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Oct 19 2011 02:55 PM ET

Apple Stores closed today for Steve Jobs memorial

by Darren Franich

Categories: In Memoriam

Image Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

In honor of the late Apple founder and iconic media superhuman Steve Jobs, CEO Tim Cook announced that all Apple Stores would be closed today. A private memorial service for Jobs started this morning at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters, according to the Associated Press. The service is also being simulcast to all Apple employees across the world — though presumably not in Shenzhen — to allow employees to, in Cook’s words, “take time to remember the incredible things Steve achieved in his life and the many ways he made our world a better place.” Wouldn’t it be awesome if LSD were involved, as part of Apple’s “Broader Guy” initiative? Sigh. We miss you already, Steve.

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Oct 19 2011 02:05 PM ET

Hugh Jackman said no to James Bond once. Will they ask him again?

by Jeff Labrecque

Categories: Hugh Jackman, James Bond, Movies

Image Credit: David Gabber/PR Photos

Before Daniel Craig was selected to take over for Pierce Brosnan as the next James Bond, Hugh Jackman had been the media’s odds-on choice to inherit the killer tuxedo. In fact, the Aussie seemed to take great delight in fanning the flames, joking that he himself started the rumor of his playing 007 just to get his name in the mix. “I mean, who wouldn’t want to play James Bond?” he said back then. “I’ve always wanted to be 007. He’s the only British superhero.”

But in 2005, it was reported that Jackman had rejected an offer to play Bond because it might actually limit his burgeoning career. Recently, Jackman seemed to confirm the essence of those events. “I got a call from my agent saying, ‘There is some possible interest in you for Bond, are you interested?’” the Real Steel actor told the British Press Association. “At the time I wasn’t. I was about to shoot X-Men 2 and Wolverine had become this thing in my life and I didn’t want to be doing two such iconic characters at once.”

But then he added, “I think every male at some point thinks about playing James Bond so it was not right then, but it may be right if it comes back.” READ FULL STORY »

Oct 19 2011 01:33 PM ET

Would you endorse a president that allows the Kardashians in his household?

by Aly Semigran

Categories: Barack Obama, Everyone's a Critic, Kardash...Okay We'll Stop Typing Now, Politics as Entertainment

Image Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images; E!

With a little over a year until the 2012 Presidential election, the race is already heating up. (In fact, according to Herman Cain’s calculations, it’s about as hot as a pizza oven.) Still, no matter what your political affiliation or how you plan to vote next November, you’ve gotta admit, this latest bit of information could probably help (or hurt) President Barack Obama‘s chances for re-election.

During an interview with People.com, First Lady Michelle Obama discussed, among other things, the TV watching habits and rules for daughters Sasha and Malia. When asked if any programs were off-limits, the the First Lady revealed that the president isn’t so fond of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. READ FULL STORY »

Oct 19 2011 12:40 PM ET

EW's Bite of the Night for Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011

by Lanford Beard

Categories: Bite of the Night, Bits and Bobs, Channel Surfing, Réalité, Ridiculata, Simon Cowell, The X Factor

We at EW scoured the TV line-up last night to find the best quotable lines from your favorite shows. Did our pick emerge from the lips of A.) One of the schemers from Ringer? B.) A Dancing With the Stars contestant? Or was it C.) The most unexpected admission of error (read: humanity) from the most confident (read: arrogant) man on TV, The X Factor‘s Simon Cowell? (Hint: Always choose C!) Read on…

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Oct 19 2011 12:07 PM ET

Alec Baldwin visits Occupy Wall Street. Somewhere, Jack Donaghy is crying into his morning shower scotch.

by Aly Semigran

Categories: About Last Night, Alec Baldwin, Politics as Entertainment

Image Credit: John W. Ferguson/Getty Images

Alec Baldwin may not be running for mayor of New York City (yet), but he proved to be a true man of the people to those involved with the Occupy Wall Street movement. Last night, the 30 Rock star visited Zuccotti Park in downtown Manhattan, home of OWS, to show his support.

