the buzz log
Jeff Goldblum, Yemeni Plane Crash, Vanity Fair: What's the Buzz
By Claudine Zap
Wed, July 01, 2009, 10:29 am PDT
Our top picks from the day's hottest searches.
- "Do the Right Thing" (Searches increased by 921%). It's the 20th anniversary of Spike Lee's film about racial tensions in Brooklyn.
- Jeff Goldblum dead (+838%). Rumors of the star's demise were completely made up. To prove it, the actor showed up on "The Colbert Report."
- Yemeni plane crash (+808%). A fourteen-year-old girl was the sole survivor of a crash that killed all other passengers.
- Sarah Jessica Parker twins (+518). The star released the first family photo with the week-old infants.
- Vanity Fair magazine (+258%). The publication features a story on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, which reveals new, unflattering details about campaign aides' doubts of her ability to serve as vice president.
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