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Games We Would Definitely Buy: Website the Minus World has a list of the five Lego video games that will probably never happen. It may be true that we're unlikely to ever see LEGO No Country for Old Men, but we wouldn't bet against LEGO Rocky III. [Minus World]

Bruno Gets a Release Date: Sacha Baron Cohen will bring his ball-cradling charms back to theaters as Bruno the flamboyant celebrity journalist on May 15, 2009, and it looks like he'll be opening opposite the sequel to The Da Vinci Code. Conveniently, this will allow the Pope to skip both movies at the same time. [Variety]

SAG Strike Probably Imminent: Just as things were getting back to normal, the studios are making plans for a possible SAG strike that could once again bring TV and movie production to a halt. If you're holding onto an idea for a televised contest where there are no writers and the prop budget only has to cover a few tennis balls and a vacuum cleaner, now is the time to make your move. [Variety]

Sedaris No Longer a Liar: Not only has Barnes & Noble moved David Sedaris's When You Are Engulfed in Flames back to its "nonfiction" section after seemingly tweaking him by listing him under "fiction," they now claim that that was their intention all along — it was allegedly a classification error by Bookscan. [NYO] —Linda Holmes

Scenes from Mexico City show its human heart (AP)

Damien Hirst’s Fall ’08 Collection for Levi's

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Swedish Fishing: The Wait for the Red Hook Ikea Opening

We sent our Sophie Donelson to talk to those stalwart consumers and see whether it was worth the wait. (Predictably, Swedish meatballs have something to do with the answer.)

Street Level: Waiting for Ikea [NYM Video]
Related: The Big Blue Box in Brooklyn [NYM]

Review: `Love Guru' lame self-help romp (AP)

AP - In "The Love Guru," Mike Myers must come to love himself before he can love others. From the credits of this scattershot comedy sketch stretched and strained to movie length, Myers clearly loved himself to the point of narcissism going in.

Joan Rivers kicked off live TV show

Photographer James Mollison Discovers Lost Tribe of Marilyn Manson Fans

James Mollison’s Marilyn Manson Concert, Italy (2005).Courtesy the artist, Chris Boot LTD, HASTED HUNT, NYC

James Mollison’s Dolly Parton Concert, London, (2007).Courtesy the artist, Chris Boot LTD, HASTED HUNT, NYC

Scene from the video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"

Holmes to draw big bucks on Broadway

Time for Reflection

Photo: Numéro, Italian Vogue (2)

Carroll Gardens: There Are Still Real Italians There

Carroll Gardens: This video (beautifully shot despite the ominous, tragic background music) makes it perfectly clear that the hood's Italian old-timers are not very happy about the newcomers. And yes, that sweet old guy Mario really says, "I like make-a da pizza. I make-a da people happy." [YouTube]
Harlem: A pianist and composer will try to unload his beautiful brownstone near Mt. Morris Park, listed at $2.3 mil, by playing an in-house recital for brokers and curious potential buyers. The rowdy real-estate market's going all highbrow on us! [Curbed]
East Village: What is that peculiar business setting up on the corner of Second and 11th? You know, the brightly painted exterior with the "Moroccan-style lamps" and many wooden cubicles inside? (By the way, here's the juiciest account yet of the hood's roving anti-yuppie protest last Friday.) [Vanishing NY]

Ferry Point Park: Here in the Bronx under the Whitestone Bridge, the city has revived plans to build a Jack Nicklaus–designed golf course on a toxic dump, foreseeing a $60 mil tab on a ditched Giuliani project that's already cost $15 mil. [NYDN]
Red Hook: A shrink gives tips to help couples avoid purchase-related fights at Ikea, opening here tomorrow. Last-resort advice: "Leave the store. Just get out and go to the movies." Ours: Work harder and make more money so you don't have to shop here. [Brooklyn Based]
Ridgewood: It's hypocritical for the city to say it wants to plant more trees in East New York but cut down trees right next door around Ridgewood Reservoir, charges this blog. [Save Ridgewood Reservoir via Queens Crap]
Upper West Side: Plea deals are sought by the dame duo caught last fall stealing jewels and stuff from open houses here and elsewhere (like in New Jersey: $75,000 worth from one house!). Also: They're looking stylish in court! Whose closet did those sling-backs come from? [NYDN via Gothamist]

