Yesterday, we told you about striking TV and film writers hitting up Silicon Valley VCs for cash. The plan is to copy WIll Ferrell's success with FunnyOrDie.com. But there is a reason Ferrell's "The Landlord" just passed 50 million views. It's funny. This clip, "THE G! True Tinseltown Tale: Dude, Where's My Car?", is not. But that's not stopping its creators from asking investors for money.
Christian chop-socker and 2007's "Most Forwarded" Chuck Norris sat down with Larry King last night to share his opinions about who should run the free world. It's Mike Huckabee. So, when you're in the booth next year, about to press flesh to Diebold, remember: Chuck Norris endorses Mike Huckabee. (You might want to bookmark this page.) The mind reels at the the "Norris Facts"-esque gems inboxs will clog with over the coming year: "Mike Huckabee doesn't believe in creationism. He created it."
A tipster sent us this interesting screenshot. When you search for the word "link" on Yahoo, the search engine helpfully suggests a few "related" links. For those who don't know, "2 girls 1 cup" is an outrageous, disgusting, horrendous Not Safe For Work TM video that has been making its way around the Internet the past few months. It is so bad, we won't link to it, but here is a video of someone watching "2 girls 1 cup" for the first time.
· While lesser, fake-model-agency-running crazy people would probably allow the last-second pullout of an A-list cover model like Carlos "Mind Of" Mencia ruin their shoot, the plucky Janice Dickinson has no problem "whoring herself out" if that's what it takes to save the day.
· This pretty much made this inevitable.
· And this has made us officially excited for this. Even the Heath Ledger parts.
· A slow-healing nose job breaks thousands of teen hearts.
New York Times gadget reviewer David Pogue has signed a new contract with CNBC and is very proud of this. Here's our 100-word version of his video introduction:
The Writers Guild of America (WGA), which represents TV and film writers striking over their Internet pay, has decided to negotiate with individual bosses instead of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Late-night hosts David Letterman and Jon Stewart will be the first to take the bait and negotiate side deals to get their shows back on the air, the New York Times reports. We're pretty sure Viacom will settle with Stewart's writers quickly. As the Daily Show scribes themselves pointed out, the company's $1 billion suit against Google/YouTube indicates they must understand the value of video online.
Kara Swisher captured the hot Santa at Google executive Marissa Mayer's Christmas party on video. But the normally fearless Wall Street Journal reporter seemed intimidated by his outfit, with her camera never dipping below the level of his shapely pecs. Who is this guy — and what was he sporting below the waistline that made Swisher so nervous? Let me know.
Noah Kalina's video, "Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 6 years," has been viewed 7,278,715 times on YouTube. Apparently that's the threshold loser-generated content must cross before warranting a Simpsons parody. Like the one below, which isn't just clever, but also an ironic test of fair use, the broad exemption in copyright law which allows for commentary and criticism.
They know that Facebook's main purpose is violating their peers' privacy. Hence "Facebook Stalking," an original ditty by Straight No Chaser, an Indiana University a capella group. "Thank you, Mark Zuckerberg!" Remind me: When's the last time someone sang about how grateful they were to Bill Gates or Larry and Sergey?
It's not that we're appalled by married Eric Schmidt's role as Google's adulterer supervision. Rather, we're amazed. Impressed, even. Where does the man find the time? Though he's broken up with Marcy Simon, the girlfriend he gave a PR job in Google's New York office, we hear he's now squiring Kate Bohner around. Including, publicly, to one of the presidential debates Google's YouTube site has been running with CNN. We don't think this relationship will last very long, either. Just watch this video to see why.
Gizmodo found this clip of 60 Minutes interviewing Microsoft chairman Bill Gates. Gates barely gets started explaining precisely how smart he is before a panhandler taps on the window of Dick's Drive-In Restaurant, the Seattle burger joint where Gates has just ordered a $1.70 "deluxe." Can Gates spare some change? Nah. $36 billion, maybe, but not some change.
