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Aaron Paul's Favorite 'Breaking Bad' 'Bitch' Moments

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Aaron Paul's "Breaking Bad" character Jesse Pinkman has become synonymous with one word: "bitch."

Wednesday night on "Conan," Paul broke down his favorite "Breaking Bad" "bitch" moments.

"Oh, god, there are so many great bitches," Paul said. "'Yeah bitch, magnets!' is a good one. Or 'Gatorade me, bitch,' is also really good. Or, 'This is my own private domicile, bitch.' So I love all the bitches."

Paul noted that most of the "bitches" are written into the show's scripts, but he has improvised "maybe one or two bitches."

The catchphrase has become so pervasive that Paul can't walk through the airport without fans yelling, "Bitch!" at him. "They just say, 'Hey, bitch, do you have any crystal meth?' And I go, 'No, I don't, I'm sorry.'"

The final episodes of "Breaking Bad" premiere Sunday, August 11 at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.


Miranda Cosgrove Takes On Sheryl Crow In Pretty Acoustic Cover (VIDEO)

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Original Song: "The First Cut Is the Deepest" by Cat Stevens

Cover Artist: "Despicable Me 2" star Miranda Cosgrove

How It's Different: Originally written by folk-rock singer Cat Stevens, Miranda isn't the first to cover this hit song. Channeling Sheryl Crow's 2003 version, Miranda mentions that she was inspired by the "If It Makes You Happy" singer to perform her own, taking on a quiet, acoustic adaptation that is both sweet and simple.

Why We Love It: From Ariana Grande to Jennette McCurdy, vocal talent is not sparse among Nickelodeon stars. While you probably know Miranda best as Carly Shay from our beloved "iCarly" (RIP), it turns out that she has some real singing chops, too. We're glad she's sharing them with us along with the rest of the 'Nick' crew.

Better Than The Original? Miranda's cover is no doubt very pretty, but no rocks it quite like the '90s badass that is Sheryl Crow.

What do you think of Miranda's version? Tell us in the comments or tweet at @HuffPostTeen.

Avidan Milevsky: How Fatherhood Impacts Brotherhood: William, Uncle Harry, and the Prince of Cambridge

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Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their baby boy, George Alexander Louis, future King of England. The international media attention on the pregnancy, birth, and now the young prince has been overwhelming. I am currently traveling in the Middle East and even here the local media is broadcasting live from London.

The media is focusing on the many subplots to this story which seem to be in abundance considering some of the historical dysfunctions in the royal family. One such angle which has been garnering some attention online is about William's absence in the days leading to the birth while his brother, Harry, served as some type of surrogate husband for pregnant Kate. Beyond the tempting gossip and sleaze that some media outlets are indulging in with this news, the role that Harry plays in the life of William, Kate, and now Prince George is a fascinating and personal story.

Harry's role in this young family's life is an important and unique aspect of the bond that has developed between William and Harry. This, in turn, can also inform our understanding of sibling relationships in general.

The relationship that has developed between William and Harry has been driven by two important and unique circumstances. First, their relationship has been motivated by the loss of their mother and at a young age. Studies on sibling relationships have suggested that with the loss of a parent at a young age a strong potential exists that siblings will develop a robust bond to in some way compensate for the parental loss.

Second, they are both brothers in an exclusive, and often pressured, royal club. In addition to the international media attention that their lives garner the mere fact of being part of the royal family and all that it entails creates an atmosphere that others cannot empathize with. William and Harry have a shared fate creating a symbiotic bond.

Hence it is no surprise that William and Harry have developed an intense sibling relationship over the years. Considering these dynamics Harry's current support of Kate and William is nothing but an extension of the intense sibling bond that exists between the royal siblings.

Fatherhood has the potential of intensifying brotherhood in cases where supportive brotherhood existed before the arrival of the new baby. When a positive sibling connection exists in a family, it can be relied on as a source of support during life transitions, including fatherhood. William and Harry are confirming what research on siblings has made clear: having a close sibling relationship is a crucial aspect of life-satisfaction and happiness.

Dr. Avidan Milevsky is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and a psychotherapist at Wellspring Counseling in Towson, MD. You can ask him questions LIVE on Twitter by tweeting him @PsycRefelctions or using the hashtag #siblingproblems on Thursdays at 5pm EST.

Why Do Hipsters Love Hall & Oats So Much?

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At a press conference for upcoming San Francisco music festival Outside Lands, The Huffington Post sat down with John Oates, one half of the '70s/'80s smooth rock power duo Hall & Oates.

While we discussed the upcoming show, the solo career and new projects, one question was on everyone's mind: How did Hall & Oates suddenly become so popular with young hipsters?

Haven't noticed the recent hipster resurgence? How about this video of Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum singing their greatest hits?

Or this amazing high school lip dub to "You Make My Dreams?"

Then there's this electronic duo, who released an entire album of Hall & Oates cover songs.

And of course..."Yacht Rock."

In the past few years, Hall & Oates -- who reigned supreme before most of their new fans were born -- has been inspiring movie plots and shows, booking headlining gigs and rocking every karaoke lounge and dance floor coast to coast.

