Who says Barbie couldn't possibly resemble a real woman? The iconic flaxen-haired doll will be the namesake of a live-action comedy sometime in the near future according to Los Angeles Times Production on the film will begin at the end of the year Nicki Minaj Barbie Doll Made for Charity The film...

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The Wu-Tang verbal sparring between RZA and Raekwon continued on Wednesday with RZA telling Sports Illustrated (via Stereogum) that the rapper has 30 days to come to an agreement or risk not being on the group's upcoming album A Better Tomorrow 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time "CREAM"  "The album is...

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Jodie Foster married her girlfriend photographer Alexandra Hedison this past weekend The couple began dating sometime last summer according to E! Online The 10 Dumbest Things Ever Said About Same-Sex Marriage In addition to Hedison's photography career which has included showings New York and Los Angeles she too has acted Most prominently...

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The widow of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray recalled his grim final days while giving court testimony against the masked musician's sometime doctor Daniel Baldi this week The doctor is currently on trial for the deaths of Gray and eight others stemming from involuntary manslaughter charges that he had been careless...

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Ralph Steadman was an underground London cartoonist in 1970 when he flew to the US for the first time to cover the Kentucky Derby for a small periodical He was paired with a writer that his editor said once worked with the Hells Angels "The rest of that day blurs...

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The Black Keys will serve as Saturday Night Live's musical guest on May 10th just three days prior to the release of their eighth studio album Turn Blue The episode hosted by Charlize Theron will feature tracks from that Danger Mouse-produced LP and may include the psychedelic slow-jam "Turn Blue" and the hypnotic...

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Following a breakout year of Grammy awards and chart-topping singles Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are using their elevated platform to spread awareness for a good cause The duo are speaking out about the 30/30 Project – created by Lewis' mother Julie – which aims to create worldwide healthcare facilities in...

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After Morrissey declared Canada "fashionably dead" for supporting the killing of baby seals earlier this week the target of his screed – the country's Federal Fisheries Minster Gail Shea – has fired back via a spokesperson She said that Morrissey's comments reveal a "total ignorance of the Canadian seal hunt" according...

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EDITOR'S NOTE On Friday April 18th after the print version of this story had closed the State Department announced that the decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline would be delayed due to legal challenges to the pipeline's route effectively putting off resolution of this controversial issue until after the election...

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Last November James Franco and Seth Rogen turned their bromance into a viral sensation with "Bound 3" a hilarious shot-for-shot parody of Kanye West's "Bound 2" video (which featured the rapper making out with fiancée Kim Kardashian on a motorcycle) Appearing on ABC's The View Franco says West enjoyed their tribute...

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Vince Gill may be pushing 50 but these days the Oklahoma-born singer remains as busy as ever In the past year Gill has not only released Bakersfield a faithful tribute to California country music he's also worked with talented newcomers like Ashley Monroe and Charlie Worsham played guitar for Brad...

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On the release day for Bruce Springsteen's Record Store Day EP American Beauty he and the E Street Band shot an impromptu video for the song "American Beauty" before their Charlotte gig But even on short notice Springsteen mustered a charismatic performance wearing sunglasses and thrusting his hand out as...

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Coldplay continue to tease their forthcoming record Ghost Stories due next month revealing its nine tracks slowly The latest is the easygoing downtempo "Oceans" which the group recently played in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Drummer Will Champion begins the song with bell-like drum pads as frontman Chris Martin...

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Drake mostly because he is Drake brought a lint roller to Tuesday night's Raptors/Nets NBA playoff game and he wasn't shy about using it Drake High Times at the YOLO Estate While the action swirled around his courtside seat at Toronto's Air Canada Centre cameras caught Drizzy vigorously rolling his pants – he...

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There's no topping the twerk – or at least not in Brooklyn After a controversial 2013 ceremony at New York City's Barclay Center MTV is relocating the VMAs back to the West Coast for the 2014 edition which will air live on Sunday August 24th from The Forum in Inglewood...

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Peter Gabriel has never been an artist that's spent much time looking backwards but in 2012 he decided to hit the road and play his 1986 landmark album SO in its entirety even reforming the original touring band from the era and recreating much of the staging "This is the...

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HBO just became a little less exclusive The network has finalized a licensing deal with Amazon Prime's Instant Video streaming service bringing over classic series like The Sopranos Deadwood Six Feet Under and The Wire to their new streaming home base The first batch of content will hit Amazon Prime on May 21st  The Shocking 16 TV's...

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Sly slick and perpetually sexed-up Prince embodied the Clinton era like few other artists Here's a collection of brazen come-ons and scandalous kiss-offs from the sexiest MF on the FM

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With its many beheadings battles and betrayals Game of Thrones has fast become the most anticipated hour of television for millions of Americans each week The new issue of Rolling Stone – covered by actor Kit Harington who plays the show's long-haired steely-eyed hero Jon Snow – goes behind the...

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Thanks to Mystery Science Theater 3000 laughing at terrible movies has become a pop-culture institution Now 15 years after its last cancellation the series might be revived for a new generation of snarky critics with an "online incarnation" In Wired's recent MST3K oral history creator and original host Joel Hodgson hints at a possible...

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Anyone making a movie about a member of the Grateful Dead would naturally gravitate toward Jerry Garcia But director Mike Fleiss best known for co-directing the 2011 doc God Bless Ozzy Osbourne had other ideas “I wanted to give Bob [Weir] his moment to shine” Fleiss says “I wanted to...

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Iconic Latin music label Fania will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year with decade-specific digital compilations of its greatest hits and the first Latin music app for Spotify It has also teamed with SummerStage in New York City for a series of concerts dance performances and film screenings including a...

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"The game is changing" a yellow-eyed Lily Allen declares early in the colorful video for her latest single "Sheezus" which will appear on the album of the same name next month Now she's ready to join the pantheon of pop divas who have established themselves since she put out her...

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The great 20th-century economist John Maynard Keynes has been widely quoted as saying "When the facts change I change my mind What do you do sir?" Sadly in their quest to concentrate economic and political power in the hands of the wealthiest members of society today's Republicans have held the...

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"You look right at home" David Letterman joked as he welcomed his successor Stephen Colbert to Late Show With David Letterman Tuesday night Colbert's appearance on Letterman marked the first time the two have been seen together publicly since Letterman announced his retirement earlier this month Why Stephen Colbert Is a Smart 'Late Show' Pick In...