This video is a hot mess. And Farah, who writes our "Hot Mess of the Week" feature and is an expert on such things, agrees with me. Note the "Challenger disaster" footage playing in the background as Beyonce's lil' sis dances around crazily. Uh, editors?
Five days after The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite won the Eisner Award for best limited series, Dark Horse Comics this afternoon announced the name of the sequel. My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way (left) and artist Gabriel Ba are reteaming for The Umbrella Academy: Dallas.
"A story as American as a 1961 Lincoln Continental," the press release says, "where everything will change, and yet ... remain the same."
Dallas' first issue is scheduled to be released Nov. 26. That'll be four days after the 45th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. Coincidence?
Blue Beetle #29: The El Paso-based series about a teenage superhero is finally being written by a Texan: Matthew Sturges of Austin.
Elephantmen Vol. 1: Here's a collection of the first seven issues of a series about elephants being genetically engineered to be weapons of mass destruction.
True Believers #1 (of 5): Like the newspaper industry, the Marvel Universe is adapting to new media. This is a series about a team of subversive bloggers and podcasters.
Fantastic Four: True Story #1 (of 4): Meanwhile, the Marvel Universe's original team runs into some decidely old media, including the characters of Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott and Bram Stoker.
Two Dallas-area cartoonists got to meet their common hero during Comic-Con International: Avery Brooks, a.k.a. Capt. Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Josh Howard shook the man's hand and snapped a picture with him, but Kris Straub (with an assist from Scott Kurtz) took things to a whole 'nother warp factor.
In the light of the new song "I'll Be Loving U Long Time" from Mariah Carey, VH1.com offers an incisive look at the history of the phrase "Me love you long time," which most everyone agrees originated in Stanley Kubrick's classic Vietnam film, Full Metal Jacket.
Dan blogged earlier about his prediction for a catchphrase from Step Brothers catching on in the popular vernacular, and he may be right. But I have a prediction of my own: I'll bet the Andrea Bocelli song "Con te Partiro" will fly up the iTunes downloads charts.
Can. Not. Get. It. Out. Of. My. Head. Right down to John C. Reilly's shouted chorus and big drum solo.
I worked at a Steak & Ale in Garland for half of the summer following my freshman year in college. Why only half? Well, when a part-time, minimum-wage job starts giving you nightmares, it's definitely time to go. Why the nightmares? You try busing tables, restocking a salad bar and washing dishes all in the same shift -- while being required to wear a starched shirt and tie!
Bring on the football: HBO's Hard Knocks, featuring Romo, T.O., Pacman and a few other Cowboys, premieres Aug. 6. HBO is calling the Cowboys "the team with arguably the greatest collection of football talent in the NFL. It is also the team that is most likely to implode."
More of the same: NBC is sticking with Faith Hill to perform its opening theme for Sunday Night Football. "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night" is set to Joan Jett's "I Hate Myself for Loving You." Wee!
Silva's next fight set: The UFC and perhaps the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Anderson "The Spider" Silva, are heading to Chicago for the first time Oct. 25. Silva will take on top middleweight contender Patrick "The Predator" Cote in a pay-per-view.
NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne has become quite the pitchman for Allstate. Check out "his" dance moves in this new commercial that aired during Sunday's race at the Brickyard.
Oh, and love that purple fire suit with the pretty hearts. If you haven't seen it, it'll make you chuckle.
I saw Step Brothers over the weekend, and here's my prediction on what will be the movie's biggest catchphrase. Sometime this year, you're going to be at a party and someone will say, "Man, this party's a regular Catalina Wine Mixer." You heard it here first, folks.
I'm part of the 73 percent of Philly.com readers who say that the Philadelphia Soul's victory in the Arena Bowl does not mean that the 25-year championship drought in my hometown has ended.
Even though comedian and 'D-List' star Kathy Griffin ignored Quick's request for an interview prior to her show last night at Nokia Theatre, I like to pretend that it was just an accident (I blame it on those useless assistants). I still went to her show with my husband (one of the few straight guys there and one of her biggest fans) and loved every second of it.
