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online marketing

Add An Awful ScarJo Album To Your Social Network!

scarlett.jpegScarlett Johansson's *ahem* long-awaited Tom Waits cover album "Anywhere I Lay My Head" is hitting stores a week from today. But in order to demonstrate to your circle of friends that you are ahead of the curve when it comes to blonde starlets and their ego-driven vanity music projects, you can check out her album now on the social network imeem.com (she's "online now!"). It's more targeted than putting it out on laughably polluted Myspace, so from an online marketing perspective, it's a fair deal for ScarJo, and an even better deal for iMeem. But from the perspective of a Tom Waits fan, it's tragic. "I Don't Want To Grow Up" redone as a droning plinky synth-pop song? We're not friends any more. If all goes well technically, her playlist is embedded after the jump. Good credibility-builder for iMeem. Bad for ears: More »

11:39 AM on Tue May 13 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
336 views, 22 comments

Latest by In Other News...: @mitchel_stevens: Well, that too. more »

hiding in hip hop

The Gay Hip Hop Book, Revealed: Actors, Rappers, And A 'Megastar'

Yesterday, I finally received my advance copy of Hiding in Hip Hop, former closeted entertainment industry gadfly (pictured) Terrance Dean's much-hyped autobiography about all of the gays that are, well, hiding in hip hop. I've read about half of it so far. Dean has already proven himself eager to trot out blind items about male celebrities he says he's hooked up with, and the book doesn't disappoint in that regard. Today, an overview of what the book is and isn't, and then some of what you've been waiting for: three TV actors, a famous rapper, and a "megastar," anonymously outed. More »

2:06 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
21,204 views, 109 comments

Latest by The Assimilated Negro: Fu-Schnickens? "La schmoove, yo we don't got nothing to prove ..." hmmm more »

exclusive

Mariah Carey Wedding Pictures: $2 Million

We hear that People magazine paid around $2 million (if not more) for the recent wedding pictures of Barbie-like singer Mariah Carey and younger actor Nick Cannon. People triumphed in a bidding war with OK!. This surely rates as one of the biggest paydays of Cannon's career, if not his wife's. And that figure would make their photos even pricier than the baby pictures of Nicole Richie and Christina Aguilera, though only half as valuable as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's baby shots of Shiloh. Does Mariah still move that many magazines?

1:05 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
3,152 views, 26 comments

Latest by whitekidinflatbush: @Mike_Jahn: Many years ago, someone told Mariah she shouldn't ever be photographed from her left side. She's gone with it ever since. more »

magazines

Scarlett Johansson's Five Imaginary Fathers

Everybody listen: Scarlett Johansson is saying stuff. About men. Heroic men! Iconic men! Men she would like to honor! The blonde actress, who insists on putting out an unwanted record, reveals the five guys she considers her "dads": Woody Allen, Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Barack Obama, and Bob Dylan. Suck it, actual dad! While a waggish type might be tempted to point out that none of these "dads" saved her from looking like an alien albino on the cover of Paste, a wiser person would examine her dad choices and ponder the question: Aren't these just a bunch of random old guys that probably don't even know her that well? More »

1:29 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
5,294 views, 64 comments

Latest by BiBiVirtue: The newest in a list that I am sure will continue to run and run why I wish Scarlett Johannssen would shut the eff up. I just wish she wou more »

hannah montana

The Kiddies Are Abandoning Miley Cyrus!

Hannah Montana, the kids' show starring exploited teenager (or, alternately, picture-posing strumpet) Miley Cyrus, ran its first new episode in two months last Sunday. And the ratings were down 24%! Could this be the end for our hero—done in by Annie Leibovitz, Vanity Fair, and a child-unfriendly wave of bad publicity? More »

10:40 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
3,766 views, 23 comments

cartoons

Breaking: Racist Things Are On YouTube

A New York Times reporter who quite obviously was just poking around on YouTube in desperate search of a workable story came up with this: there are racist cartoons on there! Old, racist cartoons. Anyone who grew up in the good old days (the 80s) surely remembers when the racist Bugs Bunny episodes from the early part of the century used to sneak into the Looney Tunes broadcasts and you were too young to know the difference. So in that sense, this cobbled-together story is a good reminder that your favorite cartoon characters and their owners were all a public bunch of horrible, horrible racists not too long ago. Below, the clip of "Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs," that should really have Warner Bros. donating millions to the Rainbow Coalition at this very moment: More »

9:55 AM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
3,179 views, 35 comments

Latest by scroll_lock: @BalknChain: Happy Boifday, little BnC! How old? BTW, I have a few things you could do at my house now that you've finished yours. :) Have to go to the gym now. Have a good evening. more »

Mr. Obvious

Judd Apatow is Ruining Hollywood—Waah!

