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Mariah Carey thinks her sloppy speech at the Palm Springs Film Festival is pretty funny. She continued to bring it up at a concert on Friday night at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.

According to People, Mariah picked up a bottle…READ MORE

Top 10 “Pants on the Ground” Remixes “Pants on the Ground” is the hottest viral phenomenon to come out of American Idol. And for good reason, it sticks like super glue. There are already tons of covers and remixes. Check…

Of course Demi Moore is never Photoshopped. Of course not. Why would we think that? How could we? Why are people so cruel? Why can’t we just acknowledge that Demi Moore grows a new face every year – NATURALLY, damn it. It is always Demi’s natural face and her natural body and her natural no-hip and her natural skin and she just photographs this way naturally! Anyone who doesn’t acknowledge it is just a jealous hater waiting to get sued by the almighty Demi.

So, anyway – here is Demi in the new ad for ‘Helena Rubenstein – Wanted’. That’s the perfume that Demi is the “face” of. God knows what kind of modeling contract it is, or how much it pays, but you’d think that if Helena Rubenstein is laying out the serious money for Demi, they’d want to actually use her real face. This sh-t isn’t just “Oh, someone got a little heavy-handed and made her skin look flawless and ridiculous.” This sh-t is like “Oh my God, who shaved Demi’s cheeks down and made her look like a cartoon?!?” This is some Jessica Rabbit looking stuff. But she’s never Photoshopped, and of course Demi really looks like that, right?

The behind-the-scenes commercial thing is crazy too – Demi looks… her age. Ridiculous!

‘Wanted’ ad courtesy of Dlisted and Photoshop Disasters.

Seeing as how there’s nothing going on today besides the Golden Globes, and I’ve been holding on to these insanely hot Vikki Blows nude pictures from Front magazine for a while, I figured I’d go ahead and take the…

Friday it was reported that Tiger Woods had entered a sex rehab clinic in Mississippi, the birthplace of weird sexual behavior. Today the National Enquirer, who initially broke the Tiger Woods cheating scandal, confirms that report, and adds that hopefully he’s making lots of new friends because his wife has yet to [...]

And here’s one last pass through the Golden Globes before I lose my shit and firebomb an orphanage: Jennifer Aniston does a bang-up job of diffusing those Gerard Butler rumors by showing him her vagina on the red carpet…. …read full story

We’re live at Universal Studios in Hollywood, where Conan O’Brien supporters are gathering — in the rain — to protest NBC’s mistreatment of their giant, red-headed late night hero. The protest — which gained a lot of support on Facebook — was set …

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I read the poor reviews about The Spy Next Door and ignored them, as I often do with kid flicks. I find that the reviewers don’t always see the films with a child’s eye, and let’s be honest, I’m not hitting the 10:30 AM Sunday showing for my own entertainment. Plus, my kids aren’t exactly critics themselves. Any movie that involves children, spies, or someone getting kicked in the groin usually receives an automatic “thumbs up.” When you add the movie theater popcorn and a box of candy, I’m thinking just the kick in the groin will suffice.

The ingredients were all there in The Spy Next Door, but for some reason it wasn’t enough for my suddenly discerning kids. Was the movie really that bad, or were my children finally able to look beyond a gratuitous shot below the belt? I expected the standard fish out of water babysitting flick, like Daddy Day Care or Uncle Buck. You know, guy gets put in awkward situation taking care of the kids, guy fails miserably, guy figures out how to succeed in his task, and ultimately the children (and audience) fall in love with him in the process. The Spy Next Door followed this blueprint, but instead of falling for the awkward guy, it became increasingly uncomfortable to watch him.

Jackie Chan not only had to make the audience believe he was an international spy (not so tough), but he also had to appear to be a normal guy next door (beyond his ability) and a plausible love interest for Amber Valletta (an impossible feat). Watching Chan woo a “mom-ified” Valletta with misplaced pauses and oddly timed delivery, was possibly as painful as being in a fight scene with him.

At the very least, it was refreshing to leave a childrens movie and NOT have to pretend it was Oscar worthy, just for the sake of the kids.

by Tina Merritt

US News and World Report published a story recently forecasting the Top 10 Housing Markets for the Next 10 Years.  These markets were selected from economic analysis conducted by Moody’s Economy.com.

(in no particular order)

1.  Bremerton/Silverdale, Washington

2.  Santa Fe, New Mexico

3.  Glens Falls, New York

4.  Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado

5.  Corvallis, Oregon

6.  Anchorage, Alaska

7.  Decatur, Illinois

8.  Duluth, Minnesota

9.  Pittsfield, Massachusetts

10.  Sandusky, Ohio

As an economics major myself, I found this list to be very interesting.  What do all of these markets have in common and what can we learn from this list to forecast potentially untapped markets?  A few insights:  the average age of the residents of these areas is between 27 and 39.  The 2 areas with the youngest populations also are the home to large universities.  7 of the 10 areas are within 20 miles of a major college/university and 3 could be considered college towns.  8 locations have populations of less than 100,000, 6 are less than 75,000 and 4 are less than 50,000.  All 10 markets have seen population growth and job growth.

How do the markets you are investing in compare to this list?

*That’s quite a reasonable price. Some banker ought to be able to buy that out of his yearly bonus.

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/01/space-shuttles-for-sale.html

“Space shuttle for sale, fully loaded, air conditioning, one careful owner. It’s the ultimate bargain. NASA has cut the price of a space shuttle to $28.8 million. The vehicles will go on sale after they finish constructing the International Space Station, scheduled to be later this year. The New York Times reports that NASA had hoped to get $42 million for each vehicle but lowered the cost in the hope of sealing a deal. It has three to sell, although one of these, Discovery, is already promised to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC….”

Check out this homemade iPhone cover created by Britney superfan Chris!  Want Britney on your iPhone? Then download the “It’s Britney!” iPhone Application. … …read full story