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Christina Aguilera to sing national anthem again (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Jun 2010 | 4:08 am Christina Aguilera to sing national anthem again (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Jun 2010 | 4:08 am Christina Aguilera to sing national anthem again (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Jun 2010 | 4:08 am Contract: MJ doc requested lifesaving gear, nurse (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Jun 2010 | 3:16 am Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - Updated 1d 5h ago - Boston Herald
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Jun 2010 | 3:12 am 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle to run 2012 London Olympic ceremonyLONDON - Danny Boyle, the Oscar-winning director of "Slumdog Millionaire," will oversee the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. Boyle was introduced today as the artistic...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 17 Jun 2010 | 3:10 am NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly: Drake concert organizers to blame for South ... - New York Daily News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Jun 2010 | 2:46 am Internet service company to show 'The Cove' in Japan,video on the Internet, not at movie theatres, as screenings of the dolphin-hunt documentary have been cancelled due to loud nationalists' protests. Niwango Inc., a Tokyo-based InternetSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 17 Jun 2010 | 2:25 am Ford and Flockhart tie the knot - BBC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Jun 2010 | 2:22 am Internet service company to show 'Cove' in Japan (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Jun 2010 | 2:10 am Internet service company to show 'Cove' in Japan (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Jun 2010 | 2:10 am "American Pie" actor Chris Klein arrested for DUI - The Money Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Jun 2010 | 2:02 am Musicians hit by brutal summer on concert circuit (Reuters)Reuters - The concert business is facing what could be its worst summer since the mid-1990s as a slew of A-list acts ranging from the Jonas Brothers to Kings Of Leon battle slumping ticket sales.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Jun 2010 | 1:44 am Style increases "Jerseylicious" order (Reuters)Reuters - Style is expanding its second-season order for "Jerseylicious." When the breakout title returns in the fall, the network will air 20 episodes instead of six. It's no surprise the network would opt for more episodes. Since the first season of the Jersey salon docusoap show debuted in March, the series became the network's most-watched freshman season ever among female demos.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 17 Jun 2010 | 1:01 am Vatican endorses "The Blues Brothers"TAORMINA, Sicily (Hollywood Reporter) - When Jake and Elwood Blues, the protagonists in John Landis' cult classic "The Blues Brothers," claimed they were on a mission from God, the CatholicSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 17 Jun 2010 | 12:57 am Last Night on Late Night: Stephen Colbert Takes on the New York Times' Word Police Prodigious tweeter, Stephen Colbert, went after the New York Times' standards editor, Phil Corbett, for his recent decision to make the Gray Lady's pages tweet-free, turning Corbett's concerns around to zing the Times' and their declining primary platform. Up next, Louis C.K. drops by The Daily Show to share his thoughts on the Pope, and on The Tonight Show, Rob Schneider discusses Adam Sandler's latest unrealistic on-screen love interest. Wrapping things up, Craig Ferguson's talk show host insecurities surface when Tim Allen tries to pay the Late Late Show host a compliment on his show's intimate settings. Watch our compilation to see what you missed. Read more posts by Dorsey Shaw Filed Under: last night on late night, louis ck, new york times, phil corbett, tim allen, tweet
Source: Vulture | 16 Jun 2010 | 11:34 pm Industry Roundup: Miley Cyrus Will Invade People's Dreams Dream Girl: Miley Cyrus is attached to star in an adaptation of Lisa McMann’s young adult paranormal thriller novel Wake. MTV Films and Paramount have acquired the rights to the project, which will be written by Christopher Landon (Disturbia). Wake, the first in a series of three New York Times best-selling novels, is about a 17-year-old girl named Janie who is afflicted with the “unwanted ability to become sucked into people’s dreams.” The studios have already grabbed the rights to the second two books - Fade and Gone - which are about Janie and her boyfriend Cabel’s investigations into the “perverse activities of teachers at their school.” Let's hope none of them are into tweeting inappropriate photos. [Risky Business/HR] Lautner Gets 'Parents': Lionsgate has cast Maria Bello and Jason Isaacs as the parents that raise Taylor Lautner in Abduction, in which Lautner sees his picture on a missing persons website and realizes Bello and Isaacs aren’t actually his real parents. As Movieline points out, based on what these actors look like, one would think Lautner might have figured this out a bit sooner. [Deadline] Spotted: Chace Crawford has joined Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding, the "multi-generational" indie film directed by Bruce Beresford that stars Jane Fonda and Catherine Keener. Crawford will play a “war-protesting butcher” who romances Keener’s “politically active and intellectual daughter.” We're not sure which is harder to imagine: Crawford playing someone who knows something about politics, or Crawford playing a butcher. [HR] Madcap: Christian Slater, Gary Oldman and Dane Cook will star in Guns, Girls & Gambling, a “stylized crime thriller” from writer/director Michael Winnick (Shadow Puppets). The film follows a diverse group - everyone from Elvis impersonators to a frat boy to a “6-foot-tall blond assassin" - who are all after a priceless American Indian artifact which is stolen during a casino poker game. Slater will play a “normal guy” who drunkenly joins an Elvis impersonation contest (happens to the best of us...), Oldman is the contest’s “mega-contender," and Cook will play a corrupt sheriff in the hunt for the prize. All fine, but we want to know who is going to play this 6-foot tall blonde assassin! [Heat Vision/HR] What Goes Around...: Mandate has acquired Bullies, an original comedy project from Danny McBride (Eastbound and Down) which will be written by Yes Man team Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul. The comedy centers on two brothers who have bullied people their whole lives and finally get their comeuppance. Sounds like someone's getting his wish fulfillment in movie form. [HR] OMG: Douglas Booth will play the love interest for Miley Cyrus in LOL. The British actor will be making his American feature debut