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| Saved By The Bell movie in the works |
[20 Dec 2009|05:24pm] |
Look. I’m not saying it’ll ever actually happen, but you gotta start somewhere, and someone actually got the ball rolling on this one. After years of something like an ironic grassroots campaign to make it happen, it’s now official: There is a Saved by the Bell movie in the works.
Is it the reunion episode we’ve all been pining away for? And by all, I mean: Jimmy Fallon’s audience? No. Not exactly. From what I can gather, it’s not a reunion movie. It’s a big-screen feature film “based on” the original ’90s series. What does that mean? Probably an all new cast (and if we’re lucky, cameos from the original stars).
What I do know is that it is being developed. Jon Shestack productions (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Dan in Real Life) has apparently secured the rights, and put a couple of producers on the project, Jeremy Stein (The Photographer) and Ginny Brewer, who also produced Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and Dan in Real Life. The project is currently out to writers.
( Some Tiffani Thiessen candids )
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[20 Dec 2009|03:25pm] |
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Do regular Target stores carry GO International, or only Super/Greatland Target locations? I really want to get a hold of the Rodarte collaboration, but I don't want to drive from store to store.
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| P. Fach & Jennie's Romantic Reunion |
[20 Dec 2009|05:22pm] |
You have to give it to Peter Facinelli an Jennie Garth for keeping the romance alive. The couple has spent more time apart this year than any year of their marriage.
Between Peter filming The Twilight Saga in Vancouver and Nurse Jackie in New York City, the couple makes the most of their time together. Always the generous one, Peter tipped his limo driver $20 when he was dropped off at home from the airport.
So when Peter returned from New York City, the couple shared a romantic kiss when they met up for lunch at Casa Vega in Studio City. I'm glad to see romance is still alive in Hollywood!
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[20 Dec 2009|10:15pm] |
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Megan Fox Fights With Boyfriend
MEGAN Fox has fallen out with her on/off beau Brian Austin Green — over their holiday plans!
The couple apparently came to blows while deciding where to celebrate Christmas and with whom.
“Basically Megan wanted it all her way with Brian joining her and her friends and family for the holiday but Brian isn’t so keen,” explains a source close to the tempestuous twosome.
“He is very loyal to his family and thought they would at least share the holidays between the two. It’s all ended in another tiff which means they probably won’t see each other at all over Christmas.”
Megan, 23, recently said that being famous is like being a “sacrificial lamb”.
“Being a celebrity is like being a sacrificial lamb,” she said. “At some point, no matter how high the pedestal that they [critics and audiences] put you on, they’re going to tear you down.
“And I created a character as an offering for the sacrifice. I’m not willing to give my true self up.
“The reality is, I’m hidden amongst all the insanity. Nobody can find me.”
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| Maine to consider cell phone cancer warning |
[20 Dec 2009|04:54pm] |
AUGUSTA, Maine – A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first to require cell phones to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer, although there is no consensus among scientists that they do and industry leaders dispute the claim.
The now-ubiquitous devices carry such warnings in some countries, though no U.S. states require them, according to the National Conference of State Legislators. A similar effort is afoot in San Francisco, where Mayor Gavin Newsom wants his city to be the nation's first to require the warnings.
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IDK how I feel about this. I guess if the warning is just on the packaging and not the actual phone, then I won't mind. But I can't imagine going without a cordless phone, let alone a cell phone.
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| Here, have this humourless festive rant! |
[20 Dec 2009|10:07pm] |
 Something about the way Christmas 2009 is being marketed sticks in the craw. It's not just the creeping sense of frustrated greed, more bitter this year because of the extra hundreds of thousands out of work - it's the fact that we're all supposed to be so cheery about it, gleefully swapping our usual extravagances for home baking, knitting and making natty little baubles out of bits of string and glitter.
Newspapers are full of editorials urging their female readers to "have a crafty Christmas" by hand-making gifts and decorations. These articles are inevitably accompanied by soft-focus photos of terrifyingly blonde grinning women in shapeless knitwear fashioning entire kitchen sets out of balsa-wood, like a cross between a nuclear strike advice handbook and the Boden catalogue.
This bizarre fashion for retro handicrafts started some years before the credit crunch with the revival of Stitch'n'Bitch knitting circles in New York.