Despite a packed, cavernous theater, it still seemed as if Kathy were chatting with her best friends on the phone. Why? Because she watches the same crap on TV that we do, but has access to some juicier bits. She didn't disappoint when taking on vapid, hypocritical celebs like Brooke Hogan, Pam Anderson, the Lohans, Tom Cruise, Oprah and Miley Cyrus (in a big way, dayum). And she did a Nancy Grace impression that almost made the audience collectively pee themselves.
She also blasted an Internet rumor that her assistant Jessica had quit. She said Jessica is just on vacation with some new dude in Tennessee. But she was very entertained by the rumor. "Very Hollywood," she said.
Apparently on Thursday night, the Food Network had some sort of screw-up with its Web site and revealed the winner of The Next Food Network Star, which has its finale tonight at 9. I won't reveal the winner here, but if you're curious, find out which of the three finalists won here.
In 2006, Quick chose Lisa Garza, a finalist this season on The Next Food Network Star, as one of our five Chefs to Watch in Dallas. (She was in good company, with former Top Chef contestant Tre Wilcox.)
Head to the jump for a reprint of Lisa's answers to our questions, along with her top cooking tips. And don't forget to tune in Sunday at 9 p.m. to see if the hometown girl can pull it out.
If you've seen The Dark Knight, then you've probably seen the first theatrical trailer for the adaptation of Watchmen. Unless you were in the bathroom, like I was.
I walked back into the theater just in time to see the upcoming movie's title appear on the screen. When I sat down next to my wife, who has thus far brushed aside my suggestions that she read Watchmen, she said: "That was the coolest preview I've ever seen!"
I did get to see it online later that day, of course, and I marveled at how much director Zack Snyder seems to have used Dave Gibbons' artwork as storyboards. Check out the jump for several examples.
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban may be adding a second team to his portfolio. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Cuban is one of the finalists in bidding for the Chicago Cubs. All bids for the baseball team reportedly exceed $1 billion. Would Cuban buying into MLB be a bad thing for Mavs fans? Check out the debate in Friday's Quick.
Forgive my tardiness. I was busy wishing I was at Comic-Con.
Comic Book Tattoo: Hey, Tori Amos fans! This anthology features more than 50 stories inspired by the admitted fangirl's songs.
The X-Files #0: Grapevine resident Brian Denham drew this one-shot written by Frank Spotnitz, who penned almost 50 episodes of the TV series and co-wrote the movie The X-Files: I Want to Believe.
War Heroes #1 (of 6):Mark Millar, the writer of Civil War and Kick-Ass, and Tony Harris, the artist of Starman and Ex Machina, team up to send superpowered soldiers to fight in the Middle East.
Army@Love Vol. 2: Speaking of wars in the Middle East, this satire by Rick Veitch has been on hiatus for a while. Get caught up before the "second season" begins Aug. 6.
American Flagg! Vol. 1:Howard Chaykin broke a lot of ground in the 1980s with his sci-fi series about actor/government agent Ruben Flagg. The first 14 issues have been collected in a fancy new volume.
X-Men: Kitty Pryde and Wolverine: Back in the day, this miniseries about the X-Men's babyface and badass fighting ninjas in Japan rocked my 12-year-old world.
When I asked David Hopkins -- the writer of Emily Edison, Astronaut Dad and Karma Incorporated -- what he was most looking forward to and most dreading about Comic-Con, he pointed me to this blog post.
Scott Kurtz is going to be doing a video blog from Comic-Con International in San Diego. In the first post, we find out that setting up a booth is not as easy as it sounds.
Comic-Con International, the nation's biggest comic book convention, is this week in San Diego. We asked members of the Dallas-area comic book community what they're looking forward to the most and what they're dreading the most.
