Tag: You're kidding me! (21-30 of 34)

Oct 11 2011 09:44 AM ET

'Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy': I read it so you don't have to!

We live in a world where Ozzy Osbourne, the “Prince of Darkness” himself, is now the author of not one but two books. His first book, the memoir I Am Ozzy, landed on the New York Times‘ best-seller list last year. And today his second work, Trust Me, I’m Dr. Ozzy: Advice from Rock’s Ultimate Survivor, hits shelves. And who knows? Maybe Dr. Ozzy will similarly find its way onto the best-seller list.

The idea for Dr. Ozzy stemmed from his gig as an advice columnist for The Sunday Times (a column also seen in select issues of Rolling Stone). The book, infused with his own personal stories, is mostly set up in a Q&A format where he answers a wide range of questions varying from sex to mental illness. And while he gives some surprisingly good advice at certain points, he acknowledges that he’s no expert: “I mean, unless the advice is how to end up dead or in jail, I’m not exactly qualified. I’m Ozzy Osbourne, not Oprah f—ing Winfrey.”

So I trudged through the 12-chapter book (so you don’t have to!) to pull out some of the more interesting points. And you can trust me on that. I’m NOT a doctor. Just like Ozzy Osbourne. READ FULL STORY »

Oct 4 2011 11:47 AM ET

'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On' is back with a children's book!

Marcel the Shell, the tiny star of 2010′s cutest YouTube sensation, is expanding his media empire. The little dude, who seems alternately amazed and saddened by his own itty-bitty existence, will be releasing a children’s book, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On: Things About Me (out Nov. 1). He also has a television show in development, according to a Jezebel interview with creators Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp.

The best part about the Marcel the Shell video is his tentative, pipsqueak voice (performed by Slate, a former Saturday Night Live cast member), so it’s a good thing that Slate has recorded an accompanying audio version. READ FULL STORY »

Oct 3 2011 05:30 PM ET

Hot new calendar features male librarians for every month of the year

The male librarian is not as rare a specimen as you might think. In fact, there are enough of them to fill out every month of the year. With the 2012 Men of the Stacks, which is sort of the book world’s answer to sexy firemen calendars, we get photos of a diverse group of men — who also happen to be librarians — in their natural habitats, which isn’t always the library! My favorites are Mr. January (in a pose that’s very, very mildly NSFW), Mr. September, and Mr. December, who’s pictured on the right. Who’s your favorite sexy shusher?

Sep 30 2011 01:06 PM ET

'Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer': Cecily von Ziegesar on the gory reimagining of her original novel

Von-Ziegesar-Gossip-Girl

When editors approached author Cecily von Ziegesar to write a genre mash-up of her popular first Gossip Girl book, she immediately came up with some ground rules: “No zombies, no vampires.” Instead, she kept the characters human, but took the original text of Gossip Girl and added some murderous elements. Just as in the original novel, Serena comes back to the Upper East Side after spending time away at boarding school — only in this reboot, she has murder on the mind. The Serena we know would exact vengeance on her enemies by sleeping with their boyfriends or getting them in trouble at school. Psycho killer Serena just kills them in the bloodiest possible fashion. While there’s more in this week’s issue of EW, see below for von Ziegesar’s thoughts on Gossip Girl‘s strange new twist. Spoilers ahead! READ FULL STORY »

Sep 29 2011 12:35 PM ET

'Definitive' Courtney Love memoir and tell-all coming your way

courtney_love

Image Credit: Charles Norfleet/PR Photos

An as-yet untitled memoir, which promises to be a “no holds barred” look into rock star and actress Courtney Love’s wild life, will be staggering your way in Fall 2012, according to a press release from William Morrow. Co-written by Anthony Bozza, the memoir will set the record straight on a number of topics, including Love’s tumultuous marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, her drug use and recovery, relationship with daughter Frances Beane, and highly publicized affairs with Billy Corgan and Ed Norton.