The Silver Jews’ David Berman Is Currently Accepting Intern Applications

Photo: Yani Yordanova / Redferns / Retna

Do you feel this is your best album?
I do. And I hesitate to say it, because I’ve heard R.E.M. say it so many times and they’ve always been wrong! Flagrantly wrong. Long before I ever wrote a song, I wondered about that. I would see that over and over again. So, that’s my qualification. I think it is. But I might be under the Stipe-Buck illusion.

Some of the songs on the album are really playful — they could almost be children’s songs. Was that a calculated decision?
Yeah, it’s something that sort of first started on the last album. I never would have done stuff like that before. When you’re sober for the first time, a lot of what they say is that you’re unfrozen at the age when you got frozen. I started pretty much drinking every day when I was 18 or 19. So part of the last couple years have been springtime feelings that I haven’t had in a long time.

The last song on the album, “We Could Be Looking for the Same Thing,” sounds like you and [wife and bassist] Cassie are kind of serenading one another. Is that one based on personal experience?
Specifically I was thinking of my mom and her boyfriend. Older people, when they get together, they don’t care about the romantic aspect, especially after a divorce. It’s a pragmatic decision. So it’s a pragmatic love song. My mom read an interview where I said that, and she said, “I’m so insulted that you said it’s just some pragmatic thing between me and Brian.” And then I sent her the album, and she said, “Well, I just love the last song. Me and Brian listen to it all the time!” [Laughs.]

I read that you were working Cassie into the band slowly out of respect for your fans. I think that’s great, but I have to wonder, does that cause any marital problems?
She was a Silver Jews fan before we met, so to a degree she understands.

Did you guys meet at a show?
No, we met at a party in Louisville. She didn’t tell me [she was a fan] until … well … the next morning, when I woke up in her house, and I looked at her record collection! [Laughs.] And I was like, “I got it made!” She had all the records.

I understand that you have interns now. Is that something you did when you were starting out?
I never did that. I did learn from people, but this is almost like a Meals on Wheels thing, where you’re trying to match people with a car with the hungry person that can’t leave their house. I think it would be cool if there was a program that matched artists of no real success maybe with aspiring artists of no real success. They could help each other.

Were you raised in a religious household?
I wasn’t raised in a religious household, it wasn’t a literary household, it wasn’t an artistic household. My dad didn’t read. The bookshelves were all empty. Eventually he went and got this guy … you know how Bennigan’s, you know how you go into one and they have the old bicycles and the old signs on the wall? So he worked at Bennigan’s, and he actually had the guy who does that for the restaurant come into the house and fill the bookshelves with old books.

Did you ever pick up them up?
They were all mostly Reader’s Digest compendiums.

So how did you end up getting into Judaism?
As a kid growing up I always felt like a Jew. I felt like an outsider. [But] it’s just been in the last few years that I’ve been trying to figure out where I am with it. I’m not Jewish. In a way “silver Jews” has become a category for me of someone who's a fellow traveler of the Jews. Even in the Jewish dream of the messianic era, it’s supposed to be that the nations of the world come to them and acknowledge that the Jewish God is everybody’s God. Well, if that’s ever going to happen, some Gentiles are going to start lining up around Jerusalem. So maybe I’m like the first wave or something. A non-Jew applying for status. —Amos Barshad

In Bass Baritone’s Warm Memoir, It’s the Story That Sings

Thomas Quasthoff was born in Germany, in 1959, poisoned by thalidomide. He now stands at just four feet tall, with severely underdeveloped legs and arms — and having fashioned himself one of the great bass baritones of the age. His new memoir is full of spirited humor: His first meeting with the iconic Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich occasions a warm outpouring — of drink and otherwise — from the man: “Choo have to drink these. This is Russian mentahlity.”

