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Star Wars Day: May the 4th Be With You!
2 weeks ago
Happy weekend, and May the 4th be with you all!
It’s Star Wars Day! Get it? May the fourth?
If any fan base were capable of hijacking a random day on the calendar and turning it into their own holiday based on a play on words, it would be Star Wars fans.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Trailer (30th Anniversary)Not that you need a reason to celebrate the other 364 days, but whether you’re a Jedi-level Star Wars geek or a mere padawan learner, today is a great excuse!
It’s also a particularly exciting Star Wars Day, with the revival of the franchise now slated for 2015.
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Excited Baby Wakes Up, Goes Gangnam Style
3 months ago
Turns out, not everyone is sick of Gangnam Style.
In one of the cutest videos you’ll see this year, a baby is fast sleep, ignorant and uncaring about the song on the radio… until it gets changed to PSY’s giant hit, that is.
Watch now as the child immediately perks up and dances around, much to the adorable delight of its parents and sibling:
Baby Wakes Up to “Gangnam Style”
Subway Foot-Long Subs: Actually Only 11 Inches!
4 months ago
Subway customers are up in arms and busting out measuring tapes amid reports that the chain’s famous foot-long subs fall a half an inch or even a full inch short.
The controversy began on Tuesday in Perth, Australia, when a discerning customer named Matt Corby ordered one and pulled out a tape measure:
Corby found the sub measured only 11 inches long and took his outrage to Facebook, where he posted a photo of it with the caption “subway pls respond.”
The photo, predictably, sparked an abundance of similar photos on Facebook of subs being measured and countless comments on
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Texas Chainsaw 3D Slays Box Office Competition
4 months ago
Texas Chainsaw 3D sliced and diced its box office competition over the weekend, bringing in $23 on Friday and Saturday and taking Hollywood’s top spot.
Django Unchained fell 33 percent from its opening weekend, dipping to just under $21 million and falling to second place.
It’s on pace to out-earn Inglorious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino’s previous highest grossest film.
Here is a look at the very diverse top five from the year’s first weekend of box office receipts:
- Texas Chainsaw 3D: $23 million
- Django Unchained: $20.8 million
- The Hobbit: $17.5 million
- Les
Viral Video Fires Back at "Hypocritical" Gun Control Celebrities
4 months ago
Demand a plan, Hollywood stars?
A new viral video sends a very different message: Demand Celebrities Go F–k Themselves.
YouTube user Mike Hunt has created a response to the PSA recorded a few weeks ago by various famous faces – from Jamie Foxx to Jason Bateman – in which celebrities urge the public to push for stricter gun control laws.
“I was immediately struck by the irony of their entire campaign,” Hunt tells EW. “Here are a bunch of vapid Hollywood celebrities attempting to shame the public into submitting to
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Les Miserables Matchup: Susan Boyle vs. Glee vs. Anne Hathaway!
4 months ago
As noted in our Les Miserables review, we weren’t huge fans of this big screen adaption.
But Anne Hathaway deserves all the Oscar buzz circulating around Hollywood, thanks to her rendition of the classic track “I Dreamed a Dream.”
Was it the best version we’ve heard of this single over the last few years, though?
Susan Boyle rose to fame by covering the song on Britain’s Got Talent, while Lea Michele and Idina Menzel teamed up for a rendition on Glee.
Listen to all three now and vote on your favorite:
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Man Arrested With 47 Guns After Threatening Indiana Elementary School
5 months ago
An Indiana man who allegedly threatened to “kill as many people as he could” at an elementary school near his home has been arrested – and 47 guns were found at his home.
Forty-seven.
Von Meyer, 60, of Cedar Lake, Ind., was arrested on criminal charges of felony intimidation, domestic battery and resisting law enforcement on Saturday.
Cedar Lake Police officers were called to Meyer’s home early Friday after he allegedly threatened to set his wife on fire once she fell asleep, the statement said.
He was being held as of Sunday afternoon without bond at the Lake County Jail,
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Kat Von D: Engaged to Deadmau5!
5 months ago
A little over a month after a very public split … Kat Von D is engaged to Deadmau5!
The DJ popped the question to the tattoo artist this weekend … on Twitter of course:
“I can’t wait for Christmas so…. Katherine Von Drachenberg, will you marry me?”
