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Variety.com - Front Page | 29 Sep 2009 | 7:15 pm
What with the crashing, the smoke and the shakeups, it seems as if The Green Hornet is in need of its own superhero.
But the production is plugging along despite the latest mishap, a...
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E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 29 Sep 2009 | 7:15 pm
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Entertainment - Google News | 29 Sep 2009 | 6:42 pm
Chelsea Handler studied VH1's Tool Academy and was struck by the power of its message: People say stupid stuff when they think you're dead.
So with that in mind, she put the...
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E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 29 Sep 2009 | 6:30 pm
John Travolta's lawyer testified Tuesday that the paramedic who drove Travolta's son to a hospital the day he died later wanted money for a document the driver suggested could be detrimental to the actor.
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CNN.com - Entertainment | 29 Sep 2009 | 6:25 pm
The "Wizard of Oz" is going high-def 70 years after the now classic film first hit theaters during the Depression. Audiences still enjoy escaping into the world of Dorothy and her friends. Take this quiz to find out how well you know the dialogue.
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CNN.com - Entertainment | 29 Sep 2009 | 6:11 pm
Oh no! Overture has just scheduled George Clooney's much-anticipated goat-transfixion comedy The Men Who Stare at Goats for wide release on November 6. Which would be fine, if not for Paramount's planned limited release of George Clooney's even-more-anticipated frequent-flier dramedy Up in the Air just seven days later, on November 13. Speculation is that Paramount will be forced to move Air to a later date to avoid an overlap of the movies' advertising campaigns and George Clooney's promotional duties. But if they don't, how will George Clooney fans allot their November George Clooney budgets? Will George Clooney exhaust himself by giving two back-to-back interviews on the same talk shows? Is it too late to splice the films together, creating a single one about a corporate downsizing expert (George Clooney) with the incredible ability to terminate employees psychokinetically? Please tell us it isn't!
George Clooney movies going head to head [HR]
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Filed Under: beef, george clooney, movies, the men who stare at goats, up in the air
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Vulture | 29 Sep 2009 | 6:00 pm
AP - It's hard to put a finger on exactly what a Coen brothers movie is. That's part of the great allure of them.
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Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:58 pm
Chris Brown had said he was still making music in the wake of the Rihanna scandal. Turns out he wasn't just whistling "Dixie."
Fresh from the bowels of Brown's creative...
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E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:50 pm
There were plenty of people surprised by Scarlett Johansson's remote Canadian wedding to Ryan Reynolds last September -- and you can count Scarlett among them.
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CNN.com - Entertainment | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:46 pm
By now you've likely heard the sad and bizarre tale of Randy Quaid's penchant for skipping out on hotel bills, which landed him and his wife in the pokey late last week. However, over at the Daily Beast, Diane Dimond relays the even crazier news that Randy and his wife believe that someone or something has been knocking off a number of Quaid's former co-stars in some sort of grand conspiracy. After a session of snorting Demerol, Quaid's wife told a private investigator that she "believed [Michael] Jackson was murdered, along with Heath Ledger, Chris Penn, David Carradine, Natasha Richardson, and other stars who (had been) in movies with Randy." We're not sure how accurate this story is, but just to be safe, both Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo should consider taking extended vacations until the Scooby gang gets to the bottom of this mystery. [Daily Beast]
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Filed Under: conspiracy theories, drugs, evi quaid, randy quaid
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Vulture | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:43 pm
The conversation we might have had with rock-star hedge-funder John Paulson over Instant Messenger today, if we were, like, bros.
Paul-Money: Sup.
Daily Intel: What up Paul Money!
Paul-Money: What're you doing.
Daily Intel: I'm just trying to decide whether I should bother rolling what's left of my 401(k) from my old job into my new plan or if I should just let it hang there forever.
Paul-Money: How much is it?
Daily Intel: I'm proud to say I think it's almost five figures.
Paul-Money: You should probably cash it out and buy gold with it. In the event of a financial apocalypse, that much might get you a ride to, like, New Jersey. Not that I know anything about a coming financial apocalypse.
Daily Intel: Sweet. Anyway, what's up with you?
Paul-Money: Ugh, I am just trying to deal with this annoying story that has come out about me.
Daily Intel: You mean that New York Social Diary post from last week? That was AWESOME.
Daily Intel: "Mrs. Paulson, it is said, is a very positive influence in her husband’s life. Evidently before she came along he was breezing along with the breeze and living the Wall Street bachelor’s life. And all that that entails."
Daily Intel: "And all that that entails." Hahahaha you DOG.
Paul-Money: Hahahaha.
Daily Intel: Back in the day you were, like, living the life, eatin' crab, watching bitches shake shit all night.
Paul-Money: Toootally. That reminds me: I have this insane story about Jay-Z I have to tell you. Anyway, but no, I was talking about the effing story in the Post about how I am supposedly trying to "marry" IndyMac with CIT Group.
Paul-Money: Which I am so not.
Daily Intel: Ewww. That's like trying to set up two people just because they are both mentally disabled.
Paul-Money: Well — not exactly. But anyway, the point is, IndyMac is overseen by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation now. So if Sheila Bair thinks I was trying to do some kind of merger without talking to her
Paul-Money: Like if she even thought the thought crossed my mind, I would be in deep shit.
Daily Intel: I hear she can get inside people's dreams. Like Freddy Krueger.
Paul-Money: Shut up.
Paul-Money: Anyway, I denied it to all the papers, so we'll see.
Daily Intel: Harsh realm.
Paul-Money: I mean, it's okay, I still have billions of dollars.
Daily Intel: True THAT.
Paul-Money: Do you want to come over tonight? Jenny ordered some of those huge rolls of bubble paper and we're going to crack open some Lafite and stomp on it.
Daily Intel: Totally. See you later.
Daily Intel: DOG.
Paul-Money: Hahaha Late.
