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Where Gibson tapes circulate online, jokes followSince the celebrity website RadarOnline.com gradually released recordings purportedly of Mel Gibson, the tapes have been used for comedy fodder across the Internet, inspiring remixes,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 22 Jul 2010 | 4:10 am Where Gibson tapes circulate online, jokes follow (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 22 Jul 2010 | 4:10 am Jolie forges female spy role in fortuitous "Salt" - Reuters
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 22 Jul 2010 | 4:08 am Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie settle privacy claimActors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have accepted undisclosed damages in London's High Court to settle a privacy claim against a British tabloid that had reported they were planning to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 22 Jul 2010 | 4:06 am Where Gibson tapes circulate online, jokes follow (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 22 Jul 2010 | 3:59 am Where Gibson Tapes Circulate Online, Jokes Follow - ABC News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 22 Jul 2010 | 3:52 am Will Christina Applegate get married now that she's pregnant? (photos) - Prime Writer News Network
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 22 Jul 2010 | 3:42 am Hearing set on restraining order against actor Mel GibsonA court hearing is set for Thursday morning on a restraining order that actor Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend filed against him, alleging that he struck her in the face.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 22 Jul 2010 | 3:40 am 'Mad' about one of ad men - Chicago Sun-Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 22 Jul 2010 | 3:00 am Inmates 'pissy' over Lindsay Lohan's 'special' jail perks like a TV and ... - New York Daily News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 22 Jul 2010 | 2:35 am Monaco: Prince Albert's wedding set for July 2011The royal palace in Monaco says Prince Albert II will tie the knot with his future bride in July 2011. Albert is engaged to Charlene Wittstock, a former Olympic swimmer from South...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 22 Jul 2010 | 2:31 am Jennifer Aniston launches fragrance; Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens step out - Dallas Morning News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 22 Jul 2010 | 1:34 am B'way to hold drive for sick 'Lion King' kid starThe cast and crew of Broadway's "The Lion King" are coming together for a bone marrow donor registration drive for an 11-year-old actress in the show. Shannon Tavarez should've been...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 22 Jul 2010 | 1:15 am Fans swarm San Diego as Comic-Con gets under way (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 22 Jul 2010 | 1:15 am Fans swarm San Diego as Comic-Con gets under wayMovie buffs, comic-book collectors, sci-fi fans and nerds and geeks of all stripes have taken over San Diego for Comic-Con, the city's annual pop culture convention. Now in its 41st...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 22 Jul 2010 | 1:14 am B'way to hold drive for sick 'Lion King' kid star (AP)AP - Eleven-year-old actress Shannon Tavarez should have been belting out songs in her starring role as Nala in Broadway's "The Lion King."Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 22 Jul 2010 | 1:07 am 'Jersey Shore' a Go - New York Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 22 Jul 2010 | 12:24 am Color Me Badd singer arrested for domestic abuse (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 22 Jul 2010 | 12:18 am Disney picks Pixar's brains for Muppets movieSAN DIEGO (Hollywood Reporter) - The Muppets are getting Pixar-lated.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 22 Jul 2010 | 12:10 am Industry Roundup: Halle Berry To Play An Agoraphobe Addicted To Shoes "Sole Sisters": Halle Berry will lead an ensemble cast in Shoe Addicts Anonymous, an adaptation of the bestseller by Beth Harbison. The comedy, directed by Paul Weiland (Made of Honor), follows the lives of four Chicago women from different ethnic backgrounds who are “shoe addicts who wear the same size.” They form a support group and become... wait for it... “sole sisters.” Berry plays an agoraphobe who is forced to make all of her footwear purchases online. Before you start groaning at the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants-ness of it all, note that the script is from the duo behind one of the true classics of the rom com genre: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. [Deadline] Another Feet-Related Project!: Dustin Lance Black (Milk) is set to write the screenplay for 20th Century Fox’s movie version of the story of the Barefoot Bandit, otherwise known as 18-year-old outlaw Colton Harris-Moore. David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express) is in final negotiations to direct. The film is based on a book proposal by Bob Friel, who profiled Harris-Moore recently in the magazine Outside. Harris-Moore - who has a “massive Facebook following” - was transported to Washington state Wednesday after he was arrested in the Bahamas on July 11. So if you're actor who can pass for 19 and you're 6'5", this is your lucky day! [Variety] Mary Mary: Sharon Stone has signed on to play the mother of Mary (Pixie Lott) in the Nativity comedy Sweet Baby Jesus. Adrien Brody is in final negotiations to play Joseph, Stone's husband, and Bette Midler will play an innkeeper in Bethlehem, Maryland, where the film is set. And yes, this is actually a movie that's happening and not an account of that fever dream you had a few years ago. [Deadline] Lonely Travelers: Gael Garcia Bernal (Y Tu Mama Tambien) is starring with Hani Furstenberg in The Loneliest Planet, an indie thriller directed by Julia Loktev. They’ll play a young couple hiking through Georgia (the country in Europe) where their “relationship is tested in ways they never anticipated.” Sufficiently vague and spooky! [Deadline] Brotherly Love: Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn (Revolutionary Road), Shirley Knight and Janet Montgomery (Black Swan) have signed on to join the cast of the indie comedy My Idiot Brother. The film, currently shooting in New York, stars Paul Rudd as a “man who upends the lives of his three ambitious sisters,” played by Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer. Knight will play Rudd’s mother and Hahn his ex-girlfriend. Dancy will play a friend of one of Rudd’s sisters, and Montgomery an “aristocratic Brit.” Who knows what Montgomery's character has to do with the plot, but sounds like a fun part! [Variety] Beatty's Break: Twelve-year-old Australian actress Jordana Beatty has scored the lead role in the family film Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer. John Schultz (Aliens in the Attic) is directing the film, based on the children’s book series. Beatty appeared in Superman Returns, but this is her first major film role. "Jordana is a talented young actress whose natural enthusiasm, humor and charistmatic charm make her the perfect Judy Moody," co-producer Sarah Siegel-Magness said. Good luck, Jordana; and let's cross our fingers you steer clear of the Lohan Trajectory as you progress in Hollywood. [Variety] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: the industry, david gordon green, dustin lance black, gael garcia bernal, halle berry, hani furstenberg, hugh dancy, janet montgomery, jordana beatty, judy moody and the not bummer summer, kathryn hahn, movies, my idiot brother, paul weiland, sharon stone, shirley knight, shoe addicts anonymous, sweet baby jesus, the loneliest planet
Source: Vulture | 22 Jul 2010 | 12:02 am TOP CHEF RECAP: The Cold War, But More ImportantThis is a Recap of Top Chef D.C. (Season 7), Episode 6, entitled “Cold War”, originally airing July 21, 2010. The Recap is a good deal shorter than usual this week because I’m getting on a plane in like three minutes, but hopefully I can convey the totality and nuance of this basic-cable reality cooking competition in less than 3600 words. Gonna be tough.
