CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF stars Terrence Howard, Phylicia Rashad and Anika Noni Rose were immortalized on the walls of Sardi's Restaurant on May 8th. They joined the hundreds of theatre icons – including their CAT co-star James Earl Jones – ensconced in places of honor gazing down upon the diners.

Sardi's owner, Max Klimavicius, revealed the drawings to the eagerly anticipating trio who were joined by fellow castmates, crew, friends and family.

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It looks like Smallville's about to take another, potentially lethal, hit.

Just a week after it was announced that Michael Rosenbaum would not be returning full time as Lex next season, sources confirm to me exclusively that Allison Mack, arguably Smallville's most popular heroine, may be the next to go.

This marks quite a turnaround from a few months ago, when I deemed Mack a lock to come back next season. And I wasn't the only one. Although a deal wasn't signed at the time, Smallville insiders tell me that all indications were that the actress was on board for Season 8.

But then Rosenbaum terndered his resignation and everything fell apart.

"Allison's camp used Michael leaving as leverage in the negotiations with [Warner Bros.]," says one Smallville source, who adds that Kristin Kreuk's decision to only return for a handful of episodes as Lana only strengthened Mack's bargaining position. "They need Chloe now more than ever — and Allison's people know it." (Mack's reps declined to comment for this story.)

But will the studio suits budge? In this climate, with ratings down by double digits and belt-tightening going on everywhere, no one is optimistic. However, everyone pretty much agrees about one thing: Smallville can't afford to lose Mack right now. "If Allison leaves, they've essentially got Lois and Clark left," notes one insider. "And that show's been done before."

So, what do you think? Should Warner Bros. man up and give Mack what she's probably been worth all along? Or are you OK with Smallville turning into Lois & Clark: The Early Years?



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Patricia designs for Diet Coke!



Patricia put these fabulous looking bottles together for Great Britain with help from artist MARTINE.

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What do you design when you've got your own clothing stores, styled some of today's most influential women (fashion wise on TV and in movies) and designed a clothing collection for online retailer ASOS? Move on to random things like classic glass Diet Coke bottles.
Selfridges have just released the collection of Diet Coke bottles that Patricia Field created for the Diet Coke for a limited City Collection. Featuring cartoon imagery, the 4 bottles each represent a different part of a woman's life: gold for career, red for passion, pink for love and turquoise for fashion.

"The designs represent diet Coke as a sexy, sassy brand perfectly compatible with today's woman," Field said.

If you want to find out more, Field will be holding a meet-and-greet in Selffridges on Friday May 16 from 12 - 1pm. Buy a bottle and get it signed by the woman who styled the women of Sex and the City.

Field follows in the footsteps of Julian MacDonald, Matthew Williamson, Jonathan Saunders and Manolo Blahnik to create Diet Coke bottles for Coca-Cola Great Britain. Now if only the other Coca-Cola companies would bring the bottles to the rest of the world…

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George Clooney’s longtime squeeze Sarah Larson opens up in the upcoming issue of Harper’s Bazaar, out May 20. Here’s what the “waitress turned reality show star turned model” had to say about her relationship with the Sexiest Man Alive:

On first meeting George about four years ago while working at a Las Vegas resort, when she was attached to someone else: “We were hanging out and dancing and being goofballs. Nothing crazy. We talked, that’s it.”

On things getting serious in June of 2007 when they ran into each other at the premiere of Ocean’s Thirteen: “I got texts, and we just started talking. George is funny and sweet, and he’s good to be around. I see him as a normal person, like anyone else. He just happens to have a well-known face.”

On watching marathons of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels while recovering from their motorcycle accident last September: “We caught ourselves rooting for someone or getting frustrated. And we were like, ‘This is sad.’”

She's pretty but she sounds so stupid. George needs to stop shoving this relationship in everyone's face (and get back with Lisa)

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T.I.'s interview with BET about his arrest and charges, jail time and his future.

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Mmm. He so fine

So Mel, what do you want for lunch?
I dunno, Share, I'm diggin' that sexy mom haircut though.
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Warning, LaToya is NSFL.


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Foo Fighters star tells heroes: 'Don't release music until it's kick-ass!'





Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has written an open letter to Metallica, urging them not to release new material until it is "kick-ass".

In the letter Grohl inquires as to whether the band have completed drum parts for their new material – jokingly hinting that he has his eye on a part in the band.

