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Best Week Ever
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 |
 Remember Patrick Roy, the four-time Stanley Cup winning goalie for the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche who was nearly as famous for getting into really brutal fights with other goalies as he was for his gameplay?
Turns out, Roy coaches his son's Junior hockey team, and his son was just suspended seven games for beating up another goalie who wasn't fighting back, flipping off the crowd, then beating up another dude before triumphantly exiting the ice. I'm not sure what the French announcer is saying in this clip, but I'll bet he uses the phrases "like father, like son" and "this is ridiculous and awesome" multiple times:
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 |
 If there's one thing we know about celebrity chef Paul Prudhomme, it's that he's "Always Cooking". Also? He has a beard. And by all indications, he seems to be an incredibly gentle, albeit aggressively Cajun, celebrity chef. So why on God's Green Earth would somebody try to murder him?? Yesterday, Chef Prudhomme was grazed by a bullet during a golf tournament in Louisiana... and he still kept on cooking:
Prudhomme was setting up his cooking tent at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans when he felt a sting in his right arm, just above the elbow. He thought it was a bee sting, but discovered a .22 caliber bullet after shaking his shirt sleeve...
Witnesses say the bullet cut Prudhomme's skin and put a hole in his white chef's coat. However, Prudhomme continued cooking for the golfers, their caddies and guests at the annual PGA Tour event.
THE MAN KEPT ON COOKING, PEOPLE. That's the kind of dedication Chef Prudhomme has to covering things with pepper and throwing them on a grill!
More importantly, one must wonder what kind of monster would try and kill Paul Prudhomme. I have my own theories, but a lady never tells...
It was Dom Deluise, wasn't it? That's some Philip K. Dick sh*t right there. |
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 |
 Since this just so happens to be Marchy March and the Funky Month, I thought I'd share with you guys this cool new site called Muxtape that allows you to quickly and easily upload music to create a personalized mixtape (or Muxtape, as it were) that can be played anywhere and shared with your friends. While there aren't yet a whole lot of bells and whistles in terms of customization or social networking, this is sort of a simple-but-awesome idea that could be an amazing new way to share and discover music with your friends. Anyway, here's my Muxtape - no special theme really, just a collection of newer and older songs I'm listening to right now and thought you might like. Check mine out, make your own, and share the link with us in the comments!
(via BuzzFeed) |
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 |
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From A SOCIALITES LIFE -- Mom-to-be, Jamie Lynn Spears is really staying under the radar these days. Which is why it was essential for her to be on the sit-com, Miss Guided. Check out some of the details and photos, after the jump!
Jamie Lynn Spears Is 'Miss Guided', Engaged
Jamie Lynn Spears made a pre-enormous pregnancy belly appearance on ABC's Miss Guided last week. How many guys did her character devour in the episode? I count three. And what's that piece of paper she's exhibiting proudly in the last picture? A birth certificate? There's no line between reality and fiction anymore!
Jamie Lynn has reportedly been showing off an engagement ring given to her by her babydaddy, Casey Aldridge. What does he do for work? Isn't he like 18? Did he use his D'Angelo's pay? Is it zirconium? Will there be a green finger?
Is it big? Did Britney pay for it? Britney probably thought it was for her and someone was giving it to Adnan or Mel Gibson to give to her.
Jamie, 16, has been flashing the diamond ring around her hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana. She's been living there in preparation for the birth of her baby this summer. No date has been set for the wedding. This might be the kind of wedding that's at an Elks hall and has dolphin decorations.
Let's see - pregnant 16-year-old Nickelodeon star weds 18-year-old yokel with no job prospects. I give it til' about one month after the baby is born and someone offers her a job on The Surreal Life. Later, Case!
