`Lost Summer' speculates about Alcott's love life (AP)

In this book cover image released by Amy Einhorn/G.P. Putnam's Sons, 'The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott' by Kelly O'Connor McNees is shown. (AP Photo/Amy Einhorn/G.P. Putnam's Sons)AP - "The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott" (Amy Einhorn/G.P. Putnam's Sons, 334 pages, $24.95), by Kelly O'Connor McNees: In "The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott," Kelly O'Connor McNees speculates on a summer of love that not only became a lifelong passion for Louisa May Alcott, but also fueled her writing.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:18 am

Review: Li adds dramatic footwork to `Warlords' (AP)

In this film publicity image released by Magnolia Pictures, Andy Lau is shown in a scene from the Magnet Release, 'The Warlords.' (AP Photo/Magnolia Pictures)AP - Jet Li still is fearless, still a hero, but he's showing new and richer acting moves in "The Warlords," his latest Chinese historical epic that teams him to good effect with fellow Asian superstars Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:16 am

Jazz guitarist Herb Ellis dies (AP)

FILE - This June 17, 1989 file photo shows Jazz legend Herb Ellis, playing at the Gibson guitar exhibit during the National Association of Music Merchants in Chicago, Ill. Ellis, the critically acclaimed jazz guitarist who played with such luminaries as Ella Fitzgerald and was once a member of the celebrated Oscar Peterson Trio, died Sunday March 28, 2010 of complications associated with Alzheimer's disease at his Los Angeles home. He was 88.  (AP Photo/Mark Elias)AP - Herb Ellis, the critically acclaimed jazz guitarist who played with such luminaries as Ella Fitzgerald and was a member once of the celebrated Oscar Peterson Trio, died Sunday, his son said. He was 88.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

Jazz guitarist Herb Ellis dies (AP)

FILE - This June 17, 1989 file photo shows Jazz legend Herb Ellis, playing at the Gibson guitar exhibit during the National Association of Music Merchants in Chicago, Ill. Ellis, the critically acclaimed jazz guitarist who played with such luminaries as Ella Fitzgerald and was once a member of the celebrated Oscar Peterson Trio, died Sunday March 28, 2010 of complications associated with Alzheimer's disease at his Los Angeles home. He was 88.  (AP Photo/Mark Elias)AP - Herb Ellis, the critically acclaimed jazz guitarist who played with such luminaries as Ella Fitzgerald and was a member once of the celebrated Oscar Peterson Trio, died Sunday, his son said. He was 88.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:13 am

Film Review: 'The Last Song' sings off-key - Hopkinton Crier


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Film Review: 'The Last Song' sings off-key
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:12 am

Capsule reviews: `Clash of the Titans' and others (AP)

AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 1 Apr 2010 | 4:08 am

Capsule reviews: `Clash of the Titans' and others Click here to read Sarah Palin’s Toxic TV Show Pisses Off More Celebrity Guests


Click here to read Sarah Palin’s Toxic TV Show Pisses Off More Celebrity Guests

(AP) AP - A Los Angeles filmmaking couple is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday after being convicted of bribing Thai officials so they could run the Bangkok International Film Festival.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 1 Apr 2010 | 3:24 am

LA film producers to be sentenced in bribe case

A Los Angeles filmmaking couple is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday after being convicted of bribing Thai officials so they could run the Bangkok International Film Festival. Gerald...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 1 Apr 2010 | 2:57 am

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Last Night on Late Night: Ricky Gervais Discusses Larry David's Neuroses


Last night Ricky Gervais stopped by The Late Show, where he discussed inadvertently entering a contract with Larry David when he allowed the Seinfeld creator to buy him lunch. David supposedly said Gervais now owes him a meal the next time he's in London, which obviously raises a question: will the debt be repaid if David decides to order the soup? On their shows, Jimmy Kimmel decided to consult an expert about new details of the Jesse James scandal, while Jimmy Fallon made an excellent suggestion for Sarah Palin's upcoming Fox News special. The Daily Show used Palin's recent rally in Nevada to make a statement about American political discourse, and finally, Craig Ferguson acknowledged his show's Peabody using his preferred medium of puppets. Watch our compilation to see what you missed.

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Click here to read Barack Obama Sells 'Big F-ing Deal' T-Shirt

Click here to read Barack Obama Sells 'Big F-ing Deal' T-Shirt



Benjamin Again: Anna Faris will star in Private Benjamin, a remake of the 1980 comedy that starred Goldie Hawn as a spoiled woman who joins the army after her husband dies during sex on their wedding night. With this and the recent green light for Overboard, expect news of a First Wives Club remake any day now. [Risky Business/HR]

Cranston Wears Crowne: Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston is in final negotiations to join Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in Larry Crowne, a story which follows a man (Hanks) who is let go from his job and decides to re-enroll in college, where he “catches the eye” of a professor (Roberts). Cranston will play Roberts’ husband, a - get ready - “blogger who spends most of his time looking at porn.” We can just imagine the conversation between Cranston and his wife: "Oh, sorry, hon... I'm just, uh, researching for my role." [HR]

Stone Takes On McGee: Oliver Stone is in talks to helm Travis McGee, with Leonardo DiCaprio set to star as the title character. The movie is based on the first of the 21 John D. MacDonald-scribed detective novels featuring McGee, and the story will follow the hero in his search for treasure hidden by a soldier after World War II. Nicolas Cage is no doubt fuming tonight, his grasp on the treasure hunt movie genre slipping out of his fingers. [Risky Business/HR]

Greengrass Embarks On Voyage: Paul Greengrass (Green Zone) is in talks to direct Fantastic Voyage, Fox’s remake of the 1966 sci-fi thriller about a team of scientists shrunk to “atomic size" and placed in a mini-submarine in order to save the life of a defecting Soviet scientist. Of course, the film will be made for 3-D. That’s right, your wildest dreams are coming true: a combination of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Avatar. [Heat Vision/HR]

He Is Number Four: Alex Pettyfer, who will star in the upcoming Beastly, is in negotiations for the leading role in I Am Number Four, Dreamworks’ adaptation of the young-adult science-fiction novel with a script from Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar. The plot follows a group of nine aliens who escape their home planet right before it is annihilated; the central alien (Pettyfer), who is "hiding" on Earth, disguises himself as a human high schooler. Gough and Millar certainly have a genre, huh? [Heat Vision/HR]

