Homeless veteran Jim Wolf, star of the timelapse makeover viral hit, was arrested on Sunday at a Burger King in Grand Rapids, Mich. Wolf pled guilty to charges of trespassing and creating a disturbance. He will serve 20 days in jail.
When Exquisitely Sad Songwriters Get Reality TV Makeovers
Songwriter Mark Eitzel, former frontman of American Music Club and inveterate chronicler of national despair, has a new (and probably really sad and great!) record coming out next month. So his money-mad label, Merge Records, is trotting him out to consult with various "image experts" to "sell" him to the "kids" on…
Is Twitter’s Logo Change The Most Revolutionary Re-Branding of the Modern Era?
Twitter revealed today a makeover of the company's ubiquitous blue bird logo, which saw their mascot (formerly named Larry after the Bird) transformed from a bird that looked like how it used to look into a bird that still looks like how it used to look.
Kraft’s New Name is Crumbelievably Stupid (UPDATE)
Kraft Foods Inc. announced today that it plans to change its corporate name to Mondelēz International, Inc.
Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin: Better Than Julianne Moore as Hillary Clinton
HBO released a picture of Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin for Game Change, and it's at least as good as HBO's picture of Julianne Moore as Hillary Clinton for The Special Relationship. (Moore eventually ceded the Hillary role to Hope Davis due to scheduling conflicts with The Kids Are Alright.)
Carrot Top Gets A Blowout
Las Vegas magazine was reading your mind when you thought, "That Carrot Top. A handsome face hiding behind a mop of unruly hair." Well, feast your eyes on this! Christina Hendricks and Julianne Moore, eat your hearts out. [LV Sun]
Check Out the Fancy Oval Office Makeover!
Contractors were hard at work making over the Oval Office while the Obamas vacationed in Martha's Vineyard, installing a new rug, wallpaper, chairs, sofas, and tables. More photos of the hot new redesign, below.
Tyra's Team Ambushes Poorly-Dressed Passers-by
Today's Tyra might as well have been called "A Mash Up of TyTy's Most Awesomest and Benevolent Makeovers," but one segment stood out as nothing short of amazing—where Whitney put the hurt on some fools for looking wack.
Bright Lights, Big City Gets Fancy New Cover For 25th Birthday
Happy 25th anniversary of coked-out young dudes writing novels about being coked-out young dudes! To celebrate, Random House is finally updating the cover of Bright Lights, Big City.
Jann Wenner Escapes New York To Play With Cows And Babies Upstate
Aw, Jann Wenner's all growed up and seemingly responsible and stuff! The Rolling Stone publisher magnate wrapped up a deal in December to purchase a Hudson river estate in Tivoli, NY. At the moment, Wenner's on paternity leave while he and his partner adjust to the arrival of their baby twins via surrogate. We're…
