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Chinese conductor on past hurdles, future hopes (Reuters)Reuters - Hoping to raise its profile, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra last week named Chinese musician Muhai Tang as its chief conductor for the 2010-11 season.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:39 am Chinese conductor on past hurdles, future hopes (Reuters)Reuters - Hoping to raise its profile, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra last week named Chinese musician Muhai Tang as its chief conductor for the 2010-11 season.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:39 am Princess Experiences Best of Both Moons in Tanglewood YA NovelSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:30 am VISIT DENVER to Host Second Denver Beer FestSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:01 am Free NYC concert canceled after crowd gets unruly (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am MediaNet Opens Advanced Distribution Service in the UK for eBooks and Digital MusicSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am Sailor girl: OMG, like, it's no biggie - New York Post
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:42 am Porn star Devon James claims Tiger Woods is father of her 9-year-old child - New York Daily News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:23 am paddypowerpoker.com World Cup Cash and Shirt Giveaways ContinueSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:55 am Game on: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft wage war (Reuters)Reuters - Electronics hardware makers on Tuesday showed off snazzy new devices enabling motion-sensing play and 3D effects, intensifying a battle to introduce video-gaming to a new generation of casual users.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:43 am The World's First IP Backhaul Kicks Off With a Bang.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:31 am Kim K and Bieber -- Bum Rushed by 12-Year-Old - TMZ.com (blog)
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:17 am Sideshow: Miley Cyrus 'not trying to be slutty' - Philadelphia Inquirer
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:03 am Quick Takes: Washington pair the Salahis get invite to Bravo show - Los Angeles Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am Forget The World Cup - Big Winners Play Bingo!Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:58 am Critics predict Emmy nods for "Good Wife", "Glee" (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:46 am Director Doug Liman ponders sci-fi war saga (Reuters)Reuters - Doug Liman will begin talks later this week to direct the sci-fi action tale "All You Need Is Kill."Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:30 am Twilight studio sues to stop sale of Bella jacket - Reuters
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:04 am Another of Charlie Sheen's cars is stolen - Los Angeles Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 15 Jun 2010 | 11:39 pm Industry Roundup: Both Clive Owen and Nicolas Cage Will Play Husband To Nicole Kidman Kidman's Pair: Nicole Kidman has signed on to two projects that sound pretty different! The actress will star alongside Clive Owen in HBO’s Hemingway & Gellhorn, an original movie produced by James Gandolfini (cool!) about the romance between Ernest Hemingway (Owen) and fellow novelist Martha Gellhorn (Kidman). She has also signed on opposite Nicolas Cage in Trespass, a Joel Schumacher-directed action-adventure film about a husband and wife taken hostage by four “brutal perpetrators” looking to make some money. This raises an interesting hypothetical: would you agree to be Clive Owen's love interest if you knew you had to follow it up by playing Nicolas Cage's? [Deadline, Variety] McDad: Lasse Hallstrom will direct Tom’s Dad, with Patrick Dempsey attached to star in the film, which is set in 1962 Las Vegas. Dempsey will play a “successful character actor and vaudevillian nightclub performer” who is shaken by the arrival of his estranged son. Yes, that’s right: McDreamy is somehow going to be playing a campy lounge singer. [Risky Business/HR] Two to Call: Simon Baker (The Mentalist) and Paul Bettany are in negotiations to join the cast of Margin Call, an indie drama about the financial crisis that already boasts Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci and Zachary Quinto. Baker will play a “ruthless, high-powered securities broker” who "drives his colleagues to win by any means necessary"; and Bettany will play a top-tier trader "unabashedly unafraid of who he is even as the crisis deepens." What fun-sounding guys! [HR] Rider Returns: As Vulture told you in April, Columbia was under pressure to get the Ghost Rider sequel going... and it appears they've done just that, as Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is coming together with Nicolas Cage in early negotiations to reprise his role as Johnny Blaze, and Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor in early negotiations to direct the film. Plot details are under wraps and the studio has not yet revealed if any other characters from the 2007 film will be back, which seems just cruel: we must know what characters will be back! [Heat Vision/HR] Monster Mania: Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the minds behind Smallville, will write the script for Monster High, a “monster musical” about the children of famous monsters like Dracula and Frankenstein who must deal with the ups and downs of high school. Meanwhile, cousins Mark and Brian Gunn will write the remake of The Monster Squad, which will be directed by Rob Cohen. The 1987 original was about a group of kids who discover a plot by The Wolf Man, Dracula and other high-profile monsters to try and take over the world. So we've got the High School Musical and the The Goonies of monster movies both given the green light on the same day. [HR, Heat Vision/HR] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: the industry, al gough, brian gunn, brian taylor, clive owen, ghost rider: spirit of vengeance, hemingway & gellhorn, james gandolfini, joel schumacher, klaxons, lasse hallstrom, margin call, mark gunn, mark neveldine, miles millar, monster high, movies, music, nicolas cage, nicole kidman, patrick dempsey, paul bettany, rob cohen, simon baker, surfing the void, the monster squad, tom's dad, trespass, tv
Source: Vulture | 15 Jun 2010 | 11:33 pm Sequel to The Karate Kid In The Works After its better-than-anticipated box office take, this was basically an inevitability: Columbia Pictures is developing a sequel to Jaden Smith’s The Karate Kid. Studio executives will be meeting with writers this week to discuss “where to take” the second film. Making unnecessary sequels must run in the family. [Deadline] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: sequels, jaden smith, movies, the industry, the karate kid
Source: Vulture | 15 Jun 2010 | 11:04 pm Gabourey Sidibe's Mom Blows 'Em Away on America's Got Talent America's Got Talent had a super precious moment tonight.
