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Idol: Crystal Bowersox Hits Emotional High Note - People Magazine
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Canadian who shoved Oasis' Gallagher to be sentenced in Toronto courtroomTORONTO - The man who shoved Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher so hard that the rocker said he felt like he "had been hit by a bus" is to be sentenced Wednesday in a Toronto court. DanielSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:18 am Irresistible to Oprah fans - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 3:13 am Cirque strikes Jackson stage show deal - Financial Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:57 am Ex-House star Kal Penn robbed at gunpoint - BBC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:46 am Theatrical rendition of 'American Idiot' just a full-cast rendering of Green ... - New York Daily News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:29 am Douglas gets five years in prison - BBC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:23 am Unpublished Twain family sketch set for NY auction (AP)AP - Mark Twain, known for his curmudgeonly wit and storytelling, is shown as a family man and loving father in "A Family Sketch," a never published tribute to a daughter who inspired two of his stories and died at 24 after contracting spinal meningitis.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 21 Apr 2010 | 2:19 am Last Night on Late Night: Stephen Colbert Freaks Out His Stoned Audience Last night, while the competition made facile references to Icelandic volcanoes and Woody Harrelson, Stephen Colbert managed to put together an excellent 4/20 bit intended to kill any buzzes in the audience at home. As a conservative on Comedy Central, it was really his only course of action. Craig Ferguson weighed in on the "holiday" in his monologue, and, in an elaborate Undercover Boss sketch on his show, Jay Leno learned that his writers may not like his monologues (the self-awareness apparently ended there, though, as the show opened with a reference to "Goldman Sucks"). Momofuku's David Chang stopped by The Late Show and was immediately embarrassed by the state of his mussels. Finally, Jon Stewart got sanctimonious with Fox News. Watch our compilation to see what you missed. Read more posts by Dan Duray Filed Under: last night on late night, david chang, goldman sucks, momofuku, tv, video, weed
Source: Vulture | 21 Apr 2010 | 1:16 am Unpublished Twain family sketch set for NY auctionA never published personal account by Mark Twain on his family is scheduled to be sold at a New York City auction house. The famous humorist and storyteller wrote "A Family Sketch"...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 21 Apr 2010 | 1:01 am Nimoy throws in the towel - New York Post
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:29 am "Lost" star Daniel Dae Kim cast in "Deathgames" (Reuters)Reuters - Daniel Dae Kim, one of the stars of "Lost," has booked his first post-series film gig. He is joining Samuel L. Jackson and Kellan Lutz in the action thriller "Deathgames."Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:18 am "Top Gear" to launch U.S. version in fall (Reuters)Reuters - "Top Gear" is crossing the pond.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:16 am "Top Gear" to launch U.S. version in fallLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Top Gear" is crossing the pond.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:16 am Industry Roundup: Shiloh Fernandez Wins Riding Hood Lead In the Hood: Shiloh Fernandez (United States of Tara, Jericho) has nabbed the biggest role of his young career, winning the male romantic lead opposite Amanda Seyfried in the upcoming Girl With the Red Riding Hood, a “gothic horror re-imagining” of the children’s fairy tale to be directed by Twilight's Catherine Hardwicke. Fernandez, who tested for the part of Edward in Twilight, reportedly had to read seven times for the role of orphaned woodcutter Peter. Hopefully for Fernandez's sake, Hardwicke won't cast a second male actor who's younger, tanner, and buffer in this film of hers. [Heat Vision/HR] Important Job for Mottola: Paramount has hired Greg Mottola (Adventureland) to write the screenplay for its adaptation of Leanne Shapton’s book Important Artifacts, a project that already has Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman attached. The book is a fictional estate-auction catalogue featuring the items and photographs representing a four-year romance between a male photographer (Pitt) and a food columnist (Portman). Mottola really needn't stress too much considering most people would probably pay $12.50 just to watch Pitt and Portman sit next to each other in silence for 90 minutes. [Risky Business/HR] All in the Glam: Adam Lambert will be heading out on the Glam Nation Tour this summer, with the first stop scheduled for June 4 in Pennsylvania. “People won't be let down in the glam department; it'll definitely be something to look at as well as listen to,” Lambert said. Orianthi and Idol fourth-place finalist Allison Iraheta will serve as openers on the tour, while third-place finalist Danny Gokey will no doubt be staying far, far away. [MTV] Duo Joins Stretch: Universal has signed on Rob Letterman to direct and Nick Stoller to rewrite its upcoming Stretch Armstrong project based on the Hasbro toy. The film, which is due in 2012, is being developed as a starring vehicle for Taylor Lautner. Conveniently, Letterman is familiar with the werewolf kind, having just directed Monsters vs. Aliens. [Variety] Kylie Channels Goddess: Kylie Minogue has announced she will be returning with her eleventh studio album this summer. Called Aphrodite, the disc will be released on July 5 with lead single "All the Lovers" due June 28. Minogue said the album celebrates “her dance-floor roots” and that "Lovers" “gives her goose-bumps.” She was kind enough to release a 30-second snippet of "Lovers," and while it's not quite enough to judge by, there is definitely the potential for goose-bumps here! [Billboard] They Spy: Peter Landesman, Brad Weston, and Graham King have sold an original pitch for a “next-generation spy movie.” Landesman, a journalist turned screenwriter, is aiming to explore “the deeper, more covert, more dangerous” world of intelligence that he says he was privy to as a journalist, hoping to reveal “a layer of operative and intelligence gathering that is virtually without oversight.” We have no idea what this means, but we have a hunch this will star a Peter Sarsgaard instead of a Matt Damon. [HR] Coke Drama: Gregory Hoblit (Fracture) will direct and produce an untitled Castle Rock drama written by Frank Baldwin. The project follows an “au pair, a reformed Harlem drug dealer, three Princeton graduates, and a ruthless Chilean drug lord” who (of course) cross paths after a kilo of cocaine is stolen. Five dollars says this was pitched somewhere along the way as "Crash meets Traffic." [HR] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: the industry, adam lambert, all the lovers, allison iraheta, aphrodite, brad weston, girl with the red riding hood, glam nation tour, graham king, greg mottola, gregory hoblit, important artifacts, kylie minogue, movies, music, nick stoller, orianthi, peter landesman, rob letterman, shiloh fernandez, stretch armstrong
