Herobuilders.com, a Connecticut company that makes custom dolls modeled after celebrities, politicians, reality stars and crooks, will roll out its latest action figure tomorrow of Scott Brown, the new Republican senator from Massachusetts. Read more at the Boston Herald.
When Scott Brown was a 22-year-old law student at Boston College, he won Cosmopolitan magazine's "America's Sexiest Man" contest. Brown was featured in the magazine's centerfold, posing nude. READ MORE
"Sarah Palin has been using her political action committee to buy up thousands of copies of her book, Going Rogue, in order to mail copies of the memoir to her donors," reports ABC News. "The former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate had her political organization spend more than $63,000 on what her reports describe as books for fundraising donor fulfillment."
"Move over, trendy vampires: The pack is back," writes Jeff VanDam. "This month, Universal updates its 1941 classic The Wolf Man with Benicio Del Toro as the accursed lycanthrope. MTV is hard at work on a TV remake of Teen Wolf, while Fox is developing Howl, about feuding werewolf families in a small Alaskan town (Wasilla?). Are werewolves—who’ve historically been second-class horror citizens behind chic, aristocratic vampires—finally getting their moment in the moonlight? READ MORE
"[Actor] Beau Mirchoff got his shirt off [during last night's episode of] Desperate Housewives and MAN, is that guy a hot hunk of man flesh," writes Super Hero Fan. "Unfortunately, it looks like there was some manscaping done beforehand."
"The men suited up and hit the red carpet for the 2010 Grammy Awards. I'm going to start with Jason Mraz," writes Socialitelife. "He took a classic suit shape and added a fresh edge by choosing a blue suit with a black collar. The pop singer added some rock n' roll to his look with a metallic tie and wild hair, that I'm pretending I styled by running my fingers through it." See more great pics from Socialitelife here.
In a recent letter, reports the UK Guardian, the pope said: "The effect of some of the legislation designed to achieve this goal has been to impose unjust limitations on the freedom of religious communities to act in accordance with their beliefs. In some respects it actually violates the natural law upon which the equality of all human beings is grounded and by which it is guaranteed." READ MORE
"About 1,000 people packed Montreal's ornate Notre-Dame Basilica to bid a fond farewell to an artist many called down-to-earth and her son, Rufus Wainwright, summed up as a free spirit. Although they choked with emotion when they described her, Rufus and his sister Martha's voices soared into the highest reaches of the church during musical tributes to their mother," reports Metro News. "Others, including singer Emmylou Harris, who covered McGarrigle's music, also sang at a service that concluded with a rousing gospel anthem and a Celtic lament."
"On Saturday January 30th, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre hosted the official launch party of Queer Ontario," reports Xtra.ca. "[Queer Ontario is] a provincial activist group... A network composed of individuals and groups, Queer Ontario assumes its mission of challenging and reforming the social and political laws that affect gay and lesbian people in Ontario." READ MORE
Why are Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor kissing? Well, why not? "Carrey and McGregor are in France to promote their new film, I Love You Phillip Morris," reports Celebuzz. Also, France has honoured both men by making them knights in the National Order of Arts and Letters READ MORE.
"I Love You Phillip Morris" is an upcoming comedy-drama film based on the real life events of con artist, impostor, and multiple prison escapee Steven Jay Russell played by (Jim Carrey). While incarcerated, Russell falls in love with his cell mate, Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). After Morris is released from prison, Russell escapes from prison four times in order to be reunited with Morris.
"AIDS researchers have solved a 20-year-old puzzle regarding a key component of HIV, a discovery that could lead to better treatments," reports the CBC. "Scientists at Imperial College London and Harvard University revealed the structure of an enzyme called integrase, which HIV uses to copy its genetic information into a person's DNA. Some AIDS drugs work by inhibiting integrase, but without a three-dimensional structure of the enzyme, scientists weren't sure how those drugs actually worked. READ MORE 
"Interior designer Nate Berkus, a frequent contributor on The Oprah Winfrey Show, has sold his own show to the top ten markets on NBC," reports AfterElton.com. "With major markets locked down in a sweet cash-plus-advertising deal, Berkus is free to move into syndication sales with smaller markets across the country looking to fill airtime. But the deal is more significant that it seems as this marks the first time an out gay man is hosting a talk show on broadcast television. Lesbians have previously crossed over into the daytime chatfest arena successfully with Rosie O'Donnell having shot Koosh Balls into her audience years ago, while Ellen DeGeneres currently places a reliable second behind Oprah in the ratings." READ MORE
"The number of discharges the military issued due to 'don't ask, don't tell' fell significantly in 2009, according to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network,"reports The Advocate. "The organization said that it expected the number, which will be announced at Tuesday's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, to show discharges down to 428 in 2009, compared to 619 in 2008." READ MORE.