Sep 20 2011 04:58 PM ET

Borders employees list grievances: 'Ode to a bookstore death'

Yet another artifact from the slow, painful death of Borders has emerged. A fascinating look inside a (justifiably) angry bookseller’s mind, this manifesto of sorts, “Things We Never Told You: Ode to a bookstore death” informs us of what those helpful Borders folks had to put up with. (I have to admit — seeing the list, I realize I’ve been a bad customer in the past.) Hopefully, we’ll learn from our mistakes and treat the Barnes & Noble people better. The statements from the list are re-printed below — which ones do you agree with? READ FULL STORY »

Sep 16 2011 12:02 PM ET

On the Books Sept. 16: Harlan Ellison sues to stop 'In Time' starring Justin Timberlake, scratch-and-sniff NYC guide forthcoming

In-Time

++ Science fiction author Harlan Ellison is suing to halt the release of next month’s In Time, a dystopian thriller starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, and Olivia Wilde (playing Timberlake’s mother). Ellison, who previously lodged a claim against James Cameron’s The Terminator, is claiming that the upcoming film lifts elements from his 1965 story “Repent, Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman.” The Atlantic notes that this copyright infringement suit will be hard to win, tracing the roots of the plot concept in question — of people being given an allotted amount of time to live — back to 8 B.C. But if In Time has a lengthy, breathless scene featuring jellybeans raining from the sky, Ellison totally has a case.

++ Digital self-publishing phenoms have been making headlines lately, but hotel concierge Amber C. Johnson is a different kind of scrappy author. Her book, New York, Phew York, is a scratch-and-sniff guide to New York featuring 20 smells, including READ FULL STORY »

Aug 31 2011 04:52 PM ET

'Hunger Games' author Suzanne Collins wrote for 'Clarissa' -- what do Clarissa and Katniss have in common?

Katniss-Clarissa

Image Credit: Murray Close; Nickelodeon

One’s a starving, militant rebel living in a post-apocalyptic world. The other is a fashion-forward teen thriving on a bright Orlando soundstage. What do they have in common? One clearly versatile writer: Suzanne Collins.

Ever since reading The Hunger Games, I’ve been intrigued by the fact that the same woman who wrote such a gritty, violent series also wrote for the fizzy, neon-colored sitcom Clarissa Explains It All (and also for The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, which I think is sort of underrated). Collins didn’t create Clarissa, but I’m sure she lived and breathed Clarissa while she worked for the show, just as she lived and breathed Katniss while writing the novels. We’ll learn about Collins’ journey from Clarissa to Katniss in the upcoming comic book about the author’s life, but for now, it’s fascinating to see ways in which the 90′s Nickelodeon heroine could have inspired the very different teen who made Collins famous. Okay, all of this is a huge stretch, and it’s easier to think of ways they almost-might-be similar but are completely different, but here goes: READ FULL STORY »

Jun 15 2011 11:16 AM ET

'Parks and Recreation' book: Leslie Knope on Pawnee, 'The Greatest Town in America'

Parks-Recreation

Image Credit: Michael Yarish/NBC

Pawnee, the Paris of America. Pawnee, the Akron of Southwest Indiana. Pawnee, the factory fire capital of America. Pawnee: Welcome, German soldiers. Pawnee: first in friendship, fourth in obesity.

As far as fictional realms go, Pawnee, Indiana, home to our friends at NBC’s Parks and Recreation, has become as mysterious and storied as Middle Earth. Now you can learn about the town’s checkered yet glorious past and events only hinted at in the series in a new book, Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America, told from the perspective of author Leslie Knope (played by Amy Poehler). READ FULL STORY »

Apr 28 2011 03:18 PM ET

On the Books Apr. 28: Harper Lee washes hands of upcoming memoir, behind the $24 million book, and more

Harper-Lee

Image Credit: Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images

Reclusive To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee denies involvement with the upcoming memoir The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee by former Chicago Tribune reporter Marja Mills. Penguin announced on Tuesday that Mills had written the book “with direct access to Harper Lee and [her sister] Alice Lee and their friends and family.” Despite Harper Lee’s official statement denying cooperation, Mills’ literary agent says that her client “has the written support of Alice Lee and a lifelong family friend, and prior to Harper Lee’s stroke in 2007, she had the verbal support of Harper Lee.” READ FULL STORY »

Advertisement

TV Recaps

Powered by WordPress.com VIP