Image Credit: MTVWith the notable exception of an afternoon bender that left her in handcuffs, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has been pretty quiet on this season of Jersey Shore. But don’t go thinking she’s done partying — far from it. As the self-described Oompa-Loompa explains to Rolling Stone, we are witnessing the dawn of a Snooki Imperium. “I’m trying to build an empire, because after this, I cannot get a normal job,” she explains. (Admittedly, it is hard to imagine Snooki pursuing a law degree, or becoming a sassy medical examiner, or working the assembly line in a declining American automobile factory. Although wouldn’t you want to see Snooki take on the fat-cat old boys’ club at City Hall? These are all free spin-off pitches, MTV.) Snooki has a plan, you see: “What I’d like to do is turn out like Jessica Simpson, with her whole brand.” Considering that Jessica Simpson is still in the news 12 years after her first hit single, we can conclude that Snooki will almost certainly be a co-host on The View by 2021. READ FULL STORY »
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Snooki to 'Rolling Stone': 'I'm trying to build an empire'
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'American Idol': Casey Abrams' 'I Put a Spell On You' sexiest performance ever?
Image Credit: Michael Becker/FoxAfter Casey Abrams’ screaming, growling rendition of “I Put a Spell on You,” which closed last night’s American Idol, judge Jennifer Lopez told the contestant, “You’re sexy, Casey. You know that?” I was feelin’ it, too, so much that I rewound the performance three times. For me, it was all about the confidence he had onstage. In his mind, there was no question that he was going to sound good, and there was no debate that we were going to enjoy it. He has that Michael Bublé quality, where he’s able to act out the song, but make it feel genuine because he’s in the song for that moment. In the end, I wasn’t fantasizing about being an Abrams groupie, but I was fantasizing about seeing him in an intimate club or theater where I could stand or sit close enough to the stage to feel that intensity and get swept up in it (and catcall the way one does when someone has committed that fully and wails). So yes, totally sexy. In fact, I’d name it one of Idol‘s sexiest performances ever.*
Watch it below. Agree or disagree? READ FULL STORY »
Miley Cyrus' 'SNL' promos: Pre-game thoughts?
Saturday night is going to be a party in the U.S.A, PopWatchers! Well, a party at my 10-year-old niece’s house, anyway, because she gets to stay up late to watch Miley Cyrus host Saturday Night Live this weekend. Personally, I’m more excited about musical guest, The Strokes. (By the way, you should totally check out the video to the band’s new song “Under Cover of Darkness.”)
But these promos ease my fears regarding her hosting abilities. Example: My favorite part is when she disappears. Kidding! Honestly, part of me hopes she pulls out a performance so solid that everyone (including myself) spends the rest of Saturday night eating a big plate of their own words. (It wouldn’t be the first time I doubted a host and was proved wrong later. See: Gerard Butler) READ FULL STORY »
Steve Jobs introduces iPad 2: 'It's in Apple's DNA that technology is not enough.'
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Steve Jobs made a semi-surprise appearance at today’s semi-mysterious Apple presentation to introduce iPad 2, a new version of the company’s tablet device, according to the L.A. Times. “It’s a completely new design. And it’s dramatically faster,” said Jobs, who claimed that iPad 2 features is the first dual core tablet to ship in volume (meaning it has a CPU that’s twice as fast as iPad 1). The new iPad will also have rear and front-facing cameras that can record video. Incredibly, iPad 2 is about 1/3 thinner than the original model — Jobs noted that it will be “thinner than your iPhone 4″ — but will have the same 10-hour battery life. And they’ve also added a new color option: chic utopian white. READ FULL STORY »
Lunchtime Poll: Charlie Sheen's greatest win?
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Charlie Sheen is currently “winning.” Ask anyone! But no, you could really only ask him. The new Twitter user has been using the hashtag #winning to announce his most recent victories. So in addition to winning in the areas of thirsty goddesses, Pong (Still!), and Oscar cakes that look like paintings, Charlie Sheen is also winning in hashtags. The wins just keep coming! But does anyone remember the ’80s? It’s easy to get excited about Charlie Sheen’s latest feats, but let’s put this whole thing in perspective. Vote below. READ FULL STORY »
Movie theaters: Here's why you should be more like the Alamo Drafthouse
Forget the Coke-stained multiplex, the shameless cesspools of texters and talkers. You no longer have to endure those chirpy offers to supersize the syrupy soda and leaden popcorn. No way babies at the late show, not tonight! In this week’s issue, we sing the praises of eight movie theaters who deserve your loyalty. But there’s been perhaps no one more visionary in redefining the theater experience than Alamo Drafthouse Founder Tim League, who opened his first theater in Austin, Texas back in 1997. (Today there are nine other locations across Texas, plus one in Virginia.)