Billy Ray Cyrus reacts to Miley's pics

Can Robot Bands Save the Music Business?

Robot Band is at Least as Good as Coldplay [Gizmodo]
The Trons [MySpace]

Earlier: Vulture's previous coverage of the impending robot apocalypse

Valerie Steele Is Glad Black Is Back

Steele at work … and play.Photo: Melissa Hom

You have a new book on gothic fashion coming out. What inspired it?
The subculture’s been around since about 1979, and it’s never really disappeared. Certain designers like McQueen have consistently been mining, if not the subculture, then at least the source that the goth kids thrived on themselves like Victoriana. So that evolved into the book and the full-scale exhibition, over the course of which I got to interview tons of goth kids and middle-aged people who had been goth kids. I still have the show to work on which opens in September.

Oh yeah, how’s the preparation for the show going?
Great, now I’m in production meetings for the layout. You’ll come in to see little vignettes: Origins of Terror, then Victorian Cult of Mourning, and Vampires. And we’ll have a Cabinet of Curiosity with a wax head and death mask.

What designer clothes can we expect to see?
Rick Owens, Gareth Pugh, Rodarte, Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy, McQueen. But we’re also featuring people that you might not expect, like Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel haute couture or Valentino couture.

Why did you decide to become a fashion historian?
I had an epiphany my first term at Yale grad school where I’d gone to study European cultural and intellectual history. My classmate gave a presentation about the Victorian corset. And I realized fashion’s part of culture. Most of my professors thought this was a really stupid idea.

Isn’t fashion in a strict academic setting often looked down upon?
It’s so true! I wrote an article once called the “The F-Word” about how academics view fashion. People wouldn’t even talk to me about it with their names being used!

You’ve written about a dozen books. Any favorites?
When I die they’ll probably mention Fetish, Fashion, Sex, & Power and The Corset: A Cultural History.

So many books! (Not all by her.)Photo: Melissa Hom

Are there designers from the past that you think don’t get enough cultural recognition today?
Sure, most. Madeleine Vionnet or Charles James — two of the greatest designers of the twentieth century.

What are trends that you really love right now?
I’m pleased that black is a big trend. Ninety-nine percent of my clothes are black.

What trends do you wish would go away?
I don’t really take a moralistic attitude like "how could they have that!" If it’s right for someone, that’s fine.

Which designers do you love?
Jun Takahashi from Undercover. The Rodarte fall show was heavenly! I think they’re so brilliant. They are so sincere, so dedicated.

What was the first designer item you ever bought?
A Gaultier black leather jacket. It has big sleeves, and it’s tight-fitted like a corset shape. I paid more for that than I’d ever paid for anything. Afterwards, I sat down on the pavement and started hyperventilating.

Where do you shop?
Barneys and Ina. My husband also says I should have a special American Express card for Comme des Garçons.

Which designer do you wear most?
Comme des Garçons, Yeohlee, Yohji Yamamoto, and Isabel Toledo.

What fashion objects are you lusting after right now?
I keep searching eBay to see if anybody has Dries or Lanvin samples wandering around. I can’t get behind paying $4,000 for a new dress.

What’s the last thing you bought?
Hats by Yohji and a vintage Matsuda. —Kendall Herbst

Billy Ray Cyrus Comes Up With Perfect Metaphor for Internet Gossip Cycle

Billy Ray Cyrus, sage.Photo: Getty Images

Billy Ray Cyrus appeared on the Today show this morning, and Meredith Vieira asked him, of course, about the reaction to his daughter Miley's half-naked Annie Leibowitz photo shoot for Vanity Fair this spring. Billy wasn't too bothered about the pictures —"It's life," he said, "stuff happens." And then he said something about the ensuing media frenzy that we couldn't get out of our heads.

