White House Sleeper Gets Serious Wake Up Call

Posted Apr 24th 2009 3:20PM by TMZ Staff

Sleepy economic advisor Larry Summers may have been able to rest easy during yesterday's meeting with credit card officials -- but according to congressmen Emanuel Cleaver (D, MO) and Charles Rangel (D, NY), it's time to ring the alarm!

Filed under: Politix

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Barack-a-Bye Baby -- Obama Advisor Nods Off

Posted Apr 23rd 2009 7:01PM by TMZ Staff

Barack Obama wants change -- his top economic advisor just wants a nap.



Lawrence Summers, Director of the White House's National Economic Council, was caught dozing off during a meeting with credit card officials on Thursday.

Looks like someone needs a more stimulating stimulus plan...

Filed under: Politix

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James Franco Alert!

Posted Apr 16th 2009 2:45AM by TMZ Staff

James Franco was wide awake Monday night in the Columbia University school library... no boring professors in sight putting him to sleep.



In the category of art imitating life, the book sitting next to Franco is "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man."

Test your knowledge ....

Tags: a portrait of the artist as a young man, APortraitOfTheArtistAsAYoungMan, columbia university, ColumbiaUniversity, james franco, JamesFranco, sleep, student, studies, study, studying

Solange Knowles -- Laid Out!

Posted Feb 24th 2009 2:20PM by TMZ Staff

Beyonce's little sister has fallen and she can't get up!



Solange Knowles was hospitalized last week for dehydration and low blood pressure -- and these pictures were snapped as she lay passed out on the ground. Knowles went on to Twitter about how she thinks she took too much Nyquil and woke up surrounded by random people.

No word if this was a part of Etta James' revenge plot.

Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Beyonce Knowles, Photo Galleries

Tags: beyonce, hospital, hospitalization, hospitalized, little sister, LittleSister, nyquil, passed out, PassedOut, passes out, PassesOut, sleep, solange knowles, SolangeKnowles

Sleep Off the Shred

Posted Oct 25th 2007 8:19AM by TMZ Staff

Hoodies are part of the official snowboarding uniform. You can keep your head warm without worrying about losing your hat. They unzip to show off your ironic t-shirt. How could you possibly improve on this wonder of winter apparel?

And yet, the fine people at Burton are doing just that. Building upon their earlier hoodies, with hidden MP3 player pockets, hidden stash pocket with ear plugs and pit zips to help you air out, the Burton Sleep Hoodie is adding enhancements for the frequent flier.

It's equipped with a removable, inflatable neck pillow and a snap-out light shield to help you sleep off a long day on the slopes. Unfortunately, the sleeper hoodie's status is "coming soon." Hopefully, the Sleeper Hoodie will be ready before the beginning of the coming season.

Filed under: Celebritoyz

Tags: burton, hoodie, mp3 player, Mp3Player, sleep, snowboard