Mariah Gives Birth To A Boy And A Girl

Mariah Carey's rep Cindi Berger confirmed that dem babies were born on Saturday at 12:07 p.m. EDT at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles.

Mariah's little princess was born first, weighting 5 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 18 inches long. Her tiny prince will clearly be the baby of the family as he was born soon after, at 5 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 19 inches.

Berger says that Mariah and Nick have not named the children, but knowing MiMi, we're sure they're going to have the most adorable names ever.

Berger gave us some details about how it all went down:

She says that Nick drove Mariah in their Rolls Royce Phantom, assuming it was another false alarm. Turns out, it was the real thing, which made Nick so nervous, he went to the wrong department at the hospital and had to be guided to the maternity ward by a nurse.

Berger says, "It was like right out of an I Love Lucy skit."

And to make things soooo much cuter, Berger says that Nick and Mariah were listening to We Belong Together after the children were born.

Did we mention that the twins were born the same day as Mariah and Nick's anniverary??

Source: PerezHilton

Catherine's Second Look!

Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen did Kate's second look as well. Stunning! Have fun at the party.

Mike Tyson's Face Tattoo Artist Sues 'Hangover'

If you've seen the previews for "Hangover 2" -- you already know Ed Helms wakes up with a Mike Tyson face tattoo ... but now, the guy who did Tyson's ink is PISSED at producers, claiming they ripped off his work without permission.

The guy who applied Tyson's face tattoo back in 2003 is S. Victor Whitmill -- who claims he not only created the design, but copyrighted it as well.

In fact, Whitmill says he's never allowed ANYONE to use the image since he put it on Tyson.

Now, Whitmill has filed a lawsuit in federal court in St. Louis, claiming Warner Bros. -- the studio behind the movie -- violated his copyright ... and he wants to block the studio from showing the tattoo in the film.

Whitmill is also demanding an unspecified amount of cash.

Source: tmz.com

I SAW THE DEVIL- Review

I Saw The Devil is about as far away as you can get from the blanket coverage of the royal wedding farrago earlier today, as you'll know if you got the chance to take a trip to the cinema to see it, instead of watching the Disney-esque romantic gubbins. Due to its uber-violent content, it's had a limited release today ahead of a DVD release next Monday.

In the vein of other revenge thrillers, a popular genre in Korea, we find a man who loses a loved one to a vicious murderer. Soo-hyeon is a secret agent whose pregnant fiancee is killed by the sadistic Kyung-chul. Taking two weeks' leave from work, he decides to track down Kyung-chul himself, but rather than taking vengeance forthwith, he begins an increasingly savage game of catch and release.

I don't know that I Saw The Devil is the goriest film ever made, as some have called it, but it's understandable that 144 minutes of what must certainly be the goriest film of 2011 seems like a bigger deal. For 144 minutes, it's surprisingly fast-paced and zippy. The difficulty for some will be that it's also rather stabby, hammer-y and choppy as well. The blood pours, flows, drizzles, squirts, gushes in a way that obscures many potentially more violent films from memory.

The two nemeses in the film are played by Byung-hun Lee and Min-sik Choi, the latter of whom was the hero (sort of) in Oldboy. Here, Choi is despicable and exasperated by equal turns as a sociopathic serial killer who frequently grumbles about how everybody is crazy except him. This while perpetrating hideous violence against women and repeatedly falling into the traps of his increasingly demented pursuer. After a while, he becomes almost like Wile E. Coyote, or Tom, or Scratchy, or another abused cartoon animal of your choice.

It's effectively a black comedy, though obviously splattered sporadically with red. The difficulty is that every now and then, the supporting characters, who are as satellites in this gory game of cat-and-mouse, will stop the action dead to refer to Nietzsche. The "He Who Fights Monsters" trope is easy to swallow just as long as characters don't stand around and talk about it. The character of Soo-hyeon is also another of those revenge movie protagonists with little personality to get us behind him.

