tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-209982 2010-08-30T08:29:32-07:00 a blog about current affairs . . . . with a not so serious attitude, and a Turkish-American angle TypePad Talkturkeyhttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9e4153ef0134868b9442970c 2010-08-30T08:29:32-07:00 2010-08-29T22:40:50-07:00 Editor So many of the same people adorned the red carpet yesterday. If you weren't aware, it was the Emmy Awards day/night here in Los Angeles for the best of TV.But seeing people live is a lot different than seeing them on TV or the big screen. For one thing, they do get older just as fast as us. And they...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=oYMc7TQNSZM:nYw2F4Fe4lA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=oYMc7TQNSZM:nYw2F4Fe4lA:ANkz6nJbUoM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=ANkz6nJbUoM" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9e4153ef0133f3480a71970b 2010-08-23T22:53:01-07:00 2010-08-23T23:02:02-07:00 Editor Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete is the new Miss Universe. Miss Turkey Gizem Memic did not make it past the first round. Deliberate, political conspiracy, or just a simple case of 'subjective' judging of beauty? Believe what you will, but even Miss USA was not among the 15 semi-finalists. As you might remember, Miss Michigan Rima Fakih, a Muslim-Arab-American, was chosen...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=bK4kYQDQWA8:5rrn-YrNpVk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=bK4kYQDQWA8:5rrn-YrNpVk:ANkz6nJbUoM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=ANkz6nJbUoM" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9e4153ef013486641ae1970c 2010-08-22T13:41:38-07:00 2010-08-23T22:56:21-07:00 Editor UPDATE: Miss Universe 2010 Chosen Miss Universe 2010 will be held in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay on Monday, August 23. The NBC Universal and Donald Trump joint venture will be televised on NBC at 9PM with Bret Michaels (the current 'Celebrity Apprentice') as co-host. Among the 83 contestants, Turkey will be represented by Miss Gizem Memic. You can find...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=P-Pmv9l0Qg0:dKzc_fp3r9k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=P-Pmv9l0Qg0:dKzc_fp3r9k:ANkz6nJbUoM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=ANkz6nJbUoM" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9e4153ef0134865f8f90970c 2010-08-21T14:57:42-07:00 2010-08-21T14:58:51-07:00 Editor He was a serial womanizer. He now proclaims, "she makes me want to be a better person." It's British x-bad boy Robbie Williams speaking of his new bride, Ayda Field. The recent wedding was limited to just 60 close family and friends. According to this article, "another person missing from the wedding was the bride's estranged father. But hours before...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=wUYdwL-YIyQ:Q0piqJMP34k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=wUYdwL-YIyQ:Q0piqJMP34k:ANkz6nJbUoM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=ANkz6nJbUoM" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9e4153ef0133f316d7ef970b 2010-08-15T14:37:57-07:00 2010-08-21T14:57:06-07:00 Editor Now that I have my head screwed on straight... I'm back. And if you still can't get enough of me, and miss me between posts, you may follow me on Twitter.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=opvi6XTA_vg:Ihynugw6oA0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=opvi6XTA_vg:Ihynugw6oA0:ANkz6nJbUoM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=ANkz6nJbUoM" border="0"></img></a> </div>