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Joining the throng of beautiful people converging on the Skylight Studios last night, Doutzen Kroes added some glamour to the 5th Annual CDFA/Vogue Fashion Fund Gala.
The Victoria’s Secret hottie arrived to the event looking simply stunning in a strappy pink minidress teamed with unique circle-laden necklace and matching silver bracelets and strappy heels.
Heading to the Republican convention? You could do worse than follow the advice proffered in today's Times "36 Hours in" column on the Twin Cities, penned by Minneapolitan David Carr. It's full of good advice for restaurants, culture, and entertainment. And bars. There are really just a couple of our favorite places that he missed: you can get a good (for the midwest) pizza and a cheap pitcher of Summit at Pizza Luce on Lyndale Ave. If the lot's full, there's usually street parking readily available a block away on 32nd and Garfield. Just make sure to lock up! [NYT]
Crackhead-turned Times reporter success story David Carr is loved by media types for being a cool guy, and is basking in the generally positive public attitude towards his upcoming memoir. But everything is not well in Carr's world. Oh no. Just as Carr has found the strength to open up to the world about his past drug use, an even bigger scandal threatens to overwhelm him: his incurable fondness for potatoes.
David Blum at the NY Press uncovers a disturbing pattern of ongoing metaphor abuse that makes Carr appear to be a man at the end of his rope. We can only hope that this moment of clarity serves as a wake up call to him and all those who enable his root vegetable comparison habit. Here are Blum's findings, all taken from Carr's own work—starting with his current book and stretching back four long years:
Describing himself:
“Far from clinically handsome, I have a face that looks like it could have been carved out of mashed potatoes, and my idea of exercise was running the length of my body.”
“….with a face made out of potatoes, the Photoshopped picture will have to go a long way to make me any uglier than I actually am.”
“With a face that looks as if it were crafted out of mashed potatoes and a voice that sounds like a trash compactor that needs oil, I’m not a natural for television…”
About Tim Russert:
“He had a face that seemed to be carved out of potatoes, but he worked on television by working harder than your average talking head…”
Describing actors:
“To the Bagger’s eye, [Daniel Craig] has a face made out of potatoes—although the rest of him seems to be made out of titanium…”
“Directors tend to focus on [Steve] Buscemi’s visage, shooting his face so it looks something like what might happen to a bowl of mashed potatoes if it were sculptured [sic] by an ax.”
“And Detective Sipowicz [Dennis Franz], with a face that looks as if it were carved out of potatoes and the body style of a greeter at Home Depot, was an unlikely hero.”
About author Joe McGinniss:
“[McGinniss] had an old cap set against the Sunday morning sun, a handsome Irish face that could have been carved out of potatoes, and a glint of tragedy in his eyes.”
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Some of the lovely paparazzi from TMZ and X17 were on the beach in Malibu Saturday, trying to get shots of a shirtless Matthew McConaughey, when a group of civic-minded surf dudes took a break from the tasty waves to kick some ass. "The 29-year-old photojournalist told sheriff's deputies that a large group of surfers near Paradise Cove in Malibu approached him and other paparazzi about 2 p.m. and demanded they stop taking pictures and filming. 'They formed a semicircle in front of his camera and they said he [McConaughey] didn't want him to film,' said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore. 'They got into an argument, and he indicated that he received injuries. . . . [They] took the video camera and threw it in the water.'" Awesome surfer quotes and video link after the jump.
"'I'll give you a thousand bucks if you leave right now,' said one of the surfers who took a sip of his beverage and then made a vulgar gesture with his middle finger to the video camera.
"'Hey, you guys, they don't want you here, and nobody that lives here wants you here,' said another person.
"'Let's go. We'll draw a line in the beach, and we'll fight for the beach. If you guys win, you can have the beach,' said another.
"The video then shows two beachgoers chasing one of the paparazzi, dragging him into the water and kicking him." This video right here. [LAT]
Remember our much-loved columnist the Underminer, the friend who casually destroys your life? Underminer author Mike Albo plays one version of him—a little too convincingly—in a video. After the jump: the Underminer goes to Total Foods.
It's not an American summer holiday weekend if some crazy bastard doesn't pull off a life-threatening stunt. So, last night at an Ohio amusement park, Robbie "Son of Evel" Knievel jumped his motorcycle 200 feet through the air, hopping 24 delivery trucks and breaking his dad's 1975 record of 14 trucks in the process. Video of the jump, after the jump.
