Friday, February 16, 2007
Our Velocity


Scarlett Johansson at Harvard as the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (15/02/2007)





Sophie Ellis Bextor - Catch You (live on Popworld)
Looks like Norah Jones has to lose some weight for a movie role. She told the British Glamour mag. "I was asked to lose a few pounds. First I got really mad, then I got nervous, thinking, 'Oh no! I'm fat!' It was a horrible thing to hear but I understand the game. I was just amazed that it really was an issue, and it made me have a lot of sympathy for really skinny actresses... But then, I still think they need to eat a cheeseburger." Jones breaks onto the big screen in the upcoming My Blueberry Nights. [Norah's-Weight]
A wealthy cocaine dealer, who terrified Nadine Coyle when he burst into her home few weeks back, has been found guilty of helping run a multi-million pound drugs empire. Jason Anderson and his gang had been hunting for a safe house to double as a narcotics cash'n'carry for trade clients. Agent insider Marc Fisher told them Nadine had moved out of her luxury apartment on a "gated and guarded" estate. But unfortunate for them, she was there for a further fortnight. All were remanded in custody for reports and will be sentenced later this month. From their 'whole lotta history' of crime, this incident will stick out like a very sore thumb.
Monica Bellucci & Elsa Pataky - "Manuale d'Amore 2" Photocall in Madrid (15/02/2007)




Evangeline Lilly and her sis leaving a grocery store in Hawaii (15/02/2007)



Keira Knightley strips for her new film - only to have her breasts belittled. Her character's husband from 'Silk' says her breasts are "small" and "like a child's". A source said: "She is nude in a couple of scenes, once during a love scene and another when she leans over her husband with her gown gaping open and he remarks that her breasts are small and like a little girl's." Keira plays Helene, the wife of 19th century silkworm smuggler Herve who is in love with a Japanese baron's concubine. What a horrible husband to have.

Wow! It's another brilliant eppy, brotha! We finally learned what happened when the fail-safe device got activated and discover more about Desmond's magical prediction powers. Charlie and Hurley were called upon by Desmond to meet with Sayid/Locke who revealed the bad news about Mr Eko. While Locke was explaining details to them, Desmond sensed something and ran like mad to the deep ocean to save a drowning Claire, which he did. Hurley then told Charlie about Hume's power to predict the future. Their plans to make him drunk with a bottle of 'MacCutcheon' as to get the truth out was a failure. Only after Charlie dissed Desmond did he get a violent reaction that leads to a flashback... It was simply the longest flash-'back' in the history of the show. Scenes from last season's finale where Desmond used the fail-safe key on the device were revealed. Next scene after the key got turned was of some random flashes and then of Desmond lying down on the floor with blood.. nah, paint all over him. Out pops a shocked Penelope who told him to remain still while she wipes the red paint off him. This setting was in his old apartment and strange things began to happen that caused Desmond to have random flashes of events related to him and the island. Many egs, including numbers: 1:08 showing up on his clock; delivery to Widmore offices for "8:15" (4 8 15..) and the microwave beeping noise is the same noise as the warning noise for entering the numbers. He then went for an interview with Penelope's dad, Charles Widmore but in actual fact what Des really wanted was an approval for a hand in marriage to his daughter. Evil dad's response was pouring one glass with MacCutcheon Whiskey while leaving the other empty along with some clever rejecting lines to the dismay of Des. The painting in Widmore's office has the word 'Namaste' backwards, along with a polar bear and a picture of an upside down buddha statue. Hmm.. those stuff do look kinda familiar. A dejected Des walked out of the building and while he was on the streets a familiar voice from a busker singing 'Wonderwall' came out to be none other than Charlie! Of which he didn't recognise Des when asked and caused another flash-back/forward of Charlie in the hatch talking to him. A crazed up Hume approached his teacher friend Donovan and told him about things happening on the island; time-travel queries which was dismissed. "Make Your Own Kind Of Music" was played on the jukebox and Desmond's prediction on what is going to happen in the pub was wrong. Most freaky moment was in the jewellery store where owner Ms. Hawking (from 'The Others' movie) revealed some future events like him breaking up with Penelope, sailboat race and button pushing to a shocked Desmond. Is she "The Oracle" in lost universe or the actual voice of the island? After being told that he can't escape his future, Des broke up with Penny and then carried on with the events that led to him ending up at the island. How come Penny has another copy of the pic they took by the bridge? Back to the island, Des confessed that it wasn't Claire's life who he was saving but Charlie! After he turned the key, Des appears to be sent back to the past as he's moving in with Penny with knowledge of the future. The most important thing is that it is fate that he ends up on the island and turns that key, and nothing he tries to do in the past will change that. The universe will "course correct" and find another way to force things to happen on their prescribed path. There was speculation this wasn't a flashback but an actual event being relived. Listen to the end of the conversation Donovan has with a female student before seeing "The Scot" and then the conversation he has with Des afterwards, where he even admits he's time traveling. Desmond's oracle was named Ms. Hawking, and last week Aldo was reading Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking? Coincidence? How did he end up being in US and receiving 'The Elizabeth' boat after being dishonourably discharged from the Royal Scots? Did Des really travel back in time? Is his past changed by his time travel? Did the event where the two guys on snowy Alps hired by Penny has anything to do with knowledge from this new changed reality?
Kasabian have revealed that they are busy at work on their new album and have got 'angry'. Chief song-writer Serge Pizzorno made the revelation on Xfm's breakfast show with Lauren Laverne. He said: "We're angry, so it's gonna be angry. It's completely different to the first two. More like Bosnian folklore music." They also snobbed the Brit Awards as they're jetting off to Europe for a gig. He added: "We're gonna be in Belgium, so I don't think we're gonna win it. We haven't been asked to do the satellite link up or anything. George Michael's gonna win it." Wahahaha.. GM's on the nomination list?
As predicted, Liam had some interesting comments upon hearing about his old pal who was recently admitted to a rehab centre. He told The Sun: "What's his f***in' problem, man? We all know what it is - he's a f***in' drama f***in' queen. If you've got a f***in' problem, why do you want the whole world knowing about it? He has to be on the front f***in' pages, doesn’t he? Just sort your f***in' self out. You make a f***in' crap album then want everyone to feel f***in' sorry for you. F***in' tosser!" Back to you, Robb..
Katharine McPhee - Gillette Fusion Power Phantom Razor Unveiling (16/02/2007)





Debbie Harry is auctioning off one of her red stilettos - all to raise money for charity. She threw the shoe into the crowd at a Virgin Media launch party in London. You can place your bid for the unique piece of memorabilia here. [Debbie-Auction] The auction is part of a series hosted by Virgin Unite - a charitable side of the Virgin group raising money for global problems.

reported by Alex Banks