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Sarah Palin, Joe Biden Come Out Fighting -- With Few Gaffes -- In VP DebateRepublican governor peppered answers with folksiness, while Democratic senator was restrained.By Gil Kaufman Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin at the Vice Presidential Debate on Thursday...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 3 Oct 2008 | 4:54 pm Fresh Paris Shows: Christian Lacroix, Stella McCartney, and More! Christian Lacroix, spring 2009 Photo: Imaxtree Paris Fashion Week is heading into its final weekend. We can hardly believe the spring 2009 shows are almost over. Sniff. (That is, assuming you don't count L.A. Fashion Week.) So drink in the final days of new runway slideshows with us! Starting with luscious Lacroix pictured here. Christian Lacroix
Source: The Cut | 3 Oct 2008 | 4:29 pm R.I.P. ‘Rap City’BET is shutting down Rap City, the onetime cornerstone of its lineup, and we can't help but be a little bit nostalgic. In the age of YouTube, pining for the heyday of music-video shows is almost like reminiscing about the sturdy feel of the typewriter, but some of us remember coming home from school and letting our impressionable minds be molded by sometimes questionable footage: André 3000 popping his shoulder pads in the "Rosa Parks" video, the 504 Boyz making it "Wobble, Wobble." The Times points out that the show had been around since 1989, when it was introduced as a competitor for Yo! MTV Raps, but we more or less just remember Tha Basement years with Big Tigger, especially the dude's terrible freestyles in the booth. They're replacing it with a show about the music industry called The Deal, which is maybe indicative of the state of hip-hop — people are more interested in seeing what happens behind the scenes than in taking in what that industry is actually producing. BET Moves On From ‘Rap City’ [NYT] Source: Vulture | 3 Oct 2008 | 4:15 pm Administration Sort of Maybe Somewhat Optimistic About House Vote Today Photo-illustration: Getty Images/Everett Bogue The House has tentatively scheduled voting on Round II of the bailout package for "midday" today. Paulson, Pelosi, and company have been working the phones in an attempt to change Monday's "nays" to "yeas," and Bush has reached out personally to several members of Congress. But only a handful seem to have come decidedly around, and making things more confusing is that some of the "sweeteners" added to the packages have caused some of Monday's "yea" voters to sour on it: Several Republicans said they were contemplating withdrawing their support, including Rep. Spencer Bachus (Ala.), who was among the key negotiators on the bailout measure. Bachus yesterday joined a group of 23 Republicans who said they were angry that the Senate bill would extend four tax breaks that benefit special interests, including Puerto Rican rum makers and the manufacturers of children's wooden arrows.
House Readies for Its Second Bailout Vote [WP] Source: Daily Intel | 3 Oct 2008 | 4:00 pm Breaking: Alessandra Facchinetti OUT at Valentino Alessandra Facchinetti Photo: Getty Images And the rumors were true. WWD just reported that Alessandra Facchinetti is finished at Valentino. Sources tell WWD that longtime Valentino accessories designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli will replace her as head of design. Her spring 2009 show for the house just walked in Paris, backstage at which Valentino CEO Stefano Sassi said, "We will make the situation clear very shortly." Before Valentino, Facchinetti helmed design at Gucci, where she reportedly disagreed with management over aesthetics and production costs. Speculation about Facchinetti's successor has focused on Giambattista Valli, who presented a much-lauded collection yesterday. Was it all for naught? Valentino's new appointments are reportedly subject to board approval so stand by. Facchinetti Exiting Valentino [WWD] Source: The Cut | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:44 pm French Paper Mistakes Tina Fey for Sarah Palin Photo: Courtesy of NBC How accurate is Tina Fey's impression of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin? Good enough to fool the French newspaper Le Soleil, which accidentally published a still from last week's episode of Saturday Night Live as an official shot of the Alaskan governor on Wednesday. Le Soleil printed an apology for the error yesterday. It's a funny mistake, but since we often have trouble distinguishing Darrell Hammond's impression of Bill Clinton from the real deal, we can empathize. [TV Squad via Buzzfeed] Source: Vulture | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:40 pm Robin Givhan Pans Givenchy; Irina Lazareanu to Retire? Givenchy, spring 2009 Photo: Imaxtree • Robin Givhan on the American West–inspired Givenchy collection: "What came down the runway for spring was alarming, not because it was poorly constructed but because it was ugly … How could a designer — and those arbiters of good taste with whom he surrounds himself — not see how unflattering much of the collection was?" [WP] • You know how bad things are economically over here? Well, in Japan, Uniqlo's sales jumped 20.8 percent. [WWD] • Rumor has it Naomi Campbell will walk the Hermès show tomorrow. [Fashionologie] • Irina Lazareanu claims that after Sonia Rykiel's 40th-anniversary show, she's "retired from shows for good," but she's said this kind of thing before. [Style File] • Angela Buttolph, author of Inside the World's Most Famous Wardrobe: Kate Moss Style, reveals Kate Moss has size 3 feet and doesn't ever wear underwear. Ew. [Grazia] Source: The Cut | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:39 pm Madonna and A-Rod Eat at Dos Caminos (But Deny It), Paterson and Bloomberg Eat in the BronxYou've waited for this and