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Newbie `Glee,' late-night shows add Emmy suspense (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 8 Jul 2010 | 3:54 am Newbie `Glee,' late-night shows add Emmy suspense (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 8 Jul 2010 | 3:54 am Turner oil breaks artist record - BBC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 8 Jul 2010 | 3:36 am Modest Cristiano Ronaldo names son Cristiano Ronaldo - Mirror.co.uk
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 8 Jul 2010 | 3:33 am Russian conductor facing sex charges leaves Thailand (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 8 Jul 2010 | 3:30 am Thais let Russian pianist leave after rape charge (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 8 Jul 2010 | 3:23 am Thais let Russian pianist leave after rape charge (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 8 Jul 2010 | 3:23 am For Lohan, the intense scrutiny is just beginning (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 8 Jul 2010 | 3:21 am For Lohan, the intense scrutiny is just beginning (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 8 Jul 2010 | 3:21 am Will Emmy nods be full of 'Glee'? - New York Daily News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 8 Jul 2010 | 2:32 am The Kids Are All Right - New York Daily News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 8 Jul 2010 | 2:32 am Molloy: Lindsay Lohan should drop 'poor me' act - New York Daily News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 8 Jul 2010 | 2:26 am CNN fires veteran editor for Mideast over Tweet (Reuters)Reuters - CNN has fired a senior editor for Middle East news after she published a Twitter message that said she respected a Lebanese Shi'ite cleric branded a terrorist by the United States, U.S. and British media said on Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 8 Jul 2010 | 2:09 am Why do studios keep losing lawsuits?LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Perhaps studio executives should start volunteering for jury service.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 8 Jul 2010 | 1:47 am Creative, fanciful couture at Franck Sorbier (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 8 Jul 2010 | 1:34 am Creative, fanciful couture at Franck SorbierFranck Sorbier proved that in couture, it's creativity and technical savoir faire _ and not deep pockets _ that really count. The veteran Frenchman's fall-winter 2011 show in a tiny hall...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 8 Jul 2010 | 1:34 am Bollywood's Bachchan back as 'Millionaire' hostBollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has announced his return as host of the Indian version of TV quiz "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?", 10 years after it helped revive his flagging...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 8 Jul 2010 | 1:18 am Haute Couture - Bijoux de Tete Show, Chaumet SalonsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 8 Jul 2010 | 12:59 am Reports: Pianist leaves Thailand after rape chargeAcclaimed pianist and conductor Mikhail Vasillievich Pletnev may have left Thailand days after he was charged with raping a teenage boy, his housekeeper and news reports said Thursday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 8 Jul 2010 | 12:57 am Bollywood tackles Maoist rebelsBollywood is taking another step away from its song and dance traditions to tackle more topical subjects, with the release this week of a film about the country's Maoist rebels. "Red...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 8 Jul 2010 | 12:18 am Industry Roundup: Ridley Scott To Team With DiCaprio On Wolf of Wall Street Wolf Men: Deadline is reporting that The Wolf of Wall Street - an adaptation of Jordan Belfort’s memoir which previously had Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio attached to it - is now back on, though with Ridley Scott in early discussions to direct DiCaprio. The script is from Terry Winter (The Sopranos) and follows a stockbroker (DiCaprio) supervising a group of brokers that used the dividends they made from "squeezing clients" to “live extravagantly"... until they were brought down by the feds. Wall Street flicks: so in right now. [Deadline] Fonda Goes French: Jane Fonda is starring in the French comedy Et si on vivait tous ensemble (And If We All Lived Together), her first French film since Jean-Luc Godard's Tout va bien in 1972. Fonda will play an American woman who’s lived in French for a long time and bonds with a young German ethnology student who is working on a thesis about the aging population. Uhh, because it's Jane Fonda, we'll let the bizarreness of this setup slide. [Variety] Jacob's A Bishop: Mark Pellegrino (Lost’s Jacob) has scored a leading role on SyFy’s Being Human, based on the British series about three “mismatched twenty-something roommates." Pellegrino will play Bishop, the “charismatic but menacing mentor” of vampire Aidan (Sam Witwer). No doubt Bishop will be countered with a repellent but nonthreatening mentor with dark hair. [Deadline] Year Of The Ratatat: Brooklyn-based instrumental electro duo Ratatat will be heading out on the road, playing a roster of North American club dates in September and the beginning of October, with things wrapping up October 9 at Terminal 5. [Pitchfork] Horsing Around: Band of Horses, behind new album Infinite Arms, will be spending their summer and fall touring four different continents. After playing shows in July in North America, the group will then head to Australia, Asia and Europe, before returning to North America for dates in September and October, all the while just racking up the frequent flyer points. [Pitchfork] Madsen Infected: Michael Madsen will star in the indie zombie film Infected about a father and son who have to fight a “deadly, rapidly spreading blood virus.” Lovely. [Variety] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: the industry, band of horses, being human, Et si on vivait tous ensemble, infected, jane fonda, jane kaczmarek, kim dickens, leonardo dicaprio, mark pellegrino, michael madsen, movies, music, ratatat, reviving ophelia, ridley scott, the wolf of wall street, tv
Source: Vulture | 7 Jul 2010 | 11:45 pm DQE - Jungle Book Makes the Journey From Far East to Far West - Korea to CanadaSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 7 Jul 2010 | 11:44 pm Zoe Saldana to strip for Calvin Klein - Monsters and Critics.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 7 Jul 2010 | 11:30 pm Lindsay Lohan's Nail Message Had "Nothing To Do With Court" In response to the picture that burned a hole in the internet Wednesday, Lohan took to her Twitter account to (sort of) refute the theory that the "fuck u" written on her middle fingernail was directed at Judge Ravel. LiLo tweeted the following Wednesday night to "liana_levi": "didn't we do our nails as a joke with our friend dc? it had nothing to do w/court.. it's an airbrush design from a stencil xx." Unfortunately for the world, Liana's Twitter account is private, so whether or not she has responded to Lohan remains a mystery. [Twitter] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: la vida lohan, celebrities, jail, lindsay lohan, twitter
Source: Daily Intel | 7 Jul 2010 | 11:12 pm Last Night on Late Night: Steven Carrell and Stephen Colbert Trade Insults on a Resurrected Even Stephven Steve Carrell forwent the expected promotion of Despicable Me during his appearance on The Cobert Report to dust off his and Colbert's classic Daily Show insult-fest, Even Stephven. The result was a great Dan in Real Life joke and the two ending things in tears, cursing "that asshole" Jon Stewart for holding them back while simultaneously launching their careers. Over at the current version of The Daily Show, Jon Oliver bemoans the the Queen of England's new frugal ways, and wrapping things up on The Tonight Show, Jay Leno kicks future jailbird Lindsay Lohan while she's down. Watch our compilation to see what you missed. Read more posts by Dorsey Shaw
