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Miley Cyrus wears next to nothing while walking around backstage at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival on Saturday evening (September 21) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

The 20-year-old entertainer wore a completely sheer outfit with nipple pasties covering her breasts.









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'Ninja Warrior' plans USA vs. Japan matchup

September 21, 2013, 10:00 pm

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American Ninja Warrior wraps up its summer season tonight (9 ET/PT), as competitors battle to become the first American to make it through all four stages of the grueling obstacle course.


But some will get another chance to compete, against Japanese contestants, in a USA vs. Japanspecial set to air late this year. The special, to be announced on tonight's finale, will pit five Americans against five Japanese on the Las Vegas course used for the current competition, and was taped just after it earlier this year.


Brent Steffensen, Paul Kasemir, James McGrath, Travis Rosen and Brian Arnold will face amateur Japanese athletes including two-time champion Yuji Urushihara in one-on-one competitions. The special was suggested by producers of Tokyo Broadcasting System's Sasuke, on which Ninja Warrior is based, and NBC replicated Yokohama's Mt. Midoriyama course in Las Vegas.



NBC-owned G4 cable channel for years has aired the Japanese version of the show with subtitles, and some American athletes competed in those contests. But an all-American edition began in 2009, and since last year G4 has shared the series with NBC, which has earned respectable summer ratings for the show. Arnold is among those vying for Monday's title.

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September 21, 2013, 10:01 pm

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Pusha T Details "King Push" Lyrics &"D-Boy Rap" Supremacy

September 21, 2013, 10:13 pm

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Pusha T breaks down the rhymes on "King Push" and says he's the best in "D-Boy Rap."

Pusha T recently spoke with HipHopDX about his Kendrick Lamar-assisted song "Nosetalgia" off his upcoming album My Name is My Name. Now, Pusha has revealed details about another song off the album, the Joaquin Phoenix-produced selection "King Push."

"It's just my proclamation to it being my time," Pusha T said in an interview with MTV. "All eyes on me. 'King Push.' I'm saying it. I'm in the best space. I feel. It's just telling you, all I could give you is my lyrics. That's all I want to give you. This is all I'm about. I'm not singing hooks to you. This is raw. This is uncut. You've gotta listen to me to like me, to love me. This is for that person."

Pusha T also said that the song is meant to showcase his skills as an emcee.

"When it comes to this D-Boy Rap, I don't think there's anybody better than me," Pusha T said. "They gave it the title 'Coke Rap.' I really don't even like the title. The first record I heard was about the streets. It was called 'The Message.' They didn't give it a title of 'Coke Rap.' It was just about the reality of life and what's going on right now. I just feel like there's nobody as intricate as me when it comes to this."

Pusha T also noted that the song makes references to Jay Z and Kool G. Rap. "That's who I learned from," Pusha said.

After speaking about D-Boy supremacy, Pusha was asked whether he can decipher who is authentic in Hip Hop based on their music.

"Sometimes," Pusha said. "Sometimes I can't. I have made it my business to not be the ambassador for who's real and who's fake or whatever. I don't even want to do that. The Rap game is the Rap game and I'ma leave it as such. My main objective is great music. I want to hear great music. I want to appreciate great artists. I really don't want to get into that. I want to be fair about it. I don't want to mix cultures to that level to where I can't like you. I don't want to do that."

So I guess Joaquin wasn't playing then. You can see the interview @ MTV

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Marvel's 'Black Widow' Movie Delay: Are White Males the Only Superheroes That Matter?

September 21, 2013, 10:36 pm

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Former Marvel chairman Stan Lee recently announced that Black Widow,the fierce Russian spy and agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. played by Scarlett Johansson in the current Marvel movies, might be the subject of a feature film. That would be really brilliant news for female superheroes ... except Lee doesn't expect Marvel Studios to bring Natalia Romanova's story to the big screen until after the company completes work on lesser-known heroes like Doctor Strange, the Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man.

