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Is Ali Lohan's Dream Really A Nightmare?
Whenever stage moms or dads defend their decision to put their children in show business, they always say, "My kid has talent, I'm just helping him/her follow a dream. It's his/her choice." The kids in question memorize the defense and repeat it to anyone who asks — as is the case of Ali Lohan. Sure, Ali probably wants to be a famous singer. A lot of young girls do. But when it comes down to doing the work involved, being pressured with perfection, and missing out on fun kid's stuff, it became clear to us on last night's episode of Living Lohan, that Ali's not so much following a dream but rather, being dragged into it.
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Stage Mother Is Clearly The Star Of I Know My Kid's A Star
I Know My Kid's a Star is an elimination-based reality show consisting of teams of wannabe child stars and their stage parents. It might just be the most brilliant idea: Dashing the dreams of parents living vicariously through their children. All the people on the show are so over-the-top, so the fact that an Alexis Arquette-ish single mom named Rocky is like double the personality of anyone else is really saying something. She uses the word "frig," asks if her tampon string is hanging down from her skirt, and tells her daughter repeatedly that she needs to perform well so that they can buy a big house. She is instantly the breakout star of the show, which is probably the only way that she would have it. Clip above.
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The Enids & Rebeccas Of The World Will Miss You Most Of All, Brad Renfro
If I had a "type," Brad Renfro would have been it. Especially looking at his mugshot. He's so hot in it. And in Larry Clark's Bully, too, in which he's pretty much shirtless the whole time. I can't say I was shocked when I learned he was found dead this week at age 25 — he's had a pretty public battle with drug addiction, and a whole slew of run-ins with the law (the best one being when he tried to steal a yacht in 2000, but was too wasted to remember to untie it from the dock, so he couldn't sail away). Anyway, it's nice that the media in general have recognized that he was way more talented and troubled beyond the stereotypical child-star syndrome. And Jezebel received so many emails from readers regarding his death — I had no idea that so many people cared so much about him. Sadly, he probably didn't either. Anyway, above is a clip from Ghost World, in which he plays the quintessential crush/whipping boy to his girl friends. R.I.P., man.
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Puberty Ruined The Culkin Boys For Us
The Culkin brothers were such cute little boys, but unfortunately, the transition into adulthood hasn't been as visually pleasing. Where did it all go wrong? A rough time line has been created to "capture the pubertal repression of the cute gene" of the Culkin family. In the top row is big brother Macaulay, 26, then Kieran (the one from Igby Goes Down ) who's now 24, and Rory (the one from Signs) who just turned 18 last month. We're thinking lil' Rory has fared the best. More »
Poor Knut the polar bear: First he gets called a fatso, and now they're saying he's not cute enough to be a star anymore... and the poor guy is only 6-months old! So Knut is out, and Paul the pygmy hippo is in. Paul was born in May and the zoo is hoping his cutey baby presence will draw attention away from that fat, ugly Knut. Dude — this is just what happened to Effie White in Dreamgirls! [CBS News]