"The more you stomp in poop, the more it stinks."

Isn't that the most perfect metaphor you've ever heard for an Internet meme? Who knew: Billy Ray Cyrus is practically a sage.

Billy Ray Fires Back on Miley Topless Photo [People (video)]

‘Weeds’: Season Premiere the Thing of Midsummer Madness

Far-off stares: much more effective with binoculars.Photo courtesy of Showtime

Nancy’s miserable frenemy Celia is in jail for crimes she barely committed. Doug, Dean (Celia’s paraplegic ex), and Sanjay (“the gay Indian”) have offered her up, pooh-poohing the idea that Nancy Botwin, mother and widower, would ever have a hand in the most lucrative drug business in town. (For all of Celia’s petty, hypocritical faults, we’re not sure how to feel about this malicious framing.)

While Celia is being picked over, Nancy shares caramel popcorn with Uncle Andy, Silas, and Shane (who has clearly gotten older) at a pit stop on the way to Ren Mar. There, they plan to take shelter with her dead husband's “bubby” — who turns out to be hooked up to a feeding tube, lying on a pink cot, and occasionally gurgling. Bubby's caretaker is Nancy’s father-in-law, a crass gambler and boxed-wine guzzler who calls Nancy “not Francie” in honor of the perfect Jewish woman their son did not marry. Andy hates him, and Silas and Shane don’t even know who he is, but he reminds us that these characters do actually come from somewhere. (About Nancy’s background we only know that she spent summers off from school sipping expensive drinks by a pool. We like these peeks into the formative times of our sparkly, impious crew.)

Pain-in-the-ass father-in-law notwithstanding, Nancy’s as nonchalant as ever, as if her meds have been upped. She seems to have given everything up to the universe — her house, her friends, even her kids — except the drugs. She’s all business now. Last season’s pesky questions (how terrible is it, really, that the man who loved her died to save her stash or that her preteen son knows that she's one of the biggest drug dealers in town?) have taken a backseat. “I'm a fucking drug dealer. There, I said it out loud,” she announced in the third season’s finale. Now, whatever sprinklings of shame she had last season are quickly dissipating.

This truly is midsummer madness, tragic and comic: a broken family on the run, a dying woman spouting wisdom, a comic duo toasting the wicked demise of their ex-mistress, an ex-mistress repenting in the face of her wicked demise, and a handful of neglected children relishing the life of petty crime and revenge that lies ahead. —Emma Pearse

Private eye wants new trial

Bloomberg and Paterson Laugh Off Reported Feud

Frenemies forever!Photo Illustration: Getty Images, WireImage

The report "is just so laughable," Bloomberg added. "I don't know where the stuff came from."

Well. You know who doesn't enjoy being laughed at?

Fredric U. Dicker, that's who. And so, Bloomberg, he's going to tell you where it came from: "The Post's report was based on a source 'with firsthand knowledge of Paterson's comments,'" Dicker fumed in his column this morning, which may be his most insane ever — you know when you are angry at someone and you yell at them in your head? It's like that. Only it wasn't in Dicker's head, it was in the paper:

Let's see, how many people could that be? Paterson himself? Perhaps Michelle Paterson, the governor's wife, or Charles O'Byrne, the governor's chief of staff? Another possibility is Communications Director Risa Heller.