Not familiar with Ant-Man? Well, he's a scientist, capable of shrinking in size, armed with a helmet that can control ants, and -- spoiler alert -- a straight, white, male.

When you think about it, most superheros fit the demographic portion of that description. Of course, on some level, this reflects the fact that macro culture is defined by the straight, white, male. Yet, the trend is especially problematic when it comes to superheroes, because of the way in which superheroes are defined. For an archetype driven by the concept of strength in otherness, superhero legends have quite the problem with others.

Pragmatically speaking, the straight, white, male superhero thing is working. In the past year alone, Iron Man, Superman, and Wolverine "have proven to be," as the BBC put it, "just as adept at pulling in audiences as they are at saving the world." And, while we're on the subject of numbers, one could just as easily look to the failures that were "Elektra," which cost $43 million and grossed just under $25 million, or the larger-scale flop "Catwoman," which had a $100 million budget and made only $40 million. Although, that's not enough evidence to claim women aren't a big enough draw for the genre, because both also happened to be pretty bad films (scoring, respectively, 10 percent and 9 percent on Rotten Tomatoes).

Yes, "Iron Man 3," "Man of Steel" and "The Wolverine" pulled in the big bucks this summer, but those films were all also, flaws aside, generally great. ("Man Of Steel," scoring the lowest of the three, still came in at 56 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.) Box office numbers and critic ratings are two distinct measures of success, butwe can't really determine the effect of female superheroes on the former, until there is one that draws praise in the latter. There's no arguing that there has yet to a be a critically acclaimed, female superhero film.

Helen O'Hara of Empire magazine argues that "these films are all based on the very best-known and most-popular characters who are, for the majority, men." A fair and true statement, but was Iron Man well known before "Iron Man"? Is Ant-Man well known now? Certainly not more so than Black Widow, very recently popularized by Joss Whedon's blockbuster "Avengers" films (not to mention Johansson, a household name in her own right). Speaking of Whedon, where the hell is our modern-day Wonder Woman movie? (Whedon, of course, had the script for a Wonder Woman film all written out, but Warner Bros. executives rejected it.)

See, despite comprising 50.8 percent of the population, films for women are still considered part of a niche market. There have been successes with female protagonists (like "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games"), but the market has predominantly found the largest profits when geared toward the straight, white, male. Even Black Widow's creator Stan Lee is less than excited for his Russian badass to to take center stage. He said of creating the film:

    Well probably at one time, they'll make a movie of the Black Widow. But you see, the thing is the women like these movies as much as the guys, so we don't have to knock ourselves out to find a female.

The implications of Lee's statement transcend the lack of female heroes and extend to the lack of minority one, because, in short: Hey, all these marginalized people are already watching the straight, white, males, anyway! Obviously, as discussed, there is a largely economic factor in driving the executive decisions to create and spotlight the straight, white, male superheroes that it seems everyone will continue watching. But the real tragedy is that the genre has been not used to empower the minority strength, which it exemplifies in the first place.

Superheroes are defined, in all cases, by their otherness. In understanding ourselves as part of a societal group, we sort the world into categories of "us" and "them," with minorities that don't fall into our "us" grouping designated to the "them." Minorities are consequently alienated, simply by virtue of being different. This is a cognitive reality that informs the formation of prejudicial constructs, and leads to much of the discrimination minorities face.

Like minorities, superheroes are classified as "others," specifically non-human others. As a result of this automatic aspect of the genre, superhero protagonists are often persecuted and feared, because of the assumption that being different is dangerous. The beauty in that default aspect of any super plot line, is that superheroes ultimately persevere and understand that the very quintessence of their otherness comes with an obligation to actionable goodness; they get over the Daily Bugle's smear campaign, strap on the tights, and save the day.

