In the clip above, Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas tell the Today Show hosts about their new album “Lines, Vines and Trying Times”, as well as perform their hit song “Paranoid”.

The Jonas Brothers are kicking off their 2009 World Tour in support of their fourth album! Fans were waiting at the Rockefeller Plaza since 3 in the morning just to watch these guys perform. They were asked if this ever gets old for them.

Joe said, “It never gets old. It’s an amazing feeling to have such amazing fans and support from all ages.”

Check out their other two performances below.

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Starz on Demand is hosting a Disney Celebration Vacation Contest. On June 12th, they premiere “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” and to highlight this special event they are running a special contest.

Their “Watch to Win” Sweepstakes is giving one lucky viewer and three guests a chance to win a Disney Celebration Vacation and spend a night in the Cinderella Castle Suite at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida! Awesome!

In order to be eligible to win, Starz On Demand viewers should watch High School Musical 3: Senior Year (by July 12th). A question will be revealed at the beginning of the movie and at the end, the answer will be given for the viewer to enter the sweepstakes. Viewers can enter the sweepstakes via mail or online @ http://www.starz.com/hsm3senioryear!

High School Musical star KayCee Stroh tells us about the contest in this video clip. Check it out and good luck!!

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If you haven’t been to The Cheesecake Factory then you are completely missing out! It is one of my favorite restaurants for their great food and fantastic atmosphere to enjoy along with your meal.

You can visit their official website to see the menu, locations, catering and shopping.

So, what kind of contest is The Cheesecake Factory running? On their website, you’ll see a small purple banner that says “Share Your Celebration”. Click on that and it will take you to the contest page. To enter, you must send a picture of YOUR celebration and explain how The Cheesecake Factory played a part in it. You can see a few example photos on the contest page.

By entering, this is what you have the chance to win:

Sounds like one great contest doesn’t it?!?

Like I mentioned above, I have one $25 gift card to The Cheesecake Factory to give away to one lucky Disney Society reader. Here’s how you can enter (You can receive 3 entries total):

The Rules:

That’s it! Good luck and be sure and visit a Cheesecake Factory near you. I promise you won’t be disappointed!!

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Larry started off the show asking them how they become an act.

Kevin said, “It actually started with Nick. He originally was doing Broadway shows and myself, I was doing commercials and Nick and Joe were both on Broadway at the same time. Nick wrote a song with my dad, for a Christmas CD, it was like a charity CD and someone at a record label heard it and signed Nick…wanted him to start his own project…started his record and thn we wrote a song together called ‘Please Be Mine’ and that song kind of…the record label heard it, wanted to sign all three of us and that’w when the Jonas Brothers began.”

Cool story isn’t it?!

Larry also asked if they had any girlfriends and Joe and Kevin said ‘Yes’ but Joe said his girlfriend wasn’t as famous as Miley. Watching the interview and their faces, it definitely seems Niley is back together. What do you think?

Watch Parts 2 - 5 below.

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Warner Brothers, who recently bought the rights to the movie, are apparently set on remaking the 1985 classic Teen Wolf, which originally starred Michael J. Fox as a teenager who discovers he’s a werewolf.

Guess who’s being discussed for the lead role? Zac Efron’s name has been tossed around on several other sites now, though there’s no telling what WB has in mind just yet.

It’s still a ways off, but what do you think? Should he do it or is this just another road to being a movie stereotype?

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A new music video from the Season Three soundtrack for “Hannah Montana” will debut daily, June 29 - July 3 (7:00 p.m., ET/PT) and all five – “Mixed Up,” “Just A Girl,” “Let’s Get Crazy,” “Supergirl” and “Every Part of Me” – will air following the Sunday, July 5 episode.

The “Hannah Montana Season 3 Soundtrack” releases on Walt Disney Records July 7.

In the one-hour special, entitled “He Could Be the One?,” Miley repeatedly tries but fails to gently tell Robby that she’s dating Jake Ryan again. Soon her dad winds up believing she’s trying to hide something from him. Now, to make Robby thankful for Jake, Miley pretends to date her bad boy band mate, Jesse, but gets in over her head, so it’s up to Robby, with help from Miley’s late mother, to help her navigate the predicament.

Source: Disney Channel Press Release

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The Next Food Network Star competition is already down to 8 contenders. But this week, things get even tougher. The cooks will have to prepare a budget dinner party using on $5 per person. YIKES!

They have to work in teams of two, which always bring the drama. And some of their dishes fall short of expectations. Here’s a sneak peek:

Be sure to watch the Next Food Network Star this Sunday at 10/9c on Food Network.

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Exclusive - Ugly Betty - Episode 4.01 - Casting Call for Major Recurring Role [EMILY] 20’s, female, gorgeous, African American, must be a strong actress. MAJOR RECURRING ROLE.

I’ve seen speculation that this is a reworking of Wilhelmina’s daughter, but this makes no sense to me.  Wilhelmina’s daughter was named Nico (speaking of, I DO think it’s time for her to make an appearance again).