Ring, Ring!: Broken Bells, the new group featuring Danger Mouse and Shins frontman James Mercer, who recently played one of SXSW’s most buzzed-about shows, will launch its first ever full-scale tour in North America over May and June. Catch them now before their songs are played on every CW show and they are no longer cool. [Pitchfork]

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Source: Vulture | 1 Apr 2010 | 12:44 am

Letterman and Colbert Mock ABC's Irritating V Countdown Clock


Don't worry, you were not the only one throwing things at your television last night during Lost, aggravated to no end by the V countdown clock in the bottom right-hand-corner of the screen throughout the entire episode. Lost executive producer Damon Lindelof felt your pain, tweeting: “Yes, people, I saw it too. :34 minutes until I cry myself to sleep.” And tonight, David Letterman and Steven Colbert expressed their annoyance, in pretty entertaining fashion.

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Filed Under: v, david letterman, lost, stephen colbert, tv, video


Click here to read Jesse James: My Nazi Hat Came from a Jew

Click here to read Jesse James: My Nazi Hat Came from a Jew

Click here to read The Illustrated Tea Party Dictionary

Click here to read The Illustrated Tea Party Dictionary

Click here to read Little Boy Bursts Into Tears Because He Is Not a 'Single Lady'

Click here to read Little Boy Bursts Into Tears Because He Is Not a 'Single Lady'

A young Conservative activist received a lesson in how to best conduct an "ambush interview" tonight from none other than Bill O’Reilly. Jason Mattera, the author of Obama Zombies: How The Liberal Machine Brainwashed My Generation, was invited on the show, where he shared a clip of his recent “ambush” of Al Franken in which he queried the senator on the details of the health care reform bill in a stairwell, in what eventually turned into an angry confrontation.

O’Reilly, like a sage professor, took the opportunity to offer guidance to the young author on how to get the most out of an interview subject.

“Take advice from somebody who has been in it 35 years,” he said. “You’re going to get further if you just pull back a little.”

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Filed Under: bill o'reilly, al franken, jason mattera, video


Click here to read Hedge Funder Attacks Valet at the Ritz, Takes Emotional Mug Shot

Click here to read Hedge Funder Attacks Valet at the Ritz, Takes Emotional Mug Shot

Click here to read David Carr Is Having Intimate Encounters With His iPad

Click here to read David Carr Is Having Intimate Encounters With His iPad

So...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:59 pm

Jennifer Hudson becomes Weight Watchers rep (AP)

Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson is embraced by children at the Louis L. Valentine Boys & Girls club of Chicago during an appearance at a 7-Eleven promotion 'Coffee Cup with a Cause,' Wednesday, March 31, 2010 in Chicago. The convenience store chain will sell a Jennifer Hudson custom-designed cup with the proceeds benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)AP - Jennifer Hudson is the latest celebrity to become a weight-loss spokeswoman.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:41 pm

Jennifer Hudson becomes Weight Watchers rep (AP)

Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson is embraced by children at the Louis L. Valentine Boys & Girls club of Chicago during an appearance at a 7-Eleven promotion 'Coffee Cup with a Cause,' Wednesday, March 31, 2010 in Chicago. The convenience store chain will sell a Jennifer Hudson custom-designed cup with the proceeds benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)AP - Jennifer Hudson is the latest celebrity to become a weight-loss spokeswoman.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:41 pm

March Was A Very Good Month For Newark, New Jersey


March was pretty awful in a lot of ways. It rained like every day, we had to watch Sandra Bullock get publicly humiliated in drawn-out fashion, and coyotes ran rampant through the streets of New York. But it was not all bad, folks: for the first time in 40 years, a calendar month has come and gone without a murder taking place in Newark, New Jersey. [New Jersey Star-Ledger, twitter.com/CoryBooker]

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Filed Under: newark, crime, march, reasons to celebrate



Source: Daily Intel | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:31 pm

Another 'American Idol' finalist eliminated (AP)

In this image released by Fox, Paige Miles acknowledges the audience after her elimination on the singing competition series, 'American Idol,' wednesday, March 24, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Fox, Michael Becker)AP - Didi Benami has a reason to be brokenhearted on "American Idol."



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:14 pm

Another 'American Idol' finalist eliminated (AP)

In this image released by Fox, Paige Miles acknowledges the audience after her elimination on the singing competition series, 'American Idol,' wednesday, March 24, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Fox, Michael Becker)AP - Didi Benami has a reason to be brokenhearted on "American Idol."



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:14 pm

Jennifer Hudson becomes Weight Watchers rep

Jennifer Hudson is the latest celebrity to become a weight-loss spokeswoman. The Oscar winner has signed to become the new rep for Weight Watchers. The announcement was made Thursday....
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:01 pm

`Lost Summer' speculates about Alcott's love life (AP)

In this book cover image released by Amy Einhorn/G.P. Putnam's Sons, 'The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott' by Kelly O'Connor McNees is shown. (AP Photo/Amy Einhorn/G.P. Putnam's Sons)AP - "The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott" (Amy Einhorn/G.P. Putnam's Sons, 334 pages, $24.95), by Kelly O'Connor McNees: In "The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott," Kelly O'Connor McNees speculates on a summer of love that not only became a lifelong passion for Louisa May Alcott, but also fueled her writing.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm

Lollapalooza To Reveal Acts Via Giant Game of Hangman


The latest trend in music festivals seems to be devising the most inane method possible for releasing the names of its artists. First Bonnaroo used a MySpace countdown clock to reveal its acts, releasing a new name every six minutes. And now Lollapalooza has debuted a website featuring a giant game of Hangman with the names of all the acts. For now, just the letter “o” has been filled in (see it large here). Though we’ve never been particularly good at Hangman, we can say with confidence that rumored headliners Soundgarden, Green Day and Lady Gaga look like safe bets for the first three slots. [Stereogum]

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Filed Under: lollapalooza, green day, lady gaga, music, soundgarden


Click here to read How Small Town High School Drama Could Destroy Sarah Palin

Click here to read How Small Town High School Drama Could Destroy Sarah Palin

(AP)

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2009 file photo, LL Cool J arrives at US Weekly's Hot Hollywood party in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - An upcoming Fox News Channel special hosted by Sarah Palin is titled "Real American Stories."



