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Kim Kardashian Opens Up About O.J. Simpson
People are always asking, "Why is Kim Kardashian even famous?" Yeah, she has a porno, and yeah, she's friends with Paris Hilton, but she's actually had a pretty fascinating childhood that, at the very least, makes her a somewhat worthy pop culture figure. Her stepdad, Bruce Jenner, is one of the biggest American Olympic stars of all time, and her father, Robert Kardashian, was best friends with, and lawyer for, O.J. Simpson. The fact that the Kardashians had such a long history with O.J. and Nicole Brown made for high drama when Kris Kardashian sat with Nicole's family during O.J.'s murder trial, while Kim and Khloe — both living with their dad at the time — sat on the defense's side in the courtroom. Kim talked about the experience on Jimmy Kimmel last night. Clip above.
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Little Girl Runs From President Bush [Chicago Tribune]
Why Did This Little Girl Run Away From President Bush?
The White House hosts an annual Tee Ball tournament on the South Lawn each summer, which the president himself attends. The kids get to meet him and shake his hand and stuff, which you'd think would be really exciting. But at the latest tournament, one little girl named Emily — obviously wise beyond her years — approached President Bush and then, for whatever reason, hightailed it out of there, Forrest Gump-style. And she just kept running. An eagle-eyed reader sent us a link to video of the incident, which we've manipulated in order to publicly ponder what might have happened that spooked little Emily so much.Little Girl Runs From President Bush [Chicago Tribune]
Vagina Power
More Wise Words From Alexyss Tylor
Even though I have no idea what the fuck Alexyss "Vagina Power" Tylor is talking about when she goes off on one of her impassioned motivational speeches for women, I still sort of agree with everything she's saying. Here are some choice quotes from her latest rant: "When he pulls all them inches of dick out your damn pussy and out your damn mouth, you got to figure out how you gone pay your own damn bills and feed your own damn churn [children]." That's real. Then she says, "You think he cares somethin' about you because of the feeling you get when he all in your ass." That, too, is real. Tylor goes on, "Inactions speak, and what a n—-a don't do to you, with you, and for you and your damn churn and your family should tell you a lot about if the motherfucker care somethin' about your goddamn ass." She's so wise! (Language in video NSFW.)
ARE YOU A JUMP OFF BITCH OR A DICK A DICK SUCKIN TRICK PT.2 [YouTube]
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The Baby Borrowers: Sometimes Little Girls Are Less Sugar, More Spice
Last night on The Baby Borrowers, the teen parents were given their new assignment: Preteens! (There should be like scary, dun, dun, dun music after that.) They weren't so much preteens as just like, actual kids. But there was one little girl, in particular, named Hannah, who was a hellion. She screamed, she was insolent, she was violent toward her little sister, she was mean to her teen parents, and she was overall, kind of demonic. Interestingly, her antics led to a discussion as to which gender is more difficult to raise: wild, energetic, destructive boys or dramatic, back-talking, attitude-having little girls. Clip above.
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Discussion Of Racist Epithet Brings Elisabeth Hasselbeck To Tears
Things got really heated on The View today during a discussion of the N-word. The gals were talking about that tape on which Jesse Jackson can be heard uttering the racist insult, even though he was one of the main proponents of banning it. Anyway, Elisabeth Hasselbeck was trying to tell Sherri and Whoopi that they shouldn't be using the word at all, no matter the context, because of children. Then she started crying. Then Barbara Walters made a funny face. How can people not love this show!?
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Judge Judy Is The Most Logical Person On Syndicated Television
It's always entertaining when Judge Judy rips someone a new asshole, or calls someone a "marginal person," or chews someone out for having questionable parenting skills, but I think she really shines when she's displaying her impeccable bullshit detector. On an episode that aired today, a woman was suing her ex-boyfriend for money she lent him to pay off his credit card bills. His defense was that his ex-girlfriend was told by her lawyer that she needed to spend some extra money, or else she'd have to give it back to her ex-husband because he'd overpaid on child support. JJ immediately saw that this made no sense whatsoever, and let him know. Clip above.
Camille Paglia has put together a playlist for Paper Cuts, NY Times' book blog. (She's promoting her latest work, Break, Blow, Burn: Camille Paglia Reads 43 of the World’s Best Poems. She's mainly into rock from the '60s (Hendrix, Dylan, the Yardbirds), which isn't very surprising, since that's about the time she came of age. What was kinda fun to see listed on there, though, was Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart." [Paper Cuts]
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Was Diana Ross Michael Jackson's Fruit Fly?