Related: If We Were Friends With John Paulson
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Filed Under: business, dumb things, finance, if we were friends with john paulson
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Daily Intel | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:37 pm
Over at the Projectionist, New York's David Edelstein considers Lars Von Trier's latest, playing this Friday at the New York Film Festival: "It turns out what they say about Willem Dafoe is true: The man has a schlong the size of an oil tanker. Charlotte Gainsborough's pudendum is nothing to sneeze at, either. Too bad both sets of privates get mutilated in close-up." [Projectionist]
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Filed Under: antichrist, david edelstein, movies, the projectionist
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Vulture | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:25 pm
From left: Dsquared2, Prada, and Fendi.Chris Rock shared his now very famous thoughts on clear heels in his HBO special Never Scared in 2004:
"Daddy, can we talk?" "Hey, I'm watching the game!" "I'll show you! I'll dance naked to the Mötley Crue records! ... I'm gonna change my name to Cina Buns! ... and I'm gonna wear clear heels!" When did clear heels become the new whore uniform? When did that happen? Was there a big ho convention, and all the hos got together and said: "We need something new! Something that just says nasty" ... And one girl said: "I got it! Clear heels!" "Uh, girl, you're disgusting!"
Well, that style of footwear was all over the spring 2010 shows in Milan at Dsquared2, Prada, and Fendi. If the clear heel is indeed the shoe of the whore, it goes well with the nympho pantsless look that swept the runways in New York, London, and Milan. Also, it's a natural evolution of fall's trendiest footwear — thigh-high boots — also favored by adult entertainers. Slut appeal is the new sex appeal! Or perhaps this trend is a take on Cinderella's glass slipper? No one's mind is that clean and wholesome these days, so it's doubtful, but it would make a slutty pantsless Cinderella a very trendy Halloween costume. It's September 29 — time to start thinking about these things!
Read more posts by Amy Odell
Filed Under: chris rock, designers, dsquared2, fendi, milan fashion week, prada, spring 2010, three is a trend
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The Cut | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:24 pm
Maybe it’s because we’ve got Dollhouse on the brain, but “Transformer” — the first single from Brown’s forthcoming Graffiti — sounds to us like a fantasy of zombified women made to do men’s bidding. Or perhaps it’s just because we’re stuck on Chris Brown being a batterer. Either way, we have robo-groans and snatches of industrial guitar from producer Swizz Beatz; lines like “We can fly to wherever you ever thought of / Ha-ha, I take you to where it’s warmer — then I gotta rip off your dress like it’s a warm-up” from discriminating guest rapper Lil Wayne; and a chorus about transforming a woman though money from Brown himself, who sounds twerpier than ever. What this woman is supposed to be transformed into, the song doesn’t say (though Wayne does mention something about a “good girl to a freak,” which we can only assume is not an intentional reference to Rihanna’s breakthrough, Good Girl Gone Bad). But apparently the transformation involves cars. Rented Lamborghinis, maybe? Because those are pretty impressive.
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz - Transform Ya [Nah Right]
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Filed Under: chris brown, lil wayne, music, right-click, swizz beatz
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Vulture | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:15 pm
His honeymoon on hold, Lamar Odom was back at work today as the Lakers kicked off their preseason with media day.
But no one was talking hoops. Instead, Odom was endlessly pestered about...
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E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:15 pm
Today's Jon & Kate Plus 8 news may be all about Jon Gosselin, but Kate Gosselin had her diva day on Saturday.
The TLC star was slated to participate in the Stars Stripes &...
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E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:14 pm
Front Page: Study breaks down filmgoing habits -- If marketing mavens want to reach younger moviegoers when promoting their films, they need to embrace social networks or risk being ignored.
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Variety.com - Front Page | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:13 pm
If we've learned anything in the past few months, it's that romance is alive and well on E!
Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett? Knee-knocking. Khloé Kardashian and Lamar...
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E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:10 pm
Even though, as police commissioner, Bernard Kerik won accolades for managing the NYPD after September 11, his defense team has been barred from talking about it in the trial over allegations that he accepted apartment renovations from a construction company that he later recommended, in exchange, for city contracts. "This is not about 9/11," judge Stephen Robinson said today. But what Robinson doesn't understand is that for Kerik, who has pleaded not guilty, everything is about 9/11. The nomination for Homeland Security director that destroyed his career was about 9/11. The love nest for mistresses he maintained in ground-zero quarters that were meant for rescue workers was about 9/11. And his affair with tempestuous publishing titan Judith Regan was definitely about 9/11. So how is he supposed to go through a corruption trial without talking about it? It's practically all he has left.
Judge: No 9/11 mention at ex-commissioner's trial [AP]
Related: Kerik talks about his political downfall in the 2005 New York article Tears of a Cop.
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Filed Under: ballsy crimes, bernard kerik, september 11
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Daily Intel | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:05 pm
Michelle Obama appears on the November cover of Prevention wearing a beaded Jason Wu cocktail dress from the fall 2009 collection with metallic Jimmy Choo Lantern heels. Her arms and figure look pretty stunning, and it's hard to find any awkward distractions here. Quite unlike her Vogue cover. [Mrs. O]
Read more posts by Amy Odell
Filed Under: covers, designers, fall 2009, jason wu, jimmy choo, michelle obama, mobama watch, prevention
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The Cut | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:05 pm
And you thought your local school district was in trouble.
A former teaching assistant who was employed by Wynonna Judd to home-school her two kids has been charged in Tennessee with...
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E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:05 pm
Summit Entertainment, the house that Twilight built, is enlisting Morgan Stanley's help in identifying new growth opportunities, today's Post reports (and Nikki Finke confirms) — which means the company could make a play for a debt-plagued studio like MGM or the Weinstein Company (or Lionsgate, which isn't quite so bad off). So, potentially good news for everybody who'd like to see Robert Pattinson in The Hobbit, Mad Men, or the Inglourious Basterds prequel. [NYP]
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Filed Under: harvey weinstein, mgm, money, movies, summit entertainment, vampires
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Vulture | 29 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm
If your name was accidentally added to a no-fly list at one point or another (and you had to spends months working through red tape to have it removed), or you're one of the six people alive who takes TSA security precautions seriously, you may not find this video very amusing. But it seems Conan O'Brien had the nerve to mock the lovely city of Newark on his show last week and now Mayor Cory Booker has retaliated by adding Conan to Newark Airport's no-fly list. Let's hope Conan doesn't try to board a flight there regardless, get into a pushing match with security personnel, and fall down and bump his head or anything. [YouTube]
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Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 29 Sep 2009 | 4:46 pm
The Twitter trending topic #battleoftheboroughs is updating about once every second at the moment. Most Pretty much all of the tweets are unprintable here, but needless to say, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens are really kicking Manhattan and Staten Island's asses in the war of words. [Battleoftheboroughs/Twitter]
Read more posts by Chris Rovzar
Filed Under: how tweet it is, neighborhood news, twitter
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Daily Intel | 29 Sep 2009 | 4:42 pm
AP - Roman Polanski's legal team fired the first shot Tuesday in a lengthy battle over his possible extradition to the United States, asking a Swiss court to release the famous filmmaker from prison immediately.
