It’s my favorite day of the year! “New words, senses, and phrases have been added to the New Oxford English Dictionary!” Among the boring ones like “big media” and something called “cloud computing” (clearly an acid trip-induced flight of fantasy in the Internet’s wild imagination) are staycation, LMAO, LBD, tramp stamp, TTYL, unfriend, and webisode. “What’s not to like?” No, really, that is one of the New Phrases. And the answer is a lot. READ FULL STORY »
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Sep 17
2010
01:54 PM ET
Lunchtime Poll: Which new word most belongs in the Oxford English Dictionary?
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Sep 17
2010
01:31 PM ET
'Mad Men' Special! Sally Draper's Fall TV Preview For 1965!
Image Credit: AMCWith the new television season upon us, and with this sensational season of Mad Men so top of mind, we were struck by the following thought: Would Mad Men’s Sally Draper, noted TV afficianado, be interested in previewing the new Fall TV season that’s about to start in her world of 1965? “Sure!” said the cute little couch potato.”But we gotta make it fast, because I got therapy in an hour, and The Witch only lets me have five minutes of phone time a day, and my boyfriend Glen hasn’t called yet to breathe heavily into my ear. ” Here’s what sounds exciting to her — and what sounds like a total turn-off.
My Mother The Car (Sept. 14, NBC)
Jerry Van Dyke stars in this wacky new sitcom about a guy who believes his dead mother has been resurrected as a car.
Sally Says: “This sounds terrible! It’s like they took my ideal fantasy (mom, dying), and then turned it into my worst nightmare (mom, eternally alive and parked in my driveway). If each episode involves a car crash, I’d be interested in watching. The car crashes, I mean. Still, why couldn’t it be My Grandpa Eugene, The Car? Now there’s a show — but only if he lets the girl drive.” READ FULL STORY »
Sep 17
2010
01:08 PM ET
Today in TV Recaps: 'The Vampire Diaries,' 'The Apprentice' season premiere, 'Nikita'
Don’t miss EW.com’s other Friday recaps — the ones that don’t already live on PopWatch. If you do, Donald Trump will plate you in solid gold and eat you for lunch. But as you die, you will know you were for just a moment the most extravagant morsel IN THE WORLD.
- Mandi Bierly recaps The Vampire Diaries: There’s a he-wolf in the closet, and Mason’s back-tattoo is such a tease.
- Annie Barrett recaps The Apprentice season premiere: WE’RE IN A RECESSION, and unemployed reality show contestants gotta eat, same as worms.
- Michael Slezak recaps Nikita: Don’t look now, but it’s a deposed and entirely horrible Eastern European dictator!
Sep 17
2010
12:56 PM ET
'America's Got Talent' winner Michael Grimm's week just got even better. (He's engaged!)
It’s official: I have an inappropriate crush on America’s Got Talent winner Michael Grimm. When we caught up with him yesterday, he spoke at length about wanting to build his grandparents a house, and his plans to give back to the Gulf Region after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. In addition to being very generous — and an amazing performer — his smooth Southern drawl could make any girl weak in the knees. (He repeatedly called me “baby” and “sweetheart” during our conversation. I wonder if he could tell I was blushing over the phone?) During a taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show (which airs today), Michael spoke fondly about Lucy, his girlfriend of three years (rats!), calling her his inspiration for Tuesday night’s final performance. He then showed Ellen, and everyone else, just what he may have spent some of that $1 million prize money on, when he proposed (!) to Lucy on camera. If you didn’t think he was a sweetheart before, I dare your heart not to swell after watching the clip below. READ FULL STORY »
Sep 17
2010
12:26 PM ET
Where does 'I'm Still Here' rank among all-time pop-culture hoaxes?
Image Credit: Mary Evans Picture Library/Everett Collection; David Mcgough/DMI/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images; PRN/PR PhotosWe now know that I’m Still Here — Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck’s “documentary” of Phoenix’s time as strung-out bearded man — is a hoax. Many were fooled, even EW critic Owen Gleiberman. Keeping in mind that there’s a difference between Andy Kaufman-esque performance art and the suspending of oneself from the rafters at an MTV award show to ass-plant Eminem and drum up publicity for your new movie, let’s run through a few more pop culture hoaxes, after the break. Which is the best? READ FULL STORY »
Sep 17
2010
12:14 PM ET
Jon Hamm hosting 'SNL' Halloween show on Oct. 30
Image Credit: Michael Tran/FilmMagic.comJon Hamm will host Saturday Night Live for a third time, he announced Thursday during a sitdown with Jimmy Fallon. (Watch it below.) He’s set for the Halloween show on Oct. 30, which is nice for two reasons: The first time he hosted in 2008 was a Halloween show, and he loves New York around that holiday; though he doesn’t see himself playing Superman on the big screen, he would be up for a Superman sketch. “That I could definitely do,” he told Fallon, after addressing the Internet rumors that his name was on a studio shortlist for the Christopher Nolan-produced new Superman. Hamm confirmed what his rep told us earlier this week: “I certainly haven’t been informed of that,” he said. “Unless Superman’s power suddenly was the power of being really old….He’s really good at mall-walking…. I may be aged out of that competition.”
