Heath Lives On As "The Joker"
I've been eager to see Heath Ledger in The Dark
Night for over a year, but I have to admit when
I saw this promo on Extra, it felt a little
weird to see him in action. Click above to check it
out for yourself.
Do you agree?
Defeat does not exist in this dojo...
If you're a fan of The Karate
Kid, you must check out this
video from sweeptheleg.com.
There is so much awesomeness here, I don't even know
where to begin!
Are there any celebs
not backing a fragrance right now? I want to
know what they smell like. (McDreamy signs with Avon,
WWD)
Apple turns 32 today. H32B! (TUAW)
Harvard-dropout-turned-Facebook-founder Mark
Zuckerberg (aka one of the most awkward human beings
in America) is set to host SNL this week. Can't wait.
(CNET)
Jessica Simpson has a kidney infection, but she's OK.
Get well soon! (NY Daily
News)
Hear, See, Experience Bono
Grab this widget from U23Dmovie.com for your
Myspace & Facebook profiles. I'm going to see
it this week -- I can't wait to see Bono in 3D!
The site also has other cool features like red
carpet interviews with Bono and Edge at last
week's Sundance premiere. Here's Entertainment
Weekly's review of U23D. (EW.com)
The Fairest Nano of Them All...
Did you see the pretty new nano,
just announced
today? Yum, right?
The Spice Girls are in
talks with L'Oréal to become new spice-people.
(People UK)
Here, the 80th Annual Academy Awards nominee list. I'm sick of that
Juno chick already. It's like, we get
it... you'll never let fame get to your
head. And you're proud to be from good ol'
Halifax. You're so chill, I can't even take it.
A movie about Mac fanatics? Shut up. (MacHeadstheMovie.com)
I've totally been wondering
where Adnan Ghalib's alleged wife has been hiding.
Apparently, she's been waiting for Brit to give him
the boot so she could kick him while he's down.
(People)
Speaking of Brit... I know this is old
news... but can someone please tell me what's up with
the Eliza Doolittle impression? I really don't get
it. And where does Britney go when Eliza comes out to
play? (TMZ)
Oh Bother, Another Blustery Day!
These fierce northeast winds can only be
described with one word: blustery.
Hold on to your hats!
Above image
from Winnie the
Pooh and the Blustery Day, via
Disney.Go.com
I
love how Google-ing yourself/ everyone you know is
making big news just today. Um, hello! According to
this study, just about half of us have "ego-surfed."
(AP)
Not-so-good-luck-charm Jessica Simpson went to the
Dallas Cowboy game yesterday in a pink Tony Romo
jersey. Her dad kept shoving her face in front of the
camera. Creepy. Meanwhile, ex-hubby
Nick Lachey will shove his own face onto the
screen tonight on the premiere Clash of the
Choirs. (TV Guide)
Paul McCartney was caught smoking a joint at the Led
Zeppelin reunion show last week. The star-struck
employee who caught him exclaimed, "Don't worry,
you're a legend!" Dude, I'm sure he was worried.
(UK Mirror)
Will Smith's I Am Legend set a $76.5 million
record this weekend. (Entertainment Weekly)
Holy S! John Travolta isn't playing J.R. in
Dallas anymore! (Page Six)
Help. I Can't Stop Eating, Shopping Online...
Happy Cyber Monday. Click here for
some online sales...
They should call today "Stop Eating Monday" instead.
This weekend, Bono gave
one of his famously cool impromptu concerts. So not
fair. (New York Times)
The Hulksterrrrrr's wife filed for divorce last
Tuesdayyyyy, Brotherrrrrr. (E!)
Hopefully, Broadway's shows will go on by week's end.
(ABC News)
Pepper spray on her crown? The Miss PR competition is
like a real life Mean Girls! (Yahoo! via AP)
Here's this weekend's top ten at the box office.
Can't wait to see McDreamy in Enchanted!
(Yahoo! Movies)
Can You Run in Heels?
...I
can't. These ladies can, however. Check out this
story from Russian Glamour's
stiletto race
from a few months ago. The winner walked away with a
10,000 Euro shopping spree and, no doubt, major blood
blisters. (The Fashion Police)
If
they had an Ugg race, I would so win that.
