Jimmy Fallon's Wonderful 'Game of Thrones' Parody Previews Late Night's New King

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Jimmy Fallon released a brilliant Game of Thrones parody on Friday's episode of Late Night and, really, the whole thing is fantastic. But it really served as an introduction for the next king of the remote control throne.

By Alexander Abad-Santos

May 24, 2013

What Lesbians Think of Lesbian Porn

Today in viral videos: lesbian porn can make actual lesbians unhappy, that kid who got turned down by Kate Upton gets a prom upgrade, the 50 quotes you're probably misquoting, and hashtags.

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By Richard Lawson

May 24, 2013

The Call Sheet

Jennifer Hudson Returning to 'Idol'?

Today in show business news: Jennifer Hudson might become an American Idol judge, Jon Stewart finds a leading man for his risky directing debut, and Tom Cruise walks away from a movie. 

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By Richard Lawson

May 24, 2013

Five Ways to Spend a Summer Weekend

Memorial Day Weekend is here! The summer season has officially started, with all the joys and stresses that come with it. One of those stresses is the mad, fraught dash to get out of the city every Friday, sometimes successful, sometimes not. But that's OK. A weekend in the city can be fun, too. Really, there are infinite ways to enjoy a summer weekend. Here are a few.

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 24, 2013

Read as Much as You Want into These 10-Second 'Arrested Development' Clips

The return of Arrested Development is fast approaching, but, really, nobody knows much of anything about what's actually in the new episodes. So that makes these four new videos released by Netflix on Friday all the more enticing.

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By Jen Doll

May 24, 2013

Y.A. for Grownups

Sophie Blackall and the Missed Connections of the Mail

This month Random House Children's Books released The Mighty Lalouche, a picture book by Matthew Olshan illustrated by Sophie Blackall. It gets my vote for cutest picture book of the year so far.

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 24, 2013

Elton John Is Like a Nagging Mom for Billy Joel

Andrew Goldman has an extensive interview with Billy Joel in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine, which — after you finish admiring the accompanying photo of Joel and his pug posing in a sidecar — covers the piano man's finances, divorces, and drinking.

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By Richard Lawson

May 24, 2013

The Smart Set

Amanda Bynes Had a Bad Night

Today in celebrity news: Amanda Bynes was arrested last night, Leo's space trip earns millions, and Prince William receives a gift.

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 24, 2013

Stat of the Day

The Cannes Celebrity Jewelry Heist Total Is Now $4 Million

Are we sure this isn't a viral marketing stunt for a remake of To Catch a Thief? About a week after some $1.4 million worth of Chopard jewels were stolen from a hotel during the Cannes Film Festival, a diamond necklace valued at $2.6 million vanished from a swanky party on the French Riviera that hosted the likes of Paris Hilton and Alessandra Ambrosio.

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 24, 2013

Jon Stewart Says the DOJ Should Go After Wall Street Instead of Potheads

Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart explained that the Department of Justice is going after people whose crimes seem minor — especially when you look at them in comparison to what Wall Street executives did to create the financial crisis. To which Stewart asked: "What, none of them bought pot?"

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By Richard Lawson

May 23, 2013

The Call Sheet

Steven Soderbergh Unretires

Today in show business news: Steven Soderbergh is headed to television, Intervention will intervene no more, and USA is sending camp kids to battle.

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 23, 2013

Did Fox Just Try to Steal a Movie Mutant from Marvel?

Bryan Singer broke some news on Twitter today: Evan Peters, of American Horror Story, will be playing Quicksilver in Singer's upcoming X-Men film. Alone, that's not all that interesting, but put that together with Joss Whedon's intention to put Quicksilver in the Avengers sequel, and things get really interesting. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 23, 2013

Lena Dunham Is Troubled by the 'Girls' Porn Parody

Details surfaced this week of Hustler's upcoming porn parody of HBO's Girls — titled This Ain't Girls XXX and open to the immediate response of "well, is that really necessary?" — but now Lena Dunham has decided to weigh in and, well, surprisingly enough to her, she's not really ecstatic.

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 23, 2013

'The Hangover 3' Reviews Are in, and They Make for a Mountain of Pans

Heading into the third Hangover's Memorial Day weekend release, the proposition of reviewing such a ridiculous film set off a competition of sorts between critics who have each tried their hardest to criticize the movie in the most excoriating way possible. Let's award some prizes.

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By Richard Lawson

May 23, 2013

The Smart Set

Go to Space with Leonardo DiCaprio

Today in celebrity news: Leo DiCaprio is auctioning off an escorted space trip, Amanda Bynes can't get on a plane, and Brad Pitt can't remember your face. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 23, 2013

This Fake Psy Was the Most Successful Photobomb Prankster in Cannes History

How do you become the toast of Cannes? Pretend to be Psy, apparently.

