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Gallery: Cast Members’ Bizarre Poses and Fans’ Crazy Costumes at the Big Lebowski Reunion
So Monday and Tuesday of this week were Lebowski Fest, the annual celebration of The Dude and all things The Big Lebowski. However, this year was more special than any other Fest, because they managed to wrangle most of the original cast for the first-ever reunion since the movie came out in 1998! Here are the best photos from both red carpets: The cast clowning around at the Hammerstein Ballroom before the Q&A/screening, and the diehard fans posing in their costumed best at Chelsea Piers’ Bowling Party. More »
‘The A-List’ Recap: Reality TV Editing 101
As the search for what it truly means to be A-list continues, we see this week a brief glimpse of Austin and Brit boyfriend Jake doing what most people would unequivocally consider elite: horseback riding in The Hamptons. Sure, it’s a step up from last season’s off-site excursion to Reichen’s family cottage in some place in Maine that definitely isn’t anywhere near where the Kennedys vacation. But the establishing shots of Tiffany & Co. on Main Street in East Hampton… More »
Singer-Songwriter Gavin DeGraw Has The Unluckiest Night Ever
Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw (i.e. the guy who wrote the theme song for One Tree Hill) was hospitalized yesterday morning after meeting with multiple bouts of bad luck late Sunday night. According to TMZ, he said goodnight to his buddies a little before 4am, only to be attacked by multiple assailants as he made his way home. More »
The ‘Avengers’ Crew Has a Week to Turn Cleveland Into Times Square
Now is the time for some moviemaking magic: Marvel Studios has until August 15 to turn a stretch of downtown Ohio into Times Square. Yes, the one from New York City. Movieline reports that shooting of Joss Whedon‘s The Avengers begins then, presumably involving scenes where the superheroes meet at one of the S.H.I.E.L.D. offices in Manhattan. We’re guessing that shooting in NYC cost way too much, and Cleveland was a better choice for indoor scenes. It’s just ironic, since Captain America: The First Avenger managed to shoot in the real Times Square. More »
‘The A-List’ Recap: Let’s Get Pedicures
What does it really mean to be an A-list gay? For Reichen, “A” is for accomplishment. For the less literal, like TJ, “A” is all about having a dog and paying bills on-time. And although I prefer to make the A-list by pretending to have friends at the New York Times, we learn in this episode that it can also translate into Playgirl pictorials, restraining orders, and pedicures. More »
Whatever Happened to Pop-Tarts World? (A Mystery)
During the summer of 2010, something extraordinary happened in New York: The opening of the first-ever Pop-Tarts World, a store that celebrated that most venerable, if unhealthy, breakfast confection, the Pop-Tart. Joining M&M’s World and the Hershey’s Store, both right across the street from each other on 7th Ave., Pop-Tarts World completed the Times Square Junk Food Trifecta and, for all intents and purposes, should have been a good idea. After all, Times Square is the land of the ridiculous, and what’s more ridiculous than a 3,200-square-foot Pop-Tarts store? More »
The Daily WTF: Mila Kunis, Graffiti Artist
I was walking downtown from NYC’s Union Square on Friday and stumbled upon this tag spray-painted onto the side of an apartment building: a simple and elegant “Mila Kunis” in red, with no apparent explanation. So what’s the deal? Is Mila herself responsible for the graffiti? An obsessive fan? We say it’s the handiwork of Natalie Portman, masked and in a fit of post-pirouette delusion. Also, that’s not spray paint, it’s blood. More »
Check Out the Shorty Award Finalists for Real-Time Photo of the Year
Twitpics: With great power comes great responsibility. We’ve witnessed people (mostly celebrities) abuse the power that comes from snapping a photo and immediately posting it to one’s Twitter. But sometimes those candids can raise awareness about social issues — and you have to admit, they’re almost always amusing. The Shorty Awards have announced the six nominees for Real-Time Photo of the Year: A mix of irreverence, gravitas, and awe. (And one shot by a celeb!) More »
New York’s Exclusive Arts Club Doesn’t Hate Women As Much As London Club
The Century Association is one of New York City’s oldest clubs, and not the kind of club where you can watch Harry Potter pole-dance to dubstep. No, this type of club conjures up imagery of old men rolling cigars while laughing at bawdy jokes as they sip their port, getting ready to discuss matters of importance in the literary and art world.
Of course, all of that has changed in recent years, with women being allowed as members. But not everyone is as progressive as The Century, and their “brother club” the Garrick in London still has a “no girls allowed” policy. Which made a lot of ladiez at The Century angry. Women: still ruining it for everyone! More »
How To: Use ‘Pregnancy’ To Get A Seat On The Subway
Over at The Hairpin, Hallie Kiefer has written a post about how offended she got when someone mistook her for a pregnant woman on the subway. While I can see how this might be taken as an insult, I think she is overlooking the obvious benefits of being mistaken for a pregnant woman on public transportation.