Paterson's Alleged Remarks Stir Albany [NYS]
TELL THE TRUTH GOV[NYP]
Earlier: Bloomberg and Paterson: The Claws Come Out

Steven Spielberg Fails to Make Video Games Popular Again

Photo: EA, Getty Images

The game's fundamentals don't seem to be the problem — it got good reviews, with a Metascore of 85. It's got a solid, non-gimmicky concept — building a tower and knocking it over — that toddlers have loved forever and that, as the continuing popularity of building implosions on YouTube will attest, still has legs. Perhaps Spielberg simply underestimated the competing demand for complex narratives and yoga poses. Or perhaps he should have gone with the rumored original concept, in which the objective was to knock over Shia LaBeouf by pelting him with empty cans. —Linda Holmes

Unique, Chic Sunglasses for Every Budget

The sun's finally peeping through the clouds, giving us an excuse to wear our new shades pretty much all the time. After all, squinting deepens those fine lines. So grab a new pair of sunglasses and prevent wrinkles! But please avoid the junky stuff on sidewalk tables. Sure, they're cheap, but so's the quality. Instead, we found affordable (and some pricier options, for you show-offs) that are chic and available in actual stores with air-conditioning. Need we say more? We handpicked 120 glasses, from aviators to Wayfarers to sporty wraparounds for men and women, at all price levels in our latest Shop-A-Matic, so you've got no excuse to go without. Here are a few of our favorites:

Top, from left: Phoenix Aviators by Urban Outfitters, Legend by Lucky Brand, Hippie-de-Luxe by Christian Roth; bottom, from left: Men's Aviators by Levi's, Corner Office by Linda Farrow, and Chait by Ksubi.

WOMEN’S
Phoenix Aviators from Urban Outfitters
Price: $16
Why we like it: These shades come in five colors: mustard yellow, light blue (shown), red, white, and hot purple. At $16 per pair, they’re cheap enough to buy more than one.

Hippie-de-Luxe by Christian Roth
Price: $345
Why we like it: The design on the clear-and-black plastic arms of these oversize round frames will fancy up any summer outfit, from the beach to the bar. The price is high, but this brand is top dog.

MEN’S
Aviators by Levi’s
Price: $30
Why we like it: We love the look of men in aviators, and this pair is affordable and durable. The dark tint provides ample UV protection.

Corner Office by Linda Farrow for Jeremy Scott
Price: $300
Why we like it: Because they’re different! Just look at the wraparound white mesh contrasting with the dark rectangular lenses — a perfect way to shake up your style.

UNISEX
Legend by Lucky Brand
Price: $77
Why we like it: The faded rectangular plastic frames go from dark to light with a hint of red.

Chait by Ksubi
Price: $210
Why we like it: Checkerboard wraparounds remind us of the eighties, in the best way possible. — Sharon Clott

"Get Smart" Premiere Draws the Beautiful and Handsome (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily - Pretty women and handsome men graced the "Get Smart" red carpet at that retro comedy's premiere at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood, Calif., on Monday night.

The Freedom Tower Has an Empty Dance Card

Lonely, oh so lonely.Photo: Getty Images

FINANCE
• Goldman Sachs reported that second-quarter profits fell by only 11 percent, which is less than analysts predicted. But that didn't stop them from handing out pink slips to hundreds of investment bankers last week. [DealBook/NYT, NYT]
• Loews Corporation just upped its cachet: The conglomerate is changing its New York Stock Exchange trading symbol to "L," joining only a handful of companies to carry the coveted single-letter ticker. [DealBook/NYT]
• Pruning is happening in the hedge-fund business. Smaller hedge funds, including top performers, are shutting down these days, and even brand-name traders are finding it tougher to get new ones off the ground. [WSJ]

MEDIA
• Katie Couric's YouTube channel, which shows her funny side, was largely her idea. CBS isn't doing anything to promote the clips — it wants the site to be organic. [LAT]
• Bonnie Fuller has some news for Michelle Obama: The attacks are about to begin. [HuffPo]
• The 67th Annual Peabody Awards luncheon took place yesterday, and, amid remembrances of Tim Russert, Project Runway was the first reality competition show to walk off with one of the awards. Harvey Weinstein went so far as to give a shout-out to the executive who he said green-lit Project Runway — and who is now suing him. "Thank you very much," he said, "and a special thanks to Jeff Zucker." [Multichannel News]

