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Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart at the Snow White and the Huntsman Premiere

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:41:00 EST

Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron attended the London premiere of their new film, Snow White and the Huntsman. Chris is a new father of a baby girl named India Rose. India and Chris' wife, Elsa Pataky, were at home. He admitted he was a bit anxious being away from the new baby, but he said he'd be back with them soon and "it's all wonderful." He said things have been a little crazy with work and family lately. That's for sure. He stars in the mega-hit the Avengers and is now doing press for this new film.

Kristen said that Snow White is a great story to tell right now. If you're going to do it today, Kristen says, "you have to put her in a dangerous world and see if she can survive." Kristen Charize said she saw great potential in the retelling of the story. She said the evil queen is a bit tragic. She jokes that the queen has no love and we should feel sorry for her.

Charlize looked sensational in a black gown by Christian Dior Haute Couture and jewels by Solange Azagury-Partridge. Kristen wore a see through black gown by Marchesa dress. She was supposed to be wearing heels by Jimmy Choo, but the paparazzi got shots of her wearing sneakers under her gown. That explains why she was able to bounce up and down during this interview. No one does that wearing four inch heels. Take a look:

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Rattlesnake Bites Man Inside Wal-Mart Store

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:13:00 EST

A man shopping at a Wal-Mart garden center in Washington state got bit by a rattlesnake. The man was moving a stick of a bag of mulch to see the price. The stick turned out to be a rattlesnake. A fellow shopper took the man to the hospital. He required six vials of anti-venom and surgery. Wal-Mart has apologized for the incident and is doing a sweep of the store. The second clip is an animation of the incident from NMA News. Take a look:

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Photo: Gwyneth Paltrow in Cat Face Paint

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:00 EST

Rashida Jones tweeted this photograph of Gwyneth Paltrow wearing blue cat face paint. Rashida said, "At callbacks for Cats: The Movie...."

The face paint was likely for Gwyneth's daughter Apple's 8th birthday party.

Photo: Rashida Jones/Twitter

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Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz Discuss Babies, Movies and Their Legendary Feud

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:00 EST

Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz were guests on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to talk about their film What To Expect When You're Expecting. Jennifer and Cameron discussed the rumors that they were in a terrible feud on the set of the film. Cameron said, "They made [rumors] up about us on this movie....the fact that we wouldn't talk to each other and there were all these cat fights." Jennifer laughed and chimed in, "I was like, I haven't even seen her yet...give us a chance to get in the [same] room."

Jennifer also clarified the tabloid reports about her wanting to adopt now and that she had postpartum depression (she didn't). She explained, "I never really thought about adoption before this movie, ever. I just...never thought about it as something I would do. But after doing the role and holding these babies you can see how you can take a baby who needs a home and raise them as your own. I really came to understand how people do it because before I never really thought about it." Take a look:

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta Talks Losing Weight With Volumetrics

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 EST

Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses a weight loss tip for dieters who feel deprived and hungry. He says eating foods with high water content will help your stomach feel full on fewer calories. It's called volumetrics, and it's a way to make you feel full so you won't binge. In his example, he cut an ordinary hamburger in half. Then he added a huge salad with vegetables and a giant plate of watermelon. Dr. Gupta says if you only make one change, reduce each meal by 200 calories, you'll lose one pound a week and still feel full.

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Cameron Diaz and Brooklyn Decker at the What to Expect When You're Expecting Premiere

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:00 EST

Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Brooklyn Decker and Elizabeth Banks walked the red carpet in Los Angeles for the premiere of their comedy What to Expect When You're Expecting. Cameron talked about all the prosthetics she had to wear in the film to make her look pregnant. Brooklyn said she did the movie because its funny. She liked working with Dennis Quaid and be ridiculous and over the top. Elizabeth said that her character is the truth teller of the piece. She says the movie gets "pretty gnarly."

