Despite slower opening, `SATC2' in for long haul (AP)

FILE-  In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros., from left, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall and Cynthia Nixon are shown in a scene from 'Sex and the City 2.'  The women of 'Sex and the City' and, now, its sequel, wear a fashion confidence like few others.    (AP Photo/Warner Bros, Craig Blankenhorn)AP - Talk about an anticlimax.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:20 am

Star-Struck McCartney Rocks White House Tribute Concert - NBC Washington


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Star-Struck McCartney Rocks White House Tribute Concert
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AP If President Obama needs little help from his friends these days, Paul McCartney said not to worry -- he could work it out. “You have billions of us who are rooting for you, and we know you're going to come through,” McCartney told ...
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McCartney: From the 'White Album' to the White HouseUSA Today
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:13 am

Attorney says Gary Coleman, wife divorced in 2008 - WWL


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Attorney says Gary Coleman, wife divorced in 2008
WWL
AP SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New details surrounding TV actor Gary Coleman's death have emerged with his attorney saying the child star of "Diff'rent Strokes" and his wife divorced in 2008, and Utah authorities releasing a tape of her frantic emergency ...
Gary Coleman's wife, Shannon Price, made decision to pull plug despite secret ...New York Daily News
Sideshow: Remembering ColemanPhiladelphia Inquirer
Gary Coleman divorced at time of deathEntertainment Weekly
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:13 am

Wallender writer may bar Hebrew version of books (AFP)

Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell speaks to the media upon his arrival at Landvetter airport outside Gothenburg, Sweden, after being deported from Israel on June 1, 2010. Mankell, author of the Wallender detective novels, is considering prohibiting the translation of his popular books into Hebrew after the Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on which he was a passenger.(AFP/File/Adam Ihse)AFP - Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell may prohibit the translation of his popular books into Hebrew after the Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, he said in an interview published on Thursday.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 3 Jun 2010 | 4:07 am

Jackson museum plans move ahead - BBC News


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Jackson museum plans move ahead
BBC News
Work on a museum dedicated to Michael Jackson's legacy in his hometown could begin next year, officials have said. It is hoped the project, expected to cost $300m (£204m), will draw 750000 visitors a year to Gary, Indiana. The singer's father Joe has ...
A thriller of a project for GaryChicago Tribune
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 3 Jun 2010 | 2:53 am

Attorney says Gary Coleman, wife divorced in 2008 (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2008 file photo, actor Gary Coleman, best known from the television series 'Diff'rent Strokes' and his wife Shannon Price, appear on the the NBC 'Today' television program in New York.  New details surrounding TV actor Gary Coleman's death have emerged with his attorney saying the child star of 'Diff'rent Strokes' and his wife divorced in 2008, and Utah authorities releasing a tape of her frantic 911 call after he struck his head in a fall. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP - New details surrounding TV actor Gary Coleman's death have emerged with his attorney saying the child star of "Diff'rent Strokes" and his wife divorced in 2008, and Utah authorities releasing a tape of her frantic 911 call after he struck his head in a fall.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 3 Jun 2010 | 2:52 am

Attorney says Gary Coleman, wife divorced in 2008 (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2008 file photo, actor Gary Coleman, best known from the television series 'Diff'rent Strokes' and his wife Shannon Price, appear on the the NBC 'Today' television program in New York.  New details surrounding TV actor Gary Coleman's death have emerged with his attorney saying the child star of 'Diff'rent Strokes' and his wife divorced in 2008, and Utah authorities releasing a tape of her frantic 911 call after he struck his head in a fall. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP - New details surrounding TV actor Gary Coleman's death have emerged with his attorney saying the child star of "Diff'rent Strokes" and his wife divorced in 2008, and Utah authorities releasing a tape of her frantic 911 call after he struck his head in a fall.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 3 Jun 2010 | 2:52 am

Sting goes classical as kicks off world tour Symphonicity (Reuters)

Musician Sting performs on the opening night of his Symphonicity Tour, which features the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra conducted by Steven Mercurio, in Vancouver, British Columbia June 2, 2010. REUTERS/Andy ClarkReuters - Sting, former frontman of The Police, kicked off a world tour of his greatest hits on Wednesday but replaced the familiar guitar, drum and base riffs with the gentle strains of oboes, violins and cellos.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 3 Jun 2010 | 2:07 am

Colorado Prosecutor Says a Deal Is Reached in Charlie Sheen Case - New York Times


Sydney Morning Herald

Colorado Prosecutor Says a Deal Is Reached in Charlie Sheen Case
New York Times
A Colorado prosecutor said on Tuesday night that an agreement had been reached with Charlie Sheen, below right, the “Two and a Half Men” star, in a case involving a domestic dispute between him and his wife, The Associated Press reported. ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 3 Jun 2010 | 1:54 am

Sex and the City 2 - Reno News & Review


Independent

Sex and the City 2
Reno News & Review
The people behind Sex and the City 2 want you to think their film is about female empowerment and how to wield it. I say it's about totally vacuous assholes wearing clothes that will look idiotic in 10 years. The first film adapted from ...
'Sex' Sequel Stifles Spirit of Salacious SeriesDaily Californian
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 3 Jun 2010 | 1:34 am

Christie's has Monet for expected big London sale (Reuters)

Reuters - Auction house Christie's is offering a Monet water-lily painting worth an estimated 30 to 40 million pounds ($44-59 million) this month in what it expects to be the biggest sale it has ever mounted in London.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 3 Jun 2010 | 1:01 am

Last Night on Late Night: Evangeline Lilly Could Be the Next Dr. Seuss


Who would have guessed that Evangeline Lilly secretly wants to write books for children? The Lost star gave The Late Late Show's Craig Ferguson a tiny taste of what's she's got cooking with a Dr. Seuss-eque poem that was surprisingly good. Watch out, Madonna. Up next, Jon Stewart likens the controversial Israeli flotilla raid to a south-of-the-border party tradition, minus the candy. Last but not least, Stephen Colbert shows a hilarious lack of sympathy for that Spanish matador who took a bull by the horn in one of the worst ways possible. Watch our compilation to see what you missed.

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Source: Vulture | 3 Jun 2010 | 12:33 am

Russell Brand bares his talkative self; see video - USA Today


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Russell Brand bares his talkative self; see video
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By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY By Olivia Barker, USA TODAY NEW YORK — When your better half has bragged to the world that she kissed a girl and liked it, telling a roomful of people that "we're all going to take our tops off" seems pretty tame. ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 2 Jun 2010 | 11:55 pm

Gary Coleman's wife on 911 call: 'I just don't want him to die'

Gary Coleman's panicked wife initially balked at helping him after he suffered an apparent head injury that left him bloodied, according her 911 call.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 2 Jun 2010 | 11:03 pm

Report: Mariah Carey pregnant - MiamiHerald.com


Oneindia

Report: Mariah Carey pregnant
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The pregnancy rumors have been swirling for so long now that even if Mariah Carey is indeed carrying a child -- as RadarOnline reported Wednesday -- the blessed event will be a tad anticlimactic. The 40-year-old pop diva has been looking heavier lately ...
Is Mariah Carey Pregnant?MTV.com
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 2 Jun 2010 | 11:01 pm

"Classes" a sharply observed look at postwar England (Reuters)

Reuters - Simon Gray's "The Late Middle Classes" is an exquisite delineation of pretensions in 1950s England, where snobbery and prejudice strived to hold their own against the postwar shattering of illusions.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 2 Jun 2010 | 10:06 pm

