Monthly Archives: July 2011

Robert Pattinson: Baby Biter

By | Posted on July 29th, 2011

It’s got to be tough playing a character with supernatural powers in a massively popular movie franchise. Oh sure, there’s the money and attention and stuff, but when you get down to it, people are going to come up to you in ...

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Royal Roundup: ‘Crazy About Pippa’ TV Special Coming to TLC

By | Posted on July 28th, 2011

Ever since she stepped out in that white Sarah Burton-designed bridesmaid dress at her sister’s wedding in April, the world has been completely head over heels for Pippa Middleton. Royal superfans always want to know what ...

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WATCH: Inside Look at the ‘Doctor Who’ Comic-Con Panel

By | Posted on July 28th, 2011
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While we were live-tweeting the Doctor Who panel at Comic-Con on Sunday, BBC America’s cameras were rolling, capturing all of the hilarity and hijinks inside Hall H. In this clip, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan open up about what ...

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Tissues At The Ready, Amy’s Gonna Break Your Heart

By | Posted on July 28th, 2011

The second half of the new Doctor Who season will soon be upon us, and we’re promised the answers to a lot of the questions posed by the end of the first season. Questions like; where’s the Doctor gone?

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News Roundup: Kate Moss to Pen Autobiography, Mark Ronson Honors Amy Winehouse, and David Beckham’s Fashion Plans

By | Posted on July 28th, 2011

Now that we’re used to knowing what people in the public eye are thinking as soon as they think it, thanks to social media and the web, it seems curiously old-fashioned to realize that Kate Moss, one of the most famous women in ...

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Fraser’s Phrases: ‘How’s Yer Bum For Cracking Walnuts?’

By | Posted on July 28th, 2011

Welcome, gentle Anglophenian, to a new section of this mighty blog, in which we take a wander down some of the stranger back-alleys of the English language. In particular, we will be examining those slang terms which have yet to make ...

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Morrissey: ‘Norway Massacre No Worse Than McDonalds’

By | Posted on July 28th, 2011

There are times when it’s quite hard to be around the thoughts of Morrissey. He made his mark as a singularly sensitive songwriter, a man capable of making people feel less alone in the world because his songs appeared to project ...

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Royal Roundup: Will William and Kate Carry the Olympic Torch?

By | Posted on July 27th, 2011
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Exactly one year from today (July 27), athletes from around the globe will gather in England’s capital city to compete in the XXX Olympiad a.k.a.

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A Defense Of Amy Winehouse: Wind Your Neck In, William J. Bennett

By | Posted on July 27th, 2011

It didn’t take long, did it? Media outlets, left with nothing to say about the life and sad death of Amy Winehouse, find themselves bringing in commentators to put forward their own specialized and highly biased theories about ...

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News Roundup: Piers Morgan ‘Never Hacked Anyone’ and Keri Hilson Incurs Wrath of Winehouse Fans

By | Posted on July 27th, 2011

Piers Morgan has been quick to publicly distance himself from any allegations of mobile phone hacking, dating from his time as the editor of the News of the World, and subsequently The Daily Mirror. However, two short years ago, when he ...

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