P. Diddy plopped on the couch for a round of Earth's most inane kaffeeklatsch earlier today to promote - what, exactly? Mase's new mixtape? Leather hooded Sean John parkas? The concept of Puffy? As they tend to when an unmuzzled Sherri Shepherd participates in them, the chat meanders idiotically until Joy Behar goes to the timeless comedic wellspring of Mr. Daddy's many silly names.
You've perhaps caught wind by now of news that Lindsay Lohan has emerged from her post-rehab media-blackout cocoon in the most unlikely of places: A phoned-in interview to Las Vegas radio show Mark and Mercedes in the Morning, who were offering a pair of Hannah Montana concert tickets to anyone who could convince a celebrity to call them. (Lohan obliged for a friend's kids, apparently having used up her last favors with Ticketmaster the time she demanded a block of 4000 seats to a Stevie Nicks concert, and failed to show up.)
While their toe-tapping take on "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" was an indisputable hit with onlookers, nothing compared to the moment a solemn Kevin Arnold donned a white robe and angel wings, mounted a barricade made of discarded picket-signs, and belted to the tune of "O Holy Night," "No more we write/Nick Counter is a Wiener!" in his stirring, pitch-perfect mezzo-soprano.
The Street is a website for wealthy people. And how do they keep their money? By refusing to give it to homeless people, who are the number one cause of personal bankruptcy. As a service to its readers, the Street offers this Dr. Katzian video on how to avoid giving your pocket change to people without adequate funds for food and shelter.
Ignore PC in Apple's latest TV ad as he tries to wreck Mac's Christmas. There are no Grinches this year in Cupertino. Apple's technical employees, rumor has it, were treated very, very well at a company holiday party. As a bonus, each one got a new MacBook, an 80GB iPod, and a week off. Why pay attention to the holiday gift? Such generosity suggests Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who reportedly attended the event, must have been pleased with Apple's newest products. With Macworld Expo just weeks away, we'll soon see what Apple's geeks did to earn their reward. Can anyone confirm the gift — or better yet, what prompted it?
Regis had the morning off, so CNN heartthrob Anderson Cooper filled in with Kelly Ripa on "Live with Regis and Kelly." He's not quite cut out for it! In the clip above, he does everything in his well-toned power to prevent Kelly from touching him. And what red-blooded American male wouldn't do the same? Cheap laughs at everyone's expense!
On last night's very special Christmas episode of "30 Rock," the line between Tracy Jordan and Tracy Morgan became even blurrier when Jordan was forced to wear a court-ordered alcohol-detecting anklet. It's dark because it's true! Morgan was arrested twice (once on each coast!) for driving under the influence and given an alcohol vapor-monitoring accessory of his very own for 80 days. Merry Ludachristmas!
We all know by now that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are the most awkward couple in Hollywood, if not the entire world. Last night, Keith Olbermann proves that he too reads InStyle magazine and that he couldn't get enough of their nutty Katie Holmes interview this week. In it, she says that Tom thinks it's hot when she has a security detail. Olbermann and Best Week Ever's Paul F. Tompkins think that this tactic isn't exactly the best way to a woman's heart. (They are correct!)
· For heaven's sake, people: Heed Tippi Hedren's warnings about what happens when you bend over in front of a tiger! It could save your lives!
· First impressions of Britney Spears's new video: She's wearing more clothes, she's standing up without the use of steadying device, and several Britney-like extras are on hand to perform choreographed dance moves. Triumph!
· Madonna, Leonard Cohen, John Mellencamp, The Ventures, and The Dave Clark Five will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an honor the "Like A Virgin" singer has graciously accepted, so long as they start the ceremony with her, and she isn't expected to stick around for any of the decrepit British Invasion also-rans.
· "Tony Parker says he's not a double dribbler." We think this is about cheating, though he still might want to have a doctor check that out, just for his own peace of mind.
· In case you still haven't seen it, here's the NY Post's tasteful headline commemorating the passing of Ike Turner.
