Comedian Conan O'Brien cracked some jokes at HuffPost's expense during the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C.
Several people from HuffPost -- including Arianna -- attended the event, which was held at the Washington Hilton hotel.
"If HuffPost is here, who's covering 7 mistakes you're making with bacon?" Conan joked.
Don't worry, Conan. We got it.
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Michael Jordan married his girlfriend of five years, Yvette Prieto, Saturday in a jaw-dropping 40,000 square foot tent.
According to local realtors Jeff and Cary Lichtenstein, the couple's venue is the "largest tent in wedding history," and is actually 5,000 square feet larger than their home. Take a look at the photo of their enormous wedding tent below (photos courtesy of Jeff Lichtenstein, who markets homes in Jupiter and Palm Beach real estate for sale):
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The basketball star and his new wife hosted upwards of 2,000 people at their Palm Beach wedding, according to People.
Jordan and Prieto got engaged in 2011 after dating for three years. Jordan was previously married to Juanita Vanoy from 1989 to 2006.
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Latinos are the future of the United States, and if you don’t believe us just ask late-night talk-show host Conan O’Brien.
At the 2013 White House Correspondents Dinner the comedian poked fun at the fast changing American demographics, especially the heavy influence Latinos are exerting in it.
He went even further implying that a couple of years from now the nation’s president could be of Hispanic descent, and suggesting Mexican-American star Mario Lopez would be a good fit for the position. Spanish would also be the primary language spoken during President Lopez's Correspondents Dinner.
“The demographics of this country have been rapidly changing over the past two decades, and I look forward to host this event 18 years from now. Then my opening line would be: ‘Buenas noches es un honor poder hablar en esta cena de los corresponsales de la Clasa Blanca. Sí, especialmente al presidente Mario Lopez. [Good night, it is an honor to be able to speak at this White House Correspondents Dinner. Yes, especially to the President Mario Lopez.]”
In the next two decades, it is expected that Latinos who are eligible to vote will double from 23.7 million to about 40 million by 2032, according to the Pew report. In 2012, Latinos comprised 11 percent of the electorate. They will make up 16 percent of eligible voters by 2032, the report said.
NEW YORK — Clint Eastwood may be 82 years old, but he dreams of making films for two more decades.
In a wide-ranging conversation Saturday about the art of film directing, Eastwood expressed admiration for the 104-year-old Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira.
"It would be great to be 105 and still making films," Eastwood said. Chuckling, he called such a hope "the ultimate optimism."
Eastwood last directed 2011's "J. Edgar," a biopic of the FBI head J. Edgar Hoover. After acting in last year's baseball drama "Trouble With the Curve," he has several films in development.
The "Million Dollar Baby" and "Unforgiven" director joined fellow filmmaker Darren Aronofsky for a staged talk at the Tribeca Film Festival following a screening of Richard Schickel's documentary "Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story." Eastwood regaled the Tribeca Performing Arts Center crowd with the accrued, pragmatic wisdom from his late career as an acclaimed filmmaker.
Some of the highlights:
_ On preferring to begin a take with "Go when you're ready," rather than the traditional "Action!": "`Action' puts a bad connotation out there, like some firecracker that goes off to get everyone going."
_ On his willingness to take suggestions for a scene from anyone: "You have to steal a lot. You have to have a criminal mentality to be a film director."
_ On the role of the director in a film production: "A lot of people fell in love with the auteur theory, but you're merely a platoon captain."
_ On studio executives who told him no one wants to see a women's fight film (the best picture-winning "Million Dollar Baby"): "Who the hell wants to see anything? You never know until you get into it."
_ On struggling to get films green-lit: "In the early days it was more of a fight. Now, they go, `Oh, well, if he's the old guy."
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Looking good, Jen Law!
Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence, 22, took a break from her busy schedule this weekend to run some errands with a friend. While out shopping for some Vera Wang in West Hollywood (always a bridesmaid, not yet a bride), Lawrence flashed serious leg in a black, high-slit skirt.
