Japanese Girl Dressed as Polar Bear Scared by Actual Polar Bear
Whitney Jefferson · 11/18/09 04:30PMHollywood Writers: Yep, We're Still Mostly White Guys
Richard Rushfield · 11/18/09 04:28PMJust 'Chill' About Adam Lambert's Gayness
Ryan Tate · 11/18/09 04:27PMcityfile · 11/18/09 04:20PM
Golden Retrievers Make Learning Both Cute and Fun
Whitney Jefferson · 11/18/09 04:11PMToday's Freeze Frame Revealed
Whitney Jefferson · 11/18/09 04:00PMcityfile · 11/18/09 03:45PM
• It's official: Will Ferrell is the most overpaid man in show business. [THR]
• Layoffs: BusinessWeek's cuts kicked off today; layoffs now loom at Time Inc. as the company awaits word on how many volunteers will accept buyout packages; and there's a bit more detail on this week's cuts at the AP.
• MSNBC's Joe Scarborough isn't exactly on fire at the moment. [NYO]
• Palinitis: The ex-governor's sit-down with Oprah on Monday generated the talk show queen her highest ratings in two years; Fox News clowns Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity are now at war over their respective Palin interviews; and people are still talking about that Palin Newsweek cover, for some reason.
• Vivendi has tossed a last-minute complication into the NBC deal. [NYT]
• Times reporter Jodi Kantor has landed a seven-figure book deal. [NYO]
• Breaking! The Emmys are moving from September to August. [THR]
• CNN's Candy Crowley is speaking out about her weight loss. At last! [LAT]
Stirrup Desire
Brian Moylan · 11/18/09 03:42PMBenoit Denizet-Lewis Health Report
Hamilton Nolan · 11/18/09 03:42PMThe Writers Report Charts
Richard Rushfield · 11/18/09 03:20PMYour iPhone May Get You Killed
cityfile · 11/18/09 03:11PM
Two reasons to avoid talking on your cell phone as you walk down the street? For one thing, you're a lot more likely to get mowed down by a car, according to two new studies. (Chatty college students took 25 percent longer to cross the street than their peers who weren't on the phone; people over 65 in the same situation were 15 percent more likely to get run over.) Reason No. 2: As one Vanity Fair staffer's recent experience makes clear, you're also much more likely to get your ass kicked. Consider yourself warned. [Daily Finance, Page Six]
The Worst Laughs on YouTube
Rose Annis · 11/18/09 03:00PMSupposedly laughter is the best medicine, but these people need a mute button to cure their obnoxiousness.
Let's Not Forget About Michele Bachmann!
Pareene · 11/18/09 02:57PMGood Luck at Your Crappy Thanksgiving With No Tasty Pumpkins or Eggo Sandwiches
Hamilton Nolan · 11/18/09 02:56PMPeter Thiel —
Ryan Tate · 11/18/09 02:46PMOur New Favorite Webshow - Gabe & Max’s 100 Seconds
Richard Blakeley · 11/18/09 02:41PMThe Kogans Readjust Their Expectations
cityfile · 11/18/09 02:40PM
Valery and Olga Kogan are back in business! Sort of! As you may recall, last year the Russian tycoon and his wife planned to build the craziest mansion Greenwich had ever seen, one equipped with 15 bathrooms, Finnish and Turkish baths, on-site hair salon, and electric guitar-shaped outdoor patio surrounded by "guitar god" statues.
Meet the 9-Year-Old Girl Who Could Easily Kick Your Ass
Mike Byhoff · 11/18/09 02:38PMHow many kicks to the groin would it take for this girl to start wailing on your sad, crumpled body before you begged her to stop? (Hint: 1)
Girl Berated by Parents After MySpace Date
Whitney Jefferson · 11/18/09 02:20PMThis girl gets caught by her Mother coming home from a date with a guy she met on MySpace while an immature dude (apparently her father) records it all. Her argument: "I'm 18! I'm not like, young, and like, stupid!"








