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Judiciary Dem issues dire warning: GOP is plotting to let Trump fire Mueller
At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Republicans who used to be for law and order lashed out at the DOJ and FBI and portrayed them as out of control agencies bent on destroying Trump.
It's not just the loud mouths on Fox News who are peddling wild conspiracies as they lash out at supposedly dark forces on special counsel Robert Mueller's team attacking the Trump White House.
An increasing number of Republicans are making it plain that any attempt by Trump to fire Mueller would be fine with them.
That was the undeniable take-away from the House Judiciary Committee's Wednesday hearing. During his testimony, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was pressured relentlessly by Republicans who used to be pro-law and order but now use the FBI and the DOJ as a political punching bag.
Why? Because they want the Mueller investigation shut down. Period.
After listening to hours of the GOP's bashing, Rep. Eric Swawell (D-CA) warned that Republicans were signaling to the White House that they would OK with Trump trying to obstruct justice:
SWAWELL: Is there good cause to fire Bob Mueller as we sit here today?
ROSENSTEIN: Not to my knowledge.
SWAWELL: I am concerned that my House Judiciary Committee colleagues, particularly in the majority, have signaled, quite indiscreetly today, that they would probably give the president a pass if he were to fire, or order you to fire, Bob Mueller. There have been a number of statements attempting to undermine the good character of Bob Mueller. That concerns me because that would certainly fly in the face of the rule of law in this country. It would not be OK, I believe, with the American people or the spirit that our country was founded upon.
Note that any attempt by Trump to move against Mueller while his criminal investigation closes in on the White House would likely spark a constitutional crisis. But at this point, Republicans seem to prefer that dark option to letting Mueller complete his work.
Last week, Trump huddled with anti-Mueller congressional forces on Air Force One who have previously described Mueller's investigation as a "coup" against Trump and "very dangerous." No doubt Trump got an earful about how the former Marine and longtime Republican prosecutor now represents the dark side.
And yes, Trump's own attorneys have also recently moved into the fever swamps. Now fully embracing far-right conspiracy theories, they've put Mueller in their sights and are demanding that the Department of Justice appoint a second special counsel to investigate the work of Mueller and his team.
Basically, they're trying to turn the whole thing into a farce.
"None of these attacks or insinuations are grounded in good faith. The anti-Mueller brigade cares not a whit about possible bias in the Justice Department or the F.B.I.," The New York Times emphasized in a Wednesday editorial. "It simply wants the investigation shut down out of a fear of what it might reveal. But if your man is really innocent, what's the worry?"
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The man who was shot is still in the hospital and may face a charge of Aggravated Assault against the Good Samaritan.
LARGO – Officers have determined that a Good Samaritan who shot a man he was trying to help was acting in self defense when he shot the man, the Largo Police Department said.
Michael E. Girardin, 63, was wounded in the upper left leg. He remains in Bayfront Health St. Petersburg for non-life-threatening injuries after the April 7 incident. (For related story, click here.) He is also thought to have been hit by a car.
The incident happened about 8 p.m. in the 11000 block of Walsingham Road.
The incident began after witnesses saw Girardin down in the road and assumed he had been hit by a car. While trying to render aid, police said bystanders urged Girardin to stay down and wait for medical help.
Witnesses said Girardin became angry that they and the Good Samaritan were following him and urging him to stay for medical assistance. Girardin repeatedly told them to leave him alone.
Police said Girardin turned toward both men who were following him, produced a box cutter, and charged at them in a threatening manner. The witness, who was standing next to the Good Samaritan, said he was in fear for his life. The Good Samaritan fired one round from his weapon, striking Giradin in the upper left leg. The Good Samaritan then applied a belt on Giradin's leg to act as a tourniquet. Largo Fire Rescue arrived about that time.
The witness did not know the Good Samaritan, officers said. The Good Samaritan possesses a valid Florida concealed weapons permit.
Detectives said they have set a non-arrest invest with the Pinellas/Pasco State Attorney's Office for a possible charge of Aggravated Assault against Girardin.
Largo police are asking for anyone with information about a white SUV, possibly a Jeep or Kia, that may have been involved in the initial crash, to call the department's communications center at (727) 587-6730.


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Marina the linchpin to port town revival
The old mill town of Port St. Joe was dying, and many now are pinning their hopes for the town's resuscitation on its new marina.
The $3.2 million marina was built with the expectation that it would become a gateway to pristine St. Joseph Bay and draw boaters, anglers and beachgoers. Once the center of a thriving north Florida lumber industry, Port St. Joe aspires to become a tourist destination.
"I believe this is the beginning— I honestly do — of great things coming to Port St. Joe and Gulf County," says Frank Pate, a retired service station owner and longtime mayor of Port St. Joe.
The 210-slip city-owned marina is the linchpin of a plan to revive the old mill town, starting with its waterfront and city center. Located on the Florida panhandle's St. Joseph Bay, Port St. Joe is far from the madding crowd and a contender to become a tourist getaway and aboating center for high-end residential projects planned nearby.
If that happens, many will credit the marina — and the Port St. Joe Company, a big regional landowner and developer — as catalysts for Port St. Joe's economic transformation.
The only marina along a scenic 90-mile stretch between Panama City and Apalachicola, the Port St. Joe Marina is a case study of a private-public partnership. In a state where marinas and boatyards are losing out to condominium, dockominium and other more profitable development, a movement is gathering steam to press for more private-public partnerships to build marinas and preserve the boating public's access to the water.
Government partnering with business to build marinas may be the only way to assure public access to the water in Florida in the decades ahead, says Ken Stead, executive director of the Southwest Florida Marine Industries Association. "The burden is going to fall on governmental entities to provide public access to the water no differently than they provide parks," he says. In Florida, where 10 percent of residents own boats, setting aside waterfront for marinas and boat ramps so boaters can get on the water is as much a public concern as setting aside land for parks, he says. He wants local governments to plan for slips, ramps and ramp parking the same way they plan for parks — on the basis of projectedpopulationgrowth.
At a fall 2003 conference on public access to the water, Stead's association scoped out the problem. He says unless government acts, loss of water access eventually will force a cap on boating in Florida. He says conferees identified several major causes for concern:
• Public marinas are being privatized, as their uplands are converted to condominiums and slips are reserved for condo residents only.
• Public marinas are being converted to dockominiums, where instead of renting slips, marinas sell slips — for $2,500 to $3,500 a foot.
• Municipalities are redeveloping waterfront and "gentrifying" it with a mix of commercial, retail and residentialdevelopment that excludes boatyards because they don't fit in with this "upscale" environment.
• Permitting agencies are issuing very few permits for new marina construction in manatee habitats to comply with court settlements on behalf of the manatee, an endangered Florida species.
• Local governments are finding it difficult to justify devoting more precious waterfront at boat ramps to parking for trailers, although more than 80 percent of Florida boaters own trailerable boats and parking at many boat ramps is woefully inadequate on weekends.
Stead sees some progress in government acknowledging that diminishing access to the water is a problem. Florida's Office of Boating and Waterways plans to commission a statewide study of boaters' access to the water. The Senate Community Affairs Committee, responding to a staff study that confirms a perilous loss of working waterfront, introduced a bill in January that would:
• Require strategies for preserving recreational boating and commercial fishing waterfront in county comprehensive plans;
• Require trustees who oversee state submerged lands to encourage use of those lands for water-dependent purposes and public access;
• Provide communities technical assistance in preserving and upgrading their waterfront through creation of a Waterfronts Florida Program in the Department of Community Affairs;
• Direct the Department of Environmental Protection to evaluate current use of state parks for recreational boating and identify locations for the future expansion of public boating access;
• Increase boat registration fees 25 percent to raise $4.5 million more for local grants to build public boat ramps and docks, and fund other waterways improvements (owners of boats under 26 feet would pay less than $5 more annually under the proposed fee structure);
• Create a property tax deferral program for recreational and commercial working waterfront. This would keep a lid on taxes as waterfront escalates in value and encourage boatyard, marina and commercial fishdock owners not to convert their operations to higher-yielding uses. Waterfront owners (or new owners) would have to pay those deferred taxes as soon as they convert the land to other uses.
But how involved is government willing to get in preserving public access to the water, especially for the small-boat owner? "The burden of access is going to have to be shifted to the public sector for middle-income guys like you and me," says David Roach, executive director of the Florida Inland Navigation District, which oversees navigable waterways on Florida's east coast. He foresees more municipally owned rack storage providing affordable public slips for trailerable-size boats. "We aren't there yet," he says. "There are a few boat barns owned by public entities, but not many." Bruce Blomgren, president of Brandy Marine, a marina design, management andconstruction firm in Sarasota, Fla., says the soaring price of waterfront is driving the loss of public marinas and boatyards.
He says marinas that rent out wet slips for $9 to $10 a foot often would have to charge $17 to $20 a foot to deliver the same return on investment as a condominiumbuilt on the same property. Either the property is converted to the more profitable use, or the marina doubles its rates. He says both are happening. "We're going to see rates soar because there's no place to put a boat," he says.
Sarasota suffers from slip shortages, as do Jacksonville, Naples, Fort Lauderdale, the Palm Beaches, Bradenton and Daytona, he says.
Blomgren says private-public partnerships can take different forms.
The town of Port St. Joe owned the Port St. Joe Marina property, formerly an oil tank farm. The town built the marina, securing permits and grant and bond money for construction. The St. Joe Company, owner of more than 1 million acres in northwest Florida, leases the marina. Blomgren's Brandy Marine used to manage it for St. Joe (International Marinas of Fort Lauderdale now manages the marina). Once a big lumber and paper milling company, St. Joe Company has gotten out of that business to become a giant real estate developer through Arvida, its community development arm. It is selling off vast tracts in northwest Florida while keeping the best — many on the Gulf coast — to develop resort, retirement and residential communities.
Blomgren says the private sector usually is better equipped than government to operate a marina because it has a more entrepreneurial spirit. Government may — or may not — supply construction funding through grants and low-interest public or private bond issues. It can issue government-guaranteed private low-interest bonds to finance construction, and the marina operator can pay off the bonds without taxpayer involvement, he says. Government often provides the site for the marina — maybe part of a waterfront park — because public land is the only undeveloped land on the waterfront. Government also secures permits, which it can do more easily than a developer because its involvement suggests a strong public interest in the project.
"It takes enlightened public officials to recognize that there is a need [for providing public access to the water] and that there are different ways to meet that need," Blomgren says.
Private-public partnerships are one way to do it.
"[Government] builds stadiums, airports, golf courses and parks," Blomgren says. "Why not marinas?" he asks.
Abandoned wrecks blight N.J. port town
Lauderdale's Port Marina packs 'em in
Punta Gorda: a port with great appeal
'Brats' energize N.Y. town's waterfront
Cape Horn to port
Marina combines luxury, practicality
Port of Miami plans megayacht marina
Promise of a marina sinks condo boaters

