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| Why Celebrity Op-Eds Suck |
[Saturday December 5 2009 ] |
Pretty much anything Bono or Sean Penn write is a festival of crap that would never be tolerated from another contributor. Even James Franco sounds like a moron in today's Wall Street Journal. Here's why:
Celebrities sell newspapers: which apparently makes it fine to abandon your journalistic standards and give them tacit copy approval to get their name on the cover. Here's what one copy editor, who wanted complete anonymity because everyone gets all angry where celebs are concerned, said of working on a rambling diatribe by a famous columnist for a British newspaper. When it came in it was semi-literate. And by 'semi-literate' I mean 'illiterate'. I went to the editor and told him I could have a crack at it, but it probably needed a rewrite. He said to run it as is, and that any changes — commas, tiny things — had to be approved by the guy's fucking agent.
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lol, I just like any article that takes the piss out of Bono in some way tbh
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| Tupac song selected for Vatican playlist |
[Saturday December 5 2009 ] |
(CNN) -- Music from late rapper Tupac Shakur has been included as part of the Vatican's official MySpace Music playlist.
The seat of the Catholic Church released a list of 12 songs onto the social networking Web site's streaming music service this week when the site launched in the United Kingdom.
Among selections from Mozart, Muse and Dame Shirley Bassey is the slain rapper's song "Changes," which was released two years after his shooting death on a greatest hits album in 1998.
"The genres are very different from each other, but all these artists share the aim to reach the heart of good minded people," the Vatican wrote on its official MySpace Music page.
As of Thursday night, "Changes" had been played more than 4.6 million times on the Web site.
The list was compiled by Father Giulio Neroni, artistic director of church publisher St Paul's Multimedia. He was also responsible for compiling the Vatican's recent Alma Mater album, which combined Gregorian chants and prayers with classical music and the voice of Pope Benedict XVI speaking in five languages.
Shakur, who spent time in prison for sexual assault, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Nevada in 1996.
The lyrics of "Changes" describe Shakur's desire to change a grim life of drugs, crime and violence on the streets.
Lyrics of the song, which is labeled as "explicit," include 'Is life worth living, should I blast myself?" "Give the crack to the kids, who the hell cares, one less hungry mouth on the welfare," and "My stomach hurts, so I'm looking for a purse to snatch."
At another point, Tupac sings: "Cause both black and white are smokin' crack tonight."
In contrast, the playlist also contains selections from the album "Music of the Vatican" such as "Advocata Nostra" and "Causa Nostrae Laetitiae."
Other contemporary tracks on the mix include Muse's "Uprising" from their new album "The Resistance" and "He Doesn't Know Why" by the folk group Fleet Foxes.
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| Miley Cyrus Tried to Underage Party in the U.S.A |
[Saturday December 5 2009 ] |
Miley Cyrus doesn't hear the word "no" very often -- but TMZ has learned that's exactly what she heard when she tried to get into a club in Miami Beach Wednesday night.
We spoke to multiple people connected to the 21-and-over Club LIV at the Fontainebleau hotel -- including a manager, an owner and a rep -- who all told us Miley and her posse showed up to party at the hotspot like they were adults.
They all told us Miley was turned away at the door because she obviously didn't meet the age requirement ... despite the fact that she has the voice of an 81-year-old chain smoker.
Miley's rep tells us this didn't happen ... even though it wouldn't be the 17-year-old singer's first time at a bar.
The photo of Miley we used for this post is of her leaving the Fontainebleau hotel on Thursday.
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| Is Hollywood Afraid To Let Women Be Physically Strong? |
[Saturday December 5 2009 ] |
By Courtney Young
A steady diet of fragile and passive female characters cannot buoy a woman’s self-esteem or build a girl’s confidence. Here, pop culture critic Courtney Young asks if what she identifies as Hollywood’s bias against women with muscles might also help create a climate of violence against women.
December 4, 2009
As I think retrospectively about this year in film, it’s safe to say that it has not been kind to women, particularly strong female characters. Instead, it seems an uphill battle just to get a studio to highlight a female actress. In June, Nia Vardalos’s wrote in the Huffington Post about presenting a script idea to a male studio exec who asked her to change the lead from a woman to a man. Asked why, he replied that women do not go to the movies—in Hollywood talk, there’s just no money in it.
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| JANUARY 2010 ELLE MAGAZINE |
[Friday December 4 2009 ] |
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I am wondering if anyone can help me sort this out. From what I've seen there are 3 editions of the January 2010 Elle magazine. One with Lady GaGa on the cover and two others will Britney on the cover.
