Ed Hardy was once a name that might belong to an upstanding, respectable man. Now it's just synonymous with assholes. My condolences to Ed Hardys everywhere.
Politics Buzz Check out the letter Arnold just sent to the California State Assembly giving his reasoning behind vetoing a financing bill. It's got a secret code in it! Arnold is the coolest/most juvenile governor ever. (SFBG via Amanda.)
Celebrity Buzz Dustin Diamond has a new book out, “Behind the Bell,” in which he spills secrets about the show and his co-stars. One piece of gossip he reveals, or claims, is that Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zach Morris) used steroids. (via) [Ed Note: Yuck.]
Chris Brown and his baby blue bowtie appeared on Larry King last night to apologize for beating the crap out of his girlfriend. So, all is forgiven, right? Check out that bowtie.
Culture Buzz The terrible staff at The Valley Swim Club barred a bunch of Black campers from swimming after fear that they would change “the complexion of the club.” The club, which boasts “open membership,” is apparently welcoming to all types of Caucasian, bigoted a-holes.
In a now deleted post, Perez Hilton originally tried to call Michael Jackson's “bluff,” offering up a theory that MJ was pulling a “stunt” to avoid his upcoming tour. After admitting that he was “dubious,” Perez ended the post with “Get your money back ticket holders!!!” Classy, Perez. Defending himself against Pete Wentz (!), Perez said, “I'm like the McDonald's of the Internet.”
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You're not an a-hole if there are open seats and you sit in the ones reserved for the disabled, but you are an a-hole if you sit there when this blogger - armed with a camera phone, natch - enters the train car on crutches. Again, pregnant ladies and old people get a pass. …At everything.
Business Buzz Kurland, former No. 2 at mortgage company Countrywide, is now raking in the dough by buying up failed mortgages. His story kind of boggles the mind.
While this may be a poorly disguised attempt at achieving viral infamy, we're nevertheless floored by Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz agreement to a “prank” in which he ends up drinking his own urine. If only the real prank were that he didn't actually father a kid. There isn't enough money in the world to save poor Bronx Mowgli from a dad so humiliating, he swigs pee and wears Clockwork Orange eye make-up for attention.
Celebrity Buzz In case you thought Simon Cowell would one day die and go to heaven with the rest of the human race, you were dead wrong. Instead, Cowell plans to freeze his body so he can one day triumphantly return to smack down generation after generation of American Idol hopefuls. Thank you, Science.
Science Buzz In an attempt to be awful and support environmental collapse, the fashion house is creating “the world’s first refrigerated beach” at the Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai. Said the hotel's president, “We will suck the heat out of the sand to keep it cool enough to lie on [because] this is the kind of luxury that top people want.” You hear that, Top People? Amid economic crises and the global warming epidemic, the world's douchiest resort will soon be at your very fingertips!
Politics Buzz Radar points out the disproportionate number of blond commentators who appear on “The O’Reilly Factor”. Gentlemen prefer blondes! If by gentlemen, you mean notoriously angry right-wing commentators.
The young Bill’s rant makes for a strangely compelling dance remix. YouTubers collaborate — one made the soundtrack, the other cut together the video — to create a music video that’s somehow far more watchable than the original (but just as profanity laced). Perhaps there’s a whole goldmine of sample material awaiting resourceful DJs in the “O’Reilly Factor” archives.
Chris Matthews shreds right wing talker Kevin James on Hardball. Wow, listening to Kevin James talk makes me want to pluck my eyelashes out one by one.
Politics Buzz A vintage clip of a young Bill O’Reilly exploding in anger while hosting Inside Edition has surfaced. CBS has been taking the video down everywhere, but you can still watch it here.