now it's finally happening: Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky marry tonight at Le Cirque at a dinner for 180. Madonna had A-Rod and two of his friends in stitches with her crazy stories over dinner at Dos Caminos the other night, a witness says, but the stars' reps deny they were there. Tina Fey wanted Salma Hayek to come on 30 Rock so badly that she actually called her herself. Susan Sarandon, 62 tomorrow, wears only fishnets and a feather boa in a new Hollywood pinup book. Paterson and Bloomberg ate together at Enzo's in the Bronx. Do you get a nice cuddly feeling like we do when you think of Paterson? Scary Spice and her husband are going to renew their vows in Egypt and sent everyone an eleven-page invitation, but people are scared they'll be kidnapped if they go. If Anthony Bourdain had a fantasy BBQ, Keith Richards, Ava Gardner, and the CIA head of counterintelligence would all be there. Robert De Niro's new movie, What Just Happened?, was almost sabotaged by Hollywood insiders for being too Hollywood-insider — until Hollywood insiders saw it and liked it. CBS News correspondent Lara Logan may be in trouble for taking some photos of Saddam out of Iraq with her, because that may be considered stealing Iraqi art. Sophia Loren, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, and Fergie surrounded Harvey Weinstein at Cipriani in London the other night, just as if he were the main dude in Nine, the movie he's producing. (How cool is that art/life interplay thing, right?) Fergie (the Duchess) showed her four different-colored cell phones to Cindy Adams, who sounds pissed off at Geraldo for knocking a martini into her new Prada bag at a party. Tony Curtis writes that kissing Marilyn for Some Like It Hot was actually really sexy even though he compared it to kissing Hitler back then. Britney Spears has a home office. Rihanna was mistaken for Prince by screaming fans. Jennifer Aniston impersonated George Clooney for Leo DiCaprio at a party at his house. Sam Ronson held the door for Lindsay Lohan, who bought Sam a Red Bull. Heather Locklear dropped and drove over her Gucci sunglasses a couple of times before she was arrested for DUI. Shia LaBeouf has a crush on Diane Sawyer. Mariah may be pregnant. Sharon Stone says it's not true that she tried to inject her son's smelly feet with Botox. Source: Daily Intel | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:30 pm Welcome Home, Britney! And we thought we missed Britney Spears while she conducted her goodwill tour of NYC. Judging by this welcome wagon stampede, the paparazzi missed her even more.
Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:18 pm 3-D Screens and Wagyu-Beef Burgers This week, in movie-theater news: The five major movie studios have come to an agreement with the nation’s three major-theater chains over partially covering the costs of converting around 14,000 screens to the digital 3-D format. The chains will still have to raise about $1 billion to complete the digital conversions, but getting the commitment from the studios — which will be paying a “virtual” print fee but will ultimately be saving money by no longer have to ship physical film prints — was the expected first step. The entire process is expected to take three years. Studios are betting heavy on the spectacle of 3-D to boost theater revenue, with the hopes that eventually people will be so enamored by the technology they’ll show up to the multiplex not just for movies but for concerts and games as well. Plus, theaters can charge more per ticket, which is also the idea behind the luxury-theater trend that isn’t going away — Gold Class Cinemas, a new luxury chain, is opening up in suburban Chicago today with some preposterous amenities. A $35 ticket gets you valet parking and a personal crony who’ll bring you slippers and a blanket; the duck tacos, Dom Perignon, and Wagyu-beef burgers are extra. Obviously, the timing here is a bit awkward, but both the 3-D and luxury trends are gearing up for the long haul — the future of moviegoing, if you will. To which we say: Ha! Everyone knows in the future movies will be beamed directly into our brains. 3D movies: coming sooner than ever? [Big Picture/LAT] Source: Vulture | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:17 pm Jessica Alba & Hayden Panettiere's Muzzle Moment In her ongoing effort to encourage young people to register and vote, Jessica Alba has found a hero to help her.
The actress follows up her most recent ad for Declare Yourself, in which...
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Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:05 pm Giambattista Valli Channels Valentino Yep, that looks expensive. Photo: Getty Images Alessandra Facchinetti shows her spring 2009 collection for Valentino today. But rumors are swirling that Valentino's about to fire her and bring Giambattista Valli onboard as head designer. Valli's collection walked yesterday, and Hilary Alexander couldn't help but notice it felt very Valentino. Valli didn't do much to dispel said rumors, saying, “I have no comment to make on that. I wish Alessandra the best of luck with her show tomorrow. I think she is doing a wonderful job.” But his collection was inspired by Roman frescoes, and photos of Roman statues populated his mood board. You know whose headquarters are in Rome? Valentino's. Valli's front row included Emma Watson, Natalie Portman, and Margherita Missoni — star power that would appeal to a house like (you guessed it!) Valentino. The ball-gown finale earned "tumultuous applause": The vast skirts, ending in long trains, in lilac, cream and beige, could have stepped out of an Italian Old Master painting. They were composed of literally thousands of minute, silk chiffon “rosettes” or else a cascade of fingertip-pleated ruffles.
