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- Sex on the Wire: Of Heroes and Fleshlights
- The Real Housewives of New York City Analyze ‘Bethenny Ever After’ Episode 11
- ’16 and Pregnant’ Stars Jamie McKay and Ryan McElrath Both Have Arrest Records
- Prom Flick Checklist: ’90210′
- Alicia Silverstone and Other Celebrities Who Named Their Kids Bear
- Art Crush: Make Your Franklin’s Modified Hundred Dollar Bills
- ‘Dancing With the Stars’: Ralph Macchio Dances Through Injury and Kirstie Alley Gets Lifted
- ‘Star Wars vs. Star Trek’ and Other Tales: Which of These Franchises Would Win in a Fight?
- Snap This: Starbuck and Starbuck Hang Out in a Starbucks
| Sex on the Wire: Of Heroes and Fleshlights Posted: 10 May 2011 11:35 AM PDT • The Navy SEALS involved in the bin Laden raid are getting free Fleshlights. Thanks? (The Frisky) • Real talk: how do men feel about butt sex? (The Gloss) • Here’s a bunch of lingerie that will maybe made dudes want to have sex with you. (Betty Confidential) • Jude Law is still totally hot. In case you were wondering. (Celebuzz) • Double dating improves romance! Especially if you happen to like your friends. (YourTango) Post from: Crushable Sex on the Wire: Of Heroes and Fleshlights |
| The Real Housewives of New York City Analyze ‘Bethenny Ever After’ Episode 11 Posted: 10 May 2011 11:28 AM PDT
Yeah, right. No one is better at speaking their mind than the Real Housewives of New York City ladies, and, running the gamut of Alex McCord to Ramona Singer, they didn’t hold back at all on what they thought about Bethenny. So, true to style, the ladies had more than a few things to say about the finale. Check out what the housewives had to say about their former co-star. Post from: Crushable The Real Housewives of New York City Analyze ‘Bethenny Ever After’ Episode 11 |
| ’16 and Pregnant’ Stars Jamie McKay and Ryan McElrath Both Have Arrest Records Posted: 10 May 2011 11:30 AM PDT
Either way, it sounds like these two are a way bigger mess than MTV portrayed them. Why would MTV care if we know about Jamie’s arrest or not? It seems like, since 16 and Pregnant episodes are short one-offs, they have a specific story they want to tell in the episode and simply discard footage that doesn’t go along with it. In this case, the narrative was “Ryan is a mess and Jamie is stepping up,” even though that doesn’t seem to be the whole story. Well, Jenelle Evans might need to up her game if she wants to still be the baddest girl of this bunch. Post from: Crushable ’16 and Pregnant’ Stars Jamie McKay and Ryan McElrath Both Have Arrest Records |
| Posted: 10 May 2011 10:53 AM PDT
90210‘s Prom List Rating: 57 The Art of Asking: 2/10 The established couples — Annie/Liam, Naomi/Max, Teddy/Marco — took it for granted that they were going together, so we didn’t get to see anyone break into a significant other’s class with the marching band, or surprise the other with roses and that big question. Is romance dead in the zip? The only reason this episode rates two points in this category is for two small moments. When Dixon asks Harper why she obsessively plans every dance, she explains it’s because no one will ever ask her. So then Dixon asks her to dance with him — aww. But the writers have to ruin it by making Harper one of those weird geek kids who dances like a spastic robot. Then there was Navid and Silver: She couldn’t go to prom because of her manic episode, but she never asked Navid to miss out on the special dance because of her. Then again, that doesn’t turn out quite as planned… Can You Feel the Love Tonight: 5/10 Not even prom night can make the 90210 kids relax the drama. Adrianna drops by Silver’s house to tell her that she and Navid kissed; when Silver confronts him, he says that he was too drunk to remember, which isn’t what she wanted to hear. Max and Naomi’s differences in intelligence creates problems; more on that in the “Clique Wars” section. That, and Raj gets stinking drunk to cope with the fact that he’ll have to do daily chemo for a month, and even then his cancer may not go away. Ivy is, understandably, not amused by him calling her “the old ball and chain,” hanging out with burnouts, and chatting up one of the servers. Montages and Choreographed Dance Sequences: 3/10 Nope, and it’s a disappointment since I would’ve liked to see the girls doing the traditional prom rituals