BRIAN DENHAM, artist of The X-Files
Looking forward to: "DC Comics has asked me to sign at their booth this year. When I got hired by Image Comics in 1994 and moved away from Dallas, the first thing I did at my first Comic-Con was to have a picture taken of myself next to the 6-foot DC logo. Fourteen years later, I'll be there signing."
Dreading: "The possibility of not meeting people at my booth. I spend almost every day of the year inside my house, drawing for sometimes 17 hours a day. I'd like to know there are people out there who enjoy the work. It's a very isolated career."
KRISTIAN DONALDSON, artist of Supermarket
Looking forward to: "Seeing friends in the industry that I only get to see at cons like this one. A close second is going out to Mission Beach and getting submerged in some salt water."
Dreading: "The trip back, weighed down and bags bulging with books, screen prints, hard-to-find art supplies and other impulse purchases. Last year, I almost missed my flight when my bag literally ripped apart in the airport."
JESSIE GARZA, publisher of Viper Comics
Looking forward to: "Interacting with fans and the release of the new books."
Dreading: "The long waits at the end of a long day to get something to eat."
JOSH HOWARD, writer/artist of Dead@17
Looking forward to: "Meeting fans and debuting my new art book."
Dreading: "The 22-hour van ride."
SCOTT KURTZ, writer/artist of PvP
Looking forward to: "The atmosphere. Not just the literal atmosphere of that fantastic San Diego sea air, but the charged excitement that comes from brushing up against thousands of other people who are creating their own worlds inside of comic books."
Dreading: "My eventual return to the heat after a week of breezy, 72-degree weather."
JEREMY SHORR, owner of Titan Comics
Looking forward to: "Spending time with the creators and publishers who make up this great industry."
Dreading: "Crowds."
KRISTOFER STRAUB, writer/artist of Starslip Crisis
Looking forward to: "Seeing cartoonists I only get to hang out with in person once or twice a year."
Dreading: "Con food, and a two-hour wait for a table at every restaurant in the Gaslamp district. This is going to be the most crowded Comic-Con yet."
I'm a big FX fan, and I've been meaning to blog about a couple of things related to its shows, so here goes:
The Shield returns for its final season Sept. 2. On the Web site, they have interviews cast members conducted with one another. So you can see CCH Pounder and others give their impressions of the show and its "farewell ride," a phrase from the song used in promos.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia returns Sept. 18, and there's a hilarious spoof called "Going Back to Philly" airing in commercials and in its entirety on the Web. And here's the original, for comparison.
Rescue Me doesn't air again until March, but they're showing "minisodes" every Tuesday at 9 p.m. to tide people over. Last week's, although only five minutes, was pretty good.
Radio host Russ Martin had been expected to return to the airwaves this afternoon, but KLLI-FM (105.3) abruptly reversed course today and said he won't be returning immediately. The 47-year-old host of the highly rated Russ Martin Show was arrested Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a July 14 incident at his home in Southlake. The 27-year-old woman who said she was attacked told police she was Martin's fiancee. Martin and his attorney have declined to comment on the substance of the allegations against him.
Officials at KLLI did not characterize Martin's absence from the air as a suspension. Neither, however, would they say when he might return.
A copy of Martin's arrest warrant and affidavit can be found here.
Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 on TV's The Golden Girls, has died. She was 84. Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at about 5:30 this morning at her Hollywood Boulevard home. On Golden Girls, Getty played Sophia Petrillo, the feisty 80-something mother of Bea Arthur's character. She also starred with Sylvester Stallone in Stop or My Mom Will Shoot.
There's a new Olympic documentary coming out called let it out: the movie.
Kleenex and its production team went to several U.S. cities to document Olympians, Olympic hopefuls and fans sharing their favorite memories from past Games. You'll see Mia Hamm, Michael Johnson, Kerri Strug and Jackie Joyner-Kersee in the trailer.
Oh wait...that's last week's news. But the news from this week's episode of The Next Food Network Star, featuring Dallas resident Lisa Garza, is the same - they decided to let everyone into the finale because they just couldn't decide whom to cut. Or maybe they were taking a page from Top Chef's playbook?