Alice Tan Ridley, whose daughter is none other than Precious star Gabourey Sidibe, brought her subway-tuned pipes to...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 15 Jun 2010 | 11:02 pm IIFA Charter a VIP Private JetSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:58 pm Lawrence O'Donnell To Host MSNBC Weeknight Show After appearing as a frequent guest commentator on the network since its launch in 1996, political analyst Lawrence O’Donnell will host a new primetime weeknight show on MSNBC. "I've had a part-time job at MSNBC for 14 years," said O'Donnell, who was a producer/writer on The West Wing and creator of the series Mister Sterling. "Now that the network and I have gotten to know each other, I'm thrilled to be going full time." [HR] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: cable news news, lawrence o'donnell, media, msnbc
Source: Daily Intel | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:50 pm TV Preview: Hank Stuever on 'Hot in Cleveland' with Betty White - Washington Post
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:17 pm Last Night on Late Night: Jon Stewart Compares Obama to Frodo Baggins Jon Stewart pulled no punches during a critique of President Obama's failure to deliver on promises to reverse course on Bush-era policies regarding habeas corpus, rendition, and other executive power abuses. Stewart blasted Obama for his administration's expansion of secret military programs that go beyond anything the Bushies ever created and then went on to compare the president's possession of executive power to that of Frodo and his precious Ring. Over at The Tonight Show, Emma Roberts' Team-Twilight taste gets called in to question by Robert Pattison and The Colbert Report stands up for teenage hormone junkies who are not fortunate enough to have lesbian parents. Wrapping things up, Ice Cube addresses his perceived anti-establishment persona on The Late Late Show, and worlds collide on Jimmy Kimmel Live when Ozzy Osbourne meets Don Rickles. Somewhere, a Hollywood producer working the phones to recruit the pair for that Odd Couple reboot we've all been waiting for. Watch our compilation to see what you missed. Read more posts by Dorsey Shaw Filed Under: last night on late night, barack obama, don rickles, emma roberts, executive powers, ice cube, jon stewart, ozzy osbourne, politics, robert pattison, team edward, team jacob
Source: Vulture | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:07 pm NYU Looking To Expand at Ground Zero New York University, which recently revealed plans for extensive expansion into Brooklyn, Manhattan’s East Side and Governor’s Island, now has its sights set on Ground Zero. The Times reports that the university recently wrote a letter to the Port Authority and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation asking “whether there is some role that the university can play to help revitalize and diversify” the former site of the World Trade Center. Those opposed to NYU’s plans to expand in Greenwich Village who were hoping that Ground Zero expansion would mean less growth in the Village will be disappointed to learn that the university said today it will need both sites, the space in the Village to accommodate faculty housing. Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: nyu, expansion, gound zero, greenwich village
Source: Daily Intel | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:58 pm Chinese screen reaches out for more foreign actorsAlong with men in fedoras and 1930s cars, the costume drama "Grassroots King" has a feature that nearly every Chinese TV show seems to require these days _ a Western character. Kerry...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:56 pm Free NYC concert canceled after crowd gets unrulyPolice say a free New York City concert set to feature pop band Hanson and Canadian rapper Drake has been canceled after organizers lost control of throngs of unruly revelers. Drake was...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:47 pm Emma Roberts Tells Twilight's Robert Pattinson She's on—Gasp!—Team Jacob So does being the niece of Hollywood heavyweight Julia Roberts grant you nerves of steel? Guess so, 'cause Emma Roberts has no problem telling her fellow Tonight Show guest that she's all...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:35 pm The Harrah's Foundation and the Meals On Wheels Association of America Donate Meal Delivery Vehicle to Meals on Wheels of Salem CountySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:22 pm Randy Jackson hospitalized for chest pains (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:19 pm Breaking Dawn's Violent Vampire Birth May Happen Off-Screen One of the big questions about Breaking Dawn, the upcoming two-part final installment in the Twilight franchise, is how the extremely gruesome birth of Bella’s half-vampire fetus - which, spoiler alert (?), tries to escape her body and suck the life from her - will be handled on screen. Well, according to Dawn screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, the answer seems to be: it won’t be handled at all! “On the fan site, on Facebook, all the comments are ‘It has to be R rated! You have to show the childbirth! Gore and guts and sex!’” she told the Los Angeles Times. “For me it's actually more interesting to not see it. You know, you can do childbirth without seeing childbirth... it doesn't mean it's any less evocative of an experience.”
[Ministry of Gossip/LA Times via Jezebel] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: vampires, breaking dawn, melissa rosenberg, movies
Source: Vulture | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:18 pm Ohio's Jesus statue is latest religious statue to be struck by lightning - Washington Post
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:11 pm Chelsea Takes On The Bachelorette Paul McCartney and Wings once begged the question, "Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs...and what's wrong with that?" Well, when it involves The Bachelorette's...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:00 pm So What Did Sarah Palin Think About Obama's Speech? "We need to make sure that all technology is thrown at this problem... we haven't had the assurance by the President that that has been his top priority. Instead, what his top priority is, Bill, is cap and tax. It is using this crisis, not letting it go to waste, but to use this crisis to increase the cost of energy." - Sarah Palin on 'The O'Reilly Factor,' discussing Obama's Oval Office address tonight. [Gawker] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: america's sweetheart, energy, oil spill
Source: Daily Intel | 15 Jun 2010 | 8:58 pm Outlook For Liman's Three Musketeers Not Good It appears that the duel between the two planned Three Musketeers films - one from Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity), the other from Paul W.S. Anderson (Death Race) - may be over before it even gets started. As Anderson has moved forward with his 3D film for Summit, casting Orlando Bloom and Milla Jovovich among others, Deadline is reporting that Liman Doug Liman May 'Kill': '3 Musketeers' DOA? [Deadline] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: the three musketeers, all you need is kill, doug liman, movies, the industry
Source: Vulture | 15 Jun 2010 | 8:32 pm Kevin Spacey Talks to Showtime About Starring in His Own Series The last time TV viewers had the chance to watch Kevin Spacey in a weekly series was more than 20 years ago, when he did a multiweek arc as drug lord Mel Profitt on CBS's Wiseguy. But Vulture has learned that the two-time Oscar winner has begun conversations with Showtime about returning to the small screen, this time as a leading man: He recently pitched the pay network's chief, Bob Greenblatt, on The Crux, a drama series in which the actor would play the leader of an extremely high-profile cult. Rod Lurie, the writer/director known for both TV (Commander in Chief) and films (the upcoming remake of Straw Dogs), is on board to write the pilot script. There's only been one meeting on the project, but it's understood that both Showtime and Spacey's camp would like to find a way to make a deal. One stumbling block could be Spacey's schedule. In addition to various film roles, a big chunk of Spacey's day planner is filled fulfilling (and tweeting about) his obligations as artistic director for London's Old Vic Theatre. But since Spacey (who will next be seen as superlobbyist Jack Abramoff in the upcoming Bagman) was the one who personally brought The Crux to Showtime, it's a good indicator that he's willing to find a way to make it work. Should all the pieces come together on a deal, it's expected Spacey and Lurie would executive produce the show, along with their respective production partners, Dana Brunetti and Marc Frydman. Vulture also hears that Scott Lambert, the ex-William Morris Agent who once represented Spacey, may also produce. Spacey would join an already long list of big names headlining character-driven Showtime series, including Toni Collette (The United States of Tara), Laura Linney (The Big C, debuting in August) and Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie). Pay cable in general has become a more appealing workplace for Oscar-winning feature stars who aren't getting the high-quality roles they used to in a youth-obsessed Hollywood: Jeremy Irons is set for Showtime's The Borgias, while Dustin Hoffman, Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline all have shows in the works at HBO. And the role of a charismatic cult leader sounds promising for Spacey; it's reminiscent of his evil-genius heyday in films like The Usual Suspects and Se7en, and definitely beats a show in which he pays it forward every week. Read more posts by Josef Adalian Filed Under: exclusive, kevin spacey, showtime, the crux, the industry
Source: Vulture | 15 Jun 2010 | 8:05 pm Half of Lower Manhattan Subway Lines May Be Swarming With Rats According to a rodent expert, about half of lower Manhattan train lines are either infested with rats or show “conditions ripe for attracting them.” Not only is this gross (apparently “hundreds of rats” can be living in just one wall of the rooms where subway trash is stored), it’s also a safety issue: “jumpy riders can fall off platforms when surprised by rats,” the Post explains. Now that would be an appropriate occasion for a FML tweet. [NYP] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: the joys of the subway, rats, stand clear of the closing doors
Source: Daily Intel | 15 Jun 2010 | 7:59 pm Near Riot Breaks Out at Free Drake/Hanson Concert at Seaport The NYPD was forced to shut down a free concert by Drake (and Hanson!) tonight at the South Street Seaport when crowds - who had begun gathering at 3 p.m. for the 8 p.m. show - began to get “unruly,” breaking out into fistfights and “shoving each other up against barricades,” proving what probably should have been obvious: putting Drake fans and Hanson fans in the same place is never a good idea. [FoxNY] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: drake, hanson, nypd
Source: Vulture | 15 Jun 2010 | 7:42 pm "Chicas" an excellent mother-daughter drama (Reuters)Reuters - The "Mediterranea" competition here at the 56th Taormina Film Fest has started off with a bang with "Chicas," the debut film of accomplished French playwright and novelist Yasmina Reza.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 15 Jun 2010 | 7:13 pm "Chicas" an excellent mother-daughter drama (Reuters)Reuters - The "Mediterranea" competition here at the 56th Taormina Film Fest has started off with a bang with "Chicas," the debut film of accomplished French playwright and novelist Yasmina Reza.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 15 Jun 2010 | 7:13 pm Cameraman "Lost" during return to Greece (Reuters)Reuters - Self-conscious silliness mars Hollywood cinematographer Phedon Papamichael's turn in the director's chair with "Arcadia Lost."Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:49 pm Will Perez Hilton Go to Jail for Miley Cyrus Photo? I see Perez Hilton is at it again, posting photos of Miley Cyrus with her vajayjay hanging out. When are they going to put this pig in jail for posting this child porn?
