Here are the 10 best selling fiction and non-fiction books for this week from Amazon.ca. Bracketed figures indicate position the previous week: FICTION 1 (4) The Shack - William... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 12 Feb 2009 | 1:30 pm
TORONTO - Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week ending Feb. 10 compiled by Maclean's magazine. FICTION 1 (2) The Guernsey Literary and... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 12 Feb 2009 | 1:26 pm
AP - Officials of the Connecticut Opera say the organization has gone out of business after 67 seasons because of the bad economy. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 12 Feb 2009 | 1:22 pm
AP - "Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke says she walked away from the payday of a lifetime to direct the sequel "New Moon" because she didn't want to make the movie under the deadline and budget constraints that would have been placed on her. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 12 Feb 2009 | 12:50 pm
AP - "Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke says she walked away from the payday of a lifetime to direct the sequel "New Moon" because she didn't want to make the movie under the deadline and budget constraints that would have been placed on her. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 12 Feb 2009 | 12:50 pm
"Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke says she walked away from the payday of a lifetime to direct the sequel "New Moon" because she didn't want to make the movie under the deadline and... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 12 Feb 2009 | 12:50 pm
BERLIN (Reuters) - Life hangs in the balance in a new film about an Iraqi girl whose father betrothes her to a local sheikh, leaving her with a very adult choice: submit and forget dreams... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 12 Feb 2009 | 12:35 pm
(Reuters) Reuters - The top lot at an auction of contemporary art failed to sell late on Wednesday, reversing the fortunes of Christie's which held a relatively robust auction of impressionist and post-war art in London earlier this month. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 12 Feb 2009 | 7:55 am
The launch party of relaxnews in Hong Kong. Agence France-Presse and French agency relaxnews have launched a global leisure newswire in Asia that they hope will become the world's leading source for lifestyle... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 12 Feb 2009 | 7:37 am
Pierre Doncieux (right), the co-president of French agency relaxnews, Erik Monjalous (left), AFP commercial director and CEO Jerome Doncieux at the launch party of their leisure news wire in Asia Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 12 Feb 2009 | 7:37 am
Jacob! The Monster! The sickness! The frozen donkey wheel! Gaah! And a big death!
There was so much going on in tonight's episode of Lost, it almost felt like a good six episodes of...
Israeli director Avi Mograb. Movies may be able to stimulate debate on the Middle East conflict but a lasting resolution can only be made in the real world, say leading Israeli and Palestinian film directors Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 12 Feb 2009 | 5:16 am
Chris Brown has taken a gamble on Las Vegas.
E! News has learned that Brown, who is being investigated by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office for allegedly beating up his...
Saying sorry apparently isn't nearly enough for some people.
A Los Angeles woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Miley Cyrus on behalf of the city's entire Asian...
(Reuters) Reuters - Behind-the-scenes machinations in local government can, with the right handling, provide material for a fast-moving, pulse-racing documentary -- check out Australia's 1996 "Rats in the Ranks" -- but Sweden's "Mr. Governor" takes a very different tack. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 12 Feb 2009 | 3:06 am
Reuters - There's surely never been a more exhaustively chronicled sporting event than the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, but the lively documentary "Soul Power" manages to find a fresh new angle. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 12 Feb 2009 | 3:04 am
Front Page: Gordon Paddison launches Stradella Road -- Veteran studio marketing maven Gordon Paddison has launched his own shingle, Stradella Road, that has inked a multi-year pact with Peter Jackson's Wingnut Films.
Front Page: Duo set for WB's comic adaptation -- John Malkovich will square off against Josh Brolin in "Jonah Hex," the Warner Bros. adaptation of the DC Comics property that begins production in April.
(E! Online)
E! Online - Prince plans to have one of Tinseltown's best performers at his annual late night Oscar bash—himself!
AP - "A Darker Place" (G.P. Putnams Sons, 337 pages, $26.95), by Jack Higgins: If Audie Murphy had morphed into, say, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, he'd have been Alexander Kurbsky, central character of Jack Higgins' latest thriller, "A Darker Place."
Muzak, the company that put pop, string-filled arrangements of rock songs in your elevator, filed bankruptcy papers Tuesday after it missed a $105 million payment to creditors.
AP - If "Two Lovers" truly is Joaquin Phoenix's last film if he really plans to walk away from an acclaimed, eclectic acting career that's included two Oscar nominations to pursue his supposed dream of becoming a rapper he's ending it all with a whimper rather than a bang.
Reuters - The "Friday the 13th" franchise has nothing on "House of Cards," a chilling CNBC documentary detailing the Wall Street-fueled events that made the current global economic collapse an unavoidable calamity. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 11 Feb 2009 | 11:57 pm
Reuters - A pair of smart-ass high school football players swap the pigskin for pom-poms when they sign up for cheerleading camp in "Fired Up!" an over-cranked teen comedy that only travels so far on its one-gag premise. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 11 Feb 2009 | 11:56 pm
As the Dow falls, unemployment rises, and Americans teach themselves to enjoy the flavor of shoe leather in anticipation of the coming megadepression, we've been holding out hope for either an effective stimulus package or a new Christopher Nolan–helmed Batman movie, which are probably the only two things that could rescue our broken economy at this point. Sadly, Variety reports that the director is in talks with Warner Bros. to make Inception — a Jokerless sci-fi actioner based on his own original script — meaning the follow-up to the billion-grossing Knight probably won't see release until after our currency has become worthless, and the only way to get a movie ticket will be to barter away our food rations. Thanks a lot, Nolan!
The return of nineties supermodels — Christy Turlington for Bally or Claudia Schiffer for Yves Saint Laurent — isn't a trend we're getting tired of anytime soon. In fact, we say keep them coming. These women look smoking, and it gives us mortals some hope of aging gracefully in the era of incessant Botox. Jerry Hall, 52, is the latest beauty to resurface, appearing in the Chanel accessories catalogue, shot by Karl Lagerfeld, the photos of which premiered today online. Hall plays the older woman in a boudoir fantasy, which is inspired by the Chéri novel by Colette. And it gets steamy. She's draped in silk lingerie, tumbling under bedsheets covered in Chanel bags, and tugging at the necklace of her hot young lover, Baptiste Giabiconi (who, might we add, has the sexiest tousled hair). It's a convincing postcoital shot if we ever saw one. See, Madonna? You're not the only one who can bag a hot young thing. Age doesn't matter when sex always sells.
