New York Knick point guard Jeremy Lin is a one-man economic recovery that even Ben Bernanke couldn’t dream up in his Federal Reserve meetings. Lin-sanity has taken the country by storm and as a result created a spending frenzy that’s benefiting a broad range of companies, tax rolls and even the stock market.

Lin’s salary this season is a modest (by NBA standards) $800,000, but by some calculations, he’s turned into the $170 million man. The most tangible impact has been on the market cap of Madison Square Garden (MSG), whose stock has jumped 7% to close Thursday at $31.87 from its close at $29.77 on February 7th when Lin first entered the Knicks’ starting lineup. [See & Read More]

Checkout the brand new video from the hot new group Karmin. The video pays homage to the duo’s YouTube roots, opening with a view of their Boston apartment living room, which was the backdrop for their "Karmin Covers". 

Viewers then see Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan’s journey to the big stage. Karmin will be playing Friday night at New York's Madison Square Garden and hitting the road for the rest of December performing holiday radio shows around the country. Congrats.

How can the Biebs ever top this one? Last Friday, Justin Bieber pulled off the most romantic surprise date ever for girlfriend Selena Gomez in L.A.

After catching pal Demi Lovato's concert at the Nokia Theater, TMZ reports that Bieber, 17, whisked Gomez, 18, to the nearby Staples Center via underground tunnel. [Read More]