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Aug 27 2012 05:50 PM ET

'Downton Abbey' meets 'The Full Monty'?

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Hang on to your suspenders, Masterpiece Theatre fans: this week on Downton Abbey, the boys go commando.

That’s right, Hugh Bonneville, Dan Stevens, and the rest of the male leads weren’t allowed to wear underwear while filming a cricket match for the season’s final episode, the Sun reports.  This, of course, led to rampant foolishness, snickering, tomfoolery, and generally boorish behavior among the cast members.

According to David Robb, who plays Dr. Clarkson, the old-fashioned trousers they were given instead of boxers failed to adequately contain their, um, tea and crumpets: “You just flop and dangle all over the place,” he told the Sun.

Now that kind of dialogue just might liven the show up a bit.

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Aug 27 2012 03:36 PM ET

Jon Stewart gives back-to-school wisdom -- VIDEO

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It’s the unofficial first day of back-to-school.

And whether you’ve been out of school for years or just slept through your very first 8 a.m. (It gets better!), we can all use a little wisdom à la Jon Stewart. The comedian has partnered with mtvU to make a little convocation address (following up last year’s by President Obama), and his remarks have got something for everyone. Greek Life: “streaking across the quad during midterms is a small price to pay for peer acceptance”; the horrific job market: “By the time you graduate…we could have an economy that is merely stalled,” and, of course, first-time voting responsibility:  “Mitt Romney’s running mate is Paul Ryan, not Ron Paul.”

Check out the rest of Stewart’s sage wisdom (and find out what exactly he does with his psychology degree) below: READ FULL STORY »

Aug 24 2012 08:00 AM ET

'Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars' glamour shots: What's your damage?

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The Dancing With the Stars promo pics for season 15 — All-Stars! — are out. This happens twice a year, and I love and hate it. LOVE because I get to create fictions about the couples based on one ridiculous photograph; HATE because 1) they’re a sign I’m about to lose my nighttime freedom in a few weeks and 2) the Planet Mirrorballus visitors are tragically not dahhhhhhncing together already.

Here’s how I ranked the couples on their chances to actually win this thing. But right now — for no reason at all other than “It’s a summer Friday” — let’s go through their press photos and determine where each couple falls on the Damages Scale from 1 (merely annoying) to 10 (bunny-boiling). And if you’re new, please keep in mind….I’m kidding! Always. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 23 2012 01:09 PM ET

Tom Hardy wins modeling contest in 1998 -- VIDEO

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Bane won a modeling contest?

That’s the only conclusion I’m reaching from this vintage (1998) clip of Tom Hardy on U.K. show The Big Breakfast, where the actor competed in a male model competition and his random facts about himself were less “World Peace” and more “Gary Oldman is the greatest.”

If only the 21-year-old could know that a mere 13 years later he would be running around Gotham City with a mask, being chased down by his idol.

Did he win? Check out highlights –and yes, I’m talking ’90s style — below: READ FULL STORY »

Aug 22 2012 02:37 AM ET

Mariah Carey gets the Nicki Minaj phone call: A very special 'American Idol' dramatization

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Rumor has it that new American Idol judge Mariah Carey became infuriated and hung up the phone when producers called to tell her they were in talks with Nicki Minaj to join the season 12 judging panel. Considering a TMZ report is practically fiction, I thought I’d embellish this juicy, totally plausible storyline in the saga of No One Knows WTF Is Going On With Idol (And Do They Care?). It’s one of the summer’s most lukewarm reads!

Thanks to the video for Mimi and Nicki’s classic 2010 collaboration “Up Out My Face,” here’s how I picture this all going down…. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 17 2012 11:50 AM ET

Behind the scenes at David Beckham's underwear ad shoot -- PHOTO

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You’d think that we’d be tired of seeing soccer stud David Beckham in his skivvies by now, but just the opposite is true. Each scantily clad image of Becks seems to be better than the last. The latest photo to feast your eyes on comes from a shoot for H&M’s Beckham bodywear collection. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 16 2012 04:12 PM ET

'The Price is Right' male model search: Burning questions?

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The Price Is Right is hiring its first male model this fall. Forget Barker’s Beauties; October 2012 is all about Carey’s Cutie. A few of our Burning Questions re: this bizarre development are below. Add yours!

What’s the ideal? Who exactly are Price is Right viewers looking for here? Would 70-year-old grandmoms prefer a young stud in his early 20s fondling their consumer products, or are we talking more, like, orange whisperer Ty Burrell? Is it Alex Pettyfer or Phillip Baker Hall? Is it Channing Tatum or William Shatner?

Who am I kidding? I know, I know. It’s Jon Hamm. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 14 2012 12:15 PM ET

'F-bomb' gets Merriam-Webster stamp of approval

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Get ready to update your college papers and work emails — “F-bomb” is now Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary official.

The dictionary giant teased its list of new additions (usually about 100 a year) and “F-bomb” made the cut. Who can you thank? Kory Stamper, an associate editor for Merriam-Webster, said the company traced the word back to 1988, when New York Mets catcher Gary Carter mentioned in an interview that he had given them up. Recent political discourse had also brought the term mainstream, with Dick Cheney dropping an “F-bomb” on the Senate floor in 2004, and Vice President Joe Biden trotting it out in 2010. “It’s a word that is very visually evocative,” Stamper told The AP. “It’s not just the F-word. It’s F-bomb. You know that it’s going to cause a lot of consternation and possible damage.” READ FULL STORY »

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