Source: Vulture | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:46 pm Leno and Letterman Have Fallen On Tough Times Though the dust has settled in the Conan-Leno Late Night Wars, the sphere of late night has by no means become strife-free. Leno and Letterman have both suffered decreasing ratings, the Times' Bill Carter notes, Letterman’s at the lowest they've been since 1995. DVR is generally considered the main culprit for the dips, as adults are watching programs recorded earlier instead of tuning in for Leno's monologue "jokes" or Letterman's awkward interview banter. Though one exec says the “situation is bad, and it is going to get worse over the long haul,” Carter cautions declaring the Death of Late Night just yet, as ads are reportedly still selling briskly for Leno and Letterman's shows next fall. Meanwhile, one competitor who isn’t suffering as of late? Jimmy Kimmel. His Live - perhaps buoyed by an obsessive coverage of the Lost beat - is the only show "in the 11:30pm hour" to add viewers in the past year. Networks See Dip in Key Audiences for Late Shows [NYT] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: late shifting, david letterman, jay leno, jimmy kimmel, tv
Source: Vulture | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:32 pm Netanyahu Happy To Hold Peace Talks On Larry King The Israeli prime minister told King Wednesday night that he is ready and eager to “negotiate peace” and “resolve the conflict” with Palestine. King jumped on his claim and asked if Bibi would be down for holding peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Abbas on his show, an idea which Netanyahu seemed surprisingly enthusiastic about. Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: middle east peace, benjamin netanyahu, international intrigue, israel, larry king, palestine, video
Source: Daily Intel | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:11 pm America's Vampire Obsession Is Really Getting Out Of Hand In a trend that makes that Lady Gaga contact lens mimicry seem downright boring, teens have apparently begun - get ready for it - biting each other and exchanging blood, emulating the vampire romances depicted in Twilight, True Blood and The Vampire Diaries. Called “the modern day version of the hickey” by a CBS Medical correspondent, these “love bites” are described by high school sophomore Pao Hernandez, pretty creepily, as “a way to belong to somebody and check their territory.” According to Hernandez, couples at his school swap blood to “prove their passion” and they give each other bites to express affection. Understandably, the trend has parents, teachers and doctors “panicked,” according to the Daily News. Though this is definitely troublesome and bizarre, let’s take solace in both the fact that there's only one student cited in the story and that the teens aren't mimicking any of the way more insane sexual proclivities recently depicted on True Blood. Teenagers inspired by Twilight sink fangs into each other in new 'biting' trend, parents fear risks [NYDN] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: vampires, teenagers, the vampire diaries, true blood, twilight
Source: Vulture | 7 Jul 2010 | 9:42 pm Is Mel Gibson Still Welcome in Hollywood? So, Mel Gibson is up to two racist rants. What does this mean for his career?
—Paul R. via Facebook
In the days since we were treated to his latest screed—women and...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 7 Jul 2010 | 9:19 pm Lindsay Lohan's career not over yetLOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A Beverly Hills judge clearly has seen enough of the Lindsay Lohan downward spiral, sentencing the starlet to 90 days in jail on Tuesday for violating herSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 7 Jul 2010 | 9:16 pm A TV camera is protected with an umbrella at Soccer City stadium in SowetoA TV camera is protected with an umbrella at Soccer City stadium in Soweto, suburban Johannesburg. National broadcasters in Africa work with few resources. Radio and television networks from 41 countries...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 7 Jul 2010 | 9:06 pm A Soweto TV cameramenTheir studio sits just a few kilometres from Soccer City, where the World Cup final will be held, but Soweto TV's teams have yet to step inside after four weeks of competition. The media machine that powers...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 7 Jul 2010 | 9:06 pm Soweto TV, so close yet so far from W.Cup finalTheir studio sits just a few kilometres from Soccer City, where the World Cup final plays on Sunday, but Soweto TV's teams have yet to step inside after four weeks of competition. "It's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 7 Jul 2010 | 9:06 pm Jerry Saltz’s Work of Art Recap: Miles May Vary My heart sank at the beginning of this week’s episode, as Simon du Pury lead the remaining artists into a Park Avenue car dealership called “the Audi Forum.” (Excuse me: forum?) My cheese-ball meter spiked: I dreaded that he’d tell the crew that their next challenge was to paint an Audi. Artists like Warhol and Lichtenstein have painted cars, but it always comes off hokey. Then, as with many things about this curious show, just as I thought it would zig, it zagged. This week’s challenge? Make art “based on your Audi experience.” This was so opened-ended that it seemed to allow the artists to do whatever they wanted, and not be constricted by conceptual parameters. (The artists are forbidden to use video or the internet — something about copyrights, I think.) Miles immediately curled up on a couch and went to sleep. Perhaps this was his way of showing that sometimes not thinking about a problem is a good way of solving it. Or maybe just saying “Who cares?” Erik — who’s actually very sweet, but has recently been cast as the bad guy — was heard grumbling that Miles is only playing “the tortured artist. He’s completely manipulative, an actor.” I couldn’t help but notice that this alpha-male comment came right after Erik spotted a flirtation between Nicole (who ended up making a really interesting bridge thing), and Miles. The ever-articulate Ryan looked over and said Miles and Nicole “look like a match made in Urban Outfitter’s heaven.” Miles: “If Nicole ever made a move on me the universe might implode.” I am not sure what this means, but I can tell you that a number of the men and women behind the scenes think Miles is a total dreamboat. With no nookie or flirting on our side of the camera, my inner alpha male keeps saying maybe he’s asexual and his eyes are puffy. (Wondering if the show had morphed into art school, I tried to find out if there was hanky-panky between the artists. From what I was able to glean, there was no hooking-up.) Back in the studio, Erik was heard yelling at Jaclyn because she didn’t give him credit for an idea he gave her last week. I got tons of angry email saying that Erik should have been given credit for that idea. I disagree. I don’t care where an artist gets an idea; I only care about what they do with it. All ideas come from somewhere. Speaking of which, Abdi made yet another annoying pop super-hero image. Ryan, meanwhile, sighed that he gets “more inspiration from seeing a homeless man vomit on himself than from nice luxury cars,” and admitted that he was “stuck in a rut.” This was so vulnerable I wanted to give him immunity right there. Unfortunately, his realist self-portrait as a cool driving dude made that unlikely. Mark’s grid painting was supposed to reflect “the light and vitality of the city” but only amounted to generic geometric