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«Папа́ши» () — французский кинофильм 1983 года в жанре комедии. Оригинальное название Les Compères буквально означает «Кумовья» (крёстные отцы ребёнка по отношению к родителям). Вторая из трёх классических комедий с комическим дуэтом Ришар — Депардьё («Невезучие», «Папаши», «Беглецы»). Известна также благодаря запоминающейся музыке композитора Владимира Косма.

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Семнадцатилетний Тристан, крепко поссорившись с отцом, вместе со своей подругой сбегает из дома. Его мать Кристина решает обратиться за помощью к двум своим давним приятелям, с которыми она встречалась в юности. Чтобы заинтересовать их в поисках Тристана, она сообщает каждому из них, что Тристан — его сын. Встретившись случайно, меланхоличный, ранимый неудачник учитель Франсуа Пиньон и грубоватый, самоуверенный преуспевающий журналист Жан Люка объединяют усилия. При этом каждому из них хочется думать, что именно он — отец Тристана. Так, на голову юноши сваливаются ещё двое нежданных и ненужных папаш. Однако, чувствуя их искреннее участие, Тристан и сам в конце концов сильно привязывается к ним. Втайне от другого Тристан сообщает каждому из них, что именно он — его отец, и мирится с настоящим отцом.

Роли исполняли и дублировали
 Пьер Ришар — Франсуа Пиньон (Александр Белявский)
 Жерар Депардьё — Жан Люка (Вадим Спиридонов)
 Анни Дюпре — Кристина (Нонна Терентьева)
 Мишель Омон — Поль (Рудольф Панков)
 Стефан Бьерри — Тристан (Александр Рыжков)
 Ролан Бланш — Жанно
 Морис Борье — хозяин отеля в Ницце
 Робер Дальбан — метрдотель
 Жизель Паскаль — Луиза
В скобках указаны актёры, первоначально дублировавшие фильм для проката на русском языке. Этот дубляж был выполнен в 1985 году на киностудии «Мосфильм». Режиссёр дубляжа — Евгений Алексеев. Перевод — Н. Забродина.

Видеорелизы
В СССР версия фильма с дубляжом выпускалась на VHS-кассетах по программе «Видеопрограмма Госкино СССР». В середине 1990-х фильм распространялся в авторском одноголосом переводе на «пиратских» видеокассетах, с 1999 года фильм выпускался на VHS компанией «ОРТ Видео» с закадровым переводом ОРТ. В 2003 году фильм выпускается компанией «CP Digital» на DVD с многоголосым закадровым переводом и с русскими субтитрами.

См. также
 Невезучие (фильм, 1981)
 Беглецы (фильм, 1986)

Бадди-муви
Кинокомедии Франции
Кинокомедии 1983 года
Фильмы Франции 1983 года
Фильмы на французском языке

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Mark focuses his efforts in driving ASAP into the future while working tirelessly to help improve business operations for small businesses.
Prior to his role as Senior Vice President, Mark led ASAP's Payroll business operations and grew the payroll business by 456% during his 12 year tenure overseeing the payroll operations (that's no typo, that's real growth). Mark spent his first two years with ASAP supporting employer's needs at the Telluride front desk. This daily face to face interaction with employers keeps Mark focused today on trying to improve the burdens small employers face from HR processes, payroll compliance and accounting headaches.
Mark was recently invited to participate on the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's stakeholders roundtable. Mark's focus on operations is a natural fit with his interest in leveraging cutting edge technologies to streamline business work flows and improve efficiencies.
Mark graduated from the University of Texas in Austin during the first .com boom. After a stint teaching English in Madrid, he joined a funded start-up called LocalVoice.com in San Francisco. He reshaped the backend new client processes and managed key accounts such as Cal Berkeley Alumni Association, UCSB Alumni Association, and KQED. In life, timing matters. After the .com bust, Mark went to work at ASAP with the idea that it would be a temporary stint at his father's company in a beautiful mountain town. As Mark's expertise grew, he realized he could bring the same passion for technology and improved efficiencies to ASAP. And, that he could work with entrepreneurs and small business owners of all varieties every day as he worked with customers and helped them manage their businesses.
Mark has many passions in life. Traveling, sports, and his family are just a few. Mark met his wife Najette in Telluride, Colorado. The two love to travel and could easily be successful contestants on the Amazing Race. They now have their first beautiful daughter who keeps them on their toes. Mark and his family split their time between Texas and Colorado to be close to family in both states. If you want to strike up a conversation with Mark, just bring up sports. Any sport will do, but college football and soccer are his two most prolific topics.


From a young age, Cobie Galloway made a career of playing the girl-next-door on the silver screen. Only, she's not a teenager anymore. Ready to challenge herself artistically and earn the part she's always dreamed of, she's forced to face the realization that in order to win the roles afforded to edgier actresses, she might first have to audition by playing someone edgier in her day-to-day life.
Pop star Lila Wilder built a multimedia empire by always having her finger on the pulse of what's hot. However, as she struggles to produce her next smash hit record, she's finding it hard to keep her name in the public eye, and a string of tumultuous relationships with Hollywood boy-toys no longer captivates anyone's attention.


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Few city officials agree with auditors' report on New London schools
Published May 09. 2012 12:01AM | Updated May 09. 2012 12:17AM
By Julianne Hanckel Day Staff Writer
New London - A day after a scathing state education department report on the performance of the local school board, board members said they were "cringing," "surprised" and "disappointed."
A governance and management audit of the New London Board of Education was conducted from March 19 to April 19 and included interviews with 55 community members, city and school officials, teachers, parents and business leaders.
The audit analyzed school system leadership; district and school organizational arrangements; and the relationships between administrators, the school board, Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio, the City Council and community members.
The future of the board and the school system is uncertain. The state commissioner of education has the authority to deliver sweeping recommendations that could mean anything - up to and including a state takeover.
Among a series of observances and recommendations, auditors noted that communication among city and school officials "appears to range from non-existent to unproductive."
"There are always things that we, as an administration, can improve on," Superintendent Nicholas A. Fischer said Tuesday. "But there has to be a willingness on the part of other folks in the community to respond."
School board Chairman William Morse said discussions among the board, superintendent, council president and mayor have to begin now.
"There has been very little effective communication over issues of substance between this group of people," Morse said. "It took an outside professional agency to point out that everybody has a role to play in improving this situation. The fingers were pointed everywhere. There isn't one side more responsible than the other."
He vowed to be the person to initiate the conversations, but said it's a "four-way street."
Morse said of the 22-page audit that he was most disappointed with the notion that teachers have faith in their students but are not optimistic about the district.
"I don't see from these findings any confidence in the district improvement plan, which is supposed to be our road map to success, and that's deeply troubling," he said.
School board members Barbara Major, Margaret Curtin, Jason Catala and Delanna Muse defended the relationship among board members, saying the board works well together, cares about the district's kids and is not about rubber-stamping.
They did not agree with the auditors' views on the political culture in New London and notions of political posturing.
"This board wants the public to know that we're really not that volatile. We all pretty much vote on conscience. We're trying to do the right thing," Major said.
City Council President Michael Passero said Tuesday that the auditors' evaluation of city politics was "superficial" and "condescending."
"There are a lot of good people wrestling with difficult issues," he said. "I think they did a disservice to the army of volunteers in the community who devote a good bit of time on boards, agencies and in elected offices."
The audit urged the community to rally around the school system. Finizio acknowledged that there needs to be a better community effort.
"We need accountability from top to bottom in our district, a concerted community-wide effort to concentrate on education and breathe new life into education, and we've been taking steps to do that," Finizio said. "We cannot accept the system we have now. It's inadequate and the time has come to face this reality, to work together to create changes."
A spokesman for the state education department said the commissioner has not yet reviewed the report.
j.hanckel@theday.com
Education commissioner to New London schools: You can do better
Superintendent to state: New London schools need help now
Heed the audit advice
Auditors: New London school board viewed as "dysfunctional"
Audit calls New London school board leadership 'incoherent'


