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Angels &amp; Demons Has Wings
 Angels & Demons Has Wings  
MOVIE REVIEW
May 15, 2009 7:54 AM CDT

Angels & Demons Has Wings

Da Vinci Code follow-up barrels its way through Dan Brown's brand of hokum

(Newser) - Da Vinci Code sequel Angels & Demons is a fast-paced improvement on its sluggish predecessor, say critics, although filmgoers without a high tolerance for hooey are advised to steer clear.
  • Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: The "ticking-bomb thriller tightly wrapped in a papal plot and cinched with the ribbons of
...

Stewart Takes Off Gloves on Obama

Host proves even beloved president isn't safe on Daily Show

(Newser) - Barack Obama isn’t immune from Jon Stewart’s rancor. The Daily Show host took on the president yesterday for flip-flopping on government transparency and “don’t ask, don’t tell,” Gawker reports. After berating Obama for blocking the release of photos showing abuse of detainees and failing...

Neil Patrick Harris to Host Tonys

He promises a 'first-class evening'

(Newser) - Neil Patrick Harris will host the Tony Awards, slated for June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. His “love for Broadway and on-stage presence makes him the perfect person,” the show’s co-producer tells Playbill. The screen and stage actor’s Broadway credits include Assassins, Cabaret, and Proof....

On Relapse, Eminem Still Nasty, Still Genius

(Newser) - Eminem’s new album, Relapse, is as crude as you might expect, but his unflinching examination of his drug addiction has floored some critics. Overall, people love it or hate it.
  • "The power of Relapse comes from Em aiming his beat-downs at his truest target, himself," Rob Sheffield
...

Kutcher Punks Turner, CNN
 Kutcher Punks Turner, CNN 
May 14, 2009 12:15 PM CDT

Kutcher Punks Turner, CNN

(Newser) - Ashton Kutcher came through on his promise to punk CNN and founder Ted Turner last night after beating the network in the race to 1 million Twitter followers, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The actor had promised to “ding-dong-ditch” Turner, and the execution went something like this: Assemble fans, a...

Lost Ends Season on Mysterious Note
Lost Ends Season 
 on Mysterious Note 
tv review
May 14, 2009 10:33 AM CDT

Lost Ends Season on Mysterious Note

(Newser) - Lost ended its next-to-last season last night with a blinding flash of nuclear energy and the fallout the series' fans have come to expect: more questions. Chief among them: When does the final season start? (Answer: Not until 2010.)
  • "Who is Jacob and what does
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Teyona Wins Top Model; Porizkova Fired

Porizkova announces departure on Late Late Show

(Newser) - Though America’s Next Top Model crowned its latest winner last night, it also made headlines the previous evening when judge Paulina Porizkova announced she’d been fired, the Chicago Tribune reports. Teyona Anderson, 20, won the show, overcoming comments that she wasn’t telegenic, the New York Post reports....

Madonna, Jesus Set a Date! (Kind of)

Jesus' dad happy about non-binding union with 'normal' Madonna

(Newser) - Madonna and Jesus Luz are tying the knot, kabbalah-style, the New York Daily News reports. The boy toy's father spilled the details on their non-legally-binding “wedding” ceremony to Brazil’s Quem, adding, “I don’t know if there will, in fact, be a real marriage between Madonna and...

Boyle to Fan/Photog: 'F*** Off!'
 Boyle to Fan/Photog: 'F*** Off!' 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
May 14, 2009 9:20 AM CDT

Boyle to Fan/Photog: 'F*** Off!'

Plus, Rihanna revenge song is a fake, more

(Newser) - Newly famous Susan Boyle is still a bit camera-shy—the Mail claims she told a fan to “f--- off” when he wouldn’t stop pestering her for a photo and finally snapped one himself. Elsewhere:
  • Bizarre details behind the Kiefer Sutherland headbutting incident just keep on coming. The latest?
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Toss Suit Over 'Slanty-Eyed' Pic: Miley's Lawyers

Plaintiff asking $4K for each of LA's Asian-Americans

(Newser) - Miley Cyrus, probably ruing the day she slanted her eyes in a picture, is pushing to toss a $4 billion lawsuit related to the photo, E! reports. Cyrus’ lawyers challenged Lucie Kim’s suit, citing a civil rights statute that basically says Kim doesn’t deserve money simply for being...