Giambattista Valli at Paris Fashion Week [Telegraph] Source: The Cut | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:03 pm 'Dancing' champ indicted over taxesRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:03 pm First Prayers, then Dollars for 'Fireproof'Kirk Cameron film is a big hit among evangelicals, with $6.8M at the box office.Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:03 pm Wachovia Ditches Citigroup for Wells Fargo Photo: Newscom Wachovia, the banking operations of which Citigroup had agreed to acquire four days ago for $2.2 billion, has now announced it has struck a deal to sell the whole bank to Wells Fargo for about $15.1 billion in stock — without an FDIC backstop, which Citi had required. "This deal will come at no cost to the American taxpayer," Wachovia CEO Bob Steel said in the conference call this morning. Smug. Will this be the thing that makes Citi CEO Vikram Pandit (left) finally stop smiling? [NYT] 1. Anything by Rob Liefeld. 2. A complete collection of a company-wide crossover. 3. A few random licensed comics from the eighties. 4. Any given comic adaptation of a movie. 5. Something with a gimmick cover. 6. An issue of Wizard Magazine. 7. One of those expensive statues of a comic-book character. 8. Hentai 9. Dave Sim Collected Letters 2004 10. A comic book guest-starring Wolverine that should not include Wolverine by any reckoning. Source: Vulture | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:50 pm Top indie star wants to be less likedRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:49 pm 'Top Model': 'Hairspray' Star Kicked My MomBianca Golden: "Hairspray" star and dad punched, kicked her mom in July fight.Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:45 pm Review: Hathaway dazzles in 'Rachel'Anne Hathaway lights up the screen in "Rachel Getting Married" as a troubled woman set free from rehab for her sister's wedding. The movie, however, could use more of her spark.Source: Vulture | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:30 pm New Jersey’s ‘Star-Ledger’ Saved by Delivery Deal? After publisher Donald Newhouse last month announced that the Star-Ledger might be "sold, or failing that ... it will close operation on Jan. 5, 2009," the paper and its staff got good news this week. Owners Advance Publications were able to strike a deal with the Newspapers and Mail Deliverers Union, which had been the holdout in a series of deals to reduce costs across the board for the ailing daily. The accord will be ratified by a vote of the union's memberships on Tuesday, and if it succeeds, and as many as 200 staffers do accept buyouts as expected, all will be on track for the paper to continue in existence past January. The Star-Ledger loses an estimated $30 to $40 million a year, but Newhouse is tentatively optimistic about its future. "We're very hopeful that everything will fall into place," he said. WHEW! [NYP] Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:26 pm ‘Hairspray’ Closing On Broadway Photo: Getty Images Hairspray is the latest long-running, high-profile Broadway production to close in recent months, following Rent and Legally Blonde. The musical, which will end its six-year run in January, will close out with the return of Harvey Fierstein in his Tony-winning role as Edna, which is sparking some speculation that the producers are angling to boost audience demand enough to last through the spring of 2009. [MTV News] Fossett Discovered: The discovery of billionaire adventurer Steve Fossett's belongings was made by some hikers, one of whom worked for a small production company (LMNO) topped by producer Eric Schotz. The opportunistic Schotz heard the news and immediately made a deal with Discovery Channel to document their findings on a TV special, called Steve Fossett: What Went Wrong. Meanwhile, we'll be shopping around our own documentary called Eric Schotz: What a Douchebag. Variety] Schreiber's Just Your Every Day Guy: Liev Schreiber and Helen "Am I really that good an actress?" Hunt will star in Richard Levine's Every Day. Story follows a couple whose marriage "is strained to the breaking point." If only it were literally strained to the Breaking Point and Gary Busey showed up to kick some ass. [Variety] Romero Now Officially Lazy: Director George Romero has begun production on an untitled thriller in the — gasp! — zombie genre. This time, inhabitants of an isolated island off the "North American coast" must fend off a zombie outbreak made up of their dead relatives. Seriously, it's like Romero's got a book of Madlibs to finish before he dies and every page is exactly the same: [Noun] of the Dead. This one's probably "Island" of the Dead, although knowing Madlibs we wouldn't rule out "Boobies" of the Dead. [Variety] Dorothy and John Davis: Producer John Davis has optioned Good Night, Dorothy Kilgallen, a book proposal by Paul Alexander that ties the syndicated columnist's death to her investigation of the JFK assassination. Kilgallen notably was the only person to interview Lee Harvey Oswald's killer, Jack Ruby, except she died mysteriously thereafter, presumably without discovering that Watchmen's Comedian was on the grassy knoll. [Variety] Source: Vulture | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:06 pm Palin and Biden: Debating the Debate Come on, you don't see the chemistry? Photo: Getty Images Last night America sat down to watch Joe Biden debate Sarah Palin, in what Washington Post scribe Dana Milbank called "what may have been the most public I.Q. test ever administered." The expectations for Biden weren't high (would he commit a gaffe? Would he bully her?), but no bar could have possibly been lower than that for Palin, who was coming off of a string of nervous, evasive, and at times nonsensical interviews with Katie Couric. Biden was wonky, confident, and showed off his experience, but he rarely connected with the camera. Palin avoided answering many of moderator Gwen Ifill's questions and repeated her talking points relentlessly, but her eye contact with the camera and her chipper folksy mannerisms (the winking!) made her more fun to watch. It was a performance we could have predicted — Biden did better on the issues but by being funnier and much stronger than expected, Palin scored major points for herself. Who won? Maybe nobody — it wouldn't be