Busted for taking camera to Hannah Montana movie

Author: George Houde
Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-hannah-pirate-14apr14,0,6438908.story?obref=outbrain

This is article was pretty straight-forward and kind of boring. It's about a man who was arrested for attempting to film the new Hannah Montana movie.The lead was sort of creative and it was followed by a more comprehensive nut graf. It had a good mix of quotes from various people, including the arrested man, the assistant state's attorney and a spokesperson for the Motion Picture's Assosication. I liked the ending because it was mildly comical....it's a quote from the man saying he didn't think he did anything wrong, even though thousands of copies of the movie were found in his home.

Eminem's back, and he's got a wood chipper

Author: Nara Schoenberg
Link:http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-090407-eminem-story,0,3082723.story

I'm a little iffy about this article because it doesn't really have any real reporting it seems. The article is about Eminem's new music video, which bashes a lot of current celebs. The reporter pretty much gave a short commentary on all the the people Eminem takes stabs at, then gives a quote of Eminem saying he was purposely trying to bash everyone and then ends by saying his new album is coming out soon. While the lone quote was a juicy one, it was lifted from MTV news. I wish there was more to the story, like reactions from other people, especially the celebs getting jabbed at. Overall, the story just felt like a waste of time.

Celebrities on Twitter: Real or fake?

Author: Scott Kleinberg
Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-talk-chatapr06,0,1405201.story

So this article is pretty much just for humor purposes only, but I always enjoy reading these kinds of things. The reporter comments on whether or not celebrity Twitter posts are real or not. He goes through a couple of actual posts, gives some funny commentary on each, then decides whether or not the post is really by that celeb or by someone else. Here's an excerpt:

@johncmayer John Mayer
Original Tweet: I'm nice enough but I ramble on and on and on and on. And I blink a lot. And hard. Hard blinking, like full face blinking.
Translated: Jennifer Aniston just unfollowed me. I'd better call her. Or Tweet her. My eyes hurt.
Real or ghost: Real. You can't fake something so pathetic.

This article didn't really have any real reporting in it, but it was funny and it caught my interest, which is the ultimate goal right? And it was newsworthy....Twitter is the new fad right now. I think newspapers should include more of these kinda-pointless-but-made-me-crack-a-smile types of articles.