Source: Vulture | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:15 am Colin Powell and Bill Gates join malaria campaign (Reuters)Reuters - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, billionaire Bill Gates and Queen Rania of Jordan will put their fame to work this week as they join a Twitter campaign to end malaria deaths.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:12 am New Comedy Central deals for Stewart and ColbertThe late-night lineup is shifting on TV but not at Comedy Central. The cable channel has signed new deals to keep Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Comedy Central said Tuesday that in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:06 am New Comedy Central deals for Stewart and Colbert (AP)AP - The late-night lineup is shifting on TV but not at Comedy Central. The cable channel has signed new deals to keep Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:06 am 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians': Kim Bares Body for 'Harper's Bazaar' - BuddyTV
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Backed by Gospel Choir, Jon Stewart Lets Fox News Have It The latest entry in a predictably amusing back-and-forth between Jon Stewart and Fox News, Stewart brought in a gospel choir for tonight’s Daily Show to provide the backing vocals for his diatribe against the network. After Stewart initially went after Fox News’ Bernie Goldberg at the end of last week for making generalizations about liberals, Goldberg responded last night in an appearance on The O'Reilly Factor that Stewart doesn’t critique liberals in the same way he goes after conservatives: "You are not nearly as edgy as you think you are," he told Stewart over the airwaves, "You are just a safe Jay Leno with a much smaller audience." Tonight, Stewart offered his rebuttal in which he picked apart Goldberg’s attack and called Fox “the lupus of news,” building to an expletive-filled outburst and exuberant dance (you just have to see it). Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: fox news, bernie goldberg, feuds, jon stewart, media, video
Source: Daily Intel | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:42 pm Susan Boyle’s Memoir Dream Becomes Reality Susan Boyle will (finally!) tell the world her story in an upcoming memoir called The Woman I Was Born to Be, which is due to come out this fall. “I’m writing this book to try to show that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, and I hope it will benefit other people,” Boyle said. And if that is the kind of metaphor to be expected in the book, I think it’s safe to say that she is not going to surprise us with Faulkner-like prose to match her Dion-like pipes. [Music Mix/EW] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: susan boyle, memoirs, music, the woman i was born to be
Source: Vulture | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:33 pm Doormen and Owners Reach Agreement, Avert Strike The city's Trumps and Van der Woodsens can breathe a sigh of relief. The union representing about 30,000 New York City apartment building doormen was able to come to an agreement with the owners of more than 3,200 apartment buildings late tonight, averting a strike that was set to start at 7 a.m. Wednesday morning. The talks went down to the wire, as the owners finally agreed to a new four-year contract that will increase the total pay of the doormen by nearly 10 percent without cutting their benefits, according to a union official. Negotiations have been taking place for several days, with the main point of contention being the owners’ demand that the doormen and other workers share some of the cost of their medical and dental benefits. Deal Reached That Averts a Walkout by Doormen [NYT] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: compromises, doorman strike, doormen, rich people problems
Source: Daily Intel | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:01 pm Author Steel's ex-aide sentenced for embezzlement (AP)AP - Danielle Steel's former assistant has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for embezzling more than $760,000 from the romance novelist.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:55 pm Teary Kate Gosselin voted off "Dancing With Stars"LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Reality TV mom-of-eight Kate Gosselin was finally voted off "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday after five weeks of arguments with her partner and harsh criticism ofSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:23 pm DWTS: Kate Gosselin Gets Emotional Backstage Say what you will about Kate Gosselin, but one thing's for sure: That "plus eight" of hers is always on her mind. So much so that of the "many things" that Dancing with...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:14 pm 'Dancing With the Stars': EW interviews latest eliminated contestant - Entertainment Weekly
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:10 pm Actor Kal Penn robbed at gunpoint in D.C. (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:02 pm Box Office Stock Market Gets Approval Cantor Fitzgerald has gotten the green light to move ahead with its proposed market for trading box-office futures, according to Bloomberg. The market will function as “a real-life Hollywood Stock Exchange where investors can buy and sell stock based on how well a given film will do.” Now, don't everyone rush at the same time to bet your savings on The Back-Up Plan. [EW] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: betting on the box office, movies, stocks
Source: Vulture | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:57 pm Lost Redux: Was It Worth the Wait? Oh, bless you, Lost writers. Before you undoubtedly tear us to pieces in the coming weeks, you gave us something good tonight.
A moment we've all been waiting years for finally...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:48 pm American Idol Inspiration Leaves Crystal in Tears The American Idol top seven were singing for more than their own suppers tonight.
In honor of the returning Idol Gives Back special, the finalists took to the stage to warble (and, in...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:35 pm Michael Douglas’s Son Sentenced to 60 Months in Jail In happier times. Cameron Douglas, Michael Douglas’s son, will be heading to prison for five years, despite the best efforts of his famous father, who wrote a handwritten note to the judge asking for leniency and claiming his son is sober now. Cameron, 31, was arrested in June 2009 on charges of conspiring to distribute meth and cocaine, and could have faced up to ten years in jail. When announcing the ruling in Manhattan Federal Court today, federal judge Richard Berman said that many of the letters he received portrayed Cameron as a victim: “Get over that idea,” he said. [NYDN] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: celebrity progeny, cameron douglas, crime, michael douglas
Source: Daily Intel | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:29 pm Kate Gone After the Dancing With the Stars Ouster You've All Been Waiting For!
Dancing With the Stars altered its approach tonight.
Instead of waiting until the final moments of Tuesday's elimination show to reveal the bottom two couples, Kate...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:01 pm Tribeca film fest shaking up indie distributionNEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - With Wednesday's world premiere of DreamWorks Animation's "Shrek Forever After," the Tribeca Film Festival is not only raising the curtain on its ninth...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:45 pm Tribeca film fest shaking up indie distribution (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:45 pm Tara Reid Pulls the Plug on Wedding Plans Maybe Tara Reid isn't the marrying kind after all.