How did this happen?

"True music fans are completely open-minded," Oates told HuffPost. "And with the Internet, young people now have access to entire libraries of music."

Oates also took aim at music journalists for acting as gatekeepers.

"No disrespect to rock journalists," he continued, "But now these kids aren't being force-fed and told what to like anymore. They're making decisions on their own. That's what's so exciting about music right now."

So does the Hall & Oates resurgence have staying power or will it go the way of the wolves?

All we know is they're making our dreams come true.

WATCH: Is William Levy Seducing Kris Jenner?

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William Levy and aphrodisiacs can be a lethal combination.

The Cuban actor stopped by Kris Jenner’s new daytime show, “Kris,” to add some Latino flavor and get the Kardashian matriarch all “hot and bothered” when the two began tasting foods meant to get couples in the mood.

(Check out the episode above, Levy’s interview begins at 16:18)

Before joining Jenner in the kitchen, the 32-year-old star spoke about his stint on “Dancing With The Stars” and his most recent telenovela “La Tempestad,” set to premiere on Univision on July 29.

After the commercial break, the actor joined the reality star and famed chef Candice Kumani for some food to “get you in the mood.” When it came time to taste some wine popsicles, Jenner intertwined her arms with Levy’s and seemed to bite more than she could chew (or keep in her mouth) as she tasted the dessert.

Check out the video above and tell us what you think of Levy’s appearance on “Kris” in the comments below.

'Glee' Cast Holds Memorial For Cory Monteith

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The cast and crew of "Glee" gathered for a memorial to honor Cory Monteith.

Monteith died on July 13 after overdosing on a toxic mix of heroin and alcohol.

"Today, Ryan Murphy and Lea Michele gathered the cast, crew and producers of 'Glee,' along with colleagues from the network and studio, to share memories and music in an emotional celebration of the life of Cory Monteith," 20th Century Fox said in a statement. "We thank the public for their continued outpouring of love and support as we grieve our friend and colleague during this difficult time."

Fox has delayed the premiere of "Glee" a week to allow production time to adjust storylines. The first two episodes of "Glee" Season 5 will be a Beatles tribute with the third episode planned to be a tribute to Monteith and his character Finn Hudson. Monteith had played Finn Hudson since the show's start.

Murphy, a co-creator of "Glee," said they considered ending the show all together in the wake of Monteith's death. Murphy said the decision was Lea Michele's to make. Michele was Monteith's on-screen and off-screen girlfriend.

"If Lea had said to me, 'I could never do this again and I don't want to do this again,' you know, she is sort of the show, so what do you do? And I would've, out of respect to her as a person, said 'OK,' but that's not how Lea operates; that's not how she feels," Murphy told E! Online. "She's handled this with so much humanity and grace and she's also handled this in a way where she's trying to look out for 500 other people affected by him and who have mortgages to pay and families to feed. That was never on the table for her and I said, 'OK.' Nothing has been done and will be done in terms of any of the material without Lea blessing it and making sure it's OK with her -- and she has been."

"Glee" Season 5 premieres Thursday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.

The End Isn't Near For 'Thrones,' 'True Blood' Or 'The Newsroom'

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Calm down, "Game of Thrones" fans: Your show isn't going anywhere.

There has been speculation -- even from the show's creative team -- about whether the show would have to end when they ran out of published George R.R. Martin novels. (Martin is currently working on the sixth of seven projected "Song of Ice and Fire" books.) But HBO president Michael Lombardo said the show "can go on as long as there are stories to tell."

"We haven't gotten anywhere near that conversation with [executive producers] David [Benioff] and Dan [Weiss]," Lombardo added.

The end is not necessarily in sight for "True Blood," either. Lombardo said he thought that new showrunner Brian Buckner had injected "new energy" into the show, so there's every chance the show will be renewed for another season in addition to the seventh season that was recently ordered.

"The odds are excellent" for a "Newsroom" renewal as well, Lombardo added. The only things holding that up, Lombardo and HBO CEO Richard Plepler said, are a few scheduling matters that they are working out with creator Aaron Sorkin. But they hope to announce something on that front "soon." "We're very happy with the show," Lombardo noted.

Speaking of shows that are ending, "Eastbound and Down's" fourth and final season is approaching, but the executives said star Danny McBride and creator Jody Hill are developing a high-school half-hour comedy for the network.

"Luck," which was canceled in the middle of its first season, taught HBO executives that they don't want to commission shows that involve a large number of animals. When asked if they'd make a show like "Luck" again, Lombardo said, "No! No, no, no ... There was way too much downside for us."

"Luck" creator David Milch is still working with HBO, however: He's developing a drama about a "dynastic New York media family."

Gandolfini's Role In HBO Drama Will Be Recast

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Late "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini starred in the pilot for a new HBO show called "Criminal Justice," but if it ever airs, you won't see his face.

HBO president Michael Lombardo said Thursday, "We'd never air the pilot with James in it."

