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Tokyo film festival opens with 'green' carpet (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Oct 2009 | 4:27 am Tokyo film festival opens with 'green' carpet (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Oct 2009 | 4:27 am Clooney promotes 'Up in the Air' at Rome film fest (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Oct 2009 | 4:24 am Birkhead says he saw Anna Nicole Smith take drugs (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:34 am Birkhead says he saw Anna Nicole Smith take drugs (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:34 am Obama poster artist admits error"HOPE" poster, admitted Friday that he didn't use the Associated Press photo he originally claimed his work was based on but instead used a picture the news organization had claimed was...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:14 am O'Brien, NJ Mayor Turn Facetious Feud Into ComedyNewark, NJ, Mayor Cory Booker, Conan O'Brien turn facetious feud into comedy on 'Tonight Show'Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:26 am Artist Admits Using Other Photo for 'Hope' PosterLos Angeles-based street artist admits using other AP photo as basis for Obama 'Hope' posterSource: ABC News: Entertainment | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:21 am Artist admits using other photo for 'Hope' poster (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:20 am Artist admits using other photo for 'Hope' poster (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:17 am Artist admits using other photo for 'Hope' poster (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:17 am Family at center of balloon saga under scrutiny - The Associated Press
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:51 am Guests for the Sunday TV news shows___ ABC's "This Week" _ David Axelrod, White House senior adviser. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" _ White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel; Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and John Cornyn,Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:44 am Conan and Newark, NJ, mayor turn facetious feud into comedyNEWARK, N.J. - Conan O'Brien and Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker have turned their frivolous feud into comedy on NBC's "Tonight Show." During an appearance together on Friday night,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:17 am Michael Jackson's ex-wife seeking $500K in lawsuitLOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's ex-wife Deborah Rowe claims a Florida woman should be found liable for nearly $500,000 in damages for statements she made in a television interview. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:16 am Michael Jackson's ex-wife seeking $500K in lawsuit (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:31 am O'Brien, NJ mayor turn facetious feud into comedy (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:05 am Michael Jackson's ex-wife seeking $500K in lawsuitMichael Jackson's ex-wife Deborah Rowe claims a Florida woman should be found liable for nearly $500,000 in damages for statements she made in a television interview. Rowe sued Rebecca...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:41 pm Rock band Editors open new chapter with 3rd albumWith dark, powerful "In this light and on this evening", coming out this week, British rock group Editors open a new chapter and swap guitars for synthesisers in a third album that recalls...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:18 pm Tom Smith, lead singer of the EditorsFile picture shows Tom Smith, lead singer of the British rock band Editors. With dark, powerful "In this light and on this evening", coming out this week, Editors open a new chapter and swap guitars for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:18 pm Chris Urbanowicz performing liveFile picture shows Editors' guitarist Chris Urbanowicz performing live. With dark, powerful "In this light and on this evening", coming out this week, the British rock group open a new chapter and swap...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:18 pm O'Brien, NJ mayor turn facetious feud into comedyNEWARK, N.J. Conan O'Brien and Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker have turned their frivolous feud into comedy on NBC's "Tonight Show." During an appearance together on Friday night, they...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:13 pm TLC suing Jon Gosselin - MiamiHerald.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:01 pm John Mayer, Kanye West, Adolf Hitler Bring on the Balloon Boy Parodies! When you have a national news story involving a giant balloon, a puking kid and a farting dad, the genius it's bound to inspire is endless.
And by genius, we mean totally tacky...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:33 pm Mysterious Maladys: Is Sarah Michelle Gellar's Pilot Dead at HBO? Sarah Michelle Gellar's personal life is going swimmingly—her daughter Charlotte was born last month—but her career has been seemingly trapped in professional purgatory for...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:08 pm Obama poster artist admits errorArtist Shepard Fairey, who designed the famous Obama "HOPE" poster, says he was mistaken about which Associated Press photo he based his work on and that he tried to hide his wrongdoing.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:01 pm NYC pop culture show draws TV and sports celebsA three-day love-in devoted to pop culture opened Friday with William Shatner unveiling his new comic book and fans geeking out on the latest video games, toys and electronics. It was...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:39 pm Xavier Dolan's debut feature tops Vancouver International Film FestivalVANCOUVER, B.C. - Montreal filmmaker Xavier Dolan's much praised first feature film has won the Vancouver International Film Festival's jury prize for best Canadian film. Dolan's "I...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Oct 2009 | 8:57 pm Larry Birkhead: Anna Nicole Suffered Seizures, Popped Pills on Daily Basis Today's star attraction in the Anna Nicole Smith drug-plying case/circus: none other than her baby daddy Larry Birkhead.
Unlike the graphic testimony given earlier this week,...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 7:10 pm Tips Welcome [Reminders] Have some info you'd like to share with us? You can email us at tips@cityfile.com or use this form to send us a tip anonymously. (Or, if you prefer, you can always call us at 1-888-940-1999 and leave a message.) Interested in discussing advertising opportunities? Contact us at sales@cityfile.com and we'll get right back to you. Thanks! Source: Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 16 Oct 2009 | 7:00 pm Meghan McCain says 'Don't call me a slut!' - Los Angeles Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:36 pm Billboard CD reviews: Lyle Lovett, Brian McKnight (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:32 pm 'This Is It' footage shows Michael Jackson's take-charge style - Los Angeles Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:27 pm [Roundup: Eating & Drinking]• Will Café des Artistes be reborn one of these days? A number of investors have expressed an interest in reviving the famed venue, apparently. [Crain's] Source: Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:18 pm Eau de Bradshaw [Launches] What would Carrie Bradshaw smell like if you could bottle her? Sarah Jessica Parker is launching a Carrie-inspired perfume, it turns out, so now we have the answer! Italian mandarin, white osmanthus, wild red strawberries, gardenia, honeysuckle, mimosa, red rose damascenia, sandalwood, vanilla absolute, rum, and creamy musks. All that's missing, clearly, is a time machine so you could go back to a point in history when you might have been interested in smelling like Carrie Bradshaw. [WWD] Source: Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:47 pm Fug Girls: Melrose Place’s Katie Cassidy Is the Next ‘It’ Girl Katie Cassidy’s Melrose Place character Ella is that show’s heir apparent to Heather Locklear's Amanda Woodward: conniving, short-skirted, and snarky (but, mercifully, without Amanda's affinity for wearing mules). She's the best thing about the Melrose reboot — you know that's true when barely anyone talks about how she's David Cassidy's daughter — and as such, Katie is inching her way toward red-carpet omnipresence. But an "It" girl is nothing without her wardrobe, and refreshingly, Katie appears to understand that, eschewing leggings and pasties in favor of frocks that display actual old-fashioned effort. Dive into the slideshow to check out her sartorial handiwork. Read more posts by The Fug Girls Filed Under: fug girls, katie cassidy, melrose place, new york fugging city, tv
Source: The Cut | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:39 pm Week in Review: John Mayer’s Empty Promises Have you ever heard John Mayer play guitar? He's really good. You know what else he's really good at? Giving us lots of easy page views with threats of forceful sodomy — thanks, John! Jimmy Kimmel pulled a Letterman, Wes Anderson's cinematographer pulled a Megan Fox, Fox gave Dollhouse another stay of execution, NBC ruined Thanksgiving, Kanye found inner peace, chaos reigned, Maurice Sendak gave you some advice, Vulture rapped with Mad Men stars Bryan Batt and Vincent Kartheiser, Michael Jackson showed up Prince and made Paul Anka richer, Bob Saget saved Bye Bye Birdie (but not from Ben Brantley), we counted down music's greatest mentors, the Pythons got back together, New York caused Letterman's extortion (and maybe his retirement), Balloon Boy reminded us of something, and these movies gave us nightmares. Till tomorrow! Read more posts by Lane Brown Filed Under: john mayer, roll credits
Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:25 pm Greenwich Residents Forced to Sell Heirlooms Off the Side of the Highway Once a handsome, genteel suburb, Greenwich, Connecticut, has fallen into disrepair over the past year, as its residents struggle with increases in crime, unemployment, and vermin. Now, a new horror: Some of the city's relatively poor denizens have taken to wrapping themselves in last season's Chanel and selling their gold jewelry on the side of the highway. "They show up dressed very fancy, maybe wearing their Rolexes,” the president of Westport, Connecticut–based Cash for Gold, which has been holding appraisal sessions at the Hyatt Hotel off 95, tells Bloomberg. But one look at the sellers' hollow eyes and starved bodies, and he can see the truth: They're desperate. Selling this jewelry is their last hope. The gold is the last match in their bundle. Take Jill Kalman, 47, of Norwalk, who showed up at a recent event, where she sold a locket from her college days and a ring of her father's. “I’m trying to fund a dream,” the communications consultant said of her plan to find voiceover work. “I wanted to be the next Meredith Viera [sic], but I am getting a little long in the tooth.”
