‘The Overweight Lover’ Dies at 44

“I’m so glad his last moment on national TV was at the BET Hip Hop Awards. SO happy that’s a lot of folks’ last image of Heavy D.”
— @StereoWilliams remembers rapper Heavy D, who died at 44 in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

“‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’ is the ‘Madden’ of this generation, a video game that manages to soak up so much money, attention and time that it transcends the medium.”
— Kotaku.com thinks that the new release from Activision is definitely worth buying.

“Just great. 12-year-old photo of me and sous chef butt nekkid in pool coming soon from TMZ. At least my [butt] looks better than his.”
— Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain mockingly tweeted about old photos showing him and a friend on a Caribbean vacation that were leaked on TMZ.com.

“With Notre Dame heading on the road to face Maryland on Saturday, apparently they decided it was a perfect time to discard one of the most iconic helmets in football for a look even the Terrapins wouldn’t be caught dead in.”
— LostLettermen.com is not a fan of what the Fighting Irish plan on wearing on their heads during their matchup against the Terrapins on Saturday at FedEx Field.

“The attacker used a pickup truck to do the damage. One theory is that the person was after the bronze material. My instinct tells me this was one of the Occupy loons.”
— TheBlogmocracy.com reacts to news that a statue of former president Ronald Reagan in Newport Beach, Calif., was vandalized in an apparent robbery attempt.