Saturday, May 21, 2011
People
Diddy Changes His Name To Something Teens Say On Twitter
8:32AM Adrian Chen | Henceforth, P. Diddy will be known as “Swag,” according to CNN. Well, for one week only. Of all of Diddy’s many name changes, this is the dumbest. More »
People
Justin Bieber Launches A Perfume For Girls
7:57AM Adrian Chen | Justin Bieber just launched a new perfume called “Someday”. He told Women’s World Daily “I have such a deep connection with my fans, so creating a fragrance that I personally love is another way I can bring them closer to my world.” More »
Small Screen
It Pays To Be Oprah’s All-Time Favourite Guest
7:47AM Matt Cherette | On today’s Oprah Winfrey Show – the last before next week’s grand finale – the Queen of Daytime revealed her favourite guest of all time. Taking top honours was Dr Tererai Trent, who broke free of poverty and abuse in her native Zimbabwe to achieve success. Trent’s big dream has been to open a school for girls in her home village. And it was realised today when Winfrey surprised her on the air with a $US1.5 million donation. More »
Small Screen
Flustered Woman Can’t Remember Michelle Obama’s Name
7:03AM Richard Lawson | During one of Ellen DeGeneres’s wacky games on her daytime laffs show today, a contestant was asked “What is the name of the First Lady?” And, yikes, she just couldn’t remember it! More »
Small Screen
Let’s Talk About Gigolos: America’s Craziest, Raunchiest TV Show
6:26AM Brian Moylan | Have you seen Gigolos? What? You haven’t? You really need to check out this Showtime soft-core reality show about a bunch of male prostitutes. It is, simply put, the craziest thing on television. More »
Online
Soccer Player Takes On All Of Twitter Over Affair Rumor
6:14AM Adrian Chen | Earlier this month, an anonymous Twitter user caused an uproar for tweeting rumours that hadn’t surfaced in the press previously because of the gag laws – known as “superinjunctions” – that British celebs use to squash embarrassing stories. Now, a professional soccer player – sorry, “footballer”, is suing not just every Twitter user who named him, but the entire company. This should be fun. More »
Online
You Have All Hurt Moby’s Feelings
5:57AM Richard Lawson | In a interview this week with Fox News, bespectacled musician Moby talked about all the internet haterz and how they make him feel bad, and he specifically mentioned you, Gawker readers. More »
Big Screen
Straw Dogs: Prepare To Be Murdered, Beautifully
4:44AM Richard Lawson | Here’s a trailer for Straw Dogs, a remake of the brutal 1971 Sam Peckinpah thriller about a nerdy man forced into violence by some angry townsfolk. More »
People
Lars Von Trier To Jews: Sorry For Pretending To Be A Nazi
4:27AM Maureen OConnor | And on the 15th minute of his Nazi scandal, Lars von Trier issued an apology to Israeli newspaper Haaretz: More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