Wonder if all those special requests cost Nicollette Sheridan her job on the still-hot ABC soap Desperate Housewives?
Reliable sources on the set of Wisteria Lane tell us exclusively...
Terrence Howard wants to take back what he said about Chris Brown and Rihanna.
When asked by paparazzi last night if he had any comment on the Chris Brown incident with Rihanna, the...
Rap feuds are always cartoonish, but Rick Ross’s beef with 50 Cent might be the first to involve actual cartoons. Yesterday saw the latest (and lamest) of the broadsides drop on Rick Ross’s MySpace page, in the form of an animated short called "Gay Unit Workouts," whose too-hot-for-YouTube (and too-stupid-for-nymag.com) Flash-animated moments include lots of shots of 50 Cent and his G-Unit posse in flagrante delicto at the gym, exercising in time to a cut from Ross’s new album, Deeper Than Rap (dropping March 24!).
Homophobia aside, the track isn't very funny. It’s a direct rebuttal — even using the same animation style — to two clips 50 dropped last week: "Locked Up" and "How Officer Ricky Got Signed," both of which take aim at Ross’s gangster credentials. (The Smoking Gun, you may remember, found evidence that Ross used to work as a Florida corrections officer.) Fitty’s toons, while almost as homophobic as Ross’s, are at least marginally humorous.
Both sides have dropped a few actual rhymes as well, starting with Ross’s “Mafia Music,” in which he spat “Love to pay your bills, can't wait to pay your rent, Curtis Jackson baby mama, I ain't asking for a cent.” Mr. Jackson responded with “Try Me (Officer Ricky)” at the end of January, and then “I'll Be the Shooter” this past weekend, which stepped up the violence (“I'll put a razor through your face”). The very best of all this inane back-and-forth puts it all into perspective: Urged on by 50 Cent, the mother of Rick Ross's son presents the most persuasive argument for Ross being a wanksta — without the aid of animation or hip-hop.
THHHHHHANKS?: "I love you Barack" doesn't sound ominous on paper, but coming out of this transfixed robo-woman at an Obama rally it's a different story. (Youtube)
40 SECONDS? BUT I WANT IT NOW: The next Batman sequel will have to wait a bit, as Christopher Nolan is tied up with another project slated for 2010. Anyone happen to have Joel Schumacher's number? (Defamer)
A-ROD, ASHTON: Demi Moore and Madonna are teaming up to throw a joint post-Oscar party. Here's the entire guest list, not including actual, literal cougars. (Socialite Life)
HIGH STICKING: A minor league hockey team is planning "Michael Phelps Night," where a lucky fan will win season tickets if a team scores with exactly 4:20 remaining in a period. And the Miami Dolphins seriously never thought of this? (Puck Daddy)
STIMULATING PACKAGE: And finally, I think a lot more people would be behind Obama's huge stimulus package if it was a lot more pornographic. (Atom Films)
You know things are bad when the Queen of Bling scales back her fashion show. Kimora Lee Simmons is cutting the guest list for her usually flashtacular Friday-night Baby Phat show by half, to approximately 800. She's moving from Roseland Ballroom to the smaller Gotham Hall and only holding a small cocktail reception instead of her regular massive after-party. “Now’s not the time to be running all over and flaunting the money that we don’t have,” she told Heard on the Runway. What? Does this not go against the principle of fabulosity the label was founded on? Which we've always understood to mean trying to show you have money in order to compensate for something else you feel is lacking within? “Now’s not the time to have all these people come to the show who are coming because they’re your best friends — the people who need to be there are the buyers who need to see the clothes, the editors,” Kimora continued. This season her show will take place on a Tuesday, so that international buyers who often leave New York before her old Friday-night slot can see the clothes. Okay, great. So they'll be there. But they will not understand the true essence of fabulosity, which is a tragedy. We hope she doesn't skimp on the hair extensions or acrylics for the models. These foreigners need at least a taste of fabulosity.
• Supermodel Helena Christensen tries to seduce Chuck Bass Mrs. Robinson-style in this month's Harper's Bazaar, but she better step it up: Chuck hangs out in Thai opium dens and Eyes...
Reuters - With recession ripping a hole in the U.S. retail industry, designers are struggling to come up with clothes women feel they can't do without as they unveil their collections at New York's fashion shows this week. Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 11 Feb 2009 | 10:53 pm
Reuters - The Disney marketing folks behind the Friday release "Confessions of a Shopaholic" have been working hard to suggest that they have another "Pretty Woman" in the bag. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 11 Feb 2009 | 10:46 pm
So, we live-blogged the CEO hearing in front of the House Financial Services Committee today. We use the term "live-blogged" loosely, because we're pretty sure we actually technically died during hour three or four, which is when Representative Michael Capuano, of Massachusetts, brought us out of our semi-vegetative state and made the whole thing worth listening to with an awesome rant that included the words "Girl Scout cookies" and "Mother Teresa." Capuano is a big ranter. He's ranted about so manyother things that we are almost surprised no one has ever made a mash-up of his greatest hits, except that would be unspeakably dorky. But watch the video here, and tell us you can't imagine it with a chorus and a little "Throw your hands in the air!"
Responding to outrage from lawmakers, Bruce Springsteen, the media, and anyone in the world who has ever purchased to a ticket to anything, ever, the Justice Department announced plans for a thorough investigation into the proposed union between universally despised megacorporations Ticketmaster and Live Nation. Hilariously, the probe — which would seek to determine if the merger would create an "unfair monopoly in the ticket-selling business" — could take "months or longer." Since the Justice Department has previously investigated Ticketmaster, though, and somehow failed to find evidence of a monopoly, we bet we can already guess their verdict.
Prince plans to have one of Tinseltown's best performers at his annual late night Oscar bash—himself!
The Purple One is opening up his home after the Academy Awards for a...
Holy bad news, Batfans. Looks like a Dark Knight sequel is at least two years away.
Director Christopher Nolan has inked a deal with Warner Bros. to helm Inception, based on his own...