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Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 29 Sep 2009 | 4:36 pm
Front Page: Studio fast-tracks Antoine Fuqua-directed thriller -- Warner Bros. and Alcon Entertainment are fast-tracking "Prisoners," a thriller that Antoine Fuqua is in final negotiations to direct.
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Variety.com - Front Page | 29 Sep 2009 | 4:33 pm
After boring excerpts from his new book were laughed at by nearly everyone who read them, Dustin Diamond has decided to up the ante in efforts to convince people to buy his new Saved by the Bell tell-all, Behind the Bell. In an interview with Fox & Friends this morning, not only did the man best known as Screech sport some of the unruliest facial hair we've seen since the heyday of Rollie Fingers, but he also added some additional details to the accusation he makes in the book that his former co-star Mark-Paul Gosselaar used steroids. "He admitted [that he used steroids] to me when we were sitting in a limo," he said. "He told me straight out, face-to-face. It's kind of hard to refute that." And if it weren't enough to throw Zack Morris under the bus, Diamond also alleges in an interview with Popeater that NBC once paid off a girl who had accused Mario Lopez of rape. Now, we have no way of confirming the veracity of either of these claims, but it ought to be interesting to see if any of the above parties decides to file suit against Diamond for libel. And if they don't, well then, maybe we'll all owe Screech an apology, especially the nasty Photoshop department at People magazine.
Screech Tells All [Buzzfeed]
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Filed Under: behind the bell, books, dustin diamond, persona non grata, saved by the bell, screech, tv, video, videos
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Vulture | 29 Sep 2009 | 4:30 pm
AP - You'd be justified in thinking you've visited "Zombieland" before.
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Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 29 Sep 2009 | 4:24 pm
Norman Hsu, the Hillary Clinton campaign bundler whose $60 million Ponzi scheme made headlines back when that sounded like a lot, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison, or 292 months, according to the Journal, where someone must have recently had a baby or something. [WSJ]
Read more posts by Jessica Pressler
Filed Under: a man named hsu, business, hillary clinton, norman hsu
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Daily Intel | 29 Sep 2009 | 4:24 pm
W magazine seeks America's most talented young photographers in its first-ever photography contest, "W: The Art Project." Entrants must capture the theme of "obsession" (ours might be "pantslessness," for instance), and may submit their work online starting this Thursday through December 1. A panel of six judges will select twenty semifinalists, and the public will vote on a winner. The winner's work will be published in W as part of the grand prize, which also includes a fancy new camera and a three-month consultation by art consultant Blair Voltz Clarke. [Official site]
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Filed Under: contests, photographers, photography, w magazine, win this
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The Cut | 29 Sep 2009 | 4:20 pm
Rapey Romanian Nightclubs are breathing sighs of relief (and ecstasy) with the release of Britney Spears’ latest single “3″, her latest collaboration with producer Max Martin (of “…Baby One More Time” fame) set to be released November 24 as a new single tagged-on to her Greatest Hits collection.
So, what’s the verdict on “3″? It’s pretty catchy, as far as Hooker Robot Anthems go. “3″ is the perfect song to listen to after rubbing MDMA-lotion all over your face, and then rolling around in baby oil and glitter for a few hours. Or when you’re about to have a threesome with these guys:
That being said: We’ve been listening to this on repeat for most of the day (with occasional breaks to listen to this classic).
So put your robo-hands in the air, take a listen like you just don’t care (and being a robot, you wouldn’t care nor would you feel), and tell us what you think of this new song in the comments.
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Best Week Ever | 29 Sep 2009 | 4:02 pm
This week, in an undisclosed city somewhere in New York State, beloved actor Mel Gibson is running amok with a beaver puppet on his hand, ostensibly in the service of The Beaver, the Jodie Foster–directed movie he's currently shooting based on the Black List–topping screenplay by Kyle Killen. When we first heard he would replace Steve Carell in the coveted role of Walter Black, a depressed toy-company CEO who communicates with the world through a hand puppet — which, as the script says, speaks in a "a crisp English accent" — we had our reservations. But after seeing these amazing photos from yesterday's shoot, we're looking forward to hearing that Beaver accept an Oscar.
Photo: Getty Images
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Filed Under: beavers, jodie foster, mel gibson, movies, the beaver
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Vulture | 29 Sep 2009 | 4:00 pm
Front Page: A compellingly sustained drama set in a dark and bruising place without clear moral pathways.
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Variety.com - Front Page | 29 Sep 2009 | 4:00 pm
• It's all over for Dan Rather and his long-running legal campaign against CBS. A state appeals court dismissed the ex-anchor's lawsuit today. [Reuters, NYP]
• At least four parties are still in the bidding for BusinessWeek. But Bloomberg LP remains the most likely acquirer of the struggling magazine. [BW, Reuters]
• An "unbelievably conscientious" Sarah Palin has finishing her memoir in less than four months. You can not buy the book beginning on November 17. [WP]
• Michelle Obama will appear as guest on Sesame Street's season debut. [NYT]
• TLC announced today it's dropping Jon Gosselin from Jon & Kate Plus 8. This news calls out for name change, obvs, so it'll be Kate Plus 8 from now on. [THR]
• Is Ebony up for sale? The mag's parent company isn't saying. [Sun-Times]
• Did a newspaper publisher announce good news today? Why, yes, it did. [AP]
• More good news on this cheery Tuesday afternoon: broadcast television appears to be "showing renewed signs of life this fall." [THR]
• Coming soon to NBC: Perfect 10, a game show involving "high-stakes competition based on deceptively simple household challenges." [THR]
• Related: Jay Leno's new show on NBC continues to rake in glowing reviews from overjoyed critics. Like this one: "The new show is not funny, not clever, and not enjoyable to watch—and we suspect even Jay knows that." [TV.com]
• Did you catch the clip of Conan O'Brien's near-death experience last week, which aired on his show last night? It's here, if you're interested. [Vulture]
• MSNBC's Joe Scarborough had minor surgery recently. Just in case you've been wondering about his whereabouts this week. [HuffPo]
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Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 29 Sep 2009 | 3:59 pm
Stella McCartney was spotted in London today wearing a marled, oversize sweater with flat floppy boots and what appear to be jeggings.