Well, she isn't right now, anyway, having called off her planned May 22 nuptials, according to a terse statement released to...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:44 pm 'American Idol' judges shower emotional singer Crystal Bowersox with praiseLOS ANGELES - Crystal Bowersox was brought to tears Tuesday on "American Idol." The soulful, 24-year-old musician from Toledo, Ohio, was overcome with emotion at the conclusion of her...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:42 pm Cirque du Soleil Annouces Plans for Michael Jackson Show As anyone could probably guess, in terms of Michael Jackson tributes, last year’s concert documentary film was certainly not going to be It. Jackson’s estate and Cirque du Soleil have announced plans for a “concertlike” arena tour launching next year, which will be followed in 2012 by a permanent Las Vegas production of the show, which will feature the patented Soleil acrobatics accompanied by Jackson’s greatest hits, as well as some never-before-heard tunes. No title for the show has been announced yet, though they're obviously going to go with "Man in the House of Mirrors." [MTV] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: michael jackson, cirque du soleil, las vegas
Source: Vulture | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:38 pm "Summer" comes early in Kenny Chesney's 3D filmLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When Kenny Chesney first appears in his new 3D concert film, the country star glides above the crowd in a chair attached to cables, singing a song while aSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:25 pm "Summer" comes early in Kenny Chesney's 3D film (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:25 pm Should Kelly Clarkson Breakaway From Cigarette Sponsorship? Maybe the promoters think Kelly Clarkson's concert will suck without cigarettes.
Antismoking activists are fired up after learning that billboards and TV ads promoting the...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:21 pm 8 minus Kate: Another star axed from `Dancing' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:08 pm Paul McCartney to reissue catalog on indie labelLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paul McCartney said on Tuesday he would reissue his extensive post-Beatles catalog through independent label Concord Music Group, dealing a blow to his former...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:06 pm Actor Kal Penn from 'Harold and Kumar,' 'House' mugged at gunpoint in Washington, D.C.WASHINGTON - Actor Kal Penn's former publicist confirms that the actor who played Kumar in the movie "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" and had a recurring role on the Fox show "House"...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:02 pm Charges Levied Against Fourteen Alleged Gambinos Fourteen alleged members of the storied Gambino crime family — including current boss Daniel Marino — have been indicted on charges that include murder, racketeering, prostitution of minors, and trying to locate and intimidate a sequestered jury, in cases that span “literally decades of criminality,” the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Manhattan said today. "Today, the Gambino family has lost one of its leaders, and many of its rising stars have now fallen," U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said. "We will continue to work with our partners at the FBI to eradicate the mafia and to keep organized crime from victimizing the businesses and the people of this city." [CNN, NYT] Read more posts by Josh Duboff
Source: Daily Intel | 20 Apr 2010 | 7:57 pm Disney taps Carney for marketing gigFront Page: Naked co-founder takes reigns at Mouse House -- Sources say Rich Ross is readying to announce MT Carney as the studio's chief marketing exec.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 20 Apr 2010 | 7:31 pm Another Star Axed From 'Dancing With the Stars'The author and reality star was eliminated Tuesday from "Dancing With the Stars," leaving seven couples in the ABC competition.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Apr 2010 | 7:14 pm Sex 2 Sells, Even Six Weeks Before Its Release Though Sex and the City 2 won’t be out for another six weeks, a surprising number of fans are already clamoring to secure their seats for Carrie and friends' latest adventure. Advance sales are described as “brisk,” and a Fandango spokesman revealed, "It was nearly 20 percent of our daily sales when it first went on sale, outpacing [this past weekend’s box-office champ] Kick-Ass, which was 17 percent of sales.” This means women (and men) across the country are no doubt already hard at work on their Abu Dhabi–themed getups for opening night. [HR] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: sex and the city 2, anticipation, movies
Source: Vulture | 20 Apr 2010 | 7:08 pm It's the Media's Fault Kate Gosselin Can't Dance! If and when Kate Gosselin gets voted off Dancing With the Stars, we're going to be sorry. And not just because we media types won't have the reality mom to kick around anymore. But also...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:45 pm White House Not Exactly Thrilled About Former Counsel’s New Gig After it was revealed last night that Greg Craig, President Obama’s former White House counsel, is now representing Goldman Sachs, the White House offered a fairly measured response to the news this afternoon. “I’m not going to characterize the White House’s feelings on jobs that members of the administration take after they’ve left the administration,” White House spokesman Bill Burton told reporters. “We weren’t consulted about the particular position, but that’s not something that we would have a heads-up on necessarily.”
White House Responds to Ex-Counsel’s Aid to Goldman Sachs [Caucus/NYT] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: goldman sachs, barack obama, business, fi-cri fallout, greg craig
Source: Daily Intel | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:37 pm Could Talking to Oprah or Dr. Phil Get You Arrested? I saw on Oprah that Mo'Nique's brother confessed to molesting her. Could Oprah end up sending that guy to jail?
—Olivia, San Marcos, Calif., via the Answer B!tch...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:31 pm Jonas Brothers: They're Going on Tour Again The Jonas Brothers are really back!
