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• Scanner's Stories of Love and Hate: A Pre-Valentine's Day Reading of Sorts

  Scanner Emily (yes, the literary goddess/casserole maven who’s also venturing into burlesque) reminds us about tomorrow night’s fab reading: Hey New Yorkers, don't forget to join your Scanner bloggers and special guests (see below) for a pre-Valentine's Day reading and after-party at Rififi Tuesday night. Scanner's Stories of Love and Hate: A Pre-Valentine's Day Reading of Sorts Featuring Nerve.com's Scanner Bloggers and Special Guests Tuesday, February 12, 8 p.m. Rififi, 332 East 11th Street, NYC $5 Read More... Posted Feb 11 2008, 03:32 PM by Nicole Ankowski with | with no comments Filed under: scanner, will doig, Sarah Hepola, Nicole Ankowski, Bryan Christian, Emily Farris, Bobby Tisdale, Katie Halper, Brian Fairbanks

• In Other (Photo) Blogs: Interns in Bikinis

  • Autumn shows us reasons why she loves working for one magazine in particular: The meetings happen sitting on the floor, they don’t mind if we all drink beer at lunchtime, they let me run around on various attractive beaches after various attractive girls, and if all that wasn’t enough by itself they have a wicked hot staff of interns. Seriously, these interns might just kick Brandon’s intern’s butt…and wouldn’t that be nice to see? See the hot interns enjoying bikinis, piggy back rides, and each other. • Siege shows us the dark side of parties (and himself), and the light and lovely sides of girls…well, more like fabulously sexy women. You’ll see how they connect here. • Have you ever wondered what it would be like to attend a Chase photo shoot? Chase gives us fabulous video footage here; can you spot the hummingbird? • Brandon hasn’t posted since our last Insider update, but we haven’t yet mentioned the cock in blackface. It looks little like Wilson the volleyball from Castaway. • Rose + Olive play with words, and each other, showing off their best assets, and the bite marks on them. Also, see what beautiful things happen when adventurous flight attendants and tequila meet. If only we could be there...  — Nicole Ankowski Posted Dec 20 2007, 05:45 PM by Sarah with | with no comments Filed under: photoblog, photography, Autumn, Siege, Brandon Herman, Rose and Olive, Nicole Ankowski, in other blogs, interns

• In Other Blogs: Gifts We Want

  [Image via cheap-chic-weddings.com] In Other Blogs: •  Scanner knows what we want for Christmas: Flight of the Conchords DVDs; a wedding gown made out of toilet paper (easy to rip off, and recyclable the next morning); Heath Ledger ripping it off (choreographed dancing optional), and a levitating scooter we can ride! Hell’s yeah. Of course, Scanner also reminds us to count our blessings that we don’t have: John Edwards’ love child; Lynne Spears as our mother; or Scanner Emily’s neighbors. Though, we do like to hear stories about them; God bless those thin Greenpoint walls! Him: “I did your dishes.” Her: “They're not my dishes; they're our dishes. But I'll take care of my spoon issues.” Later that night (rather, two or three minutes later)... Her: “I suck your dick. What more do you want from me?” Him: “I lick your pussy and you don't even like it.” •  Screengrab proves that life imitates art: Fans of Mike Judge's Idiocracy will recall Brawndo, the thirst-mutilating energy drink that had replaced water in the film’s terrifying and idiot-overrun vision of the future. Well, if the marketing geniuses behind this thing have their way, you too will be able to mutilate your thirst. Just don’t water the crops with it, yo. Also, check out the Holiday Trailer Round-up, Jerry Bruckheimer’s latest video game venture; and how the MPAA is protecting America. •  And the Nerve Video Blog ruminates on father, sons and Superman…plus, a mix-tape (video) masterpiece just for you. —      Nicole Ankowski   Posted Dec 19 2007, 06:00 PM by Sarah with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: scanner, screengrab, Nicole Ankowski, nerve video blog, in other blogs