  
Photos: SplashNewsOnline.com
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 |
 When Ryan Phillippe was on Leno promoting Stop-Loss this week, Jay couldn't help himself from using Google to get a little background intel on this Phillippe kid, and what should he discover but that Ryan once played a GAY (gasp!) teenager on a Soap Opera! Can you believe it? Ever the relentless funnyman, Jay proceeded to riff his gay joke A-material for two-and-a-half minutes, hilariously examining homosexuality with his trademark nuance and subtlety, such as when he tells Phillippe to look into the camera and "make his gayest face". Ryan seemed, well, uncomfortable to say the least (he should have just shot back "Jay Leno? More like GAY Leno!"), and predictably, certain members of the gay community are less than thrilled with Jay's ham-handed ridicule of their sexual identity.
See the video, after the jump!
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Friday, 21 March 2008 |
 Did someone say slow news week? Not these bullet points!- We delve into the life of Eric Stapleman, the man behind the Kristin Davis porn scandal. Unsurprisingly, we discover he's the Most Hated Man in Sante Fe, NM.
- Meanwhile, I drink wine for dinner and hobnob with J. Rhys Myers and Peter O'Toole at the Tudors Premiere party.
- Alex Blagg wonders if The Hills' Audrina released nude photos of herself for publicity, and stares at the photos for an entire morning just to make sure.
- Mask musical promises to be deformed, hilarious.
- Git-R-Done forehead tattoo also promises to be deformed, hilarious.
- Dan Hopper goes rabid for lists!! First with his The 10 Most Ridiculous Mascots In This Year's NCAA Tournament, then his Top 10 Movie Sequels That Came Out Waaaaay Too Late/
- Did someone say lists? In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I risk temporary blindness to bring you 50 Animals with Drinking Problems.
- Paul McCartney wins our weekly "priceless expression" contest.
- HBO's John Adams is kind of like Lost, with more murder and wigs.
- My favorite director, Anthony Minghella, passed away at only 54 from a freak brain hemorrhage.
- Finally... If loving The Bachelor is wrong...
Don't forget to tune in to Best Week Ever tonight on VH1 at 9 PM and 11 PM, and obvies, all weekend long! |
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Friday, 21 March 2008 |
 Elvis Costello will forever have a lifetime pass into my teeny tiny exclusive VIP section of absolute favorite musicians, regardless of his modern-day hits and misses, alongside Stuart Murdoch and Robert Pollard and the respective hot chicks who occupy said imaginary VIP club.
Which is why, when Costello announced his new album was entitled "Momofuku," I immediately hopped onto the handy internet searching engine Google Dot Com to get to figure out what, if anything, this surely inspirational bit of unparalleled, witty sardonicism meant. According to Rolling Stone:
Did Costello, who currently lives in New York, name his new release after the hottest restaurants in the city: chef David Chang's Momofuku Noodle Bar, Momofuku Ssam Bar, and the new, impossible-to-get-into Momofuku Ko?
"We've heard he's a fan of the restaurant, but I doubt he'd name his album after us," says [Noodle Bar Owner David] Chang. "That would be too weird. It blows my mind. There's just no way! He's Elvis Costello, for Christ's sake!"
True, it would appear out of left field for Costello to name his new album after a series of Ramen bars (based on the name Momofuku Ando, creator of Ramen), but to what else could this awfully specific word refer?
 Turns out, the first ten pages of Google results for "Momofuku" are only bios of Momofuku Ando, obituaries of Momofuku Ando, and reviews of the three New York restaurants with "Momofuku" in the name. If I didn't know any better, I'd think that Costello most likely picked the name mostly as a quirky, offbeat title for an album that may or may not vaguely involve artificiality or modern day convenience in some way.
Or, more likely, every song on the album is literally about Ramen noodles, including relationships that have deteriorated as a result of Ramen, lonely alcoholics fantasizing about Ramen in the newspaper, and the song "Pump It Up" where "It" refers to Ramen. Yeah, it's probably that. |
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Friday, 21 March 2008 |
 I haven't thought of R.E.M. in a few years (not that they're bad, just been awhile since we heard from them), so you can imagine my surprise this week when, in the course of a few days, he dropped not one but TWO huge bombshells on us, right before their new album comes out. Bombshell #1 is obvs the fact that, despite what he's led us to believe all these years, Michael Stipe is actually a gay. Bombshell #2 involves band-mates Mike Mills and Peter Buck, and I'm not going to lie to you, it's a real corker.