hotel art. Erik’s brownish image of his girlfriend was touching but otherwise meh. I can’t even remember what Peregrine did, which may or may not be a good sign. Any of the three bottom artists — Ryan, Mark, and Jamie — could have been sent home, but the loser was Jamie. The other judges felt there was “no saving grace” to her pretty dancing girls. I understand, although I’d been pulling for her to rise above her Hallmark style and show us more complex combinations of color, surface, and material. She’s gone now, but if she ever incorporates these things into her Christian vision, she won’t be forgotten. The two artists who made the finals both deserved it. Miles made an elegant installation consisting of an almost abstract black-and-white screen-print of an empty doorway with two little wooden sculptural signs on either side of it. This showed him thinking between two and three dimensions, considering the placement and scale of objects, and trying to create a rhythm of the city. The other winner was Jaclyn, who has been widely ridiculed as a bodacious dimwit. Here she braved further branding as a bimbo by taking pictures of men staring her down at the Audi Forum, and then blotting out their faces with white paint. As guest judge Richard Phillips rightly said, Jaclyn “simultaneously negated and revealed the warping power of the male gaze.” I imagine she’ll still be widely attacked. As I watched the show this week, something unexpected kept happening. Even though I knew who won and lost, I was continually pulled in or surprised. Referring to the Audis in the showroom, Simon had said that we were “in the presence of a sophisticated vehicle.” That same though might apply to this format of reality TV. “Sophisticated” isn’t exactly the right word for it, but as annoying as Work of Art often is, it’s structured so that questions get raised, aesthetic judgments appear more open, and people actually get involved with a process as strange as making art. Or I’ve just been bamboozled by good old-fashioned American show biz. Read more posts by Jerry Saltz Filed Under: overnights, art, recaps, tv, work of art
Source: Vulture | 7 Jul 2010 | 9:01 pm LeBron James Flashback: "New York's a Great City" With less than 24 hours to go until LeBron James makes The Decision, I dug into the Lyons Den vault and found a Daily 10 interview I did with James and his high school teammates at the 2008...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 7 Jul 2010 | 8:30 pm Bin Laden's Former Cook, Bodyguard Admits To CrimesOsama Bin Laden’s former cook, driver and bodyguard has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and supporting terrorism. Ibrahim al-Qosi, a Sudanese man who was captured in Afghanistan about eight years ago and has been held in Guantanamo Bay since then, is scheduled for a August 9 hearing. His conviction is the first made by the military tribunals during the Obama administration. [NYDN] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: guantanamo bay, ibrahim al-qosi, osama bin laden, trerror trials
Source: Daily Intel | 7 Jul 2010 | 8:26 pm Don Johnson wins verdict in 'Nash Bridges' case (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 7 Jul 2010 | 8:06 pm Frances McDormand Heading to Broadway Perhaps to balance out her upcoming role in Transformers 3, Frances McDormand has added something arty to her schedule. The Oscar winner will return to Broadway in the world premiere production of Good People, a new play from Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole). McDormand will play a South Boston woman who has lost her job and takes up with an old fling. Good news for McDormand: the bar for Boston accents these days is pretty low! [Playbill] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: broadway, david lindsay-abaire, frances mcdormand, good people, theater
Source: Vulture | 7 Jul 2010 | 8:04 pm Czech film revisits communist secretsTAORMINA, Sicily (Hollywood Reporter) - The misdeeds of the communist era, chronicled so memorably in the Oscar-winning German film, "The Lives of Others," continue to stimulate gifted...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 7 Jul 2010 | 8:03 pm Port Authority Picks Durst To Build One World Trade Center In a decision that is sure to disappoint Fox News’ headline writers, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has selected family-run developer The Durst Organization to help build and manage the 1,776 foot tall skyscraper which will be the focal point of the redevelopment of Ground Zero. The company will invest at least $100 million to buy a stake in the World Trade Center tower, according to the Port Authority, which said it will take about a month to negotiate a final agreement with Durst. The organization, responsible for the new Bank of America tower in midtown, beat out Related Cos., the international development company which built the Time Warner Center. Durst Wins Battle for One World Trade Center [WSJ] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: real estate, durst, neighborhood news, one world trade center, related, world trade center
Source: Daily Intel | 7 Jul 2010 | 7:31 pm Lindsay Tested Positive for Amphetamines? No Problemo! There's a very good reason Lindsay Lohan recently tested positive for amphetamines and opiates.
And it has nothing to do with needing energy to go out at night.
According to...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 7 Jul 2010 | 7:02 pm "American Idol" Joins List of Shortened Summer Tours - ABC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 7 Jul 2010 | 6:49 pm Veteran CNN Editor Fired After Tweeting About Hezbollah Mentor CNN announced Wednesday it is removing Octavia Nasr, its senior editor for Middle Eastern affairs and a 20-year veteran of the network, after she posted a tweet in which she expressed her “respect” for Shiite cleric the Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, who died Sunday. Fadlallah was a frequent critic of Israel and the U.S., supporting suicide bombings against Israel’s civilians, and his teachings and writings influenced the founders of Hezbollah. After Nasr’s tweet - which said “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah … One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot” - supporters of Israel immediately declared their outrage, with one web site asking if Nasr was a “Hezbollah sympathizer.” CNN issued a statement Tuesday saying that the tweet represented an “error of judgment” on Nasr’s part, and that the network regretted “any offense her Twitter message caused.” Nasr deleted the tweet and also wrote a blog post Tuesday night in which she made clear that she did not support “Fadlallah’s life work.” Wednesday, however, CNN made the decision to fire Nasr: Parisa Khosravi, the senior vice president for CNN International Newsgathering, wrote in an internal memo, “At this point, we believe that [Nasr’s] credibility in her position as senior editor for Middle Eastern affairs has been compromised going forward.” CNN Drops Editor After Hezbollah Comments [Media Decoder/NYT] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: twitter, cnn, hezbollah, mohammed hussein fadlallah, octavia nasr
Source: Daily Intel | 7 Jul 2010 | 6:34 pm Despicable Pharrell on Smurfette: "I Dated Her" Pharrell's cartoon obsession was just the tip of the iceberg when the Despicable Me soundtrack composer came to visit Chelsea Lately. Other topics he discussed with Chelsea Handler include...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 7 Jul 2010 | 6:30 pm The naked and the dead at Paris couture (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 7 Jul 2010 | 6:28 pm Adjustment Bureau's Release Date Adjusted About two months after the (pretty awesome-looking) trailer was released, the Matt Damon-Emily Blunt sci-fi thriller The Adjustment Bureau - based on a Philip K. Dick story - has been pushed back from its prime September 17 release date to March 4, 2011. While this move takes the film out of contention for this year’s Oscars, perhaps it will provide box office dividends like those enjoyed this past February by the similarly bumped Shutter Island. [Coming Soon] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: the adjustment bureau, emily blunt, matt damon, movies, the industry