In the sense that superheroes personify otherness as a source of (literal) power, they are arguably the most poignant minority protagonist. What a shame, then, that almost all of them comprise a demographic group that absolutely never has to suffer from the limitations of otherness. Since their inception, superhero films have succeeded economically and provided another example of the battle of good and evil, but they have yet to tap their most positive moral market. Ironically enough, all the non-white, non-straight, non-males, will have to sit through the entirety of Ant-Man long before superhero films do anything to help them feel less small.

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Friends Worry That Jim Carrey Is Suffering From Severe Depression

September 21, 2013, 11:20 pm

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Hollywood actor Jim Carrey has left his friends worried. Sources close to the star feel the 51-year-old actor-comedian is feeling down about his career and love life, according to IANS.

“Jim has suffered from severe depression in the past, and you have to worry those fearful days are coming back again,” said a source. “When you talk to him, he’s not as animated as he used to be. He seems [to be] at a low point — like a ship without a rudder.”

They also said that the Dumb and Dumber star still longs for the love of his life, former Playboy girl Jenny McCarthy. “Jim thought he and Jenny were going to be together for a lifetime. He was like a father to her autistic son Evan and even hoped to have a child with her someday,” the source said.

According to the website survivingdepression.com, Carrey has been battling with depression for years. Carrey dropped out of school at an early age to take care of his ailing mother while his father was unemployed and it was difficult to make ends meet. Amidst a trouble childhood and marriages that ended up in divorce, the actor was constantly fighting with chronic depression and was even on medication. Recently it was believed that he has learnt to cope with the problem through spirituality but it seems that limited work and another broken relationship have brought the inner demon alive.


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September 21, 2013, 11:21 pm

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Former reality TV star turned waiter Jon Gosselin reportedly pulled a gun on a photographer in Pennsylvania on Friday.

According to TMZ, the erstwhile Jon & Kate Plus 8 star got upset when a shutterbug followed him home from his new job waiting tables at the Black Dog restaurant in Beckersville, Pa.

She allegedly trailed him off the main roads and onto a dirt road as he headed to his isolated country cabin (where he has no Internet or TV), and when she whipped out her camera and started taking pics, Gosselin, 36, angrily approached her and allegedly pulled a gun out of the back of his pants.

The photographer claims the father of eight yelled at her for trespassing and then fired off a warning shot. He then followed her until she got back on the main road, she says.

Gosselin, meanwhile, acknowledges the incident but insists that he acted well within his rights.

"I am licensed to carry a concealed handgun, which I withdrew and used to fire a warning shot away from the paparazza," he tells TMZ.

Gosselin's lawyer declined to comment.
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Freida Pinto at Salvatore Ferragamo Boutique Opening

September 21, 2013, 11:36 pm

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Dressed in Ferragamo head to toe, Freida attended the opening of the brand’s boutique in Milan. At first glance, I wasn’t feeling the t-strap dominatrix-style sandals, but the more I look, the less I mind it.






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Why TV's Top Show will always be snubbed at the Emmys

September 22, 2013, 12:14 am

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If timing is everything, then "NCIS" has nothing. At least where the Primetime Emmys are concerned.

No, TV's most-watched show was not nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, nor has it ever been nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, nor perhaps will it ever be nominated.

"I just couldn't see it happening," says Jonathan Nichols-Pethick, author of "TV Cops: The Contemporary American Television Police Drama."

Maybe we should rephrase: Bad timing is everything.

The beginning of the end was in the beginning. In 2004, the first year that "NCIS" was eligible for an Emmy, "The Sopranos" became the first cable show to claim the top drama prize.

Prior to the breakthrough win, broadcast TV, episodic TV, police procedurals, and spinoffs — "NCIS," a descendant of "JAG," for those who have forgotten, is a member of all four categories — were welcome in the Drama Series category, sometimes beyond welcome.
For nearly 40 years, from 1962 to 2003, if you weren't broadcast and you weren't episodic, you probably weren't nominated. During roughly the same period, there was no notion that police shows were nonstarters with Emmy voters because they weren't. In the 1980s, for instance, "Hill Street Blues" and "Cagney & Lacey" together collected six of that decade's drama series wins. "Law & Order" claimed the trophy in 1997. "CSI" was nominated for three straight years, from 2002 to 2004. Spinoffs were represented, too, with the likes of "Lou Grant," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and, more recently, "Boston Legal" earning nods and the odd win.