It’s “Cold War” week on Top Chef! Time to prepare some food that’s cold and/or devastatingly nuclear. For this week’s Quickfire, the contestants must choose an unusual protein, much like Senators in Washington D.C. must sometimes work with unusual lobbyists whose bodies are made up of strands of protein. The contestants draw knives to determine a protein draft order, and Alex quickly snags fois gras, then other chefs snag boar, rattlesnake, llama, alligator, ostrich, and more, then the Raiders draft an unproven protein with a fast 40 time way too early, and finally Angelo gets stuck with duck testicles. Which sounds like an expression that means “getting stuck with the last thing,” but in this case it’s also literally true. On the plus side, the presence of duck testicles gives us an excuse to watch one of my favorite Louis C.K. bits: When life gives Angelo testicles, he decides to make testicleaid, and begins preparing a “Testicle Marshmallow,” an extremely delicate dish that shares its name with an unfortunate summer camp prank. After the jump, the TWIST OF THE CENTURY of this Quickfire: Halfway through preparing their weird proteins, the chefs are instructed to suddenly take over the dish to their left, because if you want to be a great chef, sometimes, when you’re in the middle of cooking a dish at your restaurant, someone’s gonna run in and force you to start cooking something you didn’t choose that’s already half-made. Why didn’t they just have the knives say a random protein on it, if they wanted to throw the chefs out of their comfort zones? Because in Washington D.C., food changes randomly, like DEMOCRACY. The Quickfire judge is Michelle Bernstein, a Miami chef whose presence instantly angers Andrea, because that town ain’t big enough for the both o’ them! Actually the town is very large and has several restaurants. I just Wikipedia’d Miami and it was like “Yeah two chefs can live here.” Wikipedia just spoke out loud to me calmly. It’s really useful. Is Michelle gonna be biased when she tastes Andrea’s dish? She puts it in her mouth and responds, “The flavors are beautiful, a little chewy.” DUNNNNNNNNNNN!!!! Wait, dunnnnnn? Why the evil music chime, the comment was totally reasonable. Andrea ends up in the bottom anyway, probably because of the dunnnnnnn. Kelly, Tamesha, and Amanda end up on top, with Kelly winning the Quickfire. She only wins immunity, though, cause this week is a “Low-Stakes 80s Crack Epidemic” Challenge. For the Elimination Challenge, the Chefs will be divided up into two teams — Team Lincoln and Team B — and will have to present a cold dish, because the Cold War happened and the president lives in Washington. The Chefs discuss their dishes on the U.S.S. Sequoia, of course:
At the table, the chefs rip on absolutely everything, criticizing dish after dish and instantly agreeing with each others’ criticisms with ravenous obviously-being-a-d*ck-ness. Tom recognizes the blatant gamesmanship, and calls them out when Angelo and Andrea both rip a dish for not being acidic enough, even though as Tom points out, it has tomato in it, and lemon shavings, and is floating in a barrel of hydrochloric acid. All five chefs unanimously vote Kevin as the Team A winner, and 4 out of 5 pick Kenny as the loser. When this occurs because they’re obviously trying to screw Kenny, I make my hand into an L for “lame” and point it at the screen. But the screen’s like, “doesn’t that mean loser?” And I’m like, “I’m trying to say you’re lame. There, I just said it. Sorry for the confusion.” Team A is just as ruthless when they’re dining, with Ed criticizing a rival’s beef by saying “I couldn’t taste the beef at all – it’s like that saying, where’s the beef?” Remember that commercial from eighty years ago? Ed does. He then describes scallops as being like that saying, “Tippecanoe and Tyler too scallops.” 4 out of chefs 5 pick Tiffany as the winner, and all 5 agree that Tamesha is on the bottom, meaning Tamesha has lost this week. Feel free to skip ahead fifteen minutes to when we are informed that Tamesha has lost this week. Oh, quick DVR-buster: Ed “used to bang Angelo’s girlfriend.” When she gave up and grabbed the nearest straight dude? I didn’t say that, someone else typed that on here. Can they please eliminate Ed or Stephen ASAP so I stop confusing them? (Racism!)
Kevin defeats Tiffany to win a trip to Hawaii! But he gets confused when he realizes the trip begins two episodes from now. Tamesha and Kenny stare down the judges for the final verdict, which will obviously be Tamesha. Tom says, “The Cold War has finally ended, and unfortunately, one of you has been Cuban Missle Crisised.” Padma says, “Tamesha, pack your Cuban Missle Crises and go.” Tamesha says “BLEEEEEEP! Cry.” Obviously Tamesha was gonna lose out of those two, but she’s still clearly a lot better than Amanda, Stephen, Kevin, Alex, Andrea, Ed, and Tiffany. But hey, them’s the Cold War breaks. Her ‘mentor’ Angelo flashes his most devious Iago smile:
One Cold War almost ended in nuclear holocaust. This latter-day Cold War ended with an overspiced rhubarb jus. Which one is worse? We will never ever know. Top Chef “Cold War” episode thoughts? Reactions to the Tamesha verdict? Amount of rivetedness by the Ed/Tiffany romance? Predictions for the next few episodes? Leave ‘em all in the comments. Source: Best Week Ever | 21 Jul 2010 | 11:50 pm Lost Kafka writings resurface, trapped in trial (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 21 Jul 2010 | 11:09 pm Buried Trailer Makes 94 Minutes In A Coffin Seem Not Too Bad Faced with the challenge of marketing a feature-length movie that takes place entirely inside a coffin, Lionsgate has done a pretty good job of making Buried not look totally claustrophobia-inducing! Similar in aesthetic to the Hitchcockian posters for the film released earlier this summer, the full trailer promises a suspenseful ride (erm, “ride” in the metaphoric sense) as Ryan Reynolds attempts to telephone his way out of a coffin. The smattering of pull quotes indicate that the critics apparently had a good time... and hey, if you’re gonna spend 94 minutes in a coffin with someone, Ryan Reynolds ain’t the worst you could do. Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: trailer mix, buried, movies, ryan reynolds, video
Source: Vulture | 21 Jul 2010 | 11:04 pm Color Me Badd singer arrested for domestic abuseAuthorities say a singer with the 1990s R&B band Color Me Badd has been arrested in Hawaii following a fight with his wife. Honolulu police say 40-year-old Bryan Abrams was arrested...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 21 Jul 2010 | 11:02 pm World Series-Winning Yankees Manager Ralph Houk Dies Houk, a third-string catcher for the Yankees who went on to win two World Series championships and three straight American League pennants as the manager of the team, died Wednesday at the age of 90. Houk took over the manager’s job in October 1960 and went on to manage the Yankees, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox over the subsequent 20 years, “building the morale and confidence of his players with an optimistic outlook and a refusal to criticize them publicly,” as the Times puts it. In addition to his legacy in baseball, Houk was also an armored corps officer in World War II, earning the Silver Star. [NYT] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: sad things, new york yankees, sports
Source: Daily Intel | 21 Jul 2010 | 10:59 pm North Korea to stage massive dance spectacleNorth Korea will stage its massive dance-and-tumbling extravaganza known as the Arirang Festival next month, apparently cranking up its domestic propaganda efforts as tensions linger over...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 21 Jul 2010 | 10:56 pm Last Night on Late Night: Bill Murray Takes a Dip in One of The City's Dumpster Pool on Letterman One of David Letterman's favorite things to goof on this summer has been Mayor Bloomberg's plan to introduce Brooklyn's famous dumpster pools to the island of Manhattan and last night the Late Show host got Bill Murray to dive into a mock version of the urban swimming hole that was set up outside the Ed Sullivan Theater. The stunt was meant to make fun of Bloomberg's idea but I'll bet the whole thing looked like a dream to all those air conditioner-less New Yorkers watching at home. Up next on The Tonight Show, Chelsea Handler explains why she doesn't like Mormons and Jimmy Kimmel Live features Adam Carolla describing how he's going to find out what kind of drunks his children will grow up to be. Last but not least, Craig Ferguson discovers that Ted Danson is no fan of pal Larry David's latest season of Curb Your Enthusiasm on The Late Late Show. Watch our compilation to see what you missed. Read more posts by Dorsey Shaw Filed Under: last night on late night, adam carolla, bill murray, chelsea handler, ted danson
Source: Vulture | 21 Jul 2010 | 10:56 pm Chelsea Chats With Jay About Her New Guy's Snake One thing's for sure: You know you're in for some uncomfortable laughs whenever Chelsea Handler is a featured guest on The Tonight Show.
