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Evil Needs Playlists, Too
 Evil Needs Playlists, Too 
OSAMA'S FAVE: B-52s
Jan 17, 2010 8:38 AM CST

Evil Needs Playlists, Too

What bin Laden, Ahmadinejad, Mugabe rock out to

(Newser) - When they’re not plotting to kill you or thousands of others, the world’s most evil men like to kick back with some tunes, too. The Guardian gives us an idea of what’s on their playlists:
  • Osama bin Laden: The al-Qaeda chief has the perfect soundtrack for hiding
...

My New Vid's Not Satanic: Jay-Z

Rapper, director deny On To The Next One contains occult images

(Newser) - With the conspiracy-theory corners of the Internet gnawing through the idea that Jay-Z’s latest video, for the single On To The Next One, is chock-full of Satanic imagery and the symbols of Freemasonry, the rapper and the vid’s director are laughing it all off. “That’s crazy...

After Boozy Speech, Mariah-Brand Bubbly

Carey strikes while iron's hot with Angel Champagne (Rose)

(Newser) - Striking before the, er, buzz dies down from her boozy awards-show speech, Mariah Carey says she’s launching her own brand of bubbly. Carey blamed her off-kilter Jan. 6 ramblings on “splashes of champagne”; today, she tweeted , “No, seriously ANGEL CHAMPAGNE (ROSE) by MC coming soon!” It’...

Woman Spends $16K to Look Like Jessica Rabbit

British great-grandmother indulges her toon obsession

(Newser) - A 57-year-old British great-grandmother is obsessed with Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and especially with Roger's wife, Jessica—so obsessed that she spent $16,000 to look like the toon siren. "I just think she's a very sexy cartoon," Annette Edwards says in an interview with This Morning, during...

10 Cringeworthy Celeb TV Ads
 10 Cringeworthy 
 Celeb TV Ads 
Jan 15, 2010 12:51 PM CST

10 Cringeworthy Celeb TV Ads

Katy Perry's Proactiv gig isn't nearly as bad as some of these

(Newser) - Katy Perry’s 15 minutes aren’t even up, and she’s already shilling for Proactiv. In her honor, Olivia Allin of The Frisky lists the 10 most embarrassing celebrity product endorsements:
  • Serena Williams for Tampax: Her commercial includes the cringeworthy lines, “Well, there is plenty of blood, but
...

Mirren, Plumber Dazzle as Tolstoy and the Mrs.
 Mirren, Plumber Dazzle 
 as Tolstoy and the Mrs. 
Movie Review: the last station
Jan 15, 2010 11:18 AM CST

Mirren, Plumber Dazzle as Tolstoy and the Mrs.

Biopic The Last Station is 'lusty, roaring' tour-de-force

(Newser) - Critics are hopping aboard at The Last Station, a lively drama about Leo Tolstoy's final days starring Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • “The arrival of a movie with as much intelligence and artistry as The Last Station should also be accompanied by the
...

Madonna's Secret Son Revealed
Madonna's Secret Son Revealed
Jan 15, 2010 10:45 AM CST

Madonna's Secret Son Revealed

'Material.Boy' film alleges Material Girl was teen mom

(Newser) - If a new film is to be believed, Madonna has a secret son who’s older than her last boyfriend. The Material Girl supposedly gave birth in 1973, at the age of 15, and the trailer for the movie Material.Boy calls it “the best ever kept secret in...

NBC Exec Calls Conan 'Chicken-Hearted and Gutless'
 NBC Exec Calls Conan 
 'Chicken-Hearted and Gutless' 
'ASTOUNDING FAILURE'
Jan 15, 2010 10:34 AM CST

NBC Exec Calls Conan 'Chicken-Hearted and Gutless'

Dick Ebersol clearly Team Jay Leno in 'Tonight Show' flap

(Newser) - Though his fellow comedians are lashing out at Jay Leno, the comedian at least has the NBC brass on his side. Conan O’Brien is “chicken-hearted and gutless” for blaming his “astounding failure” on Leno, says Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports. The bottom line? O’Brien...

Heidi Montag, Before and After
 Heidi Montag, 
 Before and After 
she may be a cyborg
Jan 15, 2010 10:00 AM CST

Heidi Montag, Before and After

Is reality star technically still a human? It's up for debate.

(Newser) - Photos from Heidi Montag’s People exclusive are out, and you can see for yourself how different the reality star looks after her 10 plastic surgery procedures. She got DDD breasts, a brow lift, a nose job, liposuction, a butt augmentation, and more, the Huffington Post reports. “She’s...

Noah Cyrus, 9, Gets 'Crunk'
 Noah Cyrus, 9, Gets 'Crunk' 
IS THAT A BEER CAN?
Jan 15, 2010 9:45 AM CST

Noah Cyrus, 9, Gets 'Crunk'

Miley's little sister is at it again, this time singing about her 'junk'

(Newser) - Noah Cyrus, Miley’s 9-year-old, dominatrix-dressing , butt-smacking sister, has a new entry in her catalog of disturbing videos. Perez Hilton points to a YouTube video of the tyke lip syncing and acting out Ke$ha’s “TiK ToK”—it’s particularly frightening to watch her mime brushing her teeth...

