Posted in Hog Quickies on Aug 23rd, 2010

Kanye West announced via Twitter that he plans to release a new track — his or a friend’s –every week between now and the holidays. West is calling the project “G.O.O.D. Fridays.”
Lee Ann Rimes says she’s “incredibly proud” of her retro bikini performance on last week’s America’s Got Talent. Sexy but she’s no Katy Perry.
Sylvester Stallone’s The [...]
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Posted in Pop Culture on Aug 5th, 2010

If you thought Lady Gaga’s Rolling Stone covers (not to mention Out and Q) were hot, check out the global music star’s August Vanity Fair spread.
Lady Gaga gets the annual Style Issue cover because she’s on the magazine’s international Best Dressed List (Most Intriguing Newcomer).
She’s wearing a long platinum wig and a diamond choker and [...]
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Posted in Pop Culture on Jun 21st, 2010

Another summer, another provocative Rolling Stone cover. Last year, she dazzled the Hot List pink cover in her bubble outfit. This time she comes out with guns a-blazing.
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Posted in Hog Quickies on May 10th, 2010

How about Betty White! She was fantastic (despite the overabundance of raunchy bits) on Saturday Night Live and delivered the show’s best ratings in 18 months. A Debbie Downer skit that didn’t make air is up on the Internet.
How about Iron Man 2! The popular movie sequel was the fifth highest opening in history ($133.6 [...]
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Posted in News on Apr 30th, 2010

Two high-profile lists are out.
* People’s Most Beautiful with Julia Roberts at the top for the fourth time. Other beauties include Justin Beiber, Bradley Cooper, Katy Perry, Zoe Saldana, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Stohr, Amanda Seyfried and Robert Pattison.
* Time’s 100 Most Influential with Lady Gaga No. 1 among the Artists, followed by Conan O’Brien, Kathryn [...]
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Posted in Music, Pop Culture, Video on Mar 13th, 2010

What can we say about Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” video, which exploded this week, ringing up a half-million hits in its first 12 hours online? The eagerly-awaited, nine-minute film, which co-stars Beyonce, is no “Thriller.” “Telephone,” from the “Fame Monster” CD, is risque and ridiculous — in an entertaining way. It’s Gaga and director Jonas Akerlund [...]
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Posted in Hog Quickies on Mar 1st, 2010

Dermot Mulroney as Jim Rockford? Angelina Jolie as medical examiner Kay Scarpetta? Curious casting choices.
Legendary film critic Roger Ebert, who can no longer speak because of cancer surgery on his jaw, will guest on Tuesday’s Oprah, communicating with computer assistance.
The Tribeca Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Shrek Forever After on April [...]
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