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Female Directors Might Be Ignored By Hollywood, But They're Celebrated at the Athena Film Festival

Madeleine Davies — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:50:00 EST

Love movies? Wish you could see more quality, lady-friendly stuff? Take note: The second annual Athena Film Festival— a celebration of "women's leadership in both real life and the fictional world"— is right around the corner, February 9-12, at Barnard College in New York City. This year's awardees include the likes of Pariah director Dee Rees, Young Adult writer Diablo Cody and Julie Taymor. Even better, tickets are cheap! Buy them here and support women in film. More »

Grown-Ups In Awkward Ensembles At The Young Adult Premiere

Jenny Zhang — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:20:00 EST

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The new Diablo Cody/Jason Reitman film, Young Adult, opened to wide release yesterday. The red carpet fashion was surprisingly modest, which seems fitting for a film whose power lies mostly in the small, nuanced moments rather than the sweepingly dramatic ones. More »

Sick Of Tired Chick Flick Clichés? So Is Diablo Cody.

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:40:00 EST

In the last decade or so, women have been inundated with movies created "for" us — cloying romantic comedies in which the heroine is charming but clumsy/insecure/desperate; in which she can have a "cool" job but can never truly successful. And, as we learned in that Tad Friend piece about Anna Faris in The New Yorker earlier this year: More »

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Singer Karen O Is A Married Lady

Lane Moore — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:15:00 EST

Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O recently married longtime boyfriend Barnaby Clay. In case you're wondering who that is, Clay directed O in the 2009 video for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs single "Zero," which is how oh so many rock n roll love stories begin. Okay, maybe this is the first but it could be more common than we think! More »

Sex And The City's Kristin Davis Adopts A Baby Girl

Lane Moore — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:05:00 EDT

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Former Sex And The City star Kristin Davis is a new mom! More »

Charlize Theron's Eyes Are The True Stars In Young Adult

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:40:00 EDT

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Jaded, drunk, bitter, disillusioned… Charlize Theron's Mavis — the main character in Young Adult — is a kind of a girl after our own hearts. In this trailer, the character comes off as scheming and unlikeable, but with that glimmer of desperation and depression that can be all-too familiar. As seen in this trailer, the writing and direction of this dark comedy set the tone, but Theron's eyes — defiant, exhausted, slightly insane — convey how sometimes aging sucks. More »

Ke$ha Assuages Fears About Alleged Rooster Slayings

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:30:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Ke$ha defends the ethics of her feather hair extensions, explaining that she likes to recycle body parts, like human teeth. Plus, Teresa Giudice's has written a second New York Times bestseller. More »

Lady Gaga & Joy Behar Have The Same Gynecologist

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 23 May 2011 19:30:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Joy Behar discovers that she and Lady Gaga have the same vagina doctor. Plus, Diablo Cody says The United States of Tara has been canceled. More »

Jenny McCarthy Wants Bigger Tampons

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:40:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Jenny McCarthy has a roomier vagina after a "lifetime of penises." Plus, Justine Bieber haz a sad. More »

Kelly Bensimon Shares Some Words Of Wisdom

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:30:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Kelly Bensimon is so very wise. Plus, Diablo Cody gives an update on the Sweet Valley High script. More »

Michael Lohan Says He's "Sick" Of Media

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:30:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, we're left wondering if hell has frozen over given Michael Lohan's recent tweet. Plus, Ice-T and his doggy's style. More »

Diablo Cody Goes To Bat For Rebecca Black

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:24:44 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Diablo Cody doesn't like how people are mocking a 13-year-old girl. Plus, Lady Gaga discusses her new album. More »

Lisa Rinna Tells It Like It Is

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:30:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Lisa Rinna gets some thoughts on prison rape off her mind, Eric Roberts confesses that he loves menopause, and Justin Bieber is developing a fragrance for women. More »

Adam Lambert Questions The "Gay Lifestyle"

Sadie Stein — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:45:00 EDT

Today on Tweet Beat, Lambert gets into particulars, Lance Bass celebrates, Diddy ponders new media, Diablo Cody speculates on the sex life of certain young documentarians, and Mindy Kaling has pointers for parental raconteurs. More »

The Voice Of Daria Speaks, Takes Questions

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:15:00 EDT

In an interview with Can I Get A Man With That, Tracy Grandstaff, who voiced Daria, addresses some lingering issues surrounding our favorite Misery Chick, and answers questions from Diablo Cody, Tavi Gevinson, and Jane Pratt in that dulcet monotone. More »

Michael Jackson's Shady Doctor To Consult FDA

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Michael Jackson's questionably ethical dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein has been made a consultant for the FDA. Plus, Eric Roberts talks about why he got off the pot. More »

Snooki Faces The Judge

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:30:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Snooki has her day in court, Heidi Montag is psyched to be suing The Hills' creator even if she doesn't know what it's for, and Diablo Cody updates us on the size of her vagina. More »

Diablo Cody Has Parenting Goals

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Diablo Cody shares her goals for parenting and Lisa Rinna has a history with Jason Bateman. More »

Do You Want To See A Picture Of Kim Zolciak's Mom?