Richie Rich says his new line debuting at Fashion Week next week will be "head-to-toe wearable." That means ruffled silk dresses, lip prints, Keith Haring–inspired graphics and swimsuits (for fall, mind you) in a "happy palette" of hot pink, neon yellow, and blue. Pieces will start at $29.99. As for Traver Rains, who designed now-defunct Heatherette with Richie? “I’m still very close to Traver, but it’s kind of like being in a band,” Richie says. “Now I’m a solo artist, like Beyoncé and Gwen Stefani.” [WWD]
We're not the only ones who think Mandy Moore is sweet like candy. She and alt-rocker Ryan Adams are engaged, Moore's rep, Jillian Fowkes, confirms to E! News.
The musically...
We here at Daily Intel hate Ryan Adams. Our fag hags over at Vulture think he's okay, but they haven't been manipulated and lied to by him. They just get to listen peacefully to his music, while we must contemplate the twisted mindfuck that is his personal life. God. If only we didn't have to write about him.* Then our lives would be so much better.
Here's the background: Last March, we heard a rumor that Ryan was dating Mandy Moore, and we wrote about it. A couple of weeks later, he accosted one of our reporters, angrily shrieking that we had printed lies about him and her. Then, last June, he sent out a press release that said they'd been dating the whole time. We assumed Mandy had noted Ryan's erratic behavior and learned her lesson. She went on to re-date DJ AM, because you know, he got burned in a plane crash and life is short. But now, we hear that Ryan and Mandy are back together, and they are engaged. The story comes from Life & Style, a source we don't always trust, but In Touch was right about their last story about the two — and they're basically the same magazine.
Anyway, whew. Congratulations, Ryan and Mandy. Mandy, we will always love for your early-aughts big-screen movies that should have been on Lifetime, and for American Dreamz. Ryan, well, we're sorry we went all Cindy Adams on you. But you did it to us first.
Front Page: Legal settlement reveals undisclosed figure -- Facebook Inc. quickly concluded it wasn't worth anywhere near the $15 billion market value implied in a 2007 investment made by Microsoft Corp., according to confidential information obtained Wednesday from court documents.
Remember when Ryan Adams and Mandy Moore started dating? Then remember when he threw a hissy fit to our dear siblings over at Daily Intel, claiming that they weren't dating? Then remember when Ryan Adams and Mandy Moore split, despite the fact that they weren't dating? Well, in a twist that seems like something out of Lost, the couple that wasn't dating and that was also broken up just got engaged. To which we say congrats! Or, then again, maybe not! Now if you'll excuse us, our noses just started bleeding.
Whooooo lawwwwwwd oooo my gawwwwwd. Did any of you know about the world's most famous aquaman Jacques Cousteau's incredible gene pool? His grandson, Phillipe Cousteau from the Ocean Conservancy, appeared alongside Ted Danson during a hearing before the House Natural Resources Committee examining the effects of offshore oil drilling.
And something tells me this guy knows a thing or two about offshore drilling...
Heyeaux! (That's French.) And what of Danson? Clearly, he also wants a taste:
Ahead, the twosome discover their true feelings for each other in a glance that is worth a thousand words...
A few losses here, a few gains there. Media may be losing a satellite-radio provider, but Alex Rodriguez gave publishing a boost. All hail A-Rod! Unless, of course, media becomes a religion. But would that make Rupert Murdoch our god? Yikes.
• To Catch a Predator may be getting a more hard-core sibling: NBC is now on the hunt for war criminals, and working in conjunction with government officials to find them. The project has Homeland Security, Human Rights Watch, and the Poynter Institute in a tizzy. Whoa. [NYT]
• Sirius may be dying, but it doesn’t want any help. The satellite-radio provider has built up debt of over $3 billion, but has refused an offer from Charles Ergen of Satellite TV. Sirius may have to cut Howard Stern to save itself. But, really, what’s the point if Stern is gone? [Mixed Media/Portfolio]
• Dear Daily News employees: Our chairman, Mort Zuckerman, says the paper isn’t going anywhere. Congrats! P.S. We’re cutting your 401(k) plans. Please don’t hate us. Love, your CEO, Mark Kramer [NYP]
• Here’s a new way to save media: Turn it into a religion, L. Ron Hubbard–style! Hey, as long as we don’t have to give up our Xanax, why not? [Slate]
• A-Rod saves publishing! Terry McDonnell of Sports Illustrated calls it the “biggest news break since … 2002,” and Selena Roberts, who broke the story, is even writing a book about it! Don’t forget to thank the high-waisted-denim-wearing baseball player the next time you see him. [NYO]
• It seems that Plenty did not leave enough in its will for the writers to get paid. Some former contributers are considering legal action. [FishbowlNY/Mediabistro]
SKIN
• Emma Roberts (Julia's niece) is Neutrogena's new face. In case you don't know who she is, she's a Disney alum who insists on not going away. [WWD]
HAIR
• Whitney Port and Olivia Palermo of The City use sunless tanners. Quick — go get some and be just like them. [Daily Beauty Reporter/Allure]
• If you have buildup in your hair, dump a cup of watered-down apple-cider vinegar on your head to clear it up. [Beauty Blogger/Teen Vogue]
MAKEUP
• Bolstering our theory that men are the new women, here's a list of the top fifteen men who wear makeup, including Zac Efron, Pete Wentz, and Boy George. [BellaSugar]
NAILS
• Deborah Lippmann, manicurist to stars like Kate Winslet, explains how to not screw up metallic paint jobs. [Beauty Department/Glamour]
Tomorrow the "Tripper Bus" will join the Fung Wah, Bolt Bus, and Lucky Star as another cheap option to get out of the city. For as little as one dollar you will be able to travel comfortably (with Wi-Fi!) to the exotic destinations of Bethesda, Maryland, and Arlington, Virginia! Um. [NewYorkology]
Wondering what's happened during the last 24 hours of the Rihanna–Chris Brown mess? Well, that depends on your viewpoint. If you're looking for facts and official statements, the only real developments occurred late last night, when the L.A. County district attorney's office received the details of the case, only to kick them back to the LAPD with the instructions to secure more evidence. However, if you're looking for rumor, gossip and innuendo, the tabloids and celebrity weeklies have been cranking out stories even faster than we can process them. After the jump, we break down the new theories as to what led to this fight, how Rihanna is doing, and what the fallout looks like.
What started the fight, anyway?
• The New York Daily News reports that the fight between the two erupted when "[Brown] got a booty call. He got a text. Rihanna saw it and she got upset. They started to argue. She got out of the car. He wanted her to get back in, so he grabbed her," the industry source said. "She pulled away. That's when she's told people he hit her."
