thank you for loitering, please come again

in an effort to promote the simpsons movie (out july 27), several 7-11's across the country have converted themselves into kwik-e-marts for the month of july.

The U.S. locations where a 7-Eleven store was transformed into a Kwik-E-Mart are New York City; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Burbank, Calif.; Los Angeles; Henderson, Nev.; Orlando, Fla.; Mountain View, Calif.; Seattle; and Bladensburg, Md.

my dreams of living a life as a simpsons character is getting closer to becoming reality. of course, i have to work on this whole "not being in 2-d" thing.

morning bits & buzz

paris hilton's interview on larry king last night was as exciting as watching paint dry (so i've heard...i didn't watch). the media is trashing how she presented herself, but it probably was huge in the ratings for cnn. but hopefully not, and this could be the beginning of the world not caring about paris hilton anymore.

it's official. the spice girls are reuniting for a mini-world tour. i've already marked my calendar busy for december 11th.

my new favorite website is soundpedia, in case you were wondering. you can listen to almost any album on there. i think i'll listen to some spice girls to hype myself up for said reunion.

leave it to vh1 to develop a reality show "inspired by ugly betty" that follows "unattractive" women (their words, not mine) and throws them to the pits of the fashion industry. ugh.

and in completely random and personal news, i had a dream about this guy last night and it was UH-MAZE-ING. um, yeah.

video of the day: first day of shooting on indy jones set

just in case that picture of harrison ford back in his indiana jones uniform wasn't enough for you, spielberg has posted video of the first day of shooting. he doesn't reveal much, but then the anticipation wouldn' t build as much now, would it?

click here to see the video.

morning bits & buzz

i stand by my statement that suri cruise is the cuteset of all the celebribabies. readers of us weekly disagree (violet affleck is soooo not cuter!).

pete wentz apparently has enough hoodies to last him "everyday for two years" and a bunch of other unbelievable nonsense comes out of his mouth.

i have to say this is one of my favorite re-cast challenges...buzzsugar reveals a "new and improved" cast of full house.

tv squad reports that david brent and garith ricky gervais and mackenzie crook will sing "free love freeway" at the concert for diana this weekend.

it looks like lindsay has gained a few pounds around the waist area while in rehab (yesssssss!).

an open letter...

dear producers and casting directors of harry potter and the half-blood prince,

i saw that you're holding a casting call for the role of lavender brown (aka, ron weasley's first girlfriend). however, i noticed that there is a request that the girls be between the ages of 15-18. may i remind you of a little thing called "discrimination"? i don't know how it works in the UK, but here in the states, we frown upon that crap. and may i remind you that it's called acting? i mean, some of america's biggest tv shows have had 30 and 40 year olds playing teenagers (90210 ring a bell?). i'm not even 27 yet, so i can most definitely look like an 18 year old.

also, i realize there aren't many (if any) hispanic brits that exist, but why not start with the role of lavender brown. would it help if i got jk rowling to sign off on it?

what do i have to do here to get my big break? oh also, if you could fly me out to london so that i can attend said casting call at the earls court exhibition center, that would be most helpful. and accomodations at the ritz-carlton would be nice.

cheers,
i heart jim halpert

photo-op of the day: "hasta la vista baby!"

according to a british newspaper, arnold schwarzenegger was tony blair's last guest as prime minister at No10 today (former prime minister heading to cushy middle east job...or something like that).this is weird for many reasons, but seriously, arnold as your last guest as prime minister? how about nelson mandela? the pope? bono? i'd even settle for condie rice. this is just weird and so not how i'd want to end my tenure as prime minister.

this is a week old, but it's too cute not to post

a daily show reunion between steve carell and jon stewart (orig. air date 6/18/07). he talks about his old days at TDS, evan almighty, and the office.

(via comedy central)

idol fever like the energizer battery...keeps going and going

it's only been a month since the american idol finale aired and jordin sparks was voted the winner. and while the top 10 are ready to embark on their tour across america, the producers are ready to find the next superstar.

so get ready to pitch your tents (hehe) in stadium parking lots across america in hopes that you can make it through those first two auditions and see simon, paula, and randy in the flesh, right before they tell you "you suck, dawg!" and head home with broken dreams.

audition cities and dates:
San Diego, CA: Monday, Jul. 30 at Qualcomm Stadium
Dallas, TX: Monday, Aug. 6 at Texas Stadium
Omaha, NE: Friday, Aug. 10 at Qwest Center
Atlanta, GA : Tuesday, Aug. 14 at TBA
Charleston, SC: Saturday, Aug. 18 at North Charleston Coliseum
Miami, FL: Wednesday, Aug. 22 at AmericanAirlines Arena
Philadelphia, PA : Monday, Aug. 27 at Wachovia Center

as much fun as i think it would be to even be on the "outtakes" of american idol, i don't even think my horrible rendition of (insert favorite karaoke song here) would even cut it as embarassing...just sad.

hey paula is the best thing bravo has put on the air since being bobby brown

yahoo! has posted the first 4 minutes of hey paula up on it's website. it really only equals out to about half that since the first two minutes are an introduction and opening credits.watch for yourself. premieres thursday at 10pm EST.

morning bits & buzz

ocean's 13 star ellen barkin may or may not be digging her cougar claws into ralph fiennes.

sure, the kelly clarkson and beastie boys albums may have come out today. but if you're not sure you want to download them on itunes yet, you can listen to the entire albums here.

no hiding it: john travolta wears wigs. and bad ones at that.

zach braff sets the record straight: he's not a douchebag, but he IS single and dating and having fun in nyc this summer.

