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- Sex on the Wire: Dating on a Budget
- Interview: Renee Graziano from ‘Mob Wives’ Didn’t Always Know Her Father Was a Gangster
- Fan Fiction: A Look at James Franco’s Schedule
- Kara DioGuardi Refuses to Go Away
- Made in Manhattan: What Was Your First Job?
- How to Keep the ‘Glee’ Kids on TV After they Graduate from McKinley High
- ’9 Lives of Chloe King:’ 5 Great Things, 3 Annoying Things, and One Frustrating Thing
- Pop Culture Pop Quiz: Courtney Stodden’s Parent or Joe Simpson?
- Become Our Facebook Fan, Enter To Win ‘Pretty Little Liars’ First Season DVD And Soundtrack
- Boyfriend of the Week: Blake Shelton
| Sex on the Wire: Dating on a Budget Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:48 AM PDT |
| Interview: Renee Graziano from ‘Mob Wives’ Didn’t Always Know Her Father Was a Gangster Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:49 AM PDT
What are your impressions of mob wives during your parents' generation as compared to now? Oh, there would have been no Mob Wives if it was my parents' generation as far as a television show. As far as the women go, it was when they wanted equal rights, we got equal rights. This is what we asked for; we got it. Women are very strong nowadays. I hope the message that we're sending, not the mob wives, but for women in general is you don't need a man to support you. You can go out, and do it on your own and never fold no matter what. Your children are involved in your life. You stay strong. What are some common misconceptions do you think people who aren't familiar with the mob would think about the Mob Wives? Well, I don't think they expected us to be as harsh and as toxic at times as we are with each other. But I do believe that they are under this impression that we're a part of a world that we're not. Listen, when my son's father would have to work, or my father went to work, they went to work. I'm sure when they got home, my mother and father they didn't want to say, "Oh, so how was your day at work?" or "What'd you do in the house today?" It was not; those conversations did not exist. It was more about "Are the kids okay? Do you need anything?" So, I think the misconception is that we're very much a part of a world that we're not included in. We're not. We're women taking care of our children and our home. Sometimes, you just don't ask questions. Finally, how did you first find out as a child that you were a part of this mob world? Or, did you always know? I absolutely didn't always know. My first experience for finding out, according to the government, that my father was involved in illegal activity, was in fourth grade when these kids glued an article from the Staten Island Advance to my desk. That's actually the first time. I knew I was different from the other children. I never questioned it; I just left it alone. I went home and I said, "What's this?" They were like, "Oh, newspapers, you know, they don't always write the truth." I said, "Okay. I love you, Daddy." And, I walked out, like I was too young to comprehend. Related posts: Post from: Crushable Interview: Renee Graziano from ‘Mob Wives’ Didn’t Always Know Her Father Was a Gangster  |
| Fan Fiction: A Look at James Franco’s Schedule Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:38 AM PDT
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| Kara DioGuardi Refuses to Go Away Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:39 AM PDT
Look, even if I don’t love every song she’s written (I still feel sorry for poor Kris Allen having to warble “No Boundaries”), Kara is a damned successful woman. She has worked with everyone from Christina Aguilera to Meat Loaf to Pink, and she owns her own entertainment company. She could probably quit working today and never have to worry about money again, which is a testament to her talent and hard work. But she is unfailingly terrible at being on television, and it’s depressing to watch an otherwise-accomplished woman act like a teenager every time she gets within ten feet of a camera. The famous “Bikini Girl” incident on the American Idol season 7 finale wasn’t cute, it was embarrassing – no, Bikini Girl couldn’t sing and was relying on her body to get by, but Kara going up on stage to humiliate her in a bikini of her own just made her look desperate for approval. Kara, go swim in your piles of money and enjoy the rest of your life without needing to be on more mediocre TV shows, kay? Related posts: Post from: Crushable Kara DioGuardi Refuses to Go Away  |
| Made in Manhattan: What Was Your First Job? Posted: 22 Jun 2011 09:38 AM PDT What do a rebellious cat-sitter, art school model, and doctor’s assistant all have in common? They all grew up to work for B5Media websites. In this episode of Made in Manhattan, you’ll see the humble origins of people who now work for Crushable.com and its sister sites. You never know where people come from, so watch the video to see more about the diverse pasts of some of your favorite writers and editors. Related posts: Post from: Crushable Made in Manhattan: What Was Your First Job?  |
| How to Keep the ‘Glee’ Kids on TV After they Graduate from McKinley High Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:11 AM PDT Glee creator Ryan Murphy has said that Rachel, Finn and the rest of the gang will be graduating at the end of season three because “you can’t stay in high school forever.” Ha! It’s like he’s never watched TV. Maybe Mr. Murphy can learn a thing or two from the writers of these high school dramas. Because they sat down in a meeting, looked at each other and thought, what would Boy Meets World be without Shaun and Corey?, Buffy without Xander and Willow?. The answer: hollow, empty, shells of TV shows. And if Glee were to become a hollow shell, there’d be a damn echo to deal with as well. And if he wants some more suggestions on how to keep the Gleeks together, he can check out College Candy’s forever young cast list. Related posts: Post from: Crushable How to Keep the ‘Glee’ Kids on TV After they Graduate from McKinley High  |
