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oh god

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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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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.

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baby bombshell, day 2

kourtney kardashian knows how to drum up drama. the kourtney and khloe take miami star (or, as i affectionately call it k&k in m-i-a [isn't that a better title?]) announced yesterday that she was expecting her first child. at the time, it seemed like all details were going to be kept under wraps in order to keep interest in k+k and a new season of keeping up with the kardashians. but, that isn't the case anymore. k and k appeared on the today show's 4th hour this morning to promote the new show and all the beans were spilled. my new theory is, that, if you're a single girl who has a show on e! and is offered a spin-off about being "fun, flirty, and single in the city," turn it down! unless you want to end up with a bun in the oven before you walk down the isle. hello - the same thing happened to kendra; she wasn't supposed to get engaged and knocked up, but rather have cameras follow around her life as a wild child living on her own for the first time. at least she was engaged before she got preggers. kourtney wasn't even in a relationship at a time of her surprise impregnation. turns out the eldest kardash was semi-on-again with douche extraordinaire scott disick when she forgot to take the birth control pill. this turned into the second pregnancy scare for the couple, both of which have been documented by e!'s reality cameras. what an act of maturity. check out the interview above to get most of the details on baby dash and to feel better about your own life and decisions.

day 268

update, update, update

there's a lot of news floating around today that we must discuss, but none of them are enough for a full blown blog post. let's get started. victoria beckham has already filled paula abdul's recently vacated crazy shoes as a guest judge on this year's idol auditions in denver and is about to make another, unprecedented stop with the idol crew. eonline reports that the former spice girl was seen boarding a flight to boston alongside some other idol-ers; boston just so happens to be the next stop on the audition train. this is fueling rumors that victoria is set to fill those crazy shoes permanently. i think this could work; she's more famous than paula and pretty much everyone forgets she started as a musician. the only thing is america doesn't care about the beckhams as much as the beckhams (and the uk for some reason) think america does. case in point, victoria and david were supposed to star in a reality series based on their big move stateside. but, when buzz wasn't big enough and no one seemed interested, the program was shortened to a one-off special on nbc that garnered almost no ratings. putting posh on idol may be a good way to finally get her ingrained into the american pop lexicon. plus, she'll probably play the same role (she even said was trying to) as paula. she's far less credible than everyone else on the table, but had a successful career. hopefully the similarities stop there. however, there are still very likely chances that paula-gate is just a big publicity stunt and the rainbow-fairy judge will be back starting with the post-audition rounds.

because of budget cuts, america's next top model is going to look quite different this cycle. first off, all the girls were required to be 5'7" and shorter. 5'7" is usually a model-minimum (i'm pretty sure this is just another part of tyra banks trying to make sure no one looks prettier than her on the show - she always picks the less likely contender of the final two in fear of being threatened by her beauty - just saying). in addition, the show will have less model credibility. paulina poriskova was let go earlier this year because she was too expensive (how or why is beyond me - i didn't even know who she was until she embarrassed herself on dancing with the stars). so, in her place, we'll be seeing a revolving cast of celebrity faces. no word on whether or not any of these guest judges will be models (which would add some cred to the show), but names announced so far are kim kardashian and lauren conrad. how those names make sense in the modeling world, i don't know. but, in the teen-viewer world, they're huge. and, let's be honest, this show has never made a star so ratings are everything. it's probably the only reality competition show still on the air who has never made its winner a household name. the show premieres on the cw september 9th with the always boring casting special

in e! reality star baby news, kendra wilkinson has revealed that she and new hubby hank baskett are expecting a baby boy. all i can say is thank baby jesus. the world does not need a baby kendra running around. and between her and hank's genes, a boy is more likely to turn out attractive. but, kendra won't be the only vowel-net star becoming a mom. kourtney kardashian revealed today that she is expecting her first child. i know what you're thinking - what the buckcherry? i had the same reaction when i received the e!news text. kourtney hasn't revealed any details about the pregnancy, just saying "you'll have to watch." what great timing to announce a baby bombshell when you have a new show desperate for viewers premiering this sunday (kourtney and khloe take miami). i just hope the baby's daddy isn't that creepola ex-boyfriend scott (above) we got to see kourntey cavort with on keeping with the kardashians. and, because the show is finished filming (as far as i know), i see this baby news coming as the shocking, cliff-hanger season finale that will lead viewers into an all new season of keeping up. if they don't do that they're stupid. while it may not seem it, kourtney actually is the oldest kasdashian sister and recently turned 30. so, while she might not be following a traditional path of love-marriage-baby, she is mature enough (at least on her driver's license) to have a child

and, finally, disney has acquired the film rights to the diary of anne frank. while it's great that frank's story is being told, i don't know if disney is the right place for this. i'm scared that we'll be seeing a trailer touting "miley cyrus is...anne frank" too soon and that's just something that doesn't need to happen.