Of course, after the opening scene, in which his fiancee meets her untimely and painful end, we want Hyung-chul to get his comeuppance. It's just hard to care about Soo-hyeon because he's nothing so complex as the film's Nietzschean musings. So often these films forget to install a personality. Motivation goes some of the way, but without personality, it does amount to 144 minutes of hard violence, sometimes from a deranged killer who we definitely don't like, and also from a protagonist we're meant to like but who, like Zaphod Beeblebrox, is actually "just this guy, you know?"

I Saw The Devil is certainly a tough watch, less because of the punishing amounts of gore and violence, or even because of the running time, and more because it's heavy-handed and there is less to it than you would think. Its moral compass is in perfect working order, it's artfully constructed and always shocking, but there's not as much to it as I would have expected. If you even have to ask after reading all of this if you're going to like it or not, then it's probably not for you.

I Saw The Devil is now showing in limited release nationwide, and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 9th.
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Meredith Is Leaving

Media news update: Meredith Viera is leaving The Today Show in June and will be replaced by Ann Curry. Natalie Morales will be moved into Ann's former postition permanently. I like Natalie a lot...and Ann is fine I suppose. I was trying to catch all the major networks during the wedding this morning and I thought The Today Show's coverage was the best. Katie Couric was awful...did anyone else watch her? It was as if she was heckling the royals? It was weird. Anyway, good for Meredith. Her husband suffers from Multiple Sclerosis and she has often talked openly about her desire to spend more time with him and her children.

Jan Jones

January Jones is pregnant! Due this fall. Who's the papa?

My Favorite Moment

As Catherine approaches the altar and her and William see each other for the first time. He whispers to her "I thought this was supposed to be a small family affair." Love that.

Up Researching

And, by researching I mean watching The Royal Wedding. It's magnificent. The tradition and brevity of it all has me a little verklempt.  Mazel you two. Thanks for sharing your day with a billion people. 

The Paris Premiere

Of Water For Elephants. It looks like they are saying...look, see you guys, we DO HAVE chemistry!

Can't you tell...smile, gaze, squeeze...vom

Good Choice MTV...

NBC's Saturday Night Live regular Jason Sudeikis will host the 2011 MTV Movie Awards, marking his first award show hosting gig.  The MTV Movie Awards will air live June 5 at 9p, broadcasting from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City.

Are You Into It?

Demi Moore, talk show producer? Demi Moore signed an agreement with Lifetime Television involving multiple projects including the new one-hour interview series, The Conversation.  Hosted by British television personality and well-known photographer, Amanda de Cadenet, The Conversation offers a fresh and intimate perspective on celebrity interviews with famous women and is based on de Cadenet's web series. Eight episodes of The Conversation will be produced by decadenet, Inc. with Moore and de Cadenet serving as executive producers along with Rob Sharenow, Gena McCarthy and David Hillman of Lifetime Television. 

Review of The Book That Made Your World by Vishal Mangalwadi

**This review might offend some people. If you get offended after reading this then please do not leave a rude comment. I will simply ban you and delete your comment. Thanks**

This book was really good and worth taking the time to read. It may be long, about 400 pages but I enjoyed it very much. This book was about the history of religion and how it came to the force it is today. It talked about Hinduism, Buddhism and the bible. I found the history of the bible the most interesting and skipped over the rest of the religions. To me personally the bible has a big impact on my life and how I live my life so I liked alot of what the author had to say about the bible and how it impacted his life.

The author mentions on page 22 that one of the problems people have with the bible is that they feel it is irrelevant to today. That is far from the case. If only people would actually live how the bible tells us today then they would have a happier life. GOD gives us commandments to follow because they protect us from harm and it helps us be safe. I also like what the author says on page 30 how GOD is our shield and protects us when we put him first in our lives. The bible says "Put on all the armour which God provides, so that you may be able to stand firm against the devices of the devil.”—EPHESIANS 6:11"."We stand firm against Satan by being motivated to serve Jehovah and to lead clean lives that will prevent our becoming a morally contaminating influence among Jehovah’s people. With accurate knowledge of God’s Word, we can puncture and cut down false teachings, exposing their lack of logic and, in particular, their conflict with the Holy Scriptures.We do this not out of pride but out of humility and love for God, truth and our fellowman."

