if you are interested in reading the whole article, here is the link: Will Madonna stop the act?

probably the least-flattering Jen Capriati photo evs. is she preparing to drop bombs or what? gross!

— DEAN WAREHAM / LUNA BUZZ: Unknown and underappreciated, whatevs.org fave Luna just released a new LP called "Close Cover Before Striking"...who knew? this buzz was revealed by legendary rock critic Robert Christgau, who wrote a quick review that I am going to cut + paste for you right here and now. "LUNA - Close Cover Before Striking (Jetset). Once it seemed they'd roll out good songs in perpetuity, then that they'd struggle competently till near misses did them part. Now it's talent will out. The best of these seven songs is a Stones cover, only not by as much as you first think, and the second-best is the opener, ditto. Later a teenager hypnotizes a pancake while getting a girl to stick his hand down her did-he-say-pants. Later a guitar instrumental justifies the title "Drunken Whistler." Later there's an alibi, a song that namechecks New Haven, and a guitar instrumental that justifies the title "Neon Lights" until a lyric takes over the job. A MINUS"

in a bold stroke of postmodernistic paraphrasing that i believe is a first for The Detroit News, the grizz begins his preview of tonight's screening of "Bubba Ho-Tep" with a phrase borrowed from Wes Anderson's "The Royal Tenenbaums". if you'll recall "Tenenbaums", there is a scene where Eli Cash (played by Owen Wilson) is discussing his latest, Cormac McCarthy-esque book about Custer's Last Stand with members of the press. the scene is very minor, and you will be forgiven if you cannot specifically recall it. but that's part of what makes the grizz such a good writer -- not only is he hyper-aware of all the pop-culture goings-on, he is able to absorb that line (admittedly very minor in length, but very revealing as to Eli Cash's character and important to the film) and use it in an article in a mass-market vehicle. granted, the reference will slide by 99.7% of those people who read The News, but for those people who "get it", the reference is genius. props out.

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and last but not least, for you SNL Fans out there, Slate.com has been running a good series all week on readers' opinions of the hot new relese in bookstores across the country, "Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live" by Tim Appelo, Neil Karlen and Tom Shales. enjoy!

for any female FOWs out there, please let this be a lesson to you in what NOT to do. not since the days of "The Facts of Life" when Blair had bullimia has an actress looked so sickeningly horrendous in public. did any of you catch Angie Harmon on the VH-1 Fashion Awards a few nights ago? oh my god, she looks like Benito Santiago on Phen-Phen. worst evs! it's called "mixing in a cheeseburger every now and then angie, you should try it some time". shmeriously, this is probably the worst press photo since the Unabomber's mug shot. it's all been downhill since The Squirrel dissed her at the Vanity Fair party after the 2002 Oscars.

the wire was absolutely off the heez tonizz in terms of Celebrity Breast Coverage. enjoy the next few posts, yo. boys and girls in equal fash, obvs.

part 3

Scarface (`Los Windholz); Team Gorilla (The Gorilla, obvs); The Ducks (Dave Dutkiewicz); Punani Lounge (The Squirrel); unclegrambo underachievers (Uncle Grambo, yours truly); Oldheros (John Monica); Team Blue (Coach Glinka); Willie T Style (Peabs); Team Krengels (JP McKrengels); Team Malbersblows (Malbersblows).

Team	W	L	T	Pct	Back	Strk	Wks	PF	Back	PA
Scarface	5	1	0	0.833	0.0	W1	1.0	758.0	0.0	515.0
Team Gorilla	4	2	0	0.667	1.0	L1	2.0	704.0	54.0	603.0
The Ducks	4	2	0	0.667	1.0	W3	2.0	701.0	57.0	572.0
Punani Lounge	4	2	0	0.667	1.0	L1	0.0	609.0	149.0	594.0
unclegrambo underachievers	4	2	0	0.667	1.0	W1	0.0	568.0	190.0	547.0
Oldheros	2	4	0	0.333	3.0	W1	0.0	555.0	203.0	790.0
Team Blue	2	4	0	0.333	3.0	W1	1.0	515.0	243.0	621.0
Willie T Style	2	4	0	0.333	3.0	L1	0.0	500.0	258.0	525.0
Team Krengels	2	4	0	0.333	3.0	L1	0.0	465.0	293.0	553.0
Team Malbersblows	1	5	0	0.167	4.0	L2	0.0	528.0	230.0	583.0