• In Other (Photo) Blogs: Bloggers use their words

  A picture may be worth a thousand words, but our photobloggers dig the written word, too. Here’s a delicious collection of what’s going on their varied, wild worlds...in their own words.  • Siege is “feeling ranty” today. So ranty, he made a list: 6. Ellen von Unwerth. Models-turned-photographers = snore. Squirting your schoolyard estrogen on Helmut Newton's style is not enough, even with a really cool eurotrash name. 7. Dreadlock hair extensions, especially of the multi-color variety. Often combined with "futuristic" black platform boots, goggles, and short plaid skirts. Stop it. We need to change the name of your festival to Boringman. I loved 1992 as much as the next guy. I subscribed to Mondo2000. But the future came and went and all we got was George Bush and iPhones. Move on.  • Autumn’s traveling the world. Meet her latest bunkmates:Those poor Belgians. We put them through so much. This is George and a suspecting Oliver and Jo, in the hotel in a city that has three streets (none of them paved). You wouldn’t get any sleep either, would you?  • Chase looks for meaning:At this single moment in time I only believe in two things: Dinosaur Jr. and the fact that there should be at least two more glasses of wine in every bottle.  • Rose + Olive break the rules:His only rule is that we stay out of his front yard naked, his driveway naked, his computer room naked (?) and his doorway naked. Oops.  • And Brandon talks tattoos:The tattoo on my stomach says “strength.” It’s something about a tiger and a dragon getting in a fight, to be totally precise, but the meaning is “strength.” For all I know it could actually say “I like to touch little boys.” I got it when I was 16. Nuff said.  See tattoos, Belgians, rule-breakers and more, right here.   — Nicole Ankowski   Posted Dec 18 2007, 06:00 PM by Sarah with | with no comments Filed under: Autumn, Siege, Brandon Herman, Rose and Olive, Nicole Ankowski, in other blogs, Chase

• In Other Blogs: Maggie Gyllenhaal vs Katie Holmes

  •  Travel the circle of life with Scanner, sans any singing lions. The Scanner crew bring you the latest in sperm (ooh, science!) and birth (Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton celebrate the birth of their daughter, we can only imagine the Goth wonderland of the nursery), to marriage (Pam Anderson) and divorce (Pam Anderson), to passings (goodbye Dan Folgerberg: “Longer than there've been stars up in the heavens/ I've been in love with you.”) Plus: Jessica Simpson may go nude to “save” her “acting career.” Tim McGraw may star in a movie with Jon Favreau. Mitt Romney gets a horse-face mask; his wife gets excited. The Spice Girls get armpit bulge. And a 22-year-old Canadian man gets an $83,000 cell phone bill after connecting his phone to his computer to use as a modem. We can only hope he also got some sweet-ass porn. •  Screengrab is in lurve with the new Batman Dark Knight trailer. We have to admit, Heath Ledger is looking pretty bad-ass. And our holy shit moment: Maggie Gyllenhaal is the love interest. She beats Katie Holmes, any day. Also: Oliver Stone pisses off Iran. Phil Nugent takes a look at Slate’s “overlooked Christmas movies,” including Yogi's First Christmas ("A surprisingly touching ode to ursine innocence"), as well as Stalin’s love/hate affair with John Wayne. Though I think him sending the KGB to California to assassinate him veers firmly into the “hate” side of things… •  And Oliver over at the Nerve Video Blog learns that the Bible is weirder than animated viral video…and throws in his two, super-excited cents for the new Batman trailer. As well as Google and its spell-check function. Go “Gyllenhaal” go. —      Nicole Ankowski   Posted Dec 17 2007, 06:00 PM by Sarah with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: scanner, screengrab, Nicole Ankowski, nerve video blog, in other blogs

• In Other Blogs: Political Finger Puppets!

  •  Sure, Scanner’s bringing us the fabulous Holiday Gift Guide (hand-crocheted finger puppets of Hillary and Obama make perfect stocking stuffers), but they’ve got so many other gifts for you… Check out the holiday guide to snogging at office parties; Scanner Emily’s advice for snogging to Led Zeppelin; UCLA students run through the night in their undies; and Britney’s new video will be premiere on…20/20? In other hard news, Scanner Emily reminds us that earlier this week Congress passed a resolution "recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith." As Emily says, “While we realize both are important and we do love Christmas for all its Pagan glory, Congress is making it very hard for us to get into the spirit with all this Jesus talk.” What the hell ever happened to separation of church and state? Oh well, if we concentrate on the war on Christmas, maybe it’ll make that nasty Iraq war fade into the background… •  Screengrab brings us word that Die Hard director John McTiernan might direct a new Conan. John Singleton will direct the A-Team movie.  And The Writers' Guild strike has now killed forty-seven of the fifty-two active scripted TV shows, according to Variety. Just give 'em the money! •  And the Nerve Video Blog dives into the Hollywood Sex Scene Database to find the “Top Five Artistic Sex Scenes.” Does A Clockwork Orange turn you on more than Wild at Heart? Or does Helena Bonham Carter kick the most (sexy) ass in Fight Club? Watch all five right here. You might find some artistic inspiration… —      Nicole Ankowski Posted Dec 14 2007, 05:30 PM by Sarah with | with no comments Filed under: scanner, screengrab, Nicole Ankowski, nerve video blog, in other blogs