Despite solo careers and married life, Nick, Joe and Kevin are putting the final touches on the tour they first talked about earlier...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:29 pm Green Day's American Idiot a tough sell on Broadway (Reuters)Reuters - For all of the rock musicals that have appeared on Broadway in the decades since "Hair," "American Idiot" comes the closest to providing a theatrical equivalent to the music of the moment.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 20 Apr 2010 | 5:37 pm Alienation sings! 'American Idiot' comes to B'way (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 20 Apr 2010 | 5:16 pm Review: Lots to look at in `Secret in Their Eyes' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:41 pm Uh-Oh: B.o.B. Raps Over Vampire Weekend Have you somehow managed to avoid B.o.B.’s sappy hit single “Nothin' On You”? Congratulations! Also, you can go ahead and give in now — the kid’s got a lot more where that came from. To wit: Yesterday we pointed your attention to “Airplanes Pt. 2,” blessed by the radio gods by both a maudlin earworm hook from Paramore’s Hayley Williams and a verse from Eminem; now comes “The Kids,” another leak from B.o.B.’s debut, The Adventures of Bobby Ray, out next week, and it sounds like Mr. Ray’s outdone himself. With the help of fellow potential breakout star Janelle Monae, B.o.B. goes in over Vampire Weekend’s “The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance,” singing the chorus himself and everything, and crafting another high-water mark in his chosen field of scrubbed-clean non-rap. The dudes in Vampire Weekend had to sign off on this, right? Why did they? Read more posts by Amos Barshad Filed Under: right-click, b.o.b., eminem, janelle monae, music, paramore, vampire weekend
Source: Vulture | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:40 pm Are Lady Gaga’s Stage Panties Getting Skimpier? Lady Gaga performed in a white lace bodystocking adorned with some white straps and other frippery in Tokyo today. She wore what was essentially a less elaborate red version of this outfit — a lace body stocking but with a thong underneath instead of on top — at Fashion Week last September performing at Marc Jacobs's after-party. She's been wearing plenty of bottoms lately — pants, skirts, what have you — as you can see in Gaga Daily's photo archive. But are her performance panties getting skimpier? She wore a thong under her polar bear coat in "Bad Romance" and no panties under her fishnets in the "Telephone" video. Her Grammys leotard was noticeably skimpier in front and back. It may be too soon to say that Gaga is, in fact, showing more of her lower quarters onstage, but it felt like an Important Question to raise. And it gives us an excuse to show you her new avant-garde thong, which might or might not be made out of toilet paper. Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: disco heaven, divas, just pants, lady gaga
Source: The Cut | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:30 pm Notorious B.I.G. Family's Civil Suit All Played Out Notorious B.I.G.'s murder remains unsolved, and his family has never let Los Angeles forget it.
A federal judge has dismissed the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the rapper's...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:25 pm Rapper Guru dies after battle with cancerAccording to his friend and producer Solar, it was the love of the fans that helped keep rapper Guru going.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:19 pm Sam Mendes, Robert Downey Jr. Possibly Off to See the Wizard A day after his Bond movie was put on indefinite hold, Sam Mendes may have already found a new project. According to Production Weekly's Twitter, he's the leading contender to direct Wizard of Oz prequel Oz, the Great and Powerful, with Robert Downey Jr. circling the role of the Wizard. Nice that these guys finally found some work. [Production Weekly/Twitter via Playlist] Read more posts by Lane Brown Filed Under: movies, plain bs, sam mendes
Source: Vulture | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:15 pm Richard Fuld: Lehman Brothers Was ‘Risk Averse’ We didn't watch Lehman Brothers' Richard Fuld testifying to the House Financial Services Committee, but after reading Michael Corkery's live blog at DealJournal, we almost wish we had. For a hearing about an obscure accounting tactic, this thing had it all! Ferocious attacks from grandstanding congressmen! Tears, from Matthew Lee, a former senior vice-president at the firm. And stony, amazing defiance from the man of the hour, Richard Fuld. We particularly enjoyed this exchange:
That makes sense. Live Blogging Dick Fuld’s Lehman Testimony [Deal Journal/WSJ] Read more posts by Jessica Pressler Filed Under: the gorilla, business, fi-cri fallout, lehman brothers, richard fuld, things that are kind of poignant and also not
Source: Daily Intel | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:15 pm Roger Ebert's wife reveals secrets to coping with cancerThe wife of Chicago-based film critic Roger Ebert says she and her husband have adopted hope as a strategy in getting through his ordeal with thyroid cancer, which has left him unable to speak.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:07 pm Mel Gibson's ex calls split 'sudden'Oksana Grigorieva has given a cryptic account of her breakup with Mel Gibson, offering the current "official" version but with a tease for more details to come.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:06 pm Simon Doonan Is Getting to Know Brooklyn Before the Barneys Co-op Opens in Cobble Hill Barneys creative director Simon Doonan thinks that Brooklyn is a natural location for a new Barneys Co-op store. “Every girl I work with lives in Brooklyn,” he said at the SCAD Style Étoile Awards last night. “Everybody at the Observer and at Barneys, all my colleagues are in Brooklyn now.” The new Barneys Co-op is near the Jonathan Adler boutique on Atlantic Avenue, and the couple went to check it out on Sunday. “We were in the BK, in Crooklyn,” Adler said. “Yeah, we’re totally down with the ‘hood,” Doonan added, although they felt a tad out of place. “We felt so self-conscious about not having facial hair,” Adler admitted. “I wondered why Jonny stuffed me into a little baby stroller before we went out,” said Doonan. “He said, ‘I have to pretend to be a single-mother lesbian over here.’”
While they disagreed with New York’s assessment of Park Slope as the city’s best neighborhood, and insisted that Greenwich Village, where they live, is tops, they’re bullish on Brooklyn. Adler says his store there is doing very well, and Doonan thinks Brooklyn is “groovy” and can’t wait for the Co-op store to open there. “Next to Trader Joe’s! Hello! Bonjour!” Read more posts by Bennett Marcus Filed Under: party lines, barneys, brooklyn ftw, jonathan adler, simon doonan
