FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, file photo, British singer, Amy Winehouse performs at the V Festival, near Chelmsford, England. A British newspaper says singer Amy Winehouse has won a court order banning the paparazzi from pursuing her outside her London home. The Guardian reports that she sought the order to ban photographers if they follow her or approach her within 100 meters (yards) of her home. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

AP - Amy Winehouse was forced to cut short a comeback gig in St. Lucia because of heavy rain.

Amy Winehouse cuts short comeback gig in Caribbean (AP)

AP - Amy Winehouse was forced to cut short a comeback gig in St. Lucia because of heavy rain.

Amy Winehouse cuts short comeback gig in Caribbean (AP)

AP - Amy Winehouse was forced to cut short a comeback gig in St. Lucia because of heavy rain.

What's happening in West Tennessee churches - Jackson Sun

Amy Winehouse cuts short comeback gig in Caribbean

Hollywood writer John Furia Jr. dies at age 79

(AP)

Samberg to host special on 'SNL' short films

Adam Lambert: Shaking Up 'Idol' - Entertainment Weekly

Tobey Maguire Spawns a Son (E! Online)

KFC to mail out rain checks for Oprah chicken freebie - Entertainment Weekly

Miss Calif. pageant to address contract violations

Andy Samberg hosts special on 'SNL' short films

Tobey Maguire Spawns a Son

Priest Known as Padre Oprah Strays in South Florida - New York Times

The Shins shape up, look to the future - Reuters

Billboard CD reviews: Bob Dylan, Tony Bennett/Bill Evans (Reuters)

Film about Toronto's troubled Regent Park neighbourhood among Hot Docs winners

KFC amends free chicken deal after Oprah promo

Rapper offers free "Stimulus Package"

Andy Samberg hosts special on SNL short films

Terminator Scoop: Bale vs. Naked Schwarzenegger!

Mia Farrow ends fast over health concerns

LATFH.com: ‘Laughing at Clowns for Being Clowns’

A while back, here at the Daily Intel HQ (we have two cubicles and a TV, and probably the worst swag in the entire office, although once Comfortably Smug sent us a nice gift basket that we sometimes wear on our heads when we need to think really hard), we endeavored to create a "Don't Pretend This Is Ironic" list. We called it "Post-Irony." The point was to try to draw the line between things people like ironically and things people pretend to like ironically but in actuality like very honestly. This was, as you can imagine, a list that was aimed mostly at hipsters. For example: Don't pretend you are ironically drinking PBR in a can. You like paying $3 for a beer at a bar. Or, don't pretend you are wearing cowboy boots ironically. You like the way they look, and the fact that they make you two inches taller, because you're a boy and you can't wear high heels but you've always felt a bit short, really.

Now, there are things that people (hipsters again, really) do actually wear/eat/say/do purely out of irony and humor. Like wearing those heinous eighties thick eyeglasses that, like, Keith Haring and every principal in an after-school special wore. Or Teddy Roosevelt mustaches. But it's a really fine line. And the more we thought about it, the more it really broke our minds. Did Intel editor Chris wear skinny jeans (past tense because they don't fit anymore) because it was ironic commentary? Or because he liked the way he looked in skinny jeans? Was Intel Jessica's tattoo ironic now because she got it so many years ago? Or can she just like the way it looks? And don't even get us started on Dan Amira's goatee.

4,000 People Show Up at Brooklyn Job Fair

Job losses may be slowing, but the number of unemployed is still high, as was proven today when 4,000 people showed up at a job fair at the Brownsville Recreation Center in Brooklyn, prompting organizers to call police for crowd-control purposes. “We did not expect this,” the organizer told the Times. “They just kept coming and coming. I’ve had job fairs like this before. Never have I seen this kind of response.” [City Room/NYT]

Snoop Dogg Cleared in Concert Smackdown, Label on the Hook (E! Online)

Tell Jesus Gossip Girl Is Back

[Once again, this week's comment recap of our episode recap is brought to you by all-star commenter Martell.]

After months of poorly written episodes and lengthy hiatuses, Gossip Girl's redemption continued this week, with the real return of everyone's favorite pal, Georgina. This week's episode didn't spark any major commenter controversies, though you guys did point out correctly that Rufus wouldn't be getting dividends for six weeks, and that Georgina said, "The Lord cannot enter the body sullied by alcohol." (We're looking into new sound systems for our TVs. Or hearing aids.) [Eds: Seriously, we know this is a problem, and we hate letting you down. Though we would argue that everyone on the show mumbles incessantly!] Of course, you were all in agreement on one thing, and we wholeheartedly second this: Where is Leighton Meester's Emmy?!

• Plus 5 for the scene when Georgina walks in the room and eveyone freaks out. Blair: "Are you trying to kill me?" And although it was a great line, minus 1 for Dan saying, "Get this crazy girl out of here." Dan would have felt much more awkward than that, considering that crazy girl gave him a BJ. We know Dan would have at least stuttered! –Writefashionista

• Also. Rufus's investment was $40K. The dividends Lily was paying him were for $5K/month. That's going to return him $60K in one year. WTF?!! Cyrus should have popped up out of nowhere and screamed, "Inconceivable!!" This show has become so terrible that I almost love it again just to see how terrible it can really become. –Little J

• Chuck could tell Georgina's whole attitude by... SMELLING her. I thought he was being an ass when he did it to Blair all that time ago, turns out it's just one of his many sick, dark, and rather hot gifts. Plus 5 –Cbassluv