The actress paired her black skirt with a grey T-shirt tied into a crop top, a black blazer, a hat and the mandatory giant celebrity sunglasses. The "Silver Linings Playbook" star just recently debuted her new short, wavy 'do.
Post Oscars, the young star has had her hands full filming the "Hunger Games" sequel, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," and David O. Russell's 1970s drama which has her teamed up with Bradley Cooper once again.
Though she's usually a fan and critics favorite, two weeks ago Lawrence reportedly caused a bit of a scene when she "embarrassed" MTV by not showing up to MTV Movie Awards. She won two popcorn-shaped awards nonetheless -- for Best Female Performance and Best Kiss, both for "Silver Linings Playbook."
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Mark Wahlberg saw success at the box office this weekend with the release of "Pain & Gain," his new movie with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, directed by Michael Bay. Also starring Rebel Wilson, Ed Harris, and Anthony Mackie, among others, the action movie won the weekend, making $20 million at 3,277 theaters. Based on a real story of kidnapping, the controversial "Pain & Gain" has seen backlash from both critics and kidnapping victims who feel that the film is inappropriate. "Pain & Gain" earned a CinemaScore of C+ from moviegoers this weekend.
Tom Cruise's "Oblivion" and Jackie Robinson biopic "42" both continued successful box office runs, taking the number two and three spots, respectively. Led by Joseph Kosinski, "Oblivion" made $17.4 million at 3,792 theaters. The science-fiction film, which also features Morgan Freeman, has made $64.7 million since its April 19 release. Starring Chadwick Boseman as the famed Robinson, "42" made $10.72 million at 3,405 theaters. The drama, which had an estimated budget of $40 million, has reached a total domestic gross of $69.07 million.
Also opening this week was "The Big Wedding." The comedy had a less-than-impressive opening, making $7.5 million at 2,633 theaters this weekend, for the number four spot. Starring Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried, Susan Sarandon, and Robin Williams, among others, "The Big Wedding" had an estimated budget of $35 million. The Justin Zackham-led film has received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, and a CinemaScore of C+ from moviegoers.
Rounding out the top five for the weekend was "The Croods," taking the number five spot. The animated flick made $6.6 million at 3,283 theaters, bringing its total domestic gross to $163 million since its release. Featuring Ryan Reynolds and Emma Stone, "The Croods" had an estimated budget of $135 million.
Katie Couric appeared on "General Hospital," but she didn't just stop with the acting. On her talk show, "Katie," Couric revealed she had a hand in coming up with her little storyline.
Couric played a sneaky journalist who made her way into the hospital under false pretenses. "I did actually help the writers come up with that storyline," Couric said on her show. "Sleazy tabloid reporters actually sneak into hospitals."
"General Hospital," the only remaining soap opera on ABC, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
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Leighton Meester and Adam Brody keep low profiles as they leave the ArcLight Cinemas together on Saturday (April 27) in Los Angeles.
Though celebrities and members of the media gathered to attend the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner, the annual event was just one of the many parties to stop by over the weekend.
Like last year, the media's finest gathered to kick off the weekend at The New Yorker's annual party and the People/Time cocktail reception on the eve of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. By Saturday, media stars and celebrities mingled at the annual cocktail reception co-hosted by CBS News, Atlantic Media, the Atlantic and National Journal before the dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel. Stars including Kevin Spacey, Claire Danes and José Andrés chatted with CBS News' Bob Schieffer, Scott Pelley and more.
Time, CNN, People and Fortune also co-hosted a pre-dinner cocktail reception. Fortune's guests included John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. Time invited Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brad Hall, Gabby Douglas, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren, David Plouffe and Dan Pfeiffer.
After the dinner, MSNBC hosted its annual after-party. Like last year, Rachel Maddow bartended. New this year— a specialty sundae named after Melissa Harris-Perry.
Check out the slideshow below to see photos from all the festivities.
Captain America Chris Evans is still going strong with newly-blond girlfriend Minka Kelly, and the two were seen holding hands last night after attending Jessica Alba's birthday bash in Los Angeles, Calif.