• In Other Blogs: Get Riskay

  •  Scanner asks, “What’s that smell?” Why, it’s the smooth, sweet stylings of Riskay; here’s the chorus, typed out by yours truly: Why you coming home, five in the morning? Something’s going on, can I smell your dick? Don’t play me like a fool, ’cause that ain’t cool, So what you need to do is let me smell your dick… It’s actually catchy, and yours to enjoy here. Plus: Those frisky congressional pages are smelling it, too. This poor dog is not. And Demi Moore will help Punky Brewster give birth. Good Lord. •  Screengrab cringes at the rumor that Sex and the City is going to be a trilogy, brings us a zesty trailer round-up (Go, Speed Racer, go) and the latest on the WGA strike, and reveals what filmmaker John Frankenheimer did when he wasn’t trying to screw with Steve Martin’s love life. •  And Nerve Video Blogger Jessica returns (2 Girls 1 Cup scarred her for awhile…don’t Google it!), bringing us three versions of Soulja Boy videos; I like the Winnie the Pooh version best. Plus, we wonder what John Goodman is doing with that mustache, and that chimpanzee. Go, Speed Racer, go! — Nicole Ankowski Posted Dec 10 2007, 06:15 PM by Sarah with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: scanner, screengrab, Nicole Ankowski, nerve video blog, in other blogs

• In Other Blogs: Harold and Kumar

  Oh sweet holy hell…the Harold and Kumar trailer is out! Yes, I studied feminist revisionist history, and yes, I love me some Harold, Kumar, and great golden god Neil Patrick Harris. Screengrab brings us the trailer; happy Friday, everybody. Scanner gets a first peek at the Sex and the City trailer…much more amusing: class act 50 Cent postpones snorting coke to speak to Croatian journalists…Plus the Scanner crew gets excited over vintage Tom Selleck, naked Eva Mendes, and drunk-ass Santas. Wonder what gifts they’ll be carrying? And the Nerve Video Blog gets down and dirty with James Spader, as part of our new Hollywood Sex Scene Database. When is the Spader more delicious: when he’s bedding Susan Sarandon, using an ice cube on a relatively unknown Charlize Theron, or giving the world their first glimpse of the great Maggie Gyllenhaal’s breasts? You might have to watch a few times to decide. — Nicole Ankowski Posted Dec 07 2007, 04:45 PM by Sarah with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: scanner, screengrab, Nicole Ankowski, nerve video blog, in other blogs

• In Other (Photo) Blogs: Pretty Girls

  • If there’s a cold wind blowing down your collar or up your dress, if you’re surrounded by snow and ice (literal or metaphorical), Autumn can take you away from it all. She’s on a birthday soulquest/Amazon boat trip, and she’s meeting some fascinating, beautiful creatures along the way. Thank goodness she has her camera and computer, even if sparks fly from the outlet when she plugs in her laptop. Check out her travel pics here; they make all kinds of sparks fly. • Siege discovers a lovely web, no spiders involved…and opens up about early childhood hurts, and the various ways people can heal…like by knowing and loving other good souls. See the beauty and healing that is KT. • Chase also revisits the dark periods in his life…and gives us other beautiful things to look at. • Rose + Olive show us how the very prettiest girls party…and don some pretty party hats themselves. They also party in their friend’s house (while he’s not home), and bring some pretty boys home to bed. In fact, in contrast to their usual, lovely estrogen-enhanced photos, the girls get a little XY…and a little XXX. • Speaking of XY and XXX, Brandon made some new friends over the weekend. The hot sort of friends who let you take pictures of them cavorting in their general hot naked splendor. Also, meet the love of his life. We love her tattoos…we bet you will, too. — Nicole Ankowski Posted Dec 06 2007, 06:15 PM by Sarah with | with no comments Filed under: photoblog, photography, Autumn, Siege, Brandon Herman, Rose and Olive, Nicole Ankowski, in other blogs