Source: Vulture | 7 Jul 2010 | 6:21 pm Adrien Brody: action star - Los Angeles Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 7 Jul 2010 | 6:09 pm Ringo celebrates birthday with `Peace' salute (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 7 Jul 2010 | 5:48 pm Ringo Starr -- "You Say it's Your Birthday" - CBS News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 7 Jul 2010 | 5:37 pm Levi Johnston apologizes to Palin familyLevi Johnston isn't just getting past his differences with Bristol Palin -- he's also hoping to make amends with her famous mom.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 7 Jul 2010 | 5:25 pm ABC Decides to Drop the Mockumentary Format from New Cop Show Detroit 1-8-7 Christopher Guest now has one fewer mockumentary to feel responsible for: While the pilot for ABC’s Detroit 1-8-7, an NYPD Blue-esque cop hour that debuts this fall, was shot in the very trendy fake-documentary style used by The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Modern Family, Vulture has learned that ABC has decided to nix that format and spend four days reshooting scenes on location in Detroit to remove all traces of it from the first episode. Now, the series, which stars Michael Imperioli, will center around cops, not Cops. The idea of dropping Detroit’s faux doc format was first brought up even before ABC officially ordered the show in May (though as recently as Tuesday, the network's online press materials still included the conceit in the show's description). ABC is also launching another mockumentary-style series in the fall — My Generation, a soapy relationship drama which revolves around a group of pals who've been harassed by documentary makers since they were high school seniors back in 2000 — so one wonders if the network decided that three such shows (counting Modern Family) might test viewers’s patience. Detroit executive producers Jason Richman and David Zabel, however, say that wasn’t the motivating reason for the decision. Zabel says that ABC nixed the doc style because the network “found the characters and the storytelling to be strong enough to not require the conceit, and they also were worried about distancing the audiences.” Also, ironically, a reality format could inhibit the reality of the show: Imperioli’s detective character is a hothead, and if he knew he was being documented, he might hold back his reactions to certain situations. And real life intruded in another way. In late May, Detroit mayor Dave Bing decided to ban camera crews from riding along with the city's police officers, following the death of a seven-year-old during a raid being filmed by A&E reality show The First 48. "We're trying to do a show that's realistic,” says Richman. “And we suddenly found ourselves with a premise that would no longer be viable.” Perhaps Scranton’s mayor could be convinced to pass a similar law; it could make for a graceful way to shut down The Office after Steve Carell leaves. Read more posts by Josef Adalian Filed Under: the industry, abc, detroit 1-8-7, tv
Source: Vulture | 7 Jul 2010 | 5:05 pm James Franco's Character on General Hospital Gets a First Name Breaking! James Franco's character on General Hospital, the artist cum serial killer previously known only as Franco, may have a first name: Bobby! Or at least, that's what the character's crazy mother—played by James Franco's real life, not crazy mother—called him at the very end of today's episode. While this will make distinguishing between the actor and the part he plays much easier, Bobby Franco really does not have the same commanding ring to it as Franco, just Franco does, now does it? Read more posts by Willa Paskin Filed Under: franco-phile, general hospital, james franco, soaps, tv
Source: Vulture | 7 Jul 2010 | 4:45 pm Sheryl Crow on adoption: 'Things always work out'It's summertime, and for rockin' mom Sheryl Crow, the living is busy!Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 7 Jul 2010 | 4:37 pm New Couture Shows From Paris: Chanel, Elie Saab, Jean Paul Gaultier, Valentino Elie Saab, Jean Paul Gaultier, Chanel. Day Three of Couture Fashion Week has come to a close. Surf the list of links below to get your fix of haute runway pics, backstage shots, accessories details, and live-action video. RUNWAY BACKSTAGE DETAILS Read more posts by Ashlea Halpern Filed Under: couture fashion week, armani prive, chanel, christian dior, designers, elie saab, jean paul gaultier, valentino
Source: The Cut | 7 Jul 2010 | 4:35 pm Harry Shum Jr. Introduces The League of Extraordinary Dancers A quasi-street-dance collective most famous for performing an interpretive dance at this year's Oscars — and having Glee’s Harry Shum Jr. as co-choreographer — the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers has now spawned a namesake series of episodic web shorts. Each one shows a step in "the Uprising," in which fictional members of the Legion discover their extraordinary dancing abilities. Yes, “extraordinary dancing abilities” was the important part of that sentence. The first episode, "The Tale of Trevor Drift" — which you can watch here — features a gravity-defying break routine. The second episode is almost entirely composed of what might be described as a roundhouse leap battle. Surprise: Narrative doesn't seem to be the LXD's strong suit. And Shum’s character, Elliot Hoo, while listed for episode one, hardly makes an appearance. We support Chu's ambition to create stars for all dance genres, and it's encouraging to see a cameo from the ever-hilarious Ryan Hansen. But to move beyond a glitzier So You Think You Can Dance, this series needs some credible drama. And maybe more Ryan Hansen. Read more posts by Rebecca Milzoff Filed Under: unforbidden dance, dance, harry shum jr., the league of extraordinary dancers
Source: Vulture | 7 Jul 2010 | 4:30 pm Big Boi pursuing solo successSixteen years ago, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton and his partner-in-rhyme, Andre "3000" Benjamin, single-handedly put Southern hip-hop on the map as the rap group OutKast with the debut of their album, "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik."Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 7 Jul 2010 | 4:29 pm Rumi ‘Fashion Toast’ Neely Overcome by Her Forever 21 Fame Personal-style blogger Rumi Neely, author and star of Fashion Toast, is the new face of Forever 21, just one of the forces behind the opening of the massive new Times Square store. She worked long and hard taking pictures of her outfits and posting them to her blog to attain true fame outside the small yet ravenous world of the fashion Internet, which is a rare thing. It's like she's won Miss Internet or something. She's beside herself with her newfound ubiquity and impact on normal people. She blogs: I came and I saw. Cannot even describe the specific kind of weird/awesome involved in seeing the Forever 21 campaign all over New York. As in watching the video loop in Times Square or rushing through the subway trying to not be late and pausing for a second to look at the poster or failing to hail a cab with my face on it. My favorite had to have been some guy who started mocking my shirt as I walked by ("Hey you missed the sixties by about 4 decades, honey") and then quickly did a double take...("Wait you're the girl in the Forever 21 video..?! You are, aren't you!"). So awkward. As for the situation in general...just unbelievable.