in the film, a remake of the 2009 French film Laughing Out Loud. Get your Binaca ready, Douglas: everyone knows what happened the last time Miley was cast opposite an international hottie. [Deadline] The Dark Side: Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are teaming up to develop Legends, an adaptation of the graphic novel about famous fairy tale characters like Red Riding Hood, Hansel & Gretel and Jack the Giant Killer in a dark fantasy setting. The story is set into motion when the remains of Pinocchio are found, and Red Riding Hood - a noted wolf hunter in this world - partners with Jack to figure out who is committing the murders. Also, Goldilocks is reimagined as a mercenary and Hansel & Gretel are psychic exterminators. Why not just hang the Tooth Fairy and brutally bludgeon the Easter Bunny while you’re at it, guys?! [Heat Vision/HR] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: the industry, abduction, andrew mogel, brian glazer, bullies, chace crawford, christian slater, christopher landon, dane cook, danny mcbride, douglas booth, gary oldman, guns girls & gambling, jarrad paul, jason isaacs, legends, lol, maria bello, miley cyrus, movies, peace love and misunderstanding, ron howard, wake
Source: Vulture | 16 Jun 2010 | 11:22 pm BP Chairman Apologizes for 'Small People' Gaffe "I spoke clumsily this afternoon, and for that, I am very sorry. What I was trying to say — that BP understands how deeply this affects the lives of people who live along the Gulf and depend on it for their livelihood — will best be conveyed not by any words but by the work we do to put things right for the families and businesses who've been hurt. Like President Obama, I believe we made some good progress toward that goal today." - BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, late Wednesday, referring to the comment he made after meeting with Barack Obama today that BP cares "about the small people." [MSNBC] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: apologies, bp, carl-henric svanberg, cleaning up, small people
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Jun 2010 | 11:07 pm ABC ramps up offensive against actress SheridanLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC is going on the offensive against fired "Desperate Housewives" co-star Nicollette Sheridan, who made worldwide headlines in April by filing a $20...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 10:51 pm Gummi Bears Get A Bad Rap In New Katy Perry Video One of the standout moments in Katy Perry’s music video for probable song of the summer “California Gurls” - inexplicably set in Candyland instead of the beach - is when two seemingly charming Gummi Bears greet Perry not with gelatinous high fives but instead with their middle fingers. Apparently the inclusion of the mean-spirited bears was a favorite element of the singer’s, as well. "One of the parts that just came up was the Gummi Bears giving the middle finger," she said. "What's funny about Gummi Bears is that they don't have fingers so they just [have] their paw thing. We still had to blur it out. I thought it was really cute, and I like that the Gummi Bears are really evil."
"Those are definitely not Trolli Gummi bears in the video because Trolli Gummi Bears would never be that rude," John Leonardo, senior brand manager of Farley's and Sathers (which owns Trolli), said in a statement. "Trolli bears would extend their chubby little arms and give Katy a big old bear hug and whisper, 'Everything is going to be alright'."
Gummi Bears In Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' Are Misrepresented, Manufacturer Says [MTV] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: candy, california gurls, gummi bears, katy perry
Source: Vulture | 16 Jun 2010 | 10:34 pm NM gov: Harrison and Flockhart tie the knot (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Jun 2010 | 10:22 pm Auditors have cited concerns with Seattle police jaywalking stops - Seattle Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 10:19 pm Brooke Mueller will have what Denise is having - Boston Herald
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 10:09 pm California Prop 8 Trial Comes to a Close Walker. Closing arguments ended Wednesday in the legal battle to overturn California’s Prop 8, a trial that has lasted six months and which is likely to head to the Supreme Court regardless of how district court judge Vaughn Walker rules on the state’s gay marriage ban passed in 2008. Charles Cooper, who led the defense, said in his closing arguments that there is reason to believe that allowing same-sex marriage would undermine heterosexual marriage and that “you don’t need to have evidence” to prove that the purpose of marriage is to bear and raise children. Ted Olson and David Boies, arguing for the ban to be overturned, maintained, as they have throughout the trial, that the ban discriminates against a segment of the population, denying them the fundamental right to marry. "At the end of the day, 'I don't know' and 'I don't have to present any evidence,' with all respect to Mr. Cooper, doesn't cut it," Olson said Wednesday.
Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: equal rites, california, gay marriage, gays, marriage equality, proposition 8
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Jun 2010 | 9:57 pm 'Sex and City' author Bushnell doing 2 more books (AP)AP - Candace Bushnell (BUSH'-nuhl) has more tales of sex and the city, if not "Sex and the City."Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 16 Jun 2010 | 9:54 pm 'Sex and City' author Bushnell doing 2 more booksCandace Bushnell (BUSH'-nuhl) has more tales of sex and the city, if not "Sex and the City." The best-selling author is set to write two more novels. Grand Central Publishing said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 9:51 pm CSI: Miami Cuts Eddie Cibrian CBS appears to be downsizing happy as of late. After canning Criminal Minds regular A.J. Cook a few days ago, now the network has released Eddie Cibrian from his contract on CSI: Miami. The actor, who played Cardoza, became a regular on the show last season. CBS declined to comment on the decision, but we're pretty sure we saw them at the supermarket the other day wearing a "Team Dean" shirt. [E! News] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: csi: miami, cbs, eddie cibrian, tv