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 23, 2013

Jon Stewart and the Ghosts of Presidential Scandals Past

Jon Stewart last night turned his attention to Reagan "fan fiction" author (and, you know, Wall Street Journal columnist) Peggy Noonan, who is angry at President Obama for his recent scandals, but gives her former boss a pass for a little thing like Iran-Contra.

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By Richard Lawson

May 22, 2013

The Call Sheet

'American Horror Story' Gets Another Witch

Today in show business news: Emma Roberts has joined the Ryan Murphy family, CBS hires a Bad Teacher, and a glimpse of the next Vince Vaughn movie.

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 22, 2013

Do You Buy Joseph Gordon-Levitt as The Situation?

Yesterday we wrote about Joseph Gordon-Levitt's attempt to promote his directorial debut, which he also wrote, in character on Twitter. His Twitter persona as porn-addicted Jersey guy Jon Martello seemed strained. Now we have the trailer to see if he can pull off the persona on screen. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 22, 2013

Billy Crystal vs. Robin Williams Is TV's New Battle of the Olds Next Season

One week after CBS gave the world an upfront first look at Williams's TV comeback in The Crazy Ones (doing his manic schtick, with Buffy as his hot young daughter), word comes that FX is bringing Crystal on board for a pilot called The Comedians, wherein he'll play a veteran comedian (himself, with a hot-but-not-in-the-Buffy-way young sketch-show partner). Whose return will be more illustrious?

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By Jen Doll

May 22, 2013

For the Diner Who Has Everything, There's Dinner in the Sky

What sort of dining experience is the right sort of dining experience for the diner who's seen it all, done it all, eaten it all, and is just so weary over simply sitting in a nice restaurant and eating? Dinner while hanging from a rope, for $500 each, for the pleasure of dining really, really alfresco.

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By Connor Simpson

May 22, 2013

Sergio Garcia Added 'Fried Chicken' to Golf's Mega Feud & Tiger Is Not Amused

What was already a years-long rivalry between two great players has now transformed into a full-fledged war of words with racial undertones fueling the No. 1 ranked golfer in the world heading into golf's major summer tournaments. Here's how Garcia's apology tour is going, and how Tiger Woods is reacting.

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By Richard Lawson

May 22, 2013

'American Idol' Is Too Old and Bad for Old and Bad Contestants to Save It

The latest wacky plan is to hire former contestants to judge the competition. And while Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Jennifer Hudson might be worth tuning in for, Fox should accept the natural death of a show that had a long and fabulous life and let Idol die gracefully.

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By Richard Lawson

May 22, 2013

The Smart Set

Justin Bieber Will Sue You for $5 Million if You Gossip About Him

Today in celebrity news: Justin Bieber has a pretty strict social contract, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Swift have a hang, Madonna's daughter goes on a date with Finn from Homeland, and Ellen buys her Oprah house. 

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Amazon's Kindle Worlds: A Way to Sell Fan Fiction Without Legal Hassles

Amazon Publishing is launching Kindle Worlds, a publishing platform that lets authors sell fan fiction based on properties like Gossip Girl. Amazon Publishing retains the rights to the works and will set the prices. So much for those 50 Shades problems.

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By Jen Doll

May 22, 2013

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Money: A First Edition Sells for $227,421

A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first book in J.K. Rowling's phenomenally selling 7-part series, has been acquired for 150,000 pounds (or $227,421) at a London charity auction held by Sotheby's and organized with the English PEN writers' association

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By Jen Doll

May 22, 2013

Drew Magary and the Rules of the Fatherhood Memoir

In the past five years Drew Magary has given the world The Postmortal, a novel about a pre-apocalyptic world, Men with Balls, a "professional athletes handbook," and now Someone Could Get Hurt: A Memoir of Twenty-First-Century Parenthood. It's not the typical parenting memoir.

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 22, 2013

Final 'Man of Steel' Trailer Brings the Sci-Fi

From the big new trailer heading into Memorial Day weekend and the feature stories accompanying it, you can rest assured that this blockbuster is not going to be all emotions and Malick-y visuals after all. No, this is a Superman movie that takes its aliens seriously.

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By Connor Simpson

May 21, 2013

Who Should Be the New Voice of 'This Is NPR'?

Your favorite public broadcasting network is looking for someone to record their "this... is NPR" voiceovers. You could be that person! Although, come to think of it, the following people have voices made of gold, so they might deserve the job.

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By Richard Lawson

May 21, 2013

The Call Sheet

Reese Witherspoon Is Really Going to Space

Today in entertainment news: Reese Witherspoon's first sci-fi movie seems to be a go, Leo DiCaprio reteams with an old friend, and Steven Spielberg is adapting a video game.