A Titanic disaster - Boston Herald


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A Titanic disaster
Boston Herald
The feds invited the CGI maestro and “Avatar” director for a visit Tuesday to discuss ways to plug the titanic hole that's been leaking millions of gallons of oil into the Atlantic Ocean. Sure, Cameron, the deep-sea diver who ...
Avatar Director James Cameron Advises U.S. on Oil SpillPeople Magazine
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 2 Jun 2010 | 10:04 pm

Self-taught filmmaking duo a small-screen delight (Reuters)

Reuters - You might say the Neistat brothers are to film what Dr. Seuss is to literature: charming, witty, low-key, even lower-tech, disarmingly honest and deceptively simple.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 2 Jun 2010 | 10:04 pm

Kevin Costner's wife gives birth to couple's 3rd child; baby Grace Avery

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Kevin Costner and his wife have welcomed their third child, a girl, into the world. Costner's 36-year-old wife, Christine, gave birth to Grace Avery Costner on...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 2 Jun 2010 | 9:50 pm

Hospital: Gary Coleman's Ex Had Right to Make Medical Decisions

Gary ColemanShannon Price was no longer Gary Coleman's missus, but apparently he trusted her with his life anyway. E! News has learned that the ex-Mrs. Coleman did indeed have the legal right to...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Jun 2010 | 9:43 pm

Canadian art masterpieces sold at Sotheby's for $7.35M

went under the gavel Wednesday at the Royal Ontario Museum. Sotheby's Canada said one of the highlights of their sale was Marcelle Ferron's painting commissioned for the Peter...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 2 Jun 2010 | 9:16 pm

Kevin Costner, wife welcome third child, a girl (AP)

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2009 file photo, American actor, musician, producer, and director, Kevin Costner is seen in Monaco. Move over Goldman Sachs. Big Oil may be even less popular with the electorate than Wall Street bankers. Edgy lawmakers of both parties are counting on it. The month-old Gulf oil disaster has unleashed a gusher of congressional oversight hearings that may prove harder to cap than the blown BP well. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)AP - Kevin Costner and his wife have welcomed their third child, a girl, into the world.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Jun 2010 | 9:10 pm

Toddlers & Tiaras: Makenzie's Marvelous Meltdown

TiaraThink "smizing" Tyra Banks is a diva? Well, get ready to bow down at the tiny, sequined altar of Makenzie. In the T&T season-opener, this 4-year-old pageanteer throws an...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Jun 2010 | 9:00 pm

Gary Coleman's Secret Divorce and Increasingly Strange Death

Gary Coleman, Shannon PriceDid Shannon Price have the authority to instruct the doctors to take Gary Coleman off life support? That's in question—along with a few other things—now that documents...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Jun 2010 | 8:35 pm

Real Housewives' Jill: Alex Wants to Make Herself Important to Stay on the Show

If you couldn't believe how uncomfortable Jill Zarin's surprise visit to the ladies' Caribbean getaway was last week, The Real Housewives of New York star says the awkwardness was "100 times worse in real life."



Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Jun 2010 | 8:29 pm

Kevin Costner Opens Range for Seventh Kid

Kevin Costner, Christine BaumgartnerIf Mel Gibson is Octo-Mel, Kevin Costner is now Septa-Kev. The still-hunky 55-year-old welcomed his third child with wife Christine, daughter Grace Avery Costner, today in Los...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Jun 2010 | 8:29 pm

Mexico begins extradition process for TV producer

Cancun prosecutors said Wednesday they have begun extradition proceedings for a TV producer being sought in his wife's death at a posh hotel in this Caribbean resort after officially...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 2 Jun 2010 | 8:00 pm

Docu a dynamic portrait of doctors without halos (Reuters)

Reuters - For those who imagine that humanitarian organizations are peopled by genteel do-gooders, the powerful documentary "Living in Emergency" is a bracing blast of reality. Focusing on four physicians on assignment in Africa for Doctors Without Borders, first-time director Mark Hopkins dispels any notions of lofty dreamers.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 2 Jun 2010 | 7:53 pm

"True Blood" bows atop video sales charts

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Vampire mania has reared its bloody head on disc, with HBO's Season 2 set of "True Blood" topping the national home video sales charts during its first...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 2 Jun 2010 | 7:52 pm

"True Blood" bows atop video sales charts (Reuters)

Reuters - Vampire mania has reared its bloody head on disc, with HBO's Season 2 set of "True Blood" topping the national home video sales charts during its first week in stores, beating a stiff challenge from a high-profile film.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Jun 2010 | 7:52 pm

Oprah Winfrey among Minerva Award recipients

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Oprah Winfrey will be among the five women honored with this year's Minerva Awards by California First Lady Maria Shriver.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 2 Jun 2010 | 7:46 pm

British physicist Stephen Hawking, black hole theorist, honoured at celebrity-filled gala in NY

NEW YORK, N.Y. - British physicist Stephen Hawking has been honoured at a celebrity-filled gala mixing science and the arts at New York City's Lincoln Center. Wednesday night's gala is
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 2 Jun 2010 | 7:40 pm

Paul McCartney to play at White House

It has been, perhaps, a long and winding road, but on Wednesday, Sir Paul McCartney will be honored by the president of the United States for his work on and off the stage.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 2 Jun 2010 | 7:37 pm

Stephen Hawking honored at NYC science, arts gala

British physicist Stephen Hawking has been honored at a celebrity-filled gala mixing science and the arts at New York City's Lincoln Center. Wednesday night's gala is the kickoff event...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 2 Jun 2010 | 7:14 pm

Actor Dennis Hopper remembered at NM service (AP)

US actor Dennis Hopper, pictured here in 2009, died Saturday at age 74, his manager said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Frederick M. Brown)AP - Jack Nicholson and Val Kilmer were among the actors who joined dozens of Dennis Hopper's relatives, friends and Taos locals to remember the two-time Oscar nominee at a memorial Mass on Wednesday in New Mexico.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Jun 2010 | 7:06 pm

It Sucks to Be Brooke Shields, Sonja Morgan and John Mayer

John MayerHappy Hump Day! Feel more like you've hit a speed bump? You're not alone. Take a gander at: Brooke Shields: The Latisse pitchwoman has incurred the wrath of PETA for her...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Jun 2010 | 7:00 pm

Larry The Cable Guy, film crew visit Oregon sawmill to tape episode of History Channel show

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. - Dan "Larry the Cable Guy" Whitney has spent a day with the real-life blue collar guys at the Rough and Ready Lumber mill outside Cave Junction, Ore. The Grants...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 2 Jun 2010 | 6:41 pm

Al, Tipper Gore split puts focus on late-stage divorces - USA Today


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Al, Tipper Gore split puts focus on late-stage divorces
USA Today
By Mark Wilson, Getty Images By Sharon Jayson, USA TODAY The split that nobody saw coming isn't such a shocker to those who deal every day with marriage, separation and divorce. Divorce attorneys and relationship counselors around the country say ...
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 2 Jun 2010 | 6:39 pm

Adam Lambert promises "sexy" but "tasteful" show

DETROIT (Billboard) - Adam Lambert promises that it will be safe for anyone who was offended by his sexually charged performance of "For Your Entertainment" at the 2009 American Music...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 2 Jun 2010 | 6:32 pm

What Was the Best—and Worst—Season Finale? Here's Your Chance to Vent

EVANGELINE LILLY, JOSH HOLLOWAY, LostMay's finale season is o-v-e-r. And while some of our faves went out with a heartwrenching send-off (that means you, Lost) or with more than a few jawdropping twists (hello, Vampire Diaries),...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Jun 2010 | 6:30 pm

International Game Technology to Participate in the Goldman Sachs Lodging, Gaming, Restaurant and Leisure Conference


Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 2 Jun 2010 | 6:20 pm

North Korea-set mockumentary a sly satire (Reuters)

Reuters - The ideas of that noted film theorist and critic Kim Jong-il are the subject of "The Juche Idea," experimental filmmaker Jim Finn's satirical effort set in North Korea. The film opened recently in New York.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 2 Jun 2010 | 6:18 pm

Who's Ready for Sex and the City: The Teen Years?

Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex in the City 2Imagine Carrie Bradshaw with pimples. How about with braces? Or losing her virginity! The second Sex and the City movie hasn't even been out for a week yet, but get...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Jun 2010 | 6:15 pm

New World Star Busted for Making a Slick Mess at the White House

Q’orianka Kilcher, The New WorldIf the point of a protest is to draw attention to a cause, well, mission accomplished here. Q'orianka Kilcher, the now 20-year-old actress who played Pocahontas to Colin...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Jun 2010 | 5:42 pm

Pregnant Girlfriend of Ted Koppel's Late Son "Grieving Enormously"

Ted KoppelTed Koppel isn't the only one mourning his late son. "This has been a devastating tragedy for our family," Ilona Lieberman, Andrew Koppel's longtime partner, said in a...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Jun 2010 | 4:48 pm

Jack Nicholson Sends Off "Soul Mate" Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper Funeral, Jack Nicholson, Val KilmerFittingly enough, Jack Nicholson was there today in Taos, N.M., to send off former wingman Dennis Hopper on his final ride. Nicholson, who got his big break cruising alongside Hopper in...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 2 Jun 2010 | 4:40 pm

The New Yorker Names Its Twenty Best Writers Under 40


Yup, he's on it.

The New Yorker's "20 Under 40," its picks for the best young fiction writers working today, has arrived. It's half boys, half girls, and, unlike American Idol, full of thirtysomethings. Thirty-nine-year-old Chris Adrian, who has written a short-story collection and two novels, and has another coming out this year, is the oldest person on the list. Born in 1970, he just sneaked past the deadline. The youngest person on the list is Téa Obreht, who is all of 24. (The only other twentysomething to make the cut was 28-year-old Karen Russell.) Obreht's debut novel, The Tiger’s Wife, will be out next year. Eight of the writers selected — Daniel Alarcón, Jonathan Safran Foer, Nicole Krauss, Nell Freudenberger, Yiyun Li, Gary Shteyngart, ZZ Packer, and Russell — were on Granta's "2007 Best of Young American Novelists" list. Despite earlier promises that the list would contain some surprises, there aren't very many here, though New Yorker editor David Remnick is unconcerned about this criticism: "For those people who feel they already know Writer X or Y or 1 through 20, so be it.” See the complete list after the jump.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 32
Chris Adrian, 39
Daniel Alarcón, 33
David Bezmozgis, 37
Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, 38
Joshua Ferris, 35
Jonathan Safran Foer, 33
Nell Freudenberger, 35
Rivka Galchen, 34
Nicole Krauss, 35
Yiyun Li, 37
Dinaw Mengestu, 31
Philipp Meyer, 36
C. E. Morgan, 33
Téa Obreht, 24
Z Z Packer, 37
Karen Russell, 28
Salvatore Scibona, 35
Gary Shteyngart, 37
Wells Tower, 37.


20 Young Writers Earn the Envy of Many Others
[NYT]

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Filed Under: books, 20 under 40, chris adrian, jonathan safran foer, joshua ferris, new yorker, tea obreht



Source: Vulture | 2 Jun 2010 | 4:30 pm

Theyskens for Theory Will Be ‘Much Higher Priced’ Than Regular Theory


Andrew Rosen and Olivier Theyskens. Aw.

Fashion isn't supposed to make sense. Theory's Andrew Rosen and Olivier Theyskens are aware that their collaboration won't, at least at first. "I think everyone was surprised," Rosen told WWD of the deal signed only two weeks ago. Though Rosen has a history of investing in young designers like rag & bone and Alice + Olivia, the industry hardly expected Theyskens, who is known for his fantastical evening gowns and insane shoes, to design for a label intended for the chic everywoman who works in an office. Yet there is sense to be made of all this.

Theirs is a romantic story, really:

Rosen said he agreed to meet Theyskens for lunch several months ago after hearing the designer was looking to branch into the contemporary segment. Afterward, the two strolled over to Theory’s flagship on Gansevoort Street in New York, where they realized they had at least one thing in common: The three little letters at the front of their respective brand names.


A bond so pure, and over a single word: the. It also makes sense that Theyskens for Theory, which will debut in September along with the spring 2011 collections at New York Fashion Week, will cost more than regular Theory.

“It’s not like selling Olivier Theyskens, the label, at a cheaper price. It really is allowing Olivier Theyskens to design. This is the only Olivier Theyskens collection that is going to be available,” he said. “It has to come from Olivier’s inspiration and from his soul. It has to be authentic, so I think some of it will be much higher priced — even than what we’re doing.”


So that romantic little story about them going to lunch and taking a nice walk through the meatpacking district may have ended with some grinning and palm rubbing. But people get into relationships for money and beauty all the time. So, bad for us, but good for them!

Theory Links with Olivier Theyskens [WWD]

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Source: The Cut | 2 Jun 2010 | 4:25 pm

Georgia’s Proud of You, Too, Cee-Lo Green


“Crazy” probably bought Cee-Lo Green a new house or four, but it also veered him off his natural trajectory. Before Gnarls Barkley, he was an indie-funk hero who had solidified his post–Goodie Mob solo credentials with Cee-Lo Green ... Is the Soul Machine; after, he was a (rich and famous) jolly belter in funny costumes. So is the cult audience still there? He’ll find out when he drops The Lady Killer, his first solo album since Soul Machine … but first up is “Georgia,” the retro-leaning first single that was released this week. It’s a pretty fantastic first step: In the classiest fashion possible, Cee-Lo both reps his home state super hard and makes Broken Bells, his ex-partner’s new project with the Shins' James Mercer, seem just that much drowsier. Okay, shout it out now: Geooooorgiiaaaaa!!!!

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Filed Under: right-click, broken bells, cee-lo green, danger mouse, gnarls barkley, music



Source: Vulture | 2 Jun 2010 | 4:15 pm

Conan O’Brien Delights Radio City Music Hall On His Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour

Ed. Note: Our beloved video editor Pete Schultz had the privilege of attending Conan O’Brien’s Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television at Radio City Music Hall last night. He brings you an account of the show below — M.C.

A few months ago, the same people that approved this fall schedule decided that Conan O’Brien was no longer fit to host the Tonight Show, and replaced him with an eerily human robot programmed to put old people to sleep with middling humor. But you know what they say: When God replaces a human talk show host with a soulless automaton, he gives that talk show host a sold-out nationwide comedy tour. Last night, the tour mentioned in that age-old (and very specific) adage made a stop at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. I was lucky enough to score tickets.

Full disclosure: I am a huge Conan fan. I watched Late Night with alarming regularity. I think it was the best talk show ever. As you might imagine, my expectations for last night’s performance were extraordinarily high. Well, Coco delivered big time. I loved everything about it.

The opener was ridiculously talented Brooklyn-based comedian and musician Reggie Watts. Attempts to describe his act often come off as annoyingly academic, so I’ll spare you a block of boring text and just link to his website. Last night, he was the best I’ve ever seen him. He absolutely killed with a virtuoso performance of “F_ck Sh_t Shack” (NSFW, as you might expect).

The main event was even better. Now, I’m not going to report every last detail of the show because who would take the time to read that? Go outside. It’s summer. What I will do is give you a rundown of some of the highlights:

After two songs from Jimmy Vivino and crew (no Max Weinberg, unfortunately) and a short video, a bearded Conan was introduced and greeted with a long standing ovation. When the room finally settled, Coco gave us some insight into his post-show life, outlining the eight stages of grief a fired talk show host must face before he is finally healed. Here’s a video of this bit from the Vancouver show in a really weird aspect ratio.

