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Office Wedding Draws
Cheers, Tears, Few Jeers

TV REview

Oct 9, 2009 1:08 PM CDT

Office Wedding Draws Cheers, Tears, Few Jeers

Jim and Pam's nuptials tug on critics' heartstrings

(Newser) - Jim and Pam's wedding on The Office last night was a bit syrupy, but that's A-OK with most critics. And an ingenious twist made a YouTube gag bearable—even funny. Spoilers ahead:

"Dunder Mifflin's golden couple managed to pull it off," Tanner Stranksy writes for Entertainment Weekly, and

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Snoop Dogg's
'Snoopiest' TV Moments

watch it

Oct 9, 2009 12:15 PM CDT

Snoop Dogg's 'Snoopiest' TV Moments

Hip-hop artist does an awful lot of entertaining TV cameos

(Newser) - In anticipation of Snoop Dogg’s cameo on tonight’s episode of Brothers, the Huffington Post runs down the hip-hop artist’s best—that is to say, Snoop Doggiest—TV guest moments to date:

The Martha Stewart Show: “Oh, you want me to take the skizin off it.”

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Smarten Up and See Education

MOVIE REVIEW

Oct 9, 2009 12:00 PM CDT

Smarten Up and See Education

Carey Mulligan's performance stands out in British indie film

(Newser) - Carey Mulligan's impressive performance in An Education stands out, as does novelist Nick Hornby's script. Critics agree the story of a 16-year-old seduced by an older man is a dazzling mix of acting, writing, and direction that transcends the typical coming-of-age tale:

“Prepare to be wowed by Carey Mulligan,

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Hilary Swank
Gets Naked
in Front of
6-Year-Old

GLOSSIES

Oct 9, 2009 10:58 AM CDT

Hilary Swank Gets Naked in Front of 6-Year-Old

The actress has no problem with her boyfriend's son seeing her in the buff

(Newser) - Hilary Swank talks her upcoming movie Amelia, her thoughts on having a family (“my career is like, for lack of a better word, a baby”), and celebrity marriages (“the only difference is that you have your issues in front of the public”) with Joanna Coles for...

Letterman
Brought Galpal
on Family
Vacations

Oct 9, 2009 10:56 AM CDT

Letterman Brought Galpal on Family Vacations

Stephanie Birkitt was in Caribbean with Letterman, wife Regina Lasko, son

(Newser) - Add one more item to the list of things Regina Lasko has against hubby David Letterman. The Late Show host brought galpal Stephanie Birkitt along on vacations with Lasko and son Harry, sources tell the New York Post. Other friends and coworkers were also invited along; one of the trips...

Good Hair Has a Few Knots

MOVIE REVIEW

Oct 9, 2009 10:24 AM CDT

Good Hair Has a Few Knots

Chris Rock shines as interviewer, but social issues get lost in the weave

(Newser) - Chris Rock is a natural and hilarious interviewer, critics agree. But watchers are split on whether the substance of a rather complicated debate shines through in Big Hair, his documentary on black women and their coifs. A sampling:

Rock has helped craft a film with "much good feeling and

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Jon, Kate Call Birthday Truce

Oct 9, 2009 10:09 AM CDT

Jon, Kate Call Birthday Truce

But did an entertainment show pay for the cake Jon brought?

(Newser) - Everyone can breathe a big sigh of relief: Cara and Mady Gosselin’s 9th birthday party went off without parents Jon and Kate killing each other. Though Kate made a well-publicized request for Jon to leave after 2 hours, she eventually gave in and told him, “You can stay...

Marge Strips for Playboy

Oct 9, 2009 9:25 AM CDT

Marge Strips for Playboy

Goodbye green dress: Simpson mom gets naked for mag

(Newser) - Move over, Heidi Montag—Marge Simpson is set to make a splash as next month’s Playboy cover model. TMZ has a copy of the cover and reports that the cartoon mom-of-three looks pretty hot, considering she had Bart 30 years ago. But will she bare it all in her...

Serena's
Nude Shot
'Classy,
Not Trampy'

Oct 9, 2009 8:22 AM CDT

Serena's Nude Shot 'Classy, Not Trampy'

Tennis hottie: Williams is naked on the cover of ESPN

(Newser) - Serena Williams’ naked cover shot for ESPN The Magazine hits stands today, and Williams says she loves the picture, AFP reports. “They told me I had a great body and they wanted me to be on the cover so I was super flattered,” she says. “But I...

Halderman: Dave
Bedded '6 or 7'
Staffers

Oct 9, 2009 8:10 AM CDT

Halderman: Dave Bedded '6 or 7' Staffers

Plus, Letterman's wife Regina Lasko forced him into second apology

(Newser) - Stephanie Birkitt is getting the most attention, but she's not be the only staffer David Letterman seduced—not by a long shot, says accused extortionist Robert Halderman. Halderman puts the figure at “six or seven,” a friend tells the New York Daily News. “He would fly them...