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 21, 2013

Try to Spot Spoilers in These 'Arrested Development' Set Photos

Arrested Development Day is fast approaching, and, aside from their structure, we still don't know much about Netflix's 15 new episodes. But a new interview with the show's set decorator — and photos from the scene — published in House Beautiful Tuesday give us some tiny spoilers. Perfect for over-analysis.

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 21, 2013

CBS: Not Just for Old People Anymore

The network has officially topped the prized 18-49 demographic for the 2012-2013 broadcast season.. Thing is, CBS is only technically winning:It turns out that ratings in that demographic are down across the board, and Fox's fall is only helping.

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 21, 2013

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Lame New Twitter Account Isn't Selling His Movie

Taking on a fictional persona ;is by no means anything new on Twitter, but it will be interesting to see how this works as a promotional tool. So far? Not that well.

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By Connor Simpson

May 21, 2013

Microsoft Wants the New Xbox One to Totally Take Over Your TV

Isn't this supposed to be a video game thing? Well, yes, but Microsoft's mission with the Xbox One is to navigate everything you do on a television, from talking to it and watching it to interacting with every gamer on the planet. Let's break down just how this bad boy can transform your living room.

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By Richard Lawson

May 21, 2013

What We Watched

How 'Bates Motel' Won Me Over

A&E's truly strange drama/mystery/thriller/horror series Bates Motel finished its first season last night, in typically bizarre and gruesome fashion. With the doldrums of summer television almost upon us, why not spend a couple weeks catching up with this masterfully wacky show?

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By Connor Simpson

May 21, 2013

Have You Forgotten About 'The Wolverine'?

Between the billion dollar behemoth that is Iron Man and the hotly anticipated Man of Steel, it can be easy to forget there's a third superhero movie coming out this summer. So, with that in mind, this latest rock'em sock'em, robot ninja filled trailer for July's The Wolverine might pique your interest. 

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By Richard Lawson

May 21, 2013

The Smart Set

Chelsea Clinton's Secret Job

Today in celebrity news: Chelsea Clinton has been working at NYU somewhat undercover, Arnold and Maria aren't quite over, and Ashton meets the parents.

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 21, 2013

Jon Stewart Explains the Obama Administration's 'Random Guy' Defense

In the wake of what he is calling "Hurricane Scandy," Jon Stewart last night looked at Obama's defense strategy: sending out a random guy to Sunday morning talk shows.

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By Richard Lawson

May 20, 2013

The Call Sheet

Kate Hudson Teams Up With Zach Braff

Today in show business: Zach Braff has put Kate Hudson in the movie you bought him, the Angry Birds movie really is happening, and Claire Danes has a teen daughter.

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By Richard Lawson

May 20, 2013

What's Missing in the 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Now

Saturday Night Live will look pretty different in September, as this past weekend's season finale saw the departure of mainstay favorites Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. There are, come September, going to be a lot of new faces around Studio 8H.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

May 20, 2013

And Now Back to Tenacious D with the Weather

Today in viral videos: Jack Black gives us (and New Zealand) his version of meteorology, the 2-year-old David Beckham, and one greedy ostrich. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 20, 2013

NPR Has Watched 'Arrested Development' More Closely Than You

Last week we introduced you "Recurring Developments," a graphic that indicated where you can find instances of Arrested Development's repeated jokes, now NPR has released their take on the show's "running gags." It's called "Previously, on Arrested Development," and it takes fandom to the next level. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 20, 2013

James Franco's 'As I Lay Dying' Reviews Not as Bad as We Were Expecting

We haven't always been kind to James Franco, and his adaptation of William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying seemed ripe for ridicule, but new reviews indicate perhaps we should give him the benefit of the doubt. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 20, 2013

Everyone Relax: Seth MacFarlane Isn't Hosting the Oscars Again

Next year's Oscars will be Seth MacFarlane-free, according to Seth MacFarlane. The controversial host of last year's ceremony tweeted this afternoon that he will not in fact be hosting the 2014 ceremony. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

May 20, 2013

The Coen Brothers Are Having a Grand Time at Cannes

Amid the rain and the burglaries and the lavish parties for blockbusters (we're looking at you Hunger Games), this weekend Cannes regulars the Coen brothers emerged as one of the few elements of the Cannes Film Festival that didn't warrant major complaints. The goodwill they've received for their latest film Inside Llewyn Davis may carry them all the way to awards season in December. 

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By Richard Lawson

May 20, 2013

The Smart Set

Kate Learns to Cook

Today in celebrity news: Duchess Kate is learning how to cook, Justin Theroux maybe had a bachelor party, and Faye Dunaway made a very important phone call. 

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