Reuters - Mos Def's late-2006 release "True Magic" was so quietly whisked out in the dead week between Christmas and New Year's (without cover art, no less) that rumors circulated that the "real" album was coming sometime later (it wasn't). That might have been for the best. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 20 Jun 2009 | 8:14 am
Reuters - Good news for Adam Lambert fans. But possibly not as good for the "American Idol" runner-up and his label bosses. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Jun 2009 | 6:26 am
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Good news for Adam Lambert fans. But possibly not as good for the "American Idol" runner-up and his label bosses. Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Jun 2009 | 6:26 am
After over 16 years of marriage, actors Bradley Whitford and Jane Kaczmarek (KAZ'-mehr-IKH) are divorcing. Whitford's publicist, Melissa Kates, says the "The West Wing" actor and "Malcom Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Jun 2009 | 4:13 am
AP - On a spring day in 2006, as the sun set on the Duke University campus, novelist Kaye Gibbons strode across the lawn. She had just finished speaking at the Festival of the Book, and two of her three daughters trailed behind her. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Jun 2009 | 4:00 am
Reuters - Frank Lloyd Wright's famed, long-endangered Ennis House, which served as a location for films such as "Blade Runner," is putting out a "for sale" sign with a $15 million asking price, Christie's said on Friday. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Jun 2009 | 3:44 am
Bradley Cooper's already denied dating Jennifer Aniston, but the He's Just Not That Into You costars were spotted having a late-night dinner à deux last night.
The two...
Documents show actor Dennis Quaid and his wife have agreed to a $500,000 settlement with a hospital that sickened his newborn twins with an overdose of blood thinner. A petition filed in Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Jun 2009 | 1:36 am
AP - Documents show actor Dennis Quaid and his wife have agreed to a $500,000 settlement with a hospital that sickened his newborn twins with an overdose of blood thinner.
Who was that by our E! pal Ryan Seacrest's side last night?
It was none other than Lindsay Lohan.
The two apparently had a fun evening with stops at L.A.'s Chateau...
"I think Paris needs to be with someone who is a bit...
They didn't put a ring on it, so maybe Beyoncé didn't realize she was so wanted.
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Is Jon Gosselin movin' on up to the swank side?
The besieged reality-TV dad visited Trump Place on the Upper West Side of Manhattan Thursday afternoon, where, according to Gawker, he...
Just in case any classical-music fans ever get sick of Flight Control or Stick Wars, the New York Philharmonic today announced the release of its very own iPhone application, with which users can keep abreast of Philharmonic news, buy tickets, and listen to recordings of the orchestra. [ArtsBeat/NYT]
Madonna's Jesus Luz works in mysterious ways. And those ways are starting to rile people up. At the Dolce & Gabbana campaign shoot, fellow model David Gandy was a bit perturbed when he spotted Madonna's boy toy working out between takes. "I don't care whose boyfriend he is," Gandy told Grazia.com. "Why is he working out in the corner with a personal trainer while we're all in hair and make-up? He must have worked out for like two hours on and off between shooting." Perhaps he doesn't need hair and makeup. Did you see his face? His pecs? And earlier this week, Jesus walked out of an interview with an Argentinian show after the interviewer asked if he was single. That's not exactly humble. Of course, we can't really blame the guy for wanting to keep his body rock-solid and his private life private, but a tidbit or two about his love life wouldn't hurt.
EIF Announces New Nationwide Service Initiative with Wide-Spread Industry Support At San Francisco Conference, Monday, June 22, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 19 Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 19 Jun 2009 | 11:34 pm
According to an MTA spokesman, on Monday morning the transit agency will be “presenting a revised agreement” with developer Bruce Ratner for the Atlantic Yards site. The schedule change in itself is an interesting revision: Originally the MTA was going to wait until a meeting of its board on Wednesday to reveal the new deal, and then move straight to a board vote. But State Senator Bill Perkins, among others, has been pushing for more transparency about the revised deal, and this appears to be an attempt by the much-maligned state agency to marshal support in advance of the board’s decision.
The MTA needs all the goodwill it can get, because it’s likely to give Ratner an enormous discount from the original $100 million he agreed to pay to build on state land. The developer is arguing that he deserves the price cut because Atlantic Yards has been hobbled by recession and by pesky lawsuits. Yet Ratner was campaigning for increased taxpayer subsidies from the city and state even before the economic downturn. Now his project has dwindled severely. Gone is the glossy Frank Gehry design; the other great selling point, below-market-rate housing, won’t arrive anytime soon, if ever. What’s left is a drab, bargain-basement basketball arena at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues. Ratner is desperate to get shovels in the ground by the end of 2009 or he’ll risk losing his existing tax breaks and sponsorship arrangements.
The MTA has its own money problems, as you may have heard. And the sweetheart deals the city and state cut for the new Yankee Stadium should provide a lesson in driving a hard bargain when it comes to sports arenas. But the MTA appears willing to settle for a drastically reduced price in order to salvage some kind of short-term development at Atlantic Yards: Sources say the new price tag is likely to be either $20 million upfront or $10 million per year for ten years.
As disappointing as the cash may turn out to be, there’s another significant change in the works. “The thing to watch is whether the MTA gets screwed on the rail yards,” one party to the negotiations says. Ratner had agreed to build a new and improved rail yard for the LIRR. But he’s trying to cut back there, too, possibly delivering a new yard with 25 percent less capacity than the existing facility. “That would be a real loss,” the official says. “Ratner is supposed to build a rail yard that’s worth $200 to 300 million.”
Next week’s public MTA meetings will produce impassioned argument on both sides. The train may already be out of the barn, however. Though transit-agency executives have been negotiating the fine points with Ratner’s representatives, the serious deal-making has taken place in Albany. “Ratner’s people don’t lobby at the MTA board level, or even the MTA executive level,” a state government insider says. “They just try to do business right through the governor, and expect that the governor will tell the MTA what to do.” Governor David Paterson has been preoccupied with Albany’s State Senate circus for the past two weeks. Let’s hope he pays some attention to Brooklyn before the next great land-grab goes through.