Wednesday was no exception, with Jay Leno...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 21 Jul 2010 | 10:19 pm Foxy Brown arrested in NY over order of protection (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 21 Jul 2010 | 10:11 pm Film executives scoff at notion of "3D fatigue" (Reuters)Reuters - The sky isn't falling, but ticket sales for 3D movies may be finding their natural water level.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 21 Jul 2010 | 10:06 pm Sherrod case shows power of conservative media (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 21 Jul 2010 | 9:51 pm Full-Body Scans Finally Coming To New York JFK and La Guardia will soon be outfitted with the much-debated body image scanners, which will display 3-D (!) images of passengers’ naked bodies. The machines will be set up in the “coming months,” and will screen travelers “quickly, and without physical contact.” The TSA says the employees who lead you through the machines will not be the ones examining your 3-D nude selves (though they'll presumably still be permitted to grope you as they see fit), and it ensures the images will be deleted from the agency’s computers as soon as they've been viewed. Riiiiight... let the countdown 'til the first celeb nudie pic is leaked begin! NY airports to be X-rayted [NYP] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: full body scans, air travel, airport security, important debates, tsa, x-rays
Source: Daily Intel | 21 Jul 2010 | 9:39 pm Clarification: Soup Nazi storyIn a July 20 story, The Associated Press reported about the reopening of the store that inspired the Soup Nazi episode on "Seinfeld." The story said the store charges $20 for an extra-largeSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 21 Jul 2010 | 9:38 pm Actors want money from "America's Most Wanted"LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Has any "America's Most Wanted" viewer ever stopped to ask whether the actors portraying serial rapists and bank robbers studied Method? Probably not.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 21 Jul 2010 | 9:31 pm CBS Picks Up "Presumed Dead" Brett Ratner Pilot For Midseason The network has closed a deal on the Brett Ratner-directed pilot Chaos for a midseason 13-episode order. The CIA drama series had been “presumed dead” three weeks ago when no agreement was reached between the studio (20th Century Fox) and the network after five weeks of negotiations, and the options on the actors were allowed to expire. But, improbably, the two sides struck a deal within the past three days, and were able to get all of the actors - including Freddy Rodriguez (Six Feet Under) Eric Close, James Murray, Tim Blake Nelson and Carmen Ejogo - back on board. [Deadline] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: chaos, brett ratner, cbs, freddy rodriguez, tv
Source: Vulture | 21 Jul 2010 | 9:13 pm Jerry Saltz’s Work of Art Recap: Suffer the Children This week’s Work of Art began with an evil fake-out. Simon surprised the artists while they were having breakfast, gleefully declaring in his punchy, high Swiss-European accent, “Today, artists, we are going to an amazing museum where some of the greatest artists in the world show their work.” (I can imagine Simon doing Burger King commercials: “Today, we are serving an ahhmazing Whopper!”). The artists all happily assumed they were going to a real museum like the Met or MoMA. Then Simon took them on the subway to SoHo (you can imagine this aristocratic peacock on the F train) and — d’oh! — the Children’s Museum of the Arts. I love children’s art and have nothing against the Children’s Museum. But honestly, I’ve never been there. I’m not sure I even knew it existed. But the artists couldn’t, of course, say, “You dick! Why’d you bring us here?” Simon first told them to sit at kiddie tables (which made me want to stage a rescue mission). I dreaded hearing him say the challenge was to “make something childlike.” (Everyone in the art world knows that trying to make art like a child is certain to result in phony work.) That was the fake-out. The challenge was actually to “create a work that is symbolic of the moment that your artistic expression began.” And it had to be done in one day, in the Children’s Museum, using only tools and supplies available there. That meant no knives and lots of pipe-cleaners. Miles said the challenge made him “want to throw up.” (I don’t remember hearing contestants say that on Top Chef.) Then he did what a lot of artists would do: He went pirate, saying, “You have to make the challenge work for your art, not the other way around.” He happily made a ho-hum duck tape grid he said he’d “made before.” Mark scowled, claiming “that’s cheating.” I just call it making your work. Mark, though, rose to the challenge with an intriguing book, a personal origin-tale by way of illuminated manuscripts and Dr. Seuss (nice job, Mark). As usual Abdi made something with a super-hero — only this time it looked like a loose watercolor, and I liked it. Evidently, however, Simon said something to make him start over, which resulted in boring line drawings, inexplicably installed in a grid configuration. (Artists: hanging things in a grid is not actually a solution.) Nicole made a beautifully poetic piece dealing effectively with myth and memory, again showing how strong she is with materials. Jaclyn talked movingly about painful recollections of being alone, and tried to recreate them in a mundane drawing of a tree with some pipe-cleaners. The work died. Winner Peregrine’s glittery arrangement of unicorns and cigarettes atop a pedestal may have looked cute and kitschy on TV, but it created real pathos in person, tying together innocence, childhood, and the experience of death. It echoed Karen Kilimnik’s work too much, but it still made me think about how mine might be the last generation on earth that didn’t equate sex with death. As a judge I don’t get any back-story or real explanation of the work. I just see it, as is I do in my “real” job as a critic. Yet hearing Ryan talk about having “only $24.00 in the bank” and reminiscing about his Jehovah’s Witness mother and how he’s “an outcast” to his family at least helped me understand what he was trying to touch on in his work. He inhabits the fraught space between doing what you have to do and knowing you’ll be shunned by your loved ones for it. Had I judged Ryan only from watching the episode on TV, he wouldn’t have been sent home. I glimpsed Ryan’s inner temple and how work opened doors for him. But his work didn’t open doors for me. Most art has to function autonomously; an artist has to be able to embed thought and emotion into material. Ryan’s work didn’t communicate his intended content on its own. Jaclyn’s half-baked pipe-cleaner thing and Abdi’s simplistic graphic-grid should have gotten one of them sent home. But both of them had made positive impressions on the judges in previous weeks. Not to make this more depressing, but had Jeanne not been in Europe the week this episode was shot, I imagine that Ryan might have been spared. She always spots things in his work to like. In the end he said he was “shocked and surprised” to be leaving. He was right to be. He could have stayed. And he also got it right when he sighed, “At least now I’ll be able to make my own work without having to explain it to anyone.” I’ll be looking for you, pirate Ryan. Read more posts by Jerry Saltz Filed Under: overnights, recaps, tv, work of art
Source: Vulture | 21 Jul 2010 | 9:00 pm Man arrested in terrorist case was 'South Park' protester - Washington Post
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 Jul 2010 | 8:55 pm CBS Cancels The Bridge After Just Three Episodes Wow! It turns out that a scripted show can get too low a rating to survive in the summer: Vulture has learned that after airing just three episodes, CBS has decided to pull the plug on Canadian cop show The Bridge, effective immediately. The import was buried on Saturday night, and virtually nobody watched: Last week's episode was seen by just 2.8 million viewers, with only 426,000 of those viewers under 50. In that young demo, that's fewer than who watched repeats of the long-canceled CBS drama Moonlight on the CW last week. So even though CBS paid very little for The Bridge — less than $500,000 an episode, per industry estimates — the network decided that airing repeats of other CBS crime shows (starting with Cold Case this week) would make more sense. Read more posts by Josef Adalian Filed Under: exclusive, cbs, the bridge, the industry, tv
Source: Vulture | 21 Jul 2010 | 8:40 pm Mel Gibson Extortion Case Hanging on a Text? When will these famous types learn that no good comes from texting?!
