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Ryan Adams: I Took No Sex or Money from Courtney Love

Ryan Tate · 09/21/09 06:46PM

Courtney Love has subjected fellow singer Ryan Adams to a series of online rants for more than a year now, and now Adams is pushing back. He says he never borrowed any money from Love, nor did he date her.

Dear Heroes: Our Abusive Relationship Is Over

Brian Moylan · 09/21/09 04:55PM

Though there were signs that it wasn't going to last after the first year, we stuck around, willing to work hard to keep the love alive. However, after three long years, it's finally over. We're not tuning in anymore.

Will Bored to Death Alienate Its Hipster Base?

Brian Moylan · 09/21/09 02:47PM

HBO's new series Bored to Death has a self-referential hero, tons of inside New Yorker jokes, and heaps of self-conscious cool. But it's also a mystery series. Just who is going to watch Miss Marple meets Arcade Fire?

Emmys Are Relevant Again, Declares Dying Old Media

Richard Rushfield · 09/21/09 12:02PM

Claiming this year's Emmys are better than your typical awards show is a bit like saying the bagel that's been lying on the kitchen floor for two weeks and gnawed by mice isn't too bad with a little cream cheese.

Mad Men: The Night of the Lawn Mower

Brian Moylan · 09/21/09 12:02PM

Many things happened last night on Mad Men, but the one that everyone will remember was when poor, poor Englishman Guy got his foot run over by a John Deere tractor. In fact, it was a bloody good show.

Which Actor Has a Serious Case of B.O.?

Brian Moylan · 09/21/09 08:49AM

We always say that celebrities stink, but this guy takes it literally. We also say they suck, but this singer has male models for that. As for an actor fighting his wife, we have nothing cute to say. Literally.

Things The Emmys Taught Us

Andrew Belonsky · 09/20/09 11:34PM

The world's absolutely abuzz over news about the Emmy Awards, which are kind of like television's Oscars and very important. In case you missed them, here are some things you should know about the winners, the losers and the critics.

Hugely Annoying YouTuber Scores Film Deal

Ryan Tate · 09/18/09 02:49PM

How does an obnoxiously over-the-top kid on digital helium land a feature film deal, as Fred has done, according to a casting call obtained by TubeFilter? By having the most, or now second-most, followers of anyone on Google's video site. And by playing perfectly to Hollywood's fantasy that the branded serials its traditional TV studios specialize in can be profitably replicated online: Fred, you see, earns a reported six figures off this cheaply-produced stuff.

Project Runway: Ripped from the Headlines

Brian Moylan · 09/18/09 12:13PM

Project Runway is all about vision and delusion. The vision to tell a boldface lie, the delusion that people will believe it. The vision of finally having a good episode, the delusion that we'll not make fun of it.