'Mama's Baby' Hudson Relied on God

Fiance also helped her through tragedy

(Newser) - Since her mother, brother, and nephew were murdered last year, Jennifer Hudson has relied on God for strength, People reports. “The thing that keeps me going is knowing God is in control. It’s like, if he placed me here then I must be prepared,” she told Essence ...

Lowe Settles One Nanny Lawsuit

Second nanny suit still set for trial

(Newser) - Rob Lowe’s nanny drama is half over, now that the TV star and one former nanny have asked that their lawsuits be dismissed, People reports. Lowe sued Jessica Gibson last year for allegedly blackmailing his family to the tune of $1.5 million. She countersued, claiming he groped and...

Robin, Dave Laugh Off Heart Surgery

Comedians are in "brotherhood of the zipper chests"

(Newser) - Robin Williams was back to being funny yesterday, appearing on the Late Show more than two months after the heart surgery that halted his tour, E! reports. “I have a cow valve, which is great, and the grazing’s been fun," he told David Letterman, a veteran of...

Idol Down to Final 2
 Idol Down to Final 2 
May 14, 2009 6:10 AM CDT

Idol Down to Final 2

Gokey given his walking papers after some desperate dancing

(Newser) - Adam Lambert and Kris Allen are the last American Idol contestants left standing after Danny Gokey got the boot yesterday, E! Online reports. Gokey, long considered a frontrunner to take the crown, got the fewest viewer votes for his performance Tuesday of Terence Trent D'Arby's "Dance Little Sister"—...

Director Moakler Bails On Miss Cali Pageant

Executive director resigns a day after decision

(Newser) - Shanna Moakler has resigned as executive director of the Miss California USA pageant, she tells Us magazine a day after Carrie Prejean was allowed to keep her crown and Donald Trump promised all was well in pageant-land. “I cannot with a clear conscious move forward supporting and promoting the...

Ex, 2 Docs Plead Not Guilty in Anna Nicole Drug Case

Howard K. Stern, two others charged with felony conspiracy

(Newser) - Anna Nicole Smith's ex and two of her doctors pleaded not guilty today to charges of illegally giving her prescription pills for years before her death, TMZ reports. Howard K. Stern and the physicians were charged with felonies as part of a 2-year investigation into the former Playmate's 2007...

LiLo's House Not Robbed, Just Messy
 LiLo's House 
 Not Robbed, 
 Just Messy 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
May 13, 2009 11:54 AM CDT

LiLo's House Not Robbed, Just Messy

Plus, another ex pines over Jen, and more

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan can’t catch a break. First she’s dumped, then her house is broken into—or not. The attempted burglary reported yesterday turned out to be a false alarm, the AP reports. Police said the house was just extremely messy, not ransacked. Elsewhere:
  • Jennifer Aniston’s exes are
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Original Trek Still The Best
 Original Trek Still The Best 
OPINION
May 13, 2009 11:36 AM CDT

Original Trek Still The Best

(Newser) - It’s been a long time since James Kirk set out on his 5-year mission, and those early voyages may look cheesy, low-budget, or even sexist now. But “the original Star Trek still has a passion and vitality,” writes Andrew O’Hehir of Salon. “It stands out,...

Prince Harry to Visit America

Will be first trip to US since childhood

(Newser) - Attention anglophiles and royal watchers: Prince Harry is making his first formal visit to the United States on May 30, People reports. The ginger prince will compete in a polo classic benefiting charity on New York's Governor's Island, pay his respects to September 11 victims, and meet with wounded service...

White House Jams to Spoken Word

Theater, jazz, poetry collide in East Room event

(Newser) - Spoken word, jazz, and theater took the White House by storm last night in what has been called the first presidential poetry jam, the Washington Post reports. “We're here to celebrate the power of words,” President Obama said, adding that his wife is his poet. The jam, Michelle...

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