With L.A. County Sheriff's officials agreeing to look into Mel Gibson's accusation that Oksana Grigorieva...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 21 Jul 2010 | 8:31 pm Oil Companies Aiming To Impress Public, White House With "Rapid Response System" Hoping to “restore public confidence in the industry,” four of the world’s biggest oil companies have united, pledging to commit a total of $1 billion to the formation of a “rapid-response system” to combat future deepwater oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico. The voluntary effort will see the construction of a set of “modular containment equipment” - including underwater systems and pipelines - ready for emergency use. Once it’s been assembled, the system will be able to handle spills in water as deep as 10,000 feet and capture up to 100,000 barrels of oil per day. The four companies - Exxon Mobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Royal Dutch Shell - will each pony up $250 million for the initiative, which will take six months to get in place. Exxon Vice President of Engineering Sara Ortwein explained, putting it mildly to say the least: “One thing that has become clear is that we need to have a system that is flexible, adaptable and available for rapid response.” Though the Times notes this seems primarily a play “to persuade the Obama administration to lift a temporary ban on deepwater drilling,” at least they’re doing something to ensure this kind of disaster never happens again. 4 Oil Firms Commit $1 Billion for Gulf Rapid-Response Plan [NYT] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: cleaning up, chevron, conocophillips, exxon mobil, oil spill, royal dutch shell
Source: Daily Intel | 21 Jul 2010 | 8:04 pm Foxy Brown Busted for Lacking Restraint Here's hoping Foxy Brown knew that she didn't need to be arrested this week to be a contender in our Miss Behind-Bars Pageant.
While it was her previous stint in the pokey that...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 21 Jul 2010 | 8:00 pm Foxy Brown Arrested After Altercation With Neighbor The rapper was arrested in Brooklyn Wednesday night for violating a protective order after a run-in with her “old nemesis and neighbor” Arlene Raymond. A Post source claims “they were getting into each other’s face,” with Brown reportedly snapping “What are you looking at — what’s your problem?” Brown has been released on $50,000 bail and her manager says the charges are false. The history between these two dates back to the summer of 2007 when Brown was accused of hitting Raymond with her Blackberry - knocking one of her teeth loose - when Raymond was playing her car stereo too loud. Why these two haven't been recruited for some kind of reality show is truly a mystery. [NYP] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: foxy brown,
Source: Vulture | 21 Jul 2010 | 7:42 pm Chelsea Handler Takes On Jennifer Love Hewitt's Client List Chelsea Handler catches her Lately staff enjoying the cinematic art known as Lifetime movies. More precisely: Jennifer Love Hewitt's new melodrama The Client List, in which the former Ghost...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 21 Jul 2010 | 7:30 pm Arnold Schwarzenegger Compares Oil Spill to Mel Gibson Speaking to a group of utility commissioners in Sacramento Wednesday, the Governator quipped that while BP seems to have (sort of) contained the leak, “no one has figured out how to contain Mel Gibson.” He then told the group to turn off their cell phones “because we are expecting a call from him.” [AP] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: arnold schwarzenegger, bp, mel gibson, oil spill
Source: Daily Intel | 21 Jul 2010 | 7:08 pm Coroner: Simon Monjack's death was similar to Murphy'sSimon Monjack's death two months ago was caused by acute pneumonia and severe anemia, according to a Los Angeles County coroner spokesman.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 21 Jul 2010 | 6:54 pm Bill O'Reilly Apologizes To Shirley Sherrod... Then Continues Criticizing Her Bill O'Reilly offered an apology to the fired USDA employee Wednesday night for having called for her resignation: “I owe Ms. Sherrod an apology for not doing my homework," he said. But after getting that out of the way, he went on the attack, responding to the report that Tom Vilsack, after finally making that apology, has offered Sherrod a different job with the USDA. He takes issue with Sherrod's referring to the white lawyer she sent the white farmer to as "one of his own"; he goes on to describe her as a "long-time liberal activist," citing her winning $300,000 "for her and her husband" when she sued the Department of Agriculture, and concluding she should not be "doing the people's business." Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: the post-racial world, bill o'reilly, politics, shirley sherrod, tom vilsack, usda, video
Source: Daily Intel | 21 Jul 2010 | 6:41 pm Man Who Threatened South Park Creators Arrested For Something Else The Islamic fundamentalist who threatened South Park’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone in April for mocking the Prophet Muhammad - which led Comedy Central to censor a subsequent episode - has been arrested on an unrelated terror charge. The affidavit only briefly mentions 20-year-old Zachary Chesser’s threat to Parker and Stone, in which he said they would “probably end up like Theo Van Gogh" (the filmmaker shot and stabbed to death in 2004 after he made a movie critical of the religion's treatment of women). It does include Chesser's admission, however, that his parents were no longer speaking to him because of the death threats they've received since the incident. 'South Park' critic faces unrelated terror charge [AP] Read more posts by Josh Duboff Filed Under: south park, comedy central, matt stone, terrorism, trey parker, tv
Source: Vulture | 21 Jul 2010 | 6:10 pm Schwarzenegger compares Mel Gibson to oil leak (AP)AP - The Terminator is taking a few shots at the Road Warrior.Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 21 Jul 2010 | 5:49 pm Hotness Update! More on Megan Fox, Eminem Video There's still no official word that Megan Fox is teaming up with Lost star Dominic Monaghan for the Eminem and Rihanna music video, but whatever.