Besides, that whole “new Darren” thing always leads to no good.

The name of this character (Emily), also blows a theory I had when I first saw this.  I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be neat if in season 4 Wilhelmina had visions / flashbacks just as Betty did in seasons 1 and 2?  I can see Willy, right after some dastardly deed, having a conversation with “Wanda”, her younger, pre-Wilhelmina self.

The only problem with this is that it would be almost impossible to pull off, because we ALL are very familiar with what young Vanessa Williams looked like (some of us who got our hands on a certain magazine have seen more than others ).

So, this “Emily” is a new character.  Could she be Matt’s new girlfriend?  A new corporate person?  A model with a secret?

The only thing I ask the producers – PLEASE do not make her a love interest for Daniel.  At LEAST give the man till the mid-season break to grieve.

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There’s a new Food Network show that will premiere on Tuesday, June 23rd at 9:30pm / 8:30c called The Best Thing I Ever Ate. In it, the Food Network stars share their favorites with us and tell us how we can enjoy them too.

Here’s a preview from the show:

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Now he’s a divorced dad with two teens, struggling to make ends meet and regain control of his life.

But you won’t BELIEVE what Drecker is forced to use in a last-ditch attempt to change his fortune in HBO’s new comedy Hung, which will debut on June 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Created by Dmitry Lipkin (creator of The Riches) and Colette Burson, the show uses dark humor to tell the story of a man fighting to survive personal setbacks in a bad economy.

The series stars Thomas Jane (The Punisher, HBOʼs 61) as Ray Drecker; Jane Adams (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) as Rayʼs business partner, Tanya Skagle; Anne Heche (Men in Trees) as Rayʼs ex-wife, Jessica Haxon; Eddie Jemison (Oceanʼs Thirteen) as Jessicaʼs successful husband Ronnie; Sianoa Smit-McPhee (As the Bell Rings) as Rayʼs daughter Darby; and Charlie Saxton (The Lovely Bones) as Rayʼs son Damon.

Yep, Drecker is hung. There’s really no “nice” way to say it. Forced into a corner, he has no choice to use his best “asset.”

And Drecker has a right to be upset with his life. His wife of 20 years (Heche) left him for her dermatologist. After a fire damages his home he inherited from his parents, Ray’s finances reach an all-time low. Lonely, run down and at witʼs end, Ray attends a self-help class, where the mantra is to identify a personal “winning tool” to market for financial success. After a not-so-fulfilling encounter with fellow attendee Tanya Skagle (Jane Adams), a would-be poet, Ray has a “eureka” moment. With the help of Tanya, the well-endowed Ray sets out to exploit his greatest asset in hopes of changing his fortunes.

Here are a few more photos from Hung:

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The show is a behind-the-scenes look at models living together in New York - in their professional life and in their personal lives. Though the show is called “The Beautiful Life,” it’s really a gritty look about the “ugly” parts of the business, mixed in with the glamour of the fashion world we all see and love.

The main character on the show is Raina (Sara Paxton), who becomes the surprise star of the Zak Posen show during New York Fashion Week - in place of Mischa’s character Sonja Stone.

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Sonya Stone is the former “It Girl” and veteran model who is now having to claw her way back up to the top, or so it seems. Sonya has been off the scene for the past six months in Rio, and everyone (including fellow models) assumes she has been in rehab.

The Beautiful Life gives us a look at the fashion world through the eyes of Raina (still new to the fashion world and unaware that she’s now having her “moment”) and of newcomer Chris Andrews (Ben Hollingsworth).

Chris, a farm boy from Iowa, is discovered by accident while dining with his family in New York City by modeling agent Simon Lockridge (Dusan Dukic). Simon gets Chris to agree to a “go see” with his boss Claudia Foster (Elle Macpherson) of Covet Modeling Agency. This is where Chris and Raina meet. Seeing herself in his confusion over why he’s even there, she offers him friendship and advice.

As you’ve probably seen in The Beautiful Life promo, Chris is asked to strip to his underwear for Claudia right there in the middle of the office. Chris does have a “Clark Kent/Tom Welling” look to him as modeling agent Simon calls him “Farm Boy” over and over again (which is kinda annoying) during the episode.

Not totally in love with him, Claudia sends him to a photographer and Raina offers to take him there. Good thing too, because Chris has never modeled before, and Raina shows him the ropes enough for him to relax.

Chris is then sent to the apartment where the models (who work for Covet Modeling Agency) live. It’s more of a dorm than a luxurious hotel, where the guys live on one floor and the girls on another. Watching it a second time, there’s a fake “caution” sign by the entrance inside the building that says “Don’t Feed the Models.” Kinda funny.

You feel sorry for Chris because the more experienced guy models — Egan (Jordan Woolley, As the World Turns), Issac (Corbin Bleu, High School Musical), and Kai (Nico Tortorella, Twelve) don’t make it easy for him and definitely don’t help him out in anyway. But Chris is the scrappy dog you want to win the fight, as is Raina.