• Plus 4 for Nate either:
a) knowing that Chuck won't say the three words, eight letters to Blair and will thus feel that he is obligated to avoid her at least temporarily;
b) actually wanting a real relationship with Blair and taking the risk that Chuck might, too; or
c) just kind of inexplicably uttering the lines written for him while secretly wishing he was at Disneyland. –Purpleandgreen

• This felt like an episode of Scooby Doo...a trendy group of teens trying to solve a crime and catch the real culprit! Minus 5. But Dan is totally scooby...plus 10. –Judgement_face

• When the gang is gathered in the courtyard of the palace, Georgina reaches out and touches Blair's arm. The look on Blair's face is pure disgust. Amazing. –Chuckbassismybabydaddy

• Lily: "I know this is not in your job description." Lawyer: "With the Bass family nothing ever is" (Or something to that effect). Plus 20 –Sarcasticmeow

• "Just because he took off with all the money doesn't mean the feelings between us weren't real". Oh, honey. Go pet some bunnies. Plus 10 because, of course she thinks that. –Petiteesthete

• When Eric gives Rufus the ring box back, he has a horrified look on his face. Plus 6 because he knows Lily won't say yes to that fugly thing. –Iheat16

• Also, Lily is going to pay the investors back with BAGS of money? She went to the bank and said, I would like $100k in tens and twenties please, and please put it in some kind of suspicious burlap sack so that even my boyfriend, who is too stupid to live, will know something is up? WTF. –Twinsfindme

• Lily would keep her jewelry in her own vault at home. Does anyone really think she schleps to the bank every time she wants to change her earrings, watch or bracelet? Minus 2. –Uby

• Minus 5 because Lilly would have asked that her shopping purchases be put in plain black bags, or shopped online, because it's so not trendy to flaunt money anymore, even if you have enough to pay off dozens of investors without raising an eyebrow –Fraulein

• Rufus would rather watch his son lose out on Yale than take money from his filthy rich girlfriend because of his shitty pride. Priority FAIL. Minus 2 –Cbassluv

• Blair would never have told Dan what they were talking about in Serena's room. She would have snapped at him to mind his own business and made some snarky remark about taking the subway back to Brooklyn and that would have been the end of that. Minus 5 –Jnp1013

• Minus 10 (or plus 5, because it's so weird?) for Dan and Jenny sitting creepily close together while playing cards. The sibling sexual tension is disturbing. –Sendingoutansos

• Guys. Minus 50 for Nate saying, "I was using the apartment to force our issues." Come on, what is the likelihood that a 17-year-old boy would say that? Nate isn't smart, articulate, or mature enough to pull that one off. –Jaywo

• Minus 5 for Gabriel not exclaiming "Thank God!" when Serena told him the pregnancy thing was just a ruse. –Dk16

• Minus 2 for the HUGE chunk of hair hanging out of Lily's bun after brunch. She'd never go out onto the street like that. Also, Minus 1 for the fact that she's walking home from brunch. Where was her driver? –Lizcc

• Minus 5 for the middle parts on both Blair and Georgina. I honestly cannot take it anymore. –Cbgirl

• Minus 5 for the Jesus Camp folks trusting Georgie with an envelope of cash. Even good-natured, trust worthy folks like Jesus followers should be smarter than that, and should have background checks on EVERYONE that decides to join their camp. –Suenue

• Minus 15 for dragging out (and often dropping the ball on) the Rufus-and-Lily-have-a-bastard-child-and-his-adoptive-parents-lied... plot. I bet that kid's locked in the basement, a la "Desperate Housewives" season 2, for making a "fan" phone call to this half-brother Dan. Season finale, you better come through for us. –Mikey rox

Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" is "pushin' der limits" (Reuters)

Driving Safe With Kim, Kourtney, Kendra and Shanna (E! Online)

E! Online - Kourtney and Kim Kardashian immediately jumped on board when they were asked to take part in E!'s upcoming Drive Safe campaign to prevent drinking and driving.

Week in Review: Nicolas Cage Attacks!

• It was another great week for Jackman! X-Men Origins: Wolverine was a hit at the box office and on BitTorrent.

• Allison Iraheta was voted off American Idol. Meanwhile, these two clowns will see another week.

• Public servant Kal Penn told Obama where to stick it and plotted his return to Hollywood.

Team Oprah on Fire Watch in California

Snoop Dogg Cleared in Concert Smackdown, Label on the Hook

Cutoffs: So Last Season, or Spring Must-have?

The warm weather brings with it a flood of cutoff shorts to our fair streets. The perfect pair of cutoffs is that rare thing — distressed and faded just enough in just the right places. You could purchase the perfect pair, like Current/Elliott’s rolled, stretch-denim cutoffs, for $187. But then you'd be that girl who paid $187 for shorts that look more fit for rubbing Pine-Sol on floorboards than serving as bottoms. Style.com thinks paying $187 for those shorts is "nuts," too (way to go, Style.com!). Also, the ideal pair of cutoffs is not bought, but salvaged from ugly old jeans one no longer wears. However it's difficult to fashion the perfect pair of cutoffs all on one's own. But perhaps the bigger question of this most pertinent matter is why we are still trying to cut off our shorts? This was the big trend in bottoms last summer. Shouldn't we move on and latch onto a different trend? Like no bottoms? We kid, obviously. But rolling up one's cutoffs is a half-assed progression of the trend. What say you? Cutoffs for the win? A free pair of new shorts in these recessionary times? Or are you moving on and wiping the floor with yours?