I'm choosing not to post
The Red Sox victory. Because, like, ew. And A-Rod?
Whatever... he never skewed my focus away from Jeter
in the first place, so I care very little about him
leaving. Giants win a game in London?
Whoop-di-freaking-do, guys. Why was this so much
harder than winning a game in Jersey? Seriously.
Congratulations, you won a game on another continent.
YBLAG's newsworthy sports headline of 10/29: The
Holmdel Hornets clinched the NJ Shore conference
yesterday. Never heard of them? Thats ok. A few
people close to me tend to bleed blue and white, and
this morning, they're jumping out of their skin. I
must admit, I'm feeling the sting a bit myself. Go
Hornets! (Asbury Park
Press)
Bono, Vertigo tour in 3-D. Totally cavelling.
(Variety)
Baby, it's cold outside...finally. You can finally
switch your summer/winter clothes. I'm totally doing
that today. Bring on the cashmere! (WNBC)
Saw 3 topped at the weekend box office,
which is great for them. However, may I ask why 'The
Rock' movie still at number 4? (Yahoo! Movies)
Look how cute Apple Martin is!! (Ignore the towel on
Gwynnie's head... I don't get it either.) (NYPost)
I'm in love with Brit's new tracks, and am ignoring
the continued downward spiral of her personal circus/
life. If you didn't hear any of the new tunes on the
radio this weekend, you can sample them here:
(Britney.com)
Shoes and the City
Stuart Weitzman
Ice Pack Sandals, $450, Madison Avenue Store:
212.750.2555
Since
they started filming, I've become so impatient for
Sex and the City to hit theaters that at
this point, I don't care if all they do is kvetch in
the coffee shop for three hours straight. As long as
they work in wardrobe changes between topics, and the
girls excuse themselves to the powder room to so we
can get us a few good shoe shots.
Speaking of shoe shots from the set, just saw one of
Kim Catrall sporting
a-ma-zing Stuart Weitzman pumps while
filming this weekend. Above, a close-up.
Hot.
Way too hot for coffee
shop kvetching.
Come to think of it, I'd
like to watch Carrie and Big drive around aimlessly
in his limo as a real couple (will they still do
that?). Also, I'm curious to see if Brady will
reprise his "good boy" role in the film. Will his
character go the troubled way of fellow HBO son
Anthony Soprano? Hey, its been, like, three years...
anything is possible. Anything!
OK, I lied... they better cover every
SATC-ism imaginable....
But can someone please tell them to hurry up?? I'm
dyin' over here...
Give My Regards to Bo...no...
Will
Bono bring Spiderman
to
Broadway?
Bono's experience with director Julie Taymor on the
set of Across the Universe was apparently so
inspiring for the U2 frontman that he's now talking about collaborating
with her on a stage adaptation of
Spiderman. OMFG. What should fans look
forward to, besides an obviously genius final
product? Says Bono:
"If we pull off what we're trying, it will be something the likes of which no one has seen or heard," he says. "It should be a hallucinogenic experience for theatergoers. You have the visual energy she brings. The myth of the arachnid and the elasticity and plasticity of these characters -- you can turn theater upside down."
I'm so in love with him, it's sick.
In other Bono news, he's reportedly working with the Spice Girls on new greatest hits album. (Not sure how I feel about that one yet... I'll let you know when I decide).
Ringin' in your Monday Morning
Congrats,
Phillies! Love, YBLAG
Obligatory sports recap of the week/
month: Congrats to the Phillies, the Giants, Bret Fav-rrre, and the dude from Ohio who randomly
beat Jermain Taylor on Saturday night. You guys
freaking rule.
Good(-ish) news! Absinthe is legal
again, but in a
totally-missing-the-point-watered-down-cocktail
version. If you like the anise flavor, by all means,
go for it. (Sunday Styles)
YSL to launch a super-interactive
new dotcom today. So psyched! Will check it out and
report back! (WWD)
Look out for the latest from Dove's
"Real Beauty" campaign, which launches this week.
