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ICYMI: The Week’s Most Popular Posts – 2/3/12

MamaPop — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:39 +0000

We know you, dear MamaPop readers, have lives. Places to go, things to do, jobs to keep and what-not. Which is why we now offer you a look back on the week that was on MamaPop and MoxieBird, by way of our most popular posts of the past 7 days. Please to enjoy. Grab a [...]

Taylor Armstrong Goes On Book Tour, Fields Death Threats

Kristine — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

As you may know, Taylor Armstrong has written a memoir about her experience with domestic violence. The book, cleverly titled Hiding From Reality, comes out this month, and Armstrong has been lining up several appearances on both television and in bookstores. Not surprisingly, two camps have popped up in the midst of the buzz: those [...]

Madonna Promises She Is Worth All Of Your Pennies

Kelly Q — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:57 +0000

Here’s a fun fact: Madonna‘s last tour made $408 million dollars! Hey, that’s great for her. I mean, this economy, right? We all need everything we can get our hands on! In a recent interview with Newsweek, someone had the nerve to mention that tickets to Madonna’s concerts can be a little, well, pricey. “Start [...]

‘The Voice’ Judge Adam Levine Responds To Randy Jackson’s Smack Talk

Snarky Amber — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:35 +0000

Recently, American Idol judge and pitchy dawg Randy Jackson threw shade on NBC’s The Voice, saying, essentially, that people who get rejected by AI go to The Voice for a second chance. So, basically, Randy sounds like everyone at Harvard when they talking about people who go to Yale. The Voice judge and coach Adam Levine [...]

Roseanne Barr To Run For President

Kelly Q — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:49 +0000

One thing we need in the 2012 presidential race is more bizarre candidates. Roseanne Barr has officially filed papers to become a Green Party Candidate for the President of the United States. She’s tired of the choices we’ve been given, so she’s taking matters into her own hands. Also, she wants to leagalize pot. I [...]

Top Chef Texas Recap: Episode 13, “Bike, Borrow & Steal”

amalah — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:09 +0000

Greetings, fellow To…oh, I can’t even. I’m in far too much of a Comic Book Guy WORST EPISODE EVER mood. Let’s just get this over with and dream our little dreamy dreams that next week’s Last Chance Kitchen reveal will make everything all better. Quickfire Challenge The chefs arrive. There is a table covered in [...]

What If A Ferris Bueller Sequel Was Actually A Thing?

Brad — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:00:55 +0000

If Ferris Bueller had a day off today, in his mid-40s, what would that day entail?

NBC’s ‘Smash’ Debuts Monday – Will You Be Watching?

Snarky Amber — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:38 +0000

I’m always suspicious of any show, movie, or album that is as heavily promoted as NBC’s new musical theater drama, Smash. Is it simply that the network believes in the show so much that they want to make sure it gets the visibility it deserves, I wonder, or are they merely protecting an investment by [...]

Grab a Torch and Let’s Talk About Lana Del Rey

Joe — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:17 +0000

If you’ve been on the Internet lately, you’ve probably heard the name Lana Del Rey. Here she is right now on the cover of her debut album, Born to Die, which was just released this past Tuesday: That album name is deep. Like cover-of-my-Sophomore-year-journal DEEP. There’s also something else you should know about Lana Del [...]

Gossip Rag Roundup: It’s Demi Time!

Marinka — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:30:21 +0000

Poor Demi Moore. She has the dishonor of gracing more gossip rags than any other celebrity this week. Because, apparently, when you’re having a breakdown and doing Whip Its (whip it good! But don’t try this at home, kids and cougars!) it’s very headline grabby. Which is a shame, because I totally had dibs on [...]

Frances Bean Cobain Outs Courtney Love As a Hoarder And Pet-Killer

Miss Banshee — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:03 +0000

Ya’ll. Can you imagine having this woman as your mother? Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Courtney Love and the late Kurt Cobain, swore in front of a court that her mother Courtney is batshiz, which we all knew, natch, but that her erratic behavior and drug abuse not only led to Frances getting a restraining [...]

Leslie Carter, Singer, Sister To Aaron And Nick Dies At 25

Molly — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:11 +0000

Backstreet Boy Nick Carter and singer-turned-Dancing With the Stars contestant Aaron Carter have lost a sister. Leslie Carter passed away yesterday in New York. She was only 25. Carter was a wife, mom to infant Alyssa Jane, and aspiring singer. She was featured on the Shrek soundtrack singing, “Like, Wow!” and also appeared in the short-lived E! [...]

‘Arrested Development’ Developments!

amalah — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:13 +0000

Yesterday, probably prompted by the sight of yet another (stupid bleeping facehole tampon canoe #$@&) pop-under Netflix ad, I realized, HEY! Didn’t Netflix promise the Internet a mea-culpa-fueled return of Arrested Development? What’s up with that? AWESOME THINGS, is what’s up with that. It was officially confirmed yesterday that the full cast (THE FULL [...]

Shows You Should Be Watching: ‘Downton Abbey’

Snarky Amber — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:23 +0000

I am not usually big on British period drama. Despite being a huge lit geek, I was never a fan of Jane Austen, and I generally yawn at the site of a piece of Victorian literature, even if it is adapted into a miniseries tailored specifically to women who enjoy swooning over men with dark [...]

Don Cornelius, Creator Of ‘Soul Train,’ Dead At 75 From Apparent Suicide

kdiddy — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:45:56 +0000

Very sad news today. Don Cornelius, the creator and host of the groundbreaking music and dance show Soul Train, died this morning at his home in Los Angeles. Officers responded to a report of gunshots and found Cornelius, who had apparently shot himself. Cornelius created Soul Train to fill a void in TV programming in [...]