Greenwich Jewelry Turns to Cash as Gold Reaches $1,000 an Ounce [Bloomberg] Read more posts by Jessica Pressler Filed Under: connecticut, greenwich, real estate, the end of greenwich, the greatest depression
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:18 pm Ted Turner: My Millions Were ‘Kind of Like a Joint’ Ted Turner's interview with Bloomberg TV, the one in which he says he wishes he was still in charge of CNN, came out today. In it, he discussed nostalgically the times when he did have the money to throw himself into any project he wanted: "If you were around at the time, I gave everybody a hundred thousand dollars if they came up with anything," Turner said. "I just couldn't hold onto it. I wanted to keep it moving. I get a dollar, I give it to you, you spend it, somebody else gets it. You know, pass it around. You know, it's kind of like a joint — you just pass it around, light it up, you know, share with your friends."
Turner Lost CNN, Fonda, Fortune, Feels ‘Like a Dummy’ [Bloomberg] Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: cnn, potheads, ted turner, white men with money
According to an inside source, Beyonce will don a feathered dress and Lady G, ‘something wild... the fashion is sick and insane.’ We’ve seen one, leaked, backstage photo of Lady G, wearing a white leotard, elbow length white gloves (very A/W 09) and canary yellow heels.
Talking Point: The Lady GaGa love in [Grazia UK] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: beyonce, divas, lady gaga, sick and insane
Source: The Cut | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:05 pm LCD Soundsystem Is Back and Not Better Than Ever Earlier this month, the long-dormant LCD Soundsystem awoke and posted a bare-bones message on its Facebook page: “Record: March. Tour: After.” Hooray! Then last week they announced that the first single they’ll release since 2007’s “Sound of Silver” would not be an original cut, but a cover of “Bye Bye Bayou” by Suicide’s Alan Vega. Boo! There is a silver lining though: Turns out the track, now streaming, is a grand departure from the original; also, turns out we’ve never — sorry, music-cred police — actually heard the original. So, new to us! How’s the actual song? Very disco-y, very ambling, very long ... kind of a dud, actually. We’ll call the whole thing a wash. Listen to "Bye Bye Bayou" at 22tracks.com Read more posts by Amos Barshad Filed Under: lcd soundsystem, music, right-click
Source: Vulture | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm Experts fear effects of media on 'balloon boy'The young child known as the "balloon boy" appeared sickly on NBC's "Today" show Friday morning. With his eyes adrift, 6-year-old Falcon Heene leaned his tiny head against his father before he vomited -- right in front of the cameras.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:50 pm Nick Cannon Wants to Be Ike Turner for Halloween With Halloween just two weeks away, we asked Nick Cannon if he and his wife, Mariah Carey, plan to dress up as a couple when we caught up with him last night at Keep a Child Alive's Sixth Annual Black Ball. "Yeah, we're going to do something," he told us. "I want to be Ike and Tina, but she doesn't want to offend Tina Turner. I think it’s an honor." View more in our Party Lines slideshow. Read more posts by Bennett Marcus Filed Under: halloween, mariah carey, nick cannon, party lines
Source: Vulture | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:45 pm Old Paintings of Drunk People: Vivienne Westwood’s $367 Million Secret? Cathy Horyn profiles Vivienne Westwood in the new issue of T hitting stands Sunday. Horyn notes Westwood resisted selling out to big companies. In the early nineties, a prominent investor chose to back another London label instead of hers. Westwood, whose empire does about $367 million in sales a year, responds, "They could have made money with me. They lost it. I’m a woman. I’m like household management or whatever it is. I would never spend more than I have." So what is Westwood's secret to success, aside from not really giving a damn about what other people think and not knowing who Kanye West is? What has remained constant in her design is Westwood’s attention to cut. Lately it’s been infused with a feeling of improv, a D.I.Y. quality that goes back to her punk years. In her spring 2009 collection, she made black chiffon trousers that were cut and worn like chaps over another garment. She said they were based on 17th-century Dutch paintings ‘‘where somebody is just lying down drunk and you can see into the top of the pants.’’
The Queen V [T/NYT] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: cult of personality, designers, vivienne westwood
Source: The Cut | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:45 pm Sheriff States the Obvious on Balloon Clan: "This Is Not a Typical American Family"UPDATE: Listen to the 911 call made by Mayumi Heene yesterday in which she cries to the operator that her son took off 20 minutes beforehand in a "flying...