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Harold Leslie Thornton, also known as "Harold The Kangaroo Thornton" and the self-proclaimed "Greatest Genius Who Ever Lived" (born 26 August 1915, Enfield, New South Wales; died on 3 April 2004) was an Australian artist.

Harold was the sixth child in a family of seven children. His father was John Nicholas Thornton, a tram conductor (born 1879 Lambton, NSW, died 1942 in Burwood), his mother was Anne (née Burgess, born 1885 Enfield, died 1953 Enfield).

Harold began studying art at a young age, attending both the Orban School of Art and the Julian Ashton School of art. He was prolific and his art career spanned more than 60 years from traditional portraits and landscapes, to surrealist-type art, and some art commentators classify Harold's later works to be in the Naive style, however, Erica Kubic-Vegter, a Dutch art historian, has stated that Harold had many styles during his career and has classified his later bright-coloured "psychedelic" works as Magic Realism. But Harold himself would have rejected any classification of his art and was once quoted as saying '…What do I paint: I have many styles, and change to suit the subject. My real painting is psychedelic. I don't follow the old masters, no, I am one.'. He was an early Australian proponent of using bold, bright colours, and had an influence over artists such as Martin Sharp, Ken Done and Tim Gratton the body artist.

Harold became well known in Amsterdam in the early 1970s. He painted a mural on the 1st cannabis coffee shop, The Bulldog Nr. 90, in Amsterdam which he completed in December 1975. The Bulldog's owner, Henk de Vries, went on to open a string of The Bulldog Coffeeshops thanks to the famous mural on Nr. 90. Many of Harold's paintings adorn the Bulldog Hotel in Amsterdam.

Information sourced from Family History Records kept by Chris Osborne, great-nephew.

References

 Kal, Pienke, The Colorful Life of Harold Leslie Thornton alias The Kangaroo 1915-2004. Eindhoven: Lecturis, 2015