—Disgusted,...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:33 pm Obama Pledges to Fight for 'As Long as It Takes,' Says BP Will Be Held Responsible Barack Obama outlined the government response to the oil spill tonight in his first Oval Office address concerning what he referred to as the “worst environmental disaster America has ever faced.” The president pledged that the government will do whatever it takes to make sure the leak is stopped completely and promised that steps are being taken to ensure a disaster of this kind does not happen again, declaring, “Make no mistake: we will fight this spill with everything we’ve got for as long it takes.” The immediate response to the speech was unfavorable though, as pundits and the twitterverse alike criticized the lack of specificity and urgency (Keith Olbermann's took the dig: "It was a great speech if you were on another planet for the last 57 days"). Obama, who will meet with BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg tomorrow, emphasized that the company will be held responsible for the damage that the spill has caused to residents of the coast, and he said BP will be instructed to set up an escrow account run by a third party. “… [Svanberg] is to set aside whatever resources are required to compensate the workers and business owners who have been harmed as a result of his company’s recklessness," Obama said. "And this fund will not be controlled by BP. In order to ensure that all legitimate claims are paid out in a fair and timely manner, the account must and will be administered by an independent, third party…. And BP will pay for the impact this spill has had on the region."
"Each of us has a part to play in a new future that will benefit all of us," he said. "As we recover from this recession, the transition to clean energy has the potential to grow our economy and create millions of good, middle-class jobs - but only if we accelerate that transition. Only if we seize the moment. And only if we rally together and act as one nation - workers and entrepreneurs; scientists and citizens; the public and private sectors."
Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: cleaning up, barack obama, bp, energy, oil spill, video
Source: Daily Intel | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:28 pm Police: 2nd Sheen car taken, rolled off LA cliff (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:11 pm Khloé Kardashian Odom: Is Celebrity Apprentice Right for Lindsay Lohan? As you may have heard Donald Trump apparently wants Lindsay Lohan to compete Celebrity Apprentice.
But is a cutthroat—and sometimes volatile (just ask Joan Rivers and Annie...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:01 pm Marc by Marc Jacobs’s Resort 2011 Accessories Were Inspired By Endangered Birds While the Marc by Marc Jacobs resort show may have been inspired by off-duty dancers, the accompanying accessories had a slightly more exotic point of reference: endangered birds. Oversized bird pendants set with milky stones made appearances on chunky chains and rings, while a muted bird print was splashed across totes, scarves, and umbrellas. Neutral handbags were shot through with pops of neon (think: taupe paired with electric pink, and gray with highlighter yellow), and Jacobs also welcomed the tech craze by introducing a new line of Day-Glo neoprene iPad cases. Click through our slideshow to see some of our faves from the new collection. Read more posts by Caitlin Petreycik Filed Under: first look, marc by marc jacobs, marc jacobs, resort 2011, slideshow
Source: The Cut | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:00 pm Knight and Day's Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz Sound Off on Style, Sex and Stunts Daily 10's Ben Lyons sure is a jet-setter. Just last week he was chatting with Rihanna in Israel, and now he's globe-trotting with Knight and Day stars Tom Cruise and Cameron...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:50 pm CNN's Anderson Cooper attacks BP for staying away (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:45 pm Tater Top Awards 2010: Get Your Nominations in Now! Now that the 2009-10 TV season is over, there's only one thing missing in your life, right?
Those Golden Taters!
Yes, it is time for E! Online's annual Tater Top...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:40 pm Elton John "Building Bridges," One Limbaugh Wedding at a Time Elton John wasn't the only one who was "a little surprised" by the invite to perform at Rush Limbaugh's wedding last weekend.
"Elton, during the performance made a...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:32 pm Sarah McLachlan on American Idol, Her Kids and Why She's Happier Than You Think Sarah McLachlan may have sold a gazillion or so records over the years, but what if American Idol was around when she first started out? Would she have auditioned for the show?