In any event, Lisa's still around and looks like she could win this thing, especially after displaying a set of pipes on Sunday's episode (skip to the 1:39 mark). Who knew the girl could sing?
If you missed this weekend's VH1 Rock Honors show for the Who, you missed a good show. Bands including the Foo Fighters, the Flaming Lips, Pearl Jam and Tenacious D covered classics from the Who, and then the old guys themselves took the stage. One of the highlights was Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips coming onstage in a giant inflatable ball (a pinball?) and then rolling out into the crowd. "This is going to be pretty cool," I thought, "until he suffocates." But he emerged from the ball unscathed for a medley of songs from Tommy.
Here are the Foo Fighters playing "Young Man Blues."
To recognize National Make Someone Smile week, which started Sunday, Tiff's Treats will give away 120 dozen cookies to its fans. Cookie monsters need to tell Tiff how her cookies made you or someone else smile before Wednesday. I know the couple of times we've had them in the Quick office, there's been smiles all around. The top 20 entries will each receive SIX DOZEN cookies. So if you win, be prepared to buy a lot of milk!
Dallas-area radio host Russ Martin is free on bail after being arrested on an assault charge, authorities say. Martin, host of the highly rated "Russ Martin Show" on KLLI-FM (105.3), was arrested Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with bodily injuries with a deadly weapon, Southlake police spokesman Mike Bedrich said. Official details were sketchy, but the Dallas Observer's Sportatorium blog says Martin was accused of assaulting his girlfriend.
The arrest has already spawned freerussmartin.com, despite the fact that the radio host already posted bail.
Click here to check out my FAQ-style review of The Dark Knight. I saw it in IMAX on Monday morning, and I might just be back in line at the theater this weekend.
And click here to read an interview with one of the badasses who taught cast members how to fight.
Oh, and I can't mention Batman without playing you this:
If so, you should enter this race Saturday so you can proudly display your shirt and hat saying so. You have to be one of the first 2,000 people to pick up your packet at Run On! so you can get the hat in addition to the shirt, though. The event has a 5K and a 15K, and it really is hot, even at 7:30 a.m. I was a hot mess o' sweat last year, and I only did the 5K.
Sadly, I'm not participating this year because my money went to the Iron Girl Triathlon, which also offers a duathlon Sunday in Irving. You can still register online through Friday for $85 or Saturday at packet pickup for $100.
We're in the thick of the presidential race, and that can only mean one thing: JibJab is back with another animated song-and-dance routine poking fun at the candidates. And President Bush, Dick Cheney, Hillary and Bill Clinton, etc. ... You can also put yourself in the video.
Comedian Andy Dick was arrested early today on suspicion of drug possession and sexual battery in California. Police said they arrived at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Murrieta at about 1:15 a.m. after receiving reports of an intoxicated man urinating outside. They found Dick in a truck that was leaving the scene. A 17-year-old girl told police that Dick, 42, had left the restaurant, walked up to her and pulled down her tank top, exposing her breasts.
Police said Dick was "extremely intoxicated" and that marijuana and the anti-anxiety drug Xanax were found in his pockets.
Katy Perry (above), singer of the ubiquitous summer hit "I Kissed a Girl," says that if she could taste the cherry chapstick of any fellow celeb, it would be Miley Cyrus. "Maybe we'll have another Britney-Madonna moment on stage," Perry said. "How hilarious would that be? Although I don't think it would help her career. However, it would definitely help mine!"
Until people realized that Perry is 23 and Cyrus is 15.
Craig Marquis, an amateur poker player from Arlington, has made the final table at the World Series of Poker's main event in Las Vegas.
So now, we wait five months to find out how the event shakes out, thanks to the revamped schedule that allows the entire tournament to air on ESPN so that the final table can be played live. The poker world's been in somewhat of an uproar over the decision, with critics saying it allows the participants to study their opponents and learn too much about them to make the table fair. Also, it completely deters the run of anyone who was getting dealt great cards.
