Celebrity
Wikipedia Scientology Ban Seems Prescient Now
On May 29th, Wikipedia banned any outside editing on pages having to do with Scientology. The story was under-reported at the time, perhaps because...
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Tom Cruise: Talking Teddy Bear and Male Strippers Make More at Box Office in One Week
Just reading the New York Times take on Tom Cruise's career. They're missing the point. Cruise last had a non tentpole, non franchise hit...
Celebrity
Ann Curry Ousted from Today Show, In Tears
Maybe the worst moment in 50 years of the Today show: Ann Curry, in tears, explaining to the audience this morning that she's been...
Books
Nora Ephron Has Died At Age 71
Nora Ephron has died at age 71 from myeloid leukemia. Here's the New York Times obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/movies/nora-ephron-essayist-screenwriter-and-director-dies-at-71.html?_r=1&hp
New York has lost some amazing women in...
Celebrity
411 Shorts: Invision Snaps Away; Haggis Casting Neeson, Wilde
Invision is the newest boutique celebrity photo agency, designed to take on WireImage and Getty Images. It's also the first time the Associated Press...
Celebrity
Meryl Streep-Viola Davis Love Fest at Women in Film Awards
It's only been three months since Meryl Streep and Viola Davis alternated winning acting awards for "The Iron Lady" and "The Help." Streep finally...
Celebrity
Tom Cruise Headed for a Friars Snooze Tonight With Strange Guest List
The worst celebrity tribute I ever went to was the American Museum of the Moving Image's salute to Tom Cruise. Generally, these "roasts" are...
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John Travolta Braves Scandals, Appears at AFI Tribute
Despite the fact that he's under supermarket tabloid siege, John Travolta made a public appearance last night. He turned up at the AFI tribute...