In New York, artists pin hopes on "affordable" art (Reuters)

Link Party: Wishing Dina Lohan a Happy Mother's Day

Eminem Takes a Crack at Heath Ledger

As you can no doubt discern, Eminem's Relapse has been getting a lot of spins here at Vulture HQ today. Now that we've listened to the whole thing through, we're starting to pay closer attention to the lyrics on subsequent spins. In the song "My Mom," Eminem describes a scenario in which he fights a losing battle with his mother about taking prescription pills, one in which he references a certain 2009 Oscar winner: "All right, Ma, you win / I don't feel like arguin' / I'll do it, pop it, gobble it, and start bobblin' / Stumble, hobble, tumble, slipped, fell in bed / with a bottle of meds / and a Heath Ledger bobblehead." Too soon?

Which Celeb Thinks 13 Brings Good Luck?

Should Rihanna Be Holding a Child With That Ring?

One more thing about Rihanna's Louis Vuitton outfit from last night that we must point out: her freaking amazing ring. Possibly not the ideal thing to wear when doing photo ops with children, but definitely hot.

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Filed Under: gisele bundchen, models, put a ring on it, tom brady, weddings

There were layers — layers upon layers — but everything cohered, centered as it all was around the choreography, which had the dancers not just whirling and jerking around, but grinning maniacally and making other great faces. Spooner, part pop star, part rock star, part conductor, wove himself in and out of the action, resplendent in … outfits of various sorts. But above all, this was a dance party, with bass like an experimental weapon and people who seemed like they’d be interesting to meet. We have no idea what the metaphysical “downtown” was once like, but we’d like to think it resembled last night’s show.

Doctor Calls Off Mia Farrow's Hunger Strike

Mia Farrow is done fasting. The Rosemary's Baby star has been ordered by her doctor to end the hunger strike she embarked on 12 days ago to protest the dire conditions for native...

Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 8 May 2009 | 10:15 pm

Miss California USA decision nears

Miss California USA pageant officials appear close to announcing if they will strip Carrie Prejean of her crown because of her lingerie photos and same-sex marriage statements.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 8 May 2009 | 10:12 pm

Director of White House Military Office Resigns Over NYC Flyover Scare

Full disclosure: We brightened up this photograph because the White House is bad at Photoshop, and if New York is going to have to be looked at from such an unfortunate angle, the least we can ask for is a little retouching.

Louis Caldera was the director of the White House Military Office, the wing of the executive office that authorized the Air Force One flyover near lower Manhattan that left many New Yorkers in a state of terror and panic. Shortly after the incident he publicly apologized, but that was apparently not enough. President Obama ordered an internal investigation into the affair, and this afternoon Caldera resigned. He had previously served as secretary of the Army under Bill Clinton. Oh, and the photos that resulted from the flyover, the ones the administration said wouldn't be released? Yeah, you're looking at one of them, which was sent out today by the White House.

After Air Force One Flyover, Military Office Director Resigns [Caucus/NYT]
Earlier: Everybody’s Furious Over the White House’s Plane Debacle

Our Thoughts on Bravo’s Fashion Show

Meet the contestants!

Yesterday, a slew of reviewers concluded that Bravo's new reality-competition program The Fashion Show was a terrible Project Runway knockoff. We watched the premiere episode and didn't find it that offensive. Don't get us wrong — Project Runway will always hold a special place on our hearts. But that could be why the reviews of The Fashion Show were so scathing — reviewers are so attached to Project Runway and its pioneering ways that it's hard to support a potential threat. And The Fashion Show — even though it's not the most fabulous reality-TV program in history — is a threat, in a way, because it's unclear what Lifetime will do to our beloved Runway when season six airs in August. And really, it's not like The Fashion Show is the worst show ever made. Sure, something about the production values makes it feel like a Stylista–Project Runway hybrid, but it was entertaining. And while we'd be more than content catching a rerun of it on a hung-over weekend morning, we still plan on watching the second episode (at least). Here's why:

1. Isaac Mizrahi is brutally honest. Clearly, his standards for the designer contestants are too high. "I thought to myself, if any of these people worked for me, they’d be fired immediately," he says during judging, and understandably so, since the clothes were not cute. He's the Michael Kors element, the nasty version of Tim Gunn, but there's something so real about that.

2. Kelly Rowland is incredibly awkward. Why is Destiny's Child's Rowland on a show about fashion? Producers must have realized the audience would need an explanation, so in the opening she tells us she has "sat front-row to many fashion shows all around the world." Her awkwardness peaks when she growl-yells at the designers "NOOOOWWWW" and makes a motion with her hands like she's shaking a baby. Her critiques consist of scripted lines like, "Are you guys communicating as a team?" and editorializing, such as, "I'd need some butter and a miracle to put that on me." So that's how Destiny's Child did it!

3. James-Paul. This contestant used to work for Vivienne Westwood, and you can tell by looking at his clothes. He says he makes patterns with squares and rectangles, and he won the first challenge with a dress that really wasn't half bad. We're curious to see what else he comes up with.

4. Merlin. This contestant wins the award for most ridiculous. In fact, he might be the most out-there contestant to land on a fashion-design-competition show in history. The first day, he wore a hat with a feather that extended eight feet behind him with a marching-band uniform and knee-high white leather (pleather?) high-heeled boots. The clothes he designs are as horrendous as his own style, which is more entertaining than looking at decent work. Back at the apartment, he relaxes on the couch with the group with a glass of wine, wearing only underpants and a shirt. He's Lady Gaga meets circus performer, but with a real foreign accent.