Dirty 'Birdie' secrets [NYP] Related: Just Put on a Happy Face [NYM] Read more posts by Lane Brown Filed Under: ben brantley, broadway, bye bye birdie, gina gershon, john stamos, micheal riedel, stamospocalypse
What do you think of Padma's maternitywear? Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: alicia keys, iman, keep a child alive, look of the day, padma lakshmi
Source: The Cut | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:15 pm Ruben Diaz Sr. Standing Up to State Senators Who Want Monserrate to Step Down Five Democratic state senators have called for the voluntary resignation of their fellow caucus member Hiram Monserrate, who just yesterday was convicted of misdemeanor assault against his girlfriend. Monserrate was trying to briskly move on — announcing his engagement to the Four other Democrats — senators Brian Foley, Dave Valesky, Darrel Aubertine, and Neil Breslin — jumped on the bandwagon shortly after. Foley went so far as to threaten that if Monserrate didn't voluntarily resign, he'd set into motion impeachment procedures. Enter Ruben Diaz, avenging angel. Diaz released a press release excoriating his colleagues for ganging up on Monserrate:
This fiery statement is a little misleading: After Sabini's plea deal in 2007, the New York City Democratic machine forced Sabini out in 2008, allowing Monserrate himself to run in his district to replace him. But Diaz is right in one respect: His colleagues' anger at Monserrate is probably not just over the slashing incident. Most likely they're still seething over Monserrate and Espada's revolt against their own party over the summer, causing an Albany circus that humiliated the Senate (and the entire state), fractured their caucus, and left the power-greedy Pedro Espada in charge of the body. Also, you know, Monserrate will be sentenced on December 4. If he gets a few months' jail time, which seems unlikely but is possible, that would extend into the session next year. And nobody wants someone from their caucus serving from jail. On the flip side, Diaz's motives are also impure: Without Monserrate, his precious "Gang of Four" will be down to three — and his remaining two compatriots, Pedro Espada and Carl Kruger, are likely to face some tough questions from constituents over their loyalty during the coming election year. His power to hold the Democratic caucus hostage to his demands would be severely impaired with the loss of Monserrate (who, no doubt, wouldn't make it past next fall anyway, if the Sabini example of Queens Democratic politics is anything to go by). In case you're wondering, meanwhile, the Senate GOP has already told the Daily News that they don't want Monserrate, a former double-crosser, on their team either. Dem Opposition To Monserrate Mounts; GOP Doesn't Want Him, Either [Daily Politics/NYDN] Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: ballsy crimes, hiram monserrate, liz krueger, oh albany!, state senate
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:15 pm "Stepfather" remake makes little sense - Reuters
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:14 pm "Stepfather" remake makes little sense (Reuters)Reuters - In "The Stepfather," you know who the killer is, his MO and who his intended victims are. So you wait for his innocent prey to catch on -- or not. This doesn't have to be a static or idiotic situation, but alas it is in this remake of Joseph Ruben's uneven but memorable 1987 thriller. The Screen Gems release opened Friday (October 16).Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:10 pm Billboard singles reviews: Michael Jackson, Black Eyed Peas (Reuters)Reuters - The controversy over its origins aside, "This Is It" -- released October 12 on Michael Jackson's official Web site -- is yet another testament to the fact that the King of Pop was very much full of life when he died. "I never heard a single word about you/Falling in love wasn't my plan/I never thought that I would be your lover/Come on please, dear, understand," Jackson belts in his high-pitched, vibrating tenor.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:09 pm Do Celeb Do-Gooders Actually Do Any, Uh, Good? Yet another star, Mia Farrow, has spoken out for poor people. Does that translate into dollars or just "awareness"?
—Haro, Wisconsin
I love awareness. Such a fine...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:01 pm A Peek Inside the Shadowy World of Twilight Fan Fiction The face that launched a thousand penis euphemisms. Natasha Vargas-Cooper talked to some ladies who write self-described "smut" fan fiction on the popular site Twilighted.com, and they come across as a kind of fight club for middle-class moms and bored pink-collar workers. Becca, for example:
Few participants would talk to Natasha — it seems the first rule of smutty Twilight fan fiction is don't talk about smutty Twilight fan fiction. Also, we're amused that the lady who started the site, pictured in the post, is described as being "in her late '30s." It's not even mean to point out: Now, that's a fantasy. [Awl] Read more posts by Lindsay Robertson Filed Under: fan fiction, kristen stewart, robert pattinson, stephenie meyer, twilight
Source: Vulture | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:00 pm Anna Nicole's end: Drugs from baby bottleAs the new spokesmodel for Trimspa diet pills in 2003, Anna Nicole Smith was a bubbly picture of health.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:58 pm Erin Wasson Is in the J.Crew Catalogue Well, this is weird: Erin Wasson is in the new J.Crew catalogue. Why? Sales of her RVCA line aren't enough to maintain her minimalist Venice Beach bum lifestyle? Her perky office-lady side looks forced, but we would like to shake the hand of whoever at J.Crew decided to forever capture her eating a necklace. [Pipeline/Refinery 29] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: erin wasson, jcrew, models, wtf
Source: The Cut | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:50 pm Case of Sarah Jessica Parker's Snooped-On Surrogate Gets Court Date Forget Sex and the City. This Sarah Jessica Parker sequel is playing in the boonies.
A trial date has been set for two Ohio police chiefs accused of orchestrating a break-in at the home...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:47 pm 'New Moon' Soundtrack: A Track-By-Track Breakdown - MTV.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:46 pm Let’s Just Go Ahead and Call the Winner of Celebrity Apprentice 3Well, it’s that time of year again: The new roster for Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice 3 has been announced, and as expected, it features both people you haven’t heard from in 2 years, people you haven’t heard from in 5 years, those you thought were dead, and even some you’ve definitely never heard of at all. Still, as this remains our favorite guilty pleasure on television, we figure it’s never too early to figure out in what order these people will be eliminated. And sure, we may not be 100 percent accurate, but we stand by our #1 choice with every ounce of our physical being.
12th Actress Holly Robinson Peete. This just goes to show, kids: Have one small role on Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, and ride that wave for the next 20 years. It also helps to marry a famous athlete. Needless to say, she’s flying on the first episode. Meanwhile, Marc Curry would totally not say no if you wanted to Paypal him like $5. 11th Writer and Comedian Carol Leifer, who wrote for “Seinfeld“ Carol’s a comedic genius, but sadly, due to Joan Rivers‘ win last year, has no shot at winning the title. Look for her to go early on. Ironically, the Seinfeld character based on her, Elaine, would have probably won the whole damn thing. 10th Australian Celebrity Chef Curtis Stone Take Home Chef was perhaps one of my favorite shows of all time (sorry The Honeymooners) thanks in large part to Curtis Stone’s charm and accent. Then he started going on The Today Show to “talk” about “stuff”, and we quickly realized he’s not really that “smart”. And Donnie T don’t stand for idiots (who have penises). 