"Caressa Cameron, a 22-year-old Virginia woman who said she once thought her only talent was singing is the newest Miss America," reports The Winnipeg Free Press. "Cameron, the first black Miss America since Ericka Dunlap in 2005, says she wants to get a master's degree and eventually become a news anchor. During the Miss Virginia pageant last year, Cameron was asked her opinion about gay marriage, the same issue Miss California Carrie Prejean was asked about during the Miss USA pageant two months earlier. Cameron said she believed marriage should be between a man and woman because of her religious beliefs, but she didn't think there should be laws against gay marriage."
"A new U.S. insurance industry study has found that state laws banning the use of hand-held devices to make calls or send text messages while driving have not resulted in fewer vehicle crashes," reports the CBC. "The study, released Friday by the Highway Loss Data Institute, examined insurance claims from crashes before and after such bans took effect in California, New York, Connecticut and Washington, D.C. The organization found that claims rates did not go down after the laws were enacted. It also found no change in patterns compared with nearby states without such bans."
"A popular and eye-popping mix of stars like Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga drew a TV audience of 25.8 million Americans to the Grammy Awards -- the biggest TV audience for the telecast in six years, according to preliminary television ratings on Monday,"reports Reuters. "The 3-1/2 hour music awards show on CBS on Sunday enjoyed a 35 percent increase on last year and was the most-watched Grammy telecast since 2004, according to early date from Nielsen. Last year, 19.05 million Americans watched the performance and awards show from Los Angeles. Sunday's show saw R&B singer Beyonce take home six Grammys while 20-year-old country sensation Taylor Swift -- whose "Fearless" was the biggest-selling album of 2009 -- won four and became the youngest artist to win the coveted Grammy for album of the year. In a televised ceremony heavier on performances than award handouts, outlandish newcomer Lady Gaga paired up with equally flamboyant pop veteran Elton John, while Michael Jackson's children Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11, made a rare public appearance to accept a lifetime achievement award for the "Thriller" singer who died in June of 2009. READ MORE MORE from QTC's Video BuzzVIDEO: Heath Ledger directed this music video VIDEO: Watch the film debut of Broadway's Nick Adams in "An Englishman in New York" VIDEO: Craig Ferguson & The Craigettes do their version of "In The Navy"... VIDEO: Dave Salmoni in loincloth as Tarzan VIDEO: Shakira's new single, "Did It Again" VIDEO: Prince Of Persia, The Sands Of Time (official movie trailer) VIDEO: Christopher Walken performs Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" VIDEO: Hot Shot: Enrique Iglesias VIDEO: Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive (For Ken) VIDEO: Charles Barkley mocks Sammy Sosa by going whiteface on TNT's NBA Show DWTS pro-dancer Derek Hough comes out
"Hawaii lawmakers declined to vote Friday on a bill that would have allowed same-sex civil unions, effectively doing away with the measure," reports The Associated Press. "State House leaders said a narrow majority of representatives would have voted for civil unions, but they decided to indefinitely postpone a decision on whether to grant gay and lesbian couples the same rights and benefits the state provides to married couples. The state Senate had approved a civil unions bill last week. But House leadership wavered on pushing the controversial issue. Last year, 33 of 51 House members voted in favor of civil unions."
"The 1st Annual Indie Soap Awards will air tonight at 9 p.m. ET," reports We Love Soaps. "The show, taped in New York City, will feature a performance by comedian/musician Joanna Parson and appearances from presenters and winners in locations around the world.
BUPPIES leads with 13 nominations. COMPULSIONS received 11, and ANYONE BUT ME and DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM each received 10. In total 16 indie soap operas received nominations, and another four are eligible for the Fan's Choice Award, which fans voted on throughout the month of January."
Vanity Fair's very popular Hollywood Issue will be available on February 9th, 2010. Rising stars such as Kristen Stewart, Evan Rachel Wood and Amanda Seyfried made the cut, but as Faded Youth points out, not one actress of colour was featured on the cover. WTF? More at Faded Youth.
