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Celebrity Buzz: Bruce Jenner sex change OK with immediate family
Today’s pop-culture roundup includes an eye-opening transition, Katy Perry and the halftime show, no mention of #deflategate, the weekend box office, Taylor Swift and her touring pals, our mystery music video and much more. DAD’S DOING WHAT?: Oh, um, OK, per People, “News of Bruce Jenner's plan to transition to a woman may have come as a shock to some fans, and a source tells PEOPLE that not all… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: Justin Bieber: 'I'm not what I was pretending to be'
Today's pop-culture roundup includes a PR campaign by Mr. Bieber, death on a movie set, an original Ghostbuster, Tom Petty talking Sam Smith, our mystery music video and much more. A NEW BIEBS?: We’ll see, per Us Weekly, “Seems "sorry" isn't the hardest word for Justin Bieber. The “Baby” singer shared a dimly-lit and emotionally-charged video via Facebook on Wednesday, Jan. 28, where he opened… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: Teen-based movies all the rage at Sundance Film Festival
Today's pop-culture roundup includes teens dancing in the sun, a potential new raider, a Bruce Jenner face update, our mystery music video and much more. TEEN SPIRIT: At Sundance, per BuzzFeed, “The teens have taken over the Sundance Film Festival. Thus far, the buzziest films at this year’s indie movie fest have all been teenager-centric, based around breakout performances from impressive… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: Kim Kardashian coy about Bruce Jenner's changing appearance
Today’s pop-culture roundup includes coy rhetoric from a noted Kardashian, accusations regarding Joan Rivers’ death, another Cosby allegation, a new beauty, our mystery music video and much more. CURIOUS COMMENTS: Of Kim and her dad’s changing looks, per People, “Kim Kardashian says she supports Bruce Jenner "100 percent" and insists her newly-divorced dad is the happiest she's ever seen him.… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: Johnny Depp headed toward another box-office flop?
Today’s pop-culture roundup includes whispers of a fading star, the weekend box office, trouble for Lindsay Lohan, news from Kanye, Michael Jackson in ice skates, our mystery music video and much more. YET ANOTHER DEPP DUD?: So goes Mortdecai, per The Hollywood Reporter, “Will it be three strikes and you're out of the A-list for Johnny Depp? Pre-release tracking for Mortdecai, the 51-year-old… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: Pharrell, Al Gore unite for 'Live Earth' climate-change fest
Today's pop-culture roundup includes a happy approach to climate change, an example of how not to play follow-the-leader, the Sundance Film Festival, our mystery music video and much more. CLIMATE HAPPY?: Not so much, per USA TODAY, “Al Gore and pop music sensation Pharrell Williams are hoping to build support for combating climate change through a worldwide music concert that will be broadcast… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: Influential hip-hop mogul ASAP Yams dead at 26
Today's pop-culture roundup includes the death of a hip-hop mover, the weekend box office with a twist, a royal kicking, our mystery music video and much more. OBIT: Just the facts, per the New York Times, “ASAP Yams, the hip-hop executive who helped start the career of ASAP Rocky, the popular Harlem rapper whose 2013 studio album, “Long.Live.ASAP,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart,… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: Grateful Dead to reunite, then disband for good
Today's pop-culture roundup includes a trippy 50th anniversary, the choice of the critics, gossip gawkers, 'The View' news, our mystery music video and much more. LONG STRANGE TRIP: Sky was yellow and the sun was blue, per Rolling Stone, “In what will be a bittersweet announcement for Deadheads, the four surviving and original members of the Grateful Dead revealed that they will reunite to… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: 'In Touch' presents obvious Photoshop of Bruce Jenner
Today's pop-culture roundup includes an Olympic champion's changing looks, nominations for the Oscars, a Vegas gig for Mariah, a cool Taylor Swift greeting an ex, our mystery music video and much more. SENSATIONAL FAKE: This one’s going to have fallout, per USA TODAY, “Kris and Bruce Jenner have shot down the numerous rumors that he’s planning to transition into life as a woman, but that didn’t… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: Star Wars gets Marvel Comics treatment in new series
Today's pop-culture roundup includes a marvelous Star Wars, lineups for music festivals, a supposed hook-up, Charlie Hebdo, our mystery music video and much more. A MARVEL STAR: And his war, per USA TODAY, “Jason Aaron's got a good feeling about this. The renowned comic-book scribe usually scores the cream of the Marvel Comics crop working with the X-Men, Thor and various other superheroes, but… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: George Stephanopoulos conflicted no more about dual roles
