TV Characters Gift Ideas

This the season for sharing, caring, and yes, asking for gifts. Several TV shows are airing special holiday episodes. What’s on the wish lists of some of your favorite characters? See what's on the wish lists of Abed Nadir from "Community" and other TV notables.

Most Awesome New iPhone App

This app rocks. It translates languages automatically without an internet connection. So for instance you and your honey are on the beach in Spain and you happen to see this sign. Yeah OK like you would be looking at this sign, but you get the picture. It’s called the World Lens. So no need to spend all that money on learning how to speak Spanish or French. Now we wonder if we can get our money back from Rosetta Stone?

Celebrity Diamond Engagement Rings

Celebrity engagement rings

In her hit song,  Beyoncé told fickle boyfriends to "put a ring on it." As the wearer of an expensive engagement ring, she should know. With 2010 closing down, let's take a look at which celebrities made marriage plans. See whether you can guess the woman behind the ring.

$11 Million Christmas Tree

Most Expensive Christmas Tree

The Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi showcased what could be the most expensive Christmas tree in the world. It’s 43 feet high and covered in expensive traditional Christmas bulbs and ornaments, as well as almost 200 precious stones
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Biggest Political Lies of 2010

Obama's Promises

Presidents and promises have been comrades since the birth of our nation. Sometimes, the vows have been bold: Lyndon B. Johnson pledged to eliminate poverty in his 1964 State of the Union Address. Obviously, that didn't happen. Other times, the promises have been mostly fulfilled, as when Roosevelt announced his historic New Deal. Throughout his campaign, President Obama made more than 500 promises to our nation, according to PolitiFact, a service from the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times that assesses the truth behind politicians' statements. Here is how PoliFact says the president is doing.

Where Are They Now? TV Talk Show Hosts

They woke us up in the morning. They talked us to sleep at night. They entertained us in the middle of the day when nothing else was on. We find out where some of the more memorable TV talk show hosts are today and remember those we’ve lost.

Celebs Banned from Foreign Countries

Their names and faces are recognized the world over, but not everyone is rolling out the red carpet for them. Some foreign governments have banned these newsmakers for reasons that run the gamut from gaffes to guns to personal beliefs. See whose passports will be getting one fewer stamp.

Best Songs of 2010

Once upon a time, we might have gauged the best "singles" of the year just ending, but popular music circa 2010 has shifted the conversation back to the fundamental – the song. The rules have changed with the proliferation of a la carte options for curious listeners: Conventional singles are multiplied by remixes, EP samplers, demos and alternate versions, giving MSN's contributors a vastly larger bucket of tunes to contemplate. Our top-ranked songs do include some well-known hits heard on radio or seen in videos, but our contributors' submissions tell a more tangled tale of fave musical moments.

Santa Around The World

 The jolly round man in the red suit goes by many names around the world. Yet his mission is universal: to spread holiday cheer to all. Let’s take a tour through the many names and faces of Santa.

The Top 10 Best and Worst Movies of 2010

I will try to put all this into the best display of the top 1o best and worst of 2010…with a few that surprised me along the way. Also, when it comes to the worst movies, I judge them based on hype versus quality of product. Then I compare them to the top movies of the year; most of the time they do not hold very well to the best of the year, thus putting them into the worst category. Keep in mind this is also opinion; please be kind in your comments as you respond to possibly your favorite movie of the year being one my worst.

The Best…

1. Inception