Judith-Inspired Flick Is Miller Lite

Controversial former Times reporter, jailed in CIA leak case, will be on-air analyst

(NEWSER) - Judith Miller, the former New York Times reporter who spent 85 days in jail rather than reveal her sources in a CIA leak case, is Fox News’ newest on-air analyst, Editor & Publisher reports. “I get to spout my views, I will NOT be joining the news team,” said Miller, who left the paper in 2005 after 28 years. More»

Parodies the 'war on women' in new Funny or Die video

(NEWSER) - What’s this about the Republicans waging a War on Women? Some women actually want nothing more than for the GOP to get all up in their business, argues Kate Beckinsale in a new Funny or Die video that is quite liberal in its use of the word “vagina.” Beckinsale, joined by Judy Greer and Andrea Savage, insists that as a woman, there’s nothing she wants more than to have all those hard reproductive decisions made for her by male politicians. More»

AskMen's top 10 boils down to the most earthly concerns

(NEWSER) - AskMen takes a look at the "famous females who rock our world" in 2010, "from stand-up comediennes and powerful businesswomen to Oscar-bound actresses and swimsuit models." The top 9 isn't littered so much with the businesswomen or comics:

1. Emmanuelle Chriqui: She’s Canadian, speaks fluent English and French, but both her parents are from Morocco.
2. Marissa Miller: The Victoria’s Secret Angel is, well, a Victoria’s Secret Angel.

De Niro the best part about predictable holiday treacle

(NEWSER) - Critics are divided on Everybody’s Fine: Some think the family drama is okay because of Robert De Niro, and others think it’s awful despite him. What they’re saying:

• It’s “a thoroughly fake movie that is about, of all things, the need for truthfulness,” writes Kirk Honeycutt of the Hollywood Reporter . “Characters have no depth, and all emotions get ladled on via a syrupy score and De Niro's strenuous acting.”
• Rooting for these characters “requires saintly moviegoing patience I clearly don't have,” says Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly , adding that the script was written “under guidance, apparently, from Dr. Phil.”

None of them sought the spotlight—at first

(NEWSER) - Some people set out to be famous; other people are made famous accidentally—and then they either run with it (see Levi Johnston) or don’t (see the guy that Dick Cheney shot). Newsweek runs down the top 10 accidental celebrities:

• Harry Whittington: He probably made Dick Cheney angry, and then the veep shot him just to prove that he’s so evil, Whittington would actually apologize to him for the incident later.
• Valerie Plame Wilson: The former CIA officer who was outed by the government calls her fame “celebrity of the worst kind.”