9th Baseball Enthusiast Darryl Strawberry Will get arrested doing lines with George H. Ross. 8th Olympic gold-medal swimmer Summer Sanders Don’t know her, but a quick Google search shows she won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. We’d tell you more, but our nightcaps were just dry-cleaned and “snooze”. 7th Bret Michaels (No Explanation Necessary) Here’s where we get interesting. Bret Michaels will clearly be the “Stephen Baldwin” of this season. He’s the guy no one gives credit to, but who will end up secretly (maybe?) being smart and kind and having some insight into things the others don’t see. That, or he’ll give Ivanka the Herp and be thrown out by Donald himself, DJ Jazzy Jeff style. ps VH1 REPRESENT. 6th Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich No way will Donald let the only other head of hair able to compete with his own win this thing. Peace out, Blaggo. 5th Wrestler Maria Kanellis Maria is this season’s token unfamous hot girl. Which means she’ll definitely make it to the top 5 if Trump has anything to do with it. Seriously, she could publicly grapefruit spoon her brains out of her earholes and will still be guaranteed a spot in the top 5. 4th Cyndi Lauper A legend. Arguably the most famous and accomplished person on the show this season. She’ll add much needed spunk to the cast, and who knows… if there’s a Sitar challenge, maybe she’ll win the whole thing. 3rd Wrestler Goldberg We’re not too familiar with the work of Goldberg, but judging by his picture, he will “Jesse James” his way into the finale. 2nd Sharon Osbourne Love Sharon, think she’s probably the wittiest and sharpest of the entire cast. Trump knows this. She’ll be in the Top 2, mark our words. Unless Ozzie manages to f**k things up as usual. 1st Sinbad SINBAD IS GOING TO WIN THE ENTIRE MOTHERF**KING THING. HE’S SINBAD, YOU GUYS, HE CANNOT LOSE. WATCH FOR IT!
Read more posts by Jessica Pressler Filed Under: amazing things, ballsy crime, ballsy crime with a fucking theme song, galleon, raj rajaratnam
The Flash: Olivia and Bryce's new patient Ned Ned arrives in the hospital fourteen days after almost drowning when the city bus he was on plowed into a pond during the blackout. He came to after his 137 seconds, still listening to Björk's "It's Oh So Quiet" on headphones — which serves as a clever soundtrack to this flashback-to-the-flash-forward opener — and feeling incredibly serene in the face of calamity. He saves a woman from drowning, along with himself, and only goes to the hospital after feeling some pain in his gut. The reason for this geeky white boy's incredible calm? He flashed to seeing himself confidently sauntering into a trendy nightclub, and catching a glimpse in a mirror of his newly pigmented, African-American–seeming skin tone. The Upshot: Olivia dives into operating on the hematoma in (around?) Ned's liver, while Bryce tries to convince her that Ned's flash means he has Addison's disease — a condition that would complicate surgery and change his skin pigmentation. Olivia wants to fight Bryce, and reject the truth of these flash-forwards, because she can't deal with the idea of falling in love with her autistic boy patient's dad, Lloyd Simcoe. After Ned nearly dies on the operating table, she starts to face ... the power of fate. Absurd Moment #2: Yellow-cake uranium that's actually "yellow cake" weed. Absurd Moment #3: Jesus is my Episco-pal! Absurd Moment #4: Mark Benford knows Arabic. What Else? We're introduced to a new FBI agent, Gough (Lee Thompson Young), who we see checking the Mosaic website for a woman named Celia. Janis is nowhere to be seen. Read more posts by Jay Barmann Filed Under: fastforward, overnights, tv
Source: Vulture | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:30 pm David Beckham Sparks Facial-Hair Outbreak; Fergie to Launch Fragrance David Beckham and his facial hair. HAIR FRAGRANCE • Sarah Jessica Parker is launching another fragrance named SJP NYC, which is inspired by her Sex and the City character Carrie Bradshaw. It will debut in May 2010. [WWD] MAKEUP • Halle Berry brought back the heavy-lip-liner look last night when she attended the Keep a Child Alive's Sixth Annual Black Ball. Are we ready for a return of stenciled kissers? [Beauty Counter/Style.com] Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: beauty marks
Source: The Cut | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:30 pm Bethenny Frankel Blogs About The Real Housewives of Atlanta: "All Hell's Gonna Break Loose" Sheree and Kim are hanging out? Wow, we Housewives are resilient. I must say, as Andy Cohen would put it, Kim and Sheree had some serious hair systems going on. It does look great though. The...
Watch as Tyra becomes a hyperactive ten year old boy when describing what this procedure is exactly. To be fair, “stick a tube in your booty and suck the poo out of you” is a real medical phrase. You may want to put down your Cheesy Blasters before watching this: History in the making, folks. Tyra has already guaranteed a page in the Guinness Book of World Records. I’m pretty sure The Smithsonian is going to have to dedicate a whole wing for this one… or at least a bathroom, am I right?? High five! Poo! Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:00 pm Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Gets Kareem Abdul-Jabbar–Related Question Wrong on Celebrity Jeopardy! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got laughs last night while appearing on celebrity Jeopardy! with fellow guests Soledad O'Brien and Michael McKean. When asked a question to which the answer was Bill Walton, Abdul-Jabbar answered with his own name, apparently forgetting he was never a Trail Blazer. Alex Trebek saying "you're gonna love this" before the question might have set Kareem up for the wrong answer. Hilarity — and a head-slap — ensued. Read more posts by Lindsay Robertson Filed Under: alex trebek, jeopardy!, kareem abdul-jabbar
Source: Vulture | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:00 pm Gossip Girl Isn’t in Love With You, You Moron Do you think she wears this on dates with Vanya? This week, Gossip Girl taught us the joys of telling the truth and the value of taking a leap. We watched Lily and Rufus fall apart (again) and come together (again), saw Little J embrace her Queen-dom (with Blair’s approval), and gasped as Georgina Sparks unleashed the love-child secret. In the comments, you debated Dan’s choice of computer for street-IM-ing, the timeline of Sonic Youth’s musical career, and Lily's fashion choices, and swooned over Chuck’s pillow talk (and, of course, Dorota, who loves you back). And surprisingly, you felt genuine concern for Carter’s future. Looks like you're all a bunch of pansies. Below, your best comments, compiled this week by all-star commenter Annie_in_NY. Realer Than Vanessa Not Attending the Loft Wedding Because She Can’t Watch the Man She Loves Get Married • There’s no guest room because Rufus and Lily are acquiring children faster than Brangelina. Soon they’ll all be bunked up like the Brady Bunch. Jenny and Eric are totally Bobby and Cindy. Plus 10 —Judgement_Face • Plus 5 for Nate watching Babe with Blair. I bet he cried at the end too. —Destynee • When Georgina approached Vanessa from behind I thought she was going to snap her neck. Plus 5 for the way she made peekaboo look menacing. —countrymaeve • Georgina had Poppy deported? Plus only 1 because I expected a lot more from Georgina Sparks, like making her into a drug mule or killing her and donating her body organs to scientific research. —peterpanda94 • Plus 10 for the way Serena says “Im a genius” because not even SHE believes something that ridiculous. And then the dumb blonde runs off to play with someone else’s shoes, so plus another 5 for that. —NurseLuvBass • Vanessa is wearing a vanessa inspired look from the anna sui for target line? plus 5 —miserable • “You buy a girl a ring. You tell her you love her. What- did you make her breakfast as well?” Plus 2 for Serena getting to the crux of the matter. Because out of all the things that Carter has done, forcing defenseless socialites to eat high-calorie sugary carbs in the morning is the worst. —BlairCorneliaBass • A touchdown for Bree’s cousins playing DL at Arnett Mead. AM is the arch rival of the Dillon Panthers on Friday Night Lights Plus 6. —ACharmer • Plus 5 for the final scene fading out on Serena and Nate, bookends of heartbreak in the same doorway foreshadowing their inevitable coupling. But minus 3 because this is coming at least a season late. —sunnywalker • Plus 15 for Dan recognizing (after the fact) that Scott’s Lincoln Hawk fanboy thing must have been a ruse, while remaining oblivious to the fact that Scott played him the exact same way with his “fan letter.” This gets positive points for character consistency. —suspenders_not_belts Faker Than Vanessa Taking a Cab • Minus 3 for Dan saying he’s a terrible IM flirter. Dan is a writer! IM flirting should be his medium! —timmyinboston • No one from Texas would ever say they are from “the south.” Texans are Texans before they are Americans. Minus 5 —TMT337 • It’s official - Jenny is going to be Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas for Halloween. Plus/minus 3 —bklynkitty • Obviously the writers want to make us believe that the 30-something actress playing Lily is actually old enough to be the 20-something actress playing Serena’s mom. Nevertheless, she would still have wedding pictures that were in COLOR. She is not that old. Minus 2 —onefunnottwofuns • Minus 5 for Blair being so excited about the wedding at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. Even if it’s one of the most desirable places to get married in the city, it’s still Brooklyn - and Blair Waldorf doesn’t do Brooklyn. —headbandlove • Rufus: “I have to find him! Vanessa where do you think he would be?” Umm about ten steps away. Lily literally just went Naomi Campbell on him twenty seconds ago. Minus 20 because Rufus should have more experience looking for his runaway kids. —kdow3 • Minus 3 for Lily thanking Serena for not going to Brown because then her and Rufus would never have an impromptu marriage. She would not give in that easily. —ladylaw • So this episode was great, but the fakest thing of all, even for a deranged psychopath like Georgina Sparks, is her falling for Prince whatever and going off to Europe with him after exchanging 3 sentences. Minus 20 —NONYBOTES • Minus 5 for the absence of Cece…You know she’s rolling in her hospital bed right now knowing that her daughter finally married the rockstar from Brooklyn and their love child has resurfaced! —kiik • If Rufus and Lily were really looking for Scott at the bus station, why did they wander away from said bus station? Minus 8 —PurpleandGreen • Minus 10 for the Humphreys now compromising the most confused family dynamic since Julie Cooper married Caleb Nichol from The O.C. —sps38 Read more posts by Annie_in_NY Filed Under: gossip girl, the greatest show of our time, the recap of the recap
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:00 pm Rodarte’s Target Line Includes High-Waisted Lace Tights (With a Bow!) and Bra Tops A pretty thorough look at the press preview Rodarte had of the Target line in August finally hit the web. The line includes a lot of stuff favored by personal style blogger Fashion Toast: bra tops, lace bottoms, leopard prints, furry things, and crop tops all included. See a few looks from the collection in the slideshow. Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: designers, first looks, rodarte, slideshow, target
Source: The Cut | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:00 pm Weather Devices Not the Only Thing Balloon Dad Is Floating on TV These Days As Best Week Ever Blog observes, if you listen closely around the five-minute mark of this Diane Sawyer interview with the Heene family, you will hear something that brings this entire saga to its loathsome nadir. If you don't hear it, Richard Heene's sudden leg movement will probably tip you off. [ABC News] Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: balloon boy, falcon heene, heene family, media, richard heene, stink biscuits
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:35 pm Where the Wild Things Are and Eleven Other Controversy-Causing Kids’ Movies Today, Warner Bros. unleashes Where the Wild Things Are on a terrified populace. Spike Jonze's adaptation of Maurice Sendak's kids' classic, which began production years before some of its intended audience was actually born, has already scarred a few children and even more studio executives. But it's hardly the first kids' film to cause a wild rumpus — history is littered with child-targeted movies that were bad, too visionary, or, in a few cases, too racist for their own good. Enjoy Vulture's list of twelve controversy-causing kids' movies. Read more posts by Bilge Ebiri Filed Under: babe pig in the city, disney, dumbo, little buddha, north, peter pan, slideshow, spike jonze, the 5000 fingers of dr t, the black cauldron, the brave little toaster, the lady and the tramp, the song of the south, the thief and the cobbler, where the wild things are
Read more posts by Harriet Mays Powell, Doria Santlofer, and Amina Akhtar Filed Under: accessories, alexander mcqueen, balenciaga, balmain, celine, chanel, designers, dries van noten, givenchy, isabel marant, j'adore paris, john galliano, lanvin, louis vuitton, nina ricci, paris fashion week, slideshow, spring 2010
Source: The Cut | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:25 pm TOP CHEF LAS VEGAS RECAP: Pairing “Time” With “This Is A Waste Of My”I’m a day behind with this, as my DVR currently looks like this, but because I have nothing better to do today or in my life ever, here’s a Recap of Top Chef Las Vegas, Season 6 Episode 7, entitled “Let’s Get This Sh*t Over With So Jen, Kevin, And The Brothers Can Get To The Finale”
– BRAVO TEAM PLAYER AWARD: Ash, for his casual remark “We’ve been munching on these ALEXIA CRUNCHY SNACKS back at the house, but it’s tough to pair food with anything that has that much flavor.” He then smiled to the camera and his tooth gleamed and a “ding!” sound happened and it freeze-framed for two hours. – My first reaction watching this week’s episode, after having only seen parts of the last two: “At least we won’t have to deal with Robi– [SILENCE. STROKE.]
– Robin also became the first person in the history of reality television, or television in general, or the English language in general, to ever utter the phrase “I’m not here to make friends.” – Not to get out-cliched, last week, Ash uttered the universal decree of all doomed Top Chef competitors, and repeated it again this week. Let’s all say it together:
Like every overmatched cheftestant in history, Ash has been plagued by his decision week after week to cook food that is not his food, but in fact the food of someone else. He has only had thirty-eight episodes to correct this problem and yet has continued to cook food that is another person’s rather than his. But THIS week, he…………. (Elimination Challenge after the jump!)
– Could the Bravo producers more obviously be setting up a brothers rivalry in the finale? Clearly they realized early on that the brothers were both really skilled but also literally robots (their robotic taste analysis programs are impeccable, even though they do not consume hu-man food), and that they’d have to fight a little bit, however pointless, to make the finale more exciting. Next week: “I need to use the [BLEEP] rice cooker, bro!” “You are going to have to wait two minutes. Also, [BLEEP], I guess.”
– Ash was a predictable castoff this week; Robin sucks worse, but neither one of them had a shot at the finals and Bravo wanted to at least squeeze another week out of the Eli/Robin drama (literally another full week of footage, in realtime), and the Judges keep forgetting Laurine is actually one of the contestants and not a stagehand. – Kevin wins, cries, still resembles Yukon Cornelius. – I love how austerely Charlie Palmer kept referring to the “Pigs & Pinot” event, taking any slight personally; “You didn’t even take the wine pairing into account, which is the whole point of PIGS AND PINOT, dammit! This isn’t a frickin’ JOKE — it’s a pig-themed event called PIGS AND PINOT in which people cook pigs and pair them with Pinot, and you BETTER respect it, GODDAMMIT.