What do you think of her casual look?
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Filed Under: designers, look of the day, stella mccartney
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The Cut | 29 Sep 2009 | 3:50 pm
Joy Behar's new television show, The Joy Behar Show, airs tonight for the first time on HLN (formerly CNN Headline News). When we stopped by the launch party for the program last week, we asked guest Joan Rivers who would win in a fight between the two comediennes. "I would," Rivers told us. "There's no question. With one hand tied behind my back." See our Party Lines slideshow for more. Related: Joy Behar's Big Break
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Filed Under: joan rivers, joy behar, party lines, the joy behar show
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Vulture | 29 Sep 2009 | 3:45 pm
Do you live in the greater New York or Philly area and are a terrible cook who constantly deserves to be punched?
You’re in luck, because Craigslist just posted an open casting call for Hell’s Kitchen contestants!
I’ve pasted the ad below, along with my handy translations of their requirements after the jump:
CASTING-FOX TV-HELL’S KITCHEN-LOOKING FOR CHEFS (Greater NY/NJ/CONN/PHILLY area)
CASTING IMMEDIATELY IN THE GREAT NY/NJ/CONN/PHILLY AREA
FOX TV’S – HELL’S KITCHEN starring Chef Gordon Ramsay is looking for the BEST of the BEST1 to work beside him in the HOTTEST2 kitchen on Earth!
Can YOU stand the heat?3
CASTING is searching for Chefs, 21 and over, who are outspoken4, competitive5 and can stand the HEAT6 in one of the MOST EXCLUSIVE and TOUGHEST kitchens in the world.7
If you are interested in auditioning IMMEDIATELY and think you have what it takes to SMOKE the competition8, EMAIL US IMMEDIATELY:
EMAIL : Twinsworld1@aol.com
Please put “Hell’s Kitchen in the subject title and YOU MUST INCLUDE your name , CONTACT TEL #, age, occupation, a recent photo9, where you live (city & state), why you would be a good candidate for “Hell’s Kitchen”10. Make sure you talk about your culinary experience and passion for the industry.11
After the jump, let’s translate what Hell’s Kitchen is actually looking for:
1 - “Worst.”
2 - The breath from Gordon yelling “You f***ing c*nt!!!!” tends to increase the temperature of the kitchen.
3 - Are you willing to stand there dispassionately while Gordon calls you a “f***ing worthless wanker” for the fifth time so the Fox cameras can get a close-up?
4 - “Outspoken” = Will you say “No” to something Gordon tells you in the pilot episode, allowing for him to explode into a bleep-filled rant to set the tone for the season?
5 - “Competitive” = Ignorant of how bad you are at cooking.
6 - We cannot stress enough that you will be required to stand the heat.
7 - “The world” = The .01 mile radius directly around the restaurant Hell’s Kitchen.
8 - A component of fire, which the kitchen will have lots of.
9 - Special consideration for doughy people who look like they’ll be fun to watch attempt motor skills.
10 - For example, “I am alive and I cannot cook food in even the loosest sense of the word.”
11 - …So that Gordon can add “AND you have your own f***ing restaurant?? Christ al-f***ing f*ckmighty!!!!!”
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Best Week Ever | 29 Sep 2009 | 3:34 pm
Not even on which camera they should all be looking at while sitting for their new official Supreme Court portrait. We scanned through a few of these, and there was only one of them in which Clarence Thomas was smiling, and we're pretty sure it wasn't a "happy smile." Of all of them, only Breyer appears to be on the ball. Kennedy and Stevens didn't even bother to stop their conversation, Ginsburg is clearly looking for an escape route, and Thomas, of course, is basically sleeping. What Alito is up to, we'll never know.
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Filed Under: anthony kennedy, antonin scalia, clarence thomas, john paul stephens, john roberts, photo op, ruth bader ginsburg, samuel alito, sonia sotomayor, stephen breyer, supreme court, the supremes
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Daily Intel | 29 Sep 2009 | 3:30 pm
Do you notice anything off in this Gap ad? Commenters at PhotoshopDisasters have some ideas. Such as:
I had to think for a while until I noticed what was wrong with the picture. It's not that this woman is awfully underfed and I really wouldn't want to see her naked. That's sad modelling reality, I'm afraid.
But look at her right hip, the one she's supposed to be sitting on. She isn't sitting at all but appears to hover a few centimeters above the ground. If you sit, your body gets ever so slightly squashed, that happens even to the most skeletal persons. This woman has either the strongest buttock in the world or she's floating, but she's definitely not sitting on that hip.
Many also note her head appears to be pasted on and is disproportionately larger than her hand. Hold yours up to your face and it will probably cover most of it. Not so for this special lady.
The Gap: The World According To Gap [PhotoshopDisasters via Jezebel]
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Filed Under: advertising, gap, people who don't look human
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The Cut | 29 Sep 2009 | 3:20 pm
It’s a good indicator of how far the sitcom genre has advanced that John (Jim from The Office) Krasinski’s directorial debut — an adaptation of David Foster Wallace’s Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, currently in theaters — strikes one as a fairly reasonable idea. The show’s best moments, after all, do approach the squirmy revelations of Wallace’s prose. Vulture spoke with Krasinski on Friday afternoon, and he was just as amiable and puppyish as we’d hoped — even when talking about directing (and then discarding) Hideous Men’s rape scenes.
You have a significant moment in the film where a professor showing his students Nanook of the North instructs them to “watch the documenter, not the documented.” So …
Oh, my God, you got this one! Fantastic! Can you write every review of this movie?
So who is the documenter here? Unlike in the book, you’ve inserted the character of a female researcher (Julianne Nicholson) between the men and the audience.
She is definitely the documenter — she is documenting it through her eyes. And the whole idea is to question whose perspective we’re listening to, how tainted that perspective may be. As you find out in the end, it’s about the way our own experience colors information.
How did you cast this? Did any material/actor pairings jump out at you early on? For instance, did you read the “I love women” monologue and just go, “Will Forte?”
First of all, directing out of ignorance helps a great deal — you think it’s no big deal to cast a movie. Also, I was writing the script before I got the rights — again, super-smart! — and in writing it, at the time I was still waiting tables, I had a few actors in mind. And then I kept seeing these amazing performances, like Bobby Cannavale in The Station Agent, and mentally adding them to the cast.
