NO COUNTRY FOR OLD ACTRESSES: Jane Fonda Says A Bad Word

Kind of NSFW Oops. Jane Fonda accidentally dropped the C-word on The Today Show this morning — as in C U Next Today Show — a transgression that would certainly make an exec like Jack Donaghy’s blood boil. It all happened when Meredith trotted her and Eve Ensler out to discuss the tenth anniversary of …

Happy Anniversary, New Wave of Puritanical Values

Unbelievable as it may be, today marks the four year anniversary of Janet Jackson’s notorious nip-slip, a seminal event which ushered in a new (read: ridiculous) movement of media conservatism. Suddenly, practically everything on TV was blurred and bleeped out, evangelical fringe groups were the new taste-makers, and the networks found themselves scrambling to defend …

Guess Whose Single Drops Next Week!

“I dedicate this song to Elodie. It’s called ‘Melodie.’” Just in time for Black History Month, Heidi Montag’s brand new single, “Higher,” hits stores next week, but of course, since this is the Internet age, it’s already been leaked online. US Magazine debuted the track this morning, which is noteworthy as today is not just …

Padma Renders Innocent Bystander Frumpy

“Hands up, utensils down. God, I’m good.” If I were a woman, especially a pale woman with no makeup in an oversized shirt and fat jeans, I wouldn’t want to be photographed next to Padma Lakshmi —  especially when she’s in full-on catwalk mode. Put simply: there’s just no way to look good. But alas, …

Pharrell: The Second Coming of Zero Mostel?

N.E.R.D.H. —  No One Ever Really Dances the Hora Here’s a story I think we can all raise a glass of Manischewitz to. Recently, hip-hop singer and über-producer Pharrell stumbled upon an Orthodox Jewish wedding and was so fascinated by the proceedings that he decided to hang-out and watch. The families then invited him to …

SPOTTED! Family of Desperate Housewives Star Creates Unbearable Chaos in Otherwise Calm Restaurant!!!!

Which Desperate Housewives husband who was formerly on Melrose Place and whose last name is part of the phrase “idiot-savant” was spotted chowing down at Zeke’s Smokehouse with his family and friends — nearly twenty-four hours before his appearance on the Screen Actors Guild Awards? I’ll give you a hint: his first name rhymes with “dug.” …

HOT MESS OF THE DAY: Miss America Edition

High definition does not treat Miss America well. Take, for example, the sad case of Miss Michigan, who after winning the title of Miss America 2008, was assaulted by kisses from her fellow pageant queens, thus leaving her face a hot mess of lipstick. Of course, no one bothered to wipe any of it off …