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Friendly_Milk: I like the look of this movie but I find the female leads to be hugely annoying. Mainly - they both have terribly irritating voices. Portman's mono... more »

straightbuggin: I loved The Jamie Foxx Show, so I'll tune in for this. But Jamie himself seems pretty douchey of late, so we'll have to see where that goes(if he's o... more »

Hortense de Beauharnais: Conan: I'm still physically attracted to you but will you ever make me laugh again? more »

ParahSalin: Per the Jamie Foxx news: It could be worse, Keanu Reeves could be unleashing his "talent" on the world again. more »

tunamelt: Everything you are saying about movie theaters below makes me so happy to be in LA. more »

#television

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Do We Even Need American Idol Judges Anyway?

The latest news about the revamp of the American Idol judging panel is that over-demanding J.Lo is out as a replacement for Ellen DeGeneres. Now's the time to ask: Why do we even bother having judges in the first place? More »

#recaps

American Idol: The Sad Stuff

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Finally we're in Hollywood. Finally we have Ellen! Dear old Hollywood. Friendly old Ellen. Two good things. We should be happy, right? And yet... Mostly we're just so sad. Hollywood Week is just terribly, terribly cruel, isn't it?

#traderoundup

Tom Cruise Returns For New Impossible Mission

Mission: Impossible 4 will star Tom: Cruise. New evidence suggests Howard Stern will not be on American Idol. Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks get picked up by Universal. Snowpocalypse 2010 got you down? The Trade Roundup has powerfully heated seats!

#preobits

American Idol RIP: June 2002 — May 2010

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Oh, everyone says this thing's gonna end every year, don't they? But this year it's serious, guys. Famousest judge Simon Cowell is putting down the Coke cup in May, and that absolutely means the end. The show cannot go on. More »

#celebritycomputerscience

Ellen Exploits Twitter's Lists for Fun and Profit

The "lists" feature Twitter just rolled out has been swiftly repurposed by the celebrity-industrial complex to pump up the accounts of tweeters like Ellen DeGeneres. Lists show celebrities exactly who can send them followers. And thus who to spam. More »

#americanidol

Years of Gay Jokes Have Led to this Moment

Some wonder what business lesbian talk show host and non-singer Ellen DeGeneres has being a judge on American Idol. Ellen's reply? "I know I'm going to be a great judge — because I've spent my whole life being judged." [ET]

#sadthings

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Paula Abdul's Ellen-Inspired Single White Female

Paula Abdul danced her way into her VH1 Divas introduction as a way of poking good-natured fun at Ellen. But could it simply be a sad ploy at subtle revenge? More »

#feuds

Ellen DeGeneres and Company, You've Been Served!

Ellen DeGeneres was floating on cloud nine this week, when American Idol producers finalized a deal that made her the show's fourth judge. Sadly, that cloud has popped. Her talk show's being sued! More »

#idols

Why Ellen Was Picked for American Idol

For all the attention Washington's bluster gets, history will see this little health care squabble as a mere sideshow distraction from the news we received yesterday; news that will fundamentally alter the way we pick our next American Idol. More »

#americanidol

Judging American Idol's Excellent Ellen DeGeneres Deal

Finally! After weeks of anticipation, the nation can now sleep well at night knowing that American Idol has found a new judge to replace Paula Abdul. Her name's Ellen DeGeneres, and she's the best candidate for the position. More »

#oopses