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Jesse Spencer Talks the Finale of House and His New Show, Chicago Fire

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:00:00 EST

Jesse Spencer has played Dr. Robert Chase on Fox's House for 8 seasons. Now that the series is coming to an end, Jesse has moved on to the new NBC drama Chicago Fire which also stars Taylor Kinney of The Vampire Diaries. Jesse talks about the ending of House and how different his new show is from House. He says House was a rather intellectual show -- it's all about solving a puzzle. The new show has a lot more drama and action. The stunts also look a lot more dangerous. Take a look:

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Virgin Mobile USA Announces Availability of LG Optimus Elite

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:00:00 EST

The LG Optimus Elite is now available in Titan Silver through Virgin Mobile USA for $149.99. The device operates on Virgin Mobile's no-contract Beyond Talk plans with unlimited data and messaging starting at $35 a month.

The LG Optimus Elite is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Features include a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, 800MHz processor, 5MP autofocus rear-facing camera and camcorder with flash, and a virtual QWERTY keyboard.

Photo: LG

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Carly Rae Jepsen Talks Call Me Maybe, Plans for Tour

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:00:00 EST

Carly Rae Jepsen was interviewed by KIIS FM at Wango Tango 2012. She is the singer behind the hit song "Call Me Maybe." She says she is working toward doing a live show, but she has to get another record out first. Carly says Justin Bieber's support for her has been unbelievable. She didn't like the sound of Bieber doing shenanigans before her performance. Carly says one of the reason "Call Me Maybe" may have happened is because her roommate took her TV, giving her more time to write. Take a look:

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Britney Spears and Demi Lovato Join The X-Factor

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:59:00 EST

Simon Cowell got the star power he wanted for the next season of The X-Factor. Britney Spears and Demi Lovato are both joining the show as judges. They did not come cheap. The Hollywood Reporter says Britney's contract is estimated to be worth $15 million and Demi's paycheck is at least $1 million. The stars should be worth it as there is a good chance a lot of people with tune in for the season premiere. Here is Simon Cowell introducing the new judges of the X-Factor in New York City. Take a look:

Photo: Brad Barket/FOX

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Lea Michelle Wears Pucci to 2012 Fox Upfronts

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:56:00 EST

Lea Michelle looked lovely in a Pucci dress at the 2012 Fox Upfronts in New York City. Lea accessorized with Casadei shoes and Lorraine Schwartz jewels. Chris Colfer and Lea Michele, wearing a different outfit, talked to E Online about big guest stars announced for season 3 of Glee, Kate Hudson and Sarah Jessica Parker. They are both very excited about next season. Take a look:

Photo: Frank Micelotta/FOX

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Katharine McPhee Walks Red Carpet at 2012 NBC Upfronts

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:45:00 EST

Actress/singer Katharine McPhee wore a Dolce & Gabbana dress to the 2012 NBC Upfronts at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Katharine plays Broadway star Karen Cartwright in Smash, which was renewed for a second season. Katherine recently answered fan questions for CNN. She talked about being paid to perform at a lavish party in the Hamptons, with some huge guests, including President Clinton. Katharine says she loves going to work and being on the set. She would like to do some movie acting and Broadway in the future. Take a look:

Photo: Charles Sykes/NBC

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Urbanears Launches Denim Headphones

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:34:00 EST

Urbanears, a Stockholm-based audio company, has launched a Denim version of its Plattan Plus headphones. The headphones come with a microphone and three-button remote. The headphones also have a "Zound plug," which lets friends share your music. The headphones cost $79.95 and can be purchased here from the Apple store.

Photo: Urbanears

(via MTV Style)

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Benefit Cosmetics and Marvel Launch SpyGal

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:15:00 EST

Benefit Cosmetics has partnered with Marvel's custom publishing division to launch a SpyGal, a beauty-inspired comic book hero. Benefit is using SpyGal to promote its Porefessional product. SpyGal wears a blue trenchcoat with black boots and a blue fedora. She carries a pore-zapping ray gun and touch-up pro case. You can read the comic online here.

