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Critics Laugh At Brüno, So It Must Not Be Offensive

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:20:00 EDT

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Half the point of Brüno is to stir up controversy, and it's been successful, with many questioning the film's depiction of homosexuals. But according to critics it's funny, so who cares if it's "the swishy gay equivalent of blackface?" More »

Allure Takes Us Back To A Time Before Feminism

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:20:00 EST

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The February issue of Allure has a decidedly retro feel, with articles that will transport you back to the less-enlightened era of your choosing. More »

Lindsay & Sam: Matching Tattoos Now; Marriage By The New Year?

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EDT

"I'm really happy," Lindsay Lohan tells Marie Claire. She and Sam Ronson have matching tattoos. "Samantha has a bunch of stars, so I got that," LL says. Then, pointing to a little heart, she says, "she got this." And! She is looking to buy a home "with someone." [People]
Lindsay's MySpace message: "I love yams." Yams rhymes with Sam? [PopDirt]
Sam Ronson maybe told a bunch of people: "By the end of this year, my love will be Mrs Ronson." [Daily Star, The Sun]
Just months after she gave birth to his son, Anthony Kiedis has dumped his girlfriend, Heather Christie. His new lady is Laura Freedman, who owns a jewelry store in Santa Monica. [Page Six]

The Feminine Mystique

Sadie Stein — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:30:00 EDT

In a week that has seen both wedge heels and skorts on the Milan men's runways, the 45-year-old daughter of Kazakhstan's president rails against metrosexuals. Dariga Nazarbayeva, a respected businesswoman and possible political heir, argues that that the world has become "increasingly effeminate" as the oil-rich nation's beauty industry booms. "Men are now paying more attention to themselves and fashion," she observed. "They have started going to beauty parlours and hair salons a lot more often. They have started doing manicure." Maybe something's lost in translation, but it's difficult to say whether there's a larger point to these philosophical musings. One thing's for sure: whatever her point, it's really, really unfortunate that the only thing any American's going to come away with is a mental image of Borat, "doing manicure." [The Times , The Independent] More »

Agyness Deyn: Model, Singer, Annoyance... Actor?

Sadie Stein — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Rumors are swirling that Aggy will be making her "major" acting debut this holiday season as Dr. Who's "Christmas companion" (don't look at me) in the show's major 12/25 episode. [Gallifreyone.com]
It takes a lot to replace Naomi Campbell. After, ahem, legal troubles prevented the beleaguered mannequin from walking in Rosa Cha's Sao Paolo swimsuit show, her replacement (a guy (?)) sauntered out in a Speedo, which he summarily doffed on the runway. [Page Six]
And speaking of male nudity...Borat-style banana hammocks have hit the runways, hard. [News.com.au]
Blind item!!! "Which Italian designer told a woman he was groping on a dance floor that he likes "slutty girls who dress badly"? She pointed out she was wearing one of his dresses." How many straight Italian designers can there be, anyway? [Daily News]

Bobby Brown: "I Never Used Cocaine Until I Met Whitney"

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:00:00 EDT

OMG Bobby Brown's autobiography is going to be sofa king awesome: "I never used cocaine until after I met Whitney. Before then, I had experimented with other drugs, but marijuana was my drug of choice. At one point in my life, I used drugs uncontrollably. I was using everything I could get my hands on, from cocaine to heroin, weed and cooked cocaine." [Page Six]

Isla Fisher, Sasha Baron Cohen Give Thanks For Baby Olive

Anna — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:15:00 EST

Baby Borat May Be About To Get Its First (And Hopefully Only) Bris

Anna Holmes — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:15:00 EDT

Bachelor Party Update: What Happens In Tallinn, Stays In Tallinn!

Moe — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:08:20 EDT

Ever since Estonia joined the European Union a few years back, we've noticed there are lots more stories in the papers for us to ignore about all the economic activity, software development, new economy industries, etc. going on there. (For example: Skype, the only company that manages to make telephone conversation sound less like actual human interaction than Verizon Wireless, is based there.) More »

Weblove.

eurotrash — Thu, 25 May 2006 11:51:19 EDT

Rice cakes bad! Ice cream good! Hurrah! And Americans are the fattest people on earth, apparently. More »