AP - Though they have nearly four decades of music behind them, Frankie Beverly and Maze are still considered one of the recording industry's best kept secrets.
AP - Jackbooted Nazi storm-troopers. A mad magician in drag. And a German history lesson from the days of Bismarck to the time when the vanquished nation rises from the ashes of Hitler and World War II.
AP - Jackbooted Nazi storm-troopers. A mad magician in drag. And a German history lesson from the days of Bismarck to the time when the vanquished nation rises from the ashes of Hitler and World War II.
AP - A reality contestant wanted in the gruesome murder and mutilation of his ex-model wife didn't start his 1,000-mile dash for his native Canada until 24 hours after her body was found and he moved out of his penthouse and picked up his speedboat, police said.
AP - A reality contestant wanted in the gruesome murder and mutilation of his ex-model wife didn't start his 1,000-mile dash for his native Canada until 24 hours after her body was found and he moved out of his penthouse and picked up his speedboat, police said.
 New York Times | Actor Piven cleared in sushi row BBC News Actor Jeremy Piven has been cleared in a dispute with Broadway producers after sushi-related mercury poisoning caused him to quit a play. Piven, 44, said he was pleased to be vindicated by an arbitrator, who ruled on medical evidence. ... Arbitrator's Ruling Favors Piven in 'Plow' Dispute Jeremy Piven Cleared in Sushi Dispute PIVEN THE FISH THAT GOT AWAY |
In honor of the very pregnant guest judge Rebecca Romijn, the Project Runway designers were asked to create a look using a fake pregnancy belly.
And boy, did they. Like last week,...
Jasmine Fiore's missing Mercedes has helped police make more sense of her death.
Which, according to Buena Park Police Sgt. Frank Nunes, resulted from "a domestic violence...
• When you first heard the Olsen twins were breaking into fashion, you had a good laugh, didn't you? Well, it's been a few years since then and now "their success in a field as competitive as fashion is impossible to deny," says an enthusiastic Cathy Horyn today. Of course, it hasn't hurt that they're super-famous and worth a gazillion dollars either. [NYT]
• Things you didn't know about Vogue's André Leon Talley: He's partial to Juice Couture shorts at home, loves Uggs ("it's a cozy shoe"), and says The Golden Girls is his fave show on TV. [TONY]
• The recession hasn't been great for the premium denim market. (Translation: People are buying $60 pairs of jeans instead of $300 ones.) [WSJ]
• How is Sean Avery faring now that he's linked up with the men's label Commonwealth Utilities? Let's just say he's trying, okay? [NYT]
• John Varvatos is opening a store at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. [WWD]
• Dasha Zhukova's first issue of Pop has four covers. [Fashionologie]
• Fashion's Night Out just got even more exciting: Tracy Anderson, the sketchy personal trainer to Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, is planning to mark the occasion with a demonstration at Diane von Furstenberg's store. [Cut]
• Speaking of personal trainers, we're going to assume most would not approve of Jessica Stam's gym attire in this fashion spread. [Modelina]
• Vogue's website has been redesigned. [Vogue]
• Cintra Wilson got spanked for her JCPenney column a couple of weeks ago. Today she tries out a very different approach by lavishing praise on Jonathan Adler. "Your ability to appreciate Jonathan Adler is limited only by your joy intake valve," she writes. [NYT]
• Elle Macpherson's dog has landed a modeling contract. [Telegraph]
AP - Michael Jackson's longtime dermatologist does not plan to petition for a role in the upbringing of the singer's three children, his attorney said Thursday.
Sorry, LeAnn. Eddie Cibrian's first priority is being a good dad.
A few days after filing for divorce from his wife of eight years, the actor (and new beau to a certain singer) says...
You can't really blame Lindsay Lohan for wanting to blow a pop stand that's been burgled twice. But why is her ex changing addresses, too?
A source close to the duo tells E! News...
At this point, it's not as if there's anything they could have found at Michael Jackson's house that would shock us.
Unless they found tar heroin, of course. Which they did....
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Chris Brown's decision to go out clubbing after court yesterday could cost him big-time.
The singer hit the nightspot Guys & Dolls just hours after receiving a probation order...
Mya has good reason to worry about getting injured on Dancing With the Stars.
"I fractured my foot last year," the 29-year-old singer-actress tells me. "My doctor said...
• Tonight is the last night for Elettaria on West 8th Street. [Eater, GS]
• La Goulue on Madison Ave. was dismantled and packed up yesterday. [P6]
• David Burke's eponymous restaurant reopened its doors last night. [GS]
• Due to the economy and not-so-spectacular weather, this hasn't turned out to be the best summer for restaurants in the Hamptons. [EH Star via Curbed]
• Charles on West 4th Street begins brunch service this weekend. [GS]
• Graydon Carter is collaborating with someone new at Monkey Bar. His 83-year-old mother's butter tart is now on the dessert menu. [P6]
Were you having difficulty keeping track of all the new hotels sprouting up around the city? Get ready to be even more confused. According to a study prepared by NYU's Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management (who knew?), 61 new hotels—with more than 10,000 rooms in total—will be added to the city's supply between the beginning of 2009 and the end of 2011. [HVS.com via Curbed]
We're not quite sure how we would've survived Summer 2009 if not for the gloriously cheesy charms of HBO's True Blood. Sure, we'll readily admit that it's been an inconsistent season on a number of levels — did Sookie, Bill, and Eric really have to spend so much time in Dallas? — but we're remaining optimistic that Alan Ball and his team have it in them to knock it out of the park in this season's final two episodes. Speaking of which, the closing shot of this week's extremely short episode set up the long-awaited arrival of the Sausage King of Chicago Vampire Queen of Louisiana, Miss Evan Rachel Wood (a.k.a. "Snowflake"). And if her interview with E!'s Marc Malkin is any indication, all of you fangbangers out there are in for a treat.
