Thursday, April 29, 2010

The Red Menace: Pop Culture Hates On Carrot Tops

PRINTEmail ThisCarrot TopIn news which will come as a service to a people of New Jersey, pop culture has found a new clan to collect on. The latest unlucky victims have been redheads, who have had a spectacularly severe integrate of months.

This week, Anglo-Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A. caused a stir with a nine-minute video (since banned from YouTube) for her strain 'Born Free,' which shows ginger-topped unfortunates being rounded up by American police. Any sense which this competence be a light-hearted joke of actual racial harm is fast dashed by a striking scene in which a young boy is shot by a skull. That is fast followed by a man removing blown up by a landmine, as well as then a man is beaten to death.

This attack upon redheadedness comes usually a few days after a weird Australian public service advertisement went viral upon a Internet. Called 'Don't Be A D***head' (as an Aussie myself, you can tell you which you have been not an suave people), a commercial shows a cherry-colored integrate in bed whilst a voice-over warns, "Every time you make use of your mobile phone whilst driving, Gingers get fresh."

The bizarre summary is which distracted pushing will means redheads to breed -- as well as clearly, you do not want that.
Accent aficionados will notice which Australians make use of a British diction of "Ginger," a schoolyard insult, so which it rhymes with "wing-er" rather than "binge-er." While redheads everywhere competence face problems upon a playground, it is in Britain as well as a Commonwealth off-shoots which "Gingers" appear to face a most persecution. (The fact which Britain has a tall, blonde heir to a bench in Prince William -- whose also-ran hermit Prince Harry is a hard-partying redhead with a taste for tacky girlfriends -- usually reinforces a stereotype.)

It is an iron law of spurious journa! lism whi ch there contingency be 3 examples of any phenomenon to endorse a trend, so let us also lift a specter of Conan O'Brien's recent firing from 'The Tonight Show.' To fans of "Team Coco," NBC boss Jeff Zucker shot which carrot-topped comic by a skull, only similar to a child in 'Born Free.'

Speaking of which!

PopEater reached out to America's most important redhead, a hostess Carrot Top, for a final word upon this burgeoning social problem.

On eighth month in Florida, he e-mailed: "I had a woman stop me [in] a conveyor a alternative day. She said she had seen a story which a redhead race was upon a way to apropos extinct. She looked during me as well as said, 'Why do you think which is?' you said, 'Because nobody is carrying sex with us!'"

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Pop-Ed: Why Do I Care About 'Iron Man 2' So Much?

PRINTEmail ThisPop-Ed: Why Do we Care About 'Iron Man 2' So Much?
D'you guys have any thought how most flack we got for not digging 'Iron Man'? So much, is how much. But it was zero compared to what my friends will strike me with when they learn how psyched we am for a sequel, for reasons we can't make any clarity of. I'm forecasting a worse hazing than a time we finally paid for an iPod as well as had to desert a anti-iPod group we spearheaded upon Facebook, tail 'twixt legs.

Read because I'm psyched -- or how psyched we am with no real clue as to because -- after a jump.

Pop-Ed: Why Do we Care About 'Iron Man 2' So Much? See, nonetheless a expel is indisputably dynamite, I've never followed any of a players. we desired Rourke in 'The Wrestler' -- like, really desired -- but that's a infancy of my Rourkeology studies (I took a one-credit course in 'Sin City' Sciences). we didn't comprehend Scarlett Johansson was actually an interstellar supervixen until 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona.' we had a short Robert Downey Jr. proviso before rewatching 'Zodiac' as well as realizing which yet he rocks a smarmy charm, his range seems limited (barring 'Tropic Thunder'). And we have never thought twice about Gwyneth Paltrow.

So why, when we saw a Huffington Post's story about an 'Iron Man 2' press event, did we flip my s**t? Is it as simple as The Superficial's millionth might headline, ''Iron Man 2' Has Lots of Pretty People'? Did those voluptuous dresses as well as RDJ's overwhelming colored shades as well as overwhelming tan fit awesomely interconnected with sneakers send me off a 'Iron Man' deep-end?

I have no clue. All we know is, I'm unna! turally psyched for a supplement to a movie we was half hearted about in theaters as well as fell asleep during a DVD, as well as that's weird. we haven't ever enjoyed a superhero movie which didn't start with a "B" as well as end with an "-atman." And whilst 'Iron Man' is a different beast from 'The Dark Knight' altogether, we wouldn't mind carrying a single some-more comic book authorization to give a damn about.

If we really wrack a ol' brain, we can dissect my fad ... a bit. It's only ... Rourke's funny laser whips look so rad! And you could fashion a total Bingo card outta a A-listers in a cast! And a sharp trailers (I've watched a second a single a dozen times...) done my heart siphon as well as my head forget how tough we balance out as shortly as shiny CGI takes over a scene. And we overwhelmed upon realizing Scarlett Johansson's babeosity progressing -- but seriously, she is a fox, as well as this is a initial new movie I've cared about given comprehending said foxiness. The slew of honeyed 'Iron Man' toys upon my editor's desk doesn't help, either -- which sleek helmet (thanks much, Hasbro!) beckoning me to get my Tony Stark upon each time we walk by.


The Hollywood Reporter's early review was salty -- "It begins with a extraordinary clarity of panic. Characters speak during once. Hesitant story lines launch in all directions. Little happens until a big set-piece nearly 20 minutes in." And we can't contend I'm deterred. At all. Oh, we hold a review copiousness -- I'll probably pour a same complaints after we see it.

But for a subsequent couple weeks, I'm in a blind frenzy! I've got a fever, as well as a usually prescription is some-more Tony Stark/glowing things/Russian villains/punching/jumping/flying/blasting! I'm so jazzed, we can barely persevere any headspace to anticipating I'm not only being sucked in to a authorization hype usually to be squabble out unenthused as well as unconvinced a second time. But even if 'Iron Man 2' turns out to be another CGI-craz! y, formu laic romp, my fever will be cured. The charge will have passed. we won't get fooled again. Insert cliche of choice here. End rant.

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HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 26: Actor Frankie Jonas arrives during a universe premiere of Paramount Pictures & Marvel Entertainment's "Iron Man 2" held during a El Capitan Theatre upon Apr 26, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Frankie Jonas

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HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 26: Actress Scarlett Johansson arrives during a universe premiere of Paramount Pictures & Marvel Entertainment's "Iron Man 2" held during a El Capitan Theatre upon Apr 26, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Scarlett Johansson

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Actor Kevin James arrives during a Los Angeles Premiere "Iron Man 2" during a El Capitan Theatre upon Apr 26, 2010 in Hollywood, California. "Iron Man 2" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals El Capitan Theatre Hollywood, CA United States Apr 26, 2010 Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic.com To permit this picture (17248756), hit FilmMagic.com

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Playboy Magazine founder Hugh Hefner (R) attends a universe premiere of Iron Man 2 during a El Capitan Theater n a Hollywood territory of Los Angeles upon Apr 26, 2010. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should review ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Lady Gaga, Sarah Palin Top Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People List

PRINTEmail ThisTime 100 Magazine Cover This year's Time 100 brings an array of artists, leaders, heroes as well as thinkers who have been deliberate the 100 many influential people in the universe -- as assembled by Time Magazine. So whose ideas, innovations as well as actions have been moulding the world? Lady Gaga, Sarah Palin as well as Taylor Swift -- just to name the few.

While there's no denying Gaga's impact upon the culture, the cover speaks for itself, with the cocktail songstress standing subsequent to former President Bill Clinton as well as professional footballer Didier Drogba. Other notables making the list: President Barack Obama, 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson as well as 'Glee' thespian Lea Michele.

Inside the issue, Grammy Award-winning cocktail thespian Cyndi Lauper admits, "I initial listened the name Lady Gaga by the mutual friend. He couldn't stop articulate about her. Then we listened her music, as well as we thought, 'Wow, we venerate this kid.'"
Inside the issue, Grammy Award-winning cocktail thespian Cyndi Lauper admits, "I initial listened the name Lady Gaga by the mutual friend. He couldn't stop articulate about her. Then we listened her music, as well as we thought, 'Wow, we venerate this kid.'"

Lady Gaga's career has skyrocketed over the past year with hits similar to 'PokerFace' as well as 'Bad Romance.' But it wasn't just her singing which got people talking. Her outrageous stage performances as well as habit kept people guessing, as well as it fast became obvious which she wasn't just the one-hit wonder.

"When we see somebody similar to Gaga, we sit behind in admiration. I'm desirous to pick up the torch again myself. we did an interview with her once, as well as she showed up with the cut with the chisel upon her head. we th! ought, ' How awesome.' Being around her, we felt similar to the dirt was jarred off of me. we find it very comforting to sit subsequent to somebody as well as not have to be concerned which we demeanour similar to the freak. She isn't the cocktail act, she is the performance artist. She herself is the art. She is the sculpture," Lauper adds.


Also in the issue, George Lopez weighs in upon late-night host Conan O'Brien. "Conan's tenacity as well as wit have been an inspiration to me upon my own late-night show. I'm happy as well as unapproachable which we'll be personification upon the same team when he comes to simple cable. Welcome behind to TV, Conan. I've got the great feeling about this. If there's anything people venerate more than the happy ending, it's the large comeback," Lopez says.

Other important Hollywood celebrities upon this year's list include Oprah Winfrey, 'Hurt Locker' director Kathryn Bigelow, actor Ashton Kutcher as well as cocktail thespian Taylor Swift. The full list can be found upon Time.com.

Inside the magazine, celebrities weigh in upon the Top 100 list. Here's what they're saying:

Sigourney Weaver upon James Cameron: "It would be comforting to think of Jim, 55, as superhuman. But the truth is -- although he has unusual abilities, appetite as well as expostulate -- Jim simply does not commend human limitations in himself or any one else."

Phil Donahue upon Oprah Winfrey: "There is no compare for we in media history. You have been not usually hot; we have been cool: the Dream Girl for millions of desirous immature women whom you've desirous all over the world. You have been the once-in-a-century woman. we salute you."

Sean 'Diddy' Combs upon Ashton Kutcher: "Most of us want to have as much income as we can, though Ashton, 32, is out to have the universe the better place ... This guy will uncover us the future. And it's gonna be the blast."
Stevie Nicks upon Taylor Swift: "Taylor reminds me of myself in her integrity as well as her similar to the child nature. It's an innocence that's so special as well as so rare. This girl writes the songs which have the total universe sing, similar to Neil Diamond or Elton John."

Olivia Newton-John upon Lea Michele: "It contingency be so sparkling to be Lea. To be in the splendidly interesting musical, personification the character whom millions of people around the universe venerate as well as whom immature girls obey -- discuss it me about it!"

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