— for all of you Ad Geeks out there, there was an article on Slate.com the other day about the effect that Friends has had on the advertising industry. it also raises an interesting point -- will the final episode of "Friends" be the highest rated show in television history? at this point it looks doubtful, "Friends" isn't off to a good start this year -- CSI is drawing more viewers. but it might be one for the ages...

so, without further ado, i present to you Episode 1: Matt Damon / Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (10/5/02). in the coming days, we will have the Sarah Michelle Gellar / Faith Hill episode dissection, as well as a mini-archive for this ongoing feature built into whatevs.org, including bios, candid snapshots, and other assorted items for the treasure trove of all things SNL that this section will become. once again, major props must go out to Nummer and H-Bomb -- enjoy!

props go out to the grizz for revealing this. apparently there was a screening of "8 mile" at MSU on friday night where close to 1,700 students packed a place called "The Auditorium". rumours were flying that Eminem was going to attend, but those rumours were put to rest by university officials. well, much to everyone's surprise, after the screening concluded, Eminem and some members of D-12 arrived on the scene and launched into an impromptu mini-concert! michigan state buzz! Sparty on!

the anticipation for the november 8 release of "8 mile" is building. not only is "lose yourself" the best song to hit radio in months, but the "work in progress" screening at the Toronto International Film Festival has built some well-deserved buzz. the lead story in Sunday's Los Angeles Times takes a look at the origin of the script and how Curtis Hanson and Brian Grazer wooed Eminem into entering the world of film. buzz buzz buzz.

one other thing. before "swept away" yesterday, i saw the trailer for "phone booth" for the first time. this movie's script had buzz as far back as three years ago, when Will Smith and Michael Bay were attached to make this pic. the plot basically goes as follows; a man answers a ringing pay phone and becomes trapped when a psycho-sniper turns out to be on the other line...if the man hangs up the phone, he'll get shot. well, the movie got made (except it now stars Colin Farrell and was directed by Joel Wurst-macher) and opened to decent reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival, but is now faced with a MAJOR delay due to the recent Sniper events in the DC area. when this trailer finished, there was an audible thud in the theater as you could hear the sound of this movie flopping before it even hit screens. talk about bad timing, but more importantly, talk about a marketing job gone awry with releasing (or not recalling) this trailer in the wake of the current events. d'oh! this one has "collateral damage" written all over it.

so anyway, i spent yesterday at the legendary AMC Forum 30 in Sterling Heights for some post-Lions moviegoing. for the record, i saw "Swept Away" (worst) and "The Transporter" (kinda best), but what really caught my eye was a commercial that played before both of the movies. in this commercial, the camera swoops in on a dark & stormy evening in Gotham City, where Batman and Catwoman are battling on a rooftop. then, all of a sudden, they embrace and begin making out! a voice-over comes on and asks something to the effect of "what if Batman and Catwoman had a child?" this immediately grabs your attention, and the commercial jump cuts to a young, Goth'd out teenage hottie who looks alot like Marla Sokloff (but unfortunately isn't). then, without warning, the hottie bolts and leaps out of a 20th story window and takes flight (!!!). it is only at this point that the audience discovers this a commercial for a new show on the WB called Birds of Prey. has anyone even heard of this show before? and if so, how come you didn't let me know? it looks totally best! then again, so did "Dark Angel" and that totally blew. but i have a good feeling about this show, and Salon.com's television critic, Carina Chocano, thinks the same thing. has anyone seen this show? wait a second, of course not! i'm probably the only person in the world over 25 who watches the WB. oh well. i'll be watching this Wednesday night at 9pm...obvs.