” in this political cycle. Headlined by Tina Fey’s perfect impression of Sarah Palin, it has been biting without stooping to the rank meanness from so many other places by both sides. Last night, Republican Presidential candidate John McCain–who has been on SNL before (his “John McCain sings Streisand” skit was really a gem from that appearance)–was in two skits on the show and did a great job in both.