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HE LOVES THE HIP-HOP

 Vladimir Putin, Rap Advocate? 

Russian prime minister just plain awkward at music awards show

Nov 16, 09 8:33 AM CST
(Newser) - While it would have been infinitely more entertaining had Vladimir Putin actually tried to freestyle, his appearance at a music awards show this weekend still made newspapers titter. Putin, who first stood around looking awkward while his “youth disguised” security mingled with the dancing crowd, handed out an award... More »

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entertainment • Vladimir Putin • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • graffiti

JOB OPENINGS

 Porn Co. 
 to Prejean: 
 We'll Make 
 You a Star 

Says Carrie could score millions off sex tapes

Nov 16, 09 7:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Carrie Prejean’s eight so-called “sex tapes” could earn her millions of dollars—in the porn industry. Vivid Entertainment re-extended a helping hand to Prejean—when the company first offered her $1 million to do a porno, all she had to her name was a topless photo. Now that... More »

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entertainment • pornography • sex tape • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • porn industry • Carrie Prejean sex tape

finally

 Lauren Bacall 
 Wins an Oscar 

Roger Corman, Gordon Willis, John Calley share the spotlight

Nov 15, 09 3:24 PM CST
(Newser) - A mere 65 years after her unforgettable screen debut, Lauren Bacall has won an Academy Award. The honorary Oscar was a high point of a ceremony last night in Los Angeles that also celebrated the careers of filmmaker Roger Corman, cinematographer Gordon Willis, and producer John Calley. "I can't... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • Academy Awards • film • Los Angeles • film director • screenwriters • actor • Hollywood producers • movies • Oscars • actress • cinematographer • Lauren Bacall • Roger Corman • Gordon Willis • John Calley • honorary Oscar • filmmaker

peel me a grape

 Craziest Rap 
 Concert Demands 

From condoms and KFC to Cuban cigars and Hennessy

Nov 15, 09 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Drawing on the Smoking Gun ’s collection of concert riders, Sam Greenspan of 11points.com offers a list of the 11 craziest demands made by rappers:
  • DMX: Three boxes of condoms and a gallon of Hennessy—that’s anywhere from $300 to $800 worth of cognac.
  • Public
... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • hip-hop • DMX • rapper • rap music • Queen Latifah • Jay-Z • Public Enemy

AO SCOTT

 A Look Back at 
 Movies of the '00s 

Which films will be remembered, and which ones deserve it?

Nov 14, 09 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The shifting sands of entertainment technology make a look at the past decade's movies a tricky proposition simply because standing the test of time means something different almost daily. "The possibility of a digital, on-demand afterlife guarantees at least a theoretically universal long-tail immortality to blockbusters and curiosities alike,... More »

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entertainment • Steven Spielberg • independent film • film • Coen brothers • Joel Coen • Ethan Coen • Joel and Ethan Coen • movies • film criticism • indie film • 2000s

 Complaints Curb 
 Vegas Stripper-Mobile 

'We're going to be good citizens' despite uptick in business

Nov 13, 09 8:35 PM CST
(AP) - A Las Vegas strip club has agreed to stop an advertising promotion that involved hauling bikini-clad exotic dancers around in a truck. Larry Beard, marketing director of Déjà Vu Showgirls, said today he's taking his lawyer's advice and parking the truck. "We're going to respect the opinion of... More »

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entertainment • advertising • Las Vegas • strip club • stripper • Las Vegas Strip • complaints • D?j? Vu Showgirls

netflix alert

 Best TV Series of the '00s 

Joss Whedon, Judd Apatow, HBO prominently featured

Nov 13, 09 2:49 PM CST
(Newser) - From the standard (No. 16, Friday Night Lights) to the quirky (No. 29, Wonder Showzen), the long-running (No. 8, Lost) to the canceled-too-soon (No. 4, Freaks and Geeks), The Onion runs down the 30 best shows of the '00s:
  • No. 1, The Wire: This drama “unfolded like
... More »

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entertainment • television • Lost • The Office • The Sopranos • TV shows • Arrested Development • Judd Apatow • The Wire • TV series • Battlestar Galactica • The West Wing • Friday Night Lights • Undeclared • Wonder Showzen • Freaks and Geeks

WATCH THE APOLOGY

 Chris Brown: I'm 
 Paying for What I Did 

Singer apologizes to Rihanna on air, says he regrets assault

Nov 13, 09 12:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Chris Brown apologized to Rihanna on BET’s 106 & Park yesterday, adding that he’s “embarrassed” by the assault. The singer says he doesn’t agree with his ex-girlfriend's decision to discuss the incident on 20/20, but “I can only be a man and just accept the... More »

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entertainment • domestic violence • celebrity • Rihanna • ABC News • physical abuse • Chris Brown • BET • 20/20 • 106 & Park

MOVIE REVIEW

 Look Out, Pixar: 
 Mr. Fox Is Fantastic 

Is it a film for kids? Who cares! gush critics

Nov 13, 09 12:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Wes Anderson is winning raves for his stop-motion take on Roald Dahl's classic Fantastic Mr. Fox, with voices by a raft of stars including Meryl Streep and George Clooney:
  • It's so good, David Edelstein forgot himself. When the flick ended, he writes in New York , he wished "the
... More »

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entertainment • film • Dreamworks • Pixar • movie review • Wes Anderson • Meryl Streep • George Clooney • Roald Dahl • Fantastic Mr. Fox • stop motion • Brad Bird

paging janet jackson

 The Who Bound for 
 Super Bowl: Source 

British band will rock halftime show, says source, but NFL won't confirm

Nov 13, 09 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The Who may be joining the ranks of recent Super Bowl performers Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and Prince. A source tells Sports Illustrated the British rockers will play the Feb. 7 halftime show, but an NFL rep says only, “When we have something to announce, we’ll announce it.... More »

