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Jan 31 2011 07:00 AM ET

The Old Spice Guy faces a Progressive woman; The Bud clydesdales bear down on Tony the Tiger. Day 2 of the Big Shill quarterfinals

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BIG-SHILL-15AImage Credit: Budweiser Clydesdales: Scott Cunningham/Getty Images

Today’s Big Shill bracket game quarterfinal matchups feature four powerhouse advertising icons. On one side of the draw is Tony the Tiger, who squashed the GEICO Gecko to get to this point. But now he’s facing a stampede of Budweiser Clydesdales that just trampled the Energizer Bunny by a convincing 15 percentage points. (The pink, floppy-haired hipster is no longer going and going.) On the other side of the bracket is Flo, the Progressive Insurance Lady, who’s been boosted by a surprising amount of online support against a trio of impressive opponents: First, she outmuscled the Brawny Lumberjack by 33 percentage points, then she snapped Justin Long’s iNeck by 48 before spanking the Gerber Baby by 49! The only thing standing in her way of a Final Four berth is that suave Old Spice Guy. Will Flo be able to get past his striking brown eyes?

Tony the Tiger vs. the Budweiser Clydesdales
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Flo, the Progressive Insurance Lady vs. the Old Spice Guy

Check out the competitors’ bios and vote below. Our complete bracket is here, and you can look back on all our previous face-offs here. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 20 2011 06:54 PM ET

Justin Bieber campaigns for PETA. Surprisingly, this could be cuter.

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Well, isn’t this adorable. Justin Bieber is pairing with PETA in a campaign to encourage folks to adopt their pets from a shelter. As a cat lover, this news has taken me to a Bieber-admirer from a Bieber-I’m-convinced-he’s-actually-a-robot-programmed-to-take-over-the-world-via-mind-altering-nail-polish-merchandise. But one question, Biebs: Why aren’t there animals in this poster? A few guesses:

1) Because you need to allow children white space to tape their own face on the poster. Looks better when they glue it to their binders. (Do kids still use binders? Or are they hover binders now?)

2) Because the Bie-va shares the stage with no one.

3) Because the mere image of Bieber cradling a kitten or puppy in his arms would set off the cutest apocalypse ever, causing our minds to implode and our cities to crumble because nothing, nothing, could ever be that precious again. All that would remain is hair gel and blow-dryers.

4) Because it’s easier to just plaster words over a stock photograph.

Your irrational theories, PopWatchers?

Jan 20 2011 02:53 PM ET

Clip du jour: Cats in a rock band

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I’m sooo over boring old bands. I demand an ensemble made completely of cats! Thanks, Japan!

The idea of a kitten smoking a cigarette will haunt me for the rest of my days, but I will never ever tire of animals wearing sunglasses. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 19 2011 07:16 PM ET

Animal Planet's 'Must Love Cats': I must love this series

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cat-tv-show-animalImage Credit: Diane Collins and Jordan Hollender/Getty ImagesI can haz defibrillator? Because I just had a heart attack reading Animal Planet’s press release for Must Love Cats, an upcoming six-part series debuting Feb. 12 that “travels coast-to-coast to find America’s feistiest felines and cat fanatics.” According to the press release, “Songwriting and cat-loving host John Fulton embarks on a road trip across America to spend time with, and write songs about, the country’s most talented tabbies, quirkiest kittens, enthusiastic cat owners, and experts.” Okay, two things: 1) Homigod, you best believe I’m channeling my inner cat lady and hoarding this series on my DVR. Also, 2) Yes, you read that right: Fulton writes songs… about cats. (Everything reminds us of Friends!) In fact, those songs are called “kitty-ditties.” I fully expect to see this man on an upcoming episode of Intervention. Or in my living room, where we will craft a tiny guitar for my tiny cat. I can’t decide which.

But wait! There’s more! READ FULL STORY »

Jan 13 2011 03:00 PM ET

Frances McDormand finally does an animated feature. Who else still needs to?

