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Overplayed: Levi Johnston's Playgirl moment
poll by twiigs.com --- I ask because based on the pix released by Playgirl.com in an attempt to cajole us into buying a monthly pass to view an expanded gallery (I wasn't able to expense, so no go), I'm getting less heat than I would from an Abercrombie & Fitch catalog. See Levi. See Levi topless. See Levi sweaty. See Levi's armpit hair. Meh. (Photo courtesy Playgirl.com) Male nudity, beefcake, has always been a hit or miss kind of thing. Mostly miss. Witness the limited success of the male stripping industry. Even the Chippendales come off as more party prank (let's make the bride-to-be blush!) than party favor. The unadorned male body (sorry guys) just doesn't have that crucial "it" factor -- curves, smoothness, lack of lower back hair -- that keeps everything from girlie mags to the fashion industry moving along at a steady hum. (This isn't to...
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November 23, 2009; 10:21 AM ET |
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An all-star lineup of Oprah replacements
Oprah may not have been a celebrity when she embarked on her broadcasting career some three decades back, but the woman is star power personified at this point. And when she exits the airwaves in September 2011 -- as she's expected to announce later today -- she'll be leaving a huge high-wattage void in our lives. Who better than another celeb to replace Oprah and take over the mantle? O's replacement must come equipped with a sense of his or her own divinity and a roster of A-list friends to parade before the public. Below, we offer five celebs who might just have the heft to fill Oprah's shoes: 1. Tom Cruise: Seriously, this guy's movie career is going nowhere and his 2005 couch-jumping episode is only one of TV's most memorable moments. And with pals like John Travolta, Will Smith and the Beckhams on speed dial there'd be no...
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November 20, 2009; 11:04 AM ET |
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Can Jon Gosselin turn back time?
Hey America, Jon Gosselin may be despicable enough to exploit his kids on TV (and pass off the blame), but he can't be all bad, right? Especially if he's willing to own up to his idioacy in a new Funny or Die? video: Jon Gosselin Goes Back in Time from Jon Gosselin For those of you who can't watch at work, Gosselin -- to a soundtrack of Cher's "If I Could Turn Back Time" -- methodically sets about dismantling his current image to arrive back at the Jon of yesteryear: the pre-Vegas pool party, pre-Hailey Glassman, pre-rabbi Shmuley Boteach guy. He peels off the layers to arrive back at the pitiful polo shirt-wearing schlub who was continually picked at by shrewish wife Kate. He swears off the Ed Hardy, takes out his diamond-esque stud earrings, trades vodka for juice and deletes Michael Lohan's number from his cell. Here's the thing:...
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November 12, 2009; 12:02 PM ET |
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Photo: Goldie Hawn, out to sea or out to lunch?
Goldie Hawn meditates with an unidentified companion. (AP) Okay, so remember when Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell did that awful "Overboard" movie in the '80s? No? Well have a look, because it was the first thing I thought of when I saw the above picture move across the wires this morning. According to the caption, Hawn's meditating in a boat in Varanasi, India. What could be going through her mind? Perhaps she seeks absolution for her long career of cheesefests like "Overboard" and "Private Benjamin?" Or perhaps she hungers for the inner knowledge that will lead her to a better Botox practitioner? Or could she be seeking a way to tactfully recommend her daughter stop dating dudes who decorate their bedrooms with paintings of themselves as centaurs? We may never know. But Goldie, namaste....
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November 10, 2009; 10:43 AM ET |
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Monday List: Celebs Who Should Join Twitter
Amy Winehouse, an as-yet unfullfilled Twitter genius. (Getty Images) After spending far too much of my Sunday evening reading Tila Tequila's increasingly unhinged tweets and wondering if it would be unprofessional for me to offer her some kind of monetary reward to quit the service, I was ready to follow Miley Cyrus into swearing off the whole over-hyped service. I was, then, of course reminded of Twitter's better side by reading a few dispatches from Sarah Silverman and Tracy Morgan, who see the 140-character or less model as yet another vehicle for their genius. And by Lindsay Lohan, who just plain overshares. And oversharing, in her case, is a good thing. But although I didn't much agree with this list from Popeater -- of celebrities who should join Twitter -- it did get me to thinking: which bold-namers would I like to see sign up and start dazzling us...
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November 9, 2009; 11:15 AM ET |
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Kate Gosselin: Addicted to fame, but not exploiting her kids?
Kate Gosselin is addicted to fame. She regrets sniping at estranged husband Jon. She doesn't trust many people. Bottom line: It's hard being Kate. And in a very special interview last night on TLC -- "Kate Gosselin: Her Story" -- we got to hear about her hardships for 60 whole minutes. And yes, I watched so you didn't have to. While Jon Gosselin is busy dating the daughter of his wife's plastic surgeon and consulting a rabbi in search of a moral compass, Kate talked sniveled to Today's Natalie Morales about her own struggles and how her eight kids are coping with the circus that surrounds their young lives: Kate on scolding Jon at every possible opportunity: "I was very hard on him and I would never deny that. I felt very much like a lot of weight rested on my shoulders. “I was wrong to treat him that...
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November 3, 2009; 10:08 AM ET |
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