Kate Hudson

The Reluctant Fundamentalist Follows A Bright Young Man from Princeton to Pakistan

Bon Voyage: Our Five Book Events Worth the Trip

Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson The Strand Tonight, 7pm, $10 Marriage is a tricky subject in film. This is probably because unlike, say, the central themes of Citizen Kane or many of the Terminators, the "marriage movie" concerns a topic that's close to what many viewers either have, or will experie ... More >>

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6 Month Rule

A Little Bit of Heaven

Kate Hudson's New Movie: "Career Suicide"?

A Little Bit of Heaven has bouncy Kate Hudson as "an irreverent young woman who unexpectedly falls in love with her doctor," but critics are saying it's the film itself that needs life support. Here are some of the reviews, which to everyone involved in the film must seem like a little bit of hell: ... More >>

The 84 Most Talentless Actors in the Biz

I just found this list on IMDb, and I have to say that while I wholeheartedly agreed with some of the choices, I was rather taken aback by others. Some of them are my all-time favorite stars! Then again, I have a bad-movie club.

The Divine Secrets of the Eskimo Sisterhood in Something Borrowed

Women Forcing Men to Propose With Magical Hypno-Chicken

The above video describes an alarming trend started by a Glamour fashion editor. 26 years ago, Kim Bonnell gave her assistant a chicken recipe. Shortly after she made the dish for her boyfriend, he asked her to marry him. The recipe made its rounds, and Yahoo reports that it is now "linked to 72 ma ... More >>

Organic, Fair Trade Chocolate All the Rage; Whole Foods Recalls Tainted Gingerbread Houses

​McDonald's, which has just added oatmeal and is testing flatbread sandwiches, is not afraid of changing its menu. Some locations feature some 100 menu items. [Wall Street Journal] People around the country are willing to pay more for chocolate certified as organic and fair trade, which is ke ... More >>

The Killer Inside Me Escapes

Jim Thompson's pulp masterpiece loses its void onscreen

Who's Your Favorite Funny Lady in Films?

​Today, that is. (Spare me votes for Carole Lombard). Your choices are:

Pap Alert: Something Borrowed Films Quite Peaceably in the East Village

​Kate Hudson vehicle Something Borrowed -- about a Manhattan attorney who becomes involved with her best friend's fiancé (ugh) -- is filming in the East Village today and tomorrow, on 2nd Avenue and 10th Street, if you want to say hello. And though we have the requisite low hopes for this mov ... More >>

Paris Hilton's Advice to the People: Get a Bikini Body and a Yacht

Us Weekly/PRN/PR Photos​Apparently, even though skinny blonde ex-con billion-heiress Paris totally mowed a Carl's Jr. burger for a commercial, once, now that she's on the verge of 30 and in desperate need of a yacht-ready bikini body, she's put her teensy-weensy foot down about the McDonald's ... More >>

New Boobies For Kate Hudson

​There's one topic I feel I've been remiss in addressing on this blog and that is women's private parts! So brava to Kate Hudson for hew her new tatas, so gloriously chronicled on goodplasticsurgery.com.

A Bland Jennifer Lopez in The Back-up Plan

Fellini Fantasy Meets a Harsh Reality in Rob Marshall's Nine

Johnny Depp Remembers Heath--And Other Oscar Treats

Showstoppers and rip-offs in the blowsy movie musical. Plus: Paper's Nightlife Awards

"May The Holidays Bring An Oscar for Mo'Nique...

​And a pawn shop willing to give her equal value for it." That's what the holiday card from the famed comedy club Carolines on Broadway says, among other things. And here are some of the other things:

Sam Kass Acts as Presidential Chef & Advisor; First Lady on 'Iron Chef America'

​Apparently, we've all been eating sushi the wrong way. You shouldn't use chopsticks -- it's finger food. And keep the wasabi out of your soy sauce. For more tips, attend The Story of Sushi author Trevor Corson's sushi appreciation class at Jewel Bako. [NY Times] White House chef Sam Kass is ... More >>

Let's Just Take the Comment Section Below the New York Times' "Empire State of Mind"/World Series Piece as a Sign of Progress, America

Whatever the official sports etiquette line is in terms of fair play and sportsmanship, we can safely say the Yankees organization crossed it, did a fake line off it, and then lit it on fire last night, parading Jay-Z (in a Yankee varsity jacket), Alicia Keys (purple), and backing band (Yankee jer ... More >>

Maybe This is the Trouble: Kate Hudson's "Graphic Talking" about Sex with A-Rod

Alex Rodriguez, who had been eating up opposing pitching all through the playoffs, took a collar in last night's Series opener. We who have free souls, it touches us not, but since Yankee fans are already freaking out, let us offer them something else to worry about: Kate Hudson. The blogs are stuf ... More >>

World Series Fever Leads to Reciprocal Insults, Prostitution

​The crude boosterism of local tabs has certainly helped jack up interest in the World Series. Some people, of course, needed no help. A woman has been arrested for offering sexual favors for Series tickets. It pains us to reveal the 43-year old woman, Susan Finkelstein (pictured), is a Philli ... More >>

Wintour Commands You to Shop! Fashion Week Launches with "Fashion's Night Out"

​As Anna Wintour goes, so goes the nation: today marks the start of Fashion Week, and tonight the first Fashion's Night Out, the Vogue empress's glam plan to get the bodies back in the stores. Over 300 retailers citywide will extend their hours until 11pm to host live music, celebrities, and o ... More >>

Movie Stars Who Are Only In It For a Paycheck

​Let's be kind and entertain the possibility that some stars are only offered big budget pablum and that's why their reel is filled with so many Golden Razzie winners. But even if that's the case, it's disheartening that these actors have become known mainly for cashing the check and cranking ... More >>

Who's Your Favorite Famous Daughter?

Katie KiehnWhich Hollywood spawn do you feel for with the most passion? Which one has the largest talent, whether it was acquired genetically, environmentally, or--it happens--on her own? Which one is the farthest from a charity case and would have actually made it without having had a world-famous ... More >>

CMJ: Crystal Antlers at Fader Fort

'Madonna's New Single Sucks!" Screeches DJ

Tidbits that will make you rise again

Pity the Fool

There is no gold at the end of this terrible Matthew McConaughey–Kate Hudson mash-up

'The Trouble With Men and Women'

'You, Me and Dupree'

'The Skeleton Key'

Happy Mother's Day: Now Whip Out a Boob

The perfect bra and other gifts for new moms

My Website, My Self

When a writer hangs up her Internet shingle, fans go wild. And order ottomans.

Bringing up Babies: Hudson Enters the Adult World

Close-Up on Gramercy Park

NY Mirror

To Have And To Mold

Marriage American Style

Idol Minds

We Go Together

Dead Man Gawking

Dull Heads Among Windy Spaces

The Bachelorettes

World Enough and Time

Taking the Lead, Again

Feature Writers Rely on Old Tricks

Hooky for a Day

Garden 'Hos

NY Mirror

Dolorous Haze

The Party's Over