Wiz Khalifa is beaming with “Black and Yellow” pride in the video for the Stargate-produced single from his 2011 Rostrum Records/Atlantic Records debut. After giving his mom a kiss, the lanky rapper whips through the streets of Pittsburgh in his black and yellow Mustang
Amidst infidelity rumors, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore jetted off to Israel this weekend.
While a source close to the couple says the pair did not renew its vows in that country, Kutcher Tweeted that he and his wife are "sharing Love & Light while in Israel [and] asking 4 the energy 2 forge bonds with our similarities & find compromise in our differences."
Might one of those difference be Ashton's desire to bang Brittney Jones on he and Moore's living room sofa?!?
Jonas hasn't been shy about her affair with Kutcher, texting friends about it, talking to Radar Online often and even saying the actor and Moore have an "open marriage."
But the couple has been on a strong, united front in public.
They've appeared at the Clinton Global Initiative and also spent time in Michigan on the set of Moore's upcoming film The Reasonable Bunch over the last couple weeks. Now, this trip to Israel.
We'll keep readers updated on whether or not their shared energy will forge the bonds necessary to grow old together.
Another day, another New York Times story that you wish wasn’t true. And yet, it seems pretty solid: The sale of picture books for kids in going down, and the reasons range from the fact that they’re high priced (which makes some sense) to the idea that kids should be reading chapter books sooner rather than later (which makes no sense at all).
The article, by Julie Bosman, quotes authors, book stores and publishers, all of whom concur: the picture book is fading. While kids still read Seuss, they’re off to Steinbeck sooner rather than later, in part because their parents don’t want them piddling around with pictures. The parents want them doing “real” reading.
Except that…picture books ARE real reading. I was talking with Gever Tulley the other day — yes, the founder of The Tinkering School — and he said that kids who read non-fiction comic books tend to remember the facts and stories better because of the leap their minds make between the panels. Having to create the connection from one picture to the next engages the brain and cements the lesson better than just plain ol’ reading. So take THAT, pushy parents who want their kids diving into Stendahl instead of Stinky Cheese Man.
Pretty much any book that engages a child is a book worth reading. It gets kids into the groove. It must be turning on their brains, or they’d put it down. And if the kids are reading picture books even into their double digit years, well, ’tis better to read than to not read. My 12-year-old reads Peanuts like the bible — it is his joy in life, his comfort, his compass. To yank that away and say, “Time for ‘Crime & Punishment, kid,” would BE a crime and a punishment.
Picture books: good. Chapter books: good. Reading: good. Simple as that. — Lenore
Justin Bieber has a brand new gig. The teen singing sensation is branching out into nail polish, RadarOnline.com has learned. Seriously!
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The Biebs is designing a line of polish for Nicole by OPI, reports PopEater, with colors that are perfect for his young fans.
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There's a silver polish called Give Me The First Dance, a lavender called One Less Lonely Glitter, and a shade of grape called Prized Possession Purple.
The entire One Less Lonely Girl collection goes on sale at Walmart in December.
Kim Kardashian is sure to be among the first in line
Seattle resident James Burns, organizer of an online petition at thepoint.com, is calling on all haters of Weezer to pledge money in order for the band to cease fire in the recording studio. Burns, who claims he has never been a fan of the band, refers to Weezer’s latest work as “an abusive relationship” and says he is doing this for the sake of Weezer’s fans. “I am tired of my friends being disappointed year after year. I am tired of endless whimsical cutesy album covers and music videos.” As I write this piece the pledge to end all things Weezer still has $9,999,864 to go. But who’s to say Rivers Cuomo would even accept the money? Maybe he and his band could use the extra spending money to pack up and move to Beverly Hills… that’s where they want to be.
Are you someone who wants to see Weezer break up? Put your money where your mouth is and donate. Don’t worry, your credit card is only charged if the 10 million dollar mark is reached. Chances are you won’t be overdrawing this month.
Inception star Joseph Gordon-Levitt‘s older brother, Dan Gordon-Levitt, has passed away.
The actor announced on Twitter the death of “Burning Dan,” who was a fire-spinner and flow arts teacher at Flow Temple Arts School in Venice Beach, Calif.
“My super hero brother @burningdan 1974-2010,” tweeted Gordon-Levitt, along with a link to his website, hitRECord.org, where he wrote: “BURNING dAN brightly embodied that bold beastly bliss sometimes referred to as ‘the creative spirit.’ He was my chief collaborator on the foundational incarnations of hitRECord.org over the years and continues to inspire us ever the more.”
“He would absolutely positively insist that we not let this bad news deter us on our collective mission,” wrote Gordon-Levitt, adding, “That said, I might not feel up to it for a little while.”
The cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
Toni Braxton has filed for bankruptcy again -- claiming she owes somewhere between $10 million and $50 million in unpaid debts all over the country ... including DMVs in TWO different states.
Braxton -- who sold more than 40 million albums in her career -- just filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in California ... and in the docs, the singer claims she's only worth somewhere between $1 mil and $10 mil ... but she could have up to $50 mil in debts.
Chelsea Handler has taken to Twitter to shoot down reports that she is dating 50 Cent.
"Everyone, calm down. I met with mr. Cent about a potential project. There's nothing to report yet, ill let you know if there is," she wrote Wednesday night.
Chelsea and 50 were recently snapped getting close at a jazz bar in New Orleans.
"It's been going on awhile," a source tells Us Weekly. "It's more of a hookup thing -- whenever they are in the same town."
Chelsea broke up with Animal Planet star Dave Salmoni about a month ago.
