Hot Searches: Mysteries of 'Survivor Samoa' Earthquake and Lisa Raye Solved

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Wondering why 'Survivor Samoa' Earthquake, Jesse Eisenberg, Amy Farris, Cristiano Ronaldo Girlfriend and Lisa Raye are surging in Google Trends? We can shed some light on the mystery - the bonus feature of the Google search engine provides the 100 most-searched terms of the hour. Of course, the results change frequently, but at any given time, it's a great snapshot of what's on people's minds regarding pop culture. This morning, web searches of the world had queries pertaining to life's most important things. Things like natural disasters and reality TV weddings, of course.

Here's what's hot in the world of search...

Survivor Samoa Earthquake - Don't worry, 'Survivor' fans. Scores have been killed, villages have been wiped out, ecosystems have been destroyed, but your beloved show will still air as usual. CBS execs have assured fans that the cast and crew were unaffected by yesterday's tragedy. (The 19th season of the smash hit show wrapped this past summer.) It's still to be determined whether the network will delay airing the episode out of respect for the 100+ victims of the tsunami that devastated the South Pacific and the very island where the show was filmed.

Amy Farris - The fiddler for Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women died over the weekend of Sept. 26th as she was preparing to perform an Oct. 3 set at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco.

Jesse Eisenberg - The tremendous Eisenberg is surely in the pop culture consciousness with his starring role in the sure-to-be-cult smash 'Zombieland,' opening Friday. Eisenberg stars with Woody Harrelson and anyone who has recented the recent-to-DVD 'Adventureland' is surely anxious to see Eisenberg kick walking-dead ass. Trailers and More on 'Zombieland' >>>

Claudia Barilla - A billionaire clown is getting shot into space and all anyone wants to talk about is his hot wife. A former model and mother to two of Guy Laliberte's kids, Barilla was seen wearing a yellow clown nose as she watched her husband blast off from the Soyuz launchpad on the Kazakh steppes. Laliberte, the Canadian founder of Cirque du Soleil, paid $35 milliion for a 9-day stay at the International Space Station. The former clown brought a handful of clown noses along for the ride.

'The Hills' Season 6 Episode 1 - Your favorite guilty pleasure premiered its sixth season last night, and the b-tch is definitely back. First Steph warned Audrina, "Kristin is not good news." Then Cavallari sat with Justin Bobby at Frankie's party and tested his romantic status. Then they went out to dinner. And then they did the nasty. Or at least that's what we were led to believe. Holy moly. We're in for a treat this season. Also, the Daily News reported on what the show's stars rake in per episode. More than you'd imagine.

Cristiano Ronaldo Girlfriend - You might say Cristiano Ronaldo is the luckiest guy in the world. He makes tens of millions of dollars a year playing a child's game. He's been blessed with looks cosmetic surgery addicts often die for, but never achieve. And he's been attached to some of the hottest women who have ever stepped foot on Earth. Oh, and he's only 24. No wonder everyone wants to know who he's dating. Tell you the truth, we can't figure out who it is this time. Who's Dated Who says Paris was the last lady in his good graces. Other sources claim the soccer star is kicking balls around with Luana Belletti. Looks like this trend is just heating up.

Lamar Odom Married - Lamar and Khloe's wedding is still hot news a few days after the two tied the knot. Maybe you Googled this because you're wondering if the wedding is the real thing amidst rumors that Sunday's ceremony was some kind of prenup'd publicity stunt. It's as real as weddings get, Lamar told Access Hollywood yesterday. Maybe you want to know who picked up the million dollar tab for the event. It was E!, some are saying, not the bride's wealthy family as tradition would dictate. Maybe you want to know when you can see the event go down on TV. You're gonna have to wait for the Nov. 8 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' season premiere.

Lisa Raye - Al Sharpton dating rumors!? The omnipresent African-American activist has been seen galavanting about town with 'All of Us' TV mom LisaRaye (yes, that's the proper spelling) in tow. The blogosphere says what they have reeks of romance, but Raye's camp says they're just professional pals on a tour to promote education.

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