As a viewer, I like this change because it'll make watching the tournament from now until Nov. 9 more exciting. But if I were a player, I'd rather just have it over with so I couldn't overanalyze the situation and my opponents for five months. Any thoughts?
* The first two elimination rounds of Voice of Pride 2008 are this week: 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Eagle (2515 Inwood Road, Suite 107) and 9 p.m. Thursday at Buddies (4025 Maple Ave.).
* Catch a stellar act starting at 10 p.m. Thursday at the Rose Room's Shining Star competition. 3911 Cedar Springs Road.
* Bring a swimsuit and beach towel Friday and Saturday nights to S4's Wet Dreams beach party. 3911 Cedar Springs Road.
* Vie for a $100 cash prize at the Woody's bathing suit contest starting at 10 p.m. Saturday. 4011 Cedar Springs Road.
Well, what do you think about Josh Hamilton's performance in the home run derby? Wow!
I don't even think it matters that he didn't win. Who will remember Justin Morneau as the champion? Hamilton is what people will be talking about for the next few days.
Only days after local dancer Comfort Fedoke (left) was kicked off of Fox's reality competish So You Think You Can Dance, the hip-hopper is set to return to the show.
According to an Associated Press story, an injury forced Jessica King to voluntarily drop out of the show, so Comfort has been called back into dance duty. Although I find Comfort to be somewhat of a one-trick pony (don't get me wrong -- she's SUPER-talented at her particular genre), I don't mind Jessica being gone. Although Jessica was a technically strong dancer at times, her confidence seemed to flag, she never dazzled as a performer and was often carried by her much abler partner, Will.
I hope Comfort manages to bring it these next few weeks, because I do enjoy her sparkling personality.
Dallas' Lisa Garza has made it another week on The Next Food Network Star, and she appears to have an edge on her competition, funny guy Adam and I-don't-know-what-a-chipotle-is Aaron. Aaron showed he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer last night when he couldn't tell Bobby Flay was a chipotle was, and he was completely frazzled in their Throwdown-style challenge in Vegas. Hometown gal Lisa actually had to get his attention to remind him to make one of the two dishes he had to prepare vs. Kelsey, the blond cutie who was booted for lack of experience.
I have to say, I was turned off by Lisa's super-focused, Prada-wearin' self in the beginning. She seemed cold, and she didn't show much of her personality because she was so intent on winning each challenge. Now she's let the audience get to know her a little better, and she seems much more approachable. I think she's got this thing in the bag, and I'd watch her show. But if the judges are looking for a Guy Fieri-type host, they might go with Adam. Even though he doesn't know much about food in general, he knows HIS food - barbecue, mac 'n' cheese and other meat-and-potatoes types of dishes. So I'd probably watch a show if he made that stuff.
I think we've come to assume that celebrity romances are all temporary, but this breakup came us a surprise: Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman announced today that they've split. The talk show host and comedian were together for five years.
As one of my astute co-workers pointed out, maybe she really was effing Matt Damon.
Grand Prairie's AirHogs are hosting an "A-Rod & Madonna Night" on Wednesday. Among the ways to get $1 admission: dress in an Alex Rodriguez jersey or as "any era of Madonna." I'll let the official press release speak for itself after the jump.
I'm not a normal review guy, just a tech junkie. Here's my two cents about the 3G iPhone.
The app store is awesome. You have to get the remote app. And if you like MySpace, there app is cool. I didn't get Facebook because I don't have an account. I do a lot of surfing and downloading at home, so I'm on a wi-fi network most of the time.
The day of the launch was not a great experience since the network wouldn't let me activate my phone. I purchased my phone at about 8:30 and had it working at about 3 p.m. Once I got it going it was a real treat. Besides the app store, the google maps app is quite good. You can get directions and watch your dot move on the map. It's been a great weekend with my new phone but the battery life is an issue. You better get a car charger.