Source: The Cut | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:00 pm Yale Publishing Course Will Be International, Business-Oriented Former Yale University Press Publishing Director Tina Weiner saw an opportunity when two senior advisers to the recently defunct Stanford Publishing Course approached her, hoping to find a new home for their storied program in New Haven. Sensing that there would be a hole in the market without Stanford's program, Weiner convinced Yale officials to take it on under the aegis of their burgeoning international-studies program. We spoke with Weiner about the new Yale Publishing Course, which will debut this summer at a time when many see the journalism and publishing industries in a steady decline. So, where did the idea come from? So, this was proposed to you by Robert Baensch and Martin Levin, from the Stanford program? Can you describe what it will be like? And it's a week? Talk to me about journalism and publishing at Yale in general. The school just launched an undergraduate-journalism initiative, and is developing a publishing course at a time when a lot of people say the field is shrinking. But I'm wondering how you see this fitting in to the transitional stage the industry is in right now. Why now? What's the size? Any significant changes from the Stanford program? Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: media metamorphoses, books, magazines, media, publishing, tina weiner, yale, yale publishing course
Source: Daily Intel | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:00 pm Hello From Your New Vulture Blogger A vulture calling attention to itself. Hello! It's nearly the end of my first day and I rudely have yet to do what people are supposed to do at the beginning of their first day: introduce themselves. Let me fix that. I'm Willa Paskin, and I'm the new blogger here at Vulture. I'm more psyched than Bill and Ted, more tickled than Elmo, more jazzed than Charlie Parker, more pumped than Christian Slater — and, obviously, more prone to tortured turns of pop-culture phrase than Entertainment Tonight — to be joining the crack team of experts here. Before joining Vulture I worked at Radar, BlackBook, Double X, and Variety, and before any of that, read books, listened to music, hoovered up movies, and watched lots and lots and lots of TV (including this and this and this). I'm looking forward to blogging for you. Let's have some fun. Read more posts by Willa Paskin Filed Under: introductions,
Source: Vulture | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:00 pm Phillips-Van Heusen hikes outlook, will raise cash (AP)AP - Clothing company Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. raised its fiscal first-quarter and full-year earnings forecast Tuesday and said it will sell stock and bonds to finance its proposed $3 billion acquisition of the Tommy Hilfiger brand.Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:50 pm Michael Douglas' son gets 5 years in drug caseThe son of actor Michael Douglas apologized to a federal judge before being sentenced to a five-year prison term Tuesday, promising to follow "the true right path" when released.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:47 pm New York Ponzi Schemers Spent Ill-gotten Gains on a ‘Sexually Themed Cruise’ Timothy McGinn, 62, is a resident of Schenectady, New York. He is the chairman, secretary, and co-owner of MS & Co., as well as treasurer and indirect co-owner of MS Advisors. He is also one of several defendants charged by the SEC today with running a Ponzi scheme, the proceeds of which went to pay for, among other things, strippers for a “sexually themed” cruise. Look out, To Catch a Predator. The SEC is muscling in on your sexual-humiliation space. [PDF] Read more posts by Jessica Pressler Filed Under: ballsy crime, business, little fish, ms advisors, ponzi schemes, sec, timothy mcginn
Source: Daily Intel | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:45 pm Which 4/20 Album Release Is the Most Pot-Referencing? It's April 20, the day marijuana fans shirk more responsibility and smoke more pot than they otherwise might on a typical day. Also, by SHEER COINCIDENCE, it's the release date of new albums by music-making reefer aficionados Willie Nelson, Cypress Hill, and Devin the Dude. But if you're going to put down your pipe and drive to a music store on 4/20, you'll want to be sure that whichever CD you pick up is packed with tacky weed references. So which of today's new albums has the most? Willie Nelson, Country Music
Suggested alternate ending for the above verse: "... Is a huge bag of weed." (It's funnier if it doesn't rhyme.) Score: Zero pot leaves.
Score: Five spliffs.
Score: 10 million blunts. (Winner!) Read more posts by Lane Brown Filed Under: pot, 4-20, cypress hill, devin the dude, music, willie nelson
Source: Vulture | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:45 pm Taylor Swift Wore a Slightly Risqué Dress Taylor Swift performed at a Brooks & Dunn concert in Las Vegas last night. The singer, who usually covers more of her sides, wore this backless lavender number by Contrarian backstage before the show. What do you think of the cut? Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: look of the day, taylor swift
Source: The Cut | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:45 pm Ben & Jerry’s Unveils New Flavor, Bonnaroo Buzz, On Incredibly Appropriate DayBehold, Ben & Jerry’s new flavor, Bonnaroo Buzz (click to make biglike):
A Bonnaroo-themed Ben & Jerry’s flavor with the word “Buzz” in it released on 4/20? Ya coulda just dropped the pretense and called it Eat This, Potty McPotpot (Pot). Is it even ice cream, or just hollowed-out containers for transporting pot made up to look like ice cream? [Mental Note: Market these.] The flavor (allegedly) blends “Light coffee & malt ice creams with whiskey caramel swirls & English toffee pieces”. Yeah? More like, “pot”. (Ohhh! Ben & Zingers!) Check out more pics of the impending deliciousness below:
Source: Best Week Ever | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:40 pm DWTS: Two Hours Of Awkward Dancing In One Digestible Clip
Watch the video now at TheFABlife. Source: Best Week Ever | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:30 pm Ex-Employee’s Suit Against Prada Japan Gains Momentum Rina Bovrisse Rina Bovrisse's legal complaint against Prada Japan, who she said asked her to fire employees they found unattractive, has turned into a full-fledged lawsuit. Two former Prada Japan employees "who received the same harassments" are joining her in the suit. Bovrisse wants a public apology from Prada, a pledge not to continue the alleged discrimination, and money for psychological trauma and legal fees. Bovrisse says Prada Japan called many female employees "aged, ugly, fat, bad body shape, bad teeth, disgusting, and not cute," and tried to get them to quit. A source also told us she was thisclose to landing a job with Prada Japan, but never did because someone in the office didn't like the way she dressed and did her makeup. The trial begins May 17. Bovrisse's lawyers said Prada offered Bovrisse around $107,000 in severance but she turned it down to fight for a public apology. Two More Prada Employees Join Rina Bovrisse in Suit Against Prada Japan [StyleList] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: lawsuits, prada japan, rina bovrisse
Source: The Cut | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:30 pm This Guy Turned A Hummer Into A Horse CarriageThis is an artist named Jeremy Dean.
He turned a Hummer into a horse carriage. You can read more about him here if you so please. Everybody is always like, “Noah, stop watching Dylan Rattigan on MSNBC while you’re blogging.” And to them I say, “But I saw the hummer horse carriage story on that show just now and is an awesome story.” “Touche,” everybody responds. You want another picture? Alright.
