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USA Today reports that Paula Abdul's new video will premiere during the Super Bowl pregame show, and it's possible Abdul will also perform the song live. American Idol's major sponsors — Ford, Coke, and AT&T — are all back for this season, Variety reports. American Gladiators will fight on for NBC: The network has ordered an unspecified number of new episodes for another season of the Read more
This week's Game of Thrones is blessedly free of Joffrey, but there's still plenty of other things that are pretty gross. From decapitated heads to surprise incest, things are intense as the houses continue to get ready for impending war. Thankfully, there's also some levity in Westeros, mostly from Tyrion's one-liners and a charming scene between Gendry and Arya. I definitely missed the Read more
Being a gangly youngster doesn't always exile you from the in crowd. Take a page from this little guy: after spending the first two weeks of his life in isolation to bond with his mother, this baby long-neck made his debut yesterday to the rest of the Rothschild giraffe herd at the Leipzig Zoo in Germany. Looks like he's Mr. Popularity! Source: Getty Read more
A complete guide to potato varieties. — Kitchen Daily Thoughts from the latest exile of The Next Iron Chef. — The FN Dish Which star chef just underwent an emergency appendectomy? — Grub Street SF The USDA's latest problem: food stamp trafficking. — AP For an extrafun time, play this Thanksgiving drinking game. — Food Republic How to get better at homebrewing. — Serious Eats Which Read more
How cute are these turkey cupcakes? — KitchenDaily An exit interview with the latest exile on Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs. — The FN Dish Determine what sized bird to order this Thanksgiving. — MyRecipes Here's a thorough recap of last night's Simpsons food episode. — Eater We've been dying to know the answer to this asparagus burning question. — Food Republic Dominique's: a New Read more
No more teachers, no more books! The 90210 gang bid adieu to senior year in the third season finale, but the graduation ceremony is hardly the event of the episode. That would belong to Ivy and Raj's traditional Indian nuptials, which come complete with saris for everyone and an elephant courtesy of Naomi's party planning skills. In the midst of the celebrations there are a few shake-ups and Read more
It may not be Summer quite yet, but the arrival of Thor hammers it in: blockbuster season has arrived. Chris Hemsworth plays the title character, the good-looking, gloriously built God of thunder who's in line for the throne in the mythical realm of Asgard. On the night that he's supposed to be inducted as king by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins), an invasion from the enemy Frost Giants derails Read more
John Mayer rocked his exercise pants while out for a stroll in NYC's SoHo yesterday afternoon. The musician is laying low close to his Big Apple pad during a break from both touring and Twittering — his self-imposed exile from the social network site has entered a sixth month! John does, though, write once in a while on his Tumblr site. His latest entry had to do with dog whispering a friend's Read more
William Shakespeare's Coriolanus is getting quite an update in Ralph Fiennes's action take on the story. Fiennes is making his directorial debut and starring in the title role of the film, based on Shakespeare's war tragedy of a Roman general who is exiled by his people despite his military successes. The angry soldier rises back up (for a time, anyway) thanks to an uneasy alliance with Aufidius Read more
There are a lot of things that could have gone wrong with a movie like The Help. It could have gone overboard with the message of sisterhood and empowerment (like I feared when I first watched the trailer). It also could have put too much emphasis on the '60s setting while ignoring the darker themes of Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel, but thanks to a script that stays loyal to the source Read more