• Star magazine alleges that some overly flirty behavior between Brown and Leona Lewis at Clive Davis's pre-Grammy party on Saturday night was what began the fight between the two.
• OK! Magazine chips in the most ridiculous rumor we've heard to date. Namely, that a fight broke out between Brown and Rihanna when Brown "chatted up" Paris Hilton at the Verizon and Blackberry Storm Grammy party on Saturday night.
How is Rihanna doing?
• E! News is reporting that Rihanna told the LAPD that Brown "choked her while threatening to kill her and, subsequently, she lost consciousness."
• An anonymous Rihanna confidant tells US Weekly that bruises were clearly visible on the singer's neck in early December.
What's the fallout?
• MTV News reports that radio stations have begun pulling Brown's songs from their rotation.
• The New York Post says that Jay-Z is out for Brown's hide and that "Chris is a walking dead man."
• MediaTakeOut has posted screenshots of what they purport to be Chris Brown's private Facebook page with a status update that reads: "Christopher Maurice Brown thinks you'll begin to see her true colors. Believe It!"
Forget "Mr. Happy" -- today's Feud dared to ask the question "Name something people wouldn't want you to do in their swimming pool," and resulting answers revealed one-by-one just how filthy-minded Feud contestants and anonymous "surveys" truly are.
The four answers that the family gets correct are pretty funny, but the two that just never crossed anyone's minds are even funnier:
Bernie Madoff taketh from Alexandra Penney, but he also giveth. The former Self editor lost her savings when she invested with the Ponzi schemer, but in losing them, she gained relevance, both through her much-maligned blog on the Daily Beast and now, a book deal! What do you call that, like a reversal of a reversal of fortune? A 360 of fortune? [ArtsBeat/NYT]
Anyone made motion sick by the Blair Witch–style cinematography of this morning's leaked video of the Inglourious Basterds teaser will be pleased to know that there's now an official, Tarantino-sanctioned version streaming in high-ish definition. [Yahoo!]
Last week, Politico sent a survey to all sitting senators, asking them if they or the IRS had ever found errors in their taxes, or if they've ever had to pay back taxes. As the trials and tribulations of Daschle-Killefer-Geithner-Solis showed, this is a matter of public importance. People want to know that their elected officials are honest and trustworthy. But apparently that doesn't extend to senators not nominated for cabinet posts: Though 8 senators admitted that mistakes had been found, 44 senators chose not to answer the survey at all. [Politico]
T-shirt designer Christopher Sauvé plans to fight Rachel Zoe. Last week her lawyer informed Sauvé that "I Die" and "Bananas" are trademarked and that he can't sell the Zoe-inspired T-shirt he designed with those phrases on it. Sauvé has since received a call from someone who sounded suspiciously like Zoe's assistant Brad, asking if the T-shirts were off shelves. He also just hired a trademark attorney to fight Zoe and says he's launching a "Free the Fruit" campaign to "free fruit from corporate trademark." He adds, "Fruits have been expressing themselves for ages in the fashion world for far too long to be trademarked." His new T-shirts will each feature a "supermodel fruit," proceeds from which will go toward funding the legal expenses associated with the campaign (lawyer bills don't pay themselves). Sauvé invites the general public to send an e-mail to chris@chrissauve.com him ideas so he can produce designs with the most popular fruits. Here you see a shirt inspired by our last post on this topic. Your favorite fruit could be next!
Well, it's Wedneday... so put your best glitter glove on beguuuuhz you know what time it is... BLINGEE TIME.
This week's contest brings back BWE.tv's one true love, Raven-Symone. We've posted three photos taken of Raven at a Grammy's after part after the jump. You know the drill: Use one of the photos after the jump (or any photo of Raven found on Google, be it with a Segway or not), then head over to Blingee.com and have your way with her. Post the results in the comments, and we'll put up our favorites tomorrow!
Here is ours, which -- warning -- might cause emotion sickness:
Truly the most horrifying thing ever. Now get to work!
(Ed. Note: No mention of the girl's appearance was made, so might I add a pre-emptive CHILL THE F**K OUT.) Source: Best Week Ever | 11 Feb 2009 | 8:45 pm
Perhaps we're reading too much into this, but Sarah Palin has turned down a number of publicity opportunities recently, and it's making us uneasy. Take, for example, a couple of weeks ago, when Palin traveled to Washington for some closed-door meetings and left the city without holding a single interview or press conference. She even told House Republicans that she couldn't speak at their winter retreat because she was "busy in Alaska," a lazy and easily disproven lie. Now, Palin has reneged on headlining the annual conference for the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC). Who is this suddenly, curiously, publicity-shy woman? What happened to the attention-grabbing Palin who purposely used a turkey slaughter as a backdrop for an interview? We don't know exactly what Palin is up to, but we're alarmed, and frightened.
New ads for Italian clothing company Relish depict men dressed as Rio de Janeiro cops assaulting female models in Relish clothes. In the photo at left, a cop sticks his hand up one woman's dress. Another image shows two cops pushing a woman's face into the ground. The mayor of Rio has condemned the ads — which are actually on billboards in Italy — for "compromising the image" of the city, with no mention of the disgusting portrayal of women. Real smart, Relish. Which of you ladies wants to spend your money on this brand's stuff? That's what we thought. [Shakesville via Jezebel]
House and Senate leaders have agreed on a scaled-down plan, with a $789.5 billion price tag ($50 billion less than what the Senate approved yesterday). "The differences between the Senate and House versions were resolved," Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters this afternoon. [WP]
At last! T-Pain is teaming up with tech company Antares, the makers of Auto-Tune, to create his own iPhone application. According to a company spokesperson, the program will "use our software and T-Pain's beats so you can make music on the iPhone." If it lets us Auto-Tune our phone conversations, we're totally buying it. [Time via Pop & Hiss/LAT]
Front Page: Transition to be postponed until June 12 -- The delay is official: President Obama on Wednesday signed the legislation delaying the nation's switch to all-digital broadcasting until June 12.
There was a long stretch of Bruce Springsteen's career where he was far less open with both his fans and the media than he is today. While the naysayers that have crept out of the woodwork in recent weeks (see: Stephen Metcalf, Jon Friedman) would probably say that's a good thing, we feel like he's been striking a pretty good balance between continuing to grow the relationship between himself and his fan base and maintaining enough mystery that people don't tire of him. Take today's exhilarating Super Bowl–focused entry over at BruceSpringsteen.net, for example, in which he candidly discusses everything from his initial concerns about the performance (both philosophical and technical) to the crotch slide that terrified audiences worldwide.