Source: Best Week Ever | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:10 pm Cirque du Soleil to Debut Touring Show Set to Michael Jackson Music
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:02 pm Megyn Kelly: Julie Banderas Is a ‘Saucy Vixen’ "I'm a big fan of my friend Julie Banderas, who is about to give birth. She's a hot mama. She's a beautiful woman. She's got the Latina thing going on — a saucy vixen." — Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly on the Howard Stern show today, after Stern begged her to pick which of her many attractive female co-workers she thought was the hottest. Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: bons mots, cable news, fox news, howard stern, megyn kelly
Source: Daily Intel | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:00 pm The Rodarte Sample Sale Is Actually Kind of Affordable! Admittedly, we were skeptical of Rodarte's cash-only sample sale, which kicked off today. With projected prices ranging from $40 to $4,000, we envisioned racks of damningly expensive singed chiffon and webby knits, each item costing several months' rent. Instead, reports from the front lines are gleefully positive. Dresses and shoes start at $300, leather jackets are $500 to $2,000, and a slew of skirts and tops are in the $80-to-$100 range. Even the extra-frugal among us can snag a tote for $40. Hurry over: The sale ends tomorrow at 7 p.m. [Racked NY; Mizhattan] Read more posts by Lauren Murrow Filed Under: saling, fashion calendar, rodarte, sales, shopping
Source: The Cut | 20 Apr 2010 | 3:00 pm Cirque Du Soleil Presents “Michael Jackson And Also Flipping People”Do you enjoy the song “Billie Jean”? Do you enjoy hearing it whenever you want, on your iPod or online or in bars or clubs, thousands of times in your life, completely at your leisure? Then get ready to pay lots of money to hear “Billie Jean” while people flip around and sh*t, cause the trailer for the upcoming Michael Jackson Cirque du Soleil show is out, so react to that in some manner! Judging from the trailer, the Cirque show is just archival footage of MJ interspersed with footage of acrobats bein’ acrobatty. WORTH IT! I’m literally trying to give my $500 to this embed as we speak: Source: Best Week Ever | 20 Apr 2010 | 2:36 pm Kelly Clarkson on Billboards Promoting Cigarette Brand in IndonesiaAs smoking has declined in many Western countries, it has risen in Indonesia.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Apr 2010 | 2:32 pm Mo'Nique's brother apologizes for sexually abusing his sisterThe brother of Oscar-winning actress Mo'Nique admitted to Oprah Winfrey on Monday that he repeatedly molested his little sister starting when she was only 7 years old.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Apr 2010 | 2:32 pm Tanning Linked to Addictive Behavior, Again; Dree Hemingway Named Face of Ferragamo Fragrance Dree Hemingway at the fall 2010 Salvatore Ferragamo show. SKIN FRAGRANCE NAILS MAKEUP HAIR Filed Under: beauty marks, archives of dermatology, attimo, beauty, campaigns, cosmetic executive women, craig mcdean, creative nail design, dolce and gabbana, dree hemingway, fall 2010, fragrance, lola, makeup, marc jacobs, nails, salvatore ferragamo, skin, soak-off gel nails, strip ministry of waxing, tanning
Source: The Cut | 20 Apr 2010 | 2:30 pm Michael Douglas' Son Cameron Sentenced to Five Years in PrisonThe son of the Oscar-winning actor was arrested in July 2008 at a Manhattan hotel.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Apr 2010 | 2:29 pm Happy 4/20, Guys, You Earned ItSo, uh… You guys wanna pretend The Big Lebowski was MacGyver? Yeah, you do. Thanks, The Daily What Source: Best Week Ever | 20 Apr 2010 | 2:20 pm TheOutnet.com Attempts to Appease Angry $1 Sale Shoppers With Free Shipping Net-a-Porter's sample-sale spawn theOutnet.com is offering free shipping to make up for pain and suffering resulting from its $1 sale, which was widely publicized, only to be shut down before most people in this country got out of bed. You have until Wednesday, May 19. An Hervé Léger sale starts tomorrow. [Fashion Prospectress] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: saling, outnet, sales, shopping
Source: The Cut | 20 Apr 2010 | 2:05 pm Hearst Names Jill Herzig Editor of RedbookFormer Glamour executive editor Jill Herzig has been tapped by Hearst to take over Redbook magazine from outgoing editor-in-chief Stacy Morrison, who stepped down owing to an illness in her family, the publishing giant announced today. Herzig had been at Glamour for nearly ten years in her most recent stint there, and has also been at women's titles like Cosmo, Self, and M. [Hearst Corp] Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: ink-stained wretches, hearst, jill herzig, redbook
Source: Daily Intel | 20 Apr 2010 | 1:55 pm Dana Lorenz Pairs Her Pearls With Barbed Wire Dana Lorenz is the pretty-punk jewelry designer behind Fenton/Fallon and J.Crew's most recent collaborative jewelry collection. Trained as a painter, she started out creating necklaces for herself and friends, layering strands of pearls and Swarovski crystals with spikes and chains. The designs first caught the eye of Alexandre Plokhov (of the now-defunct label Cloak), who asked her to design a line of accessories for his menswear show in 2005. The collection's pieces attracted the attention a buyer at Barneys, and demand grew. Her jewelry has since appeared on the necks of a slew of A-listers and celebs (including Michelle Obama herself, last year). The J.Crew collaboration sprung from a serendipitous meeting with creative director Jenna Lyons, after Lorenz was "coerced" by the First Lady's unofficial stylist Ikram Goldman into attending a dinner party at designer Maria Cornejo's apartment. "It was one of those times I was like, 'I cannot go to a party right now — I look like a shlub.'" But she went, and met Lyons, who inquired about her piled-on necklaces. And now the Fenton/Fallon for J.Crew collection, which launched earlier this month, showcases her penchant for mixed-material statement pieces, with Swarovski crystals and hand-dyed ribbons blended with silver, gold, and brass chains. (New pieces for J.Crew will debut in May and June.) We caught up with Lorenz to talk about her counterintuitive style, new shopping philosophy, and pursuit of the ultimate luggage set. How would you describe your design aesthetic? What kind of person wears your designs? Who are your favorite designers? Where do you like to shop in New York? How would you describe your personal style? What trends do you like right now? What trends are you ready to see retired? What's one item you're saving to buy? What should every woman have in her closet? What's something you never leave the house without? Read more posts by Lauren Murrow Filed Under: tastemakers, barneys, dana lorenz, eddie borgo, j.crew, phillip crangi, saint james
Source: The Cut | 20 Apr 2010 | 1:50 pm Reader Look Book: Marc Jacobs Cutout Wedges Cut reader The Queen of Hearts reminds us of one of our favorite "It" shoes from a few seasons back. She posted a photo to our Reader Look Book of herself wearing the Marc Jacobs cutout wedges, along with a floral top and quilted red bag. Show us your "It" shoes by uploading your own photo to our Reader Look Book.