a bad thing if the vice-presidents started to matter less in this election. But just as we could have also predicted, our punditry is split — left-leaning writers hand the trophy to Biden, and conservatives give the nod — and wink — to Palin. • Though much of the pundit conversations immediately after the debate were about Sarah Palin, Mark Halperin points out that insta-polls of uncommitted voters showed a firm Biden win. [Time] • "It really was the Tale of Two Debates," writes Andrew Romano. "In one ring was Sarah Palin battling Tina Fey's impression of Sarah Palin. In the other was Joe Biden battling John McCain." [Stumper/Newsweek] • Lynn Sweet observed that Palin "seemed to be reading off some papers on her podium." [Sun-Times] • E.J. Dionne pointed out that early on last night, Palin admitted she might not answer some questions as moderator Gwen Ifill posed them. "This was the Alaska governor's way of saying she was going to stick to the talking points she had stuffed into her head, no matter what the subject." [WP] • Chris Cillizza noted that there were a lot of numbers and facts thrown around (and disputed). "Average voters are savvy: they know that numbers and figures can be twisted to a partisan purpose and, therefore, tend to discount the laundry lists of statistics that politicians throw around in debates," he points out. This was echoed by CNN's riveting audience meter of uncommitted Ohio voters — when Biden and Palin got into these squabbles, those little green and red lines plummeted. [Fix/WP] • Pete Wallsten looks beyond the debate at McCain's increasingly bad poll numbers. "While Republicans will surely declare victory in the debate (and breathe deep sighs of relief), major questions remain for the GOP ticket." [LAT] • John Miller was struck by what Palin missed, including an early chance to discuss health care and an opportunity to chat up missile defense (an Alaskan strength). He also took exception to her point about boosting school funding — "Huh? If conservatives believe anything about education, it's that higher spending doesn't equal better schools." [Corner/National Review] • David Kusnet noted that people not expecting much from Palin before the debate were ignoring her "emotional intelligence." "For all her unfamiliarity with many issues — and the unpopularity of her positions — Palin’s performance made sense emotionally, with one glaring exception." That exception being, of course, when Biden choked up about raising his son as a single dad after the death of his wife and daughter. Palin completely ignored this moment and did not reach out to him over their shared love of family. [Plank/National Review] • Jonah Goldberg took issue with some of Biden's facts, and how his "gravitas" helped him seem believable. [Corner/National Review] • Ari Berman points out that because the debate did not include follow-up questions, Palin was able to stick to "boilerplate" and not "stumble as she did during the Katie Couric interviews." [Nation] • Andrew Sullivan agreed. "What we need now is a press conference with Palin. She needs to be forced to answer follow-ups." [Atlantic] • Jon Cohen notes that network reaction polls showed nearly all viewers thought recently controversial moderator Gwen Ifill treated both "fairly." She was the third winner in this. [WP] Source: Daily Intel | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:00 pm Elisabeth Hasselbeck Not Leaving 'The View'Elisabeth Hasselbeck is not leaving "The View" despite the rumors, her agent said in a statement released Thursday afternoon.Source: FOXNews.com | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:57 pm Events and Sales: 85 Percent Off Mischen; 80 Percent Off Helmut LangEVENTS • View the fall 2008 Marni collection as it debuts today at Saks. Saks Fifth Avenue, 611 Fifth Ave., at 49th St., third fl. (212-940-1361); 1–4. SALES • Built by Wendy is hosting a three-day sample sale on past fall/winter collection items. The Chevron cropped sweater is $56 (was $162), and the wool jumper is $80 from $279. Through 10/5. 46 N. 6th St., nr. Wythe Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-384-2882); Fri.–Sat. (11–8), Sun. (12–6). • Christofle and online fashion boutique Vivre are joining up for a sample sale. Enjoy discounts on clothing, accessories, jewelry, home goods, and more. Through 10/6. 317 W. 33rd St., nr. Eighth Ave. (718-747-1656); Fri.–Sun. (9–6:30), Mon. (9–5). ENDING TODAY • Get 50 percent off Italian suits, blazers, shirts, and sweaters by Pal Zileri. Through 10/3. 29 W. 57th St., nr. Fifth Ave., Ste. 700. (212-751-8585); 10–5:30. ENDING TOMORROW ENDING SUNDAY • Brooklyn boutique Dalaga is hosting a sale on remaining summer stock, including denim for men and women. Through 10/5. 150 Franklin St., nr. Greenpoint Ave., Greenpoint, Brooklyn (718-389-4049); Tues.–Sat. (noon–9), Sun. (noon–8). • Find 50 to 80 percent off clothing from Edun, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Marc by Marc Jacobs at Samples for (eco)mpassion. Five percent of profits will go to the Somaly Mam Foundation working to end human trafficking. Through 10/5. 2 Great Jones St., nr. Broadway; Thurs. (6–9), Fri.–Sun. (11–8). • Enjoy up to 70 percent off retail on Comme Des Garçons, Versace, Miu Miu, Helmut Lang, Prada, and more at a multi-label sample sale. Through 10/5. 129 Prince St., nr. Wooster St. (866-508-1962); 11–7. • The Privé sample sale offers 35 to 80 percent off fall clothes from Vince, J Brand, James Perse, 7 for All Mankind, and more. Through 10/5. Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Ave., nr. 16th St.; 10:30–7. Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:20 pm Elisabeth Hasselbeck Not Leaving 'The View' - FOXNews
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:00 pm Her success inspires John LegendMoved by a 2007 trip to Ghana, singer/songwriter John Legend joined the fight to end extreme poverty in his lifetime. And based on his experiences in poor, rural areas of Africa, he says, real change is possible.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:50 pm Campaign Comedy: Thursday's late-night TV wrap-up (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:48 pm Kingston Trio hitmaker diesRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:48 pm Natalie Cole Home From Hospital Natalie Cole is on the rebound.
