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 Project Runway 
 Limps to Season's End 

Like the rest of Season 6, finale was a bore

2 hours, 16 minutes ago
(Newser) - It was hard to care who won last night’s Project Runway season finale, but it was easy to say who lost: fans. The move to Lifetime—and, probably more important, the switch in production companies—proved disastrous for the once-brilliant reality show, Heather Havrilesky writes for Salon . “... More »

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entertainment • television • reality TV • fashion • Heidi Klum • Bravo • Project Runway • Lifetime • Tim Gunn • Project Runway review

6 contenders

 Who Will Be the Next Oprah? 

Rachael Ray, Sarah Palin, and other potential replacements

2 hours, 45 minutes ago
(Newser) - Who will fill the Oprah vacuum on daytime TV when the Queen of All Media leaves for her cable network in 2011? Mike Hess weighs the pros and cons of six candidates on PopEater .
  • Ellen DeGeneres: "Talked her way onto the cover of Winfrey's O Magazine ... coincidence
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entertainment • Oprah Winfrey • Whoopi Goldberg • daytime talk show • Ellen DeGeneres • Rachael Ray • Sarah Palin • Ryan Seacrest • Paula Abdul • daytime television • Oprah Winfrey replacement

movie review

 Bullock Shines in 
 Crowd-Pleasing Blind Side  

Football chick flick lacks suspense, delivers happy ending

3 hours, 9 minutes ago
(Newser) - The Blind Side lacks inherent suspense—it's based on the true story of Michael Oher, a rookie offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. But the tale of a homeless African-American teen adopted by big-hearted white yuppies, at bottom a Sandra Bullock vehicle, goes over big in football country.
  • Writer-director
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entertainment • NFL • film • football • movie review • Tim McGraw • Baltimore Ravens • movies • Sandra Bullock • high school football • college football • sports movie • National Football League • pro football • The Blind Side • The Blind Side review • Quinton Aaron • John Lee Hancock

bloodthirsty

 How Twilight 
 Rescued Hot Topic 

Goth retail mainstay is relevant again thanks to books, films

5 hours, 0 minutes ago
(Newser) - Like much of America, Ylan Q. Mui had forgotten all about Hot Topic, the mall mainstay for baby Goth merchandise—and then Twilight came along and made the store relevant again. The uber-popular vampire franchise “accomplished what the store had tried but failed to do: It made goth mainstream,... More »

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entertainment • retail • mall • vampire • Twilight • vampires • New Moon • Hot Topic • Jay-ZTV • shopping mall

20 WHITE KITTENS

 Mariah's Latest Diva Demands 

Carey's latest appearance marked by more ridiculous requests

5 hours, 30 minutes ago
(Newser) - Famous for her diva behavior, Mariah Carey kept thousands of London fans waiting for nearly an hour before she finally arrived at a holiday lighting ceremony. The Daily Mail runs down her demands for the appearance, all but one of which she got:
  • One hundred white doves and 20
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entertainment • London • celebrity • singer • Rolls-Royce • Mariah Carey • diva • Angel champagne

  Top 9 Oprah Moments 

Crazy Tom Cruise, faker James Frey, and Sarah Palin make the cut

6 hours, 52 minutes ago
(Newser) - After 23 years of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the queen of talk has racked up quite a few memorable moments. In the wake of news that she's going to end the show in 2011, E! runs down the top nine, including Tom Cruise’s crazy couch dance, her car giveaway,... More »

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entertainment • Tom Cruise • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • James Frey • Jennifer Aniston • talk show • David Letterman • daytime talk show • Ellen DeGeneres • Michael Jackson • Sarah Palin • Portia de Rossi • Sarah Palin Oprah Winfrey

 Demi Moore: 
 That's Really 
 My Hip! 


W mag cover not photoshopped, she says, even if unbelievable

7 hours, 26 minutes ago
(Newser) - The latest Photoshop scandal to hit the magazine world involves Demi Moore, who is apparently missing a portion of her hip on the cover of W—but she says the image was not touched up. A close-up courtesy of the Huffington Post shows that a chunk of her leg appears... More »

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entertainment • magazine • celebrity • Photoshop • Demi Moore • magazine cover • magazines • Demi Moore Photoshop • Demi Moore W magazine

 Fox News Lets 
 Jon Get Under 
 Its Skin, Again 

Stewart's "go bleep yourself" to Goldberg gets O'Reilly's attention

8 hours, 9 minutes ago
(Newser) - Fox News commentator Bernard Goldberg is just so sad that Jon Stewart doesn’t like him anymore, and he made a point of saying so on last night’s O’Reilly Factor . Stewart slammed Goldberg the night before on the Daily Show for Goldberg's comment that liberals don’t “... More »

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entertainment • Bill O'Reilly • celebrity • Fox News • Jon Stewart • Sarah Palin • Bernie Goldberg • Bernard Goldberg

 New Moon Eclipses 
 Ticket Records 

Twilight sequel leaves Potter pre-sale mark in dust

Nov 19, 09 6:52 PM CST
(Newser) - It doesn't open until tomorrow, but the latest Twilight movie already is breaking records. Fandango, AMC, and MovieTickets.com all say that fans are scooping up advance tickets to The Twilight Saga: New Moon in unprecedented numbers. Thousands of shows are sold out around the country, leaving pre-sale records held... More »

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entertainment • Harry Potter • AMC • Lord of the Rings • ticket sales • movies • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Kristen Stewart • New Moon • Taylor Lautner • Fandango • MovieTickets.com • New Moon reviews

why, james franco, why?


