Whenever dad would go off to work, I'd wait for the door to slam and I'd grab a record and turn on the stereo. Eventually, my dad would scratch his head and be like, "Have any of you been going through my records?" He'd ask everyone, and by the time he got to me, I was so terrified you'd think the word "yes" was written on my forehead. I'd get my brains beat out of me, sometimes until I was unconscious. Then he'd put my hands on the radiator and burn them, in hopes that it would keep me out of the closet. But it only peaked [sic] my interest more.
-Grandmaster Flash in a new interview with Newsweek
Remember when tremendously talented people with awful parents worked hard and became great instead of going on coke binges and shopping all day long? I don't, but it must have been wonderful.
• Where have all the mild-mannered, tolerant nerds gone? [Queerty]
• Salma Hayek has purged. [DListed]
• Couples shopping! Really, as bland as it sounds. [PS]
• She's getting better: "The plot is basically about these terrorists who are out to shut down the US." Brilliant! [HT]
• More on-stage drug abuse courtesy of Amy Winehouse's unrelenting thirst for cocaine. [Yeeah]
• Really real talk from an R & B star. [INO]
• Wouldn't it be scary if you were blind and an eye transplant gave you haunted eyes? Maybe not, but wouldn't it be stupid if someone made a movie with that premise? [ICYDK]
• Dolly Parton continues to pay men to cut her face with scalpels. [CityRag]
This movie will probably be good but a. do we really need another film in which a woman's "freaking" because she's 30 and all her friends are getting married? and b. it's going to be hard to suspend my disbelief that Parker Posey can't get a date in New York City.
PS She's 40 and she looks 26.
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The new issue of Jane offers a photo spread with a very simple premise: "We went to Sundance and asked a bunch of stars, "What's your crime?" Then we shot them."
Well get ready, because the stars' answers generally hit you so hard with a one-two combo of boring and puzzling that you might think you're watching Lost. The only two to get it right were Paul Rudd and Sam Rockwell.
Unfortunately, Jane staffers failed to include in the shoot noted Sundance regulars OJ Simpson, Brandy and Roman Polanski. Put your thinking caps on, you three; and be prepared with some wacky "crimes" next year!
PS Who's Amy Ferguson?
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• Madge aspiring to be like Gandhi, MLK Jr. and Jesus, but she wants to "stay alive." Yeah, I guess the dying was crappy. Brilliant, Madonna. [DListed]
• Maxim and Stuff are for sale. Sigma Chi and SAE are in a bidding war. [Jossip]
• Gisele and Tom. Yaaaaaaaaawn. [JJ]
• Ashlee turning into an OC housewife. Ummmmm…good riddance? [BWE]
• Women love Parker Posey. What's the obsession? [CN]
• Timberlake can't tell me to stop drinking. [DH]
• New possible father of Anna Nicole's baby. They have college ruled in prison? I thought college ruled helped keep you out of prison. [INO]
On a more intense acting award note (can you tell by the dark background, this is serious), last night also marked this year's National Board of Review's Annual Awards Gala. Penelope Cruz looked gorgeous on the arm of her good friend and Volver director, Pedro Almodovar, while Sarah Jessica Parker, uh, wore red. According to USA Today, among the winners were the following:
• Film: Letters From Iwo Jima
• Actor: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
• Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen
• Supporting actor: Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
• Supporting actress: Catherine O'Hara: For Your Consideration
• Ensemble: The Departed
• Director: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
• Foreign film: Volver
I've seen exactly zero of those movies (I know, I suck at entertainment), but from what I hear those are some great choices. Wheee?
After spending day in and day out looking at starlet vajayjinator, I sometimes forget that there are celebrities, well-respected A-listers at that, who keep their genitalia properly hidden. Every. Single. Day. I know, I know, I just blew your mind.
Last night in NYC, The Gotham Awards brought together a few of these naughty bit protectors like Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Kate Winslet, Parker Posey, Ryan Gosling, and Brittany Murphy (uh, I'm not going to put money on that last one…she may have flashed some junk, can't entirely put it past her).
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Uma Thurman, Parker Posey, Lili Taylor, Stanley Tucci, Marcia Gay Harden, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Claire Danes (whew, I'll stop there) among others were out last night as the Sundance Institute celebrated 25 years of independent film. The actors all wore shirts listing their "first #&%?*! jobs" including Uma's stint as a "burrito roller at Taco Bell" and Danes' grueling years as "friendship bracelet vendor" (my shirt would read "JCC Lifeguard", "Non-profit research assistant" and "Late night Karaoke Machine Machine"). Some of the stars apparently took turns acting as drink servers at the event. Looks like that experiment ended not so successfully for Uma. It's all fun an games until there's White Russian all over the floor. Right, Uma? You're fired.
To be honest, most celebrity parties sound kind of tame, and club drama can only get you so far, but every once in a while you hear about an evernt that actually sounds like it could have been pretty cool. This weekend Drew Barrymore threw a toga party that sounds like it was f-ing fun. Not only were some of my favorites there (Parker Posey, Kathy Griffin), but there were some SNL heads, and even DJ Lohan was on the turntables. The Insider reports:
It wasn't exactly 'Animal House,' but DREW BARRYMORE's L.A.-area abode was teeming with togas on Saturday night. The 31-year-old starlet hosted a toga birthday party for a couple of friends, one guest tells me. The door policy was strict. Not only did you have to be on the list, but "nobody was allowed in without a toga," the guest reports. Among the crowd were DEBRA MESSING, MEGAN MULLALLY, KATHY GRIFFIN, PARKER POSEY, CRAIG CHESTER, GISELE BUNDCHEN, ALANIS MORISSETTE, MOLLY SHANNON, AMY POEHLER, RACHEL DRATCH, CHRIS KATTAN, HEATHER GRAHAM, RICKI LAKE and boyfriends LANCE BASS and REICHEN LEHMKUHL. LINDSAY LOHAN spent most of the night playing DJ. As for hostess Barrymore, the guest coos, "Drew's toga looked like a designer dress, but it was fantastic. She's in amazing shape. She's thin, but not scary thin."
Can we get some pictures of this? Okay, fine, how about just one picture of Parker Posey, Kathy Griffin, and Gisele all together? Is that too much to ask? Okay, I'd settle for Lohan doing a keg stand.
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