Conan was later joined by old friends Andy Richter and, via video, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. We also witnessed our beloved Masturbating Bear transform into the Self-pleasuring Panda before our very eyes.

Special guests have been popping up throughout the tour and last night was no exception. Now, to say I would be excited to see Vampire Weekend would be an exaggeration. It would be more accurate to say that I would never be at all excited to see Vampire Weekend. However, most people seem to like them, so here’s a video of them and Conan playing that song that mentions Cape Cod.

More guest stars, including Bill Hader, John Krasinski, and Paul Rudd, were rolled out to pull the “Chuck Norris Rural Policeman Handle,” better known as the “Walker Texas Ranger Lever.” None of the clips disappointed, especially the now-famous clip of Haley Joel Osment coming to grips with a sad reality. Plus, Bill Hader pulled the handle in character as Stefon.

The biggest guests, however, were Conan’s basic cable competitors Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, who showed up to compete in an intense dance off that ended in tragedy. Seeing those three together on stage was pretty amazing for a comedy nerd such as me.

Did I mention that I loved this show? I did? Oh, okay. I guess I’m done with this post then.

—Pete Schultz


Source: Best Week Ever | 2 Jun 2010 | 4:13 pm

Ray Stevens on a Comeback Streak With New Anti-Immigration Song


Artists like Kanye, Conor Oberst, Cypress Hill, Sonic Youth, and Rage Against the Machine have all come out against Arizona's controversial immigration law. Too bad none of them have yet recorded a song on the subject catchy enough to compete with "Come to the USA," the hot new xenophobic jam from Ray Stevens, the novelty musician most famous for 1974's exhibitionist classic "The Streak." In "USA" — the video for which has already been watched nearly 2 million times on YouTube, basically making it the de facto tea-bagger nominee for Song of the Summer — Stevens tunefully compares America's lenient immigration laws with ones in other countries ("In the Sudan, they'll hang you and the camel you rode in on!"). This would have been funnier if it had been about streaking across the border.

Ray Stevens Comes Streaking Back With Immigration Song [ArtsBeat/NYT]

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Source: Vulture | 2 Jun 2010 | 4:00 pm

George W. Bush Is Liked by 32,000 People and Counting


Bush's Facebook photo.

Today marks the long-awaited (?) launch of George W. Bush's official Facebook page, and so far, he's receiving a warm welcome. (A new Bush account also opened up on Twitter today, but a Bush spokesman says it isn't him and that he has no plans to tweet. Damn. The man was made for short bursts of thought.) Most of the comments left on Bush's page are positive — "We miss you Mr. President," "God bless you," etc. Whoever is managing the page for him has already posted two profile pics (casual Bush and what we'll call cowboy-formal Bush) and two notes: one consisting of a brief summary of Bush's post-presidential activities, and the other hawking his wife's best-selling book. We're sure the platform will be useful in alerting loyal fans to the release of Bush's own book, Decision Points, in a few months.

Former US president George W. Bush joins Facebook [AFP via Google]
Geoge W. Bush [Facebook]

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Filed Under: 43, facebook, george w. bush, twitter



Source: Daily Intel | 2 Jun 2010 | 4:00 pm

Watch L’Brondelle’s Universe, an Odd Short Online Show

This one's definitely not for everyone, but we're enjoying L'Brondelle's (a.k.a. Canadian comedian David Dineen-Porter's) absurdist stylings. And the gems.


[L'Brondelle's Universe/Facebook]

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Filed Under: tv, clickables, david dineen-porter, l'brondelle's universe, video



Source: Vulture | 2 Jun 2010 | 3:59 pm

'Miracle' baby for the Travoltas

When John Travolta and Kelly Preston learned that they were expecting a baby, it was news they thought they might never hear again.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 2 Jun 2010 | 3:56 pm

Actor Simon Pegg testifies in NYC burglary trial (AP)

FILE - In this April 30, 2009 file photo, Simon Pegg arrives at the premiere of 'Star Trek' in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - British actor Simon Pegg says he lost an iPod and a camera in a New York City hotel burglary, but his habit of safeguarding his wedding ring apparently kept it from being stolen.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 2 Jun 2010 | 3:56 pm

If Daphne Guinness Could Flap Her Lace Head Wings She Might Float Away


Sarah Jessica Parker won't go down as the wearer of summer's best hat. Daphne Guinness wore a cool headpiece of her own to "20 The Exhibition" to celebrate twenty years of Maison Martin Margiela at Somerset House in London today.

How do you feel about her accessories?

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Filed Under: look of the day, daphne guinness



Source: The Cut | 2 Jun 2010 | 3:50 pm

Christie Brinkley Believes in Love


"I still feel that the right guy is out there somewhere,” says Christie, who’s been married and divorced four times. “I’m not looking for the same things I was looking for earlier in my life.” Wait, so before she was looking for drunks and womanizers? We always assumed those were accidents. [In Touch]

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Filed Under: the most important people in the world, billy joel, celebrities, christie brinkley, love, peter cook, wait who are the other two



Source: Daily Intel | 2 Jun 2010 | 3:46 pm

Olbermann Lashes Down at Brown From Own Bobbing Perch


You probably missed it, but last night Keith Olbermann included CNN's Campbell Brown, who appears in the same time slot as he does at 8 p.m., on his list of "Worst People in the World." Calling her a "lame duck" anchor, he ripped on comments she made in the Los Angeles Times about the difficulties of producing a show with "an unbiased perspective." Olbermann slammed her style of news, "where you just read what's handed to you and you pretend that both sides — correct and wrong — merit equal consideration and you believe that you, and you alone in the world, are objective." And he touted his own style, "where you stick your neck out and tell the echo chamber it's wrong, and you try to get people thinking."

"CNN's eight o'clock news programs haven't failed because they're competing with opinion and interpretative news programs," he observed. "They've failed because CNN hasn't figured out that everything it puts on the air is available to everybody who watches all day on the Internet." It may be that we have a soft spot for Campbell Brown ever since she rightly raked McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds over the coals after he refused to answer questions about Sarah Palin's foreign-policy experience, but we feel the need to point this out: Lashing out at people when they are down, and exiting because of poor ratings performance, is never good form. And even though Olbermann continues to enjoy ratings that dwarf Brown's (he more than doubled her in total viewers last month), slamming someone's numbers the day before the monthly ratings show that indicates you yourself have had your lowest month of the year (23 percent down from last year in the key demo) is just a little silly.

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Filed Under: cable news catfights, cable news, cable news news, campbell brown, cnn, keith olbermann, media, msnbc, ratings



Source: Daily Intel | 2 Jun 2010 | 3:35 pm

Alexander Wang Will Launch a New Line and Finally Open His Own Store


Alexander Wang finally confirmed he will open his first stand-alone store in New York "sometime this year." He says he's close to signing a lease, but won't say where. He probably doesn't need a new line to fill it up, as we imagine he'll round it out with things like large slabs of acid-treated rock and glass boxes filled with steam and sculptures made from staples, but he's launching one anyway. The collection of "essentials" will initially include three pairs of pants, two jackets, and one flat-front shirt, with prices ranging from $260 to $550.

Wang explains:

"There's also this perception that we're very young. Going to trunk shows, women always say, 'Oh my gosh, I love your brand.' This is our way of being more democratic."


So it sounds like we're on the verge of mom-and-daughter Wang! Though the essentials line includes tailored pants and a leather blazer, Wang adds, "I don't want to say [the new line] is based on tailoring or business attire." A leather blazer isn't exactly corporate casual, but it's exactly the kind of thing cool moms and wannabe-cool moms like Jill Zarin will go batty for. Soon he can launch Wang childrenswear and create entire Wang families!