1915 births
2004 deaths
20th-century Australian painters
20th-century Australian male artists
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Champagne Papi turns 27
Last night, our favorite Scorpio man was looking real nice as he watched the Toronto Raptors take on the Memphis Grizzlies, before bringing his birthday in with a bang at midnight. For the occasion, his tour mates Future (no beef here), and Miguel joined him as he made an outfit change and popped bottles all night. Happy 27th!
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Princess Madeleine Wears The Most Princess-y Maternity Gown Ever
Maternity evening gowns are what separate princesses from plebeians. When it comes to dressing a baby bump, there just aren't too many non-royals (or celebrities) in the market for such an item.
Princess Madeleine of Sweden, New York's resident royal, showed off her take on maternity formalwear yesterday at the 2013 New York Green Summit and Royal Gala. Stepping out with her financier husband, Christopher O'Neill, Madeleine looked like a real-life Cinderella in a powder blue evening gown, complete with lace detailing and an accent belt just above her bump.
Thank you, Madeleine, for going all out in the princess department at almost 4 months pregnant -- we know how annoying it must be to forfeit your jeggings and maternity blouses, even for just a few hours.
fashion, red carpet and event, royalty / royal family
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Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr confirm SPLIT
Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr have split after three years of marriage.
A representative for the British actor confirmed the breakup to E! News.
'In a joint statement, Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr have announced that they have been amicably separated for the past few months,' the spokesman said.
we all saw this one coming, not really shocker.
divorce, miranda kerr, orlando bloom
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Kylie Minogue could hold the key to Alzheimer's, scientists say
KYLIE Minogue's stickiest hit will be used in the battle against Alzheimer's, with scientists hoping its catchy musical fragments can be used to trigger memories.
The Aussie songstress' aptly-titled Can't Get You Out Of My Head was named the catchiest song of all time this week in a poll of 700 celebrities, who also voted Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines and Daft Punk's Get Lucky among the tunes most likely to become stuck in their heads, according to England's Daily Mail.
The survey, organised by the Manchester Science Festival, was used to launch the largest ever experiment into what makes music memorable.
australian celebrities, kylie / dannii minogue
Kris Jenner takes rumored new boytoy (+Kim) to Kanye concert
They have claimed that there is nothing romantic going on between them.
But Kris Jenner certainly looked cosy with Ben Flajnik, who is 27 years her junior, on Wednesday night.
Former Bachelor star Ben was Kris' date to Kanye West's Yeezus concert in Oakland, and the pair appeared more than friendly with one another.
she WOULD...
divorce, kanye west, kardashian / jenner
More from Lana Del Rey with Nylon mag + Lana Del Rey-inspired mural in Prada's Spring 2014 show?
Lana Del Rey shows off some toned tummy on the cover of Nylon magazine's November 2013 issue, on newsstands October 29.
Here's what the 27-year-old singer/songwriter had to share with the mag:
On what she's doing right now: "Right now, I'm doing family and thinking about what I want to be doing. I'm enjoying living easily planting trees, things like that."
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Lana in Prada?
For Prada's Spring/Summer 2014 collection, Miuccia Prada collaborated with muralists El Mac, Mesa, Gabriel Specter, Stinkfish, Jeanne Detallante and Pierre Mornet to produce a mural series called "In The Heart of the Multitude", which was used in the show's venue. Elements from Jeanne Detallante's mural illustrations which were entitled "Beauty Masks" were also used as the prints on the garments in the show, in which one of the murals closely resembled Detallante's portrait of Lana Del Rey.
Praise Lana and her impact!! ok, i just happened to be browsing through this collection and then i thought i recognized that print from the cover art used in Blood Orange's remix of Blue Jeans
Source: My eyes + 1 + 2
fashion, interview, lana del rey
Two New 'Catching Fire' Stills + Final Catching Fire Trailer To Air This Sunday On Fox
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Kim and Kanye WE WANT PRENUP!
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have already agreed ... they will keep their assets separate by drawing up a prenup before they tie the knot ... TMZ has learned.
Multiple sources connected with the couple tell us ... both Kanye and Kim are committed to the marriage and they are NOT signing a prenup because they're worried the relationship might fall apart. But they're both business people and know given their vast wealth it's just the smart thing to do to have a prenup.
engagement, kanye west, kardashian / jenner, marriage
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Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser in Outlander-First Look
Starz's official twitter for Outlander revealed the first picture of Jamie Fraser.
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James Franco Presents
In ONTD's anticipation of James Franco's new show "James Franco Presents," here's a little taste of what's to come.
Delivering an unprecedented look at the fascinating projects and real life adventures of James Franco, James Franco Presents will document his provocative explorations of the world of art.
"This is a show where content dictates form and form dictates content. It is an art show that is an art piece, meaning the show has synched with the rhythms of my life and work," says James Franco.
Thousands of hours from James' personal video library will be showcased on James Franco Presents, including video diaries, footage from his most ambitious art films, and interactions with his heroes from every artistic genre. With an intellectual curiosity as vast as his network of iconic artist friends, the series will expose renowned and respected icons to an entirely new generation.
Hosted and executive produced by James himself, James Franco Presents will give viewers an extraordinary opportunity to travel across the world with him as he concocts his laboratory of creative projects. Mr. Franco's love of literature, film, fine arts, and more has finally manifested itself in an accessible format that uncovers the artistic works, issues and topics vital to the arts communities, while also inviting an active dialogue with viewers.
james / dave franco, television
punishermax
Video Game Post Version 3.0
computer / video games, pokémon
tvprod2402
Bethenny headed back to Bravo as talk show TANKS????
With Bethenny Frankel's new talk show ratings continuing to drop (dropping to number 14 out of 18 in the ranking of Talk Shows), the aggressive self-promoter is looking to return to the place that made her famous – reality TV!
"She is very careful with money and has made enough that she does not have to work again, however, I am not sure she knows how to live, when she is NOT on camera," a friend of the former Real Housewife tells NAUGHTY BUT NICE ROB.
Bethenny has appeared on a total of EIGHT reality shows already, and if her ratings-challenged talk show gets cancelled, she plans to return to 'reality'
Here are Bethenny's reality TV credits:
· Martha Stewart's Apprentice
· Real Housewives of New York (season 1)
· Bethenny's Getting married?
· Bethenny Ever After (season 1)
· Skating with the stars
"She was never in the same league as The Kardashian's or Jessica Simpson, however, this is a lady who knows how to get viewers to watch her life. She had a baby, got married, and built a business while the cameras were rolling, now its time for 'Bethenny The Single Mom!'
http://www.naughtybutnicerob.com/former-real-housewife-bethenny-frankel-begging-bravo-take-me-back/
reality show - bravo
grotesque_xxx
The Vampire Diaries 5x05 Extended Promo
vampire diaries / the originals (cw)
brandnewinfo
Elementary 2x06 "An Unnatural Arrangement" Promo + 2x08 Stills
When Captain Gregson's home is invaded, Holmes and Watson work to find the masked gunman before he strikes again. Meanwhile, Gregson gives his team some insight into his private life. Guest star: Talia Balsam as Cheryl Gregson.
Oops British creeper/stalker alert..
elementary (cbs), lucy liu, television - cbs, television promo / stills
chandyland11
NBC's The Sing-Off's Pentatonix Release "Evolution of Beyoncé"
beyoncé, music / musician
liliana_
North Carolina GOP precinct chair is fired over racist Daily Show interview
Last night's episode of The Daily Show featured an instant-classic segment on voter suppression and I.D. laws starring a painfully honest avatar for the darkest (whitest) corner of the Republican Party. The thing about Buncombe County Republican precinct chair Don Yelton, a conservative activist described as "the Rush Limbaugh of Western North Carolina," is that he's not hiding.
On the subject of the state's new law meant to limit minority voters, Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi offers, "The law is not racist and you're not racist," at which point Yelton stops him, perhaps mid-overdose on truth serum. "Well," he says, with a heavy pause, "I've been called a bigot before."
Yelton then demonstrates why. Here are his Top 5 Racist Remarks Delivered in Front of a Camera, each expressed with generous amounts of sincerity:
5. "Matter of fact, one of my best friends is black."
4. "When I was a young man, you didn't call a black a black, you called him a negro."
3. "I had a picture one time of Obama sittin' on a stump as a witch doctor and I posted that on Facebook. I was making fun of the white half of Obama, not the black half."
2. "If [the law] hurts the whites so be it. If it hurts a bunch of lazy blacks that want the government to give them everything, so be it."
1. "Now you have a black person using the term n***** this and n***** that and it's okay for them to do it."
Mandvi, rendered nearly speechless, responds, "You know that we can hear you, right?"
politics, race / racism, the daily show
Scarlett Johnannson talks dating DRAMA!!!!
Scarlett Johansson admits she has had a miserable time on the dating scene.
While she may be one of the most desirable women in the world, the 'Hitchcock' actress - who recently got engaged to French journalist Romain Dauriac - reveals that, like most women, she has experienced lulls where she was desperate to be asked out by a handsome guy.
In an interview with the new issue of Total Film magazine, she explained: "I never really dated that much. I was in long-term relationships for a long period of time. It was not so much about the 'I can't get a date' moment - most of the time I had a boyfriend - but there was a point I couldn't get a date. I thought, 'I just wish somebody would ask me out on a regular date.' And then maybe if we do that, we can go out on another date."
The stunning starlet - who was previously married to hunky actor Ryan Reynolds - also revealed that she feels satisfaction in her career when smaller movies, like her new comedy 'Don Jon' with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, succeed at the box office.
Scarlett, who also has a role in the blockbuster 'Avengers' franchise, said: "I've had more small films that succeeded [than big films]. That always feels like a huge accomplishment. I think it's more effective when a small film succeeds than when a big movie fails. I don't know why, but for some reason, it's more profound. When a big movie fails, it's usually not your fault."
http://www.starpulse.com/news/Lucy_Hobson/2013/10/25/scarlett_johansson_remembers_dating_pr?ref_src=news_rss
frankthesheep
Michael K. Williams Will Chase David Oyelowo In Thriller 'Captive' (Based On True Events)
Michael K. Williams has joined David Oyelowo and Kate Mara in BN Films' thriller Captive.
Oyelowo stars in the project inspired by on the true 2005, Atlanta, GA-set story of a man named Brian Nichols, who escaped from a courthouse jail and killed the judge assigned to his case, as well as the court reporter, sherriff's deputy and an FBI officer. He then led federal and local police on a statewide manhunt, during which he took a single mother with a drug addiction hostage in her own apartment, where she would eventually use the wisdom from a book in her possession (Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life) to reason with Nichols.
Oyelowo will play Brian Nichols, while Kate Mara will play the single mother he takes hostage - Ashley Smith.
Williams has signed up to play a lead detective on Nichols' case.
Leonor Varela and Mimi Rogers round out the cast.
Jerry Jameson (Raise the Titanic) is attached to direct, from a script adapted by Brian Bird and Reinhard Denke (from Ashley Smith's best-selling book An Unlikely Angel), with Brightside Entertainment, 1019 Entertainment and Oyelowo's Yoruba (I see you giving a nod to your nigerian roots, lol - op) Saxon Productions, all serving as producers.
