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Gregg Allman undergoes successful liver transplant (AP)
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 Jun 2010 | 2:59 am Top Chef DC Recap: Out Of The Lunch Box, Into The White House FireThis is a Recap of Top Chef D.C. (Top Chef Season 7), Episode 2, entitled “Outside The Lunchbox”, originally airing June 23, 2010. If you read on without having read the episode, I will spoil for you that Angelo did not actually rip off his a-hole-chef mask and turn out to be the world’s nicest man. Ed kicks off Week 2 with the speech he wrote for his Intro To Reality Shows 101 class: “Too bad about John, but I’m here to win, so, it is what it is.” You’re here to win, you say? Most people go on reality shows to have their parking validated, and to make friends, in that order. The good news – with John out of the way, we’re down to just 7300 remaining chefs:
Yes, that’s an actual shot of the remaining chefs, not one of those “All The Simpsons Characters”-style dorm posters with every Top Chef contestant ever, and also Scarface. This week’s Quickfire Challenge: Make a BI-PARTI-SANDWICH. Yes, really. We’re only in Week Two, and that’s how far they’re stretching for puns. This is a slippery slope, people… Week 3 Quickfire: Dish-trict of Cucumbers-ria Week 9 Quickfire: The Taste-Sensation of Inde-peanuts Week 14 Quickfire: President Cook Food White House Assistant Chef Sam Kass explains that in Washington D.C., as in cooking, sometimes you need to wear a giant novelty apron with another person and cook with one hand. It’s so true — I’ll never forget the tear that came to my eye when congress reconvened after September 11th and everyone managed to toss their petty differences aside and put on giant novelty aprons and cook with one hand across the aisle. In retrospect, this was an enormous waste of time that greatly threatened our National Security, but man, did congress nail some sandwiches that day. After the jump, Quickfire tension boils over into an Elimination Challenge that’ll have you saying “Holy Washington D.C., that is one WHITE HOUSE of a not really a surprise!” The chefs kick off the Quickfire with another always-thrilling knife-draw — the Top Chef equivalent of showing a doorknob turning in a student film — and proceed to perfectly channel the Washington ideal of bipartisanship by cooking in a handicapped three-legged-race fashion, as all truly great chefs must do. Wolfgang Puck used to cook while sitting in a carnival dunk tank, and I don’t hear HIM complainin’, dag gummit! Week 1 Runner-Up Chuck manages to pair with Ed to make an unfair righty-lefty combo, but they ultimately prove to be no match for the Bipartisan Machine that is Angelo & Tracey:
Angelo and (by proxy) Tracey win the Quickfire with a redundant fish sandwich with fish sauce, giving Angelo his third victory in as many challenges. The other chefs aren’t too happy, and shoot Angelo some glares:
Can Angelo keep his winning streak alive in the Elimination Challenge? We already know the answer to this, but I figured I’d throw that cliffhanger in there, in case radio serials start coming back into fashion and push blogs out the door. I need it on my résumé. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must design a healthy, low-cost meal for a middle school cafeteria, a particularly pressing issue nowadays ever since Jamie Oliver’s show went on a competing network. Each group of 4 has a budget of $130, or $2.60 per kid, minus four dollars for labor or something (Sam subtracted only $4 for labor? Was that to simulate the school hiring 1910s immigrant mill workers?) Before we launch into the Elimination Challenge, Bravo hits us up with some more iconic D.C. B-Roll… There’s the Jefferson Memorial:
The Iwo Jima Memorial:
And the Washington Sleeping Woman:
Angelo and Chuck end up on the same team, which is kind of like what would happen in a super hero movie if the hero said “yes” during the obligatory scene where the villain is like, “Team up with me, Hero! Just think – with our two minor radioactive powers combined, we can rule the world!!!” Turns out, their team isn’t actually that good, especially after Angelo mayyybe sabotages his own meal, and Chuck and Ed narrowly escape elimination. Clearly, Angelo’s earpiece relaying the Bravo Producer yelling at him “BE THE VILLAIN!” is functioning perfectly. Elsewhere, Team Kelly is debating whether children prefer gnocchi, something with feta cheese, or carnitas pork tacos. I kept waiting for someone to man up and just make pizza with chicken fingers on it and win easily, but they seemed determined to keep suggesting things that 8th graders don’t eat. I personally didn’t really get into gnocchi til summer before 9th, when I’d eat it while quoting Independence Day, and without the gnocchi. Kelly raises a minor Top Chef red flag when she and Arnold argue over her being too selfish, but this is vastly overshadowed by Jacqueline making the A-Number One Top Chef Chartoppin’ Hit Mistake With A Bullet: “I messed up this dish, so I’ll try to fix it with this awful, awful solution and hope the judges don’t notice.” Factor in the “testimonials shot after the show” theory, where you can often tell how contestants did based on their voice and defensiveness during their testimonial footage, and we’ve got ourselves an early candidate for elimination! (“Candidate” = 25 Washington Points for me!)
Back at the house, Tracey delivers the backhandedly touching sentiment, “Kids are so much more important to me now that I have one in my life. I used to think they were just little d*cks that ruined plane flights, but they’re like, totally alive!” Too bad she didn’t earn immunity from being an A-Hole! Up top! The chefs present their food to the kids, who appear to mostly like it, and also really want to hug Padma (You an’ me both, kids!!! Up top! I’m still up top from before!) The judges rave over Kelly’s team’s dishes (Psycheeed y’all outttt! The team tension was NOTHING! – Bravo) because if there’s one thing that middle school kids love to eat and always talk about wanting to eat and definitely know what it is, it’s carnitas. That and boner jokes. Carnitas is practically the boner jokes of food. Kelly tells the kids this, and this is why she wins. The Bottom Four: Kenny, Ed, Amanda, and Jacqueline While waiting backstage, Angelo arbitrarily throws Kenny under the bus:
Kenny is Dr. Cutz, so he’s not going anywhere, Ed’s sweet potato puree dish was spicy and weird but “not a bad restaurant dish,” and Amanda’s use of sherry on skinless chicken was gross and yielded plenty of way-too-foreseeable “you’re literally forcing kids to funnel vodka!” complaints, but it wasn’t gross enough to do her in this week (there’ll be plenty of time to eliminate her next week). In the end, Jacqueline went home for her crappy pudding. The fact that I have never typed the words “crappy” and “pudding” next to one another seems to confirm this ruling in and of itself. And I type the word “pudding” a lot.
