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Worst Movies of All Time
 Worst Movies of All Time 
Clooney's 'Batman'
Feb 7, 2010 11:34 AM CST

Worst Movies of All Time

Even George Clooney can't save 1997's Batman and Robin.

(Newser) - So he's up for a best actor Oscar and his movie Up in the Air has gotten tons of buzz. That doesn't mean George Clooney's beyond the occasional flop. His 1997 "franchise-killing" flick Batman and Robin, with Chris O'Donnell and Alicia Silverstone, was picked by Empire magazine readers as...

Your Guide to the Big Game
 Your Guide to the Big Game 
SUPER BOWL XLIV
Feb 6, 2010 3:21 PM CST

Your Guide to the Big Game

From why everyone feels disrespected to who wins

(Newser) - If you’re just getting up to speed on Sunday’s Super Bowl between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts, Jason Gay has the insider’s guide to America’s “overcooked spectacle” of an homage to ancient Rome:
  • The overarching theme is disrespect. The Saints feel it because
...

Worst (and Best) Super Bowl Halftime Shows

Maybe you're not excited for The Who, but it's better than Elvis Presto

(Newser) - Whether or not you're excited about the Who's Super Bowl halftime show, you know it will surely be better than some stinkers from years gone by. View some of the worst—and, for good measure, a couple of the best—in the gallery, or take a look at Peter Hartlaub's...

Sex Scandal Costs British Soccer Star His Captaincy

John Terry had affair with teammate's galpal, then covered it up

(Newser) - Just months before the World Cup, the captain of England’s national soccer team was stripped of the role over a seamy sex scandal. John Terry, 29 and married, had an affair with a teammate’s girlfriend—even paying for an abortion—and then tried through lawyers and, reportedly, hush...

Emma Watson Is Top-Paid Woman in Hollywood

'Harry Potter' star banked $41M, ranks just 14th among moneymakers

(Newser) - Emma Watson made more money last year than any other actress in the world. The Harry Potter star banked over $30 million from acting and modeling jobs; she has worked on ad campaigns for Burberry and People Tree. Watson ranked 14th on Vanity Fair 's list of Hollywood's top moneymakers,...

All That Attention Makes Super Bowl Ads Suck
All That Attention Makes Super Bowl Ads Suck
OPINION
Feb 5, 2010 1:02 PM CST

All That Attention Makes Super Bowl Ads Suck

Focus-group-esque setting leads to a lot of talking animals

(Newser) - You already know what you’re going to see during breaks in the Super Bowl action on Sunday: talking animals, talking babies, and crotch shots. Why? Because you, the public, demand it, says Tom Denari of Advertising Age . Now that sites allow viewers to rate Super Bowl ads, advertisers believe...

Charlie Sheen's Stolen Car Found in Ravine

Actor says Mercedes went missing overnight

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen's fun times continue: His stolen Mercedes was found overturned down a cliff near his home early today, but there's no evidence anyone was in the car when it went into the ravine, police said. Authorities found the vehicle about 4am after its OnStar system sent out an alert....

Temple Grandin a 'Captivating' Look at Autism

Claire Danes shines in title role as animal behavior expert

(Newser) - Temple Grandin, the renowned animal behaviorist who credits her achievements to her autism, values "tangible results" over emotion—and so does her HBO biopic. The eponymous film, debuting tomorrow, "avoids the mawkish clichés" so typical of made-for-TV movies, instead delivering "a movie that is funny, instructive,...

Inside the World of LiLo... Celeb Hoarder?

Shoes up to the ceiling, clothes everywhere in Lindsay Lohan's home

(Newser) - The latest question swirling through the gossip universe: Is Lindsay Lohan a secret celebrity hoarder? To say the embattled actress has a lot more shoes and clothes than the average woman is the understatement of the year, as Part 1 of her interview with The Insider last night revealed. Though...

Frances Bean Cobain Set for Singing Debut
 Frances Bean 
 Cobain Set for 
 Singing Debut 
rock royalty
Feb 5, 2010 9:41 AM CST

Frances Bean Cobain Set for Singing Debut

Daughter of Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love to sing with Evelyn, Evelyn

(Newser) - Finally, some Frances Bean Cobain news that doesn't involve custody battles or Facebook rants by her mother. Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love's daughter will follow in her parents' footsteps, making her singing debut on an album coming out March 30. Evelyn Evelyn, by the band of the same name, will...