Probably...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:30 pm Brutal `Killer Inside Me' will divide viewers (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:02 pm A Horrifying New Role for Josh Duhamel on Extra We won't bum you out by bringing alleged muderer Joran van der Sloot into the forefront of your mind any more than we have to. But you should know there's an angle to this whole tragic...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:02 pm Drake’s New Album: Pitchfork Approved Lots of people with vested interests in the subject are currently taking guesses as to how Drake's debut album Thank Me Later, out today, will do in the sales department, but there's already one test it has passed: Pitchfork, famed arbiter of indie tastes, has given it an elite 8.4 rating. To put it in perspective, that's the same score Arcade Fire's second album got! [Pitchfork] Read more posts by Amos Barshad Filed Under: drake, music, pitchfork, thank me later
Source: Vulture | 15 Jun 2010 | 4:30 pm 10 rules for "Entourage: The Movie"The seventh season of "Entourage" hasn't even started yet, and executive producer Mark Wahlberg (yes, that Mark Wahlberg) already has us worried about "Entourage: The Movie."Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 15 Jun 2010 | 4:27 pm New Resort Collections: Givenchy, Proenza Schouler, Sonia Rykiel, Nina Ricci, and More There's no stopping resort 2011, which is shaping up to be a real-deal season. Dozens of designers have presented, and some of the collections are huge (the Kaiser alone showed 87 looks!). Click below to see the latest and greatest — and prepare to drool like crazy over relative newcomer Suno's wild tribal prints. Behnaz Sarafpour Read more posts by Ashlea Halpern Filed Under: resort 2011, behnaz sarafpour, celine, designers, fashion shows, givenchy, juan carlos obando, michael angel, nina ricci, proenza schouler, sonia rykiel, suno, twinkle, twinkle by wenlan
Source: The Cut | 15 Jun 2010 | 4:20 pm Maggie Gyllenhaal Wore a Jumpsuit to a Charity Benefit Maggie Gyllenhaal wore a loose-fitting navy jumpsuit from 3.1 Phillip Lim's resort 2011 collection while attending last night's New York City Ballet's 2010 Dance With the Dancers benefit. Do you like her offbeat choice, or are jumpsuits never appropriate for charity events? Read more posts by Diana Tsui Filed Under: look of the day, designers, maggie gyllenhaal, phillip lim
Source: The Cut | 15 Jun 2010 | 4:15 pm Louisiana Congressman Takes BP Bashing a Bit Too Far Lamar McKay, chairman and president of BP America. BP is America's villain of the moment (take a breather, bankers), which means it's our duty to chastise its pathetic leak-plugging efforts, mock certain British tone-deaf CEOs, and basically disparage the company in any way possible. But perhaps it's going just a little bit too far to call on their executives to commit ritualistic suicide. During a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing today with representatives from around the oil industry, that's basically what Louisiana GOP congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao, who was born in South Vietnam, suggested for Lamar McKay, the chairman and president of BP America. "[Congressman Cliff] Stearns asked Mr. McKay to resign. Well, in the Asian culture we do things differently. During the Samurai days, we just give you a knife and ask you to commit harakiri."
Joseph Cao Tells BP Exec: In Samurai Days, You'd Kill Yourself [Political Hotsheet/CBS News] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: cleaning up, anh joseph cao, bp, congress, politics
Source: Daily Intel | 15 Jun 2010 | 4:00 pm T.I. Stood Next to a Real Lion for His Album Cover Yes, the just unveiled cover for T.I.’s upcoming comeback album, King Unleashed — which, as seen to your right, places the king of hip-hop next to the king of the jungle — looks like an illustration. You should know, though, that T.I. insists he, at one point in the recent past, totally did stand next to an actual ferocious lion. Respect magazine grabbed this incredible quote:
Also:
So this isn’t a drawing? Not to cast any aspersions on T.I., but this sure looks like a drawing! (There’s also this video, which places T.I. in the vicinity of a lion, although it more comes off as slick editing). But, yeah, cool chair, absolutely. T.I. Wanted to Close Down Times Square for His Album Cover [Respect via RapRadar] Read more posts by Amos Barshad Filed Under: cover story, lions, music, t.i.
Source: Vulture | 15 Jun 2010 | 4:00 pm John C. Reilly Conducts Interview Cradling Male Interviewer in His LapMTV's Josh Horowitz and Cyrus star Reilly shared a chair while discussing Reilly's career and upcoming film. Read more posts by Edith Zimmerman Filed Under: movies, clickables, john c. reilly, josh horowitz, mtv, video
Source: Vulture | 15 Jun 2010 | 3:57 pm 3 Things I Love And Hate About The World CupThe World Cup is currently happening, and as one of many unashamed American bandwagon fans of the sport, I have many things to say about the event so far, ranging from the exciting to the frustrated to the blissfully uninformed (most are all three). I’ve collected my scatterbrained half-thoughts on the current World Cup into the following convenient list — 3 Things I Love About The World Cup, and 3 Things I Hate About The World Cup. It’s like a World Cup of talking points! (It’s not.) 3 Things I Love About The World Cup:
In the France/Uruguay game on Friday, after a failed corner kick, this was the announcer’s actual play-by-play call, verbatim: Terrible corner there! Just terrible. He was right! He was being completely honest, reacting to the event genuinely and without professionally-obligated mitigation. But an American announcer would never make such a blindly honest statement; if a pitcher serves up a mistake pitch that gets clobbered for a home run, an American play-by-play guy will say something like “He left that one up in the zone a little bit, not where he wanted it” or “That’s a pitch he wants back” — they’ll never just flat-out say “Oh wow, what an awful pitch! You see that crap?” We’ve grown subtlely accustomed to this false courtesy from sports announcers to the point where it’s truly jarring to hear honest, borderline-insulting criticism, even when it’s accurate. Maybe a hotshot studio analyst can say “that was terrible”, and on a rare occasion maybe a color commentator in a bad mood, but a play-by play announcer just factually saying “That was terrible”? Unheard of. And amazing. 2. The Arbitrary Team Nicknames The Nigerian national football team is nicknamed the “Super Eagles”. That’s funny not just because it sounds like the Super Nintendo version of the Philadelphia Eagles, but also because it’s the frickin’ Nigerian national football team — you don’t need a nickname, you can just be “Nigeria”. That’s how this works. We don’t need to deviate between the Nigeria Yankees and the Nigeria Mets, you’re the only country that’s you. My friend Kevin joked that we should respond by renaming the U.S. team the United States Of America Wildcats. Go Wildcats! Beat those Slovenia Ultra Tigers! Also, the New Zealand team is nicknamed the “All Whites”. Make of that what you wish. 3. Forming Subjective Opinions Of Teams Based On The Countries When professional soccer clubs play, I have absolutely nothing invested in the games. If I flip to a Premier League game between West Ham United and Wigan Athletic FC, I not only know nothing about the teams and couldn’t care less who wins, I also don’t even know what all of the words mean. Do they mean CHIPS??? I am so confused!!! But when I see that Germany is playing Serbia, I can think to myself, “Berlin was one of my favorite cities I’ve ever visited, and I once had a Serbian landlord who was kind of annoying — I’m gonna pull for Germany in this one.” Instant opinion. Instant investment in the game. Instant excitement.* (*not a guarantee) 3 Things I Hate About The World Cup: 1. The Vuvuzelas, Obviously