Today's pop-culture roundup includes balancing news and fluff, Charlie Hebdo, Jon Stewart, Twin Peaks, the fashion cops, our mystery music video and much more. GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Really good profile about his balancing act, per the Los Angeles Times, “. . . Special event and breaking news coverage is traditionally handled by the evening news anchor, a job that David Muir recently took over… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: Bill Cosby jokes women shouldn't drink around him
Today's pop-culture roundup includes an awkward joke, Tina Fey at the ready, the Golden Globes, weekend box-office, our mystery music video and much more. FUNNY GUY: Or not, per the Los Angeles Times, “Embattled comedian Bill Cosby joked during his stand-up act Thursday night that a woman should "be careful about drinking around me," according to multiple reports. The joke was met with both… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: Lip enhancement goes awry for original 'Teen Mom'
Today's pop-culture roundup includes a lesson in cosmetics, Claire Huxtable, Bieber and his Calvins, our mystery music video and much more. HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS: Yep, per the Los Angeles Times, “If Farrah Abraham weren't a cautionary tale before, she is now -- at least when it comes to plastic surgery. The star of "Teen Mom," "Teen Mom 2" and that 2013 teen-mom sex tape posted pics Tuesday on… → Read More
D.C. Mayor Bowser pledges continued fight for statehood
WASHINGTON (WJLA) – Inasmuch that the segment lasted only a handful of minutes, there really wasn’t much time for illustrative give-and-take when the District’s top three leaders gathered Sunday morning with host Chuck Todd on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” But then, that wasn’t really the point. The point was the segment’s title: Women in Charge. And yep, freshly sworn-in Mayor Muriel Bowser, police… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: Kanye West fans: Paul McCartney? Who's he?
Today's pop-culture roundup includes people feigning ignorance, a famous can of soup, a jailed housewife, the weekend box office, our mystery music video and much more. PAUL WHO?: This one’s hard to believe, per The Wrap, “Paul McCartney opened up about his new chart-topping Kanye West collaboration on Friday, but he isn’t the only one tweeting about “Only One.” “For any of you guys who were… → Read More
Analysis: McDonnell sentencing comes with wife Maureen squarely under the bus
ARLINGTON, Va. (WJLA) – This is the end. The train – more accurately the bus – stops here. It’ll stop at the way station for former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, who will be sentenced Tuesday on 11 federal corruption charges related to, in effect, bribery. Next stop could well be federal prison for the state’s 71st governor. Prosecutors want at least 10 years behind bars while the defense wants… → Read More
D.C. politics 2014: Gray's loss, Bowser's win set the tone
(WJLA) – Compared to other years, especially those of a not-so-distant time, 2014 was a relatively benign frame in the saga of D.C. politics. Things ran efficiently for the most part, things got done for the most part and things never really got out of hand – for the most part. Well, there was that one little thing. Mayor Vince Gray lost his bid for re-election after but one term. The race,… → Read More
Maryland politics 2014: Democrats humbled in rare GOP ascension
(WJLA) – Larry Hogan studiously and devoutly followed The Playbook, or what passes for the Republican bible in heavily Democratic Maryland that wound up turning state politics in 2014 on its head. Namely, the GOP businessman did the only thing he could do if he were to pull an always-improbable upset. Do well in the western part of the state and the Baltimore suburbs. Tap into isolated… → Read More
Virginia politics 2014: McDonnell's corruption conviction trumped everything
(WJLA) – The Virginia Way. The Virginia way? Well, The Virginia Way that went way, way astray. Let’s see: There was the stunning defeat of Rep. Eric Cantor, then one of the most powerful men in Congress. There was the near defeat of Sen. Mark Warner, one of state’s most popular and powerful politicians. And while those developments were shockers (The Virginia Way usually borders on boring), they… → Read More
Celebrity Buzz: ESPN No. 1 in annual cable primetime for first time ever
Today's pop-culture roundup includes a head-scratching first, an engagement, a passing, our mystery music video and much more. THIS IS A FIRST?: Apparently so, per The Hollywood Reporter, “The book is essentially closed on 2014, and plenty of cable networks are probably just fine with that. The year saw big slides for many networks (A&E, TruTV, MSNBC) as ESPN inched its way up to No. 1 primetime… → Read More