Wanda Sykes Mocks NBC's Black History Menu—on NBC

Jay Leno a little uncomfortable during the riff

(Newser) - Jay Leno may have thought Wanda Sykes wanted to talk about her injured foot and her 9-month-old twins, but she made it clear last night on his show , "I'm here for that delicious Black History Month menu that NBC is serving in their cafeteria." Leno seemed clueless, and...

Bill O'Reilly Wants Jon Stewart as His VP
 Bill O'Reilly Wants 
 Jon Stewart as His VP 
Night 2 Hijinks
Feb 5, 2010 7:08 AM CST

Bill O'Reilly Wants Jon Stewart as His VP

Hypothetical running mate 'vetted' on issues from global warming to Sarah Palin

(Newser) - Bill O'Reilly "vetted" Jon Stewart during the second half of his O'Reilly Factor appearance last night, quizzing his hypothetical future running mate on such issues as global warming, Iran's nuclear weapons, and Sarah Palin. Stewart played along, but made it clear that "I am not running with you....

Racy Pic Banker Won't Lose Job

Aussie firm spares job of YouTube, Facebook sensation

(Newser) - The Aussie banker caught viewing racy photos on live TV will keep his job. David Kiely, an employee at Sydney-based Macquarie Private Wealth, shot to fame after he was filmed looking at pictures of model Miranda Kerr on his computer while a colleague spoke on television. A Macquarie rep told...

Model Doesn't Want Banker Fired for Live-TV Ogling

'Of course I would sign' petition to save job, Miranda Kerr says

(Newser) - An Australian banker who faces firing for ogling semi-nude photos of supermodel Miranda Kerr in the background of a live TV interview is getting some big-name support: Kerr herself. “I am told there is a petition to save his job and of course I would sign it,” the...

Hitler Rant: A Meme That's Run Its Course

Perhaps it does make evil look silly, but enough already

(Newser) - Surely you’ve seen some variation of the World War II film Downfall in which the subtitles of an Adolf Hitler rant are repurposed as commentary on one of the day’s pressing events, like the iPad, or the breakup of Oasis, or Twitter being down. Mercedes Bunz has had...

NBC Serves Fried Chicken to Honor Black History Month

A move that doesn't go over well once it hits Twitter

(Newser) - The NBC commissary at 30 Rock is catching plenty of flak after an employee snapped a photo of the day's special—fried chicken, collard greens, and black-eyed peas "in honor of Black History Month"—then shared it with his 1.2 million Twitter followers. Questlove, the drummer for...

Brittany Murphy Was Mailed Pills Weekly
 Brittany Murphy 
 Was Mailed 
 Pills Weekly 



the help dishes
Feb 4, 2010 8:03 AM CST

Brittany Murphy Was Mailed Pills Weekly

Coroner presses husband, mother for info

(Newser) - The LA coroner wants more details about the death of actress Brittany Murphy. Among the questions for husband Simon Monjack and mom Sharon: Why isn't there a record of Murphy, who had a history of medical issues, seeing a doctor in the months before her death? Meanwhile, an ex-employee told...

Stewart, O'Reilly Trade Jabs
 Stewart, O'Reilly Trade Jabs 
Feb 3, 2010 8:05 PM CST

Stewart, O'Reilly Trade Jabs

Daily Show host mocks Fox; anchor rips 'stoned slackers'

(Newser) - Jon Stewart ventured onto a hostile playing field today, sitting down for an interview with Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly that gave both ample room to land haymakers. While the Daily Show host denounced the conservative channel’s coverage of President Obama—“All I hear on your network...

Heidi: Mom Looked at Me 'Like a Zoo Animal'
 Heidi: Mom 
 Looked at Me 
 'Like a Zoo Animal' 
plastic surgery fallout
Feb 3, 2010 10:51 AM CST

Heidi: Mom Looked at Me 'Like a Zoo Animal'

Montag discusses the consequences of plastic surgery

(Newser) - Just when you hoped you'd heard the last of Heidi Montag's plastic surgery drama, the reality star is sharing with the world her pain at her mother's reaction. "She was looking at me almost like a zoo animal," Montag tells People . "It wasn't like I was her...

Michael Jackson's Dead Giraffes Stink Up Ariz.
 Michael Jackson's 
 Dead Giraffes 
 Stink Up Ariz. 
EXHUMING CARCASSES
Feb 3, 2010 10:43 AM CST

Michael Jackson's Dead Giraffes Stink Up Ariz.

Residents complain, force carcasses to be moved

(Newser) - If you think your job sucks, at least it's not this bad: Someone recently had to dig up Michael Jackson's two giraffes, one of whom had been dead since November, and re-bury them. The residents of Page, Ariz., complained about the stench that resulted when the animals were buried on...

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