Source: Vulture | 16 Jun 2010 | 9:24 pm Work of Art Recap: Harsh Reality I have to tell you a little something about how they actually shoot these shows. A one-hour episode of reality TV can take as long as sixteen hours to film. The shots where judges like myself give mean looks to the artists before pronouncing decisions on their work last something like three seconds onscreen, but require fifteen minutes of us all staring at one another. (The cameras have to be moved around and positioned so each person can be filmed.) I kept having weird retinal pops and glitches during these endurance staring contests. I think Nao hypnotized me during one of them. Anyway, on this week’s challenge: making art from junk. Process To me, none of this criticism is “over-the-top.” It can’t begin to compete with the terrible things we tell ourselves about our work all the time, anyway. To me, being critical of art is not mean; being critical is a way of showing art respect. The most annoying work this week? Trong’s six TVs painted with silly quips like “I hate reality TV.” I called his work “self-referentiality up the wing-wong,” and I stick by that. I generally find this kind of work insular, smug, or self-satisfied in the regular art world. I feel this way about it on a TV show, too. At one point, I lurched at Trong and snapped, “I don’t think you’re an artist! You’re a curator or a writer!” But that ended up on the cutting-room floor, as well. I’m glad. It was a little “over-the-top harsh.” Sorry, Trong. Read more posts by Jerry Saltz Filed Under: overnights, art, recaps, tv, work of art
Source: Vulture | 16 Jun 2010 | 9:00 pm Jackie Chan calls 'Karate Kid' role a nice breakJackie Chan says his serious role in "The Karate Kid" was a pleasant break from his usual action-comedy parts. Chan's turn as the stern Mr. Han, the Mr. Miyagi character in the remake ofSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 8:54 pm New RNC Ad Criticizes Obama For Golfing Instead of Meeting With BP According to a new RNC attack ad - titled "What Took So Long?" - released on the day Obama met with BP’s CEO and chairman, here are some of the things the president was doing instead of meeting with the company during the 58 days since the spill began: playing six rounds of golf, chilling with the Yankees, meeting with his “buddy” Bono, singing with Paul McCartney, raising money for Barbara Boxer, calling Emanuel Rahm to set up more golf time, vacationing with his family, dining with Michelle on a date, and doing something involving Kelly Clarkson. [via Daily Beast] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: attack ads, barack obama, bp, cleaning up, golf, RNC, video
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Jun 2010 | 8:45 pm Harry Potter and the Prisoners of the Live Feed (part one) - Entertainment Weekly
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 8:41 pm Country singer Shaver doesn't contest gun chargeTexas country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver has been fined $1,000 after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor gun charge. The charge arose from a 2007 shooting outside a Waco-area...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 8:24 pm Lenny Kravitz, P. Diddy, Marky Mark To Guest On Entourage If it was 2003, the guest star line up for the upcoming seventh season of Entourage would be totally sweet. Series creator Doug Ellin has revealed that, in addition to previously announced guest stars including Jessica Simpson, Mike Tyson and John Stamos, the new season will also feature Lenny Kravitz, Sean “Diddy” Combs and show executive producer Mark Wahlberg. [EW] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: entourage, lenny kravitz, mark wahlberg, sean combs, tv
Source: Vulture | 16 Jun 2010 | 8:17 pm U.S. Announces New Sanctions On Iran On the heels of last week’s U.N. resolution, the Obama administration said Wednesday it has imposed stricter sanctions on Iran, announcing a blacklist of an Iranian bank and 22 other companies that it says have aided Iran’s nuclear program. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the companies will have their U.S. assets frozen, explaining, "In the coming weeks, we will continue to increase the financial pressure on Iran… we will continue to target Iran's support for terrorist organizations." Presumably Ahmadinejad will compare these sanctions to a dish rag or a rotten banana. U.S. Imposes New Penalties on Iran [NYT] Read more posts by Josh Duboff
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Jun 2010 | 7:44 pm Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart marry: reportsLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actors Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart have finally said "I do," marrying in a ceremony at the governor's mansion in the U.S. state of New Mexico, according to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 7:23 pm "Alice" stays No. 1 on DVD sales chartLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Alice in Wonderland" led the national home video sales chart for a second week Wednesday, while "Shutter Island" debuted at No. 2.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 7:06 pm Rihanna Aiming For Her Thriller With Next Album In a kind of adorable Vibe.com blog post (“I work by the Oscar Wilde quote ‘Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.’ Literally, I keep the quote written on a post-it note on my desk”), new Def Jam Vice President Bu Thaim revealed some information about Rihanna’s upcoming album, the follow-up to her moody, darker Rated R. "Rihanna is coming along incredibly," he wrote. "I’m trying to push her to where every song will be a hit from 1 to 12. I’m talking about NO album fillers. Our bar for this album is Michael Jackson’s Thriller. We got smashes from Stargate, Ester Dean, Mel & Mus and Rock City. We’re definitely going in with Ne-Yo, The-Dream and other writers and producers that have always been a part of her creative process since day one. She’s great to work with and very hands on with every song that’s being written and produced. She has visual concepts for just about every song. It’s already giving me the feel of a timeless album, and right now is her time."
Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: rihanna, bu thaim, def jam, music, thriller
Source: Vulture | 16 Jun 2010 | 7:06 pm Ricky Gervais says new project packed with laughsBANFF, Alberta (Hollywood Reporter) - Ricky Gervais insists "Life's Too Short," his new comedy pilot for BBC2, is long on laughs.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 7:02 pm Perez starting to lose ads over Miley flap - msnbc.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 6:41 pm Robert Gibbs Defends Obama, Takes Shot At Cable News Obama’s Oval Office address received something of a critical drubbing from cable news pundits (including Jon Stewart and Keith Olbermann), and today White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs decide to defend his boss to the congregation of reporters: "I appreciate the hand on the pulse of America by those who live on cable TV," he said. "I don't actually think that is where all of real America lives." Before taking that more direct jab, he offered his broader take on the cable news sphere: "I said this before, I will reiterate it," he argued. "If the president had decided to run for president based off what the pundits were saying in the December of 2006 and January of 2007, he would be in the Senate."