Photo: Benefit Cosmetics/Marvel

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Coco Rocha is Face of Trina Turk's Banana Republic Collection

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:00:00 EST

Coco Rocha is the face of Trina Turk's new capsule collection for Banana Republic. Coco poses by the pool in the campaign. The 60-piece collection arrives in Banana Republic stores on June 7. WWD reports that the collection will include dresses, shorts, sunglasses, swimsuits, towels and accessories. You can see another photo from the campaign here.

Photo: Banana Republic

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More Children Swallowing Dangerous Button Batteries

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:33:00 EST

A new report from researchers at at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital has found that more children than ever are swallowing button batteries, the smaller-sized batteries found in today's gadgets, such as remote controls. There wre 5,525 emergency department visits in 2009 due to batteries being swallowed in 2009. Today's batteries are especially dangerous because they carry a higher voltage. The tiny 20mm lithium batteries can cause serious injured, even death, in less than two hours. Take a look:

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Alinea Chefs Create Lamb Dish With 86 Components

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:00:00 EST

A new course is being served at Grant Achatz's Alinea restaurant in Chicago that consists of 86 different components. The dish is called "Lamb 86." This video shows the painstaking prep by the chefs who wear gloves and wield tools and ingredients with a surgeon's precision. The lamb is served on a plate. The components are served on a separate glass presentation plate. Each component is made to tasted with the lamb, and provides a different flavor experience. It's complicated. It's beautiful. It's like performance art in a restaurant. Take a look:

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7-Eleven Launches Slurpee Lite Fanta Sugar-Free Mango Drink

Mon, 14 May 2012 21:45:00 EST

7-Eleven has launched a Slurpee Lite Fanta Sugar-Free Mango drink. The drink its the first Slurpee-branded, sugar-free drink and the first sugar-free frozen beverage to be available at participating 7-Eleven stores.

The new Slurpee Lite drinks are forumulated by Fanta and sweetened with Splenda (sucralose). Other flavors will be arriving this summer, including Fanta Sugar-Free Strawberry Banana in July and Fanta Sugar-Free Cherry Limeade in August.

Photo: 7-Eleven

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Will Smith, Josh Brolin and Nicole Scherzinger at the MIB: 3 Premiere in Berlin

Mon, 14 May 2012 21:00:00 EST

Will Smith, Josh Brolin and Nicole Scherzinger attend the Men in Black III premiere in Berlin, Germany. Will answered a question about his daughter Willow, who recently said she would rather not be famous. Will said he and wife Jada will allow her to follow a career in entertainment if she wants to, but will support her if she chooses not to be in the industry. Josh talked about how much he enjoys doing premieres in Berlin -- he says the crowd reaction is great. Nicole looked amazing in a purple, form fitting gown by Herve L. Leroux. She accessorized with shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti. Take a look:

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Sarah Hyland Talks Kidney Transplant in Seventeen

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:45:00 EST

Sarah Hyland (Modern Family) covers the June/July issue of Seventeen magazine. Sarah revealed to Seventeen that she suffered from kidney dysplasia and that her father gave her a kidney. She also says her boyfriend, Matt Prokop, has supported her by taking her to doctors appointments and helping her with medication.

On Her Greatest Gift: "You know that family is going to be there for you no matter what. My dad gave me a freakin' kidney! But it's also the families that you create outside of your family. And you really find out what kind of people you're friends with. It was just amazing, and it really opened my eyes to see who's there for me and who's not."

On Her Boyfriend Matt Prokop: "He helps me with my medication and takes me to doctor appointments and all the stuff that I need to do to take care of myself. Any other 21-year-old guy would not be there, I guarantee it. I am one of the luckiest people in the world to have him be there for me."