Hey, Ben Gibbard is good! You might someday be credited with discovering him as an actor.
Yeah, he’s great, isn’t he? As for discovering him, well, I think enough people know who he is already.
And you gave yourself an interesting part [of a boyfriend whose departure forces the researcher to undertake the interviewing-men project]. It’s not a traditional plum part an actor would give himself in a directorial debut. But you kind of hover over the whole thing.
And the other thing is, I wasn’t even supposed to be in it at all.
Riiight.
No, seriously! There was a scheduling conflict at the last moment, and the actor — I can’t name him — couldn’t do it. We had two weeks left to shoot. So the producers basically decided that I should do this because I had read the book so many times. It was the most terrifying performance I ever had to give. It’s stressful enough to be a director and to see it on the monitors every day, watching these actors do this awe-inspiring work … and then you jump in and go, “I’ll take us home, guys!”
I feel like the central line in the film is the one Christopher Meloni delivers: “Men are mostly shits.” Do you subscribe to that?
I don’t, actually. I think the way he delivers it, there’s a pathetic quality in this character. We’re not inherently shits, it’s just our process of dealing. It goes back to the 1950s, the whole idea that you can never be vulnerable.
The book is rather explicit, but the film is kind of timid. There’s no nudity, for one thing. Someone like Neil LaBute, in your place, would have put some pretty explicit stuff on the screen.
My mom asked me not to. Just kidding! There actually isn’t so much explicit stuff in the book. And we had shot footage of the rape scene I’m talking about in the end. We were thinking about splicing it in, in flashes. But in the end, it was a letdown. You’re asking the audience to go on a cerebral journey, and human imagination is more powerful than anything we could show.
You’re entering an interesting company here, a subgenre of these small theatrical films where people talk to the camera. I’m thinking of Tom Noonan’s The Wife, David Hare’s The Designated Mourner.
My biggest mistake in the first draft was to try to make it “cinematic.” Open it up in a million ways. Open with the breakup scene. In other words, answering all the questions for the audience. And you know, it looked like any other movie. So I made a decision to make it nonlinear, because it reflected the book much better.
It’s funny — you’ve gone as far from The Office as you could get, but all this speaking to the camera … well, it’s the signature Office device.
Oh, my God, you made a parallel I’m comfortable with! I didn't even see the parallel until I was done. I was scared people would think I was doing this only to get away from The Office, to be super-dark and cerebral. But you know, this is fine. After all, Brief Interviews is the book that made me want to act to begin with. And The Office is a job you don’t run away from — you beg for that job to come back year after year. So, hopefully, [my sensibility] is somewhere in the middle between the two.
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Filed Under: brief interviews with hideous men, chat room, david foster wallace, john krasinski, movies, the office
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Vulture | 29 Sep 2009 | 3:00 pm
In an entirely anticipated outcome, five Democrats joined all ten Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee to shoot down a public-option amendment proposed by Senator Jay Rockefeller, 15–8. The committee then moved on to a different public-option amendment proposed by Senator Chuck Schumer, which it proceeded to vote down by a slightly smaller margin, 13–10. [MSNBC]
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Filed Under: health care, health carnage, politics, public option, senate
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Daily Intel | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:57 pm
Not everyone is convinced that the recession is over. Judging by his big announcement today, Steve Ross seems to think the worst is behind us. The real estate giant that Ross runs, The Related Companies, now says it plans to resume construction of a giant 1.2-million square foot complex on West 42nd Street that was put on hold when the economy took a tumble last year. Coming soon (or in a few years, at least): a 59-story tower with hotel rooms and rental apartments, massive shopping complex, and collection of Frank Gehry-designed theaters. [Crain's]
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Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:54 pm
Like Scarlett Johansson wasn't already hateable enough, with her pouty lips and her throaty voice and those bosoms that just beg for the hackneyed descriptor "creamy," now she reveals that her marriage to, oh, just one of the most attractive and funny men roaming the planet right now was not a product of meticulous, Georgina Sparks–style manipulation but instead just kind of, oh, happened.
"I never really thought about getting married — it just kind of happened," the actress, 25, tells Glamour for its November issue, hitting newsstands Oct. 6. "It seemed natural, the right thing to do. It was kind of a celebration of the time."
Nice. We bet Ryan Reynolds saw that. And we bet that tonight when Scarlett lays her head on his rock-hard abs, he'll realize that it might not even have been him lying there in their Sutton Place love nest (ScarJo and RyRen are in town — it was in "Page Six" this morning; keep up). It could have just been anyone else that happened to be around. And then he'll have a sudden searing realization that his true love, Daily Intel, is in Brooklyn, whereupon he will sit straight up, knocking Scarlett to the floor by accident, grab his keys — no, wait, hail a taxi — and set off across the bridge, looking out the window at the rain falling while "If You Leave" plays softly in the background. So, yeah. That's what we bet will happen.
Scarlett Johansson Never Thought She'd Get Married [People]
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Filed Under: mahwidge, ryan reynolds, scarlett johansson, sutton place, the most important people in the world
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Daily Intel | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:51 pm
The orgy-inspired hair at Jil Sander.FRAGRANCE
• Meet Mariah Carey tonight at Macy's Herald Square at 5 p.m. as the singer launches her new perfume, Forever. Be one of the first to purchase the $262 scent and receive a keepsake photo and an autographed copy of her new CD, which you'll no doubt cherish ... forever. [Now Smell This]
HAIR
• The tousled hair, smoky eyes, and bare lips at the Jil Sander spring 2010 show were inspired by the orgy scene in the seventies film Zabriskie Point. Hairstylist Paul Hanlon explained he achieved the look by spraying saltwater on dry locks. [Daily Beauty Reporter/Allure]
• Last week, Drew Barrymore had blonde, shoulder-length hair with the bottom two inches dipped in black. However, last night she appeared on Conan O'Brien's show with a bob, black hair removed. [In Style UK]
MAKEUP
• Peach eye shadow emerged as a beauty trend on the Milan runways of Pucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Marni, and Fendi. [StyleList]
NAILS
• Chanel's jade nail polish is the color of the moment, but the label will have another big hue hitting counters in November named Diabolic, a "boozy plum." [Blogdorf Goodman]
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Filed Under: beauty, beauty marks, chanel, drew barrymore, fragrance, hair, jil sander, makeup, mariah carey, nails
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The Cut | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:50 pm
Remember last year when the media ripped Ben Silverman a new one for being responsible for the colossal failure of the Christian Slater action-drama My Own Worst Enemy? Well, today comes news that the ratings of that show's heavily promoted replacement, Trauma, were 23 percent lower. So, Jeff Zucker, you know what this means, don't you? It's high time you admit you made a mistake by putting Vulture hero Ben Silverman out to pasture and do the right thing now by bringing him back! [Live Feed/THR]
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Filed Under: ben silverman, jeff gaspin, jeff zucker, nbc, silvermania, trauma, tv
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Vulture | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:46 pm
Barbie and other childhood blasts from the pasts set to become films.