Rumors of the couple rekindling their romance started back in September, after dating briefly back in 2007 (it was said that Kelly hurt Evans pretty badly at the time). They were seen again in October trying to hide from the paparazzi and on Valentine's Day, again trying to go incognito. Now we know that fame hasn't taken its toll on the photogenic pair, and Evans and Kelly are still very much an item.
Kelly previously dated Yankees baseball player Derek Jeter for three years before they broke up the first time in August 2011. After their second split in March of 2012, the 32-year-old actress was linked to former "That 70s show" star Wilmer Valderrama. She was also reportedly linked to actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
Evans, 31, has dated Kate Bosworth, Jessica Biel, Gisele Bündchen and Christina Ricci, and has been linked to Stacy Keibler, Emmy Rossum and Dianna Agron.
Also in attendance at Alba's bash at the Bootsy Bellows club was "Easy A" actor Cam Gigandet.
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The 2013 Radio Disney Awards were all about bright colors and big stars, featuring appearances from Selena Gomez, Cody Simpson and Bridgit Mendler, among others. The event, which happened on April 27th at the Nokia Theater in L.A., honored popular young musicians -- and many of the attendees had current or former ties to Disney and Nickelodeon family shows.
The red carpet looks this year were young, fun and, unsurprisingly, slightly less risqué than what you'd see at other "youth" award shows, such as Teen Choice or MTV. Fashion highlights included Zendaya's bold green shorts suit, Olivia Holt rocking bumblebee stripes and Ariana Grande's eye-catching floral headband.
Click through photos from the Radio Disney red carpet in the slideshow below and let us know what looks you like best in the comments, or tweet @HuffPostTeen!
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Barbra Streisand may have turned 71 this past week but she outshone much younger stars at last night's Vanity Fair-Bloomberg post-White House Correspondents Dinner party.
The iconic singer wore a dramatically low-cut black dress and embellished the look with a beautiful, green pendant necklace. Hand in hand with husband actor James Brolin, Streisand looked absolutely gorgeous as she chatted up Vanity Fair Editor Graydon Carter and designer Donna Karan.
Last Monday, just two days shy of her 71st birthday, the diva received the 40th annual Charlie Chaplin Award at the Film Society of Lincoln Center gala in New York. "Ever since I can remember," Streisand said as she took the stage, "people have been calling me bossy and opinionated. Maybe that's because I am. Three cheers for bossy women!"
Babs' longtime friends Bill and Hillary Clinton, Michael Douglas, Catherine Deneuve, Amy Irving, Blythe Danner, George Segal, Ben Stiller, Pierce Brosnan and Kris Kristofferson were also in attendance at Monday's event.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- America loves its outlaws, and few are as admired and lionized as Willie Nelson.
As the enduring American icon's 80th birthday has approached, he's been honored with lifetime achievement awards, serenaded at special performances and saluted by musicians from every genre of music. And Nelson has taken it all in with a bemused smile.
"It's a nice thing to do for someone on their birthday and I appreciate it," Nelson said in a recent interview aboard his bus. "Usually I like to forget my birthdays as much as possible."
The hubbub is as much about celebrating Nelson as it has been celebrating with Nelson.
The singer whose birthday is Monday or Tuesday – Nelson says April 29, the state of Texas claims April 30 – occupies a unique space in America's cultural memory. A walking bag of contradictions, he wears his hair long in braids and has a penchant for pot smoking, yet remains arguably conservative country music's greatest songwriter. He's accepted by left and right, black and white and is instantly recognizable to a majority of Americans.
Like few other music stars, his image has grown to represent more than the notes he's played or the lyrics he's written. Like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash or Frank Sinatra, he's become a figurehead for a uniquely American way of thinking. He represents the outlaw and the maverick. If Elvis was all about the pelvis and the sexual revolution, Nelson is American independence: the raised middle finger tossed with a twinkle in the eye.
"America is a bizarre place and Willie is our captain," said Jamey Johnson, Nelson's good friend and sometimes opener. "Willie in every way represents all the greatest things about America to me."