Everyone I’ve ever met (including this ol’ Kanye meme) has already made the joke “why does it sound like there’s a swarm of bees in the stadium?” But before I could sarcastically respond to my one friend pointing this out on Facebook today (helloooo, soo four days ago), I realized, how is it possible that everyone — even the most casual, nonchalant observer of one second of a World Cup broadcast — instantly and very consciously notices how annoying the Vuvuzelas are, and yet, in defiance of all logic and decency, they remain a thing? It’s like Carlos Mencia, but with a “tradition” defense. Not only are the horns annoying and capable of spreading disease, they also occur evenly and constantly throughout the game completely independently of anything happening on the field, rendering them also completely pointless. They don’t pump a particular team up, and they don’t get louder when something happens; they’re just a general, ever-present noise for no reason. It’d be like an alarm beeping throughout the entirety of every NFL game. As usual, YTMND comes to the rescue. 2. The Bandwagon Sports Fans I freely admit that my interest in soccer extends little beyond the occasional international tournament, but every World Cup, I am simultaneously baffled and amused by the couple peers of mine who suddenly start talking about international teams and players with a straight face in a transparent attempt to disguise the fact that their interest in soccer is also completely bandwagoning, and they just read everything they’re saying online three days earlier. These people get bonus D-bag points for referring to players by their last name — “Think Drogba’s gonna break out against North Korea?” — as though 1) They’re an honorary European for a day, and 2) They’re so familiar with this dude whose name they learned last week, they don’t even need to say his first name. Also, many of the people who suddenly get into the World Cup — much like the people who get suddenly into the Olympics every two years — are the same people who scoff at regular U.S. sports, following the international tournaments with vigor in complete ignorance of the fact that sports are really, really exciting and occur constantly. I liken this mindset to the girl who goes out of her way to date A-holes; if you date someone who’s really nice and easy to get along with, you know you’re gonna probably gonna have to either make a serious commitment to them down the line or break their hearts, whereas if you’re dating a jerk, you can break things off at any time and not feel bad about it. By diving into the World Cup, a person knows it’s not gonna be more than a one-month commitment, but if someone wants to start following the NFL, it quickly can become an every-week obsession for half the year, then spill into college football, the offseason, the Draft, etc, until one morning you wake up and you and the NFL are both 50 and your dreams are dead. Some friends of mine respond to my criticism saying “But there’s so much at stake at the Olympics/World Cup, it’s so much more exciting!” This is true, but if you honestly require a four-year buildup and an entire globe’s worth of interest riding on an event to derive pleasure from it, you’re probably a heroin addict. 3. Sometimes, Soccer Can Just Be So…Soccer
Sometimes, though, an argument becomes so clichéd and so repetitive, you tune it out and intrinsically ignore it, only to again be reminded that the argument only became clichéd in the first place because it’s really, really true. I excitedly sat down to watch the France / Uruguay game on Friday after missing a lot of the ‘06 World Cup, made lunch, flipped the game on, kicked back, and proceeded to spend the next two hours watching a 0-0 draw. Not only a draw, but a draw in which a Uruguay player was ejected with 20 minutes left in the game, so Uruguay spent most of the second half kicking the ball out of bounds and playing to run the clock out to escape with a draw. This isn’t a difference of culture or opinion; a 0-0 game in which one team spends the entire game trying to keep it 0-0 so they don’t fall behind in the standings is just objectively, factually boring. American sports can be boring too — no one would argue that every game is automatically exciting — but soccer can sometimes be really, super-special soccer-boring, and when I’m going this far out of my way to put my American preconceptions of the sport aside for a one-month span of excitement, I feel personally cheated when soccer repays me by being way too soccery. The U.S. / England game certainly lived up to its billing, and a handful of games in the last couple days have been outstanding, plus the elimination rounds are yet to come, so my enthusiasm hasn’t been dashed by any means; I just find myself being reminded every couple years “OH YEAH, it’s still soccer. Oops.” World Cup thoughts so far? Favorite/Least Favorite aspects? Any still-lingering Vuvuzela rage? Leave ‘em in the comments. Source: Best Week Ever | 15 Jun 2010 | 3:39 pm Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin Back Together? Sundered no longer! Who says true love is dead? (Other than Tipper Gore, of course.) According to Us Weekly, the great and honest teenage romance between Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston may be back on. The couple became internationally famous when, during Sarah Palin's candidacy for the vice-presidency of the United States, it became known that the unmarried teens were expecting a child. But afterward, acrimony and mutual fame-seeking notoriously tore them apart. But "now that Mama Palin is out of the picture and Bristol is on her own in Anchorage, they spend more time together than most people think," a source tells the mag. "Levi even stays overnight. I even think they are back together." Now, nobody get too excited: The source just "thinks" they are back together. And as Intel Dan pointed out upon hearing the news, Bristol Palin doesn't have premarital sex, so that just about tosses out any prospect of a reunion. But Intel Chris thinks, however (and he would know), that it just may not count as "premarital" sex if you're not actually allowed by parents or law to marry the person. A loophole! One right up there with the well-known "it doesn't count to have sex with someone using an orifice his own baby once passed through" loophole. Source: Levi Johnston, Bristol Palin Are Back On! [Us] Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: sex on skates, alaska, babies arms going the way babies arms have gone before, bristol palin, hopefully not literally sex on skates, levi johnston, politics, premarital sex, sarah palin, sex, teen pregnancy
Source: Daily Intel | 15 Jun 2010 | 3:35 pm Topshop to Erect Crafts Table in McCarren ParkTopshop is doing a four-day bus tour of New York City. Why not? It's summer, and nothing says summer like a nice fat bus. Or van. They'll start Wednesday, June 23 in Manhattan, where they'll promote their makeup line in Union Square. The next day they'll park in Washington Square Park, and the next day they'll hold a "customization session" in McCarren Park in Williamsburg with "DIY projects." It's the perfect spot for a weekday adult arts-and-crafts table! Saturday they'll give out frozen lemonade by their Soho store. [Elle] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: just tops, topshop
Source: The Cut | 15 Jun 2010 | 3:25 pm Laurie David: Who is the Hollywood player and alleged Al Gore paramour? - New York Daily News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 15 Jun 2010 | 3:18 pm VIDEO HITS ONE: Katy Perry’s Cupcake BoobsI guess we should post the video for Katy Perry’s “California Gurls”. Katy is topless in Candyland which is California and Snoop Dogg is there with a suit made of buttons and she’s shooting whipped cream from her boobs with other cupcake-boobed dancers. It’s mostly self-explanatory.