It's been a while since we've read something that put us right inside the mind of an artist in the way that this piece does, let alone one of this stature and one who is willing to admit that his last thought before taking the stage was "Lord Don't Let Me Screw the Pooch in Front of 100 Million People." He touches on the nerves that accompanied the lead-up to the event, and even confesses that he's worried that he will "find myself 'out' of myself and not in the moment." And he also talks about the incident that will be forever burned onto the brains of anyone who watched the halftime special that night:
Too much adrenalin [sic], a late drop, too much speed, here I come Mike &hellip ;BOOM! And I'm onto his camera, the lens implanted into my chest with one leg off the stage. I use his camera to push myself back up and … say it, say it, say it, say it…BLAM! BORN TO RUN
But of course, the piece is only partially about doubt. It's mainly about the adrenaline rush, the thrill of performing, the camaraderie he shares with the other E-Streeters and their "ambition to play for everyone. We've achieved a lot but we haven't achieved that. Our audience remains tribal … that is, predominantly white." Even with all that said, for them, the gig really boiled down to this:
But what it's really about is my band remains one of the mightiest in the land and I want you to know it, we want to show you … because we can.
And that's exactly why we're going to make the trek to Tennessee in June, where we'll battle the oppressive environment of Bonnaroo for another chance to experience a moment with the Boss.
But let's not get too ahead of ourselves and ring in the bells of a new gay renaissance. One interviewed gay says he and his pals skip dinner in order to go out for drinks. Another be-underpanted twink says "I'm like $60,000 in debt from school. I'm fucked anyway." A third gay says of his shopping that he and has partner have cut down from $10,000 a month to a lowly $2,000. Which, ouch. Are the gays powering through these very early stages of the Big R because they really aren't affected? Or is this a highly delicate balancing act of desperation, denial, and willful ignorance? I think, more likely, it's an alt-ish weekly looking for a story and stumbling upon some drunk gay dudes and saying "Hey, wait a minute..."
Sounds right to us, especially since whenever we run into John Koblin, we are drunk and gay. He probably gets that a lot. But the other point is, shopping and clubbing aren't necessarily the universal indicators of gay happiness anymore. What is this, 1993? Are we all florists and suburban drama teachers? We're in New York City. Gays are allowed to work in finance now! And we still work in media, service, theater, retail, and fashion: all fields in the city that have been slammed by the recession. The economic disaster has made the folks in Albany give up on gay marriage for the year, something that last fall it seemed like we were really close to clinching.
The life factors that generally make gay people happy or unhappy make straight people happy or unhappy. Nobody loves a recession. Some gay guys drink, ogle go-go dancers, and dry-hump in public to forget about it the way straight guys drink, ogle go-go dancers, and dry-hump in public for the same reason. The only difference is that when gay people do it, it's cute.
In a move that doesn't look suspicious at all, the wife of Bernie Madoff withdrew $10 million from a "Madoff-related brokerage firm" the day before her husband's arrest, and another $5.5 million a couple weeks prior, according to the Massachusetts Secretary of State. So was she in on the whole thing after all? Not necessarily. Maybe she just needed some walking-around money. [WSJ]
The investigation into what happened between singers Chris Brown and Rihanna on a Hollywood street early Sunday remained in the hands of police Wednesday, a day after the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office said it needed more information before deciding on formal charges.
Matthew Williamson's H&M line hits stores on April 23. We brought you a glimpse of the women's line, and today, Nylon Guys has a sneak peek at the men's offerings. Bold color is big for men this spring, so it's the perfect season for Williamson to heighten his exposure. The collection includes tops in psychedelic prints and bottoms in bright green, pink, and blue. Nylon Guys has more images of the men's line.
Update: We've had to remove the photos of the collection from this post since they weren't legit. But we promise you a full look at the fabulous collection in due time.
Front Page: DreamWorks Animation chief takes the blame -- Jeffrey Katzenberg has taken the blame over how the town found out about the upcoming closure of the Motion Picture and Television Fund's acute care hospital and long-term care facility in Woodland Hills.
With both the mob epic Gomorrah and the cat-and-mouse thriller The International opening this week, moviegoers will be treated to a feast of hit jobs. (We count six between the two films.) Which got us thinking about cinema’s long history of hits and hit men: Yeah, the movies do ordinary killing pretty well, too, but something about a guy killing another guy at the behest of another guy sets filmmakers’ imaginations racing in a way that few other narrative devices can. We found it hard to cap our list at ten, and you will no doubt find some of your favorites excluded. (We apologize in advance to one Mr. Luc Besson.) But anyway, here are our ten favorite hit jobs in movie history.
Two lawmakers are urging the Obama administration to block the proposed merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation, which they said would create a "near monopoly" in concert ticketing.
Front Page: Redgrave, Izzard added to sci-fi miniseries -- A starry cast including Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Eddie Izzard, Jason Priestley and Vanessa Redgrave have been lined up for U.K. shingle Power's latest miniseries, a modern take on British sci-fi classic "The Day of the Triffids" co-produced with Canada's Prodigy Pictures.
We've ripped on Michael Phelps more than our fair share these past two weeks, and justifiably so, but during this recent Phelps-bong-firestorm there's one phrase that keeps coming up on talk shows and in newspaper columns that really makes me laugh, and I finally broke down this morning when a Today Show viewer called in and repeated, for the billionth time in the past two weeks:
"Michael Phelps needs to be charged. He should receive the same treatment as anybody else."
I'm no legal expert, nor am I a legal novice, nor am I someone who is capable of spelling the word 'legal' without cross-checking it on Dictionary.com four times, but that being said, I do know one thing for certain: if you were to bring a photograph of some dude holding a bong into a police station and demand that the police therefore charge that person with a crime, you are a f*cking moron.
I imagine the scenario would go down something like this, probably verbatim:
PERSON: Excuse me, officers?
[Ten Minutes of Getting Someone's Attention In Bustling, Understaffed Police Station Later]
PERSON: Hello, officer. I have here in my possession a photographic picture of a human being holding a bong, a device for smoking marijuana pot, up to his lips!
[Five seconds of silence]
OFFICER: And?