"Jim's passing took the wind out of our sails quite a bit," Lombardo continued. The conversations they've had with Steven Zaillian and Richard Price, the director and writer of the seven-episode limited series, have been about recasting the role Gandolfini played -- a New York City attorney defending an accused murderer of Pakistani descent.

"That [pilot] was just the beginning of the journey," Lombardo noted. "The conversation would be about reshooting the portion Jim had already performed in and recasting going forward."

"Criminal Justice" is still in development at HBO and scripts are being written, but no air date has been announced.

The show was just one of many projects Gandolfini had in the pipeline with HBO, the channel that made him famous. “He was worried people would be sick of seeing him on HBO,” his friend and colleague, Patrick Healy, told Entertainment Weekly shortly after Gandolfini's death.

Immediately after his passing, a source close to “Criminal Justice” told The Huffington Post that “it’s too early to discuss” the fate of the show. At the time, Zaillian wouldn't comment either, but in a statement to The Huffington Post, he called Gandolfini “a real man ... honest, humble, loyal, complicated, as grateful for his success as he was unaffected by it.”

The HBO movie “Bone Wars" was set to star Gandolfini and Steve Carrell as Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh, famous paleontologists who became rivals after the Civil War. HBO hasn’t commented publicly on the fate of the film.

“Eating With The Enemy,” another Gandolfini-led HBO film with an uncertain future, had the late actor starring as a New Jersey restaurateur with Don Quixote-ish delusions of grandeur. Healey, who is writing the script, told EW, “I can’t imagine anyone better than Jim.”


Tommy Chong: Oprah Would've Been A 'House Lady'

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Actress Rae Dawn Chong made headlines earlier this month for publicly skewering her former co-star Oprah Winfrey. Throughout the past week, however, both Chong and her comedian dad, Tommy, have spoken up in defense of her biting words.

In a brutally honest radio interview on Matty P's Radio Happy Hour in June, Chong -- who worked with Winfrey on "The Color Purple" -- called the Queen of Media a "great brown-noser, a "field n***er" and a "total bee-yotch."

"If you look at the way [Oprah] looks, she looks like 60 years ago she would have been a house keeper, luckily. She would have not been a house n***er she would have been a field n***er," she said, according to an audio clip obtained by TMZ.

Tommy Chong defended his daughter's choice of words, telling TMZ this week that she had spoken honestly. He added that her comments had been taken "out of context."

"If you think of what [Rae Dawn] said, she said back in the day Oprah would be working in the field because she's not that beautiful…whereas if you're beautiful, you're part of the master's bedroom," he explained.

The "Cheech and Chong" star went on to say that Oprah -- a "powerful" and "smart" woman -- would've probably used her "charm and intelligence" to leave the fields and become a "house lady."

Watch Tommy Chong's full interview with TMZ here.

As the Los Angeles Times notes, Rae Dawn Chong posted a YouTube video last week in which she tried to explain her comments. According to the report, she said she "regrets" some of the things she said during the interview but ultimately insisted that she would not "take back everything." (The YouTube video has since been made private.)

"I told my story about my experiences with O... Will I have to live under armed guard for ten years because of this?" Chong wrote in a YouTube message Wednesday. "You know people think I just sat back and called O a bunch of ugly names and blasted her just because? It just isn't true."

Noah Tsika: Gayness and the Gandolfini Eulogies

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When the actor Joseph R. Gannascoli, or "Joey G," as he is more widely known, phoned Howard Stern's SiriusXM Satellite Radio channel to discuss the recent death of James Gandolfini, I expected to hear a boilerplate summation of the late actor's achievements, as well as a few rote references to his erstwhile warmth and humility. Instead, Gannascoli told a disturbing story that turned on Gandolfini's alleged awareness of the dangers of "playing gay," of the sheer chagrin that can surround a straight actor contractually obliged to embody (or at least suggest) same-sex desire.

On The Sopranos Gannascoli portrayed Vito Spatafore, a captain in Tony's crew, who, by the series' sixth season, is shacking up with his secret boyfriend in the woods of northern New England, seemingly far beyond the retributive reach of the mob. But if Vito's investment in his "second life" is quixotic at best, then so is the hope that no upsetting stereotypes will attach themselves to the Gandolfini-themed peans, which, thus far, have expressed some alarming tendencies.

Take, for instance, Gannascoli's tale about a special Sopranos rehearsal, the first to hinge on his character's "gay storyline." In Gannascoli's telling, Gandolfini, the powerful star of this popular series, proudly announced his willingness to help crush the seed of Vito's homosexuality, should it start to rankle its thespian vessel. "When my character went, uh, gay," Gannascoli told Howard 101, "[Gandolfini] took me aside and said, 'Look, if you're not really comfortable with this -- because you know a lot of guys in Brooklyn, you have a lot of friends, and this could get kind of weird -- we can go talk to David [Chase, the Sopranos showrunner] and tell him that you're not comfortable doing it.'"