The letter, posted on Blabbermouth, reads:

"Hey, it's Dave! Remember me? Yeah, I'm the guy that's been listening to your band faithfully since 1983. I bought your first album 'Kill 'Em All' from a mail order catalogue called Under The Rainbow, I think. Actually I can't remember. It was 1983 for Christsakes! But that album changed my life and I've been listening to your albums ever since (even 'St Anger'!).

"I can't wait to hear the new shit, and no matter what you guys do I'll always be first one at the shop waiting to hear it. I'm sure you'll come out and blow everybody's fuckin' minds, because you're fuckin' METALLICA!

"Good luck. And don't release it until it's kick-ass.

"Yours, Dave Grohl.

"P.S. Are you finished recording the drums yet?"

The record, the follow-up to 2003's 'St Anger', is due out in the autumn.

source: http://www.nme.com/news/metallica/36492

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Radiohead speak out against 'Greatest Hits' album
Thom Yorke asks: 'What's the purpose?'



Radiohead have attacked the release of their own 'Greatest Hits' album, which is being put out against their wishes by former label EMI.

The band's contract with the label ended last year, and they decided to offer their current album 'In Rainbows' as a free download before releasing it with XL, the label who had also put out Thom Yorke's 2006 solo album 'The Eraser'.

Speaking to The Word about the new collection's release, Yorke said: "We haven't really had any hits so what exactly is the purpose?"

He added: "There's nothing we can do about it. The work is really public property now anyway, in my head at least. It's a wasted opportunity in that if we'd been behind it, and we wanted to do it, then it might have been good."

Speaking about moving away from EMI he said: "Personally I just wanted to forget about it. It didn't feel right. And now it's like when you move house: you don't want to peer through the window and see what they've done with the wallpaper because it will only upset you."

Yorke also blasted claims they had asked for "£10 million" to re-sign with the label, a quote which came from Guy Hands, the label's boss.

"The idea what we were after so much money as to stretching the truth to breaking point," he declared. "That was his PR company briefing against us..I was so angry...it was a clear indication that the relationship was over."

source: http://www.nme.com/news/radiohead/36497

Who is seeing Radiohead in concert? A friend of mine saw them the other night (in Florida) and he said they sucked

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Catch the Fever Music Festivals — the organizers of the Rocklahoma festival — have announced that due to the overwhelming response from members of the rock community and their fans, a fifth day (Wednesday, July 9) has been added to this year's event.

Director of Operations of the Pryor Creek Music Festival Dave Giencke enthusiastically stated, "Rocklahoma is bringing to the world what cannot be found at any other festival in the world!"

Details of Wednesday's events will be announced in the upcoming days.

Rocklahoma will be held July 9-13, 2008 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma. TRIUMPH and EXTREME are among the bands reuniting with all or most of their original lineups for this year's festival, which will also feature sets from NIGHT RANGER, CINDERELLA, Bret Michaels, TESLA, ARMORED SAINT, L.A. GUNS and many more. More than 85 bands in all will perform on three giant stages throughout the four days with several more big names to be added in the coming weeks.

Rocklahoma's main-stage billing is shaping up as follows:

Thursday, July 10:

BRET MICHAELS
SEBASTIAN BACH
DOKKEN
L.A. GUNS (Tracii Guns version)
ENUFF Z'NUFF
VAIN
HOUSE OF LORDS
JETBOY

Friday, July 11:

TRIUMPH
EXTREME
LITA FORD
NIGHT RANGER
LIVING COLOUR
KINGDOM COME
ARMORED SAINT
XYZ

Saturday, July 12:

CINDERELLA
WARRANT
KIX
LYNCH MOB
TRIXTER
BLACK 'N BLUE
TORA TORA
EVERY MOTHER’S NIGHTMARE
PRETTY BOY FLOYD

Sunday, July 13:

QUEENSRŸCHE
TESLA
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
ZEBRA
AXE
STEELHEART
+ more to be announced

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Current Music: The Clash- The MAgnificant Seven

ANOTHER day, another oddball manoeuvre by AMY WINEHOUSE.

The erratic star provided some light entertainment for drivers stuck in a jam on the M40 this afternoon by prancing up and down the hard shoulder.

With traffic at a standstill, Amy caused even more chaos by jumping out of her car and puffing a cigarette to pass the time.

At one point she even lifted rested on her car and listed up her vest in a bid to catch come rays on her skinny frame.

Perhaps she should have started her own jam?

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