ATHENS, Greece - Greece opens its long-anticipated new Acropolis Museum Saturday, boosting its decades-old campaign for the return of 2,500-year-old sculptures removed from the ancient... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 19 Jun 2009 | 11:31 pm
front row of the state-of-the-art theatre during a show put on by the poor girls she has built an exclusive school for. The talk show host clapped enthusiastically, tapped her foot... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 19 Jun 2009 | 11:29 pm
LOS ANGELES - An album featuring Adam Lambert is coming out sooner than expected. Songs from the "American Idol" runner-up will be released this summer by Hi Fi Recordings and Wilshire Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 19 Jun 2009 | 11:28 pm
Since Governor David Paterson in April announced legislation to legalize same-sex marriage, he has largely kept a low profile on the issue. That appears to have changed. Paterson, say sources, has decided to call lawmakers back for a special-session day on Wednesday. Among the issues on the active list of bills that lawmakers are required to consider is mayoral control; though gay marriage has yet to formally appear on the list, advocates are saying it will — and they're hoping the move will be the trick to getting the bill on the floor for a vote. The problem is that it's unclear — with Republicans and Democrats locked in a stalemate over who controls the chamber that almost turned violent on Thursday — whether the Senate will take up anything, much less gay marriage. Related:Duane's Ultimatum [NYDN]
Digital Attractions Screens Critically Acclaimed Film for One Night Only LOS ANGELES, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- After playing to critical acclaim at film festivals... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 19 Jun 2009 | 11:18 pm
It turns out Tallulah Willis isn't technically an intern at Harpers' Bazaar (and good thing, because she's only 15). She's more like an interested observer, she told us at the 2009 Whitney Art Party on Wednesday. "It's not really an internship. I'm just there for two weeks to see how it works," she said. "I'm listening to the editors, seeing what the fashion department does, what marketing does, what the photo department does. It's all over the place." She wouldn't say whether she dreams of becoming Anna Wintour or Glenda Bailey, though. "Everything is interesting," she said. "I really like the fashion department." Our inquiry into how she got the non-internship in the first place prompted Willis to pull her trademark move of excusing herself to go to the bathroom, as she did at the CFDAs on Monday when we tried to ask her about her internship. (We'll admit it, we're pretty impressed with her reporter-avoidance skills. Her parents trained her well.) Regardless of whether Tallulah winds up as an EIC-in-training, her sister Scout has no such aspirations. She’s going to Brown in the fall. “I love clothes, but I want to buy them,” she said, “not work in them.”
Dallas Moves One Step Closer to Building Convention Center Hotel DALLAS, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Today href="http://www.omnihotels.com/">Omni Hotels and the Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 19 Jun 2009 | 11:02 pm
No matter what your thoughts on Britney Spears are, nearly everyone can agree that she’s a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside of a train wreck — and that she’d be pretty interesting to see live. To that end, we’d like to challenge you, the loyal Vulture reader, to accomplish what star biographers like Andrew Morton and David McCullough have so far been unable to do. Namely, to compose an elegant haiku you feel sums up the life and times of Britney, and add it to the comment section of this post (do not e-mail us).
You have until 5 p.m. on Friday, June 26, to compose your thoughts and figure out how best to put those seventeen syllables (that’s five, seven, and five per line) to use. Then your friendly Vulture editors will get together for a pow-wow to determine the best entry. The winner will receive two VIP tickets to Brit-Brit’s August 24 show at Madison Square Garden, tickets which, by the way, go on sale tomorrow (note: we’ll be contacting the winner via the e-mail listed in their commenting profile, so update that if you’ve changed it since registering). You don’t have to be a New York local to enter, but it sure would help, since we’re only springing for tickets to the show (and not airfare, cab fare, beer money, or any of that other nonsense). The complete contest rules can be found here, and any comments that do not follow our guidelines will be deleted and determined to be ineligible. We look forward to reading your haikus in the comments. Good luck!
If you want proof of why supermodels are called "super," just look at 43-year-old Cindy Crawford, who showed up in a skintight slinky blue dress to the launch of Remington hair straighteners in Buenos Aires, Argentina, yesterday.
Today long-shot mayoral candidate Tony Avella received a key endorsement on the steps of City Hall, where he held a press conference in support of the FIT Kids Act. He brought along fitness expert Richard Simmons, who didn't know Avella, but said that when he got the call requesting his help, he said yes "because he always says yes," reports the Times. Simmons endorsed Avella for mayor, though his support was a little diluted when he also praised Mayor Bloomberg's efforts to get kids healthy. Still, he gave Avella lots of compliments:
Mr. Avella was no doubt thrilled — most of the time. At one point, Mr. Simmons gushed that Mr. Avella had “lips like Julia Roberts.” You may still be able to [see] remnants of the blushing on Mr. Avella’s face.
Can Mayor Bloomberg or Bill Thompson lay claim to celebrity body parts? We don't think so! (And no, Bloomberg having the lithe ankles of a young Anjelica Huston does not count.)
This weekend, Cloris Leachman, Vulture’s favorite daffy old hoofer, will bring her considerable talents to the Laguardia High School for the Performing Arts, where she’ll be performing two shows on Saturday, one on Sunday, and three on Monday as part of the National Dance Institute’s benefit celebration of John Lennon. Additionally, in the past year or so, the 83-year-old has launched a clothing line, published a tell-all book, and starred in her own one-woman show. Next week she’ll be Grand Marshall at the San Francisco Gay Pride parade. Vulture spoke with her this morning about dancing, her scene that was cut from Inglourious Basterds, and her sex advice for young people.
What is this dance performance you’re doing?
Do you know Jacque d’Amboise? Well, he was a brilliant dancer and now he’s a brilliant person who teaches a thousand children a year in twenty boroughs. Every summer they put on a show. The theme is John Lennon, and I’m singing “When I’m 64,” except it’s going to be “When I’m 104.” There’s a little dance with it and my son George Englund Jr. is playing the sax. He’s one of the best sax players in the country, so it’s pretty exciting.
What kind of dancing will you do?
A very simple tap dance. It’s mostly moving with tap shoes. I think there will be some other seniors and a bunch of fourth-graders. It’s going to be adorable. He’s a brilliant man, Jacques d’Amboise. I would do anything thing he ever needs me for.
Will you pull out any of your skills from Dancing With the Stars?
Nobody’s going to swing me around their bodies eight times and get me all dead and crazy and scared.
That happened on the show?
On the show, Corky [Ballas] was supposed to grab my right arm and my right leg and throw me around himself eight times. I was so scared I wouldn’t rehearse it for him. I said, “I’ll do it on the night. I don’t need to rehearse it.” He called it the Death Spin.