Source: Best Week Ever | 15 Jun 2010 | 2:56 pm The GOP Urges Obama to Think Small With only hours until President Obama makes his prime-time address from the Oval Office, which will include some kind of discussion of "reduc[ing] our dependence on oil and fossil fuels," prominent Republicans are warning Obama not to "exploit" the oil spill. "The American people expect that this administration will not use this opportunity to advance their liberal agenda," Indiana congressman Mike Pence said today. "While American livelihoods are in immediate danger and we watch oil gush into our waters and wash up on our beaches, now is not the time to push ideology, but to fix the problem," echoed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. In other words, let's just clean up the spill and keep things the way they are, which is perfect. At the moment, though, a majority of Americans may not agree that energy reform is part of the "liberal agenda": Even with the economy still struggling, a recent poll showed that, by a 56–37 margin, Americans believe that "protecting the environment" is more important than "keeping energy prices low." That sentiment will fade as the leak is plugged and its destruction fades from our beaches/memories, which is why Obama has to act with urgency if he wants energy reform to have any teeth. Republicans accuse Obama of 'exploiting' oil [Political Ticker/CNN] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: cleaning up, barack obama, energy reform, mike pence, mitch mcconnell, politics
Source: Daily Intel | 15 Jun 2010 | 2:55 pm Who Wore It Better, Aretha Franklin ... or Aretha Franklin?! At the Apollo last night (left) and the Tonys the night before last. Aretha Franklin wore the same dress she wore to the Tony awards Sunday night to the Apollo Theater Awards Monday night. She accessorized with the same necklace, boa, and shoes, but changed her hair. This is awesome, because honestly, wearing the same thing two nights in a row is not some freakish thing — who hasn't worn the same thing they wore on a Friday out again on Saturday because they were going out with different people and the outfit happened not to smell too badly of cigarette smoke and sweat? Maybe that's why Aretha changed her weave — Febreze can't work on everything. Aretha Franklin Repeats Dress Two Nights In A Row, Changes Wig (PHOTOS, POLL) [HuffPo] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: divas, aretha franklin
Source: The Cut | 15 Jun 2010 | 2:50 pm Where We’re Coming From Forbes has created an interactive map that shows how many people moved to and from any given county in the United States in 2008. This is the map that's generated when you click on New York County (a.k.a. Manhattan), with black lines indicating various levels of incoming residents, and red lines indicating exiting ones. It's a fun little tool to play with, especially if you are from a small county in the middle of nowhere. Note that not enough people moved to the island from Wyoming, Montana, or the Dakotas to even register on the map, or vice versa. Of course, it should be noted, at least ten people have to have moved in 2008 to register on this map, and as we all know from Did You Hear About the Morgans?, they'd never allow that many New Yorkers to turn up in Wyoming. Where Americans Are Moving [Forbes] Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: maps, forbes.com, let's hope they all didn't bring air conditioners, moving
Source: Daily Intel | 15 Jun 2010 | 2:35 pm Elton John's Limbaugh surpriseAdd Elton John to those who were not expecting him to get an invite to Rush Limbaugh's wedding.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 15 Jun 2010 | 2:32 pm Preview Mark Fast’s Topshop Line, With Prices On June 25, Mark Fast's Topshop line hits stores. Fast is known for casting plus-size models for his runway shows to display skintight knit dresses with artful holes all over them. His Topshop line includes only five pieces and ranges in price from $170 to $310. But dresses from his main line, which you'll find at stores like Brown's, can run around $2,000 to upwards of $3,500, so the Topshop pieces are a comparative steal. Even when you factor in that unless you care to essentially run around town with your underwear ablaze through your second-skin knit piece (Trendy? Yes. Classy? Doubtful.), you have to also purchase something to wear underneath. See the full line with prices in the slideshow. First Look: Mark Fast for Topshop [Fashionista] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: fast fashion, designers, first looks, mark fast, slideshow, topshop
Source: The Cut | 15 Jun 2010 | 2:25 pm Ralph Lauren Is About to Be $1 Billion Richer Ralph Lauren will soon cash in on $955 million in stock in his company. This will be the most money he's ever made at once from his empire. One can't blame the guy, because who wouldn't want an extra billion to kick around? Especially when you enjoy collecting fine cars and as many other fine things as that kind of money can buy you. And yet he still wears jeans — like a person of no notable wealth! The news has renewed speculation about who will take over the company when the 70-year-old designer retires. After selling the shares, the Lauren family's stake in the company will only fall from 95.1 percent to 93.5 percent. But fashion companies notoriously like to pretend that no matter how far past the typical age of retirement their head designers get, they'll live and design forever. So the board hasn't said anything about what will happen when Lauren steps down. His 38-year-old son David Lauren, who oversees advertising for Lauren's Polo empire, has been touted as a possible replacement. President and chief operating officer Roger Farah, 56, reportedly won't renew his contract when it expires in 2013. $1B stock payday [NYP] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: ca-ching!, david lauren, designers, ralph lauren
Source: The Cut | 15 Jun 2010 | 1:55 pm A Baby Bear Sneezes: Looks Like We’re Back To The Beginning Of The InternetWell, it was a long ride, but we finally completed the loop. Remember when that video of the baby panda bear sneezing took over the internet a few years ago? Well now there’s another baby bear sneezing video. The bear isn’t a panda so that part isn’t as internety, but the bear does sneeze a whole bunch of times in a row, so that part is more internety.
Here’s my imitation of that bear in like 5 minutes:
Thanks, TheDailyWhat. Source: Best Week Ever | 15 Jun 2010 | 1:50 pm Kors with two lifetime awards ready for more (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 15 Jun 2010 | 1:29 pm Music Review: Cowboy Junkies head east (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 15 Jun 2010 | 1:24 pm Laurie David Had a Professor Crush on Al Gore "Al Gore is incredibly funny and brilliant and charming. He's like the professor you wished you had in college." —Laurie David in a 2006 Guardian story. Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: an inconvenient truth, al gore, bons mots, laurie david
