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NBC Posts Betty White's Unaired SNL Skits
 NBC Posts 
 Betty White's 
 Unaired SNL Skits 
not so live from new york
May 10, 2010 8:07 AM CDT

NBC Posts Betty White's Unaired SNL Skits

NBC releases more White sketches

(Newser) - Didn’t get quite enough Betty White on Saturday Night Live? No problem. NBC released a few unaired sketches starring the Golden Girl that are sure to cheer up your Monday morning. Watch two of them in the gallery, or for the third, click here .

Katy Perry Is Maxim 's Hottest
 Katy Perry Is Maxim's Hottest 
the 2010 hot 100
May 10, 2010 4:50 AM CDT

Katy Perry Is Maxim's Hottest

Singer replaces last year's No. 1, Olivia Wilde

(Newser) - Katy Perry tops Maxim’s Hot 100 this year, causing a few bloggers to say, “Really?” The mag justifies its somewhat uncharacteristic choice by explaining that Perry “is the best friend you suddenly realize you’ve loved your whole life. The rad chick who taught you how to...

Actress Blasts 'Homophobic' Newsweek

Kristin Chenoweth defends 'Promises, Promises' co-star Sean Hayes

(Newser) - Sean Hayes made his Broadway debut shortly after officially coming out , and his performance has drawn mixed reviews, a Tony nomination—and one scathing notice from Ramin Setoodeh of Newsweek . Setoodeh, who is gay, called Hayes "the big pink elephant in the room" and deemed his performance as a...

Betty White + SNL = Ratings Bonanza

Octogenarian's hosting stint tops Ben Affleck's November 2008 effort

(Newser) - With Betty White hosting , Saturday Night Live drew its best ratings of the season and the largest audience since Nov. 1, 2008, when John McCain appeared with the Tina Fey version of then-running mate Sarah Palin. The broadcast thrashed not just its time-slot competitors but also every primetime show, reports...

11 Surprising One-Hit Wonders
 11 Surprising One-Hit Wonders 
May 9, 2010 8:42 AM CDT

11 Surprising One-Hit Wonders

We all love Norah Jones, but she's still on this list

(Newser) - You would never guess, but Jimi Hendrix was technically a one-hit wonder. Yep, the definition of the term is “an artist or band who only has one song make the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart,” regardless of album sales or performance on other charts,...

Bad '90s Fashion Is Back
 Bad '90s Fashion Is Back 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
May 9, 2010 7:04 AM CDT

Bad '90s Fashion Is Back

Oh, yes: You might find yourself wearing overalls again

(Newser) - It may be time to resurrect the flannel shirts and scrunchies—‘90s fashion, for better or for worse, is back. The Daily Beast points to 16 reemerging trends:
  • Grunge: Ripped jeans, fraying flannels, Doc Martens—remember those days? Trendsetters from Peaches Geldof to Elle style director Kate Lanphear are
...

Best Movie Cliffhangers
 Best Movie Cliffhangers 
May 8, 2010 1:15 PM CDT

Best Movie Cliffhangers

Original 'Italian Job' and 'Thelma & Louise' make the cut

(Newser) - Hollywood still makes movies that end with cliffhangers, some of them literal cliff hangers. Writing for Maxim , Eric Alt rounds up some favorites:
  1. The Italian Job (1969). Note this is the original flick. Will the gang survive that tipping bus and get the loot? We get only the classic line,
...

11 Great Actors in Awful Films
 11 Great Actors in Awful Films 
'you talkin' to me?'
May 8, 2010 5:03 AM CDT

11 Great Actors in Awful Films

Sometimes bad movies happen to good people

(Newser) - There are some movies that actors probably wish they could scrub from their IMDb profiles. Ben Widdicombe notes 11 of the most embarrassing skeletons in otherwise talented stars’ closets, on PopEater :
  • Brendan Fraser: Yes, he has done serious work, “like Gods and Monsters, where he got to display some
...

Blame Naomi Campbell's Rage on Syrup Diet

You'd be angry too, if you ate like she did

(Newser) - Naomi Campbell’s rage can be explained by her “abandonment issues,” she told Oprah Winfrey recently. Or maybe, just maybe, it’s because she doesn’t eat. The supermodel frequently goes on a "maple syrup diet" that “isn't so much a diet as self-flagellation minus the...

Alexa Ray Joel Apologizes for Overdose 'Drama'
Alexa Ray Joel Apologizes
for Overdose 'Drama'
'in a good place' now
May 7, 2010 10:56 AM CDT

Alexa Ray Joel Apologizes for Overdose 'Drama'

She didn't actually want to die, she says

(Newser) - Alexa Ray Joel is “in a Zen good place” 6 months after her suicide scare, and she's sorry for being “dramatic.” Though she admits saying “I want to die” to a 911 operator, Joel tells People she didn’t actually want to end her life: “...

