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There are two stories currently occupying everyone's thoughts: Charlie Sheen's continuing prostitute-and-drug-and-briefcase-fueled meltdown, and the political unrest in Egypt. These two stories are,…   Read Story »
Jose Canseco is claiming that Eastbound and Down is based on him. Hahaha. On the one hand, whoops, that is what you want credit for. On the other hand, that is a total Kenny Powers move, so fair…   Read Story »
Uh oh. Bad news, guys. Megan Fox's most recent film, Jonah Hex, a big budget Hollywood adaptation of a popular comic book (i.e. HOLLYWOOD SOLID GOLD, 2010) opened dismally last weekend, in eighth…   Read Story »
It's hard to believe that it's already here, but tonight is the final broadcast of The Jay Leno Show. Hold on, let me just wipe these tears from my eyes. (Tears are exactly the same things as barf,…   Read Story »
Brian Dunkleman! Remember him! He co-hosted the first season (and as far as I am concerned, the ONLY season) of American Idol with Ryan Seacrest. And then he disappeared. Forever. Banished to some…   Read Story »
Man, this guy Jon Gosselin (whoever that is) has awful taste in friends. First he became friends with Christian Audigier, of Ed Hardy, and here he is hanging out with Michael Lohan. With friends like…   Read Story »
Last year, Genuine Videogum Friend Rich FourFour made a supercut of everyone on reality TV delivering the genre's Official Slogan: "I'm not here to make friends." Now, a whole year of reality TV has…   Read Story »
Marlon Brando was one of the greatest actors who ever lived. Ah-no-duh! He seethed with a tempestuous anger and bristled with an animal sexuality, is what someone would say if they were pretentious…   Read Story »
It's official, Land of the Lost is the first bomb of the summer. Everyone says so. The AP says so. Variety says so. The New York Times even says so. Every summer movie season brings with it at…   Read Story »
I'm sorry. I know I should probably know this. But who the fuck are these guys? I know that they have a show on TLC, and I know that EVERYONE CAN'T SHUT UP ABOUT THEM, but I still am kind of…   Read Story »