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Lady Gaga Named Most Powerful Female Celebrity By Forbes
While the top 10 in Forbes’ annual list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women didn’t include any celebrities, Lady Gaga made a strong showing at number 11, beating out media queen Oprah Winfrey, pop diva Beyonce, and Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie.
Sexting, Retweet and Jeggings Among New Words Added to Dictionary
The ‘Concise Oxford English Dictionary,’ celebrating its 100th birthday this year, has added 400 new entries to the English language.
The freshman class of words that are now officially, well, words include “sexting,” “retweet,” “mankini,” “noob,” “jeggings,” and “woot.”
Celebrity Birthdays for August 18 – Robert Redford, Andy Samberg and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Robert Redford
Age: 75
Occupation: Actor, Director, and Environmentalist
Known For: Starring in films such as ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,’ ‘Out of Africa,’ and ‘All the President’s Men,’ winning an Academy Award for directing ‘Ordinary People,’ and founding the Sundance Film Festival
Andy Samberg
Age: 33
Occupation: Actor, Co
‘Glee’ Adds Two New Cast Members
On Wednesday, Fox announced that ‘Friday Night Lights’ alum LaMarcus Tinker will join the cast of its popular musical series ‘Glee’ this season, taking on the role of football player Marcus — and of soul-diva Mercedes’ new boyfriend.
One day later, news broke of yet another addition to the New Directions crew.
Next Season of ‘Desperate Housewives’ Will Be Its Last
ABC has announced the upcoming eighth season of dramedy ‘Desperate Housewives’ will be the show’s official swansong.
The news caught some by surprise, since stars Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, and Eva Longoria are all signed on through 2013, and ‘Housewives’ creator Marc Cherry has said he wanted the series to run for nine seasons.
Cherry won’t serve as executive producer/showrunne
Taylor Swift Covers Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ [VIDEO]
As she makes the rounds on her ‘Speak Now’ concert tour, country singer Taylor Swift has been doing songs by local artists at each her stops.
So when she was in Michigan recently, she busted out her best white-girl rap on a cover of Detroit-native Eminem’s iconic song, ‘Lose Yourself.’ The delighted crowd sang along as she channeled Slim Shady and then segued into a cover of Uncle Kracker’s ‘Smile
Gwyneth Paltrow Refuses Musical Advice from Husband Chris Martin
Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who’s recently made a name for herself as a singer in the movie ‘Country Strong’ and on the TV show ‘Glee,’ may be married to a rock star — but that doesn’t mean she leans on him for career advice.
In an interview in the September issue of ELLE magazine, Paltrow calls Chris Martin — her husband of 10 years and frontman for the band Coldplay — a “musical geniu
One Guy Experiences 11 Countries in Mesmerizing Short Film Series [VIDEO]
If you’re ever fortunate enough to have the free time (and extra cash) to spend 44 days traveling to 11 countries, pray that you also have a couple talented filmmakers with you — because you could end up with an amazingly cool little trilogy like this one made by Rick Mereki, Tim White, and Andrew Lees.
Singer Amy Winehouse Found Dead
Multiple sources are reporting singer Amy Winehouse, 27, was found dead at her home in London at about 4 pm London time.
A press release from the Metropolitan Police in London states:
“Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16...
Mosaic Artist Creates Celebrity Portraits from Trash
Mosaic artist Jason Mecier believes when you call a celebrity “trashy,” you should mean it.
As part of his Celebrity Junkdrawers collection, Mecier makes incredibly creative portraits of stars using things the rest of us would normally throw away (one man’s trash is another man’s…Kathy Griffin visage).
Kim Kardashian Sues Old Navy for $20 Million for Using Look-alike in Commercials [VIDEO]
Clothing retailer Old Navy is known for its kitschy commercials featuring ’80s and ’90s icons such as Morgan Fairchild and Joan Collins.
But in its latest campaign, “Super C-U-T-E,” the company bypassed an actual star and went with an apparent lookalike of reality show phenom Kim Kardashian — and she is not amused.
Paco the Crime-Fighting Chihuahua Chases Off Robbers [VIDEO]
When Eric Knight adopted his Chihuahua, Paco, from a shelter five years ago, he had no idea the pint-sized canine led a double-life as a superhero.
Two armed robbers who recently tried to shake down Knight’s cigar store in Altadena, California found out the hard way. They got far enough in the heist that the store owner was stuffing cash into a backpack — and that’s when Paco emerged, full of aggr