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Top Chef Texas Recap: Episode 14, “Mentors”

amalah — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:20 +0000

Okay. It’s going to be okay. This season is almost over. Soon, my lovelies. SOON. Two more episodes and a reunion and then we never have to speak of any of this again. Much like we were left with a Last Chance Kitchen cliffhanger last week, the four remaining chefs are also not immediately told [...]

Arnold Schwarzenegger And Sylvester Stallone Get Couples Surgery

Brad — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:44 +0000

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone had shoulder surgery yesterday. In the same hospital. At the same time. Time for a caption contest! Who can come up with the best caption for the image of the surgery buddies above? Add your own to our comment section below. I’ll kick us off: One in the pink, one [...]

Movies That Make You Want To Go To 7-Eleven

Jim Lin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:08 +0000

There are food movies, and then there are movies that simply make you really really want food.

Pop Culture Things My Son Will Never Experience: Episode 1: Movies

Joe — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:59 +0000

Take a look at things in Pop Culture that my kid will never see or experience. Did I miss anything? See anything here you miss dearly? Anything you’re glad is dead? Share your thoughts in the comments box below!

Gossip Rag Roundup: Oh, What Passes For Celebrities These Days!

Marinka — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:47 +0000

Don’t get me wrong. I puffy heart reality TV, I really do. But the people on those shows– they are not celebrities. The Bachelor? Courtney?! OK, I’ll take it. So the shocking news is that Courtney is a huge faker and doesn’t find Ben super attractive. I think these gossip rags have some nerve insinuating [...]

Russell Brand Doesn’t Want Any Of Katy Perry’s Filthy Pop Music Money

Kelly Q — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:50 +0000

I hate it when celebrities I don’t particularly care for do commendable things. Russell Brand, even though he’s entitled to 20 million dollars of Katy Perry’s money, has refused. The two didn’t have a prenup (um, what?), but he has said that he doesn’t want a penny of it. He made his own money in [...]

The Friendship Comedy Metric: Five Incredibly Dumb Movies You Must Find Funny If We’re Going To Be Friends

amalah — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:30 +0000

That title sounds brattier than I intended, because I’m not saying these five movies have to be your favorite five movies or anything. I’m not saying you even need to double over in hysterical laughter while watching them (though that wouldn’t hurt), but MOSTLY these movies must have at least made some kind of impression [...]

Beyonce And Jay-Z Are Just Normal Parents Who Party At Carnegie Hall

Brad — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:23 +0000

Earlier this week, Beyonce did what any mom does a month after having a baby: she went to her husband’s performance at Carnegie Hall and then to an afterparty at one of New York City’s hottest clubs. Oh. You mean that’s not what you did a month after giving birth? “No, no… I’m bootylicious. Just [...]

Karl Lagerfeld Calls Adele “A Little Too Fat”

Molly — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:49 +0000

Oh, Karl Lagerfeld, is there anything you can’t do? I mean, besides get over your eating disorder and avoid looking like a six-feet-tall Oompa Loompa? Apparently he is also a keen observer of the pointless. While guest editing the free Parisian paper Metro, the 79-year-old legendary fashion designer has this to say about one of the world’s [...]

Robert Downey Jr. Welcomes New Little Iron Man

Jive Turkey — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:23 +0000

It’s a big week for Robert Downey Jr. and wife Susan, who welcomed son Exton Elias Downey into the world on Tuesday, February 7th at 7:24am in Los Angeles. Your no-no parts created life! Thumbs up! Born to people who obviously have their fair share of good genes to impart, little Exton joins 18-year old [...]

Terrible, Awesome, and Terribly Awesome: Fifteen Pop Culture-Inspired Tattoos

Jive Turkey — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:00:23 +0000

Joining fan clubs? Buying DVD box sets? “Liking” movies and shows on Facebook? Kiddie stuff. It’s time to throw inhibition to the wind and get inked up in this piece.

Clint Eastwood Says Chrysler Ad Was Not an Obama Endorsement

Julie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:42 +0000

Clint Eastwood starred in a Chrysler ad that aired on Sunday following the Super Bowl Halftime Show. In case you’re one of the three people over the age of twelve who didn’t see it then, check it out: After the commercial, tweets started pouring in, and they still haven’t stopped: Oh, the political hay [...]

God Help Me, I Actually Like ‘The Voice’

Jason — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:33 +0000

It’s 8ish on a Monday night and I’m propped up on my couch; my nose feels like someone threaded a bicycle innertube through it and pumped until they couldn’t pump any more. When the sinuses rebel, there’s nothing for it but Target brand sinus medicine and a decidedly vile hot toddy made with something called [...]

The Bachelor Recap Season 16, Episode 6: A Man, A Plan, A Catastrophe: Panama

Miss Banshee — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:30:14 +0000

TONIGHT on The Bachelor! We’re in Panama City, Panama, which is gorgeous. Everyone is in lurve with Benny. Dead Shark Eyes is fixin’ to have ALL the girls rat her out for the beesh she is. And Casey S gets a message from Harrison that sends her into hysterics. LET’S DO THIS. Who put all [...]

“Teen Mom” Amber Portwood Ordered To Rehab

Lexa — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:32 +0000

Amber Portwood, an original cast member of MTV’s Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant, has always been among the most troubled of the bunch. Her relationship with her on-and-off boyfriend, Gary, is tumultuous at the least and down right abusive in its worst moments. She has attempted suicide, subjected her toddler daughter, Leah, to a string of [...]

