Brownstone Brooklynites Absolutely Terrified of Hip-Hop Music
Richard Lawson · 03/02/11 12:50PM
As the huge (largest-ever in Brooklyn) and controversial Atlantic Yards development project, adjacent to some of Brooklyn's most bobo-filled enclaves, makes further progress, the level of hysteria rises and rises. The latest story has a group of Park Slope residents freaking out about a new bar opening in their neighborhood (in anticipation of arena crowds supposedly) that they fear will dare to play hip-hop music.
Justin Bieber Celebrates Birthday by Flipping Off the Paparazzi
Maureen O'Connor · 03/02/11 12:34PMAasif Mandvi Contemplates Batman's Muslim Sidekick on The Daily Show
Marie Bardi · 03/02/11 12:30PMFox News Desperately Trying to Portray Madison as a War Zone
Jim Newell · 03/02/11 12:24PMFox News reporter Mike Tobin went on Bill O'Reilly's program Monday night to talk about the evil, violent union thugs who beat everyone up all the time. This is the same Mike Tobin who claims he was "hit" by protesters inside the Wisconsin Capitol a few days ago, which the magic of the Internet has since shown to be a questionable assertion. Still, Tobin sticks to his argument: Unions = Endless violence, everywhere. Bill O'Reilly, for his part, wonders "who's behind the chanting." Perhaps the Muslims? That's our guess.
Matthew Perry Has a "Friends With Benefits" Relationship With Matt LeBlanc's Girlfriend
Marie Bardi · 03/02/11 12:10PMAmerican Idol: The Hardly Boys
Richard Lawson · 03/02/11 12:00PMWe finally made it! Last night was the first night of true American Idol singing competition, with the contestants finally turned toward us, the voting public, made to sing for our cruel amusement. It was the semifinals boys' night last night, a ragtag bunch of fellows who had a big task set out before them. So how they'd do? Eh.
Kim Kardashian's Debut Song: An Anthem for the Art of Fameballing
Maureen O'Connor · 03/02/11 11:55AMKim Kardashian debuted her first foray into music—a feat of autotuning called "Jam"—on Ryan Seacrest's radio show today. "Turn me up, Turn me up, Turn me, Turn me, Turn me up," she bleats thinly. Kim is either trapped at a club with very quiet DJ (The same club where Ke$ha and J.Lo are always begging, "Turn it up." Maybe the deejays are quiet because they only have access to shitty songs?) or she is asking us to turn up the faucet from which all things Kim Kardashian pour, because this song is a celebration of the art of earning your keep with half-hearted product endorsements and paid appearances:
Donald Trump Will Fix This Country Once He Is President
Leah Beckmann · 03/02/11 11:50AMOn Regis and Kelly this morning, The Donald discussed the serious possibility of running for President in order to "fix this great country" of ours. And what better way to garner votes than by using scare tactics?
B.J. Novak Recalls Meeting Michael Jackson
Whitney Jefferson · 03/02/11 11:35AMThe man who plays The Office's Ryan showed up on the Late Show last night and regaled us with stories about his start as a stand-up comic, his father's ghostwriting career, and ...a dinner with Michael Jackson?
Baby Gap Display Looks a Lot Like a Lynching Tree
Hamilton Nolan · 03/02/11 11:35AMU.S. Soldier Killed in Attack at Frankfurt Airport
Hamilton Nolan · 03/02/11 11:30AM
A bus carrying U.S. soldiers was attacked by a gunman this morning outside the Frankfurt airport. Two people are dead. The Guardian, citing German news reports, says that the bus driver and one soldier are the victims. German reports also say that "police arrested a 21-year-old male suspect from Kosovo following the attack." There's no official word yet on motives or anything else.
Charlie Sheen's Imagined Therapy Session With Jane Lynch
Richard Blakeley · 03/02/11 11:15AMCharlie Sheen on Today Show: "Nothing but Love and Compassion" in His Home
Richard Blakeley · 03/02/11 11:14AMChristina Aguilera's Miserable Mugshot Makes Its Debut
Maureen O'Connor · 03/02/11 11:10AMCharlie Sheen and Carlos Santana Team Up for Epic Winning Song
Richard Blakeley · 03/02/11 11:05AMIsla Fisher Talks About Being Married to Borat and the Spiders that Lived in Her Hair
Whitney Jefferson · 03/02/11 11:00AMWhich Actress Takes Credit for Other People's Gifts?
Brian Moylan · 03/02/11 10:48AMThe West Wing's Martin Sheen Confronts Charlie Sheen About His Recent Behavior
Richard Blakeley · 03/02/11 10:45AMWhat would Martin Sheen - as The West Wing's morally upstanding President Josiah Bartlett - have to say to his errant real-life son? Let's just say that he loves Charlie...but he's very disappointed.