Episode thoughts? Is Angelo the clear favorite, or the clear a-hole? Who’s going home next? Other terrible D.C. pun challenge ideas? Leave ‘em in the comments! Source: Best Week Ever | 24 Jun 2010 | 1:37 am People in the news: Lady Gaga goes down; Vienna and Jake lack chemistry - Dallas Morning News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 Jun 2010 | 1:33 am Picasso `blue period' work sells for $52 millionPablo Picasso's "Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto," a work from the painter's "blue period," has sold for near 35 million pounds ($52 million) at a London auction. The sale price at...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 24 Jun 2010 | 1:22 am James Mangold wrestles 'Knight and Day' to the screen - Los Angeles Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 Jun 2010 | 1:02 am Fawcett's fight against cancer rages beyond her deathFarrah Fawcett's death a year ago was the top story for only a few hours, quickly eclipsed by shocking news that Michael Jackson had died.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 24 Jun 2010 | 12:19 am Industry Roundup: Matt Damon May Star In Cameron Crowe's Zoo Zookeeper: Matt Damon is in early talks to play the leading role in Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo, Fox’s adaptation of Benjamin Mee’s memoir (which Vulture told you about first). Damon would play Mee, who used his life savings to buy a dilapidated zoo “replete with 200 exotic animals facing destruction,” and who also must care for his wife who is dying from cancer. Unclear if Damon's well-coiffed mane will survive should he take the part. [HR] 360 Degrees: Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener, City of God) has made a deal to direct 360, a drama written by Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon) about “sexual morals within and between social classes.” This is just screaming for Helen Mirren. [Deadline] Hancock's Wreck: AMC is nearing a deal to acquire The Wreck, a drama from The Blind Side director John Lee Hancock. The series is set in the “world of Southern college football,” focusing on the head coach of a once-legendary team that is coming off of a losing season. The school gives the coach “one last chance to turn the team into winners or he’s fired.” Meanwhile, Friday Night Lights whimpers to its close :( [HR] Kid Stuff: David Bowers (Astro Boy, Flushed Away) will direct Diary of Wimpy Kid 2: Roderick Rules, his first live-action film and a sequel to the surprise hit Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Diary 2, also based on Jeff Kinney’s young adult series, focuses on “put-upon kid” Greg Heffley, who must deal with the “punishments inflicted “ by his older brother Roderick. Sounds like real fun stuff! [HR] Catfight: Syfy has cast 1980s pop-star rivals Debbie Gibson and Tiffany in an original movie Mega Python vs. Gatoroid. Gibson will play just another “fanatical animal-rights activist who frees illegally imported exotic snakes from pet stores” and Tiffany will play “an overzealous park ranger who uses dangerous methods to save endangered alligators.” The pair “brawl at a party, then take matters outside into the swamp.” Yes, this is somehow, inexplicably, amazingly real. [HR] Teaming Up: Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu will hit the road together this fall, playing shows in the eastern part of North America in the beginning of October. Deerhoof will play a series of Xiu-less shows on their own before the joint outing. [Pitchfork] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: the industry, 360, david bowers, debbie gibson, deerhoof, fernando meirelles, john lee hancock, matt damon, mega python vs. gatoroid, movies, music, the wimpy kid 2: roderick rules, the wreck, tiffany, tv, we bought a zoo, xiu xiu
Source: Vulture | 24 Jun 2010 | 12:05 am NY vet dogs Mariah Carey over bills for pets' care (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 23 Jun 2010 | 11:49 pm Jersey Shore Cast Takes on Twilight Nothing has been as overexposed this past year as Jersey Shore and Twilight, so a combination of the two phenomena was basically inevitable. We have Jimmy Kimmel to "thank" for “Friggin’ Twilight,” a Twilight parody acted out by the Jersey Shore cast in performances so stiff, they might as well have been played by dead people (ha!). Unsurprisingly, Snooki comes off the best, as she merely has to strut around in a yellow dress and say things like “Thanks, vampire bitches” and “What the frig?” Otherwise, it’s a pretty dreadful affair, including Pauly D licking himself, Snooki getting punched in the face again (ugh), and Angelina managing to be excessively annoying in just two seconds of screen time. Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: parodies, jersey shore, jimmy kimmel, twilight, video
Source: Vulture | 23 Jun 2010 | 11:33 pm Fox and Friends Host: Being President Is "Just Like Our Job" Fox and Friends host Gretchen Carlson made an interesting comparison today while sharing her perspective on what it takes to be president, equating the demands of the presidency ("making tough, huge, monumental decisions") with... those of her own job as a morning show host. Naturally, Jon Stewart had a field day with this: "The president having to fire the commanding general of an ongoing international conflict reminds of you of being for a couple of hours a day the smart lady meat in a doofus sandwich?!" Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: gretchen carlson, barack obama, daily show, jon stewart
Source: Daily Intel | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:55 pm Google and YouTube defeat Viacom in copyright lawsuit (Reuters)Reuters - Google Inc won a landmark victory over media companies as a Manhattan federal judge threw out Viacom Inc's $1 billion lawsuit accusing the Internet company of allowing copyrighted videos on its YouTube service without permission.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:50 pm "Twilight" Fans Gear up for "Eclipse" Premiere - ABC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:50 pm What Viacom's loss to YouTube means for HollywoodLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Google geeks have beaten Hollywood chic. But how much will Wednesday's court ruling against Viacom in its $1 billion copyright battle over YouTube tipSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:48 pm "Twilight" fans gear up for "Eclipse" premiereLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Not since "Star Wars" has fandom been, well, so fanatical about a single movie, putting down stakes in the heart of L.A.'s asphalt jungle days ahead of a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:46 pm "Twilight" fans gear up for "Eclipse" premiere (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:46 pm Last Night on Late Night: Adam Sandler's Dating Advice for His Four-Year Old Daughter Adam Sandler's four-year old daughter is apparently a bit mature for her age and is already interested in boys. The Grown Ups star revealed to David Letterman that he is preemptively handling the situation by offering his little player some tactical dating advice that only a father could give. Up next, native Brooklyn boys Chris Rock and Jimmy Kimmel discuss how one smuggles illegal contraband into the city, and over at The Daily Show, Jon Stewart and John Oliver get in a heated World Cup debate over team America's historic win, with Stewart offering Olvier's English countrymen some help if they run into trouble with the Germans again. Last but not least, Apple fanboy Jimmy Fallon gets served by Heidi Klum when he tries to impress her with the size of the new iPhone 4. Watch our compilation to see what you missed. Read more posts by Dorsey Shaw Filed Under: last night on late night, adam sandler, chris rock, heidi klum, iphone 4, john oliver, jon stewart, world cup
Source: Vulture | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:44 pm Rob Pattinson Asks You to Look Closely at Taylor Lautner's Neutered Wolf (Plus a New Eclipse Clip!) Huh, we never really thought about the werewolf genitalia in Twilight, but thanks, Robert Pattinson, for pointing it out!
"If you look carefully, it's a little easter egg in the...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:30 pm Police Warned About Terror Plot Involving "Fuel-Filled Tanker"According to the Post, Port Authority cops have been briefed on a "unsubstantiated" terrorist threat relating to the city’s bridges and tunnels. Police were told to be on the lookout for “a fuel-filled tanker meant to explode prior to a secondary blast designed to decimate any first responders.” No date or time has been given for the attack; the warning is based on intelligence from a prisoner captured in Afghanistan. [NYP] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: terror plots, port authority
Source: Daily Intel | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:29 pm L.A. Lakers' Ron Artest Tries to Get Into Chelsea's Pants Chelsea Handler calls Lakers champ Ron Artest "a man after her punanny."
Hey, Chels, fellow E! star Khloé Kardashian Odom is pretty happy with her Laker hubby, Lamar. Too...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:15 pm Prince of a fellow finds his mate - Boston Herald
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:04 pm Get Ready to Fall in Love: NBC's The Event Is Coming to Comic-Con! If this isn't the most exciting news you've read all week, you tell me what is:
Comic-Con 2010 is sure going to be Event-ful!