of trying on dresses together and getting ready. There was a moment where I thought Dixon was going to start copying Harper’s jerky dance moves to make her feel better and it would become a huge dorky line dance, but then I remembered that this wasn’t an ’80s movie. Dress Drama: 5/10 The biggest dilemma is when Annie doesn’t know which dress to wear with the necklace that Marla gives her — a less fabulous, peach one that matches perfectly, or a more “prom-like” red one that would cancel out the jewelry. Then she sells the bauble to pay for her and Dixon’s tuition and wears a third dress. Why did we even bother? The answer to that is, everyone else looks superb: Naomi dazzles in a white, kind of modern-Grecian gown; Ivy’s boho red off-the-shoulder dress is very her; and Teddy and Marco are just adorable together. The other fashion don’ts are Adrianna in a mismatched T-shirt top/chiffon poofy skirt combo, and Harper in the requisite “unfashionable geeky plaid dress.” Resemblance to Our Proms: 5/10 Not even a manic prom planner who enlists aliens and Cirque du Soleil dancers could bring this prom down to a normal level. I will say that it’s kind of delightful how weirded out the kids are by Silver’s planning, yet they’re determined to make the best of it. That said, the drunk kids nudge up the score a little bit. Clique Wars: 8/10 Naomi and Max, the geek-chic power couple that couldn’t be felled by anything, hit a major roadblock tonight. Theirs was easily the sweetest plotline: Naomi had to stay up the entire night before prom writing a ten-page paper for a class that she would otherwise fail. When she finishes, elated at her own triumph, and decides to take a well-deserved nap, Max proofreads her paper. Except, he ends up cleaning up her sentence structure, tightening her arguments, and introducing a whole new thesis statement. Naomi’s teacher tells her, “This is an A paper, which means it’s not your work. Enjoy summer school” — which means she may not be able to attend CU in the fall. Max’s defense? “What you were trying to say was all there; I just made it better.” Even though he thought he was doing the right thing, he underestimated Naomi’s pride and the situation she had put herself in; being someone who was used to success for his efforts, he was careless in helping her. The Element of Surprise: 9/10 The Silver/Navid showdown wasn’t a huge surprise since there were hints to it in the promos, though I still ended up yelling “What the hell?!” at my TV since Silver’s fears that Adrianna had replaced her pills (true) were dismissed as paranoia, and then when actual paranoia set in as regards the Ade/Navid kiss (false), Silver was all, “I never want to see you again!” But! The real shock came when a sober Raj told Ivy at sunrise that he loved her and wanted to spend the rest of his life — a few months — with her. So he asked her to marry her! And she said yes! Prom King and Queen: 7/10 If this had been 90210 season 1, I would have expected a cutthroat race to be prom queen, but Naomi has been through so much in the past year that you can’t withhold the title from her. As expected, she gives a hilariously oblivious speech (“I love all of you… as much as you love me”), and the dance with prom king Teddy is very cute. As I said last week, these two have never hooked up and both have tarnished popularity statuses — Naomi getting raped, Teddy coming out — so it’s sweet to see them enjoying their spotlight. It wasn’t when she called him a prom queen, though. Playlist: 7/10 A lot of fun music that all sort of ran together, as the best playlists do. You’ve got weird (Hurts, “Better Than Love”), sexy electronica (Kids of 88, “Just A Little Bit”), and melancholy (Home Vidoe, “Every Love That Ever Was”). A standout was Cee Lo Green‘s “Bright Lights Bigger City,” which pretty well sums up the kids’ fabulous lives and the fun that awaits them in college. Symbolism to High School and Beyond: 6/10 The West Bev kids seemed to have a “been there, done that” attitude before the night was even over. Prom didn’t seem any more special than the homecoming dance. But perhaps that was because so much college drama went down at the dance: Naomi’s dwindling chance to go to her dream school; Raj’s dimming future; Annie enabling herself and Dixon to go to their first-choice schools. What I want to know is, will Ade graduate even though she missed so much school to go be a popstar? Next week: Apparently you can whip up an Indian wedding in a matter of days, since Raj and Ivy’s nuptials coincide with graduation. In “To The Future!”, we’ll find out who can’t (and won’t) go to college, and what happens when everyone finds out about Adrianna’s sabotage. Also, I think Naomi and Max might reunite, if that’s her in the red dress getting dipped into a kiss. Fingers crossed! Post from: Crushable |