Sounds like it's pretty much a...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 21 Jul 2010 | 5:27 pm Facebook Creator Mark Zuckerberg to Get Yellow on The Simpsons A certain upcoming movie may think he's a creep, but Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will soon be known as something else: A guest voice on The Simpsons. Vulture has learned that Zuckerberg has taped an appearance for the upcoming season (number 22!), playing himself. In the episode, dubbed "Loan-A Lisa," Lisa decides to help fund Nelson's new bike company. While attending an entrepreneurs convention, the two encounter Zuckerberg, who reminds the kids just how many famous billionaires — including himself — have dropped out of school. The rest of the plot is a secret, but we're pretty sure Zuckerberg then steals their idea for the bike company and ends up making another billion dollars. Look for the episode to air as soon as October, perhaps just in time for the Oct. 1 release of The Social Network. Other confirmed guest stars for the new season include several Glee cast members and Flight of the Conchords for the season premiere; Daniel Radcliffe and Alyson Hannigan in the latest Treehouse of Horror; and Martha Stewart. Russell Brand has also been hyping the fact that he's been asked to lend his voice to an episode, though insiders tell us he hasn't yet done so. Read more posts by Josef Adalian Filed Under: the social network, mark zuckerberg, the industry, the simpsons, tv
Source: Vulture | 21 Jul 2010 | 5:00 pm Congratulations, Rick Ross: A Nation of Music Critics Loves You Now Teflon Don, the fourth album from Miami rapper Rick Ross, is currently enjoying an elite 83 Metacritic score. That includes raves from the New York Times (“establishes him as one of rap’s most potent and creative forces. He’s a ferocious character, an impressive rapper and, as heard on this strong album, a clever and loose thinker, willing to try out new poses”), the LA Times (“the album is beautifully constructed … a symphonic grandeur to match Ross’ elaborate delusions”) and EW (“every track … feel[s] like an epic”). (Also a fan: us). There are vocal detractors, of course, but as far as this type of thing can be accurately gauged, the critical consensus is this — Rick Ross is one of the best rappers working right now. How the hell did that happen? Travel back now to the far away land of the summer of 2006, when Ross’s first single “Hustlin’” was busy dominating the radio waves. (Has it been long enough? Are you ready to hear it again?) The latest wave of coke rap had hit the summer before, and the general critical point of view on Ross was that Def Jam was rushing out a quickie facsimile of its greatest coke-rap ambassador, Young Jeezy: another portly, stone-faced Southern rapper dedicated entirely to recounting his exploits in the drug trade. And besides, said the naysayers, the old lady from The Wedding Singer could have gone in over the Runner’s slick “Hustlin’” beat and it would’ve hit. Ross’s debut, Port of Miami, did not produce a successful second single and received largely middling reviews. Ross returned in March of 2008 with Trilla, and more focused fast-life rap. Reviews were again unkind (Metacritic: 60) and lead single “Speedin’” didn’t touch the success of “Hustlin’”, even though both had titles that were G-free gerunds. Then, a few months later, came the big scandal: the Smoking Gun outed Rick Ross as a — gasp — former corrections officer. Generally speaking, not a bad thing; for a dude who spends almost every second of his discography talking about selling drugs, potentially career-destroying. Only, strangely, it wasn’t: chalk it up to rap fans not liking 50 Cent, who single handedly dragged “Officer Ricky-gate” on and on, that much in 2008, or rap fans’ underappreciated ability to discern the difference between a character and a real person. (For more on Ross’s strange identity issues, read this). Either way, he bounced back nicely in 2009 with Deeper than Rap, and got his first groundswell of critical appreciation (Metacritic: 73). Those who couldn’t quite believe they were praising the music of Rick Ross tried to chalk it up to his beat selection, and it’s still a common mitigation tactic. (His beats are, in fact, almost always expensive sounding and great). But still — he was suddenly okay to like. And, finally, this week’s Teflon Don, and the complete critical bear-hug. So as he actually gotten better at rapping? Probably a bit, yeah. But his slow-boiling critical approval most likely has more to do with his consistency and the basic satisfying elements of his grandiose on-record persona and the care with which he executes the delivery of that persona. That is — he hasn’t actually changed all that much since Miami. And yet, as unlikely as it would seem in 2006, Rick Ross is now a critically acclaimed rapper. Congrats, sir. Now enjoy this video of Ross arriving at a strip club via helicopter: Read more posts by Amos Barshad Filed Under: rawse, music, rick ross
Source: Vulture | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:55 pm Prom Attendees Get Dolled Up, Mingle, Sniff, and Mount Each Other Just like humans at regular proms, the puppies at The Salty Paw's Puppy Prom awkwardly stood around for a while, nodding to Kid Cudi and stealing food, before proceeding to occasionally canoodle with one another: Erika Searl, Cubby’s owner, said she couldn’t tell whether Cubby and her 5-year-old Yorkie, Ginger, wanted to get dressed up. “But they had to,” said Searl, a Hell's Kitchen resident, “because it’s Puppy Prom!” 'Local Pooches Dress to the Nines for Downtown Puppy Prom' [DNA Info] Read more posts by Mike Vilensky Filed Under: puppies: they're just like us, animals, puppies!!!!!!!!!!!!, puppy prom
Source: Daily Intel | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:50 pm Review: Little happiness found in dark 'Wartime' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:46 pm First Look: Katy Perry Trades Clothes for a Cloud in This Teenage Dream A Teenage Dream, indeed.
Having already been named the hottest woman around by Maxim, Katy Perry has very little left to prove as far as sex appeal to the gents is...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:40 pm Mad Men’s Stars Broke Out the Party Dresses for the Big Premiere Janie Bryant, Christina Hendricks, and Elisabeth Moss. Mad Men's season-four premiere was last night, and the show's cast and crew naturally glammed up for the event. Costume designer Janie Bryant chose a sparkly gold minidress and strappy sandals, while Christina Hendricks wore a black-lace-turtleneck frock, and Elisabeth Moss donned a satiny green one-shoulder number with nude pumps. Which look do you like the best? Did the costume designer upstage the stars? Read more posts by Caitlin Petreycik Filed Under: look of the day, christina hendricks, elisabeth moss, janie bryant, mad men, mad men fashion
Source: The Cut | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:37 pm Salt Sequel? "Hopefully Within a Couple of Years," Says Director Who wants to see more Salt?
We know that Angelina Jolie's new kickass spy flick doesn't hit theaters until Friday, but don't be surprised if the studio announces plans for a...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:37 pm Will Don and Betty Reunite? Jon Hamm and Costars Dish on New Mad Men Season If you listen really closely, you can hear the click of a cigarette lighter as Don Draper prepares for a whole new undertaking. Season four. Finally. This Sunday. Boo-ya!