Nelson didn't set out to be a folk hero, as Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum calls him. He spends something like 200 days on the road still, a pace that challenges men a quarter his age.
In a series of interviews over the last year, Nelson explained he just came to Nashville wanting someone to buy his songs. That young man never imagined he'd be on the road for more than 50 years. His first real songwriting job paid $50 a week. He played – and sometimes slept – at Tootsie's on Lower Broadway in Nashville, just a few miles – but really a million miles – away from Music Row.
Nelson thinks that young man wouldn't know what to make of the spectacle he's become.
"He'd probably wonder what's that old man doing out there," Nelson said with a chuckle. "He's got a house. He's not homeless. Why don't he go home?"
The truth is Nelson is home as he sits at the pleasantly cluttered kitchen table of his bus. With its portrait of an American Indian on the side and its reputation for mellow encounters, the bus is as much a part of Nelson's mythos as his braids and battered old guitar.
An invitation to join Nelson on the bus is coveted.
"I've never smoked weed ever in my entire life," Lady A's Hillary Scott joked. "But if I got invited on the bus I might have to make a concession just because of purely what it is, what it represents."
For Nelson, it's a refuge, office, songwriting room and parlor where he hosts friends and band members for morning coffee.
"I've lived in this house longer than I've lived in any of the others, all combined," Nelson said glancing around. "I feel at home here. It moves around. I have a mobile home. That's about the size of it, and I enjoy it."
Nelson has pursued this nomadic lifestyle for more than four decades, almost unchanged. The personnel in the band has remained the same. Until recently, harmonica player Mickey Raphael was pretty much the new guy. He recently celebrated his 40th anniversary with Nelson, though he's not exactly sure when that date fell.
"I was never officially hired," Raphael says with a grin, "but I was never asked to leave."
Nelson hangs onto his buses till they're over a million miles, still wears a black T-shirt and that red, white and blue guitar strap. His children grew up on the bus and now they play in his band from time to time.
So, to paraphrase Waylon Jennings, the outlaw thing's been overdone. All he wanted to do was play his own music the way he chose. In Nashville, that idea was sacrilegious. And while Nelson was something of a known quantity in town – he had written hits and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry – conventional wisdom said he was never going to amount to much if he insisted on singing his own songs in a manner that didn't fit Music City's countrypolitan ways.
"You ever heard the song me and Waylon did back in the old days called `Write Your Own Songs?'" Nelson says with a laugh. "I still do that one occasionally. I get a kick out of doing it because it takes you back to the days when me and Waylon were fighting the outlaw wars here in Nashville and losing. I enjoyed those times. I even enjoyed being the outlaw and the outcast. I thought, `All right, that's great. I must be doing something right.' You remember the old saying, `You keep on doing it wrong till you like it that way?'"
Two things happened in the early 1970s to give Nelson the advantage in those wars – his decision to leave Nashville and relocate to Austin, Texas, and the release of "Outlaws." The album, a collection of odds and ends from Nelson, Jennings and others, was the first country album to go platinum and was accidentally timed perfectly to take advantage of an obsession with Southern culture in the U.S. during the Age of Burt Reynolds.
Quickly, Nelson was not only a well-known singer with a group of suddenly popular friends, but he was an actor on film and television. His influence spread quickly. Friend Kris Kristofferson invited Nelson down to Mexico to the set of Sam Peckinpah's "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" where he introduced him to Bob Dylan. Nelson played a song for a group of new friends.
"And Bob Dylan was so knocked out that he made him keep playing," Kristofferson remembered during a visit to the bus late last year. "I think you played there all day by yourself. ... Dylan was just amazed. It made me respect Dylan, too. But (Nelson) has always been a songwriter's hero. Because he's a great songwriter. Because he's absolutely unlike anybody else and because he's the funniest human being on the planet. And very much like God."
Except maybe when he's telling dirty jokes. Nelson and Vince Gill have plenty in common, but it's their love of off-color quips that cemented their friendship.
Gill says Nelson remains relevant in the 21st century for a simple reason. He continues to show people the way.