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Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:00 pm Neil Patrick Harris Will Be Back in Next Harold & Kumar Even though he was shot to death in 2008's Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Neil Patrick Harris has confirmed that he'll return for the series' third installment, A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, due out next year. You can thank Jesus, who, in the script, decides to give him a second chance. [Hollywood.com] Read more posts by Lane Brown Filed Under: harold & kumar, a very harold & kumar christmas, movies, neil patrick harris
Source: Vulture | 23 Jun 2010 | 9:56 pm Holding Oscars earlier would be trickyLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hollywood's awards season is kind of like the weather: everyone complains about it, but nobody does much about it.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 23 Jun 2010 | 9:55 pm Al Gore Was Accused of "Unwanted Sexual Contact" in 2006 The National Enquirer continues to be on a roll. Law enforcement officials have confirmed an Enquirer report that former vice president Al Gore, recently separated from his wife, was accused of “unwanted sexual contact” by a Portland massage therapist in October 2006, though no charges were filed due to a lack of evidence. After a lawyer for the unidentified woman contacted police in late 2006, the woman refused to be interviewed and did not want the investigation to proceed. She then contacted police in January 2009 and gave a statement, claiming Gore tried to have sex with her during an appointment at a hotel in downtown Portland. “I was shocked and I did not massage beyond what is considered a safe, nonsexual area of the abdomen,” she said in her statement. “He further insisted and acted angry, becoming verbally sharp and loud... I went into much deeper shock as I realized it appeared he was demanding sexual favors or sexual behaviors.”
Gore Was Accused of Sexual Advances [AP] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: sex scandals, al gore, national enquirer
Source: Daily Intel | 23 Jun 2010 | 9:02 pm Jerry Saltz’s Work of Art Recap: Self-Critique Saltz with Kathryn Court. This week’s assignment saw the artists designing book-covers for one of six pre-selected novels. As I watched, I was startled to see how much pressure the artists were under, how hard they seemed to work, how sleep-deprived and stressed out they were. I was touched when I heard John say that he wanted to portray “my reality and gay culture” in his Time Machine cover; by Ryan talking about “good and evil” in connection to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (even if he did spell “Jekyll” wrong in his piece); by Jamie-Lee sighing that she “needed to be redeemed.” Nao’s idea for Miles to simply read Frankenstein aloud to the judges was brilliant. I loved that Erik, who did Alice in Wonderland, actually had a tattoo from the book already on his arm. Had he just shown us his arm he would have been my hands-down winner. Something changed for me as I watched this week. When the crits began, I became melancholy. After seeing all this behind-the-scenes agitation and anxiety I hoped I wouldn’t say anything critical to anyone, that I’d just be nice. I cringed when someone recommended we “just burn” Peregrine’s cover, Jaclyn’s illustration was branded as “middle school,” and Nicole was told that her interesting piece was “a complete failure.” When I heard myself tell Judith that she’d “fallen back on gestures that were familiar,” I thought, I hate critics. But I got over that pretty quickly and thought, being critical is a way of being honest. I didn’t love Judith’s finger-painted cover but I felt bad about sending her home; it’s obvious that she’s a real artist with a strong survivor’s will. Because she was also the closet to me in age it was like a small part of me went home; I am now the old person. Mark’s Dracula piece, which looked like a paperback novel cover or a ready-made movie poster, came this close to winning. It looked cool and spooky. Then we all realized it worked too well, that it was mainly slick — which isn’t enough in art. We finally agreed that John’s abstract pink pineapple from the 27th century was the real winner. I look forward to seeing his Time Machine on bookshelves someday. When the episode ended I realized I was no longer thinking about whether or not this is a good or bad show, or fretting about how odd it might be for an art critic to even be on TV. That felt far away. Somehow all this had become more personal and complicated. No wonder I was squeamish while watching this week. Notes on Reactions to Last Week’s Episode Miles: Many were quite irked that Miles jumped into Trong’s crit and blasted his work. What wasn’t shown: Earlier, I had become annoyed by the way that the artists stood by mutely as their colleagues were being critiqued by us, so I barked at them, “Listen, I’m also judging all of you by what you say in these crits! I want to see what you know, how your mind works. One of ways I judge young artists is to see if they have the character to solve the problems that are in their work! So show me!” From then on the artists spoke up — to good effect. Judging Biases: A lot of comments were made about contestants “playing the judges.” Especially Miles, who people say is “faking his OCD,” and the so-called “evil Nao,” who is supposedly putting on a persona. Maybe they are. So what? I’ll judge whatever an artist puts in front of me, on a reality show or a Chelsea gallery. I will admit that Nao did seem to put a spell on me sometimes, but I never noticed that Miles was supposed to have OCD. He squirmed a lot and looked tired. But then so did I — mostly as I wondered What am I doing here? Judges saw the artists only for the critiques. Once crits began, I was basically trying to think of something constructive to say — plus keep my stomach tucked-in, not look too much shorter or balder than I am, and not sound too stupid. Brooklyn Museum Backlash:Darker repercussions from last week’s episode surfaced when the New York Times reported that a big Brooklyn Museum trustee resigned, saying that the museum had become “a center of celebrity, [as] evidenced by the fact that they have partnered up with Bravo.” He was referring to a fact that also stunned me when I learned about it on one of the last days of shooting. (In addition to receiving $100,000, the winner of Work of Art will be given a solo show at the Brooklyn Museum.) As contradictory as this may sound from someone on reality TV, to me a museum giving a show to a winning artist of a TV competition doesn’t pass the smell test. Read more posts by Jerry Saltz Filed Under: overnights, recaps, tv, work of art
Source: Vulture | 23 Jun 2010 | 9:00 pm Drake Opens Up About Family, Fears In 'Better Than Good Enough' Documentary - MTV.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jun 2010 | 8:56 pm "Downfall" sets new low for TV game shows (Reuters)Reuters - Here's a list of the types of viewers who likely will enjoy "Downfall," the new ABC primetime game show that premiered Tuesday:Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 23 Jun 2010 | 8:42 pm "Boston Med" a truly rewarding experience (Reuters)Reuters - Cable and broadcast networks have transformed summer from a repository of reruns to a fast-paced battleground in which new series are launched faster than bottle rockets on the Fourth of July.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 23 Jun 2010 | 8:41 pm Malaysian drama conveys dreariness all too well (Reuters)Reuters - Lushly photographed, maddeningly repetitive and defiantly distant, Woo Ming-jin's "Woman on Fire Looks for Water" mixes a realistic documentary style with a painfully thin narration.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 23 Jun 2010 | 8:40 pm Entourage Producer Originally Wanted Seth Rogen To Play Turtle The catty back-and-forth between Seth Rogen and Entourage executive producer Doug Ellin is more interesting than anything that has happened on the show in a very long time. In an interview with TV Guide, Ellin claims that he harbors no ill will toward the actor, who told GQ in 2008 that Entourage wasn’t funny. In fact, Ellin says he originally considered Rogen for the part of Turtle. "I'm a fan of Rogen's," Ellin said, "I had seen him in Undeclared, and I said to our casting director, 'There's a Midwestern kind of guy who I think would be funny for this show.' But then we found Jerry [Ferrara, who plays Turtle], so we went that way."