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Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:34 pm How Often Is Sex Not ‘Rape by Deception’? Lying about something. A Palestinian man was sentenced to eighteen months in prison in Israel this week for leading a Jewish woman to believe he was Jewish in order to sleep with her. His crime? "Rape by deception." As a judge explained, "If she hadn't thought the accused was a Jewish bachelor interested in a serious romantic relationship, she never would have cooperated." So watch out, guys who try to get laid by pretending to be wealthier, smarter, kinder, healthier, younger, older, more popular, more romantic, more important, less stingy, less bald, or less married than you actually are — i.e., everyone. [NYDN] Read more posts by Dan Amira Filed Under: sex in the city, israel, rape by deception, sex
Source: Daily Intel | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:33 pm Taylor Momsen: ‘I Think Firing My Stylist Has Allowed Me to Be More Free; I Was Getting Molded Into This Thing That Wasn’t Who I Am’ Taylor Momsen has defined her style pretty well for a girl who will turn just 17 in five days. It's easy to list her likes, her style signatures: underwear as outerwear, tiny dresses, eyeliner, dark lipstick, messy hair, eyeliner, and mascara and more mascara. But she tells MTV Style in new video interviews that describing her style is "the hardest question to answer." She says later, "I think firing my stylist has allowed me to be more free. I was getting molded into this thing that wasn’t who I am." She explains that she dresses for herself — not to be provocative — and looks at dressing her body like dressing her doll collection.
Taylor Momsen Describes Her Style [MTV Style] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: kids these days, taylor momsen, video
Source: The Cut | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:30 pm Which Newly Single Hottie Is Dressing Under the Influence? She played a popular rich kid on her hit TV series, but it seems this brunette babe also wishes she had a crack at being the head cheerleader! We're all for fun footwear, but wearing pom-poms...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:20 pm The Ad Maven Who Encourages Fellow New Yorkers to ‘Show Some Skin’ When our Video Look Book team stopped Lindsay Sue Johnson, a business-development associate at MediaCom who lives on the LES-Chinatown border, it was disgustingly hot out. (Still kinda is.) Johnson, who described her style as "feminine" and "flirty," says she subscribes to the "show-some-skin" sartorial school of thought during the hot summer months, but was surprisingly covered up herself. Watch the video to see her steamy-weather outfit, including a jacket and dress by Banana Republic, Marc by Marc Jacobs accessories, Topshop earrings, sky-blue nail polish, and a vintage purse with one foot in the grave. Read more posts by Beth Stebner Filed Under: video look book, banana republic, lindsay sue johnson, marc by marc jacobs, topshop, video
Source: The Cut | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:10 pm Kardashian Bikini War Update: Kourtney Kills It in Cabo On Monday, Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian heated up South Beach in smokin' string bikinis, while pics popped up of li'l sis Kendall Jenner rocking a swimsuit shoot of her...
Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:05 pm Robbing Banks With Bouquets: Ultimately Unsuccessful Edward Pemberton has been arrested after robbing two Chelsea banks by demanding money while holding flowers. Twice this tactic was weirdly successful, but it was the flowers that gave him away in the end, when cops fingerprinted the pink paper that had wrapped the chrysanthemums and baby's breaths, identified him, and found him in Bed-Stuy. He had fourteen previous arrests, mostly drug related. So maybe not a great catch, after all, despite the chivalry. [NYP] Read more posts by Mike Vilensky Filed Under: ballsy crime, burglars, crime, say it with flowers, the bouquet bandit
Source: Daily Intel | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:05 pm Jamie Dimon’s Chicago Home Contains Amazing Self-Portrait No, it's not traditional, but Jamie knows how handsome he is — he doesn't need to look at his pretty face every day, and really, this tells the whole story, doesn't it? The suit says "important businessman." The cuff links say "not afraid to express personal style." The folded arms say "confidence" and "leadership" and "this is a man who doesn't take any crap from anyone, POTUS included." Of course, personally we would have gone with this ... 
Read more posts by Jessica Pressler Filed Under: home decor, business, jamie dimon, real estate, white men with wings like angels
Source: Daily Intel | 21 Jul 2010 | 3:56 pm Review: 'Countdown' offers chilling nuke update (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 21 Jul 2010 | 3:55 pm See Freja Beha, Stella Tennant, and More Lovelies in the New Balenciaga Campaign The summer of Freja continues with the release of the fall 2010 Balenciaga campaign, in which the Danish beauty stars alongside Caroline Brasch-Nielsen, Stella Tennant, Meghan Collison, Mirte Maas, Valerija Kelava, and Kirsi Pyrhonen. Shot by Steven Meisel, the ads have a moody dark sunset theme about them. See the images in the slideshow. Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: campaign trail, balenciaga, designers, freja beha erichson, kirsi pyrhonen, meghan collison, mirte maas, slideshow, stella tennant, steven meisel, valerija kelava
Source: The Cut | 21 Jul 2010 | 3:55 pm Review: Zaniness rules in `Ramona and Beezus' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 21 Jul 2010 | 3:51 pm Michelle Obama Plays Baseball in White Jeans Michelle Obama wore white jeans, gray sneakers, and a printed blue-and-white cap-sleeve top to promote her "Let's Move" initiative at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday. Obviously she felt comfy enough in her outfit to attempt some fancy catching, but that was just the warm-up. Today the FLOTUS wore cropped black pants and an Orioles jersey to throw the first pitch at the Baltimore Orioles versus Tampa Bay Rays game. See both looks in the Michelle Obama Look Book. Read more posts by Caitlin Petreycik Filed Under: mobama watch, michelle obama, michelle obama fashion, the michelle obama look book
Source: The Cut | 21 Jul 2010 | 3:45 pm Tune In To BWE.tv Thu-Sun For The Only Comic-Con Coverage On The Internet!
So stick with BWE.tv all weekend for literally the only coverage of Comic-Con anywhere on the internet! That’s right, we are the only website covering it. Weird, right? Don’t even bother checking other sites this weekend because I’m positive. Well, I’m not positive we’re the only website covering it. Actually, the only other site I even checked was AskJeeves, and they don’t have anyone going. Well, Jeeves is going. But he’s not blogging about it. So I figured that didn’t count. And if Jeeves isn’t blogging about it, I doubt any pop culture / movies / tv sites would, so I’m just assuming we’re the only one. Fair, right? My point is, over the next four days, we’ll be posting exclusive Comic-Con news, pictures, badly Photoshopped jokes relating to said pictures, interviews, videos, and dozens of fake Batman 3 casting rumors that I deliberately make up to generate traffic. Also, tons of pics of me eating Mexican food with Deep Space Nine cast members, if that happens for some reason. So join me as I work overtime to cover, like, 12 of the 8,000,000,000 events all occurring at once. It’s gonna be a blast. Or, as SPIDER-MAN would say, “It’s gonna be a blast I’m Spider-Man!” Source: Best Week Ever | 21 Jul 2010 | 3:29 pm Who will be the 'Barefoot Bandit'?Hollywood producers couldn't have written Colton Harris-Moore's story better if they had dreamed it up themselves.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 21 Jul 2010 | 3:23 pm Sheriff to Investigate Oksana Grigorieva Over Extortion ClaimsSheriff's detectives in Los Angeles are checking extortion allegations against Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jul 2010 | 3:16 pm Sarah Palin reported doubtful on Bristol's marriage - Reuters
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 Jul 2010 | 3:15 pm Word of Mouth: Facing the Comic-Con crowd - Los Angeles Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 Jul 2010 | 3:13 pm Courtney Love Is Personal-Style Blogging to Counteract All the Bad Pictures of Her on the Internet Courtney Love recently launched her own personal-style blog, What Courtney Wore Today, in which, in the vein of Sea of Shoes or Fashion Toast, she chronicles what she wears every day. The blog is not authored entirely by Love; she sends pictures of her clothes to her co-bloggers, who go by L, T, and X, and they blog for her. (She knows who T and L are, but not who X is — she calls this a "social experiment.") Love told WWD she wanted to start the blog as a kind of campaign against all the bad pictures of her that pop up in a Courtney Love Google Image search.