It was initially conceived as a fun, feminist reclamation of traditional skills. The meetings were free, the skill-sharing amiable. But as the recession has taken hold the trend has been co-opted by the dark machinery of the women's lifestyle press, desperate for a new manifesto to replace "shop 'til you drop."
Despite the impact of the recession on women, who are losing their jobs faster than men in the financial, leisure and hospitality information industries and facing redundancy and discrimination at work because of pregnancy or motherhood, there's an atmosphere of celebration.
According to the Evening Standard and many, many others, we're all becoming "domestic goddesses" again. Don't fret about losing your job - for the price of a shedload of specialist ingredients you too can bake sparkly fairy cakes, stave off economic Armageddon and save Christmas.
The most brain-bleedingly pointless domestic tasks are now thoroughly fetishised - as long as it's women acting out that fetish, of course.
Cookery classes and exclusive sewing circles encourage young, trendy women to indulge in a sanctioned fantasy of glamorous drudgery that never really existed. For just £310 a session, "recessionistas" can have a training day with Cookie Girl in Notting Hill. Sales of kitchen equipment are rising faster than an organic souffle.
Now, no-one's implying that a little more domestic dexterity wouldn't do all of us some good. Certainly, decades of aggressive marketing of home improvement products, the revolt against traditional gendered labour divisions and the male backlash against that revolt have led many to abandon the basic tools of self-care.
What is being lost is not a prim model of Beetonesque housewifery but the essential human tricks of keeping ourselves clean, clothed and fed.
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Source: Penny Red
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[20 Dec 2009|10:08pm] |
who do u think will die next?
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| Girl, Interrupted |
[20 Dec 2009|05:07pm] |
Actress Brittany Murphy Dead at 32: Additional Discussion
Since the first post is above 6,000 comments, we decided to have a second post for additional, captcha-free discussion. Relevant updates will also be posted here.
Here's what we know:
Brittany Murphy was pronounced dead this morning on arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Murphy reportedly suffered full cardiac arrest, causing her death. TMZ was the first to report her death. Murphy was reportedly found unconscious in the shower by her mother, Sharon, at about 8:00 AM PT.
TMZ reports that the LAPD has launched an investigation into Murphy's death.
Murphy's rep issued the following statement: "In this time of sadness, the family thanks you for your love and support. It is their wish that you respect their privacy."
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Relevant Links:
Brittany Murphy Dies [Original ONTD Post]
Brittany Murphy Dies [TMZ]
LAPD Investigate Death of Brittany Murphy [LA Times]
Brittany Murphy Body to be Autopsied [Radar Online]
A Look Back at Brittany Murphy's Best Roles [Gawker.TV]
Actress Brittany Murphy Dead at 32 [LA Times]
Girl, Interrupted: The Life and Death of Brittany Murphy [Jezebel]
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Feel free to post updates in the comments. If you see any major developments, please also feel free to email them to me at mattchew03@gmail.com so that I can add them to the post.
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Rest in peace, Brittany.
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Update: TMZ reports that two LAPD officers were just spotted going into Murphy's home. [Link]
Update: TMZ has pictures of Simon Monjack, Murphy's husband, returning home from the hospital this afteroon. We're not going to put them in the post, but you can see them by clicking here. (Thanks, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) star_cuddles.)
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[20 Dec 2009|01:56pm] |
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I have been accepted to San Francisco State University :D
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[20 Dec 2009|09:41pm] |
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omg i was so excited for brittany murphy's album im shaking and crying
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| Eurostar train services canceled indefinitely |
[20 Dec 2009|04:40pm] |
LONDON – The only passenger rail link between Britain and the rest of Europe has been shut down indefinitely, Eurostar said Sunday, promising more travel misery for thousands of stranded passengers just before Christmas.
Services have been suspended since late Friday, when a series of glitches stranded five trains inside the Channel Tunnel and trapped more than 2,000 passengers for hours in stuffy and claustrophobic conditions. More than 55,000 passengers overall have been affected.
Some panicked passengers stayed underground for more than 15 hours without food or water, or any clear idea of what was going on — prompting outrage from travelers and a promise from Eurostar that no passenger train would enter the tunnel until the issue had been identified and fixed.
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I hope this doesn't affect any of you Euro ONTD_P bbs.