"The appearance of Jason Segel’s genitalia in the romcom Forgetting Sarah Marshall had American critics crowing about how the film has courageously broken one of the last taboos in mainstream cinema. Yet Segel’s flaccid member looks pathetic and laughable, especially because it’s attached to a body that is doughy and pallid. It can’t seriously be accused of being capable of anything, let alone of breaking a taboo. So obviously devoid of sexual intent, it symbolises not so much his character’s abject emotional condition at his girlfriend’s rejection of him, but the sorry state of masculinity in American movies today." The Times of London's Christopher Goodwin goes on to piss and moan about how actors such as Seth Rogen, Michael Cera and Jonah Hill have replaced the manly men of yore—and conveniently dodges a crucial and trend-piece-killing point. More »

12:35 PM on Sun Apr 27 2008
By ian spiegelman
8,090 views, 48 comments

Latest by SneakingThroughTheAlleyWithLalley: @Priam: hits nail on head. more »

hollywood

Gene Hackman: It's Over

It seems like only yesterday that Gene Hackman was making film magic in The Royal Tenenbaums. But apparently it was a seriously long time ago. In fact, he old thespian hasn't been in a movie so long that he's decided to hang it up altogether. According to a report, he's "quit acting for good, insisting he is too old to land appealing roles. The 78-year-old actor hasn't starred in a film since 2004 comedy Welcome to Mooseport, and although he has never announced his retirement—he couldn't bring himself to return to Hollywood and play 'grandfathers'. Hackman says, 'I guess you could call it retired. I haven't worked for four years now. And I don't miss the business. I miss the process of being on-set with actors when things get cooking. But there's so much crapola in order to get there. It's just too painful." More sad news, plus a classic Hackman moment, after the jump. More »

4:55 PM on Sat Apr 19 2008
By ian spiegelman
7,718 views, 88 comments

Latest by Pope John Peeps II: @Hez: There are a lot of things a gentleman would do on behalf of legs like that. In an unrelated story, I make an outstanding pasta sauce with pancetta. Oh, and there's NObody who can install an desktop Kit-In-Box cat recliner more »

movies

Respectable Publications: "Zombie Strippers"

First of all, it's just great that the New York Times has a headline today that reads "Zombie Strippers." It has to, cause that's the name of a new movie. But it would be great under any circumstances. The Times' stuffy assessment is that pretty much everyone "can sit this one out." But would they be saying that if they were facing down Zombie Jenna Jameson who was intent on eating their face? These are the questions that "ivory tower" journalists don't like to think about. The trailer for this thrill ride of a lifetime is below—it looks like it could be good! No it doesn't. More »

1:24 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
1,566 views, 25 comments

Latest by famousauthor: Let me know when it comes out on DVD for a dollar. more »

flackery

Paris Hilton Stand-In Has Stand-In

Famous Paris Hilton impersonator Natalie Reid is getting so popular these days that paid publicists are spontaneously sending out emails celebrating her overwhelming popularity. Along with photos generously marked "for public display," such as the one pictured! We received this bit of fan mail from Jim Strzalkowski of Xtra Public Relations: "Wow! Natalie Reid was all glammed up on the set of the Wayans Brothers' 'Snowflake.' Natalie was beside herself as she was bestowed the superstar treatment on the set. She had her own trailer, a stand-in and even fans asking her for her autograph" Fans you say, Jim? INCREDIBLE. But what did she tell her close friend? More »

5:56 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
3,862 views, 21 comments

Latest by famousauthor: @AuntPeniston: WHAT DO YOU SAY? HOLYSHIT! more »

movies

Genius of Point Break Finally Recognized By Government

Who among us could not be a changed person after seeing the 1991 beach-based thriller Point Break? Patrick Swayze as the surf gang leader Bodhi; Gary Busey as the world-weary cop Pappas; and Keanu Reeves as Johnny Utah, trying to do whatever he imagined an actor's job to be. The movie became an instant classic, of a sort, in 1991. It took 12 more years before the inevitable stage version of the show, "Point Break LIVE!," hit theatergoers like a surfboard to the face. And that show—in which an audience member is selected to play Johnny Utah each night, and "reads their entire script off cue cards in order to capture the rawness of a Keanu Reeves performance"—has put in five long years on stage before being awarded its own official day in a formal proclamation by San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom. As the immortal Bodhi said, "Goddamn! You are one radical son of a bitch [MAYOR NEWSOM]!" They should make it TWO days: More »

2:52 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
2,173 views, 28 comments

Latest by adminslave: @famousauthor: I don't know, but instead, imagine this: Center Stage Live ! more »

moguls

Elisabeth Murdoch's Heroic Tale Of Struggle

Elisabeth Murdoch—the daughter of News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch, owner of all currently operating media outlets—has a personal story that Horatio Alger would appreciate. Sure, today she's the CEO of her own production company. But she started with nothing. Absolutely nothing. Elisabeth Murdoch was once a lowly, unappreciated "broke acquisitions executive" on the bottom rung of the ladder, according to Elisabeth Murdoch. In a recent speech to a crowd of other wealthy entertainment executives [Hollywood Reporter], she delivered a tale of woe and triumph that will serve as an inspiration to people who, like Murdoch, had to work their way up with pure grit: More »

2:25 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
1,679 views, 13 comments