What happened?
I only spun around him twice. I guess I didn’t put my leg up close enough to him, so he couldn’t grab it. So then we missed about six turns, and finally he said, “Give me your leg!” So I did, and he swung me around him twice. Everyone was screaming and yelling and I was bowing all over the place when I was supposed to be going over to the judges. I was cuckoo with fear! Then they voted me off that night, and two days later I was on The View with Corky and we did our dance and this time I did it around him eight times, and when I finished, I thought I was dead. I really did! And I thought four feet in front of me was heaven.
Did you require medical attention?
No, but they brought me a chair.
Did you make up with Mel Brooks?
We’ve never been mad at each other. Never.
But he said he couldn’t cast you in Young Frankenstein on Broadway because he thought you’d die onstage.
I thought that was very terribly sweet! I only love Mel Brooks and he only loves me. And he wanted me to join the show and we had just settled the deal and then they had to close a week later.
You had a guest spot on Jada Pinkett Smith’s new television show, Hawthorne, right?
I was a patient. I threw a bedpan at her. It was a very emotional part. I used the bedpan to show my feelings. I made use of it. I didn’t USE it. Haha.
Did your part really get cut out of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds?
I have heard that, and I would suspect that that’s true, because it’s very long and my thing isn’t woven into the plot. It would be a very good scene to cut, in the sense that it wouldn’t hurt the picture. It’s a wonderful little scene. I love doing it and he loved it, too, but it’s not going to make or break the film.
What happens in the scene?
I’m an old Jewish woman in Brooklyn — we shot it in Berlin, but it’s supposed to be in Brooklyn — and I open the door and this young man [Eli Roth] is standing there and he asks me to sign his bat. He’s heard about these Germans, what they’re doing to Jews and he asks, “Is there anybody who’s been affected by the Nazis?” and I look at him and start signing my sister’s name. And you know that they’re just going to take the bat and just kill some Nazis.
We were hoping you’d reprise your role as the German grandma from Beerfest.
No. It’s a very serious movie. A thrilling script. Oh my goodness. I’m sorry. I wish it would be in because it’s a very good scene with a marvelous writer. But you can’t be upset about these things. It’s part of the business. I always think a better bus will come along that I’ll catch.
Have you heard from Gene Hackman since you wrote about having sex with him, in your memoir?
I haven’t heard a single word! And you know he must have heard by this time. I don’t know what he’d say, but I think he’d be happy.
What if he asks you for another go?
That was a long time ago. I don’t think it will happen.
You also made a deal with Ed Asner that you’d have sex with him if he lost 32 pounds, but he only made it to 29. Will you reconsider now that he’s revived his career with Up?
Well, I let him think so, anyway. Ha!
Have you said as much?
Well, I’ve seen him a few times since the original deal, but he’s always been so mad and yelling and screaming. He was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show when I was there and there were about 150 people on this huge set, and he started screaming and yelling about how “Cloris Leachman is a big liar!” and “Cloris Leachman can’t be trusted.” I was so mortified and embarrassed. I thought he was talking about his political things that he does and that I had let him down by not appearing with him. It turns out it was all about me not having an affair with him.
We hope you won’t be offended by this, but we recently named you one of our favorite daffy old people.
Fine! That’s lovely! Thank you!
Who’s your other favorite daffy old person?
I like Betty White. I had to do a movie that they wanted her for, but she had to go to Bulgaria, and she hates to travel and wouldn’t do it, so they got me, and I said I’d only do it if they made a little alter to her on set there. So we did lights all over the place and pictures of Betty White and gems and jewels and shells.
Any others?
How old is old? If we’re talking ancient, then Eli Wallach. Sean Connery is cute. We went to a party and he was very friendly.
What do you mean?
Well, I think he’s friendly to everybody.
"Friendly," or just plain friendly.
Friendly. I don’t know what I’m saying these days.
What happened when you met him?
He was very friendly.
Touchy-feely?
God, I'd love to find out.
What young person do you think will make the best daffy old person?
George Clooney. He was very young on Facts of Life with me. I think he’ll probably have a big career and get kind of daffy. Maybe Jack Black. He was an excellent kisser. Much better than he needed to be for our scene [on The Office]. It was a wonderful kiss. I think kissing is the most wonderful, intimate, sexy thing in the world. Much more than … what’s it called … fornicating!
Any sex advice for young people?
Don’t get pregnant! I’m going to get pregnant this fall. I’m 83. I think the world is ready for it.
Name: Sean MacPherson Age: 44 Neighborhood: Downtown Occupation: Owner along with Eric Goode of the new Jane hotel, the Bowery Hotel, the Park Restaurant, the Maritime Hotel, the Waverly Inn, and the Lafayette House.
Who's your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional?
Woody Allen.
What's the best meal you've eaten in New York?
Six olives in the bottom of two martinis at the Bowery Hotel lobby.
In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job?
I try to break even plus 10 percent.
Would you still live here on a $35,000 salary?
Absolutely, provided I had a pocket full of credit cards.
What's the last thing you saw on Broadway? Blithe Spirits.
Do you give money to panhandlers?
Often.
What's your drink?
Martini, extra dry with olives.
How often do you prepare your own meals?
Only when I cook for friends.
What's your favorite medication?
Turning off my cell phone and e-mail.
What's hanging above your sofa?
A vintage mirror ball.
How much is too much to spend on a haircut?
I have no idea; I cut my own hair.
When's bedtime?
The crack of midnight.
Which do you prefer, the old Times Square or the new Times Square?
Does anyone prefer the new Times Square?
What do you think of Donald Trump?
I never think of him.
What do you hate most about living in New York?
The relentless cacophony of jackhammers, sirens, horns, etc. Besides that, it's really quite nice.
Who is your mortal enemy?
Boring people.
When's the last time you drove a car?
I drive every day; I'm from L.A.
How has the Wall Street crash affected you?
At restaurants lately there seem to be fewer loud guys in pleated slacks on BlackBerrys, an extremely welcome phenomenon.
Times, Post, or Daily News?
All of the above plus the Observer. More is more.
Where do you go to be alone?
Surfing anywhere in the world.
What makes someone a New Yorker?
Anyone who believes the reasons to live in New York outweigh the reasons not to live in New York, to me, is a New Yorker.
