Monday, August 28, 2006

The Targets - August 28, 2006


We Laughed, They Cried... - "Sure, many winners at this year's Emmys got teary -- but hilarious bits by Conan, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, and even Helen Mirren were the evening's real highlights." -- The Emmy's were on?

Emmys Best & Worst Dressed - "See PEOPLE's picks of the night's most gorgeous gowns and biggest fashion fumbles. By Melissa Liebling-Goldberg." -- See me give a shit.

Low Necklines Top Emmys Fashion - "TV's top stars showed off their assets in a big, bare way as low-cut V-necks and halter tops dominated the red carpet at Sunday's 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles." -- Nope, still don't give a shit.

Emmy rewind: The five worst moments - "Without bright-spot Conan O'Brien, many of us would've lapsed into comas during last night's Emmy Awards. If you sat through the entire thing without getting paid for it, I applaud you. Here were the low points as I saw them:" -- Oh, I guess they were on.

Fall movies feel fresh, but fans will now decide - "A funny thing has happened on the way to movie theaters this fall: Hollywood, it seems, has been listening to fans looking for original features after years of boring sequels, prequels and remakes.

Fametracker's Ten Least Essential Fall Films, 2006 - "So empty your bellies and ready your bibs, because this is an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord of inessentiality. Sidle up and chow down."

"Truthiness," "Wikiality" named TV words of year - ""Truthiness" and "Wikiality" -- two of the words popularized by political satirist Stephen Colbert on his TV show "The Colbert Report"-- were named on Sunday the top television buzzwords of the year."

The Crankiest Week Ever - "It seems like every day somebody was dumped, arrested, fired, quitting, canceling something, or just getting completely fed up. Perhaps the approach of Labor Day and the end of summer is just making everybody really cranky."

Web, reality TV create new celebrities - "The rise of the instant star and the increasingly ephemeral nature of celebrity pose a challenge to television's traditional measures of talent. So it's no surprise that one of the most popular sessions at the Edinburgh festival was a panel discussion — titled "Don't You Know Who I am?" — that examined the changing nature of celebrity."

Man throws phone 292 feet to win contest - "Ever heard of the Mobile Phone Throwing World Championship? It was held in Finland this weekend."

Reiner wants Gibson to come clean on ‘Passion’ - "The actor also must acknowledge that "his work reflects anti-Semitism," particularly the 2004 hit movie "The Passion of the Christ," Reiner told Associated Press Radio."

New 007 causes a stir - "JAMES Bond is no longer taking his favourite drink “shaken not stirred”. In new movie Casino Royale 007 Daniel Craig, 38, asks a waitress: “A dry Martini, please.”"

Cruise Wrongly Accused of Sexist Remark - "Tom Cruise got slammed last week in Australia, where he was named winner of the "Celebrity Ernie Award" for a so-called sexist comment that award organizers claim he made. Only, he didn't make it."

Cruise Regrets Bashing Brooke Shields - "Tom Cruise realizes he crossed a line when he criticized Brooke Shields last summer for her use of antidepressants, a colleague of the actor says."

Wedding Crashers meets Punk'd for Ashton Kutcher - "Ashton Kutcher really loves Punking people, doesn't he? The next project for his production company, Katalyst Films, is a Wedding Crashers-style version of Punk'd."

KUDROW: NO FRIENDS REUNION! - "Kudrow told E!'s Ryan Seacrest on the Emmys Red Carpet, that the Friends reunion was a "rumor," fueled by "quotes taken out of context" by the former castmates."

Nude teens raise eyebrows - "Teenagers in the quaint Vermont town of Brattleboro are raising eyebrows this summer with brazen displays of nudity. So far they haven't been arrested or ticketed: public nudity isn't illegal in the town of 13,000 people, unless it's done to arouse sexual gratification. Vermont has a live-and-let-live tradition, allowing skinny-dipping and nude sunbathing."

Pink Floyd guitar solo sits comfortably in first place - "Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb has the best guitar solo of all time, according to a new poll. It was chosen ahead of the opening riff from Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses. Third was Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd, while Eruption by Van Halen was fourth and Guns N' Roses' November Rain fifth. Led Zeppelin classic Stairway to Heaven was in sixth place."

New rock stars use Web videos to win fans - "Chicago alternative rock band OK Go has become more popular on the video-sharing Web site YouTube than it ever was on MTV. The band's treadmill video has been viewed millions of times on the Internet and featured on news programs around the world." -- I must say, it is a pretty good video.

Elton John vows to make hip hop record - "After 40 years of performing rock music, pop ballads and movie soundtracks, Elton John is looking to cross over to yet another musical genre -- hip hop." -- Oh, the comet can not get here fast enough.

Federline will appear on 'CSI' this fall - "Although he and Spears ventured into TV with their reality show "Chaotic," which aired on UPN last year, Federline said this will be his first venture into acting." -- And yet another reason to not watch CSI.

The Pirates Stand - "What you see is what you get. I am the only drunken Pirate seeking office in this great nation. What a sad testimonial to our political system when a degenerate like me, feels like the most honest candidate on the ballot."

Miss America Can't Walk Away from Vegas - "The 85-year-old pageant will let it ride in Las Vegas, returning to Sin City for the 2007 edition of its once-much-ogled swimwear exhibition." -- Because this is important.

'Gilligan' ship for sale - " The American Boat Listing Web site puts a $99,000 price tag on the 1964 40-footer, now docked in British Columbia, Canada, that sleeps five. But move fast. If not for the courage of the fearless bid, the Minnow could be lost."

Smuggling candy into theatres poll results - "73% of you said you smuggle candy in every time or sometimes you go to a movie theatre. That was quite surprising! 11% of you said you never smuggle candy in - some because you never thought of it, some because you don’t go to movie theatres, and some just said no."

Woman crashes when teaching dog to drive - "A woman in Hohhot, the capital of north China's Inner Mongolia region, crashed her car while giving her dog a driving lesson, the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday." -- Where's the comet?

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