"He's the most unique singer I've ever heard," Gill said, "and that to me is the whole point: For you to flip the radio on and know exactly who that is. That's what you dream of."
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It seems like at this point, Amanda Bynes set the cray cray bar a little too high. The video she posted just two weeks ago, where she's engaged in some inexplicable mumbling in front of the mirror, was one of the strangest things we've seen yet. Then she lashed out at the media and threatened to sue everyone who writes negatively about her, proceeded to shave half her head off, and rumor has it that she's acting so strange around her apartment building that she's got the neighbors' kids all scared.
After all this, it should come as no surprise that a mellow video like the one she posted onto Twitter yesterday will go under the radar. And still, it's baffling.
In it, Bynes again stares at herself in the bathroom mirror but this time she's not making weird faces. It seems like she might have even taken out the piercing from her right cheek, and though her choice of attire is questionable -- floral with camouflage? -- she seems relatively put together.
The former Nickelodeon star captioned this Telly video with "Chilling - what are you doing?" then, just a few hours later, retweeted the same video only with no sound and wrote "Watch my video on #twitvid."
We're watching, Amanda. Don't worry.
Selena Gomez looked stunning in bright blue at the 2013 Radio Disney Awards, where she sang "Come and Get It" for the show's young audience. Gomez received mixed reviews for her previous performances of the new single this month at the MTV Movie Awards and "Dancing with the Stars," so there was seemingly no where to go but up for the actress and budding pop star at last night's event.
Watch in the video above (recorded by an audience member).
The target audience for the Radio Disney Awards was children and teens, so it was not surprising that her routine was less sexy than her previous have been, and it also arguably featured dancing that required less movement around the stage from Gomez. Perhaps this was an attempt to focus on stronger vocals?
What do you think? Sound off in the comments below or tweet @HuffPostTeen!
One Direction fans may be in for quite the Christmas present this year. According to an interview with band member Louis Tomlinson in the U.K.'s Daily Star Sunday, the British boy band are set release their third studio album by December 2013. Apparently, they've been working on it for a few weeks while on the road, via a portable recording studio.
Harry, Liam, Louis, Zayn and Niall are currently on a world tour promoting their latest album "Take Me Home," which was released in November 2012 and became one of the best-selling releases of the year. They are also gearing up for the premiere of their first movie, "This Is Us," which will hit theaters in the U.S. in August.
This means that the boys will be taking very little time off between major projects, but so far, their non-stop work schedule has paid off: According to the U.K.'s Sunday Times "Young Music Rich List," the five of them have earned a £5 million fortune each in the last year, with combined earnings of £25m.
“The band are going from strength to strength so it would be silly not to have an album out in time for the profitable Christmas market," a source close to the band told the Daily Star Sunday. “All the lads are incredibly hardworking and career minded. Although they are knackered, they all love what they are doing.”
Directioners: What do you think the new album will sound like? Are you worried about the boys' lack of time off this year? Sound off in the comments below or tweet @HuffPostTeen!
NEW YORK — It's been a knockout in Germany. Now Sylvester Stallone hopes a musical based on his beloved boxing film "Rocky" will also be a hit on Broadway.
Producers said Sunday they plan to get "Rocky" up and punching at the Winter Garden by February following a successful debut in Hamburg last fall.
Based on the Oscar-winning 1976 film, the musical features a score by "Ragtime" veterans Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, and a story by Thomas Meehan, who wrote "The Producers" and "Hairspray."
Originally written in English but translated into German for its world premiere and billed as "Rocky: Das Musical," the show is produced by Stallone and Stage Entertainment USA.
"The reason I think it has worked so well there and why I think it'll work on Broadway is that, yes, it's a story about boxing, but the real story is actually an intimate, powerful and gritty and moving love story between two people who are both lonely and in a difficult place in their worlds," said Bill Taylor, managing director of Stage Entertainment USA. "They rescue each other. It's very uplifting."
The musical stays close to the film, which charted the rise and romance of amateur boxer and debt collector Rocky Balboa, played in Germany by Drew Sarich. No casting has been decided for New York.
