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Natalie Maines to Bush: "You’re a Dumb Fuck"

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

I’m not really sure what Natalie Maines, of the Dixie Chicks, is thinking. It’s been three years since she commented to a London audience that she was “ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas,” sending the country music world into its biggest tailspin since Shania Twain showed her belly button in a music video. Angry “patriots” thought she’d never work again, but the controversial singer has another hit record. The first single from the Chicks’ new album, “Not Ready to Make Nice,” gets a ton of radio play here in Los Angeles, but of course we’re a city that recently lost its last country station.

Anyway.

Barbara Kopple is directing a documentary that follows the Dixie Chicks from the peak of their fame through the anti-Bush firestorm, and it features a scene of Maines watching news coverage of President Bush reacting to Maines’ comments. ”The Dixie Chicks are free to speak their mind,” he said, “[and] they shouldn’t have their feelings hurt just because some people don’t want to buy their records when they speak out. You know, freedom is a two-way street.” In response, Maines says “What a dumb fuck,” and then, to the camera, “You’re a dumb fuck.”

Now I’m not sure how recently this bit was filmed, and I’m not sure how much editing control Maines had over the film, but frankly, I’m kind of tired of this, and I’d think she’d be too. I’m as liberal as the next Angeleno, but it feels like uniformly despising President Bush is so passe. It’s been done. We’re all tired of it, on so many levels. He’s on his way out. Let’s move on.

The Words Outta My Mouth

Friday, September 8th, 2006

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Ah ha ha ha! So it turns out Bob Guiney, from The Bachelor, somehow managed to parlay his reality TV gig into an ill-advised recording contract. I know this because a sample of the aforementioned opus just came onto my Pandora box, on my Counting Crows channel, no less, which I’m sure would send Adam Duritz into a hissy fit if he were still alive. What’s that? He is? Huh.

Anyway, this post’s raison d’etre: the title of the song is “So Wrong.” Which is just so, so right.

Hey MTV, You Missed One

Friday, September 1st, 2006

Someone at MTV’s in trouble.

I just listened to Fergie sing “I don’t give a fuck so here we go” on the MTV VMA’s Red Carpet Pre-Show. They caught the first use but missed the second.

The weird thing is that it’s 6:45 pm here in LA, meaning it is 9:45 pm in New York, where this was filmed. But it’s light outside on the TV. So, um, this was definitely pre-recorded (at least for west coast audiences). And they still missed it.

Trump Says "You’re Fired" to Carolyn Kepcher

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Donald Trump has fired his longtime Apprentice sidekick, Carolyn Kepcher, on the grounds that the fame associated with The Apprentice had gone to her head, and she was no longer focused on business matters. Instead, Kepcher was spending her time “giving speeches…and doing endorsements.” The straw that broke the camel’s back? As a 36-year-old woman managing several key aspects of the multi-billion-dollar Trump industry, she had the nerve to write a book about how to succeed in business.

Yes, Mr. Trump, it truly is a disgrace when those who fancy themselves captains of industry seem more interested in devoting their efforts toward promoting their own fame and scoring endorsement deals.

Next thing you know that fame-hungry whore’ll come out with her own perfume line.

Kepcher will be replaced by Trump spawn Ivanka, whose teen modeling career and two years of undergraduate education at Wharton more than qualify her as a business genius.

HOLY SHIT! Anna Wintour Smiles for the Camera!

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

Hurry! Tie down the pigs! Thanks to The Gilded Moose for alerting us this very, very unsettling turn of events. We are following the progress of this story closely and will keep our readers abreast of any updates. For now I suggest you all stay indoors.

God is Everywhere (Even Forever 21)

Friday, August 18th, 2006

The NY Sun ran an interesting article today regarding Jesus and everyone’s favorite retailer of wear-once-in-Vegas slutwear, Forever 21. It seems the owners are devout Catholics who have been printing the words “John 3:16″ at the bottom of the company’s trademark yellow bags. A spokeswoman for the LA-based company calls the inscription a “demonstration of the owners’ faith.” Normally I would be indignant about something like this, but where I can buy a 3-inch plaid schoolgirl skirt and same-height heels for under $20, surely God is at work.

Yes Okay You Should Read the Two Vaginas Article

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

So Gawker’s been pushing this thing like it’s crack on a playground, but it really is a must-read, so I’m going to cave and link to it, too. It’s from Esquire’s “What it Feels Like…” series, but this one is special, because the full title is “What it Feels Like…To Have Two Vaginas.” Yes, yes, you should read it.

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