Find out the shocking news in Stipe's new video statement, after the jump!
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Friday, 21 March 2008 |
Where we give you the survey responses from Family Feud, and YOU have to guess the question.
Today's Edition:
So, what was the Family Feud Survey Question that led to these answers?
Leave your guesses in the comments, and we'll give you the answer on Monday! |
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Friday, 21 March 2008 |
 Showtime's The Tudors has done worlds to revolutionize the world of hot men on television and pay-cable bodice ripping. The show "claims" to be about the marriages and tribulations of Henry the VIII, played by Irish Heartthrob Jonathan Rhys Meyers... but those who have seen it know the truth: The Tudors is handily the most lust-infused hour of television since the earlist days of 7th Heaven. Thanks in large part to its overtly sexual cast of belegginged males strutting in the King's Court.
So, when I received an invitation to attend The Tudors Season 2 Premiere Party on Wednesday night, I knew I had to attend. And not just to win over the casting director to win the role of The Duchess of Cleves, but more importantly to finally answer the question being asked by ladies and gay men across the country: Who Is The Sexiest Man on The Tudors?: A Photo Essay.
The party was held at the swanky Sheraton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, the exterior of which was transformed into an English Castle with various sexy faces peeking out through the windows.
Sort of like Medieval Times... only much less suicidally depressing.
 The interior of the hotel was quite classy, and made to look like the inside of one of Henry's castles: Red velvet lined the columns, and costumes from the show were placed in front of the windows, including this ensemble, seen left, replete with Lilo leggings.
And of course, no showbiz party would be complete without hundreds of gallons of wine, from which I had a small sip and surveyed the scene. The crowd was very posh: Many handsome and possibly European men donning fitted pinstriped suits, and most ladies in tasteful cocktail dresses or "hip slacks." "Was I even cut out for a party like this?" I asked my now empty wine glass? It nodded reassuringly. But enough, Collins, there were more important things to worry about. You were on a mission to discover the show's sexiest man!
And oh, did I ever. The actor who I had placed all my sexy bets on, Henry Cavill, entered the room, and much like Tony and Maria in West Side Story, my peripheral went a-blur as he flashed his "actor's smile" to the throngs of needy hanger-onners. (Myself included, I think.) Cavill plays Charles Brandon, the King's best friend and an open proponent of shirtless rendezvous. He is, how do you say... perfect looking. Handsome. Dare I say... pulchritudinous.
After the cut, run-ins with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Henry Cavill, plus exclusive photos of the cast/myself tipsy. Click ahead for more on the Premiere Party and find out who I've dubbed The Sexiest Man on The Tudors.
 This was my frontrunner. So, of course, I had to speak with him. After all, personality is a huge part of sexiness. (Let's just say I don't want to spoon Paul Giamatti for nothing.) So I threw bag my second glass of Zinfandel, i.e. "Collins' Liquid Confidence", and made my way over to Mr. Cavill.
"So," I sidled, "how does it feel being the sexiest man on The Tudors?" A trick question: If he says great, he's off the list; If he stumbles, even falsely, he would do just fine. Happily, it was the latter: "Umm... that's a difficult question to answer! That comes down to opinion, mostly." Humility! So far, so good.
Onto my next question, "Cod Pieces: Yay or Nay?" He seemed flustered. "Do I have one, or would I like one?" he oozed with the finest of Queen's English. "Personally or professionally," I continued, prodding one might say. He thought for a second: "We tend not to wear them with these costumes. I imagine they would be quite uncomfortable." We went on to discuss his character this season, who he assures us "has grown up now." Indeed, he has. Before I knew it, Mr. Cavill was whisked away by another greedy-taloned young lady, and I found myself, recorder in one hand, wine in the other, checking Cavill off of my "Tu-Dor List." Sexy? Most definitely. Sexiest? I'd have to meet the others to find out.
