Tuesday, December 13, 2011

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The Daily WTF: Lord of the Rings Nail Art

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 10:49 AM PST

Holy moley — I know hobbits are small, but they’ve got to be bigger than a thimble, right? Or maybe these hands are the hands of GIANTS. No matter what the situation, these Mordor-themed nails are really quite amazing.

I’ve never gotten a manicure [I know, I am terrible at being a girl and should probably have my period taken away from me (yes!!)], but now I think I’d like to track this artist down. What about a scene from Jurassic Park? The possibilities are endless.

(via BuzzFeed)

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Video: Check Out Chelsea Clinton’s (Somewhat Wooden) NBC Debut

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 10:43 AM PST

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Just one month after announcing its hiring of Chelsea Clinton as a full-time special correspondent, NBC has aired her first contribution to its “Making A Difference” series, which highlights (you guessed it) people who are making a difference.

For her first segment, Clinton traveled to her native Arkansas to tell the story of Annette Dove, an educator who’s devoted her life to helping the disadvantaged kids of Pine Bluff. It’s a heartwarming story and Clinton delivered it perfectly, if a bit robotically; I found it especially endearing when the very New York-y looking Clinton’s Southern roots came out in a “yes, ma’am.”

Unlike The Washington Post, I do not take the segment as a damning revelation of Clinton’s utter lack of charisma; there’s only so much room to inject your personality into a news story about someone who is not you, and I’m sure she’d be criticized for being unprofessional if she had. However, if NBC is so desperate to convince us they did not just hire her because she’s Chelsea Clinton (after hiring Meghan McCain and Jenna fucking Bush), they should have treated her like any cub reporter instead of sitting her down and asking why she decided to take this job. (A job, need I remind you, that many seasoned journalists would kill for.) Then again, perhaps this type of special treatment is more honest, because we know Ms. Clinton, who has no previous journalism experience, didn’t have to apply or compete with anyone for this plum position.

The last observation I’ll make is how canned and polished her answers to the questions seem; she’s already talking like a politician, but not (yet?) a slick one like her dad.  Still, what with all the public showings of philanthropy (she’s donating much of her salary to charity), emphasis on public service, and general profile-raising she’s currently engaged in, I wouldn’t be surprised if a run for office was in her future plans.

(Via Vulture)

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Gallery: 22 Great Shots Of Taylor Swift In Honor Of Her Birthday

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 10:09 AM PST


Happy birthday, Taylor Swift! The singer turns a mere 22 today, though she’s already had enough heartbreak for a woman twice her age. When it comes to cultivating an image, Taylor’s got a lot of range and wide appeal. She can grin like the girl next door and then seamlessly shift into an angular stoney-eyed high fashion model. Here are 22 shots of Tay from a variety of different magazines.

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Gallery: 8 Celebrities We Didn’t Know Were Married

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 09:52 AM PST

Have you ever had the experience of talking about a celebrity — be it a hot new star like Armie Hammer or someone more established like Olivia Wilde — and finding out that s/he was married? It’s happened to us, eight times over. With so much of celebrities’ love lives laid bare in the tabloids, it’s surprising when a seroius, committed relationship doesn’t find its way into the public eye. Maybe it’s because the stars involved are too low-key to get the paparazzi’s attention, or maybe the marriage happened a while ago and you just missed the news.

So no, we’re not including surprise weddings that got a ton of publicity later; more like ones that just flew under the radar. Many of these couples are still happily married; in some cases, it was only when their divorce papers got leaked to the press that we even knew there had been a ceremony.

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Marie Claire Makes Angelina Jolie A Goofy, Sexy Director Lady

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 09:17 AM PST

Only 7% of Hollywood directors are women, and with her first feature In the Land of Blood and Honey, Angelina Jolie has joined their ranks. Marie Claire used this lady director conceit in a new spread — posed in her pajamas on a mock film set, Angelina makes goofy, sexy faces and crouches seductively.

The reason this spread bothers me so much is that it takes something that's already nearly impossible to achieve, and like so many other things, buts a mandate of attractiveness on it. Look at our high-profile female directors: in addition to Angelina, there's Kathryn Bigelow and Sofia Coppola, both considered sex symbols. But at least when we see Kathryn posed next to a camera, she's wearing sensible clothing and making a serious, normal face.

Sofia Coppola has been in perfume ads – so where's our sexy Quentin Tarantino cologne billboard? And why aren't there any spreads of Peter Jackson posing barefoot in pajamas on a sparse film set? If Angelina Jolie is the new poster child for female directors, then we can bet that statistic won’t be improving anytime soon.

(via Marie Claire)

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Woman Tattoos Drake’s Name Across Her Forehead

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 09:11 AM PST

Think you like Drake? Think again, square. Nobody will ever like Drake as much as this girl, as the tattoo on her forehead would attest.

An LA girl recently became a viral sensation after getting the name of the sweater-loving Canadian rapper tattooed across her forehead. As Drake is basically the oatmeal of rappers, this is a little like getting a Puerto Rican gang sign to rep your favorite Sesame Street character. In other words: an awesome, hilarious idea. (See also: “Hug Life.”)