The Grand Ole Opry remains steeped in a tradition of sound, but the 83-year-old country music program will offer captions for the hearing impaired for the first time Saturday. About 450... Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 19 Jun 2009 | 10:19 pm
AP - The Grand Ole Opry remains steeped in a tradition of sound, but the 83-year-old country music program will offer captions for the hearing impaired for the first time Saturday. Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 19 Jun 2009 | 10:19 pm
It’s late, the weather’s nice (for the moment), and we’ve got big news so we’re just gonna lay it on you: Mariah Carey has snatched the No. 1 Song of the Summer spot from the Black Eyed Peas, whose “Boom Boom Pow” is officially overplayed out — and faces an enemy from within: “I Gotta Feeling,” by the Black Eyed Peas. Elsewhere, Cobra Starship and the Gossip burst the bounds of their respective genres to offer straight-up summer hotness, and Sean Kingston has us so ready to dance in front of the AC in our unmentionables.
Whether or not it’s about Eminem, as some maintain (and the lyrics don't say Marshall Mathers to us — more like Stan), Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed” contains one of the all-time great put-downs: “You’re a mom-and-pop, I’m a corporation.” (And you know Wal-Mart haters are turned on.) If nothing else, Mariah’s an institution: Second only to the Beatles in No. 1 singles, she’s the closest thing this summer has to a dominant (pun intended) diva — Keri Hilson’s gonna touch her? Fergie? And, like the best summer tracks, this song’s a shape-shifter: it’s a slow jam, but with Gucci Mane on the remix; it’s sexy, but a dis track; it’s dark, but you’ll sing along. Spin us right round, Mariah, and feel free to do so all summer.
1. Mariah Carey, “Obsessed”: Congratulations to Mariah on the Power Rankings’ first-ever No. 1 debut. On a side note, another notch in Mariah’s impressive SOTS CV are her gritty choices in remix partners: following in the footsteps of O.D.B. and Jadakiss come Gucci Mane and the official “Obsessed” remix.
2. Tie: Black Eyed Peas, “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling”: Their new single — a calculatingly feel-good song about partying that sounds like Kelly Clarkson — has given them a 1-2 showing on the Hot 100. But will two dominant singles split the B.E.P vote?
3. Drake, “Best I Ever Had”: The Kanye-directed video for the song is coming shortly, meaning forays into the preteen after-school set might be imminent, as well.
4. Jeremih, “Birthday Sex”: Every day is another opportunity for someone to use “Birthday Sex” as the soundtrack to their … okay, you get it.
5. Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West and Ne-Yo, “Knock You Down”: Hilson proves we weren’t wrong to bring her back from SoS obscurity — after returning last week to the Rankings, she peaks at No. 3 on the Hot 100.
6. Sean Kingston, “Fire Burning”: Yes, it’s incredibly annoying. But so was “Beautiful Girls,” and, as we recall, things didn’t turn out so bad for that one.
7. The Gossip, “Heavy Cross”: Particularly strong season for the indie contenders — following in the footsteps of Japandroids, Animal Collective, and Grizzly Bear is the Gossip, splashing down this week with their Rick Rubin–produced album Music for Men. Here’s the absolutely knockout first single.
8. Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain, “Blame It”: Continuing its ignominious slide, “Blame It” fell out of the Hot 100 top ten this week. Looking more and more like the summer’s first burnout.
10. Cobra Starship, “Good Girls Gone Bad”: The first of what will surely be a series of semi-novelty songs (this one features Leighton Meester of Gossip Girl fame) from the band behind “Snakes on a Plane (Bring It).”
Maybe the real question shouldn’t be whether Pandit’s good for Citi, but rather whether Citi is good for Pandit.
Jeez.
This is totally unfair. First of all, clearly, this is a terrible angle. And even if Vikram has gained a few pounds, it might be because he has moved to a more corn-intensive diet as part of the "new reality," and therefore he should be applauded, not chagrined. Overall, uncalled for. We're having a slow Friday, too, but that doesn't mean we're going to point out that whenever we look at Felix Salmon's head shot we're reminded of a spider monkey.
• DuWop will launch a makeup collection inspired by the movie Twilight at the end of this year. It will include a movie version of Lip Venom, a lip plumper that looks like blood, which has already been used on set on Robert Pattinson. [Grazia]
• An in-depth look at the beauty routines of Dina, Caroline, and Danielle of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Danielle's lip-plumping, Botox, facials, day-spa visits, and eyelash extensions easily make her the most high-maintenance. [Editors' Blog/W]
NAILS
• Lauren Conrad loves her nails so much, she painted each one with a different color. [StyleWatch/People]
FRAGRANCE
• You can smell like royalty this August when Queen Latifah launches her first very own fragrance. Just what the Celebrismell World needed — a queen. [WWD]
SKIN
• The second location of Malin + Goetz opens Monday on the Upper West Side. [Beauty Counter/Style.com]
Ever since we first heard Johnny Depp would be teaming up with Michael Mann, we've been anxiously awaiting the July 1 opening of Public Enemies. And although we're going to wait to see the film for ourselves before we pass judgment on the merits of the finished product, if you've been keeping your eyes and ears open, you've no doubt heard bits of negative buzz wafting their way around the Internet. The most vocal example came from New York Post reporter Lou Lumenick, who saw the film when it was screened for members of the media in Manhattan earlier this week and then wrote a largely unfavorable review of it — one that broke Universal's review embargo — that was posted online. As you can imagine, Universal was none too happy about these developments.
As the Playlist reports, Universal was successful at not only getting Lumenick and the Post to redact most of the review on the grounds that they had broken the review-embargo date, but now it seems virtually every trace of the review has been scrubbed from Google's all-seeing and all-knowing cache. Even Vulture buddy Jeffrey Wells, a noted Mann enthusiast, found himself caught up in the mini-brouhaha; he had written a blog post that had liberally quoted from Lumenick's review, but that post has since been deleted. It is not entirely clear what role (if any) Universal played in that matter.
However, thanks to the magic of RSS, we still have slight bits and pieces from Wells's since-redacted post to share with you:
New York Post critic Lou Lumenick has given Michael Mann's Public Enemies the back of his hand. "Curiously uninvolving," he says. There will be "reflexive raves," he allows, but no Oscar action outside of tech noms. The only real plusses, he says, are "some of the best choreographed machine-gun battles ever and some eye-popping art direction." Lumenick is pretty much a Mann hater, calling him "the most overrated auteur currently working in Hollywood," so take this with a grain. I thought there was an embargo in place on Public Enemies until next Tuesday ... no? "Disappointingly, I think Michael Mann's much-anticipated Public Enemies' — which ...
