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Ozzy Osbourne Celebrates New Year With New Granddaughter Pearl

Billy Dukes — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:25:17 +0000

Jack Osbourne's first child spent time with two colorful characters over the holidays. After meeting Santa Claus for the first time, Pearl hung out with grandpa Ozzy Osbourne on New Year's Day. Jack Osbourne shared this picture with his followers on Twitter, writing, "Pearl making her granddad laugh!"

Phish Covers Black Sabbath and Steve Miller Band at New Year's Eve Concert

Jeff Giles — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:18:28 +0000

Phish has earned a reputation for peppering its set lists with left-field covers over the years, and the band held true to form during its 2012 New Year's Eve show on Dec. 31, treating the audience to Phish-ified versions of hits by Black Sabbath and the Steve Miller Band.

Top 10 New Years Resolutions of 2012

Jeremy Fenech — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:12:41 +0000

A new survey from the University of Scranton reveals the top resolutions we made going into 2012. 45% of Americans usually make resolutions while 38% of us never do. Did your 2012 resolution make the Top 10? 1) Lose Weight 2) Get Organized 3) Spend Less, Save More 4) Enjoy Life to the Fullest 5) [...]

10 Global New Year's Traditions and Parties

Carl Pettit — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:30:36 +0000

When it comes time to celebrate the passing of another year, people around the world often gather together and make a lot of noise in order to demonstrate their good cheer. There are parties everywhere, full of dancing and drinks, and feasts overflowing with great food. It’s a time to watch fireworks, count down the [...]

Pakistani TV Reporter Punches New Year's Eve Drunk on Live TV [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:00:47 +0000

TV reporter Asad Sahi was broadcasting from Lahore, Pakistan when the clock struck midnight to ring in 2012.

Unlike American pretty boys Ryan Seacrest and Anderson Cooper and their fancy stages, the mustachioed newsman was down on the street among the revelers, which became a problem as the crowd began encroaching on his live shot with all their hooting and hollering.

Finally, when one particularly obnoxious reveler got a little to close to Sahi, the reporter’s instincts took over and he turned and cold-cocked the space invader with a viscous microphone punch to the snout.

Check out 2012′s first hero in action.

Experts Say It Will Do You No Good to Give Up Drinking For the New Year

Kathy Landin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:00:32 +0000

This is bound to be the best news you’ve heard all year — experts say that giving up drinking for the month of January to detox from holiday binges is a bad idea.

Are You Going To Make a New Year's Resolution? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:33:20 +0000

Is the best way to deal with notoriously hard-to-keep New Year’s resolutions avoiding them altogether? According to a new poll, a plurality of Americans seem to think so. Poll Position asked 1,098 adults if they planned on making a New Year’s resolution this year. Forty-eight percent said that they didn’t, 33 percent answered that they did, [...]

New Year's Facts

Carl Coffey — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:24:59 +0000

The celebration of the New Year is the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. Making a New Year’s resolution is a tradition that dates back to the early Babylonians. While modern resolutions might include the promise to lose weight or quit smoking, the early Babylonian’s most [...]