1) Voltaggio Brothers, Kevin, Jen — Honestly, this season is like watching baseball in September after every team’s already locked up a playoff spot. As long as these four keep away from injuries and keep their bullpens rested, this is your final four. Not 1) Everyone else — Who will go next week?? I can’t WAIT to see the precise order in which these equally not-great contestants get eliminated before the finale occurs with the aforementioned four people. Thrilling! Episode thoughts? Favorite/least favorite parts? Anyone want to boldly predict a different Final Four, and precisely which person Bravo will screw and how? Leave ‘em in the comments.
Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:24 pm New York Times Moves In On San Francisco Today marks the first day that the Northern California area editions of the New York Times are carrying a Bay Area supplement. The addition is designed to help the Times compete with struggling local papers like the San Francisco Chronicle — which serve a similar readership in the area. At this point, though, the Times says there are no plans to try to take the area over. "In doing this, we have reason to believe that it will strengthen our subscriber retention, perhaps result in a little bit of circulation growth, but we don't have big ambitions there," general manager Scott Heekin Canedy told PaidContent. "By itself, it's not going to be a reason to purchase the Times or subscribe to the Times." The content of the section, which will be included in Friday and Saturday editions, will be written by the ten-man San Francisco Times news bureau. It will "focus on public affairs, culture and Bay Area lifestyles," according to BayNewser. But editors then hope to partner with a local news outlet, like the Bay Area News Project, and grow the section into something much more substantial. Still, editors at the Chronicle aren't concerned. "They have 10 people covering a very large, competitive area. We have a full staff much larger than that covering the area," editor Ward Bushee scoffed to Editor & Publisher. "All it means to us is that there is a lot more competition, which is a good thing. I welcome it." We're interested to see how long it takes the Times to wear out that welcome. New York Times Bay Area Edition Rolling Out Friday [BayNewser/Mediabistro] Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: ink-stained wretches, media, new york times, san francisco, san francisco chronicle
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"It's bullshit. That's complete crap. I don't know why he made that story up. He has a very active imagination. He deserves to die. He should be pierced with a lance, not head-butted." —Bill Murray on rumors he head-butted McG [Female Fox] "There was nothing else I wanted to do and when I was in my teens I was really obsessed with getting into musical theater. I went around for about two years wearing a Les Miserables T-shirt.” —Carey Mulligan [Telegraph UK] "He thought I had a pronounced vibrato. He said I sounded like a goat and I would destabilize the entire choir if I was allowed to join." —Shakira on not being good enough for the school choir [Guardian UK] "Never! I'm not going do it [a Baywatch movie]. I liked the TV show. I don't like it when they (producers) ruin it by making a movie out of it." —Pamela Anderson [Us via Female First] Read more posts by Emma Pearse Filed Under: bill murray, carey mulligan, george clooney, pamela anderson, quote machine, shakira
Source: Vulture | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:00 pm This Just In: Flu Knocks Derek Hough Out of Dancing Practice, Maksim Steps In • Dancing With the Stars: Following Derek Hough's tweet-nouncement that he has a 104-degree fever (could it be swine flu?!), ABC confirms that Maksim Chmerkovskiy is going to help Joanna...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:00 pm Mark Madoff's Downward Spiral [Meltdowns] It isn't easy being the son of Bernie Madoff, clearly. On Wednesday night, a "stressed-out" Mark Madoff got into an argument with his wife, stormed out of the apartment, hopped on his Vespa scooter, and disappeared into the night. Fearing the worst, Stephanie Madoff called the cops to report him missing. But he turned out to be okay. He returned to the apartment the next morning and explained that he'd spent the night at the Soho Grand. And he proved that despite all the psychological pressure he says he's been under—which us supported by the slovenly look he's been sporting in recent months—he's still a Madoff at the end of the day. He reportedly checked into the hotel under a fake name and paid the bill in cash. [NYP] Source: Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:57 pm Behold Dior’s $13,400 Cell Phone Dior has a new batch of cell phones that look like bedazzled Razrs. The cheapest of the new Dior flip phones is $6,500 and comes with sapphire crystals and either gold plating or "glorious" black PVD. Or you can special-order one encrusted with 190 diamonds for $13,400. The phones come with a miniature Dior phone that attaches to a bag so you don't have to dig for your actual phone (kind of like the one Will Ferrell uses in the Jeffrey skit on Saturday Night Live). So it's possible no one would really see your new $13,400 diamond toy. But who cares? It's a $13,400 two-phone value pack, people. Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: dior, fancy pants
Source: The Cut | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:50 pm TLC sues Jon Gosselin; current show endingJon and Kate Gosselin aren't the only ones conferencing with lawyers. TLC, the network that introduced the bickering couple and their eight kids to the nation, has not only put the kibosh on "Jon & Kate Plus 8" but also filed a breach of contract lawsuit Friday against Jon Gosselin.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:46 pm WATCH: Will Wendy Fit Between Oprah and Ellen?Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:42 pm Is Halloween Dead? [Holidays]
"The economy has caught up to Halloween this year," explains Tracy Mullin, President and CEO of the National Retail Federation, who says that "people are looking to celebrate on a budget." So if you're thinking of dropping $200 on that Wolverine costume, bear in mind you're going to look like you're trying way too hard. The real tragedy here, though, is that thousands of women just dying to embrace their inner slut won't invest in that plaid schoolgirl mini in XXS, and countless lonely pumpkins will be left to rot alone on bodega produce displays, never getting to fulfill their Halloween dreams. But in the interest of making sure Halloween in New York City doesn't totally suck this year, why not invest in a low-budget option? You could simply put on a suit, stuff a wad of fake bills in your pocket, plaster an evil grin on your face, and go as a Wall Street CEO. We just can't promise you'll be safe on the streets. -- Molly Fahner NRF Survey Suggests Consumers Will Spend Less This Halloween [Poynter] Source: Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:42 pm How Steve Wynn won over Garth Brooks - Los Angeles Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:41 pm Michael Lohan on 'Maury Povich Show': 'There's nothing left of' Lindsay - New York Daily News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:38 pm Lohan Busy With 'Work', Can't Do Alcohol Ed.Judge extends Lindsay Lohan's probation for 2007 drunk driving case.Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:35 pm See Mariah Robertson’s Glamorous Photograms The Mariah Robertson show opening at Marvelli Gallery today collects her splashy photograms — photos created without a camera. The Yale alumni has been holing herself up in a darkroom with random objects and materials like photographic paper, film, and drawings, all of which she cuts up and dyes with chemicals, then exposes to various light forms to create photos that could also pass as trompe l'oeil paintings. Strewn through with palm trees and the occasional naked torso, and saturated in tropical hues, Robertson’s series feels like images from a film-noir set — or maybe plans for a new, gaudy, alluring Art Deco mansion in Miami. Read more posts by Emma Pearse Filed Under: art, art candy, mariah roberston, photography, slideshow
Source: Vulture | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:30 pm Christian Louboutin: Barbie Doesn’t Have Cankles, She Just Could Have Had ‘Thinner Ankles’ A sample of the Louboutin Barbie Diary. Britney "Circus" Barbie? Continuing Barbie's relentless invasion of the fashion industry, she's entered into a multifaceted business deal with Christian Louboutin. Their partnership includes these elements: 1. Louboutin made a hot-pink "Barbie" shoe for real people. So, out of all that, Mattel and Louboutin should get about eight cocktail parties to garner even more publicity and celebrate this momentous groundbreaking fashion-doll partnership. Anyway, Louboutin customized the doll by reshaping her figure — most importantly, her feet. Earlier this week, a spokesman for the designer told WWD, "He found her ankles were too fat." The feminist blogosphere wasn't happy about that comment. Today he does damage control in WWD. He doesn't think her ankles are fat — he just thinks they could be thinner.
