Quick Things 10.30.10

Some quick links that are worth checking out...

• Celebs turned into zombies for Halloween
• 100 horror movie spoilers in 5 minutes
• Tyra Banks' most scary faces
• The 9 best new design hotels
• The best portraits by photographer Terry Richardson
• Cool videos of weird gears that actually work
• Beautiful NYC apartments with bookshelves
• 25 weird and funny credit card designs
• Movies that best represent each state

Meredith Vieira Goes Gaga for 'Today Show' Halloween

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Every year the hosts of the Today Show go overboard (in a good way!) with their Halloween costumes. They've dressed up as everyone from The Munsters, to famous singers, to the characters from Star Wars.

This year the gang had a less unified theme, but all dressed up as very recognizable faces like Justin Bieber, Amelia Earhart, and most notably Lady Gaga as interpreted by Meredith Vieira. Not only did the hosts get involved, but the show also had cameos by Tina Fey and Will Farrell, who were there in costume to promote their new film Megamind. Check it out!

Watch the Video for Katy Perry's "Firework"

"Firework" is one of my favorite songs off of Katy Perry's latest album Teenage Dream and I am so excited that it's been released as a single. Check out the beautiful and moving video for the song.


Also, please enjoy Katy Perry performing "Firework" on X-Factor.


I like how it's conceptual, with cool special effects, but isn't over the top. Great video, Katy.

What do you think?

'America's Next Top Model' Cycle 15 Episode 8 Recap

In this week's episode of America's Next Top Model designer Zac Posen surprises the girls at their beach house to inform them they will be wearing his fall 2010 collection during this week’s runway challenge. The girls put their personality to the test when they shoot their very first commercial while wearing roller skates on the beach. Posen is also this week’s guest judge.

Click here to see some photos from this week's challenge and keep reading to get the full recap on the episode.

The Naked Truth: Hornby's Book Is Worth Reading

By Sherri Breitigan, Contributing Writer

Nick Hornby’s most recent book, Juliet, Naked (well, it’s new to paperback, and for cheap people like me, that’s quite new enough) illuminates the self-reflection of four main characters: Tucker Crowe, a washed-up American rocker (we’ve seen characters like his with Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler and Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart), his precocious young son Jackson, Annie, a driven Englishwoman embedded in a bleak coastal town, and Duncan, her long-time partner/Tucker Crowe music obsessive.

The storyline is circuitous, with Tucker Crowe’s character and music being the catalyst and common denominator. Duncan’s character sheds light onto the sometimes overeager nature of music fans that leads to late nights on the Internet with message boards discussing a musician’s worth and influence. The rumor mills flourish and these people spout off facts and holier than thou musical declarations while the rest of us plug our ears and focus attention back to an Excel spreadsheet... or a vodka tonic.