Quick Things 7.30.11

Some quick links that are worth checking out...

• Gorgeous Arial Photos of Some Interesting Locales
• ANTM alum Analeigh Tipton Gets Interviewed by Huffington Post
• Kids React to the eHarmony Cat Lover Video
• Best. Tumblr. Ever. Reality TV Gifs
• 13 Funniest Dog vs. Sprinkler Videos
• Study Proves That Only Dummies Use Internet Explorer
• Best New Awkward Interview Series: 7 Minutes In Heaven
• The Worst, Fake Netflix Letters to Customers

Kids React to the eHarmony Cat Lover

Again, I have to say that "Kids React To..." is one of my favorite video series, and I'm actually really mad at myself or not coming up with the idea myself!

In the latest edition, kids give their very honest opinions to the cat-loving girl's eHarmony video bio. Check it out:



Obviously my favorite girl, 6-year-old Morgan, gave the best line, "For God's sake! No one would cry about cats!"

Beyond the clear crazy cat lady comments, the kids all had interesting opinions on what online dating really means. They give such gems as "It's a site where a bunch of creeps go to meet each other." People only online date because "They're too lazy." And several of the kids said people who look for online are "desperate.' Ya, give it a few years, kiddos.

My favorite line was from 11-year-old Everhet. When asked "What could she have done to make a better video?" He said, "She could have not talked about cats!" Indeed, Everhet.

First Look at the Men of 'The Hunger Games' Films

The hype for The Hunger Games films is growing by the second! First Entertainment Weekly gave us our first look at Jennifer Lawrence as heroine Katniss Everdeen, then the movie's official and fiery motion poster was revealed, and now EW has the men of the Games on the cover of their latest issue.


From Entertainment Weekly:

Two months ago, Entertainment Weekly revealed the first images of Jennifer Lawrence as the teenage hero of The Hunger Games, based on Suzanne Collins’ blistering dystopian trilogy about children forced to fight to the death on national TV (and due out next March). In this week’s cover story, we introduce you to the devoted young men who fight for her.

We sat down with Josh Hutcherson, the 18-year-old actor whom director Gary Ross fought hard to cast as the deeply decent Peeta Mellark, at a cozy diner in Asheville, N.C., where The Hunger Games shoot was mid-way through filming...

So exciting! Head over to EW.com to read the full piece on the men of The Hunger Games.

The Beverly Hills 'Housewives' Are Back for Season 2

Hot on the sky-high heels of the explosive Real Housewives of New York City reunion (where host Andy Cohen was forced to tell the ladies to "Shut the f*ck up!") Bravo has announced the premiere date for season two of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. They sure look fancy!


Following speculation of who might return, I'm happy to say that all six original wives -- Lisa Vanderpump, Taylor Armstrong, Adrienne Maloof, Camille Grammer and sisters Kim and Kyle Richards -- will be back for season two.

The twist is that the regulars will be joined by two "friends of the housewives" Dana Wilkey and Brandi Glanville, who are not technically full-time cast members. Wilkey is a Beverly Hills business woman (yawn) and Glanville is the ex-wife of actor Eddie Cibrian. I guess we can consider them the Kim D & G of RHoBH.

Check out the teaser trailer for season two, which premieres on Monday, September 5 at 9pm on Bravo.

Raw, Real and Funny: 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' Is a Must-See

Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Marissa Tomei and Kevin Bacon? Crazy, Stupid, Love had me hooked with the cast alone, but the film goes far beyond the famous faces portraying its characters.

After his high school sweetheart (Moore) asks for a divorce following her extra-marital affair with a colleague (Bacon) Cal Weaver (Carell) is involuntarily thrust back into a world of singles. Spending his free evenings sulking alone at a trendy bar, Cal is taken on as wingman and protege to handsome and swagger-filled Jacob Palmer (played with effortless sexiness by Gosling). In an attempt to help Cal get over his wife and start living his life, Jacob opens Cal's eyes to the many options before him: flirty women, manly drinks and a sense of style that can't be found at Supercuts or The Gap.

During his journey towards manliness, Cal's loved ones fumble through their own love stories, too. Cal's 13-year-old son, Robbie (scene stealing Jonah Bobo), is in love with his 17-year-old babysitter, Jessica (ANTM's Analeigh Tipton in her first major film role), who harbors a major crush of her own... on Cal. And even Jacob's player mentality is challenged when he tries his best lines on a disinterested law student Hannah (Stone).

Crazy, Stupid, Love does for film what Modern Family does for television. It manages to captivate us with real family matters -- from the mundane to the serious -- and interject them with outbursts of laughter and lump-in-the-throat heartache. Each and every character finds a way to be both lovable and -- to quote the film -- an asshole, which couldn't be a more realistic depiction of what it's like to love someone.

The story line weaves all of the characters' loves together in a final I-didn't-see-that-coming realization, and even though it's one of my biggest pet peeves I couldn't resist clapping during the film's final moments, because I had fallen hopelessly in love with its message.

Crazy, Stupid, Love is in theaters on Friday July 29. Check out the trailer (and Ryan Gosling's abs) here:


And just for fun, here are a few stills of my favorite ANTM contestant Analeigh Tipton from the film:



Do you plan on going to see Crazy, Stupid, Love? And how do you think Analeigh does in the film? Leave a comment!