Angelina Jolie has given birth to a boy and a girl in a French hospital. She and Brad Pitt, the father, named the babies Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline.
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones, 25, faces a felony drug charge after police say he was inside a car cutting up cocaine with a credit card.
Let's see: drug arrest, former first-round draft pick, wide receiver, Arkansas alum. Shall we go ahead and pencil him into the Cowboys' lineup?
We can't seem to get enough of Jason Giambi's mustache.
Even the Yankees, who ban facial hair below the lips, had fun with it Wednesday, when they had an impromptu promotion and gave out 20,000 replica mustaches to fans at Yankee Stadium.
"It's kind of the ultimate compliment," Giambi told The New York Times.
Then ESPN's First Take yesterday brought on Aaron Perlut of the American Mustache Institute, which was strongly backing Giambi to win the fans' vote and earn the American League's final All-Star spot.
"We see Jason as that cult hero that can really help usher the mustache back into prominence," Perlut, who has worn mustaches on-and-off since he was 7, said with a straight face.
But Giambi didn't get the All-Star nod last night. The fans went with Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria in the AL and Milwaukee's Corey Hart in the NL.
Matthew's demise was due to a poor styling job on a girl who insisted her hair wouldn't curl, but he tried to make it do so anyway. He kept mentioning his wife on the show, who works at his Dallas salon, so at least he has that and his business to go back to.
Plano Cycling is encouraging people to "celebrate Le Tour with Le Burrito," offering free lunch from Chipotle every Saturday at noon during the Tour de France. That's three more Saturdays to get your burrito fix before the riders make their way down the Champs Elysees.
A former Boston stripper says she slept with Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez twice in 2004 -- and that Cynthia Rodriguez "did the right thing" by filing for divorce this week. "A leopard doesn't change his spots," Candice Houlihan told the Boston Herald. "Good for her. I think she's doing the smart thing. And she'll probably get tons of cash."
A source told the paper that Houlihan, 31, felt guilty after their first night together when she found out that Cynthia Rodriguez was pregnant with the couple's first child.
But not so guilty that she didn't have another encounter with the former Ranger three months later.
In honor of its 81st birthday, 7-Eleven will be giving out free Slurpees on Friday in special birthday cups. I'm always a fan of businesses deciding to celebrate milestones in ways that benefit me.
According to a report in The New York Times, demand for tickets to The Dark Knight is so intense that theaters have begun scheduling screenings at 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. on July 18, the day the movie opens.
Last year, Marvel printed 100 copies of Ultimate Spider-Man #100 with blank covers, and 100 artists drew directly on them. Those 100 comics were auctioned to benefit the Hero Initiative, a charity that helps comics creators who are in financial straits. The event was recently duplicated with Hulk #1, and almost of all those covers areavailableonline.
The new comics were delayed by the Fourth of July. That gives us time to contemplate why this week's releases have a kiddie theme.
Runaways: Dead End Kids: If you're one of those people who sports a "Joss Whedon is my master now" T-shirt, you may want to pick up this collection of his six-issue arc on Runaways, the series about a group of teens whose parents are supervillains.
I Kill Giants #1 (of 7): A fifth-grade girl carries a Norse war hammer in her purse and uses it to ... well, kill giants. I don't buy it, though. I mean, how many fifth-graders carry purses?
Batman and Son: Pretty self-explanatory title, right? This is a collection of the story arc in which a kid shows up and claims Batman is his daddy.
Power Pack Vol. 1: This is a collection of three series about the Power siblings, a family of superheroes who are all younger than 13. It's the only book on this list that I'm certain is appropriate for readers as young as the characters it depicts.
Secret Invasion #4 (of 8): OK, this breaks from the kid theme, but I had to note the latest chapter in the summer's biggest blockbuster. Let's see ... Yellowjacket, the Invisible Woman and Spider-Woman have been revealed as Skrulls, as well as Jarvis, the Avengers' butler. And in issue 3, Spider-Woman was trying to convince Iron Man that he's a Skrull too, one that had been brainwashed into believing he was human. This is getting confusing.
