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

By Caroline Stanley on

Today at Flavorpill, we watched a clip of Justin Timberlake as a singing booger in an upcoming episode of The Cleveland Show. We were surprised to learn that Lauren Conrad knows who Banksy is. We almost fell asleep while reading through this year’s Bonnaroo lineup. We found out that… Read More

Daily Dose

Daily Dose Pick: Jessie J

By Doug Levy on

She found early success as a songwriter for pop stars including Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, and even Miley Cyrus, but UK singer Jessie J is about to break through as a star all on her own.

Jessie’s debut single, “Do It Like a Dude,” is an edgy hip-hop-influenced thrill ride with a brilliantly disconcerting video to match, but don’t be fooled into thinking it represents the full Jessie J package. Her first album, Who You Are — due out later this year — balances the darkness with uplifting pop, Motown balladry, and heartfelt anthems, all expressed by one of the most striking voices you’ll hear in 2011. … Read More

Film

Know Your Natalie Portman/Mila Kunis Sex Comedies

By Jason Bailey on

“BLACK SWAN DIVA FEUD!” screams the National Enquirer headline. All right, we’re listening. According to “sources” and “an insider,” Ms. Portman is livid (LIVID!) at her Black Swan co-star. Why? Because Ms. Kunis is getting “Oscar talk” for her supporting work, though the film was supposed to be Portman’s showcase, and she is therefore (direct quote) “totally upset.” Well, as much fun as it must be to write anything that includes the phrase “diva feud,” we’re calling poppycock on this notion; anyone paying even a modicum of attention to the Oscar prognosticators knows that Portman is a shoo-in for a Best Actress nomination, and probably for the big prize itself. If there is bad blood brewing between the off-screen friends, we’ve got a better theory: it’s because of their competing 2011 sex comedies. … Read More

News

The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in London today on a warrant for sexual assault charges filed by two women in Sweden. He will appear in court later today. Get live updates on the situation here. [via Gawker]

2. Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Kim Kardashian, and those other… Read More

Music

The Best ’90s Pop Star Daytime TV Appearances

By Heidi Vanderlee on

The flurry of band reunions reached amazing(ly terrifying) new heights when the recently reformed Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block announced a boy band supergroup tour at last week’s American Music Awards, much to the delight of every teenybopper between the ages of 20 and 40. Justin Timberlake and Mark Wahlberg must be feeling pretty smug right about now, but we think this is a great opportunity to relive the heyday of ’90s pop stars. Since their strangest and funniest moments often came not on MTV but on the talk shows where they connected with the stay-at-home moms of Middle America, we’ve compiled 10 of our favorite moments from when Oprah and Ricki met TLC and Britney. … Read More

Comedy

Video of the Day: How The Social Network Should Have Ended

By Caroline Stanley on

If you haven’t seen The Social Network yet, then do not watch this spoiler-laden animated clip directed by Daniel Baxter that shows how the film should have ended. If you have, click through, because it’s well done and pretty hilarious. We know the true punchline is meant to be Mark Zuckerberg’s phone call, but our favorite bit has to be the singing Sean Parker/Justin Timberlake. … Read More

Celebrity

The 10 Weirdest Pieces of Musician Memorabilia Sold at Auction

By Sam Schlinkert on

Some people are fans of musicians. And others are downright fanatical. For better or worse there are folks out there ready to fork over plenty of hard-earned cash for an everyday item, just because it has been owned, signed, or in one case, grown, by their favorite artist, and then recovered by an enterprising somebody. Click through for some of recent music history’s strangest examples. … Read More

Web

This Week In Buzz

By BuzzFeed on

This week at BuzzFeed, we debated the worst movie line in history; for the record, it’s “He’s a werewolf?” We applauded the Japanese for their Jersey Shore translations and wished Angelina a hearty farewell. We felt for Khloe Kardashian. We rinsed our reality-TV-filled mouths with … Read More

Television

Britney Spears: A Visual Timeline

By Caroline Stanley on

Whether you like her or not, we can all agree that Britney Spears has been a pop culture fixture for the past decade — which is why Glee is devoting an entire episode to her this coming Tuesday night. To help build up the excitement (or to school the non-believers among us), we’ve put together a visual primer of Britney highs and lows that spans her entire 28 years. Even longtime fans might find a few pieces of info that we’ve found (can you say, “Hair Zone Mall Tour”?) rather surprising. … Read More

News

The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. The tagline/image combination on the Yogi Bear movie poster is a little surprising given that it’s a kid’s movie and not a gay porn, don’t you think? [via BWE]
2. David Cross has revealed new details about what Tobias will be up to in the Arrested Development movie: “It’ll be the… Read More