Communism. It sounds like it's all fun and games, until you see what the Soviet definition of "fun" is. Witness the freako attractions at children's playgrounds across the former USSR!
[DarkRoastedBlend via BoingBoing]
“I haven’t quite got back to my pre-baby weight yet, but I’m loving my body right now. My husband loves my cleavage in particular! I’ve just got back into the gym and I’m doing some boxing and weights. I want to be totally back in shape for when I start putting out my next record.”
- Christina Aguilera is working on getting her pre-baby body back but she and husband Jordan are happy with the way she looks in the meantime.

Let's play a guessing-game! A shamelessly link-whoring blogger has collected photographs of every fellow geek you've ever seen, and many you haven't. (We've put them together in a gorgeous tapestry of self-regarding dorkiness, in a shameless link-whoring exercise of our own.) There's a reason most of these faces are hard to recognize. If bloggers were hot, they'd be washed-up teen football stars, or on TV. Whereas the mainly pasty faces in this gallery are basically the nerds who got ignored in high school. Writes Young Manhattanite: "It's like Children of the Corn, except they killed all the black people and all the women... I feel like I've scanned past the same photo 352 times." Which makes this test particularly hard: even if you dispute the very notion of a famous blogger, see how many of them you can recognize. Your score, and ritual abuse of blogger looks, in the comments. We're working on the honor system here, so no cheating by looking at the original gallery, which has the names. Special bonus question, to sort out the empty boasters: we've sneaked a stray photo into the mix, of a priest arrested for indecent exposure; who is he? (Click for an enlarged view).
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Damn, girl has got curves! Don’t you just want to stick your face between those things?
She looks great with a little meat on her bones actually. If only she would lay off the fricking war paint! She’s a pretty girl who thinks she has to glam it up all the time. I think she’s much hotter when she is dressed down and has minimal makeup. She overdoes everything. The tan, the hair, the makeup.
Quit trying so hard Xtina!

Source: Daily Mail
As Brian Williams reported that a CNN correspondent admits that they all find it nigh impossible not to be "biased" toward Barack Obama, a CBS-2 reporter (funny how so few outlets reported the questioner's affiliation btw!) had the following exchange with Hillary Clinton:
[Pointing to Clinton's bracelet]"Is that a crucifix?"Clinton seemed a little taken aback. "I'm sorry, what?" she said.
"Is that a crucifix?" the reporter repeated.
"It's a cross," Clinton replied.
Clinton, who has a staggering range of knowledge and isn't afraid to show it off, had it right, of course: A crucifix has the depiction of the body of Jesus on it and a cross does not.
But the reporter had his follow-up ready.
"Does it have religious significance?" he asked.
Everybody erupted in laughter.
Does a cross have religious significance? Is that what he really asked?
"Talk about the secular press!" Clinton said.
See, it's funny because the reporter had no idea she's a committed Methodist!
(Also we hear she looks old and tired.)
Angelina Jolie has a big fan in Cambodia. A bartender at The Red Piano restaurant in Siem Reap.
When Angie was in the country shooting Tomb Raider in 2002 the mixologist created the cocktail in her honor. And it caught on.
The drink is still being offered at The Red Piano and contains a mix of vodka, Malibu rum and pineapple juice. Served with an umbrella of course.
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The Spice Girls may be sexing it up for a Victoria’s Secret campaign in the next few weeks.
The girls are in negotiations to bare almost all in a lingerie photo shoot for Victoria’s Secret. The group has already agreed to perform at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show later this year. The shoot would take place before they kick off their world tour in December.
Nicole Travolta, niece of John Travolta, appeared on E!’s plastic surgery reality show, Dr 90210, for a breast enhancement and lift.
Nicole is 20 years old and of course, has a MySpace page. Why not become her friend and ask her how her new tits are doing. Her friends seem pretty impressed that she was on the show and they’re leaving comments.
“So.. I am watching the girls next door and a commercial comes on for Dr. 90210.. I am looking at this girl on TV and I’m like ohhh.. that kinda looks like Nicole.. then I heard you talk and I was like OMG it is Nicole hahaha! I’m so excited to see you on TV LOL =) I hope you are not getting a boob job! You have always had great boobies! haha guess I’ll find out tonight! =) haha”
We did not know Stanford had such a problem with poverty but apparently Natalie Portman did. Threadbare Stanford sweatshirts, playing Ultimate Frisbee with a plastic plate, reading Edward Said by dwindling candlelight? The horror! [NY Post]