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ABC News: Entertainment | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:42 pm
Front Page: Trueba, Tornatore films bid for Spain, Italy -- Countries are rushing to get their foreign-language film Oscar entries into the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences before Thursday's 5 p.m. PT deadline.
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Variety.com - Front Page | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:39 pm
So you know it’s gotta be a good one:
Yoyyy, dog saddles.
(via Hahastop, with hat tip to Urlesque.)
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Best Week Ever | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:32 pm
Jil Sander, Prada, and Bottega Veneta.Jil Sander
Raf Simons's confident, unexpected collection divided the critics. Cathy Horyn of the New York Times felt it was one of the strongest shows of the week, calling it "just an astonishing performance — energetic, modern, alive." Fashion Week Daily agreed, asserting that the "masterful" collection was "a beautiful parade of peels, transparencies, and bold scissor work." British Vogue was worried by the distracting soft-core porn film playing on screens above the runway, but allowed that the clothes "were as beautiful and well constructed as ever." Of the eyebrow-raising film, WWD declared, "let's give the chutzpah prize to Raf Simons." Style.com was less amused, asserting that "it was all a bit didactic, not to say distracting to watch, especially as there was already so much — too much, really — going on in the clothes." And Godfrey Deeny of Fashion Wire Daily groused that the clothes "looked like they were half taken apart just before the show," and deemed the result "light years away from the cool patrician understatement of the Jil Sander label." But in the end, "the clothes won out," argued WWD. "They were beautiful, as Simons applied his own deft nature play to high-polish."
Watch a slideshow of the Jil Sander collection.
Prada
Prada's collection wowed most critics, with the exception of an unimpressed Cathy Horyn. Godfrey Deeny of Fashion Wire Daily boldly declared the show as "the best staged, best thought-out, coolest and cleverest seen so far in the international four-city season." WWD felt that the lineup "pulsed with the iron grip of the designer’s womanly control," creating a "beautiful, focused" effect. British Vogue agreed, deeming the collection "[c]lever, unique, shocking, beautiful, ground-breaking ... [and] downright pretty." Style.com found "plenty of the wearable Prada" in the mix — "ignoring the panties and ... semi-sheer cloque baby-doll things," that is — and Christina Binkley of The Wall Street Journal coyly noted that the hacked-off suits and shorn jackets "will be perfect for the corporate executive who is embarking on a round of layoffs that will leave her company equally shorn." Cathy Horyn of the Times disagreed, calling the collection "weak by Prada's standards," and asserting that after the first few looks "Ms. Prada couldn't find more to say." But in the end, the show was well received. "If fashion needed an original vitamin jolt, Prada delivered it," concluded Fashion Week Daily.
Watch a slideshow of the Prada collection.
Bottega Veneta
Tomas Maier's refined, intricately constructed collection impressed the critics. Several noted a departure from the designer's previous work: Godfrey Deeny of Fashion Wire Daily saw a "new, feathery attitude, far removed from the designer's often times heavier-handed approach with heftier fabrics," while Cathy Horyn of the Times noted a "far more engaging and individual view of dressing" than past collections. British Vogue predicted that the showing would "likely be voted one of the most beautiful collections of the season." Style.com fawned over the three colorful iridescent polyester gowns of the finale, asserting, "in Maier's hands, even the synthetic can become the epitome of sophistication." And, of course, WWD and others praised the accessories, including "terrific oversize bags and sexy espadrilles in rich, saturated hues." Though British Vogue lusted after "[p]ossibly the most luxurious tracksuit bottoms in the world," The Wall Street Journal was a bit puzzled by the more casual pieces, wondering "why a woman would turn to a designer as skilled as Mr. Maier ... for what is essentially a fine t-shirt and athletic pants." But overall, "[t]here was plenty of intricate complexity in his masterful architectural silhouettes," concluded Fashion Week Daily.
Watch a slideshow of the Bottega Veneta collection.
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Filed Under: bottega veneta, jil sander, other critics, prada
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The Cut | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:20 pm
A judge has dismissed Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit against CBS, which claimed the network's dismissal of him in the wake of his controversial 2004 report about President George Bush’s military service in Vietnam diminished his reputation and hurt the 77-year-old newsman's employment prospects. Judge James Catterson was fairly harsh on Rather in his ruling. "It would be speculative to conclude that any action taken by CBS would have alone substantially affected [Rather's] market value at that time," he wrote, adding:
“Rather never identified a single opportunity with specified terms that was actually available to him and which he declined to accept because of CBS' actions.”
Rather's lawyers say they plan to appeal, which means we'll get to keep hearing about this until we're all 77 years old.
Breaking: Appellate court dismisses Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS; Rather vows to appeal [Show Tracker/LAT]
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Filed Under: andrew heyward, cbs, cbs news, dan rather, in other news
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Daily Intel | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:17 pm
Tsunami warnings are being issued across the Western and Southern Pacific in response to a massive magnitude 7.9 underwater earthquake near the island nation of Samoa. [USGS]
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Daily Intel | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:12 pm
From left: the Ira Full Skirt ($290); Max Suit ($610); and Judith Outdoor Vest ($415).Rachel Zoe has never made us want a furry vest. But Opening Ceremony's new Where the Wild Things Are collection, created in collaboration with director Spike Jonze, has us longing for not only a furry vest, but furry dresses, skirts, tails, and ears. Prices range from $220 for an Alexander faux-fur miniskirt to $895 for a fur-lined parka, which makes the fabulous Max jumpsuits with tails seem almost like a good buy. (And if you can't afford those, might we suggest these $54.95 pj's as a recession-friendly alternative?)