5. Reco, the contestant who used to design stripper clothes. Skanky outfits always amuse!

6. One team managed to make the models feel fat, which is truly a feat. The main challenge was to design a must-have piece and show it with five different looks. One team came up with a pencil skirt that was supposed to double as a tube top (ew) and was so tight the models could hardly squeeze into it. We've watched plenty of model- and fashion-reality shows, and usually the eating-disorder stuff doesn't breach until at least episode three or four. The Fashion Show made no mention of this shiteous garment inspiring disordered eating among the models, but it already has a head start, should they choose to develop that story line.

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Filed Under: bravo, designers, isaac mizrahi, kelly rowland, knockoffs, michael kors, project runway, reality tv, recaps, television, the fashion show, tim gunn, vivienne westwood

Source: The Cut | 8 May 2009 | 10:00 pm

This Just In: Is Grey's Anatomy Going to Kill Izzie?

Grey's Anatomy: Izzie's illness is even freaking out Grey's Anatomy boss Shonda Rhimes, who blogged about the 100th episode: "I went up to the editing room when the show was being...

Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 8 May 2009 | 10:00 pm

The Tragicomedy That Is CNBC

Moe Tkacik explains how the network's effort to explain the market in real time is like Waiting for Godot: "The one question at the forefront of CNBC’s mind and mission, from which every other question follows: Up, or Down? If down: Again? If down: When up?" [Columbia Journalism Review]

Driving Safe With Kim, Kourtney, Kendra and Shanna

Kourtney and Kim Kardashian immediately jumped on board when they were asked to take part in E!'s upcoming Drive Safe campaign to prevent drinking and driving. The issue became more...

Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 8 May 2009 | 9:50 pm

What If Alf Had Been Directed by David Lynch?

As if there weren't already enough creepy things about Alf to begin with (see: Willie Tanner smoking crack with prostitutes, writer Jerry Stahl's heroin addiction), YouTube user AndrewHussie has ensured that we'll never see the show in the same way again. He has rescored and reedited short clips from the show in a very Lynchian manner, turning subplots that were played for laughs in the original into something menacing and horrific. Here comes Mr. Meatloaf, indeed! [Fark]

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Filed Under: alf, reboots

Source: Vulture | 8 May 2009 | 9:45 pm

Jimmy Fallon to Finally Graduate From College

Jimmy Fallon dropped out of the College of St. Rose in Albany after three years of study, leaving to pursue his comedy career just one semester short of graduation. He never went back to class, but he'll finally get his bachelor's degree in communications (his original major was computer science — awesome) fifteen years late. On Saturday, the Late Night host will be granted his diploma and speak at the school's commencement ceremony. But this is no honorary degree! The comedian had to actually earn his last credits by presenting a portfolio of his work in the field of communications since he left school. Which is a hilarious technicality, when you think about it. What on earth would you submit in this portfolio? The Best of Jimmy Fallon on Saturday Night Live DVD? A four-hour clip reel of him playing guitar and singing stupid cover songs that were only funny because Jimmy is cute? A Blu-Ray of his landmark film work, Taxi? Or a little something from this particular masterpiece? In the comments, please let us know what you'd include.

Jimmy Fallon, Beauty-School Dropout [Vulture]

Fashion Face-Off: Becki Newton vs. Aubrey O'Day

Becki Newton and Aubrey O'Day both wore the same 3.1 Phillip Lim dress to recent red carpet events, but in very different colors. Hue knew? The Ugly Betty actress kept it simple in...

Hopefully this provides some solace to those of us who stupidly watched Killer Klowns From Outer Space when we were five (vid SFW): Some meat cleaver action, after the jump:
Source: Best Week Ever | 8 May 2009 | 9:30 pm

Star Trek Actors Shaved Eyebrows; Lawsuit Filed After Bad Bleach Job

Karlie Kloss for Marc Jacobs's Lola.

HAIR
• Star Trek–movie makeup artist Mindy Hall: "We shaved off a lot of eyebrows, and for anyone who was concerned, I offered to shave my eyebrows, too. No one took me up on it! Don't ask someone to do something you would not
do yourself." [Beauty Blogging Junkie]

• An Oregon woman sued her salon, Rumi Simone, Inc., for a bad dye job. She claims her hair broke off, leaving only an inch of length, after a stylist at the salon bleached it. The jury concluded the salon was not at fault. [Jezebel]

MAKEUP
• Here is a full list of winners from the annual Cosmetic Executives Women beauty awards. They include Giorgio Armani foundation, Yves Saint Laurent lipstick, and Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers fragrances. [Cosmetic Executives Women]

FRAGRANCE
• Marc Jacobs is following up his incredibly successful Daisy fragrance with one called Lola, an older, "vampy" version. Karlie Kloss stars in the campaign. It will launch this fall, and will hit Bloomingdale's exclusively for the month of August. [WWD]

NAILS
• Pastel nail colors are in. But beware: They don’t look great on everyone. [Beauty Department/Glamour]

Parker Posey Goes Into Detail About ‘Throwing Off the Hump’

Last night, Housing Works had the kickoff to its Design on a Dime benefit at Chelsea's Metropolitan Pavilion, where you can go tomorrow afternoon and buy art and furnishings right out of these endless room "vignettes" that are put together by top interior designers. Parker Posey was not only the celebrity host, but also one of the artists: Somewhere among the many vignettes, there was a piece of art she had collaborated on with her new boyfriend, the artist Scott Lenhardt. Vulture talked to her about the exhibit and the overtly sexual process of making pottery (cue "Unchained Melody").

