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Mellencamp: Internet Is Like an A-Bomb


 Mellencamp: 
 Internet Is Like 
 an A-Bomb 
ALSO, CHINA-RUSSIANS COMING
Aug 19, 2010 11:24 AM CDT

Mellencamp: Internet Is Like an A-Bomb

Even so, his latest album is available on it

(Newser) - “The Internet is the most dangerous thing invented since the atomic bomb,” according to rocker John Mellencamp. “It's destroyed the music business. It's going to destroy the movie business,” and it could lead “some smart people, the China-Russians or something,” to conquer us by...

What It Takes to Be J.Lo's Assistant

 What It Takes 
 to Be J.Lo's 
 Assistant 
job openings
Aug 19, 2010 10:40 AM CDT

What It Takes to Be J.Lo's Assistant

The notorious diva is predictably demanding

(Newser) - Need a job? Well, as long as you don’t mind working 72 hours a week, being on call 24/7, and not having a significant other (or a pet), you can be Jennifer Lopez’s assistant! The job also requires you to, not surprisingly, “have a thick skin,”...

Whatever Happened to Mr. Liz Gilbert?

Eat, Pray, Love author's ex-hubby can't be having a good week

(Newser) - How does it feel to be one of the world’s most famous ex-husbands, watching your wife ( as portrayed on screen by Julia Roberts!) rocket to fame, fortune, and Oprah’s book club with the success of her book all about your divorce? In the case of Eat,...

Texting While Driving Likely Caused Celeb Surgeon's Crash

Heidi Montag's doctor went over Malibu cliff

(Newser) - Dr. Frank Ryan, plastic surgeon to the stars, was texting while driving just before he went over a cliff in Malibu and died, his ex-girlfriend tells People . Ryan, who performed surgery on Heidi Montag among others, reportedly went over the side around 4:30pm. Shortly before that, he tweeted a...

Sandra: We've Both 'Moved On'
 Sandra: We've Both 'Moved On' 
Aug 18, 2010 9:59 AM CDT

Sandra: We've Both 'Moved On'

Bullock welcomes ex to her adopted hometown

(Newser) - Sandra Bullock is completely fine with the fact that her ex-husband is about to become her neighbor. “I support Jesse in his move to Austin," she says in a People cover story. “We have both moved on with our lives and only want the best for each...

After OD, Fantasia Back With Married Lover

And it's all caught on tape for reality show, of course

(Newser) - Despite a suicide attempt that was partially blamed on her relationship with Antwaun Cook, Fantasia Barrino was back together with the still-married man within 24 hours of leaving the hospital. The two were spotted “having a heart-to-heart,” as Radar puts it …conveniently enough, the whole thing was...

Tyra: Skinny Girls Have It Tough, Too
 Tyra: Skinny 
 Girls Have It 
 Tough, Too 
she's sorry for promo
Aug 17, 2010 9:20 AM CDT

Tyra: Skinny Girls Have It Tough, Too

But she apologizes for the tiny-waist promo

(Newser) - Tyra Banks apologized for a controversial America's Next Top Model promo in which she appeared to gush over a super-skinny model, but says she wants to expand "the definition of beauty—EVERY kind of beauty"—including the extremely tall, thin kind. The model in the promo "was...

Salahis: We're Tired of Being the 'It' Couple

Life is so, so hard for Michaele and Tareq

(Newser) - You wouldn't know it from the way they crashed a White House dinner and got themselves on a reality show , but apparently Michaele and Tareq Salahi really, really hate being so famous. They want to "return to who we were," Michaele tells HBO in a profile of their...

Colbert: We Need Border Fence ... for Gays

Without one, they may leave en masse for Mexico

(Newser) - Stephen Colbert is all for a border fence ... "to stop the flood of gays out of America." Yes, with gay marriage now legal in Canada and Mexico , America is "the straight meat in a big gay sandwich," Colbert said last night . "This is a huge...

Meet the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Rooney Mara

She may be unknown, but she was director's first choice

(Newser) - After weeks of speculation, we finally know who will play The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo...and it's not Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, or Kristen Stewart. No, the coveted role of hacker Lisbeth Salander went to relative unknown Rooney Mara, director David Fincher's first choice. Five things you should know...

