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- Comedian Brody Stevens Liveteets a Manic Breakdown, Nearly Gets Arrested
- Snap This: Emma Stone At The LA Premiere Of ‘The Help’
- Feminism, Free Love, and Tang: What If Every Network Got Its Own ’60s Show?
- “Horsemaning” Is The New Planking, Was The Original Planking
- Event Report: Chiddy Bang at the Thomson Hotel
- Crushable Guessing Game: ’30 Minutes or Less’ or Another Outlandish Comedy?
- Ali Lohan Scores Modeling Contract Based On Her ‘Chameleon-Like Beauty’
- Questionable Choices: Bar Rafaeli Is Just Muddy, Not in Blackface
- Parenting Lessons from ‘Teen Mom’: Don’t Be Hungover At Your Child’s Birthday Party
- The 8 Biggest Overstatements from TLC’s ‘Crazy About Pippa’
| Comedian Brody Stevens Liveteets a Manic Breakdown, Nearly Gets Arrested Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT
From what I can tell from Brody's Twitter timeline, which is rather confusing, this is the gist of the arrest situation: Brody took a trip to a Starbucks in the San Fernando Valley, where, according to his Twitter, he was "looking for mean people." Brody evidently tried to approach a man who was wearing similar shoes as him and was blown off, so he began to berate the guy. This led to the man reporting Brody to a female Starbucks employee. At this point, Brody starting talking about his TMZ work, then left to sit outside. The manager of the Starbucks was brought out to speak to him and, again, Brody brought up TMZ. Then he went back inside and began yelling at the man again. A woman inside the store asked him to calm down and he began yelling at her, once again, invoking his work with TMZ. This woman's boyfriend intervened and more screaming occurred. Following this, Brody went outside and had yet another altercation with a man named Jose (who may be the aforementioned boyfriend), which led to him spilling his coffee. At this point, the police arrived and handcuffed Brody, although he was never arrested. There's been some speculation that this is some kind of Andy Kaufman-esque comedy performance art. Ostensibly, this could be a criticism of the way people become famous now – via TMZ coverage of their lives and obsessive tweeting. A parody of Kim Kardashian meets Charlie Sheen, if you will. If it is, in fact, some absurdist performance, it's certainly crossing a line. Brody's a large man, and berating a woman could certainly be construed as posing a physical threat to her. Additionally, many of his tweets have contained racist content. For example, explaining the final altercation, Brody said, "Because his NEGATIVE FUCKING LATINO SLOPPY ATTITUDE I spilled my coffee. He wouldn’t get me one. Disrespected me…" If this is a genuine breakdown, I sincerely hope that Brody gets the help he needs, and soon. As I said earlier, he's a talented comedian, and by all accounts I've ever heard, is usually a very nice guy. Post from: Crushable  |
| Snap This: Emma Stone At The LA Premiere Of ‘The Help’ Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:10 AM PDT Emma Stone ditched all those bad wigs for her appearance at the LA premiere of The Help in Beverly Hills last night and looked a million times better for it. See guys? She was only play acting at having bad hair. A few more pictures, after the jump. Digging the hair jewelry: The other side of her braided up-do: Her white purse goes with her pink outfit without being too matchy-matchy: How is it humanly possible for someone to be this pretty? I call fairy blood or visitor from another planet. Related posts: Post from: Crushable  |
| Feminism, Free Love, and Tang: What If Every Network Got Its Own ’60s Show? Posted: 10 Aug 2011 11:02 AM PDT It only took four wildly popular season of Mad Men (and a Mad Men-inspired cookbook) to get other networks to realize audiences are ready for some quality retro programming. Enter NBC’s The Playboy Club and ABC’s Pan Am, both set in the 1960s. But why should three networks have all the fun? If every station could roll out a ’60s-themed show this fall, here’s what they would be. Related posts: Post from: Crushable  |
| “Horsemaning” Is The New Planking, Was The Original Planking Posted: 10 Aug 2011 10:30 AM PDT New stupid photo meme alert! The practice of “horsemaning” is spreading like wildfire, and it goes a little something like this. Pose so that your head is hidden. Find a friend whose head might conceivably match your body (or not!). Have them pose in a freaky way, preferably so it looks like you’re carrying your own head. (You know, like the Headless Horseman.) Look at you, horsemaning like a pro already. According to Buzzfeed, this first became a “thing” back in the 1920s, when it was a popular way of posing for photogravures or whatever they had back then: I’m way more on board with this than I was with planking because it actually looks cool. Also, it’s firmly grounded in history, and I love history. No celebrities have jumped on the bandwagon yet, but I’m thinking it will prove irresistible to the ever-dramatic Katy Perry, as well as that prank-loving scoundrel Justin Bieber. If you’d like to share your own beheaded pics with us, kindly send them to submissions@crushable.com.