For the past several years, Posey has really been into "throwing," which, she explained, is the proper word for making pottery on a wheel, and now she is co-throwing with Lenhardt. So she told us about it. "Pottery has all sorts of metaphors, mostly sexual," she explained. "I don't like to trim. I like throwing, mostly. I like being on the wheel. So I do what's called 'throwing off the hump.' You get a big piece of clay and you put it in the center of the wheel and center it ... I started making these little votive pieces ... then I would paint these little guys and put them in a vignette in a lighted area and it would cast a shadow on the wall."

Did she feel good while throwing?

"It's like being in the flow," she said. "My teacher, Manusha, said I had a kind of controlled chaos. And that's where Scott comes into the picture. He's a visual artist." We know, we said, and his stuff was really cool, but a bit creepy, too, right? "Um — no," she said. "Some of the potters at the studio say [of her and Lenhardt's collaborative pieces], 'Those look possessed,' and that's a good thing. We make some little altars — I was raised Catholic — called 'altar egos.' But they have a face on them and a handle at the bottom, like a ball. He sculpts the face. He's very talented. I don't think they're as creepy as foreboding, that is, a foreboding kind of innocence. Almost like they're warnings, you know?"

We didn't really, not having them to look at, but we were happy to hear that Posey said being in a relationship and being creative within that relationship was an amazing feeling. We said it sounded like throwing had really helped her achieve a certain peace.

"Yes," she agreed. "It is the same place a yogi, you know, would go to. It is a focus and a letting go at the same time. That's what the experience of throwing is. Don't make me sound like a crazy deranged person."

Maer Roshan Has a New Job

Oh, look at that. Thrice Radar head Maer Roshan has been hired to be the editor of theweek.com, the website of Felix Dennis's genuinely awesome weekly news digest, which puts him firmly out of candidacy for that Observer gig. [Week]

Rich Kids Eat Watermelon Made of Gold

Growing up in our Podunk hometown in Massachusetts, we always thought watermelon came in only one color: Red. But now, thanks to Vanity Fair's slideshow of the world’s most eligible heirs and heiresses, we know that we only thought that because we were poor and ignorant. Because, look, Hayley Bloomingdale — of those Bloomingdales — is eating a slice of watermelon that is yellow! Yellow watermelon! Wow! Who knows what other kinds of exotic fruits and vegetables the 28 other privileged people on the list have at their disposal? Mangosteens. Rambutans. Purple pineapples. Pink bananas and orange grapes! And if Bloomingdale's expression is anything to go by, that melon is really something special. Look at her: she's totally in the zone! VF is right we are truly envious. Being superrich must be delicious indeed.

A Bite off the Upper Crust [VF]

Leaked: Eminem’s Using Again

Eminem, Relapse

Official Release Date: May 19

The Verdict: Looks like we jumped the gun on those Eminem leaks from yesterday, because the whole album is floating around now — and, well, still wow. First off, he raps in some degree of that nasally accent about 80 percent of the time; closer “Underground/Ken Kaniff” is the only one that’s completely accent-free, and it is, unsurprisingly, probably the best song on the album. And second, the pills are indeed everywhere — probably half the songs make some drug reference, most notably “Déjà Vu,” a recap of his downward spiral: NyQuil, Valium, nachos, beer, Vicodin, Doritos, Ambien, more Vicodin. (He even runs us through his thought process: “Wouldn’t even be taking this shit if DeShawn didn’t die / oh yeah, there’s an excuse, you lose Proof so you use.”) Yeah, there’s too much horror-rap wordplay and juvenile shock-value stuff (fantasizing about killing Lindsay Lohan, rapping in Christopher Reeve’s voice), the lyrical skills aren’t as sharp, and the accent is annoying, but overall, it’s kind of fascinating: Eminem has made a whole career of airing his deepest personal issues, and he’s never sounded quite this messed up.

The Slow Death of Crocs Continues

Crocs lost $22.4 million in the first quarter. They expect losses to continue. Revenue fell 32 percent last year. Can they survive? For the sake of feet everywhere, we hope not. [Street]

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Filed Under: crocs, shoes, ugly things

Source: The Cut | 8 May 2009 | 8:25 pm

Fawcett's Treatment Ends, Family Fears Worst

News of her son's recent rehab troubles have been kept from the actress.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 8 May 2009 | 8:23 pm

Jimmy Fallon, Beauty-School Dropout

Actually, let's change the words "beauty school" to "college" and "dropout" to "graduate," okay? Because on Saturday, Fallon will be picking up his diploma at the commencement ceremonies at St. Rose College in New York, the same school he dropped out of some fifteen years ago so he could pursue a career in comedy. Congratulations, Jimmy! [AP]

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Filed Under: Degrees, Jimmy Fallon

Source: Vulture | 8 May 2009 | 8:15 pm

Actual Mustard Grower Unimpressed by Dijongate

"You heard me right, I said I wanted some Dijon. Now put it on the damn burger!"

Earlier this week President Obama and Vice-President Biden took a little drive in their thousand-car motorcade over to Ray's Hell Burger. When Obama ordered his burger, he asked for "a spicy mustard or something like that, or a Dijon mustard, something like that." That's right, America — Barack Obama likes Dijon mustard; he always has. Once the video of the incident surfaced, all hell broke loose. Conservative Cornell law professor William A. Jacobson jokingly but painstakingly chronicled Obama's historical affinity for Dijon mustard on his blog. Sean Hannity mocked Obama for his "fancy burger," while on Rush Limbaugh's radio show, Mark Steyn scoffed, "He's a regular guy. He eats a hamburger with Dijon mustard — Dijon mustard!" We wondered what a true mustard expert would think of the whole kerfuffle, so we called Baine Fritzler, a mustard-seed grower and chairman of the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission.

