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Tina Fey is Sarah Palin on SNL: Video!

Whit Honea — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:26:00 GMT

Tina Fey is Sarah Palin, we have video proof.

You asked for it, and you got it, Tina Fey returned to Saturday Night Live to portray Sarah Palin and she NAILED it.

Pregnant Amy Poehler reprised her role as Hilary Clinton and paired with her Baby Mama costar Fey to define the role of sexism in the 2008 election.

Freaking hilarious!

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"Last Lecture" Randy Pausch Dies

Whit Honea — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:07:00 GMT

Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor, has died from the terminal cancer he had been fighting. Randy Pausch led a life all too short, but it was life well lived.

His "Last Lecture," in which he discussed the lessons of life as he had learned them, has had millions of internet viewers and Randy Pausch was featured on television shows and publications across the country.

It is a touching and moving lecture and it is a tribute to the man that was able to deliver it.

Randy Pausch is survived by his wife Jai and their three children, Dylan, 6, Logan, 3, and Chloe, 2.

The lecture can be seen below, it is worth watching:

Randy Pausch and the Impact of a Lecture

Whit Honea — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:56:00 GMT

I first saw the video of Randy Pausch giving his now famous "last lecture" shortly after it hit the internet. It came in an email, the type you normally delete, with little midi files playing crappy music and hearts bouncing on rainbows. There may or may not have been puppies. I'm sure that I was instructed to forward it to everyone that I love or some such thing. They all blur together, these dreaded "FWD" emails that stalk my inbox.

For some reason I watched the video that day and I may or may not have forwarded it to everyone that I love. I honestly don't remember. I do, however, recall the power of the video and the words of Randy Pausch, and if I think real hard I might even remember a tear or two, although it can never be proven.

I told the staff that I was going to write about Randy Pausch for FameCrawler and I only received one reply: who?

Granted, Randy Pausch hasn't made millions of dollars in the world of entertainment. He hasn't slept with Hollywood starlets, as far as I know. He hasn't been in rehab or sold pictures of his children to Ok! Magazine. He has been on Oprah, and no, he didn't jump on the couch. He is a celebrity, albeit a reluctant one, in the most positive sense of the word, and that is enough to justify his presence here.

His video, which was filmed as part of a series at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University where he taught computer science, has been viewed an estimated 6 million times. He was the subject of an hour long special with Diane Sawyer on Wednesday night and just had a book released this week. All of which deal with one thing, and in doing so expanding on many: life.

Randy Pausch is a father. He and his wife Jai have three children, Dylan, 6, Logan, 3, and Chloe, who is almost 2.

Randy Pausch is dying. He has terminal cancer. His time is limited.

His "last lecture" is about living life and chasing your childhood dreams. It was given to roughly 400 people in an auditorium in Pittsburgh. It has been seen by so many more and continues to touch and help people daily, yet Pausch makes one thing clear, while grateful and humbled by the attention, it is for his children that his words are intended.

The book is available now. The video is included below. Forward it to everyone that you love.

Photo/Source: AP

Please visit Randy Pausch's website

Johnny Depp is Not A Jerk

Karen — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:04:00 GMT

Just like I would expect any of my boyfriends to be, Johnny Depp is gracious and signs autographs without being a jerk about it.

Autograph magazine's annual list of the "10 Best and 10 Worst Hollywood Signers," named Depp #1 on their list of 10 Best.

"Though soft-spoken and laid-back, he likes to talk to fans and get to know them while signing," New York autograph dealer Anthony Risi explains in the December issue, now on newsstands. "He'll sign more than one item when he has time, too."

Matt Damon is second on the list, followed by George Clooney, Jack Nicholson, Rosario Dawson, John Travolta, Katherine Heigl, Jay Leno, Dakota Fanning and Russell Crowe who has a history of throwing temper tantrums? Crowe was on the Worst list last year! But the magazine said, the 43-year-old actor "started treating fans great, signing, taking pictures and chatting them up."

Will Ferrell is deemed the worst celebrity signer, followed by Tobey Maguire, Joaquin Phoenix, William Shatner, Renee Zellweger, John Malkovich, Julie Andrews, Bruce Willis, Teri Hatcher and Scarlett Johansson.

The most surprising part of this story for me is the fact there is a whole magazine dedicated to autographs -- I had no idea they were that big!

Maternity Wear Mistake of the Week: Constance Zimmer

BadKitty — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:11:00 GMT

Shoot. This is Constance Zimmer, a pretty girl in an interesting way, and she is wearing her sassy bangs, not the other way around. She's on Boston Legal, a very watchable trainwreck of a show starring the most fabulous male scenery-chewer in showbiz (no, not Alec Baldwin, although he's good, very, very good) William Shatner, plus his overacting acolyte James Spader. Plus Candace Bergen! Good company for Connie.

In addition to the recommendation of her professional network, she seems smart and offers a little variety in a world of identical blondes who use the same plastic surgeon. These are all in her plus column. But if she weren't doing The Pose, we'd never know she was pregnant, so I have to comment on this dress. I would really like this pattern on something...maybe notecards or a messenger bag. It's just confusing as maternity wear. I even went over to Go Fug Yourself to see if Jessica or Heather explored this oddity. They haven't...yet.

I'm sorry, Connie. I like your ring, and you seem very cool, if that helps. Just maybe explore some different looks during this special time in your life.

Source: Celebrity Moms