up high [Fashion Toast] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: may the toast be with you, fashion toast, forever 21, rumi neely
Source: The Cut | 7 Jul 2010 | 4:20 pm Vienna Girardi Emerges From Ugly Bachelor Breakup As The Silkwood Of Reality Dating ShowsSomething pretty amazing happened on television on Monday night. It wasn’t something that rattled the Celebrity Industrial Complex to its core, nor did it really move the ratings needle for the network that aired it. However, that doesn’t lessen the quote-unquote “importance” of Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi’s very ugly and very compelling televised breakup (the highlights of which can be seen in our short clip above). My interest in the matter isn’t because I cared about them as a couple, or even as people, really; rather, the fascination lies in the bold way that Vienna rebelled against the two-headed publicity machine of ABC and People magazine, along the way creating one of the most real moments that’s ever happened on a reality television dating show. I know that I’m not shattering any illusions of yours when I tell you that reality television is not real. After all, your freshman year Psych 101 course no doubt taught you all you need to know about the observer-expectancy effect. Still, producers of reality television shows — and, particularly, reality television dating shows — generally instruct the participants in such affairs to ignore the cameras and to avoid discussions of what will happen to them once they leave the artificial bubble that they live in during their time on camera. Specifically, in the case of both The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, viewers have never once seen a conversation between the contestants about whether or not they’ll be able to handle the pressures of transitioning from being a private figure to becoming a very public one, because the artifice of romance and courtship always trump the difficult and less TV-friendly realities of making a relationship work. In the case of Jake and Vienna, the mismatched couple from the most recent season of The Bachelor, the two have been the focus of tabloid speculation and skulduggery for the better part of the last six months, well before anyone (other than Reality Steve, that is) knew that they would even end up as a couple. In particular, Vienna has taken more than her fair share of abuse from the glossies, who have all the while painted her out to be a party girl whose sole goal is to become famous. Meanwhile, the terminally boring (and quite possibly psychotic) pilot Jake Pavelka has also been reveling in his newfound fame, using his Bachelor notoriety to erase his failed thespian past and land himself appearances on Dancing With The Stars and Drop Dead Diva. Anyone who watched the show knew that the couple probably wouldn’t make it all the way to the wedding aisle, but what they couldn’t have predicted is the way in which their televised breakup would shine a light on the way that the tabloid machine works. Most of the headlines about this incident yesterday centered around the derogatory and very surface-level things that Vienna and Jake said to each other (she called him a “fame whore,” he is “disgusted” by her). To me, though, there were far more interesting things at play. From the outset, Vienna showed surprising self-awareness about her position as a tabloid commodity when she called bullshit on host Chris Harrison’s hilarious assertion that her pairing with Jake was a “normal relationship” with her spot-on retort that “our relationship has been public, no matter how we broke up .. the world was going to want to know what happened.” She went on to add that “I haven’t had a voice [in the tabloids] this entire time,” which was her excuse for selling her story about the breakup to the B-list glossy Star for a reported sum of $90,000. This is where things really got fun to watch. Jake, who has gone to great lengths to portray himself on camera as a serene airplane pilot who loves long walks on the beach, started to snap in a manner that reminded me of the legendary Tom Cruise/Matt Lauer “glib” debate. He and Harrison teamed up to chastise Vienna for selling her story to the tabloids — in an amazing turn of unintentional transparency, he labeled her act as an “unauthorized interview” — but the surprisingly quick-witted Vienna didn’t buckle. Instead, she turned the tables on Jake, calling him out for running to the A-list glossy People to tell his side of the story (it is not known how much, if anything, he got paid). By exposing the behind-the-scenes deal that keeps the winners of The Bachelor franchise in bed with People and some of the smear tactics that Jake has employed to paint Vienna as a cheating whore in public, one could make the argument that Vienna has positioned herself as a modern day Silkwood of sorts (albeit one with fake boobs), a person crusading to expose the messy realities that the powerful gossip business desperately tries to keep secret. Even if Vienna didn’t have any of this explicitly in mind when she put Jake on blast during this special, and even if I abhor her attempts to smear Jake as gay on the web, I will always admire Vienna for bringing some much-needed transparency to the process of how gossip sausage gets made. Clearly, now that this couple has parted ways, there isn’t much that either can do to remain in the tabloid limelight, much less afloat in the entertainment industry. There are rumors that the two might appear together on the next edition of the Celebrity Apprentice, but that certainly seems like a long shot. With any luck, these two will soon fade into obscurity and go back to their old lives, the only public memory of them being the time that they (unwittingly?) helped to expose the artificiality at the surface of reality dating shows and the publicity machine that feeds off of it. Source: Best Week Ever | 7 Jul 2010 | 4:11 pm At Least This Heat Has Been Great for Retail Hollister. The Hollister store may have recently closed to treat a massive bedbug problem, but foot traffic was strong in the store on Saturday when it reopened. Because apparently the only thing worse than bedbugs is this awful heat wave, which sent customers — many of whom may have been unaware of the bedbug threat — into the cool breezes of air conditioning wafting from the vents, where bedbugs may still be crawling. (Hollister says the bugs are gone, but experts still strongly suggest caution while shopping there.) It begs an important question: Is the heat really worse than the possibility of catching bedbugs? Perhaps the steamy, record-breaking weather is preventing New York and its tourists from thinking clearly. Over the weekend, businesses in the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. experienced double-digit increases of seasonal purchases compared to the coldest 2009 period in a decade, according to Planalytics, which analyzes and publishes the weather’s impact on retail. While consumers on the West Coast were still waiting for summer to start and holding off on seasonal purchases, other shoppers were able to think about fall wardrobes and even boots — despite the heat.
Hot Times at Retail: Soaring Temps Drive Consumers to Stores [WWD] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: the heat, hollister, retail, shopping
Source: The Cut | 7 Jul 2010 | 4:05 pm Michael Lohan on Lindsay: "She's Got a Disease" Daddy Dearest believes he has the perfect prescription for Lindsay Lohan—and he says the judge got it wrong.
"It's not about incarceration, it's about...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 7 Jul 2010 | 4:03 pm City Finally Installs Crossing Signals on Park Avenue Above Grand Central Park Avenue is hard enough for pedestrians to cross with crossing signals. But for years, in the short stretch of just over ten blocks north of Grand Central Station, there haven't even been those to guide walkers across the wide boulevard. This results in a lot of unnecessary sprints in work pumps, or clustering in the middle of the road in the blistering heat. But no more! Three years ago, the city announced that at last, they would install crossing signals on these corners. And now it looks like they have: Though they're not yet functional, the above shot showing the new signals was snapped on Park and 53rd this afternoon. And by the way, the rumor that Park Avenue residents were too snooty to allow unsightly crossing signals is an urban legend: The real problem is that Park Avenue is built on top of a thin deck over the Metro-North Railroads, and engineers had to find a way to install the signals without puncturing through into the train tunnels. Read more posts by Chris Rovzar and Jillian Goodman Filed Under: neighborhood news, park avenue, traffic, upper east side
Source: Daily Intel | 7 Jul 2010 | 4:00 pm Rachel Dratch is pregnantLooks like Amy Poehler's baby-on-the-way will have a friend from the start: her former "Saturday Night Live" costar and friend, Rachel Dratch, is expecting her first child, PEOPLE has confirmed.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 7 Jul 2010 | 3:59 pm James PattersonUS thriller writer James Patterson, pictured in 2005, has become the first novelist to sell more than one million electronic books, according to his publisher, Hachette Book Group.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 7 Jul 2010 | 3:43 pm Deep Thoughts on Extreme Temperatures On the website of CBS 2 News, there is a poll that asks, "What's better: Sweltering heat or blistering cold?" At the moment, people prefer blistering cold 63 percent to 37 percent. Is that only because, after days of sweating and sticking to things we don't normally stick to, we can't imagine that being really cold could possibly be as uncomfortable? If the poll was taken in mid-January, would the results be reversed? Try to overcome your current heat-wave-influenced mindset and consider the same question: "What's better: Sweltering heat or blistering cold?" Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: important questions, heat wave