See, despite the French name, the seeds from almost all Dijon mustard — and actually most mustard in the world — are grown in western Canada. To Fritzler, the argument that Dijon was somehow fancy or elitist doesn't, well, pass muster. "If he’d asked for a specialized designer mustard you could maybe say that, or for an organic mustard you could maybe have even said that, well, 'he’s eating high-off-the-hog' type of thing, but not this," Fritzler told us. Dijon is "pretty common mustard nowadays," and probably doesn't cost "any more than the regular yellow French’s" at the grocery store. Okay, so maybe it's not a big deal. He must at least be happy that Dijon mustard is getting an endorsement from the president of the United States, right? "I don’t think it makes a damn bit of difference to Dijon mustard," he said.

Megan Fox, Who Is 22, Believes 20-Year-Olds Have Nothing To Offer

In this month's Elle Magazine, Megan Fox admits that she's better than every guy her age: “Robert Pattinson and Zac – they’re just too pretty with the big hair and the suits. And Rob is, what, 22? Zac is 21? That’s a joke. Boys in their twenties are a waste of time. They have nothing to offer conversationally; they’re immature. I feel like I have a better shot with someone in his thirties.” Yes, Megan, we all know that girls in their twenties mature at a magical super-rate, thus shooting every attractive female into an intellectual and conversational stratosphere that males in their twenties can only wish to comprehend; Scarlett Johansson has already made this well-known. For the record, I would be more than happy to attempt to keep up with you in a conversation, just be sure to let me know in advance so I can cancel my plans to impress eighteen-year-olds, who are on my conversational level, with my ability to match their advanced sense of maturity. And my ability to purchase alcohol.
Source: Best Week Ever | 8 May 2009 | 8:00 pm

Song of the Summer: Let the Games Begin!

As with drinking, we like to start summer early — and so, bless it, does popular music. The songs that will be boomin’ out of Jeeps, other vehicles, apartment dwellings, and cheap white headphones throughout the hot months are limbering up now, but just one will peak as the jam of our collective conscious (only, quite possibly, to become completely intolerable by August). That joint will be the Song of the Summer, 2009. With this list, we begin our pursuit of this magical and, most likely, frankly sexual few minutes of recorded sound. Once you’ve all weighed in, commenters, with your characteristic mix of incredulity and disdain, we will begin tracking the new entries and biggest gainers, and telling you a little something about the songs in the process. So please, read the list and tell us what we’re missing — or which single you’re banking on to take it all.

In alphabetical order. Highlighting denotes editors’ early favorites.

1. Asher Roth, “I Love College”

2. Beyoncé, “Halo”

3. Black Eyed Peas, “Boom Boom Pow”

4. Britney Spears, “If You Seek Amy”

5. Cam’ron “Cookies and Apple Juice”

6. Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake, “Love Sex Magic”

7. Drake, “Best I Ever Had”

8. The-Dream, “Rockin That Thang”

9. Elephant Man, “Nuh Linga”

10. Eminem, “We Made You”

11. Flo Rida, “Right Round”

12. Green Day, “Know Your Enemy”

13. Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain, “Blame It”

14. Jeremih, “Birthday Sex”

15. Jesse McCartney feat. Ludacris, “How Do You Sleep?”

16. Kanye West, “Heartless”

17. Kelly Clarkson, “I Do Not Hook Up”

20. Kid Cudi, “Day ‘N’ Night”

21. Lady Gaga, “Just Dance”

22. Passion Pit, “The Reeling”

23. Phoenix, “1901”

24. Pitbull, “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)”

25. Rick Ross, “Magnificent”

26. Royskopp feat. Robyn, “The Girl and the Robot”

27. T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake, “Dead and Gone”

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Filed Under: birthday sex, music, song of the summer

Source: Vulture | 8 May 2009 | 8:00 pm

Suzy Menkes Both Applauds and Dismisses Online Fashion Writing

Suzy Menkes.

Fashion writer Suzy Menkes commented on the surge of Internet fashion coverage and blogs when she spoke at the Academy of Art in San Francisco this week. "I think it's terrific that there are bloggers," she said. (And, ahem, we agree.) She continued: "But you have to keep up with the standards of fashion journalism today. Not everyone's writing is equal." So what can you do to step up to the plate? "Be curious and be accurate," she advised. Curiously enough, we quoted her exactly and accurately. [San Francisco Examiner]

Voted-off 'Idol' proud of showing

Allison Iraheta's "American Idol" run ended Wednesday, but the 17-year-old says she's proud that she was the last girl standing in the competition.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 8 May 2009 | 7:47 pm

BEST WEEK EVER Preview: What Fate Awaits American Idol’s Matt Giraud?

Matt Giraud escaped American Idol just in time to avoid watching another Paula Abdul dance routine. However, he is not out of the woods quite yet. Will he have to perform a sketch on Best Week Ever? Find out tonight...

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Tune in to the results show of Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins tonight at 11pm on VH1.
Source: Best Week Ever | 8 May 2009 | 7:30 pm

Azzedine Alaïa Blames Anna Wintour (Again) for Excluding His Work From the New Costume Institute Exhibit

Azzedine Alaïa.

The Met's Costume Institute curator, Harold Koda, offered WWD an additional explanation for why Azzedine Alaïa's dresses weren't included in the new "Model As Muse" exhibit — a gaffe that caused Naomi Campbell and Stephanie Seymour to skip the Met gala altogether. Cathy Horyn wrote in her blog earlier this week that Koda didn't ask Alaïa about using his work because he figured the designer would refuse. He told WWD he considered asking models to lend their Alaïa creations to the exhibit. But before he approached the models, he wanted to ask Alaïa if he'd be okay with having his work in the show. Koda told WWD:

“By coincidence, a mutual friend was having dinner with him in Paris the very following night, and I said, ‘Will you tentatively ask him whether or not he would be comfortable with this?’ When she came back, she said he is really not comfortable, so we never pursued approaching the supermodels for their dresses.”

