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Thrillho: That's a pretty good cage match there, Brian. Carrie Bradshaw is a proud role model for shallow, irresponsible and aspiring-to-be-upwardly-mobile ditz... more »

T-RO: I think that because Wall Street had set a higher bar, the sequel will be hard-pressed to match it. SATC wasn't that great, so the difference between ... more »

raincoaster: Seriously, I came out of the original Wall Street with stars in my eyes; I Sooooo wanted to be a filthy capitalist, eavesdropping on restaurant conver... more »

ian spiegelman: In a word, blecch. Has anyone ever been more wrong than you? Are you trying for dancing rights in disgusting SoHo clubs like Nick does all the time? ... more »

champagne: My New Orleans loving soul really really really cannot wait for TREME. And a bootlegging 1920s show? Um, awesome. more »

#smartalec

The Trouble with Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin is hot right now. He is an outspoken Hollywood liberal beloved by the media and cultural elite. But in his private life, he's a bit of an asshole. What are we going to do about Alec? More »

#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!

#midweekmadness

This Week In Tabloids: Jolie & Johnny Destined To Fornicate

Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which we take a walk through the celebrity weeklies, in search of entertaining gossip. This week: Britney's beach wedding; Katie's leaving Tom; Angie and Johnny are planning to make out and shower together. Naked. [Jezebel]

#clips

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Oprah: 25 Years Of Screaming Celebrities' Names

Television will never be the same after Oprah goes off the air in 2011. If we had a "Favorite Things" list about O, in the top spot would be the way the talk-show host introduces celebrity guests. Mashup at left. [Jezebel]

#midweekmadness

This Week In Tabloids: Jen Waits For Brad To Text; Tom's Secret Scientology Van

If it's Wednesday, it's Midweek Madness, in which Margaret and I comb through tabloids, untangling knots of gossip! This week: Aniston's unprotected sex with Mayer while waiting for Brad; Tom Cruise's creepy black van; Twilight fanfic. [Jezebel]

#midweekmadness

This Week In Tabloids: Angelina's Adoption & Drug Rumors; Tom Talks To Ashtrays

Every Wednesday, we gobble up the tabloids in search of "news." This week, four out of five covers feature Angelina Jolie, with more about her pending adoption, her idyllic life in France and her cruel, hypocritical behavior. [Jezebel]

#surrealestate

San Francisco Braces for Gen. Tom Cruise to Move In (And Perhaps Lead Scientology Offensive)

There's a rumor circulating in the San Francisco press and real estate community: Tom Cruise just bought an $18 million mansion in town. An overgrown pied-à-terre wouldn't be too terrifying — except for that local Scientology expansion drive. More »

#scientology

Tom Cruise Controls Books and Bottles with His Mind

Tom Cruise! He is so crazy, what with the Scientology madness. It's been so long since we heard examples of his craziness. Thank god there is a new tell-all book! In which Tom Cruise controls inanimate objects, with brainwaves. More »

#vanityplates

Suri Cruise is Riding Around L.A. on a Gold Lexus

A tipster in Los Angeles just sent us this picture, snapped from his car on Los Feliz Blvd., right up the street from Scientology's Mission of Los Feliz. So, who was driving the car? More »

#traderoundup

Your Mission Should You Choose to Accept It: Make Tom Cruise Viable Again

News of the entertainment world continues apace this dreary near-afternoon. Real Housewives reaches a milestone, Tom Cruise reaches an impasse, and Sigourney Weaver just can't stay the fuck away from aliens, no matter what she does. More »

#traderoundup

Kevin Smith's New Movie Is for Dicks

TV shows are being cast all over the place because, even though it's only May, fall is just around the corner. Plus, Tom Cruise joins a movie and Adam Brody joins another. More »

#tomcruise

Long-Haired, Freak-Eyed Tom Cruise Preaching 'Study Technology'

Yet another old video of Tom Cruise being all crazy-like has come to light. Care to watch before it's removed? More »

#mybrilliantcareer

Can This Tom Cruise Be Saved?

#traderoundup

Tom Cruise Hasn't Met a Script He Hasn't Asked to Be Rewritten

#savedbythebeldar

Suri Cruise Goes to Alien School

#traderoundup

Resurrections, Just in Time for Easter

Nicole Kidman and Woody Allen join forces, cable ratings are up, the Kennedys get a conservative treatment, Ian Somerhalder is back, and, just maybe, so is Jesus. More »

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