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what i love (this week)

the song

i found tessa and the typecast's "hold on 'til morning" where i find all my music, in an ad. it's the perfect summer-sounding song to get you through this intro-to-winter weather everyone but california seems to be experiencing now.

the show

i know we won't get to see the full kim and kris fallout, but i can't resist. i watched the kardashian empire rise and i'll watch it fall.

the movie

it's the one movie i saw in the last week that didn't include in my mass review yesterday, so ... here it is? it's the best looking of the saga- director bill condon isn't in to the whole shaky cam, dark and dreary look that the previous directors adopted.

the look book(s)

this week i'm bringing back the books. it's been a while since i've reviewed a recent read and that's because, well, i haven't read recently. but this week, copious amounts of travel time let me knock out two great reads (and, fyi, both will make great gifts). first, mindy kaling's is everyone hanging out without me (and other concerns). i love a good title, especially one i can relate to- this is a question i ask myself all the time- is sure to reel me in. the promise of laughs? even better. kaling, who you might know as kelly kapoor from the office, offers life highlights, starting with her life as a chubby androgynous suburban kid to popular-girl-in-her-head to struggling artist to the fame and fortune of hollywood. it'll have you laughing from cover to cover, with plenty of relatable stories and insight into the office you never knew you needed.

robert rave's conversations and cosmopolitans, co-written by his mom, jane, is another hard-to-put-down read. i've raved (pun fully intended) about rave's fictional works spin and waxed before, but this book's a little different. c&c is a memoir following rave's relationship with his mom post-childhood. it all begins with rave finally coming out to his mom and weaves through the duo's strengthened bond as they navigate weight watchers meetings, new york nightlife and life's little miseries together, all with a side of snark and loving humor. if you have a mom, or know someone who has a mom (that means everyone if you didn't catch on), this is a must-read.

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kim's fairytale divorce

i just wish this were real. also, kristen wiig is saturday night live.

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movie review: the change-up

rude, crude and hyper-sexual. the change up is everything every guy wants in a date-night movie. jason bateman and ryan reynolds star as 30-something friends since childhood, both un-satisfied with their lives. bateman's a successful lawyer, with a great wife and family. reynolds, a struggling actor who makes up for his less-than-stellar professional life with an all star, er, personal life. after a night out, the duo stop by a park fountain to- what else- relieve themselves. turns out the fountain has magical powers and the next morning jason and ryan wake up in each other's bodies. they're not reinventing the wheel with this switching bodies comedy, but the sharp writing and side story-lines make up for the lack of originality. bateman and reynolds are joined on screen by funny lady leslie mann and hot-girl-of-the-moment olivia wilde, who can each hold their own against both guys' comedic chops. if you're looking for mindless entertainment that'll make you laugh, and get you out of the summer heat for a good two hours, definitely check out the change up. but, if you're easily offended, you might just want to stick to a screening of the smurfs.

what is this??

um, kris jenner. why? but thank you. thank you so much for this.

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what i love (this week)

the song

yes, i love this song. but you know what i love more? the video for it. insane. i wouldn't complain if kathy beth terry made her way to the big screen in a full length feature film.

the tv show

they come back this week. enough said.

the movie

just because i finally saw it, even though i didn't love it. i mean it was basically the first movie with every reference to "vegas" changed to "bangkok." oh well, the sequel's never as good as the original.

the look

go see super 8. and fall in love with elle fanning. i think i even like her better than dakota.

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let's talk about this...

i just don't know how i feel about it (it being the kardashian family lip syncing to katy perry's "et"). after reading in the hollywood reporter today that e!'s new creative chief wants to move from reality to scripted programming, i was a little surprised. what's going to happen to our kardashian klan? but i'm starting to think we've been over-kardashian-ed. we've kind of kard-overdosed. though, if i could get paid millions just to live me life and have someone film it, maybe i'd feel differently.


also, this happened...
um, hi. you were beaten. maybe violence should be avoided? ok, great. thanks.

