Archive: December 2011 (71-80 of 380)

Dec 22 2011 01:55 PM ET

Kris Humphries named NBA's most disliked player; booed by New York crowd

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Kris Humphries isn’t exactly a big star in an NBA galaxy full of LeBrons and Kobes, but he’s being treated like one because of his off-the-court profile. When the New Jersey Nets forward took the court last night to face the New York Knicks in an exhibition game, the Madison Square Garden crowd greeted him with boos and heckled him every time he touched the ball. The crowd had so much fun taunting him that when he sat on the bench, they pleaded for more, chanting, “We want Humphries! We want Humphries!”

This wasn’t an isolated incident. According to a new Forbes.com fan poll, Humphries has surpassed LeBron James as the most disliked player in the league, a somewhat surprising showing for a non-superstar like Humphries. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 22 2011 01:32 PM ET

R. Kelly is planning 32 new chapters of 'Trapped in the Closet'

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Everything we know about the ancient world is derived from the very, very few works of literature that managed to survive through the centuries; the rest were burned at the Library of Alexandria in 48 B.C, or dissolved into dust centuries before the birth of Christ. Similarly, it’s possible that two or three millenia from now — when all the great art of our modern world has turned to ash and sun-damaged microchips and decayed celluloid — our illiterate caveman descendants will break into a vacuum-sealed fallout shelter made out of gold and discover the only existing remnant of 21st-century humanity: R. Kelly’s hip-hopera Trapped in the Closet, playing on an eternal loop on a nuclear-powered plasma-screen TV (with surround sound). READ FULL STORY »

Dec 22 2011 01:00 PM ET

Lunchtime Poll: Would you eat maple syrupy spaghetti with Buddy the Elf?

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To me, one of the most amusing things about Buddy (Will Ferrell) in 2003′s Elf — and there are many — is his insistence on sticking to the four main food groups of his species: “Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.” Buddy’s ridiculous pasta concoctions rivaled Ally Sheedy’s Cap’n Crunch and Pixy Stix sandwich in The Breakfast Club in terms of sheer sugar per square inch. That is no small feat.

Whoa — was Ally Sheedy’s Breakfast Club character an elf? Did Allison Reynolds arrive at John Hughes High after passing through seven levels of the Candy Cane Forest and the Sea of Swirly Twirly Gum Drops? I would not be surprised. I feel like I’ve just figured out the answer to EVERYTHING.

My approach to sampling new cuisines is similar to Buddy’s: “Is there sugar in [dish in question]? Then YES.” But we’re not all as nice as Mary Steenburgen, and not everyone’s willing to go through life actively courting diabetes, even if the feelings of an adorable overgrown elf are at stake.

Vote below! READ FULL STORY »

Dec 22 2011 12:11 PM ET

'Finding Neverland' musical will open in Britain in 2012

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The Finding Neverland musical seemed to be on life support last summer, when plans for a November world premiere were scuttled. But according to the New York Times, the Weinstein Company is moving ahead with plans to adapt the 2004 Johnny Depp film for the stage, with director Rob Ashford (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) looking to stage a tryout production in Britain next fall before moving to London by the end of 2012. Scott Frankel is writing the music and Michael Korie is handling the lyrics. (The pair previously collaborated on Grey Gardens.) READ FULL STORY »

Dec 22 2011 11:19 AM ET

Newt Gingrich and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week

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Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has had a rough week in Iowa. On Tuesday he was called a particularly coarse name by a constituent, yesterday he lost an important endorsement to Rick Santorum, and his Statehouse press conference was disrupted by protesters from the Occupy movement, who chanted that Gingrich needed to start “putting people first.” Gingrich dismissed the interruption as coming from “one-tenth of one percent… all noise, no thought,” but do these rapid-fire incidents signal a triple threat for his campaign? See both videos below. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 22 2011 10:00 AM ET

David Boreanaz pens love letter to his Philadelphia Flyers: 'Why I Bleed Orange and Black'

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Fans of Bones star David Boreanaz know his love for the Philadelphia Flyers runs deep, which is something he has in common with his character Seeley Booth. But now, thanks to an essay Boreanaz penned for the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic game program, they’ll understand why. Read our exclusive excerpt below. And tune in to watch the Flyers face the New York Rangers in the regular-season outdoor game on Jan. 2 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.