Before Their Feud, Entourage Creator Considered Seth Rogen for Show [TVGuide] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: feuds, doug ellin, entourage, seth rogen, turtle, tv
Source: Vulture | 23 Jun 2010 | 8:28 pm Lindsay Lohan Was 10 Hours Late for Photo Shoot, Source Says Lindsay Lohan may be blasting Bravo with accusations that producers set her up to make her look bad on last night's episode of Double Exposure, but an insider tells me that LiLo has no one to...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 Jun 2010 | 8:05 pm Bernie Goldberg is Depressed About Talk Radio Fox News commentator Bernie Goldberg told Bill O'Reilly that his conservative friends in talk radio land are bumming him out with the line that the whole McChrystal debacle is somehow President Obama's fault. Goldberg said the hypocrisy was enough to "choke a horse" and that they'd never accuse George W. Bush or the "sainted" Ronald Reagan of being in the wrong for firing a more liberal military general for dissent. Read more posts by Dorsey Shaw Filed Under: cable news, bernie goldberg, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, McChrystal Ball, Stanley McChrystal, Talk Radio
Source: Daily Intel | 23 Jun 2010 | 7:52 pm "Futurama" makes welcome return on Comedy Central (Reuters)Reuters - There's good news in the future, a thousand years in the future.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 23 Jun 2010 | 7:46 pm Americans Are Less Confident In Obama Than Ever Before, Poll Says The president, as well as the Democratic party, is in for something of a rude awakening with the results of a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, which found that Americans are less confident in Barack Obama’s leadership than they have been at any point since he was elected, as well as more pessimistic about the state of the nation than ever before. A surprisingly high 62 percent of adults feel the country is on the wrong track, and - for the first time ever - more people disapprove of Obama’s job performance than approve. Analysts cited the ongoing oil spill as a major source of the shift, as the overwhelming majority of those polled said they favor stronger regulation of the oil industry and believe that the spill will affect the economy and environment. Democratic pollster Peter Hart said the results indicate “a really ugly mood and an unhappy electorate,” and that this could spell trouble for incumbents and Democrats in the upcoming elections. Of course, on the other hand, 41 percent of Americans also think Jesus will be coming back to visit by 2050, so it's hard to know how seriously we should be taking any of this. Confidence Waning in Obama, U.S. Outlook [WSJ] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: polls, barack obama, oil spill, politics
Source: Daily Intel | 23 Jun 2010 | 7:32 pm Designer Sue Wong Honored by Asia Society Southern CaliforniaSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 23 Jun 2010 | 7:21 pm Gisele Bünchen's Post-Baby, Bikini-Perfect Body: Love It or Hate Her? Is it safe to envy Gisele Bündchen yet?
The supermodel flaunts her supermom figure in Calzedonia's new swimwear campaign, and there's no denying she is smokin'...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 Jun 2010 | 7:20 pm Judge Approves "Not Perfect" Settlement For Ground Zero Workers The $712.5 million settlement for the more than 10,000 injured Ground Zero workers has been approved by Manhattan federal judge Alvin Hellerstein, who called the deal “fair, adequate and reasonable.” Several of the victims objected to the agreement and claimed it shortchanged their ailments, to which Hellerstein, who referred to the pact as “not perfect,” offered: "I wish there was enough money so that anybody that had any kind of injury got compensated just because he was a hero on 9/11.” [NYP] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: settlements, 9/11, ground zero
Source: Daily Intel | 23 Jun 2010 | 7:17 pm Rocker Gregg Allman has liver transplantDETROIT (Billboard) - Allman Brothers Band co-founder Gregg Allman underwent liver-transplant surgery on Wednesday, forcing the veteran group to pull out of Eric Clapton's Crossroads...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 23 Jun 2010 | 7:14 pm Drake and Tom Petty lead album chartsLOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Canadian rapper Drake's debut album flew to the No. 1 spot on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday, while Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers came in at No. 2 with their...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 23 Jun 2010 | 7:12 pm Robert Pattinson Is Related To Dracula In a discovery that just happens to have been made about a week before the release of Twilight: Eclipse, researchers at ancestry.com have revealed that Robert Pattinson is related to Vlad the Impaler, the Transylvanian leader who served as the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. And - whaddya know? - Twilight author Stephanie Meyer is distantly related to both Dracula and RPatz, as well. We wonder what Pattinson - who recently told Entertainment Weekly, “All [internet journalists] need is to get a salacious headline and people click on it, because it’s easy” - would have to say about this. [AP] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: relatives, dracula, eclipse, robert pattinson, twilight
Source: Vulture | 23 Jun 2010 | 6:51 pm "Twilight"s Robert Pattinson related to DraculaLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bite into "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson's past and what do you get? A blood-curdling connection to Dracula, the biggest vampire of them all.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 23 Jun 2010 | 6:44 pm Rob Pattinson Related to the Real Dracula?! Say It's So! Perhaps Robert Pattinson had blood-lust in his blood long before Twilight came along.
According to Ancestry.com, the 24-year-old Brit is related to the "real-life Dracula,"...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 Jun 2010 | 6:30 pm Has Lady Gaga gotten your attention yet?There she is, scantily clad on the cover of the new Rolling Stone, machine guns protruding from her bra like a Quentin Tarantino-ized version of "Austin Powers' " fembots.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 23 Jun 2010 | 6:29 pm Michael Jackson's final 24 hoursOn the one-year anniversary of Michael Jackson's death, there are still many questions left unanswered. But older brother Tito Jackson boils it down to one: "Why him?"Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 23 Jun 2010 | 6:24 pm CNN pins hopes on new show with Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker - Los Angeles Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jun 2010 | 6:08 pm Mexico seeks extradition of ex-'Survivor' producerMexico has formally requested the extradition of American reality TV producer Bruce Beresford-Redman on charges of killing his wife at a Cancun resort, an official said Wednesday. The...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 23 Jun 2010 | 6:02 pm GameTech Investor Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter Earnings Results Available on Digital PlaybackSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 23 Jun 2010 | 6:00 pm Is Mission Impossible 4 About to Get LaBeoufed? Paramount may not have anything to do with Fox's Knight and Day, but since they're back in the Tom Cruise business with both the upcoming Mission: Impossible 4 and their recently green-lit Len Grossman movie, they're keeping close watch on its box office this week. According to Deadline's Mike Fleming, a soft opening for Knight probably won't mean the cancellation of M:I:4, though it might inspire the studio to "beef up the subplot that introduces a new and younger agent who becomes Ethan Hunt's protege." Great idea! Unless you'd like to see our chilling photo illustration turned into reality, you should probably go see Knight and Day immediately. Paramount Rethinking Tom Cruise's 'MI4'? [Deadline] Read more posts by Lane Brown Filed Under: labeouf, knight and day, mission impossible 4, mission impossible iv, movies, shia labeouf
