If the NYTimes.com most-emailed list was curated by Aunt Mabel, Digg.com's 'top news in all content' list is probably generated by her 20- (or 30-) something nephew: a Twittering, iPhone wielding, card-carrying member of Generation Wii. Here's what this dude (we'll call him Kevin) and the rest of Diggnation have been Diggin' in the past week: TMZ: John Hughes Dies — Appropriate comment from NRay7882: "RIP, and here's to never remaking The Breakfast Club or... READ MORE»
Here's a question that we found ourselves asking during the laborious season premiere of Saturday Night Live: after an entire summer off, this is the best they can come up with? With the exception of the hilarious cold open, a press conference with Hillary Clinton (Amy Poehler, with clenched jaw perfection) and Sarah Palin (Tina Fey, predictably hilarious), the season premiere felt like a dress rehearsal. There wasn't one skit that followed even worth... READ MORE»
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's West Village neighbors are becoming increasingly irritated by the girls' "military presence" on their block. [P6] Kanye West was arrested yesterday for breaking a photographer's camera at LAX. [TMZ] At the premiere of their joint venture, Righteous Kill, neither Robert De Niro nor Al Pacino would comment on the swipe director Francis Ford Coppola took at the two of them in GQ. [NYDN] Barack Obama will join Michael Phelps on the season... READ MORE»
Olatz Schnabel is upset over reports that her husband, director Julian Schnabel, has been seen out with "Miral" author Rula Jebreal. [P6] Exes Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley attended a performance by daughter Alexa Ray Joel in Sag Harbor. Brinkley's latest ex, Peter Cook--Alexa once him described as an "evil stepfather who once forced her head into a bucket"--was also there, for some reason. [NYDN] The girls of Danity Kane are reportedly so upset over... READ MORE»
Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have responded to Michael Lohan's public comments about Ms. Ronson's supposed tell-all book via their MySpace celebrity blog. [MySpace via Daily Intel] A Gossip Girl script for the upcoming season has leaked! Click through at your own risk. [Gawker] At the DNC, Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) asked staff to introduce her to Jennifer Lopez. Meanwhile, Jessica Alba is over there drinking something called a "Dirty Delegate" martini. [NY Daily News] ... READ MORE»
A funny thing happened to Saturday Night Live during its 33rd season. After a few years of languishing as the television version of punching a clock, it became culturally relevant again. And as loyal viewers who still DVR the show week after week with the hopes of finding some hilarity when we re-watch it on Sunday mornings, we admit that we don't totally understand why. Sure, we love the cast; they're an appealing and likeable... READ MORE»
The Huffington Post's Media page alerts us to a note from Bob Costas on NBC's 'The Daily Nightly' blog. In it, Mr. Costas apologizes to his colleague Brian Williams and Olympics superstar Michael Phelps for passing along an erroneous report that Bruce Springsteen had dedicated "Born in the U.S.A." to Mr. Phelps: I had every reason to believe this information was accurate, and its source was reliable. In fact, I had intended to use it... READ MORE»
Can you guess which ragingly hot chest belongs to which swimmer? It sounds like a game you might play on Queerty or something, but you can just do it on, you know, NBC's Olympics Web site. Stare at the chest, think of the swimmer, click a button, and there's the face. It's like online shopping. Apparently NBC isn't above... READ MORE»
Olympic gold medal-winner Michael Phelps has a few thoughts on Facebook, the social networking site beloved by teenagers and marketers everywhere. In an article by Karen Crouse from this weekend's New York Times (in the new "platform agnostic" era, it ran on August 9th on the Web and August 10th in the paper), Ms. Crouse writes: As Phelps’s legend grows, so does his popularity. The last time he checked his Facebook page, he had more... READ MORE»