You can see some photos from the cover shoot here. Here is a behind-the-scenes video of Sarah's Seventeen cover shoot. Take a look:

Photo: Seventeen

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Micheal Phelps Aims to Win More Olympic Medals in London

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:00 EST

Michael Phelps, winner of 16 Olympic swimming medals, attended the USOC media summit Sunday in Dallas. Phelps said he wasn't motivated in 2009 and 2010 after winning many medals in the 2008 games. However, recently he has become more motivated to compete again. He says if he had known it would have been this hard to get back in competitive shape he probably wouldn't have taken as much time of as he did in 2009 and 2010. Phelps says he has goals going in to the London Olympics, but he knows he won't be winning 8 medals again. Take a look:

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Selfridges Named Best Department Store in the World

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:00 EST

The Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (IGDS) announced at the Global Department Store Summit in Paris (GDSS) that Selfridges has been recognized as the Best Department Store in the World. Selfridges will retain the honor until 2014.

Galen Weston, owner of Selfridges, says, "The Selfridges brand has gone from strength to strength worldwide, and this prestigious retail award recognizes its true value as a performer and innovator. The award criteria represents our highest priorities: a strong profile, successful development and execution of products, stores and service innovation strategies, delivery of outstanding in-store experiences, excellent customer service and strong financial performance. Receiving this distinction for a second term is very gratifying."

Photo: Selfridges/Business Wire

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Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert Play Bubble Soccer

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:45:00 EST

Jimmy Fallon and Lester Holt teamed up to play bubble soccer against the team of Stephen Colbert and David Gregory. They were each encased inside giant clear plastic bubbles, which made running and kicking the ball a lot harder than it would normally be. Once a player falls to the ground, it's difficult to get back up. It's kind of like seeing a turtle on its back. Stephen is a really aggressive soccer player. Take a look:

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LG Electronics Premieres Its LG G2 Series TVs With Google TV

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:00:00 EST

LG Electronics USA is conducting live demonstrations of its new Google TV models at Internet Week New York. LG's G2 Series TVs are the first Google TV models coming to the U.S. market with a dual-core processor. LG's L9 chipset is based on the ARM architecture with a quad-core graphics processing unit. The chipset powers the TV's Google TV Search across the Web and live TV.

The tv comes with a remote, called Magic Remote, that includes a QWERTY Keyboard. In addition to a full keyboard, it responds to gesture-based commands, similar to a Wii remote, and offers scrolling as well as voice recognition for simplified search capabilities. It also has a Wheel feature that enables swift scrolling through Web pages, various menus and applications.

LG Smart TV with Google TV (G2 Series) is expected to be available online and at regional retailers later in May in 47-inch (47.0-inch diagonal) and 55-inch (54.6-inch diagonal) class sizes at $1,699.99 and $2,299.99 respectively. You can find out more about the new models here.

Photo: LG

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Sneak Peek at Ryan Murphy's New Comedy, The New Normal

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:00 EST

NBC released a sneak peek at Ryan Murphy's new fall comedy, The New Normal. In this clip the gay couple Bryan and David interview Goldie, the potential surrogate for their baby. Goldie must explain why she would be willing to carry a baby for two gay men. Her answers don't quite match her actual memory of the incident that caused her to be accepting of alternative families. Ellen Barkin plays Goldie's outspoken grandmother. Take a look:

Photo: Robert Trachtenberg/NBC

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Children Build 101 Foot Lego Tower

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:00 EST

Children in Korea have built a 101 foot tall (30.9 m) Lego tower. It took 4,000 kids to make the enormous tower. The tower marks the 80th anniversary of the toy. It beat the previous record for a Lego tower by 30 centimeters. Take a look:

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Lopsided Emo-Style Haircuts Can Cause Lazy Eye Warns Optometrist

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:00 EST

Andrew Hogan, a national executive member of Optometrists Association Australia, is warning that emo-style haircuts that obscure one eye can lead to amblyopia, or lazy eye. The hair can act like an eye patch over the eye, blocking sunlight and sensory input. Some media outlets are blaming Justin Bieber for the eye obscuring haircut trend. Bieber's 2009 hair style did partially obscure one of eyes, but Bieber's hair is very short now. NMA News animated this story. Take a look:

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SNL's Seth Meyers Skewers Time Magazine's Breastfeeding Cover