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| 50 Most Beautiful Female Celebrities |
[20 Dec 2009|04:02pm] |
according to The Baltimore Sun... clearly an expert publication on beauty and celebrity... [Mods, I know the source sucks, but these pictures are just begging to be commented on!] 50. Ashley Greene  49. Maggie Q  48. Holly Madison  47. Danica Patrick  46. Gina Carano  ( it gets better/worse... )
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I stumbled upon this while looking up articles re: Brittany Murphy. (R.I.P.) the mostly failtastic list, complete with unflattering Photoshop-free photos, made me laugh so I figured I'd share with ONTD to brighten this sad Sunday afternoon.
[update: also judging by the comments Hayden Panettiere is the most contested and Monica Belluci is the most absent. IA with both and figured I'd write that here rather than replying to every single comment.]
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| Lil Bow Wow thinks she's a better role model than Nicki Minaj |
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Once the new female MC on the block, Lil Mama has something to say about hip-hop femcee du jour: Nicki Minaj.
When asked to share her thoughts on Young Money’s first lady, the Brooklyn rapstress gave kudos to Nicki before pointing to a glaring difference in their images and content.
“Nicki Minaj is a talented rapper,” Lil Mama said. “She’s out there, she’s doing her. What she represents, I don’t represent and she’s doing something different, that’s her lane. As the voice of the young people, Lil Mama, I focus on bringing up young girls to respect their bodies, respect theyself, do it up.”
Lil Mama is reportedly in the lab working on her sophomore album. Click here to see BET.com's exclusive interview with Nicki Minaj.
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Nicki Minaj may have a sexy image, but she consistently encourages her fans of all ages to educate themselves, be self sufficient and not be dependent on men:( Proof )
It would be nice to live in a world where dressing provocatively & talking about your sexuality =/= disrespecting your body/encouraging others to do so. Backhanded girl-on-girl crime is so old.
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[20 Dec 2009|04:37pm] |
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| US: Senate BANS ABORTIONS via State Loophole - Contact The White House! |
[20 Dec 2009|01:05pm] |
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Hi Friends and Colleagues,
I am writing to urge you to contact the White House and let President Obama know that you are opposed to BOTH the Senate and House versions of the currently propose health care reform.
Like most of you, I too have been filling out petitions, blogging and Twittering about these underhanded attempts in our Congress to violate women's fundamental Constitutional right to abortion. I understand it has become tiring and seems repetitive, but the fact of the matter is that no one in power seems to be listening to the big advocacy organizations like NARAL, Planned Parenthood or NOW, so I think it is time that folks as individuals make their voices heard. Please keep in mind that contacting our Senators did not stop the most recent anti-abortion amendment being pushed through without the approval of the majority of the Senate. In my mind, this means that it has gone beyond the point of people asking their elected officials to look out for their interests. If these officials were able to adequately represent us, we wouldn't have a small cabal of three or four persons (most of them white men, who will never become pregnant), flagrantly ignoring the procedures of the Senate, while being given the approval of The White House in the process.
So, pick up the phone, fax or email The White House TODAY!
They can be reached here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/
I suggest that folks also write letters to the editors of their newspapers, magazines and television stations and DEMAND that they interview local citizens about their opinions regarding this health care reform and the subversion of abortion rights, because I for one am sick and tired of only reading pieces with commentary by the advocacy groups when again, it seems as though those same groups are not being heard or are not engaging in an effective manner with our representatives. The whole thing stinks and feels very gamed to me. In my experience, the best way to effectively deal with these types of situations is to introduce a third party (namely individuals citizens), who can use the internet or other means so that their voices are actually seen and heard.
Here is a thorough explanation as to how the current Nelson amended Senate Bill will restrict women and trans folks' (FTMs and genderqueers) access to abortions and other reproductive health services:
http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/12/20/the-nelson-compromise
Here is a look into the pork barrel bribe that was offered to Senator Nelson and the State of Nebraska in exchange for his 60th vote, which came at the expense of reproductive freedom:
http://biggovernment.com/2009/12/19/sen-nelsons-bribe/
Here is a breakdown of why the health care reform overall is horrible for US people and our future health and financial well being:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/12/19/816961/-Why-This-Senate-Health-Bill-Should-Not-Pass
Yours in Feminist Solidarity!
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