While Universal won't be able to continue to keep reviews of the film from popping up online much longer — the film opens in less than two weeks — we would like to remind them that things could've gone a lot worse for them. Look on the bright side, guys, at least Roger Friedman wasn't able to find a copy of this movie on BitTorrent!
Rihanna's courtroom showdown with ex Chris Brown is Monday, but is the R&B star nervous?
Not one bit, according to her lawyer.
"She's fine," attorney...
• That's a preview for Fox's version of The Bachelor for normal people. It looks like we'll all learn a lot of really important things about life.
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"Cohen left in a black car while the men left their rooms, put on white robes and waved goodbye to crowds. The real prostitutes, who had hidden from the flashing cameras, reopened their curtains to wait for their next clients in their red-lit windows."
We get that he's a guy playing a character — but for a movie whose trailer promises "real people, real situations," is one honest publicity stunt really too much to hope for?
According to a new study, muscular men have more sexual partners in a lifetime than skinny dudes. So why hasn't humanity naturally selected toward macho men? In part because they have weaker immune systems, and because they need to eat more to survive. So it's win-lose for both. But here's the real, important question: What happens if you are skinny fat? [Freakonomics/NYT]
Seeing as this Sunday is Father's Day, we thought why not celebrate one of God's other regal creatures a couple days early... So, let us proclaim today Otter's Day, a day to celebrate the mighty otter and the many puns one can create with their name.
6. Otter Plays the Piano.Franz Liszt he isn't. But this video goes to prove that if you want your children to keep practicing, try feeding them dry fish jerky through a small hole. Also -- OTTER HANDS!!
5. Otters in the Washin' Machine. It's long been a dream of BWE.tv to raise an otter like a son. Unfortunately, they are crack heads. Peer into the future by watching this:
4. Otter and Kitten Be-Fris. What's better than finding a frozen otter baby and nursing it back to health? Doing it with the help of a small, white and otherwise useless kitten:
3. The Otter that Paints. A My Left Foot for the semi-aquatic mammal in all of us. Plus, a surprise twist ending!
2. Otters Playin' B Ball. These otters have slept with literally hundreds of thousands of otter fans.
1. Otters Holding Each Otters Hands. The quintessential otter video, where two adorable little guys (or a lady and a guy, don't wanna rile anyone up) grasp tiny furry hands as they float around a little pool. One of those things that make you want to rip your heart out of your body and hug it while crying, kind of like Terms of Endearment.
PS: Otter adorableness aside, don't forget to call your Dad on Sunday! Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Jun 2009 | 8:51 pm
Jack Black didn't become a caveman overnight for his new film Year One. "I ate a lot of prehistoric food," he told us at the premiere this week. "You know, mutton. I drank from rivers ... raw fish, and a lot of sushi." As for his co-star Michael Cera, he told us the most cavemanlike thing about him was his "muscular build." Aw. View our Party Lines slideshow for more caveman antics.
Clockwise from left: Vena Cava dress, Marc Jacobs bag, Loeffler Randall sandal, Lanvin for Acne dress, Marc by Marc Jacobs camisole, Marni sunglasses.
Sale mania continues with a trip uptown to Bergdorf Goodman where, like at Barneys, the majority of spring merchandise is 40 percent off. We scoured the department store's multiple floors and picked some of our favorite deals in stock right now. In addition to discounts on designer clothes by Marc by Marc Jacobs, Lanvin for Acne, and Vena Cava, there are big markdowns on Loeffler Randall shoes, Marc Jacobs bags, and Marni shades. Items appeared to be selling out quickly (especially accessories on the ground floor and shoes on 5F), so head over to the store now and start shopping while the goods last. Check out our favorites below.
Vena Cava Studded Silk Dress Original Price: $715 Sale Price: $429 Why we like it: More fun than basic black, this cocktail dress looks fresh in a soft mustard-yellow silk. Covered with circle and triangle studs, it gets a slightly punk edge.
Marc Jacobs Quilted Bag Original Price: $1,450 Sale Price: $869 Why we like it: The light-blue color reminds us of soft, faded denim, and the shape is roomy but not cumbersome. This is a bag you will have, and use, forever.
Loeffler Randall Leather Sandals Original Price: $475 Sale Price: $285 Why we like it: Loeffler Randall makes chic, well-crafted shoes, and these flat, strappy sandals are perfect for everyday. The nude leather will match with everything in your wardrobe and won't get as dirty as white.
Lanvin for Acne Denim Bustier Dress Original Price: $820 Sale Price: $499 Why we like it: This whole collection of denim, designed by our beloved Alber Elbaz, was chic, yet utilitarian. This strapless dress is perfect for a summer night, with a structured, heart-shaped bodice and slim skirt.
Marc by Marc Jacobs Camisole Original Price: $198 Sale Price: $118 Why we like it: The colorful, patterned silk tank is pretty and summery. The simple square cut and loose fit make it a great option for hot, humid days.
Marni Tortoiseshell Sunglasses Original Price: $435 Sale Price: $251 Why we like it: Oversize, seventies-style shades add instant glamor to a summer look and keep eyes well protected. These big tortoiseshell frames come in a rounded oval shape that flatters most faces.
Bergdorf Goodman, 754 Fifth Ave., at 57th St.; 212-753-7300.
E! Online - Sam Worthington just got done dispatching killer robots in Terminator Salvation. Now he gets to dispatch killer monsters in the upcoming Clash of the Titans.
In Sunday's new episode of True Blood, Jason Stackhouse (Ryan Kwanten) heads off to the Light of Day leadership conference, aka Jesus camp. It's basically a place to brainwash people into...
Our Project Runway spy inched thismuchcloser to the Gunnster yesterday at Atlas, where contestants are being housed. After running into the film crew in the elevator at the ungodly hour of 6:30 a.m., our little eavesdropper overheard one of the crewmembers talking into his walkie-talkie: "We're picking up the last group [of contestants]. Gather everyone who has to run errands in the lobby." Then they all got off on the 24th floor, which is where the magic presumably happens. After they left, the janitor said the contestants have been getting up at around 6:30 for the past two days. (Spies are everywhere in that building.) And the telltale white van was outside, ready for transport. We can't wait for Tim to come over for a heart-to-heart with the exhausted designers. Until then, party on the 24th floor?