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:00 EST

Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers did a brilliant takedown of the Time magazine breastfeeding cover in his Weekend Update: Really?! segment. The controversial cover shows a woman breastfeeding what appears to be an eight year old boy (he's actually three years old). The cover is part of an article about "attachment parenting," a style of parenting which advocates extreme closeness between parent and child. If you thought helicopter parents were bad, attachment parents make them look distant and cold. Take a look:

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Justin Bieber Releases Charitable Mother's Day Song, Turn to You

Sun, 13 May 2012 23:00:00 EST

Justin Bieber wrote a new song, "Turn to You," and dedicated it to his mother. The song can be found here on iTunes. Proceeds from the sale of the song will go to the Bethesda Centre, which helps single mothers. The shelter is trying to raise $1.5 million to keep its doors open.

Pattie Mallette, Justin Bieber's mom, once turned to the Bethesda Center for help. She says, "If it weren't for Bethesda, I'm not sure where Justin or I would be. Bethesda gave us a chance."

Here is the audio for "Turn to You."

Photo: The Island Def Jam

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Famous Farrah Fawcett Poster Now Available on Charitable T-Shirt

Sun, 13 May 2012 22:00:00 EST

Farrah Fawcett's famous red bikini poster is now available on a charitable t-shirt. The t-shirt is being sold here on urbanoutfitters.com and in Urban Outfitters stores. Proceeds from the sales of the shirt support the Farrah Fawcett Foundation's alternative cancer treatment research. Singer Cody Simpson has been spotted wearing the Farrah shirt.

The L.A. Times reports that the Farrah Fawcett Foundation says the t-shirt is something Farrah herself had wanted to do.

Photo: The Farrah Fawcett Foundation

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Zynga May Be Plotting FarmVille Sequel or Major Upgrade

Sun, 13 May 2012 21:44:00 EST

Zynga may be plotting a sequel to FarmVille, its popular social game. TechCrunch reports that a game named Big Harvest is being tested in the Philippines. The new game has improved graphics, with lusher looking crops. TechCrunch says players in the upgraded game can turn harvested crops into feed. Player can also make food from their crops, such as turning the virtual milk and eggs into virtual pies. Zynga made $84.9 million in revenues from Farmville last quarter, so there is clearly still a lot of people playing it. Facebook players would likely welcome any improvements, but a name change away from the strongly branded FarmVille seems unlikely. Zynga did not comment on TechCrunch's Big Harvest report.

Image: Zynga

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Universal Orlando Resort Launches Parade With SpongeBob, Despicable Me Minions

Sun, 13 May 2012 21:00:00 EST

Universal Orlando Resort has announced the launch of the Universal's Superstar Parade. The parade is one of the largest entertainment experiences the theme park has ever created. It will make its way through the streets of Universal Studios every day.

The parade features elaborate floats, street performance, music and dancing. It will also features appearances by Gru, his daughters and Vector from Despicable Me, Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends from Bikini Bottom, E.B. from Hop and characters from Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go! Take a look:

Photo: PRNewsFoto/Universal Orlando Resort

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Armani Shares Sketches of Rihanna's Second Armani Capsule Collection

Sun, 13 May 2012 20:00:00 EST

Armani shared sketches of its second capsule collection with Rihanna on Twitter. Rihanna designed the collection in collaboration with Armani. You can see more of the sketches here on Armani's Twitter.

Images: Armani

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Carven Map Dress and Skirt at Barneys

Sun, 13 May 2012 18:51:00 EST

Carven created this silk short sleeve front knot dress with a map print. At least one of the maps on the dress is a map of the state of Maine. The dress features a white collar. It can be purchased here form Barneys New York for $850. Carven also makes a skirt with the same Maine map print.

Photo: Barneys

(via Harper's Bazaar)

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Alanis Morissette Releases New Single, Guardian

Sun, 13 May 2012 18:00:00 EST

Alanis Morissette has an uplifting new song out called "Guardian." The song is the first from Alanis's upcoming album, Havoc and Bright Lights. It can be found here on Amazon.com and will be available May 15 on iTunes. Alanis sounds great. Here is the song's official lyric video, which features photos of Alanis in a field:

Photo: Collective Sounds

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Lenovo Announces ThinkCentre Edge 92z All-in-One

Sun, 13 May 2012 17:00:00 EST

Lenovo has announced a new series of ThinkCentre M and Edge Series desktops and all-in-ones (AIOs). The new desktops and AIOs include the upcoming 3rd Generation Intel Core vPro processors.

The Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 92z All-in-One is pictured above. It contains an Infinity Glass front panel covering the 21.5-inch high definition IPS LED 10-point multi-touch display. The display is 2.5 inches thick. It will be available in July with models starting at approximately $699.

Photo: Lenovo

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Natalie Portman, Justin Bieber, Jon Hamm and Justin Timberlake Perform in SNL 100th Digital Short

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:44:00 EST

To celebrate having made 100 digital shorts, Digital Island -- Andy, Jorma, and Justin Bieber (an honorary member, perhaps?) -- put together a new digital short which takes a look back at their greatest hits. Remember "D*** in a Box?" Well, they took that theme and ran with it. When the new theme of the song was revealed, Justin exclaimed "Wait, what? That's disgusting!"

Digital Short superstars Shy Ronnie (Andy Samberg), Reba McEntire (Kenan Thompson), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Fred Armisen) all made appearances. There were a lot of cameos, as well. Natalie Portman reprised her Angry Rap character with a nice life update ("Yeah I had a baby, but I'm still crazy"), Michael Bolton pulled out his memorable Jack Sparrow impersonation, and Jon Hamm showed up as the shirtless saxophone player, Sergio. Usher and Will Ferrell also popped in with their comments on the digital shorts. It's really funny. Take a look:

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SNL Skit: Nasaflu Commercial Starring Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:00:00 EST

Allergy season is here so perhaps that's the reason this SNL Skit called "Cold Commercial" made us laugh so hard. Will Ferrel and Kristen Wiig are a husband and wife in a Nasaflu commercial. The wife keeps trying to talk about how great the product is, because of the symptom relief it provides but the husband can't stop sneezing. Really, really loudly. That's it. Take a look:

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McDonald's Restaurants in Europe, Australia Use DNA Spray to Catch Thieves

Sun, 13 May 2012 15:00:00 EST

McDonald's restaurants in Europe and Australia have started using a DNA spray to catch thieves. The sprayer is located above the door of the restaurant. It can be activated by employees to spray thieves as they exit the restaurant. The spray will coat the thieves in a DNA marker that remains on clothes and skin for several weeks. The DNA spray is invisible to the naked eye, but can be seen with a UV light. Take a look:

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Usher Performs Scream on Saturday Night Live

Sun, 13 May 2012 14:00:00 EST

Usher was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this past weekend and he was fantastic. He is so great live. Usher didn't seem plagued by all the sound problems other live performers have had on the show, although his backup singers were a little hard to hear in the beginning. But someone quickly adjusted the balance and it was fixed. Here he performs "Scream." Take a look:

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The Avengers Dominates Box Office for Second Straight Weekend

Sun, 13 May 2012 13:00:00 EST

The Avengers dominated the box office for a second consecutive weekend. The film, directed by Joss Whedon, followed up its massive $200 million opening weekend with a monster $103 million weekend. The film has now already grossed $373 million in the U.S. and has crossed the $1 billion mark when the foreign box office is added in. The Avengers will have to sink Battleship in order to win the box office for a third straight weekend.

Dark Shadows finished second and made $28 million. This was less than expected. Deadline says Dark Shadows was predicted to earn a minimum of $35 million. That prediction may have been made before strong word-of-mouth for The Avengers started dominating theater visits.

Dark Shadows was followed by Think Like a Man, The Hunger Games, The Lucky One, The Pirates! Band of Misfits and The Five-Year Engagement. You can see the complete box office report here.