Source: Daily Intel | 15 Jun 2010 | 1:21 pm Tomorrow’s Events and Sales: Kelly Cutrone at Bryant Park; 75 Percent Off Giles & BrotherEVENTS • Preview the collections of ten Parsons seniors during Début's five-day showcase and sale. Through 7/20. 298 Mulberry St., nr. Houston St. (212-343-2717); W–S (noon–7), Su (noon–6). • Sip Champagne, shop for Dad, and mingle with model and athlete Nacho Figueras during the Polo Father’s Day event. Guests will also have the opportunity to win tickets to the Veuve Cliquot Polo Classic. Bloomingdale’s, 1000 Third Ave., at 59th St. (212-705-2000); 6–8. SALES • Dresses, knits, pants, jackets, and more by Tess Giberson are 40 to 70 percent off. Through 6/17. 97 Crosby St., nr. Prince St.; W–Th (noon–7). • The spring 2010 and past-season handbag collections will be 30 percent off at Lulu Guinness. Through 7/31. 394 Bleecker St., nr. 11th St. (212-367-2120); M–S (11–7), Su (noon–6). • Jewelry prices are below wholesale at the Ben-Amun summer sample sale. Through 6/17. 246 W. 38th St., nr. Seventh Ave., Ste. 12A; W–Th (noon–7). • Bras are $20, thongs and briefs are $5 to $10, swim tops are $20, and swim bottoms are $10 at the Panache lingerie and swimwear sale. Through 6/17. 40 E. 34th St., nr. Park Ave., Ste. 1103 (212-532-1212); W–Th (11–7). • Shop below-wholesale prices on Pima cotton loungewear, bohemian block-print dresses, and more at the Skin, Erica Tanov, and Layla sample sale. Through 6/18. 805 Washington St., nr. Horatio St.; W–F (9–7). • Spend $65 or more on Sharps Barber & Shop grooming products at C.O. Bigelow or New London Pharmacy and receive a free shave and $55 gift certificate for a haircut at Barber Bart. CO Bigelow, 414 Sixth Ave., nr. Greenwich Ave. (212-533-2700); 2–7 on 6/16. New London Pharmacy, 246 Eighth Ave., nr. 23rd St. (212-243-4987); 3–6 on 6/19. • Lingerie, sleepwear, and loungewear is $5 to $50 at the Natori sample sale. Through 6/17. 102 Madison Ave., nr. 29th St., third fl.; W (10–7), Th (10–4). ENDING TOMORROW • Womenswear, swimwear, and denim is up to 75 percent off at the Shoshanna & Anlo sample sale. Spring dresses are $150 (originally $350), tops are $100 (originally $250), bikinis are $65 (originally $165), and jeans are $90 (originally $200). 231 W. 39th St., nr. Eighth Ave., Ste. 422; W (10–6:30), Th (10–5:30). Read more posts by Lauren Murrow Filed Under: fashion calendar, sales, shopping
Source: The Cut | 15 Jun 2010 | 1:15 pm Tom Brady Gets the Justin Bieber Cut; Julia Roberts Stars in Lancôme Campaign HAIR • A new business called Wigs at Home sends wig stylists to the homes of those who are too anxious to shop for wigs in public. [BellaSugar] NAILS MAKEUP • Smashbox Beauty Cosmetics has named Beth DiNado its global general manager. [WWD] SKIN Filed Under: beauty marks, beth dinado, hair, julia roberts, justin bieber, kiehls, lancome, makeup, nails, serena williams, skin, smashbox, tom brady
Source: The Cut | 15 Jun 2010 | 12:45 pm Bondy chronicles history of soccer in America (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 15 Jun 2010 | 12:41 pm Tiffani Thiessen welcomes a baby girlTiffani Thiessen and husband Brady Smith have a reason to celebrate!Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 15 Jun 2010 | 12:30 pm Sarah McLachlan's 'Illusion'As the female-powered Lilith Fair hits the road this summer for the first time in 11 years, only one artist will be performing at all 36 dates: festival co-founder Sarah McLachlan.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 15 Jun 2010 | 12:23 pm Forget Booty Shorts, Jade Lai Is Bringing Back Long Skirts Creatures of Comfort designer Jade Lai in her studio. Growing up in Hong Kong and Los Angeles, Creatures of Comfort founder Jade Lai was plunged into the fashion vanguard at a young age. Her father owned a fashion company, while her mother's closet was full of Yohji Yamamoto and Jil Sander. After studying environmental design in college, Lai skipped around the art and design world, producing fashion shows and dabbling in painting. After a corporate stint in Hong Kong, she moved back to L.A. to launch the original Creatures of Comfort boutique in 2005, where she carries buzzed-about brands like AESA and Mociun, alongside Isabel Marant, Alexander Wang, and Rachel Comey. This September, Lai plans to open her first store in New York — a former police precinct on Mulberry Street — and introduce her second-ever Creatures of Comfort collection (preview pics of the fall looks after the jump). We caught up with the bicoastal designer to talk about the new boutique, New York apartment hunting, and the resurgence of long skirts. How will the upcoming New York store differ from the L.A. outpost? Do you have a certain aesthetic in mind when you buy for Creatures of Comfort? Why did you launch the Creatures of Comfort label? Who are your favorite designers? Where do you like to shop in New York? How would you describe your personal style?  Looks from the Creatures of Comfort fall collection.Photo: Courtesy of Creatures of Comfort. What trends are you appreciating right now? What trends are you ready to see retired? What's one thing you're saving up to buy? What should every woman have in her closet? What about men? What's something you never leave the house without? Read more posts by Lauren Murrow Filed Under: tastemakers, bernhard willhelm, christian wijnants, designers, dries van noten, jade lai, maryam nassir zadeh, western spirit
Source: The Cut | 15 Jun 2010 | 12:10 pm MY MOTHER RECAPS THE REAL HOUSEWIVES REUNION: Beast Week EverOf all of life’s greatest regrets, perhaps none stings as much as the fact that this will be the last week of this stellar season of The Real Housewives of New York. Our hearts are heavy like so many satchels of gold. Thankfully, Bravo and its headmistress Andy Cohen had the good sense to give us three solid hours of wonky-breasted delights in the seasons Real Housewives Reunion. Oh, and it is truly rewarding, in terms of junky reality programming. Jill begs for forgiveness, Alex presents her new personality on a silver f**king platter, and Kelly rolls up on a hoverboard that propels itself on meth fumes. You can believe that I will be savoring every drop of Thursday’s final reunion installment. By now, you’ve come to know and love my mother Judy Collins’ Real Housewives recaps (not to mention her new Flipcam fame). While her take on last night’s reuny was brief, it still stings. Keep reading for more and some bonus thoughts about The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
“Let me tell you something about Kelly. There is no question that she needs a professional intervention. The girl is mentally ill. And I’m very happy that Luann sat there for almost 2 hours without opening her mouth. I think she’s watching it a little bit. The thing with Jill, who all of a sudden had such a regret about how she behaved with Bethenny. If you go back to what I told you several months ago, both Kelly and Luann are using Jill. Back then Luann didn’t date anybody, she had no apartment, and was always saying “Poor Jill!” And not one time did Luann say “Jill, what are you doing with all this hate and the venom?” I bet you Luann is so busy that Jill has nobody to talk to. And Kelly — she knows that Kelly is f*cked up. Who can spend an hour with Kelly? I’d go nuts. Bethenny is the only successful one there. Oh, Kelly said she already found something, she has a Kelly drink. Sure, they’re all trying to copy her. There is Bethenny, so successful. Kelly is a maniac, and I admit, she has a beautiful figure, but a horse face. Please, believe me, ugly is ugly. I just, I’m glad she walked off couple of times. Both of them deserve to walk off, and you know what? Alex does not deserve the venom they spew to her. She’s the most intelligent and educated, and they’re very disrespectful to her. And Sonja.