Katie: Still Starstruck by Tom
 Katie: Still Starstruck by Tom 
'new york' interview
Aug 16, 2010 10:50 AM CDT

Katie: Still Starstruck by Tom

Holmes calls hubby 'an incredible human being'

(Newser) - Katie Holmes never really went away, unless you count her 2008 stint on Broadway , but she's coming back nonetheless. The actress, who just completed four films and is shooting her role as Jackie Kennedy for a History Channel miniseries, talks to New York about her family:
  • On Suri the fashionista:
...

Steven Slater, Reality TV Host?
 Steven Slater, Reality TV Host? 
Aug 16, 2010 10:25 AM CDT

Steven Slater, Reality TV Host?

Disgruntled former flight attendant has offer on table

(Newser) - Can't get enough of former flight attendant and newly minted folk hero Steven Slater? Then this is good news: He may not be able to get his job at JetBlue back , but he has been offered a reality show. Reality TV powerhouse Stone Entertainment wants Slater to host a show...

Pee-wee: Why I'm Innocent
 Pee-wee: 
 Why I'm 
 Innocent 



'playboy' interview
Aug 16, 2010 9:01 AM CDT

Pee-wee: Why I'm Innocent

Paul Reubens discusses the charges that made him infamous

(Newser) - Paul Reubens disappeared along with his alter ego, Pee-wee Herman, after a 1991 indecent exposure arrest. A false child pornography accusation followed in 2001. But Reubens and Pee-wee are both back, with a Broadway show and new movie in the works. In a candid interview, he discusses his career comeback,...

Beiber Tweets Foe's Phone Number

Today in the world of gossip you only know about if you're 13

(Newser) - Justin Bieber seems so sweet and adorable, right? But he is apparently not above tweeting an enemy's phone number to his 4.5 million followers. Gawker reports that the foe in question, teen Kevin Kristopik, allegedly hacked the Twitter account of one of the Bieb's childhood friends and got Justin's...

12 Lost Theories That Are Better Than Lost

Not that it takes much to top disappointing finale

(Newser) - It’s not much of a spoiler to say that the Lost finale didn’t exactly go over well with critics . Except Entertainment Weekly ’s Jeff “Doc” Jensen, who loved it…even though he had been advancing “theories that were cooler than the real answers” the entire...

Eat, Pray, Love, Play Bingo!

Fight chick-flick boredom with a game

(Newser) - Had enough of Julia Roberts and her latest chick flick? The cure is Eat, Pray, Love bingo. Yes, bingo, Dodai Stewart and Sadie Stein blog for Jezebel . Print out your board, smuggle it into the multiplex, and keep your eyes peeled for monkeys, elephants, crying men, and of course eating,...

Formulaic Expendables a Tired Retread
 Formulaic 
 Expendables 
 a Tired Retread 
review roundup
Aug 13, 2010 12:41 PM CDT

Formulaic Expendables a Tired Retread

Action flick less than the sum of its all-star parts

(Newser) - Sylvester Stallone directed and co-stars, alongside a Magnificent Seven-style roster of action-film legends—Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Steve Austin, Mickey Rourke, and Jason Statham—but critics have some issues with The Expendables.
  • James Verniere (and a friend), Boston Herald : "Hulk like Expendables. It SMASH. Guns go BANG-BANG.
...

LiLo Leaving Rehab and Hollywood

Lohan can probably still party in New York, though

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan will likely get out of rehab early, and when she does, don't expect to see her in Hollywood. "She'll be coming back to New York," mom Dina tells Today , adding that Hollywood is "different. It's a different game you play there." Dina says Lindsay's...

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: a Hip, Inventive Blast
 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: 
 a Hip, Inventive Blast 
review roundup
Aug 13, 2010 10:31 AM CDT

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: a Hip, Inventive Blast

Michael Cera and original storytelling make this a winner

(Newser) - Critics generally love the inventive storytelling of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, a very modern romance that stars Michael Cera. It's based on a graphic novel, and it shows.
  • Joe Neumaier, Daily News : "Plugged into some kind of mental electrical socket by director Edgar Wright, this is a romantic
...

Twitter, YouTube Get Movie Trailers

 Twitter, YouTube Get 
 Movie Trailers 
hilarious spoofs
Aug 13, 2010 9:15 AM CDT

Twitter, YouTube Get Movie Trailers

Fake movies look better than 'The Social Network'

(Newser) - The debut of the melodramatic trailer for The Social Network—aka "the Facebook movie"—was basically guaranteed to be followed by parodies. Luckily, the spoofs are pretty darn hilarious. So far Twitter (sample line: "I need to create a way to blog that is as random and...

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