Love particularly dislikes the first picture that comes up of her, in which her lips are chapped, or as she sees it, "It looked like I had a herpes breakout or something." More amazing quotes from this spectacular woman on her style history follow. On burning Marc Jacobs: “Marc sent me and Kurt [Cobain] his Perry Ellis grunge collection. Do you know what we did with it?” she asks, enunciating what came next. “We burned it. We were punkers — we didn’t like that kind of thing.” On her first interaction with couture — a floral, Empire-waist dress John Galliano gave her:
On the faux-Chanel couture dress she wore to Paris Hilton's birthday party in 2007:
On Birkin bags:
On how Lady Amanda Harlech convinced her to ditch her kooky look:
Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: cult of personality, amanda harlech, chanel, courtney love, designers, john galliano, karl lagerfeld, marc jacobs, perry ellis
Source: The Cut | 21 Jul 2010 | 3:05 pm Depressive Bernanke Brings Down Markets Ben Bernanke has always reminded us of Eeyore, Winnie the Pooh's donkey friend. He's got that grayish coloring, and those sleepy eyes, and he looks a bit patched together, as though he were lovingly restitched after being worn out by President Bush and the financial crisis. And then of course there's his view of the economy, which has been cloudy since the crash. Even on the rare occasions the Fed Chairman allows a bright note to sneak into his semiannual monetary policy report to Congress, he immediately tones it down, as though he doesn't want anyone to get too excited because there could be some kind of cataclysm any second now. That's what he did today. After cautiously noting, "My colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and I expect continued moderate growth, a gradual decline in the unemployment rate, and subdued inflation over the next several years," he went ahead and dropped this bomb:
After his remarks, the market tanked. But at least there hasn't been an earthquake. Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress [Federal Reserve] Read more posts by Jessica Pressler Filed Under: cautious pessimism, ben bernanke, business, economy, federal reserve, politics
Source: Daily Intel | 21 Jul 2010 | 2:55 pm Christina Hendricks Rocks Muted Cat Eyes; Smoking Linked to Acne MAKEUP • Christina Hendricks dusted her brown eye shadow into points, creating a softer take on the cat eye. [Girls in the Beauty Dept./Glamour] NAILS HOW-TO SKIN • According to a new study by the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, smoking is directly related to acne. [BellaSugar] Filed Under: beauty marks, beauty, beauty news, charice, christina hendricks, georgia-rose fairman, jennifer anniston, paul and joe
Source: The Cut | 21 Jul 2010 | 2:20 pm Interested to See How Britney’s Hair Is Doing? It's growing, but all the long strands hanging off her head are extensions, of course. In case you want to see what they look like at scalp level, StyleList has a very large picture. [StyleList] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: hairy situations, beauty, britney spears, hair
Source: The Cut | 21 Jul 2010 | 1:50 pm Betty White Launching Fashion Line For Chilly HomosexualsAre you a homosexual? Are you also a little bit cold right now? Are you constantly asking your domestic partner to turn the thermostat up during your Sex and the City marathons? Well have we got a solution for you!!
2010 Internet Sensation Betty White is debuting a clothing line of t’s and sweatshirts bearing her familiar face, scheduled to hit stores this August. And in typical The 88-year-old actress has her own collection of T-shirts and hoodies, hitting stores in August. All proceeds will benefit the Morris Animal Foundation, as well as the hundreds of thousands of Golden Girls fans who can finally get their Dorothy Zbornak silky flowing robesuits dry cleaned. [Photos via Splash News Online] Source: Best Week Ever | 21 Jul 2010 | 1:46 pm Actress Christina Applegate Is PregnantActress Christina Applegate is pregnant with her first child, People.com reported Wednesday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jul 2010 | 1:42 pm Baskin-Robbins Down To 26 Measly Flavors After Great Ice Cream Massacre of 2010
We need to band together to fight this cold-hearted decision made by corporate bureaucrats who only care about the bottom line. Don’t they understand that vanilla ice cream is little more than French Vanilla’s bitch? I, for one, am outraged. We need to take this issue to the STREETS, people! Then again, maybe I’ll just go to Haagen-Daas tonight instead. Or Ben and Jerry’s. Or Carvel. Or Cold Stone Creamery. Or Dairy Queen. Or, blech, Pinkberry. I’ll miss you, French Vanilla. Not as much as if they took away World Class Chocolate, mind you, but I’ll miss you all the same. Godspeed. [Thanks for the news, Grub Street. Psyche.] Source: Best Week Ever | 21 Jul 2010 | 1:40 pm The Christian Audigier Store in Nolita May Close Before you run singing and dancing down Lafayette Street, know that the paper over the windows of the Christian Audigier store in Nolita doesn't necessarily mean the store is closed. A woman who spoke to Racked New York on the phone when they called the store today said it was only closed temporarily for updating. But then she said the store "may or may not reopen." She sounds confused — which is how plenty of New Yorkers probably feel when they walk by that place on a normal non-paper-windowed day. [Racked NY] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: confused stores, christian audigier, store closings
Source: The Cut | 21 Jul 2010 | 1:30 pm Sex workers put on fashion show to fight AIDS (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 21 Jul 2010 | 1:13 pm Viacom Mogul Under Fire for Attempts to Reveal Reporter's SourceViacom chief Sumner Redstone is facing an embarrassing story about a voicemail message left to a reporter in an attempt to find out the source of a story.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jul 2010 | 12:57 pm Tomorrow’s Events and Sales: 50 Percent Off Amsale Gowns, 85 Percent Off at SajaEVENTS SALES • Bridal gowns from Amsale, Badgley Mischka, Lynn Lugo, and more are up to 50 percent off at the Wedding Library. Through 7/31. 43 E. 78th St., nr. Madison Ave. (212-327-0100); T–F (11–8), S (11–6). ENDING TOMORROW • Prices start at $70 at the Proenza Schouler resort and spring 2010 sample sale. 495 Broadway, nr. Broome St., eighth fl.; W–Th (9–6). • Find discounts on women’s clothing at Son of John’s sample sale. The signature sequin pocket tees are $10 to $20 (originally $120), tailored shorts are $20 to $40 (originally $200), and blazers are $50 (originally $325). 270 W. 38th St., nr. Eighth Ave., Ste. 704 (212-216-0602); W–Th (11–6). • Silk dresses are discounted at Thread Social’s sample sale. 26 W. 17th St., nr. Sixth Ave., Ste. 301 (212-414-8844); W–Th (9–8). Filed Under: fashion calendar, sales, shopping
Source: The Cut | 21 Jul 2010 | 12:45 pm 20 Swimsuit Photos From Florida Fashion WeekI’ve ripped on fashion shows a good deal over the past month — nothing personal, just, you’re a dude in a lion head — so in the interest of fairness, which is BWE’s #1 cornerstone value (besides clothed dogs), I present the following list as a testament to the fashion world’s not-always-totally-stupidness. Here, purely in the interest of diplomacy, are 25 Swimsuit Photos From Florida Fashion Week. See? I can compromise. 1.