By David Boreanaz

All it took was one game at the old Spectrum, and I bled orange and black for life. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 22 2011 08:07 AM ET

David Letterman's tradition of odd holiday traditions

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Think holiday traditions and mistletoe, eggnog, and caroling come to mind. David Letterman’s Christmas includes target practice at a giant meatball, the Lone Ranger, and singer Darlene Love.

Each has become part of CBS Late Show lore through the years, their appearances anticipated by fans like wrapped presents under a tree. The meatball, the Lone Ranger, and Love all return Friday. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 22 2011 06:05 AM ET

'The X Factor' on the scene: Josh hugs silver space robots, and Melanie almost sings the Moody Blues

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I have no way of knowing this for certain, but I think The X Factor audiences are getting louder. For one, the tinny ringing in my ears after I emerge from the Xanadome have progressed from a dull roar best associated with visiting Niagara Falls to a dull howl best associated with standing in close proximity to single-propeller aircraft while trying to carry on a conversation with Mary Murphy. For another, every single time I visit The X Factor‘s migraine starship at CBS Television City, at the end of the show, Simon Cowell takes to the mic and tells the crowd that it was the best, loudest, rowdiest audience they’ve ever had. And Simon never exaggerates or embellishes anything, ever.

It can’t be pointed out enough that the raucous, unruly volume inside the Xanadome is entirely at the constant urging of the show itself. Bill, the show’s Warm-Up Guy, works himself into a bouncing, sweaty lather telling us “you cannot be too loud tonight,” that our success as an audience will be measured by how much the judges are unable to hear themselves talking. All season, Bill has promised two tickets to the finale to the loudest pair of people in the audience, which means (if I have my math right) there could be as many as 32 people at tonight’s show who are certifiably deafening. My poor eardrums are already shuddering at the thought.  READ FULL STORY »

Dec 22 2011 02:00 AM ET

Tom Colicchio blogs 'Top Chef: Texas:' Tributes and trials

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As told to Nuzhat Naoreen:

I think [the quickfire] went well. It’s always good to see what fans are looking for. More and more people are using social media, and I’m sure if we can come up with more interesting ways to use it, we will. It was kind of hard to tell [who had the toughest ingredient]. Sriracha to me is not that difficult. We never told them how much [of the new ingredient] to use. They could have used the tiniest bit as long as it was in there. They could have used a drop, it wouldn’t have changed the dish. I don’t know why they got all bent out of shape, [as if they] had to use half the bottle [of Sriracha]. Again, I don’t think it’s necessarily difficult to incorporate stuff into a dish. It’s a matter of how much you use. There’s always a way to work it in.

It was fun having Patti LaBelle join us. We had a good time. We spent a couple of hours together and it was almost as if the idea of making a show was not even there. It was like [we were] at a dinner party. It’s neat to spend that kind of time with someone. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 21 2011 08:06 PM ET

Has China ruined its Oscar chances with criticism of Christian Bale?

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Flowers of War has a multitude of advantages over its rivals in the Oscar race for Best Foreign Language Film. Most obviously, it stars Christian Bale, who plays an American pretending to be a priest in order to survive the brutal 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking, China. Moreover, Bale’s character, and several others, speak English, making the film much more accessible to Academy voters. Lastly, it’s the official category submission from China, which just so happens to be the most promising unrealized market for blockbuster Hollywood films.

But the Oscars can also be very political, in every possible way. Including the literal sense. Last week, when Bale was roughed-up on camera while attempting to visit Chen Guangcheng, a blind activist who had been under house arrest in China for documenting his country’s population-control measures, the Dark Knight actor reminded western audiences of China’s less-than-stellar human rights record. READ FULL STORY »

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