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How Lady Gaga Worked that Meat Dress into a Political Rally and Why Obese People Are Cash Strapped

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (12)

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  • In renewal news, “Weeds,” “The C Word,” and “Boardwalk Empire,” have all already been picked up for an additional season. (THR & THR)

  • Hey! Lady Gaga was totally down the street from me yesterday for a political rally at a nearby park; I attempted to take my son, so that we could do some afternoon crowd watching, but alas, there was nowhere to park. Anyway, she gave a speech encouraging Congress to strike down “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and while it was very well intentioned, the meat dress analogy was … weird. Right? (MTV)

  • Best Buy is essentially ditching their DVD section come this holiday season. There’s one less reason to ever go to a mall. (Cinematical)

  • Kelsy over at Cheerful Cynicism has been kind enough to put together this fantastic post of Jeff Goldblum commercials for the German beer, Holston Pils. It’s Goldblumian! (Cheerful Cynicism)

  • Most DVRs do not understand the word “$#*!, so y’all are going to have a hell of a time recording “”$#*! My Dad Says.” Shame, that. (Reuters)

  • Ben Affleck may direct a Showtime pilot, tentatively called “Homeland.” You can read more details over at (Deadline)

  • “Jersey Shore’s” The Situation has an iPhone app — it’s in the top ten grossing entertainment apps. It will help you find a gym and a tanning salon. This is what it’s come to, folks. (Reuters)

  • The once sought after Hayden Panettiere has now been reduced to Lifetime movies. She’ll be playing the lead in The Amanda Knox Story. (Deadline)

  • This is not in the least pop-culture related, but I found fascinating a study that revealed that the annual cost of being obese is $4,879 for a woman and $2,646 for a man. (AP)

  • Angelina Burnett has a seriously fascinating take on Kyle Killen and his show, “Lone Star.” The lovely Ms. Burnett was also a huge fan of the show, but she notes how difficult it must have been to get the show on network television. If the ratings are any indication, however, I guess the difficulty was warranted. (If a TV Falls in the Woods)









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    Comments

    Netflix is a fantastic service, but unless a film is streaming (and such a small portion of their library is), you've got to wait at least two days to get your hands on the product, and, well, most movie fanatics aren't that patient.

    This. This makes me weep for humanity. Apparently we can't wait 2 FUCKING DAYS for a DVD to arrive in our mailbox? For fuck's sake!

    Posted by: Scully at September 21, 2010 6:18 PM

    • that thing about bestbuy and dvds is sad.

    i download, but i also spend a lot on dvds. in fact, i spend more on dvds since i started downloading, probably because i am exposed to more films.

    i think of them like my books, i like to be able to see them, as artifacts, not simply (low quality) computer files. I like being able to have friends browse through them, loan them, etc. I also like the extras that come on commercially released dvds

    Posted by: idleprimate at September 21, 2010 6:21 PM

    “Jersey Shore’s” The Situation has an iPhone app[...]This is what it’s come to, folks.

    Here's where I was going to quote Moe from The Simpsons but I just found out about Kenny McKinley's (Denver Broncos WR) suicide and now the joke makes me sad.

    Posted by: PaulterA at September 21, 2010 6:31 PM

    Most DVRs do not understand the word “$#*!, so y’all are going to have a hell of a time recording “”$#*! My Dad Says.”

    I think you've managed to stretch that royal "we" to its breaking point with that sentence.

    Posted by: MelBivDevoe at September 21, 2010 7:02 PM

    Researchers had expected everybody's wages to suffer with obesity, but "this indicates you're not that disadvantaged as a guy, from a wage perspective," said Ferguson, who plans to study why.

    Ferguson doesn't need to study why he just needs to look at a few photos of corporate boards and management. Old. Fat. White. Male. Of course fat guys aren't going to suffer for looking exactly like the guys who employ them.

    Posted by: Smokey at September 21, 2010 7:22 PM

    Goldblumian? What is the exact phrase I'm seeking here?

    "Riiing my beeeeellllll-eellllll-ellll, Ring my bell! (my bell, ring my bell)"

    Posted by: replica at September 21, 2010 7:57 PM

    I know nobody actually cares, but if you have a Tivo, you can find Shit My Dad Says (fuck the euphemism) by creating a Wishlist for actor William Shatner.

    Posted by: Three-nineteen at September 21, 2010 8:39 PM

    Who is Panteteletierre?
    Pardon my spelling, I couldn´t spell that name even if someone threatened me with "cockandballtorture"
    Was she in anything good?
    She should have a long career at LIFETIME, though.
    Maybe you could say she will be a hero over there?..argghh
    I myself saw that one coming from miles away..
    I´m not proud.

    Posted by: 2 swede 4 u at September 21, 2010 11:43 PM

    Amanda Knox is three feet tall?

    Posted by: , at September 22, 2010 1:01 AM

    I´ve started a foundation for old, fat, white males on corporate boards, just to make sure they get a break in life and don´t suffer too much.
    That´s just the caring person I am.
    Don´t hold it against me.

    Posted by: 2 swede 4 u at September 22, 2010 1:51 AM

    "by creating a Wishlist for actor William Shatner."

    Like many right-minded people, I've programmed my DVR to explode in the face of anyone who attempts to program it in such a way. It's Shatty-trapped.

    Posted by: logar at September 22, 2010 2:58 PM

    Agreed, very well written and can't wait for the second half.

    Posted by: Imogen at December 11, 2010 9:34 PM