Unfortunately, Alan Ball's anti-spoiler policy prevented Wood from spilling too many titillating details, but Malkin was able to get her to give him a few hints as to what's to come. Not only do we learn that her character's "human partner is a girl, but I'm pretty sure she goes both ways." And speaking of the nasty, she tells Malkin that "Well, I don't know if I am having sex with anyone yet, but I certainly have a steamy scene with someone that I don't think you'd really expect." Hmmm, someone we wouldn't really expect, eh? Maybe that means Sheriff Bud Dearborne? We doubt it, but any speculative guesses you might have, you know where to leave them!
Is Evan Rachel Wood Playing a Lesbian Vampire? [E! Online]
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Of course an ex–Project Runway contestant who grew up on a tugboat only to be arrested after her shot at fame and serve jail time after throwing, among other things, a cat at her ex-fiancé would receive offers for other reality shows somewhere down the line. Apparently, right after Project Runway ended, VH1 and MTV offered Kenley Collins (who would have become Kenley Penley if she'd married the projectile-cat victim) dating reality shows. She turned them down because, as she says, she has better things to do than receive “lap dances from random men who write in to date me.” Like get pictures taken of herself. Which is what she did after she served two nights in jail for victimizing Mr. Penley and an innocent feline:
“Jail inspired me!” Collins says from a swivel-chair in her Brooklyn studio. She wears black ballet flats, cigarette-cut jeans, a sheer white button-up top and her trademark siren-red lipstick. “It made me appreciate freedom. As soon as I got out I made a kick-ass line and did a photo shoot with 10 of my pieces. Everyone kept saying I put new meaning in the phrase ‘pussy-whipped.’” She giggles and takes a spin in her seat.
“After two days they let me out on my own recognizance,” she says. “I mean, listen, nobody got hurt. He really just didn’t want me to break up with him, that’s all. Looking back I’m like, ‘Huh? Did that really happen?’”
Kenley is showing a spring 2010 collection at New York Fashion Week. But why talk about that when we can talk about the cat-throwing thing more?
“Please,” she says now. “What I really said was, ‘Here! Feed your cat!’ and handed it to him. It was all just really ridiculous.” During her two days in jail, Collins wore a “comfy” black Gap T-shirt, jeans and a red hooded sweatshirt that “doubled as a great blanket.” All in all, it wasn’t so bad. “Oh gosh!,” she squeals, spinning in her chair, “I had those women cracking up! But the girl next to me was in there for, like, stabbing her man in the head, like 25 times. She was hardcore.”
Kenley is currently filming a reality show about herself and her "support team," which consists of her PR agent, her assistant, and her lawyer. It hasn't yet been picked up by a network. But damn, we want to see it. Unless someone wants to make a biopic with a clever title such as Kenley Collins: From the Catwalk to the Cat Box or something. With the tugboat stuff, it could make for a magical piece of cinema. Also, with this:
"When I was just a young girl I was taking vintage clothes and reconstructing them — pairing tops with Contempo Casual pants and modeling my designs with my best friend Jillian. I just, like, did it.”
Project Runway's Jailbird Sings [Daily Beast]
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AP - Score one for Jeremy Piven.
This is a picture of aspiring actress and musician Hilary Duff kissing actor and aspiring musician Penn Badgley on the set of a television show filmed in New York. We're not drawing any conclusions, because really, this photograph could indicate anything.
Seriously, though. No judgment or anything, but is Dan wearing a blue plastic cuff watch?
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Filed Under: gossip girl, hilary duff, penn badgley, the greatest show of our time
When things like this happen, we wonder: Where are the parents?
Chris Brown's mother, for one, has been right by his side.
Joyce Hawkins, whose 20-year-old son has just...
Sandra Bullock wore a spring 2009 Lanvin dress to the premiere of All About Steve.
Do you like the dress on her or would have opted for something else?
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An arbiter found today that sushi victim Jeremy Piven did not violate his contract last year when he was forced to quit Broadway's Speed-the-Plow owing to his near-terminal case of mercury poisoning. The good news follows a split decision by an Actors' Equity Association panel in February, resulting in no punishment for Piven, after which Plow producers filed for arbitration. But now he can finally forget about this terrible episode and better focus on his recovery. Well, after people stop laughing about the interview he gave to the Times upon learning the verdict.
In a phoner with ArtsBeat a couple of hours ago, theater actor Piven said this hilarious thing:
"I'm just a theater actor who got sick, and was physically incapable of finishing my run. And now I can put this behind me and move on. And I’m stronger than I've ever been. I had a real health scare, and now I can climb back on the stage and know that I’m strong and able to complete the mission. It’s a great day."
Yes, "climb back on that stage" and "complete the mission." We hear David Mamet's new play is a little like Speed-the-Plow. Perhaps there's a part in it for a thermometer.
Arbitrator Rules in Favor of Jeremy Piven in ‘Speed-the-Plow’ Dispute [ArtsBeat/NYT]
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Filed Under: broadway, jeremy piven, speed-the-plow, sushi
Remember yesterday when the Times detailed exactly how Bloomberg was using the $37 million he's already shelled out to beat mayoral-race rivals like Bill Thompson, Tony Avella, and Rick Lazio? And remember when last night in a primary debate, Avella and Thompson spent the night agreeing to attack Bloomberg together? Well, none of that is real, at least in Hizzoner's world. From the AP today:
"I'm not running against anybody," Bloomberg told reporters. "I'm running on a record, and I'm trying to lay out the things that I would do if given another opportunity."
Oh, Mike, Mike, Mike. We understand what you meant here. But you pay so many people so much money to teach you not to say things that can be taken out of context to make you look bad! When you get home, Howard Wolfson is going to give you a real spanking with a rolled-up newspaper over this one.
Opponent? What opponent? NYC mayor says he's not really facing anyone in this year's election [Chicago Tribune]
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Filed Under: elections, mayor bloomberg, mayoral campaign, the third terminator
Kristin Chenoweth knows what it takes to be "Popular."
So, naturally, the wee Emmy nominee has been tapped to join the American Idol judges in sunny Orlando for this week's...