PERSON: I believe this person should be charged with the illegal crime of smoking marijuana, as evidenced by said photograph.
[Ten more seconds of silence]
OFFICER: You're serious?
PERSON: What do you mean 'am I serious?' The fellow in this photograph from a time and place I cannot verify is likely smoking illegal marijuana via this drug instrument, and that is not allowed in these United States and if you don't arrest him based on this picture then you are giving him special treatment.
OFFICER: You do realize how many rapes, murders, and burglaries occur in our city on every given day, right?
PERSON: But it's a PHOTO-GRAPH!!! Why are you giving this person SPECIAL TREATMENT???
[Officer Walks Away In Disbelief, Proceeds To Work On One Of Many Actual Crimes]
PERSON: I am ANGRY!!! Source: Best Week Ever | 11 Feb 2009 | 6:50 pm
Bob Marley's family has entered a deal with Hilco Consumer Capital to develop a line of consumer products that capitalize on the reggae legend's name and image, the company has announced. Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 11 Feb 2009 | 6:50 pm
Instead of a fashion show or presentation this season, Halston will showcase its fall 2009 collection with a music video distributed online. Fashion Week only starts the day after tomorrow, but it turns out it's never too late to announce you're not showing. Dree Hemingway stars in the video as a "modern-day Halstonette" prancing around New York, uptown and downtown, in Halston's fall collection (perhaps Whitney Port was unavailable).
A teaser of the video is going out to select editors and retailers today, and the full-length vignette will be sent out on Friday. Halston president and CEO Bonnie Takhar said the decision to show the clothes online instead of in real life had nothing to do with the economy and that they'd been planning this since September. Rather, they're trying to court that market coveted by and, at times, oddly elusive to marketing folk: young people. While previous collections were for 30- to 50-year-olds, this one is for 25- to 45-year-olds, and Halston doesn't want to be the last to arrive at the hot viral-video party they're having. “Now we are strategically incorporating and inviting various bloggers and blog sites. They have to be a part of every company’s marketing strategy today," Takhar says. Ooh, ooh they really love us! Ahem, our in-boxes are ready for that teaser when you are, Halston.
It's not often that a company with a stock trading for just six cents a share makes headlines. But when that company just happens to be the employer of Howard Stern, you can understand why it's in the news.
"Sesame Street" may be inhabited by curious children, friendly adults and some odd-looking Muppets, but it's also a state of mind. A new book looks at the history of the groundbreaking show.
AP - "Wired for War/ The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the Twenty-first Century" (The Penguin Press, 499 pages, $29.95), by P. W. Singer: In the 1921 play that invented the word "robot" Czech writer Karel Capek's "Rossum's Universal Robots" mechanical, highly intelligent slaves mount a revolt and kill all humans but one.
One of the many Sit-Com trademarks are "Very Special Episodes", where writers dropped the comedy in order to address the more serious issues plaguing the American community at large. And while the tradition continues today, it goes without saying that no "very special episodes" are specialler than those from the 1970s and 80s, a time when political correctness did not exist, but "kidnapping" and "rape" and "The Doobie Brothers" sure did.
Thanks to the brilliance of Hulu.com, BWE.tv is proud to present The 10 Most Special "Very Special Episodes". We've cued up each episode to specific scenes, but in certain cases beg of you to watch the entire thing. (Specifically #1. Sweet lord.) So get your hoverboards out, and enjoy this not-so-relaxing float down memory lane.
10. Doogie Howser M.D., "The Summer of '91"What Hulu Says: Doogie turns 18, and hopes to lose his virginity—with Wanda—for his birthday.
What We Say: Poor Wanda. We hope she was the lucky one who took his front virginity. Also Neil Patrick Harris looks like a zygote. And remember, he's a doctor. And Vinnie! This is tops.
9. Silver Spoons, "Me and Mr. T"What Hulu Says: Edward hires Mr. T. to teach Ricky how to defend himself.
What We Say: OMFG SILVER SPOONS IS ON HULU?!?! sdlkfjslkdfjsldkjfskj! At 7:40, dreams come true when Mr. T rolls in looking FLY AS HALE. This is easily one of the best videos that exists online and in our memories.
The Top 8 Continue Ahead.8. What's Happening, "Doobie Or Not Doobie".What Hulu Says: The bootleggers force the guys into tape recording the concert but while everyone is jumping around, the tape recorder falls out from under Rerun's coat and right in full view of The Doobie Brothers.
What We Say: The Doobie Brothers have been ripping off black music their entire career. It's about time Rerun got something out of it!
7. The Partridge Family, "Road Song".What Hulu Says: The Partridge family becomes involved with a young, runaway girl.
What We Say: We're preeeeetty sure this Grandpa character molested her? (chin scratching...) Either way, we believe this is the first documented use of the old timey catch phrase "Go Suck An Egg!"
6. WKRP in Cincinnati, "Les on a Ledge". What Hulu Says: Timid news director Les Nessman goes out on a ledge after having his reputation as a newsman - and his manhood - questioned.
What We Say: A Bill Nye the Science Guy lookalike would never be considered gay today... but back then, they weren't allowed in locker rooms and tried to kill themselves. Also, we've been repeating a certain line from 15:19 all. day.
"A homo-sexual?" What does that even. mean.
5. Starsky & Hutch, "A Coffin For Starsky". What Hulu Says: A chemist seeking revenge against Hutch, mistakenly administers a slow acting poison to Starsky in "A Coffin for Starsky."
What We Say: It's refreshing to see people getting f**ked by the healthcare system nearly 30 years ago. Episode also features hilarious Sammy-Davis-Jr.-Esqe pimp and beautiful, soft hair.
4. Welcome Back Kotter, "WHODUNNIT"What Hulu Says: Rosalie is sick of the Sweathogs making up rumors about her being "easy," so she tells them she is pregnant and that one of them is the father to force them to come clean about their "fun dates."
What We Say: Gives special meaning to the whole "Up your nose with a rubber hose." (Wait, what?) And how did people not demand a Sex and the City-style Welcome Back Kotter movie is beyond us. ps Rosalie is a slootskie.
3. The Facts of Life, "Fear Strikes Back"What Hulu Says: The ugliness of sexual violation rocks the Eastland School when "unlikely" target Natalie (Mindy Cohn) is assaulted on her way home from a campus party.
