American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino is in a Pineville, N.C. hospital recovering from a reported overdose of aspirin and a sleep aid, which police called an apparent suicide attempt. Her father, Joseph, told RadarOnline that …
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Quotes: Naomi Campbell on Testimony in Liberian War Crimes Trial
“I’ve no motive here. Nothing to gain.”
— NAOMI CAMPBELL, supermodel, in defense of her testimony at the war crimes trial of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor (Via BBC)
Scott Pilgrim‘s Bizarre Promotional Effort
Need ideas on how to best promote your new flick? Turn to the local weather. See Michael Cera and Jason Schwartzman’s unlikely appearance at TheDailyWh.at.
If You Were Wondering What Conan O’Brien Looked Like As a Teen…
NewsFeed is glad that we are not famous, because our constitutions could not handle the embarrassment of having old photos of us passed around. (Via The Hollywood Reporter.)
Dr. Dre Wants to Make an Album That Revolves Around the Solar System
1, 2, 3 and to the 4, Mercury and Mars and Dr. Dre are at the door.
Tony Blair’s Journey Memoir Takes An Interesting Turn
If you just can’t wait to read former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s political memoir, A Journey, which is set to hit all good book shops in the U.K. on September 1, and the U.S. on the 2nd, then there’s some good news.
Weezer’s Patently Absurd LOST-Inspired Album Cover
Weezer’s next album is called Hurley. So the album art? A picture of Hurley from LOST, naturally. Rivers Cuomo, we always had you pegged as a Lostie. (via Techland)
Johnny Carson’s Last (Massive!) Generous Act
New documents uncovered by The Smoking Gun show the legendary Tonight Show host earmarked a whopping $156 million for philanthropy shortly before his death in 2005.
Exactly Which Other Song Does the New Arcade Fire Sound Just Like?
NewsFeed’s first experience with “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains),” one of the songs from hit Canadian band Arcade Fire new album The Suburbs, came when our friend put it on at a party and snidely remarked, “They sound …
First Look: Justin Bieber’s Book Cover
Your first look at the cover of upcoming bestseller Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story. The book hits book stores in October. (via People)
Jersey Shore Gets the Taiwanese Sims-Style Treatment
An animated Jersey Shore cast carries on with antics possibly more absurd than in reality. We can’t decide.
Box Office: The Other Guys Takes Down Inception
After three weeks of dreaming within dreams within dreams, moviegoers were ready for a pair of buddy cops. (via TIME.com)