• In Other Blogs: Snoop makes us swoon

  •  Scanner blows our effing minds with Snoop Dogg’s latest, “Sensual Seduction.” It’s not so much the crazy seventies-meets-Prince vibe. It’s not the circular bed flying through the galaxy. It’s not Snoop Dogg’s hair (though that’s part of it). It’s Snoop Dogg being a proponent of the ladies coming first, if you know what I mean. He’s not going to rush the strokes, oh no no no. It’s so smooth you can practically picture Britney Spears being inseminated with her third child to this jam…thankfully, we don’t have pictures of that. But we do have video of Brit-Brit a tad tipsy, along with ten other celebs at their poignantly drunkest. Also, Spirit Airlines promotes M.I.L.F., Amy Winehouse may be in more trouble than Britney Spears, and Adbusters has your holiday card picked out for you. •  Those Screengrab kids are pretty genius when it comes to making lists. The Ten Greatest Prosthetics in Movie History? What more is there to say, except check out Part 1 right here. Also: John C. Reilly fans, prepare yourselves: the dude’s going on tour with his band, to promote his Judd Apatow-produced, starring vehicle, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. And check out the latest in the WGA strike, and writer/actress/funnywoman Mindy Kaling’s take on those utterly annoying movie theater PSA ads that compare pirating a film to stealing a car: You know what? I would steal a car, if it was as easy as, like, touching the car, and then thirty seconds later, I owned the car. . . and if, by stealing the car, the person who owned the car, they got to keep the car. •  And the Nerve Video Blog answers the question: what happens when you take one over-extended law student and force him to blog about videos in the midst of his final exams? Answer: pretty funny stuff. Check out blogger Oliver’s picks of the day, featuring Darth Vader, Darth Vader, more Star Wars, and some really hot French chick singing Madonna covers. I can’t wait for the Bar exam… — Nicole Ankowski   Posted Dec 04 2007, 06:15 PM by Sarah with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: scanner, screengrab, Nicole Ankowski, nerve video blog, in other blogs

• In Other Blogs: The Nerve Video Blog Wears Gold Spandex

  •  Scanner brings us the bizarre, the beautiful, and the Chuck Norris. Starting with the bizarre, we’ve got the latest in Britney Spears propaganda (she wants you to make her next video!); “The Bizarre, Obscene, and Disturbing Hidden Images in Leonardo da Vinci’s Sacred Art” as well as the incredibly long headlines in Italian newspapers; and the real reason R. Kelly’s publicist quit. No, not because he dates teenage girls. Because he was dating her teenage girl. Onto the beautiful…Funny or Die imagines a world where the Writer’s Strike forces  actual actors to perform scenes from reality TV. See a scene from The Hills, James Franco- and Mila Kunis-style. And somewhere between bizarre and beautiful: Kansas State’s Bill Walker takes a piss in a towel, mid-game. All the world’s his urinal… And the truth about Chuck Norris is revealed. A sample: Chuck Norris’ tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. Ever. But he has done things to cobras and vaginas we mere mortals can only dream about… •  In honor of director Julian Schnabel, who's caused quite a stir in France with his latest, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Screengrab decides to take five…as in, the top five films that deal with the betrayal of the body as a theme. Can the human form become a cage for the soul? You know, just a nice light thought to start out the weekend.  If you can’t handle that, I’m afraid to tell you about the YouTube Fight Club, and that Edward Norton is trying (again) for comedy; he’ll be directing himself, playing twins who get in trouble with “murderous potheads.” Yep, funny! •  And the Nerve Video Blog celebrates the return of Futurama, as well as large lady rappers who like gold spandex jumpers and the DQ. “How We Go Out” is the perfect jam for Friday night pre-parties; I bet even murderous potheads will like it, too. And this is how we go out… — Nicole Ankowski Posted Nov 30 2007, 06:00 PM by Sarah with | with no comments Filed under: scanner, screengrab, Nicole Ankowski, nerve video blog, in other blogs

