ENTERTAINMENT
No, really, Kate Winslet is actually hot, skinny
Fab photos of Photoshop-free fox Kate Winslet (shown here with Lena Olin, David Kross and Ralph Fiennes) are all over the place today after Wednesday night's premiere of The Reader at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York. Winslet, who was...
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 4:28 pm
Jamie Lynn Spears denying lipo reports
Never let it be said that The Juice* isn't fair and balanced in its wanton ripping on celebs. Yesterday's report that Jamie Lynn Spears had liposuction while pregnant with baby Maddie has drawn the li'l actress' ire, TMZ says. Sources...
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 4:20 pm
Video: Britney Spears' new clip for 'Circus'
Exclusive - Britney Spears Circus Music Video - HQ @ Yahoo! Video The folks at BWE have made Britney Spears' new video for Circus available. Whaddya think? Hot or not? It's all lukewarm to us these days.
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 4:01 pm
Mark Ruffalo's brother shot in Beverly Hills
From the AP: A publicist for Mark Ruffalo says the actor's brother is fighting for his life after being shot in Beverly Hills. Jessica Kolstad, publicist for the Zodiac actor, confirmed that 39-year-old Scott Ruffalo, a hairstylist, was found early...
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 3:36 pm
Oprah Winfrey hosting her show from D.C.
You just knew Oprah Winfrey was going to be part of Barack Obama's inauguration festivities. She'll host a live episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show from the Kennedy Center Opera House on Jan. 19, the day before Obama takes the...
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 2:34 pm
FILM & TV
'Friday the 13th' Trailer
A few 28-year-olds playing high school kids, seemingly without any sort of script besides the instruction to "just sort of hang out, then run and scream if someone is chasing you with a weapon," is basically what I expected...
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 10:57 am
'Friday the 13th' Poster: Hey, It's Jason!
In this remake, the most frightening aspect of Jason is not his machete nor his hockey mask; it's that his neck is thicker than his thigh. That's the most terrifying part of the new Jason. It makes his mask...
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 5:11 pm
Let's Remake 'Arthur' Too
Speaking of remaking '80s movies with unbearable theme songs, British comedian Russell Brand is reportedly looking for writers to develop a new take on 1981's Arthur: The British comedian is developing a remake of "Arthur," the 1981 comedy that...
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 3:22 pm
'My Blood Valentine 3D' Poster Will Break Your Heart--With a Pick Axe!
For its innovation is attempting to portray the idea of three dimensions, I give this poster two-and-a-half Photoshop lens flares....
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 1:57 pm
Let's Remake 'Romancing the Stone'
Fox wants to remake Romancing the Stone? Alright. In these trying economic times, we must all make sacrifices to keep Matthew McConaughey employed. From THR: Fox is bringing "Romancing the Stone" to the big screen again, swinging into development...
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 12:34 pm
MUSIC
Top Stories: December 5, 2008
• Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay For Plagiarism • Britney Spears Song Title Angers Parents • News Ticker: Killers, Boy George, NIN Top stories from the last three days: • Lil Wayne, Coldplay Lead Grammy Nominees • Oasis, Ryan Adams Open U.S. Tour • Grammy Nomination Show Live Blog • Hot Band: MGMT • Neil Young Says Toast Is Done • Peter Travers Reviews Cadillac [...]
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 10:58 am
Britney News: Song Title Angers Parents, First Husband Goes to Jail
Parents who bought their children a copy of Britney Spears’ Circus have begun coming to the realization that the song “If You Seek Amy” is just a sneaky way to say “F-U-C-K Me,” and predictably they’re not too happy. “I was astonished and totally taken aback when I heard my 5 and 7 year old [...]
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 10:55 am
News Ticker: The Killers, Boy George, Nine Inch Nails
Photo: Getty The Killers have recruited Elton John for their third annual Christmas single, “Joseph, Better You Than Me.” Elton wrote the chorus for the track, which also features the Pet Shop Boys. Boy George was found guilty of falsely imprisoning and beating a male escort in November 2007. Sentencing in the case will take place [...]