The ailing singer has been discharged from a New York City hospital, where she had holed up for a week after recently suffering a setback resulting from...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:35 pm Review: 'Nick & Norah' is revolutionaryThe marvelous, magical boy-meets-girl-in-the-city-that-never-sleeps romantic comedy "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist" is a revolutionary movie disguised as a familiar story.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:22 pm Yo-Yo Ma's new album takes spiritual journeyAfter musical trips to Appalachia, Brazil, Argentina, the Silk Road and baroque and modern Italy, Yo-Yo Ma has embarked on a spiritual journey. His next CD, "Songs of Joy & Peace," is...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:22 pm Nobel literature prize to be announced on Oct. 9will be presented on Oct. 9, the Swedish Academy said Friday, completing the schedule of this year's Nobel announcements. The secretive academy is not revealing any hints about its...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:20 pm Join Casino.Com's October Revolution!GIBRALTAR, October 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Casino.com ( href="http://www.casino.com">http://www.casino.com ) announces yet another exciting month of BIG money promotions andSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:17 pm Valentino to clarify designer's future after show-press (Reuters)Reuters - Valentino Fashion Group will clarify in three or four days whether designer Alessandra Facchinetti will stay with the fashion house, its CEO said in an Italian newspaper on Friday, amid speculation she will be replaced.Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:07 pm Valentino to clarify designer's future after show-press (Reuters)Reuters - Valentino Fashion Group will clarify in three or four days whether designer Alessandra Facchinetti will stay with the fashion house, its CEO said in an Italian newspaper on Friday, amid speculation she will be replaced.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:07 pm Mansion Parts Ways With Ongame NetworkGIBRALTAR, October 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Mansion In a mutual decision, Mansion (Gibraltar) Ltd. , the Gibraltar-based online gaming provider and...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:07 pm 3 due in court charged with publisher attack plotThree men charged with plotting to attack the publisher of a novel about the wife of the Prophet Muhammad are due in court in London. Ali Beheshti, Abrar Mirza and Abbas Taj were chargedSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 3 Oct 2008 | 11:25 am Floating Proudly, a Warship Returns to Its Mission - New York Times
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Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 3 Oct 2008 | 11:09 am Lee National Denim Day(R) Raises Millions for Breast Cancer Research in Single-Day FundraiserChandra Wilson (Grey's Anatomy) and Tim Daly (Private Practice) help rally the nation to wear jeans and donate $5 to the Women's Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsEnter | 3 Oct 2008 | 10:06 am "Chihuahua" has paws on the box-office prize (Reuters)
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 3 Oct 2008 | 9:04 am Iraqi actors perform on stage in the play at the Baghdad National TheatreIraqi actors perform on stage in the play at the Baghdad National Theatre. Thousands of Iraqis defied the threat of violence in Baghdad this week to flock to the National Theatre for its first evening...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 3 Oct 2008 | 8:45 am Guests walk past a billboard as they attend the opening ceremony of the 13th Pusan International Film FestivalGuests walk past a billboard as they attend the opening ceremony of the 13th Pusan International Film Festival, on October 2. The festival features 315 films from 60 nations during its nine day run.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 3 Oct 2008 | 6:17 am Guests watch the film 'The Gift to Stalin'Guests watch the film 'The Gift to Stalin' after the opening ceremony of the 13th Pusan International Film Festival in Busan, on October 2. The festival features 315 films from 60 nations during its nine...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 3 Oct 2008 | 6:17 am Sarah Palin and Joe Biden’s Face-off: Let’s Get Right to the S(ubt)ex(t)Tomorrow morning we'll wrap up what the pundits thought about the performances of Sarah Palin and Joe Biden during tonight's vice-presidential debate. But aside from Biden's wonkiness and Palin's incessant winking, we're wondering whether you had the same immediate reaction that we did: At various strange moments, did it totally seem like these two candidates wanted to get it on, or what? Source: Daily Intel | 3 Oct 2008 | 5:25 am Diamond's pop showmanship lights up October night (Reuters)Reuters - "This is like the Greek Theater with goiter" Neil Diamond said Wednesday at the Hollywood Bowl, referring to his performance 36 years ago that resulted in his hit album "Hot August Night."Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 3 Oct 2008 | 4:53 am Reality Check: What Were You Watching? What a night for reality TV: The Survivor castaways quarreled over rice rations in Gabon, Tim Gunn returned to raid closets with a new cohost and...something else.
Oh right, the big...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:30 am Survivors Go Kicking and Screaming The game was on in Gabon. The two tribes yanked each other around, pin-up model Sugar went it alone, and Jeff Probst offered a shocking twist: Math would be required.
How calculating...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:15 am Spencer and Heidi Talk Tacos Spencer Pratt wants to give the 90210 hotties a bite.
To eat, that is. While raising money for World Hunger at the Taco Bell on La Brea Boulevard Thursday, Pratt talked to E!...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:54 am John Davis eyes 'Dorothy Kilgallen'Front Page: Producer options proposal for expose book -- Producer John Davis has optioned "Good Night, Dorothy Kilgallen," a proposal for an expose book by Paul Alexander that ties the syndicated columnist’s death to her investigation of the JFK assassination.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:00 am Fox absorbs Walden unitFront Page: About a dozen staffers to be laid off -- After launching two years ago to much fanfare, the Fox Walden marketing venture is being shuttered as a stand-alone company and will be re-absorbed as an inhouse unit of 20th Century Fox’s marketing division.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:00 am Schreiber, Hunt take 'Day' jobFront Page: Richard Levine to write, direct marital drama -- Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt will star in "Every Day," a drama written and to be directed by Richard Levine.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:00 am Elisabeth Hasselbeck Not Fox Hunting Take a deep breath: Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the comely conservative voice on The View, is not headed to Fox News.