Is President Obama responding to Iran as he should? Is his push for health-care reform doomed? Is the stimulus working? Who cares! — Look, a dog! This morning the White House released the official portrait of Bo Obama, the only member of the Obama clan so far to be photographed going to the bathroom.
EVENTS SATURDAY
• Topshop gets into the athletic spirit by renting out bikes free of charge. Through June 27. 478 Broadway, nr. Broome St. Rentals start at noon daily.
SALES ONGOING
• Get 30 to 50 percent off the latest A.P.C. men's and women's spring and summer collection of dresses, skirts, and Bermuda shorts. Through 7/22. 131 Mercer St, nr. Spring St. (212-966-9685); M–S (1–7), Su (12–6).
STARTING TOMORROW
• Hugo Boss is up to 70 percent off at the Soiffer Haskin sale. Through 6/24. 317 W. 33rd St., nr. Eighth Ave. (917-606-6795); S–Su (9–6), M–T (9–7), W (9–5).
•Inven.Tory hosts footwear designer CeCe Chin's line of shoes, named 80%20, with footwear at over 50 percent off original prices. Stop by June 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. for the shop's official launch party.Through 6/28. 237 Lafayette St., at. Spring St. (212-226-5292); M–S (12–8), Su (11–7).
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• Pop in for the auction and cocktail party that will launch Abaeté’s three-day sample sale. E-mail rsvp@abaete.com to get on the list. Through 6/20. 117 Crosby St., nr. Houston St. (212-334-4755); Th–F (11–7), S (12–6).
• Alvin Valley will host a sample sale featuring his summer 2009 collection for up to 80 percent off. Pants are $79 to $199 (originally $300 to $600), and dresses are $125 to $375 (originally $425 to $695). Through 6/20. 632 Broadway, nr. Bleecker St., Ste. 602 (212-253-0095); W–S (noon–7).
• Qi Cashmere knits are on sale at TheSavvy.com. Lace kimono cardigans are $100 (originally $248), pima cotton knit dresses are $86 (originally $215), and cashmere and silk-blend cropped cardigans are $80 (originally $198). Through 6/20. Online only.
• At the Vena Cava sample sale, leather leggings are $400 (originally $900), the text-print chiffon T-shirt dress is $175 (originally $435), and the brocade-and-silk bustier dress is $250 (originally $550). Through 6/20. 33 W. 26th St., nr. Sixth Ave., fifth fl.; Th–F (11–7), S (noon–6).
• Shoes for men, women and children are 40 to 50 percent off at Classic Kicks. Nike Air Woven shoes are $80 (originally $140) and Vans slip-ons are $25 (originally $45). Through 6/20. 298 Elizabeth St. nr. Bleecker St. (212-979-9514); Th–S (11–7:30).
• Get a head start on your fall wardrobe at the rag & bone sample sale. Cashmere sweaters are $99 and under, while leather jackets are yours for under $350. Through 6/20. 100 & 104 Christopher St., nr. Bleecker St. (212-727-2999); Th–S (noon–8).
ENDING SUNDAY
• Wedding Atelier is offering 25 to 60 percent off gowns from Nicole Miller, Priscilla of Boston, La Sposa, and more at this bridal sample sale. Prices start at $495. Through 6/21. 103 Fifth Ave., nr. 18th St., second fl., (626-638-3263); M (10–7), T–Th (10–8), F–S (10–6), Su (10–5).
• The last Dolce & Gabbana sample sale featured formalwear for under $400. See if you can score that again at this year's six-day bonanza. Through 6/21. Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 W. 18th St., nr. Sixth Ave., main fl.; T, W, Su (11–7), Th, F, S (11–8).
• Men’s, women’s, baby, and home items will be up to 80 percent off at Christopher Fischer. Cashmere sweaters are $40 to $150 (originally $195 to $495) and cashmere accessories and scarves are $30 to $95 (originally $195 to $250). Through 6/21. 80 Wooster St., nr. Spring St. (212-965-9009); Th–S (10–7), Su (11–5).
This celebrity got cheeky at a recent red carpet premiere and decided to flash photographers a bright red thong.
The star is originally from Britain but now has a reputation over...
Kanye West performing at the official Lakers Championship party at Club Nokia in downtown L.A. While Kanye got down, with guest performer Lil Wayne, his on-again girlfriend, Amber Rose, most...
A visitor looks at paintings during a preview at the newly renovated in the newly renovated Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam on June 18, 2009. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Dutch Queen Beatrix on... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 19 Jun 2009 | 7:32 pm
Just a Life or Death FYI to you lonelies out there: The FDA has launched an investigation into God's delicious soul spackling otherwise known as Toll House Raw Cooke Dough, claiming the product might be causing a string of E. Coli illnesses (you know, "the doody bug") related to people eating the stuff right out of the tube before baking.
The products involved in the recall include all varieties of Nestle Toll House refrigerated Cookie Bar Dough, Cookie Dough Tub’ Cookie Dough Tube’ Limited Edition Cookie Dough items’ Seasonal Cookie Dough and Ultimates Cookie Bar Dough.
Coincidentally, here's a live cam of my fridge right now:
Sad ain't it? So, just a heads up, people who cry yourself to sleep/alcoholics: This weekend, trade in your raw cookie dough for something less deadly... like Boiling Hot Coalsicles. Or Knife Thins. Mmm.... Knife Thins.
Unless you want to kill yourself, in which case: BON APPETIT. Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Jun 2009 | 7:19 pm
After all the rumors, finally we hear that Gisele Bündchen is pregnant with husband Tom Brady's child. From an unnamed source close to the couple. So it's totally true. The Brazilian beauty strutted the runway at São Paulo Fashion Week on Wednesday in baggy clothes loose enough to conceal a baby bump (yes, cue bump watch!). Friends tell people she's "ecstatic." And why wouldn't she be? The melding of her DNA with Tom's would yield the most beautiful child on the planet, a baby to rival Olympian gods. Hear that Suri and Shiloh? You've got competition. Possibly. If she's pregnant. We'll just wait for the model to confirm.