It was then that I noticed a Hollywood legend sitting not 10 feet away from me: Peter O'Toole, better known as Larry of Arabia, sitting at a booth with an attractive ladyfriend to his side. Peter looked good for his age, and was smiling and having an old-fashioned blast. Strangely, though, no crowds were gathering around him because, just then, Henry the VIII himself entered the room.
Yes, that Henry the VIII, aka Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who caused a near riot upon his arrival. Let me tell you a little something about JRM: On camera, his look is intense, to say the least, and his work as the former King of England has been surprisingly convincing, if not overtly pornographic. In person, Meyers exudes a confidence and charm that is simply magnetic. And I'm not speaking in hyperbole -- I was literally drawn towards him. Which is why, when he sat beside Peter O'Toole, I was able to snap these shots:
I managed to snag Jonathan for a quick second. He had a firm handshake and a welcome face. When I requested an interview, he seemed game... until his publicist, realizing that I wasn't, in fact, Meredith Viera, yanked him away. "Sorry," he brogued, "Nice meetin' ya!" A phrase which I've mentally set aside, wrapped in tin foil, and will re-open this Christmas to remember our good times. He was nothing short of a gentlemen, and truly damn sexy in person. (He's got an animal magnetism, trust me.) That, taken along with this other report from the premiere, has forever laser-inked this man onto my "Good Celebrities" list.
 Time was ticking. It was premiere time. The guests lined up by the coat check, and I had a lot to think about. Having only seen three of the show's stars, I was starting to come to conclusions as to who I believed to be the sexiest, when I came across another young gentlemen on the coat check line. David Alpay plays Mark Smeaton, the court musician. So once again, I tried out my classic "Codpiece: Yay or Nay?" question, as a quick and easy sense of humor gauge.
"Codpiece? Sure. I always stuff my pants with socks." Alpay quipped.
Uh oh... do we have a winner? Am I in love? Since he's the musician, and I was on my fourth glass of dinner, I mean wine, I wondered aloud if he actually knew how to play the "Laura Mandolinney." He gave an all-too-convincing laugh, and thoughts of any handsome British actors I had only just met went the way of parachute pants. So far, Alpay's personality and charm were quickly turning him, the Court Musician, into the sexiest man on The Tudors. And duh... he was adorable.
Don't let the bad angle or my bloated face fool you... I think he was staring at my rack! Or my watch. (with thanks to Carolyn for the photo.)
At the end of the party, it seemed David was winning the Tudors Sexiest Man contest by his curly hair and sense of humor alone. But now, it was screening time. The lot of us headed to an auditorium across the street to check out the first episode of Season 2, and as the lights dimmed and the episode began, I tried to put my mission aside and enjoy the entertainment in front of us.
Then, all of a sudden, a particular man appeared on the screen. I had seen this man before, sure, but in this new light, this new dim light, he looked different. And then he opened his mouth, and the most velveteen, chocolatey voice swooped into my earholes, tickling my aural with a resonance it seldom hears. I furrowed my brows and gave this man projected onto the huge screen in front of me a hard look. Could it be? Why yes... I think it must...
Which is why I am officially declaring Peter O'Toole to be The Sexiest Man on The Tudors. Sure, he may be a little older than what you were expecting, but for God's sake -- he's Mr. Chips! He's got character... and class. And any lady will tell you... nothing's sexier than class.* Even Jonny Rhy-My couldn't keep his hands off!
(*except for, maybe, the other guy's on the cast. I'll get back to you.)
Click here to see the first episode of Season 2, or tune into Showtime on Sunday, March 30, at 9 PM! |
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