In the story, Balboa, nicknamed the Italian Stallion, gets his shot against undefeated heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, played in the film by Carl Weathers. He also woos a love interest, Adrianna "Adrian" Pennino. Stallone wrote the screenplay and it won the best picture Oscar in 1976.
The film made famous the image of Balboa running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the quote "Yo, Adrian!" The German production kept the trumpet-laden funky theme "Gonna Fly Now" and the anthem "Eye of the Tiger," written for "Rocky III." Both will also be in the Broadway version.
The director is Alex Timbers, who directed Broadway's "The Pee-wee Herman Show" and directed and wrote the book for "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." The boxing choreography is being done by Steven Hoggett, who choreographed "American Idiot," "Peter and the Starcatcher" and "Once."
"This is not boxers doing a kick line," Taylor said. "It's stunning movement representing some of the sparring and the fighting. It's very, very cleverly created."
"Rocky" will be the first new tenant at the Winter Garden Theatre in years. The show that's been there since 2001, "Mamma Mia!," is transferring to another Broadway venue.
The musical will follow two other boxing-related works to appear on Broadway recently: Mike Tyson's one-man show about his life in and out of the ring, and a revival of Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy" about a young man torn between his natural talent as a violinist and the fast money of boxing.
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Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 3, Episode 5 of HBO's "Game of Thrones," titled "Kissed by Fire."
You gotta serve somebody, as Bob Dylan sang, and that unpleasant fact of life is bringing misery to all our favorite intrigue artists on this week's "Game of Thrones."
The Brotherhood Without Banners serves the Lord of Light, so when "He" sees fit to let the Hound slice their leader nearly in half during his Trial by Combat, they let the big oaf go -- no matter how much the decision may boil Arya Stark's blood. I actually like the Hound, and I was proud of him for facing his fear of fire. I don't think we've seen the last of him.
You know who else serves the Lord of Light (or, as I like to call him, LOL)? Stannis Baratheon's weird wife, who is completely FINE with his decision to impregnate Melisandre with a homicidal smoke goblin. She's all, "You two kids have fun -- I'm just going to continue this one-sided chat I've been having with these three jars of formaldehyde. In fact, do whatever you want, as long as you don't look at my hideous daughter."
From the way they set up this scene, I was expecting the girl to look like a cross between Jabba the Hutt and the deformed guy from "The Goonies," but instead, her condition looks like the kind of thing that a competent dermatologist could clear up in a week or two.
Stannis is horrible in every way imaginable, so it's almost reassuring to know that he's a dreadful father, too. Who made you that toy boat, sweetheart? Ser Davos? The only sane, competent person in my orbit? Yeah, he's literally rotting in a dungeon. Welp, nice seeing you, honey. Sweet dreams.
So, yeah, Ser Davos is feeling the pain of being loyal to the wrong person in a big way. Even he has to admit that, technically speaking, he is a traitor. Not to mention illiterate. Suddenly, this storyline is veering into Lifetime-movie territory, but at least the kid has a friend now.
Arya's pal Gendry is sick of swearing loyalty to the wrong people, so he's accepted a blacksmithing position with the Brotherhood. Their leader may be a barking-mad religious fanatic who's been resurrected more times than Andy Pettitte's career, but at least he's democratically elected!
Nobody's quite sure who Jon Snow is serving, but Ygritte intends to find out. She steals his sword and lures him into her sex cave, wasting no time executing the nudity clause in actress Rose Leslie's contract. I loved the part where she asks him, "Why are you still dressed?" Ygritte, have you been watching this show? The girls are always naked and the guys are always in armor. That's how we roll around here! And how about Jon Snow proving that he's "that kind of guy" right off the bat? I heartily approve, but I do wonder if these two, having spent untold hours wandering through zombie killing fields, should have considered bathing before flagrantly violating Jon's oath to the Night's Watch.
