Did you know Janeane Garofalo has been married for 20 years? She didn't either. The marriage was dissolved yesterday.
Idiots at the Bar
In certain social situations, men and women are threatened by those they view as more attractive. Often, they resort to insulting intelligence as a defense, as Greg Grunberg and Janeane Garofalo do in this video.
Janeane Garofalo on Beverly Hills: 90210
In this vintage clip from 1992 (a million years ago), a pre-Reality Bites fame Janeane Garofalo waxes about the inherent drama of Tori Spelling's short shorts (and resulting wedgies) on Beverly Hills: 90210.
Seasoned Bigot Elisabeth Hasselbeck Calls Out Joy Behar's "Bigotry"
Today The View discussed Janeane Garofalo's comment that President Obama's call for prayer during his speech was "anti-intellectual." Behar argues the distinction between logic and faith, but Hasselbeck is offended by such "discrimination" and yells at Behar for her "bigotry."
92YTribeca's Just Ask the Locals
Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Nick Kroll, and others team up to tell you where to go in New York City if you're not familiar with the area. However, if you fall for any of these tips you probably deserve it.
Happy Birthday
Naomi Watts turns 41 today. Billionaire hedge fund founder Paul Tudor Jones is turning 55. Teen queen Hilary Duff is turning 22. Glenn Lowry, the director of the Museum of Modern Art, is 55. Mira Sorvino is 42. Janeane Garofalo is turning 45. Dita Von Teese is 37. Director John Sayles is 59. Bam Margera is turning…
Spotted
Anderson Cooper and Antoine Maisani, co-owner of the East Village gay bar Eastern Bloc, riding bikes in the Village ... Kate Hudson cheering in the stands at Citi Field ... Cameron Diaz walking around the East Village with her cell phone in hand ... Rihanna leaving her hotel in Midtown ... Janeane Garofalo walking her…
Janeane Garofalo's Weak Snub of Rush Limbaugh and Lynne Cheney
Is it awkward being an outspoken liberal actress on 24, the show so obscenely and corrosively torture-happy that the dean of West Point said its brutal fantasies were poisoning the minds of young soldiers?
Happy Birthday
Serena Williams is 27 today. Others celebrating: Music exec Andre Harrell is 48, Christina Milian is 27, former New Jersey governor Christine Todd Whitman is 62, Olivia Newton-John is 60, and Linda Hamilton turns 52. Two figures on the New York web scene will be blowing out candles this evening: Gothamist co-founder …
The Campaign for Gender Equality In Late-Night Talk Show Hosting Rights Starts Here
With festival fatigue closing in on all sides and the Verne Troyer sex tape still searing our minds one pixel at a time, we really needed a laugh Wednesday night. A panel discussion seemed like it might do the trick: "Funny Women," gathering Jennifer Tilly, Janeane Garofalo, Alyson Hannigan and Illeana Douglas…
"Janeane Is Neither A Maiden, Nor A Form. Discuss."
[Janeane Garofalo in Soho today; image via INF]
Indiana Jones And His Girl Enjoy A Casual Lunch In Newport Beach
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New '24' Star Janeane Garofalo Speaks Out On Being A Professional Actress
Earlier today, the quite unexpected news that Noted Hollywood Liberal Janeane Garofalo would be joining the cast of 24, a television program co-created by a Self-Described—Albeit Jokingly, Ha!—Right-Wing Nutjob, was announced, a collision of bleeding-heart-matter/conservative-antimatter that could release more…
Casting Shocker! Known Liberal Garofalo Joins Conservative-Run Hit Show!
· Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz are in talks to star in a film version of the musical Nine for the Weinstein Co; when reached for comment on his potential cast, Harvey Weinstein said, "I may be jumping the gun, but if Penelope doesn't get nominated, I'll willingly blind myself with a rusty salad fork." [Variety]
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Art Cooper and Anna Wintour
Scene from departing GQ editor Art Cooper's farewell last night: Vogue editor Anna Wintour arrives with Ralph Lauren. A spy writes, "Cooper made a big point to thank his secretary. He said he hopes her upcoming bio'The Devil Wears Blue Label'is a big success. Everyone turned around to watch Anna's reaction...there was…
Editor's Letter
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