Taping of Oprah's Farewell Episode, Haitian Flag Day and more from while you were sleeping
Stars bid Oprah farewell Last night's taping of Oprah's farewell episode was nothing short spectacular. Tom Hanks hosted the show, and was joined by many other celebrities to give the talk-show Queen a proper goodbye. Tom Cruise, Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Michael Jordan, Maya Angelou and many others came out one by one to offer a hug coupled with laughter and tears.
One audience member shares a video of Beyonce's performance that provides a good glimpse at the energy of the show. Tweets of mixed emotions have already begun and will continue streaming in this week and next at the final episodes air.
Happy #Haitian flag day #Haitians is trending on Twitter this morning as people celebrate Haitian Flag day and share news that the US Government has extended protective status for those still displaced by last years earthquake. CBS News reports that the US will allow the displaced Haitians currently living and working in the US to apply for continued protective status through January 2013. A happy Haitian Flag Day indeed.
Dorothy Parvaz freed from Syria six hours ago @FreeDorothy tweeted in all caps, "Yeah, Dorothy has been freed!!!!" After disappearing in Syria 19 days ago, Canadian journalist Dorothy Parvaz was released and is currently safe in Doha, waiting to return to Vancouver. The news has spread quickly on Twitter, as people link articles and commend Al Jazeera for its search efforts.
LA Noire finally releases, tweets follow "LA Noire" has been the promoted trending tweet the beginning of this week. It was the first video game ever featured at the Tribeca Film Festival, and the trailer resides in YouTube's trending videos column.
Yeterday, the video game was finally released in North America, and the online presence of the much-anticipated game has only increased. Many are tweeting about the impressive facial capture and one of this morning's top tweets reviews the game, saying: "I'll tell you what "LA Noire" is: it's the triumphant return of the adventure game."