If Barbie were a real person, she would measure something like 39 inches in the bust, 18 in the waist, and 22 in the hips. So now that Louboutin has de-cankled her, she's extra perfect! Louboutin Fetes Barbie at 50 [WWD] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: awkward publicity, barbie, christian louboutin, designers
Source: The Cut | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:25 pm Hiram Monserrate and His Girlfriend Are Getting Married! Hiram Monserrate and his very loyal girlfriend, Karla Giraldo, are planning on tying the knot soon, Monserrate's lawyer has revealed. We couldn't be happier, though with the bad luck those crazy kids have had recently, we're just glad that neither of them is Jewish. [NYP] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: ballsy state senators, hiram monserrate, karla giraldo
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:20 pm 'Where the Wild Things Are' tames most critics - Los Angeles Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:12 pm Sarah Palin Has Never Been So Disliked According to a new Gallup poll, fewer people have a favorable opinion of Sarah Palin than ever before, despite her now being a Serious Person who gave a speech on the economy in Hong Kong and writes op-eds for The Wall Street Journal. Stop living in the past, America. [Gallup] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: america's sweetheart, polls, sarah palin
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:55 pm Spike Lee’s Transformation Into Da Vinci Nearly CompleteThis is Spike Lee at the Keep A Child Alive’s 6th Annual Black Ball, prepping for his upcoming photoshoot which will be seen on the cover of Dan Brown’s forthcoming bestseller:
Just how close to an oil painting is this photo?
“Yes, hello, Louvre? Build a new wing, it’s an emergency.” Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:50 pm Judge Mazz Dispenses Justice With a Belly Full of Pastrami Name: Michael Mazzariello (a.k.a. “Judge Mazz”) Who's your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional? What's the best meal you've eaten in New York? In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job? Would you still live here on a $35,000 salary? What's the last thing you saw on Broadway? Do you give money to panhandlers? What's your drink? How often do you prepare your own meals? What's your favorite medication? What's hanging above your sofa? How much is too much to spend on a haircut? When's bedtime? Which do you prefer, the old Times Square or the new Times Square? What do you think of Donald Trump? What do you hate most about living in New York? Who is your mortal enemy? When's the last time you drove a car? How has the Wall Street crash affected you? Times, Post, or Daily News? Where do you go to be alone? What makes someone a New Yorker? Read more posts by Vanita Salisbury Filed Under: 21 questions, judge mazzariello, michael mazzariello, street justice
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:30 pm Is Jennifer Love Hewitt romance over?Is Jamie Kennedy about to pull the plug on his relationship with Jennifer Love Hewitt -- and reconcile with his former flame, Shannon Funk?Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:27 pm An employee at the Drouot auction house displays a Japanese print by Toshusai SharakuAn employee at the Drouot auction house displays a Japanese print by Toshusai Sharaku during the sale of three collections of the 18th and 19th century Japanese prints in Paris. A rare Sharaku print fetched...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:24 pm Baby Beagle and Rottweiler Duke It Out In Most Heart-Melting Showdown of 2009Consider this your Balloon Boy Creepy Family palette cleanser. The way this little puppy just jumps all over this rott’s mouth is :’(. Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:10 pm No Fists on Tyson, Holyfield's 'Oprah' ReunionMike Tyson, Evander Holyfield meet on "Oprah" for first time since ear-biting.Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:06 pm Spotted [Out & About] Sienna Miller walking her dog ... Brooke Shields running errands around town ... Lindsay Lohan shopping at Curve on Mercer Street in SoHo and later heading off in an SUV ... Hilary Duff walking to the Gossip Girl set ... Jessica Szohr shopping at The Limited in SoHo ... Matt Damon filming scenes for The Adjustment Bueau in the rain ... Naomi Watts posing for a photo shoot outside the Cooper Square Hotel ... Shia LaBeouf spitting on the sidewalk outside his trailer on the set of Wall Street 2 .. . Michael Urie and America Ferrera shooting scenes for Ugly Betty ... and Jessica Simpson leaving Nobu after having dinner with hair stylist Ken Paves and her mom. Source: Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:01 pm Banana Republic Has the Blues (Fashion Wire Daily)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:48 am Harvey Weinstein Gets Schooled [Moguls]
Heller: How did you and Harvey Weinstein first meet? Liotard-Vogt: We met at the AMFAR benefit in Cannes last year. I walked up to him and said, "Hey, I want to buy your shares in ASMALLWORLD" to which he responded, "you need to show up with a lot of money, which I don't think you have." I laughed and said, "I think I have ten times more than you do." Patrick Liotard-Vogt, New Kid On The Block [HuffPo] Source: Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:41 am BEST DAY EVER: Jessie Cantrell Pours One Out For Fox Reality ChannelWhile Balloon Boy dominated the news yesterday, the country’s real tragedy was buried in the coverage. Jessie Cantrell pays tribute to the late Fox Reality Channel in this episode of Best Day Ever: Catch another new episode of Best Day Ever tonight at 11pm on VH1. Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:30 am US actor Richard Gere and the dog playing in "Hachiko: a dog story," a Japanese AkitaUS actor Richard Gere and the dog playing in "Hachiko: a dog story," a Japanese Akita, arrive for the screening of the film at the Rome Film Festival.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:58 am Balloon Boy’s Dad Farts In Front of America’s Princess, Diane Sawyer
Then. They found him. “Sleeping” “in” “a” “box” “in” “the” “attic”. (”’s denote blogger skepticism.) And out from the woodwork the shadiness came. The father was a maniac weather chaser from Colorado who appeared as “Deranged Lunatic #1″ on an episode of ABC’s Wife Swap. He once claimed to have found life on Mars. His boys appeared in a music video about “pussification”, throwing down Isaiah Washington ‘ favorite F-word like it was no big thang. Then, in the family’s first official media blooper, a huge slip up. Balloon Boy revealed in front of Jeopardy’s most losingest celebrity contestant Wolf Blitzer that he “did this for a show”. Get your toilet paper brellas out for the following sh*tstorm. Was it a hoax? Could this spotlight seeking parent have fooled the entire world with an admittedly brilliant spectacle? Suddenly, this adorable boy in a balloon was emerging as something else entirely: An adorable boy forced into doing stupid, dangerous things at the whim of a madman. His own father Richard Heene. For God’s sake… the kid wasn’t even allowed to vomit in privacy. We’ll stop for a moment to point out some good that came out of this shady ass balloon boy situation. Namely, that the good people of the internet got to work quickly to create some hilarious memes, most of which are documented over at Urlesque.com. Though our favorite one has to be this rarely seen CSI Miami Meme:
You can read more Balloon Boy memes which made their way to Australia here. We had a sneaking suspicion from the beginning that this story was just too good a media fodder to be true. Taken with the above facts — especially that David Caruso cartoon — we are almost 100 percent convinced that Balloon Boy has punk’d the globe. And it’s a good thing the kid is cute, because can you imagine if he wasn’t? If he was some plain looking, ugly, buck-toothed kid? WE WOULD BE FURIOUS!! But look at him:
You could eat him up! That is, until he turns 16 and succumbs to a life full of heroin, booze, and ladies. But let us tell you what we CANNOT forgive. It’s pretty clear that Richard Heene, Dad, is a mentally ill d-bag from space. That being said, the man had the nerve — THE NERVE!!! — to pass gas in front of America’s Princess, Diane Sawyer, on Good Morning America today. As comedian and blogger Jon Friedman points out, at around the 5:00 mark, there is noticeable leg lift, and a definite, albeit tiny, fart.