Babies Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes
 Babies Big on Cute, 
 Short on Insight 
movie review
May 7, 2010 10:22 AM CDT

Babies Big on Cute, Short on Insight

Documentary follows four infants in four countries

(Newser) - Critics are generally won over by Babies, a documentary that follows four infants' first years in San Francisco, Mongolia, Tokyo, and Namibia. Some samples:
  • Wesley Morris, Boston Globe : "As an advertisement for the wonders of figuring out how to be alive, the movie is an engaging proposition."
  • Betsy
...

Stewart's Rent-Boy Scandal Fix: Put a Dome on It!
 Stewart's 
 Rent-Boy 
 Scandal Fix: 
 Put a Dome on It! 
feats of engineering
May 7, 2010 9:41 AM CDT

Stewart's Rent-Boy Scandal Fix: Put a Dome on It!

Then finds a way to connect it to George Rekers' penis

(Newser) - So much is going on in the world right now that Jon Stewart didn’t know where to start last night on the Daily Show —so he covered it all, from “wanna-bomber” Faisal Shahzad to Greece’s financial crisis. But the best part of his round-the-news tour comes...

Chronic Constipation Killed Elvis

 Chronic 
 Constipation 
 Killed Elvis 
says his doctor
May 7, 2010 8:08 AM CDT

Chronic Constipation Killed Elvis

Presley's colon was 5 to 6 inches wide, 8 to 9 feet long

(Newser) - Most assume drug dependency and obesity were the main players in Elvis Presley’s death, but the truth may actually be more embarrassing: The King was chronically constipated. His longtime doctor and friend George Nichopoulos writes about the problem in his new book, The King and Dr. Nick, revealing that...

Precious Gaby Shows a 'Mean' Side
  Precious Gaby 
  Shows a 'Mean' Side 
diva alert
May 7, 2010 6:55 AM CDT

Precious Gaby Shows a 'Mean' Side

Sidibe has a lot to learn about being a star, says columnist

(Newser) - The gossip rags are still busy fawning over Gabourey Sidibe, but one serious admirer says, "I'm putting down my pompoms." Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart was a huge fan of Precious and rooted for Sidibe to win an Oscar, but he's concluded that she's actually kind of a...

Tom and Katie Get Down in Dance Routine

Well, Katie gets down...Tom just looks confused

(Newser) - Convinced Tom Cruise’s marriage to Katie Holmes is just a publicity stunt? Maybe you’ll change your mind after watching their “romantic” performance of “Whatever Lola Wants” at a benefit for The Motion Picture and Television Fund. The best part of the song—considering how tiny Tom...

Everyone Wants 'The Bieber' Haircut

Your kid will soon be flipping his bangs—with attitude

(Newser) - Bieber Fever is everywhere—and it’s not just tween girls who are susceptible to it. No, even their male counterparts love Justin Bieber…or his hair, at least. Six out of every 10 boys want “the Bieber” when they come into her salon, one stylist tells the New ...

Bret Michaels: 'It Wasn't My Time'

Rocker's recovery has changed outlook on life

(Newser) - Bret Michaels feels “lucky to be alive” after spending 10 days in ICU, and talks to People about his recovery—and how his brain hemorrhage affected his life. His two daughters were first and foremost on his mind, and he’s thinking about marrying their mother. “What I...

Hasselbeck Cries, Apologizes to Erin Andrews

'The View' co-host got schooled by her 5-year-old

(Newser) - Elisabeth Hasselbeck may have made Erin Andrews cry when she slammed her skimpy Dancing With the Stars outfits Tuesday, but yesterday on The View Hasselbeck was the one crying. “Today Mommy hurt someone’s feelings. Mommy feels really bad,” Hasselbeck said she explained to her daughter, who astutely...

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Makes Erin Andrews Cry
 Elisabeth 
 Hasselbeck 
 Makes Erin 
 Andrews Cry 
is this outfit too skimpy?
May 5, 2010 11:31 AM CDT

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Makes Erin Andrews Cry

The View panelist slams barely-there DWTS costumes

(Newser) - Watch out, Elisabeth Hasselbeck: You’re on the bad side of the entire Dancing With the Stars cast after insulting Erin Andrews’ outfits and making her cry. Hasselbeck, the famously conservative member of The View panel, criticized the ESPN reporter for wearing “next to nothing” while dancing and said...

Emma Watson Talks 'Awful' First Days of College
 Emma Watson 
 Talks 'Awful' 
 First Days 
 of College 
HERMIONE AT A FRAT PARTY?
May 5, 2010 10:59 AM CDT

Emma Watson Talks 'Awful' First Days of College

And guess what? She's taking an acting class.

(Newser) - Picture Emma Watson, the charming English girl who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, walking into her first college frat party. Seems like a scene out of a movie—and that’s how she felt about it, too. “I felt like I'd walked into an American teen...

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