| Alicia Silverstone and Other Celebrities Who Named Their Kids Bear Posted: 10 May 2011 10:35 AM PDT
Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis‘ son is named Everly Bear, and TV chef Jamie Oliver named his son Buddy Bear Maurice. (Buddy’s older sisters have names like Poppy Honey and Daisy Boo.) Well, at least little Bear Jarecki will grow up having other kids to play with. Post from: Crushable Alicia Silverstone and Other Celebrities Who Named Their Kids Bear |
| Art Crush: Make Your Franklin’s Modified Hundred Dollar Bills Posted: 10 May 2011 10:13 AM PDT
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| ‘Dancing With the Stars’: Ralph Macchio Dances Through Injury and Kirstie Alley Gets Lifted Posted: 10 May 2011 10:10 AM PDT It never fails: no matter what you think you know about the contestants on Dancing with the Stars, you can always get proven wrong. Early in the season, I picked Ralph Macchio as someone who had potential to go all the way, but now that he is injured I think he’s starting to show signs of wear. It doesn’t help that while his partner Karina Smirnoff is a terrific dancer, she’s not the best choreographer and has trouble dancing down to his level. (Also, the fringed orange pants she has to wear this week are just cruel.) Ralph and Karina have the cha cha, which cannot be the easiest dance for a guy with knee problems, but they get through it fairly well and Ralph is affable and popular with the audience. As much as I like him, I’m really starting to think that Hines Ward is going to win this season. Of the remaining dancers, I think Kirstie Alley is the weakest. After she fell a few times earlier on in the season I was glad to see her master a difficult dance like the Argentine tango. That said, I don’t think that “not falling” should be something you get praised for, pointswise. She managed to bring some sex appeal to the dance, and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy handled the lifts beautifully. She might hang on another week, but I just don’t think she belongs in the finals unless something really spectacular happens. Post from: Crushable ‘Dancing With the Stars’: Ralph Macchio Dances Through Injury and Kirstie Alley Gets Lifted |
| ‘Star Wars vs. Star Trek’ and Other Tales: Which of These Franchises Would Win in a Fight? Posted: 10 May 2011 09:30 AM PDT
That got us here at Crushable HQ to thinking: How many other franchises have we always wanted to see duke it out? The answer was plenty. So, ladies and gentlemen, I bring you Pop-Culture Collision, in which we pit a selection of today’s most popular franchises against each other. Who’s going to win? Read on to find out! Up first, we have:
Stephenie Meyer’s TWILIGHT vs. Anne Rice’s THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES Lestat wasn’t entirely sure what he was doing in this odd little town called Forks. It was dark; it was cold; and it was decidedly unfashionable. Still, he had heard about what Forks had been doing to the noble tradition of the vampire, and he knew he had to do something about it. Now if only he could find… Aha! There he was, the little bugger– Edward Cullen, the only known vampire to successfully defang his entire kind. It was because of him that the world had ceased to revere vampires through their fear. Lestat watched him walk through the misty parking lot, a human girl at his side. A human! At his side! Lestat burned, his indignation rising up until he could no longer stay silent. “Cullen!” he shouted. Edward paused as Lestat stepped out of the mist. “Who are you?” he asked, confused. Lestat bowed with a flourish. “Allow me to introduce myself. I am the vampire Lestat– and you and I have business to attend to.” Realization dawned in Edward’s eyes. He turned to the girl beside him. “Go wait in the car, Bella,” he said. Her lower lip trembled. “But–” “I said wait in the car.” She glanced