• In Other (Photo) Blogs: Naked Models Will Cure What Ails You

  • Siege has been busy, building a new dreampod (where we’re sure some dreamy photo shoots will take place). Lucky for us, he’s putting his models to work: when they’re not moving heavy furniture, they’re posing pretty. Nice red light district, Siege. • Chase goes retro, and you’ll be glad he did. He spends some time trying to recreate 1983, and “the late 70s porno magazines found in bushes and the woods.” Also, check out the lovely Pony, and the senior portrait she never had. She sure as hell has one now. • Brandon visits the City of Lights, and sets up a 3D photo installation. Once you see the outtakes, you’ll wish you could fly to Paris and see it in 3D, too. • Rose + Olive find that after a hard night of bartending, nothing cures your aches and pains like taking a long, hot shower…especially with a pretty stranger. • Autumn gives us an insider’s look at fashion shoots…see how she risks her ass for fashion, literally. Plus, you’ll want to meet Autumn’s new friend, Patricia: She’s writing a book on Brazilian Hip-Hop. Half of her vocabulary consists of dirty words. She likes to walk around bad neighborhoods and make friends with the drug lords and the heads of the evangelical Hell’s Angels. Regardless of all of that, she dresses like a Madison Avenue Princess. She wears these sort of frilly pastel dresses and kitten heels. Check out the tiger in kitten heels, here. — Nicole Ankowski Posted Nov 27 2007, 05:00 PM by Sarah with | with no comments Filed under: photoblog, photography, Autumn, Siege, Brandon Herman, Rose and Olive, Nicole Ankowski, in other blogs

• In Other Blogs: Good-Bye Scanner Sarah!

  •  Oh how we’ll miss her: Scanner Sarah says so long, and thanks for all the lube. (She also says “Xanadu.”) The romantic journey continues for others, however, including Heidi Klum, who plays with her boobs, cougars in Kenya, who wanna get laid and the Audrey Underwear company in Taizhong City, Taiwan, which declared November 21 “Camisole Day,” and encouraged all 500 women working in the firm’s headquarters to wear only their undies to work. "We have been waiting for this day all month. Today, we are super high, and don't know where to put our eyes," salesman Cai Mingda told Straits News. As Scanner Bryan says: Thus did "super high" become our new favorite way to say "fully erect." •  Screengrab brings us the morning deal report: Brad Pitt flies outta Edward Norton’s coop; the director of The U.S. vs. John Lennon is working on a new documentary about Michael Hutchence of INXS; and just what you’ve been waiting for…a new movie called The 13th Disciple. It’s about…yes…Jesus’ evil twin. I feel a Halloween costume coming on…  Plus: Chuck Norris gets political, crazy. •  And the Nerve Video Blog brings you the secret of rock-star sexiness from rock star-turned motivational speaker Andrew W.K. Hint: Norman Mailer would approve; your mother would not. Plus, the origins of the terms “420.” Is Bob Barker in on it, or not? — Nicole Ankowski Posted Nov 26 2007, 05:00 PM by Sarah with | with no comments Filed under: scanner, screengrab, Sarah Hepola, Nicole Ankowski, nerve video blog, in other blogs

• In Other Blogs: Blondes vs. Brunettes

  •  While Scanner doesn’t prove that blondes have more fun, they do discover that men act dumber around fair-haired women. Go figure. In other (smart) blond news: Kyla Ebbert, the miniskirt-clad woman hassled on a Southwest Airlines flight because of her outfit, has moved on from the Today Show…and straight into the pages of Playboy. And all I ever get when I fly is free headphones. In brunette news: Natalie Portman won’t marry until gay marriage is legal. (I love me some brunettes; not that I’m biased or anything.) Also, Harvard squanders money, brainpower studying HotorNot.com, Lindsay Lohan serves hard time, and Scanner asks: “Where the hell is Hannah Montana, and why does it cost so much to get there?” •  Screengrab makes me all weepy and warm and excited with their Trailer Roundup (okay, okay, it was just the music and precious-moments-in-time from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, above; Hillary Swank and Hayden Christensen kinda just made me want to weep.) Also: The latest from the WGA picket lines, Warner Bros. and the Harry Potter empire desperately race against their teen actors’ aging process,Donald Sutherland was cool, is cool, and Bruce Willis is still around. •  And the Nerve Video Blog gets all weepy with puppies and marriage, and men who marry puppies. No word yet on what Natalie Portman thinks of that. — Nicole Ankowski Posted Nov 19 2007, 06:30 PM by Sarah with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: scanner, screengrab, Nicole Ankowski, nerve video blog, in other blogs

