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Gibberish-Speaking CBS Reporter Had Migraine

Max Read · 02/18/11 01:55AM

The key question following CBS L.A. reporter Serene Branson's on-air linguistic breakdown after the Grammys was "Did she have a stroke?" (This was the nice-seeming way of asking "Is it okay for me to laugh at this video?") Well: The blood test and brain scan results have apparently ruled out the possibility of a stroke, and Branson's doctors now believe she suffered from a migraine; her neurologist, Dr. Andrew Charles, says "she's completely back to herself." Which is great news, for Branson and for your heavy conscience. Laugh away! [AP]

Photo Shows Mubarak Escaping Cairo

Adrian Chen · 02/16/11 08:05PM

CBS News says it's obtained a photo that shows former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak waving goodbye to Cairo from a helicopter on Feb. 11th after giving up control of the country. Cropped out of the photo is the crowd of protestors giving him the finger and/or mooning him. Bye, Mubarak!

Watch a Computer Win $1 Million on Jeopardy!

Matt Cherette · 02/16/11 07:37PM

Tonight brought us part three of the ultimate Jeopardy! challenge, with an IBM-created computer, Watson, battling all-time show favorites Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. In the end, Our New Robot Overlord was victorious, taking home $1 million for "his" charities.

Serene Branson's Greatest Enemy Has Achieved God-Like Powers

John Cook · 02/14/11 03:37PM

Serene Branson, the reporter for L.A.'s CBS affiliate who rather scarily descended into gibberish during Grammy coverage last night, did not have an on-air stroke. According to the New York Daily News, she wasn't hospitalized, is "feeling fine this morning," and was given the OK by paramedics at the scene after inexplicably speaking in tongues during a live shot. CBS isn't feeling so great about things though: It's started systematically trying to remove clips of the glitch from YouTube, citing copyright infringement.

Will HuffPo 'Taint' AOL's Brand? (No)

Hamilton Nolan · 02/10/11 02:27PM

In your crippled Thursday media column: Magic Johnson saves Vibe, some jokers think AOL's brand can be "tainted," another departure from the NY Daily News, schadenfreude at CBS News, and News Corp's kitchen furniture police are out in full force.

Katherine Heigl to Make World's Worst Movie Even Worster

Richard Lawson · 01/31/11 03:54PM

When in doubt that your movie might not be the worst movie ever made, add Katherine Heigl to it. That ought to do! Also today: Batman news, Superman news, a comedian goes into business, and a CSI star returns.