NEW BIO: FANATICS CLAIM TOM CRUISE'S CHILD FATHERED WITH FROZEN SPERM OF L. RON HUBBARD
Wait. Aren't Short List items supposed to begin with the real headline, then get to the joke?
CLEMENS TELLS 60 MINUTES HE DIDN'T DO STEROIDS
CBS cut end of interview in which the pitcher lifted Mike Wallace 6 feet off the ground with his massive right arm.
IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE
The good news: We can now ignore those two states for another four years.
BUCS END SEASON
Our Dec. 5 Short List item wrong in just one respect: "LUKE MCCOWN — Remember that name, because he's going to lead us at least to a first-round playoff loss."
DR. PHIL ENTERS THE BRITNEY-CRAZY-HOSPITAL STORYLINE
Just when we vowed not to write about Spears again, they drag us back in.
DR. DREW ENTERS THE JESSICA SIERRA-PREGNANT-JAIL STORYLINE
We pretty much had already vowed to keep writing about the former American Idol contestant no matter what.
SHARP UNVEILS 108-INCH LCD TV AT TRADE SHOW
Go ahead and scratch off that last hour of non-television free time that you enjoyed each week.
ST. PETE LOOKS AT TROP REDEVELOPMENT IDEAS
Our choice? Three words: Massive tent city.
This article appears in Jan 9-15, 2008.