Love is in the air... err... rather, yogurt on today's Valentine's edition of the show. This particular story is Breaking News at the end of the show. A classic Who Asked You? story with all the elements we look for. Stay tuned for that.
Before we serve up that creamy goodness, we've got an abundance of other 'love' stories to put you in the mood... or at least 'a' mood of some sort. First, just for the ladies. Hunky Hunkerson, James Franco is being eyed not just in Google image searches by lonely ladies late at night, but also by Sam Raimi to play the part of the wizard in his upcoming WIZARD OF OZ prequel. Nothing is official yet, but there's a good chance Franco may be strolling down the Yellow Brick Road.
And for the guys in our fan base, RED SONJA is getting a reboot treatment directly following the CONAN one. If you're unfamiliar with Ms. Sonja, she's a Marvel character that often appeared in the CONAN THE BARBARIAN comics. She also got a movie treatment in 1985 following Arnold's CONAN. And he also played in her film too! Sonja is best known probably for her fiery-red hair and chain mail bikini. Not to mention her skills with a sword. Insert penis joke here.
Next, you could be living in one of America's most romantic cities and not even know it! But that's cool... because Amazon looked at towns that order a lot of romance books and movies as well as Barry White albums and was able to determine which communities foster the most passion. Is your hometown on the list? You'll find out on this episode.
And since we're all about 'love' this Valentine's Day, we might as well bring up one of the world's most iconic couples, Barbie and Ken. It seems back in 2004 — I missed the memo, did you? — Barbie and her boy-toy went splitsville. It was a marketing ploy by Barbie's maker, Mattel in an attempt to drum up sagging sales for the blonde gal. It worked. And now, nearly 7 years later, Ken wants his arm candy back. He's taken out billboards in LA and NY proclaiming his love. Apparently Barbie will give him her answer today!
And you'll "love" this company's justification for making a video game about illegal immigration. Boston game developer, OWLCHEMY is working on an iPhone and iPad app called, SMUGGLE TRUCK. It's a simple little game where you try and smuggle a truck load of immigrants across the border without spilling them from the bed of your truck. The company says they're rational for making the game is to create a dialogue about the absurd immigration policies of the US. Critics think it's just racist and makes fun of a difficult and often deadly situation on our borders. The game will probably create more backlash when it's released next month. The argument will rage on for sure. Gotta "love" controversy.
