Archive for the ‘Media’ Category
Pop Quiz: Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston on Cover of ‘W’
March 10, 2010 | Celebrities, Media
Jennifer Aniston is thinking WHAT in this shot:
1. “Shit! I hope I remembered to TiVo ‘Real Housewives of New York’.”
2. “Would it be rude to offer Gerry a shot of Right Guard?”
3. “Bending my leg like this feels VERY comfortable. Really! *Ahem*”
4. “Is it just me, or am I slightly less clothed than Butler?”
5. “This shoot totally proves I don’t hate ‘W’ for the Brad-Angelina spread, right? Just look at my face! Breezy. Happy. Over it.”
6. None of the above. Jen is thinking ________________.
Tags: Gerard Butler, jennifer aniston, Pop Quiz
TMZ Guilty of Stockpiling Puns, Says New York Post
January 3, 2010 | Media, Other
Tabloid veteran New York Post is accusing relative newcomer TMZ of having a detrimental effect on their headlines by hoarding all of the cheesiest puns.
As TMZ holds onto goodies such as “Justify My Glove: Madonna and A-Rod Continue Steamy Affair” and “Gisele’s Not-So-Model Behavior at Photo Shoot” in case of a rainy day, Page Six is forced to recycle passé “retail therapy” and “sexyback” puns.
“It’s not fair,” whines Page Six editor Richard Johnson. “Everyone knows that rhyming ‘Suri’ with ‘What worry?’ was our idea. But not only is TMZ stealing our rhyming puns, but they’re tapping into our nursery rhyme references, too.”
Sounds like an arbitration job for Little Punny Foo Foo.
Tags: clever media
New Tabloid Hits the Stands: Celebrity Drugs & Alcohol Weekly
December 2, 2008 | Entertainment, Media, Satire
A glossy new celebrity tabloid is scheduled to hit the stands this winter -– because the world doesn’t have nearly enough of them -– and the editors were kind enough to send a preview issue for exclusive promotion on Holy Candy and Gallery of the Absurd:
Celebrity Drugs & Alcohol Weekly explores the saturated world of celebrity substance abuse and other fun topics! The rag is projected to outsell both Star and US Weekly combined, just based on the amount of stories celebrities generate for the magazine each week. Regular features will include “Mug Shot Makeovers,” “Jailbirds: Just Like Us!,” “DUI Fashion Police” and “Who Snorted It Best?” as well as interviews with Jack Daniels fans such as Tara Reid, Vince Vaughn, Amy Winehouse and Mel Gibson.
Keep an eye on newsstands because you won’t want to miss the premier issue of Celebrity Drugs & Alcohol Weekly featuring a bevy of blonde boozehounds, as you can see above. Celebrity substance abuse: it’s never been hotter!
Tags: Celebrity Drugs & Alcohol Weekly
Ubiquitous Tabloid “Insider” — Revealed!
November 12, 2008 | Entertainment, Media, Satire
Kessler admires his handiwork
Frank Kessler never imagined that a little graduate school journalism project at Indiana’s Ball State University would lead to a glamorous job fabricating quotes for tabloids — but that is exactly what happened.
Tags: tabloids
Bald Ambition… Newspaper Editor’s Headshot Reveals Unsightly Signs of Ageing
November 9, 2008 | Entertainment, Media, Satire
Paul Dacre is the head of Britain’s second biggest-selling newspaper, but not even a glamorous tabloid editor can escape the ravages of time
Co-creator, layout and photo editor: Gallery of the Absurd
Inspiration: The Daily Mail’s sensitive approach to women having the gall to age
Tags: the daily mail
Dr. Phil to Conduct Show by Quacking to Guests
October 28, 2008 | Entertainment, Media, Satire
Dr. Phil to help confused grandmother with quacked advice, quick massage
LOS ANGELES — Dr. Phil McGraw has announced plans to forgo his usual way of speaking with guests and finally “get real” by conducting an upcoming show entirely via quacking.
It marks the first time a television show host has communicated in animal noises since Kelly Ripa growled at Clay Aiken in 2006.
“We know it’s a bit unusual, but quacking advice will force guests to listen beyond Dr. Phil’s words and feel the underlying anger in his guidance,” said the show’s executive producer Carla Pennington. “Really, he is an angry, angry man.”
The odd noises will also distract audience members from looking at his teeth too long, Pennington added.
Mental health experts applaud Dr. Phil for his decision to take this unorthodox communication approach, saying his duck-like squawks will surely make more sense than his usual advice, such as “you don’t need a rope to leave your cares behind.”
Dr. Phil’s first all-quacked-out episode, “Gender Confused Grandmothers and The Dogs Who Love Them,” airs Monday, Nov. 3.
Tags: dr. phil
