Blog Posts by Martin Rogers

  • Graphic Designer Could Cash in Big With Super Bowl Commercial

    By Martin Rogers | omg! from Yahoo! – Sat, Feb 4, 2012 4:25 PM EST

    INDIANAPOLIS – A 39-year-old graphic designer has the chance to turn $20 into $1 million this weekend after creating one of Super Bowl Sunday’s cheapest, yet most ingenious commercials.

    Jonathan Friedman, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, is one of five contestants in Crash The Super Bowl, the Doritos competition that invited fans to make their own ad, with the winning entry having the chance to take home a cool seven-figure payday.

    Most entries on the final list had a budget in excess of $1,000, yet all Friedman used was a cat collar and a bag full of doggie treats for his creation -- Man’s Best Friend -- which can be seen below.


    “This is about as cheap as it gets,” he told omg!. “The biggest thing was the time. It was a pretty cool dog that we used, but it wasn’t trained at all and we had to wait five or six hours for it to do what we wanted.”

    “I have played around with making videos for years and it is pretty exciting to have the chance to make all that money.”

    Friedman will find

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  • Playmates Discuss Hugh Hefner Charm

    By Martin Rogers | omg! from Yahoo! – Sat, Feb 4, 2012 4:12 PM EST

    INDIANAPOLIS – Hugh Hefner has been handling his high-profile split from fiancée Crystal Harris by showering his Playmates with a series of romantic gestures and gifts.

    Ahead of the Playboy Super Bowl party at the Bud Light Hotel, two of Hefner's favorite Playmates, Alison Waite and Tiffany Selby, revealed how the 85-year-old coped with the heartbreak of being ditched by Harris through proving he is as much of a charmer as ever.

    "We all know he is a ladies' man. He is Hugh Hefner," said Waite. "He is such a romantic. He really believes in love. He loves love. I just can't gush enough about him. He is such a warm character.

    [ Photos: Stars come out for Madden Bowl ]

    "I have seen him write cards, poems, anything sincere. He is just very genuine. He does give bunny necklaces, diamond bunny necklaces."

    "He is such an amazing guy," added Selby. "He has such a huge heart and is so giving. He has no ego. I was pleasantly surprised. I thought he would be a little stuck-up.

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  • Tim Tebow’s Alter Ego

    By Martin Rogers | omg! from Yahoo! – Sat, Feb 4, 2012 3:56 PM EST

    Brees, his New Orleans Saints teammate Jimmy Graham, and Tebow were on their feet during the video game showdown.Brees, his New Orleans Saints teammate Jimmy Graham, and Tebow were on their feet during the video game showdown.
    INDIANAPOLIS – Tim Tebow will play no part in the Super Bowl but his visit to Indianapolis ahead of Sunday’s big game has certainly been eventful.

    Tebow enjoyed the festivities at the EA Sports Madden Bowl at the Bud Light Hotel in downtown, pairing with Drew Brees and Jimmy Graham of the New Orleans Saints to win the annual video games competition.

    [ Photos: Football stars hit the Super Bowl party circuit ]

    But it was during a conversation with two attractive female servers behind the scenes where the Denver Broncos superstar showed his real sense of humor. Tebow told the ladies, who were taking a break from serving the crowd of around 1,000 guests, that his real name was “Tommy Turbo.”

    "He told us he was called Tommy Turbo, not Tebow,” said a waitress named Deborah, 26. “He said it was because he was a really good chess player and played really fast. He was pretty funny and we had a good time talking to him. I know he is famous but he was really friendly and a lot of fun.”

    “I

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  • Guy Fieri's Super Bowl Fan Menu

    By Martin Rogers | omg! from Yahoo! – Sat, Feb 4, 2012 3:13 PM EST

    INDIANAPOLIS – Celebrity chef Guy Fieri has given Super Bowl fans the ultimate eating guide ahead of Sunday's big game -- devising an exclusive half-time snack menu for supporters of each team.

    Fieri took time out from the Playboy Super Bowl party at the Bud Light Hotel to offer his expert guidance to the hungry hordes desperate for some delicious treats while watching the New England Patriots take on the New York Giants.

    The restaurateur, host of the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives," insisted that in order to truly get behind their team, Patriots' fans need to dig into a meal concocted in honor of the region's strong seafood tradition.

    INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 03: Chef Guy Fieri attends the 2012 Playboy Party hosted by Bud Light Hotel at Bud Light Hotel on February 3, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Bud Light Hotel)"I would go some lobster roll," Fieri said. "My wife (Lori) is from Providence, RI., so she's got that kind of attitude about it. She knows that kind of food -- whenever we go up there it has something to do with seafood and lobster, so a good lobster roll has to be the way to go."

    Fieri is no stranger to the lobster roll, having featured

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  • NFL Star Shares Story Behind Face Stud

    By Martin Rogers | omg! from Yahoo! – Fri, Feb 3, 2012 2:09 AM EST

    Image courtesy of CJ Hicks for Yahoo!.Image courtesy of CJ Hicks for Yahoo!.INDIANAPOLIS – Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson has used Super Bowl week to reveal the details behind the most bizarre jewelry accessory in the NFL.

    Johnson, who had seven touchdown receptions this season and has become one of the league’s most colorful characters, told omg! about how an off-season trip to Las Vegas with his cousin, rapper Ya Boy, left him sporting a diamond stud that is embedded in his left cheek.

    [ Photos: Stars come out for Madden Bowl ]

    Speaking at the EA Sports Madden Bowl at the Bud Light Hotel in downtown Indianapolis, Johnson said: “I shouldn’t even be telling you because it happened in Vegas and what happens in Vegas stays there. But no, I got it in Las Vegas for my birthday, me and my cousin. It was just something that happened at the spur of the moment – ‘let’s get our face pierced.’ It didn’t hurt, it is just like a regular ear piercing.”

    Johnson underwent the surgical procedure nearly two years ago but his jewelry item, often known as a cheek

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  • Behind-the-Scenes Moments at the Golden Globes

    By Martin Rogers | Coverage of 69th Annual Golden Globes – Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:00 AM EST

    JoliePittBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Angelina Jolie set tongues wagging before the Golden Globes ceremony had even begun on Sunday with a racy off-camera remark about her partner Brad Pitt.

    While Brangelina were both a model of sophistication during their television interviews, Jolie cheekily let her guard slip towards the end of her marathon media stint on the red carpet.

    When asked what she was most looking forward to from the evening, AP reports she winked and whispered: "Getting into bed with Brad."

    Jolie's quip was one of several priceless celebrity moments from the Beverly Hilton Hotel that television viewers never got to see.

    The star-studded bash, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has a reputation for being more light-hearted and relaxed than the Academy Awards, and plenty of stars were happy to let their hair down.

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    Mark Wahlberg was in such fine spirits while chatting to friends at the outer bar that he had to be hurriedly

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