At the heart of this impolitic anecdote, which Gannascoli mobilized to illustrate the late Gandolfini's compassion, is a portrait of "gay panic," a fear of being sullied by the queerness of what in this case is a fictional character. What also emerges, and just as vividly, is the image of a star whose solicitousness seemingly extended only to his fellow straight men. I'm disposed to resist this image, partly because Gandolfini brought expansive empathy as well as cliché-shattering complexities to a stunt role (that of a gay hit man) in a stupid movie (The Mexican, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts), but also because Gannascoli, given a limited platform from which to extemporize, was obviously cobbling together the meager remnants of a partial memory, in the hope of shaping some semblance of a story for Sirius listeners. After wincing at the man's words, I permitted myself to dismiss his upsetting account of a discriminatory Jimmie, a decision made easier by the torrent of denunciations that followed. Former co-stars were suddenly coming out of the woodwork to call Gannascoli an opportunist and worse, and within days I had forgotten about the man's misplaced plaudits.

And then Dick Cavett, in The New York Times, offered his own objectionable narrative, an obituary of sorts, in which Cavett recalls how lovably anti-gay Gandolfini could be. That self-consciously "cutesy" prejudice persists is no surprise; that the Times elects to endorse such a pain-inducing stance is, frankly, shocking. After all, this is the very same Times that has offered haughty op-eds about an all but demonic Paula Deen, that has squeezed every last bit of vitriol from her saga of Old-South stupidity. Justifiably scandalized by Deen's use of the "N" word, the Times apparently has no qualms about publishing the straight-identified Dick Cavett's two uses of the "F" word, reconstituted, in this case, as "faggy."

As with Deen's indiscretions, the offensiveness of Cavett's comments comes more from context than from language, more from a casually, even cheerfully, expressed prejudice than from a single, ugly word alone. Eulogizing Gandolfini, Cavett exploits an allegedly axiomatic separation between machismo and gayness, fondly recalling the time when his bearlike friend failed to lift his own tiny body (on account of some aikido techniques that Cavett had learned "from a sensei in Toyko" that made the little man seem exceedingly heavy). Later, according to Cavett, Gandolfini remarked upon the reputation that this unexpected failure had netted him, saying that male acquaintances were suddenly, tauntingly calling him "faggy," to which Cavett, as he reports in his piece, responded by semi-facetiously reassuring Gandolfini of the latter's lasting masculinity, much to the actor's apparent relief. It would seem that one of Cavett's tasks during Gandolfini's life, as when writing the eulogy that followed, was to rescue the star from any association with gayness, to appease -- and maybe even inspire -- his alleged desire to be seen as strictly straight.

Apart from political pique, the reason for my enraged response to all this nonsense is simple and selfish: I grew up on The Sopranos. It was as much a part of my puberty as Sesame Street was of my preadolescence. While this early exposure to an admittedly dark and audacious series might have inured me to insolence, I'm finding that it didn't. Cavett's prose still smarts; his little story with its spectral stock villain -- the prissy homosexual who isn't physically strong and whose reduced identity is used by "tough" men to demean their peers and define their own moral, social, and somatic superiority -- still makes my "faggy" hands form fists.

I feel as if I've been denied the opportunity to mourn Mr. Gandolfini in an uncomplicated way, without ever having to say, "Well, but he hated the gays." I'm a mere fan, a former Sopranos junkie, and as such I'd like to simply grieve the loss of a great actor. Instead, I have to think of the enduring, insidious bigotry that that actor may well have represented and that at least two memorials -- one spoken, the other written -- have now made impossible to ignore. Instead of a smart account of an iconic actor, we have Cavett's widely celebrated story about how much fun it evidently was to make the massive Gandolfini fear for his heterosexist, narrowly gendered identity.

I was reluctant to write this piece, because some part of me wants to reserve my writerly identity for more "positive" reports. But this week, in Manhattan's West Village, of all places, my boyfriend was bullied by a male passerby for wearing what the stranger disdainfully called "a woman's bag." As this example attests, Cavett's rather offensive attempt to introduce some levity into an otherwise somber blog post is just the Times-minted tip of a broader problem, one that can culminate in chilling real-life encounters.

Besides, there is a special desecration involved when any kind of obituary turns into a forum for confirming bigotry, particularly a bigotry that, on the evidence of The Mexican, had absolutely no bearing on Gandolfini's brilliant, beautiful work as an actor. It isn't simply that Cavett is, in his own jokey, septuagenarian way, maligning a man who has passed, because what purpose could possibly be served by suggesting the extent of a dead guy's anti-gay sentiments? It's that neither Cavett nor The New York Times seems aware of the problem of putting a strangely syrupy prejudice at the center of remembrance. There it remains, uncorrected and with "faggy" intact -- twice over! -- on the Times website: Cavett's retrograde take on a great actor's "friendly" homophobia.

Amanda Bynes Conservatorship Ruling Delayed

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OXNARD, Calif. — Amanda Bynes' parents are deeply concerned that their daughter may hurt herself or others unless they are allowed to assume control over her medical care and finances, court filings show.

The petition Richard and Lynn Bynes filed Friday not only detail her public incidents of disturbing behavior, including several arrests, but also reveal that the former child star has stated fears that she is being watched by smoke detectors and devices in the dashboard of her car.