Ellen DeGeneres Will Remain As J.C. Penney Spokesperson Despite One Million Moms’ Protest

kdiddy — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:31 +0000

It’s hard to find anything to dislike about Ellen DeGeneres. She brings Kristen Bell to the brink of tears at the mere mention of sloths: She challenges First Lady Michelle Obama to an on-air push-up contest, which she graciously “allows” the FLOTUS to win: As far as I can tell, she’s a funny, cute, smart, [...]

RIP Bill Hinzman, George Romero’s First Zombie

Brad — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:23 +0000

The first George Romero zombie has died at the age of 75. Bill Hinzman, who portrayed the undead ghoul that attacks Judith O'Dea's Barbra in the 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead, lost a battle with cancer on Sunday, February 5.

NBC’s ‘Smash’ Lives Up To Its Name

Snarky Amber — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:54 +0000

Nothing’s worse than the letdown that follows a much-hyped phenomenon that doesn’t live up to its fanfare. In fact, I have experienced this blow so many times that I have developed a powerful defense system to shield myself from the fallout of the merit-to-hype deficit. Therefore, I go into any movie or TV show that [...]

Demi Moore Checks Into Swanky Utah Rehab

Sweetney — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:37 +0000

Soooo… it seems increasingly apparent that Demi Moore’s drug problems were not — are not – limited to whip its. I hope I’m not bursting anyone’s bubble here. Yes, after weeks of silence, speculation, and undergoing quote-unquote “spiritual counseling” (aka Jesus Detox), Demi Moore has finally come out of the addiction closet and headed straight to [...]

Madonna Keeps It Clean At Halftime, MIA Does Not

Kristine — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:33 +0000

Madonna lit up the half-time show during last night’s Super Bowl game between the New York Giants and New England Patriots. (Giants won. Duh.) And as much eyerolling as I did in anticipation of this much-buzzed performance, I was somewhat pleasantly surprised with Madonna’s show. She played some of her classics, and the choreography was [...]

ICYMI: The Week’s Most Popular Posts – 2/3/12

MamaPop — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:39 +0000

We know you, dear MamaPop readers, have lives. Places to go, things to do, jobs to keep and what-not. Which is why we now offer you a look back on the week that was on MamaPop and MoxieBird, by way of our most popular posts of the past 7 days. Please to enjoy. Grab a [...]

Taylor Armstrong Goes On Book Tour, Fields Death Threats

Kristine — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

As you may know, Taylor Armstrong has written a memoir about her experience with domestic violence. The book, cleverly titled Hiding From Reality, comes out this month, and Armstrong has been lining up several appearances on both television and in bookstores. Not surprisingly, two camps have popped up in the midst of the buzz: those [...]

Madonna Promises She Is Worth All Of Your Pennies

Kelly Q — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:57 +0000

Here’s a fun fact: Madonna‘s last tour made $408 million dollars! Hey, that’s great for her. I mean, this economy, right? We all need everything we can get our hands on! In a recent interview with Newsweek, someone had the nerve to mention that tickets to Madonna’s concerts can be a little, well, pricey. “Start [...]

‘The Voice’ Judge Adam Levine Responds To Randy Jackson’s Smack Talk

Snarky Amber — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:35 +0000

Recently, American Idol judge and pitchy dawg Randy Jackson threw shade on NBC’s The Voice, saying, essentially, that people who get rejected by AI go to The Voice for a second chance. So, basically, Randy sounds like everyone at Harvard when they talking about people who go to Yale. The Voice judge and coach Adam Levine [...]

Roseanne Barr To Run For President

Kelly Q — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:49 +0000

One thing we need in the 2012 presidential race is more bizarre candidates. Roseanne Barr has officially filed papers to become a Green Party Candidate for the President of the United States. She’s tired of the choices we’ve been given, so she’s taking matters into her own hands. Also, she wants to leagalize pot. I [...]

Top Chef Texas Recap: Episode 13, “Bike, Borrow & Steal”

amalah — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:09 +0000

Greetings, fellow To…oh, I can’t even. I’m in far too much of a Comic Book Guy WORST EPISODE EVER mood. Let’s just get this over with and dream our little dreamy dreams that next week’s Last Chance Kitchen reveal will make everything all better. Quickfire Challenge The chefs arrive. There is a table covered in [...]

What If A Ferris Bueller Sequel Was Actually A Thing?

Brad — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:00:55 +0000

If Ferris Bueller had a day off today, in his mid-40s, what would that day entail?

NBC’s ‘Smash’ Debuts Monday – Will You Be Watching?

Snarky Amber — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:38 +0000

I’m always suspicious of any show, movie, or album that is as heavily promoted as NBC’s new musical theater drama, Smash. Is it simply that the network believes in the show so much that they want to make sure it gets the visibility it deserves, I wonder, or are they merely protecting an investment by [...]

Grab a Torch and Let’s Talk About Lana Del Rey

Joe — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:17 +0000

If you’ve been on the Internet lately, you’ve probably heard the name Lana Del Rey. Here she is right now on the cover of her debut album, Born to Die, which was just released this past Tuesday: That album name is deep. Like cover-of-my-Sophomore-year-journal DEEP. There’s also something else you should know about Lana Del [...]

Gossip Rag Roundup: It’s Demi Time!

Marinka — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:30:21 +0000

Poor Demi Moore. She has the dishonor of gracing more gossip rags than any other celebrity this week. Because, apparently, when you’re having a breakdown and doing Whip Its (whip it good! But don’t try this at home, kids and cougars!) it’s very headline grabby. Which is a shame, because I totally had dibs on [...]