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Heidi Montag's Album Is Just Plain Gross
 Heidi Montag's 
 Album Is Just 
 Plain Gross 
she sings about panties
Jan 13, 2010 10:57 AM CST

Heidi Montag's Album Is Just Plain Gross

'Come eat my panties off of me' is one of the amazing lyrics

(Newser) - The wait is over: Heidi Montag’s debut album finally dropped yesterday, and it’s just as horrible as you’d expect. Case in point: Superficial track “I’ll Do It” includes the lyrics, “Come eat my panties off of me / Do whatever you feel comes naturally....

Leno, O'Brien May Both Walk
 Leno, O'Brien May Both Walk 
rumor mill
Jan 13, 2010 9:34 AM CST

Leno, O'Brien May Both Walk

Leno could also take Tonight Show back; Conan O'Brien still likely headed to Fox

(Newser) - Thanks in part to a loophole in Conan O’Brien’s NBC contract, he will most likely leave the network while Jay Leno takes The Tonight Show back—or Leno might also ditch NBC entirely, depending which gossip site you read. Sources tell TMZ O’Brien’s contract guarantees he...

Posh Not So Hot in Idol Premiere

 Posh Not So Hot 
 in Idol Premiere 
PLUS: RYAN AS JUDGE?
Jan 13, 2010 9:13 AM CST

Posh Not So Hot in Idol Premiere

Sources say Ryan could take over for Cowell; Victoria Beckham guests

(Newser) - American Idol’s 2010 season premiered last night, but if you’re wondering how new judge Ellen DeGeneres did, don’t—Victoria Beckham filled in, and not to critics' delight. From her "crazy" face to the "nothing" she added to the commentary, the Daily Mail cites several who...

Jon Stewart: I Should Have Nailed John Yoo

Stewart apologizes for a disappointing Daily Show interview

(Newser) - Jon Stewart has taken down a lot of people on The Daily Show —but Monday’s guest John Yoo wasn’t one of them, and last night he apologized for the disappointing interview. Yoo, author of the Bush torture memos—or, as Stewart put it, “the memo that...

Porn Confluence Moves Mag to Change Name

Spam filters often blocked The Beaver ; it'll be Canada's History

(Newser) - Canada’s second-oldest magazine is changing its name after finding itself at an unfortunate intersection with Internet pornography. Like many print publications, history publication The Beaver is struggling to add readers, and its name often leads spam filters and other safeguards to block its content. It will relaunch in April...

Outdated Movie Clich&eacute;s That Just Won't Die
 Outdated 
 Movie Clichés 
 That Just Won't Die 
MY PHONE DOESN'T WORK!
Jan 12, 2010 11:43 AM CST

Outdated Movie Clichés That Just Won't Die

The answering machine, the broken cell phone, the lack of GPS...

(Newser) - Ever notice that movie trailers are constantly employing the record scratch sound effect—even though today’s youth have no clue what that sound actually is? "Pop culture has shown no inclination to discard obsolete tropes simply because they are obsolete," writes Adam Sternbergh, who points out five...

Megan Fox Armani Ads Debut

Actress strips down for Emporio Armani underwear, Armani jeans

(Newser) - Megan Fox made her Armani debut today, showing the world a fair amount of skin in the form of ads for Emporio Armani underwear and Armani jeans. The "come-hither shots are frankly better than expected," writes Gabriel Bell for New York . The photographers "have smoothed down some...

Meet Blake Lively, the Next Big Thing
 Meet Blake Lively, 
 the Next Big Thing 
'GOSSIP GIRL' TO SERIOUS STAR
Jan 12, 2010 10:46 AM CST

Meet Blake Lively, the Next Big Thing

Gossip Girl actress poised for success in film

(Newser) - Blake Lively is poised to become a bonafide star, and Ryan D'Agostino thinks he may have scored the last-ever interview with the real her, as she bakes him a pie while discussing her blossoming career. Another person wants his early associations with the Gossip Girl made known, too: Ben Affleck,...

Simon Wants Paula on X Factor
 Simon Wants Paula on X Factor 
PLUS: ELLEN WEIGHS IN
Jan 12, 2010 9:03 AM CST

Simon Wants Paula on X Factor

Cowell, Abdul in talks to team up on new show

(Newser) - Good news for anyone pining for the good ol' days of American Idol: Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell may be reuniting for Cowell’s X Factor. Sources tell TMZ the pair is discussing the possibility of Abdul coming on the US version of his UK hit as a judge. Cowell...

5 Things Conan Could Do Next

 5 Things Conan 
 Could Do Next 
maybe 'snl' wants him back
Jan 11, 2010 5:57 PM CST

5 Things Conan Could Do Next

Launch a Fox rival? Return to SNL ? Reality TV?

(Newser) - NBC's shabby treatment of Conan O'Brien has been a recurring theme of the Jay Leno-centric late-night shuffle, but "he-who-rocks-the-dopest-pompadour-on-TV" has more options than you might think. MTV ponders his options.
  • Defect to Fox: The network is apparently interested, and it would be a great way to tick off NBC.
...