• In Other (Photo) Blogs: Siege undresses Ryan Pfluger

  • Is it a Siege first? Usually Siege likes to undress the pretty ladies. Today, he undresses a very pretty boy. He even provides the soundtrack…I’m not sure which I like better, model Ryan’s tattoos, or his Joe Boxer flair. Also: see what kind of gardening Siege does on weekends…. • Chase plays with sheer stockings and shiny high-heels, and asks readers for help… • Brandon is interviewed by Suburban Refugee, and his own suburban refugee finds a quiet place to go swimming. In the nude, of course. • Rose + Olive take a deep breath…and show us pics from a Friday night strip session on an empty road. True story: they got caught, twice. • Autumn introduces us to her dear friend Andy from the Black Forest. If you live near the Upper East Side and like a good man and a good spaetzle, check Andy out. Autumn wants to find him a girlfriend…And today Autumn gives us a self-portrait with a porn star. She writes: Note to self: if you're going to a porn set, and you are not the talent, it is not in your best interests to show up in a short skirt and a bikini. Words to live by! — Nicole Ankowski Posted Nov 12 2007, 05:40 PM by Sarah with | with no comments Filed under: photoblog, photography, Autumn, Siege, Brandon Herman, Rose and Olive, Nicole Ankowski, in other blogs, Ryan Pfluger

• In Other Blogs: Spam Art

  •  Screengrab celebrates Guy Fawkes day by lauding movies that stick it to the man. Film crit turns vicious when one critic says death to mumblecore; maybe the genre doesn't compete with "the French New Wave or the postwar American avant-garde." But, ya know, what does? Further mumbling about the upcoming G.I. Joe film caused Hasbro to issue a ‘clarification’ statement to fans, stating: “The G.I. Joe team will not be based in Brussels.” Also, the New York Times reveals that while filming The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger kept a “Joker diary” containing, among other things, a list of things Ledger believes the supervillain would find amusing. Like AIDS. And Winona Ryder has signed on to join the cast for the upcoming JJ Abrams' Star Trek feature, playing Spock’s mom. No word yet on what she finds amusing. •  Scanner brings us mug shots extraordinaire: Mickey Rourke (and his complexion) have apparently gone to hell, though David Bowie’s 70s mug shot is slick bliss. Scanner would share a cell with him, any day. Also: a mom accidentally sends her son a stripper-gram (spanking in the classroom is definitely involved), lingerie meets conservation (and dinner!) with the chopstick bra and finally, someone has turned spam subject lines into art. (But no one has yet explained to me what "cat dick" means.) And which 80s Jennifer would you rather rip the leg warmers off of: Grey, Jason Leigh, or Beals? • The Nerve Video Blog shows that the Foo Fighters have a sense of humor, as well as giant fake 70s mustaches. But do they rawk ’em? Also, Mel from Flight of the Conchords gets silly, the Coen brothers get scary, and Hillary Clinton gets in trouble with waitresses. People: tell your interns to leave at least twenty percent.     — Nicole Ankowski Posted Nov 09 2007, 05:30 PM by Sarah with | with no comments Filed under: scanner, screengrab, Nicole Ankowski, nerve video blog, in other blogs

• In Other Blogs: Brit Brit + Kim Kim

  •  Scanner helps you get started on your holiday shopping: place your orders now for the new Ghostface Killa doll. Nothing says “I love you, Ma” like a little Wu Tang. As for those Aqua Dots you bought? You might want to return ’em, unless Grandma likes GHB-laced crafts. We’re not sure which is more shocking: that Britney Spears wants to make sweet, sweet love to Kim Kardashian (and her ass) or that Kim’s ex-boyfriend/ex-porno partner Ray J. is Moesha’s brother. Or, that I know who all of these people are. Puppies behind bars made Scanner Sarah cry. (But hey—what else is new?) And those eight-year-old twins who invented wedgie-proof boxers will be on “Ellen” tomorrow. Set yore TiVo. •  Screengrab explains why writers strike (you mean they want to get paid?). Valerie Plame goes to Hollywood, with Kate Beckinsale taking on the Judith Miller role (hopefully she’ll keep her leather pants from Underworld). Plus: the Top 12 Real Bodily Transformations on Film; watch DeNiro, D’Onofrio, Mariel Hemingway and more do ridiculous things to their body. •  And the Nerve Video Blog curses up a storm with The State. Plus, Celine Dion proves that insanely wealthy insane French-Canadians have senses of humor, too. Watching her sing “Who Let the Dogs Out” is much more amusing than expected. Woo, woo woo. — Nicole Ankowski Posted Nov 08 2007, 05:30 PM by Sarah with | with no comments Filed under: scanner, screengrab, Nicole Ankowski, nerve video blog, in other blogs