From left: Carol Flare Coat ($575); Max Sweatshirt ($460); and Douglas Motorcycle Jacket ($565). Photo: openingceremony.us
It's funny how when Opening Ceremony does these kinds of things fashion people salivate, but if, say, Wal-Mart made a Wild Things–inspired onesie and skirt we'd scoff and perhaps mock them. But alas, Miley Cyrus and Spike Jonze are worlds apart. In fact, these pictures make us want to take beasts instead of friends to parties. Maybe Rachel should bring a llama instead of Brad to Paris Fashion Week.
Where The Wild Things Are X Opening Ceremony [Official site]
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Filed Under: fur, movies, opening ceremony, rawr!, where the wild things are
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The Cut | 29 Sep 2009 | 2:05 pm
The gossip news just keeps pouring in today, like Niagara Falls if the water were celebrity gossip and there was 10 times as much of it.
What happened now, you ask? What story could possibly top the Kardashian trio? That’s a dumb thing to ask, voice I made up, because lots of things can. For example, this story about Paris Hilton going to a club in L.A. then left that club and going home:
Just before her big night out, the reality TV star Tweeted on her Twitter page, “Getting ready to go to dinner and then out. Haven’t been out to LA clubs in so long. Should be fun :)”
However, it seems things have changed since the last time Paris partied round these here parts. Only a few hours later, the heiress Tweeted, “On my way home. LA is not what it used to be. Brutal. Can’t wait to get in bed.”
One of these days, the gossip world will just have the guts to post this for a day:
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Best Week Ever | 29 Sep 2009 | 1:57 pm
It sounds like Saturday evening was an eventful one in Greenwich. Apparently a group of residents called the police after they spotted what they thought was a UFO in the sky:
The bright, moving lights in the sky caused several people to call police to report a possible UFO sighting. Some reports indicated there had been 30 to 40 individual lights glowing in the night sky. The questions prompted police to send two marine officers to investigate the sighting.
Needless to say, extra-terrestrials did not decide to make Greenwich their latest stopping off point. So what was it? If you guessed it was 30-40 "genuine oriental sky lanterns" resembling "mini hot-air balloons" set aloft in the sky as part of a fancy birthday party, pat yourself on the back. [Greenwich Time]
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Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 29 Sep 2009 | 1:46 pm
Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein's death last month was an accident caused by "acute intoxication" from a combination of cocaine and prescription drugs, the New York medical examiner said Tuesday.
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CNN.com - Entertainment | 29 Sep 2009 | 1:33 pm
TLC says Jon will appear occasionally.
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ABC News: Entertainment | 29 Sep 2009 | 1:33 pm
The runoff elections for public advocate and comptroller are taking place today, and even fewer New Yorkers are expected to participate than the record-breaking handful that voted on primary day a couple of weeks ago. One poll coordinator, Joseph Lawrence, looked on the bright side, telling the Times that turnout was “better than I expected: maybe 4 percent instead of 2 percent.” Nice! But he also added, "There’s nothing to do, the time just drifts by.” Aw. [City Room/NYT]
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Filed Under: early and often or not at all, elections
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Daily Intel | 29 Sep 2009 | 1:26 pm
Gisele Bündchen on her relationship with photographer Mario Testino: "If someone else asked me to do some of the things Mario does, I would say, no way. But Mario, with that clever way of his, is like, 'Ah, Gisele ... ' and the next thing I know, we’re doing some picture with my butt sticking out. What can I do? It’s hard to say no to him." [Times UK]
Read more posts by Sharon Clott
Filed Under: gisele bundchen, mario testino, model tracker, models, quotables
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The Cut | 29 Sep 2009 | 1:25 pm
If you think you were confused and challenged by the famously labyrinthine plot of "Chinatown," imagine how the screenwriter felt.
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CNN.com - Entertainment | 29 Sep 2009 | 1:23 pm
Remember last week when the mayor asked New Yorkers to paint their rooftops white to save on energy, but didn't bother to glance at his own roof before dishing out the advice to everyone else? He's at it again. A few weeks after Mayor Bloomberg and the Department of Health announced plans to wage war on sugary beverages comes word that the agency's main lobby features—yes, you guessed it—a big vending machine stocked with soft drinks. Now someone just needs to snap a photo of the mayor sneaking a cigarette behind City Hall and our week will be complete. [NYP]
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Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 29 Sep 2009 | 1:23 pm
EVENTS
• Head to Bloomingdale's for the launch of The End, the new book by photographer Rodney Smith. Shop the new Theory Men's Collection and receive an autographed Rodney Smith poster with a Theory purchase of $200 or more. 1000 Third Ave., at 59th St., men's mid-level (212-705-2000); 6 p.m.
• Thistle & Clover is hosting a trunk show for handbag designer Aki Kano. Meet Kano and shop her collection of leather goods and bags. Hors d'oeuvre will be served. 221 DeKalb Ave., nr. Clermont Ave., Fort Greene, Brooklyn (718-855-5577); 4–8.
SALES
STARTING TOMORROW
• Jewelry and python and leather handbags are up to 60 percent off at the Ted Rossi sample sale. Through 10/2. 15 E. 30th St., nr. Fifth Ave., Ste. 300 (212-683-1726); W–F (10–7).
• W Hotel the Store is having a sample sale, offering up to 75 percent off jewelry, accessories, handbags, shoes, beauty products, gifts, and more. The LaRok Nile dress is $70 (originally $278), the Wink Mia jumper is $38 (originally $152), Gorjana Poppy stack rings are $35 (originally $70), and the Madison Marcus Lunar Bow dress is $72 (originally $285). Through 10/3. 265 W. 37th St., nr. Eighth Ave., Ste. 703; W–F (10–7), S (10–4).
ENDING TOMORROW
• Show a boarding pass or plane ticket at any Olive & Bette's boutique and receive $20 off your purchase of $75 or more. Various hours and locations.
