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Every time Hollywood gets criticism for favoring the ultra skinny girls, Marilyn Monroe is cited as an example of curviness. Legend has it that she was a size 16. The truth behind the myth is that Monroe was actually a size 8. Still curvy by today’s standards, but not nearly what many believed to be her true size.

The picture I selected is from Bert Stern’s The Last Sitting, a collection of photos taken of Monroe over a 3 day period. I am sure Monroe wouldn’t mind, as she once stated, ” [w]e are all born sexual creatures, thank God, but it’s a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift. Art, real art, comes from it, everything.” Watch some photo’s from The Last Sitting below.

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Leno gave his rendition of the Super Bowl commercial he shot with Letterman. He confirmed that the commercial was Dave’s idea, and that it made all the hostility go away. This commercial still blows me away. Given the historical level of animosity between these two, this commercial makes me think we should all take a moment, track down our worst enemy, and give them a great big hug! If you don’t know what Jay is referring to when he calls Dave an “old friend,” please watch the clips below to put it all in perspective.

The Who is receiving a lot of flak for their Super Bowl performance. Though they certainly did not sound their best, my biggest personal complaint is, as Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times put it, “The Who hasn’t really been The Who for twenty years now.” The band you saw play at the Super Bowl included Pete Townshend, Roger Daltry, and Ringo’s Starr’s son Zak Starkey, who was formerly with Oasis. Bassist John Entwistle died in 2002, and drummer Keith Moon died in 1978. That makes Daltry and Townshend the only two surviving members of the original quartet. Are they still The Who when they’ve lost two out of the four original members? After all, Axl Rose tours with a band he refers to as “Guns N’ Roses,” and Rose is the only original member. Watch the performance below.

Sheryl Crow will have a recurring role on Courtney Cox’s show Cougar Town. Though I never knew she wanted to try her hand at acting, something tells me her close friendship with Courtney Cox facilitated this role.

The South by Southwest film festival (SXSW) announced its lineup. South by Southwest is comprised of interactive, music, and film festivals in Austin, Texas. Amongst the headliners this year is The Runaways, a film with Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart, based on the all girls teenage rock band from the 70’s. SXSW also confirmed more than 50 of the music acts set to perform. The SXSW festivals are the highest revenue producing event in Austin. To see some of the musicians set to perform, watch the videos below.

This ad caught me by complete surprise. I thought I was hallucinating when I first saw it. Why on earth would Dave do such a thing? Why would Jay? Was this post-production wizardry? Then I read the story behind it, and I realized it was a genius idea. It promotes The Late Show, while still helping Jay by showing that the animosity between these two guys can’t be all that bad if they are willing to sit on a sofa together and film this. Apparently this ad was top secret, and it was filmed at the Ed Sullivan theater, with both Oprah and Jay sneaking in while Dave was filming The Late Show to avoid suspicion. Take a look.

Taylor Lautner has been cast as Stretch Armstrong, the action figure that was first released in the 70s by Kenner. I now feel ashamed that I got so angry at movie remakes. I’d take a remake over a toy adaptation any day. An example of another toy adaptation movie is The Care Bears Movie. Hopefully Stretch Armstrong will be just as good.

I posted a pic of Gumby instead of Stretch Armstrong because if a movie is going to be made based on a stretchy toy it should be Gumby!!!

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