• In Other Blogs: Sexual Positions for the Lonely

  Nerve brings you Positions of the Day; Scanner brings you Positions of the Day for the lonely and loveless (not that there’s anything wrong with watching a Golden Girls marathon). The Scanner crew also asks the deep questions, like who would you rather: Winona Ryder or Janeane Garofalo? And would you ever…Benicio del Toro? Plus: candid wedding photos (note to brides: lock the toilet stall)…and yes, you can take David Hasselhoff to the gym. For only $39.95. •  Screengrab proves that Hollywood loves a remake, that everything is funnier with “Yackety Sax” played as background music, and, from an interview with a former co-worker, that Stanley Kubrick was just a wee bit eccentric: "His [Kubrick's] laser-like eyes locked mine: 'Why doesn't Pauline Kael like my movie?' My mind raced. I had been nervous enough rehearsing what to say. . . My answer had to meet his challenge. Perhaps a minute elapsed. Triggered by a survival instinct from some deep memory recess, I countered, 'She thought The Bible was the best movie of the year.' Our eyes didn't move but his body shifted slightly. It was my acknowledgment." Oh, we also learned that Jay-Z…acts? •  The Nerve Video Blog learns that kittens will maul you in a second if you try to steal their chicken McNuggets…but they’re still cute. Plus, Joe Strummer was the best part of John From Cincinnati, Oliver introduces the Hanukkah Bird, some truly painful grape-stomping, and Japanese game shows bring us speed-eater Kobayashi versus an actual, live bear in a hot-dog eating contest. As the announcers said: “You see, he’ll look away and take a break. He doesn’t know it’s a competition. He’s just a natural eating machine.” After that, “44 little people” take on an elephant. This is all just fodder for I Love New York 3, isn’t it? — Nicole Ankowski   Posted Nov 06 2007, 06:00 PM by Sarah with | with no comments Filed under: scanner, screengrab, Nicole Ankowski, nerve video blog, in other blogs

• In Other (Photo) Blogs: Nov. 5

  What do photobloggers do on weekends? Do they really live wild lives, filled with naked friends, frisky strippers, flexible ballerinas, an appreciation for the beauty of life, and…Storm Troopers? Well, yes. Yes they do. •  Brandon started with weekend wondering why no one commented on his work. The people responded with much love, support, and demands for more naked interns. Brandon takes feedback wonderfully, so over the weekend we got to see pics from his Halloween raging (love the Storm Trooper outfit, and the after-shots/after-sex face, Brandon). He also answered questions from the audience, including the gay/straight/bi question, as well as what happened to his naked intern? •  Siege continues to make good use of his new home, including the outdoor space and the lovely skylight. He spent Friday becoming better acquainted with, well, breasts…and a lovely lass (and ass) on a seal-skin rug. He also gives us new pictures of Lambchop and KT; proving once more that Siege’s family portraits are like no others. •  Autumn spent six hours in a car on Friday, but she made damn good use of that time. If you like legs, toes and feet (and playful biting), check out her pics here.  Sunday was devoted to some heavenly strippers. As Autumn writes: It’s hard for me to explain the affection I have for strippers and pole dancers and go-go boys. …I love how they have tattoos of their children’s names, ex-lovers names, those stupid paw prints above their pussies and red and blue stars on inside of their wrists. There´s so much to love. Too much, even. Share her love here. •  Chase saw Morrissey—multiple times—over the weekend, as well as got excited about knee socks and shared “some pictures that I think Darth Vader would keep in his sock drawer for his special ‘alone time,’ you know?” •  And Rose and Olive were busy, busy girls. On Friday they had party in a bubble bath, got dressed for an actual party…and then took it all off again. Not sure how the naked German fits in with all of this, but we’re glad he made an appearance. Saturday brought the incredible, flexible ballerina…need we say more? — Nicole Ankowski Posted Nov 05 2007, 06:00 PM by Sarah with | with no comments Filed under: photoblog, photography, Autumn, Siege, Brandon Herman, Rose and Olive, Nicole Ankowski, in other blogs