He posted a picture of the potential ring, adding: “Changing the diamond to a black diamond FYI. Sorry for the jpg… they’ll finish the actual ring soon I hope. I love u ”
As for Kat Von D’s answer to the proposal? Yes, of course.
The L.A. Ink star excitedly accepted, writing “Mi corazon!!! Thank you all for the lovely
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Adam Lanza: Connecticut Shooting Suspect Identified, Dead at Scene
5 months ago
The crazed gunman dressed in black who went on a rampage at a Connecticut elementary school this morning has been identified as Adam Lanza, according to reports.
The Connecticut school shooting left 27 dead, including Lanza 18 children.
Adam Lanza, 20, repotedly shot his mother, a teacher, dead and targeted her kindergarten class at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Police in Hoboken, N.J. are questioning his brother Ryan Lanza, 24, who was originally reported as the shooter; the N.Y. Post says he is not a suspect.
The Post says Lanza’s mother and he “had a
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Kanye West Wears Skirt for 12-12-12 Concert Performance
5 months ago
Money for Hurricane Sandy relief was not the only thing raised in Madison Square Garden last night.
So were many eyebrows in response to Kanye West’s attire.
Despite performances by The Rolling Stones; Roger Waters and Eddie Vedder; Bon Jovi and many others, the rapper was the talk of Twitter not long after his performance. But not for anything he said or sang.
For the leather skirt he wore:
The outfit has already inspired a Twitter account (@KanyesSkirt), as well as questions over whether West raided the wardrobe of Kim Kardashian.
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Lady Gaga’s Little Sister, Natali Germanotta, Shines in Fashion Shoot!
5 months ago
Natali Germanotta, 20, doesn’t have the same eccentric fashion tastes as her older, famous sibling. You may know her sister, who usually goes by Lady Gaga.
Just the same, in a photo shoot for ViralFashion (dot) com, the Parsons The New School for Design student strikes a pose in various high-end pieces.
Can you see the family resemblance?
The fact that Natali agreed to appear in this photo shoot is surprising, since she’s rarely seen in the public eye and typically allows her sister to get all the attention.
She did accompany Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta) down the red carpet
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Toddler Plays in Puddle, Dog Waits Patiently
5 months ago
Could this be the cutest video ever? It’s gotta be up there.
In one of those ordinary, yet amazingly special moments in life, Watson the dog stands by while his toddler companion does a quick assessment of a puddle situation.
Sometimes, a boy just has to stop and play in a puddle.
If a boy’s lucky, his best friend will wait patiently.
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Critics Choice Awards 2013: List of Nominations!
5 months ago
A bit of movie news for you this afternoon: The Broadcast Film Critics Association has unveiled its list of nominees for the 18th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.
Lincoln led the way, receiving a record 13 nominations, including Best Picture, while Les Misérables was next with 11, followed by Silver Linings Playbook with 10.
Lincoln TrailerThe winners will be announced January 10 on the CW somehow.
Here’s the complete list of nominations for the 2013 awards:
BEST PICTURE Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln The
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Mom Breastfeeds Wrong Baby After Hospital Mix-Up
5 months ago
A snafu at a Minnesota hospital this week resulted in a mom breastfeeding the wrong baby, causing awkwardness and emotional distress for all involved.
The mistake occurred after a baby boy at Minneapolis’ Abbott Northwestern Hospital was placed in the wrong bassinet in the nursery, ABC News reports.
As a precaution, the baby breastfed by the wrong mom was tested for HIV and hepatitis, and will receive the tests every three months for the next year.
The baby has so far tested negative for both diseases.
If a child is accidentally fed breast milk from a woman who is not his
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Stevie Nicks Apologizes for Nicki Minaj Threat
7 months ago
Stevie Nicks has issued a public apology.
A couple days after the Fleetwood Mac singer got involved in the Nicki Minaj/Mariah Carey feud by referring to the former as a “little girl” who needed to be choked, the artist has come out with a statement.
“I want to apologize for my remarks about Nicki Minaj’s behavior toward Mariah Carey which I said during a long and exhausting day of interviews,” Nicks tells Just Jared.
“It was very out of character for me and I deeply regret what I said. I feel very protective toward Mariah Carey who has gone through many difficulties in her life
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