Next week's issue of New York won't hit newsstands until Monday, but a partial sneak peek just went up online. Be sure to check out Emma Rosenblum's interview with Ashanti, the former R&B songbird who's currently playing the lead in The Wiz, as well as Jerry Saltz's review of the works at this year’s Venice Biennale. [NYM]
Remember Carly Smithson, the heavily tattooed ringer that American Idol producers were hoping might take home the season-seven prize? Well, despite being eliminated fairly early on that season, the former MCA recording artist apparently made enough of an impression on former Evanescence guitarist and songwriter Ben Moody that he's forming a band with her called Fallen. Meanwhile, we are still patiently awaiting the William Hung comeback tour. [Rock & Roll Daily/Rolling Stone]
We've told you about Condé Nast's brushes with the PigPlague; now, the epidemic is hitting new media: "We all got a memo yesterday saying someone in the downtown NYC office has a suspected case of swine flu," an AOL insider tells us. "They're disinfecting his desk and all the common areas, employees are advised to take precautions, etc." The Infected also apparently visited Boston and Baltimore recently, and so those offices are on high alert as well. But AOL is taking care of its people: "They gave out little bottles of Purell yesterday," says our source. "That was nice."
E! Online - Review in a Hurry: Cavemen Jack Black and Michael Cera get their cheetah cloths in a twist about what a bummer ancient history is. No wheels, no fire, no floss. The comedy duo make like Abbott & Costello for the ancients in this buddy comedy.
Fashion Wire Daily - Music Legends Honored at Songwriters Hall of Fame 40th Anniversary
Renata Espinosa
June 19th, 2009 @ 10:52 AM - New York
The Songwriters Hall of Fame 40th anniversary awards show was no small affair, honoring a huge array of music legends and featuring performances by some of the most important artists from the past 40 years-plus at the annual celebration in New York on Thursday, June 18.
Buzzfeed brings us this hee-larious trailer mash-up, reimagining one of our favorite childhood movies, Mrs. Doubtfire, as a terrifying psychological horror movie. There's nothing really I could add to this, other than to say if you really want to see this take on D-Fire, just watch this website for about 2 hours. And now, brilliance:
AP - "The Fate of Katherine Carr" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 276 pages, $25), by Thomas H. Cook: The main characters in this fine new novel are obsessed with serial killers, from a 16th-century fiend named Countess Bathory to more recent psychopaths such as Ed Gein.
Summer vacations aren't just for school kids - they're for TV stars too. So which small screen siren has the best beach ready bod? Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Jun 2009 | 5:41 pm
Jon and Kate Gosselin have been weathering the tabloid relationship storms for the past few months now, as cameras both TLC-related and not have followed their every move. But now, the life anchor seems to be dragging the ocean floor, as rumor of their divorce seems to be coming true.
On Monday's brand new one hour long special episode of Jon and Kate Plus 8, airing at 9/8c, this as the family makes an announcement about their future. (Speculate as you may.) We've been given an Exclusive clip from the episode, featuring the now poetic "Half Empty Love Seat" and what appear to be actual Kate Gosselin tears. Could it be? Is this the end of our favorite hyper-fertile couple? Take a look at the clip and then tell us what you think in the comments.
Just when pretty much everyone had thought that there was absolutely no WAY Bruno -- Sacha Baron Cohen in gay drag -- could possibly top himself, this happens:
Yes, he is in Spain. But if you think the hand hooves were inspired, you should definitely take a look at what is happening with his feet hooves:
It's confusing cause it's almost kind of sexy in a repressed beast way that none of us are comfortable enough to admit.
Oh, and that part about your nightmares? Stare at this long and hard and report back to us tomorrow:
Tim 'The Tool Man' Taylor, the famous blundering 'Home Improvement' character portrayed by Tim Allen, is America's favorite TV handyman. Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Jun 2009 | 4:54 pm
Linsday Lohan and Ryan Seacrest were snapped partying late into the night at her room at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, before moving the party over to his house Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Jun 2009 | 4:43 pm
This season of Real Housewives of New Jersey would have been nothing if not for Cop Without a Badge -- aka "The Book" -- which went into sordid details about Housewife Danielle's shady past. The book "somehow" got into the hands of the other wives (thanks show producers!), and eventually made its way into the acrylic'd bony claws of nearly their entire Jersey town. But rather than directing her ire at, like, the writers or publishers of these "lies", Danielle chose instead to attack the other ladies. And so, a television season it did make.
But who was really responsible for passing the book around Jersey... why, you'll never believe...
It was your beloved podcaster Michael Cyril Creighton. But there is good news! Now you, too, can own a copy of Cop Withouth a Badge, for the low low price of $195.00. You'll never look at a common cokewhore the same way again. Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Jun 2009 | 4:35 pm
Senegalese musician Youssou Ndour, seen here on June 04, 2009, and who already owns a major private media group in Dakar, plans to launch a television channel in the near future, he has announced. Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 19 Jun 2009 | 4:32 pm
Touring with your little sister may not seem appealing to most rockers. But when the sibling in question is Miley Cyrus, older bro Trace Cyrus and his band, Metro Station -- riding high with its own hits "Shake It" and "Kelsey" -- are all too happy to be aboard her upcoming North American trek, which begins Sept. 14.
World War II German army officer Wilhelm Hosenfeld's son Detlev Hosenfeld addresses guests during a ceremony honouring his father as a "Righteous Among the Nations", at Berlin's Jewish Museum. Wilhelm... Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 19 Jun 2009 | 4:11 pm
Americans are weeks away from the premiere of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest masterpiece, Bruno, where he plays a gay Austrian from Mars who throws both his sexuality and groin in the face of anyone who dares get in his way (this includes homophobes and those in the fashion industry... no one is spared.) Yet, that hasn't stopped the neverending press mill from shoveling out heaps of Bruno publicity weeks in advance, be it in the form of a naked GQ cover or, more subtly, throwing his taint in Eminem's face.
But who is the man behind Bruno. (No, not like that.) Well, according to Austrian Dance Judge Alfons Haider, the inspiration behind Bruno is Austrian Dance Judge Alfons Haider. Says the Telegraph:
The presenter of Austrian Strictly Come Dancing has been heavily suggested by the press in his home country as the figure on whom Baron Cohen has based his pitilessly satirical figure, the gay fashion fanatic who wants to be "the most famous Austrian since Hitler".