Talking Baby Outgrows E-Trade's Ads

Company scrambled to find new kid ahead of Super Bowl

(Newser) - With advertising’s Super Bowl just around the corner, E-Trade finds it’s outgrown its talking-baby spots—or, rather, that the talking baby has outgrown them. “We repurposed all the footage we had,” a company rep tells the Wall Street Journal of the tyke we’ve all seen...

Why Cowell's X-Factor Will Overtake Idol

Leaving 'American Idol' likely right move for Simon Cowell

(Newser) - With Simon Cowell set to depart American Idol at the end of this season, the big question becomes: Did he make the right choice? Yes, and not just because Cowell’s judgments are notoriously “cold, unsentimental, and usually correct,” Tom Ewing writes for New York . Cowell’s new...

This Idol Audition Is an Instant Classic

Larry Platt's 'Pants on the Ground' goes viral

(Newser) - The best part of last night’s American Idol: 62-year-old “General” Larry Platt performing his original song, “Pants On the Ground," at the Atlanta auditions. In fact, Wendy Atterberry thinks it may have just been “some of the best three minutes of television” ever, she writes...

Top 10 Plastic Surgery Addicts
 Top 10 Plastic Surgery Addicts 
IT'S NOT JUST YOU, HEIDI
Jan 14, 2010 9:37 AM CST

Top 10 Plastic Surgery Addicts

Heidi Montag is the latest to admit to her obsession

(Newser) - Heidi Montag recently admitted—just in time to promote the release of her album, what a coincidence!—that she is addicted to plastic surgery. But Heidi’s not the only celeb who’s gone under the knife more than a few times. Kate Torgovnick rounds up the top 10,...

Courtney Love: I'll Sue for Custody
 Courtney Love: 
 I'll Sue for Custody 
TWITTER RAMPAGES
Jan 14, 2010 8:40 AM CST

Courtney Love: I'll Sue for Custody

Singer lashes out on Twitter, admits missing Frances Bean Cobain

(Newser) - Sadly, Courtney Love’s Twitter hiatus didn’t last long—she’s back on the microblogging site, and using it to unveil her plans to sue Kurt Cobain’s mother. Though Love’s lawyer last month brushed off the custody controversy over Frances Bean Cobain, Love now seems to have...

Jay, Conan Turn on Each Other
 Jay, Conan Turn on Each Other 
LETTERMAN REACHES OUT TO CONAN
Jan 14, 2010 7:24 AM CST

Jay, Conan Turn on Each Other

As Tonight Show saga continues, Leno and O'Brien face off

(Newser) - As the late-night shakedown gets messier, Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien seem to be turning against each other—and David Letterman is clearly on Team Conan. The Late Show host wants O’Brien to appear on his show “not to rub NBC's noses into their huge mistake, but...

Brangelina Donate $1M to Haiti
 Brangelina Donate $1M to Haiti 
Jan 14, 2010 5:37 AM CST

Brangelina Donate $1M to Haiti

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie help Doctors Without Borders after earthquake

(Newser) - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie quickly shifted into humanitarian mode following the earthquake in Haiti, donating $1 million through their charitable foundation. The funds will go to Doctors Without Borders, People reports. “We understand the first response is critical to serve the immediate needs of countless people who are...

Beck, Palin Offer to Co-Host SNL
 Beck, Palin Offer 
 to Co-Host SNL 
'HOW COULD THEY SAY NO?'
Jan 13, 2010 6:06 PM CST

Beck, Palin Offer to Co-Host SNL

Ex-governor bets host a steak NBC will say yes

(Newser) - Uniting Sarah Palin on-air with Glenn Beck produced the expected fireworks on Fox News today, with the duo making NBC an offer the network will be hard-pressed to refuse: They want to co-host Saturday Night Live. “How could they say no?” Palin wondered, and bet Beck a steak that...

5 Worst Drunk-Musician Videos
 5 Worst Drunk-Musician Videos 
IT'S NOT JUST MARIAH
Jan 13, 2010 2:30 PM CST

5 Worst Drunk-Musician Videos

Mariah Carey's acceptance speech is nothing compared to James Brown

(Newser) - Mariah Carey’s rambling, drunken acceptance speech at the Palm Springs International Festival provides an excellent excuse to take a trip through the annals of “drunk musicians in public” history. And that’s exactly what Shawn Amos does at Huffington Post . Revisit precious moments with Britney Spears, Kanye West,...

Dear Brad, Lose the Nasty Beard
 Dear Brad, 
 Lose the 
 Nasty Beard 
OPINION
Jan 13, 2010 10:58 AM CST

Dear Brad, Lose the Nasty Beard

We get it: You don't want to be considered just for your looks

(Newser) - Sexiest man alive? Pshaw. Brad Pitt looks more like “the guy who dealt weed in college,” writes Reed Tucker in the New York Post . Pitt’s facial hair, when it debuted in 2008, seemed like a temporary phase—but two years later, the beard is “longer, grayer,...

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