Chris Martin

The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

1. In the wake of its recent success at the Golden Globes, Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellows is said to be mulling over the idea of doing a feature film version of the TV series. Yes, please — provided that Maggie Smith is on board with the idea. [via The Mirror]

2. YouTube… Read More

What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

Today at Flavorpill, we tried to imagine a world where Ringo Starr didn’t end up as one of the Beatles. We thought that Jillian Tamaki’s “Have a Sexy Halloween” illustrations for The Hairpin were laugh out loud funny. We watched Rihanna puke out a bunch of ribbons in her new… Read More

The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

1. Thanks to state and federal officials, there’s a new safety plan in effect on the set of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark that sounds an awful lot like common sense: “… one offstage crew member will attach the harness and related cables, wires or tethers to the actors, and a second stagehand will verify… Read More

The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

1. Yikes: Bedbugs have invaded the Scotiabank Theatre, the main venue for screenings at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. [via THR]
2. Lady Gaga performed a new song called “Living on the Radio” in Minnesota last night. Watch the video here.
3. Paul Giamatti will guest star on… Read More

The Morning’s Top 5 Cultural Stories

Cruisin’ for a bruisin’: While it’s managed to survive the current crunch, don’t be fooled; the Louvre could be in serious trouble come 2010. [via NYT]
Have mercy: John Stamos is working a Full House movie; he sees James Franco in his old role and Tracy Morgan playing Uncle Joey. [via NYDN]… Read More

The Morning’s Top 5 Cultural Stories

1. Rupert Murdoch says the future of newspapers is digital and there may be a time when you “get it on a panel which would be mobile, which will receive the whole newspaper over the air, (and) be updated every hour or two.” [Via Breitbart]

2. Coldplay’s Chris Martin “has been hit by a… Read More