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 31 Mar 2010 | 9:42 pm

"Mad Men" shaking up Emmy submissions

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The producers behind "Mad Men" are hoping to boost the Emmy chances of its highest-profile actresses by positioning last year's lead nominee Elisabeth...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 31 Mar 2010 | 9:07 pm

"American Idol" road to fame ends for Didi Benami

NEW YORK (Reuters) - R&B soul week spelled the downfall of Didi Benami on Wednesday, after "American Idol" fans and judges found no comfort in her rendition of "What Becomes of the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:59 pm

Sandra Bullock Makes a House Call in Hollywood

Sandra BullockThar she goes! A Mercedes-Benz carrying Sandra Bullock, who hasn't been seen in public since reportedly moving out of the Orange County home she'd been sharing with Herr...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:55 pm

Another 'American Idol' finalist eliminated

Didi Benami has a reason to be brokenhearted on "American Idol." The 23-year-old waitress from Los Angeles was eliminated from the ninth season of the Fox singing competition Wednesday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:51 pm

Pogue: iPad is 'Not Going To Rescue Newspapers and Books'


Despite the great hopes of the media industry, Apple's iPad will not save newspapers and books, Times tech expert David Pogue says in his review of the much-anticipated device, which is finally available this Saturday. Some of his reasons? The thing is heavy; there isn't a whole lot of reading material to pick from; and it's not exactly well-suited for beach reading.

"There’s an e-book reader app, but it’s not going to rescue the newspaper and book industries (sorry, media pundits)," he writes. "The selection is puny (60,000 titles for now). You can’t read well in direct sunlight. At 1.5 pounds, the iPad gets heavy in your hand after awhile (the Kindle is 10 ounces). And you can’t read books from the Apple bookstore on any other machine — not even a Mac or iPhone."


Pogue calls the iPad “the most polarizing product” he has ever come across. Though he helpfully divides his review into two sections - one for techies and one for “everyone else" - he doesn’t really come to any unexpected conclusions about the device, which he classifies “a new category of gadget”: essentially, he says, if you are into the concept of the iPad (that is, a device made for consuming content rather than creating it), “you’ll love the machine.”

Reviews: Love It or Not? Looking at iPad From 2 Angles [NYT]

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Filed Under: ipad therefore i am, apple, david pogue, ipad, technology


Click here to read Jay Leno: Everybody Got "Screwed" by NBC

Click here to read Jay Leno: Everybody Got "Screwed" by NBC

Sure, Crystal Bowersox remained the gold standard,...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:03 pm

Henry Selick returns to Disney

Front Page: 'Coraline' director signs deal to make stop-motion features -- The "Coraline" director, who began his animation career at Disney in the late '70s, has struck an exclusive long-term deal to make stop-motion features for Disney/Pixar.



Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:00 pm

A&E fills primetime slots with 'real life drama'

Front Page: Simmons, Alley, Snider star on network -- A&E is reloading primetime with a new crop of unscripted series that fit the channel's "real life drama" brand.



Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:00 pm

Elisabeth Moss Downgraded from Lead to Supporting for Emmys


Team Mad Men is getting strategic about garnering as many nominations as possible at the Emmys this year. In hopes of scoring acting nods for both Elisabeth Moss and January Jones, they are submitting Moss as a supporting actress candidate this year (she earned a nomination for lead actress last year). The thinking behind the switch, the Hollywood Reporter says, is to win a lead actress nomination for Jones, who has been snubbed the past two years. Well, if that's their goal, they better hope voters haven't been watching Saturday Night Live this season. [The Live Feed/HR]

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Filed Under: emmys, elisabeth moss, january jones, mad men, tv



Source: Vulture | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:54 pm

Lawyer: Jesse James is no neo-Nazi

Jesse James' Nazi hat was a gift from a Jewish mentor and does not make him a neo-Nazi, his lawyer said Wednesday.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:52 pm

Donald Trump Weighs In on Woods, James Scandals


Donald Trump, America’s favorite billionaire-turned-reality star, has a new show on the Golf Channel. In Donald J. Trump’s Fabulous World of Golf which debuts on April 26th, celebrities will face off for the charity of their choice. We caught up with The Donald at a preview screening for the new show to talk about his own success on the course, and see if he had any advice for some old friends who have recently found themselves in a bit of trouble.

What do you think of Tiger being back in the game of golf?
Well, Tiger is a good friend of mine. I really like Tiger a lot. I know Tiger. I think I understand Tiger. He’s been through a lot. I really think that this tremendous pressure that's been put on Tiger- if he can circumvent that pressure, I think he will do fantastic in the Masters. He has always handled pressure well, but nobody’s ever had this kind of pressure.

Another friend of yours, Jesse James, is involved in a similar situation. What’s your whole take on that?
Well, I also know Jesse James very well. He was on Celebrity Apprentice last season and I got to know him very well. He’s a tough guy, a smart guy. I always liked him a lot, and I always wondered why he didn’t bring Sandra on the show. Frankly, he could have won a task had he brought her on, and I guess we look back and perhaps we can understand why he didn’t bring her on.

And he did enter rehab today or late last night…
Everyone who got caught up in an affair seems to be entering rehab. I never entered rehab.

What about you? How’s your game of golf?

Well, I’ve been a very successful golfer. I’ve won a lot of club championships, a lot of tournaments. I’ve been a very successful golfer.