Ventura County Superior Court Judge Glen M. Reiser delayed ruling on the conservatorship petition, stating that there was no rush to act because the actress is under a two-week psychiatric hold at a hospital.

Reiser scheduled a hearing on the issue Aug. 9 and said he also wants to meet one-on-one with Bynes before making a decision.

"We are deeply concerned that Amanda poses a substantial risk to herself, to others, and to property based on recent events in her life," the filing from Bynes' parents states. It cites numerous instances of increasingly bizarre behavior by their 27-year-old daughter in the past year.

Bynes was put under the psychiatric hold Monday after authorities said she set a fire on the driveway of a home in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks, where she grew up.

Her parents learned she had returned to California from New York City two days before the incident. Their daughter told them she "cabbed it" but they say they do not know how she actually traveled cross-country or where she has been staying.

"We believe she is essentially homeless," the filing states.

In May, Bynes was arrested in New York for allegedly throwing a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment. Police had come to the building to investigate a complaint that she had been smoking marijuana in the lobby.

Last year, Bynes was charged in Los Angeles with driving on a suspended license. The license had been suspended after she was charged with driving under the influence and misdemeanor hit-and-run.

Before moving to New York, Bynes "was extremely paranoid about being `watched,'" the filing states. "She would cover smoke alarms with towels, tape windows shut, and cover her car's dashboard with cardboard and tape out of fear that cameras were watching her from inside these places."

Bynes, who was 13 when she landed her own hit variety program, "The Amanda Show" on the Nickelodeon cable network, went on to star in the TV series "What I Like About You" and several movies, including "What a Girl Wants," "Hairspray" and "She's the Man."

She has publicly stated that has retired from acting. Her last film credit was 2010's "Easy A," which starred Emma Stone.

Bynes amassed $4 million in savings but has spent $1.2 million in a short amount of time, her parents' petition states. They state they suspect some of the money has been spent on drugs and plastic surgery, citing bills they have received from doctors and large payments their daughter has made to people they don't know.

"Amanda has profound issues with her body image and is obsessed with the idea that she (and others) are `ugly,'" the petition states, adding that some of the statements have been made about members of her own family.

"She talks incessantly about cosmetic surgeries that she wants to have completed," the filings state. "We are concerned that the surgeries she wants to have are dangerous and detrimental to her health."

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Anthony McCartney can be reached at . Associated Press writer John C. Rogers contributed to this report from Los Angeles. http://twitter.com/mccartneyAP

Whoopi Goldberg Developing New Show

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Whoopi Goldberg is developing a variety show for Nick Jr., the network announced at Friday's Television Critics Association Summer 2013 press tour.

As part of Nick Jr.'s late night programming block targeting mothers, Goldberg has signed on to executive produce "Lounge," a late night series. The comedic program, which sounds a bit like an extended makeover segment, will include honest conversations between everyday moms who are pampered and given the opportunity to fulfill their dreams. The programming block, called NickMom, will air from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

The announcement comes amid gossip reports that Goldberg is allegedly unenthused with "View" co-host and executive producer, Barbara Walters. Goldberg has vehemently denied the reports, and even called the New York Daily News to ask, "Who the f--k told you this?"

The Sex Lives Of Others, The Celebrity Profiler And More Must-Read Stories

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1. The Celebrity-Profiler Profiles Himself

Tom Chiarella, writer-at-large at Esquire, has made a career of profiling some of Hollywood's biggest boldfaced names: Halle Berry, Daniel Craig, Bruce Willis, Kate Beckinsale, the list goes on and on. Now, he turns the tables and profiles himself, in an essay for Indianapolis Monthly. In doing so, he breaks his own first rule of celebrity-profile writing: "Ignore yourself."

Of course, the life of an itinerant writer, with its constant travel, lonely hotel rooms and pressing deadlines, isn't always as glamorous as it appears. "Sometimes, people say, 'I want to be you.' And I know they can’t mean it," Chiarella writes. "What they want is to meet and spend time with movie stars. … But I've learned not to argue. It sounds like sour grapes if I complain and arrogant if I concede. I always say, 'I have an interesting life.'"

Chiarella gamely dishes a bit about his celebrity encounters. "I have nothing nice to say about the guy," he writes of quarterback Tom Brady. Ouch. What did Halle Berry eat for dinner? "I think she had gnocchi, grilled vegetables, and some tiny dessert. She ate most of it." This runs counter to another one of Chiarella's rules for profiling: "Don't talk about what they eat. Never talk about how much."

Such concern is a bit of a put-on, of course, since Chiarella often breaks his own rules. In his memorable profile of Bruce Willis, he chronicled the number of pears Willis ate and the number of times the star excused himself to use the restroom. Ignore yourself? His profile of Halle Berry took the form of Berry writing about him. (There was a lot of eating involved in that one, too.)

For Chiarella's full list of rules for profile writers, read his highly entertaining Indianapolis Monthly piece.

