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The fun just never ends on The Today Show, no matter how much you pray to your pathetic "gods." Here, Al Roker makes an inexplicable joke about Tiki Barber padding his crotch and makes Matt kinda uncomfortable. Thankfully, he spares Ann Curry the indignity of having her name mentioned in the same breath as genital sheaths, except he doesn't. Then we have "some serious news to get to."
"I Don't Want To Go Right From 'Codpiece' To Ann Curry"
The fun just never ends on The Today Show, no matter how much you pray to your pathetic "gods." Here, Al Roker makes an inexplicable joke about Tiki Barber padding his crotch and makes Matt kinda uncomfortable. Thankfully, he spares Ann Curry the indignity of having her name mentioned in the same breath as genital sheaths, except he doesn't. Then we have "some serious news to get to."
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What Do Celebrities Blog About?
"That's how she rolls. Just when you least expect it, Mariska throws you a curve. Over the years, I've come to expect nothing less from the hardest working—and needless to say, hottest—perp-buster on TV." That's from the "blog" of T.V. star Mariska Hargitay, which is written solely by people who are not Mariska Hargitay (but who may know her!). "Preorder your 'XO, M' t-shirts!" reads another "blog" post. It turns out that a lot of celebrity blogs aren't blogs at all, but just a collection of markedly amateurish press releases. But! At the other end of the spectrum, some celebrity blogs are deeply personal, like Al Roker's. He recently wrote a moving eulogy of his mom there! Its gravity is only slightly undermined by the cartoon of Al in a prop plane buzzing around the screen. So what else do famous people do with their personal webjournals? Our Intern Mary applied her analytical tools to the most recent posts on 48 of these sites and came up with some findings. More »
remainders
Alec Baldwin leaves a voicemail for his daughter Ireland and calls her a "thoughtless little pig." Ah, fatherhood! So, who doubts our stalker sightings now? April 11, Alec Baldwin, screaming into a phone... Yup! (Us: 1. Kimmel: 0.) [TMZ]
Williamsburg residents not thrilled about Disco Biscuits and Umphrey's McGee concert at McCarren Pool in August. [Curbed]
Is Dave Zinzcenko going to star on a dating show hosted by Al Roker? This is not right. [Radar]
Was it necessary for the Daily Princetonian to run a story about Virginia Tech killer Cho Seung-Hui's sister, who's a Princeton graduate? Oh, maybe. [IvyGate]
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Remainders: Alec Baldwin & Citizen Journalism
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Al Roker's Madcap Tour Through The NBC Studios
We're still reeling from the first installment of Al Roker's new vlog, in which he careens through the NBC studio, causing mayhem wherever he goes. There he is in the Green Room, showing us the not-so-appetizing buffet! There he is, terrorizing cameramen who don't want to show their faces! There he is, mocking Meredith Viera's boots (apparently she showed "a little something extra for the video blog")! And finally, he ends up backstage, "where they prepare the food," and yells out, "Wake the neighbors! Call the dog! The VLOG!" while swinging a baguette like a bat. The Carpetbagger probably has nothing to worry about. More »
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NBC's 'Today Show' Snickers Over Gays, Butts
Here's an example of how an offhand remark can quickly escalate into something awkward—or worse. On this morning's "Today Show," Meredith Vieira and the kids were talking about Tim Hardaway, the former NBA player who isn't super fond of the gays. One thing leads to another, and all of a sudden we're talking about tire marks on Al Roker's butt. Nobody tell the dude from TV on the Radio.
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Media Bubble: Plenty of Free 'Time' To Watch Extra Hour of 'Today'
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Star Jones swanned her way to the Today show just now; the "fired" View co-host sat with Al Roker and spit out a bunch of saccharine reflections about the dramatics surrounding Tuesday's surprise resignation. No real bitchery, but definitely some Oscar-worthy "sincerity" about her time on the show — post-shitstorm, Jones said she received a heartfelt phone call from co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck, which was a testament to her little white heart.
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Today on 'Today': Star Jones, Obviously
Star Jones swanned her way to the Today show just now; the "fired" View co-host sat with Al Roker and spit out a bunch of saccharine reflections about the dramatics surrounding Tuesday's surprise resignation. No real bitchery, but definitely some Oscar-worthy "sincerity" about her time on the show — post-shitstorm, Jones said she received a heartfelt phone call from co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck, which was a testament to her little white heart.
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Today on 'Today': Whoa There, Al
Oh, Al Roker will talk to the Kentucky lesbians. But let them mention "fast women," and whoa! whoa! whoa! More »
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Remainders: Come Give Al a Hug!