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Frances-McDormandImage Credit: Chris Ashford/Camera Press/Retna Ltd; DreamWorks AnimationFrances McDormand, the woman whose Fargo accent you can still hear in your head 15 years later, has finally signed on for her first animated feature, Heat Vision reports. She’s been cast in Madagascar 3 as “a calculating and goal-oriented animal control officer” whose team wants to capture the escaped zoo animals who are still trying to find their way home to New York, this time by joining a traveling circus. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith will return, and other actors will join in to voice other new characters that are said to include “an Italian sea lion, a Russian tiger and a Latina jaguar.”

More important than whether or not we need another Madagascar sequel — box office receipts say yes, together the first two films have grossed more than $1.1 billion worldwide — this news made me wonder if there are other actors out there who have yet to do a voice in an animated movie who need to, STAT. Nominations?

Read more:
John Malkovich and Frances McDormand: ‘Transformers 3′ just got classy

Jan 7 2011 02:53 PM ET

I wish there was an entire series about this baby elephant and his sheep BFF

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Baby animals! In peril! Forming friendships! Holy moly, this clip just about killed me with its adorableness. Behold, a sickly orphaned elephant calf — and his wooly sheep companion. The best part is about three minutes in, when the little pachyderm charges right at the camera, but I also like the part where he drapes his trunk on the sheep and then they just walk around the mudhole together. Besties! READ FULL STORY »

Jan 5 2011 09:38 AM ET

Lea Michele joins PETA to denounce horse-drawn carriages in NYC

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Lea Michele is lending her celebrity to PETA to convince people to boycott horse-drawn carriages in New York City. “Horses in the carriage industry are deprived of everything that makes their lives worth living,” Michele says in the PSA. “Don’t get taken for a ride.” Does Michele look like a fairytale heroine alongside her noble unicorn in this picture? Well, she doesn’t not look like that…. (Lavender bridle FTW!) READ FULL STORY »

Dec 30 2010 02:02 PM ET

Lunchtime Poll: Who wore a meat dress better?

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WARNING: Disturbing imagery ahead. Put on your BluBlockers! Village Voice columnist Michael Musto appropriated Lady Gaga’s tasty “meat dress” look for the paper’s Year in Review issue, complete with fishnets, headpiece, and white-blond weave. If you can handle it, vote. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 30 2010 06:52 AM ET

Tucker Carlson calls for Michael Vick's death: Why do dogs short-circuit people's logic?

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cute-tuckerImage Credit: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images“I’m a Christian, I’ve made mistakes myself. I believe fervently in second chances. But Michael Vick killed dogs. And he did in a heartless and cruel way. And I think, personally, he should have been executed for that.” Those are the words of talking head Tucker Carlson, who has understandably since found himself in his own crossfire. I’m going to guess that it’s pretty well accepted that Carlson is in the wrong with this belief. Plenty of people believe in the death penalty, whether for reasons of deterrence, social safety, or just old-fashioned Old Testament-style justice, but I doubt many of them would accept that the list of crimes that warrant capital punishment extends to, as odious as it is, animal cruelty. I am also going to guess that at least part of Carlson’s statement was typical cable news shock-jocking.

So it’s not really worth it to finger-wag and chastise Carlson for his statement when he’ll probably apologize profusely and retract it in T-minus six hours. However, I do think this incident raises another interesting question: Just how indignant do we get over cute animals? READ FULL STORY »

Dec 14 2010 02:11 PM ET

'Yogi Bear' alternate ending creator: 'It seemed ripe for parody'

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yogi-bear-endingThe Yogi Bear “alternate ending” video that took the Internet by storm yesterday is the handiwork of New York-based animator Edmund Earle, whose 3-D modeling and animation work can be seen on the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, and elsewhere. But when he saw the trailer for Yogi Bear, his attention turned to pic-a-nics. And … brutality. We caught up with Earle to ask him about Boo Boo, shotguns, and his rise to viral video fame.

“This started in September, when they released the trailer, and it seemed ripe for parody,” Earle says. “It’s a sad trend to revamp these old shows in pretty horrifying CG films, and my brand of humor is always to put something ridiculous and stupid into a dark and serious situation. I’m a big fan of [The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford] … and it seemed like a good mix, the goofiness of Yogi Bear mixed with about the darkest thing you can get.” READ FULL STORY »

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