I said to Daddy, “When she finishes a sentence from beginning to end, let me know so I can memorize it.” There is not a full thought there. You know what I mean? Everything she says — “zip it” — just ugly. Just a dumb broad. BONUS NJ THOUGHTS: I have to tell you, I have never met such a bunch of seriously, just garbage. Well Danielle is a lowlife, that goes without saying. Like a low class, like a trailer trash. But the other women are just as bad. Caroline, don’t you think, here is the matriarch of this big family. Like one time, say something clever. Never. And I find her children dumb as well. Uneducated boors. They’re lucky that they have money. Tell me… I heard that Theresa is running out of money. Michelle: Yeah, supposedly she’s bankrupt. Mom: Really? Let me laugh. The End. Aaaaaand we’re going to get killed by the mafia. Maybe literally the end. Leave your thoughts on both of these amazing shows and the above comments below! And click here to hear some of Kelly’s beast moments from last night. Source: Best Week Ever | 15 Jun 2010 | 12:09 pm Here’s A Korean Guy Teaching You How To Swear In EnglishThis guy really don’t want you to get in a situation where somebody calls you a f**king b*tch and you just go, “Oh, Really? Okay. Thank you.” You’ll see. This video is not safe for work because of the swears. And as the man in the video says, it is also not suitable for children or pregnant women. Pregnant women are very sensitive to curse words. After all, they don’t want their babies coming out like a bunch of $^*&ing @#$%faces. I recommend watching in full screen mode because the subtitles are super *&$^ing tiny. (F&*^ing Buzzfeed) Source: Best Week Ever | 15 Jun 2010 | 11:45 am So These Are The Noises In The Situation’s HeadHere’s a preview clip of the new single from Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, titled, as you’d expect, “The Things Happening.” JOKES! It’s called “The Situation”. His second single will be titled “That’s Right, The Situation”. He doesn’t actually sing, but he does say “The Situation” a bunch of times, and the lyrics are ab-mazing: “Grab some ass, drink some ‘Yac, I ain’t doin’ sh*t til I get my cash”? It’s like the Weird Al parody of The Situation, only more accurate and doesn’t mention Scientology or whatever: (via Dlisted) Source: Best Week Ever | 15 Jun 2010 | 11:11 am Finally: Jamiroquai Does A Nissin Cup Of Noodles CommercialSo, you guys remember that Jamiroquai music video from long over a decade ago? You know, the one where the guy is in the room and it looks like he’s sliding around when in actuality, the room is what is moving. You remember, right? And then the guy performed the song on the MTV Video Music awards, but they can’t have a moving room on the MTV Music awards so they just had a bunch of treadmill things. You totally have this seared into your brain. And Chris Rock was the host of the MTV Video Music awards that year, and after the Jamiroquai guy did the treadmill dance, Chris Rock was all like, “Now if he was really black, he could have done that without the treadmill.” and then you were all like “Well I guess Chris Rock can’t be funny all the time?” Come on, you TOTALLY remember all of this. It’s so weird the things you remember. Well it’s a good thing you remember all of that because now this Japanese commercial for Nissin’s cup of soup is going to blow your mind. Japanese Commercial Executive: Hey, Jarmioquai, would you like to be in a commercial? The concept is you’re in – Jamiroquai: I’LL DO IT!!! I haven’t been able to afford food since 1998! (By way of Video Gum.) Source: Best Week Ever | 15 Jun 2010 | 11:03 am Reggie Jackson bio looks at career of Mr. October (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 15 Jun 2010 | 11:01 am Michael Weatherly Signs New Contract on NCISNCIS star Michael Weatherly has signed a new contract to continue his role on the show, a CBS rep says.
Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:46 am UFC Fighter Rampage Jackson Shares Too Much Information About Life on 'A-Team' Set"I tore some underwear because I gained so much weight,” Jackson told us. “That’s a little too much information, but that’s what I’m known for – giving too much information. That’s what my friends tell me all the time.”
Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:45 am Vehicle Belonging to Charlie Sheen Found in a Ravine ... AgainFor the second time in less than six months, a vehicle belonging to the actor was found over a cliff, TMZ reports.
Source: FOXNews.com | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:40 am Let’s Guess What Megan Fox’s New Mickey Rourke Tattoo Says
We can’t tell from recent pictures what they tattoo says, but we can guess. Oh boy, how we can guess. And I know what you’re all thinking. But she says the tattoo is only “sort of” in honor of Rourke, so that rules out anything so direct as “Hey Mickey you’re so fine; you’re so fine you blow my mind.” What we have to do now is figure out what kind of tattoo in paragraph form could be in honor of Mickey Rourke, but not overtly about Mickey Rourke. Here’s one possibility: “Because I don’t give a s**t! Shrevie. who cares about what’s on the flip side of a record?” That’s a line that Ellen Barkin says to Daniel Stern in the 1982 movie, Diner, a movie that Mickey Rourke was in! Now that’s what I call sort-of-in-honor-of-Mickey-Rourke. Now you guys try it. Try to come up with some lines of text that are sort of in honor of Mickey Rourke. It will be fun a thing that you do because you’re bored at work.
Source: Best Week Ever | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:20 am Meet Harriet, the Hen with the World’s Largest Chicken Vagina
Stare deep into the 2 mm wide eye of Harriet. Because you will see the pits of unfathomable pain. That’s because Harriet squeeze THIS through her chicken-v:
Guinness, are you listening? This chicken’s vagina is huge. Get in there. (Not literally, though you would probably fit.) Source: Best Week Ever | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:07 am People watch books of the Millenium series by Swedish writer Stieg LarssonPeople watch books of the Millenium series by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson at the Paris yearly book fair in 2008. Larsson's family and his longtime partner have failed to reach an agreement in their dispute...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:01 am Pucker up Ryan Reynolds, Betty White is readyBetty White's budding reputation as a cougar won't go away with this latest revelation.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:51 am Style Studio Fashion Designer iPhone app lets you play fashion designer (Appolicious)Appolicious - The Style Studio Fashion Designer ($1.99) iPhone app is a worthwhile download for anyone with an interest in fashion design. Although the app focuses more on the look of the item rather than its construction, the app’s friendly interface makes creating and storing your designs quick and simple.Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:39 am Pattinson: No sex in 'Twilight' is sexyForget Jacob Black's rock-hard abs or Edward Cullen's good looks. "The Twilight: Saga" series has fans swooning because of something other than just the characters or addicting plotlines, according to Robert Pattinson.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:29 am An historic marker is seen in front of Graceland MansionAn historic marker is seen in front of Graceland Mansion, the home of Elvis Presley in 2007, in Memphis, Tennessee. Builders in Denmark laid the first brick Tuesday of a copy of Elvis Presley's famous...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:26 am Reminder: Animals Can’t Play SoccerHere’s an aquarium in Japan featuring two teams of fish playing soccer against one another to honor the World Cup. Just a quick refresher, in case anyone’s confused by this video — fish cannot play nor comprehend the rules of soccer, a human sport which requires legs and knowledge of rules, neither of which fish possess. They’re just swimming around, and also there’s a ball there: Terrible! No organization, no communication – they’re not even swimming in the right direction half the time! THIS is the caliber of play at the Fish World Cup? Pathetic. An aquarium in South Korea has taken a similar approach, putting Penguins in tiny soccer jerseys and pitting them against one another on a mini pitch. Guess what? The penguins are also terrible at soccer:
Horrible! Who coached these idiots? They’re playing like they don’t understand which teams they’re on or what anything is! Are we supposed to say “Ohhh, who cares, their teeny jerseys are adorable!” Psh. Embarrassing. You animals suck at being forced to play human sports worse than the Today Show golfing dog. Source: Best Week Ever | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:19 am High-Fashion Photographers Declare Britney Spears to Be 'Hottest Woman' on EarthLindsay Lohan's rumored cougar-girlfriend has an interest in Britney Spears and Kim Kardashian too!
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