LAW
• Inspired by the intersection of music and law in the R. Kelly trial, Above the Law polled lawyers for their favorite law songs. The results prove at least one thing: Lawyers might have a little too much time on their hands. [Above the Law]
• Federal prosecutors reached a settlement with New York–based law firm Milberg: The law firm will survive, but with the burden of a $75 million penalty. [Law.com]
• Brooklyn attorney Loretta McHenry's alleged that Judge Robert Katzmann defamed her when he rejected her appeal in an employment-discrimination case, but a federal judge has thrown out the plaintiff's action. [Law.com]

Viktor & Rolf Create the Ultimate Dollhouse

The wedding dress.Photo: nytimes.com

Horsting and Snoeren have been blogging about putting the final touches on the exhibit on the Moment for the New York Times. They've got pictures of a few miniature outfits, including the wedding gown they created for HRH Princess Mabel van Oranje-Nassau in 2004, a Tilda Swinton doll wearing the "Simone" from fall 2003, and a Karolina Kurkova doll from the spring 2005 Flower Bomb collection.

Surrounding the dollhouse, life-size porcelain dolls will wear regular-size outfits while video from runway shows play behind them. The exhibit runs until September 21, so you have a while to save up and get your ass to London. Good luck resisting playing with them when you get there.

The Doll House [WWD]
For the Moment | Viktor & Rolf Host a Costume Ball [Moment/NYT]

Is Hathaello Over?

Photo: Getty Images

And this morning, we found out why. Though she did not discuss it on the air, it turns out she may have broken up with her long-term boyfriend, Italian financier and philanthropist Raffaello Follieri. The Daily Mail claims that Hathaway dumped the controversy-ridden Italian over the weekend. It was all the usual reasons: They fought, he was never around, he was constantly embroiled in legal and financial scandals that besmirched her good name. But the best part of the speculative coverage of the breakup is this pair of quotes from a source, regarding her Get Smart co-star Steve Carell:

"Anne really wants to find a guy like Steve, and if he weren't married, I have no doubt she would date him in a second."

"She's such a fan of his work she couldn't help but quote episodes of The Office to him when they first met. She thinks he's amazing."

Just what are you implying, London Daily Mail? That Michael Scott is an inadvertent home wrecker? We're not sure we like your tone. First you claim that one of our favorite couples has split up, and then you blame it on the nicest guy in Hollywood? We've called Hathaway's reps to see if this is all true. We can only hope it's not. With J-Vanka and Lydisco gone, we're just not sure we can deal with the death of Hathaello, too.

Devil Wears Prada star Anne Hathaway splits from long-time love [Daily Mail]

David Beckham's New Armani Campaign to Debut in Grand Style

Photo: Courtesy of Armani

This second Beckham campaign was shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott on a Malibu beach; we always thought coating one's body in a thin layer of sand was more of a lady-model thing, so we can't wait to see the new, studly interpretation. The unveiling takes place at 5 p.m. PST tomorrow, and the campaign images will go up online at emporioarmani.com on June 23, at which time you may feel free to change your desktop background right when we do.

David Beckham strips again for Armani [British Marie Claire]
DAVID BECKHAM TO UNVEIL NEW EMPORIO ARMANI UNDERWEAR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN AT MACY’S SAN FRANCISCO [Sfilate]

Related: David Beckham Felt Uncomfortable in Those Armani Ads

Internet Psychic Weighs In on Seth Tobias Settlement

Billy Ash, Internet psychic, felon, scribe.Photo: Angie Smith

Full e-mail after the jump.