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Filed Under: chat room, donald trump, jesse james, tiger woods



Source: Vulture | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:40 pm

Obituary: David Mills, 48, journalist and Emmy-winning TV writer - Washington Post


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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:34 pm

Bloomberg's Deputy Mayor To Also Run His Charity


Patricia Harris is about to become a very busy woman. In what the Times described as “a move without precedent in New York City government,” Mayor Bloomberg has appointed Harris, the sitting deputy mayor in his administration, to also run his charitable foundation, naming her the chief executive and chairwoman of his Bloomberg Family Foundation. Harris, the highest-paid City Hall official with a salary of $245,000, will not be paid in her position running the foundation. Good government groups and philanthropy experts weren't so keen on the pick: “It’s a conflict of interest, which links politics to philanthropy,” a Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership fellow at Georgetown told the Times. “They shouldn’t mix.” [City Room/NYT]

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Filed Under: appointments, mayor bloomberg, patricia harris



Source: Daily Intel | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:25 pm

Chelsea's Latest Barb for "Bombshell" McGee

Michelle McGee, Chelsea HandlerAfter Chelsea Handler sounded off on a story claiming Michelle "Bombshell" McGee believed Sandra Bullock and Jesse James were separated at the time of her alleged affair,...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:15 pm

Fox News' Sarah Palin Promo Shock 'n' Awes Toby Keith

Sarah Palin, Toby KeithWhat are they putting in the water at those tea parties? Just hours after LL Cool J took issue with Fox News for splicing old footage of him into a promo for a Sarah Palin-hosted...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:47 pm

Jesse James enters treatment

With his marriage to Sandra Bullock in crisis and his family's future on the line, Jesse James is seeking professional help, his rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:39 pm

Jay Leno: 'I Got Screwed. Conan Got Screwed.'


Jay Leno's apparently sick and tired of Conan getting all the sympathy. Joy Behar, who conveniently had a camera backstage with her when she appeared on the Tonight Show last night, asked Leno “if he was upset about Conan," and Leno took the opportunity to make sure you remember he was "treated terribly," too!

"Conan got screwed. I got screwed," Leno said. "This is TV. The reason show business pays a lot of money is so when you get screwed you've got something left over…. Conan was treated terribly, and I was treated terribly.”


He went on to predict a fierce competition in the near future among the late night stars.

"I think Conan will come back and he'll be strong," Leno said. "And we'll all compete against one another. It should be me against [David] Letterman, against Conan, against [Jimmy] Kimmel, and then you see who wins."


That sounds like a season of Survivor we would actually watch.

[via CNN]

Jay Leno: Conan and I "Got Screwed" By NBC [TV Guide]

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Filed Under: conan o'brien, jay leno, joy behar, late shifting, tonight show, video



Source: Vulture | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:36 pm

Clash of the 3D movies at the box office

Front Page: 'Titans' will battle against 'Dragon,' 'Alice' -- Studios are bracing for the Easter frame's much-hyped 3D battle.



Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:27 pm

Paul McCartney thrills L.A. crowd with hits, tales (Reuters)

Paul McCartney performs at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles March 30, 2010. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - If anyone could be excused for having a rock star's distant, aloof persona, it would be Paul McCartney.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:20 pm

Review: The Last Song a Tired Refrain

The Last Song, Miley CyrusReview in a Hurry: Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus has indicated that this project, costarring heavyweights like Greg Kinnear, is her first foray into more-serious projects (she called her...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:18 pm

Toby Keith Wasn't Interviewed by Sarah Palin Either


After LL Cool J’s Twitter outburst that Fox News was going to be using an old interview with the rapper during Sarah Palin’s Real American Stories program, now country singer Toby Keith - who was also listed as a guest for tomorrow night’s show - has come out with a similar claim, via his publicist.

“I have no idea what interview they are using. Toby’s talked to Fox a number of times, and I had no idea that this was going to be on Sarah Palin’s special. Fox has never contacted me — not now, not when they were putting this together, not at all. I have no idea what they’re using,” Keith’s publicist told the Times, emphasizing that Keith has never been interviewed by the former governor.


After LL’s griping, Fox News (sassily) announced the network would be cutting his segment from the show. Well, this solves the mystery of how Palin's going to fill eight episodes of her upcoming Alaska reality show: lots of repurposed footage from Planet Earth!

Publicist for Toby Keith Also Baffled by Interview on Palin Show [Arts Beat/NYT]

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Filed Under: america's sweetheart, fox news, ll cool j, real american stories, sarah palin, toby keith



Source: Daily Intel | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:01 pm

Was Dancing With the Stars Rigged?

Shannen Doherty, Kate GosselinBuzz Aldrin, dead last on the Dancing With the Stars judging score cards, survives to shuffle across the ballroom another week, with the detested and uncoordinated Kate Gosselin in tow, while...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:38 pm

Daniel Dae Kim on 'Lost' twists and 'The End'

After last week's meaty mythological feast, "Lost" producers gave fans a bit more to chew on Tuesday, with an episode revolving around Jin (Daniel Dae Kim) and Sun (real-life newlywed Yunjin Kim). PEOPLE checked in with Dae Kim for his thoughts on what went down -- and managed to pry a little series-finale scoop out of him in the process.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:19 pm

NeNe Leakes's son arrested a second time

NeNe Leakes's son Bryson Bryant was arrested Tuesday for possession of a controlled substance and carrying a weapon, a Gwinnett County Sheriff's Department official confirms to PEOPLE.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:16 pm

Liam Hemsworth Talks Miley and...Dancing With the Stars?!

Miley Cyrus, Liam HemsworthLiam Hemsworth isn't as famous as his girlfriend, Miley Cyrus...yet! The Aussie actor, 20, tells me he's been getting a whole lot more attention ever since The Last Song (in...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:15 pm

Which Oscar-Nominated Star Is Dressing Under the Influence?

DUI RevelerCould this actress be itching for a Dark Knight sequel? How else would you explain her batwing-sleeve top? It's not like she picked it out because it looked good. The...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm

Avril's Love Triangle: "She Is Single and Having Fun"

Avril Lavigne, Deryck Whibley The Avril Lavigne-Brody Jenner-Deryck Whibley love triangle plot thickens. Lavigne and Jenner were at it again just last night at Les Deux nightclub in Hollywood. "Avril kept...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 31 Mar 2010 | 4:45 pm

When He Was Running AIG, Edward Liddy Could Not Get Through an Airport Without Being Approached by Commoners


Nearly a year after quitting his job as the post-crisis interim CEO of AIG, Edward Liddy has given his first lengthy interview. It's to his college alumni magazine, though, so difficult subjects like those pertaining to toe-curling were not addressed. But he did give us a sense of what the short, and special, time he spent running the world's worst company was like for him.