Vice was able to get a hold of Kevin Campbell, the tattoo artist who did it, and he shed a bit of light on the story for them:

How did you react when she told you what she wanted done?
The funny thing is, I didn’t know who Drake was. I figured it was her hood or some shit, not some goofnugget R&B dude.

Did she talk about what it meant to her? Had she been planning it for a long time or was she kind of just like, “put it on my forehead” and that's it?
Yeah, she was really psyched about it. She had the shitty font all picked out on her iPhone ready to go and was pretty adamant about putting it on her forehead. She didn’t say a word about what it meant to her. Some of the guys at the shop asked her, and she just kinda giggled at them. When I printed up the first image of the lettering, she wanted me to go bigger, so that it went pretty much from each side of her hairline to the other. I thought she shaved her eyebrows for the procedure, so when I put the stencil on the first time, it was right over her (missing) eyebrows, but she had me enlarge it a bit and push it up towards the hairline. But yeah, she acted as if she had planned it out for a while, but I’m not really sure how much extended coherent thought could actually go into getting such a stupid tattoo on your forehead.

He also noted ominously that “her attitude changed pretty drastically once the tattoo was finished.” Unfortunately, Campbell was unable to get in touch with the girl to see how she’s liking her new ink, but he promises to report back if, and when, she returns to have it filled in.

(Via Vice)

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Will.I.Am And Other Celebs Say Megaupload Used Their Likenesses In Jingle Without Their Permission

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 08:28 AM PST

Remember the bizarre, celebrity-studded Megaupload jingle we posted yesterday? If you thought it seemed too good to be true that the likes of Kim Kardashian, Macy Gray, and P. Diddy would be endorsing a file-sharing site in addictive song form… you’re probably right. THR reports that several of the celebrities featured in the video filed takedown notices against the video on YouTube, as did Universal Music Group. The most surprising, however, was will.i.am, who provides the song’s backbone. (“M-E-G-A, upload to me today / Send me a fiiiile, Megauuupload”)

The reports on this vary: will.i.am’s lawyer Ken Hertz filed a takedown request last week; he told THR that his client never consented to the specifics of the “Megaupload Mega Song.” However, Megaupload’s lawyer Ira Rothken countered by saying, “Each of the other artists, including Will.i.am signed a broad written agreement allowing the use of their likeness and their statements in the context of the video.”

So that must be the problem, that the artists who signed this very broad agreement didn’t realize they’d be participating in a cheesy advertisement. If you watch the video, you’ll see that they essentially Auto-Tuned will.i.am for part of the video. But again, you have him singing the chorus; that can’t be faked.

As for the other celebrities, there’s a mix of stars who obviously knew that they were filming endorsements, like Ciara and Game. But a few others, like Kim Kardashian, seem to be spliced from existing interviews. UMG maintains that several of its artists “never consented to being portrayed in this video,” but it’s not clear if they have a case.

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Derek Jeter Sends His Hook-Ups Home With Signed Yankees Memorabilia

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 08:28 AM PST

Most one-night stands may only leave you with a hangover, an intense need to shower, and a vague fear of exposure to STDs, but it is not so for the lucky ladies who bed famed Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. In addition to the aforementioned things, they leave his Trump Tower fuck pad with gift baskets brimming with autographed Yankees memorabilia. (Maybe herpes too, but we’re not going to talk about that because look, presents.) Score!

What’s in the gift baskets, exactly? “Usually a signed baseball,” dishes The New York Post, as well as some other stuff. Additionally, he always has a car waiting to take the lady home:

The Yank captain's wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am kiss-offs came to light when he mistakenly pulled the stunt twice on the same woman — forgetting she had been an earlier conquest, a pal told The Post.

"Derek has girls stay with him at his apartment in New York, and then he gets them a car to take them home the next day. Waiting in his car is a gift basket containing signed Jeter memorabilia, usually a signed baseball," the friend dished.

This summer, he ended up hooking up with a girl who he had hooked up with once before, but Jeter seemed to have forgotten about the first time and gave her the same identical parting gift, a gift basket with a signed Derek Jeter baseball," the pal said.

"He basically gave her the same gift twice because he'd forgotten hooking up with her the first time!"

Like The Village Voice‘s Jen Doll, I’m having trouble seeing how this is a bad thing. Do you know how much those autographed balls sell for on the Internet? Hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars! And do not fucking underestimate the amazingness of a car service back to Brooklyn (or wherever you live) when you wake up in midtown on a Sunday afternoon and the L train isn’t running and your underwear’s on inside out and oh God you just need to be in bed. Is the Post mad at Jeter for having one night stands, or for rewarding slatternly behavior with gift baskets? Would they rather he stay celibate until his genitals fall off and he no longer has the equilibrium necessary to hit a baseball? Or maybe he can have hook-ups, but he’s not allowed to be nice to them? Sometimes I don’t understand you, New York Post.

(Via Runnin’ Scared)

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The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Barbie Recap: Watch What Happens In Vegas

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 08:21 AM PST

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—unless you're being followed by a camera crew at all times. On Monday night's episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, two mildly feuding groups of women headed to Sin City for live male dancers and indoor bowling. Oh, and Kim lost her shit again. Here's a look at "A Book, a Bachelorette, and a Breakdown," dramatically reenacted by Barbies.

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