But how did he know this lady friend had properly explained the exhibit? Why wouldn't Koda just call Alaïa up afterward? Isn't it his job to plead for things when necessary?

“We would have loved to have had his pieces in the show, but there was a lot of miscommunication,” Koda said. “Maybe it was oversensitivity on my part in broaching it informally rather than with a formal letter. Nobody is to blame. My understanding was that he didn’t want his work in the show,” Koda added, “So I honored it.”

Alaïa's main beef, however, is not with Koda. It's with Met-gala empress Anna Wintour, who he says has snubbed his work for the past fifteen years. “[Wintour] behaves like a dictator and everyone is terrified of her … but I’m not scared of her or anyone,” Alaïa said. But Alaïa doesn't need Vogue. Michelle Obama wears his clothes. And is she not the new empress of this industry?

Memo Pad: Alaïa Aloud [WWD]

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Filed Under: anna wintour, azzedine alaïa, costume institute, designers, harold koda, industry players, major gaffes, met gala, models, naomi campbell, stephanie seymour

Source: The Cut | 8 May 2009 | 7:25 pm

Howard Stern Finally Meets a Porn Star He Doesn’t Like: Sasha Grey

Howard Stern's predilection for porn stars has been well documented over the years. From his frequent interviews with the likes of Tera Patrick and Mary Carey to Sybian rides to Jenna Jameson's appearance in Private Parts, Stern has never met a porn star he hasn't lusted after. Until now, that is.

Sasha Grey, the porn star who is making a break for the mainstream with her role in The Girlfriend Experience, enraged Stern when she described him as "a closet racist" in an interview with Rolling Stone. Although she took to Twitter to explain that the whole thing was supposed to be some sort of self-deprecating joke, just like you'd expect, Stern exacted his vengeance on the airwaves. According to Rolling Stone, his response went something like this:

“What a genius,” Stern fumed. “I’m going to sit there and listen to this. Please. Just tell me how much cock you can suck and how far you can swallow a hot dog. That’s what I want to know. I mean, really. How dare you?”

Touché! The ball's in your court now, Sasha (pun most certainly not intended).

Howard Stern Blasts Sasha Grey for “Racist” Comment [Rock & Roll Daily/Rolling Stone]

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Filed Under: beef, howard stern, sasha grey, sirius xm

Source: Vulture | 8 May 2009 | 7:15 pm

If Only Women Could Tend To Baby Kangies In Their God Pouches

There are only a handful of Joey's most women would ever have inside of them -- Gladstone, Tribbiani, Lawrence, Bishop (if you're my Grandmother) -- but here is one that absolutely no woman could resist. This baby kangaroo fell out of his mother's pouch, but when he came back a-knockin', she wouldn't let him back in. The nerve. What follows is video footage that is MUST SEE thanks to two simple words... "Kangaroo Incubator." Ayayay.

Source: Best Week Ever | 8 May 2009 | 7:00 pm

More Trouble for Sirius XM Satellite Radio

Back in February, Sirius XM radio narrowly avoided going into bankruptcy, thanks to the generous spirit of Liberty Media's John Malone. However, early results suggest that his investment may not have paid off; not only did the company lose some $236 million in their fiscal first quarter, but for the first time in their history, the struggling satellite-radio company ended the quarter with fewer subscribers than it began it with. Over 400,000 subscribers canceled their subscriptions in the last three months. [WSJ]

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Filed Under: business stuff, satellite radio, sirius xm

Source: Vulture | 8 May 2009 | 6:50 pm

Just Because You Can Make Tank Tops Out of Your Man’s Boxer Briefs Doesn’t Mean You Should

There can't possibly exist a circumstance under which a lady lacks a tank top and needs one so very badly that she cuts a hole in the crotch of her boyfriend's manties — her only resource — and wears them as a shirt. We hope the manties pictured here were at least laundered prior to their massacre. [My Fashion Life]

Read more posts by Amy Odell

Filed Under: This Will Scare You, underwear

Source: The Cut | 8 May 2009 | 6:50 pm

New Kids On The Block Devolve Back Into College A Cappella Group

New Kids On The Block appeared on the Today Show this morning looking a tad...exactly like college a cappella group? They could definitely pull off this look if they just got about 20 years younger, 8-12% douchier, and 900% more annoyingly cliquey: NKOTB Today Show