New York film critic David Edelstein's review of The September Issue is in: "Under her Prince Valiant coiffure and big, omnipresent sunglasses, Wintour resembles the transvestite razor slasher of Brian De Palma’s Dressed to Kill, while the ex-model Coddington has a face in which the lines of passion and heartbreak are deeply etched ... Scary as he shows her to be, Cutler does probe Wintour’s hard surface, suggesting her demeanor is rooted in a titanic inferiority complex." [The Projectionist]
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Filed Under: anna wintour, grace coddington, movies, rj cutler, the september issue, vogue
Now that he's facing a possible malpractice rap, Dr. Arnold Klein probably wants to avoid as many trips to court as possible.
An attorney for Michael Jackson's former...
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It seemed like immediately after Alexander Wang's fall 2008 collection walked, girls across the city took shears to their panty hose and stopped washing their hair. After his spring 2009 show, many also probably contemplated sitting in the bathroom with the shower running on hot after getting dressed to get that just-walked-through-a-sauna look. After his fall 2009 show, we seriously contemplated cutting holes in our blazers and cocktail dresses. His collections are so cool, so seductive, we don't know how they last on the racks without accumulating a massive amount of drool marks. Naturally, his business is expanding at an unbelievable pace, especially for this economic climate. He'll introduce eyewear for spring. His lower-priced T line will expand to include menswear and pieces that go beyond tank tops and T-shirt basics. But what's in store for spring 2010? He recently told W:
Marc Jacobs and Tom Ford would always talk about how they're Seventies kids. And now, I'm thinking about how I'm really a Nineties kid. My ideas come from things that I didn't notice were trends at the time, like seeing my sister wear Via Spiga and watching Saved by the Bell.
Karl Templer is styling Wang's spring 2010 show, suggesting we're in store for a polished, tailored collection in the vein of his fall 2009 show. Wang adds:
[Marc Jacobs is] someone whose career I really watched. The thing about his collections is that there's always this very identifiable statement each season, but you can go in the store and actually wear [the clothes]. That's the feeling I like, to get inspired by something and then actually have it applicable to my life.
Wang began with a cash infusion from his family and hasn't even had to seek outside funding. (His brother Dennis is his company's chief principal officer, and Dennis's wife, Aimie, is the chief executive officer.)
He's been obsessed with clothes for as long as he can remember. In fourth grade he re-created a papier-mâché Versace shoe for art class and glued on a label from one of his mom's Versace pieces to make it look authentic. He staged his first fashion show when he was 15, at Dennis's wedding at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco. Three years later, he staged a similar show at his mother's 60th-birthday celebration in Shanghai. Does he still do parties? Because a lot of people would probably pay good money for that.
Kid Rocks: All About Alexander Wang [W]
Five (more) minutes with Alexander Wang [Editors' Blog/W]
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Filed Under: alexander wang, cult of personality, designers, karl templer, saved by the bell, versace, via spiga
We know you're probably sick of re-subtitled YouTube videos of Hitler's tantrum from Downfall by now, but we don't think we've ever seen the Führer quite as upset as when he was told how bad the Avatar trailer is: "Who the hell wants The Clone Wars: Thundercats?" "Who in their right mind would want to live vicariously through a furry ballerina that fights off the space marines with his freaking organic farm?" "[James Cameron] should have left the remake of Ferngully: The Last Rainforest to Lucas!" All good points, Hitler. [Playlist, Hollywood Elsewhere]
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Filed Under: avatar, downfall, hitler, james cameron, movies, video
Are you familiar with morlocks? The importance of high-thread-count T-shirts? Yellow shoes? The eternal debate regarding the merits of Rachel McAdams vs. Carey Mulligan? If you answered yes to all of the above, we strongly implore you to take the next two minutes and 34 seconds of your life to watch this hilarious "animated" YouTube video of a fictional debate between noted rivals and O.G. film bloggers David Poland and Vulture hero Jeffrey Wells. If not, well then, just mosey along. [Skeet on Mischa]
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Filed Under: david poland, inside jokes, jeffrey wells
The other day we spotted this video of a bunch of dudes in the Pines dancing around to Miley Cyrus's "Party in the USA" on Towleroad, but we couldn't think of a reason to post it. Somehow, "OMG, I have those exact same abs!" didn't seem to make it any less baldly homosexual. Clearly, we were not as clever as the Times, which totally found a great excuse: Against all odds, Disney, the family-oriented, license-protecting parent company that birthed airs Miley, loves the video. From the Media Decoder blog:
“I assumed it would be taken down pretty much immediately, particularly because of the music rights issue,” said David Fudge, a 27-year-old marketing executive at Esquire who made the video, titled “Party in the Fire Island Pines.” But Disney left the ditty alone and it soon exploded in an underground way, collecting 200,000 views in just three days. Disney employees started emailing it to each other, and before long Mr. Fudge’s office telephone rang. On the other end: Rich Ross, the president of Disney Channels Worldwide. “I was like, who?” Mr. Fudge said. “He just said that he loved it and wanted to tell us that. He was extremely nice.” Mr. Ross declined to comment, but another Disney executive noted that the video (and the reaction to it) demonstrates how Ms. Cyrus is broadening her fan base beyond little girls.
Miley herself tweeted "I AM OBSESSED with this video =)" the other day. It's cute that Disney thinks she's "broadening her fan base." Having walked in the Pride March this year to a repeated cycle of pop tunes, we can tell you that Miley's "See You Again" had an even better crowd reaction than the Glee version of "Don't Stop Believin'," and that's saying a lot. If Miley has a deep fan base, Disney, gays already got in on the bottom.