(AdAge)
Delaware U, Cornell, and
Colorado State offer grad students a
certificate program in Fashion. (WWD)
Is it bad that the latest iPhone ish
makes me happy (as opposed to inadequate and ashamed)
that I didn't wait on line with my fellow kool-aid
drinkers on iDay? Because it tots does. (NYTimes)
Preggalicious couple Nicole Richie
and Joel Madden finally set a date, (TMZ) as Pamela Anderson
casually marries Paris Hilton's most famous
co-star. (Access Hollywood)
Facebook faces fraud charges because
Andrew Cuomo says the network may potentially be
chock full 'o nutty predators. (Fox News)
The Rock rocks the weekend box
office. Does that mean his wrestling career was an
act, too? (Yahoo! Movies)
Blogging Like a Fug
Above: The Fug
Girls, Heather and Jessica. Photo:
NYmag.com
I love how every single
time these girls say fug, I laugh my tush off. It,
like,
never gets old. (GoFugYourself)
If you're dying for another Martha Stewart resource,
don't fret: Marthapedia will soon be here to help you
with all that macaroon baking. (MediaPost)
With the release of new software, Apple makes good on
promise to shun unlocked iPhones as they threaten
potential hackers with "irreparable damage."
(Information
Week)
Apparently, until today, Disney had a cellphone
service. (Wall Street
Journal)
Filed under YBLAG category "so yesterday," Google
celebrates nine years of providing the most effective
boyfriend-stalking technology to date. (the Post Chronicle)
Ralph Lauren is on the cover of the new Men's
Vogue. I love him. (Men's Vogue)
What movie will you see this weekend? I still have to
see Across the Universe. (No one wanted to
join me last weekend.) (Yahoo Movies)
Did you hear about all the new YBLAG updates? Sick.
(YBLAG)
Oh, and did you hear I was on the radio this morning?
(YBLAG)
Hello, Lovely
Hi!
Iranian President still
scheduled to speak today at Columbia, despite major
protests. This weekend, the university made a
statement saying they would welcome any notable
figure—including Adolf Hitler— to speak to students
and faculty. (Fox News)
Recent Taser incidents spark reevaluation
of police guidelines regarding use of the weapon.
(ABC)
New York Times apologizes for MoveOn.org ad.
(AP)
Starbucks announces free iTunes offer. (TG Daily)
George Clooney faces possible charges after
motorcycle crash. (eFlux media)
This weekend at the box office. (Yahoo!)
Happy Friday, Bye-Bye Summer
The autumnal equinox is
upon us, but not officially 'til Sunday.
(The Tech)
Two Delaware State students were shot around 1am this
morning. (NYTimes)
Madeline McCann's parents prepare for lie detector
test. (AU Herald Sun)
Steve Jobs subpoenaed in backdating scandal.
(USA Today)
Bill Gates named richest man in America for 14th
consecutive year, according to Forbes.
(Bloomberg)
Snoop Dogg pleads guilty to weapons charge, is
sentenced to 160 hours of community service and three
years probation. (The Mercury News)
Bono and The Beatles are officially in theaters
everywhere today, and Roger Ebert is almost as
psyched about it as I am! (RogerEbert.com)
In other news...
In the wake of recent Mattel recalls, Disney vows to
independently test toys. (Wall Street Journal)
First Lady Laura Bush is feeling great post-surgery.
(AP)
Oprah to kick off new season today— in NYC! (ABC News, Chicago)
Vanessa Hudgens is so incredibly sorry for getting
caught with pants down. (Hollywood.com)
Yuma comes in at #1 at the box office this
weekend. (Yahoo! Movies)
Maybe these two should get a room. Or just shut up,
either one is totally fine with us. (Page Six)
Labor Day Bits
In case you were
unplugged for your last hurrah of the season, here's
what you missed:
President Bush surprises the
troops.
Senator Larry Craig is peace-ing, effective
September
30.
Shark washes up
on Rockaway Beach. As
annual Labor Day parade marches on, few locals are
affected.
Britney's new single is hot. So are her four other tracks
that accidently
leaked this weekend.
Heath and Michelle are so
over.
Apple will release
a poor man's iPhone
Wednesday, complete with sweet touch screen.
Halloween
kills
at the box office.