Source: Vulture | 23 Jun 2010 | 5:00 pm Meet Benny Feilhaber, Our New Favorite U.S. Soccer PlayerMichelle Feilhaber. Mrs. Benny Feilhaber. Michelle Collins-Feilhaber. Benny Feilhaber is a midfielder for the United States World Cup Soccer Team. He was brought to my attention by BWE reader JeniSue, who you can follow on Twitter here. But before we get into the details of Benny’s life, we feel like we need to give you a hook. A hook so you can understand the magnitude of this man’s solar hotness. And so, before reading on, please watch this video of a shirtless Benny lip-sync-miming “No Air.” Make sure to watch the very end for his bonus adorable accent: Now why he would put this video online remains to be answered, but why get bogged down in trivial details? This is a hot, hot man, an athlete, a Jewish athlete (Mom, are you reading?), who grew up in Brazil, a man with a sweet, unidentifiable accent, who, have we mentioned? Looks like this:
We’ve gathered his Favorite Things via Facebook, which we bring to you ahead, along with a bonus video for any gay males reading. Will his favorite book be a dealbreaker? Click to find out! (Hint: Obviously no.) Here are Benny’s Like and Interests, as stalked on his Facebook page:
Let’s start with Activities… Denmark! Sure, we love Denmarking after brunch on Sundays. Interests: Soccer Movie Friends Music. Yes. All four of these things. I love and I could hang with. What about Favorite Books? The Da Vinci Code!!… Oh. I see. Okayyy, well, we can buy him new books! And I’ve often said Yellowcard is underrated.* (*I’ve never said this.) In other words, he’s perfect. Wait, forget about his Facebook likes for a second:
Seriously, if Gatorade or Nike doesn’t sign this guy up immediately, please tell me Dolce &/or Gabbana are on it. This man could bring peace to the Middle East!! Assuming we’re talking about the Middle East of my body. Which is, well, we’ll keep it ladylike. (My V.)(Canal.) Gay Male Bonus!! Here is a video of Benny talking about the brilliant meat he’ll be eating soon. Cruising inside and getting some meat. So, click herererereuhhh. Here’s one last bonus Benny video because, well, I mean, we can’t get enough: Expecting call from his attorneys in 3… 2… 1… Source: Best Week Ever | 23 Jun 2010 | 4:49 pm After Flood, Country Stars Rally for Nashville - New York Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jun 2010 | 4:45 pm Review: Knight and Day Coulda Been a Contender Review in a Hurry: More of an old-fashioned screwball comedy than an action blockbuster, Knight and Day features Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz at their most charismatic, charming each...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 Jun 2010 | 4:45 pm Video: JWOWW Shows Off Filthy Couture’s Padded Cups and Lace-Trimmed Bikini Bottoms Just in time for bathing-suit season, JWOWW has fully unveiled her clothing line, Filthy Couture, for the women who want to look just like her. That means: The corsets come with padded cups! And those presumably exact enough pressure on normal women's breasts to make them look as though they're not actually flesh, but just skin stretched over upside-down cereal bowls. All the bathing suits look like the regular underwear at Frederick's of Hollywood and come with ruching in the butt area and lace or chain detailing. JWOWW claims she doesn't want to put her line in stores. "I don’t want to sell to the masses; I want to sell to just people that like my stuff. I don’t want people to walk in a store that has multiple other designers and just happen to go by my rack and say, 'I like it,'" she tells MTV. Well, that's a convenient excuse if no buyers want to buy it. Imagine that situation.
Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: wow is right, filthy couture, jersey shore, jwoww
Source: The Cut | 23 Jun 2010 | 4:38 pm Khloé Kardashian Odom Reveals Birthday Wish! Just because Khloé Kardashian bought her hubby Lamar Odom a $400,000 car for winning the Lakers championship doesn't mean she's expecting an equally pricey gift for her 26th...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 Jun 2010 | 4:31 pm World to Get a Lot More Awesome Just in Time for Jesus According to a new poll by the Pew Research Center, majorities of Americans believe that by 2050, cancer will be cured, ordinary people will travel in space, a woman and Hispanic will be elected president, most of our energy won't come from oil/coal/natural gas, extinct animals will be brought back to life, and astronauts will land on Mars. All this progress will make Earth a much cooler place (not literally, it will be uncomfortably hot) for when Jesus Christ arrives, as 41 percent of Americans expect him to, because we're obviously the most special people yet. [Pew] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: the future, jesus christ, polls, science
Source: Daily Intel | 23 Jun 2010 | 4:30 pm Mariah Carey in the Doghouse With Her Vet Well, new grandmas do have a lot on their mind.
"Also..breaking news...ChaCha &JJ's newest puppy now has a (Drum roll pls) name!.... Jackie Lambchops(said like Tony...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 Jun 2010 | 4:30 pm Man on the Street: Yoga in Central Park Yesterday, 10,000 yoga practitioners gathered on the Great Lawn of Central Park, attempting to reach peace and serenity with the help of legendary teacher Elena Bower. Naturally, we sent our Tim Murphy to go distract them. Watch the drama unfold as the yogis do their best to ignore him with their collective Zen and stave off the oncoming rain.
Read more posts by Tim Murphy, Jonah Green, and Chris Rovzar Filed Under: man on the street, central park, tim murphy, video, yoga
Source: Daily Intel | 23 Jun 2010 | 4:20 pm Deadliest Catch Death Boosted Ratings Last night’s episode of Deadliest Catch, in which captain Phil Harris had a stroke, was the highest rated in the show’s history, with 5.4 million people tuning in. Well, we can expect more deaths on reality TV now! [Live Feed/HR] Read more posts by Willa Paskin Filed Under: ratings, deadliest catch, discovery channel, phil harris, tv
Source: Vulture | 23 Jun 2010 | 4:20 pm Victoria Beckham Wore OTK Boots in the Middle of June Today Victoria Beckham attended the party at Claridge's to celebrate the decorating Diane Von Furstenberg did for the hotel. She paired her Anita Ko dress with over-the-knee boots, even though June is almost over and summer has officially begun. Clearly, it's not only fall in the heads of fashion editors, but on the legs of Mrs. Beckham too! Would you say OTK boots are a seasonless look? Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: look of the day, anita ko, victoria beckham
Source: The Cut | 23 Jun 2010 | 4:15 pm Davidson on MoMA and P.S. 1’s Deliberately Flimsy Pole Dance New York's Justin Davidson raves today about Pole Dance, the new MoMA/P.S. 1 architectural installation by new firm SO-IL, an interactive arrangement of 30-foot fiberglass poles, netting, and colored exercise balls:
When Flimsy Is Good [NYM] Read more posts by Lane Brown Filed Under: in the magazine, justin davidson, moma, pole dance, ps1, so-il