Source: Best Week Ever | 8 May 2009 | 6:30 pm

The American Office Finally Has A Dance Of Its Own

The Office remained on a roll last night; right now, this show is going through a stretch of just flat-out funny episodes that we probably haven't seen since Season 2 (no slight to 3 or 4, but there would usually be some B-pluses in between the great ones), and I'm really glad that the plot hasn't immediately deflated back to normal since the Michael Scott Paper Company. Again, this week's dilemma about whether to give clients back to their original salespeople or to keep Ryan and Pam on the sales staff was legitimately interesting, but never turned stupidly absurd or detracted from the jokes ("whooa girl....whoaaaaa...") And the Cafe Disco plot was, as my friend half-positively and half-negatively described it, "very.............cute." Of the episode's many highlights, none stood out quite like Andy Bernard's dance-off, not only because it was amazing, but because finally, in the fifth season of the American Office, the show DARED to do a wacky dance sequence -- if a character had done what Andy did back in Seasons 1 or 2, everyone would've immediately compared it to Ricky Gervais' iconic UK Office dance, everyone would've bitched on every message board about how the British version was better, and people would again delay themselves the satisfaction of actually enjoying two things. The fact that only this morning did I even think to myself, "wow, Andy's wacky dance was a little like that David Brent scene..." again shows how far the U.S. version has evolved and become its own entity, to the point where even I -- who could probably recite the 12 UK episodes verbatim after waking from a six-month coma -- don't even think to compare the shows anymore. How's THAT for taking a lighthearted half hour comedy and turning it into philosophical douchebaggery? I'll catch up with you one of these days, Klosterman... In case you missed it (or more likely just want to watch it again), Andy's Dance: [Ed Note - Several commenters correctly pointed out that there was a dance contest in the Season 2 Booze Cruise episode, so yes, this is not the first wacky dance in U.S. Office history. We'll just call it the first "trying to be cool" dance sequence, and differentiate from Michael's violent "motivational' dancing]
Source: Best Week Ever | 8 May 2009 | 5:40 pm

7 Tranny Porn Titles Starring Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe, star of the Harry Potter film series, has been seen around town with his new friend Our Lady J, a transvestite celebrity impersonator best known for her Dolly Parton covers. The twosome were spotted dining out together, attending shows, and even holding hands with one another. And "friends" of the young actor (in this case, people who have never met him) claim the star is fascinated with transvestite culture. We love Dan Rad, and commend him on being so open-minded for a youngster in the center of the public eye. That being said, we're also not above some adolescent puns to keep the day moving. Because, let's face it: He can't be Harry Potter forever, and sometimes bills need to be paid. So here are 7 Tranny Porn Titles Starring Daniel Radcliffe: 7. Harry Potter and His Chamber of Shecrets 6. Harry Potter and the Order of the SheDix 5. Harry Potter and the Half-Man Princess 4. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Itsaman 3. Shemember Boys 2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Galblows 1. Harry Potter and the Lady Sorcerer's Stones Feel free to add your own.
Source: Best Week Ever | 8 May 2009 | 5:20 pm

BWE Writers Room: Stewie Griffin Appears On Bones For Some Reason

Last week Michelle Collins counted down the top ten sitcom crossovers of all time. But last night, Fox went and turned the TV crossover world on its head when Stewie Griffin, the animated baby from Family Guy, made an historic appearance on the LIVE ACTION forensic crime drama Bones. Yes, it seems the glass ceiling has finally been shattered. If only our grandparents were awake to see this defining moment in history when an animated TV character is able appear on a live action forensic crime drama.

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Somewhere, a VHS copy of Space Jam is smiling down from video store heaven. For more, watch Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins tonight at 11pm.
Source: Best Week Ever | 8 May 2009 | 4:55 pm

WATCH: 'View': Mr. Spock Loves Obama

Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 8 May 2009 | 4:51 pm

T.I. Drops Rapper Alfamega From Grand Hustle Label

Rapper T.I., who was sentenced to one year and a day behind bars on federal weapons charges last month, has booted fellow rapper Alfamega from his Grand Hustle Records.

Source: Billboard.com | 8 May 2009 | 3:32 pm

Kiefer Sutherland arrested on assault charge (AFP)

AFP - Actor Kiefer Sutherland, best known for his leading role in the television series "24", was arrested late on Thursday on suspicion of head-butting a fashion designer at a party in New York.

Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 8 May 2009 | 3:03 pm

Lance Armstrong: Crow's 'Biological Clock' Led to Split

Lance Armstrong is blaming the constant tick, tick, ticking of Sheryl Crow's biological clock as the key factor in their break-up three years ago
Source: FOXNews.com | 8 May 2009 | 2:46 pm

The Scene: How they did key 'Trek' set piece

Acclaimed filmmaker J.J. Abrams was presented with a specific challenge when he agreed to direct "Star Trek," the new movie that looks back at the origins of the Enterprise crew: How to combine modern action and technology with characters people know deeply.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 8 May 2009 | 2:24 pm

Jersey's 'Real Housewives': Feisty, Fiery Moms

Get to know the new "Real Housewives" by the TV moms they mimic.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 8 May 2009 | 2:06 pm

Kiefer Sutherland Charged With Assault

Alleged head-butt incident could have serious implications for "24" actor.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 8 May 2009 | 1:50 pm

Kiefer Sutherland charged with assault

Actor Kiefer Sutherland has been charged with misdemeanor assault after he was accused of head-butting fashion designer Jack McCollough at a New York nightclub early Tuesday, police said.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 8 May 2009 | 1:47 pm

Italian actor Filippo Timi plays Mussolini

An undated photo on the website of cinema company 01distribution shows Filippo Timi, playing Mussolini, in the film "Vincere". Mussolini's secret mistress and their love child emerge from the shadows of...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 8 May 2009 | 1:46 pm

"Vincere" recounts the ends to which Mussolini went to hide the mother and child

An undated photo released on the website of cinema company 01distribution shows Italian actor Filippo Timi (C), playing the role of Benito Mussolini, on the set of "Vincere". Mussolini's secret mistress...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 8 May 2009 | 1:46 pm

Review: 'Star Trek' is exhilarating

Even diehard Trekkers might agree that Capt. James Tiberius Kirk's best days are behind him, but by going boldly back into the past for "Star Trek" -- a "reboot" of the famed series -- director J.J. Abrams and crew have done more than prove the point. They've presented him with a whole new future.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 8 May 2009 | 1:32 pm

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