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Daniel Vosovic may have won the $100,000 grand prize on Project Runway: All-Star Challenge last Thursday, but when we caught up with him this week, he told us the experience wasn't what he expected. "It was a mind fuck," he said. "It felt like a weird summer camp. Four years later everything was the same — same stage, same crappy lights, Heidi's pregnant again. It's like I had never left." But his life now definitely isn't the same. He's moving to an official studio in October, and preparing for the "hard-core" launch of his eponymous line in February, which will include some form of presentation, by launching a capsule collection for spring. "I didn't win. I've been working for four years to get my own money. Project Runway really was a way for me to say this is a reintroduction. This is what I'm doing whether I win or lose; you can see a lot more of me in the next few months. It took the pressure off and let me design," he said. "I'm trying not to feel guilty about taking a moment to fully be immersed in ideas." His eight-piece collection for spring, which will only be sold on his website, DanielVosovic.net, is inspired by athleticism — particularly gymnastics, since the designer is back taking classes twice a week at Chelsea Piers after studying the sport for twelve years as a child. "There is a whole fashion group of gays that go. For at least an hour and a half it's my therapy. When you see the 6-year-old girls walking by with their six-packs and chiseled triceps, it makes you want to be even better," he said. Paris-based designer Maryam Keyhani created the accessories to match the clothes for the look book, adding an intricate twist to the sporty vibe. "Being exposed to other sports like rock climbing and soccer influences where I'm at right now, and I didn't want to shy away from that. That's how this capsule collection was created. I wanted to show this confident, edgy, urban woman," he said. "And what's more aggression-reducing than being able to jump on a trampoline into a big foam pit?"
Check out Daniel Vosovic's full spring 2010 collection in our slideshow.
Earlier: Daniel Vosovic on His Namesake Line, Project Runway, and Tea With Tim Gunn
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Filed Under: daniel vosovic, designers, first looks, slideshow, spring 2010
As much as I hate to give Heidi Montag even the most negative possible publicity that she clearly feasts from as a zombie must feast on human brains to sustain its undead existence, the following clip of Anderson Cooper reacting to Heidi’s Miss Universe performance is tremendously gratifying.
“If God had the time to work on this production and that’s the best that God can do, we’re all in trouble.” Amen.
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If heads actually exploded at last night’s Nine Inch Nails show — as it seemed they might, especially when Bauhaus’s Peter Murphy descended from Terminal 5’s ceiling, hanging by his ankles from a chain, to sing “Reptile” — there would be an awful lot of combat boots and black Converse out on 56th Street’s sidewalk right now. As batman Murphy grabbed Reznor and threatened to either eat him or fling him into the crowd, the venue erupted in guttural cheers. But the ecstatic white dudes — who mostly walked in wearing black NIN concert tees, and exited shirtless — hadn't come to see Murphy: This was the fourth and final New York date on Nine Inch Nails’ “Wave Goodbye” Tour. When the whole thing winds up September 6, Trent Reznor claims the band will never be seen together on a stage again.
But, Reznor pointed out, “We’re still going to keep making music, by the way.” And the music was Reznor's primary concern as the band blazed deep into their catalogue, inducing crowd-surfing ecstasy with “Terrible Lie” and quelling it just as quickly with Reznor’s haunting piano on “La Mer” and “The Frail.” The encore of “Head Like a Hole,” the last minute of which the band kept played full throttle with stage lights off and the arena in complete darkness, was so fraught and awesome it made us wish we still had some high-school angst to release.
Longtime fans wistfully held out hope that Reznor would “destroy shit,” like in the old days, but the only element of danger — other than the tambourines Reznor kept flinging to fans, and the beefy mid-thirties crowd surfers — was the oppressive heat in the room. “It’s fucking hot in this place. Jesus!” said Reznor. Other than introducing the band, Murphy, and repeatedly thanking everyone, Reznor focused on singing, ending the show with “Strange Kind of Love” (apparently Reznor's favorite song of Murphy’s), “Bela Legosi’s Dead,” and Pere Ubu’s “Final Solution.” “There’s so much to say about Trent, who doesn’t say much,” Murphy observed. “He keeps quiet about him, and just really does the job.” And with that, the band kicked in once again.
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One of these men is dressed to go to work as the judge at Ocean Beach in Fire Island, a job that entails meting out "beach justice to young party perps," according to today's Daily News. Can you tell which one? Click through to the News article for the answer. [NYDN]
In preparation for tomorrow's opening of The Final Destination 3D, Vulture Lane and Vulture Dan sat down to watch the first three Final Destination movies. After all, Warner Brothers' refusal to screen the new movie can't stop us from talking about the old ones — or from recording our freewheeling conversation. In Vulture's first-ever video-commentary track, Lane and Dan explain the three styles of Final Destination death scenes. Join us for the Vulture Voice-over: six minutes of exploding heads, flammable VGA monitors, John Denver, and helpless laughter.
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This is a recap of Top Chef Las Vegas Episode #2, entitled “The Wildest Bachelor Party That Ever Was Or Ever Will Be.” Spoilers ahead, including the sun, which spoiled a lot of food!!! Yes, the sun is ahead.
– Nothing says CRAZY VEGAS BACHELOR PARTY quite like hanging around one pool in the afternoon eating hors d’oeuvres ten feet away from your bride’s bachelorette party doing the exact same thing! WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS OMG!!!! (They’ve now made it two episodes without saying this, which I cannot believe).
– Also, the people in the parties clearly weren’t going to be picky about the food. Could you imagine pounding tequila shots with friends around a pool in Vegas, then turning and being like “You know, I wasn’t totally getting the citrus in this octopus ceviche. Really disappointing.”
– I loved Jen’s complaint, “I hate this Battle of the Sexes – it doesn’t matter if you’re a boy or girl.” Well, yeah, but have you seen how frickin’ arbitrary the team divisions usually are?? Is Girls versus Boys really lamer than having Chefs randomly draw knives that say “Falcon,” “Neptune,” and “Neil Young”?
– Yes, it’s absurd that gay marriage is still illegal throughout most of this country, but that tantrum by Ashley was pretty unnecessary. “What do you mean, why am I mad? Because we’re being asked to make appetizers in a weekly Vegas-themed reality cooking show for two people celebrating a traditional fun precursor to a ceremony that most states do not allow our orientation to partake in!” Your challenge next week – create a dish based on one of Carrot Top’s rejected props. “Sure, no problem!”
