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J.K. Rowling Reveals all in a new book, Harry, A History. — MTV Movies Blog How ER plans to woo George Clooney back, no matter how many times he says it's not happening. — TV Squad Ten things you need to know about The Wrestler before its December premiere. — Vulture John Sayles is apparently working on an HBO miniseries about Louis Armstrong with Quincy Jones. — Cinematical Office Read more
It's graduation season, and when it comes to academic pomp and circumstance, the royals are just like us common grads. Last September, Princess Beatrice of York graduated from Goldsmiths College in London with an honor bachelor's degree in history and the history of ideas. Beatrice was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was a little girl, but it didn't keep her from reaching her goals. The Read more
This month the American Library Association updated its list of frequently challenged books for the 2011 year, and one wildly popular novel is making its way up the rankings of this infamous list. The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, which first appeared at number five of Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books in 2010, is now third on the list for attempts to remove its contents from Read more
The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) are gathered in New York for their annual week-long conference. Last night, ceremony emcee (and Cooking Channel's Food(ography) host) Mo Rocca announced which finalists took home the top nod of best cookbooks of 2012. Among the winners: Nathan Myhrvold's standout Modernist Cuisine, New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik's essay on eating, The Read more
Thousands of cookbooks were published in the last year, but which ones are really worth buying? The International Association of Culinary Professionals, or IACP, tackled the question as it announced its cookbook award finalists for 2012 today. Among them: plenty of cookbooks from top restaurant chefs, like Jean-Georges Vongerichten, John Besh, and Andrew Carmellini, as well as new books from Read more
The formulas will be the same, but change is already in progress for manufacturer GIB's controversial Brazilian Blowout and Acai Professional Smoothing Solution. Last November, California brought a lawsuit against the company for making misleading claims about the safety of the products, specifically the levels of formaldehyde contained within, but now the parties have come to an agreement. "This Read more
In honor of John and Chrissy, a history of model-musician duos The best sparkling wines to drink on New Year's Robert Pattinson hits his local pub on Christmas Eve! Get a head start on the biggest makeup trends of 2012! Gwen Stefani's new Harajuku Mini designs are nautical inspired 5 easy New Year's Eve outfits Chic party accessories for your end-of-year bash Vote on the best and worst romantic Read more
Britney Spears is 30 — see her sexiest stage moments — PopSugar A look back at Mariah Carey's sexy Christmas ensembles — Fashionista Guess what Gilt Groupe's offices look like — Stylelist How good marketing tactics get you to spend — The Budget Fashionista Steal her style: Cat Deeley's fashion flight — Red Carpet Fashion Awards See celebs in scrunchies — The Daily Beast Kim Read more
And the winner of least shocking news in award season history: Twilight has dominated the MTV Movie Award nominations once again, this time scoring eight nominations for the 2011 show, including best movie, plus double nominations for best male performance and best kiss (we're already predicting a three-peat for Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart). Other major contenders this year are Harry Read more
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