Source: Daily Intel | 7 Jul 2010 | 3:37 pm Michelle Obama Doubles Up on Shine Michelle Obama piled on the metallics for her visit to the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., today. She paired a shimmery floral skirt with a silver metallic belt, cropped white cardigan, and pink pumps. She also let her hair down after keeping it pulled tight all weekend, and topped off the ensemble with a double strand of pearls and glittery drop earrings. See the full look in the Michelle Obama Look Book. Read more posts by Caitlin Petreycik Filed Under: mobama watch, michelle obama, the michelle obama look book
Source: The Cut | 7 Jul 2010 | 3:35 pm Claire Danes Wears Neon Tiers Claire Danes attended a dinner celebrating the Valentino Garavani Archives in Versailles today wearing an appropriately fancy spring 2010 Valentino haute couture gown. Do the neon tiers bring tears to your eyes in a good or a bad way? Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: look of the day, claire danes, couture, spring 2010, valentino
Source: The Cut | 7 Jul 2010 | 3:20 pm Curses? American Idol's Bad Luck Extends to Tour As if slipping ratings and the loss of its top judge weren't bad enough, American Idol just got another dose of bad news. The Idol Live! tour is about to be idled much earlier than...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 7 Jul 2010 | 3:12 pm The Art Director Who Loves Prada, Dior, and Shrek Nail Polish In this week's Video Look Book, our camera crew caught art director Louise Sa on a "non-tight-pant day." She's wearing almost head-to-toe designer gear (Dior, Rick Owens, Prada, D&G), but it's her bright-blue nail polish, part of the Shrek line of O.P.I. colors, that really pops. Watch the video to see more of Sa's funky "Tribeca–Bed-Stuy" style. Read more posts by Jonah Green Filed Under: video look book, d&g, dior, louise sa, prada, rick owens, video
Source: The Cut | 7 Jul 2010 | 3:10 pm BREAKING: Alec Baldwin To Leave 30 Rock In 2012Alec Baldwin just announced that he will leave 30 Rock when his current contract expires in 2012. This news comes just a week after Steve Carell confirmed he will not be returning to The Office after this season, and just months after NBC and Conan O’Brien, had, well, [Flashback Montage] and now the Tonight Show is losing ratings ground to Nightline. Rather than elaborate on these points, I made this Photoshop:
The Baldwin announcement isn’t a surprise — it’s actually shocking he stuck around as long as he has, given the rumors of his departure back in Season 2 — but if he leaves 30 Rock, there’s no 30 Rock. I suppose they could bring in another veteran actor to play the ‘executive’ role, or shift Will Arnett over, but a Baldwin departure comboed with 2 more years of wear-and-tear on the series and the other cast members’ increasing abilities to land feature film roles basically spells an end to the 30 Rock after Season 6. All told, this is probably a healthy thing for the 30 Rock from a creative standpoint; I just don’t envy NBC executives in 2012 having to weigh the pros of cons of spinning off Law And Order into Chicago versus just cutting bait and airing color bars 6 nights a week. Source: Best Week Ever | 7 Jul 2010 | 3:06 pm Summer’s Best Accessory Doesn’t Cost a Penny Just some of the ribbon bracelets at the "I Wish Your Wish" exhibit. There's an ingeniously free way to decorate your wrists this season, and all it requires is stopping by the lobby of the New Museum of Contemporary Art, where Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander's Eu desejo o seu desejo / I Wish Your Wish (2003) exhibit is on display through September 19. The gallery walls are lined with thousands of silk ribbons in every shade of the rainbow; each is printed with one of 60 wishes ("I wish for peace in the Middle East," "I wish to be rid of irrational fears," etc.). These are real wishes, submitted by real people, and based off a reciprocal-wish practice at the church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim in Salvador, Brazil. It's chilling to behold so many unfulfilled sentiments, some selfish, some anything but. Anyway. Back to the superficial fashion angle: Museumgoers can pull a ribbon (or three) out of the wall, tie it around their wrist (the art handler on duty suggested using three knots), and then think positive thoughts. When the ribbon falls off, belief has it, the wish will be granted. Visitors are also encouraged to submit their own wishes, scrawled on museum-provided paper. Hundreds of wishes are gathered from the walls (and online) every day; at the end of the show, Neuenschwander will pick her favorites and feature them in a future exhibit. The competition is stiff, but hope springs eternal, right? While you're there, be sure to pop by the New Museum Store, home to some seriously covetable jewelry. On our radar: Hand-numbered, walnut-etched feather earrings and necklaces by Free Time Industries ($64-$128), and Apsaras Playground New York's limited-edition NEBURA necklaces, which feature a single dandelion seed suspended in resin. It's $80 for the tiny tube, which comes strung on a sterling silver chain, or $72 if you sign up for a New Museum membership. Read more posts by Ashlea Halpern Filed Under: freebies, apsaras playground new york, free time industries, i wish your wish, new museum, new museum of contemporary art, new museum store, rivane neuenschwander
Source: The Cut | 7 Jul 2010 | 3:05 pm Lindsay's Secret Message for Judge: A Fingernail F-BombUPDATE: Lindsay tweeted Wednesday to a pal: "didn't we do our nails as a joke with our friend dc? it had nothing to do w/court.. it's an airbrush design from a stencil...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 7 Jul 2010 | 2:56 pm Elle MacPherson Eats Powdered Rhino Horns; Iran Bans Mullets SKIN HAIR • Eighties hair icons AquaNet, Finesse, and Pantene are modernizing their images with revamped packaging and specialized formulas. [StyleList] NAILS MAKEUP • Chanel models walked the runway at the house's couture show sporting clean skin and cherry-red pouts, courtesy of Chanel lip liner in Carmin, topped with Chanel Rouge Coco lip color in Rivoli. [Beauty Counter/Style.com] Filed Under: beauty marks, aquanet, armani, chanel, elle macpherson, finesse, hair, lindsay lohan, nails, pantene, skin
Source: The Cut | 7 Jul 2010 | 2:50 pm Lobbyist Reminds Community Bankers Jamie Dimon Probably Won’t Call Them in the Morning Do not be swayed by their boyish smiles, their floppy hair, or the smooth promises that fall from their pillowy lips, Camden Fine, head of the Independent Community Bankers of America, told the group of 5,000 community lenders he represents, of the big banks that are trying to coerce them into helping derail financial regulation: “Do you really think Wall Street mega firms give a rat’s ass about small banks? Hell no. They only care about the credibility small banks can wield on Capitol Hill to get them out from under this rock.” [Bloomberg] Read more posts by Jessica Pressler Filed Under: just touch my cheek before you leave me, jamie dimon, jerry maguire moments
Source: Daily Intel | 7 Jul 2010 | 2:46 pm Lohan's future on hold until jail, rehab are done (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 7 Jul 2010 | 2:44 pm Watch Dita Von Teese’s Striptease From Jean Paul Gaultier’s Couture Show Jean Paul Gaultier presented yet another delightful couture show in Paris today, with models who wore elaborate headpieces and sauntered onto the runway smoking cigarettes from long, sexy holders. As always, Gaultier had plenty of fun with the clothes, too, embroidering Eiffel Towers into the backs of fishnet panty hose. One suit incorporated both a cone bra and patch of black mink on the back. And appropriately, with mermaids slowly rising in the world of fashion, Gaultier also showed "couture scuba" looks made from neoprene leather. He further explored this under-the-sea theme with awesome gold sequined bat-wing "manta ray" gowns — some of the most spectacular bat wings the runways have seen recently. That's exactly what the ocean is missing: gold sequin manta rays. Also, Dita Von Teese came onto the runway in the middle of the show and did a little striptease. See that and more in our video of the show. Paris Haute Couture: Jean Paul Gaultier autumn/winter 2010/11 collection [Telegraph UK] See a complete slideshow of Jean Paul Gaultier's Fall 2010 couture show. Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: stripping and sea creatures, couture, designers, dita von teese, fall 2011, jean paul gaultier, video
Source: The Cut | 7 Jul 2010 | 2:40 pm Tipper Gore Does Not See Al Gore As a Crazed Sex Poodle It's official Gore policy to deny any accusations of sexual misconduct and to do it through quotes from anonymous friends. So it should really come as no surprise that an anonymous Gore friend tells People that Tipper Gore doesn't believe that Al Gore is the crazed sex poodle that masseuse Molly Hagerty and this Taiwanese CGI re-creation would have us believe: "Tipper has known about these allegations since Al found out about them himself. She has known that massage has been very much a part of his health regimen for many, many, many years. She doesn't believe any of the allegations that this woman [Hagerty] is making and they played no role whatsoever in their decision to separate."