Gibbs Chides Olbermann, Cable Pundits For Being Out Of Touch [HuffPo] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: cable news, barack obama, cleaning up, oil spill, robert gibbs, tv
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Jun 2010 | 6:39 pm Indiana Jones Marries Ally McBealThe long-time Hollywood couple tie the knot in New Mexico.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2010 | 6:17 pm Kristen Stewart 'Not Worried' About Her Next Career Move - MTV.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 5:54 pm Prince William Plays the Vuvuzela, Spanish for “The Devil’s Fart”We would like to give Prince William a heck of a lot of criticism for this above video. See, in it he plays the “vuvuzela,” the now infamous 3-foot-long horn (something I never thought I’d type) heard ruining every single match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. And sure, he does it at the encouragement of small adorable Botswanian children, and yes, he does express genuine post-blow embarrassment (whom among us hasn’t?). But still, Prince William of England is now one of millions adding to the world’s most blaring cause of recent noise pollution. And that, sadly, is unforgivable. Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Jun 2010 | 5:18 pm New Resort Collections: Pucci, Isaac Mizrahi, Giambattista Valli, Bill Blass, and Preen Oh, jolly! Six more shows are live for the clicking, including Isaac Mizrahi, who went ape for primary blue and bold green; Emilio Pucci, who used some sharp little jackets to offset his signature prints; and Giambattista Valli, who is on one hell of an animal-print bender. Bill Blass's collection is as wearable (read: rack-friendly) as ever, and Preen delivered sexy necklines in full force. And just in case you missed it earlier, check out this video of Cynthia Rowley presenting her resort collection live outside Condé Nast's offices. Read more posts by Ashlea Halpern Filed Under: resort 2011, bill blass, designers, fashion shows, giambattista valli, isaac mizrahi, preen, pucci
Source: The Cut | 16 Jun 2010 | 5:00 pm Sam Worthington Offered This Means War, in a Role First Meant for Martin Lawrence Vulture has learned that Sam Worthington has been offered a starring role in Fox’s action/romantic comedy This Means War, to be directed by McG; Worthington and Chris Pine (who is already signed on) would play best friends and veteran spies who wage black-ops warfare on each other when they both fall for the same girl (Reese Witherspoon, who’s also producing, along with Will Smith’s company, Overbrook Entertainment). Of course, if this movie’s 11-year musical-chair history is any indication, Worthington will sit on the project for a while, and eventually wander off so the mongering can be passed on to someone else. Here’s a War history lesson: The project has been around since 1998, when it was set up as a comedy for Martin Lawrence. Since then, it has seen stars come and go, most recently Bradley Cooper. The project has also had many directors (Gore Verbinski was once attached) and writers: The list of scribes who have shaped and reshaped it include Burr Steers (How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days), Cormac and Marianne Wibberly (National Treasure), Kiernan and Michele Mulroney (Paper Man) and Tim Dowling (Role Models). The film is a priority for Fox — they’ll make it by 2042 if it kills them! — but complicating matters is that Worthington is also said to considering doing Man on a Ledge for Summit Entertainment. In Ledge, he’d play an ex-cop threatening to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop; unbeknownst to the police psychologists brought in to talk him down, the “suicide attempt” is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever attempted. If he takes Summit’s offer, Fox may offer the War role to Colin Farrell, who wasn’t half bad a spy-in-training in 2002's The Recruit...that is, if you could hear him above Al Pacino near-constant screaming of failed catch-phrases like “My dick’s on fire!” Read more posts by Claude Brodesser-Akner Filed Under: the industry, chris pine, movies, reese witherspoon, sam worthington, this means war
Source: Vulture | 16 Jun 2010 | 4:55 pm Somewhere’s Stephen Dorff and Other Movie Characters Who Hide From Problems Underwater What do you do when the pressures of modern life become too much? If you're an angsty, ennui-stricken movie character coming of age or having a midlife crisis, you leap into a swimming pool and, while submerged, either stare into space or share a moment with another problem-fleeing person. Inspired by this week's debut of the trailer for Sofia Coppola's mostly good-seeming Somewhere — in which reluctant dad Stephen Dorff has a pretend subaqueous tea party with Elle Fanning — we look back on other movies in which characters went underwater to get away. Which ones did we miss? Read more posts by Lane Brown Filed Under: across the universe, ferris bueller's day off, movies, romeo + juliet, rushmore, somewhere, the graduate, whip it
Source: Vulture | 16 Jun 2010 | 4:50 pm An Interesting Thing About Court Reporters and Their Little Typing Machines "Because there are fewer keys on the keyboard than there are letters, we use a combination of letters at the same time to form other letters. An example would be the letter N. To make the letter N on the left-hand side of the keyboard, we must press the letters T, P and H at the same time. To write the word 'not' we must press 'TPHOT' all at the same time. That spells 'not' in steno." [City Room/NYT] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: knowledge, court reporters
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Jun 2010 | 4:25 pm Oprah Gives iPads, $10,000 to Every O Staffer Oprah, well-known for her occasional spurts of extreme generosity to her staff (and studio audiences), surprised workers in Hearst Tower today when she stopped by to celebrate the tenth anniversary of her O Magazine. It was a welcome visit: To each staffer, no matter how long they'd worked there, she handed out an iPad and case engraved with the staffer's initials, and a check for $10,000. The iPad is nice and all, but that's one lucky day for some editorial assistants. Their annual salary nearly doubled today! [Ad Age] Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: ink-stained wretches, frickin everyone has an ipad now, hearst, magazines, o, oprah winfrey
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Jun 2010 | 4:15 pm Video: Cynthia Rowley’s Curbside 2011 Resort Show Yesterday Cynthia Rowley packed her new resort collection into a van with a few models and drove it from Condé Nast to Hearst to Time Inc. so that editors could see it without having to leave their office buildings. We went to Condé yesterday to see how, exactly, she would pull this off. Bystanders sure enjoyed checking out the models, while the editors and reporters who came enjoyed the complimentary Bellinis and Fiji water in addition to the show. See the clothes and hear what editors from Vogue and Teen Vogue thought about the guerrilla presentation in the video. Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: show and tell, cynthia rowley, designers, resort 2011, video
Source: The Cut | 16 Jun 2010 | 4:10 pm Gary Coleman's ashes kept locked up during battle of willsGary Coleman's funeral, if there is one, will wait for several months while a Utah judge decides who will permanently control of the former child actor's estate, a lawyer said Wednesday.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Jun 2010 | 4:00 pm A man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafeA man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe. A group of music publishers filed suit Wednesday against LimeWire, a popular online file-sharing service that has already been found liable for copyright...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:57 pm Cameron: No love life, no problemCameron Diaz sums it up this way: She's at peace with how her last big relationship turned out, and isn't ready for a new one just yet.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:53 pm Brooklyn Decker Is the ‘Sexiest Woman Alive,’ According to Esquire’s Online Voters The year's most gut-wrenching competition has finally come to an end, so breathe with us, friends: Esquire's "Sexiest Woman Alive" is Brooklyn Decker! But that's not the same "Sexiest Woman Alive" who will appear in the magazine — it's just the sexiest woman alive according to their online poll. Decker beat out runner-up Heidi Klum and 62 other ladies for this bootleg honor. Stay tuned for the real Sexiest Woman in an issue later this year. [Esquire via Modelinia] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: model tracker, brooklyn decker, esquire, heidi klum, models
Source: The Cut | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:50 pm I JUST MET HANSON.Now and again, famous singers or bands will stop by the VH1 offices to regale us for a few minutes out of our usual workday doldrums. But today. Today. We were treated to a live performance by… HANSON.
Hanson. Now, sure, you’re probably thinking what I thought minutes before hearing Hanson live. “Cute! Hanson is here. Let’s get this ‘MmmBop’ show on the road so I can get back to my beloved blog.”