But then came "The Sopranos."

Since its victory in 2004, only two broadcast TV shows, "Lost" and "24," have prevailed in the category; not one episodic series has won.

For "NCIS," things only got worse after "The Sopranos" bowed out.

In 2008, even as "NCIS" began surging in the Nielsen ratings, "Mad Men" and "Damages" crashed the basic-cable ceiling (with "Mad Men" notching its first drama series win), and the game was really, truly over for broadcast, episodic, police-procedural, spinoff TV.

"In general, these dramas coming out of AMC and FX and HBO and Showtime and Netflix, they're able to explore darker corners," says Nichols-Pethick. "They're infinitely more captivating. They're able to be a lot braver. Really just because of regulation, [broadcast shows] just can't go to those places as easily."

Also, a cable show can get there in 13 episodes or less; the broadcast model still usually dictates that producers crank out 22 episodes.

And so the numbers, from the prodigious work orders to the ever-growing number of cable (and now streaming) shows fighting for spots at the table (go talk Emmy snubs with a "Sons of Anarchy" fan), don't add up for "NCIS," perhaps the ultimate example of right show, wrong time. It's a giant, all right — an impressive dinosaur at the end of the Mesozoic Era.

"I actually don't think 'NCIS' would ever win, even as a sentimental thing ... especially with the cable networks out to make the next show that everybody's talking about," says Nichols-Pethick.

And being talked about has never been one of the strengths of "NCIS," what with the bad timing and all.


This isn't surprising. It has had worthy seasons but the article is right about the moment passing & the advantage of cable. I would trade awards for the 500k per ep paycheck tho.
In b4 "who watches this show??"

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September 22, 2013, 12:39 am

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The Giver Gets a Release Date

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There has been talk about a film adaptation of author Lois Lowery's The Giver for almost as long as the book has been in publication, Bill Cosby purchasing the rights to the book all the way back in 1994, but only now does it actually seem like the movie is going to happen. According to Box Office Mojo, The Weinstein Company has officially given the film a release date and is now scheduled to have The Giver in theaters on August 15, 2014.

Set to be directed by Philip Noyce, the story centers on a young man named Jonas (Brenton Thwaites) who lives in what is believed by all to be a utopian society. All emotion, history and even color has been purged from the world, and when boys of girls come of age they are assigned their lot in life. When it is Jonas' turn he is told that he is to become the new Receiver of Memory, a highly-regarded position in society who, as the title implies, becomes the keeper of history and memory. He becomes the tutor of the former Receiver of Memory, now known as The Giver (Jeff Bridges), and his world is opened up as he is suddenly able to understand the meaning of color and emotion. But with Jonas' position also comes the burden of knowing the horrifying secret behind his society and what it takes to remain as it is.

The film also stars Meryl Streep as the Chief Elder in the society and the central antagonists, Alexander Skarsgard as Jonas' father and Cameron Monaghan as Asher, Jonas' best friend.

The August release date is a surprise move by The Weinstein's, as that is the same weekend that will see the debut of the blockbuster Expendables 3, but looking back at recent history it's not too hard to understand the studio's strategy. Going back to 2010 you'll notice that mid-August has actually somehow become a nice home for some more adult-oriented material, be it Ryan Murphy's Eat, Pray Love, Tate Taylor's The Help, David Frankel's Hope Springs or this year's Lee Daniels' The Butler. Not only is there a chance that the Weinstein's will capture that audience with The Giver, there's also a chance they could get the attention of all the young people who have read and loved the book. But while I understand that strategy, why not release the movie during the school year so that teacher's who are having their students read it can take a field trip?