For instance, he was suddenly hugely famous. Like Brangelina famous:

"When I'd go back and forth between New York and my home in Chicago, I'd always fly commercially and I would walk right down the middle of the terminal at O’Hare or Reagan International or La Guardia. And I probably had upwards of 300 times when people would recognize me and want to chat about something. I would say 298 of those people were incredibly appreciative and positive. The reason I tell you that is, it's interesting when you are just talking to the common man what they perceive."


Oh, those commoners! It's like their brains just work a little bit differently. Slower- and simpler-like.

[CUA Magazine via Deal Journal]

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Filed Under: aggravtaing insurance giants, aig, business, edward liddy



Source: Daily Intel | 31 Mar 2010 | 4:25 pm

Will Style.com Go the Way of Men.Style.com?


Someone get this woman a laptop!

Interview's former managing editor Alexandra Mack will start at Vogue.com as managing editor this week. It's the latest sign of Vogue.com beefing up for its final severing from Style.com. Vogue.com has added behind-the-scenes videos of photo shoots, and they force their top editors, like André Leon Talley and Hamish Bowles, to blog. They may only do so very sporadically, but, you know, the Internet is tough stuff for people so attached to paper. According to WWD, insiders are wondering if once Vogue.com officially weans off the Style.com teat, from which it is still suckling, Style.com will die, like Men.Style.com did last fall. (Condé instead decided to give GQ and Details their own sites.) Anna Wintour is editor-in-chief of Vogue.com. If she knew what was best for her and the site, she would treat her adoring fans to a blog post every now and then. Welcome to the Internet, Vogue! Dot-com! It's a scary and mean place, but surely you can handle that.

CAUGHT IN THEIR WEB [WWD]

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Filed Under: in vogue, alexandra mack, anna wintour, vogue



Source: The Cut | 31 Mar 2010 | 4:20 pm

Bloomberg Ready With Free-Content iPad App


An image of the Bloomberg iPhone app.

Anticipating that finance professionals, and business professionals in general, will be primary users of the iPad when it first launches this weekend, both WSJ.com and Bloomberg have submitted apps to be available on the iTunes store when the devices first become available. And instead of agonizing over finding a fresh new way to address iPad users, like some other old-school media outlets, Bloomberg has tweaked the app it already has available for the iPhone in order to ensure a relatively painless transition. And unlike most other media outlets, Bloomberg will be offering their content on the iPad for free.

The Bloomberg iPad app, which we have seen, will be available for download on iTunes if all goes according to plans — and it will provide stock information, indexes, podcasts, charts, up-to-date currency exchanges, access to Bloomberg News stories, and personalization for users' own finances. There will be no charge for any content. "We have TV, radio, print, Bloomberg.com, and mobile," a source who worked with the developers of the app told us. "This is one more device that is coming out that we will be ready for." It's similar to the iPhone app, with some improvements. Meanwhile, we hear the Journal's iPad app has significant changes from the iPhone app, but still keeps much content behind a pay wall. To access all of the Journal's content on the iPad, you'll need to plunk down $3.99 a week.

To compare these to some examples from the rest of the news field, Reuters will be providing its content for free through an advertiser-sponsored app, and the New York Times has its own app that mimics (and enhances) the experience of reading the print newspaper. So does Time, whose iPad "issues," at $4.95, will cost the same as print ones. It hasn't been revealed yet whether the Times will charge for content on the iPad right away, or will move to a metered system when nytimes.com does. (New York will have an iPad version that will come at a cost per issue, as well, in the weeks after the iPad launches.)

There's been a lot of talk about how to use the iPad to best showcase the content of one news organization or another — but when the device becomes available on April 3, these apps aren't going to exist in a vacuum. We'll see then how much customers are willing to pay to get information on their tablets.

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Filed Under: ipad therefore i am, apple, apps, bloomberg, ipad, itunes, media, new york times, wall street journal



Source: Daily Intel | 31 Mar 2010 | 4:20 pm

Hear Björk and E-40’s Crazy Collaboration, ‘Spend the Night’

It's off disc two of E-40's just released Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift, and it's pretty nuts. (And although the official track list has no mention of Björk, saying the song features Laroo, The DB'z, and B-Slimm, she definitely did give E-40 the go-ahead to use the sample.)

[Fader]

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Filed Under: music, bjork, clickables, droop-e, e-40



Source: Vulture | 31 Mar 2010 | 4:17 pm

Armond White Rushes to Miley Cyrus’s Defense


Not everybody's a hater! In his review of The Last Song, New York Press contrarian Armond White praises Miley Cyrus's performance: "Cyrus’ acting ability makes Veronica’s emotional make-over work." [New York Press]

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Filed Under: armond white, miley cyrus, the last



Source: Vulture | 31 Mar 2010 | 4:15 pm

Will Leonardo DiCaprio Put on a Dress for Clint Eastwood?


Mike Fleming says Leonardo DiCaprio is in talks to play the lead in Clint Eastwood and Brian Grazer's upcoming J. Edgar Hoover biopic Hoover, based on Dustin Lance Black's script. The movie will happen at Warner Bros. since Universal passed, probably because the studio didn't want another Ed Wood on its hands. [Deadline]

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Filed Under: hoover, brian grazer, clint eastwood, leonardo dicaprio, movies



Source: Vulture | 31 Mar 2010 | 4:05 pm

Greenpoint Jewelry Store Old Hollywood Joining the Limelight Marketplace


Greenpoint accessories shop Old Hollywood is the latest addition to the Limelight Marketplace — the only jewelry vendor in the three-story retail complex so far. It’s a step up from owner Tiffany Porter’s 300-square-foot original location on Meserole Avenue: She’ll share the 12,000-square-foot Limelight with J. Sisters salon, a sneaker gallery, a gourmet market, and non-Brooklyn brands like LeSportsac and Brocade Home. Though she's keeping her Greenpoint store open, Porter will introduce around fifteen new designers in the Limelight space, including Erica Weiner, Tom Tom Jewelry, In God We Trust, and Elizabeth Street. [Old Hollywood]

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Filed Under: disco shopping, limelight marketplace, retail, shopping, store openings



Source: The Cut | 31 Mar 2010 | 4:00 pm

The Miracle on the Hudson Plane Auction Has Been Mysteriously ‘Postponed Indefinitely’


A couple of months ago, the damaged Miracle on the Hudson plane was put up for auction by Chartis, a subsidiary of AIG. A few weeks later, the listing was removed, and a note was posted on the auction website promising an explanation at some future date. At the time, we called Chartis to find out why the listing was taken down, and were given more evasive non-answers than you can shake a stick at, such as, "I think the note speaks for itself," which it did not. Clearly, something strange was going on. Why all the secrecy about some mangled aircraft? We were intrigued, but, stonewalled, we moved on with our lives. Until today, when, for some reason, we checked to see if that promised explanation had been posted. And it had been, all the way back on March 12, although as far as we can tell, nobody has noticed yet.