Hanson’s new album is called “Shout It Out.” You should buy it. Here is a link! Along with some new songs from the album (“Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’”, Taylor, Isaac, and Zac were as charming a young, 3-headed Richard Dawson, and made time after their performance to meet the throngs of blushing wishful brides lining up in our lobby. Sure, all three members of Hanson are married, but their tractor beam of talent and charm with a dash of solid handsome Christian looks was not lost on us. But don’t worry, people who don’t work on my floor: Video evidence of this performance will be available soon, and we’ll tell you about it as soon as it goes live. Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:46 pm People Upset That Swedish BP Chairman Doesn’t Speak Perfect, Fluent English It wasn't just BP CEO Tony Hayward and his barely noticeable smile that ruined the post-meeting press conference held by BP executives outside of the White House this afternoon. Swedish-born BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg went ahead and insulted the very people whose lives his company has already made a living hell, because he is a cold, heartless viking. "[Obama] is frustrated, because he cares about the small people. And we care about the small people. I hear comments sometimes that large oil companies are greedy companies or don't care, but that is not the case in BP. We care about the small people."
BP: 'Small People' Matter To Us, Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg Says (VIDEO) [HuffPo] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: cleaning up, bp, carl-henric svanberg, small people, swedes
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:45 pm Lady Gaga Sex Doll Released, Sells Out Madison Square GardenMeet Lady Gag Gag, the closest you’ll ever come to having sex with the real Lady Gaga (unless you went home with any female on Halloween last year):
I’ll bet she loves it when you POKE-HER F–oh. The box already made that joke. Crap. Well um… It’s not gonna be BAD ROMANCE when you…have sex. With this doll. Yyyyyep. That’s why they pay me the bucks, people. Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:40 pm A Sarcastic Moment With Bee Shaffer and Her Boyfriend, Jake Hurwitz Bee Shaffer attended the Webby Awards this week to support her boyfriend, Jake Hurwitz, who won an award for his acting work on CollegeHumor.com, where Bee is an assistant. “We met at work,” Hurwitz happily divulged outside Cipriani Wall Street after the ceremony. The nerdy-cute master of potty humor explained that he wooed Anna Wintour’s striking daughter with his social-networking prowess. "I flirted with her by making a fake Twitter for, like, some Jersey Shore thing," he said, referring to an unnamed Shore castmate. "Guidette," Shaffer piped in, doubling over in laughter. Is she really on Twitter? "This is how we met!" she insisted. "Bee is a huge nerd," Hurwitz added, sarcastically. "She’s been tweeting nonstop." A Vogue spokesman later confirmed that Shaffer is not on Twitter, and any Bee Shaffer accounts like this one are fake. (The couple's acting skills must be applauded, since they were convincing enough for us to decide to confirm their sarcasm with a third party.) Hurwitz even went so far as to pretend to agree to our suggestion that the couple appear in a web video together: "Look for it at YouTube.com/JakeandBee." Still in stitches, Shaffer dashed our hopes. "I wouldn’t expect to see this in the near future," she said, seriously. Read more posts by Michelle Ruiz Filed Under: party lines, bee shaffer, jake hurwitz, webby awards
Source: The Cut | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:35 pm A Peek At the Amazing Secret Interior of 5 Beekman Street Sometimes, it feels like everything cool in New York has already been discovered, written up in Time Out, molested by international tourists, and urinated on just for good measure. "Everyone in New York always thinks they've seen it all," sighs Hillel Spinner, the building manager of 5 Beekman Place, an ornate building in Lower Manhattan, the magical, frozen-in-time interior of which was revealed today by the blog ScoutingNYC and has become a kind of Internet sensation. According to the blog's author Nick Carr, a location scout for film and tv, the owners are planning on restoring the building to its former glory, and converting it into a hotel, which they'll call "Beekman Palace." (Not to be confused with the Beekman Tower Hotel or the Palace Hotel) "It's a one-of-a-kind asset that will be restored to its former beauty and elegance," developer/owner Joseph Chetrit told the Post back in January 2008, soon after he and backers at real-estate investment firm Bonjour Capital purchased the place for a reported $50 million. Details on progress with the conversion, or whether it has been impeded by the financial crisis, are scarce: "They aren't ready to go public with their plans just yet," Spinner tell us, adding that more information would be made available "hopefully soon." In the meantime, check out the interior as it is now in our mini-slideshow. Read more posts by Jessica Pressler Filed Under: vu.,
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:26 pm Palace knocks down baby rumorsPrince William and Kate Middleton are not engaged -- yet -- and they certainly are not expecting a baby, despite one tabloid report.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:21 pm Judging by His New Single, The Situation Needs a New Catchphrase "Whoa, we got a situation." Because, as Mike “the Situation” Sorrentino’s new dance-rap song "The Situation" makes abundantly clear, having one phrase be both your catchphrase and nickname is not only nonsensical, but annoying. That said: This thing isn’t as terrible as you might think! Terrible, yes, but not as terrible as you might think. First, it’s mercifully short, at just a few ticks under three-world-beatingly-grating minutes. Second, Sorrentino doesn’t really attempt to rap or sing; that’s left to unidentified Auto-Tuned collaborators who drop potentially (but most likely not) self-aware lines like “I’m gonna take a hottie home/she’s sniffing up my $85 cologne.” Instead, Sorrentino just pops up erratically to toss off more winning rejoinders: “I’m driving straight to the back with your girl riding shotgun,” etc. Two big lingering questions: Is there a full Situation album ominously lurking somewhere? And, most important, is experiencing a “situation” a good or a bad thing? Read more posts by Amos Barshad Filed Under: right-click, jersey shore, music, the situation, tv
Source: Vulture | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:15 pm Robyn Likes the Nordic-Print Trend Robyn was spotted in London yesterday wearing a very on-trend Nordic-print jacket. The weather here feels a little summery for such a piece, but hey, it's usually crap in London, right? What do you think of the jacket? Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: look of the day, robyn
Source: The Cut | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:10 pm Why Did Megan Fox And Brian Austin Green Call Off First Engagement? - MTV.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:06 pm A Tea Party Consultant on the ‘Black Arts’ of His Trade These methods are distinctly less cute than this lady's. In a lengthy confessional from a tea party political consultant in Playboy today, some small tactical plans of the (admittedly splintered) movement this fall are revealed. For one, don't expect to hear about abortion and gay marriage. "We have new foils, such as the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," explains the anonymous K Street denizen. "Leveraging rage about a bailout for mega-millionaires and an $800 billion 'stimulus' that has barely moved unemployment below double figures is a cinch compared with explaining why Bobby and Joey’s marriage is bad for America." You see, "leveraging rage" is what this man (or woman)'s job is all about. "We’re playing to the reptilian brain rather than the logic centers, so we look for key words and images to leverage the intense rage and anxiety of white working-class conservatives," the consultant goes on. "In other words, I talk to the same part of your brain that causes road rage." The Playboy source tells of one particular group, "Ensuring Liberty," and how it gets its message out. The campaign plan for one of the organizations I help uses the phrase black arts when talking about how we’ll win in the fall. It’s not a document filled with dirty tricks but a plan to create a nonprofit organization called Ensuring Liberty Corporation. It uses unconventional methods to get our message out and support grassroots conservatives: "Ensuring Liberty’s relationships run deep into the new media and use of cloud computing and innovation along with the black arts of campaign management. That is not to say that [we] will undertake actions that contravene any legal or ethical principles; however, the use of surprise, investigative journalism and other key experience will allow for rapid deployment of strategies that many candidates simply do not understand or take advantage of during their actual election campaign."