According to MTV, the black and white cover will only go to subscribers. I haven't seen any January 2010 edition in stores yet, but does anyone know if the color cover of her will be in stores as well as the Lady GaGa copy? I want all 3 copies so I am trying to figure out how to get ahold of them since I don't have a subscription. I e-mailed Elle yesterday but haven't heard anything.
If anyone knows what's up, please let me know! I have a copy of almost every US magazine that Brit's been on the cover of and REALLY want both editions of this one! Thanks so much!!
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| Katie Holmes: Pucker Up |
[Saturday December 5 2009 ] |
Showing off her sense of humor, Katie Holmes was spotted making a variety of amusing faces while on break from filming scenes on the set of her latest movie, “The Romantics,” in Long Island, New York on Friday (December 4).
The “Mad Money” actress was dressed casually in a sweater teamed with a pair of “LOVE” sweatpants as she grabbed some fried potato snacks and tomato ketchup for a quick snack.
( Is this bitch forreal? )
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| Lady GaGa spotted in a pub in Blackpool UK 12/4 |
[Saturday December 5 2009 ] |
"Apparently she was really laid back and talkative, and the locals really liked her!" from the source, a friend sent them the picture.
She looks so tired, I like her hat and the long hair
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| Next time on Dollhouse... |
[Friday December 4 2009 ] |
Dollhouse 2x07 2x08 Preview
Loved tonight's crazy eps! What'd you think of the first of 3 Double Dollhouse Fridays ONTD?
BONUS: Dollhouse fans pooled some money together and sent the cast & crew "Thanks for the great show!" cakes, to keep their bellies full of love on their night shoot. Cast & crew, wonderful as they are, uploaded pics to Twitter.
( Maybe there'll be cake! )
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| New York Post:HIM returns with new single 'Heartkiller' |
[Saturday December 5 2009 ] |
It seems like forever since Finnish love metal band HIM has been heard from, but good news, Ville Valo and the guys are back and they're brought something concrete for fans to hold on to.
The band has just premiered its new single, "Heartkiller," on MySpace. Check it out here. It's wee bit of a departure from the band's previous works, but in a very good, hopeful-for-the-rest-of-the-album kind of way.
"Heartkiller" is the first track from their upcoming album, "Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice," due out on Feb. 9. It's the band's seventh studio album, following its 2007 disc, "Venus Doom," which debuted at No. 12 and was nominated for a Grammy for “Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition Packaging.” Who knew such a thing existed? Sheesh.
No US tour dates seem to be set up for the moment, but expect to hear rumblings sometime early next year.
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Ville Valo leaves message for German fans...
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| Selena Gomez Candids |
[Friday December 4 2009 ] |
i  Quickly snapping a pic with a fan, Selena Gomez hops into a car with a friend after checking out a Matt Frauman concert at Bardot in Hollywood on Thursday evening (December 3). The 16-year-old starlet, who was spotted out with BFF Taylor Swift earlier this week, posted a message on her Facebook about spreading cheer for the holidays. Selena shared, “Taking a quick break from school….. I know Halloween is over but, Christmas is just around the corner and UNICEF never stops helping kids. Check out their inspired gifts website to see how you can help kids all over the world on behalf of a family member or friend as a gift for Christmas.” ( +++++++++++++++++++++ )
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| Eva Longoria looking stunning as always |
[Saturday December 5 2009 ] |
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Eva Longoria dons the gorgeous Loewe “Vestido” dress at Hollywood Reporter’s Annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday (December 4) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The night before, the 34-year-old Desperate Housewives actress wore a golden Monique Lhuillier dress at the grand opening of Beso at Crystals at CityCenter, the project’s 500,000-square-foot retail and entertainment district, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
CityCenter, a 67-acre, $8.5 billion mixed-use urban development center, is one of the world’s largest green projects being built with the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certified Green Building Rating System.
Source -- justjared.buzznet.com/2009/12/04/eva-longoria-beos-grand-opening/
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| Kate Beckinsale and Zooey Deschanel Absolut Ads |
[Saturday December 5 2009 ] |
Kate Beckinsale and Zooey Deschanel are in new ads for Absolut vodka. Below are four of the shots, all taken by photographer Ellen von Unwerth.
Bekcinsale plays dress up in one shot as a blond and dons a gold sequined bikini thing in another. Deschanel also goes blond in a futuristic scenario.
Edited to add: First three photos are of Kate, last one is Zooey.
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