CHILD SERVICES GET ON THIS STAT. Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:56 am VIDEO: Kareem Abdul Jabbar Misses Jeopardy Question About Kareem Abdul JabbarSNL randomly released a new Celebrity Jeopardy sketch today in which Kareem Abdul Jabbar gets asked a question about himself and gets it wrong. I can’t believe SNL got the actual Alex Trebek to be in this clip, too, it’s perfect! And whoever’s doing that Kareem impression is dead-on — is that Darrell Hammond? I’d almost believe it was an actual Celebrity Jeopardy episode, if only the failure weren’t so exaggerated: Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:30 am TLC Slams Jon Gosselin With LawsuitAnother punch in the gut for the Gosselins: TLC's suing Jon.Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:15 am HOLY EFFING ESS: Baby Gets Run Over By Train, Suffers Bump On HeadYou picked a bad day to get famous, Balloon Boy, cause you’ve just been completely upstaged by a baby in Australia who got run over by a frickin’ train and lived. It’s like a cartoon tv spinoff of the movie Unbreakable, Unbreakable Babiez: Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:12 am Paul Shaffer could have been in 'Seinfeld'"Late Show With David Letterman" bandleader Paul Shaffer is a walking Wikipedia of rock 'n' roll history -- and now he's added his own story to the mix. It's a colorful tale, including Celebrity Seders and the possibility of a "Seinfeld" role.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:10 am Iran director Jafar Panahi"On Wednesday evening I wanted to fly to France, but my passport was confiscated at Khomeini Airport and I was unable to leave," the semi-official ILNA news agency quoted director Jafar Panahi, seen here...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:06 am WATCH: Sherri to Co-Hosts: Stop Attacking Me!Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:04 am WATCH: Post-Game Gossip: Week's Biggest BuzzSource: ABC News: Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:02 am A bumbling 'Bye Bye Birdie' doesn't fly on B'way (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:52 am 'Law Abiding Citizen': Can I buy a hyphen? - Entertainment Weekly
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:50 am The Retarded Pop Culture News Found Me In Europe, Despite My Best EffortsDuring my overseas absence, I did make a point to avoid the internet at all costs to give my brain at least several Jon/Kate/Heidi free days to allow my brain to partially correct itself. However, despite my deliberate to avoid pop culture stories, the pop culture stories managed to find me, via this newspaper I found in the Netherlands:
“Madonna is al weer over Guy heen en heeft nu har tomboy Jesus.” I couldn’t agree more. Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:36 am 'Mrs. Brady' turns 'cybermom' to help seniorsShe's been called "America's mom." Strangers stop her for hugs in the airport. And she still dishes up kindly parental wisdom daily in reruns of "The Brady Bunch."Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:33 am Hugh Hefner's Halloween Party to Benefit Wounded WarriorsOver 40 wounded soldiers will attend the scary soireeSource: FOXNews.com | 16 Oct 2009 | 8:21 am Kathleen Turner: Relishing Raunch in a New EraThe "Body Heat" star's found a new over-the-top alter ego on "Californication."Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 7:36 am WATCH: Polanski's Wife Attacks the PaparazziSource: ABC News: Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:32 am Balloon family was featured on 'Wife Swap'The family at the center of a dramatic hot air balloon watch has been in the spotlight before. The Heene family appeared on a reality show that highlighted concerns about the children's safety.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:00 am Michael Jackson's Children to Appear in New Reality ShowThe Jackson Family is warring over the in clusion of Michael Jackson's three children in an upcoming A&E reality show about the clan.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:33 am Fans at the "Avatar" Q&A during Comic-Con 2009 held in San DiegoFans at the "Avatar" Q&A during Comic-Con 2009 held in San Diego, California in July 2009. Hollywood producer Jon Landau said he had no doubt that his latest feature with "Titanic" director James...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:44 am 120-Pound Model: Ralph Lauren Fired Me for Being Too FatA size four model claims American fashion giant Ralph Lauren fired her after an eight year partnership because she was too fat to fit in the sample sizes.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:22 am
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– DESPERATION MOVE OF THE WEEK: Eli, after appearing in the bottom, pulls the ol’ “Heartfelt call to Mom at the beginning of the show. Did I mention she has a rare form of cancer that can only be cured by $100,000 and a feature in Food & Wine Magazine?”
– That Eli/Robin fight scene should have been about six hours shorter, give or take. Couldn’t they have saved some of that for the Deluxe Special Edition Top Chef Bonus Footage DVD? It also includes a twenty-five minute speech from Christopher Lee’s Lord of the Rings character.
– Mike Isabella: “I’ve cooked crappy food from NINE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. Did some Lebanese this week, and next week, I think I’ll ruin……Turkish?”
– When Padma called Michael, Bryan, Jen, and Kevin to the Judges Table, I was really hoping she’d just say “Congratulations, everyone else is eliminated and we’re just gonna start the Finals now, because seriously: doy.”
Earlier this week, it was reported that 
The Huffington Post has an "exclusive" interview with Patrick Liotard-Vogt, the 25-year-old heir/spoiled brat from Switzerland who 
Here are two words you are 100 percent definitely sick of hearing: Balloon Boy. Yes, the child named Falcon Heene who took the media by storm after the world believed him to be afloat in an alien balloon somewhere over the Midwest was an international sensation. Tweeters couldn’t hash tag #balloonboy quickly enough, while eagle eyed locals were convinced they literally saw a boy fall out of the balloon. Wolf Blitzer couldn’t slide things across his CNN touchscreen quickly enough. And if you were a balloon expert? Well buckle the f**k up because this is the day you’ve been waiting for your entire life. For a few hours, we as a nation prayed for his survival.