 General Hospital 
 More Sopranos 
 Than Soap Opera 

James Franco's guest stint highlights shows thuggery

Nov 19, 09 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Sure, it’s weird that James Franco is guest starring on General Hospital—but what’s weirder is that the soap is one of the small screen’s most violent creations, even by daytime television’s dubious standards. It stopped being a show about a hospital long ago, writes Willa... More »

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entertainment • television • celebrity • soap operas • General Hospital • James Franco • daytime television • James Franco General Hospital • James Franco soap opera

bloodthirsty

 Twilight Star: 
 I Got a Fan 
 to Strip for Me 

Pattinson talks to DeGeneres, Letterman about over-zealous fans

Nov 19, 09 10:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Teens and tweens the world over are swooning for Robert Pattinson—and the Twilight star convinced one overzealous fan to get naked for him. When she asked, at an autograph signing, “What can I do to get your attention,” he jokingly replied, “Um, just take your clothes... More »

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entertainment • nudity • celebrity • David Letterman • Ellen DeGeneres • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • New Moon • naked

 Trump Sees Porn 
 in Prejean's Future 

Carrie could use her porno millions for good causes, Donald says

Nov 19, 09 10:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Quote of the day goes to Donald Trump, who recently suggested that Carrie Prejean’s next career move be to enter the porn industry. The dethroned Miss California has apparently been calling the pageant owner, asking for career advice, the New York Post reports. The Donald told one source, “... More »

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entertainment • Donald Trump • pornography • beauty pageants • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Carrie Prejean sex tape

MOTHER OF THE YEAR

 I Told My Kids About 
 the Sex Tape: Pam 

She and Tommy Lee were 'massively in love,' she explains to sons

Nov 19, 09 9:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Pamela Anderson was finally forced to tell her pre-teen sons about the infamous sex tape she made with their dad, Tommy Lee. “I just said, ‘Look, Mommy and Daddy were massively in love, we videotaped everything,’” she says in a British TV special, the Sun reports.... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Tommy Lee • Pamela Anderson • sex tape • Borat • Pamela Anderson sex tape

CELEB LAWSUITS


 Manager: I 
 Warned Nic 
 Not to Buy 
 That Castle... 

Broke Nicolas Cage countersued by business manager

Nov 19, 09 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - The business manager Nicolas Cage is suing for fraud is suing the actor right back, claiming he warned Cage he would have to make $30 million a year to support his extravagant lifestyle. Samuel J. Levin’s suit also claims he cautioned the actor—who recently lost two New Orleans... More »

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entertainment • bankruptcy • foreclosure • celebrity • lawsuit • spending • Nicolas Cage • business manager • Nicolas Cage broke • Nicolas cage foreclosure

NO, NO, NO

 Amy's Boobs 
 Exploded: Dad 

Winehouse was hospitalized for leaking breasts, Mitch says

Nov 19, 09 9:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Just as she feared they would, Amy Winehouse’s new and improved boobs went and ruptured on her, sending the troubled singer to the hospital. Oversharey dad Mitch explained, on his Living TV show, his daughter was not hospitalized for a cold as had been reported. “She’s fine,... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • breast implants • Amy Winehouse • Mitch Winehouse • Amy Winehouse breasts • Amy WInehouse boobs

 Dakota Fanning 
 Dishes on Kissing 
 Kristen Stewart 


Twilight co-stars get hot and heavy for Runaways

Nov 19, 09 8:51 AM CST
(Newser) - “Really close” Twilight co-stars Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart lock lips in next year’s The Runaways, and it is indeed a passionate kiss, says Fanning. “We were so into the scene and into the script and the characters,” the 15-year-old tells Access Hollywood . “We’re... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • kiss • Dakota Fanning • Twilight • Kristen Stewart • New Moon

TAKE THAT, PATTINSON

 Johnny Depp 
 'Sexiest Man 
 Alive' Again 

Jack Sparrow kicks that Twilight kid's butt

Nov 18, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Johnny Depp joins fellow heartthrobs Brad Pitt and George Clooney as a two-time winner of People ’s Sexiest Man Alive title. Depp, named Sexiest Man for both 2009 and 2003, is still working it at 46. Sexy-but-not-sexiest runners-up include Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bradley Cooper, Nick Cannon, John Cho,... More »

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entertainment • Johnny Depp • celebrity • Sexiest Man Alive • Johnny Depp Sexiest Man Alive • Johnny Depp People • People's Sexiest Man Alive 2009

 Sex Tape Star 
 to Prejean: 
 Release It! 

But Prejean's lawyer is threatening to sue, so she's still not on board

Nov 18, 09 10:53 AM CST
(Newser) - If there’s anyone who knows how it feels to have a sex tape leaked—and the profit that can be gained—it’s former Playmate Shauna Sand, and she says Carrie Prejean should just release hers. In a letter to Prejean, she says she was “stunned and terrified”... More »

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entertainment • pornography • Vivid Entertainment • sex tape • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Carrie Prejean sex tape • Shauna Sand

teenage blasphemy


 Miley Cyrus Is 
 Anti-Twilight 

She's OK with fairies, though

Nov 18, 09 8:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus made headlines when, during a recent radio interview, the tween idol slammed another tween phenomenon—Twilight. “I've never seen it and nor will I ever. I don't believe in it. I don’t like vampires,” Miley—who, by the way, will soon be working with Twilight... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Twilight • New Moon • English language • Miley Cyrus Twilight

 Biden Yuks It Up With Stewart 

Jon quizzes Joe on the state of the economy and more

Nov 18, 09 8:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe Biden discussed his transition to vice president, the economy, and Amtrak with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night. “The Republican Party has nothing but hardcore conservatives. There’s no moderates left. The Democratic Party has moderates, liberals, and conservative Democrats,” Biden said. “And Communists,... More »

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entertainment • Joe Biden • vice president • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Joe Biden Daily Show

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