With the newly-announced release date less than a year away we can assume that The Giver will be going into production very soon, meaning that if they haven't filled out the cast completely yet we should be hearing a few more bits of news about the film in the coming weeks. For now, you can get a more in-depth perspective on the source material with the interview with Lowry below at the source.

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South Park's 17th Season Returns This Wednesday!!!!

September 23, 2013, 6:35 pm

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South Park returns for its 17th season this Wednesday night, and we now have a look at what the kids are getting up to as the Comedy Central animated series resumes. Based on the new clip from Wednesday night's "Let Go, Let Gov," it seems Cartman's having a rather strong reaction to learning that the NSA is snooping into people's personal business, but he's found a way around that. Instead of using Twitter to post his thoughts, he's on Shitter, a social networking site that apparently pulls thoughts right out of his mind and puts them onto the internet. Also Alec Baldwin's.

Oftentimes when there's a reference to some kind of website in a TV show, it's fun to look around to see if an actual site like that really exists. Every once in a while, the network or show will actually create the page to extend the fun for their viewers, but I feel like this is one of those times when you probably don't want to search the internet for anything "Shitter" related. There are some things that just can't be unseen, so let's take Cartman's word for it that such a site exists, if not in our world, then in his. And we can only imagine what kind of thoughts are being posted there. Considering what he says, I can only imagine what he's thinking but not saying.

Here's the official description for the episode:

Cartman wants to hold the government accountable for secretly monitoring all of his personal information in an all-new episode of “South Park” titled “Let Go, Let Gov,” premiering Wednesday, September 25 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL.

When Cartman manages to get himself behind the doors of the NSA, he doesn’t like what he finds in his personal file. He thinks it’s time he told everyone the truth. Meanwhile, Butters finds someone new to listen to his prayers.


Is the NSA listening to Butters' prayers?

In other funny news, in case you didn't notice, Key & Peele is back! Comedy Central has an hour of seriously funny TV lined up on Wednesday nights, with South Park returning to the 10:00 p.m. timeslot, followed by Key & Peele, which returned previously and airs at 10:30 p.m.

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Stream Deltron 3030′s first album in 13 years, Event II

September 23, 2013, 6:39 pm

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Hip-hop super group Deltron 3030 (Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala) are streaming their first album in 13 years, Event II, in full one week ahead of its release date (October 1st through Bulk Recordings). Take a listen at Pitchfork.

The long, long-awaited follow-up to their 2000 self-titled debut includes contributions from Damon Albarn, Mike Patton, Rage Against the Machine’s Zack de la Rocha (“Melding of the Minds”), The Lonely Island, and Emily Wells. Also featured is an array of non-musical talent, specifically actors David Cross, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (“Stardate”), and Amber Tamblyn, as well as celebrity chef David Chang.

Del has described the finished product as “more of more like a rock opera, but using rap,” explaining, ”This time, the album has a specific story. The Deltron world has gone too far with technology. Everything’s destroyed, and you just see the remnants of our technology. The streets are run by criminals, the police are outnumbered and outgunned, and we’re like pirates, running rogue, doing what we do to survive.”

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New featurette released for Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity, which opens next week!

September 23, 2013, 6:49 pm

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A lot of movies these days use 3D as an easy novelty that jacks up ticket prices. A new featurette for Gravity assures us that Alfonso Cuaron's latest is the other kind of contemporary 3D feature.

You know, the altogether rarer kind of 3D movie, the kind that uses the extra dimension to more effectively tell the story and sell the jeopardy faced by the characters.

In Gravity, there are only two onscreen characters, Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalsky, played respectively by Oscar winners Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Stone, a medical engineer, is on his first NASA mission into Earth's orbit, while seasoned astronaut Kowalsky is taking his last shuttle trip before retiring from the space exploration game. They duo are conducting ordinary repairs during a spacewalk when debris from a damaged satellite leaves them scrambling to survive against the infinity of space as their oxygen supply dwindles.