Dan Cook, a longtime sports columnist for the San Antonio Express-News, died last week at age 81. Why is this important to you? Cook is credited with the phrase "The opera ain't over until the fat lady sings."
According to an Associated Report that moved a few minutes ago, the son of Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves has a name: Levi. No word on the middle name, but I've got my money on 501.
On last night's season finale of The Bachelorette, DeAnna Pappas (left) gave her very last rose -- and accepted an engagement ring from -- (drum roll, please) snowboarder Jesse! She acknowledged that the long-haired, freewheeling suitor didn't at all fit the mold of guys she's dated in the past, but, hey -- if you want different results than what you're used to, you've gotta try something new, right?
While the couple looked happy, I've gotta say that Jesse was an underdog whose rise to the final two kind of came out of nowhere; their coupling has the blogosphere all abuzz. After all, the other finalist, Jason, seemed a better match for DeAnna and more mature and settled. Jesse seems like a kid still figuring out his life.
But the odd couple are forging ahead, and have even set a wedding date of May 9 of next year. Bet it gets the fairytale-wedding treatment that ABC gave Trista and Ryan. Can't wait!
NME.com reports that Ozzy Osbourne and his family, Sharon, Kelly and Jack, are set to host a new Fox TV show. The program will reportedly be a throwback to 1970s-era comedy/music variety shows such as The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour and Donny and Marie.
Just imagine a sing-along where you can't understand a word of what the slurring family patriarch says. Closed-captioning, anyone?
On last night's episode of the Next Food Network Star, Dallas' Lisa Garza appeared to clam up during a taped segment of the Rachael Ray show. The contestants had four minutes to prepare a kid-friendly meal in front of Rachael and her studio audience while interacting with a Brownie (the female children kind, not the delicious, fudgy kind).
On the Food Network's airing, Lisa started strong, but seemed to become overwhelmed by Rachael's domineering personality in the kitchen. However, Nancy Nichols over on D Magazine's Sidedish blog had the foresight to check out the clip the Rachael Ray show aired, and Lisa appeared smooth and confident all the way through.
So was Lisa's performance made to look uncomfortable, essentially edited for dramatic effect, to make it look as though she could be kicked off? Or was the Rachael Ray clip edited to save time on TV, and Lisa really did get overwhelmed? She's been blogging for Sidedish throughout the season, so I'm interested to see what she has to say.
UPDATE: Sidedish reports that Lisa is no longer allowed to blog, per the Food Network's desire to "keep the integrity of the show intact." I sense a conspiracy afoot!
I wondered what Barry Bonds was up to. I was watching David Banner's Get Like Me video and saw our old friend Barry Bonds. I guess Barry wants to hang out with Chris Brown and Yung Joc.
Should fan voting ultimately decide who starts in the All-Star Game?
Keith Courson: Yes. I'll start with the traditional argument. It's a game for the fans -- to see baseball's stars play with other stars. Most times, the fans probably get it right.
Chris Velez: Unfortunately, when they miss, they look like Reggie Jackson twisting himself into a pretzel. It always sickens me when the fans vote in the guy who missed 60 games but then he comes back just in time to start in the Midsummer Classic.
Keith Courson: True, the fans mess up. But without fans there would be no baseball. Let them see who they want to see.
Chris Velez: Oh, they'll see who they want to see ... if they live in Boston, New York or Chicago -- where nine of the 17 players voted in by the fans play.
Keith Courson: Last I checked, the Red Sox, Yankees and Cubs filled their stadiums with regularity. Plus, they're winning. Nobody wants to see a bunch of Royals and Pirates starting this game.
Chris Velez: What fans want to see in an All-Star Game are the best players. And as long as we have a bunch of homer fans voting only on their local players, we will inevitably see less of the best.