After the jump, the Elimination Challenge VEGAS STYLE. Meaning, it is literally in the city of Las Vegas:
– Everyone seemed so helpless and baffled in the sun, with the same complaints repeated again and again; my friend Mike responded to the screen, “If only they were to invent some sort of lotion that was anti the sun, but sadly they do not have that…”
– I thought for sure Eli’s tuna tartare was destined for failure; it sounded like about the last thing I’d ever want to eat poolside on a 200 degree day served in handheld individual-catering form, but he pulled it off. Will it be enough to get him into this week’s Top Five? A lot of people care.
– Another necessary, content-tastic DVR-buster segment! Michael’s line, “You guys are like two pickles in a…pickle brine!” sounded like a joke I’d make, and I’m extremely annoying, trust me.
– Ashley made another classic Top Chef giveaway, when she mentioned in her testimonial about her panna cotta “I’m not really a pastry chef, not sure how this’ll turn out…” Is there a bigger red flag that someone’s going to screw up a dish than the “I’m not really a [BLANK]” comment, other than maybe adding corn starch at the last minute or using canned/frozen protein? No one’s ever like “I decided to make a soufflé, even though I’ve never made one before” and had the judges be like “I can’t believe this isn’t your strong suit, it was so good!” Don’t make a frickin’ pastry, then! Do these people not read my weekly recaps?? I thought everyone in the country did.
– After the bottom four left the Judges’ Table, Todd English suddenly commented “I thought Ashley’s watermelon was one of the best dishes of the night.” He then turned into the camera and dramatically added, “But I must nevah tell her…”
– Eve was pretty clearly not going anywhere this season, and her dismissal was less shocking than a — what’s not shocking? — than a surge protector. Hey. Yo.
– After Padma’s “Please pack your knives and go” this week, my friend Nate blurted out maybe the most obvious joke ever that I honestly don’t believe I’ve ever actually thought of — “You are…the BOTTOM CHEF.”
– Next to go? Gotta be Jesse, unless someone murders Padma with a scallop or something, in which case, she’s gone the week after.
Top Chef Las Vegas Top 5 Brought To You By The New Glad Hotel And Casino:
1) Kevin – This picture is out of focus, but his Quickfire dish was amazing-looking. Didn’t finish in the Top 4, but already impossible to imagine this guy not making it to the finals. [Ed Note - The Mattin picture to the right is unrelated to this Top 5. Can't imagine why commenters were confused, it's just an unexplained picture of a dude right next to another dude's name.]
2) Brother Michael – Won the Quickfire, second in the Elimination; might not even need the Bravo “keep rivalry intact” producer cheat to go far this season.
3) Jen – The top three chefs all appear better than anyone from last season except Stefan, and the remainder of the field is infinitely stronger. (Carla made the finals?? Hosea WON??? Was that a season?)
4) Brother Bryan – This song should play every time the brothers end up head-to-head.
5) Eli – Mostly avoided criticism in the first two weeks; doubt he can win it, but has “won’t F-up badly enough to lose for a while” written all over him.
– The clip for next week’s episode showed a bunch of U.S. soldiers clapping for the chefs for some reason. I’m looking forward to a speech, “Sure, everyone recognizes soldiers, but who are the real heroes? The answer is that the chefs are the real heroes. Let’s hear it for them.”
Top Chef Vegas Episode 2 thoughts? Predictions, favorite lines, favorite parts, favorite really shoehorned-in gay marriage tantrums — leave ‘em in the comments!
Robert Allen Stanford, the CEO of the Stanford Financial Group who's been accused by the SEC of perpetrating a massive, $7 billion Ponzi scheme, says he's nothing like Bernard Madoff. In fact, he once threatened to punch ABC's Charlie Gibson in the mouth for publicly making the connection. And yet the steps he's taken in his post-bust life have followed Madoff's lead. There's the whole alleged Ponzi scheme, of course. And having watched Madoff's highly publicized arrest, Stanford strategically turned himself in to the police in May even though nobody asked him to. He's been publicly very gracious with federal officials, and tried to avoid any blame being spread to his colleagues (even though his CFO pleaded guilty today in order to secure a better deal for himself). And now, having seen the ever-so-faintly sympathetic press Madoff received this week when it was reported he may be dying of cancer, suddenly Stanford is in the news for being rushed to the hospital. Just before, you know, he goes to trial with the public defender he had to hire because the banks froze all his assets. Does Stanford think the Madoff school of public relations is the way to go? Here's hoping he actually reads all of the recent coverage before he commits to that strategy.
Jailed cricket mogul Stanford hospitalized [AP]
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Filed Under: ballsy crimes, bernard madoff, business, robert allen stanford
A month ago, Vulture asked Ghostface Killah to describe his upcoming eighth solo studio album, The Wizard of Poetry. To which he told us: "I wanted to base it around The Wizard of Oz. I was passing the chuckle patches and all that stuff like that, doing everything till I got to the Emerald City, and meeting the person that was like God, you know what I mean?" To be honest, we had absolutely no idea what he meant, but it all makes a little more sense today, now that we've seen Poetry's magical, just-unveiled cover art. If the creativity and loving attention to detail that so obviously went into designing this disc's dazzling packaging are any indication of the quality of the music contained within, then we're all in for a very happy September 29.
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Filed Under: cover story, ghostface, ghostface killah, music, the wizard of oz, the wizard of poetry
HAIR
• Miranda Kerr dyed her hair blonde with several shades of golden highlights. [Modelinia]
• L'Oréal Paris signed Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole as the company's latest brand ambassador. [InStyle UK]
• Last year, sales of at-home hair relaxers totaled $45.6 million, according to a market research firm (data excluded Wal-Mart). [NYT]
MAKEUP
• Poppy King, founder of the cosmetics brand Lipstick Queen, says that sheer wine red is the must-have shade for fall. [StyleList]
FRAGRANCE
• Alexander Wang said that if he had a fragrance, it would smell like sweat. [Editors' Blog/W]
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Filed Under: alexander wang, beauty, beauty marks, cheryl cole, fragrance, hair, makeup, miranda kerr, poppy king
Mayor Bloomberg said today that he isn't really running against anyone else in this year's mayoral election, all the other candidates are pretty much irrelevant, and that he didn't bother to tune into the Democratic debate last night because he doesn't really care what any of them had to say. If that's the case, could he at least do us a favor make the commercials stop? [NYP]
AP - Crystal Renn was miserable as a super-thin model who had heart palpitations when she'd worry that there might be calories in Diet Coke.