Simon Cowell Finally Quits American Idol

Tart-tongued judge will launch 'X Factor' after 9th 'Idol' season

(Newser) - Simon Cowell made the first of what will surely be many farewells to American Idol today, confirming to a gathering of American TV critics in Pasadena that he's leaving the show at the end of this year's 9th season. The caustic Brit who's considered Idol's biggest star said he's launching...

New Wave Filmmaker Eric Rohmer Dead at 89

Pioneering Frenchman directed 50+ films

(Newser) - Eric Rohmer, a leading light of the French New Wave and a prolific filmmaker for over 4 decades, died today in Paris. He was 89. Overshadowed early in his career by Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, Rohmer made his mark with his "Six Moral Tales," released from...

Suri Cruise Gets $30K Toy Car
 Suri Cruise Gets $30K Toy Car 
CELEBRITY RACE CAR DRIVERS
Jan 11, 2010 10:52 AM CST

Suri Cruise Gets $30K Toy Car

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes buy daughter Indy 500 replica

(Newser) - Suri Cruise’s latest extravagant plaything: a $30,000 toy car. To be fair, there's a lot under the hood—the car is a custom-made miniature of an Indianapolis 500 race car, reports Australia’s News Network . Days of Thunder star Tom Cruise bought his daughter the car because she's...

Tequila on a Scary Casey Johnson Rant
 Tequila on a Scary 
 Casey Johnson Rant 
CELEB MELTDOWNS
Jan 11, 2010 8:48 AM CST

Tequila on a Scary Casey Johnson Rant

Tila Tequila's tweets, blog posts just getting crazier

(Newser) - Whether or not Casey Johnson was laid to rest yesterday— E! says she wasn’t, Radar says she was—one thing is clear: Tila Tequila is upset about being excluded from the proceedings. “I can’t sleep and I am on suicide watch,” Tequila tells E! Gawker takes...

Conan O'Brien Ready to Bail on NBC


 Conan O'Brien 
 Ready to Bail 
 on NBC 

FRONTRUNNER: FOX
Jan 11, 2010 8:32 AM CST

Conan O'Brien Ready to Bail on NBC

Network starts replacing Jay Leno Show as Conan weighs options

(Newser) - As NBC hustles to fill Jay Leno’s 10pm time slot with a new series, rumors are flying that Conan O’Brien is ready to ditch the peacock for another network. “This level of shittiness was not expected,” a source tells the New York Post . “He moved...

Jay Leno at 10: 'Right Idea, Wrong Time'
 Jay Leno at 10: 
 'Right Idea, Wrong Time' 
SAYS SEINFELD
Jan 11, 2010 5:43 AM CST

Jay Leno at 10: 'Right Idea, Wrong Time'

Jerry Seinfeld weighs in on Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien shuffle

(Newser) - In the great Jay Leno vs. Conan O’Brien debate, Jerry Seinfeld seems to be a dedicated member of Team Leno. The Jay Leno Show, and its 10pm slot, “was the right idea at the wrong time,” Seinfeld says. “I’m proud of NBC for trying to...

20 Best Homer Simpson Quotes
 20 Best Homer Simpson Quotes 
No. 1: 'D'OH!'
Jan 10, 2010 3:55 PM CST

20 Best Homer Simpson Quotes

(Newser) - In honor of tonight's 20th-anniversary celebration of The Simpsons, Washington Post comics columnist Michael Cavna offers his list of the top 20 Homer Simpson quotes. Of course, No. 1 is "D'oh!" Selected other gems:
  • "Oh, everything looks bad if you remember it."
  • "I'm going to
...

Matt LeBlanc of Friends Returns to TV
 Matt LeBlanc 
 of Friends 
 Returns to TV 
playing himself!
Jan 10, 2010 3:00 PM CST

Matt LeBlanc of Friends Returns to TV

'Joey' star heads to Showtime, playing himself

(Newser) - Five-plus years after Friends left the air and nearly 4 after Joey went to the big cable box in the sky, Matt LeBlanc is headed back to TV—playing himself. Joey Tribbiani's alter ego has landed a part on the Showtime spoof Episodes, Reuters reports. " I am so glad...

Directors Who Should Go Sci-Fi
 Directors Who Should Go Sci-Fi 
CAMERON'S COOL, BUT ...
Jan 10, 2010 2:05 PM CST

Directors Who Should Go Sci-Fi

Coen brothers, Scorsese, Tarantino could give Cameron a run

(Newser) - With Avatar whipping up Oscar buzz for James Cameron, io9 nominates five great directors who could make magic with the “wondrous freedoms” available in the science-fiction genre:
  • Paul Greengrass: The man behind The Bourne Ultimatum thrives on a “mixture of chaos and intimacy”—perfect to document the
...

LiLo Involved in LA Hit-and-Run

 LiLo Involved in 
 LA Hit-and-Run 
at least she's not driving
Jan 10, 2010 1:37 PM CST

LiLo Involved in LA Hit-and-Run

Lindsay Lohan's driver becomes subject of assault probe

(Newser) - A car in which Lindsay Lohan was a passenger struck and injured a paparazzo early this morning outside a Los Angeles nightclub, then quickly left the scene, police say. The BMW "sped away at a high rate of speed and hit a paparazzi photographer causing an injury to his...

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