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god giveth, and god taketh away

at least he does when it comes to reality tv, especially on bravo. the pop-culture centric net lost two my favorite stars today - kathy griffin and camille grammer. griffin announced today, along with the net, that her emmy-winning series, my life on the d-list, won't be coming back for a 7th season. but, don't worry - the ginger funny lady isn't leaving the net anytime soon. she's set to film four comedy specials for bravo to run throughout 2011. griffin said she never meant to become a reality star, but don't call the d-list dead quite yet. griffin reportedly wants to create a curb your enthusiasm-style improvised faux-reality show that would incorporate some of the "characters" we've come to love on the d-list, as well as bringing on actors to play some of the other characters in griffin's life.

grammer reportedly wants off the real housewives train. the hollywood reporter claims the former wife of fraiser star kelsey grammer is done with the show, which has become a "let's all hate camille" party. i can't blame her - she's portrayed as a genuine crazy person who surrounds her self with other delusionoids (see: allison dubois) - but she's just so damn entertaining. the beverly hills cast met yesterday to film their reunion special, so i'm guessing something big went down between camille and her best frenemy kyle richards. while bravo has yet to make an announcement, a second season is sure to happen for the highly rated beverly hills bunch. let's just hope they can find someone just as crazy to fill in for camille should she decide to leave. but, if she doesn't get the $50 million pay-out she's expecting from kelsey, expect her back on the small screen.

one reality star set to get even more exposure is khloe kardashian. e! announced today that the youngest sister-kardashian will get her own spin-off from the net's successful keeping up with the kardashians alongside her la lakers' hubby lamar. while i know i'll probably watch it, is it necessary? hell to the no. and neither is khloe and kourtney take miami or the yet-to-premiere kim and kourntey take new york. they're all the same show! what's the point of having four different shows that all follow the same people? why not just show keeping up year round? with filming set to start in the next month or two, i don't understand when they'll ever film keeping up again. they might as well announce kylie and kendall, rob's world and kris & bruce forever while they're at it.

miley and the kardashians get snl'd

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keeping up with the kiddie kardashians

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what is going on!?

nothing, apparently. so watch the latest parody from lisa nova & co of keeping up with the kardashians below.

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a kardashian gets hitched

and it's not kourtney. while kourtney kardashian is currently preggers with her first child, little sister khloe is the one tying the knot this weekend. khloe is getting married to los angeles laker lamar odom. the duo started dating just over a month ago and have decided to make it official by heading to the alter this sunday. this is quite the surprising move as khloe as been known to be quite the man hater. it's actually been the plot line of at least three episodes of keeping up the kardashians/khloe and kourtney take miami. the impending nuptials - which were confirmed today on khloe's official blog - just won't make khloe an honest woman, but a mother too. yep, there's going to be two kardashian mommas. speculation over the quickee-wedding pointed to the idea that khloe may in fact be preggers, but that's not the case. nope, khloe won't be a mom by birth, but a mom by default. lamar currently has two children - a 10 year old daughter and a 7 year old son - from a previous relationship. that means the youngest kardashian sister will actually have the oldest children. the entire lakers team (including kobe bryant), brody jenner (who is actually the kardashians' step-brother), and executive producer of keeping up the kardashians will all be in attendance on sunday when khlodom say "i do." and there's no doubt in my mind that the whole thing will be caught on tape for a very-special-episode of one of the kardashian shows. khloe getting married leaves kim as the only single kardashian sister, which is surprising because she's the most normal and has had the most public-profile relationships. however, kim has been married once before to music producer damon thomas, and that may play into her fear of tying the knot (and gives explanation to the dissolution of her relationship with reggie bush).

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nada

yep, nothing. check back tomorrow for my thoughts on the new cast of dancing with the stars. in the mean time, here's kourtney and khloe's chelsea lately appearance. the sisters kardashian will be invading your tv's with their new show k&k take miami, which starts tonight at 10/9c.