How do you know you haven't done a great job elucidating and communicating what health-care reform entails? When your own great-uncle is confused about it. Actually, scratch that. When your own great-uncle doesn't even know whether to be confused about it. That double layer of confusion is how Ralph Dunham, Obama's great-uncle, feels right now. Obama "needs to do a better job of reassuring the public about all this," he tells CNN. [Ben Smith/Politico]
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Filed Under: barack obama, health care, health carnage, ralph dunham
In yet another sign of God’s cruel practical joke on Jason Biggs, the actor was reportedly attacked by a monkey while on vacation. Though, if you’ve ever really taken a good look at the guy, wethinks there is just a slight possibility the animal wasn’t so much attacking as he was mating with J-Biggs’ monkey face.
In a scene that could have come from the comedy films that have made him famous, the 31-year-old star fought off the wild animal when he was attacked while sightseeing on the British colony.
He was visiting the disputed territory at the foot of Spain with friend and American Pie co-star Eddie Kaye Thomas when the pair came face to face with one of Gibraltar’s mascots.
“Jason and Eddie decided to go on the trip to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of Pie,” a source told US media.
“They were hiking in the woods when this monkey suddenly leapt on Jason from a tree and tried to bite his face off. “Jason’s travelling companions managed to fend the beast off and Jason thankfully wasn’t seriously hurt, just shaken up.”
The actor abruptly ended his holiday as a result of the attack and returned to the US early.
We recently shared a snippet of Out magazine's adorable "Baby Daddy" spread from the September issue. The magazine just posted an even more adorable behind-the-scenes video of the shoot by photographer Matthias Vriens McGrath, in which models including Noah Mills, Leandro Maeder, and Oraine Barrett and babies pose together. The shoot was inspired by shows like Jean Paul Gaultier and Y-3's, in which children walked the runway. The concept was a story about dad fashion. As for the outcome, dads never looked so good; and we're not baby people, but these babies going to baby wardrobe and getting baby styled to the tune of Röyksopp are pretty effing cute. Maybe hot men with babies will become the new hot men with puppies in the park.
Baby Daddies [Out]
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Filed Under: behind the scenes, designers, jean paul gaultier, leandro maeder, matthias vriens mcgrath, models, oraine barrett, out, video, y3
Today is not a good day for Hassan Nemazee, the banker and Democratic heavyweight who served as finance co-chairman for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. He's now out on bail following his indictment on bank fraud charges, which is nice. And the terms of his release allow him to remain in his Park Avenue apartment under house arrest, which is good, too. But he can't do very much. He's not allowed to watch TV or use a computer. And making ends meet may be tough for Nemazee now that he's had to put his apartment and weekend home up as collateral, and the judge also prohibited him from applying for any new bank loans or credit cards. But have no fear, Hassan! We have a little workaround for you.
It looks like there's at least one untapped source of cash that Nemazee can turn to if need be. According to New York State's Unclaimed Funds database, there are at least two checks waiting for him with his name on them. The only issue is that to get his hands on the money, he'd gave to go online and fill out a form, and that isn't something he's allowed to do. Maybe Mrs. Nemazee could help out here? Let's hope so!
Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, the anachronistic Housewife, has finally loosened up. "I was married for sixteen years, darling," she informed us at last night's GLAAD Manhattan Party. "Now I'm playing the field. I just want to have a good time." Though she's in the midst of a divorce and dating again, De Lesseps says she stands by the — arguably sexist — dating tips she gave Bethenny: Don't get lots of guys' numbers. But the countess is done with older men (hear that, Ramona?). When we asked her pal and co-star Jill Zarin if she's setting De Lesseps up with her single friends, she told us: "You know, I told her the other night I had a guy for her, but she passed — he's too old!" We asked Zarin for De Lesseps's age bracket and, having learned from her Post debacle, she turned to the countess for the answer. "I'm not getting in hot water," Zarin said. To Ms. Jill, De Lesseps said, "You're never in hot water with me! We're real friends." To us, the countess confessed, "I'm going younger, baby — under 50." The countess also told us she's writing a new book: "It's about relationships with men and women and jealousy. But it'll be fun and funny." Given that this is a woman who staked her whole social reputation and career on taking the title of the man she married, there's something inspiring about the new LuAnn.
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Filed Under: jill zarin, luann de lesseps, party lines, real housewives of new york city
While hiking through Gibraltar with his American Pie co-star Eddie Kaye Thomas, world-renowned pie-fucker and occasional actor Jason Biggs was savagely beaten by a Barbary macaque monkey. According to the Telegraph, "They were hiking in the woods when this monkey suddenly leapt on Jason from a tree and tried to bite his face off." We can only assume that those monkeys didn't hear how much Quentin Tarantino enjoyed Anything Else. [Telegraph UK]
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Filed Under: american pie, awesome, barbary macaque, gibraltar apes, jason biggs, karma
Get excited, Whedon fans! Summer Glau — star of beloved canceled series Firefly and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles — will join the cast of Dollhouse's second season as "Bennett, a Dollhouse employee who shares a secret past with Eliza Dushku's Echo." [Live Feed/HR]
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Filed Under: awesome, dollhouse, firefly, joss whedon, summer glau
EVENTS
• Oak launches volume three of Oakazine, its in-store fashion mag, at the grand opening of Blackout in Greenpoint. Music provided by Runaway (Marcos Cabral and Jacques Renault). Open bar. Blackout, 916 Manhattan Ave., nr. Greenpoint Ave., Greenpoint, Brooklyn; 10–12.
SALES
STARTING TOMORROW
• EDressMe.com is hosting a Labor Day sale on designer dresses. Print sundresses by Anna Sui are $390 (originally $563), wrap cocktail dresses by Tracy Reese are $99 (originally $330), and smocked border-print dresses by Anna Sui are $199 (originally $449). Through 9/7. Online only.