Read more posts by Sharon Clott Filed Under: reader look book, designers, marc jacobs, shoes
Source: The Cut | 20 Apr 2010 | 1:30 pm Scarlett Johansson: You Won't Find Me in Any Juicy Hollywood ScandalsThe actress is on the May cover of InStyle.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Apr 2010 | 1:11 pm The Best and Worst of April Fashion Magazines This month's issues included many spreads where the models looked dead or close to it. And isn't April, the beginning of spring, supposed to be a celebration of life? Things blooming and cute baby things being born? But that's why magazines hire models: They look just as good morose as they do vivacious. French Vogue put deathly looking girls in hula skirts and Prada. Lula shot models as though they'd died in a pillow fight. And British Vogue shot a "private dancer," who looked pale and passed out on a chintzy bed. See those photos, Heidi Klum wearing nothing but cream, and more from the April magazines in the slideshow. Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: tear sheets, advertising, allure, another, balenciaga, british vogue, candice swanepoel, cosmopolitan, designers, details, erin andrews, esquire, fashion magazine awards, flare, french vogue, glamour, harpers bazaar, heidi klum, joanna newsom, lara stone, lula, marie claire, models, prada, slideshow, teen vogue, the journal, white house black market
Source: The Cut | 20 Apr 2010 | 1:10 pm EXCLUSIVE: Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods Talking Divorce 'Daily,' Source SaysNordegren has apparently been meeting intensively with her divorce lawyer, and is expected to file soon.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:39 pm Nadya Suleman: I feel guilty every day of my lifeFor Nadya Suleman, being in the spotlight is a double-edged sword. The media have invaded her privacy and turned her into a carnival attraction, she told Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday. But Suleman also acknowledges that the media has also become a source of income for her, a single mother of 14 children.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:34 pm Do you watch those graphic PSAs?A razor blade sitting in a blood-splattered bathroom sink. A bacteria-infested toilet seat that wouldn't be welcome in a gas station. Open lesions and gray, jagged teeth peeking out from behind chapped lips. These are images that have become hard to ignore in some parts of the United States.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Apr 2010 | 12:07 pm Leslie Jordan rides a rollicking `Pink Carpet' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:43 am Cirque du Soleil to put on Michael Jackson showCirque du Soleil and Michael Jackson's estate have struck a deal to bring the late pop star's music to the big tent starting next year.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:28 am Michael Douglas Pleads to Judge for Leniency in Sentencing Son in Drug CaseThe son of the Oscar-winning actor was arrested in July 2008 at a Manhattan hotel.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:24 am Bodybuilders In Afghanistan? Bodybuilders In Afghanistan.Afghanistan: They’re just like us! They have creepy-ass bodybuilder dudes who oil themselves up and strike intimidating poses while remaining astonishingly free of irony too! Maybe our countries can bond over a mutual bewilderment that this still exists:
Source: Best Week Ever | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:20 am Ex-'Survivor' Producer's Wife Went to Mexico to Save Marriage, Sisters SayThe high-powered producer was named the main suspect in his wife's death earlier this month.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:06 am This Is The Best 4 Second Video In The History Of Videos Or 4 SecondsThere is a person on Twitter. His handle is @trumpetcake. I know nothing about this person other than that my friend sent me a link to a 4 second video that this guy captured from CNN and posted on his Twitter profile. The video is perfect. This guy nailed it.
Absolutely, @trumpetcake. Source: Best Week Ever | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:56 am Jake Gyllenhaal and I Have Same First Childhood Memory; Leads Me To Believe We Have a Future Together
But there is yet another memory that has always stayed with me, perhaps because it was the first time I first became a self-aware smart kid, Little Man Tate-meets-Terminator style. (Have I also mentioned what a humble child prodigy I am?) Somewhere around the age of 3 I began learning how to write. There I was, marker in hand, construction paper poised like one of Whoopi’s brand new urinary napkins (what?), when I wrote my first word. My name, “MICHELLE”, in all caps. It was surprisingly legible, save for the letter E’s, which rather than featuring a minimalist’s average of 3 horizontal lines, opted for a more jazzy hundred and fifty or so. They were little mustache combs turned on their sides. To me, they were perfect and, more importantly, correct. So you can imagine my surprise as I crack open this month’s GQ featuring a fine-looking Jake Gyllenhaal to find this first paragraph:
Jake Gyllenhaal’s very first memory is of sitting on one of the striped blue window benches in his families kitchen. He is trying to draw the letter E. He has managed the vertical line to the left without a problem. Likewise, he has drawn the upper and lower horizontal lines in the conventional manner. It is with the middle horizontal line that he rebels. Just a single line between? He doesn’t see why, and he refuses to go along with it. Instead, he fills in the gap with maybe a hundred horizontal lines. OK, so, I guess here is my question: Am I right to be mind-blown? Because, really, even if many children have done this in their lifetime, how many of them remember that moment? Is it hundreds? Thousands? Or, as I might gladly suspect, only me and Jake Gyllenhaal? Could this be the reason we ended up in the same college the same year? Or could it just be that I’m trying to forge yet another bridge from my heart to his? Last question: Are people who remember drawing the letter E with many lines also as creepy as that last sentence might indicate that I am? Because, if so, TTYCall Me, Gyll. And yes, feel free to share your first childhood memory in the comments, because at this point, we are like family. Source: Best Week Ever | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:47 am David Hasselhoff returns to 'Young and the Restless'Look who's coming home to Genoa City!Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:46 am Review: Lynne's new CD is relevant, heartrending (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:45 am So The New James Bond Movie…Wait, No, Now We’re Talking About A Broccoli Woman
And that’s about as far as it’s possible to get when you read that article because for the rest of all time ever you’re distracted by the idea that there is actually a woman named Barbara Broccoli. Obviously “Broccoli” is a hilarious last name to have, but the alliteration with “Barbara” is just perfect. Barbara Broccoli.
