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- Snap This: The Zuckerberger With a Side of Winklevoss Fries
- Crush Links: Best Wishes to Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth!
- 13 Amazing Escape Artists You Probably Haven't Heard Of
- Parting Tweet: Wil Wheaton Does Not Support Charlie Sheen
- Video: 'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans Gets In a Fistfight
- Bad News Bearz: The Artist Formerly Known As Lindsay Lohan
- Girl Crushable: The Ladies of 'Sucker Punch'
- 'Lois Lane, Girl Reporter' Would Have Been Super Awesome
| Snap This: The Zuckerberger With a Side of Winklevoss Fries Posted: 26 Mar 2011 09:55 AM PDT
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| Crush Links: Best Wishes to Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth! Posted: 26 Mar 2011 09:12 AM PDT
A legal technicality could save LiLo – Li, rather – from going to jail for her alleged probation violation. (TMZ) Bret Michaels is suing the Tony Awards, claiming that his near-fatal brain hemorrhage resulted from not being informed how to properly exit the stage and getting smacked in the head as a result. (Us Magazine) Did you hear about Elizabeth Taylor‘s James Dean secret? (The Frisky) Aretha Franklin partied it up for her 69th birthday in NYC yesterday. (Perez Hilton) Post from: Crushable Crush Links: Best Wishes to Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth!  |
| 13 Amazing Escape Artists You Probably Haven't Heard Of Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:18 PM PDT
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| Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:45 PM PDT When Tumblr dashboards converge… – Photos, text, and videos that inexplicably match up, get linked on Tumblr feeds by tags or perhaps mere coincidence. (BuzzFeed) Post from: Crushable  |
| Parting Tweet: Wil Wheaton Does Not Support Charlie Sheen Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:35 PM PDT Our childhood crush Wil Wheaton (Gordie from Stand By Me? Dreaaamy) has the right idea about this ridiculous Charlie Sheen tour business. Great. Now he’s our adult crush too. Post from: Crushable Parting Tweet: Wil Wheaton Does Not Support Charlie Sheen  |
| Video: 'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans Gets In a Fistfight Posted: 26 Mar 2011 09:57 AM PDT TMZ has video of everyone’s favorite dysfunctional Teen Mom Jenelle Evans wailing on some chick. The girl in the video, Britany Truett, puts up a good fight, getting Jenelle in a headlock and almost pulling her shirt off. I can’t quite tell what they’re arguing about, but Jenelle says that Britany invited her over and then calls her a slut and a bitch. Classy. I guess this is why people think Amber Portwood is a better mom than her, huh? Post from: Crushable Video: 'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans Gets In a Fistfight  |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:42 PM PDT Ad agency asks for tweeted internship applications. – In what is perhaps no surprise, the winning applicant linked to a YouTube video of himself skiing, and a photo of a cat. (Gawker) Post from: Crushable  |
| Bad News Bearz: The Artist Formerly Known As Lindsay Lohan Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:22 PM PDT Our bear buddiez are back! This time, they discuss Lindsay‘s name change and Casey Abrams‘ save. Hooray! Post from: Crushable Bad News Bearz: The Artist Formerly Known As Lindsay Lohan  |
| Girl Crushable: The Ladies of 'Sucker Punch' Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:22 PM PDT
But the video-game aesthetic of the worlds-within-worlds comes second in criticism to the hyper-sexualization of the five female leads. That was the part of Sucker Punch that made me uncomfortable, because it was often difficult to tell if this blend of sultry strip dancing (more on that in a minute) and ass-kicking were for the girls’ benefit, or for the men who were invariably watching. Despite their shortcomings, the female characters — Babydoll, Sweet Pea, Amber, Rocket, and Blondie — deserve to be celebrated in their own right. Especially because they could be perceived as extensions of just one girl’s mind. I won’t delve too deep into spoilers, but you should have a solid idea of the story before moving forward. Traumatized 20-year-old Babydoll is sent to a mental institution in 1960s Vermont after the accidental death of her sister. There, she has five days before she will be lobotomized. For the rest of the film, she retreats into her mind and recasts everyone in the asylum as the inhabitants of a strip club — the men as twisted caretakers, and the young women as virtual slaves. Babydoll then learns that when she dances, she can enter yet another dreamworld, where she’s a near-invincible warrior who does battle with dragons, robots, and Nazi zombies. (At this point, we decided that the movie could be best described as “Moulin Rouge-meets-Inception.”) But she’s nothing without her four female allies, who want to escape as badly as she does. I’ve included the actresses’ names so you know who is who, but note that I’m actually talking about the characters. Rocket (Jena Malone)
Why I’m crushing: Of all the girls, Rocket best knows her way around the institution — both of them — and is incredibly adaptable to any situation. As her nickname suggests, she’s hotheaded, yet she has a remarkable grasp on her emotions. To get attacked by the greasy, overweight cook, then shrug and pull herself together is fascinating to watch. Why I’m not: In some situations, she didn’t rise above her cliche as the fiery member of the group. Had we more time, we could have seen an interesting dynamic emerge: Whether Rocket rushes into battle because she doesn’t think, or because she needs it.
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| 'Lois Lane, Girl Reporter' Would Have Been Super Awesome Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:41 PM PDT
Part Nancy Drew, part Brenda Starr, and a little bit Veronica Mars, Lois Lane, Girl Reporter would have followed Lois Lane at age 11 as she made her way through the world with the help of her trusty tape recorder and notepad. All the usual Superman suspects would have been there, though they may have been a little different that what we would have come to expect from them: For example, at 12, Clark Kent would have had yet to learn of his alien background, though his powers would have already begun developing. Furthermore, there would have been some crossover in the DC universe, including an appearance from a 13-year-old Bruce Wayne. What a shame that DC shot the idea down; I think it would have been an interesting take on Lois, as well as on the rest of the Superman universe. The plucky girl reporter trope has been done before, but it never gets old, and it pretty much always results in a positive role model for girls– something which I think we’re more in need of than ever, given today’s princess-saturated culture. Many thanks to Mr. Trippe for giving us a glimpse into his vision; maybe one day it will get the chance it deserves! Check out more at Dean Trippe’s blog. [Via The Daily What Geek] Post from: Crushable 'Lois Lane, Girl Reporter' Would Have Been Super Awesome  |
To be honest, The Social Network does make more sense when explained via food.
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth are (reportedly) getting married today! (
Happy birthday, Harry Houdini! Two days ago was the master escapist’s birthday. Born Erik Weisz in 1874, he would have been 137 years old if he had discovered the secrets of immortality. Alas, he did not; weirdly enough, he died on Halloween night, 1926. Even weirder, Dorothy Young, one of Houdini’s former stage assistants, sadly 
So, apparently I’m the only person on the Internet who actually liked Sucker Punch. (
“At eleven years old, Lois has discovered her calling: investigative journalism. She sets out to right wrongs and help out her friends. In each book, Lois will tackle a problem or mystery affecting the members of the community she finds herself in as she travels around the country. The investigations in this series will not be mystical or supernatural (though some characters may suspect such sources), but real world problems that Lois works to set right.” Sounds awesome, right? Alas, it was not to be: Though creator | You are subscribed to email updates from Crushable To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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