On page 33,34 I also agree with what the author says. On page 33 he mentions how we must honor our civil authorities. The author says"The bible says that we must honor and obey civil authorities." On page 34 talks about how the Gov't today cannot save us. Only the Gov't of God can save us. To quote the author" We knew our freedoms were from GOD, not the Gov't's generosity.""Do not put your trust in nobles, nor in the son of earthling man, to whom no salvation belongs. His spirit goes out, he goes back to his ground; in that day his thoughts do perish.”(So, any programs for betterment that rulers institute soon pass into the hands of others and are frequently abandoned.)"No matter who the ruler is, he will still be part of this world that lies in Satan’s power. “The God of heaven will set up a kingdom [a government] that will never be brought to ruin. And the kingdom itself will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite.”: “He [Jehovah’s appointed king, Jesus Christ] will deliver the poor one crying for help, also the afflicted one and whoever has no helper. He will feel sorry for the lowly one and the poor one, and the souls of the poor ones he will save. From oppression and from violence he will redeem their soul, and their blood will be precious in his eyes.” (His concern for such people when he was on earth—his healing them, feeding multitudes, even laying down his life for them—shows that he will truly be the kind of ruler foretold in the prophecy.)Government by God is the only real solution to the problems of mankind."

On page 68 the author agrees that GOD created the earth and everything. On page 79 some people the author says do not know the meaning of prayer. The author says "While some Christians do use the names of Jesus or Mary as mantras, according to the bible, prayer is a rational conversation with God. Talking to GOD is possible only if the Creator is a person. Because the Buddha denied the existence of GOD, his followers developed spiritual rituals that involved mindless, mechanical prayer." The only way to truly have a relationship with Jehovah GOD is to pray to him in the name of son's Jesus' name.

Some people might find the history of how the horseshoe was made on page 102 and history of how the crusades started on page 120. On page 151 it mentions how the word congregation and assembly was started which I find very interesting.

I like what the author says on page 182. He says" God implies that we are to walk with Him, not follow the traditions and counsel of rebellious men. To make a difference one must life differently." I agree with this statement. People who claim to be Christian need to be different from the world. People should be able to see a different on a Christian acts, dresses, talks etc. Also on page 207 the author says what the bible clearly states that the meek will one day inherit the earth. And on page 280 the author agrees with the bible that the only reason to get a divorce is because of adultery and not any other reason.

On page 291 the author talks about how baptism is different when you are an adult then when you get baptized as a child. When you are a child, you have no say in the matter. Once you become to get to know GOD as an adult, you get baptized to cleanse yourself to make a dedication to Jehovah.The author says "Biblical Christians- who encouraged, even required, children to take personal responsibility for their spiritual lives-shaped the social ethos of America. Each person had to find GOD and live in a personal relationship with him.Knowing GOD as one's heavenly father changed the nature of family relationships on earth." The last good point in on page 381 which is the history of why we swear on the bible in court.

Overall I like the history of the bible, the authors opinions on the bible. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy learning about history and the truth about the bible and what is really states.

Notes: When I was quoting the author, I used his statements in quotes and said I was quoting the author. There are some other quotes in there as well and those are from my Watchtower CD Rom that I use as one of Jehovah's witnesses.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

BIKINI THRILL

If Fashion Is Your Thing...

Well, fashion and charity. The NY Post is reporting that you can meet Anna Wintour. If you're the highest bidder, of course. An online auction with charitybuzz.com to benefit the Japan Society's Japan Earthquake Relief Fund is on for a few more hours today. You can meet Anna Wintour and attend a Vogue photo shoot. Also up for bids are a stay at Diane von Furstenberg's Harbour Island beach house along with a $1,000 shopping spree at any DVF boutique, an Olivier Theyskens one-of-a-kind dress, lunch with Tory Burch and a shopping spree at her stores, and a meeting with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen at their New York offices.

Kate Hudson

I just think she always looks good. Pretty. Werk.