• Consolidated spring items from all three Bird locations are 75 percent off at the Park Slope store. The Bird One Night Stand handbag is $239 (originally $950), the Isabel Marant short black pleated trench is $169 (originally $675), and Stella McCartney satin two-tone pumps are $159 (originally $645). Through 8/31. 316 Fifth Ave., nr. 2nd St. (718-768-4940); F (noon–8), S–Su (noon–7), M (noon–8).
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Filed Under: fashion calendar, sales, shopping
New York's David Edelstein, too, is disappointed that neither of the horror movies in wide release this weekend will be screened for critics. Over at the Projectionist, he writes: "I very much wanted to see Halloween II in mid-August and do a Q&A with Rob Zombie, who never has much to say on his commentary tracks beyond the logistics of particular shots ... Even when I’m squirming (often), I’m in awe of his in-your-face, kinetic way of shooting." Also, he reviews Ang Lee's new Taking Woodstock here. [The Projectionist]
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Filed Under: david edelstein, movies, the projectionist
If you've been reading the tributes and obituaries for Ted Kennedy, you've likely come across many of the same events, themes, and stories time and again, some of them already familiar to you, especially since Kennedy was pretty much eulogized last year when he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. But in all the coverage of the past day, there were a handful of more obscure Kennedy facts that we'd never heard before. Here are our favorites:
• He poured dirt from the Arlington National Cemetary graves of his slain brothers, John and Robert, onto the burial site of Yitzhak Rabin in Jerusalem. [TPM]
• He was the first member of Congress to have a website — and it’s awesome in a retro-hideous way. [Think Progress]
• During his 1980 Democratic National Convention speech, he had a half-serious, superstitious fear that the TelePrompTer would break. [Time]
• He was pelted with tomatoes in South Boston during the controversy over school busing. [Time]
• He wouldn’t go to Dallas, where his brother was assassinated. [National Journal]
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Filed Under: in other news, ted kennedy
How many star photographers who regularly shoot for Vanity Fair now find themselves in the middle of financial scandal? Two! There's Annie Leibovitz, of course, who was sued last month over a $24 million loan. Then there's François-Marie Banier, the photographer responsible for Vanity Fair's July 2009 cover featuring Johnny Depp, who goes on trial next month in France for allegedly exploiting Liliane Bettencourt, the 86-year-old heiress to the L'Oréal cosmetics fortune, who has handed Banier some $1.3 billion in cash, stock, and art in recent years. Naturally, these things usually come in threes. Watch your step, Patrick Demarchelier!
Remember back in the good drunk days, when Anne Heche was a lesbian who had scotch bottles for hands and ecstasy pill eyes and knocked on people’s doors calling herself Celestia, “daughter of God, half-sibling of Christ, able to spread a message of love to this stricken planet before ascending into Heaven”?
Well, folks…
SHE’S BACK.
On last night’s Late Show with David Letterman, Anne donned her custom Alexander McQueen tin foil hat and went to town trash-talking her ex-husband and possible endangered species Coley Laffoon, basically calling him a clingy, money-hungry, soccer-playing a-hole. It should be mentioned he pretty much raises their son together. Spoiler Alert for Children of Divorce: You will feel sad.
Marc Jacobs's eighties-inspired fall collection was jam-packed with bright neons that will spruce up any gray autumn day. But instead of pining after one of his head-to-toe outfits, we're loving his scarves. They come in 100 percent silk ($150) and a cashmere-and-silk blend ($450), and are printed with electric paisley swirls. Perfect with a basic sweater or a plain tee, these supersoft pieces come in either a delicate, classic paisley pattern or a bold, cartoon version of the design. Here are five reasons why we love these scarves.
1. A scarf is the easiest — and coziest — way to give an outfit instant style.
2. Neon is everywhere. A bright accessory is the perfect way to wear this trend.
3. The silk scarf is perfect for indoors, while the wool version will keep necks toasty when fall sets in.
4. We are kind of over leopard. Paisley is the new print to wear this season.
5. The color combos are chic and original: Marc always manages to make his collections look utterly fresh!
Marc Jacobs Paisley Scarves, $150 for the silk twill and $450 for the cashmere and silk at Marc Jacobs, 163 Mercer St., nr. Houston St.; 212-343-1490. MarcJacobs.com.
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Filed Under: marc jacobs, we love
Michael Haegerty is an incumbent Syracuse common councilor. That means, in NYC terms, he's on the City Council. Up in Syracuse, you need only 335 signatures to get on the Democratic Party line on the ballot, which has prime placement in the top few rows. He had twenty volunteers canvassing the city, gathering up the necessary imprimaturs. When the deadline came, he turned in his petition for the ballot spot, expecting to easily surpass the limit. He didn't. By one signature. And when he thought about it, he hadn't signed his own petition. Now he'll only be listed as a Working Families Party candidate.
Remember when life was simple?
Michael Heagerty, who forgot to sign his own petition, loses Syracuse Democratic line by falling one name short [Syracuse.com]
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Filed Under: country problems, poltiics, syracuse
The junior committees at major cultural institutions around town are designed for younger—or youngish—people, right? Well, it seems some old-timers have been trying to slip by at the Museum of Modern Art, according to the WSJ's Speakeasy blog, and the museum isn't taking it anymore:
The Museum of Modern Art's Junior Associates—who pay $750 in annual dues to attend private parties, receptions and exhibition openings—are cutting off the over-40 crowd this fall. Though originally created for 20- and 30-something professionals, 40-somethings and even a few 50-somethings have apparently been mingling with the young folk, say members. Not anymore.
A recent e-mail sent to current Junior Associates announced the change and cautioned that "photo identification will be required moving forward at some events."
Just don't be surprised if some enterprising Upper East Side teenager comes along and starts making fake IDs for people who want to pass as younger, not older.
Young and Modern: MOMA Says Out With the Old Junior Associates [WSJ]
Some of us normal people don’t have the luxury of letting three ounces of 30-cents-a-can Sam’s Club Cola go to waste, like those FAT CATS IN WASHINGTON. But now, with the new Bottle Top, your days of half-empty ant-filled cans of Coke spilling in your refrigerator and probably suffocating your baby are OVER!