Katrina Wolfe, Jonathan Gray, Ralph Winter, Elliott Lester and Bird are executive producing.
Principal photography is set to begin this month.
Williams can currently be seen (albeit briefly) in Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave.
David Oyelowo's career seems to be finally picking up steam. I'm assuming he is lead in this or are they going to give that to Kate Mara?!
black celebrities, british celebrities, kate / rooney mara
_pinkpornstar_
Scream Queens Who Totally Ruled the 90's
Horror didn't end in the 80's, like many people thought it did. By the time the 90's came around, horror was going out of style. There were a few horror films here and there…but a little film known as Scream came around in 1996 and it changed the world of horror forever. With the 90's horror films, came a new stock of scream queens to be remembered.
buffyverse / whedonverse, courteney cox, drew barrymore, film - horror, gillian anderson, jennifer love hewitt, michelle williams, sarah michelle gellar
warmhearted
Time for ONTD to shine: Design a poster for Lady Gaga
Get your ARTPOP-inspired art displayed in HMV stores nationwide!
Lady Gaga has partnered with HMV to launch an exciting competition to celebrate the release of her new album ARTPOP on November 11! We're asking you to create an ARTPOP-inspired poster that will be displayed nationwide in over 150 HMV stores from the album's release date. Submissions must fit in a 60" x 40" poster size, but the rest is up to you. Download your assets kit from LadyGaga.co.uk here to get started! On October 28, the top 10 entries will displayed on LadyGaga.co.uk, where we will ask YOU to vote for your favourite, with the winner displayed in HMV stores! Visit LadyGaga.co.uk for more information.
Lady Gaga's new single 'Do What U Want' (feat R. Kelly) is out now on iTunes.
To celebrate the release of ARTPOP on November 11, Gaga and HMV have challenged Little Monsters across the UK to design their ARTPOP posters and submit their creations at fanposter.ladygaga.co.uk.
Submission closes on Monday October 28, when the 10 best entries will be displayed on LadyGaga.co.uk. Fans will then be asked to vote for their favourite, with the winning entry displayed in over 150 stores nationwide.
Artworks must fit in to a 60" x 40" (or 1524mm x 1016mm) poster size.
ark_metz
Stream Arcade Fire's Album Reflektor
After all of the live tricks and mystery campaigning, the wait to hear Arcade Fire's new LP, Reflektor, is now over. Check out an official stream of the full 85-minute record below. It's basically a massive lyric video-- the whole album, with lyrics, set to the 1959 film Black Orpheus, which also accompanied "Afterlife".
Reflektor is out October 29 via Merge.
SOURCE:http://pitchfork.com/news/52770-stream-arcade-fires-album-reflektor/
music / musician, new music post
these_eyes_lie
Sara Bareilles on touring alone: "Scared the shit out of me."
Filmed live at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA during her first-ever fully solo tour, Brave Enough: Live at the Variety Playhouse is a live DVD+CD from Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles. The Brave Enough Tour, which sold out nationally within three minutes, was celebrated by fans and media alike, and the aptly titled Brave Enough DVD captures Sara's entire May 20, 2013 performance.
Sara sat down with Rolling Stone to talk about performing solo, covering Elton John and the never-ending appeal of "Love Song."
Bought the DVD on Tuesday! She is so fucking flawless, funny and talented.
music / musician, music / musician (pop)
Lance Bass Might Televise His Wedding
We've been eagerly waiting for Lance Bass to dish wedding planning dirt since his romantic proposal to boyfriend Michael Turchin in New Orleans' Jackson Square. We're happy to report, we've hit the motherlode: Bass divulged exciting details to ABC News earlier today that a televised wedding special may be in the works.
This is a far cry from fellow 'NSYNC alum Justin Timberlake's hush hush approach to wedding planning. (The "Take Back the Night" singer wed love Jessica Biel in Italy just last year in near secrecy.)
"I love a party. It's going to be nice and big and over-the-top," Bass said. "The network offered us a big wedding special. Knowing myself in the 1980s growing up a gay kid in Mississippi, I would loved to have seen something on TV I could relate to and go, 'Oh, my gosh, I could do that!'"
Though he declined to name the network in question, he said the event will take place outdoors next fall. As for the wedding itself, Bass said that he and his fiancé plan on doing things "our own way."
"I don't know if we will even have groomsmen or bridesmaids," he said. "Since there's no wedding dress, and half the excitement of a wedding is to see the wedding dress and what it looks like... we're wanting all of our guests to come [dressed] completely over-the-top, high fashion like you're heading to the MET Ball or the Royal Wedding."
If that's the case, we're definitely pinning our hopes on a Kardashian- or Bachelor-style TV nuptials! Imagine a VMA-esque 'NSYNC reunion, complete with color-coordinated metallic track pants (hey, a girl can dream), a romantic outdoor venue, and all-star guests. Need we say more?
Actually, we do. In addition to dishing on his wedding, Bass also told ABC News about his Love Is Changing History project, a collaboration for LGBT History Month in October, in which AT&T will donate $1 to The Trevor Project every time the website, videos or personal story submissions are shared. He also stated his relief at the demise of the federal Defense of Marriage Act in June.
'n sync, lgbtq / rights, marriage
Mr. Peabody & Sherman US Trailer
animation, film trailer / stills / clips
ex_lady_gag457
PREVIEW: Lady Gaga - Venus
Snippet of Lady Gaga's "Venus", from her forthcoming album ARTOP available November 11.
Pre-order now:
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/applause
Physical CD: http://smarturl.it/ARTPOPCD
fauxparadiso
It's Time To Say Good-Bye To TV's Strong Black Woman
The comparisons between Scandal and Sleepy Hollow are inevitable. Two dramas with black female leads (still a rarity, though they premiered long after the first show that could boast the same). Each have a rapidly expanding popularity, both in spite of and because of their outlandish storylines. And the main characters are powerful, attractive black women who have chosen careers that protect others from harm.
On Scandal, Kerry Washington is Olivia Pope, a lawyer who specializes in crisis management (based on real-life D.C. fixer Judy Smith), helping clients keep their secrets and reputations intact. And on the more supernatural Sleepy Hollow, Nicole Beharie is Lt. Abbie Mills, a police officer in the small eponymous town, where she discovers she plays a role in a potential biblical prophecy. In each of their worlds, Olivia and Abbie must think about the safety and needs of others first, maintain cool heads as they navigate high-stress environments, and quickly and efficiently solve problems. And as in any classic can-she-have-it-all narrative, they're compelled to sacrifice elements of their personal lives for the work.
Of course, on their own, these characteristics are not unusual for a protagonist to have, but when you add race and gender, it's clear that Olivia and Abbie come dangerously close to being Strong Black Women: women who can take on the world with no thought of their own needs, without emotion, and without complaint.
american horror story (fx), black celebrities
Favre's admission of memory loss a sad, familiar chorus of former NFL players
One of the bigger stories this week was that the St. Louis Rams may or may not have inquired about the status of retired quarterback Brett Favre, following the loss of Sam Bradford for the season.
But there was an interesting and saddening subplot to the story. One reason why Favre might not be considering coming back is that he admitted Thursday that he suffers from memory loss in an interview with SportsTalk 570 in Washington D.C., via CBS Chicago.
"This was a little shocking to me that I couldn't remember my daughter playing youth soccer," Favre said. "It was just one summer, I think. I could remember her playing basketball, I could remember her playing volleyball, so I kind of think maybe (I thought) she only played a (soccer) game or two. Well, I think she played like eight. So that's a little bit scary to me. So for the first time in 44 years, that kind of put a little fear in me."
As well it should. And it has become an all-too-familiar chorus for retired NFL players.
health problems, interview, sports / athletes - football (nfl / cfl)
urbasicbye
BadgalRiRi on the cover of GQ's 25th anniversary issue.
"Medusa head on me like I'm 'luminati!!!! She. x Damien Hirst #GQ #25thAnniversary #COVER"
RihSource
I hate snakes but Rihanna makes it work like she makes anything work lol
magazine covers and articles, rihanna
mata_harii
Beyoncé Jumps off Building! Remains adorable while doing do!!
Effin Aaaaa
Sorry, ONTD Basics, she's tied to the building... mutha lives to perform all over your faves ashes another day.
neuers
Guillermo del Toro's 'Crimson Peak' Dated for Spring 2015; Tom Hiddleston Talks About the Script
Guillermo del Toro's follow-up to Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak, just got official. The period haunted house story will start filming in Toronto February 2014 set for release April 2015. Co-written by del Toro and Matthew Robbins, it'll be filmed under the production title Haunted Peak, while retaining the original title for release.
film - horror, film director, tom hiddleston
klutzy_girl
"Charmed" reboot in the works at CBS
CBS knows witch way it's headed this pilot season.
The network has ordered a pilot script for a reboot of Charmed, the long-running, magical-sisters drama that ended in 2006 after eight seasons on The WB.
According to Vulture, which broke the news, the project will be written by Chris Keyser (executive producer, Party of Five and Lone Star) and partner Syndey Sidner, and will reimagine the Aaron Spelling series that starred Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty (who was replaced by Rose McGowan at the end of Season 3).
If Charmed gets ordered to series, it would join Lifetime's similarly themed Witches of East End — which also follows a sisterhood of spellcasters fighting against evil — as well as FX's current American Horror Story: Coven, The CW's The Vampire Diaries and Fox's Sleepy Hollow as hit shows prominently featuring sorceresses in their plots.
pilot / in development, television, television - cbs
francesbcobain
The Originals - Fruit of the Poisoned Tree Stills
Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson promote Story Of My Life
-Zayn speaks Danish
-Interviewer asks what he remembers from Danish concert and he gives the most hilarious bullshit answers.
-"I'm quite domestic, I like to just stay at home. I do see little rumours on twitter and stuff about fans thinking I'm a robot and I'm not real and I don't really exist because I don't really go anywhere but that's because I'm quite boring when I have time off. I like to stay at home and just relax and do normal things, chill out with my family. Mainly doing a lot of artwork, stuff like that. Write songs and chill out. I'm just a normal 20 year old, I think. I'm just having fun."
helyanwe89
The Vampire Diaries 5x05 Webclip
television - cw, vampire diaries / the originals (cw)
sethcoh3n
White Collar 5x03 Promo: "One Last Stakeout"
matt bomer, television, television - usa network
loving_w
Little Mix Move Music Video
LEIGH ANNE SLAYED
little mix, music video
Official Stills From X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
A new batch of stills from X-Men: Days of Future Past have been released, and they feature Patrick Stewart's Professor Xavier as well as Iceman and Kitty Pryde, a battle damaged Wolverine, Mystique, the younger versions of Xavier and Magneto playing chess and much more!
actor / actress, canadian celebrities, ellen page, film trailer / stills / clips, hugh jackman, james mcavoy, jennifer lawrence, michael fassbender, x-men
sarahvma
Chris Eccleston's Publicist is Kind of a Dick, Awkward Interview Ensues
Christopher Eccleston (or rather his publicist) is anxious that I tell you all about the make-up and prosthetics that he wears in Thor: The Dark World. It's certainly an impressive get-up if cyber- goth chic is your thing: silver ponytail, pointy ears, metallic contact lenses, scarred white face and kinky codpiece.
The Marvel sequel, in which Chris Hemsworth returns as the himbo thunder god and Eccleston plays his new nemesis, a genocidal dark elf called Malekith, is as silly and enjoyable as its predecessor. It's not really enough to fill an entire interview, however, which is what the gatekeeper, who sits with us in the Central London hotel room throughout, seems to want.
This is annoying because Eccleston is one of the most powerful actors of his generation, with 30 years of roles to talk about, many of them more interesting than Malekith. He has a reputation as intense, chippy, brooding. This is partly because those are the kinds of men he has played on film (Jude, Shallow Grave), television (Hillsborough. Our Friends in the North) and stage (Antigone at the National), and partly because he can be, well, a bit bristly in interviews.