Rogues of K Street [Playboy] Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: tea time, playboy, politics, tea party
Source: Daily Intel | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:00 pm America Needs This: Miley Cyrus Cover Of “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”Listen, love, heal. I think that just cured the oil spill. Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:58 pm Peter Lindbergh Returns to Vogue With an Eighteen-Page Spread "It was like you are the black sheep in the family, and your older brother asks you to come home," Lindbergh said in March of returning to the magazine he hadn't worked for since 1992. The spread is out — all eighteen pages of it! — styled by Grace Coddington, and starring Natalia Vodianova, Ewan McGregor, and two little girls. Lindbergh is a regular of Harper's Bazaar's pages. It's unclear whether this spread falls under the alleged hiring philosophy of Vogue publisher Tom Florio, who was once overheard saying, "The best offense is a good defense." [Fashionologie] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: tear sheets, ewan mcgregor, harpers bazaar, models, natalia vodianova, peter lindbergh, vogue
Source: The Cut | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:55 pm Wow! ShamWow Guy Promotes Eminem's New AlbumWhat happens when you combine Eminem with ShamWow?
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:51 pm Top Chef: Reflecting Pool Premieres TonightTonight on Top Chef: D.C., 17 new cheftestants embark on a journey to Photoshoppedly re-enact Forrest Gump:
Of course, we’ll have full coverage of the Top Chef premiere on the blog tomorrow. By which I mean pictures of the contestants with talking bubbles next to them saying things they did not say. Hopefully the callus on my Photoshoppin’ finger hasn’t worn off since the Lost Finale… Any Top Chef D.C. predictions? Leave ‘em in the comments. I predict that this guy will end up with the ring just before falling into the lava on Mount Doom. Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:49 pm Rep: Charlie Sheen's wife seeks stress help, not rehabBrooke Mueller checked into a treatment facility for help with stress management to prevent a "return to old problems" -- but don't call it rehab, her representative said Wednesday.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:48 pm Obama’s Oil Spill Speech: What He Was Really ThinkingMany pundits, especially liberals, found President Obama’s oil spill speech lacking in specifics as to how we’ll clean up this catastrophe. (But at least fresh evidence came to light about Obama’s cameo in Tag Team’s “Whoomp! There It Is” video!) At BWE, we don’t get involved in politics. Yet for some mysterious reason, while watching the speech, I could see right through Obama’s rhetoric as if I were in the midst of a vision quest. I saw talk bubbles floating around his head, exposing his thoughts and belying the words coming out of his mouth. Believe me, it was freaky. Here’s what I saw. STATEMENT: “Good evening. As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges.” WHAT HE WAS THINKING: Global warming. Never-ending wars. Recession. Miley Cyrus kissing girls. We’re screwed! STATEMENT: “And tonight, I’ve returned from a trip to the Gulf Coast to speak with you about the battle we’re waging against an oil spill that is assaulting our shores and our citizens.” WHAT HE WAS THINKING: Should I have mentioned the countless dying fish and fowl along with “our shores and our citizens.” Wait, animals don’t vote! STATEMENT: “After the rig sank, I assembled a team of our nation’s best scientists and engineers to tackle this challenge — a team led by Dr. Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist…” WHAT HE WAS THINKING: If only MacGyver had been available! STATEMENT: “In the coming weeks and days, these efforts should capture up to 90 percent of the oil leaking out of the well.” WHAT HE WAS THINKING: I have no idea how long it will take. But what I can do is guarantee that it will take “weeks” and “days.” It might be three weeks and two days, or 200 weeks and one day, but it will definitely, definitely, DEFINITELY be “weeks” and “days.”