| ’9 Lives of Chloe King:’ 5 Great Things, 3 Annoying Things, and One Frustrating Thing Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:55 AM PDT  image via www.abcfamily.com The 9 Lives of Chloe King shows in its second episode that it’s got a lot going for it, even if it’s got some boring crap attached to it as well. Great: Xavier's death gets closure First things first: turns out Chloe King is a legit “trying to be a superhero” show. My feminist side is very happy about this. Another thing is, they seem to be a good superhero show, going for the one thing other shows like Smallville and Merlin tend to forget: consistency. Not only does Chloe remember the death of someone in a past episode, she strives to right the wrong she inadvertently caused. Plus, that death is treated with the weight expected of it (although it was weird that he got a huge bit on the front page of a newspaper—what kid is reading newspapers these days?)—which is nonexistent in the aforementioned shows, where Clark's girlfriend can die one episode and he can be happy-go-lucky the next. Plus, I love how Gabriel was inspired by Chloe and even though she eventually saved him, he was already saving himself. Annoying: Archetype v. making it all up Okay. I know there aren't that many shows about catwomen. Well, at least, not that many where the girl actually has the powers of a cat—Catwoman was just really into a pun on "cat burglary." But Chloe's random empathy with Gabriel was…random, and, while that's not bad for a supernatural show, it was also unexplained. Great: Chloe's friends are adorable, even if they are archetypical sidekicks Amy is supportive and happy and goes on fashion show thingies with Chloe. I don't know how she does that, my friends and I have never achieved that level of capitalist-produced happiness—we just hoard bunch of clothes and try them on all individually and when we get home we look at each other's purchases and go, "Ahhh, well that's certainly your style." Meanwhile, Paul is the superhero friend who is super excited about his friend being a superhero. Like, “yay, you get powers, it's like a comic book! Soooo coooool.” My problem with these characters is I feel like they just don't get the proper amount of jealous about these things. If my non-science fiction loving friends suddenly got powers and I didn't, I would be so mad, I'd probably try and become a supervillain just because. Related posts: Post from: Crushable ’9 Lives of Chloe King:’ 5 Great Things, 3 Annoying Things, and One Frustrating Thing  |
| Pop Culture Pop Quiz: Courtney Stodden’s Parent or Joe Simpson? Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:20 AM PDT Courtney Stodden’s parents signed a paper allowing their sixteen year old daughter to marry a man more than three times her age. Joe Simpson likes to talk about his daughter Jessica Simpson‘s boobs. All three are creepy, but each has their own, individual creepy voice. Can you match these quotes to the correct parental creeper? 1."Every father can only pray to have such a man behind their daughter.” 2. “She just is sexy. If you put her in a T-shirt or you put her in a bustier, she's sexy in both. She's got double D's! You can't cover those suckers up!” 3."She has real breasts, real lips, she's not plastic." 4.”She’s going to be a huge movie star: She’s like Meg Ryan or Cameron Diaz, with probably more depth.” 5.”[Daughter] was a virgin when she married [husband]. She is a good Christian girl.” Answers are on the next page: Related posts: Post from: Crushable Pop Culture Pop Quiz: Courtney Stodden’s Parent or Joe Simpson?  |
| Become Our Facebook Fan, Enter To Win ‘Pretty Little Liars’ First Season DVD And Soundtrack Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:20 AM PDT |
| Boyfriend of the Week: Blake Shelton Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:15 AM PDT |
I was so excited for Mob Wives to air, and am already anxiously anticipating next season. It just makes sense: with the portrayal of mob wives in The Sopranos, as well as mafia rumors in Real Housewives of New Jersey and Growing Up Gotti, the show just made sense. One of my favorites from the show is mob daughter Renee Graziano, whose sister Jenn Graziano produces the show. This season, we watched Renee struggle between leaving the mob world behind and being sucked back in by her ex-husband, Junior. On the show, Renee seems to have a tough exterior, but also a very vulnerable side as well, that many find endearing. I had the pleasure of interviewing Renee recently. Check out what she had to say.
We’ve never been able to understand how James Franco does it. The guy’s an actor, a student, a writer, an artist, and now a musician? Plus he has time to do things like host the Oscars? That’s insane. So we were justifiably confused — until we scored a peek at his planner and saw a sample schedule. Here’s just one day in James Franco’s life:
Although I thought that the way American Idol fired judge Kara DioGuardi was kind of cold, I agreed with their choice to let her go – Kara was long-winded, annoying, and kept turning every critique into a story about herself. However, getting canned from Idol has not caused her to go away and stop bothering me. In the past three months she has:
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