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:30:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Kim Zolciak shows off a picture of her mom, Margaret Cho's vagina hurts, and Adrianne Curry gives a geek's perspective of sexual harassment. More »

Diablo Cody Is Coming To Fox

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:21:00 EDT

Diablo Cody has reportedly sold a comedy pilot to Fox titled "The Breadwinner." Details are being kept under wraps, but we're willing to bet homeslice will find a way to insert at least one ironic food-shaped telephone, honest to blog. More »

Charlize Theron To Star In Diablo Cody's Next Movie

Irin Carmon — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:30:26 EDT

Diablo Cody's next movie will be a Juno reunion of sorts, with Jason Reitman directing and the same production company. A likely new addition: Charlize Theron, to star as a stalker ex-girlfriend — an "anti-hero," in Cody's words. More »

Kanye West Finally Joins Twitter

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:30:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Kanye has healed enough from last year's VMAs to join Twitter, Diablo Cody has a baby, and Chris Brown has a new tattoo. More »

Zac Efron Drops A Modest $2000 At Strip Club

Hortense Smith — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Zac Efron and his fellow High School Musical star Corbin Bleu dropped roughly $2,000 "on lap dancers and vodka" a strip club in New York and stayed there until 3 A.M.; Efron's new film premiered the next day. [PageSix]

Lindsay Lohan Discusses "Inhuman" Sentencing, Nail Design

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:45:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Lindsay Lohan is going on and on about the unfairness of her prison sentence and how her "fuck you" nails were not intentional. Plus, celebs weigh in on Ke$ha's semen photo. More »

Diablo Cody Contemplates The Disney Princess Phenomenon

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:40:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Diablo Cody is confused by the Disney princesses, Toy Story 3 made Bret Easton Ellis cry, and Olivia Munn is glad to have peeps in her corner. More »

Kelly Bensimon To Release Workout Video

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:45:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Kelly Bensimon reveals that she's creating a workout video. We think she means for YouTube. Also, people are friggin' excited for Jersey Shore season two. More »

—Diablo Cody

Irin Carmon — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:40:00 EDT

She added of her Sweet Valley High adaptation, "It's another fucking movie about the Madonna and the Whore running around wreaking havoc." [Tres Sugar] More »

John McCain Addresses Snooki's Tax Concerns

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Senator John McCain reaches out to Snooki regarding her concern on tanning-bed taxes, Diablo Cody shows off her baby belly, and Chris Brown shows off his philanthropy with photos of giant checks. More »

— Diablo Cody

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:40:00 EDT

on dissociative identity disorder and Showtime's hit United States of Tara. She adds: "At first it was a challenge to write funny stuff and still keep it emotional." The finale aired last night. [LA Times] More »

Ellen Starts Record Label; Gwen's Not Pregnant

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Ellen DeGeneres is starting her own record label!

Drew Barrymore's Gimmick-Free Romcom

Irin Carmon — Fri, 21 May 2010 10:00:00 EDT

There are plenty of reasons to be excited about Going The Distance: female director who made her name on hard-hitting documentaries, a debut screenwriter, utterly uncontrived premise, some people really like Drew Barrymore... but is it any good? More »

Michaela Watkins's Tight Ladyflower

Jessica Coen — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:30:09 EDT

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From Diablo Cody and Jill Soloway comes this weirdly awesome (maybe NSFW) Funny or Die video about woman who becomes a prostitute to bank on her abnormally snug vagina. Sounds familiar! And props to Watkins for her perfect bored-sex face. More »

Jackie Collins Listens To R. Kelly

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Jackie Collins listens to R. Kelly to get in the mood, Scott Baio directed 41 episodes of Charles in Charge and thinks you should know that, and David Spade is hoping for a Joe Dirt sequel. More »

Jim Carrey & Jenny McCarthy Throw In The Towel Via Twitter

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy are "grateful" but not dating, Diablo Cody is pregs, and Michael Jackson's dermatologist claims that MJ didn't like to shoot up. More »

Jim Carrey & Jenny McCarthy Split; Michael Lohan Engaged To Jon Gosselin's Ex

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:40:00 EDT

First Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, now this: Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy have broken up. Jim confirmed the news on Twitter, writing:

Diablo Cody: Bump In The Road

Anna Holmes — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:40:00 EDT

Perhaps the picture at left, taken on January 17, was a clue? Perez Hilton is "exclusively" reporting that Oscar winning screenwriter Diablo Cody is not only newly-wed (the marriage is her second) but about to give birth. Congrats! [Perez Hilton] More »

Paris Hilton Loves Her iPad

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Paris thinks that "technology rocks," Lil Wayne tweets from jail, and Tia and Tamera get matching tattoos. More »

Diablo Cody's Anti-Hero Stalker

Irin Carmon — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:00:06 EDT

Diablo Cody regrets The United States Of Tara's first season. But no need to dwell: With the Juno team, Cody is working on Young Adult, about "a thirtysomething, divorced writer in Minneapolis" who tries to woo her married-with-a-kid ex-boyfriend. More »

Mariah Cancels New Album; Elin Wears "Chastity Belt Made Of Spikes"

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:40:00 EDT

Mariah Carey's remix album Angels Advocate, which was set to come out next week, has been canceled. Mimi's management says, "We're looking to go possibly to another studio album or Christmas album... It's a creative process that cannot be rushed."

Spencer Pratt Is Confused About The Health Care Debate

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Spencer Pratt asks followers for help on what's going on with health care, Martha Stewart gives her horse acupuncture, and Adrianne Curry has rape fantasies. More »