In this episode, Sonya tries to use her connections and fame to get back on top, especially since Claudia seems about done with her, but one sleazy fashion world guy makes it a little tough. Raina has a mysterious past that becomes apparent in the pilot to the audience, and Sonja also has a pretty interesting back storyline that Raina learns by accident. I look forward to seeing where they go with these characters.

Also providing entertainment is Raina’s frenemy and fellow model Marissa Delfina (Ashley Madekwe, Secret Diary of a Call Girl) who is working her way up the ropes as well.

All in all, I think The Beautiful Life is enticing and should be the perfect drama companion for The Next Top Model. While stylish and gritty all at the same time, the storylines for The Beautiful Life have plenty of potential. I particularly liked Sara Paxton, Ben Hollingsworth, Elle Macpherson and Mischa Barton in this episode.

Because this is a “Mischa Barton” fan site, I will add that Mischa Barton fans will enjoy seeing Mischa in a more adult role than in The O.C. but her character may not always be as likable as the “Marissa Cooper” role she played. We will have to watch together this fall to see what Sonya will do to stay on top, while protecting her “secrets.”

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Here are the medical diagnoses of note from season 5 of House:

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On how many Inferi we’re talking about here.

A couple million? Above water, you’d probably see about a hundred at a time. But when Harry gets dragged into the lake, there is a whole underwater environment…and it’s actually covered in bodies. It’s all just … bodies crawling on top of each other, and that’s how you get into the millions.

GREAT. Super duper. Now, what about any interaction with Harry Potter? What should we expect?

When we go underwater with Harry, this female Inferi kind of comes up and grabs him and is pulling him down, but it’s more like a hug. Like an embrace. Like she’s trying to encourage him to join them.

Gulp. Um, not that I really want to have the image in my head, but what do these Inferi look like?

The art department on the film gave us a lot of references, like Dante’s “Inferno,” where they have all those bodies. The Inferi themselves are very skinny and emaciated people. Very humanoid, but way skinnier than humans could be. Waterlogged and gray. We used the old lady that comes out of the tub in ‘The Shining’ as a reference. Most of the Inferi are adult, but we did also build two children, too.

I don’t know about you, but I’m a major scaredy-pants and this whole thing just about made me cry. Will it stop me from seeing the movie? Um, NO! Scare me, baby! I can take it! BRING IT!!!!!

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On having more time with two movies “This one is much looser. We take the time to explore the characters. Of course, there are big action scenes, big set-pieces, but what I think people really love in Harry Potter films are the characters—Ron, Harry, Hermione—spending time with them. That’s where the real pleasure is, I think.” The big split I’m not going to reveal where it is just yet, but there are a couple of places. I initially was not in favor of doing two films. Then I went through the book with Steve Kloves, looking at what you omit, always one of the challenges you make.

“In the seventh book, Harry is at the center of so much of it that, when we looked at what we would cut, it was impossible. There was almost nothing that we could comfortably cut, so it became a very clear decision that we had to make two films.

“Once we made that decision, the challenge is to find out where you cut it. I think we’ve made a really interesting choice. It’s acknowledging that actually this is one book, and there are two parts to the story, and I think it will be really exciting.

“Actually, there’s almost enough material in here to make three films, but I think that would have probably tipped it over the edge. The book is a very rich canvas.” The shooting schedule “It hasn’t hit yet because it’s a 248-day schedule, and we’re on Day 67 or 68. There’s 180 to go—and then there’s a year of post—so the horizon looms much closer than ever before, but it’s not yet upon me. I suppose there’ll be mixed feelings. I’ve learned a huge amount. I continue to learn. The material continues to inspire and challenge. Being on this adventure, working on the Potters, has been the gift of all gifts.”

The movie schedule especially is intriguing to me, since I think we forget how LONG movies take to film. It’s one excruciatingly slow step at a time, day after day after day.

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This episode airs Monday at 10pm ET/PT.

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Seriously, I love it when people do this, because so often those kids don’t have anyone to defend them. If you see a kid who looks like he is in danger or distress and the adults around him are adding to it, STEP FORWARD and do something about it. Even if there’s nothing going on, wouldn’t you rather be wrong instead of right? You’ll regret it if you don’t.

For example, I was in the library last summer, and some kid was seriously doing the whole Exorcist thing in the lobby. I walked out there to see what the hale was going on, and Grandma was out there with little Tommy who refused to go into Storytime without a freaking snack. She was beyond frazzled. I talked to her for a while, Tommy calmed down, Grandma calmed down, everything was cool. Lots of times, parents, especially mommies, need someone to say “hey, I’ve been there, it’s okay, let’s talk about it”. Kids can get NUTS sometimes, but the people around them JUST CAN’T. Sucks, but there it is.

Here are some pics of the incident with Liv Tyler:

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Whitney Port held court with two new “friends” who, we hear, will have recurring roles next season. “Their names are Samantha and Roxy, and they are out of control,” says a source. “MTV brought in new party girls because the first season was so boring.”

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