Speaking of bathing, how about that scene with Brienne and Jaime in the hot tub? First of all, I don't know who Gwendoline Christie's agent is, but all the other actresses on this show need to give her or him a call, because that's probably the first time a character's breasts were visible to another character but not to the camera. Jaime and Brienne are growing ever more fond of each other, and it was great to finally hear his side of the "Kingslayer" story. Faced with the choice between loyalty to a sadistic mass murderer, on one hand, and regicide, on the other, Jaime chose Door No. 2, killing the mad king and earning the disapproval of Mr. Morality, Ned Stark. Will Jaime's unsentimental view of Ned rub off on Brienne and make her question her oath to Catelyn? Could be!
You know who is not having much luck on the loyalty front? Robb Stark. Things have been going down hill ever since he decided to break his pledge to marry Walden Frey's daughter and now, Richard Karstark has gone rogue and slaughtered Robb's underage Lannister hostages. Karstark's still mad that Catelyn sent Jaime away after he killed the old man's son, but now Robb is enraged that these two harmless boys have been whacked against his orders. Everyone warns him not to kill Karstark -- who, in fairness to Robb, is a total dick -- but he does it anyway, chopping the whiny old bastard's head off himself. As predicted, this decision alienates the entire Karstark contingent of Robb's army, leaving him weakened and vulnerable to Tywin Lannister's forces. His only chance is to take Casterly Rock, the seat of House Lannister, which he can only do by winning back Walden Frey. What a pain!
Over in Daenerys Targaryen's camp, Ser Jorah Mormont and Ser Barristan Selmy are already bickering. Selmy has served a bunch of terrible kings, and he just wants someone he can believe in, damn it. He thinks he's found it in Daenerys, and now he's telling Jorah to step aside to protect her reputation. That is just crazy talk, and I'm not just saying that because nobody sounds cooler uttering the word "Khaleesi" than my man Ser Jorah. Anyway, he isn't buying it. "You're no Lord Commander here," he tells Selmy."You're just another exile, and I take my orders from the queen." Whut!
As for Khaleesi, she's getting to know her new soldiers, starting with a handsome fellow named ... Grey Worm. Upon learning that all the Unsullied have been given degrading slave names on snipping day, she orders them all to come up with new ones -- only to have Grey Worm say he'll keep his, thanks, since it's the one he had when he was freed by the great Daenerys Stormborn. (I'll tell you one thing: I'd rather be called Grey Worm than Barristan Selmy.)
Anybody else think the Lannisters should have their own reality show? I mean, they're richer than the "Real Housewives" and five times as dysfunctional. Cersei thinks she's all slick by proving -- with assists from Littlefinger, a saucy rent boy and some very jumpy editing -- that Margaery is scheming to marry Sansa off to her gay brother, Loras. That gets Tywin's attention, and he starts by instructing Tyrion -- who's been busy trying to cover the costs of the impending royal wedding -- to marry Sansa. As always, Peter Dinklage is amazing. You can see that he's hiding his wounded feelings concerning Shae, but his pity for Sansa also feels genuine.
Then Tywin turns on Cersei. She's getting married, too, he informs her: to Margaery's gay brother, Loras! She won't do it, she says. She much prefers being the Queen Regent. And, one supposes, she'd like to keep her schedule open in case Jaime ever turns up. But Tywin will not be defied. "You'll do as I say and marry Loras Tyrell. And put an end to the disgusting rumors about you once and for all," he thunders, before adding, for good measure, "My children. You've disgraced the Lannister name for far too long."
Something tells me he ain't seen nothing yet.
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Taylor Swift loves to rock short shorts onstage and in everyday life, and now we know how she keeps her legs in shape.
The pop star was spotted wearing spandex hot pants and a tight black tank top as she left the Tracy Anderson Studio in Studio City, Calif., on Sunday.
While Swift is super fit, for some reason seeing her in workout gear seems weird, even though the star has talked about her workout routine before. In December, the 23-year-old told WebMD magazine (yes, it's a thing and Swift was even on the cover) that regardless of her tour schedule, she goes for an hour-long run on a treadmill every day.
"For me, running is about blasting a whole bunch of new songs and running to the beat. It's also good because it makes me find a gym wherever I am," she told the magazine.
