Arnold Schwarzenegger, the body builder-turned-movie star-turned politician, is taking on a new role: cartoon superhero. (more)
“Sarah Palin, you’re the hottest MILF in the world,” comedian Tracy Morgan said at Sunday’s 2011 SAG Awards Pre-Show, just two days after TNT issued a statement of apology for Morgan’s on-air comments about Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin being “good masturbation material.” (more)
Double-take: Once again, Megan Fox looks just like Angelina Jolie in a sexy new ad for Armani. (more)
Prepare yourselves, Britney Spears fans: She’s about to release a brand-new single called “Hold It Against Me” in just over a week. Sharon Dastur, program director for NYC’s Z100 radio, has heard the new single, and she loves it. (more)
Entertainment Weekly has ranked the top 15 entertainers of the year in their latest issue, on stands now. (more)
Getting down and dirty on screen takes a lot of concentration. Just not always on the things you might think. (more)
Gwyneth Paltrow is stepping out of her Country Strong territory and into the profanity-filled realm of hip-hop. (more)
In The Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) models Facebook on Harvard’s legendary final clubs, private groups made up of some of the school’s most privileged students. But the clubs are as secretive as they are exclusive, which meant researching them was no easy task for screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. Luckily, he got a hand from one of the school’s most famous alums: Natalie Portman. The star studied at Harvard from 1999-2003 and dated a member of the famous Porcellian Club — and she couldn’t wait to tell Sorkin all about it. (more)
You can bet good old Moe Syslak will have no problem at all with Katy Perry’s low-cut dresses when the singer drops in to visit “The Simpsons” in December. After getting the hook on “Sesame Street” for showing Elmo too much cleavage, Perry is gearing up to add to her comedic résumé with a coveted guest spot on the long-running Fox sitcom on December 5. (more)
For the past several weeks, TBD.com, a new website covering Washington, D.C., has slowly been rolling itself out. The site is owned by Allbritton Communications, the creators of Polico.com and owners of several television stations. TBD.com is boasting that their “hyperlocal” coverage of the D.C. metro area will include cable station NewsChannel 8, ABC affiliate WJLA, and, most impressively, over 100 local blogging sites. As of this writing, there are 107 blogs on TBD.com. (more)
Gleeks: ever wonder where Sue Sylvester got her quick wit? (more)
In honor of their 20th anniversary, Entertainment Weekly came up with a list of the 100 best and most influential characters in pop-culture from the past 20 years. (more)
Conservatives do not do the arts very well. (more)
One of TV’s longest-running dramas has finally (and officially) come to an end: Katherine Heigl confirms in this week’s exclusive Entertainment Weekly cover story — penned by yours truly! — that she is leaving Grey’s Anatomy. (more)
The U.S. Census Bureau’s “Snapshot of America” Super Bowl 44 ad has met with harsh criticism from television writers, media pundits and the Kellogg School of Management, which gave the Census ad an “F” grade — the lowest of any commercial that ran during Sunday’s game. (more)
