Alexander Wang Plots New Line [WWD]

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Filed Under: good wang, alexander wang, designers



Source: The Cut | 2 Jun 2010 | 3:30 pm

Kelly Bensimon’s Anti-Bullying PSA Makes Me Want to Punch Someone in the Face (Her)

Uch. Real Housewife of New York Kelly Killoren Bensimon (neigh Mr. Ed as my Mother prefers) has decided to use the recent genius drama involving her own very public nervous breakdown to put together this little Public Service Announcement against bullying.

This woman needs serious help. No, like, hired guards style. Watching this video, we want to physically push her to the ground more now than ever before.

Many thanks to Michael Cyril Creighton for the link.


Source: Best Week Ever | 2 Jun 2010 | 3:28 pm

This Summer Movie Primer Is Far More Exciting Than Any Summer Movie

I can’t remember the last time I laughed at any “Man On The Street” video that didn’t involve a Smigel-voiced canine puppet, but this video, very appropriately entitled in all-caps “SEX” ON THE STREET! BILLY EICHNER: SUMMER MOVIES 2010! is threateningly and relentlessly entertaining.

Strangers feel threatened when you yell “THEY’RE ON CAMELS!” at them? Fun and educational! Be sure to watch through the climactic final minute (language NSFW):


Source: Best Week Ever | 2 Jun 2010 | 3:00 pm

Yoann Gourcuff Eases The Pain Of Terrible World Cup Anthems

NME has compiled the 5 Worst World Cup Anthems. No matter your thoughts pertaining to soccer, your interest in the World Cup or your feeling towards anthems, this is an entertaining list. I’ll wet your whistle with this one, Germany’s effort from 1990:

Shoot, that might just be catchy. Kidding. No, it’s not.

Anyway, I highly recommend you check out the other bad anthems over at NME. And that you check out some of the players in the World Cup. I mean have you SEEN Yoann Gourcuff??


He sees you! Say hi to Yoann! Hi, Yoann!

My God. Well, my day is over. I’ll now be exclusively on an unspecified search engine, looking up Yoann. Yo! Ann! Good NIGHT.


Source: Best Week Ever | 2 Jun 2010 | 2:57 pm

See Courtney Love’s New Face

She looks ... like Taylor Momsen.

Photo: Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic


[Best Week Ever]

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Filed Under: music, clickables, courtney love, plastic surgery, taylor momsen



Source: Vulture | 2 Jun 2010 | 2:57 pm

Rumor: Michelle Obama Will Do Another Vogue Cover


As the industry continues to claim magazines are tiring of shooting the same rotating group of 30 or so actresses for covers, a rumor has started that Michelle Obama will pose for another Vogue cover for the December issue. This is nothing more than a rumor, but if it happened, it would knock an actress waging an Oscar campaign out of the running for that coveted position, which would be a welcome change. And Michelle owes herself another Vogue cover after her last one was so awkward, with the poufy strand of hair sticking up and a rather embarrassed expression. [Daily Front Row]

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Filed Under: in vogue, cover girls, covers, michelle obama, mobama watch, vogue



Source: The Cut | 2 Jun 2010 | 2:55 pm

Party Lines Slideshow: Marina Abramovic, James Franco, Christina Ricci, and More at the Closing of ‘The Artist Is Present’


Last night, Givenchy threw a party at MoMA to celebrate the close of much-discussed "The Artist Is Present." Marina Abramovic, you just spent week after week sitting, staring, and holding your pee ... what are you gonna do next?! "After three months spent in complete seclusion, not having any social life, not seeing any friends, just being in the museum and then home — and then this, all at once. You know, I really live by extremes, and things could not be more extreme than this dinner right now. It’s like, I’m really running on energy that I have no idea where it came from. I think tomorrow after the Symposia at MoMA, I am going to go to the countryside to hug the trees and get into the rivers. That’s what I need. I need nature right now." For more celebrity quotes, check out our Party Lines slideshow.


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Filed Under: party lines, art, marina abramovic



Source: Vulture | 2 Jun 2010 | 2:45 pm

Horror of The A List, Logo’s Gay-Socialites Show, to Be Unleashed Upon Us This Fall


Reichen Lehmkuhl.

Over at Gawker, Brian Moylan has a rundown on the cast of Logo's gay party-boy reality show, The A List, which will be filmed this summer (no doubt in Manhattan, on Fire Island, and at the bottom of several bottles of poppers) and aired this fall. The cast is a predictable bunch of perfectly muscled pretty boys, the type who conveniently already have sexy glamour shots of them hanging around in various places on the Internet that indicate that they've maybe been waiting for several years for just this opportunity. What amazes us, though, is the lasting permanence of New Yorker Reichen Lehmkuhl, a unique fame- (and clearly carbohydrate-) starved being for whom winning the Amazing Race with his ex-husband a few years back was not enough. Since then, he's dated Lance Bass, started publishing a calendar of beefcake photos of himself, and even became a regular on the show Dante's Cove, a soft-core soap opera about gay warlocks. That's not enough? One must go on a reality show on top of a gay-witch soap opera? Our value system must be all out of whack.

Introducing the Cast of the 'Gay Housewives of New York' [Gawker]

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Filed Under: 'mocialites, gays, logo, the a list



Source: Daily Intel | 2 Jun 2010 | 2:40 pm

Snooki and Her Mom Have Similar Hair, Very Different Skin Hues


Snooki's mom, Helen, went clubbing with her daughter wearing the same hairstyle. But Snooki's bronzer — and cleavage — are much less her speed. [StyleList]

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Filed Under: orange people, snooki



Source: The Cut | 2 Jun 2010 | 2:40 pm

Prolific Eighties and Nineties Producer Sharon Oreck Picks Her Seven Favorite Music Videos

"Between 1984 and 1999 I produced 743 of the most totally awesome music videos of all time." A list with some awesome blasts from the past.
[Paper Cuts/NYT]

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Filed Under: music, clickables, sharon oreck



Source: Vulture | 2 Jun 2010 | 2:33 pm

Charles Grodin: Back, Maybe!


Potentially good news! Mike Fleming reports that Charles Grodin — who mostly quit acting in 1994 to spend more time with his family and advocate for the wrongfully imprisoned — might return to show business for the upcoming sequel to Midnight Run, in which he would reprise his role from the 1988 original as bail-skipping embezzler Jonathan "the Duke" Mardukas. And he may be open to more roles, provided they'd allow him to spend nights in his Connecticut home. You can probably expect to hear rumors about him playing Batman villains any minute now. [Deadline]

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Filed Under: comebacks, charles grodin, midnight run, midnight run 2, movies



Source: Vulture | 2 Jun 2010 | 2:30 pm

Bill Cosby Cuts Ribbon At Opening Of New Bill Cosby

Fine, it’s actually to kick off the new Jell-O “Give It A Giggle” World Tour. Yes, Bill Cosby is still the spokesperson for Jell-O. It’s officially now the third-longest endorsement deal in history:

#1) Nolan Ryan for Advil
#2) Length Of Time The Devil Owns Your Soul When You Sell It To Him
#3) Bill Cosby for Jell-O*

*Dennis The Menace inexplicably appearing on all Dairy Queen cups for 25 years doesn’t technically count, as he is animated and a menace.

More pics of the COS’ rallying for his CAUSE below [I'm now retiring after winning that Super Bowl of wordplay]:


Source: Best Week Ever | 2 Jun 2010 | 2:20 pm

BP CEO Tony Hayward Does Not Want His Life Back Anymore


BP CEO Tony Hayward has been roundly criticized for whining a couple of days ago, "There's no one who wants this over more than I do. I'd like my life back." You know, because nobody cares about his hardships when the environmental and economic disaster unleashed by his multinational corporation has ruined thousands of lives (like those eleven rig workers who were killed in the blast) and almost made James Carville's enormous shiny head explode. But Hayward has seen the error of his ways and offered up an apology today, in the most impersonal medium possible: a written statement.

