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Sloppy Seconds: Free Viagra!

Emily Farris — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:01:00 GMT

Spring Awakening—the musical that made more than $57 million in the United States and made anyone who went to see it with his or her parents very uncomfortable—is closing in London after only five months. [FlavorWire]

Um, what kind of high school lets the yearbook team publish an upskirt photo? [BuzzFeed]

A new development in the Jon and Kate Plus Eight saga: Jon may not have been the only one allegedly cheating. Apparently, he had long feared that his wife was having an affair with her married bodyguard. [Us]

Ashley Olsen isn't the only woman modeling men's clothing. [AfterEllen]

Could Johnny Depp play Frank Sinatra in the movies? [Vulture]

Elizabeth Edwards will talk about her husband John's mistress, as long as no one mentions her name. [Yahoo!]

Just because you don't have a job, or health insurance, doesn't mean you shouldn't have your Viagra. Pfizer has s unveiled a new program will let people who have lost their jobs and health insurance keep taking some widely prescribed Pfizer medications—including Lipitor and Viagra—for free for up to a year. [Yahoo!]

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Dolly Parton for Vice President!

Emily Farris — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:27:00 GMT

You know, if we're going to elect a bubbly woman with big hair and an even bigger personality to the While House, shouldn't it be a woman we love and respect, like Dolly Parton? In fact, shouldn't it just be Dolly Parton? Can we forget all of this white man vs. black man vs. white haired man vs. woman business and just elect someone that everybody in the entire world loves?

No?

Well, can we at least rent an RV and go to Dollywood after we see the musical adaptation of 9 to 5 (one of the best movies ever) on Broadway? Because we have a feeling we're going to be pretty bummed in a few months, and we're going to need somone like Dolly to cheer us up.

Almost 30 years after starring in the movie "9 to 5" and writing its hit theme song, country star Dolly Parton's first stage musical gets its world premiere in Los Angeles on Saturday before heading for Broadway.

Parton, 62, wrote 17 new songs for "9 to 5: The Musical" -- a comedy set in 1979 about three female office workers who turn the tables on their sexist, male boss.

Despite having 26 hit singles and writing the classic "I Will Always Love You", "9 to 5: The Musical" is Parton's first stab at writing lyrics and music for a full stage musical.

"I found it more enjoyable than I thought. You have more freedom than when you write a song ... usually it's a couple of verses and chorus and a bridge and you have to keep it down to about three minutes in order to get radio play," Parton told Reuters on Thursday.
"I just wrote until I said what I felt the character should say. I was very pleased it came out as good as it did because I wasn't sure if I could even do it," she said.

Have we died and gone to musical theater heaven?

Count us in. We will do whatever it takes to get close to this show, even if it means working as a bathroom attendant.

[Reuters: Dolly Parton reworks "9 to 5" for first musical]

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While You Were Sleeping: The Heath Ledger Investigation

Brian Fairbanks — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:33:00 GMT

James Franco denies the shirt he wears in Pineapple Express is "stolen."

Betty White and Rue McClanahan both avoided Estelle Getty's funeral.

Shia Labeouf will not, as previously rumored, lose a finger.

Even some offensive jokes are too offensive for Bob Saget: he has lashed out at an eating disorder joke and other comments made at the expense of the Olsen twins during his own Comedy Central roast.

Celebrity Hero of the Day: Kirk Douglas, who has long fought for an official US apology for slavery, is thrilled that the House has passed a fitting resolution.

A judge tossed Lisa Marie's lawsuit against ex-boyfriend Tim Burton, which comes as no surprise.

The paparazzi have yet to capture Nicole Kidman's phantom baby. In a photograph, of course.

Can you believe the cast Chicago director Rob Marshall assembled for his new musical, Nine: Daniel Day Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Kate Hudson, Dame Judi Dench, and Sophia Loren... for starters. There's also some guy named Fellini who's working on the screenplay...

The Heath Ledger investigation has closed. It's unclear whether Mary-Kate Olsen's refusal to testify is a reason investigators ended their search, for lack of evidence.

Via WENN.

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Video of the Day: Welcome Back, Clinton

Brian Fairbanks — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:30:00 GMT

Once again, we were unable to embed the video of the day-- damn you, internet.

This one's a musical number-- to the tune of "Welcome Back," the theme from "Welcome Back, Kotter," that Gabe Kaplan vehicle Travolta pulled out from under him. Anyway, this is about Bill and Hillary's return to the White House from a long summer away.

With this "technology," we could probably get away with a lot of Photoshoppin' shenanigans... anyone wanna make us a video where McCain has an orgy of beer, blonds, and blow?

Via YesButNoButYes.