Did you know that the first debate of the mayoral campaign, a Democratic primary duel between Councilman Tony Avella and Comptroller Bill Thompson, took place last night? Were you even aware that Bill Thompson has a challenger for the Democratic nomination? (Or that Mayor Bloomberg has a challenger in Bill Thompson?) Anyway, the point is all these things are true — technically. Avella has no shot against Thompson, which made this debate something of a farce. Both candidates spent the bulk of their time taking shots at Mayor Bloomberg — Thompson to weaken him for the general election, Avella just for kicks — specifically focusing on his vast wealth.
Avella accused Hizzoner of using his power as mayor to increase his personal fortune, while Thompson said that "Billionaire Mike Bloomberg" is to trying to "influence and taint" the electoral process with his stratospheric campaign spending. Even when Thompson had the opportunity to ask a question to Avella, his supposed opponent, he kept his eyes on the real target: "When it comes to Mike Bloomberg, what's the worst thing that you think he's done with regard to the city?" Avella laughed and replied, "Thanks for the softball." What a bloodbath.
In Face-Off, Rivals Take On Bloomberg [NYT]
Democratic Mayoral Candidates Face-Off In First Debate [NY1]
Debate post-mortem 2: Avella's greatest hits [Brawl for the Hall/NYDN]
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Filed Under: bill thompson, campaigns, debates, early and often, elections, mayor bloomberg, tony avella
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Fashion Wire Daily - It's all about red boots in Sandra Bullock's crack-up new comedy "All About Steve"; knee-high, chunky heeled red patent leather boots, in fact. As crossword puzzle creator and general oddball Mary Horowitz, Bullock wears those boots throughout the flim, as she wildly pursues Bradley Cooper, a television cameraman she meets on a blind date.
Okay, so publicity-desperate photographer Zach Hyman showed up at the Met yesterday to take photos of a naked female model in the Arms and Armor gallery. Of course, this caused a scene, most likely because Hyman arranged for a New York Post photographer and reporter to also be there. The model, Kathleen Neill, got arrested, which is sad for her because modeling, like any other business, is tough, and sometimes, like in any other business, someone asks you to get naked and run around and you just have to do it. Because how else does one get ahead in the world? Anyway, since the Post was so complicit in all of this and they clearly felt guilty about it, they ran an online slideshow of photos of Neill running around bare-assed. Which is only fair, of course. It'll certainly boost her career prospects — Anna Wintour loves that junk.
Anyway, the tabloid ran with the headline: "MET'S NUDE BUST." Which is pretty good, but we think you guys could do better. A naked model in the Arms and Armor gallery of the Met? Come on, that's ripe with possibility! Here are some alternatives:
• MET IT ALL HANG OUT
• WORK ON CANV-ASS
• HEAVY METAL
• A REAL CODPIECE
• THE SWORD AND THE BONE
• BUNNING THE GAUNTLET
• MICHELANGEL-HO!
Surely you guys can do better. This is our most desperate hour. Help us, commenters: You're our only grope.
MET'S NUDE BUST [NYP]
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Filed Under: metropolitan museum of art, puns, stupid crime of the day
Good news for people in wheelchairs: You’re about to look a lot motherf**kin’ cooler. That’s because Japan has unveiled a “Wheelchair of the Future”, a sleek, black, modern design which brings to mind Batman in his disabilitier years. This wheelchair is so amazing that we would not be surprised if 16 year olds break their own legs in an effort to show up behind one of these things on their first day of junior year.
Of course, on the flip side, once these robo-chairs turn on us, we will be living in a society made up of the killer handicapped. Still, let these people have their day in the nuclear Armageddon sun.
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A man in England raised outrage over these Haribo candy wrappers, claiming that the cartoon fruits were clearly having sex with one another:
Mr Simpkins of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, told The Sun: “The lemon and lime are locked in what appears to be a carnal encounter.
“The lime, who I assume to be the gentleman in this coupling, has a particularly lurid expression on his face.
“I demanded to see the shop manager and, during a heated exchange, my wife became quite distressed and had to sit down in the car park.”
(Metro)
Oookey. Couple things:
1) I don’t think the shop manager designed the candy wrappers.
2) I don’t automatically assume that the lime is the man. If anything, wrapper #2 looks more like fruit-scissoring (citrussoring?)
3) Doesn’t every candy wrapper in Europe show fruit having sex? I know that in Japan, every candy wrapper is vaginas with dreams floating out of them.
What do you think, readers? Debaucherous fruit orgy? Or some cartoon fruit on a freaking candy wrapper?
Everyone, pay close attention. Because in a few weeks time, you might want to blow that thick layer of dust off your favorite Seinfeld reference (you’ll find it somewhere next to your Austin Powers teeth and that Living Single hat autographed by the entire cast save for Kim Fields who was on bed rest for exhaustion) because, thanks to Larry David, the Seinfeld cast is back. They’ll be reunited on a future episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, which has been on hiatus for roughly the dawn of mankind.
To promote the most highly anticipated reunion since — trick joke, no reunion has ever been this highly anticipated — the cast gathered together with Mr. David on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. Everyone has aged fairly gracefully: Seinfeld keepin’ the sneaks clean, Jason A. looking roughly the same, Kramer silently mouthing racist things, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who looks better than ever. Let us hope Larry makes it up to us for the famously horrendous jail scene that closed out one of the finest tv series’ of our time. And judging from the EW article, which chronicles the Reunion within a Show that will once again take place on the Seinfeld stage,it looks like common sense let them realize there’s nowhere they can go but up.
At a concert yesterday in Bucharest, Madonna broke into one of her characteristic meaningful human interest speeches between songs about sex and dancing while having sex, daring to suggest that persecution against gypsies is unethical. This made some people in the crowd rather upset.
In the video, there actually appear to be way more cheers than jeers, but considering that concertgoers usually just cheer whatever the singer says automatically, the fact that some people actually put in the effort to think “wait a minute…I do not agree with that and am going to exclaim it!” is pretty impressively intolerant:
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