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| Event Report: Chiddy Bang at the Thomson Hotel Posted: 10 Aug 2011 10:30 AM PDT Do you guys all know about Chiddy Bang yet? They're an alternative hip hop group from Philadelphia comprised of Chidera Anamege and Noah Beresin. The group is notable for their untraditional sampling choices – they use stuff from bands like MGMT, Passion Pit and Radiohead. Last night, I got a chance to check them out at a private party hosted by Flavorpill at NYC's Thomson Hotel, and they most definitely did not disappoint. New York City is the melting pot within the melting pot – here you can see extreme wealth traipse in Italian leather past extreme poverty camped out on the sidewalk five feet below. You can also watch white girls in maxi dresses dance try to booty dance next to a Korean boy in designer Nikes on a hotel rooftop seven stories up. Such was the vibe at the event, which speaks to the wide appeal of the group. Most of the crowd – which included ticket winners from a Flavorpill contest – seemed genuinely excited about the music, a refreshing contrast to events where folks seem to be primarily interested in being captured by the even photographer with a cupful of free tequila. Chiddy Bang is know for their freestyle skills, and they treated us to some of that last night. The duo took topic suggestions from the crowd (“a tiny giraffe”), and demonstrated some impressive and totally adorable off-the-cuff stylings. All in all: a fun night and a pair of dudes that you should totally see live if you get a chance. (P.S., Weird coincidence: The Chiddy Band song “Mind Your Manners” features the lyric, “I’ll be sipping TY KU,” which is some sort of premium sake I tried for the first time an hour before hitting the Thomson at an event for Diesel’s new line of denim sweatpants. Yep, I said denim sweatpants. Seriously. Okay, maybe it’s not that weird a coincidence. But I’m a child who gets excited when she recognizes something she knows.)
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| Crushable Guessing Game: ’30 Minutes or Less’ or Another Outlandish Comedy? Posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:56 AM PDT In 30 Minutes or Less, criminal Danny McBride orders a pizza, straps a bomb on the delivery guy (Jesse Eisenberg) instead, and informs him he has mere hours to rob a bank before he goes kablooey. An unbelievable comedy with dysfunctional characters and an awkward hero? We’ve seen this so many times before before, often with the same actors (30 Min has another criminal in Nick Swarsdon, and Aziz Ansari as the friend Jesse ropes into this fool’s errand.) Honestly, every other over-the-top comedy is starting to blur together. We’ve picked out a bunch of stills and mapped out the tropes that you’d see in more than one; it’s your job to figure out which movie is which, before the ticking bomb under your shirt counts reaches zero. (See what we did there?) Related posts: Post from: Crushable  |
| Ali Lohan Scores Modeling Contract Based On Her ‘Chameleon-Like Beauty’ Posted: 10 Aug 2011 09:23 AM PDT Lesser Lohan Ali (or as she’d like to be known from now on, Aliana T), has officially signed a contract with NEXT Model Management, the same agency that reps Milla Jovovich and Molly Simms. As her new twitter account proclaims, she’s now a real model. (Don’t try to follow her. It’s boring. I will let you know if it ever gets exciting.) “In fashion, Ali will set herself apart as a bona fide icon,” NEXT LA Director Alexis Borges told RadarOnline. “One that fashion fans will follow not because of her famous last name, but because of the beautiful images and fashion trends she is helping create.” Perhaps sensing she (he?) needed to be more specific as to what, exactly, makes Lohan a good model, Alexis told JustJared that “she represents the future face of fashion and will be a photographer’s dream with her chameleon-like beauty.” O RLY? Ali Lohan’s always been a little cutie, but I’m not sure she’s really got that intense, alien beauty required of high fashion models. Here are some pictures of the 17-year-old “showing off her sexy side” while modeling clothes from her older sister’s line, 6126: Then again, I guess someone in the family has to be working now that Lindsay’s problems have caused a slump in her schedule. It’ll be interesting to see if NEXT is able to make people take her seriously enough to land her any major campaigns. Related posts: Post from: Crushable  |
| Questionable Choices: Bar Rafaeli Is Just Muddy, Not in Blackface Posted: 10 Aug 2011 08:23 AM PDT Were you as jarred by this photo flashing across your dashboard as I was? My first thought was that Bar Rafaeli decided to play some horrifically offensive tribute to Al Jolson, but it turns out the model was merely covered in mud from the Dead Sea. Still, it’s quite an image to unleash on the world, no? Visiting her home country of Israel, Bar tweeted this photo of herself smothered in the mineral-rich Dead Sea mud that’s known for its health benefits. The text of the tweet reads, "*muddy* but feels good!! DEAD SEA- if you haven't been… well, sucks for you!" Sucks for us indeed — but at least that’s less offensive that the lyrics to “My Mammy.” (via Celebuzz) Post from: Crushable  |
