Thursday, January 1, 2009
2008 Defamer Editors’ Choice
7:21AM Seth | As we wind down another year of mind-boggling Hollywood highs and lows, we thought we’d crack open the 2008 archives and bring you some of our personal favourites. Our choices after the jump:
Matt Dillon Busted For Driving 106 MPH Just So He Could Feel Something
5:30AM Kyle Buchanan | In Newbury, Vermont, nobody touches you. They’re always behind this metal and glass. Matt Dillon thinks we miss that touch so much, he drove at an insane 106 mph before being busted by police yesterday. More »
How Did Viggo Mortensen’s 2008 Oscar Boom Go Bust?
4:44AM STV | Four months ago we suggested that Viggo Mortensen had three chances in 2008 to repeat as an Oscar nominee. As the last of those chances expires today, all we can say is, “Maybe next year?”
Jeremy Piven Finds That Partying With Models Can Cure Mercury Poisoning
4:33AM Kyle Buchanan | An affliction as unusual as Jeremy Piven’s sushi poisoning demands a treatment that’s equally unorthodox. And so it is that Piven has begun a rigorous medical trial to find models he wants to (therapeutically) bang. More »
Jimmy Fallon: ‘NYT’ TV Critic Virginia Heffernan Now Owns You As A Pet!
4:15AM Seth | As Jimmy Fallon hones his chops in a digital broom closet at NBC.com, he can take comfort in knowing at least one influential tastemaker is behind his late show efforts one hundred percent: More »
Defamer’s Most-Viewed Stories of 2008
3:42AM Kyle Buchanan | Whether you’re a handsome benefactor or simply a curious reader, our list of the biggest, most-viewed stories Defamer published this year has something for everyone. Mysteries! Nudity! Hasselbeck! Won’t you take a look?
SpongeBob on Strike: Viacom Threatens to Pull 19 Channels From Time Warner
3:14AM STV | Ensnared in a vicious battle over 23 cents per customer, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Daily Show, South Park and the rest of Viacom’s cable offerings may vanish tonight for 13 million Time Warner subscribers. More »2008: A Bad Year For Staying Alive
2:35AM Seth | 2008 was a banner year for celebrity deaths, beginning with the most shocking—Heath Ledger—and ending with the sound of a single, melancholy meow echoing across a cloudy night sky. More »