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 10:18 am
Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay For “Viva La Vida” Plagiarism
Photo: Getty Coldplay, no strangers to plagiarism accusations, are now being sued by guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, as the guitarist is accusing the band of ripping off his 2004 track “If I Could Fly” for their own Grammy-nominated hit “Viva La Vida.” Satriani filed a copyright infringement suit against the band in Los Angeles yesterday, accusing [...]
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 9:00 am
On the Travers Take: “Frost/Nixon” and “Cadillac Records”
There’s an eclectic batch of films hitting the cinemas this weekend, including the Ron Howard-directed adaptation of the Peter Morgan play Frost/Nixon and the birth of rock and roll biopic Cadillac Records, which stars Beyoncé. Click below to see which movie Peter Travers thinks you should spend you movie money on this weekend, and stick [...]
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 6:23 pm
TOP STORIES
Economy shed 533,000 jobs in Nov.
U.S. employers shed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, and the unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent, the government said Friday in a worse-than-expected report.
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 11:20 am
Auto execs back on Capitol Hill seeking aid
The leaders of the major U.S. automakers are back on Capitol Hill Friday amid talk of a government restructuring of their industry in exchange for a multibillion-dollar bailout.
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 11:10 am
Stocks slump after dismal jobs data
News of a rapidly weakening job market put Wall Street on track for a sharply lower open Friday.
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 11:04 am
Record 1-in-10 Americans in mortgage trouble
An industry group says a record one in 10 American homeowners with a mortgage were either at least a month behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September.
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 10:51 am
Rice: 'Well past time' for Mugabe to leave
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that it is "well past time" for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to leave office, as shown by the nation's cholera epidemic and health care crisis.
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 9:45 am
SPORTS
NHL gives Avery 6-game ban for crude remark
NEW YORK (AP) -- NHL suspends Sean Avery for six games
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 11:09 am
Fans still love De La Hoya -- for now, anyway
Oscar De La Hoya cannot afford to lose his fight with Manny Pacquiao.
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 9:58 am
Andy Staples: Will Big 12 title game produce more black magic?
Sooners, beware. The Big 12 title game rarely follows the script. In fact, the team with a clear path to the national title game usually loses, says Andy Staples.
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 7:19 am
Cardinals acquire Greene
Read full story for latest details.
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 11:02 pm
Feds rewrite Bonds indictment, drop four counts
Read full story for latest details.
Posted on 4 December 2008 | 9:59 pm
Star Wars vs Star Trek
Worst. Cover. Ever.
Sweet Home..Leningrad?
Thanksgiving Rick Roll
Gremlins
TECHNOLOGY
Dell goes industrial with new OptiPlex desktops
Windows 7 details galore: interface tweaks, netbook builds, Media Center enhancements
Open source "Game Boy" has five awesome parts, zero games
E Ink's AM300 developer's kit gets shown off on video
Mitsubishi's $6,999 65-inch LaserVue HDTV now hitting retailers
PHOTO STORIES
20th Century Britain
A new series of ten books celebrates 100 years of British life as seen the photographers of Britain's Press Association. Here's a selection from the many hundreds in the PA photo archive
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 9:10 am
The Remains of Detroit
Photographer Sean Hemmerle finds an elegiac sign of America's fading industrial might in the crumbling urban ruins of the Motor City
(Sean Hemmerle)
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 9:10 am
TIME Covers Watergate
A look back at the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 9:10 am
Two Days of Terror in Mumbai
Millions in India's financial center continued to watch in shock on Friday as security forces stormed hostage sites throughout the city that were still under terrorist control.
(Reuters)
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 9:10 am
Pictures of the Week
November 28-December 4, 2008
(Kevin Frayer / AP)
Posted on 5 December 2008 | 9:10 am