Although she's clashed repeatedly with her fellow Viewers over the...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:55 am Vegas Jury Gets O.J. Simpson Case O.J. Simpson's livelihood is now in the hands of 12 strangers.
The erstwhile Naked Gun star and codefendant Clarence Stewart are staring at matching life sentences if convicted on a...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:25 am Bailoutmania So. The Big Bailout. The Rescue. The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. (That's what we are calling it now you know.) So much has happened! It's been not even three weeks since we first heard of this thing, and we have all aged years. Let's recap. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson wrote a two-page bill asking for a lot of money to buy bad mortgage-related assets from weakened financial companies so they can raise fresh capital and resume normal lending operations. Shirtless wanted $700 billion, to be exact. Although it wasn't exact — he just picked that number because it was "a really large number." Naturally, many people were like, "That's crazy! Hell to the no, we're not giving those dang fools on Wall Street any more of our money to throw around!" But then Dow plunged, and a lot of people were like, "Oh no? Maybe we should give Paulson that $700 billion? But let's add just a few checks and balances." Everyone on Capitol Hill went nuts deciding what to add. And finally, they came up with a bill. They proudly sent it to the House this past Monday. But the House was oddly stuck on the first point, which is that as far as they could see, they were still signing their constituents' hard-earned paychecks over to Wall Street. And so they voted against the bill. Then the market really tanked. So the Senate took the package back to fix it up for the House, meaning they added some items to it that they specifically thought would win votes. Such as: 1. A provision raising the limits on bank deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, from the current $100,000 to $250,000. But will any of this sway the very literal naysayers voting in the House tomorrow? Who knows. They are, let's face it, a mixed bag, with many loons and crackpots bumping around in there, and there's no telling what they'll do. Some fiscally conservative Democrats will have enough of a problem with the tax breaks. A group of Republicans has already said they are seeking an amendment that will lower the amount the Treasury Department could spend on the bailout to $250 billion. And some just think the whole thing is immoral. And then there's the nagging question of whether, after all this, the thing will even work. “I suspect it’s not going to solve our problem,” Charles Jones, a finance professor at Columbia University, told MSNBC. Henry Blodget has a list of reasons why he's not convinced. Which all add up to what Henry Lee, the managing director of a Hong Kong–based investment advisory firm, told the Times today. "It’s a short-term Band-Aid, it doesn’t solve the root of the issue." Well. Good thing they put that mental health bill in there, then. Because we're probably going to need some help after this. Source: Daily Intel | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:10 am Kirsten Dunst Not a Fan of Magazines Photoshopping Her Teeth No, we did not Photoshop her teeth here. Photo: Newscom At last night's Soho House party for the launch of the movie tie-in edition of the book How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Kirsten Dunst cannily demonstrated the title of the film adaptation in which she co-stars. It started out amiably enough when we asked the obvious question: What's the best way to lose friends and alienate people? "Be yourself and if people don't like you, they lose, right?" she said, sounding every bit like the spunky cheerleader of Bring It On. Feeling emboldened, we brought it on and asked how she felt about her teeth being Photoshopped on this month's cover of Harper's Bazaar. "I haven't heard about it," she said. Holding up her blonde locks and preening for us close-mouthed, she asked, "What do you think? Photoshopped?" We admitted that we would have to see the cover again to jar our memory. "Well, you can't speak before you have knowledge, darling. You're a journalist. Are you just reading enough blogs to get you by?" She called us darling! "I've had my teeth changed [on a magazine cover] before," she continued. "I wasn't a big fan of that." But she didn't call a publicist to complain. "I'm not that stressed out about that stuff." We were getting pretty stressed out ourselves but had to ask the former child star what she thought of Dakota Fanning's controversial role in Hounddog. Brilliant, Dunst said. But would she have gone to such a dark place (i.e., a rape scene) at such a young age? "Oh, I was in Interview With a Vampire. Did you ever see that one?" she asked, giggling. Well, yes, but — "Oh, so weird. I think this conversation is" — and then Dunst pinched her dainty hand into a shush signal, as when Dr. Evil quiets his minions. And with that we had newfound appreciation for the depths of her thespian skills. This was Method acting at its finest! Source: The Cut | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:05 am Lil Wayne Already Recording 'Tha Carter IV'His latest album, "Tha Carter III," has only been out since May, but Lil Wayne is already recording its follow-up. According to his blog on ESPN.com, the rapper is in the studio working on "Tha Carter IV" as well as a new mixtape.Source: Billboard News - Daily | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Beyonce Eyeing 2009 TourBeyonce is blocking off time for a 2009 tour in support of her upcoming third solo album, due Nov. 18 via Music World/Columbia. The artist will play international dates next spring, followed by a North American tour in early summer.Source: Billboard News - Daily | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Chromeo Plans Fashion Collabs, New AlbumElectro-pop duo Chromeo will head back to the studio in November to begin recording the follow-up to its 2007 album, "Fancy Footwork."Source: Billboard News - Daily | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Desperate for Some Sneak Peeks? Welcome to lovely Wisteria Lane, where fortunes, waistlines and friendships change as regularly as the seasons. The latest installment of Desperate Housewives, airing this Sunday at 9 on ABC,...Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 2 Oct 2008 | 11:50 pm Wu! Tang! Wu! Tang! Wu! Tang! Documentary! The tale of the mighty and fractious Wu-Tang Clan is full of highs, lows, feuds, death, and blunts — sort of sounds like a perfect documentary subject. Which is why we’re psyched Gerald K. Barclay’s Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan is seeing the light of day — the movie will air repeatedly on BET between November 13 and 16 before its DVD release on the 18th. Get amped up by checking out this preview clip, which proves Wu will be worth it for vintage nuggets of ODB wisdom alone: “Hawaii is the real, real, real bomb. It’s the macadamia nut. The lava alone make my dick hard. I ain’t even seen no lava, but I know that they got lava bitches here.” So true. Click to watch. Wu-Tang Documentary Heads To BET, DVD [Billboard] Source: Vulture | 2 Oct 2008 | 11:39 pm Fossett find leads to cabler pactFront Page: Discovery to air documentary on billionaire -- The discovery of Steve Fossett’s belongings in the California mountains led a quick-thinking producer to a hasty pact for a Discovery Channel docu special on the missing billionaire explorer.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 2 Oct 2008 | 11:19 pm Dubious ‘Choke’ PromotionThe film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's book Choke, err, choked at the box office on its opening day and is entering its second week in theaters during a particularly overcrowded weekend, so the author has opted to promote to his fans in a rather unique way: The person who brings the most number of friends and acquaintances to see the movie, and can substantiate his claim with ticket stubs, will be written into Palahniuk's next novel. We're not sure what his forthcoming book will be about, but we're pretty sure that if you win, you'll end up being the namesake for some sort of appalling deviant. Pretty cool, right? [ChuckPalahniuk.net, via Pop Candy/USAT] Source: Vulture | 2 Oct 2008 | 11:17 pm Eva Mendes Now Naked on Calvin Klein Billboard Downtown The Sonia-inspired hair at Christian Lacroix. Photo: Imaxtree FRAGRANCE • French actor Andy Gillet is the face of Kenzo's Power fragrance for men. In the ad he picks a flower over a naked lady. It's flower power! [Now Smell This] MAKEUP HAIR • Pink dyed her hair blue. How ironic. [Daily Beauty Reporter/Allure] Source: The Cut | 2 Oct 2008 | 11:08 pm Tyler Perry accused of unfair laborFront Page: Four 'House of Payne' writers fired -- The Writers Guild of America West is taking on Tyler Perry. The guild on Thursday filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against House of Payne LLC, the production shingle for the Perry-owned syndie/TBS comedy "House of Payne" and the upcoming TBS spinoff "Meet the Browns."Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 2 Oct 2008 | 11:08 pm Designer hopes to plug into intelligent fashion (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 2 Oct 2008 | 11:06 pm The Most Misunderstood Job in Hollywood Photo: Patrick McMullan At last night's premiere of Robert De Niro's movie about a movie producer, What Just Happened?, we asked several guests if they knew what a producer actually did. "It's an exploration of humiliation," said John Turturro. Right. "I know it has a lot to do with money," Lily Rabe told us. Getting warmer! Get more job descriptions from Steve Buscemi, Barry Levinson, and Cybill Shepherd in our Party Lines slideshow. Source: Daily Intel | 2 Oct 2008 | 11:04 pm 'Chihuahua,' 'Nick' enter full frameFront Page: 'Religulous' off to strong start in early bow -- Bill Maher’s irreverent docu "Religulous" was off to a strong start as it bowed early in Gotham, grossing $13,237 on Wednesday from two theaters for a per location average of $6,619.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 2 Oct 2008 | 10:51 pm Hollywood to benefit from bailout?Front Page: Senate's proposed bill attaches tax break -- As part of the Senate's economic rescue plan passed Wednesday night, solons attached a tax-break bill that would benefit numerous businesses, including Hollywood. But the attached bill could be a reason why the House may reject the rescue plan.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 2 Oct 2008 | 10:50 pm Welcome Home, Intrepid! Gosh, whose office has that view?? Photo: Getty Images The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has finally steered its way back to Manhattan. The ship had been away from Manhattan for two years in a New Jersey dry dock, undergoing $120 million in repairs. It slid into its newly renovated home, Pier 86 in Hudson River Park, shortly after 2 p.m. today. The museum will reopen on November 8. The Return of the Intrepid [City Room/NYT] Source: Daily Intel | 2 Oct 2008 | 10:45 pm Video: Model Anne V Poses Backstage at Jeremy Scott Our never-tiring Jeremy Kost hit the Jeremy Scott show, where he found model Anne V. And what follows is a dream we all share: getting a model to pose for us. Go ahead, say, "Make love to the camera." We won't tell anyone. Related: Watch more videos by Jeremy Kost. Source: The Cut | 2 Oct 2008 | 10:43 pm Bronx Residents Peeved Not to Get ‘Project Runway’ Name-Check Photo: Courtesy of Bravo Pity the Bronx. Last night, Project Runway contestants went to the Botanical Gardens to find inspiration for an evening gown, but the show didn't even mention those gardens were in the Bronx. "Heaven forbid prime-time viewers see a positive image of the BoogieDown on tv!" laments a blog before weighing in on the episode: "You're going down Kenley. You need to get over yourself and cut the 'tude. You've officially lost the endorsement of the BoogieDowner…" Yeah. Ours too. [BoogieDowner] Source: The Cut | 2 Oct 2008 | 10:31 pm Greenpoint Better Not Try to Win Any Pee-Complaint ContestsRemember the other day when we linked to that fun-filled map of which Manhattan hood had the most public-peeing complaint calls to 311? Well, if