james blunt tops the most irritating songs of all time with "you're beautiful" (which i agree with). i DON'T however agree with mika's "grace kelly" being on there. i love that song (shhhhh).

oh, and paris is out of jail (i was in denial to believe this wouldn't take up half of tmz's homepage).

indecision 2008

comedy central launched it's indecision 2008 website. i think it's somewhat amusing that the presidential campaigns have started so early. we still have a good 17 months before election day, yet it seems like everyone is counting down 'til bush is out of office. i for one, couldn't be happier about it all.



head to indecision2008.com.

the 100 worst cover songs

retroCRUSH has compiled a list of what they say are the 100 worst cover songs. and while i do agree with a lot of them, i have to say i strongly disagree with their #1.

take a look at the list here.

spice up your life

forget about the (not so shocking) news that eddie murphy is indeed the father of melanie brown's (aka scary spice) baby.

i'm more excited at the possibility of a spice girls reunion...for realsies. apparently there's going to be a "big announcement" next week. so stay tuned!

john krasinski on conan

here's everyone's favorite dunderling, john krasinski, on late night with conan o'brien. you're welcome.


part 1:


part 2:

cheerleader who saved the world, meet your new boyfriend.

a new character has been cast on heroes.

according to tvguide:
Heroes newcomer Nick D'Agosto It was announced on June 18 that Nick D’Agosto will be joining the cast of NBC’s Heroes next season, playing the role of Claire’s (Hayden Panettiere) new boyfriend, West. Since moving to Hollywood in 2002, the Nebraska native has done numerous bit parts in television and movies, but his stint on Heroes will be his most high-profile role to date. TVGuide.com spoke with the perpetually youthful-looking actor hours after the news broke to find out what he thinks of landing the coveted gig.

looks kinda dorky. more kyle xy than heroes, don't you think?

attention scrubs fans (all 5 of us)

remember that downer of an episode where they killed off nurse laverne for no reason? well, looks like laverne might be back. don't worry, they won't be bringing her back from the dead in a "very special episode" or anything.

When "Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence decided last season to kill off Nurse Laverne Roberts -- one of the show's key supporting characters -- he made a promise to thesp Aloma Wright.

Should "Scrubs" return for a seventh season, he told Wright, she could don a new wig and play Laverne's twin sister, Shirley.

When Lawrence first plotted Nurse Roberts' death, he was pretty certain that "Scrubs" was in its final year. Mapping out the final year's storylines, he decided the death of a series regular would help shake things up.

so looks like instead of the married, church-lovin' laverne we all know, the actress will be playing a single, alcoholic who shuns religion. kinda sounds like dr. cox as a black woman.

(via variety)

for your next vacation, go on a cruise...with ben folds

i like ben folds. seen him in concert twice. and although i haven't bought his newest album, i'm sure it's fun and snazzy. so as far as i know, he's promoting an album becuase he's on tour with john mayer this summer.

sounds like he's keeping busy, right? well today, pop candy reported that ben folds is going to go on a carnival cruise next february...and everyone's invited (as long as you pay). yeah, a cruise from miami to jamaica with ben folds. seriously. i'm not sure why. i'm not sure how it came about. but regardless, i will say that a cruise to a tropical climate in the dead of winter sounds FABULOUS.

click here for more info.

a look back at the sopranos finale

so it's been half a week now since the sopranos series finale, which means we've had time to reflect on the episode for a few days now. and although some interesting theories have manifested (i.e. that tony died), and others have debunked said theories.

bwe has posted a video showing how the finale could've been worse...although i'll take a finale ending with an imogen heap song any day. take a look at the video below to see how the sopranos could have ended.

whoopi to join the view?

according to star magazine, it looks like abc has decided to offer whoopi goldberg a spot on the view.

whoopi has an impressive resume, including a tony, emmy, and oscar win under her belt. not to mention that she's the host of a daily radio show in the morning. also, rosie has endorsed whoopi as a suitable replacement for her on her blog.

no official announcement has been made. but something tells me it won't be nearly as big as the media frenzy as when rosie was hired.

supergirl to join the cast of smallville

the cw issued a press release today mentioning that the supergirl character would be joining the cast of smallville next season. this would be just yet another addition to the ever-growing stable of dc comics characters on the show (i.e. the flash, aquaman, the green lantern).

the cw had this to say about the new character:

On SMALLVILLE, the seventh season premiere kicks off with the arrival of Supergirl, whose name is Kara, as Clark's (Tom Welling) 19-year-old cousin. She was born on Krypton and is the daughter of Zor-El, Jor-El's brother. Kara possesses all of Clark's powers and one he doesn't yet have ?? she can fly! Kara also has a strong, rebellious streak that puts her at odds with Clark, and puts her onto Lex's (Michael Rosenbaum) radar. In addition, she takes a romantic interest in Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore).

they are holding casting calls right now, but let me suggest a few names:

1) kristen bell. she just recently lost her job on the now defunct veronica mars. i could totally see her as the spunky cousin of clark kent. and she was on a cw show before.

2) alexis bledel. again, recently lost her job as rory gilmore on gilmore girls. and the only thing she has going on right now is the sequel to the sisterhood of the traveling pants. the girl needs a job. again, previously on the cw.

3) amanda bynes. veteran tv actress. might be a bit too busy focusing on her "movie" career. but last i looked she has nothing on her plate besides hairspray, which completed production forevs ago. then again, she seems like she could be a little too annoying.

4) ashley olsen. since sis mary-kate decided to stand on her own two feet and appear on showtime's weeds, why doesn't ashley follow in her footsteps and return to acting.