Happy Friday!!

HAPPY FRIDAY!! this is is what interested me on the ol interweb this morning..



OK, forget about the Republican/Democrat/Tea Party/Libertarian/Independent/Spaghetti Monster/Whig parties. According to international tax firm Deloitte Tax LLP, a typical family of four with a household income of $50,000 a year would have to pay $2,900 more in taxes in 2011. The same family making $100,000 a year would see its taxes rise by $4,500. Wealthier families face even bigger tax hikes. A family of four making $500,000 a year would pay $10,800 more in taxes. The same family making $1 million a year would get a tax increase of $53,200. The estimates are based on total household income, including wages, capital gains and qualified dividends. The estimated tax bills take into account typical deductions at each income level.


With 14 mouths to feed and a failed attempt at reality TV, the so-called "Octo-Mom" is going on welfare. RadarOnline.com reports Nadya Suleman is broke, and is struggling to provide for her family.


President Bill Clinton is experimenting with a low-cholesterol, vegetarian diet to fulfill a promise he made to his newly married daughter Chelsea. He says he wants to be healthy for his grandkids.


Billie Mae Richards, the actress who voiced Rudolph in the stop-motion holiday classic, has died. She was 88.


It's the end of As The World Turns. The historic soap opera ends its 54-year run today


Egyptian mews outlets recently ran a photo of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak leading President Obama and other world leaders during Middle East peace talks at the White House. The problem is that like Joaquin phoenix's movie and recent outward persona, it was faked. Mubarak was "photoshopped" into the picture.


Casey Affleck is admitting to what many critics suspected all along: His documentary about Joaquin Phoenix is a fake.


Oprah Winfrey doesn't want her all-expenses-paid Australian trip giveaway to turn into the tax trap that soured her "Everybody gets a car!" show ... in fact, Oprah is making sure none of her new "guests" pay an extra cent to the IRS and will provide money for each guests to take care of their tax responsibilities. The Aussies will apparently still foot the $3 million it costs to to come to the land down under. Meanwhile, 'Judge Judy' tops 'Oprah' again in the newly released daytime ratings making her courtroom series this year's No. 1 daytime show.


Sacha Baron Cohen is going from Borat to "Bohemian Rhapsody." The comedian is set to play Freddie Mercury in a biopic about the iconic Queen frontman. The surviving members of Queen say that Cohen has been in talks to do the role for 2 years.


Warner Bros. is looking to bring "Pinocchio" to life in a live-action feature through producer Dan Jinks with Bryan Fuller tapped to script.


Speaking of the WB, DC Comics And Warner Bros are expected to make a MAJOR announcement in the coming weeks regarding the DC Comics universe. Currently, pre-production ahs begun on "The Flash" and Green Lantern 2 has been green lit.


Earl Scruggs is recovering at a Chapel Hill hospital after being admitted for undisclosed reasons. The 88 year old is a favorite of mine.


Bob Barker fainted at a Los Angeles shooting range and the former 'Price Is Right' host was taken to the hospital. He is reportedly doing well.


Christine O'Donnell not homophobic, says her lesbian sister.


Black Eyed Peas will be the Super Bowl halftime entertainment- according to several "rumor mills" out there..


The FBI has advised a Seattle cartoonist who stirred up a religious storm with a tongue-in-cheek encouragement to draw images of the Muslim prophet Mohammed to go into hiding after a "credible threat" to her safety. She has complied.


Greek police charged two U.S. tourists with desecrating the dead on Thursday after they found six human skulls in their hand luggage at Athens international airport. The two young tourists said they had bought the skulls in a souvenir shop on the island of Mykonos and believed they were fake.


Nathalie Holloway's mom Beth has reportedly confronted Joran Vandersloot at his jail cell in Peru . She spoke to him for about 5 minutes before he ended the meeting because his lawyer was absent.


Remember a few weeks ago when we reported a story about a woman who suffered an acid attack on the face from a stranger? Well, it appears this has been an acid attack hoax, as investigators found out she was lying. And today, the woman named Bethany Storr has admitted that it was all a lie.


Today is the birthday of the US Constitution!! It was approved December 17, 1787. Today used to be called "Constitution Day", but I'm unsure what it's called now. Citizenship Day, I believe.


Happy birthday to Doug E Fresh and Bryan Singer!!!


Today is also National POW/MIA Recognition Day and World Parking Day!!


The Miami Beach Police Department is now in the middle of a violent incident involving "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert after the alleged victim filed a police report stating Lambert threatened to slap him at a nearby beach.


The cast of CBS' "Big Bang Theory" will now get $200,00.00 an episode. At least the top 3 stars will.


On Wednesday's Regis and Kelly show, stud of the moment Jon Hamm (Mad Men) has denied multiple reports that he's the new Superman. He will host Saturday Night Live for a 3rd time on October 30.


and finally, on Stewart and Stephen Colbert are holding opposing rallies in Washington DC on October 30th. Stewart and "The Daily Show" will lead the Rally to Restore Sanity, described as a movement of "people who have been too busy to go to rallies," on the National Mall on Oct. 30. Its aim? To "beg America to stop shouting, throwing and drawing Hitler mustaches on people other than Hitler (or Charlie Chaplin)." Meanwhile, the Colbert National wants "all freedom-loving patriots" to challenge the "dark, optimistic forces" of "The Daily Show" by marching at the same time to Keep Fear Alive. Comedy Central promises a face-off "bigger than Nixon/Kennedy, Ali/Foreman, Aniston/Jolie, 50/Nas, Joe/the Volcano, Alien/Predator, Bunny/Fudd and Ecks/Sever combined."