Why didn't it ever occur to me when I was younger that Michael Jackson is probs gay? Watching this live performance of Diana Ross performing "Upside Down," in which Michael joins her on stage, and seeing the way he moves and his love for disco, his orientation should've been obvious. Also, cruising around YouTube, and checking out all the different videos and appearances Diana and Michael have done together — dating all the way back to the '60s — it's clear I should've also realized that they had a Harper Lee/Truman Capote thing going on. More videos after the jump More »
So things didn't work out between Bret Michaels and Ambre Lake (surprise, surprise), which of course sucks for Ambre, but is awesome for us because that means that Brett will continue to rock our world with Rock of Love 3, which will begin airing on VH1 in early 2009. This time, the show will take place on a tour bus, driving around the country for a month and stopping in different cities where the girls will engage in challenges to win Bret's love. But don't worry, we've been assured that Mud Bowl will still be an element on the show. [VH1]
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I wish I had one of these back in 2005 when I lost count. It's a Pocket Slutometer, a mini-device that helps you digitally keep track of her "number." [Nerd Approved]
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck Has Never Used A Vibrator
So this explains a lot: Elisabeth Hasselbeck has never used a vibrator, and she won't be starting anytime soon. This morning on The View, the ladies were discussing something that they've talked about a million times before: whether or not your man jerking off to porn — or jerking off at all — is a deal breaker. (It's insane to think that people would hold masturbation against someone.) Elisabeth said she's not OK with it, because it makes her feel as though, if a man has to go to fantasize about anything but her, then that means she's not good enough. Jeez, for someone who's not into masturbation, she's sure as shit into herself. Anyway, Whoopi asked if she ever used a vibrator, and Elisabeth said no, because she enjoys sharing intimacy with another person. Clip above.
Something's fishy
Penn & Teller Call Bullshit On Dolphin-Assisted Birth
I don't really keep up on New Age-y type stuff because it's just not my thing. So the most recent episode of Showtime's Penn & Teller: Bullshit, was a bit of a surprise. The episode featured people engaging in a dolphin-assisted water birthing method, which is said to be very relaxing for the mother and child... even in the middle of the deep ocean. (Aren't babies really slippery when they come out? Especially in water?) As Penn & Teller point out, it's totally unclear as to how the dolphins really help in the birthing process, other than just swimming around. But the dread-locked hippies seen in the clip above firmly believe that the dolphins will come in handy should any complications arise during delivery.
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Garfield Interpretations Are Inspiring
Lasagna Cat is a project created by the folks at Fatal Farm, in which they act out Garfield comic strips. As you can see in this video, Jim Davis' work doesn't really translate well. (Maybe that's why those live-action movies sucked butt so bad?) Anyway, Lasagna Cat is just about the most awesome thing I've seen in a long time, and got hooked this weekend watching like every video of theirs. I suggest you do the same. You'll thank me later. More »
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Intervention: The Matchmaker & The Mafia
Last night I watched one of the best Intervention episodes I have ever seen. I think it comes second only to the chronicle of Cristy. It featured Marie, an Italian-American woman who started a successful matchmaking business, only to give it all up to make her fourth husband, Bora, happy. Bora introduced her to "sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll" only to die of complications from alcoholism. Marie couldn't pick the pieces back up after his death, and turned into a severe alcoholic herself. Her children Clorinda, Vincenzina, and Sal organized an intervention for her, but admit that it's hard for them to do, since they are taught to "stick together" and, as their grandmother explains, "not turn anybody in, no matter what." Clip above.
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Feist Counts Her Chickens On Sesame Street
The 39th season of Sesame Street will premiere on August 11, and Grammy award nominee Feist will be guest-starring. Here's a preview clip of her appearance, in which she performs a reworking of her hit "1234," to apply to counting monsters, penguins, and "chickens just back from the shore." (They're in sunglasses and straw hats.) It's super cute and sweet, but the Count was oddly absent. More »
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Michael Lohan's Love Child Already Working The Press
Michael Lohan sure has a knack for joining forces with others who are also more than willing to put their children in the spotlight. Lohan's alleged love child Ashley and her mother Kristi Kaufman were interviewed on Entertainment Tonight yesterday, in which the two talked about how much Ashley looks like Lindsay — which she really doesn't — and how much she really wants to meet her half-siblings. The pair also said that it's time for Michael to own up to his responsibility and make good on the promises he's made to Ashley and her mother...like helping to make Ashley a star. (Seriously, these people said this.) What's super incriminating though, is all the jail mail that Michael sent to Ashley while he was locked up, signing each letter "Love, Daddy." Clip above.
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