The update, however, is mysteriously vague, and does nothing to clarify what happened with the auction. All we know is that, for reasons unknown, it has been "postponed indefinitely" and its bids "suspended."

Following our recent online posting announcing the auction sale of N106US, we must respectfully advise that the auction has been postponed indefinitely. Bids previously submitted will be suspended until further notice. Interested parties should monitor the Chartis Aerospace website for additional details in the future.

Thank you for your interest in this aircraft.

Salvage Coordinator
Chartis Aerospace

Widmooooooooorrrrrrrreeee!!!!!

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Filed Under: miracle on the hudson, aig, auctions, charles widmore, chartis, mysteries



Source: Daily Intel | 31 Mar 2010 | 4:00 pm

A note to Variety.com users

Front Page: Beginning Monday, posting frequency to change -- Variety.com is changing some procedures to allow more consistent posting of breaking news and analysis from our journalists and contributors throughout the day on variety.com.



Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:34 pm

Man Treasures Splinter That Was in Someone’s Bum 68 Years Ago


Martin Raskin, a teacher on the Upper East Side, has become obsessed with collecting objects from his old school, P.S. 202, in East New York. One of his "special finds," according to today's Times, is an old envelope containing a splinter the school's principal, Dr. Charles Eichel, extracted after it rudely pierced his bum on Friday, March 13, 1942.

Sayeth the envelope:

“Sat down in my office chair — 258 — splinter entered my buttocks — cleaned it with yellow soap and applied iodine.”

“He was an idol in East New York,” Raskin says, of the apparently fastidious headmaster, whose authority, he said, "rested on fearsome rumors of a 'spanking machine' he kept in his office, [though] no pupil ever actually encountered the device."

Shame. That would have been something worth hanging on to.

Amassing a Shrine to His Old School [NYT]

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Filed Under: people who may or may not be classified as 'hoarders', antiques, antiques that have to do with bums, butts, men who collect things that were once in someone's bum, not embarrassed, spanking machines, weird things



Source: Daily Intel | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:31 pm

Emmy Rossum Is in a Red State of Mind


Emmy Rossum wore a red minidress with black shoes, both by Donna Karan, to the Darker Side of Green climate-change debate last night in New York. She kept her makeup natural, and wore her hair in simple waves.

Do you like her clean look?

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Filed Under: look of the day, emmy rossum



Source: The Cut | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:30 pm

Report: Pam Anderson Hates Kate Gosselin

Reports say the former "Baywatch" star annoyed by Gosselin following her around.


Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:23 pm

Obama Jeans Now Available in Rwanda


A travel blogger found pants with an "Obama Jeanswear" tag in Rwanda, bearing a crest with two griffins. Interesting, considering that though Obama is known for his preferred style of jeans, it's not usually in a good way. [Racked]

Read more posts by Amy Odell

Filed Under: just pants, barack obama



Source: The Cut | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:05 pm

Look at These Photos and Feel Superior to Tea Partiers


Not to get all grammar police today, but there is an oft-amusing slideshow of spelling and punctuation mistakes made by tea partiers that you should probably check out. Missing apostrophes? Not a huge deal. Misspelling a word in a sign about the importance of the English language, though, is kind of embarrassing. Also, one lady spelled "socialist" s-c-h-o-l-i-a-s-t. [Pargon/Flickr via Wonkette]

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Filed Under: tea time, grammar



Source: Daily Intel | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:51 pm

Review: `Clash of the Titans' updates `80s camp (AP)

In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Sam Worthington portrays Perseus in a scene from 'Clash of the Titans.' (AP Photo/Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, Jay Maidment)AP - Who wants to be a god, anyway?



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:43 pm

Agyness Deyn Is in Clash of the Titans


Natalia Vodianova plays Medusa in Clash of the Titans. Though fashion blogs have been mildly freaking out about this for a few days, the people who made Clash of the Titans don't seem to be necessarily capitalizing on her inclusion in the film. Nor are they making a big to-do of Agyness Deyn's appearance. Deyn apparently plays Aphrodite, and no stills of her on the set or clips of her in the film have been released.

This is how Grazia describes her role:

According to our sources, Agy spent about a week filming in London, although her role is a little bit blink-and-you’ll-miss-it - she’s basically standing looking gob-smackingly beautiful in the home of the Gods, but you wouldn’t necessarily realise it was her if you weren’t looking out.


Maybe they're trying to hide the models. We wonder if they let them speak lines. In the clip of Natalia as Medusa she just hisses and grunts.

Clash of the Titans: An unlikely fashion film! [Grazia UK]

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Filed Under: model tracker, agyness deyn, clash of the titans, models, movies



Source: The Cut | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:40 pm

Glee Desperate Not to Be The Gayest Show on Television

Fox has been quite cruel to us these past few months, taking one of the few things around to bring us crisp, uncomplicated, adolescent joy and waxing it away like so many layers of post-pubescent hair. I speak, of course, about Glee, the hour-long musical drame-glee which ingrained itself deep, deep into our psyche, reminding us that we were perhaps cooler in high school than we gave ourselves credit for. (Example: I’ve never been pantsed. Unwillingly.)

But in 2 weeks, as the ads running 4 times per 15 minute intervals in between this season’s horrendous American Idol contestants have well reminded us, GLEE IS BACK. And to whet our appetites for what will surely be the most anticipated television return since Kelsey Grammar on Frasier, Rolling Stone Magazine has put the cast on their cover. And look… they’ve completely exposed Lea Michelle’s ass. Well.