Cuaron has delivered a space adventure that communicates the nauseating physics of zero gravity and the primal scariness of space. Essential to Gravity's evocation of the void is 3D. "From the minute you start watching this film, you can't breathe," says Bullock in the featurette. "We're in zero gravity, so you have this weird slow motion, you can't control things as things are ripping by you. So with that 3D aspect of it, it's as though you're in the same peril they are."



It's difficult to convey the immersive qualities of 3D via a tiny 2D window on your computer, but this featurette does a solid job of suggesting the possibilities presented by Gravity's added dimension.

Cuaron co-wrote the screenplay with his son, Jonas Cuaron.

The Mexican helmer hasn't directed a feature since 2006's masterful Children of Men, largely because he has spent the last several years attempting to get Gravity off the ground. During that time, a long list of big-name actresses were approach for or associated with the role of Ryan Stone, including Angelina Jolie, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, and Marion Cotillard. Interestingly, Robert Downey Jr. was set to play Kowalsky for a time, as well.

Back on topic. Gravity earned some pretty effusive praise at the Toronto International Film Festival, and we'll soon have the opportunity to see why. The film hits in 2D, 3D, and even IMAX 3D on October 4th.

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I keep checking for showtimes in my town for next week and all I get are 7 PM screenings of Kirk Cameron's Unstoppable. :'(

Also, I know that ONTD has predictably started to turn against this movie because of the hype, but critics are still loving it and I've yet to be disappointed by Cuarón. By the way, for those other Cuarón stans out there: read this super long but amazingly insightful profile. Keep snatching them wigs, padre Charolastra

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RuPaul Talks 'Drag Race' Hits -- and Misses!

September 23, 2013, 6:58 pm

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When RuPaul's Drag Race sashayed into our lives in February 2009, it didn't instantly snatch wigs. In fact, it's taken six seasons (including one All-Stars edition) for the show to permeate the mainstream, earn inclusion in nearly every "Snubbed By Emmy" story and be considered Must See TV.

But loyal fans have known since day one that RuPaul was on to something special with this eleganza extravaganza, and now Logo's giving Johnny-come-lately's the chance to come correct and -- finally -- experience the first edition of Drag Race! The 9-episode season, which has not been re-aired or available on DVD due to legal issues, premieres tonight and includes never-before-seen footage, new cast interviews and "peek-a-Ru" pop-up commentary!

ETonline caught up with the H.B.I.C. to talk about revisiting the first season, the show's ultimate legacy and why drag -- and Drag Race -- still has a long way to go to truly be considered "popular culture."

What made you decide to give the fans another look at season one?
It was truly by popular demand. The fact we shoot the show once a year, we wanted to fill the gap and satiate the appetite of our loyal fans because a lot of people came on board later. I mean, people are still now just discovering the show.

What was it like going back and rewatching the first season given how much the show has changed?
Obviously the first season didn't have the budget to be as glossy and shiny as it is today. We had just enough money for that jar of Vaseline for the lens. But it's funny to see how certain ideas, which are huge components of the show now, have their origins in that season. There are glimpses of what the show has become in the first season, and it's interesting to see how they were peeking their heads out from day one.

Such as?
Well, the first season really established that something organic always happens we couldn't have counted on, like Ongina revealing her HIV status. There are so many wonderful facets of these courageous creatures' personalities that come out and there's no way, in conceptualizing the show, we could have anticipated that. Now, I'm always looking for that one defining moment for every season, and we've had them every year. It was a galvanizing revelation; not only for the girls but for the nation. Everybody understands that behind the pain and the powder, there are real, courageous human beings who should be admired and celebrated.