Besides a Superhamm sketch, what would you like to see the Mad Men star do this trip to Studio 8H? October’s looking like a good month for the show: Easy A star Emma Stone confirmed that she’ll be hosting SNL Oct. 23 to Fallon on Wednesday, calling it her “biggest dream.” Saturday Night Live returns for its 36th season on Sept. 25 with host Amy Poehler. READ FULL STORY »
Sep 17
2010
11:09 AM ET
Darth Vader's crimewave: What's the freakiest robbery mask?
Image Credit: Lucasfilm, Ltd.Everybody loves pretending to be their favorite character. Maybe you’re a kid on Halloween night, or a college coed going to a skimpily-dressed costume party, or a totally awful human being who works for Blackwater. But this is really going too far: A convenience store in Ferndale, Mich., was robbed by a man wearing a Darth Vader mask. Fortunately for justice, the Sith enthusiast has apparently never heard of security cameras. (See video after the jump.)
This follows a mere two months after another Vader-wannabe robbed a bank. Why the sudden vogue for Vader masks in the armed-robbery community? Simple: there is almost nothing freakier than a dude in a Darth Vader mask. (Even Hayden Christensen got scary once he put on the helmet. And he stopped talking, too. That helped.) Between these freaky Vader robberies and those horrible Town nuns, I’m pondering: What is the scariest pop culture robbery mask? READ FULL STORY »
Sep 17
2010
10:00 AM ET
Giant 'ATHF' Meatwad hot air balloon finally hits stores today!
So here I was agonizing over what I should do with this $70,000 burning a hole in my pocket, when BAM, the Adult Swim Shop smacks me with the answer: Meatwad balloon. Ponies, doll houses, bicycles? Zzzzzz. A giant, 90,000 square-foot hot air balloon in the shape of a mentally challenged talking meatball is what the ridiculously wealthy stoner Aqua Teen Hunger Force fan wants this Christmas (assuming of course you already have the $40,000 Dethklok Fountain). The $70,000 package, available starting today, includes:
- One fully customized hot-air balloon with Meatwad envelope and basket
- A piloted, one-hour ride anywhere in the continental U.S.
You’ll have to fight the urge to take the Meat Man for a spin yourself until you take care of a few things, like commercial insurance and a pilot’s license. But think how jealous you’ll make all your kids’ friends when you pick them up from school in your Meatwad balloon. (Plus, fellas — hello? Chick magnet!) Just watch out for Master Shake, cuz you know he’s looking to take this sucka DOWN.
Sep 17
2010
09:48 AM ET
'The Real Housewives of D.C.' recap: Tareq is a punk (but you knew that)
Uh oh, we’re back to the biometric lock on Mary’s closet. I think we can all agree that the latest franchise in the Real Housewives universe has struggled all season long to catch a rhythm. It’s not in the end that these people are unlikable. I’ve come to think that Miss Mary is actually kind of a doll. She’s warm and well-intentioned and I like ogling her kitchen and her husband’s pretty hair. All of which would make her an interesting one-off client on an HGTV show. Instead she’s the heart of this Bravo series, with little source of tension. We learned in the first episode that her oldest daughter likes to borrow Mommy’s nice clothes. So, ha ha, the eccentric rich woman put a fingerprint lock on her closet door. It’s a throwaway detail, and one the Bravo producers pounced on as an indicator of deeper issues. But really, Mary just doesn’t want Lolly to get any sauce stains on her cashmere. We get it. And yet, without anything else to talk about, much of this episode revisited the dang lock, and Mary’s love for her pretty things, and her hand-wringing over Lolly’s disrespect for biometric boundaries. I think Rich spoke for the audience when he zoned out while Mary was talking. “You have a damn lock. Use it.” Then he told his wife there was something better on TV than listening to this damn conversation yet again.
Sep 17
2010
09:30 AM ET
Kate Walsh wears sushi dress on Leno: Watch out, Gaga!
Is there any fashion innovation hotter right now than cuisine couture? Lady Gaga turned heads with her meat frock at the VMAs, Ellen DeGeneres repped for veganism by giving Gaga a kale bikini, then last night, Private Practice‘s Kate Walsh wore a sushi and sashimi dress on The Tonight Show. Jay Leno seemed momentarily shocked by the outfit before Walsh explained its origins. Apparently, it has something to do with mistakenly thinking Gaga’s VMAs dress was made out of prosciutto?
Mmm, prosciutto. This trend is making me hungry.
Check out Walsh’s Tonight Show appearance below, then call your local sushi spot and make reservations for tonight. READ FULL STORY »
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