| Parenting Lessons from ‘Teen Mom’: Don’t Be Hungover At Your Child’s Birthday Party Posted: 10 Aug 2011 08:06 AM PDT This week’s struggles range from how to deal with adoption-driven guilt to how to hide a puppy from Grandma– so yeah, not everyone is dealing with the same level of stress right now. High drama! Low drama! Weird, unsettling relationship drama! Bring it, MTV. Catelynn shows up at the retreat and there's a big happy reunion with Jill, the founder of the retreat. Catelynn's also brought along a new girl called Paige. Paige and Catelynn settle in. Paige, it seems, didn't have anyone around to help her out through the adoption process, which is making it harder for her. There are some tears, and they share a bonding hug. The retreat gets under way. While everyone is sharing their stories, one in particular stands out: Nicole's. Nicole's adoption HAD been open, but apparently, when her child was four, the adoption closed and she has no idea how her child is doing now. Catelynn gets a look of horror on her face. She struggles not to break down when she tells the group that she's trying to figure out how she can make her relationship with Brandon and Theresa stronger. The possibility of Carly's adoption closing TERRIFIES her. Paige and Catelynn chat later on the porch. Paige is really happy to be in a place where everyone understands where she's coming from, but she's curious about why Catelynn was getting teary when talking about Brandan and Theresa. Catelynn admits her fear that Brendan and Theresa could shut her out. They discuss that even though they know that they gave their kids the lives they couldn't give them themselves, it's hard not being able to raise them as their own. They're not parents, Catelynn says, but they're still moms. Later, Catelynn shares pictures of her and Tyler's visit with Carly with the retreat. She says that the visit went well, but again states that she's afraid that her lack of communication since then will negatively impact their relationship with Brandan and Theresa. The group assures her that seeing her daughter after a year is an adjustment, and that if she needs a little distance, it's not a bad thing. The retreat draws to a close and everyone shares what they're taking with themselves and what they're leaving behind. Catelynn decides to leave behind her fears about Brandan and Theresa. Paige thanks Catelynn for bringing her. Hugs all around. Related posts: Post from: Crushable  |
| The 8 Biggest Overstatements from TLC’s ‘Crazy About Pippa’ Posted: 10 Aug 2011 07:40 AM PDT
“There was almost a gasp across the world — ‘Who is that girl?’” Almost meaning a grunt of surprise from the millions of sleep-deprived Americans who woke up at 2 and 5 a.m. to sit in their pajamas eating cereal and watching the wedding. “She singlehandedly crashed Twitter! …It’s the first time we know of that it’s ever happened.” For the record, Twitter goes down all the time; how else would we know and love the Fail Whale? We think what they meant to say was, #Pippa or some variation was trending on Twitter. You know, with a bunch of other hashtags. “We looked at her and realized, This is a lady.” We know that Kate got her fairy-tale wedding and all, but do you really need to be so mean? So, the princess walking down the aisle in the gorgeous Alexander McQueen gown wasn’t a lady? “We looked at her and realized, Is this a style icon? This is someone who dresses very, very well.” All this based on one dress that she probably didn’t even pick out! The Royal Family probably decided who wore what, and just got Kate’s permission that Pippa could also don white. And OK, so Pippa has proven herself to have excellent fashion sense/a genius stylist in the months since, but to say that you could see all that at the wedding is just unrealistic. “…the bottom that launched a thousand clicks.” Can we chuck rotten tomatoes at the joker who thought up this “clever” take on the famous Helen of Troy description? “It was very clever — say, a stroke of genius — to unleash Pippa on the world that way.” The argument is that Kate gets to slide out of the spotlight now that Pippa’s commanded the world’s attention. But is it really possible that the Middletons would have schemed like that? Anyway, that was supposed to be Kate’s special day; not even the reportedly image-obsessed Carole Middleton could want to upstage her own daughter like that. “I think what Pippa’s done is put a focus on bottoms.” Because Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, and Nelly‘s Apple Bottom jeans had nothing to do with that. “I think the fact that initially she was already being anointed P. Middy across tons of sites was the American way of anointing her as a superstar.” Correction: The blogs using this awful nickname are all from England, Ireland, and India. In America, we like to bestow embarrassing nicknames upon our couples and not individual stars, no matter how great their asses are. Related posts: Post from: Crushable  |
Something strange has been going on with comedian Brody Stevens these past few days: he appears to be 
It took less than four months, but now there’s an hour-long special devoted entirely to Pippa Middleton, and it’s just as bad as you would think: Stalker-like attention to the details of her childhood, uninformed guesses on her love life and marriage prospects, and hyperbole about her status as a fashion icon and owner of a splendid ass. For Crazy About Pippa, TLC relied on various bloggers, British historians, and the Middletons’ (less attractive) cousin Katrina Darling to blurt out statements as ridiculous as they are patently untrue. Here are our favorites.| 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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