- Actor and subject of countless “are you related?” inquiries Dennis Hopper was rushed to the hospital for flu-like symptoms. No word on whether the symptoms are severe or if this was just a precautionary measure because he’s a celebrity and it’s still 2009.
- Matt LeBlanc will play himself in an actually promising-sounding Showtime comedy called Episodes about a British couple whose tv show is dumbed down for American television. The series was supposed to star Phillip Seymour Hoffman, but it was dumbed down for American television.
- Pearl Jam beat out Jay-Z to top the Billboard charts for the first time since 1996. Although granted, beating out Jay-Z isn’t quite as big an achievement as beating out OMC’s “How Bizarre.”
- There’s no better way to determine who is and is not a hooker than by going through Central Park randomly asking people if they’re “hookin’”.
- Yesterday we saw a Pee Wee’s Big Adventure-esque breakfast machine come to life, now a real-life Naked Gun-style dancing umpire. Any more of my favorite movies planning on coming true this week? I look forward to traveling back in time in a phone booth.
- Also, for the 2-7 people who care, I’ve been extremely busy planning a trip and will not be doing a Top Chef Recap this week. My prediction: Ron still won’t win.
