Elizabeth Smart Signs On As ABC News Commentator.
Elizabeth Smart, the 23 year old Salt Lake City woman who was kidnapped as a teenager and held captive for nine months, has signed on to become a contributor for ABC News.
Nicole Richie To Join NBC Competition Series “Fashion Star”
Nicole Richie will serve as a celebrity mentor on NBC's new reality competition series, Fashion Star. 29 year old Richie is a designer for her own line "Winter Kate."
James Spader Joins “The Office” Staff
After a brief cameo appearance in last season's final episode of The Office, NBC is announcing that James Spader will join the series playing Robert California, the new CEO of Dunder-Mifflin's parent company.
What Sinead O’Connor Looks Like Today.
The remarkable difference between singer, musician, activist Sinead O’Connor from her heyday in 1990 and today is stunning. O’Connor got worldwide attention for her stunning...
VIDEO: Tom Hanks Admits His BROTHER Voices Woody For All The ‘Toy Story’ Merchandise!
In a funny moment on the Graham Norton show, Tom Hanks tells the audience that when you hear a Woody doll or any other...
SHOCKING VIDEO: Contestant On Gameshow To Prove He Isn’t The Netherlands’ Worst Driver, Crashes Into Show Host.
For the Netherlands' game show "Who Is The Worst Driver In The Netherlands?" a contestant was out to prove that he WASN'T in fact the worst driver.
He ran into the show's host.
VIDEO: If We All Loved Each Other As Much As This Cat And Dog, Everything Would Be Okay.
Love means not having to explain why. You just do. These two pets are crushing on each other HARD.
VIDEO: Squirrel’s INSANELY Close Call.
Come on...do you really think I would show you a video of a squirrel being hit by a racecar? Check out how crazy close this one comes to being raceway roadkill. Turns out a Lamborghini LP670-4 SV is no match for this little guy.
Viral Star Keenan Cahill Rocks Out With GLEE Castmembers To “Last Friday Night”
For those of you who don't know who Keenan Cahill is, he's a teenager who loves lipsynching to popular songs and putting them on youtube. Now some GLEE cast members join his many famous fans getting in on the act.
Jake Gyllenhaal Does Death Defying Cable Crawl Across Canyon.
Jake Gyllenhaal looks every bit the agile action star in his films, but on the season premiere of Man Vs. Wild, Gyllenhaal proves that...
Zach Galifianakis Yearbook Photo!
Movie star Zach Galifianakis is barely recognizable as clean-cut teenager – but that’s him as a senior at Wilkes Central Senior High School in...
VIDEO: Watch The Casey Anthony Murder Trial Verdict Being Read.
It was the shocking result of years of investigating and more than a month of testimony.
Below, video of the verdict being read. Some of the long pauses as people filed in and the judge reviewed paperwork have been edited down for timing.
NOT GUILTY Of Murder! Verdicts Reached For Casey Anthony, The Internet Erupts In The First Social Media Trial Of This Generation.
The internet has erupted over the verdict in the Casey Anthony trial. Watch the video here.
With the help of Social Media, The Casey Anthony Murder Trial has replaced the O.J.Simpson trial as the most watched, discussed, argued, covered, shared and debated trail of its time.
CUTE/FUNNY VIDEO: 2 Toddlers. One Camera. Want A Laugh? Just Add Water.
If you want a smile, just take a look at what it takes to make these two adorable little tots laugh. A spray mister bottle full of water, and two kids just WAITING to be sprayed. Ah, the simple pleasures!
VIDEO: “Bubble Pop” The Catchiest Song You Don’t Understand.
If you ever doubt how much sexuality plays a role in music videos, try watching a music video in a language you don't understand. Suddenly the booty shaking seems a lot more obvious. Even so, the tune "Bubble Pop" by Hyuna is pretty darn catchy, and now it's surging on social networking sites.
The Problem With Lindsay Lohan’s Sponsored Tweets.
Lindsay Lohan has become somewhat notorious for taking money in exchange for tweets recommending a service or product. Now she's under fire for tweeting in support of a finance company that many consider unscrupulous.
As Lohan's paid tweets go, sometimes it's on the level, but sometimes the lines are blurry. Here's what she's done, what she's doing, and why until things change, no one wins in the hazy world of celebrities and sponsored tweets.
VIDEO: Canine Trend: Dogs Playing Tetherball.
Search "Dogs Playing Tetherball" on youtube and you won't just get one video. You'll get actual choices of videos to choose from. That said, I'm not sure they're playing by the standard game regulations.
Four Summer Faves By Style Expert and Trend Tracker Catherine Moellering.
We here at POPgoesTheWeek aren't just interested in Lindsay Lohan's latest blood alchohol reading or looking at videos of dogs playing tetherball (although we enjoy that too). We also fancy ourselves as 'on-trend' or at least trend-aware.
So as part of our "Four Summer Faves" series let's hear four of Trend Tracker Cathering Moellering's favorite summer items... from a simple scarf to the best salt for your margarita!
Cool Site: DearPhotograph Puts Old Photos In Front Of The Same Backdrops Today.
A great new site called DearPhotograph.com is taking a clever approach to appreciating the past and marvelling at the passage of time. The simple premise: take an old photo, and then hold it in front of the same backdrop today. Instantly you can look back in time - but be reminded of all that has changed (and stayed the same) up to now.
Here are some examples...
Bazaar Magazine Features Smurfette Fashion Spread.
For any young woman whose ever dreamed of modeling in a magazine fashion spread, a fictional computer animated character has now achieved that notoriety before you. Bazaar Magazine is now featuring Smurfette if Dolce and Louis Vuitton.
Today’s Beautiful Moment: Video of 8,000 Floating Paper Lanterns.
To celebrate the shortest night of the year, folks in Poznan, Poland released 8,000 floating paper lanterns into the darkness. Thanks to this video, we...
VIDEO: Del Monte Merges David Hasselhoff With A Popsicle, Creates “The Hoffsicle.”
How this is supposed to make you like Del Monte I'm not quite sure. It might actually have the opposite effect.
In any case. The fruit/novelty food people you loved for bananas (they're the third largest supplier of 'em) has gone bananas, making a popsicle shaped like David Hasselhoff and photographed him eating it, essentially making David Hasselhoff eat himself.
Tracy Morgan, On His Apology Tour, Pokes Fun At “Retarded Kids” and “Cripples.”
Tracy Morgan should stop talking for a while. On an apology tour that initially seemed admirable, his latest appearance segued into another regrettable soundbyte making jokes at the expense of what he calls 'retarded kids' and a girl he describes as 'a cripple.'
Bristol Palin Cuts Levi A Break.
While Bristol Palin's new book seems to point the finger at Levi Johnston for getting her drunk on wine coolers the night they lost their innocence, now she's dodging the notion that she was date raped.
Survivor Host Jeff Probst Gets His Own Talk Show.
Survivor host Jeff Probst has hopes of becoming the next talk show king. Probst is getting his own talk show for CBS Television Distribution, set...