‘Huh?’ Rihanna receives “Icon Award” from American Music Awards

http://twitter.com/#!/billboard/status/404670493313490944

Rihanna, the pop diva and former abused girlfriend of Chris Brown, is getting an “Icon Award” tonight from the American Music Awards.

Here’s what it looks like.

http://twitter.com/#!/TeamOfRihanna/status/404655719246348290

Plenty of fans applauded the honor.

http://twitter.com/#!/JadeJenningsxx/status/404728829350252544 http://twitter.com/#!/rihsbadgal/status/404694156431597568

And fellow R&B star Mary J. Blige apparently approves.

http://twitter.com/#!/NikoFenty/status/404595727885959168

But not everyone’s on board.

http://twitter.com/#!/ChillKels/status/401361336992792576 http://twitter.com/#!/CocoVonRue/status/404674872548143104

Oh, please don’t give them any ideas.

http://twitter.com/#!/aaronob/status/404742966893219840

We believe it was Rihanna’s AK-47 gold grill that put her over the top.

Previous Twitchy coverage of Rihanna.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/11/24/rihanna-receives-icon-award-from-american-music-awards/

‘Jokes’? Norm Macdonald takes on Jezebel editor who wished Gov. Walker dead

http://twitter.com/#!/soylentpotter/status/407628622871003136

Comedian Norm Macdonald is a giver. Last week he provided a much-needed public service with his beautiful trolling of Lena Dunham, Rachel Maddow and others.

http://twitter.com/#!/SeanTheProducr/status/407375177174220800

But Macdonald’s Twitter spree wasn’t over yet.

This week, he scoured the Twitter feed of Erin Gloria Ryan, the Jezebel editor who wished Gov. Scott Walker had died instead of actor Paul Walker. Ryan went with the ol’ “dumb joke” excuse for her oh-so-hilarious death wish. She might not be funny, but Macdonald found plenty of material in her Twitter feed:

http://twitter.com/#!/normmacdonald/status/407389237835599872 http://twitter.com/#!/normmacdonald/status/407389759934169089 http://twitter.com/#!/normmacdonald/status/407390454708064258 http://twitter.com/#!/normmacdonald/status/407391370827952128 http://twitter.com/#!/normmacdonald/status/407392166919421952 http://twitter.com/#!/normmacdonald/status/407393486032211968 http://twitter.com/#!/normmacdonald/status/407394625171632129 http://twitter.com/#!/normmacdonald/status/407396721040187393

Ryan replied to one of Macdonald’s tweets.

http://twitter.com/#!/normmacdonald/status/407634491444695040 http://twitter.com/#!/morninggloria/status/407635517988405248

Jokes are hard. So very, very hard.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/12/03/jokes-norm-macdonald-takes-on-the-comedy-stylings-of-jezebel-editor-who-wished-gov-walker-dead/

Group clones California’s giant trees to combat climate change

At the foot of a giant sequoia in California’s Sierra Nevada, two arborists stepped into harnesses then inched up ropes more than 20 storeys into the dizzying canopy of a tree that survived thousands

Read more: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/group-clones-californias-giant-trees-to-combat-climate-change/article8877476.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

Philippine revenge drama ‘Ang Babaeng Humayo’ wins Golden Lion at Venice festival

Philippine director Lav Diaz’s nearly four-hour black and white revenge drama Ang Babaeng Humayo (The Woman Who Left) won the Golden Lion on Saturday for best film at the 73 Venice Film Festival.

Read more: http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/philippine-revenge-drama-ang-babaeng-humayo-wins-golden-lion-at-venice-festival/article9097048.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication