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Molly lives and works in Indianapolis, primarily because of her rabid devotion to "One Day at a Time." Continues to lobby city leaders to change city slogan to "Dammit, Julie!"

Chris Brown Continues Goodwill Tour On Twitter: “F Off Haters!”

Chris Brown

Sunday night’s star-studded tribute to Chris Brown, otherwise known as the CBS telecast of the 54th Grammy Awards, has drawn its share of ire and fire this week.  A savvy public figure would probably keep his head down.  Chris Brown, however, is not famous for knowing when to stop. The Poor Man’s Usher (and, someday, [...]

Foster The People To Play With Beach Boys, Maroon 5 At Grammys Sunday

Foster the People (who will someday become Adopt the Hipsters).

When Foster the People takes the stage on Sunday night for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, they’ll do it alongside their brothers in pop-rock ear worms: Maroon 5 and the Beach Boys.  Well, the Beach Boys who haven’t yet surfed off this mortal coil: Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and early member David [...]

Karl Lagerfeld Calls Adele “A Little Too Fat”

karl Lagerfeld

Oh, Karl Lagerfeld, is there anything you can’t do?  I mean, besides get over your eating disorder and avoid looking like a six-feet-tall Oompa Loompa?  Apparently he is also a keen observer of the pointless.  While guest editing the free Parisian paper Metro, the 79-year-old legendary fashion designer has this to say about one of the world’s [...]

Leslie Carter, Singer, Sister To Aaron And Nick Dies At 25

Aaron Carter and Leslie Carter

Backstreet Boy Nick Carter and singer-turned-Dancing With the Stars contestant Aaron Carter have lost a sister.  Leslie Carter passed away yesterday in New York.  She was only 25. Carter was a wife, mom to infant Alyssa Jane, and aspiring singer.  She was featured on the Shrek soundtrack singing, “Like, Wow!” and also appeared in the short-lived E! [...]

Pop Cultural Anatomy Of A Super Bowl

Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis

Walking into work today—and every day for a week—I passed this: After looking to my left for the Christians and to my right for the lions in hot pursuit, I relaxed and thought, “Welcome, Super Bowl XLVI!” I have to confess, even with the Colts out of it (at one point this season, I stood [...]

Russell Brand Dates In Dog Years: How Soon Is Too Soon To Move On?

Katy Perry and Russell Brand

Russell Brand filed for divorce from Katy Perry less than one month ago.  Whereas for most of use mere mortals, both parties would still be in the “watching Intervention marathons in stained sweats and pleather jeggings” phase, Brand is doing just fine thankyouverymuch.  In fact, if you believe today’s US Weekly (and, since my Magic 8 Ball [...]

RIP ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ Actor Robert Hegyes: Signed, Epstein’s Mother

Robert Hegyes

Juan Luis Pedro Philippo DeHuevos Epstein has gone to that great big remedial classroom in the sky.  Robert Hegyes, who played TV’s favorite (I would assume?) Puerto Rican Jew on the 1970s hit sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter died yesterday (Jan. 26) in Edison, New Jersey following cardiac arrest.  He was 60 years old. Kotter f0llowed [...]