2. The (Sex) Lives of Others

Anthony Weiner's latest sexting scandal makes it an especially good time to read Maureen O'Connor's feature in New York magazine about how the social media generation never really breaks up. "There was a time, I am told, when exes lived in Texas and you could avoid them by moving to Tennessee," she writes. "Cutting ties is no longer so easy -- nor, I guess, do we really want it to be. We gorge ourselves on information about the lives of our exes. We can't help ourselves."

Indeed, many of you may have had the experience of an ex popping up in your Facebook and Twitter feeds. Maybe you follow their photos on Instagram or the music they like on Spotify. You might wonder one night: What are they up to now? What direction have their lives taken? Or, more to the point: Who are they sleeping with?

Weiner is also in good company, it seems. "My friends were polarized," O'Connor writes, after asking them to recall the number of people with whom they had exchanged naked pictures. "Either the number was so low it could be counted on one hand, or it was too high to count. 'Hundreds?' one offered."

Bonus: For another look at how technology is ruling our lives, HuffPost's Bianca Bosker recently spent some time with 14-year-old Casey Schwartz to see what really happens on a teen girl's iPhone.

Have you read a good longform feature lately? Email me at sasha@huffingtonpost.com.

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3. The Plight of Public Defenders

In HuffPost, Sam Stein and Ryan Reilly take a deep look at how sequestration is absolutely decimating the nation's public defender system. In state after state, public defenders are being fired or forced to take multiple furlough days. "All told, observers expect that federal public defenders will end up having to lay off between one-third and one-half of their staffs," Stein and Reilly write. An estimated 2,700 jobs will be lost over the next two years.

Those who remain are trying to do more with less -- paying out of pocket to travel to interview clients and attend hearings, relying on fewer expert witnesses, and going without the services of investigators. Trials are being delayed because public defenders aren't available.

Most incredibly, the cuts to the public defender system aren't actually saving the government any money. And more pain is on the way in the next fiscal year. "This is literally life or death for us," says one public defender in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Bonus: Public defenders aren't the only lawyers feeling the squeeze. Over at The New Republic, Noam Scheiber writes a great piece about the last days of Big Law. The recession hit law firms hard, partners have become increasingly cutthroat, and there are simply too many high-priced lawyers today, with not enough work to go around, Scheiber writes. As a result, everyone is fighting tooth and nail for a dwindling share of the spoils.

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4. The Show Must Go On

As we here on the East Coast swelter through July's stifling heat, the media are already starting to think about cooler times of the year, namely the fall, when a number of hit TV shows return to the airwaves. Vanity Fair has a cover story on Kerry Washington, the star of "Scandal." Claire Danes is featured in the August issue of Vogue, complete with an Annie Leibovitz photo shoot alongside her "Homeland" co-star Damian Lewis (in which Danes' leg may or may not have been cut off). GQ puts Bryan Cranston on its cover, as "Breaking Bad" gears up for its final season.

But more often than not, the real drama is taking place behind the scenes. Over at The Hollywood Reporter, Lacey Rose chronicles how Dan Harmon (above), the creator of the NBC comedy "Community," was fired from his own show before being rehired. "Now, a year after being unceremoniously dumped, the irascible and often untamable showrunner has been asked back by the same executives he had railed against," Rose writes. "In accepting their offer -- for which star Joel McHale and, to a lesser extent, Harmon's rabid fan base are largely responsible -- he not only is being granted a rare second chance but also is providing perhaps the most tangible example yet of the power of a savvy creative as well as the forgiving nature of Hollywood."

Indeed, in this new Golden Era of TV, this type of story line is playing out with some regularity. As Brett Martin wrote recently in GQ, television writers -- who have been known to be "imperious, idiosyncratic, domineering, or just plain strange" -- are not always ideally suited to managing multimillion-dollar enterprises. "This isn't like publishing some lunatic's novel or letting him direct a movie," a TV veteran told Martin. "This is handing a lunatic a division of General Motors."

Even if you don't watch "Community," Rose's story is a great window into how the TV industry works.

Bonus: For more insight into Harmon, read this 2011 profile of him in Wired.

In the latest issue of @Huffington, Howard Fineman looks at how far we still are from true equality for African Americans between the just-concluded Trayvon Martin case and the upcoming 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. And Gerry Smith looks at the underground market for smartphones. Download the issue for FREE in the App Store.

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5. The One-Eyed Matador

During the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, this month, a number of people were gored. As Business Insider promises, the graphic photos "will convince you to never go running with the bulls." I'm thoroughly convinced.

But the news did motivate me to pick up a story that has been on my must-read list for a while: Karen Russell's masterful profile of Juan Jose Padilla, the matador who was gored in the face in 2011 -- an event that was similarly captured in graphic photos that shot around the world. Russell recounts that accident in dramatic fashion and tells the story of Padilla's miraculous recovery and return to the ring. Regardless of whether you view bullfighting as a cherished cultural tradition or a brutal, horrific pastime, Russell's story will keep you on the edge of your seat.

