the buzz log
"Lost" Finale, Midler's Advice, Walmart: What's the Buzz
By Claudine Zap
Thu, May 14, 2009, 11:10 am PDT
Our top picks from the day's hottest searches.
- "Lost" season finale (Searches increased by 618%). Yes, it happened. The time-traveling, multiple-plot twisting TV show had its season ender.
- Nancy Pelosi (+126%). The House Speaker backtracked her claim of being unaware of the Bush administration torture tactics. That is, until she was.
- Bette Midler (+115%). The full-time performer and part-time yenta had some unsolicited dating advice for Jennifer Aniston.
- Mega shark vs giant octopus (+105%). Giant sea creatures from the deep do battle in the California Bay? And Deborah Gibson must save the world? Be afraid. Be very afraid.
- Walmart department store (+103). The mega-chain is rolling out a "concept" store targeted at the Hispanic market, Supermercado de Walmart.
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