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16 June
Tuesday

Just Another Day at the Office… With Ron Jeremy and Heidi Fleiss

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Today, like any other day at the office, BWE.tv and TheFabLife.com got a very special surprise visit from 3 of the world’s foremost experts on S-E-X: From left to right, we’ve got Ron Jeremy (whom you have definitely seen having sex with someone), Me (in a striped top that may or may not be window blinds from the new clothing label “Maximize Your Width”), Dennis Hoff (the owner of the Bunny Ranch), and none other than America’s favorite Madam, Heidi Fleiss (who smelled delicious).

So here’s how it went down (and yes, everything in this post will read as a disgusting innuendo, including the word innuendo): My co-worker Libby Keatinge brought the trio by to shoot something for the network. Sitting at my desk blogging, as I do, another coworker informed me that Heidi Fleiss was sitting behind me. Never one to believe another, I responded “GTFO”, but her prodding left me no choice but to whip around in my chair. Indeed, there was Hi-Fli, just kickin’ back and relaxing. Moments later, Ron, Dennis and Co. rolled in, introducing themselves to the small group of us sitting here in shock.

The next thing I know, my coworker asks me to snap a photo of the group of them together — which I did, happily — giving me the perfect opportunity to request a photo of my own self with this amazing crew of folks. I asked the man in the Bunny Ranch hat his name, and Heidi piped in “This is Dennis! Haven’t you ever seen HBO’s Cathouse?” Now, between us, of course I had. Frankly, I’ve seen every sex-related HBO show from Pimps Up, Hos Down to Real Sex 418… but I’m surrounded by co-workers and, more importantly, still had no idea who this guy was. “He owns the Bunny Ranch!”

“Oh!” I smiled. “Good to know! Perhaps you would consider hiring me in case I don’t make it through the next round of layoffs…” I joked. This is when I discovered that people in the sex industry do not really understand sarcasm. Denden rolls up to me and goes “You know, you are beautiful…”, proceeds to grab my hand, and then kiss it in an almost gentlemanly like manner. “How nice” I thought.

And then…

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16 June
Tuesday

Beyonce’s “Broken Hearted Girl” Video Rips Off Paris Hilton, Heidi Montag

Beyonce just released the video for her new single, “Broken-Hearted Girl,” but before you gear yourself up for a catchy, “Single Ladies” type “song of the summer” video, you can un-gear yourself, cause you’re in for a disappointment.

Instead, Beyonce has chosen the “walking on the beach in black & white” concept for her new video, a concept which, sadly, has already been done by forward-thinking pop superstars Paris Hilton and Heidi Montag. Watch the three videos below and try not to scream “Jesus, Beyonce, you’re better than that!” at your monitor a dozen times (I lost this game).

Beyonce’s “Broken-Hearted Girl” Video – Black & White beach:

 

  

After the jump, the depressingly similar Paris Hilton and Heidi Montag videos:

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12 June
Friday

Sarah Palin Demands Apology From Letterman, Attention

PalinDammit, Sarah Palin, I thought you’d disappeared from the pop culture consciousness, but now you have to stampede back onto the pages of People magazine, demanding an apology from David Letterman over a joke about your daughter getting knocked up by Alex Rodriguez at a Yankees game:

“I would like to see him apologize to young women across the country for contributing to kind of that thread that is throughout our culture that makes it sound like it is OK to talk about young girls in that way…

“No wonder young girls especially have such low self-esteem in America when we think it’s funny for a so-called comedian to get away with such a remark as he did,” she said. “I don’t think that’s acceptable.”

Alright – while I don’t profess to be Cultured McGee when it comes to women’s issues, I am very aware of the role of misogyny in comedy as an extremely lame, easy fallback option frequently used to illicit shock responses or “am I right guys” mindless agreement, but that’s not what Letterman is doing here; it’s a joke specifically about Sarah Palin’s daughter who did get knocked up and is also extremely famous. Palin’s comments immediately transport the joke to the most general possible issue, using an arguable connection to instead talk about the self-esteem of all young girls, which no one would dare attack. It’d be like making a joke about something someone in the military did, and that person responding with “Do you not support our troops? Do you know how many people sacrifice their lives every day…” etc.

I’m not saying Letterman should be totally absolved of any out-of-bounds implications his jokes contain, but does this clearly absurd Alex Rodriguez joke strike anyone as particularly offensive, especially by Letterman’s nightly standards?

Or maybe I’m just automatically pissed at anything that causes me to hear more from the woman who I thought had mercifully disappeared from my day-to-day pop culture life. And for that, I suppose, I will blame Letterman.

Feel free to preach away in the comments, I imagine there’s people who care about this story more than myself.

11 June
Thursday

Kate Gosselin Should Be Sent to Jail

Some of you might think the title of this post is some sort of joke. But listen here: It isn’t. Now, I’ve heard plenty of stories from “insiders” (mostly, people who have dealt with her on various talk shows) who claim that Kate has a very serious attitude problem — one so serious that husband Jon is often forced to apologize on her behalf to others. Still, I never felt one way or the other about her: She seemed like any other self-absorbed reality show b*tch.

But the following video has

CHANGED. EVERYTHING.

Access Hollywood (via ONTD) has released video footage of Kate and the kids just seconds before an interview was about to take place. Mady, one of the twins, asks Kate for some water, complaining that she’s severely dehydrated. Kate asks for some water, drinks some, and then DENIES IT FROM HER DISTRESSED DAUGHTER. It’s not like the girl is asking for candy or a toy. IT’S. WAH. TER.

Honestly, Child Protective Services, please click play. SHE MUST BE STOPPED.

 

 

This woman is nothing short of a psychopath. As someone whose own mother we’re pretttty sure would give us water when we’re on the brink of tears with thirst, the above clip almost made me cry. Prepare for the words I’m about to utter, but: Poor Mady.

I’ll get the bitchfork, you grab the torches, and let’s Priceline our way to Reading, PA as a mob. An angry mob.

9 June
Tuesday

Rolling Stone Reveals Adam Lambert is Gay; Ladies With Zero Gaydar on Suicide Watch

 

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As though there is any closet on Planet Earth that could possibly contain his magic, Adam Lambert is now officially “out” of the unicorn’s wardrobe in the latest issue of Rolling Stone, set to slap newsstands tomorrow. You might remember Adam hinted about his RS cover during our oft-linked-to interview with him, but honestly, we have no idea how he was able to keep his mouth shut. Lord knows if it was us posing with one of our t’s hanging out and a live snake crawling up our leg, we would have grown X-Men angel wings and flown over the entire town announcing the news.

While we will definitely be lining up to purchase a copy tomorrow morning, parts of the interview have already been revealed, including this tidbit which sent our repro-systems into overdrive:

On getting attention from fangirls: “I loved it this season when the girls went crazy for me. As far as I’m concerned, it’s all hot.”

On sharing a bedroom with Idol winner Kris Allen: “They put me with the cute guy. Distracting! He’s the one guy I found attractive in the whole group on the show: nice, nonchalant, pretty and totally my type — except that he has a wife. I mean he’s open-minded and liberal, but he’s definitely 100% straight.”

:’( They are my Renee Z and Colin Firth of the New Millennium. We’ll bring you more pics tomorrow after the issue hits newsstands!

And dare we say we know where he got the inspiration for the above cover? Oh, we darest.

8 June
Monday

Billy Elliot Wins 10 Tony Awards, And I Hereby Forfeit My Theater Degree

Congratulations to Billy Elliot for being one of two new musicals to manage to break even in 2008! May we shower you with 10 awards that the far superior film from nine frickin’ years ago did not win because more than two new movies come out every given year and if only two movies did come out in a year giving a bunch of Oscars to one would be very obviously meaningless!

Below, a clip from the Billy Elliot live performance at the Tonys last night, after a heartfelt, not-teleprompted-at-all introduction from Elton John (finally, the story of a child wanting to dance against all odds will be told, stupider, nine years after it was told already!) The song is entitled “YAHH!”

 

5 June
Friday

Bestweekever.tv Kicks Off Thrillist Party Week!

Next Monday, June 8, from 7 to 10 PM all bets are off. That’s because Bestweekever.tv is kicking off Thrillist Week, a 5 day long vodka celebrating, hors d’Å“uvre hoarding extravaganza… AND YOU’RE INVITED.

The evening will feature free drinks, free food, and most importantly, familiar faces from Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins, Dan Hopper, myself… and some very special guests (Read: Celebrities? Maybe… maybe.) Plus, tunes from DJ K Jay, who is literally the most famous DJ in the Netherlands*. (*Not true.) Check out this swanky invitation:

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SPACE IS LIMITED! Click here to RSVP.

Once again, here are the details:

Bestweekever.tv Kicks Off Thrillist Week
Monday, June 8
7 PM – 10 PM
Location: The Thrillist Loft

446 Broadway, 3rd Floor
btwn. Grand and Howard

See you there.