Latest by famousauthor: @marSF: Is she the one that Snoop Doggy Dogg was referring to when he said that the Ku Klux Klan was putting a lot of money into the Obama campaign? more »

movies

Harold And Kumar Build Online Buzz Through Preview Clips

Remember that delightful multicultural collegiate duo Harold & Kumar, whom we last saw being forever thwarted on their Sisyphean journey to procure White Castle burgers? Well they're back, the scamps, and this time they're trying to escape from Guantanamo Bay! You wouldn't be able to tell from this just-released trailer, though, since it features their interactions with a cyclops, rather than with the US military. Ah well, we're sure that it fits into the plot in a way we can scarcely imagine. If you so choose, you can watch the clip [via OhNoTheyDidnt] after the jump. More »

3:39 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
2,168 views, 17 comments

Latest by CharlieSays: Pass. I'm waiting for "Weekend at Harold & Kumar's." more »

celebrities

Is George Clooney The Nemesis Of The Tabloid Economy?

George Clooney has jokes. His latest celebrity-based antics: a swarm of paparazzi descended upon his house in Italy after a (false) rumor spread that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were going to be getting married there. Clooney, who was away working, heard about this, and ordered 15 large wedding tables to be set up on the house's lawn. The paps went crazy [Hollyscoop]! Clooney laughed. He's a funny guy. But there's more to this than just a friendly joke. Because George Clooney, one of the biggest celebrities in the world, doesn't just want to make himself chuckle; he wants to undermine the entire celebrity economy that gives him his lofty position in the first place. More »

12:47 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
9,675 views, 69 comments

Latest by Dorothy: Why the farse?@secretagentman: more »

entertainment

New "Storyverse" Lets You Spend More Money On Same Hollywood Idea

Let's face a hard truth: most movies that started out as video games end up sucking pretty bad. Sure, some of them make plenty of money, but are you really able to suspend your critical faculties long enough to enjoy them without gagging a little bit on the forced synergy? Well now, a company called Radar Group is planning to develop "storyverses," which are ideas that can simultaneously spawn video games, movies, and other content. First up: a movie spinoff of the game "Max Payne," starring Mark Wahlberg as a rogue cop. Future ideas: an environmental disaster story, an alien invasion story, and "a horror story in which evil must be hunted down and imprisoned." Will they suck less than previous game/ movie efforts? Well, they're from the "Storyverse," so of course. Everything is different now! [Portfolio; image via Vayacine]

1:00 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
353 views, 11 comments

Latest by famousauthor: I'd probably be willing to buy a video game if it allowed me to kill Mark Wahlberg over and over again. He's the one on "Antiques Roadshow," isn't he? more »

fitness

The Media Wants You Fat And Broke!

First, the media implants an unattainable idea in our heads about what a human body should look like. Then, on top of that, popular publications give confusing advice about how to achieve that impossibly cut look! In the last couple of days, the lying liberal media has published several articles on various fitness techniques. You don't need to read any of them, because we're about to round them all up and drop some serious knowledge on you about the phony, media-driven fitness fantasy. After the jump, how to save money and kick ass in this shallow, workout-obsessed world. More »

12:51 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
5,492 views, 44 comments

Latest by slimceagirl: My secret: just have an unpredictable stomach disorder, be too poor to buy meals that you can't digest anyway, ride the f-train (2 million steps a day), live on the 4th floor of a walk-up, and you too will find more »

gossip

Josh Hartnett: Surrounded By Assholes?

A tipster tells us that the odd Josh Hartnett short film on the Times' website—which shows the actor stumbling through the snow and chatting with a hotel desk clerk, as the first installment of a series that will somehow promote the NYT's fashion magazine—is the twisted byproduct of one thing only: asshole friends! Hartnett is "an extremely nice guy" and a "very loyal friend," but he's surrounded by "asshole user" fake friends who try to use him to further their careers in the industry. Or so we hear. If true, that would definitely solve the mystery of why Hartnett would make time for an aimless project like that. After the jump, more detailed ranting from our tipster, and a bonus clip of the obscure Josh Hartnett-Scarlett Johansson short that is supposedly a precursor to the Times dreck. More »

12:07 PM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
4,782 views, 27 comments

Latest by digitalsmoothie: or maybe this: more »

fashion

New Clothing Products Allow You To Become As Glamorous As Matthew McConaughey And His Model Girlfriend

Happy news for fellas who just like to lay back with a cold one and soak up the rays: Stoner romantic comedy actor Matthew McConaughey is launching his own clothing line, called j.k. livin [Us]. The "j.k." stands for "just keep," and the "livin" stands for the recognition that stressing out over things like grammar can totally kill the leisurely pace at which life should be enjoyed. So far it looks like the line just features a half ass t-shirt, but hey, why worry? In a complementary move, McConaughey's girlfriend, Brazilian model Camila Alves, has launched her own line of astoundingly pricey handbags. Together, these items will bring the pleasures of Hollywood to you, the consumer. Photos of her $1,350 monstrosities, and her man's halfhearted t-shirt/ wristband set, after the jump. More »

1:05 PM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
3,020 views, 42 comments

Latest by U2_BST: Please MM, nothing in Burnt Orange...the whole town will turn on ya. more »