Source: Vulture | 23 Jun 2010 | 4:15 pm Why Would CNN’s ‘Spirited, Nightly Roundtable’ Work This Time? Five years ago, CNN president Jonathan Klein gave an interview to the Times that he's probably hoping nobody looked back at today. The chat came on the heels of conservative commentator Tucker Carlson's departure from the network, after it canceled his prime-time debate show, Crossfire. Shortly before the program's demise, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart had gone on Crossfire and ripped the balls right out of its chest, arguing that its contentious, oversimplified, hacky, misleading ways were "hurting America." It was an appearance that was credited in part with pushing CNN to its decision to cancel. Tucker parted ways with the network afterward because, "he wanted to host a prime-time show in which he would put on live guests and have spirited debate," Klein said back in 2005. "That's not the kind of show CNN is going to be doing." In fact, Klein pointed fingers at rival Fox and sneered: "CNN is a different animal. We report the news. Fox talks about the news." Overall, Klein said he "wholeheartedly" agreed "with Jon Stewart's overall premise." Fast-forward five years, and Jon Klein is announcing a "spirited, nightly roundtable discussion program" co-anchored by a liberal and a conservative commentator. (Emphasis ours.) This is what critics of the mainstream media call a "Gotcha!" Now, Klein and his anchors take pains to repeat the word "discussion" in their press release, rather than the word "debate." But "discussion" is cable-news code for "debate" just as much as the phrase "critics are saying" is for "we secretly think." Eliot Spitzer's nickname during his tenure as attorney general for the state of New York was "the steamroller." The guy's going to get heated on television, and no doubt CNN wants him to — high energy adds up to ratings! Or so they're gambling. The network has to shake up its straightforward news-reading lineup in order to compete with MSNBC and Fox News as its own ratings sag at alarming rates. The Observer had a great piece this morning about how surprising it is that Eliot Spitzer's been able to stage such a public comeback, but it seems equally surprising that the prime-time debate show pulled off the same trick, after its own inglorious end. "I don't think the public wants to see prime-time cable-news hosts bickering with one another," Dan Abrams told Intel over the phone today, reflecting on the news. Abrams is a former general manager of MSNBC who hosted his own shows on the network before leaving to launch Mediaite.com. "In prime-time cable news, you need to have a single host, someone with something to say that people can identify with. The news is out there — there has to be a reason why you come to a particular program every night." Hannity, after all, works better without Colmes. Fox News' lively Shep Smith blows CNN's staid John King out of the ratings water on the same hour, and for the most part still keeps his politics to himself. Of course, stuck between the rock and hard place of MSNBC and Fox News' prime-time lineup, it's easy to see why CNN chose this route: If opinion is what's luring the viewers, and you still want to remain balanced, creating a show that includes opposing viewpoints seems like a pretty obvious solution. "Other cable-news channels force-feed viewers one narrow, predictable point of view," argues Klein. "In contrast, CNN will be offering a lively roundup of all the best ideas — presented by two of the most intelligent and outspoken figures in the country." "If you're doing something everyone else isn't doing you're going to come out looking like a genius or a jackass," Dylan Ratigan reasoned over the phone today. "You usually don't find out whether you're a genius or a jackass until after you've actually attempted the project. Which is the case, I think, here." Ratigan, who helped shepherd Spitzer back onto television through his eponymous show on MSNBC (which Spitzer has guest-hosted), thinks the new show is "a first-class attempt." Whether it is just a verbal ping-pong, or an actual exercise in getting viewers closer to the truth, he says, will all depend on the execution. It certainly will be tricky. If Crossfire couldn't work with an array of softish, familiar political talking heads, why would it work with two newbies with no television following — one of whom is most famous for when he was brought crashing to the earth by virtue of his own staggering hubris? The odds seem fairly stacked against it, and at the very least, its eventual success will require extreme patience on the part of CNN as audiences test the program out. It will also require a relative stretching of the network's increasingly narrow view of what its role is. But judging by the complete reversal Klein has made since his comments five years ago, that last bit won't be the hard part. Earlier: CNN Taps Eliot Spitzer, Kathleen Parker for Debate Show Read more posts by Chris Rovzar Filed Under: cable-news news, cable news, cnn, eliot spitzer, kathleen parker
Source: Daily Intel | 23 Jun 2010 | 4:10 pm 5 facts about Landon DonovanClosing the gap on a 2-0 deficit last week was one thing. But scoring a crucial last-minute goal in Wednesday's World Cup match against Algeria was even sweeter for Landon Donovan, who wiped away tears after helping Team USA advance to the next stage.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 23 Jun 2010 | 3:45 pm Jersey Shore Guys Are Totally Down with the Gays The Jersey Shore boys love all their fans—including the gay ones.
So it was a little surprising to read this morning that our pals Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Ronnie...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 23 Jun 2010 | 3:45 pm Next Spring’s Most Stylish Man: A Tourist on Safari in Miami From left, Calvin Klein, Gucci, and Bottega Veneta. Guy Trebay amassed a list of trends emerging from Milan's spring 2011 men's runways. They include beachy things with a tropical flavor, like boatneck sweaters, espadrille-inflected shoes, crop tops, and punchy sorbet colors like aqua and mango. The runways also birthed safari looks at Gucci, and socks and sandals, the geeky tourist's favorite, at Bottega Veneta. So, dudes, if you're determined to be as fashionable as humanly possible, according to Milan, dress like you're going on safari in Disney World, if Disney World were located on a private island in the Pacific instead of in Orlando, and you owned it. Men: What to Watch (and Watch Out For) [NYT] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: daily male, milan mens fashion week, spring 2011
Source: The Cut | 23 Jun 2010 | 3:40 pm Is the Petraeus Decision the Most Widely Praised Thing President Obama Has Ever Done? It sort of seems that way, doesn't it? For perhaps the first and last time of his presidency, a decision by President Obama is being supported, and often hailed, almost uniformly by the political opposition, both officeholders and pundits alike. In his selection of General David Petraeus to replace General Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan, Obama took what was an awkward, seemingly no-win situation and figured out a solution that worked both politically and militarily, leaving his usual critics with almost no negative angles to exploit. Cherish this brief moment of bi-partisan agreement while it lasts. Fareed Zakaria, CNN:
Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: what other people think, barack obama, david petraeus, politics, stanley mcchrystal
Source: Daily Intel | 23 Jun 2010 | 3:40 pm The groom wore jeansWho needs an Armani tux? When Harrison Ford married longtime girlfriend Calista Flockhart on June 15, the movie star opted to tie the knot in more offbeat designer duds: Wrangler jeans.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 23 Jun 2010 | 3:38 pm Disney Now Using Sports Puns To Get Inside Your BrainESPN, which is owned by Disney, interestingly chose this Toy Story-referencing headline on its homepage for today’s record-length Wimbledon match:
Subliminal Toy Story 3 promotion? Or just a coincidental Disney pun? If it’s a coincidence, then how do you explain this headline for the U.S. World Cup game, on the homepage at the SAME TIME:
AHA! A song by Miley Cyrus — another Disney property! A little suspicious, right?? Here’s me right now. Most despicable of all, however, was ESPN’s headline for the Lawrence Taylor sexual assault trial:
Crazy, right?? Not only tasteless, but doesn’t even make sense or totally match the font of the first two, as though it were just Photoshopped by some dude! I’m gonna be sure to promote Brandy & Ray J with my next headline. I’m thinking, like, “U.S. Remains In World Cup, Just As Brandy & Ray J Remain Celebrities“. I expect a cartoon sack with a dollar sign on it for my efforts. Source: Best Week Ever | 23 Jun 2010 | 3:01 pm New From Milan Men’s Fashion Week: Dsquared2, Etro, Moschino, Salvatore Ferragamo, and More Pics from the Milan menswear shows continue to roll in. The Caten twins' consumer-friendly collection for Dsquared2 is bursting with punch-drunk Caribbean colors, normal-dude jeans, and slim jackets; they even threw a bone or two to the ladies. Moschino, meanwhile, is all over the taste map: Some of what Rosella Jardini does is so right-on (that rainbow piping, this knockout coat); other looks — like this neon peace-sign getup — seem better suited for the GTL hamper on Jersey Shore. While you're busy clicking through our fashion galleries and not working, check out Gianfranco Ferré, whose collection incorporated loosely belted trenches, mandarin collars, floppy hats, and peep-show netting; Ermenegildo Zegna, all buttery-leather coats and linen pants (plus the odd, unwelcome turtleneck); and Paolo Gerani's Iceberg, which presented 49 looks in approximately 49 shades of gray, including some icy-cool ombré effects, subtle polka-dotting, armloads of cropped trousers, and a murse or two. Also not to be missed: Salvatore Ferragamo's chunky knits and big toggles; terrific sweaters from Pringle of Scotland; Neil Barrett's graphic slashes and asylum whites; Etro's paisley-crazy showdown; and what may be the season's most covetable men's wardrobe yet, courtesy of Trussardi 1911. Nothing too fancy here: just simple stripes, oxford shoes, Southwestern flair, and arguably the world's most appropriate leopard-print jacket for men. Read more posts by Ashlea Halpern Filed Under: milan men's fashion week 2011, designers, dsquared2, ermenegildo zegna, etro, fashion shows, ferragamo, gianfranco ferre, iceberg, milan mens fashion week 2011, moschino, neil barrett, pringle of scotland, trussardi 1911
Source: The Cut | 23 Jun 2010 | 3:00 pm Dueling 'Beauties' a highlight of ballet season (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 23 Jun 2010 | 2:51 pm Strange legacy of Michael JacksonMichael Jackson blew it.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 23 Jun 2010 | 2:47 pm Video Look Book: The Mexican Fashionista Who Mixes Miu Miu and H&M Fashion marketer Glenda Cortez lets her moods dictate her outfits. When our Video Look Book team stopped her in Soho, she was wearing a mix of high and low brands: Miu Miu, H&M, Urban Outfitters. Cortez says her clothes inspire her friends back home in Mexico, and that whenever she visits, it causes notable "movement." Watch the video to see Cortez (and her harem pants) in action. Read more posts by Jonah Green Filed Under: video look book, glenda cortez, h&m, miu miu, urban outfitters, video
Source: The Cut | 23 Jun 2010 | 2:30 pm Zach Anner Update: The One Person Who Doesn’t Like Him Might Be Oprah
The Internet is a-flutter with rumors that Oprah may have rigged her contest to give someone their own show against Zach Anner. Reports The Huffington Post:
Geekosystem.com has a more in depth, tech-y look at the possible scandal. Hey, maybe Oprah only likes doctors whose names are some variation of Phil. That is my most air tight theory to date. Source: Best Week Ever | 23 Jun 2010 | 2:21 pm Madonna’s Clothing Line Looks Passé, But That Probably Won’t Matter This is the first image of Madonna's Macy's line, which she says her muse-daughter Lourdes pretty much designs. It's called Material Girl, and boy, do the clothes — and the hair, the bow, the jewelry — look it. With everyone in fashion glad to have that brief flirtation with the eighties behind them, this is coming at the wrong moment. But it's a junior's line, it costs $12 to $40, will probably be wildly popular, and at least ladylike adults now have a cheap last-minute Halloween-costume option that doesn't come in a plastic bag. [LAT] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: first looks, macy's, madonna, material girl
Source: The Cut | 23 Jun 2010 | 2:15 pm Rachel Zoe Doesn’t Care What Taylor Jacobson Is Doing Sometimes, putting a relationship on television isn't the best thing for a relationship. Fame — or simply the expectation of fame — changes people, especially in fashion, where every ambitious young upstart with a pair of sunglasses thinks she's the next Anna Wintour. WWD spoke to Rachel Zoe about her breakup with ex-assistant Taylor Jacobson, who has gone on to work on a denim line called Kasil.
So sassy. She does have it in her! More From the Rachel Zoe Report [WWD] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: the twilight zoe, rachel zoe, taylor jacobson
Source: The Cut | 23 Jun 2010 | 1:50 pm Minority filmmakers struggle to get projects made, seenWhen director Ivan Dixon and writer Sam Greenlee were trying to get the politically charged African-American film "The Spook Who Sat by the Door" made in the early 1970s, they faced major challenges in securing funding.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 23 Jun 2010 | 1:43 pm Spanish King Meets Winners of ‘What is a King For You?’ Competition
And according to this little boy, a King is a giant, papier-mâchéd c-sucker. That, or a white man who just recently scalped Bart Simpson. And the King of Spain is A-OK with that. For more photos of underwhelmed children, click through the gallery!
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Source: Best Week Ever | 23 Jun 2010 | 1:37 pm Walt Disney World Will Be The Only Refuge From Apocalypse
When our society takes its inevitable plunge into dystopia, sometime in the very near future, there is one place where you’ll be able to go to escape the fire storms, protests, squalor and random arrests: Walt Disney World. That’s right. Walt Disney World has announced the opening of a gated community, Golden Oak. If you go to the Golden Oak website it says, “Welcome To A World Of Privilege and Access.” At first I thought they were being ironic, like, “Ha, ha, we’re rich a-holes,” but no. It’s more like, “Yes, we’re rich a-holes. And?” You can purchase a home at Golden Oak for between $1.5 and $8 million. I realize that this is not the first gated community ever. However, there seems to be something super gated about a community which exists within a fictional version of reality, sort of extra escapist. Princesses! Friendly, life-size mice! All the world encapsulated within 300 acres (Epcot Center)! Sure, it’s good to visit. (No, it’s not). But to live? Writes insidethemagic.net (book mark it):
What do you do? Oh, I’m an Imagineer. Cool. Also, space is limited. Only a limited amount of rich people will be able to survive society’s decent into a Hellscape by acquiring property at Golden Oak. I think we should all vote on who gets to live there, so as to best propagate the human race. Smart people! No, handsome people! Both, if possible. This is basically what it will be like:
Source: Best Week Ever | 23 Jun 2010 | 1:34 pm Jersey Shore cast member launches clothing line (AP)AP - Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino will soon be showing off more than just his abs: his new clothing line.Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 23 Jun 2010 | 1:29 pm “Jersey Shore” Guys Get Their Abs Outed
Meet Ronnie, The Situation and Vinnie, the three macho stars of Jersey Shore, who love nothing more than putting their penises into anonymous local vaginas. But that’s not stopping The Village Voice from putting these 3 guys and their 18 abs combined onto the cover of The Queer Issue, facts that add up to combine easily the best thing we’ve seen all day. The boys claim they were “tricked” into posing for the cover. But considering The Situation was one of the presenters at the NewNowNext Awards, we hope these guys can handle the meat heat. I mean, seriously, who doesn’t love a good GTL more than a gay guy? Also, while we’re on the subject, if someone wouldn’t mind whipping up a documentary about Guidos on the Down Low? That would be great, manx so much. Source: Best Week Ever | 23 Jun 2010 | 1:10 pm Mariah Carey Releases Three New Scents; Tanning Addiction May Be Classified As a Medical Disorder Mariah Carey. FRAGRANCE • Thierry Mugler’s latest fragrance, Womanity, contains notes of fig and, um, caviar. [Fashionista] HAIR MAKEUP • Beauty brands like Revlon and Talika are introducing lash-growing formulas that can be applied with mascara wands. [Elle.com] SKIN Filed Under: beauty marks, amika, beauty, estee lauder, m.i.a., mariah carey, nylon, revlon, talika, tanning, theirry mugler