“Tim makes s— awesome,” says Aaron Hillis, the program director of Brooklyn’s similarly awesome reRun Theater. ”He understands value and showmanship. He gives people a real excuse to want to be in the dark with the collective mass instead of watching a DVD at home.” Fans flock not just for the good eats and rounds of Shiner the servers bring to you throughout the movie. It’s the crazy beautiful encyclopedic love of film that runs reel-like through the blood of Drafthouse enthusiasts. Herewith League presents his top five favorite signature events from the Alamo Drafthouse’s storied history. Robosaurus in the house? Bring it. A celebration of underwater Nazi zombie movies? Take it away, dude.
Royal Watchers, bookmark this: The official Wills-Kate wedding site is up!
Hey, plenty of regular folk have them these days, so it only makes sense that Prince William and fiancée Kate Middleton now have an official wedding website, too. St. James’ Palace (the prince’s office) has set up the site with links to info on the service, the procession (helpful for those planning to camp out to catch a glimpse of the happy couple), the reception (less helpful to those of us who aren’t Kanye West or any of the other 1,900 invited guests). You can browse photos of Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace and see the Royal Wedding Twitter feed there as of now, though palace officials promise more to come — possibly even live-streaming on the big day, April 29.
Piers Morgan on Charlie Sheen: 'I believe fundamentally in a man's right to party if he wants to'
Piers Morgan appeared on Conan last night to recount how he landed his live interview with Charlie Sheen and to show his support for the actor. Morgan, who also interviewed Sheen in the ’90s, said one of his bookers got the actor’s number and Morgan phoned it himself. Sheen’s daughter answered and said, “Dad, there’s this guy called Piers from CNN who wants to talk to you,” Morgan said.
For a half hour, he convinced Sheen, who he considers to be a smart guy going through a tough period, that the erratic interviews he’d been giving made him look “slightly crazy” — and that he could better express himself in a live hour conversation. Sheen promised he’d be there that afternoon at 4:30 p.m. PT for the 6 p.m. PT show, but he didn’t roll in until after 5:55 p.m. PT, which Morgan said gave him a “squeaky bum.” READ FULL STORY »
'American Idol': Steven Tyler's 'F' bombs, and why Jordan Dorsey sang Usher's 'OMG,' on the scene for the Top 12 guys
Image Credit: Frank Micelotta/Fox/PictureGroupOh, Idoldome, I missed you too. I wasn’t sure I would. As I headed toward American Idol‘s sound stage at Los Angeles’ CBS Television City, I was thinking about all the other places I’d rather be on this particular cold, rainy night. But my attempts to be depressed about attending another season of Idol were futile as soon as I stepped inside the sound stage, walked past the judges’ makeup chairs, and took my seat in the newly redesigned Idoldome. Franz Ferdinand’s “This Fire” was blasting out of the speakers, stagehands were running around making minor adjustments to the slick set and collecting gum from the audience members, and the guy sitting next to me had driven six hours from San Jose just to be here. And then I remembered Idol‘s appeal: It’s pretty darn cathartic to forget the rest of the world for a couple of hours, and hear talented young musicians belt out some catchy tunes. And, boy, can these boys do just that. READ FULL STORY »
'V' hook-up: Can sizzling-hot romance save this show?
Image Credit: Jack Rowand/ABCWith two episodes left until probable annihilation, it’s becoming clear that V is probably never going to be a good show. Several creative teams have all tried rebooting the show in different directions: in just 20 episodes, V has been an alarmist political parable, a 24-style espionage thriller, a gory creature feature, and now a Leverage-style heist show. None of these sub-shows have been particularly successful. (If there was a golden age, it was the bloody, lizard-happy episodes that kicked off season 2.) But V still has a secret weapon: Elizabeth Mitchell, who can make the phone book sound compellingly morally ambiguous. So even though I thought last night’s episode was mostly a snooze, I have to admit that it featured one of the best scenes the show’s ever done — a head-spinning kiss that instantly sent the show into the stratosphere. READ FULL STORY »
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