What We Say: One of the few episodes on this list to give us real, human chills. On the bright side, 5:10 features Natalie's classic "Charlie Chaplin" impression. And you know what they say about girl's in Hitler staches... they're asking for it.
(To be fair, every single Facts of Life was a "very special episode", but this one was more chill-inducing than normal.)
2. Who's The Boss, "Samantha's Growing"What Hulu Says: Tony's daughter, Sam, slips into womanhood.
What We Say: What little girl wouldn't want to go bra shopping with Tony Danza? Watch this clip for the best "Cross Your Heart" joke you'll ever hear. Also, that Mona... what a sassy bitch.
1. Barney Miller, (Ed. Note: Gulp.) "Rape"What Hulu Says: "Barney seeks help from a female district attorney when a woman brings a charge of rape against her husband."
What We Say: HOW IS THERE STILL A LAUGH TRACK TO THIS??? On an episode called "Rape"?!?!?!?! Seriously, we beg you to watch only to realize how far television has come. Also Jack Soo is a genius based on his credits work alone.
Peter Som won't stage a runway show this Fashion Week, after his label lost its financial backer, but his work will still take a turn down the runway — in the Barbie show. Mattel is sponsoring Fashion Week this year and celebrating Barbie's 50th birthday with a show that includes 50 Barbie outfits by top designers, including Diane Von Furstenberg and Marchesa. See a preview of Nicole Miller's, Rachel Roy's, and more here. [AP]
Front Page: Studio gets 'Dark Knight' director for sci-fi pic -- In a whopping seven-figure buy, Warner Bros. has nabbed "Inception," a script written by Christopher Nolan as his next directing vehicle.
US actress Demi Moore, seen here addressing the media in Berlin, for the presentation of the film "Happy Tears" presented in competition of the 59th Berlinale Film Festival. Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 11 Feb 2009 | 5:59 pm
Front Page: 'Idol,' 'Fringe' prevail, but on the decline -- Fox prevailed in the primetime ratings for another Tuesday, but its combo of "American Idol" and "Fringe" were on the decline, opening things up for CBS, whose "The Mentalist" hit some series highs.
Love him or hate him, you have to hand it to Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane: He definitely has a way with words. And perhaps no better example of this gift exists than the following song, which McFarlane sang during a taping of Fox's Talk Show with Spike Feresten, scheduled to air this Saturday night. Here, Seth gives us a Valentine to Hollywood... little sing-songy vingnettes to our favorite celebrities, including Lindsay Lohan, Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, and Angelina Jolie's lips. Her... other... lips. You have been warned.
An in a related story, Seth MacFarlane has just been murdered by Scientology. Source: Best Week Ever | 11 Feb 2009 | 5:37 pm
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, pictured here during a 2007 interview with AFP, is to launch a cable news channel in Taiwan to further expand his operations on the island, his company said Wednesday. Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 11 Feb 2009 | 5:22 pm
L-R: Producer Lesley Chilcott, US director Davis Guggenheim and guitarist of the Irish rock band U2 David Evans aka The Edge pose for a photocall for the film "It Might Get Loud" at the 59th Berlinale... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 11 Feb 2009 | 5:16 pm
US director Davis Guggenheim (L) and guitarist of Irish rock group U2, David Evans (The Edge) pose during a photocall for the film "It Might Get Loud" at the 59th Berlinale Film Festival on February 10,... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 11 Feb 2009 | 5:16 pm
Model Megan Kuitems has been in Europe for the past year, but she still knows where the vintage steals are: Rochester. "There are a lot of people there that aren't into fashion but have a lot of stuff from the past," she tells this week's Video Look Book. She said she found a Christian Dior suit there for $15. Watch the Video Look Book to see her other vintage finds.
A drag queen dressed as Brazilian singer legend Carmen Miranda performing during the Carmen Miranda carnival street band parade in 2003. Rio de Janeiro this week is paying homage to the 1940s Hollywood... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 11 Feb 2009 | 5:12 pm
Fat Possum Records has licensed the entire Hi Records catalog, including Al Green's 1972 album "Let's Stay Together" and several of his greatest hits compilations, Billboard can reveal.
The 45-year-old Sheridan plays vamp Edie Britt on the comedy-drama about domestic life on Wisteria Lane. The network did not say Wednesday when Sheridan's role would end.
Will Smith has been named the most bankable star in Hollywood.
The 'Seven Pounds' actor topped Forbes.com's Star Currency list, which ranks stars according to their financial power at the box office.
Forbes said: "Will Smith stands alone as the only actor to score a perfect 10 among industry voters in the Star Currency survey."
John Burman, of Forbes Media, has praised Will's acting talents, saying: "He can move from doing the pop film to an 'Ali' to a 'Seven Pounds' to 'The Pursuit of Happyness', so he's able to play in all worlds and I think people just like watching him on screen." Will's last eight films have all opened at number one in the US box office, and worldwide his three top-grossing films alone have made more than $2 billion.
Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Angelina Jolie all tied for second place in the survey, with a star currency score of 9.89.
Factors used to determine stars' currency ratings included the box office success of their films, the ability to attract financing for a project and their appeal to different audience demographics. The results are based on surveys of 150 movie professionals including directors and producers, who were asked to rate over 1,400 actors.Other stars in the top 20 include Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon.List of Forbes.com's top 10 actors rated by Star Currency:1 - Will Smith, Star Currency: 102 - Johnny Depp, Star Currency: 9.892 - Leonardo DiCaprio, Star Currency: 9.892 - Brad Pitt, Star Currency: 9.892 - Angelina Jolie, Star Currency: 9.896 - Tom Hanks, Star Currency: 9.877 - George Clooney, Star Currency: 9.818 - Denzel Washington, Star Currency: 9.769 - Matt Damon, Star Currency: 9.6910 - Jack Nicholson, Star Currency: 9.68 Source Source: Lepaparazzi - Celebrity News and Gossip Blog | 11 Feb 2009 | 4:25 pm
Lionel Richie has been snubbed by 'X Factor' winner Alexandra Burke.
The 20-year-old singer made such an impression on the 59-year-old star he invited her to join him on his forthcoming US tour.
However, Alexandra doesn't want to attempt to make it in America until she has good original material.
A source said: "Lionel made it clear he wanted Alexandra to join his tour and is very disappointed.
"Touring with Lionel would have been a massive opportunity, but it's a lot of work and stressful preparation for that sort of thing. Plus at the moment Alex doesn't have any real songs of her own."