But I’d also like to know what’s going on with this James Bond movie. I never will, though; never ever. And that’s all because this article didn’t properly prepare me to see such a ridiculous name. Perhaps with some warning I would have been able to continue reading. Here are a few possible ways the sentence introducing Barbara Broccoli could have been written so as to not be so jarring: “Producers Michael G. Wilson and — just so you know the following woman is named a vegetable — Barbara Broccoli say development…” “Producers Michael G. Wilson and some woman whom will we not name here for reasons of national sanity say development…” “Some man and a woman were all like…” See, all of those would have worked, and we would have been able to get through the rest of that article like normal people instead of having to do an hour of research to find out that her father was Albert R. Broccoli who has a slightly less funny name but produced some of the older Bond films. Source: Best Week Ever | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:41 am 'White Castle' Actor Kal Penn Robbed at Gunpoint in Washington D.C., Report SaysPenn immediately reported the incident to authorities, who have launched an investigation into the matter.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:33 am Review: Merle Haggard sounds at ease on new album (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:25 am An undated photo shows a military truck parked under the shadow of a huge Buddha statueAn undated photo shows a military truck parked under the shadow of a the world's biggest Buddha statue, in Afghanistan, before being destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. Pakistan's pre-Islamic heritage is...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:07 am A powerboat (below) is towed past a large Imax theatre billboardA powerboat (below) is towed past a large Imax theatre billboard featuring a shark, in Sydney in 2005. Big screen distributor IMAX Corp says it is planning to build five more megascreens in Japan as it...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 10:05 am How To Date Christina HendricksIn the current issue of Esquire, really hot person Christina Hendricks gave some tips about what she looks for in a man (Oh I got a tip for ya, if ya catch my drift… Use half and half in your omeletts instead of milk, then after making that omelette I’m talking about my penissssss).
Even though she’s married, let’s take a second to go through Christina’s dating advice on the likely chance that she’ll get divorced tomorrow and swing by the BWE offices aching for a rebound (she wouldn’t be the first Mad Men co-star to do so, *WIIINK* at Duck Phillips). Give us the boobboob, Christina. Er, lowdown:
I’m usually a beer drinker, but I have nothing against Scotch, it’s enjoyable, I’d just kinda feel like an a-hole if all I ever ordered was Scotch, particularly if I kept talking about how classic and rich it was. But no big deal, diff’rent strokes, right? You’re pretty, we can make this work.
Uhhhmm, I don’t recall ever saying “panties,” not because I’m against it or anything, but I’m just rarely ever in a situation where I’m called upon to address female underpants by name. I mean, I can make an effort to say “panties” should that situation ever come up, but it’s really not gonna be often, unless I really go out of my way to slip it into arguments about Avatar. To recap: You want me to sit there sipping Scotch, talking about your panties? And how thick would you like my molester mustache to be? What else?
Yeah, sure, I’ll stand up when you approach the table – IF WE’RE ON THE TITANIC. Call me ungentlemanly if you want, but if one of my nonbillionaire friends randomly stood up for a girl when she went to the bathroom at a restaurant, I’d never stop making fun of him. I wouldn’t even finish the dinner, cause I’d be using my mouth solely for the purpose of ridiculing him. I mean, I realize this was a standard social custom at one point in time, but so were monocles, and so was slavery. Are you saying you want me to stand up when you approach the table, holding a monocle and yelling at a slave? I’m just not sure I can do that, Christina. I’m really trying my best here, but if we’re gonna make this relationship work, there’s gonna have to be some give and take.
This clearly just isn’t gonna work out, Christina. I’m sorry. Please stop crying, you’re embarrassing both of us. Hey, guess what? PANTIES. Eh? Cheerin’ up a little bit? Yeahhhh. But seriously, I’m not gonna f*** you ever. That is what I have decided. Source: Best Week Ever | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:58 am James Cameron joins real-life 'Avatar' battleJames Cameron calls his newest project a "kind of 'Avatar' for real," working alongside tribes in Brazil to save the rain forest.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:51 am Kelly LeBrock Not Surprised by Sex Abuse Claims Against Steven SeagalThe actress says she will reveal shocking details about her ex-husband in a new tell-all book.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Apr 2010 | 9:32 am Hilary Mantel won the 2009 Man Booker prize for her historical novel "Wolf Hall"British author Hilary Mantel is pictured with her historical fiction novel "Wolf Hall" after winning the 2009 Man Booker prize in London. Mantel is one of six authors on the shortlist of the annual Orange...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:19 am Carrie Underwood adds tour dates, honors Brooks & Dunn - USA Today
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Apr 2010 | 8:02 am The awards are held outside India every year in an effort to increase the international profile of Bollywood filmsIndian Bollywood actor and International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan poses with traditional Sri Lankan dancers at a press conference in Colombo. Sri Lanka will host top...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 7:25 am Organisers said they expected all of the Stones to come to Cannes for the film's premiereFrom left: Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards from The Rolling Stones are pictured in London in 2008. Disabled Congolese street musicians and ageing rockers The Rolling Stones star...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:52 am "Benda Bilili" tells the story of Congolese musicians in the slums of KinshasaRicky, the leader of the Congolese band Staff Benda Bilili, poses in Kinshasa in 2008. Disabled Congolese street musicians and ageing rockers The Rolling Stones star in the prestigious Directors' Fortnight...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 6:52 am Daniel Craig said he looked forward to resuming work on the film "as quickly as possible"James Bond actor Daniel Craig is seen here in 2009. Work on the latest Bond movie has been suspended indefinitely because of debt-ridden MGM studio's uncertain future, the British production company behind...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 20 Apr 2010 | 5:41 am 'Kick-Ass' slays 'Dragon'Front Page: Another swap at B.O. top -- For the second consecutive week, the top two spots at the domestic box office have swapped places.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Summit snags 'Men Are From Mars'Front Page: BermanBraun to produce film based on John Gray book series -- Summit picks up film and TV rights to the "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" franchise.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Icelandic eruption disrupts eventsFront Page: Volcanic ash turns showbiz plans to dust -- "Iron Man 2" move from London to Los Angeles has been the biggest disruption to the film biz so far.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Showrunner looks rosy for WBTVFront Page: Pinkner seals seven-figure overall deal -- "Fringe" exec producer Jeff Pinkner has sealed a rich seven-figure overall deal at Warner Bros. TV.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 20 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am MGM shakes up Bond marketFront Page: Uncertainty at studio holds up next 007 film -- James Bond's been thwarted -- for now -- by MGM's profound financial difficulties.
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