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entertainment • Paul McCartney • NFL • Super Bowl • Bruce Springsteen • Prince • The Who • halftime • pro football

video spoof

 Prejean 
 Sex Tape 
 Leaks...Sort Of 

Funny or Die offers its take on what it may look like

Nov 13, 09 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The world can see Carrie Prejean’s sex tape—or, at least, a re-creation from the warped minds of the Funny or Die crew. In the heat of the moment, “Carrie Prejean” breaks into song (“God Bless America”) and calls out a titillating name (Fox News)—but... More »

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entertainment • sex tape • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Carrie Prejean sex tape

OPINION

TV's 'Loud and Proud' Gays Should Tone It Down

Outrageous characters may be hurting the cause

Nov 13, 09 10:49 AM CST
(Newser) - There was a time when homosexuality on TV helped the public become more accepting of gays and lesbians, but that time may be over. As the small screen fills with characters like Glee’s Kurt, “the sensitive gay boy who really wants to be a girl,” and a... More »

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entertainment • television • gay rights • gay marriage • lesbians • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • celebrity • homosexuality • Rachel Maddow • Adam Lambert • Glee • same-sex couples • gay

 Inside the Octo-Family Circus 

A behind-the-scenes look at Nadya Suleman as her TV special films

Nov 13, 09 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - As the paparazzi follow Nadya Suleman around, a film crew shooting OctoMom: Me & My Fourteen Kids films them filming her…and John Bowe records it for the New York Times Magazine. From the British film director to the children’s welfare representative ensuring labor law compliance, people who... More »

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entertainment • parenting • children • single parenting • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Octomom • OctoMom: Me & My Fourteen Kids

MOVIE REVIEW

 Pirate Radio Rocks 
 on Good Tunes, Cast 

Playful 60s love/music comedy is more party than plot

Nov 13, 09 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Critics agree that the soundtrack of Pirate Radio can't be beat, and the top-notch cast is a joy. So when it comes to the shaky plot and pacing, some can turn a blind eye:
  • "There’s no denying the comic energy of the cast," Peter Travers writes
... More »

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entertainment • music • film • movie review • rock and roll • Britain • Philip Seymour Hoffman • 1960s • rock music • Pirate Radio • Richard Curtis • Bill Nighy • Rhys Ifans • January Jones

 Beaver Pees on CBS Reporter 

Clip from the Early Show is, obviously, CBS News' most popular

Nov 13, 09 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - When a beaver on an Early Show animal segment started marking its territory—and correspondent Debbye Turner Bell got sprayed in the face— CBS News must have known it had a viral video on its hands. So the network went ahead and posted the clip itself, complete with slow-motion replay... More »

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entertainment • CBS • online videos • viral video • CBS News • The Early Show

 Carrie Prejean: 
 Bible Cool With 
 My Boob Job 

Former Miss Cali sees nothing unChristian about implants

Nov 13, 09 8:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Carrie Prejean says there's no reason a good Christian can't boost her cup size. “I don't think there's anything wrong with getting breast implants as a Christian,” she tells Christianity Today . “I don't see anywhere in the Bible where it says you shouldn't get breast implants.”... More »

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entertainment • gay marriage • Christianity • breast implants • sex tape • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Carrie Prejean sex tape

stewart to hannity

 Apology Nice, but Show Torture 

'It wasn't worth it,' he says, after enduring whole episode

Nov 13, 09 7:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Jon Stewart was really, really hoping that Sean Hannity’s apology to him would come at the beginning of his show, but no such luck. The Daily Show host had to sit through an entire episode—a torturous experience that he just so happened to videotape and feature on... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Sean Hannity

 Best Videos of the Decade 

Music industry may be changing, but the format is alive and well

Nov 12, 09 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The "aughties" saw a breakdown in the traditional music business and the outlets for music videos. But that doesn't mean people didn't make good ones—maybe they're even better for it. Steve LaBate runs down the best since 2000 in Paste. A sampling:
  • Outkast, "Bombs Over Baghdad"
... More »

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entertainment • Internet • Johnny Cash • music videos • White Stripes • Outkast • OK Go • Missy Elliott • R.E.M.

ADOPTING makes THE LIST

 20 Jolie-Style Moves 
 That Need Your Partner's OK 

Sorry, Angelina, but adopting without Brad Pitt's consent is bad

Nov 12, 09 1:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Inspired by Angelina Jolie’s rumored decision to adopt a seventh child without Brad Pitt’s consent, Kate Torgovnick of The Frisky runs down 20 things you should never do without talking to your partner first:
  • Get a vasectomy (here's looking at you, Spencer Pratt).
  • Start dating someone
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entertainment • Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • adoption • Scientology • celebrity • vasectomy

model behavior

 Walk the 
 Runway 
 Like a Pro 

America's Next Top Model's Miss J teaches a reporter a thing or two

Nov 12, 09 12:07 PM CST
(Newser) - J. Alexander—otherwise known as Miss J, the 6’4" drag-dressing America’s Next Top Model judge—has been coaching models on how to rock the runway for almost 20 years. Cathy Horyn of the New York Times takes a lesson and offers a few tips:
  • Develop your own
... More »

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entertainment • runway • model • America's Next Top Model • Jay-ZTV • runway model • models • fashion model

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