Thursday, May 19, 2011
Flotsam & Jetsam
Pretending You’re A Nazi Will Get You Banned From Cannes
9:56PM jeff neumann | Danish director Lars von Trier probably thought saying “I’m a Nazi” and other stupid, unfunny things at the Cannes film festival was funny. The festival’s board didn’t, and today declared him “a persona non grata” and gave him the boot.
People
An Encyclopaedia Of Every Other Awful Thing Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Done
8:30PM John Cook | While we’re busy contemplating what an awful human being Arnold Schwarzenegger is for fathering a child out of wedlock and lying to his wife about it for 14 years, let’s not forget all the other horrible things about America’s favourite gay-porn-modeling, serial lady-groping, Nazi politician/statutory rapist. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Can Viagra Make You Deaf?
8:15PM jeff neumann | We already know what overdosing on Viagra can do to you: blurry vision, a head ache, and an extended period of time during which wearing sweatpants is inadvisable. But what about reports of men starting to lose their hearing from taking Viagra? The number of cases is growing! The Telegraph has some details: More »
Online
Stephen Colbert Loves Facebook’s Crazy New Photo Tagging Feature
6:19PM Matt Cherette | In April, Facebook tried to lure advertisers with a promotional package that highlighted the social network’s ability to market to an “exact audience.” Then, last week, a new feature allowing users to tag products and corporations – even celebrities! – in their photos went live. And while many will undoubtedly scoff at Facebook’s latest privacy-encroaching move, Stephen Colbert couldn’t help but be excited by it, and he used tonight’s Report to shower the company with praise. More »
David Letterman ‘Crushed’ Oprah Didn’t Invite Him To Her Grand Finale
5:21PM Matt Cherette | While it seemed like every celebrity ever was in Chicago yesterday for the taping of Oprah Winfrey’s farewell spectacular, David Letterman wasn’t one of them. More »
People
Lady Gaga Eats Oprahs For Breakfast, Says Meaningless Power List
4:59PM Seth Abramovitch | Forbes has releases their annual Celebrity 100 List, in which celebrity power is ranked using a dartboard complicated algorithm. The big news this year is that Oprah Winfrey, who’s held the top spot for four of the last seven years, has been dethroned by Lady Gaga. More »
People
Jeff Conaway Is In A Coma
3:03PM Seth Abramovitch | Grease star and Celebrity Rehab exploitee Jeff Conaway, 60, is in a coma. The Hollywood Reporter spoke to his manager, who says it was caused by an overdose of pain relievers. He was discovered unconscious on May 11.
Small Screen
South Park Has Some Fun With The Schwarzenegger Scandal
2:45PM Matt Cherette | Just two days after the news broke that Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a love child with a household employee, South Park premiered a new episode tonight and managed to work the scandal into the opening with this quick take on all the drama. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Pejazzling: Now You Can Vajazzle Your Penis
2:35PM Max Read | Men! The makers of vajazzle crystal designs have heard your prayers, and answered them with “Pejazzle”, a line of “stick-on crystals just for men.” They go above your penis, to make it prettier! More »
Music