You Won't Believe This 'Orange Is The New Black' Secret

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Transgender actress Laverne Cox covers some familiar ground in her role in Netflix's "Orange Is The New Black," which includes the emotional story of her character Sophia Burset's transition from man to woman.

But that's where the similarities between life and art end. Unlike Cox, her character is a prison inmate. And even more unlike her real life, a completely different person played the man who existed pre-transition.

And it wasn't just any different person -- it was her twin brother.

Cox dished to HuffPost Live's Marc Lamont Hill about how her twin, musician M Lamar, got a role on "Orange Is The New Black" even though he isn't an actor. An intensive casting process began when the production team needed a man who looked convincingly like Cox to appear in the scenes depicting Sophia's backstory. Cox said a slew of "really butch black men" auditioned until a perfect solution fell into the show's lap.

"Our casting director found out that I have a twin brother, and she insisted that he should audition for the role," Cox said. "He auditioned, and he got the part."

Though the casting turned out to have a happy ending, Cox said she originally wanted to play the male role herself. But Jodie Foster, who directed the episode in which Sophia's backstory is explored, didn't think it would work.

"I was like, 'I have to butch it up,' because I don't think Jodie believed that I could pull this off. I go to Jodie and she looks at me and she's like, 'We're gonna have to hire someone,'" she said. "Jodie Foster didn't think I looked masculine enough to play a guy."

Catch the whole HuffPost Live interview with "Orange is the New Black" star Laverne Cox here.

GUESS WHO

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Marilyn Monroe is celebrated even to this day, 50 years after her passing, as an iconic beauty. But old photos reemerged recently that show the blond bombshell was gorgeous even before making it big in Hollywood.

The snapshots below show Monroe in 1944 when she still went by her real, non-stage name, Norma Jeane Dougherty. According to Gizmodo, Monroe worked in a factory in Van Nuys, Calif., during World War II when army photographer David Conover captured her on film. The rest, as they say, is history.

Earlier this month, 3,700 unpublished photos of the silver-screen siren were auctioned off with copyright and were expected to rake in between $1,000 and $15,000 each. Those were taken post-Monroe's rise to fame by fashion and celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene.

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Monroe as we remember her best, circa 1953:

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Justin Bieber Lookalike Pulls The ULTIMATE Prank (VIDEO)

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Pass by 16-year-old Jeremy Frost on the street and you might find yourself doing a double-take. Between his perfectly coifed hair and swaggy wardrobe, it's easy to mistake the teen for one of the world's biggest pop stars. But Jeremy doesn't really seem to mind.

According to Mashable, it isn't rare for Jeremy to be told that he bares a very similar resemblance to Justin Bieber. In fact, he looks so similar to the singer that Jeremy -- who runs the YouTube channel Three Amigos Comedy with his brother, Zack and friend Jimmy Lawrenson -- decided to have a little fun by pranking some fans at a recent Bieber concert in Boston.

Dressed in full Bieber gear (which obviously included sporting oversized sunglasses and a hoodie), Jeremy appeared in front of a crowd of ecstatic Beliebers, with his "bodyguards" and the "paparazzi" in tow. Unsurprisingly, the Beliebers kind of freaked out a little. Watch in the video above.

Watch out, Biebs.

[h/t Mashable]

What do you think, Beliebers? Was Jeremy's prank hilarious or just cruel? Sound off in the comments or tweet @HuffPostTeen!

WATCH: Aaron Paul Is Awesome In Real Life

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Fans may have grown to love him for his portrayal of Jesse Pinkman on AMC's "Breaking Bad," but it seems Aaron Paul is just as lovable in real life.

In a video posted on YouTube Friday, Paul meets fans who appear to be part of a group touring celebrity homes in Los Angeles.

The video starts rolling after the van arrives, and Paul bounds down his front steps to greet them and take photos.

"Sometimes I see the van, and sometimes I don't. And then when I do, I always try to say hello," Paul reveals to the camera.

Paul also shared the video on Twitter after another fan tweeted it.

What a nice guy.

The final episodes of "Breaking Bad" will premiere on Aug. 11 at 9 p.m. ET.

(Hat tip Reddit)

Victoria Arbiter: Critics Miss Irony in Royal Baby Comment

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To address the articles on the CNN clip in which I commented -- with deliberate irony -- how "brilliant a royal Kate is" [for having a boy], perhaps I should share the historical context that some appear to have missed. For centuries, the British Monarchy has been a man's world, where many a royal wife suffered at the hands of her husband for not producing a male heir. Even Diana expressed her relief at having delivered a son first.

Modern medicine tells us that it is the male that determines gender, but try telling that to Henry VIII, who believed, wholeheartedly, that it was his wife's duty to produce a son. In his ignorance, he would have considered Kate a perfect royal bride for the mere fact that she delivered a healthy boy, first time around. After all, his first two wives, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn were tossed aside and beheaded respectively for not having a boy. Even Henry's third wife, Jane Seymour, who did deliver a son, died within days due to complications from childbirth.

There have been 34 kings and only six queens over the course of the monarchy's thousand-year history. It's easy to see the high value that was placed on a baby boy, and in turn, the mother that delivered him.