STATEMENT: “But make no mistake: We will fight this spill with everything we’ve got for as long as it takes.” WHAT HE WAS THINKING: I don’t know how many skimmer boats and booms we have left. But what we have got is hair! Tons of hair! These people need to get off their asses, get haircuts, and donate it to the spill. (It really does soak up that oil!) STATEMENT: “And we’re working with Alabama, Mississippi and Florida to implement creative approaches to their unique coastlines.” WHAT HE WAS THINKING: Don’t worry your pretty little minds about what these “approaches” will be. All you need to know is they’re creative. Super creative. Like, we could tie a thousand dolphins together with seaweed and train them to drag bags of oil somewhere very far away. STATEMENT: “We will make BP pay for the damage their company has caused.” WHAT HE WAS THINKING: Wait. Can I really make BP pay for the damage? I dunno. But I’m sure as hell not paying for it. STATEMENT: “A few months ago, I approved a proposal to consider new, limited offshore drilling under the assurance that it would be absolutely safe –- that the proper technology would be in place and the necessary precautions would be taken.” WHAT HE WAS THINKING: This oil spill is so not my fault. Who approved this thing? Bush? The drilling I’m approving is safe. Totally safe! Like safe sex! Semen hardly ever spills out of condoms, right??? STATEMENT: “The transition away from fossil fuels is going to take some time, but over the last year and a half, we’ve already taken unprecedented action to jumpstart the clean energy industry. As we speak, old factories are reopening to produce wind turbines, people are going back to work installing energy-efficient windows, and small businesses are making solar panels. Consumers are buying more efficient cars and trucks, and families are making their homes more energy-efficient.” WHAT HE WAS THINKING: Is anyone buying this? Does anyone actually see tangible changes in our energy industry? Well, my friends recycle! And I’ve seen people driving hybrid cars, too! Clean energy here we come! BONUS Our video editor Pete Schultz directed this hilarious video. Watch! Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:23 pm Surprisingly straight `8' preaches to the choir (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:02 pm Christian Dior Makes Branded Contact Lenses; Evan Rachel Wood Named Face of Latest Gucci Fragrance FRAGRANCE • Some behind-the-scenes images of Alexa Chung’s photo shoot for her new Lacoste fragrance campaign have been released. [Grazia UK] HAIR SKIN MAKEUP • Christian Dior is making glittery, branded contact lenses. [Gloss] Filed Under: beauty marks, alexa chung, beauty, evan rachel wood, gucci, hair, jessica alba, lacoste, makeup, nails, rihanna, skin
Source: The Cut | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:00 pm An Open Letter to Tom Brady from The Working Vagina Association of the United States
Dear Tom Brady, No. Just stop it. You, sir, are a father. And a husband. This must end. Now. Never forget, you once looked like this:
Please take your short bus to the local hair cuttery and END THIS. Sincerely,
Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:46 pm Video: Inside Roxy Olin’s Closet The City's Roxy tells Elle.com she loves "spikes on everything. I don’t know if it’s thanks to Rihanna, but I love leather and spikes and I’ve seen them on a lot of jackets and sandals." But surprisingly, video footage of the contents of her closet — which, like her as a new twentysomething New Yorker, doesn't seem to be struggling at all — reveals no spikes. "I have a lot of leather in my closet, but also feathers, sailor outfits, crazy headdresses, sparkles, spandex," she tells Bluefly. She can't quite pronounce Pour la Victoire, but saves herself when it comes to her Yves Saint Laurent shoes and just calls the label "YSL." Closet Confessions: Roxy Olin [Bluefly] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: inner city life, roxy olin, the city, video
Source: The Cut | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:35 pm Dina Manzo Calls Danielle Staub 'Filth,' Says She's Reason She's Leaving 'Housewives'Manzo is dunzo with the hit Bravo show, and she says its all because of fellow “Housewife” Danielle Staub.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:28 pm Tomorrow’s Events and Sales: 60 Percent Off Vena Cava; 50 Percent Off A.P.C.EVENTS • Score a free brow shaping at Duane Reade LOOK Boutique’s RAMY Brow Bars in Rockefeller Center, Herald Square, and Chelsea. 51 W. 51st St., nr. Sixth Ave. (212-582-8252); 1350 Broadway, at 35th St. (212-695-6346); 127 Eighth Ave., at 16th St. (212-929-0650); 11–7. SALES • Backpacks, shell jackets, down jackets, and more are 50 to 80 percent off at the Fjällräven sample sale. Through 6/18. 262 Mott St., nr. Prince St. (212-226-7846); daily (11–8). • Find half-off deals at the three-hour Norma Kamali beach sale. The Original Bill swimsuit is $98 and Norma Kamali sunglasses and beach collection skincare products are 50 percent off. RSVP to info@normakamali.com. Through 6/17. 11 W. 56th St., nr. Fifth Ave. (212-957-9797); 5–8. • Spring/summer merchandise is 30 to 50 percent off at the A.P.C. end-of-season sale. Through 7/14. 131 Mercer St., nr. Prince St. (212-966-9685); M–S (11–7), Su (noon–6). • Receive up to 80 percent off brands like 80%20, Rebecca Minkoff, Elle Macpherson, and more at the Only Hearts sample sale. The Only Hearts lace tiered dress is $92.50 (originally $185), the Rebecca Minkoff Plan B bag is $300 (originally $605), and the Madison Marcus open-back colorblock dress is $117 (originally $233). Through 6/20. 230 Mott St., nr. Prince St. (212-431-3694); Th–S (noon–8), Su (noon–7). • All furniture is 20 percent off and select outdoor furniture and accessories are up to 50 percent off at the Conran Shop's summer sale. Through 7/18. 888 Broadway, nr. nr. 19th St., lower level (212-755-9079); M–W (10–7), Th (10–8), F (10–7), S (11–7), Su (noon–6). • Spring dresses by Christian Francis Roth are 40 to 60 percent off. Through 6/29. 464 Columbus Ave., nr. 82nd St. (212-787-1980); M–F (11–8), S (10–8), Su (11–8). • Crystal glassware by Riedel is 75 percent off. Through 6/20. 75 Ninth Ave., nr. 15th St.; Th-S (10:30–7), Su (10:30–6). • Pearl jewelry is up to 40 to 80 percent off at the Mikimoto sale. Through 6/18. 680 Fifth Ave., nr. 54th St., fourth fl.; Th–F (10–7). ENDING TOMORROW • Jewelry is up to 75 percent off at the Giles & Brother sample sale. Assorted rhinestone bangles are $50 (originally $125), rigid chain cuffs are $40 (originally $115), and vintage African brass and glass bead necklaces are $120 (originally $225). 147 W. 29th St., nr. Sixth Ave., second fl. (212-643-0026); W–Th (11–6:30). • Jewelry prices are below wholesale at the Ben-Amun summer sample sale. 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. 40 E. 34th St., nr. Park Ave., Ste. 1103 (212-532-1212); W–Th (11–7). • Dresses, knits, pants, jackets, and more by Tess Giberson are 40 to 70 percent off. 97 Crosby St., nr. Prince St.; W–Th (noon–7). • Lingerie, sleepwear, and loungewear is $5 to $50 at the Natori sample sale. 102 Madison Ave., nr. 29th St., third fl.; W (10–7), Th (10–4). • Womenswear and bridal gowns are up to 85 percent off at the Carolina Herrera and Rena Lange sample sale. Soiffer Haskin, 317 W. 33rd St., nr. Eighth Ave. (718-747-1656); Su–W (9–6:30), Th (9–5). Read more posts by Lauren Murrow Filed Under: fashion calendar, sales, shopping