I made a hurtful and thoughtless comment on Sunday when I said that "I wanted my life back." When I read that recently, I was appalled. I apologize, especially to the families of the 11 men who lost their lives in this tragic accident. Those words don't represent how I feel about this tragedy, and certainly don't represent the hearts of the people of BP — many of whom live and work in the Gulf — who are doing everything they can to make things right. My first priority is doing all we can to restore the lives of the people of the Gulf region and their families — to restore their lives, not mine.


Still, Hayward will obviously be relieved when this is all over, and probably looks forward to being played by Michael Sheen in the inevitable film portrayal of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and its aftermath, In Too Deep.

Gulf Oil Spill: BP CEO Tony Hayward Apologizes For Saying 'I Want My Life Back' [HuffPo]

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Filed Under: cleaning up, bp, michael sheen, tony hayward



Source: Daily Intel | 2 Jun 2010 | 2:15 pm

Maybe the Fourth Whit Stillman Movie Will Get Made After All


Whit Stillman, the director of Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco, hasn’t made a movie since 1998, but a casting call has just gone out for his fourth feature, Damsels in Distress, which is supposed to begin shooting this July in New York. The synopsis sounds like quintessential Stillman: “A group of college girls take in a new student and teach her their own misguided ways of helping people. Lily, a new student at Seven Oaks University, winds up filling in with a dynamic and highly individualistic group of girls, addicted to the elegance of the past: Heather, Violet and Rose all volunteer at the campus Suicide Prevention Center, convinced that musical dance, sharp clothes and good hygiene — the Dior perfume "Diorissimo" is their trademark — can all contribute to staving off the inevitable self-destructive impulses that follow hard on the heels of failed college romances." We hope this happens. [Playlist]

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Filed Under: long time coming, damsels in distress, movies, whit stillman



Source: Vulture | 2 Jun 2010 | 2:15 pm

MARIAH CAREY IS PREGNANT Y’ALL!

MARIAH CAREY IS PREGNANTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT! Look at this pic!!

GREAT NEWS!! Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are expecting a baby! Who we PRAY they plan on naming Melisma Joan Hart. Best of luck to the happy couple, who will soon have a little one of these on their hands!

Posted mainly to marvel at his hooves. Leave your most desired Mariah Carey Baby Name in the comments.


Source: Best Week Ever | 2 Jun 2010 | 2:12 pm

I Still Love You’s Sheer Summer Looks


In New York’s humidity, we’ve been appreciating the sheer trend lately (though the verdict’s still out on some of its adaptations), so we were impressed by Bushwick-based designer Carrie Morrissey’s new capsule collection, which launched last week. After four years working in the corporate design realm and creating her own patterns at night, the Rhode Island native founded her own label, I Still Love You, last year. The spring line’s delicate, lingerie-inspired line of lacy tunics, eyelet crop tops, high-waisted silk shorts, and opaque leggings are meant to be mixed and matched into your existing wardrobe, making for easy, distinctive summer staples.

Comfort is crucial, says Morrissey, who favors silk, lace, and cotton modal fabrics. “I’m all about the playoff between opacity and sheerness,” she says. “I like a look that’s demure and revealing at the same time.” In practice, that means lacy bike shorts ("You can really throw them on under any dress or short shorts and jump on your bike,” she says) and ivory and nude-tone lace tops. The full collection is available at Convent, where she’ll also unveil exclusive items for fall. Click ahead to see more pieces from the spring collection.

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Filed Under: talent scout, carrie morrissey, convent, designers, i still love you, slideshow



Source: The Cut | 2 Jun 2010 | 2:00 pm

Kelly Bensimon Has Something Important to Say to All of the Other Wack Jobs Out There


A couple of weeks ago, something profoundly disturbing happened on The Real Housewives of New York City. Now that episode's star, Kelly Bensimon, has come forth with a public service announcement to let you know what you should do in the unlikely event that you suffer a psychotic break while drunk on a yacht and being filmed by Bravo.

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Filed Under: just say no to bravo, because you can't trust the media to get it right, hellivision, kelly bensimon, real housewives, real housewives of new york city, television, tv



Source: Daily Intel | 2 Jun 2010 | 1:50 pm

Perfume Wars: Avril Vs. Tilda

Only one will make it out alive. This summer, Avril Lavigne’s new fragrance “Forbidden Rose” meets Tida EFFING Swinton’s new scent “Like This.” WHO WILL TRIUMPH??

This is the ad for Avril’s:

That was so Avril. And by “so Avril” I mean “So Not Raven.”

And this is the description of Swinton’s, via Fashionista. Unfortunately, no ad exists yet, YET, but rest assured it will be far more Oscar worthy and friends-with-George Clooney-jokey than Avril’s:

The complex blend of neroli, mandarin, pumpkin flesh–combined with powdered ginger, immortelle, rose, heliotrope and vetiver–does the eccentric actress justice.

I think that description names every orange or red thing ever and I assume the words that I don’t understand (neroli) and the things that I don’t know what color they are (immortelle, heliotrope and vetiver) are orange and red as well. LIKE SWINTON HERSELF.

No contest, this is Swinton’s world, Avril’s just living in it. You think that Swinton herself did not concoct that fantasy graveyard garden with a purple rose surrounded by a barbed wire with her MIND? Because she DID. Just to eff with Avril. Avril is but a pawn in Tilda’s Matrix.


Source: Best Week Ever | 2 Jun 2010 | 1:47 pm

DOLL PARTS: Courtney Love Sports New Face

How apropos. Twitter’s BFF Courtney Love rolled into an opening at New York’s Museum of Modern Art looking like many of the rearranged faces found on the very walls of the institution. Yes, folks, this is the new and improved Courtney Love, now with 90 percent less nostril.

The weird thing is, she kind of looks good, especially given how Courtney has looked in the past. But she just doesn’t seem to have that same spark, of face, of let’s say the moment a stranger started breast feeding her outside of a Wendy’s There was a Courtney we recognize… and miss. I don’t know about you, but the above Courtney is one scalpel slice and painted on goatee away from looking David Gest-ian.

Above is a timeline of Courtney’s face. Make sure to click through the gallery to fully understand this change. Courtney, we beg your crazy ass to cut it out. Not literally. If only so Kurt recognizes you when your cloud floats up to heaven 100 years from now.


Source: Best Week Ever | 2 Jun 2010 | 1:42 pm

Jezebel Founding Editor Anna Holmes to Leave at End of Month


Anna Holmes, who just celebrated Jezebel.com's and her three-year anniversary, will be leaving the feisty women's site she co-founded in 2007. Her replacement as editor-in-chief will be Jessica Coen, nymag.com's beloved former managing editor, who decamped for there in late January. Holmes says this has been a planned transition since late 2009. "I have been talking to [Coen] and bugging her since probably 2008," she told Intel today over IM. "I decided I was tired and wanting a new challenge late last year — but I also love my job and the site so it took me a while to settle on a decision." In her good-bye post, she said she'd stick around to consult on book and TV projects for the site. "My plan is this: Have fun this summer, do a little work, and then decide if I want to create something new again. (I probably will.)," she said. "And I'm going to try to learn how to write again, because I think I forgot."