• Al Roker continues to amaze the denizens of Philly, revealing that he is, as suspected, a hugger. As is Matt Lauer. Katie Couric? [Insert controversial pause] Sure, guess you could say she's a hugger, too. In fact, the entire staff of the Today show molests one another daily. Except for Ann Curry. No one will touch her. [NBC10]• So who screamed at Brandon Davis, berating him for revealing Lindsay Lohan's clit length and demanding that he "take a shower"? This girl, that's who. And she's Lindsay's biggest fan, so step the fuck off. [BWE]
• MySpace isn't just for greasy hipsters and perverse predators — it's also for wannabe Playmates. [TMZ]
• Judge a book by its cover. [Book Covers]
• To Do, This Weekend: fuck a sailor, and fuck him good. Then tell everyone you know before realizing what you've done, then go get a STD test. [NY Sun]
• Mike Myers and his hockey stick are thisclose to joining Yonah Schimmel's and ABC No Rio as LES institutions. [Cityrag]
• Seriously, Frank Bruni, could you make us love you any more? Stop it! It's unnatural, this affection! [NYT]
• Meet the Harvard-Yale lovematch from hell. You may feel inferior now, but just wait until they move into their first Park Avenue penthouse and they start throwing crystal vases at one another. [Julia Allison]
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Remainders: Brad Pitt Thinks Angie Might Be Preggers
• Brad Pitt announces that his baby with Angelina Jolie is "imminent." Really? Did he just figure this out? What tipped him off? Did Zahara tell him? [CNN]• Former Nanny Fran Drescher tells Howard Stern that she'd love a career in New York politics. Too bad not many people would willingly listen to her while she explained her platform. [Cityrag]
• Times mag on May 7; New Yorker on May 15; the Times today. It's official: the Dog Whisperer is overexposed. [NYT]
• Al Roker goes to Philly and gets a face shot. [Philadelphia Will Do]
• Got a hipster band but no success to speak of? Strong arm your way on the Misshapes playlist with a Joy Division cover. Ian Curtis = cash money. [My Old Kentucky]
• In LA, Madonna kicked off her world tour in fine form: by hanging herself from a giant disco crucifix. Those $400 tickets are going to be worth every penny. [AP]
• Kelly Ripa smells like fish. She won't tell you why, but we've some guesses. Nothing a little Summer's Eve can't fix. [BWE]
• Attention ladies and gays: looking for love? Try riding the subway between 5 and 6 AM, when the male/female ratio is 9:1. [Graphpaper]
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Al Roker Takes the Good, He Takes the Bad. Mostly the Bad.
OK, the sound quality sucks. And, yeah, it's from yesterday morning. And, granted, it's a "news" segment that little more than a marketing pitch for both a time when you actually watched NBC's scripted shows and a new DVD in which the network presumably has a stake. But, even so, you gotta watch Al Roker singing the Facts of Life theme on the Today show. Watch it once and it's amusing. Then watch it again, playing close attention to the last little bit of the song. You won't be able to look away.
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Tom Cruise Day Comes to New York
Oh, glorious days of days! The sun fittingly shines upon our fair city in honor of movie god and new "father" Tom Cruise, who comes to Manhattan today to promote Mission: Impossible 3. A devoted Scientologist and/or reader scored a picture of Tom on his way in to Good Morning America, which kicks off a day of gallavanting about the island, via every possible mode of transportation, for three separate screenings of his film. More »
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Today on Today: Al's on Top
Because Americans love to be freaked out before they even have their morning coffee, Today show co-hosts Matt Lauer and Al Roker donned their skin-tight speed suits and embraced the double luge. Words can't quite convey the bizarre hilarity of Al laying down on top of Matt ("Am I supposed to lose circulation?" asks Lauer) and the two sliding down the luge track, screaming "whooo" at a pitch best fitting for a 14-year-old girl. But, as Lauer noted, "If you had Al on top of your groin, you'd squeal too." Or cry. More »
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Matt and Al to Consumate Their Relationship
Tomorrow morning, lumped with the Today show's usual Olympic-related stunts and smiles, Matt Lauer and Al Roker will do the doubles luge. Because the bigger man must ride in front to reduce wind resistance, Roker will be the front driver on top. More »
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NBC News: Yesterday Less Than Ever
We haven't watched the Thanksgiving Day parade on television for probably a solid two decades, but when we glanced at this morning's papers we began to regret avoiding the broadcast this year. There was, it seems, a "Holi-Daze" "Lights Out" at the parade yesterday, a "narrowly avoided" disaster that was caused when a giant (and, apparently, angry) M&M careened into a lamppost in Times Square and sent a 30-pound lighting fixture falling onto two sisters watching the parade below. More »
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Remainders: Kate Moss Checks Out of Rehab
• Cocaine Kate is now Sober Kate, as the supermodel has been released from her paparazzi-hiding stint in rehab. Oh, Katie, New York is waiting for you with open arms. Come on home, sugarpie! [CNN]• Today show weatherman Al Roker has been Googling himself on the matter of his fantastic on-air fall during Hurricane Wilma and is a tad defensive. Or maybe he's just misses eating entire sandwiches and has no choice but to blog his rage. [Al Roker]
• Making sure your Halloween costume is as gay as possible. [Manhattan Offender]
• The MTA wants to thank you, poor commuter, in some "small, insignificant way." [AP/NYDN]
• Imagine the fear of answering your phone to hear the voice of Harvey Weinstein telling you to vote for Bloomberg. That's exactly why we hate land lines. [Politicker]
• But what Lindsay Lohan really wants to do is direct. [MTV]