Source: The Cut | 23 Jun 2010 | 1:05 pm Exclusive: Dakota Dishes On Girls’ Night At Kristen Stewart’s House
Watch the video at TheFABlife. Source: Best Week Ever | 23 Jun 2010 | 1:03 pm Meet Fafo. Have Fafo’s Ass Burned Into Your Eyes.America’s Got Talent continued its tireless pursuit to make its name ironic last night when it was graced with the presence of one Fafo, a pantsless stripping boyscout who won over the boohearts and boominds of a fanatically booing crowd. This is what the internet would be like if it had a live audience: Source: Best Week Ever | 23 Jun 2010 | 12:49 pm Lady Gaga Becomes a Victim of a Dangerous Shoe-Cape Getup Lady Gaga's latest plane outfit consisted of a cape, chaps, a bandanna, and twelve-inch platforms. It made a victim out of her in more than one way. Not only was it even more desperate — "victimed out" as one fashion-editor friend puts it — than she usually looks, since the shoes were that much taller and she wore them to the airport with a bandanna, like she didn't have enough time to find the exact right sculpture crafted from shrimp tails to weave into her hair. But she also fell down — on her hands and knees, really quite the kersplat — because of it. For a woman who can wield a sparkler bra without burning her eyelashes off, this is quite a disappointing performance. Lady Gaga comes a cropper in platform fetish boots [Grazia] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: disco falling down, disco heaven, just pants, lady gaga
Source: The Cut | 23 Jun 2010 | 12:40 pm Tomorrow’s Events and Sales: 70 Percent Off Rachel Roy, $95 Rag & Bone JeansEVENTS SALES ENDING TOMORROW • Silver, ten-karat-gold, and eighteen-karat-gold jewelry is 50 percent off at the Me & Ro sample sale. All platinum jewelry is 70 percent off. 13 Crosby St., nr. Howard St., second fl. (646-747-5900); W (noon–7), Th (10–7). • Find deals at the first-ever Oonagh sample sale. Dresses are $85, skirts are $65, and shorts are $30. All merchandise is under $100. 225 W. 35th St., nr. Seventh Ave., fourth fl.; W–Th (9–7). • Ahilya hand-woven and hand-dyed cashmere scarves are up to 30 percent off. Prices range from $100 to $450. RSVP to Maria@Ahilya.com. Mercer Hotel, 147 Mercer St., nr. Prince St. (212-966-6060); W (4–9), Th (4–8). • Shop below-wholesale prices on women's jackets and coats (sample size 6), children's coats (sizes 4 to 8), and accessories at the Cinzia Rocca sample sale. Through 6/24. Cinzia Rocca Showroom, 30 Central Park South, nr. Sixth Ave., penthouse; M–Th (9:30–5), F (9:30–1). • Spring merchandise is 50 to 60 percent off and select archived pieces are up to 75 percent off at the Elise Øverland sample sale. 601 W. 26th St., nr. Eleventh Ave., Ste. 1515 (212-239-4004); W–Th (9–6). Read more posts by Lauren Murrow Filed Under: fashion calendar, sales, shopping
Source: The Cut | 23 Jun 2010 | 12:10 pm German Concert Vuvuzelaists Comprise Hottest Hipster Band of 2010Just when you thought Vuvuzelas were over, 3 hipster Germans with insane lip skillz blast their way back into the recesses of your earholes. German newspaper Die Zeit commissioned 3 horn players from the “Berliner Konzerthaus” to play Brahms and Ravel on the Vuvuzela. What they ended up with, however, is the Ultimate Hipster Musical Wet Dream. The article, written in German and translated by me via Google Translate, begins as follows:
And believe us, their Anblastechnik is off the hooooook. Also, we wouldn’t object to having one of the following concertmasters blast our own vulvazelas if you know what we mean and we hope you don’t. Guess which one! (via ONTD) Source: Best Week Ever | 23 Jun 2010 | 11:53 am 'Real Housewife' Danielle Staub: 'I Am a Member of the Gay Community'Amid rumors about her sexuality, “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Danielle Staub tells FOX411.com that she is a full-fledged member of “the gay community.”
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2010 | 11:20 am Review: Miley hasn't matured with 'Can't Be Tamed' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:59 am 5 Reasons Wendie Malick's Still HotAll hail the return of Wendie Malick! The queen of snark is back delivering deadpan comments with killer timing in her new Hot in Cleveland role as Victoria, a self-involved soap star who, along with her two BFFs, moves to Cleveland where they become the toast of the town (Wednesday at 10/9c, TV Land). We raise a glass to Malick.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2010 | 10:15 am Source: Michael Jackson's Formerly Reclusive Children Now Spreading Religious Message Door-to-DoorFast forward to 2010, almost one year since MJ’s death – not only are the Jackson children able to step outside sans the masks, apparently they’re even able to knock on the doors of strangers' homes.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2010 | 9:28 am Movie News - Freida Pinto Cast in Planet of the Apes PrequelSlumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto has landed a role alongside James Franco in the upcoming Planet of the Apes prequel, Rise of the Apes, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2010 | 9:13 am Top 5 Crazy Summer AdventuresLooking for a summer vacation that will get your adrenaline pumping? Then Bert Kreischer — of Travel Channel's Bert the Conqueror (Wednesdays at 10/9c) — has the top five adventure destinations that thrill-seekers can't afford to miss. From what he calls "zip lines on steroids" in Boulder City, Nev., to a 16-second freefall in Las Vegas, watch as the comedian runs through his favorite extreme picks of the season in the video below:
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2010 | 9:13 am The Men of 'Jersey Shore' Unknowingly Cover Newspaper's 'Queer Issue'The guys of MTV's "Jersey Shore" were thrilled when New York City's Village Voice newspaper asked them to pose in all their muscled glory for the cover, but they were not told the shoot was for the paper's annual "Queer Issue," the New York Post reported Wednesday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2010 | 9:11 am 'Broke' Tiki Barber Can't Afford Divorce Settlement After Alleged Affair With NBC InternTroubled former New York Giants superstar Tiki Barber claims he is broke and unable to pay the divorce settlement demanded by the mother of his four children after he was axed from NBC's "Today" show, the New York Post reported Wednesday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2010 | 8:44 am Country star Kellie Pickler engagedFor Kellie Pickler, June 15 has long been "sad and hard for me," as it is the birthday of her late grandmother, Faye Pickler.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 23 Jun 2010 | 8:37 am Actress Kathryn Erbe's Alleged Stalker Now Facing Federal ChargesAccording to a criminal complaint, Charles Nagel twice showed up at filming for the show and sent letters and other messages to Erbe.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2010 | 8:13 am Sneak Peek: Adriana Lima on 'V'The VS model positions the "V" magazine logo just right...
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2010 | 7:51 am Then/Now: The Cast of 'Party of Five'The '90s drama has been off the air for nearly a decade, so how's the cast doing?
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jun 2010 | 7:01 am Colour lights up Milan men's catwalks (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 23 Jun 2010 | 5:36 am Spyglass in Lion's den?Front Page: Berber, Birnbaum make presentation to MGM -- Word that Spyglass Entertainment has entered the Lion's den and is in the lead to run beleaguered MGM was met with skepticism Tuesday, with insiders across Hollywood saying a deal is a long way from closing.
Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 23 Jun 2010 | 4:00 am
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