First of all, do you know how hard it is to get a seat on a crowded subway car? And while I’d never try to scam an actual pregnant woman out of a seat on the train, there are plenty of people who don’t need all the space they take up on the subway. And pretending to be pregnant on the subway is one of the most reliable ways to get people to treat you better on public transportation. More »
‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Doll Recap: Our Muppets Take Manhattan
Last night’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills got a little heated – it only took five weeks into the season for the housewives to start yelling at each other! But even with that slow burn, the girls are finally realizing everyone loves a good cat fight. This week they all jetted off to New York for a little musical comedy and dramatic screaming. Won’t you join the Crushable Barbie Repertory Theater as we recreate the most exciting moments of this week’s episode? More »
Video: Alec Baldwin Responds to Rumored Heterosexuality
In August, Modern Family‘s Jesse Tyler Ferguson made a video claiming that he was going to be marrying Alec Baldwin next year. It took awhile for the 30 Rock star to respond, but he’s finally done so with a video of his own, courtesy of FightBackPac.org, a group organized to overthrow the New York State senate law against same-sex marriage. Alec’s got something on his mind. Want to hear it? Of course you do. (Imagine Alec Baldwin saying that last part, and continue on.) More »
Memoir: I’m A Walking Anxiety Disorder
One night about three years ago — back when I lived in Los Angeles — I was driving home from a friend’s house fairly late. I was going about 70 on the freeway and was 10 minutes from home when the white van in front of me slowed down and put on its hazards. By all practical logic, the van was probably about to overheat or had just popped a tire. But my reaction? “Oh Shit! It’s one of those crazy highway snipers you always see on shows like CSI and Law & Order. He’s waiting for me, a random passerby, in his van at 2 in the morning, and he’s going to MURDER me!”
I went into a full-on panic and considered stopping right there on the 101 freeway. Deciding that action would probably result a different form of death, I held my breath and ducked. Crossing my fingers and fighting tears, I drove past the van. And then… Silence. If the guy was a sniper, he sure didn’t want crazy old me as his target. More »
Sexts From Last Nights – Lauren Leto, who runs the very funny Tumblr Texts From Last Night, has some big problems with New York guys, who she calls “f*cking full of sh*t.” But asked about NYC’s incestuous media scene? “There’s good people to meet there.” Just not dudes, apparently. (via CapitalNewYork)
Judge Decrees Obvious - Saggy 
pants are legal! But in New York City’s Honorable Ruben Franco‘s opinion, they are still “foolish” and distasteful. Just in case you were wondering where this guy stood on street fashion. (via The AP)
The Daily WTF: Tom Selleck, Saver Of Babies
We spotted this strange and funny sticker on a bus stop in Manhattan yesterday. After some Googling, we found out it was made by artist Dimitri Drjuchin…. More »
Kelly Rutherford: ‘I’m A J. Crew Mom’
With Gossip Girl filming underway, we caught up with Kelly Rutherford, the show’s sometimes icy but still lovable matriarch. Unlike Lily Bass/van der Woodsen, however, Kelly is a down to earth Mom who is loving motherhood. “I’m usually covered in half-eaten cupcakes and Cheerios, so I’m a little different from Lily Bass,” she tolds us. “I’m much more of a J. Crew, down and dirty Mom where we go to the park and play in the sprinklers,” she added.
As for… More »
Kate Winslet And Sam Mendes To Divorce
Today’s PM Crush Links, a daily roundup of the afternoon’s most talked-about celebrity news:
Kate Winslet and her husband of almost seven years, Sam Mendes, are getting divorced. According to a source, the two drifted apart and have actually been split up since the summer.
Saturday Night Live stars Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz have signed on to play sidekicks to Jon Heder in a new Comedy Central pilot about a man who moves back in with his parents.
Another SNL… More »
Exclusive: What Michael Douglas Is Doing These Days
What Michael Douglas was doing yesterday when the upsetting news broke that Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps has been pushed five months to a September release: Sitting in on his youngest son’s after-school science class in Manhattan. Michael was quiet, possibly ruminating on why — oh why?!?! — Wall Street 2 was delayed amid a a giant publicity blitz that included this here Vanity Fair cover.
So here’s the deal: 20th Century Fox thinks it has Oscar bait on its hands;… More »
Why We Love…’How To Make It In America’
HBO has already chronicled the rise of a group of guys from Queens with Entourage, so it’s not such a stretch to portray a scrappy, striving duo trying to make it in the Big Apple. Hey, as the song says, if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.
Cut to Ben (Bryan Greenberg), a cutie who wants to be some sort of artist or designer but is currently stuck working for The Man selling jeans at Barney’s just… More »