Baldwin tweeted late Tuesday night (after 6 p.m., and presumably not in a tux), “On my way to OWS” and later informed followers that he spent “a too brief two hours” at the site and gave a shout-out to “Aaron from Brooklyn and Sean from Winnipeg” for his “OWS tutorial.” (No word on exactly what Baldwin, Aaron and Sean talked about, but we can’t imagine he recited too many 30 Rock lines. Especially not this one: “Next stop, home ownership! I’m just kidding. The middle class is dying. You’ll be renting forever.”) Watch him talk about the role of Federal Reserve below: READ FULL STORY »

Oct 19 2011 12:01 AM ET

'Man Up!': A real man says 'man' a lot and other man rules learned in the 'Man Up!' premiere, man

by Aly Semigran

Categories: About Last Night, Everyone's a Critic, Not Jon Hamm, Television

Image Credit: Karen Neal/ABC

If television has taught me anything (and, let’s be honest, it’s taught me everything), it’s that men have a lot more rules to abide by than I could have ever imagined. The dudes on Entourage were always instructing guys to “Hug it out!”; How I Met Your Mother‘s Barney urges on a weekly basis that they “Suit up!“; and now a new ABC sitcom is barking another instruction at the oppressed gender and it’s right in the title: Man Up! (And you know they mean business when there’s an exclamation point involved.) Poor men. When will the world ever cut them a break?!

So what did we learn from last night’s Man Up! pilot? READ FULL STORY »

Oct 18 2011 11:00 PM ET

J.J. Abrams, Joe Manganiello, Dylan McDermott and more talk backstage at Scream Awards -- VIDEO

by Kate Ward

Categories: American Horror Story, Awards, Festivals & Events, Game of Thrones, Horror, J. J. Abrams, True Blood

It’s probably scary how much you enjoyed tonight’s Scream Awards on Spike TV. So, if you didn’t get enough, we have more thrills to pair with your chills: EW was backstage at the event, speaking to some of your favorite movie and TV stars. Click the jump to watch True Blood‘s Joe Manganiello discuss his upcoming Two and a Half Men stint, TNA wrestler “Abyss” tell us which celebrity he wants to fight in a steel cage match, American Horror Story‘s Dylan McDermott talk about what’s in that basement (just kidding, he won’t say), and Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol producer J.J. Abrams tease “far and away the best Mission: Impossible movie yet.” That’s news so good, we could scream: READ FULL STORY »

Oct 18 2011 10:01 PM ET

'Dancing With the Stars': Eliminated contestant is....

by Annie Barrett

Categories: Dancing With the Stars, Reality TV

Update: Annie’s recap is live. Don’t click through if you don’t want to know! After a results show featuring Kelly Clarkson, The Band Perry, and the triumphant return of Our Pro Mark Ballas, the couple heading home from Dancing With the Stars with no hope of eventually secreting sparkles in their hard-earned sweat (ewwww)…. is…. coming up, after the break! READ FULL STORY »

Oct 18 2011 09:03 PM ET

'Dancing With the Stars': Hidden Gems of Week 5!

by Annie Barrett

Categories: Dancing With the Stars, Hidden Gems, Reality TV

Studies have shown that Hidden Gems of the Week, EW.com’s collection of reader-submitted ridiculata, is the best way to enjoy Dancing With the Stars without ever having to turn it on. It’s a visual feast of sparkles, fringe, and stunning awkwardness. Ready to go down the rabbit hole? Behold this bountiful smattering of Visible Gems! READ FULL STORY »

Oct 18 2011 07:00 PM ET

Watch the Scream Awards with EW tonight on ViEWer!

by Christian Blauvelt

Categories: Game of Thrones, Geekery, Robert Downey Jr., Sci-Fi, Television, The Dark Knight Rises

Image Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.com

Hope you have some lung power. That’s because the 2011 Scream Awards are airing tonight on Spike at 9:00pm. Those full-throated yells you’re likely to hear are more geeky squeals of delight when the casts of The Dark Knight Rises and Game of Thrones appear before their legions of fans to accept awards at Los Angeles’ Universal Studios. This is the kind of show where Colin Farrell can recite a poem to honoree Robert Downey Jr., then cede the floor to Darth Vader. Where Samuel L. Jackson can introduce Daniel Radcliffe for a Harry Potter tribute.

If you couldn’t have been in Tinseltown for the taping Saturday night, we’ve got the next best thing: watch the Scream Awards with EW! Log on to EW.com/viewer tonight to follow our live-blog of the event on ViEWer and chat with me and fellow sci-fi, fantasy, and comic-book fans. (Haven’t used ViEWer yet? Here’s how you can get involved.) Think of it as a virtual Comic-Con, but with red carpet footage and exclusive behind the scenes interviews with the stars of Game of Thrones, True Blood, and American Horror Story. It’ll be a, you know, scream. See you there!