It is believed Alexandra's mentor Simon Cowell - who was a judge on the UK TV talent show that discovered her - was the driving force behind the fledgling star's decision.
The source said: "Simon Cowell and all at her label Syco are determined to do what they did with Leona Lewis and shelter her away. They want Alexandra to be able to concentrate on making a brilliant album." Source Source: Lepaparazzi - Celebrity News and Gossip Blog | 11 Feb 2009 | 4:23 pm
The rap triumvirate of Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent will soar 78-1 on The Billboard Hot 100 to be posted tomorrow morning (Feb. 12) with "Crack a Bottle,” which sets a Nielsen SoundScan record for opening week download sales (418,000).
Madonna and Demi Moore are throwing an Oscars party.
The 'Hung Up' singer will again team up with her actress friend and her manager Guy Oseary for a glitzy bash on February 22 following the success of the bash they threw last year at Guy's Los Angeles home.
The party will be strictly invitation only, and it should be a star-studded affair as last year's guests included Tom Cruise and his wife Katie Holmes, Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi, Cameron Diaz and Orlando Bloom.
Despite hosting their own post-awards bash in aid of charity, Sir Elton John and David Furnish also attended the gathering last year after their AIDS Foundation benefit ended.
They will be throwing their party again this year for the 17th time and singer Raphael Saadiq admits he is stunned to have been asked by the couple to perform.
He said: "I won't believe it's happened until it's happened. It's unbelievable."
Vanity Fair magazine will also host their own Oscar night party after taking a break last year due to the Hollywood writers' strike but have promised next week's revelry will be less elaborate than previous functions.
The former Hole singer is growing tired of life in Los Angeles and is planning to buy a house in Britain for her and daughter Frances Bean, 16.
Courtney - the widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain - said: "Buckinghamshire is where I want to go. I read Country Life magazine every week. I'm fed up with Los Angeles. It's full of crazy people.
"People criticise Britain but it's still a cleaner, safer place to live than Hollywood."
However, Courtney - who is also looking at properties in London's Primrose Hill district, close to the home of close friends Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow - will only make the move if her arch-rival Madonna remains in her native America, where she has been since splitting from director Guy Ritchie.
She added to Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "Madonna had better stay the hell away from London when I move here to live. There's no room for us both."
Although Courtney and Gwyneth are now close friends, the 'Iron Man' actress admits she was left "devastated" by their first meeting 10 years ago.
Gwyneth said: "We were in an elevator and she was really horrible to me. And I was the biggest Hole fan of all time. I was devastated."When she got sober, she contacted me and was like, 'I feel like I missed an opportunity with you'. Then we just started texting and talking and now when she's here in London she comes round. When we're in Los Angeles we have dinner." Source Source: Lepaparazzi - Celebrity News and Gossip Blog | 11 Feb 2009 | 4:12 pm
The Fray earns its first No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with its sophomore self-titled Epic album, which sold 179,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The Denver-based rock act's previous album, "How To Save a Life," has sold 2.37 million to date.
The actress is convinced 16-month-old Valentina has a sixth sense that allows her to communicate with spirits and admits her child's behaviour scared her.
She said on US TV series 'The Rachel Ray Show': "Last night she saw a ghost. I'm convinced. She woke up and her eyes were open. And she's looking at one specific point and she's going, 'No no no no, au revoir,' which means goodbye in French. And she's looking at someone, but there's no one there. I was so scared, and I'm like, 'Yes, au revoir, whoever you are, get out!' And then she started saying it in English, 'Bye bye, bye bye!'
"I guess she was trying in different languages to see what nationality this ghost was to go away. It was terrifying!"
The actress also revealed she pretended Alec Baldwin was her boyfriend Francois Pinault during a recent love scene when she guested on sitcom '30 Rock'.
Salma said: "I keep telling Francois, 'I imagined I was kissing you.' "
Meanwhile, video footage of 42-year-old Salma breastfeeding an African child during a charity mission to Sierra Leone has been broadcast on US television.
Explaining why she nourished the boy, the 42-year-old star said: "The mother didn't have milk. He was very hungry. I was weaning Valentina, but I still had a lot of milk that I was pumping, so I breastfed the baby."When he felt the nourishment, he immediately stopped crying." Source Source: Lepaparazzi - Celebrity News and Gossip Blog | 11 Feb 2009 | 4:10 pm
The 40-year-old singer has been romantically linked with Spanish model Andres Velencoso since October but friends insist their relationship is not serious and she is still dating other people.
Author Kathy Lette - a close pal of the singer - said: "Andres is gorgeous but I don't know if he's the main one. I think she's got a few on the menu.
"Kylie is just having some time off to have fun at the moment. She works too hard so she deserves it."
Despite Kathy's comments, Kylie - who spent New Year with Andres, 30, on a skiing break in the French Alps - reportedly travelled to her toyboy's hometown of Tossa de Mar to meet his father and sister.
A source said: "Andres took her to meet his family, and they all got to know each other over dinner at his father's restaurant.
"It was a very romantic break - they were able to go for long walks along the beach together and Andres showed her many places from his childhood.
"This is his first serious relationship, and his family appreciate how much effort he is making with Kylie and were very welcoming." Source Source: Lepaparazzi - Celebrity News and Gossip Blog | 11 Feb 2009 | 4:01 pm
Not having a new album is working to Fleetwood Mac's advantage as the group prepares for its upcoming Unleashed North American tour. "This is the first time we've gone on the road without an album," says drummer and co-founder Mick Fleetwood.
Lily Allen celebrated yesterday's (Feb. 10) release of her new album, "It's Not Me, It's You," with a gig at New York's intimate Bowery Ballroom as part of MySpace's "Secret Show" series.
Country superstar Brad Paisley leads the pack of Academy of Country Music Award nominees with six nods, it was announced today (Feb. 11) during a press conference at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville.
Salma Hayek was so taken aback by the plight of an African woman in Sierra Leone who was unable to breastfeed her child that the star breastfed the newborn herself.
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One of the many Sit-Com trademarks are "Very Special Episodes", where writers dropped the comedy in order to address the more serious issues plaguing the American community at large. And while the tradition continues today, it goes without saying that no "very special episodes" are specialler than those from the 1970s and 80s, a time when political correctness did not exist, but "kidnapping" and "rape" and "The Doobie Brothers" sure did.
Thanks to the brilliance of 