a similar map emerges for Brooklyn, Greenpoint better not aim for first place, because some local named Milton is trying to shut down the soup kitchen at the Greenpoint Reformed Church with claims that its patrons are whizzing in the street. The kitchen is more popular than ever, so now the needy are delivered a gentle, bilingual mini-lecture while they dine about not relieving themselves al fresco, as captured in this video. So let it flow behind the do', Greeenpoint. (The extra "e" is for extra pee.) [Newyorkshitty] Source: Daily Intel | 2 Oct 2008 | 10:30 pm Why Anna Wintour Isn’t Going Anywhere Still the queen. Photo: Getty Images Last month, the Times ran a rather flattering profile of Russian Vogue editor Aliona Doletskaya, who’s successfully brought a shot of glamour to Putin’s people. The press got itself in a tizzy over Dolteskaya’s rising star, and last week the Post reported that an announcer at a Russian GQ event flat-out referred to Doletskaya as “the next editor of American Vogue.” Well, that’s going to cause a bit of a freak-out! But we don’t believe a word of it, and here’s why: For the last decade we've heard rumors of Anna Wintour's imminent demise, and yet, the ice queen lives to rule another season. But names will always be bandied about; herewith, a rundown of all the other recent would-be usurpers to her throne. Source: The Cut | 2 Oct 2008 | 10:18 pm Police Drama, 'The Rant', Premieres at New Theatre in FL (Playbill)Playbill - Committed to contemporary voices, New Theatre in Coral Gables, FL, presents the world premiere of Andrew Case's thriller, The Rant, Oct. 2-26.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Oct 2008 | 9:33 pm Stocks slide amid economic fearsFront Page: Dow Jones drops 350 points Thursday -- Pessimism about a protracted economic downturn washed over the financial markets Thursday, sending stocks plunging and further tightening the credit markets. Reports on declining factory orders and a seven-year high in jobless claims stoked fears that the government's financial rescue plan won't ward off a recession, and the Dow Jones industrials skidded nearly 350 points.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 2 Oct 2008 | 8:55 pm Review: `How to Lose Friends & Alienate People' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 2 Oct 2008 | 8:35 pm Diddy: Sarah Palin 'Really Scares Me'Rap mogul begs fans to vote against Palin and McCain in new video.Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 2 Oct 2008 | 7:58 pm Sharon Stone: An Overreacting Parent?Her lawyer says she never suggested her son get Botox for smelly feet.Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 2 Oct 2008 | 7:30 pm Carlos' Cosmic Bummer
Source: Rolling Stone: Features | 2 Oct 2008 | 6:21 pm NBC sets date for 'Momma's Boys'Front Page: Reality show to bow on Oct. 29 -- NBC has bumped “Momma’s Boys” to fall, slating it Wednesdays at 9 p.m. starting Oct. 29.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 2 Oct 2008 | 5:58 pm MySpace Music Takes on iTunes
Source: Rolling Stone: Features | 2 Oct 2008 | 5:50 pm Robert De NiroOscar-winners Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, pictured here in September 2008, are to revisit the criminal underworld once more in a mob drama about a notorious contract killer, it was reported on...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 2 Oct 2008 | 5:41 pm Silhouetted guests are seen on a display during the opening ceremony of the 13th Pusan International Film FestivalSilhouetted guests are seen on a display during the opening ceremony of the 13th Pusan International Film Festival in Busan, South Korea. A glittering parade of stars waltzed down the red carpet but a...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 2 Oct 2008 | 4:26 pm Guests watch the Kazakh film 'The Gift to Stalin' during the opening of the 13th Pusan International Film FestivalGuests watch the Kazakh film 'The Gift to Stalin' during the opening of the 13th Pusan International Film Festival in Busan, South Korea. The festival will feature 315 films from 60 nations during its...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 2 Oct 2008 | 4:26 pm Guests gather in front of a billboard during the opening ceremony of the 13th Pusan International Film FestivalGuests gather in front of a billboard during the opening ceremony of the 13th Pusan International Film Festival in Busan, South Korea. The festival will feature 315 films from 60 nations during its nine...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 2 Oct 2008 | 4:26 pm Determined filmmaker: 'Never compromise'British filmmaker, screenwriter and playwright, Mike Leigh has been in the movie business for over 35 years.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 2 Oct 2008 | 4:26 pm Stella McCartney: If I Was Your Boyfriend (Fashion Wire Daily)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 2 Oct 2008 | 3:44 pm ABC's Wednesday wobblesFront Page: CBS, Fox win night -- Months later, reverberations from the writers strike continue to be felt across the primetime TV landscape.Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 2 Oct 2008 | 3:22 pm Popular S. Korean Actress Found Hanged in ApartmentOne of South Korea's most popular actresses was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide after suffering from post-divorce depression and harassment by online rumors about her allegedly irregular financial dealings, police said.Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Oct 2008 | 3:21 pm 'Dancing With the Stars' Champ Indicted in Tax CaseTwo-time Indianapolis 500 winner and TV "Dancing With The Stars" champion Helio Castroneves was indicted on tax evasion and tax fraud charges, accused of using offshore accounts to hide millions of dollars in income from the Internal Revenue Service.Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Oct 2008 | 3:19 pm Upcoming new series: Maybe time is on their side (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 2 Oct 2008 | 2:23 pm SAG negotiators ask for strike authorizationRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 2 Oct 2008 | 2:10 pm
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