The collective perspective of drag has really been transformed since the show began; now you have your girls on network television, taking over YouTube and starring in Lady Gaga's Applause video. What does it mean to you to see them having such success?
It's the greatest part of my whole career. I've been doing this for 31 years and it's absolutely the thing I've been placed here to do. It feels absolutely amazing and great and I couldn't be more proud because beyond the fame, beyond the money, it really gets down to taking inspiration and love and inspiring people to get up and be themselves. To see them flourish and to present themselves to the world in a way that everybody can enjoy is indescribable.

Who do you think has done the best with the platform? Shangela? Willam? Detox?
Absolutely. Also, Manilla and Latrice and Sharon and Alaska; they're all over the place. They're everywhere. Some girls have the hunger more than others. But the idea is to give them an opportunity to go as far as they want, and some are taking that opportunity to the umpteenth degree. The venues for us to perform in have generally been nightclubs -- and they come and go. Now, with the internet, the audience is so much smaller, so it had to transfer into television and other venues. There's not a long career span because you can't really make money doing drag for very long the way the system was set up for so many years. People have fans all over the world now, which allows them to travel -- these girls are no longer just a local phenomenon.

Has the success of the show changed the caliber of queen who auditions?
On paper you'd think that would be the case, but by bringing someone young to the front of the line with your guidance, it doesn't necessarily make them better, faster. There's a certain trajectory and certain timeline that a person absolutely has to go through to get to that place of perfection. It's almost like Malcolm Gladwell's theory of the 10,000 hours. There's really no way to fast-track someone because the rate that their brain is able to interpret the information they're getting is on pace with life. It's like the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy says, "Why didn't you tell me all I had to do was click my heels three times?" It's because she had to go all that way to claim ownership. In terms of quality, some people just have it and others don't. But I do not think the show is capable of fast-tracking someone to the front of the line.

Is that why you felt strongly about bringing Shangela back?
Absolutely. Absolutely. There's a certain rate of information assessment and absorption that you have to let happen naturally. There are microwaves, but in an oven, it takes the right amount of time for a certain item to be ready. Some girls simply aren't cooked yet.

Speaking of Shangela, she was one of the Drag Race alums in Lady Gaga's Applause lyric video. Afterwards, Gaga said she wants to be a judge on the show. Any chance that'll happen this season?
Oh, we have tried to get Lady Gaga every season [laughs]. I mean, from season one we tried to get her. I wish people truly knew how hard it is to book talent on this show. It's like how everyone thinks all famous people know each other. Booking talent for the judges panel is a freakin' nightmare of scheduling. It's not as easy as saying, "Come on down!" It's a long f*cking day, and people who run businesses aren't coming down for that [laughs].

What's the status of season six?
We've filmed the entire season and, oh my God, it's fabulous. It's one of the strongest seasons ever because the girls have very equal skillsets. It's the tightest competition ever. If I had my way, there would always be a new season of Drag Race airing, but it's not in my control. Although, honestly, if there was enough public demand for it, it would be happening. The basic fact is we still are a niche audience -- even in the gay community there are still people who think drag is the bastard child of the gay movement. When the truth is, it was a queen who threw the first motherf*cking brick -- and people forget that sh*t because it's convenient for them to forget sometimes. If you read Animal Farm, you know that humans traditionally forget the reason we have revolutions in the first place. Am I going to change it? No. Am I going to live with it? Sure! And I'm going to have fun every single day with it.

RuPaul's Drag Race: The Lost Season Ru-Vealed premieres September 30 at 9 p.m. on Logo.

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In case anyone is wondering the legal issues with season one apparently involve the rights to some of the music (including a song they used to lip sync for your life) which is why it's never been on Netflix / DVD. If you haven't watched before I suggest you take a viewing and even if you have there are new features in it for everyone :)

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Speaking at the CleanUp 2013 conference in Melbourne, Australia, Professor Ming Wong, director of the Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences at Hong Kong Baptist University, described the growing problem of e-waste as a "timebomb."