Listen Glee, try as you may, buttocks flying free, but you’re still pretttttty much the gayest show on TV. Own it. We love you for it. Keep that ass under an ill-fitting plaid skirt where it belongs. And thank you.

Also 2 weeks until the RePremiere! Considering how bad Idol is this season, we’re prepping our campy sequined eye tourniquets in advance. We need a hit, and we need it bad.


Source: Best Week Ever | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:39 pm

Naughty Nigella Video

You know when things make you laugh no matter how many times something similar has been done? The “mashup video that makes someone sound silly” will always be that for me. So, I present, a Nigella Lawson video mashup where it sounds like she’s talking about SEX. Tee hee!

Thanks, Buzzfeed!


Source: Best Week Ever | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:32 pm

Stephanie Meyer Has To Stop With The Twilights and Suches

Stephanie Meyer is releasing a novella to be read as a companion to Eclipse, which is the third book in the Twilight series. The novella is entitled The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner.

I gotta be honest. That’s a good title. I know a good title when I see one and that’s a good title. Usually the titles I go for have the words “Alchemist” or “Daughter” in them (sometimes in the same title!), but this is good.

The only thing is, good title or no, Stephanie Meyer has to stop. I’m not going to deny liking a good Twilight sesh, but if this franchise keeps extending itself, then Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson will never have a moments peace. And if they never have a moments peace, how am I supposed to make friends with them? They won’t be able to go to normal bars and just hang out and make friends with me. This hoopla has to die down and they have to continue to be in movies that no one sees like The Runaways and Remember Me. That way, people will slowly begin to be less fascinated by them and return from the crazy place they inhabit where they believe that vampires and shape shifters exist.

So please, Meyer. Please stop. You’re ruining this for everyone. Go to your house made of gold and sleep in your bed of diamonds and leave us be.


Source: Best Week Ever | 31 Mar 2010 | 1:54 pm

Olay Signed Thandie Newton; the Bumpit Failed Snooki


Thandie Newton.

SKIN
• Olay signed Thandie Newton as the brand ambassador for its Total Effects line of products. The campaign will launch in the U.K. to celebrate the brand's tenth anniversary there. [Beauty and the Dirt]

• Amanda Seyfried has a tattoo on her left foot that reads "minge," which means female genitals. "A lot of people think I don't know what it means," she explained. "I know what it means." [BellaSugar]

HAIR
• The Bumpit failed the Jersey Shore's Snooki: "I do not use a Bumpit. When I first saw the commercial a year ago I ordered it right away. I was so excited to get it in the mail, I put it in my hair, then I started walking down the hallway and it fell out — it didn't stay in my hair!" [Daily Beauty Reporter/Allure]

• Even though Shu Uemura announced it will leave the United States market this year, their Art of Hair line of hair products will remain in American stores and salons. Only makeup products are going to move to online-only availability. [Beauty Counter/Style.com]

MAKEUP
• Makeup artist Tegan Taylor, who was the head of makeup for Avatar, has carved out a new specialty: digital and 3-D makeup. In order to design a look, she applies hundreds of reflective dots on someone's face to capture facial data and apply makeup accordingly. [Variety]

NAILS
• Yolene Samard owned a salon in Haiti before the earthquake destroyed it. Now, she's operating a salon out of her tent in Port-au-Prince. Hair treatments are expensive for many residents, but pedicures have become popular. [Daily Beauty Reporter/Allure]

FRAGRANCE
• Diesel will launch a limited-edition Iron Man–inspired version of its Only the Brave fragrance next month. The bottle is red and $67.50. [Comic Impact]

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Filed Under: beauty marks, amanda seyfried, avatar, beauty, bumpit, diesel, digital makeup, fragrance, hair, haiti, iron man, jersey shore, makeup, nails, olay, shu uemura, skin, snooki, tegan taylor, thandie Newton, yolene samard



Source: The Cut | 31 Mar 2010 | 1:45 pm

Even The “Up” Peeps Diorama Will Make You Cry

FIIIIINNEEE… I’ll stop hating Peeps for one day, even though they’re tiny, covert black holes of taste masquerading as pets, just long enough to admire the winner of this year’s Washington Post Peeps Diorama contest, an “Up” homage called “Eep”:

Wow. It’s such an accurate representation of Up, it even made me tear up then look over at the kids sitting next to me to make sure they weren’t suicidal. (Video here, via Gorillamask)


Source: Best Week Ever | 31 Mar 2010 | 1:40 pm

Cobble Hill Barneys Co-op to Open in September

Yesterday Barneys confirmed that a Co-op store would open in Cobble Hill. They expect it to open in the second week of September, possibly on Fashion's Night Out, which would mark at least one night and one place you're meant to be drunk and rowdy in that neighborhood. [tokny]

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Filed Under: store openings, barneys



Source: The Cut | 31 Mar 2010 | 1:20 pm

OPEN THREAD: Place Your Child Star Sex Tape Bets Here.

Oh. Oh yay. Buzzfoto brings us a very special child star blind item today, about a former female child star who is planning on releasing a sex tape soon, a la world’s most famous woman Kim Kardashian:

This former children’s television star is desperate to remain famous. She’s made other attempts in the past to keep up with her contemporaries, but nothing has really set her apart. She is planning on releasing something of the sex-tape nature soon, hoping that it will rocket her into the limelight.

Not Ashley Tisdale.

OK… we’ve got 4 guesses.

1. Mindy Cohen, The Facts of Life.

2. Tiffany Brissette, Small Wonder.

3. Patty Duke, The Patty Duke Show.

4. Raven-Symoné‎, from the future show entitled Where Have All Our Eyeballs Gone?: The True Story of the World’s Reaction to a Raven-Symoné‎ Sex Tape.

Leave your guesses/fantasies in the comments.


Source: Best Week Ever | 31 Mar 2010 | 1:16 pm

Video: The Stylist Who Is Motivated by Comfort


Stylist Luis Rodriguez believes that basics are the foundation of style. "You've got to master the basics, and from there, you can experiment." For Luis, experimenting means walking around New York in bright-red Pierre Hardy boots. "I like to mix trends, modern, classic, old, new, high, low," he explains. "It's probably the most fun and most visually interesting way to decorate anything." While he says his style is "eclectic across the board," he also admits that "I've reached a point where comfort is also a motivator in how I dress." Watch the video to see more of Luis's style.