Photo: Marvel

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Sotheby's to Auction Beau Sancy on May 15

Sun, 13 May 2012 12:00:00 EST

Sotheby's will auction The Beau Sancy on May 15th. The famous modified double rose cut diamond weighs 34.98 carats. It has been passed down through the Royal Families of France, England, Prussia and the House of Orange over the past 400 years. The diamond has an estimated value of $2 to $4 million. The diamond is thought to have most likely originated from the mines in south central India near the city of Golconda, the source of history's best-known diamonds, including the Hope, the Koh-i-Noor and the Regent. Take a look:

Photo: Sotheby's

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Will Ferrell Gets Some Help From His Mother for SNL Monologue

Sun, 13 May 2012 11:00:00 EST

Will Ferrell hosted Saturday Night Live the night before Mother's Day and got a little help from his mom to do the monologue. Will revealed that his entire life has been scripted -- even his impassioned speech from the family Thanksgiving dinner was a result of screenwriters in his kitchen feeding him lines into an earpiece. He decided to profess his love for his mother without any script or cue cards. Then, it got awkward. His mother is adorable. Take a look:

Photo: Dana Edelson/NBC

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Elettra Wiedemann Talks Pop-up Restaurant, Triathlon Training

Sat, 12 May 2012 22:45:00 EST

Elettra Wiedermann, daughter of Isabella Rosselini and Jon Wiedemann, appeared on CBS This Morning to talk about Goodness, her pop-up restaurant. The restaurant has popped up at during New York Fashion Week and at an event in Iceland.

Elettra says, "I kind of created Goodness for me because I was always at these Fashion Weeks and I was always wanting to eat something healthy, that I could get easily and be on the go and engage in the local culinary scene. I'd be in all these amazing cities and I'd want to go to this restaurant or that restaurant, but I wouldn't be allowed to able to and so now they all come to me. So, I created it for me and I'm lucky that other people think it's a great idea."

Elettra says she recently started training for triathlon and she is totally obsessed with it. Take a look:

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Finding Nemo Room at Disney's Art of Animation Resort

Sat, 12 May 2012 22:14:00 EST

Inside the Magic provided this tour of the Finding Nemo room at Disney's Art of Animation Resort. This is a video of one the family Finding Nemo suites. The hotel in Lake Buena Vista, F also has rooms themed after Cars, The Lion King and The Little Mermaid. The colorful Finding Nemo room is decorated to match the theme of the under the ocean animated motion picture. Take a look:

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Jennifer Lopez is the Face of Sublime Sun

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:48:00 EST

Jennifer Lopez is the face of a new campaign for Sublime Sun, a sun car product line from L'Oreal. The new campaign explains these photographs of Jlo posing in a white bikini for Mario Testino. Here is Jlo's Submlime Sun commercial. Take a look:

Photo: Loreal

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Study Finds Club Sandwiches Cost Most in Paris

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:00:00 EST

Paris has been named most expensive city in the world to buy a Club Sandwich, according to research from Hotels.com. The Club Sandwich Index (CSI) reveals prices for the classic chicken, bacon, egg, lettuce and mayo sandwich in cities aound the world. The CSI average price was calculated by taking the real prices paid by guests for a club sandwich in 30 hotels in the capital or major city of each country measured.

In the French capital, the CSI showed prices ranged from an extraordinary 33.44 pounds ($54.10) for a 'Club' in a five-star hotel to a more reasonable 13.72 pounds ($22.20) in a two star establishment, with the Paris average cost of a Club coming in at 20.43 pounds ($33.10). The second most expensive city was found to be the Swiss city of Geneva, where the sandwich costs an average of 20.10 pounds ($32.56).

Here is a video about preparing a club sandwich. Take a look:

You can see a larger version of the infographic here.

Photo: Hotels.com/PRNewswire

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Retro Beach Radio is iPod Compatible

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:34:00 EST

This retro-themed Swansea Beach Radio from Sunnylife is an AM/FM radio and speaker box. The radio is water and sand resistant. Your iPod or iPod Touch can be secured with a velcro strap inside the box to protect it from sand during your beach outing. The iPod compatible radio requires four AA batteries. It can be found here on Anthropolgie for $39.99.

Photos: Sunnylife

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