Source: The Cut | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:15 pm Review: Jane Green's `Promises' is emotional ride (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:06 pm John Travolta Revealed To Be Reason Behind Australia’s Loss To GermanyWatch John Travolta psych up the Australian soccer team before their match with Germany: Whelp. I’ve reached my second hand embarrassment quota for the day in SPADES. I have enough left over for tomorrow. Just that tiny break in his voice did it for me. However, silver lining, good to know that this display will never happen again as it is clearly the worst luck ever to have John Travolta sing to you before a soccer match. As we all know, Australia lost to Germany, 4 to NIL. That’s NOTHING. ZERO. And four goals is a LOT in soccer. It’s just shy of embarrassing. It’s sort of embarrassing. No, it’s embarrassing. So, lesson learned, if John Travolta ever offers to serenade you with a song from Grease, or really anything at all, politely decline, slowly back away and then break into a full sprint. You’ll thank yourself later. Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:01 pm Zac Efron Is Better Than You At Abs NowWe’d already come to grips with conceding that Zac Efron is better than us at acting, singing, boyish good looksing, and likelihood of being an actual mystical elfing, but having super-ripped People Magazine Cover abs? Now he’s just salting our wounded stomachs:
Great. You better than us at pop culture blogging, too? Cause I pretty much suck at it. I’m gonna go do some crunches. Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:59 pm Jet-setter Mina Stone Brings Her Hand-Dyed Silks Back to Brooklyn After a three-year hiatus, designer Mina Stone has finally moved back to Brooklyn and relaunched her eponymous label, bringing her hand-dyed silk dresses and cotton voile skirts to the selective racks of Stuart & Wright and Steven Alan. The Pratt Institute grad — who spent her time off in Greece, designing and working as a personal chef — grew up shuttling back and forth between the Mediterranean and the East Coast. Fittingly, her silky dresses and gauzy jumpsuits would be as appropriate at a Greek resort as on a New York roof deck. After graduating in 2004, she interned at Lutz & Patmos and worked as an assistant for renowned stylist Christine de Lassus, an experience that prompted her to launch her own label in 2006. The line's inventive draping, ruching, cutouts, and pleats set it apart from the sea of summer's silk frocks. "I believe that clothes that are practical can be wild and expressive at the same time," says Stone. And although her vibrant dresses and tanks are an investment, they're meant to carry you from day to night and require minimal styling. "I love when dressing is a one-step process," she explains. "Each piece is simple, but interesting enough to stand on its own." Click ahead to see more looks from her spring and fall collections. Read more posts by Lauren Murrow Filed Under: talent scout, christine de lassus, lutz & patmos, mina stone, slideshow, steven alan, stuart & wright
Source: The Cut | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:45 pm 'Deadliest Catch' pays tribute to Captain Phil HarrisThe Discovery Channel announced today that it will air a series of specials that'll pay tribute to Captain Phil Harris, the beloved star of "Deadliest Catch" who died February 9 after suffering a stroke while off-loading his crab fishing vessel Cornelia Marie in Alaska.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:28 pm Megan Fox engaged, loses ring"Transformers" actress Megan Fox said "yes" to ex-fiance Brian Austin Green's marriage proposal, just four months after calling off a two-year engagement with Green, her publicist confirmed.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:20 pm Review: Helena Andrews' memoir is bitingly funny (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:07 pm Further Confirmation That You’re Not The Only One Scared Of Clowns
So stop putting it forth at cocktail mixers like it’s some sort of neat fact about you. Because EVERYONE is afraid of clowns. So much so that John Lawson’s Circus over in En-ga-land is offering free counseling to anyone with a fear of clowns, or, coulrophobia. See, it even has a -phobia name. Some sort of poll apparently placed coulrophobia as the number 3 fear behind spiders and needles. Incidentally, a clown carrying a needle to extract a spider that’s burrowed into my skin is my biggest fear. It’s not. My biggest fear is obviously death. (By clown). Ringmaster of the John Lawson Circus, Attila Endresz is confused by this fear, and posits that the media may have something to do with it. Says Endresz:
Well, yeah. Fair. I honestly don’t know what you can do to reverse this trend, Attila. Will you show that clowns are just normal people? Because a makeup-less clown is even scarier than a real clown, somehow. Just the knowledge that this person was once in clown makeup and that they might soon be again makes them all the creepier. In other news, get over your fear of clowns, people. They are here to entertain, make you laugh, possibly haunt you. Just let them do their JOBS. Source: Best Week Ever | 16 Jun 2010 | 11:59 am Chris Klein facing DUI charges"American Pie" actor Chris Klein was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving early Wednesday, according to a California Highway Patrol spokesman.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 16 Jun 2010 | 10:49 am 'American Pie' Star Chris Klein in DUI BustThe 31-year-old actor was arrested early Wednesday morning.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2010 | 10:28 am Visitors play Sony Computer Entertainment's latest driving video game "Gran Turismo 5"Visitors enjoy playing Sony Computer Entertainment's latest driving video game "Gran Turismo 5", with a Nissan Skyline GTR sports car in the display. Sony Computer Entertainment said Wednesday it will...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 16 Jun 2010 | 10:13 am Men's fashion hits Milan catwalks as industry struggles (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 16 Jun 2010 | 10:03 am Cynthia Rowley Resort: Street Style (Fashion Wire Daily)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 16 Jun 2010 | 9:56 am Half of 'Jersey Shore' Cast on Chopping Block for Third SeasonFootage shot of Sammi, Ronnie, Vinny and Angelina reportedly underwhelmed MTV executives and now they could get the ax as a result.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2010 | 9:52 am Picking or ScratchingIs it just an itch or digging for gold?
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2010 | 9:00 am FIRST LOOK: Jesse James' Ex Says Sandra Bullock Will Date AgainDespite the very close bond Bullock shares with her daughter Sunny, Lindemulder doesn’t sound as though she holds any resentment or jealousy.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2010 | 8:52 am Randy Jackson in Heart Attack Scare, Source SaysOn Monday, Randy Jackson was in court with his family for a hearing in the involuntary manslaughter case of Dr. Conrad Murray who is accused in connection with Michael Jackson's death.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2010 | 8:07 am Advertiser Ditches Perez Hilton After Blogger Posts Up-the-Skirt Photograph of Miley CyrusWhile it was one thing for media outlets to publish pics of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears partying without panties a few years ago, the situation involving Cyrus is quite different, given that she is still a minor.
Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Jun 2010 | 7:43 am Review: `Toy Story 3' builds a virtual playground (AP)
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