Unlike Bruno Haider doesn't "do" fashion, although he admits he is "interested" in it. Haider has been known to compare himself to Zak Efron in High-School Musical...
The star describes himself as "a serious actor" as well as presenting "some of the most important TV shows in Austria". He also recently starred as Coco Chanel's husband in a television show about her life: "I played a Nazi with a heart – I'm lucky that an American journalist never found this picture, actually."
Yup, that sounds like Bruno alright. Especially the Zac Efron part.
So just who IS Alfons Haider? We did some light Youtube digging and unearthed the following clips of the man that are, as they say, "must see". First up, a completely unexplainable clip of Alfons appearing on some sort of Austrian talk show that takes place in a palace, which finally answers that age old question "What is America's Late Night missing?" The answer... is everything happening here. The language barrier isn't even important:
LOLacaust? Clearly. Flamboyant? Not at all. But wait! There's more... we've uncovered an almost moving clip of Alfons performing in full drag. He might not be Bruno, but he is hands down a fabulous Austrian gay (fast forward to 1:30):
Austrians = The New Hilarity. Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Jun 2009 | 3:53 pm
Fellow Pizza Hut investors, I know economic times are rough, but I have a plan to completely save our restaurant by making it the hippest, most tubular restaurant in town -- from now on, "Pizza Hut" will simply be known as...wait for it... "THE HUT":
[Investors Applaud]
Here is how a typical interaction between two male youths aged 12-25 might take place under the new branding:
Yo what up, G, youz wanna go somewhere totally funkee fresh?
Yeah G, I wanna go somewhere that's bad, and by that I mean the good bad that we say.
OH SHEEEET! "THE HUT"? Dayyyyyyyyyyumn Gina!
That place be so rad it don't even need no food word!
It be all like, "Yo, I just a Hut. Y'all bettuh eat up in huhhhhhhhhhh"
I love Huts! Star Wars and otherwise!
THE HUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!
Now let us go watch the Syfy Channel, and eat this Snickers Bar that says a weird word in Snickers font instead of "Snickers."[Eighty Minutes Of Applause]
(via BuzzFeed) Source: Best Week Ever | 19 Jun 2009 | 3:35 pm
A federal jury Thursday found a 32-year-old Minnesota woman guilty of illegally downloading music from the Internet and fined her $80,000 each -- a total of $1.9 million -- for 24 songs.
Turns out, the nerd-chic "we all love vampires again!" movement isn't confined to the U.S. -- the movie Thirst appears to be Korea's answer to Twilight, if the characters weren't tweens and didn't sparkle and a priest was involved and it was way more violent and actually looked decent and the lead actor doesn't get hit by cabs while escaping shrieking female fans (that I know of).
But otherwise, it's dead on:
Reuters - Designers will show off their menswear creations for next spring starting Saturday as Milan fashion week kicks off amid hopes of a recovery for the sector. Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 19 Jun 2009 | 1:48 pm
Katherine Heigl is returning to Grey's Anatomy. I guess she can't make ends meet trying to squeeze by on those seven romantic comedy leads a year? Someone should start a heroin rumor about her.
Robert Pattinson was hit by a taxi yesterday while attempting to escape rowdy fans, proving that even taxis are trying to f*ck Robert Pattinson.
Uh oh, Jon & Katehave an "announcement" on their show next week! For the record, you two, an admission that you beat each and every one of your children would not count as an "announcement," as that's been implied for some time now.
And finally, here's Bruno dressed up in a bull costume. I really am two viral publicity stunts away from deciding to never see this movie. Please don't make me do it.
Comedy isn't evolutionary. Hollywood has been plundering ancient history for yuks at least since Buster Keaton's day, and there's little in "Year One" to suggest we've progressed much over the last 90 years.
The charming, traditional romantic comedy "The Proposal" doesn't break any new ground. But who cares? It does such a fine job with an old formula that it feels fresh -- and funny.
Backstage meddling has caught up with "American Idol" favorite David Archuleta's dad, who's been banned from rehearsals, a person working for the TV talent contest said Friday. Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Jun 2009 | 1:16 pm
Bradley Cooper's already denied dating Jennifer Aniston, but the He's Just Not That Into You costars were spotted having a late-night dinner à deux last night.
The two...
Who was that by our E! pal Ryan Seacrest's side last night?
It was none other than Lindsay Lohan.
The two apparently had a fun evening with stops at L.A.'s Chateau...
They didn't put a ring on it, so maybe Beyoncé didn't realize she was so wanted.
Joe Morrissey, owner of M2 Ultralounge in Manhattan, tells E! News he's planning to take...
Is Jon Gosselin movin' on up to the swank side?
The besieged reality-TV dad visited Trump Place on the Upper West Side of Manhattan Thursday afternoon, where, according to Gawker, he...
Rihanna's courtroom showdown with ex Chris Brown is Monday, but is the R&B star nervous?
Not one bit, according to her lawyer.
"She's fine," attorney...
• That's a preview for Fox's version of The Bachelor for normal people. It looks like we'll all learn a lot of really important things about life.
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Seeing as this Sunday is Father's Day, we thought why not celebrate one of God's other regal creatures a couple days early... So, let us proclaim today Otter's Day, a day to celebrate the mighty otter and the many puns one can create with their name.
6. Otter Plays the Piano. Franz Liszt he isn't. But this video goes to prove that if you want your children to keep practicing, try feeding them dry fish jerky through a small hole. Also -- OTTER HANDS!!
In Sunday's new episode of True Blood, Jason Stackhouse (Ryan Kwanten) heads off to the Light of Day leadership conference, aka Jesus camp. It's basically a place to brainwash people into...
This celebrity got cheeky at a recent red carpet premiere and decided to flash photographers a bright red thong.
The star is originally from Britain but now has a reputation over...
Kanye West performing at the official Lakers Championship party at Club Nokia in downtown L.A. While Kanye got down, with guest performer Lil Wayne, his on-again girlfriend, Amber Rose, most...
Americans are weeks away from the premiere of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest masterpiece, Bruno, where he plays a gay Austrian from Mars who throws both his sexuality and groin in the face of anyone who dares get in his way (this includes homophobes and those in the fashion industry... no one is spared.) Yet, that hasn't stopped the neverending press mill from shoveling out heaps of Bruno publicity weeks in advance, be it in the form of 