Breaking: Jezebel Editor In Need Of Rest, New Challenges [Jezebel]

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Filed Under: blog-stained wretches, anna holmes, gawker media, jessica coen, jezebel, media



Source: Daily Intel | 2 Jun 2010 | 1:40 pm

Abbey Lee Has an Anna Wintour Bob; L’Oréal’s Hair Extensions Found Acceptable


HAIR
• Abbey Lee shows off her new, Anna Wintour–esque bob in the July issue of Japanese Vogue. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

• The British Advertising Standards Authority has finished its investigation of L’Oréal after viewers complained that they put misleading hair extensions on Cheryl Cole for a shampoo commercial. The ASA found that they weren't misleading and that viewers could achieve similar results on their own without extensions. [StyleList]

• Hair-care brand Got2b has hired dancer turned celebrity hairstylist Larry Sims to increase its social-media presence. Sims will host two web tutorial videos per month, featuring Got2b products. [WWD]

FRAGRANCE
• J.Crew’s new Madison Avenue bridal boutique will carry six scents from Histoires de Parfums. [Racked NY]

NAILS
• Revlon is debuting a line of scented nail polishes with fragrances like Grape Icy, Ocean Breeze, and Beach. The scents last five days, although constantly sniffing your nails may get you some strange looks. [Fashionista]

Filed Under: beauty marks, abbey lee, beauty, cheryl cole, hair, j crew, japanese vogue, loreal, makeup, models, nails, revlon



Source: The Cut | 2 Jun 2010 | 1:35 pm

The Phil Angelides Comedy Hour


You know what they say about comedy. It's just tragedy plus time. With the tragedy that was the collapse of the housing market a safe three years behind us, today's Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission hearings, which targeted the ratings agencies who slapped AAA ratings on securities that were later found to be worthless, was practically a barrel of laughs! Perhaps knowing that he would be sparring with the financial world's king of the sound bites, Moody's stakeholder Warren Buffett, Committee Chairman and former California state treasurer Phil Angelides brought his "A" game to the proceedings. Here are some of his best zingers.

• "Even the dumbest kid in the class gets 10 percent on their exams." —To Moody's chief executive Raymond McDaniel, citing the company's 90 percent downgrade of its housing-market-linked ratings.

• "Flipping a coin would have been five times better," than Moody's ratings of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis.

• "There is a country song by Don McLean," Angelides says, thoughtfully rustling through his important serious-person papers, "Where he says,'When the gates are all down and the signals are flashing and the whistles are screaming in vain, and you stay on the tracks, avoiding the facts, you can't blame the wreck on the train.'" — To Buffett, on the "many red and yellow" flags that indicated the housing market was overheated. [The awesome Aaron Lucchetti points out to us that this song is from the 1987 album Love Tracks, and reached #49 on the charts.]

• "Did you ever see I Love Lucy? That famous episode where she's working in a chocolate factory and the conveyor belt just goes faster and faster? Did you ever feel like Lucy?" —To former Moody’s managing director turned whistleblower Eric Kolchinsky, who ran a unit that rated subprime collateralized-debt obligations. (Kolchinsky's answer: "Oh yes, all the time.")

Buffett: "Rising prices were a narcotic."
Angelides:: "You don't want your police trading in crack."

• "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a Merry Christmas." —Okay, that wasn't Angelides, it was Vice-Chairman Bill Thomas, but it was still awesome.

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (Transcript) [C-SPAN]

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Filed Under: fi-cri fallout,



Source: Daily Intel | 2 Jun 2010 | 1:30 pm

Rape Crisis Groups Not Happy With Kristen Stewart's 'Rape' Comment

Was the acclaimed young actress simply speaking out of turn when she likened her experience with fame to rape?



Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Jun 2010 | 1:18 pm

Colorado prosecutor: Charlie Sheen agrees to plea deal

Charlie Sheen has reached a plea agreement on felony charges stemming from a Christmas Day incident in Aspen, Colorado, but details are secret, the prosecutor said.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 2 Jun 2010 | 1:16 pm

Joss Stone Doesn’t ‘Really Know Anything’ About Shoe Design, But She Helped Nine West Design Some Anyway


Beautiful soul singer Joss Stone, who released her last album Colour Me Free in October 2009, is collaborating with Nine West creative director Fred Allard on a fall collection for the brand. At the Nine West showroom last night, Stone drank a Dark and Stormy and awesome mini-Cokes with bloggers, who were all told the appropriate hashtag (#Joss4NW) upon entering. "I just told Fred what I like and what I don't like. I picked out bits of his design — like on that hat I liked that thing going around it, so I said we should put that on the boot or something similar," Stone explained to us of her design process. "I picked a lot of pieces that were already existing and then some pieces that were already existing in my head, and he put it together, and he drew it out. Then we changed a couple of things. He e-mailed me some more sketches and I said, 'Let's change this and this.' It was a done deal."

Stone called the pieces "very country," adding, "I'm from the country in England." Yet the collection is called American Vintage. "If you go to America, if you go to England, you're going to find pretty similar styles. It was different before — you'd find massively different things, but now it's kind of merging. Well, that's kind of how I see it. But I don't know shit! I just kind of give my opinion on what I know and what's in my own head and what I like, but" — she changed to a whisper — "I don't really know anything."

Stone, who said she personally prefers to wear either no shoes, slippers, or flip-flops, told another reporter who asked what she was working on, "This is it. I mean, I'm working on things all the time, so I could go on about it, and some of them end up happening. I was designing shoes years ago in my bedroom and I never thought it would really happen, and here I am." She continued, "I'm not releasing any more albums at the moment. I'm going to climb the highest mountain and sing in October, this I'm excited about. That's my plan, anyway. I hope I do it. I gave up smoking in January, so I think it's going to be fine. I won't die halfway up. But that's the only thing I really have on my plate — shoes and mountains. Brilliant, you know? And taking my dogs for a walk, baking some cupcakes."

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Filed Under: dreams come shoe, joss stone, nine west, shoes, the celebrification of fashion



Source: The Cut | 2 Jun 2010 | 1:05 pm

The Ginger Fox to Return to Governors Island


The last time Prince Harry was in New York for the annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, Madonna, Jesus Luz, Kate Hudson, and Marc Jacobs turned out (and we got a shot of the Ginger Fox himself up close!). This year the event, which benefits Harry's Sentebale charity for children in Lesotho, also happens to land on the day of the Gay Pride March in Manhattan. So Marc and his partner Lorenzo Martone (and half of the gingham-and-seersucker-clad guests that we saw) are really going to be torn ... [People]

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Filed Under: the ginger fox, governors island, lorenzo martone, marc jacobs, polo, prince harry, veuve clicquot



Source: Daily Intel | 2 Jun 2010 | 12:57 pm

American Flag Bikini Fashion

Show your patriotic spirit this summer with an American flag swimsuit!



Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Jun 2010 | 12:35 pm

French Marie Claire Cast Plus-Size Models for a Swimsuit and Lingerie Spread


The editorial also includes completely nude and topless shots. The blogosphere, as has been the trend with plus-size model spreads, is ooh-ing and ahh-ing over this one, too. [HuffPo]

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Filed Under: the curvy campaign, french marie claire



Source: The Cut | 2 Jun 2010 | 12:30 pm

Things You Can Do While Listening To The Eclipse Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the Twilight: Eclipse: Don’t Look At It Unless It’s Through a Pin Hole In A Piece of Paper movie is streaming for the day online. I’m listening to it. I think you should listen to it too. Because, no matter what you think about the movies (terrible), the music is really good because excellent artists inexplicably agree to lend/write songs. Do they all write original songs? I don’t know- Oh, sorry, let me just take this phone call.

Hello? Uh huh. Yes, I see. OK, thanks. *click*

It seems that excellent artists lend/write songs for the Twilight films because they have bags of money thrown at them and their popularity skyrockets after appearing on the soundtracks. Got it. What was once inexplicable is now explicable.