Remember Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, the friendly rival to Parker's Nastia Liukin? According to the Los Angeles Times, noted butter sculptor Sarah Pratt is going to craft a buttery Johnson at the Iowa State Fair. That's Johnson's home state.
Some of Pratt's past subjects include Tiger Woods, Elvis, John Wayne and Harry Potter. The Johnson statue will use about 600 to 700 pounds of butter.
Which potential Wimbledon final is more intriguing: Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal or Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams? (published July 4)
Chris Velez: I like the Williams sisters matchup. They are two of the most exciting players in the WTA to watch, and the whole sibling rivalry thing kicks up the drama a notch.
Keith Courson: We've seen this act before, and it's getting old. I love the passion they play with, but Federer-Nadal -- if it happens -- is a genuine clash of the titans.
Chris Velez: Old?! The last time Venus and Serena played in a Grand Slam final -- Wimbledon 2003 -- your daughter was barely a month out of the womb. Maybe that seems like yesterday to you, but for the Williamses, this rivalry has been marinating. Being older, I they seem to understand their place in history better and want to add to their personal legacies -- even if it means beating down their own sister.
Keith Courson: We're talking about compelling tennis here. Name the last all-Williams match that was interesting -- or great tennis, for that matter. ... I can't think of one either. Rafa, a clay-court magician, was a whisker from beating Federer on King Roger's best surface last year. If Nadal ends Federer's five-year Wimbledon winning streak -- that's great stuff.
Chris Velez: And if he doesn't, it's just another year of "Federer wins on grass" and "Nadal wins on clay." (Yawn.) The Williams sisters bring a combined 14 Grand Slam titles into tomorrow's matchup. But, more importantly, they bring much-needed flair to the sport through their extreme athleticism and chic fashion statements.
Keith Courson: Federer-Nadal is now one of the great rivalries in sports. As far as tennis goes, it's the best you're going to find today. The Williams sisters can't give us a rivalry. It hasn't been fun to watch in the past. But perhaps they'll get it right this time.
Oh, Cindy Brady. Showing up hungover (or still drunk?) to do a radio interview is kind of unprofessional. But the kicker is your 12-year-old son confirming it. Check out the video on TMZ.
Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell were pretty great as rivals in Talladega Nights. Now they're set to be on the same team in a Sherlock Holmes comedy in the works. Cohen will play the role of the master detective, while Ferrell plays his partner Watson. Should be plenty of good lines in that one.
This little Emperor Tamarin monkey at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo looks like he should be in Seussical: The Musical. That's some facial hair even the Lorax would envy.
OK, I'm really late in posting these results, but, hey, I had tons of stuff on my DVR to watch to get to the tragic results of last week's So You Think You Can Dance. The guy and gal who got the boot on the dancing competition were Flower Mound dancer Chelsea Traille and SMU student Chris Jarosz. Two of our four local dancers, gone in one fell swoop -- boo, hiss!
Actually, it's pretty clear why the hotsteppers were kicked off. Chelsea, while super-bubbly and full of energy, was a super-talented contemporary dancer who floundered at her recent jazz and quickstep routines. And poor Chris was always overshadowed by his flashy partner, local hiphopper Comfort Fedoke. Brit judge Nigel Lythgoe told Chris during auditions that he had the personality of a tree, and sadly, Chris never "branched out" of that designation.
Who are your faves on the show? Although Fort Worth dancer Joshua and his partner Katee have consistently wowed the judges from the get-go, oddball couple Chelsie and Mark are hot on their heels for the title of most consistently awesome dance pair. Check out their performance from last week. One word: hawt!
There are a ton of local races this weekend, including some on Friday to kick off the long weekend. What better way to stave off the effects of that beer and barbecue you're about to eat? Check out Run On's calendar for a complete list.
Also, Run On has some great new shoes in stock, including the new version of my favorite, Saucony's Omni 7. Stop in to pick up the latest incarnation of your shoe, or find one that's right for you.
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