Thankfully times have changed since Henry's day... and so, too, have the laws of succession. The British Parliament recently voted to allow a female child to succeed to the throne, regardless of any younger born brothers.

I have repeatedly championed the changes in the laws to succession, and have stated in numerous segments across all media platforms my desire for William and Kate to have had a girl, largely due to the historical significance and social progress that it would represent.

It cannot be argued that some of the most enlightened times in British history have occurred during periods of queenship. Elizabeth I led the country through the "Golden Age." Victoria and Elizabeth II -- the longest reigning British Monarchs -- both made their mark with perhaps the most illustrious and progressive legacies of all.

Elizabeth II has spent her reign continuously evolving and adapting. As a result of her forward thinking, this was the first time in royal history that the gender of William and Kate's baby didn't matter... and yet what did she have? A boy.

A commoner by birth, Kate is the first royal bride to hold a university degree. She lived with her husband prior to marriage, and walked out of the hospital holding her son, proudly showing her "baby tummy" before a global audience -- unheard of in days of old. Were Anne Boleyn alive today, she would have thought Kate quite "brilliant." And therein, my friends, lies my point.

As a Brit who has lived in the U.S. for almost 20 years, my ingrained sense of irony was clearly lost on some who have chosen to interpret it as a slur on the rights of women. Nothing could be further from the truth, to which countless other comments I have made on CNN will clearly attest.

MTV's 'Scream' Pilot Is Shaping Up

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MTV's "Scream" pilot is starting to come together.

Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin -- the men behind “Revenge" and "Criminal Minds" -- have joined the TV horror project. Susanne Daniels, MTV's president of programming, announced the news at the Television Critics Association Summer 2013 press tour on Friday.

MTV revealed its plans to "reinvent" the hugely successful horror film franchise from Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven at the network's 2013 Upfront Presentation in April. The potential "Scream" series is being developed with production company Dimension Films, and although Williamson isn't actively involved in the pilot (he's already behind Fox's successful serial killer drama "The Following"), Craven is reportedly in talks to direct the pilot.

MTV's proposed "Scream" show would aim for a summer 2014 debut if it receives a series pickup.

Daniels also confirmed the premiere dates for the latter half of "Teen Wolf" Season 3, as well as the fact that "Snooki & JWOWW" Season 3 will debut in October, as would the second half of "Awkward" Season 3. Along with the returning series are two new ones for MTV: "Generation Cryo," a one-hour docu-drama on kids who were conceived via anonymous sperm donors, premieres in November; and “Nurses” (working title), another docu-series that follows a group of nurses at Orange County hospital, is set to premiere in the fall as well.

MTV also unveiled a one-hour documentary on Miley Cyrus that will premiere in the fall and will follow the production of her new album and chronicle her transformation over the past few years. MTV also renewed "Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life" for a second season.

Daniels announced two scripted comedy pilot pick-ups: “Faking It” (working title) from Carter Covington (“10 Things I Hate About You,” “Greek,” and “Hart of Dixie”), which revolves around two high-school best friends who will do almost anything to be popular; and “Happyland” (working title) from Ben Epstein, Neil Meron and Craig Zadan (“Smash,” “Footloose,” “Chicago”), which centers on the underbelly of one of the country’s most popular theme parks.

What do you think: Would you watch a "Scream" series? Will you be tuning in for "Generation Cryo" and "Nurses"? Which new MTV comedy sounds most promising? Sound off in the comments!

Hello, Old Friends!

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Pivot, the new network from Participant Media targeting Millennials, presented their launching slate of original programming at the Television Critics Association summer press tour Friday.

Pivot has tapped two faces familiar to The Huffington Post to host their live, late-night show "TakePart Live": former HuffPost Live host Jacob Soboroff and former HuffPost Science editor and "Talk Nerdy to Me" host Cara Santa Maria.

Soboroff and Santa Maria will helm the interactive, hour-long series, which will air nightly Monday through Thursday, running down the day's news and hosting guests, from celebrities to activists, while also letting the audience contribute live through comments and social media.

"TakePart Live" (premieres Thurs., Aug. 1 at midnight ET) will launch the day the network does and is joined by Pivot's other original programming, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt's "HitRECord on TV!" and Meghan McCain's new show, being called a docu-talk series, "Raising McCain" (premieres Sat., Sept. 14 at 10 p.m. ET).

"The 20th century media was very much a monologue. That's not what's happening anymore," Gordon-Levitt said about the idea to bring his HitRECord! project to television. "Pivot is, probably more than any TV network I'm aware of, tapping into the changes that are happening."

"I think there has to be some kind of middle ground between the Kardashians and C-SPAN," McCain said. "I want to give people information and not talk down to them."

"These are shows by our generation for our generation," Soboroff said.

And steering away from comparisons to the now-defunct Current channel, president of Pivot Evan Shapiro pointed out that the network's launch date of August 1 is 32 years to the day since the launch of MTV.

Pivot launches Thurs., Aug. 1 with the premiere of "TakePart Live" at midnight ET/9 p.m. PT on Pivot.

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