Monthly Archives: August 2009

Project Runway Episode 2 Recap

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Can you be preggers – and posh? Project Runway said yes last night with its second challenge for the contestants of season six: Design a form-fitting, stylish look for supermodel Rebecca Romijn – who just happens to be pregnant with …

Death to Over-priced Denim!

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This is a rant! A rant about denim that costs nearly as much as a month’s rent (that’s only a slight exaggeration)! I have accepted $180 premium denim. But, jeans that cost more than that? No way!

Brody Jenner Tased After Bar Fight with Joe Francis

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It was just another Thursday night for Hills star Brody Jenner: drinking, fighting, getting tased. MTV News reports that Jenner got into a bar fight with Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis at the West Hollywood club Guys and Dolls last …

“Reading Rainbow” Cancelled

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It’s the end of a 26-year story. According to NPR, Children’s show Reading Rainbow has been cancelled. The winner of more than two-dozen Emmys, it is the third longest-running children’s show in PBS history — beat out only by Sesame Street and Mister Rogers. …

Kidnapped Girl Jaycee Lee Dugard Found 18 Years Later

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Jaycee Lee Dugard disappeared back in 1991, when she was just 11 years old. CNN reports that the woman from Lake Tahoe, California, spent most of her life inside a soundproof tent hidden in the backyard of her alleged captors, Phillip …

Single Girl Dating Diaries: My Name is Ingrid

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Editor’s Note: Kat here. So, we, here at Twirlit, like to think of our site as the place you can go to escape your job and just read about what’s going on in the world of Current Events, Entertainment, Beauty, …

Weekend Movie Preview: Fri, Aug 28

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It’s a pretty gruesome weekend at the box office, with two horror movies as the only big new releases. HALLOWEEN II More like Halloween 98482 – how many times are we going to name movies after this holiday? Rocker-turner-writer/director Rob Zombie’s …

John Mayer Mug Shot

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Well, TMZ has done it again. This time around they got their little hands on a mug shot of John Mayer. No, it’s not a new one (eight years old or so), but it is new to the public. Anyway, …

Bee Accessories are All the Buzz

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Nothing adds a little buzz to an outfit like a bejeweled bee ring or a pair of bee earrings. Lately, bee-inspired accessories are everywhere. In an all-too-serious world, I think these fanciful accessories really lighten the mood. I know they might seem …

The Top Chef Battle of the Sexes

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Wednesday’s episode of Top Chef: Vegas pitted the male chefs versus the female chef in typical Vegas fashion: hosting his and hers poolside bachelor and bachelorette parties. To introduce the challenge, the soon-to-be married couple presented three of their favorite …

Spencer Pratt Calls Heidi “The New Michael Jackson”

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Oh yes he did. According to Us Weekly, Spencer Pratt told MTV’s The After Show that his wife Heidi Montag is the “new, modern day, 2010 Michael Jackson.” When the show’s host, Jessi Cruickshank, pointed out that MJ is dead, Spencer gestured …

New Website Calculates When You’ll Die

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What are your chances of dying?  According to Fox News, researchers and students at Carnegie Mellon claim to have the answer. They’ve created a new website called DeathRiskRankings.com, which calculates a statistic based on publicly available data from the United States …

Toyota Recalls 95,700 Toyota and Scion Vehicles

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Ice, ice – baby, we gotta slow down. Reuters reports that Toyota Motorcorp is recalling 95,700 Toyota and Scion vehicles sold in the United States because ice could accumulate on their braking systems, making it more difficult for drivers to slow …

Anne Heche Insults Ex-Husband Coley Laffoon on “Letterman”

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“Can you say ‘lazy ass’ on TV?” Well, either way, that’s what Anne Heche said when Dave Letterman asked her about her ex-husband, Coley Laffoon. Anne, the gorgeous blonde actress who can be seen in HBO’s new show Hung, got a divorce from Coley back in …

The Reality of Attraction

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As a new inhabitant of the Hollywood Hills, I’ve seen quite a few stars in passing.  I almost ran over Screech from Saved by the Bell, saw Sly Stallone driving by, and walked politely past Jamie Kennedy after a leisurely …