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hey hey! despite the fact i heard hancock wasn’t getting the best reviews - i decided to go see it earlier this afternoon down at the grove (of course first i grabbed a quick bite to eat at the farmers’ market) the theater was quite packed and i wouldn’t say it was the best movie i ever saw but i really do like will smith - i usually try to catch most of his flicks - and then you’ve got charlize theron (who can actually give angelina jolie a run for her money in the looks department - she’s super gorgeous!) tossed in with the always adorable & endearing jason bateman - some laughs & thrills and a plot twist i didn’t see coming (but i should have…) all in all i liked it a lot - it wasn’t too deep - just a totally fun summer flick! (i did like wanted a lot better but it’s a totally different movie) however i don’t think there’ll be a ‘hancock’ franchise - i think one film is probably enough! next up for me at the movies is wall-e and the dark knight (when it opens on july 18th - it’s already receiving rave reviews) i can’t wait to see both of ‘em! i hope everyone is enjoying the 4th of july holiday - i’m about to grill up some hotdogs - people are lighting firecrackers outside (plus i can hear the fireworks going off at the hollywood bowl) the sound is driving my dogs nuts - oh good times! popbytes over & out for tonight…xxoo

George Clooney is said to have dumped Sarah Larson last month, who supposedly found out about it through a magazine, because she ignored his advice on not getting a boob job. In Touch Weekly writes:
“George really didn’t want her to get the boob job. Although she asked George if she could do her recovery at …

CAROL SMILLIE GIVES THE UK A SKILLS MAKEOVER
TV Presenter launches the ‘Skills Street’ campaign urging more people to learn a new skill
Have you ever wished you could learn IT skills but simply don’t have the time or perhaps you’d like to become a chef but lack of money is putting you off? Well […]

Sub Pop’s celebrating its 20th Anniversary: We told you about that and the SP20 festival. Blender did an oral and visual history titled “Going Out of Business Since 1988!” to honor the occasion. It’s not Please Kill Me-sized or on the scale of Thurston Moore and Byron Coley’s upcoming No Wave book, but it’s a fun read with bits from Chris Cornell, Lou Barlow, Mark Arm, Greg Dulli, founders Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman, the aforementioned Moore, Jack Endino, Isaac Brock, etc. A tidbit from Arm:

Cameron Crowe put Mudhoney on the Singles soundtrack, and in typical wiseass fashion, we wrote [the scene-eviscerating] “Overblown.” Were the lyrics [”And you’re up there, shirtless and flexin’/Display of a macho freak”] really inspired by a Soundgarden video? Well, Chris Cornell was taking his shirt off from day one. It just seemed kinda gross, like, I’m a good-looking model rock guy. But if I had it to show, I’d probably do it, too.

There are others.

It’s really hot, but I decided to go without the air conditioner because if I sit just right I can get a slight breeze through the back window and it seems less stale and chemical than Freon. Crazy, maybe, and I’m not sure how long I’ll last, but it also feels like the right conditions for doing a post on The Green Owl Comp: A Benefit For The Energy Action Coalition. As the Green Owl label site tells us:

100% of the profits made from the album will be given to support the Energy Action Coalition. The money donated from this compilation will support the people on the ground in the EAC while raising environmental awareness in our community.

The collection’s a CD/DVD with previously unreleased tracks and videos (or different versions of previously released songs) by Feist, of Montreal, Bloc Party, Deerhoof, School Of Seven Bells, Pete Yorn, Muse, Asobi Seksu, Dragons Of Zynth, A Place To Bury Strangers, etc. Another of the participants is Stereogum favorite Juliana Hatfield, who offers up “Back To Freedom,” a track recorded during the sessions for her upcoming tenth solo album How To Walk Away.

Sources tell Holy Moly that Madonna has hired high powered divorce lawyer, Nicholas Mostyn QC, the same person that represented Paul McCartney in his divorce with Heather Mills. Unfortunately for Madonna, there have been no indications of a pre-nup which may allow Guy Ritchie to take half her money.
Long standing rumours of a rift between …

good morning! oh it’s a new day featuring a brand new rumor about the demise of madonna and guy ritchie’s eight year long marriage - holy moly is reporting that mrs. ritchie hired lawyer nicholas mostyn qc to begin divorce proceedings (supposedly she met with him just days ago) he’s also the very same lawyer who helped heather ‘mucca’ mills secure a bunch of paul mccartney’s money! the rumors of a rocky marriage between the two have been circulating for years now so i won’t be surprised one bit if the couple does end up splitting however i’ll be quite bummed - they seemed like a great pair and guy is so darn adorable - i seriously hope they can somehow work out their issues! below are pictures of madonna and guy just last month on the red carpet together at the cannes film festival looking like a solid couple but who knows what’s going on behind the scenes?!? (no matter what happens i’ll still be seeing madge in concert when she swings by los angeles in november w/ her sticky & sweet tour - i can’t wait!) popbytes over & out for now…xxoo

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Ashley Dupre, Eliot Spitzer’s $4,000 a night call girl, was spotted at Sea Girt’s beach along with her mother. In other words, big news. I almost couldn’t believe it. Ashley Dupre and her mom in a bikini. Tanning. Right there. Holy crap.

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