Seems like the interviewer just trying to stir up some weak controversy, but what do you think, ONTD?
british celebrities, comic books, doctor who (bbc), sci-fi
naveedchick
BBC Two announces second series of Peaky Blinders
BBC Two Controller, Janice Hadlow and BBC Controller, Drama Commissioning, Ben Stephenson, today announce Steven Knight's Peaky Blinders has been re-commissioned for a second series from Caryn Mandabach Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions.
With a consolidated average audience of 2.4 Million (9.6%) for series one, the epic gangster drama series set in the lawless streets of post-war Birmingham on the cusp of the 1920s will return in 2014 with a new six-part series.
Creator and writer Steven Knight says: "I am so pleased we will be able to continue to tell this story of a working class family living through extraordinary times in an extraordinary way. The 'Peaky Blinders' will march on to many surprising places and fight astonishing battles as the 1920s begin to roar."
The second series will see the Shelby family expand their empire South and North while maintaining a stronghold in their Birmingham heartland.
Caryn Mandabach, Executive Producer, Caryn Mandabach Productions, says: "We've been thrilled by the passionate responses Peaky Blinders has been getting from viewers all over the country. Like them, I can't wait for Thomas Shelby's story to continue."
Janice Hadlow, Controller, BBC Two, adds: "With a fantastic cast and epic story-telling, Peaky Blinders was an utterly compelling addition to the BBC Two schedule and I'm delighted we'll be paying another visit to the Shelby family next year."
Tommy's attempts to make the business legitimate will be undermined by sinister forces, and his ascent into the decadent high society of Twenties England will be helped by his gangster credentials.
cillian murphy, television, television - bbc, television - british
Carmen Carrera On Breaking Gender Barriers
Carmen Carrera appeared on Inside Edition today to discuss her transition and the perceptions people sometimes have about trans women.
"Right now in the world, everyone's starting to awaken—to experience before they judge, rather than judge without experience," she says. "Because I think a lot of people do that."
Carrera, a standout knockout on Drag Race Season 3, talked to the newsmagazine about realizing she felt female at an early age: "I would be like, 'Man, my life would be so much easier, I can be happier, if I can wake up tomorrow as a girl, then everything would be good.' I would be so jealous of my sister. She had her hair done nice. I grew up like that, wishing, and wishing, and wishing."
lgbtq / rights, rupaul / drag race
grande_latte
Once Upon a Time's Captain Swan Finally Happening
'Once Upon a Time': Watch Hook and Emma's big kiss! -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Late last week, EW brought to you an exclusive First Look at the highly anticipated first kiss between Emma (Jennifer Morrison) and Hook (Colin O'Donoghue), and now, we have a clip from this Sunday's Once Upon a Time that's going to leave you grinning and breathless.
As teased, the moment comes after Hook has a hand in helping the cause to escape Neverland, and Emma gives him a smooch as thanks. (But as this clip reveals, she does so after a little adorable prompting.)
The full episode airs Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC
SEETHE CAPTAIN SWAN HATERS!!!!! I really can't wait for sunday's episode its gonna be amazing.
once upon a time (abc)
pua_aloalo77
Zachary Quinto and Andy Cohen on The Daily Show - Voting makes you gay
Openly gay talkshow host Andy Cohen and actor Zachary Quinto made a surprise appearance on "The Daily Show".
The whole stint about voters rights can be seen HERE.
source 1, 2
lgbtq / rights, the daily show, zachary quinto
eigengrau
Mariah does a few more interviews
Extra TV, October 23-24th
Fuse News, October 23 not here for this pressed English woman trying to shade Mariah
"Music has saved my life and there's certain things I still can't let go of - I try so hard and I can't let go of 'em. And I know there's other people in the world who feel the same way. And really, if there's just a person that I help get through a situation with this song, then that makes my life, and that makes me know that I can get through pretty much anything."
LISTEN TO TEASER FOR "THE ART OF LETTING GO" HERE (there was a post idk what happened to it)
_beka
Tonight's Haven "Lay Me Down" Promo,Sneak Peek, and Stills
Hands-y Lucas & Eric Welcome You In
television, television - syfy, television promo / stills
Britney pens letter to fans, announces new single and reveals album artwork
A personal letter from me 2 u http://t.co/QeImnjcxuL & the cover 4 my most personal album ever #BritneyJeanAlbumCover pic.twitter.com/qAKDWpXBLA
— Britney Spears (@britneyspears) October 25, 2013
britney spears, celebrity social media, music / musician (pop)
chibik3r0
New Trailer for The Immigrant
film trailer / stills / clips, jeremy renner, joaquin phoenix, marion cotillard
kairoso
Will Smith Attached to Star in Fox's Supernatural 'Selling Time'
John Davis is producing the Dan McDermott-scripted movie along with Jennifer Klein.
Will Smith is attached to star in the supernatural thriller "Selling Time" for 20th Century Fox, multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap.
A representative for Smith did not immediately respond to TheWrap's request for comment.
Smith does not have an official deal in place but he's in the process of coming aboard. Coincidentally, he was attached to star in "Selling Time" several years ago before scheduling conflicts got in the way.
Several A-list filmmakers are now circling the movie, though no decision has been made yet.
source: thewrap
casting / auditions, will smith
Steven Gerrard and Zachary Quinto for new Xbox One
Xbox One has been given a commercial by Microsoft. It features appearances by Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, and Zachary Quinto as Spock from the Star Trek movies. It also references games such as Titanfall, Forza Motorsport 5, Ryse: Son of Rome and Dead Rising 3.
"Spock, whatcha doin here?"
computer / video games, sports / athletes - soccer / football, star trek, zachary quinto
Tom Cruise Reteaming With 'Oblivion" Director for "Go Like Hell'
Tom Cruise is reteaming with his Oblivion director Joseph Kosinski for Go Like Hell, a racing drama set up at Fox.
The project tells the true story of the competition between the Ford Motor Company and Italian sports car designer Enzo Ferrari, which culminated at the 1966 Le Mans race.
It is based on the book Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans, written by A.J. Baime and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2009.
Michael Mann was once attached to direct the project.
The project is in the early development stages and the script is likely to be overhauled to suit the stylings of Cruise and Kosinski. The studio is said to be making this a high priority with a plan of getting it before cameras next year.
Lucas Foster and Alex Young are producing.
source: hollywoodreporter
casting / auditions, tom cruise
Taylor Swift doing things (not really)
today is speak now's birthday!! what's ur fave song?
candids, taylor swift, x factor (uk / international)
nutella_forever
Katie Holmes Joins Twitter
Actress Katie Holmes has joined twitter!
So happy to be on twitter!!!!!! Sending first tweets from South Africa!!!!!
— Katie Holmes (@KatieHolmes212) October 25, 2013
The Romantics actress finally caved and joined Twitter Friday morning under the verified handle KatieHolmes212.
The Manhattan resident is currently in Cape Town to shoot the film adaptation of the popular young-adult novel The Giver, alongside Taylor Swift, Jeff Bridges, Alexander Skarsgard, and Meryl Streep. (Three-time Oscar winner Streep has yet to join the social media network, but anything is possible.)
Holmes also re-tweeted a post from makeup mogul Bobbi Brown's official company handle. The 34-year-old mom to Suri has an exclusive makeup line with the beauty brand and serves as its ambassador-- she follows both the company's handle and Brown, with whom she has a close working relationship. As of Friday morning, other notable brands and figures Holmes is following include Swift, Vogue and SoulCycle, providing glimpses of her everyday life in New York City.
Though she has some ways to go before she catches up to Swift's 35 million followers, Holmes acquiring 5,000-plus followers in her first four hours is not too shabby.
Blind Item: Threesome and juice
What young stud recently had a threesome with a mother and her daughter? Hopefully it was enjoyable for all three of them considering he's been juicing his muscles. Do youthful hormones counteract the supposed dick shrinking effects of steroids? If he doesn't stop, ironically he might have to start putting his shirt on. Bacne doesn't look good on Instagram.
blind item
Tyson Beckford says he gets racially profiled 'all the time' in Barney's
One of the world's most successful male models has waded into the row over whether Barney's flagship superstore in Manhattan racially profiles its customers.
Fashion megastar Tyson Beckford, 42, told PIX11 on Thursday that he frequently gets judged on the color of his
skin in Barney's and other places.
And on Friday it was revealed that another high-end shop, Macy's, is facing a lawsuit from customer who says he was mistreated and humiliated due to the color of his skin.
'I might have the most recognizable face in the world. I still get followed all the time, any time I go to a store,' Beckford said outside Barney's on Thursday.
black celebrities, models, nudes / nsfw / nip slips, race / racism
Frankel's Talk Show STILL Flopping: 'Bethenny' Slips In Ratings To #14
Bethenny Frankel's daytime talk show continues to slip in the ratings, and RadarOnline.com has learned the former Real Housewives of New York City star's show has dropped to number 14 — out of just 18.According to the rating numbers ending the week of Oct. 13, Bethenny is holding steady at number 2 in terms of talk show newcomers (behind Queen Latifah), but in overall household rankings she's only bringing slightly more viewers than Arsenio, The Test and Trisha which are tied for number 16, andThe Better Show.Bethenny showed no changes in their viewership from the week before — neither losing nor gaining viewers — and this will likely spell trouble for the struggling talk show.As Radar previously reported, Frankel's talk show boss, Ellen DeGeneres, even appeared on her show (via satellite) in an attempt to help out the ratings-starved talk show.
But Frankel blames a poor showing during her first season on a lack of A-list guests — which DeGeneres promised her."[Frankel] is absolutely peeved that she has been unable to get a big name celebrity to come on. Frankel was told numerous times by DeGeneres before the show premiered that she would absolutely help her in getting all of the big names in show business," a source close to the situation told Radar."During Bethenny's trial run, DeGeneres pulled some strings and got Justin Bieber to come on. DeGeneres' former booker is now working for Bethenny but he's been unable to get Sandra Bullock,Gwyneth Paltrow or Miley Cyrus."In fact, Frankel couldn't even get her old Bravo co-stars to appear on her show!Jill Zarin and Alex McCord were both offered an insulting $400 to appear on the show and rejected the pitiful plea.
http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/10/bethenny-frankel-talk-show-ratings-flop/
ratings / charts
white_imp
#BelieveMovie - #Advice
http://www.justinbieberbelieve.com/
the ending is cute, others can go
professor_chaos
Grimm Returns For Season 3 Tonight At 9
sci-fi, television - nbc, television promo / stills
backupblood
The end is nigh: Fox picks up Dads for a full season
Though it comes as little surprise given Friday's scheduling news and the recent script order, Fox is making its plans to stick with Dads official. The network has ordered an additional nine episodes from the Seth MacFarlane executive produced series, bringing its freshman order to a full 22 episodes. It joins fellow freshmen Brooklyn Nine-Nine (picked up for an back nine) and Sleepy Hollow (renewed for a second season) as the third new Fox show to get a big vote of confidence this season.
Additionally ordered for six episodes in a straight-to-series order in January, Dads comes from Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild (Family Guy, Ted) and stars Seth Green, Giovanni Ribisi, Martin Mull and Peter Riegert. The Simpsons' Mike Scully also serves as executive producer.
"Fox has been looking to break into the multi-camera format for some time," said Fox Entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly. "With Dads, we have an asset that we can grow, and we're looking forward to seeing where the fantastic cast and the creative minds of Seth, Alec, Mike and Wellesley take us the rest of the season."