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Filed Under: fashion calendar, sales, shopping
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The Cut | 29 Sep 2009 | 1:00 pm
Hedge fund mogul Dan Loeb paid $45 million for one of the city's poshest apartments last year, a 10,000-square-foot penthouse at 15 Central Park West. His move-in, however, didn't go so smoothly, it seems. It's unclear what took place precisely, but the moving company that Loeb and his wife Margaret hired to help them settle in, Auer's Moving & Rigging, filed a lawsuit against the couple in Manhattan Supreme Court earlier this year claiming breach of contract. (Panorama on the Park LLC, which is also listed as a defendant, is the company Loeb set up to acquire the property.) The high-end moving company is demanding that Loeb cough up the $98,689.07 which it says it's owed. Last week, though, an attorney for the Loebs responded to the suit by filing a motion to dismiss. So what went wrong? Was the prickly hedge fund manager's grand piano damaged by a faulty crane? Did a burly mover accidentally step on Biggie, the couple's miniature pinscher? The legal papers don't indicate why Loeb decided to withhold payment—let's hope that Biggie wasn't harmed—but you can review the documents for yourself below.
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Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 29 Sep 2009 | 12:24 pm
Mel Gibson's Beaver Puppet
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ABC News: Entertainment | 29 Sep 2009 | 11:48 am
AP - Italian designers are in the mood for recession romance, combating hard times with soft, sensual and above all safe styles.
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Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 29 Sep 2009 | 11:47 am
In a rare gossip-site milestone of family excellence, all three Kardashian sisters managed to have a story about them on the Us Weekly homepage simultaneously this morning:
The ball is in your court, Jonas Brothers. Better hurry up and have that fairytale wedding and invite Kelly Osbourne so she can later describe it.
UPDATE (2:43 PM): Make that four…
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Best Week Ever | 29 Sep 2009 | 11:30 am
Scarlett Johansson walking to the gym with Ryan Reynolds in Midtown ... Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber sitting on a stoop in SoHo ... Kate Hudson driving a car ... Sienna Miller walking her dog on Prince Street ... Jon Gosselin shopping in SoHo ... Hugh Jackman getting in an SUV with his wife and kids (and later picking pumpkins in Connecticut) ... Shia LaBeouf hanging out on the set of Wall Street 2 ... Matt Damon walking to the set of The Adjustment Bureau near Rockefeller Center ... Mary Louise Parker hugging new boyfriend Charlie Mars on the sidewalk ... and Whitney Port walking by herself in the East Village.
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Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 29 Sep 2009 | 11:30 am
Front Page: Court says anchor failed to support claims -- A New York appellate court has dismissed Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit against CBS, saying the Eye's former anchorman failed to support his breach of contract claim stemming from the fallout over Rather's controversial 2004 "60 Minutes II" segment about President Bush.
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Variety.com - Front Page | 29 Sep 2009 | 11:18 am
So did Bernie Madoff attempt to atone for his sins on Yom Kippur yesterday? That's hard to say, although prison officials say they did give him the chance to take the day off from his usual work detail: "Prison officials would not say if Madoff, serving a 150-year sentence, took advantage of the day off on the holiest day of the year in the Jewish faith or whether he participated in an evening prayer session with other Jewish inmates on what is a day of atonement and repentance." [ABC News]
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Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 29 Sep 2009 | 11:16 am
Kelly Would Say "No, Thank You" to Playboy
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ABC News: Entertainment | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:59 am
Guess how we will be spending this coming Hanukkah? In addition to our usual Duck Tales-like backstroke through a pool full of fried latkies and chocolate-covered coins, we will be blasting an entirely new addition to our usual Hanukah Jam ouevre. That’s because the one and only Neil Diamond has gone ahead and covered Adam Sandler’s “Chanukah Song” on his upcoming MUST BUY album ‘A Cherry, Cherry Christmas’. (Title = Genius.) According to The Spinner blog, who gets the credit for finding this:
When Neil Diamond — who’s been called the “Jewish Elvis” — wanted to include a song about the festival lights on his third Christmas album, he turned to an unlikely source: Adam Sandler.
Diamond even addresses the dearth of Chanukah songs at the beginning of his version, saying, “There are so many beautiful Christmas songs around and so few Chanukah songs, so I thought we’d try this one for you.”
Well, it was either this or “Forever in Jew Jeans.” And no one really wants to hear that.
Here’s the song!
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Best Week Ever | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:58 am
"Jon & Kate Plus 8" is about to be rechristened "Kate Plus Eight."
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FOXNews.com | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:58 am
Forget your cheap prat falls, stunt doubles, and Wild N’ Crazy Kids style racetracks — Conan O’Brien is the type of man who will literally suffer a concussion for his late night art.
Granted, the fall was incredibly unintentional, and Conan was horribly disoriented for hours afterward and couldn’t finish his show, but that goes with the territory of being the most-concussed late night host of our era:
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Best Week Ever | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:49 am
DJ AM died accidentally from a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs and cocaine, the medical examiner's office ruled Tuesday.
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FOXNews.com | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:43 am
Today is the Democratic primary runoff for comptroller and public advocate. As expected, the turnout has been incredibly light. (So light, in fact, that some poll workers have been nodding off on the job, reports the Times.) If you'd like to do your civic duty today—or just startle a napping poll worker—you have until 9PM to do so and you can find your local polling station here. [NYT]
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Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:31 am
AP - The Avett Brothers, "I and Love and You" (Columbia/American)
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Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:21 am
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ABC News: Entertainment | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:14 am
NYC medical examiner: DJ AM died from cocktail of prescription drugs, cocaine.
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ABC News: Entertainment | 29 Sep 2009 | 10:06 am
2009 has been a sort of defining year for legendary tennis sister Serena Williams. Forget her tennis playing. This is the year we’ve watched Serena grow into a hot-blooded terrifying young woman.
First, her infamous breakdown on the court during the U.S. Open semi-final match, where Serena got all medieval on some poor line judge’s ass, screaming “I swear to God, I’m f—— going to take this f—— ball and shove it down your f—— throat, you hear that? I swear to God.” (Dashes kept in tact re: ladylikeness.) It was soooo one of these moments, amiritegirls?
Now, Serena is jingling this blood-thirsty theme she’s got going on all the way to the bank, as she is now the new face of Tampax brand tampons (”The Absorbiest!”). Talk about line judging… The ad features Serena trying to act her way out of a cardboard box, and not really succeeding. The “Aunt Flo” character on the other hand? Genius!* (*Sarcasm.**) (**Who are we kidding, we love period puns.)
Well, you know the old saying: There’s no such thing as bled publicity. Check out the ad here:
Move over, death and taxes. Litigation involving Michael Jackson is yet another inevitability we can set our clocks by.
The late singer's estate is embroiled in two new lawsuits,...
