counterpunch (38 posts)
"Eerie Links" Between Osama Bin Laden and Harry Potter: Really?
Are there "eerie links" between the Osama bin Laden saga and the Harry Potter franchise?
And between Transformers movies, Corey Feldman movies, and whatever else you got, too?
Sure, why not?
Lindsay Lohan Did Not Get Off
A felony became a misdemeanor. Four months seemingly became four hours.
But did Lindsay Lohan really win?
Who's Laughing at Rebecca Black Now?
Last week, we all laughed at you, Rebecca Black. But this week?
This week, we're all in awe.
Hey, America, Show The Bachelor Your True Colors
The casting call is out, America, and The Bachelor needs you.
So it can start looking like America. All of it.
Justin Bieber's Haircut a Career-Saving Look?!
Critics in the Twitterverse have compared Justin Bieber's haircut to Samson's strength-sapper, Keri Russell's Felicity-killer and, most cruelly, early 21st century Aaron Carter.
But what if the 'do was the opposite?
What if it was just what the kid needed to power up after a down week?
Eminem: A Super Bowl Sellout?!
Did you hear? Eminem sold out on Super Bowl Sunday. It says so right here, and right there on Damon Lindelof's Twitter page.
The critique by the Lost cocreator is the briefest and bluntest: "I love how we're all deftly finding ways to NOT say that Eminem sold out. But he did. So there."
But he didn't. So there.
Miley, Carry On; Billy Ray, Cool It
And the worst thing about the Miley Cyrus bong hit?
Billy Ray Cyrus bogarted the news cycle.
Neil Patrick Harris, These Oscar Hosts Are All Your Fault!
You know what it means for Anne Hathaway and James Franco to be hired as next year's Oscar hosts? It means one to two stand-up comics with perhaps no significant film credits won't be hired.
Thanks a lot, Neil Patrick Harris.
Why Bristol Palin Should Have Won Dancing With the Stars!
Now is not the time for haters to gloat about last night's Dancing With the Stars results.
No, now is the time to get all devil's advocate-y, and spell out the reasons why Bristol Palin deserved to win. (Don't worry—there'll be time to gloat later.)
With apologies to Jennifer Grey, here we go:
Five Reasons the Harry Potter Movies Are (Gasp!) Better Than the Books!
Is it wrong to admit you want to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 even more than you wanted to read the final adventure? Not here it isn't.
Being confirmed contrarians, we asked lovers of J.K. Rowling's text to give us instances where the Potter movies are actually better than the books. And, probably against their better judgment, they did!