"[It] is the world's fastest growing waste stream, rising by 3 to 5% every year," said Wong.

The Phonebloks concept aims to decrease e-waste by offering consumers the opportunity to replace individual components of their phone, while retaining the device's basic frame.

Once constructed, Hakkens hopes that the Phonebloks handset will be built from components that can be 'clicked' together like Legos. Each component will have its own function e.g. Bluetooth, WiFi, battery, or camera. When a component stops working or needs to be upgraded, it can be quickly replaced with a new 'blok'.

In theory, Hakkens believes that choosing separate components could enable users to personalize their cell phone to their own specifications, adding an improved camera, increased storage or a larger battery.

"The idea is to set up a platform which, if used correctly, can reduce the amount of waste significantly," Hakkens says.

At present, Phonebloks is still a long way from reaching the market -- indeed its inventor hasn't even asked for any money to begin developing it. For now, Hakkers has simply been gathering support for the concept through the "crowd-speaking" platform Thunderclap.

At the time of writing, the Phonebloks concept video has received more than 12 million views on YouTube and been shared on social networks more than 650,000 times. The project has also received support from the actor Elijah Wood and television correspondent Jessica Northey.

The Phonebloks concept is not without its critics. Some argue that making a device that can more easily be upgraded will increase e-waste rather than reducing it. Others suggest that it would be impossible to build a functional smartphone in a modular way.

Hakkens says that at the very least his campaign has shown that there is an appetite for an environmentally friendly cell phone and that even though the concept was only officially launched a week ago "we are already having conversations with some serious players."

Tom Dowdall, a Climate and Energy spokesperson for Greenpeace, says that the interest in Phonebloks may be useful in underlining the growing prooblem of e-waste: "Hopefully the popularity of the Phonebloks concept will spark more action from the major manufacturers. It should not be beyond the innovative phone companies to make products that are upgradable and designed to last."


Would you ditch your iPhone or current smartphone if the Phonebloks concept becomes reality, ONTD? NGL, I would.

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Olivia Newton-John enlisted the services of a priest to perform an exorcism at her Jupiter, Florida home following the suicide of 41-year-old contractor Christopher Pariseletti on the property last month, RadarOnline.com has learned.

The 64-year-old Grease beauty, who was with her husband and a pair of friends during the ritual, watched as prayers were recited and holy water was distributed around the 5,500 sq. foot abode, the UK Express reported.

As we previously reported, the man was found by the pool of the lavish home last month with a self-inflicted shotgun blast to his head.

While Rosie O’Donnell was reportedly in line to buy it, the suicide on the property gave her cold feet, and she withdrew her offer.

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Diego Luna talks about US immigration and his new movie about Cesar Chavez

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Mexican actor Diego Luna has never been shy about speaking up about immigration policy. Luna, who just finished directing a biopic about U.S. civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, recently said the U.S. can strengthen its border with Mexico, but it cannot eliminate people’s need to survive.

Fox News Latino reports that the Mexican actor and filmmaker spoke about the issue at a Times Talk meeting organized by The New York Times at Madrid’s Teatro Español.

“I’ve come across that border many times, my son was born in the United States - he is also a Mexican-American with the two passports,” Luna said, “So with this movie, I want to bring that community and its neighbors closer together.”

The 33-year-old actor recently took a stand for immigrants when he dedicated his Hispanic Heritage Award to undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Now, the actor-turned-director is turning his sights to the big screen to spread the word.

He said that he feels the need to tell a story that the U.S. has long ignored, which is why he chose to direct a narrative of Chavez, who led the migrant farmworkers’ struggler in California.

“California is one of the strongest states with one of the solidest economies, but at the same time ignores the reality of its farmworkers,” Luna said.

The upcoming film about the migrant worker's movement will star Michael Peña as Cesar Chavez, Rosario Dawson as Dolores Huerta, America Ferrera as Chavez's wife, Helen.

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