Rosie O'Donnell

Late last night, as The Common Man stubbornly refused to go to sleep at a reasonable hour, he saw Trainspotting for the first time. As it turns out, Trainspotting is not the movie that the father of a young child should be watching just before bed. If you haven't seen it, the plot hinges on the crib-death of Baby Dawn, the daughter of a heroin addict, which is grotesque and haunting. Needless to say, The Common Man did not sleep well. That said, it got The Common Man to thinking that it was... Read Full Story

Forget the N-word. If you really want to see Elisabeth Hasselbeck cry, try uttering the R-word — especially in this next context. Multiple sources confirm to me exclusively that Hasselbeck's former View nemesis, Rosie O'Donnell, is in active talks with NBC to return to television with her own weekly primetime variety show. The news comes just as the Peacock is said to be courting exiting Tonight Show host Jay Leno for a similar gig. It's possible O'Donnell's series would be a fallback in... Read Full Story

Rosie O'Donnell's big gay cruise is working its way through Canada, and they love Rosie! Crowd gathered around the port where her cruise ship, Norwegian Dawn, docked. The fans were carrying rainbow flags and chanting "Rosie, Rosie, Rosie!" O'Donnell came down from the vote and signed autographs, posed for photos and even spoke to the local media. Everyone seems star struck! Rosie and 2,300 gay couples and their families are on the cruise as a part of the R Family Vacations, a company... Read Full Story

On any given day, history teacher Bob O'Donnell takes a helmet from his cabinet, adopts the appropriate accent and whisks his class to a faraway place and time: Caesar's invasion of Gaul. Napoleon's battle at Waterloo. Or maybe the trenches of World War I. As an honors and advanced placement history teacher, O'Donnell helps East Lake High students understand great discoveries, the growth of the global economy, the rise of democracy and the fall of empires. But there's one thing he can't... Read Full Story

Drama erupted again on ABC's "The View as resident republican host Elisabeth Hasselbeck breaks down in tears during a heated discussion about a racial slur. View Photos [16] View Profile During the show's Thursday episode, the hosts were originally discussing civil rights leader Jesse Jackson's apparent use of the N word referring to Senator Barack Obama. The topic then turned to under what circumstances the word can be used inoffensively. The former "Survivor" contestant argued that... Read Full Story