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Filed Under: video look book, luis rodriguez



Source: The Cut | 31 Mar 2010 | 1:05 pm

Jennifer Aniston Loves A British Sense of Humour

Jennifer Aniston has an interview in UK Harper’s Bazaar where she says:

“I so love the British sense of humour – I was obsessed with Benny Hill and Monty Python as a child. Oh my god, and I am so hooked on Ricky Gervais.”

I have no doubt that this is true. Why would Jennifer Aniston lie to us? She wouldn’t. However, this leads me to a greater point: It’s annoying when people brag about loving British humor.

Because it is bragging. You’re subtly implying that you have a smarter sense of humor than everyone else. That’s basically the point of dropping this tidbit about yourself, that you know that American humor is low brow and not as intelligent or dry or witty as our British counterparts. Is this true? Whatever. It’s just annoying.

Listen, British humor may be smarter than ours, but it’s too dry to f*ck.

Hey-yo! *Fart noise*! USA! USA!  (I hate myself)

Now I’m going to take back everything I just said (it’s a free country), and insist that you watch Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place. It’s hilarious. There’s a sample after the jump:


Source: Best Week Ever | 31 Mar 2010 | 12:50 pm

Review: Hall & Oates covers have little buzz (AP)

In this CD cover image released by Blue Note Records, The Bird & the Bee, 'Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates'  is shown.  (AP Photo/Blue Note Records)AP - The Bird and the Bee, "Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates" (Blue Note)



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 31 Mar 2010 | 12:45 pm

La Toya Jackson Now Fronts a $227 Hand Cream With Diamond Dust


German nail salon and skin-care and cosmetics brand Alessandro International recruited La Toya Jackson to help them formulate and sell a hand lotion named "Dream Cream." They even flew her to Dusseldorf for the Beauty International trade fair, her star power making the Dream Cream booth the place to be, according to WWD. Alessandro founder Silvia Troska says that La Toya would call her in the middle of the night to discuss the samples of the cream, which makes sense as La Toya lives not in Europe but L.A.

Jackson was thrilled that Troska put diamond dust in the cream, so perhaps she's wearing gloves over the hands her cream made beautiful so as not to blind us with their radiance. One can only assume she was equally excited about the cream's Swarovski-encrusted lid. Neither La Toya nor Troska addressed the randomness of La Toya's endorsement. Maybe they just really wanted someone with the balls to go to a ball wearing a sparkly white bat costume and flap her wings for the cameras.

Photo: Marco Prosch/Getty Images

Which La Toya did on January 15.

La Toya Jackson Poses for Alessandro Cream Ad [WWD]

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Filed Under: diamonds are the soul of the skin, alessandro, beauty, beauty marks, la toya jackson



Source: The Cut | 31 Mar 2010 | 12:40 pm

The Complete Zac Posen for Target Collection With Prices


Finally Target has released images of their complete Zac Posen line. The collection hits stores April 25 and will be available until May 30, with prices ranging from $16.99 to $199.99. See the complete collection with prices in the slideshow. Make your shopping list now because if you plan to shop online, this stuff will go fast.

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Filed Under: targeted, designers, first looks, slideshow, target, zac posen



Source: The Cut | 31 Mar 2010 | 12:30 pm

Triple Simpsons Update

Friends of mine email me random Simpsons-referencey stuff all the time, but when I get three separate things in one day, it’s got to be a sign. A sign that it’s a very slow news week and we sometimes have to resort to yellow fantasy lands to pretend like pop culture is actually occurring. Wow, look at that pop culture occur!

#1 – Don Mattingly’s signed 61-cent Simpsons residual check is up for auction. Sadly, I have a $400 cap on hilarious purchases.

And two references for good measure:

#2When I grow up, I’m going to bovine university!

#3  – Come on, come on! Crack those atoms! You, turn out your pockets. ATOMS! One, two thr…SIX of them! Take him away!

As Limp Bizkit once said, it’s “Just one of those days [with a bunch of Simpsons references]!”


Source: Best Week Ever | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:56 am

Even the Word “Sh*t” Sounds Classier in an English Accent

BBC News is live on the scene as man who is super-sobies (in Englishman terms) learns that his soccer team has won, clinching him… well… here, listen:

I hope I am able to experience the sort of unbridled laughter heard from :26 on at any point in my lifetime. I have never and most likely will never experience this sort of joy. Off to bathe in a pint of Guinness and really think about things.


Source: Best Week Ever | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:54 am

VIDEO: The 160 Greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie Quotes

If you’d ask me to pick my favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger movie quote, I’d answer, “That’s impossible, that’s like asking me to pick my favorite Beatles song.”

But if you’d ask me to pick my 160 favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger movie quotes, I’d answer, “That’s impossible, that’s like asking me to pick my favorite Beatles song.”

I’m glad to see someone has boldly given it a shot. See you in ten minutes!


Source: Best Week Ever | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:20 am

Whelp…Looks Like Someone Invented The iShirt.

Are you tired of all those lame shirts that never ever let you know when you have a new email?  There must be a better way!

Introducing:  The Shirt That Tells You When You Have An Email!!!!!

Yeah, so this is a thing that a guy made.  But, it’s not like he just made a tee shirt that tells you how many emails you have.  He also made a video about it which includes the phrase, “It’s going to tell the lily pad using the dongle, and then that lily pad is going to show the number on these LEDs.”

Don’t worry, it’s completely dish washer safe.

Thanks, engadget.


Source: Best Week Ever | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:13 am

People view an exhibition of late kung fu legend and film star Bruce Lee

People view an exhibition of late kung fu legend and film star Bruce Lee on the sidelines of an International film festival in Hong Kong. Lee's daughter said Wednesday she was thrilled his fame had endured...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:09 am

First Look: Jennifer Aniston Talks Rebirth In Harper's

Take a sneak peek at Aniston's sultry new Harper's Bazaar UK shoot!


Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Mar 2010 | 9:15 am

Lindsay Lohan Shocks With Gaunt Appearance, Erratic Behavior

As the actress descends deeper into her hard-living lifestyle, fans wonder if she will ever get her act together.


Source: FOXNews.com | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:35 am