There are a lot of things to love about Starzâs new adaptation of Neil Gaimanâs American Gods. Itâs stylish. Itâs trippy. Itâs proof that epic fantasy dramas can and should feature people of color. If weâre being honest, though, the best thing about the show is the sheer amount of quality dicks in it.
Benedict Cumberbatch was also a top contender.
It shouldn't be any harder to write strong (as in, fully-wrought and believable) female characters than it is to write strong male characters because women, just like men, are people (not that not being a person has ever prevented a character from existing in the first place). Still, the very idea that a popular maleâŚ
Oh yes. Yes to all of this.
Today in Tweet Beat, Anthony Weiner's press conference has everybody talking. Plus, Chris Brown reminds you that he's an adult, in case you forgot based on his behavior.
Today in Tweet Beat, nobody is fond of Carl Paladino after his derisive comments about gays. Plus, Teresa Giudice bought a new shirt.
In today's Tweet Beat: Juicy J's take on the Woods divorce, the benefits of marrying a chef; the dangers of working with Joey Lawrence; the perils of small planes; and Marlon Wayans' beef with Montana Fishburne!
Today, even those celebrities whom we don't think of as political expressed their joy at the overturning of California's Proposition 8. Well, most of them...
Today in Tweet Beat, a shoe company pays Kristen Bell to go barefoot for the day to raise awareness about shoelessness, Dita Von Teese explains the torture of glamor, and Andrew WK, age 10.
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Today in Tweet Beat, celebs weigh in on last night's Academy Awards ceremony and the after-parties. Plus, Joan Rivers reviews the gowns, and Dog the Bounty Hunter's wife Beth shows us her nails.
Today in Tweet Beat, Jon Gosselin has changed his outlook on life and Kate Gosselin, Travis Barker gets a tattoo memorializing DJ AM and Josh Groban tries out ChatRoulette.
Ever wonder what really happens at the Golden Globes? Musician Amanda Palmer â who attended because her fiancĂŠ, Neil Gaiman, wrote Coraline â dissects the pathos, body-snarking, and judgment of the event. (And also illuminates what the bathrooms are like.)
After reading the New Yorker profile on noted author Neil Gaiman, I want to know which "internet critics" said his fan base is made up of "Twee âBisexual' Goth Girls with BPD" so I can give them the finger.
Looking for a Monday morning pick-me-up? Here's a touching video for Blueberry Girl, a children's book written by Neil Gaiman for Tori Amos's daughter that celebrates the unconventional girls. Click through to watch. [Boingboing]
Critics love Coraline, the first stop-motion animated film shot in 3-D, but warn that this dark, eerie adaptation of Neil Gaiman's young adult novel may leave kids and adults needing a therapy session.