Tipper Gore Isn't Buying Masseuse's Story [People] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: the goreacle, al gore, sex scandals, sexy massages, tipper gore
Source: Daily Intel | 7 Jul 2010 | 2:31 pm Zoe Saldana Takes It Off for Calvin Klein Fresh off her star-making role in Avatar, actress Zoe Saldana has landed a major campaign for Calvin Klein Underwear.
(And you know what that means: sexy poses in skimpy...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 7 Jul 2010 | 2:23 pm Gallery: Ringo Starr's life in picturesSource: CNN.com - Entertainment | 7 Jul 2010 | 2:16 pm Is a Modern Family-Pretty Little Liars Crossover Seriously in the Works?! Spoiler Alert! We're about to reveal the biggest secret of the summer. Wait, not just of the summer—the biggest secret of the year! Ready? Sure you can handle the monumental dose of...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 7 Jul 2010 | 2:15 pm Hills Star Taking Over for Larry King? Now that MTV's reality series The Hills is finally coming to an end, is sliding into Larry King's interviewing chair next on the agenda for one of the show's stars?
Read on...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 7 Jul 2010 | 2:15 pm Zoe Saldana Is the New Face of Calvin Klein Underwear After hiring the curvy (well, according to the fashion industry) Lara Stone for its collection, denim, and beauty campaigns, Calvin Klein has hired actress Zoe Saldana to front its new underwear campaigns. Saldana's bosom replaces that of Eva Mendes, the last face of Calvin Klein Underwear. Saldana is certainly gorgeous, but hardly known for her curves. Zoe Saldana’s Sexy New Role: Calvin Klein Underwear Model! [StyleWatch/People] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: scantily clad hotties, advertising, calvin klein, campaign trail, designers, zoe saldana
Source: The Cut | 7 Jul 2010 | 2:10 pm Gallery: Celebrity mug shotsSource: CNN.com - Entertainment | 7 Jul 2010 | 2:08 pm Overconfidence, Entitlement in Twentysomethings Threatened by Great Recession Why are twentysomethings not finding jobs immediately after graduation? It's not just laziness, entitlement, lack of work experience, or the lure of pot and television like it was back in the olden days of the aughts. Nor can the blame be laid solely at the feet of coddling boomer parents who have instilled in their progeny a sense of zero urgency by paying their rent and cell-phone bills and stocking their cabinets with their favorite snacks well into adulthood. The thing that is truly inhibiting the potential of the most recent crop of college graduates is the recession. It has made the job market brutal for 24-year-olds like Scott Nicholson, a Colgate grad who turned down a $40,000-a-year job because it wasn't the exact position he wanted, and has since been forced to suffer a startling realization, one that his parents and the country had hoped he would never have to face: Sometimes, when you're an adult, you have to do things you don't want to do. A semi-repentant Scott tells the Times: “I don’t think I fully understood the severity of the situation I had graduated into,” he said, speaking in effect for an age group — the so-called millennials, 18 to 29 — whose unemployment rate of nearly 14 percent approaches the levels of that group in the Great Depression. And then he veered into the optimism that, polls show, is persistently, perhaps perversely, characteristic of millennials today. “I am absolutely certain that my job hunt will eventually pay off,” he said.
The Great Depression damaged the self-confidence of the young, and that is beginning to happen now, according to pollsters, sociologists and economists. Young men in particular lost a sense of direction, Glen H. Elder Jr., a sociologist at the University of North Carolina, found in his study, “Children of the Great Depression.” In some cases they were forced into work they did not want — the issue for Scott Nicholson.
American Dream Is Elusive for New Generation [NYT] Read more posts by Jessica Pressler Filed Under: the greatest depression, first-world problems, scott nicholson, the fate of humanity, the times, trends
Source: Daily Intel | 7 Jul 2010 | 1:43 pm MASH-UP: Double Rainbow Man Discovers ICPYou aren’t the only person blown away by the Insane Clown Posse “Miracles” video, Double Rainbow Guy. But you better wait until you come down a bit before you check out any f***in’ magnets: The universe truly is as mind-blowing as drunkenly stumbling upon a combination KFC/Taco Bell. Source: Best Week Ever | 7 Jul 2010 | 12:59 pm Then/Now Superheroes on TVThey used to kick butt, now where are they?
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jul 2010 | 12:35 pm Chanel Couture: The Lioness in Winter (Fashion Wire Daily)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 7 Jul 2010 | 12:25 pm OPEN THREAD: Re-Ranking The Pixar Films
In the comments, rank your Top 5 Pixar films in order. Elaboration is more than welcome. All the Pixar movies, for the record: Toy Story We’ll aggregate the rankings using our fingers and post the resulting 2010 BWE n’ Friends Pixar list tomorrow. And don’t pull the IMDB “Giving The Godfather 1 star to drag its rating down” move, just give us your favorites. After the jump, my own personal Top 5: My list, at least at this exact second: 5. Ratatouille Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo are both probably more fun to watch than Ratatouille, but the ending of Ratatouille made me happier than I’ve probably ever been in a movie, so it gets the nod. The Incredibles and TS3 (what I call it now, saving me DAYS of time) were both just super-watchable, with the latter having more than its fair share of well-earned touching moments, but the top spots go to WALL-E and Up for crushing my life on back to back summers, in the best possible way. Leave your own Top 5 in the comments, and don’t let me influence your decision. On this or any topic. Trust me, I know me. Source: Best Week Ever | 7 Jul 2010 | 12:01 pm Ridley Scott Helms YouTube Competition for Documentary - ABC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 7 Jul 2010 | 11:44 am Review: Big Boi cool, in control on latest disc (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 7 Jul 2010 | 11:35 am Norwegian chess prodigy turns to fashion catwalk (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 7 Jul 2010 | 11:32 am America: This Is (Not) Your LifeIf I could request one image to be saved in a time capsule so future generations of Cylons could see what the human race, specifically America, was once like, it would be this image:
This is Linda Bollea, ex-wife of Hulk Hogan, American Hero. Here she is pictured partying on her luxury yacht, named Alimoney. Get it, Alimoney? Yeah, me neither.
