Apr/086
we work hard for the money…
we work hard for the money…Here’s a riddle:
Q: How many ShowClix staffers (or “Clixers”) does it take to run cable through the ceiling of our office?
A: Who cares? We look great doing it!
Josh and Lynsie lend a hand in the efforts. Lynsie is a real woman: she did all the work in her high heels!
Dave takes a moment for himself on the wall before retrieving the cable that was expertly thrown by Josh.
Amira sacrifices her Decemberists hoodie for the cause.
Victory is ours!
Apr/083
paulagate ‘08
paulagate ‘08 
Bamboozled
Like a trailer for a 1950s B-movie, Tuesday night’s harried “American Idol” had chills, thrills and spills at every turn. Unfortunately, they had nothing to do with the top five’s Neil Diamond-(un)inspired performances. They were all thanks to the show’s dysfunctional middle child, Paula Abdul.
I’d rather address the giant (and insane) elephant in the room than the songs which were predictable to say the least, so let’s dish about PaulaGate ‘08 right off the bat.
A recap for you latecomers: Tuesday’s overwhelmingly chaotic “Idol” had the flustered contestants singing two songs each. (Yay?) Because of the breakneck pace, there was no time for the judges’ critiques until after all five finished the first round of songs. At that point, Randy fired off the usual garbage about David Archuleta being the second coming of Christ before handing it over to Paula, who was visibly nervous and confused about the show’s format switcheroo: “Oh gosh, we’ve never had to write these things down, uh, fast enough!” She had faint praise for Jason’s first song, and then after glancing at some crumpled index cards at her desk, slammed his second performance … which hadn’t happened yet! After Randy, Simon and Ryan freaked out, Paula realized she made a boo-boo and tried covering it up: “This is hard! You know what? I’m looking at your notes, David! You’re fantastic!” But by gushing over David Cook, it was obvious that Paula had previously been reading comments that she (or, God I hope not, a producer) had written about Jason prior to the broadcast.
Do I think Paula’s snafu proved that the show is rigged, as a few leading “Idol” bloggers are suggesting? Hell to the no. Do I think Paula’s snafu proved that she is completely worthless as a judge? You betcha.
Check out Paula being…Paula:
Apr/087
goodbye rolling stone street cred…
goodbye rolling stone street cred…
Are you kidding me?! Are you k.i.d.d.i.n.g. me?
This travesty is the new cover of Rolling Stone.
Can anyone take this magazine seriously anymore?
Apr/086
the photographer weighs in on the contro miley pics
the photographer weighs in on the contro miley pics
Photographer Annie Leibovitz is weighing in on her controversial Vanity Fair photograph of Miley Cyrus, in which the teenager appears to be topless, saying she finds the image “simple” and “beautiful.”
“I’m sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted,” says Leibovitz in a statement issued Monday. “Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful.”
I’ve always been a huge fan of Annie Leibovitz and admired her work–especially during her Rolling Stone years (she was the last person to professionally photograph John Lennon—he was shot and killed five hours after Leibovitz photographed Lennon and Yoko Ono, a portrait which later made the cover of the mag).
But I must say, lines were crossed. The girl is 15. Have we not been through this before, Hollywood? Do we not know how this ends?
Apr/082
carrie breaks down on stage
carrie breaks down on stage
You know, it’s even more sad when really, really, ridiculously good-looking people cry.
Carrie Underwood had an emotional moment during her concert with Keith Urban at The Arena At Gwinnett Center outside of Atlanta on Thursday.
During a performance of “Don’t Forget to Remember Me,” from her album Some Hearts, the country star broke down into tears in the middle of the song’s second chorus. According to an audience member, the singer cried through several lines of the song – then attempted to tackle the chorus but broke down again.
According to her rep, “Carrie just got overwhelmed in the moment with the song ‘Don’t Forget To Remember Me.’ When she reflects on what has happened to her in the past few years since Idol, coupled with the crowds’ reaction to that song, she just reacts in performance.”
Carrie Underwood’s tears might as well be tiny $$$ falling from her eyes. Ticket sales will sky-rocket from people wanting to see Underwood blubber on stage. Work that sensitive angle, girl!
Hmm…could I be getting a tad heartless? Nah!
For info on where Carrie’s waterworks will be next, click HERE
Apr/083
have you seen this pig?
have you seen this pig?
Coachella organizers are offering $10,000 and four festival tickets
for life in exchange for the safe return of the two-story inflatable pig
that broke loose during Roger Waters’ set on the final night (Sunday,
April 27) of the 2008 Coachella Festival.
The pig escaped (crying “wee wee wee”) and floated into the desert sky just prior to the
intermission between Roger Waters’ back-to-back sets–marking the only
back-to-back sets by one artist in the critically acclaimed
festival’s history.
Apr/082
class.
class.
What Posh and Becks have over these two I’ll never know.
Have you ever seen two people who can work a CVS parking lot like the Dog and his lady? It’s like Fashion Week all over again!
I’m hereby starting a new campaign…Dog and Beth Chapman: the new faces of Dolce&Gabbana!
Apr/082
the latest from the looney-bin
the latest from the looney-bin 
The tabloids were buzzing a couple of weeks ago that Katie Holmes is leaving Tom because she was at their home Telluride, Colorado while Tom Cruise was encamped at Scientology Celebrity Centre in LA. Their massive new mansion is undergoing renovations, and maybe they just decided to take a separate vacation. As much as I would relish a real story that they’re breaking up, no one really seemed to have the details or evidence to back it up.
One tabloid tale that rings true to me claims that Cruise discouraged Katie from taking that stage role in Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons” in New York. She is still said to be negotiating with producers, and Tom supposedly told her she doesn’t have the voice to do stage work. He sent her for voice training to – where else – the Scientology Celebrity Center:
[Tom Cruise] dumped on [Katie Holmes’] dream of starring on Broadway… in “All My Sons” – insisting her voice is far too drail to “project and dominate” in live theater!… Disagreeing angrily… Katie filnally caved and agreed to obey Her Lord and Master’s Looney-Order of the Day: Proceed immediately to Scientology Celebrity Centre in Hollywood where a church-approved coach will exercise and strengthen your vocal cords!—The National Enquirer