Read more SpongeBob stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10304/spongebob.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:51:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64148/spongebob-at-10-still-fun-popular-and-inscrutable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpongeBob SquarePants is 10 years old, and the “happy nonsense” of the show is “as popular as ever,” Alessandra Stanley writes in the New York Times . What’s more, the wacky, uncynical cartoon has managed to do it “without having disclosed any higher meaning to Bikini Bottom.” Sure, “adults have been...http://www.newser.com/story/64148/spongebob-at-10-still-fun-popular-and-inscrutable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Jul 2009 15:18:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56162/spongebob-rap-dont-mix-in-ad-parents-tell-burger-king.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBurger King is under fire from parents for a new TV ad in which SpongeBob Squarepants, Sir Mix-A-Lot, and rap music video antics combine for an uncomfortable mix of adult and child entertainment, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The spot mixes cartoon clips with shots of “the King,” and women with...http://www.newser.com/story/56162/spongebob-rap-dont-mix-in-ad-parents-tell-burger-king.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Apr 2009 14:40:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55644/sports-edgier-fare-dominate-the-white-house-tivo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you judge a man by the channels he turns to, then President Obama is sporty, but with a hip edge. There’s no chance he passed up a replay of Monday's NCAA men’s basketball championship on his flight home from Iraq, sources tell Politico, but Obama is equally likely to...http://www.newser.com/story/55644/sports-edgier-fare-dominate-the-white-house-tivo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 10:15:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46674/sobbing-spongebob-joins-viacom-fee-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagViacom is enlisting some of its best-known kid cartoon characters in a contract renewal battle with Time Warner, the Wall Street Journal reports. Viacom wants higher fees from the cable carrier for its channels, which could disappear from Time Warner's service at midnight tonight if no new deal is reached....http://www.newser.com/story/46674/sobbing-spongebob-joins-viacom-fee-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 31 Dec 2008 5:29:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/32711/10-ways-to-say-im-not-gay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStar Jones' ex, Al Reynolds, used YouTube to make it official—he is not gay, just "kind of soft." His coming-in announcement prompts Radar to list the 10 best moments in defensive heterosexuality. Oprah Winfrey on rumors about her and Gayle King: ''Oh, please.'' Jake Gyllenhaal: "I can honestly...http://www.newser.com/story/32711/10-ways-to-say-im-not-gay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jul 2008 13:23:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6298/spongebob-not-you-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome 300,000 more toys and other children's items made in China have been recalled due to safety concerns about lead. That includes 250,000 SpongeBob journals and address books with lead paint on the metal bindings. The journals, imported by privately held Martin Designs Inc., were sold in US...http://www.newser.com/story/6298/spongebob-not-you-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Aug 2007 9:43:59 CDT