Apparently, more Alimoney less Aliproblems! I’m all for older women dating younger men (Is there a term for that?)! Let’s see what the happy couple looks like!:
It’s Hulk 2.0! Or does everyone in Southern Florida look like that? Sorry, that was racist. I don’t know. I take small comfort in the fact that people will always want to be super tan, super blonde, with huge boobs and with a ton of their ex husbands money. I crave consistency. So, thanks, Linda. You’re like my security blanket. Source: Best Week Ever | 7 Jul 2010 | 11:30 am Review: 'Despicable Me' is cool-looking but slight (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 7 Jul 2010 | 11:03 am Music Review: Kylie Minogue remains in fine form (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 7 Jul 2010 | 11:03 am Review: Too much technology bad for self, society (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 7 Jul 2010 | 11:00 am Frank Deford channels Nicholas Sparks in new novel (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:55 am Lindsay Lohan gets 90 days in jailActress Lindsay Lohan was ordered Tuesday to serve 90 days in jail for missing alcohol counseling sessions in violation of her probation.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:44 am Paris haute couture stitching up new markets (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:41 am Review: Stale `Crackdown 2' crashes to Earth (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:34 am `For the King' looks at plot against Bonaparte (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:28 am Lindsay Lohan Expresses Self Through Nail Art
Lindsay Lohan appeared very contrite, tearful, repentant, etc. in court whilst being sentenced to 90 days in jail. HOWEVER, her nails told a different story:
Oh no she didn’t!! Actually, I don’t think she’s being disrespectful, I think she just watched Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark and updated it for our times:
See?!! Same thing. She’s just really into the judge. Source: Best Week Ever | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:15 am All Of High Fashion Summed Up In One Photo
Chanel is really taking some risks at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week with this bold new Thundercats Orchestra Conductor line. On a related note, this whole world is stupid. Source: Best Week Ever | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:11 am Review: Fire dies down with 'Dragon Tattoo' sequel (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:08 am Fashionable dreams in Pakistan's turbulent Baluchistan (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:04 am Actor Anthony LaPagliaActor Anthony LaPaglia, pictured on April 2010, starred in "Balibo," the first feature film ever made in East Timor, premiered in Melbourne last July before an audience including East Timorese President...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:01 am Shirley Shackleton of Australia, and wife of late journalist Greg ShackletonShirley Shackleton of Australia, and wife of late journalist Greg Shackleton, attends a press conference in Jakarta. Shackleton who was allegedly killed by Indonesian forces in East Timor in 1975, is in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:01 am A scene from the banned film BaliboA scene from the banned film Balibo screened in a Jakarta cinema house in 2009. Shirley Shackleton, wife of late journalist Greg Shackleton, is in Jakarta to testify before a court that is hearing a petition...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 7 Jul 2010 | 10:01 am 'Star Wars' Actor Sues USA Network for 'Stealing' Show IdeaActor Hayden Christiansen of 'Star Wars' fame has accused the USA Network of stealing his idea for a television series.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jul 2010 | 9:33 am Germany Vs. Spain: Hot Alien Vs. El RubioI’m really into the World Cup because, surprise, the boys are cute. Also, I love soccer, but that’s besides the point. Yesterday’s game between the Netherlands and Uruguay was very exciting, especially towards the end, but I take HUGE offense to the fact that the Dutch coach was the hottest person on either team. Not OK, Netherlands/Uruguay. You should really reevaluate your team picking processes. Also, Uruguay, have more u’s in your name, I dare you. Anyway, today’s game is very exciting because Germany and Spain are just awash, awash I say, in cute players. Here are my choices for the two players to watch on both sides. And by watch, I mean literally just watch. Not to evaluate their play, even though they are both two of the best players on their teams, but just, you know, watch their faces. And the way they run. This is quickly turning into a Harloquin Romance blog. Anyway, I know this might not be the most popular choice aesthetically, but for your consideration on the German side I submit, Mesut Özil, AKA, Hot Alien:
I know. I KNOW. But just watch him and all of your concerns will melt away. Midfielder. Knows how to control play. WINK. It’s like how my friend said that the alien in District 9 was strangely sexy to her? I feel like I’m being too harsh, because he is a good looking person. He’s just not this:
This is Manuel Neuer, 1.9 meters, 24 years of age, goalkeeper. A man. But Özil is where it’s at. Trust. OK, on to Spain. As a qualifier, I’ll say that this guy can to questionable things with his hair. But so can every young European with millions of euros in the bank and soccer, hot women and designer jeans on the mind. So, I submit for your consideration, Fernando Torres:
Sa-woon. Blonde, Spanish, a striker. Knows how to put one in the net. There you go. There’s plenty of other eye candy for you, but these are my two favorites. And, since we’re basically best friends, I thought you’d probably think so too. So come over to my place around 2ish and we’ll play some Ouija Board, braid each other’s hair and watch the game. Source: Best Week Ever | 7 Jul 2010 | 9:30 am Magical Moments at "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" Premiere (Fashion Wire Daily)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 7 Jul 2010 | 9:23 am Amber Armani Privé (Fashion Wire Daily)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 7 Jul 2010 | 8:36 am Talking Jersey Shore Action FiguresI’m shocked it took until Season 2 of Jersey Shore before the characters were immortalized as Starting Lineup-style collectible figurines that talk, but as a wise man once said in Ghostbusters 2, “Better late than never.” Here’s talking The Situation, perpetually lifting his shirt and capable of saying “Here’s The Situation right here,” “Check out my abs,” and “Here’s The Situation right here, Cobra”:
Snooki and Pauly immortalized in the gallery below (I don’t see a duck phone accessory):
Source: Best Week Ever | 7 Jul 2010 | 8:25 am Celebs in the SlammerLindsay isn't the only celeb to be locked up, there are tons of others.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jul 2010 | 8:09 am Megan Fox’s Wedding As Narrated By A CrazyHere is the Entertainment Tonight report of Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green’s wedding. Let’s watch and then discuss: OK, everyone looks beautiful, rich people have amazing weddings, etc. Now that that’s out of the way, how craaaaazy is Samantha Harris’ voice? Why do they teach entertainment reporters to talk like intensely insane people? Does she talk like that all of the time, like, to her friends and family? And who edits these pieces? People who have not left editing booths since 1986? Star wipes! Cheesy music! Now watch it without looking at the images and you’ll see what I’m talking about with Samantha Harris’ voice. You really don’t have to watch it, as everything is minutely descibed. I wonder how many times it took her in the VO booth. “Crap! My voice didn’t dip low enough and then rise to emphasize the last word of the sentence! Again! Blaaaaarghghasdlfj!!!!!” (That last word is what crazy people say). AND WHERE THE EFF WAS MARY HART?? News doesn’t sleep, Mary Hart, and nor should you! I don’t! *Gun shot* Source: Best Week Ever | 7 Jul 2010 | 7:41 am Lindsay Lohan Shocked at Sentence, Career in TailspinNeither Lohan nor her pals thought she'd get anything more than a slap on the wrist.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jul 2010 | 7:40 am Lindsay Lohan Could End Up Serving Less Than a Week in Jail, Expert SaysParty pals Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie served a fraction of their jail sentences.
Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Jul 2010 | 7:06 am
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