Blue Suite 21

Mike Tyson: I Want to Win a TONY!

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:29:00 +0000

NJ Devils -- The Losers Can Party Too

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:11:00 +0000

ShowBiz Minute: Jubilee, Costner, Olsen

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:00:00 +0000

David Beckham's Sexy Shirtless Photo Shoot!

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:32:00 +0000

Britney Spears' X-Factor Demands

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:04:00 +0000

A.J. Jacobs On His Quest For Bodily Perfection

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 07 May 2012 22:25:00 +0000

Wiz Khalifa Busted For Weed

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:30:00 +0000

10 Questions with the Trailer Park Boys

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:35:00 +0000

Trailer Park Boys on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:29:00 +0000

Teams Race Across the Moon, on Earth

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:20:00 +0000

Diddy's House Squatter Arrested

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:18:00 +0000

Penny Smashers

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:35:00 +0000

Whitney Houston's Sparkle Trailer Released

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:33:00 +0000

'Shameless' Star Macy Talks Family and Fame

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:16:00 +0000

Debate Over Giving Employers Your Facebook Password Continues

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:08:00 +0000

Cee Lo Says Adam Levine's Fragrance Smells "Jewish"

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:06:00 +0000

Legal Issues Surround Soldier in Afghan Killings

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:45:00 +0000

Bobbi Kristina Engaged?

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:42:00 +0000

Jury Finds Va. Tech Negligent in '07 Shootings

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:55:00 +0000

Charlize Theron Adopts a Baby

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:51:00 +0000

ShowBiz Minute: Roseanne, Madonna, Cyrus

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:59:00 +0000

Lana Del Rey greets fans in New York

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:54:00 +0000

Tia Carrere and other celebs talk Groundhog's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:52:00 +0000

Amazon to buy Diapers.com owner Quidsi for $500M

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:40:00 +0000

NEW YORK – Expanding its online retail empire, Amazon.com Inc. said Monday it is buying Quidsi, the owner of Diapers.com and Soap.com, for $500 million in cash.

Amazon said Quidsi will continue to operate independently after the acquisition, which is expected to close in December.

Amazon plans assume about $45 million in debt and other obligations as part of the deal, which has been approved by Quidsi's shareholders.

Soap.com sells health, beauty and cleaning products online, while Diapers.com sells baby-care items, including food and maternity wear. And Quidsi recently launched BeautyBar.com, which sells higher-end skin care, makeup and other products online.

The deal "positions Amazon to dominate the baby category," said Cowen and Co. analyst Jim Friedland in a note to investors. Quidsi, he added, is expected to generate $300 million of revenue in 2010, up 67 percent year-over-year.

The acquisition of Quidsi "will help Amazon become a category killer in the baby segment," Friedland wrote. "In our view — and this is coming from a dad with a 9-week-old — Diapers.com has been beating Amazon at its own game in the nonapparel baby category."

Diapers.com usually has better selection, better stock levels and lower prices, he said. The acquisition thus eliminates a key rival, and "prevents online and offline rivals from buying the asset to compete more aggressively in the baby category," Friedland said.

Amazon, based in Seattle, bought popular online shoe retailer Zappos.com, for $850 million last year. Zappos also operates independently as a unit of Amazon.

Shares of Amazon slid $1.30 to $169.47 in morning trading.

Batman sequel gets a name: 'Dark Knight Rises'

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:57:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES – The next Batman sequel has a title: "The Dark Knight Rises."

A spokeswoman for director Christopher Nolan confirmed the title for the filmmaker's third adventure about the DC Comics vigilante hero, which follows "Batman Begins" in 2005 and "The Dark Knight" in 2008.

"The Dark Knight Rises" is due in theaters in 2012.

Bucking Hollywood's current wave of 3-D movies, Nolan is not planning to shoot the film in 3-D.

Distributor Warner Bros. had agreed with Nolan's argument that the sequel should resist the 3-D craze, the director told the Los Angeles Times' Hero Complex blog, which first reported the title.