at Lestat, then did as she was told. Lestat shook his head. His little Claudia would have made a meal out of this girl in less than five seconds. But no matter; he had more important matters to attend to at present. He narrowed his eyes at Edward. “How dare you,” he growled. “How dare I what?” Edward challenged. “You– YOU– have single-handedly managed to destroy everything that vampires stand for!” Lestat declared. “And for that– you must DIE.” Edward held his hands up. “Whoa, whoa, whoa,” he said. “I’ve done nothing of the sort!” “You dare to deny it?” “How have I done that? How? Tell me!” Lestat couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “You lark about with humans!” he exclaimed. “You live off of animals! You go to HIGH SCHOOL! You call THAT scary?” He had a point. Edward stuck his lip out petulantly. “Yeah, well, at least I can go out in sunlight!” he shot back. “You can’t be serious,” Lestat scoffed. “No vampire can do that. It’s death!” “It’s not!” the younger vampire objected. “I just sparkle when I do it!” There was a pause. Lestat blinked. “I’m sorry, you what?” “…Sparkle.” Lestat’s eyes widened. Then he started laughing. If Edward could have blushed, he would have; Lestat’s laughter had the power to make even the tallest giant feel like an ant, and Edward now faced its full fury. But the laughter ceased as an ax suddenly appeared in Lestat’s hands. Edward blinked. The blond vampire swung… …And Edward’s head toppled off. Lestat delicately adjusted the lace at his wrists. “Let’s see you sparkle now,” he grinned. WINNER: Lestat wins by a head. Literally. Post from: Crushable ‘Star Wars vs. Star Trek’ and Other Tales: Which of These Franchises Would Win in a Fight? |
| Snap This: Starbuck and Starbuck Hang Out in a Starbucks Posted: 10 May 2011 09:25 AM PDT
It’s a Battlestar Galactica mindfrak! Even though Dirk Benedict (who played hotshot pilot Starbuck in the original 1978 series) was initially angry that the 2003 reboot reimagined his iconic character as a woman, he made nice for the documentary mini-series Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown. In a cute scene, he met up with Katee Sackhoff, the new Starbuck, at none other than a Starbucks. Over iced coffee, Benedict hands Sackhoff a cigar — passing the torch to his successor. [Reddit via The Daily Geek] Post from: Crushable Snap This: Starbuck and Starbuck Hang Out in a Starbucks |
| Posted: 10 May 2011 09:15 AM PDT |
The season finale of Bethenny Ever After came and went, and nobody had more to say about it than the ladies of Real Housewives of New York City. For the entire season, from issues with in-laws, Bryn‘s first Halloween, Bryn’s baptism, Bethenny’s 40th birthday ordeal, Skating with the Stars, and Christmas in Malibu, the Real Housewives ladies have bit their tongues, and been nothing but overwhelming understanding, sympathetic, and kind about the trials and tribulations of being Bethenny Frankel.
On last week’s episode of 16 and Pregnant, we met Jamie McKay, a girl from Asheville, NC. Jamie had a troubled relationship with her father and really hoped that her boyfriend, Ryan McElrath would step up and be a good dad to their newborn, Miah. By the end of the episode, though, Jamie decided to cut ties with Ryan, who had drug problems. The episode really made it look like Jamie was a good kid who had made a bad decision, but recent reports are showing that 
This week’s 90210 recap is a little different, in honor of it being the West Bev prom! “The Prom Before the Storm” had college woes, lies and paranoia, and more than one kid facing their mortality — let’s see how all that ranks against the stereotypes of prom episodes and movies of the past. In the tradition of Crushable's Chick Flick Check List, here's a Prom Flick Check List — tallying up romantic dramas, the search for the perfect dress, the delight of the unexpected, and choreographed dance scenes. All scores are out of 100.
Alicia Silverstone and her husband Christopher Jarecki (pictured) welcomed their first son on Thursday. The little tyke’s name? Bear Blu. While that’s pretty bad even by celebrity-baby-name standards, he isn’t the only star offspring to have Bear for a name.
On May 18, a fantastic new book will hit the stands: Star Wars Vs. Star Trek by Matt Forbeck. As you might expect, 
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