Growth would be ideal for Dads. The series has been the softest performer on Tuesday's comedy block. Though its ratings are on par with The Mindy Project, currently averaging a 2.2 rating with adults 18-49 in Live+Seven Day returns, it has not gotten near as much traction as lead-out Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Multiplatform returns released Friday have the pilot thus far grossing 14.7 million views.
Dads, produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Fuzzy Door Productions, benefited from a great deal of buzz leading up to the fall season -- though most of that buzz came from negative press. Fox parlayed the poor reviews into commercials featuring viewers refuting criticisms while coming out of screenings.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/dads-gets-a-full-season-651052
television - fox
Ellie Goulding talks about her boyfriends (ft. niall, jeremy irvine and the ginger guy)
she only actually dated jeremy tho
also talks about cats. and does a headstand.
ellen degeneres, ellie goulding
arcticmonkeys
Christoph Waltz Joins 'Horrible Bosses' Sequel
New Line is ready to get back to work with Christoph Waltz, closing a deal for the Austrian thesp to join the star-studded cast of Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey and Chris Pine in Horrible Bosses 2.
New Line has also dated the comedy for Nov. 28, 2015. Production is currently underway in Los Angeles.
Waltz and Pine will be a father-son duo who terrorize the main characters as their new bosses.
Brett Ratner and Jay Stern are producing the sequel to the 2011 laffer with John Cheng and John Rickard exec producing.
The original Horrible Bosses grossed over $210 million worldwide at the box office.
Waltz was being eyed for this part for some time, but it was thought scheduling might get in the way.
casting / auditions, christoph waltz, film - comedy
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Adds Another Comic Character!
Saffron Burrows Cast As Agent Victoria Hand In Marvel's 'Agents Of SHIELD'
On a boring Friday afternoon, while I wait for the latest Banksy piece to drop this afternoon here in New York City, we got word from our usual trusted sources that Saffron Burrows (Troy) got cast in Marvel's Agents Of SHIELD as Agent Victoria Hand.
casting / auditions, television - abc, the avengers
The artwork for "Recovery", the 4th song of Justin Bieber's Music Mondays
Learning life through trial and error just tryna make it right
story of my liiiiiiiiifeeeeee
skankattack
Jon Cryer's ex-wife wants child support bumped from $8,000 to $88,000 a month
Jon Cryer's ex wife claims their 13-year-old son is becoming the object of scorn and ridicule at his exclusive private school because the other kids have a caviar lifestyle and she's forced to live in the world of spam ... and that's why she's asking a judge to squeeze $88k a month from Jon in child support.
Get ready to throw something at the computer (or mobile device), 'cause this is gonna piss you off.
Sarah Trigger has been getting a measly $8,000 a month in child support since 2010. It galls her that Jon is making a fortune on "Two and a Half Men" -- she claims $2 mil a month!
Sarah says life is awful. She says her son Charlie can't afford the ritzy summer camps his friends attend. She says Charlie's friends go on "exotic vacations in the summer and winter like Europe and Thailand." He can't go.
It gets worse. Sarah says Charlie's friends at The Buckley School have "huge birthday parties at expensive places like Sky High Sports and they invite the entire grade." And worst of all ... the Bar Mitzvahs. Sarah says, "Last year there were multiple Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs all with custom invitations, a dress code and huge private receptions afterward."
Sarah says Charlie is feeling the pain, and so is she. Sarah says when she got child support back in 2010, she only had custody 4% of the time ... and that's why she only got $8,000 a month. Now she has custody 50% of the time, so she wants a cool $88,969 a month.
The 69 is clearly for Jon.
source: 1
im_chris_hansen
People's Top Ten Celeb Quotes of the Week!
"The Hollywood I know has allowed me opportunity after opportunity to keep trying and keep doing new things and not send me out to pasture. I don't want to go to the pasture. It's cold. I'm allergic to grass. And the cows are mean."
– Sandra Bullock, defending Tinseltown while accepting a trophy, at the Hollywood Film Awards
http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20748922,00.html
HAPPY FRIDAY, ONTD! :-) xoxoxo
betty white / the golden girls, ellen degeneres, jared leto / 30stm, jennifer lopez, jersey shore (mtv), john mayer, kanye west, kardashian / jenner, katy perry, kelly clarkson, miley cyrus, quotes of the week, robert downey jr., royalty / royal family, ryan reynolds, sandra bullock
gemmalowes
Freida Pinto and January Jones Supports Isabel Marant at H&M Photocall
Freida Pinto,january jones,Olga Kurylenko and Audrey Tautou attended the 'Isabel Marant For H&M' Photocall at Tennis Club De Paris on October 24, 2013 in Paris, France
freida pinto, january jones
Lindsay's Throwback Jasmine Candid
Here is Lindsay Lohan looking like butter wouldn't melt... in a throwback childhood snap.
The actress is seen here in her formative years dressed up as Princess Jasmine from the popular 1992 Disney cartoon Aladdin.
Lindsay shared the snap on Instagram on Friday, along with another picture showing her filming scenes for her new reality show, set to air on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).
candids, holiday, lindsay lohan
fancycarousel
Done with 'Breaking Bad,' Bryan Cranston now pushing iPads
"Breaking Bad" leading actor Bryan Cranston can be heard in Apple's first commercial for the iPad Air, the company's latest version of its tablet.
Forget money, meth or an empire. "Breaking Bad's" Bryan Cranston, a.k.a. Walter White, is now in the iPad business.
The voice of "Breaking Bad's" leading actor can be heard in the first commercial for Apple's iPad Air, the latest version of the company's tablet.
apple / iphone, bryan cranston, computers and technology
TV Ratings Thursday
'Elementary' & 'Two and a Half Men' Rise as 'Reign',
'Scandal' & 'The Vampire Diaries' Slip Against World Series Game Two
what did you watch ontd?
elementary (cbs)
cbassluv
Tyler Posey New Picture Post
teen wolf (mtv)
kimmy_kun
The Carrie Diaries 2x02 promo
watch_mex0x0
"Ridiculously photogenic" Notre Dame running back Cam McDaniel
McDaniel lost his helmet while being tackled by a group of Trojans during the Fighting Irish's 14-10 victory but gained plenty of notoriety thanks to a photo snapped at just the right moment during the play.
sports / athletes - football (nfl / cfl), viral
FOX Announces Mid-Season Schedule
FOX is announcing premieres dates for new and returning series, including the returns of American Idol and THE FOLLOWING, and the debut of new legal drama RAKE.
Featuring host Ryan Seacrest, a new judging panel, including Harry Connick, Jr., Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban, and Randy Jackson returning as the new in-house mentor, American Idol XIII begins with an exciting two-night, four-hour premiere Wednesday, Jan. 15 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Jan. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
Following the season finale of SLEEPY HOLLOW at a special time on Monday, Jan. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), last season's No. 1 new series THE FOLLOWING (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) begins its 15-week uninterrupted second season. Created by Kevin Williamson ("The Vampire Diaries," "Dawson's Creek," the "Scream" franchise) and starring Golden Globe Award-winning actor Kevin Bacon ("X-Men: The Last Stand," "Frost/Nixon") and James Purefoy ("Rome"), Season Two catches up with RYAN HARDY (Bacon), in the wake of a horrific new murder spree, which furthers his suspicion that JOE CARROLL's (Purefoy) reign of terror is far from over. The series also stars Shawn Ashmore (the "X-Men" franchise) and Valorie Curry ("Veronica Mars"), and joining the cast this season are Connie Nielsen ("Boss," "Law & Order: SVU"), Jessica Stroup ("90210"), Sam Underwood ("Dexter") and Tiffany Boone ("Beautiful Creatures").
The only thing I'm WTF'ing about is the Sleepy Hollow finale. It's not like The Following needs a boost from it.
american idol (abc), television - fox, the following (fox)
ilouboutin
Why Everyone Loves to Hate Mellie Grant From "Scandal"
"I'm on my knees thanking God for this everyday," laughs Bellamy Young, who plays First Lady Mellie Grant on the smash television hit Scandal. Standing by President Grant's side – whether he wants her there or not – she's tough as nails, brilliant and ambitious – and also one of the most polarizing characters in recent history. "People just love to hate me!" she tells Rolling Stone. "But it's with glee, not actual ferocity."
Young doesn't mind the attention, considering her character was supposed to last just three episodes. "I only had two lines in the pilot!" Young says. "At the first table read, [creator] Shonda [Rimes] said my character was going to have a short arc, because she wanted to do a Presidential divorce. I was crushed." That will come as a shock to most Scandal fans, who know that Mellie has far exceeded her life expectancy. "They found her fulcrum," explains Young. "They found how useful she could be in this story."
scandal (abc)
Tom Hiddleston & Natalie Portman at Thor press conference in Paris + new featurette
chris hemsworth, comic books, natalie portman, tom hiddleston
on_my_gaydar
…Baby One More Time And 15 Other Great Pop Songs Released In 1998
In 1998, Bill Clinton was President, Monica Lewinsky was the most famous intern on the planet, the world had come down with Titanic fever and a show on MTV called Total Request Live was about to alter the sound of popular music. One such superstar who rose up through TRL's glittery ranks was Britney Jean Spears, a then-16-year-old performer who had last been seen as a series regular on Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club.
So head below to get an earful of what people were listening to while checking their pagers and worrying about the Y2K Bug.
What's your favorite song from the end of the 90's?
1990s, alanis morissette, britney spears, cher, courtney love, jay-z, list, madonna, spice girls
cardinal_angel
Malaysia Bans Ke$ha Concert, Cites 'Culture' Clash
Authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia have banned a planned concert by U.S. pop singer Ke$ha after deciding it would hurt cultural and religious sensitivities.
Concert organizer Livescape said it received a letter about the decision on the eve of the show that was to be held Saturday at a Kuala Lumpur stadium.
The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia said separately that it was rejecting the application for Ke$ha to perform for reasons of religion and culture.
The ministry's statement did not elaborate. Ke$ha, whose hits include "Tik Tok" and "Die Young," has songs that make explicit references to sex and liquor.
Last month, Malaysian officials also barred a performance by American metal band Lamb of God, accusing the Grammy-nominated group's work of being blasphemous.
Ke$ha and her team had previously agreed to modify their planned show in Malaysia, including making changes to her song lyrics and wardrobe, to comply with the government's general guidelines for performers, Livescape said in its statement.
Livescape said it was losing more than 1.1 million ringgit ($350,000) because of the ban. It urged the Malaysian government to "engage in a productive dialogue" with concert promoters to prevent similar incidents.
xliquidskiesx
Brit arriving at and leaving the recording studio
So turns out that the pics in this post weren't brit arriving at the dancing studio. She went to the recording studio instead and apparently she was filmed? So there really might be a (Vegas?) documentary on the way?
I heard @britneyspears has been filming something the last couple months :-)
— BreatheHeavy.com (@breatheheavycom) October 21, 2013
Source: 1, 2
britney spears, candids
stussytribe
Gaga's Artwork for Venus
Another day, another photo of Lady Gaga doing something weird – this time stripping naked for the artwork on her new single Venus and posing with a scorpion and later a kebab.
The singer posted three alternative artwork covers for her new ARTPOP track on Twitter, with one seeing her topless with a scorpion balanced on her head, another being a picture of a bat and a third seeing her standing naked with a kebab where her mouth would be.
i mean
speshsnowflake
Bey does a shoot at Melbourne house, building is declared a holy site
GLOBAL superstar Beyonce was spotted posing for a photo shoot in Brunswick before heading to the nearby Retreat Hotel.
Screaming fans gathered outside the venue yesterday to catch a glimpse of the superstar, in Melbourne for concerts at Rod Laver Arena, after rumours spread she was inside filming.
Friends Sali Melhem, 19, and Sally Hosni, 20, had their dreams come true when Beyonce walked out of the bar and was whisked away in a van.
x_butterfly19_x
Tom Hiddleston talks Thor and upcoming relationships with Kermode and Mayo
15 mins of chat, including:
interview, radio shows / radio celebrity, tom hiddleston