(You must be 21 to attend. Sorry tweens, this is Mommy and Daddy’s big night out.)

5 June
Friday

Does This Look Like the Face of A Diva?

ADAM-LAMBERT-CLOSE-UP.jpgY’all I’m takin’ my heels off, for real, I’m about to cut this MSNBCin’ bitch that wrote the following about the cashmere-lined bag of dander that is Adam Lambert:

While much of the chatter surrounding “American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert has to do with speculation about his sexuality, the behind-the-scenes talk at many of the stops along Lambert’s publicity tour is how difficult he is to work with.

“He is such a diva. Rude to everyone — from fans right down to the lighting folks,” said one person who worked with Lambert.

“A-list celebrities have come through here and been infinitely more polite,” said another person who worked with Lambert during a stop in New York.

Lambert should change his attitude quickly, according to one music producer. “No one sells that many records these days to be able to get away with that kind of behavior. To be a success you need literally everyone in your corner.”

OH HALE NAW. Let me say from the hour or so I spent witnessing Lambert on our natural human terrain — as opposed to his natural terrain, the surface of Mars — the above statement is nothing more than a SMEAR CAMPAIGN. In all seriousness, the guy could not have been LESS diva. He rolled with the punches, was friendly to ALL fans, agreed to take photos with everyone (even though the guy had been awake since the asscrack of dawn). He even ate fruit with his hands. His hands.

Diva? Sounds to me like someone‘s a little jealous.

And while we’re not sure who MSNBC’s source is on this, here’s a guess:

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4 June
Thursday

BEHOLD: The Worst Movie Trailer of 2009

AFTER LAST SEASON POSTER.JPGThe movie After Last Season bills itself as a “comedy” with the following plot:

The end of another season has brought more than the usual change in temperature to the residents of a city. As they go through some tragic events, the residents, and especially a group of medical students, must reevaluate their lives and face new questions.

Sounds hilarious. But when tipster Jeni Sue Birnbaum sent the trailer along, asking us if it’s the worst trailer & movie we had ever seen, we balked: Could it be worse than The Wicker Man? Surely, no.

And then… then we watched the trailer.

And…

And…

WOW. After Last Season is a clear frontrunner for our Worst Movie Trailer of 2009, and a likely recipient of our Worst Movie Overall Award. For a movie that cost $5,000,000 to make (and apparently took 10 years of hard work to complete), not only does the trailer make no sense, but it looks like TOTAL GARBAGE. For God’s sake, they have a CARDBOARD MRI MACHINE! Though it’s good to see that the man responsible for the special effects in Max Headroom is still able to get work. And while the entire things makes absolutely no sense and looks like hot garbage, we have a feeling the last line of the trailer is what really pulls this thing together. Take a look for yourself:

 

 

For more Dada hilarity, check out the clips available on the website. We’re especially partial to Clip 2, which borrows clips from your local Institute of Technology commercials.

Feel free to leave your theories as to what the hell this nonsense is in the comments.

4 June
Thursday

BLIND ITEMS: Gorgeous People Have Problems, Too

BWE BLIND ITEMS 2.jpgIt’s been a long while since we’ve served up some Blind Items. But this week we were given two juicy bits of gossip, the seeds of which need to be planted in the rich soil that is internet speculation. So here we go!

1. He’s an A-List star, a Rennaissance man of the New Millennium. You know him, and you most likely love him. Sadly, he can’t love you back, as he’s got a long-time girlfriend. She’s a fellow A-lister with C-list talent. And by the looks of things — hanging out together, attending events as a couple — it’s the “real thing.” Or is it? We’ve got word that this ideal-seeming boyfriend is fooling around on the side with another girl. His new ladyfriend is a rising actress who bears a fairly similar resemblance to his “long-time love.” You might know this new girl from her days on a TV series, but she’ll be in theaters everywhere next Summer. Sadly, it appears his penis lives in more than one home.

2. This one is a bit less juicy, but still blind! Which celebrity power couple is seeing trouble in gorgeous, tall paradise? Sure, the only rumors you’ll hear of these two as of late is a possible addition to their family, but our source tells us this couldn’t be further from the truth. The twosome is actually on the verge of calling it quits, after months of fighting both privately and in public. During a recent jaunt to Cape Cod, the couple were spotted screaming at/cold-shouldering each other at an otherwise blase pool party. And friends say they’re on the verge of calling it quits. We just hope they’re able to pop out a couple of gorgeous kids before leaving each other.

And that’s all you’re getting! Have fun in the comments, kids.