Why We Love
to Hate Anthropologie

OPINION

Oct 8, 2009 11:53 AM CDT

Why We Love to Hate Anthropologie

Man Shops Globe was widely panned—but Keith Johnson is just a 'whipping boy'

(Newser) - Man Shops Globe, the show following Anthropologie buyer Keith Johnson, premiered last night to much scoffing from critics—or, as Erika Kawalek calls it on DoubleX, “Anthropologie Rage.” Heather Havrilesky mocks Johnson’s job of “traveling the globe to buy enormous overpriced pieces of weird, ancient junk...

Beach Boy Wilson to
Complete Gershwin Songs

Oct 8, 2009 11:08 AM CDT

Beach Boy Wilson to Complete Gershwin Songs

Project a 'weird dream come true' for fans of 2 seminal American composers

(Newser) - Beach Boys songster Brian Wilson will put a gloss on unfinished tunes by revered Jazz Age composer George Gershwin. Gershwin’s estate tells the Los Angeles Times that dozens of fragments, from “a few bars to some almost finished songs and everything in between,” have been in limbo...

Twins' Granny Likes That Hef

Oct 8, 2009 10:26 AM CDT

Twins' Granny Likes That Hef

Kristina and Karissa's grandma is happy for her girls

(Newser) - Apparently this is the week for celebrities’ grandmothers to come out of the woodwork. The latest: the grandma of Hugh Hefner’s 20-year-old twin girlfriends, Kristina and Karissa Shannon: “I got the sweetest letter from their grandmother who raised them,” Hef tells E! “She said how happy...

Halderman 'Enraged'
Over 'Passionate Embrace'

LETTERMAN ROUNDUP

Oct 8, 2009 10:11 AM CDT

Halderman 'Enraged' Over 'Passionate Embrace'

Alleged extortionist spotted Letterman and Birkitt as recently as August

(Newser) - David Letterman’s accused extortionist, Robert “Joe” Halderman, is “a great human being “ but “he's positioned as a bad guy,” says friend and former co-worker Dr. Bob Arnot. “No one’s standing up for Joe,” he continues—so, certainly, Halderman must be glad...

Ritchie: Madonna Is 'Retarded'

GLOSSIES

Oct 8, 2009 9:22 AM CDT

Ritchie: Madonna Is 'Retarded'

But, the Sherlock Holmes director admits, he still loves her

(Newser) - Guy Ritchie talks—at great length, repetitively, meanderingly, often philosophically—to Tom Chiarella, but the part of the Esquire interview receiving the most hype is, of course, the director’s comment on ex-wife Madonna. “Here you go: I still love her,” he says, adding—in an echo of...

Jon, Kate Face Off
Over Twins' Birthday

UPDATED

Oct 8, 2009 9:00 AM CDT

Jon, Kate Face Off Over Twins' Birthday

Plus, Jon Gosselin's second smackdown with Nancy Grace; Kate on Jay Leno

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin, never one to keep a low profile, is all over the place this week—yesterday, he told anyone who would listen that Kate was trying to bar him from the twins’ birthday today. The only problem? In the same email limiting Jon to two hours with the girls,...

Hollywood Heads Roll
as DVD Sales Plunge

Oct 8, 2009 8:44 AM CDT

Hollywood Heads Roll as DVD Sales Plunge

New studio heads place bets on 'branded entertainment'

(Newser) - In previous downturns, the corporate owners of America's movie studios would cut Hollywood some slack. Not anymore: these days, the corporate suites of LA look like the aftermath of a slasher flick, with old hands kicked out at Disney, Universal, MGM, and Paramount. With DVD sales down 25% and...

Fey: Palin Wig
'Will Come Out
of the Closet'

GLOSSIES

Oct 8, 2009 7:43 AM CDT

Fey: Palin Wig 'Will Come Out of the Closet'

Tina Fey on her Sarah Palin impersonation, Steve Carell, and being a workaholic

(Newser) - Tina Fey talks about many things in her interview with Laura Brown for Harper’s Bazaar—her “Halloween wig”-like hair, her “Tootsie”-like glasses—but the most important news? The resurrection of her Sarah Palin impersonation. “I feel like I've probably not worn that wig for...

Top US Sports City: Pittsburgh

OPINION

Oct 7, 2009 11:31 PM CDT

Top US Sports City: Pittsburgh

Having NFL, NHL champions gives it a leg up on Penn. rival Philadelphia

(Newser) - With championship NFL and NHL teams and solid college squads, Pittsburgh is America’s top sports city, the Sporting News rules. “Sports fans in Western Pennsylvania have had a lot to be proud of these last 12 months. Pittsburgh truly is the City of Champions,” says Mayor Luke...

Recession Finds
Place in Rap's
Latest Hits

ANALYSIS

Oct 7, 2009 9:38 PM CDT

Recession Finds Place in Rap's Latest Hits

Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne among those referencing sour economy

(Newser) - The ugly economy is making more than a cameo in today’s hottest rap music, with Young Jeezy taking the cake by naming his latest album The Recession. Rap’s often been a barometer of such huge swings, Sara Libby writes, noting the impact last year of Barack Obama’s...