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January 18th Luncheon
LNG: Get the Scoop
Puget Sound Energy plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at the Port of Tacoma. The proposed facility will provide local transportation companies with a cleaner fuel alternative, including TOTE Maritime Alaska vessels. It will also provide PSE residential and commercial customers with natural gas reserves to maintain dependable service on the coldest days of the year.
Attendees were able to hear both sides of this issue to make an educated conclusion for themselves.
Ted Gleichman
Center for Sustainable Economy
Ted has held volunteer leadership posts within Sierra Club, both in Oregon and nationally, in the fight against new fossil fuels infrastructure. He has been working since 2008 to stop massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) export pipelines and terminals from being built on the Oregon Coast and inside the mouth of the Columbia River, and is one of the key leaders of the statewide coalition guiding this struggle.
Ted has published op-eds in The Denver Post, The Rocky Mountain News, The Colorado Statesman, and The Oregonian. He's worked in operations management for entrepreneurial software start-ups, as a managerial mayoral appointee for the City and County of Denver, and as a manager in a Fortune 100 telecom. He is a graduate of Regis University.
Steven R. Storms
Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering (BSChE-1971) and licensed Professional Engineer (PE). (Retired)Education - Attended United States Military Academy at West Point and University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR.
Experience - Worked in heavy industry for over 40 years with a good portion in the energy and environmental fields. (Monsanto, Reynolds Aluminum, Arkansas Kraft, Great Northern Nekoosa, Weyerhaeuser) Started working for Weyerhaeuser as an Environmental Engineer in the Energy and Environmental Engineering Department. Retired after 30 years as Project Director of Process Evaluation at Weyerhaeuser's Headquarters in Federal Way, WA.
Andy Wappler
PSE, VP Corporate Affairs
Andy Wappler is Vice President, Corporate Affairs, for Puget Sound Energy. As head of Corporate Affairs, Wappler leads the Company's communications, community affairs, energy efficiency and products and services teams. He is also the Chairman and President of the Puget Sound Energy Foundation.
Wappler has a Master of Science degree in Journalism from the Medill School at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in English from the University of Washington.
Hartleigh Caine
Totem Ocean Trailer Express
Hartleigh joined Totem Ocean Trailer Express in 2013 after 14 years in the U.S. Army Aviation branch. At TOTE she is responsible for the daily operations consisting of terminal operations capabilities as well as equipment maintenance and equipment control. Hartleigh is an honor graduate of the United States Military Academy with a bachelor's degree in economics. She completed her Master's in Business Administration at Columbia Business School.
The event took place at Rooftop Garden Ballroom, Landmark Center.


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The 2nd All-Russian Competition, "Libraries: PROmovement"
June 6, 2021, 6:29 p.m.
Dates: September - November 2021
The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation would like to announce the second all-Russian competition "Libraries: PROmovement," in which employees of the central and municipal libraries of the Russian Federation can participate.
The competition is aimed at identifying the best practices for promoting the library brand and seeks to inform the public about the capabilities of libraries and their advantages over other cultural organizations.
To participate, contestants upload a video (up to 3 minutes), presentation (no more than 10 pages), or a landing page (without any restrictions) to the cloud storage, telling about how the library develops and promotes its brand.
The competition is supported by the Ministry of Culture. Applications for participation in the competition in 2021 can be submitted until September 1st.
More details: http://пробиблиотеки.рф/
The government has expanded access to books for people with impairments
A Professional Standard for Librarians
The intangible ethnocultural doctrine of Russia
2023 in Tatarstan was declared the, "Year of National Cultures and Traditions."
An educational program was launched for employees of libraries participating in the, "Preservation of Collections Program."