I’m listening here, on Heatworld.

It’s pretty good, though I cannot abide Muse and I sometimes use The Bravery as a punch line to jokes, because I’m a pretentious indie d*ck. And I don’t think it’ll have a song as good as Thom Yorke’s “Hearing Damage,” which was on the New Moon soundtrack. That being said it also features Fanfarlo, The Black Keys (radical), The Dead Weather and all that good stuff. Oh, and Florence + The Machine, guys! Am I right?

Anyway. Here’s a list of things you can do while you listen to the soundtrack:

1. Think about Prince Harry coming to New York to play Polo. You know, ’cause he’s British and so is Pattinson and you have as equal a chance of being with him forever as you do with Edward Cullen. And Robert Pattinson for that matter.

2. Cut yourself…a piece of delicious cake and eat it whilst listening.

3. Do crunches on a roof? Sorry, this guy is doing crunches on the roof outside my window and it’s really distracting. He’s not so much hot as really good at crunches. He’s also wearing pajama pants.

4. Like, really good at crunches. When will he stop?

5. Sorry! OK, back to it! You could call whatever parent you haven’t talked to in a while. Bella has a lot of problems with her parents (I think?) and she’s about to become a vampire so you know what bad parenting did for her. So call your parents so you can cultivate a good relationship with them and you won’t be tempted to turn into a vampire.

6. You could vacuum. I bet you haven’t vacuumed in a while.

7. Look up Twilight inspired fan art. Or draw your own!

8. Write some emo poetry. Start a ‘zine. Dye your hair with Manic Panic. All at the same time.

9. NOW HE’S DOING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CRUNCH. I am not lying. This is not a device to make this list longer. I mean, it is. But this is ACTUALLY HAPPENING, people. It’s a MORE complicated crunch!

I just wasted SO MUCH for your time. I really hope you’ve been listening to the music while reading this list. Let me know what your favorite song was.


Source: Best Week Ever | 2 Jun 2010 | 12:17 pm

Rick Lazio Is Your Hopeless Republican Nominee for Governor


With the support of 59 percent of the delegates at the state Republican convention today, Rick Lazio — former congressman, failed Hillary Clinton opponent, personal-space invader — has, as expected, secured a spot on the Republican line to challenge Democrat Andrew Cuomo for governor. The only real question coming into today was whether Steve Levy — Suffolk County executive, Democrat turned Republican, mustache — would have the votes to get on the ballot as well and force a primary. Levy did pass the 25 percent threshold normally required to get on the ballot, but because he's not actually registered as a Republican yet (his party switch, by law, won't take effect until after the election), he needed to get 50 percent of the delegates to grant him what's known as a Wilson-Pakula waiver. Levy fell short there, only garnering 43 percent of the vote.

But Lazio may face a primary challenger yet: Carl Paladino — Buffalo real-estate tycoon, 9/11 comparer, adulterer, porn aficionado — has vowed to collect the 15,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot.

Levy falls short on primary try; Lazio advances alone [Capitol Confidential/Times Union]

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Filed Under: early and often, carl paladino, elections, politics, rick lazio, steve levy



Source: Daily Intel | 2 Jun 2010 | 12:15 pm

Giffin tackles temptation with wit in `Heart' (AP)

In this book cover image released by St. Martin's Press, 'Heart of the Matter,' by Emily Giffin, is shown. (AP Photo/St. Martin's Press)AP - "Heart of the Matter" (St. Martin's Press, 368 pages, $26.99), by Emily Giffin: Emily Giffin tackles a familiar literary topic — that of temptation — in her latest novel, "Heart of the Matter." It comes in the form of a dedicated single mother, Valerie Anderson, whose 6-year-old son is injured in a horrific accident.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 2 Jun 2010 | 12:07 pm

A Vastly Improved Katherine Heigl Subway Poster

In the grand tradition of vandalized New York Subway posters, here’s a vastly improved version of the poster for The Killers, featuring an exceptionally square-jawed Katherine Heigl:

Bonus points if you can guess where the jaw came from. I’ll leave the answer in the comments tonight. Then I’ll distribute those points I just promised.

(via Brian Faas)


Source: Best Week Ever | 2 Jun 2010 | 12:05 pm

The Lovely and Talented Jessica Biel

Check out the sexy "A-Team" star in the July issue of Glamour magazine.



Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Jun 2010 | 11:34 am

Michelle Obama’s Outfit Started in Florals, Ended in Tiers


Michelle Obama wore a graphic floral top by Etro and a yellow tiered skirt from J.Crew to promote the Let's Move Outside! initiative in Las Vegas, Nevada. She accessorized with woven silver flats and her favorite clear Sonia Rykiel waist belt. See the full look in the Michelle Obama Look Book.

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Filed Under: mobama watch, michelle obama, michelle obama look book



Source: The Cut | 2 Jun 2010 | 11:25 am

EXCLUSIVE: A Shadow Lurks in Spring/Summer Issue of Miami Living

Ad for dating site in high-end magazine carries with it a very suggestive shadow.



Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Jun 2010 | 11:24 am

A 1965 Aston Martin DB5

A 1965 Aston Martin DB5 is pictured in 2008. James Bond's famous Aston Martin car from the films "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball" is expected to raise more than five million dollars when it goes on sale,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 2 Jun 2010 | 10:07 am

More Celebrity Mug Shots

Most stars look a little worse for wear in their booking photos.



Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Jun 2010 | 9:42 am

Jack Johnson's tour profits the environment, education

When Jack Johnson agreed to headline a free concert on the Santa Monica Pier, he probably envisioned a balmy Southern California night, with fans in shorts and bikini tops.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 2 Jun 2010 | 9:41 am

Pop Diva Mariah Carey Is Pregnant: Report

According to Radar Online, the 40-year-old star and her husband of two years are expecting.



Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Jun 2010 | 9:18 am

Ex-FBI agent writes about murky world of art theft (AP)

In this book cover image released by Crown Publishing, 'Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures' by Robert K. Wittman with John Shiffman, is shown. (AP Photo/Crown)AP - "Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures" (Crown, 336 pages, $25), by Robert K. Wittman with John Shiffman: In this stunning autobiography, former FBI undercover agent Robert K. Wittman details his 20-year career investigating the murky world of art theft.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 2 Jun 2010 | 8:44 am

Conan Performs "200 Feet" Away From Ex-NBC Bosses in New York

Conan O'Brien brought his Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour to within "200 feet" of NBC headquarters Tuesday with a New York City performance that included a dance-off with his soon-to-be timeslot competitors, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart.



Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Jun 2010 | 8:44 am

J.J. Abrams' new NBC drama 'Undercovers'

One of this fall's most intriguing new dramas is NBC's "Undercovers," a "Hart-to-Hart" type spy series featuring Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in the title roles of Steven and Samantha Bloom. The show is noteworthy because it highlights the network's commitment to diversity (the leads are both black). It also comes from the auspices of J.J. Abrams, the uber-producer of "Lost," "Fringe" and "Alias."

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 2 Jun 2010 | 8:23 am

Ted Koppel: I will mourn son's death for the rest of my life

Ted Koppel is speaking out about his 40-year-old son, Andrew, who died early Monday morning reportedly after a daylong drinking binge.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 2 Jun 2010 | 8:03 am

Hot Hollywood Mamas

These stars prove that moms are really some of the hottest women on earth.



Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Jun 2010 | 7:48 am

Advocacy Group Protests Comedy Central's New 'Anti-Christian' Series

Just weeks after Comedy Central executives censored a program due to its controversial portrayal of Muhammad, the network has many up in arms with the announcement of a new in-development series about God and Jesus Christ.



Source: FOXNews.com | 2 Jun 2010 | 6:17 am