1. For reasons unclear to us (OK, not really, it’s a paycheck), the lovely Judy Greer has joined the cast of Two and a Half Men. She’ll be playing the role of Ashton Kutcher‘s soon-to-be ex-wife. [via Vulture]
2. This drawing — which was recently purchased by a couple in Britain for $2,463 — might be the only full-length portrait of Vincent van Gogh in existence, making it worth millions.
3. In a recent interview with members of the Outlawz, the hip-hop collective confirmed that they really did smoke some of Tupac Shakur’s ashes at a beach-side memorial for the star because they were inspired by a lyric from “Black Jesus.” [via NME]
4. Apparently when Steven Soderbergh retires from filmmaking, he plans on becoming a full-time painter. “I’m interested in exploring another art form while I have the time and ability to do so,” he told The New York Times. “I’ll be the first person to say if I can’t be any good at it and run out of money I’ll be back making another ‘Ocean’s’ movie.”[via Deadline]
5. You know you’re in trouble when David Arquette is arguably the biggest name in your Dancing With the Stars lineup; personally, we’re the most excited about watching Chaz Bono dance it out with Nancy Grace. [via Deadline]
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1. So, Kanye West performed his new album last night at Bowery Ballroom, and he said some things. Ten minutes worth of things. Namely about George Bush and Taylor Swift. (video) [via The Awl]
2. Not that we usually care about Dancing with the Stars, but we have to admit that we’re thankful that Jennifer Grey triumphed over Bristol Palin. Should we all take this as a sign that Dirty Dancing fans are more powerful than the Tea Party? [via Vulture]
3. Good news for fashionistas/Francophiles: IFC has acquired the rights to Pierre Thorentton’s French documentary Yves Saint Laurent L’Amour Fou, and it will be released in 2011. [via Deadline]
4. Facebook has trademarked the word “face.” At least when it comes to “[t]elecommunication services, namely, providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users in the field of general interest and concerning social and entertainment subject matter, none primarily featuring or relating to motoring or to cars.” [via Gizmodo]
5. Gawker has settled their lawsuit with HarperCollins, and agreed not to re-post excerpts from Sarah Palin’s upcoming memoir, America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag. [via GalleyCat]
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Bristol Palin caused quite a stir by moving on to the finals in Dancing with the Stars, despite low scores from judges, potentially due to an outpouring of support from fans of her mom. Some folks were upset enough to take a shotgun to their TV. “This year has not been about the dancing,” one oddsmaker told Bloomberg. “This year is about popularity.” In light of the “scandal,” DWTS is changing their voting system to give the judges’ votes more weight. Of course, any time we see people succeed on TV contests, we may become jealous and start looking for foul play. Here are five cases where viewers really did have a reason to be suspicious.
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1. House Majority Leader Tom Delay will be on the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars. [via Mediaite]
2. New Yorker critic David Denby says Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds is too silly to be enjoyed, even as a joke. [via The Daily Beast]
3. Peter Jackson-produced District 9 topped the weekend box office taking in $37 M. [via AP]
4. Radiohead releases “These Are My Twisted Words” on their website for free. [via EW] Or not.
5. Someone stole a large collection of stuffed birds from London’s Natural History Museum over the weekend. [via Unbeige]
1. Lollapalooza. [via Pitchfork]
2. Germany’s Central Council of Jews wants to republish a critical version of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf, a book that has been banned in the country since the end of World War II. [via PW]
3. Have you ever eaten from the most expensive hot dog cart in the world? (It was parked right outside the Met.) [via NYDN]
4. The LA Times thinks Perez Hilton is a tastemaker; Gawker says he’s an unapologetically awful person. [via Gawker]
5. ABC would love to have Paula Abdul on Dancing With the Stars because of her sensitivity and empathy. [via People]
Choreographer Jason Gilkison says that Burn the Floor, the ballroom extravaganza that opens on Broadway this Sunday, is his grandfather’s legacy. It’s a bittersweet story: Sam Gilkison opened Australia’s first ballroom dance school in 1931, and young Jason grew up to be a world champion Latin and ballroom dancer. But the elder Gilkison didn’t live to realize his dream of popularizing ballroom among the general public. When he died 12 years ago, the dance form was considered irrelevant and hopelessly out of date. Read More »
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Critics have said she’s dancing on “borrowed ballroom time.” DANCING WITH THE STARS staffers are allegedly concerned that Leachman is a loose canon and going to wreck the show. FLORENCE HENDERSON has said that she makes old people look bad and SUSAN LUCCI is annoyed that she might be eliminated tonight while a no-talent nutter like Leichman gets to stick around.
The weirdest part of all this senior citizen brouhaha? The fact that we actually care.
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