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Don’t Tremble The Earth Beneath Judge Judy’s Legs And Tell Her It’s Raining

11:00AM Seth | · Did we say we were done with earthquake stories? We lied. Shake it, Judge Judy! (And Judge Penny, whoever you are.) [Access Hollywood] · Were three dimensions not enough for you to enjoy the dead-eyed zombie children delights of The Polar Express? Well, all aboard! TOOT! TOOT! The Polar Express 4-D Experience is on its way. What does the additional D get you? “Upon your arrival at the North Pole…it actually begins to snow inside the 4-D Special FX Theatre and when the conductor sings ‘Hot Chocolate’ and the dancing waiters begin to pour, the audience can smell the delightful aroma of every cocoa cup!’” [NY Post] · Despite a hospitalization, Elizabeth Taylor’s flack insists she is nowhere near death: “Her hospital visit was precautionary. She will be returning home shortly. At present, she is surrounded by family, friends and fabulous jewels.” And Pepperoni & Bacon Pizza Pops—her favourite. [ET Online] · All hail Siaosi Tupou V, Tonga’s new king! [Yahoo/AFP] · Posters for The Canadian Filmmakers Festival feature some fine Canuckistanian send-ups of classic film images. [Super Punch] More »

‘People’ Unveils Massive Cover Archive Online, All We See Are Fabio’s Pecs And John Travolta’s Quads

4:20AM Molly Friedman | It took them long enough, but People has finally seized the magical capabilities of the world wide web and uploaded each and every cover in its almost 45-year history online. And while we hand-picked a few of our favourites, from a very Dirk Diggler-looking John Travolta in 1983 to the sad black and white sight of Jennifer Aniston’s misty eyes looking up as Brad Pitt placed the wedding ring on her finger in 2000, we also featured a few after the jump that are slightly more disturbing. “Judge Judy Disrobed,” and Brooke Shields doing her whole kiddie porn thing back in the 70s, for example. Plus, a very special throwback to a time when the world wondered whether Britney was looking “too sexy too soon” … way back in 2000! More »

Sassy TV Judges Finally Acknowledged By The Daytime Emmys

2:46AM Seth | Until now, court shows went mostly unheralded by the TV producing establishment, despite their appellates delighting millions via the meting out of their own brand of sassy justice ladled with a generous helping of snappy catchphrases. But even in the realm of after-school, syndie-strip law, rights can be wronged, as organizers of the Daytime Emmys have just announced that court shows will finally be getting their own category: More »

TV Stars’ Salaries Commensurate With Ego

7:15AM Defamer Hollywood | The compiling compulsives at Forbes have once again amassed a list of famous people graded according to their gross annual income, this time focusing the wealth-as-worth index on Hollywood’s lucrative TV sector. (No, you aren’t having deja vu – TV Guide did a similar list a few months ago, but Forbes’s editors are far better equipped to type out 9-figure salaries without having their fingers tremble.) On it, you’ll spot the familiar faces of any number of trap-jawed cooks and follicly deficient self-help gurus, birthed in test tubes at Harpo Laboratories and currently reaping the generous rewards of multi-year syndie strip deals. More »