This is in response to all the e-mails and calls about the Seth Tobias murder. I'm very happy with the recent developments in this case. I know all the details of the settlement and I'm happy that Seth's family will receive most of his money and will not give a retraction. This settlement was reached solely based on my taped deposition and the results of my polygraph. If Filomena was not guilty of murdering Seth Tobias there would be NO settlement. Filomena was concerned about the details of her life of drugs, over spending, arrest for domestic violence, her children having to have the state step in, her hiring a voodoo princess and paying $100,000 to put a death curse on Seth, her spending thousand on psychics and black magic a week, her involvement with gay escorts and her not calling 911 when she discovered Seth body. The police never talked to her about the cocaine or crushed ambien CR found in her personnel safe with no prescription. If Seth had over dosed, wouldn't his fingerprints be on the bag? How would I know all the details of everything in September that happened, unless she told me? I wasn't in Florida. She had to tell me. She didn't want to further darken her name so she settled. Filomena had restraining orders against her by husband number 2 and 3. This was a women filled with rage and anger, and it ended with the 4th husband, Seth Tobias dead. Jay Jacknin claimed victory telling the media I was not her assistant but her psychic. I don't feel that is true, but that further shows how crazy Mrs. Tobias actually is, that she would have a personal psychic for over 5 years calling upwards of over 30 times a day. Pretty crazy tabloid lives, but if you talk to Jay Jacknin this is normal for Palm Beach. Filomena never helped or talked to the police about Seth's death. Filomena has never taken a polygraph. Filomena sold her engagement ring given by Seth. None of this sounds like a grieving widow but more like a black widow. My attorney Steven O'Neil is in the process of filing a 1 million dollar law suit against Filomena Tobias and her younger sister Antoloni. Filomena will still have to face me in court for the false statements they have made and her lifestyle no matter how dark will come to light. I've moved on with my life and spent a great deal of time resting in Europe, but will not let Filomena make false statements. I'll marry on Tuesday and be surrounded by 250 of my closest friends in a $60,000 celebration on San Diego's beach. I wish everyone the best and happiness.

Earlier: Last-Minute Settlement in Seth Tobias Case
Related: Dead Man's Float [NYM]
Intel's coverage of Seth Tobias

Mario Vargas Llosa

Amy Winehouse to Undergo More Testing in London Hospital

A view of the Vienna State Opera

Report: Keira Knightley's Mother Nixes Anorexia Rumors

Preschoolers love 'High School Musical'

America's Got Crazy, Wacky ... & 'Talent'

Chinese Authorities Confiscate Over 500 Louis Vuitton Bags

Photo: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton

Earlier this month, more than a month after the initial sampling, the authorities told Louis their bags weren't up to snuff. And last week the authorities revisited the store and confiscated the rest of the bags and luggage — a total of 556 pieces (they just couldn't get enough after a month of sampling). Though they weren't required to, Louis Vuitton decided to close the store since, well, a Vuitton shop with no bags is like a beach with no sand. A Louis Vuitton spokesperson says the bags are made in France where such swatches aren't required, and the company is working to get the sand back on the beach — er, the bags back in the store. So all you luxury businesses planning to sell fancy handbags over there, take heed.

Fashion Scoops: Store Closure [WWD]
LV boutique in E. China closed for disqualification [ChinaDaily.com]

Lucas' new film focuses on Tuskegee Airmen

Shyamalan: 'Best B movie ever'

Haim's Kiss and Tell: Posh's 'Gnawing' Technique

Church Cracks Down on New 'Da Vinci' Film

Ricki Lake Fires Back at AMA for Childbirth Statement

Donna Summer: Still the Queen of Disco

Brit Not to Blame for Photog Hit and Run

Pop Tarts: Love Guru? Jessica Alba Left Mike Myers Gasping

'Star Trek' Actor George Takei Receives Marriage License

Give yourself a mental makeover

Taylor Dayne to Serve 2 Years Probation for Reckless Driving

'Ninja Gaiden,' 'Bourne Conspiracy' deliver nonstop thrills (AP)

Duffy's song "Mercy" was described as "timeless"

Cyd Charisse, Star of MGM Musicals, Dead at 86

FOX411: 'Get Smart' Misses by 'That Much'

Johnson First Gymnast Nominated for a Teen Choice Award