Pop Cultural Anatomy Of A Super Bowl

Molly — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:23 +0000

Walking into work today—and every day for a week—I passed this: After looking to my left for the Christians and to my right for the lions in hot pursuit, I relaxed and thought, “Welcome, Super Bowl XLVI!” I have to confess, even with the Colts out of it (at one point this season, I stood [...]

A Rare Ray Of TV Light: Fox Picks Up Mindy Kaling’s Sitcom

Jive Turkey — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:17 +0000

You might not believe this, because I didn’t at first: in a moment of stunning clarity, the television industry has rewarded an incredibly funny writer and actor by giving her the opportunity to air her very own show. This is rare. Believe me. After developing a concept for a half-hour comedy with NBC, Mindy Kaling [...]

Why Christoph Waltz Should Be Your Newest Favorite Celebrity

Jive Turkey — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:18 +0000

A couple of years ago when I was massively pregnant and seeking activities that did not require me to stand up or wear anything more restrictive than a Snuggie, I went on a massive Netflix binge. I watched movie after movie after movie — good ones, terrible ones, anything to keep my mind off the [...]

Rumer Willis Present At Demi Moore’s 911 Debut

Julie — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:53 +0000

Rumer has it (oh god, I’m sorry; I just couldn’t help myself — it’s this lingering cold, making me think stuff’s funny that really isn’t funny at all) that Demi Moore’s daughter was present on the night of the 911 call heard ’round the world. She and her friends were in “another part of the [...]

The New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season Two Trailer Reveals Much, And Little

Jason — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:00:48 +0000

I don’t need to tell you how much I’m looking forward to the upcoming season of Game Of Thrones. I do sometimes wonder, though, if people think I’m obsessed with the show. I mean, yes, I do a lot of Game Of Thrones posts here, but it’s not like that’s all I write about. I [...]

Superbowl Ad Ruins Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Makes Me Feel Old

Kristen — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:42 +0000

A new commercial for the Honda CRV is set to air during the Super Bowl, but the car company has created buzz about the ad by releasing it on YouTube several days prior. The commercial features Matthew Broderick reenacting several scenes from the iconic movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, as he drives a Honda CRV [...]

The Bachelor Recap: Season 16, Episode 5 – Puerto Rico, The Shining Skeeze

Miss Banshee — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:30:24 +0000

Okay, we’ve all seen the commercials and the naked and the rose in the water. Are we ready for this? I mean, does everyone have their beverages and their Xanax at the ready? Because I have a feeling this is going to be quite the episode. And I mean “episode” in the “psychotic episode” kind [...]

Crime Against Fashion: Heather Morris’s SAG Dress

Lexa — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:59 +0000

Dear Heather Morris: I get it. Fashion is a cruel and crazy world that changes on a dime. Just when you embrace a trend–hello, ombre hair–it is already out. Why not throw a bunch of shit against the wall and see what sticks? I understand this impulse. Truly. But honey child, this is ten kinds [...]

Friday Night’s Alright For Chick Flicks: An Ad Hoc Demographic Study Of Cable TV Programming

kdiddy — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:00:23 +0000

When you’re watching TV, do you ever start to see the demographics research folding out in front of you? A show on Lifetime will have commercials about tampons and yogurt that makes you poop, while a show on Spike will have commercials for Axe and trucks. Advertisers want to be extremely efficient with their media [...]

‘Fear Factor’ Donkey Semen Episode Will Not Air On NBC

Brad — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:00:22 +0000

Tonight's episode of Fear Factor, entitled "Hee Haw! Hee Haw!" has been pulled from the air by NBC because a segment that featured contestants drinking donkey semen has been deemed a bit too much for television.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012: And The Winners Are…

Sweetney — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:00:52 +0000

Last night, the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards — the most insider-y and self-congratulatory of awards shows — honored the best of Hollywood’s best in Television and Film. (Well, at least in theory the best. After all, the night’s biggest winner was arguably The Help. COUGH.) Here are all the winners and losers from [...]

Does 3D Improve ‘Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace’?

Jason — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000

It’s not a stretch to say that most of us who consider ourselves Star Wars fans would’ve loved to have seen this happen to Jar Jar Binks: This is mounted in the offices of Lucasfilm’s headquarters in San Francisco. I know this because I saw it there yesterday, when I was getting the grand [...]

Selena Gomez And Cosmo Magazine Want You To Have A Good Orgasm

Kristine — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:32 +0000

Selena Gomez, 19-year-old Disney star, is set to be on the cover of the March issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. Images from the shoot have already leaked, however, and many people are ZOMG-ing about the sexual nature of the whole thing. Because CRAZY! I never thought Cosmo was all SEXYTALKTIME or anything! (Wait.) So, yeah. I [...]

TV Commercial Earworms That Must Be Stopped

Snarky Amber — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:00:14 +0000

I try to avoid commercials as often as possible. I pre-record shows, and sometimes I even deliberately wait until 15 minutes into a show before watching just so I can fast forward through commercial breaks. It’s not that I don’t enjoy being marketed to—I am a total consumer whore. It’s just that these ads often [...]

‘What To Expect When You’re Expecting’ Posters Arrive

Kristine — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:31 +0000

Posters of the main lady characters of What to Expect When You’re Expecting have hit the internets, and I’m still feeling remarkably unimpressed. MOSTLY BECAUSE NONE OF THEM HAVE CHUBBY ARMS. I know this movie is getting some unexpected buzz, but I’m still not sold on What to Expect When You’re Expecting. Firstly, can we [...]