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Source: Best Week Ever | 21 Jul 2010 | 12:11 pm Applegate expecting!Christina Applegate could soon be married with a child.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 21 Jul 2010 | 12:09 pm Buzz Aldrin Still Milkin’ That Moon Thing on “The Price is Right”Are you ready to have patriotic Made in America fireworks shoot out of every orifice of your body? (Ed. Note: We are always ready.) To celebrate the 41st Anniversary of the Moon Landing, everybody’s favorite astronaut/comedian Buzz Aldrin presented a very special space-themed Showcase to a lucky contestant in a Tito Jackson hat. And despite the fact that 88 percent of the audience figured it was just Bob Barker crashing the set for the umpteenth time, Aldrin makes for a pretty compelling game show host. Especially when it comes to giving away prized about space! Like… a GIANT SPACE SUIT. And a trip to Space Camp! **Sarcasm Aside, this is probably the best Showcase offering in Price is Right history. I’d wear the sh*t out of the Space Suit** Between this and his stellar performance on 30 Rock, allow us to be the first to say it…
Source: Best Week Ever | 21 Jul 2010 | 11:44 am Scene & Herd: More Fox411 Celebrity SightingsYour favorite stars out and about, shopping, styling and just being oh so fabulous.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jul 2010 | 11:27 am Carl Hiaasen provides more wacky fun in new novel (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 21 Jul 2010 | 10:59 am Lawsuit: Former 'House' Crew-Member Fired for Failing to Engage in Drugs, Sex on SetIn a lawsuit filed in L.A. County Superior Court, a former assistant prop master named Carl Jones claims he was fired from the show in March ... because he didn't go along with the "degenerate conduct" of his superiors.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jul 2010 | 10:34 am Enough with celebrity 'rehab-abuse'At some point, the "rush to rehab," reached the ridiculous. Does a week pass without some celebrity, politician or famous athlete heading to a rehabilitation treatment center? And often with the cameras rolling.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 21 Jul 2010 | 10:28 am Kidz Bop Covers “Telephone” For All the Baby Sluts Out ThereFor those who often wonder just what kind of music is played at your local European pedophile nightclub, the answer: Kidz Bop has covered Lady Gaga’s “Telephone.” And you wanna know what? It’s not bad. That means that it’s actually good. As in: I like it. My only issue with it is that the child forced to cover Beyonce’s part is sooooo white sounding. Also, the lack of a P*ssy Wagon really reminds me that kids have no idea what the hell is going on half the time. (Via Buzzfeed) Source: Best Week Ever | 21 Jul 2010 | 10:27 am Internet Being Internet: Pug Sings Batman ThemeI’ve made so many jokes about the internet never failing to constantly remind us it’s the internet, the giant stack of those jokes just toppled over and crushed my son, and someone took the video of that and posted it on the internet and it got a million views then someone took that video and remixed it with Kelsey Grammer falling and the remix got a million views. My point is, here’s a remix of the pug who says “Batman” singing the Batman theme song: (via Urlesque) Source: Best Week Ever | 21 Jul 2010 | 10:26 am This Guy Is Really Genuinely Good At Aerobics, The Best Among His PeersThere is no doubt that this man, Peter Dale, is amazing at aerobics. His compulsory kicks are flawless and his rhythm is awe inspiring. This following video of him doing an aerobics at the 1989 Crystal Light Aerobic Championship will absolutely captivate you. In fact, I will make you a multiple-view promise. I promise you will watch this video more than once. “The Crystal Light Aerobic Championship is the best aerobic championship because it’s considered the Olympics of aerobics and it makes me the best among my peers.” – Peter Dale
We all owe our lives to @gingerchildren for tweeting this. Source: Best Week Ever | 21 Jul 2010 | 9:49 am Morgan Freeman Goes Through the WormholeMorgan Freeman is not just about playing God in movies. The Oscar winner's curiosity in science led to his current project, narrating Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman (Wednesday, 10/9c, Science Channel), which explores the universe's greatest questions—like whether God exists.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jul 2010 | 9:38 am Jon Voight Gushes About Daughter Angelina Jolie: 'That's My Girl!'After many years estranged, it appears as though the father/daughter relationship between Jon Voight and Angelina Jolie is becoming stronger by the day. The veteran Hollywood actor/director was one of the first to arrive on the red carpet for the Hollywood premiere of Jolie’s new action blockbuster “Salt” on Monday night – and was the picture of a doting dad.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jul 2010 | 9:07 am Limited Time Offer: We Might Have Pizza!I stared at this sign in a deli window for a while yesterday, because I use my time well. Notice it doesn’t say a price, the “limited time offer” is just “Pizza Slice.” And it’s subject to availability, so they might not have it. But it’s definitely too good a deal not to advertise about:
I had some, obviously, because I enjoy pizza that’s really defensive before I’ve asked it a question. Then I took advantage of their Coke offer (Regular Coke Only, Limited Time Offer…) Source: Best Week Ever | 21 Jul 2010 | 8:57 am James scores victory in custody battleJesse James scored a victory in his custody battle with ex-wife Janine Lindemulder when a court ruled Tuesday he may take their 6-year-old daughter to Texas to a home near his other ex, Sandra Bullock.Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 21 Jul 2010 | 7:49 am The Lovely and Talented Christina HendricksThe 'Mad Men' beauty stuns at red carpet premiere.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jul 2010 | 7:26 am Why Did Michael Moore Take Someone Else's Story, Photos and Video and Post Them On His Website?The controversial filmmaker is stirring up a controversy of his own after he lifted an entire copyrighted news story and its accompanying video from the "Knoxville News Sentinel" website and re-posted it on MichaelMoore.com without the site’s permission.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Jul 2010 | 7:22 am Review: Great iPad games are worth the search (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 21 Jul 2010 | 4:21 am
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Are you sitting down? Baskin-Robbins, they of the famed 31 flavors, just announced that 
