Say good night, Gracie, to Katy Perry's spinning peppermint bra, which has been deemed a liability by her tour insurers. The ban was inspired by a recent wardrobe malfunction, admitted Perry: "My hair got caught in the wheels of my spinning peppermint bra and began to coil around and around. I'm forced to just go with…
Family Guy Hits Horrible New Low With Domestic Abuse Episode
What the fuck, Family Guy. Personally, I'm way beyond being offended by the show — I've long been numbed to shock-value offensiveness — and had stopped watching years ago anyhow. But being a sucker for a Halloween-themed episodes, I tuned in to Fox's "animation domination" comedy block last night. What I saw was…
Embarrassing Moments In Pop Culture
Or, when the intersection of your highly-predictable blue state media diet and obsession with the well-being of your pets becomes a (well-deserved) punchline on Family Guy.
Family Guy's Down Syndrome Episode: Adding Insult To Interesting
After Family Guy featured a character with Down syndrome and an obvious joke about Sarah Palin, she responded
Britney's Super-Sized Valentine's Day; Madonna's Cool Carnival
- Britney and her boyfriend/agent Jason Trawick went to a McDonald's drive through on Valentine's Day, not that there's anything wrong with that.
Venezuela Doesn't Think "Everything's Better With A Bag Of Weed"
Yesterday Venezuelan authorities announced cable television networks that refuse to stop airing Family Guy will be fined. Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami called for the ban because of the episode in which Brian campaigns to legalize marijuana. [AP]
Dr. Horrible Comes To The Emmys, Dr. House Worries About His Knees
- The Emmy Awards are tonight, and host Neil Patrick Harris apparently has a few tricks up his sleeve, including a visit from Dr. Horrible and John Hodgman announcing questionable factoids as the winners go up to collect their prizes. [EW]
Rosie Calls Elisabeth A Twat Swat; Kristen Stewart: "I Would Kill For…
- While performing stand-up in New York on August 5, Rosie O'Donnell started talking about her stint on The View, which she referred to as The Screw You, and called Elisabeth Hasselbeck "Elisabeth Half-a-brain." But Rosie wasn't done!
Unaired Family Guy Abortion Episode Not Anti-Choice, Still Offensive
Last night, Emmy voters were treated to a private table reading of the unaired Family Guy "abortion episode." Lisa de Moraes of the Washington Post reported the show had "an antiabortion message," but clips suggest otherwise.
