Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:15 PM ET, September 9, 2011

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
SHOCKER!  Mel Gibson And Joe Eszterhas To Collaborate On Film Telling Jewish Hero Judah Maccabee Story For Warner Bros  —  EXCLUSIVE: It's a project that will have everybody in Hollywood and beyond talking.  I've learned that Warner Bros has set up an untitled drama that teams Gibson …
RELATED:
Hollywood Reporter:
Jewish Leaders Slam Mel Gibson, Warner Bros. for Judah Maccabee Movie (Exclusive) … Prominent Jewish leaders are beginning to speak out against Mel Gibson and Warner Bros. over their planned movie based on the life of religious icon Judah Maccabee.  —  Abraham Foxman, national director …
Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Backing Mel Gibson Movie About Jewish Icon
Discussion: The Superficial and Dlisted
Alexis Tereszcuk / RADAR:
Bench Warrant Issued For Arrest Of Real Housewife Gretchen Rossi  —  A bench warrant for the arrest of The Real Housewives of Orange County star Gretchen Rossi was ordered by a judge on Thursday, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.  —  Rossi and her ex-boyfriend Jay Photoglou …
E! Online:
Ali Lohan Plastic Surgery Speculation—Lindsay Sounds Off!  —  AP Photo/Peter Kramer; SPW/Splash News; Gareth Cattermole/Getty Image  —  Ali Lohan's big sister is speaking out!  —  Just one day after the rumor mill went into maximum overdrive with speculation that the 17-year-old aspiring model …
RELATED:
RumorFix:
Exclusive: Jon Gosselin Gives Kate Gosselin Some Tough Love  —  Former reality star Jon Gosselin is giving his ex-wife, Kate Gosselin, some tough love and he's using RumorFix as his exclusive vehicle.  —  Jon, who doesn't speak to the former star of Kate Plus 8, has some surprisingly stinging words …
RELATED:
Lynette Rice / Inside TV:
Official photo from ‘Home Improvement’ cast reunion — EXCLUSIVE  —  Look who showed up the mother of all family reunions!  —  We were hoping to save our exclusive photo shoot of the Home Improvement cast for our Reunions Issue on newsstands Oct. 7, but somebody let the cat out of the bag via Twitter …
RELATED:
Aili Nahas / People.com:
Jonathan Taylor Thomas Reunites with His Home Improvement Cast  —  Jonathan Taylor Thomas (second from left) and the cast of Home Improvement  —  Since he abruptly left Home Improvement after its penultimate season in 1998, fans of Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who celebrates his 30th birthday Thursday …
Paul Chi / People.com:
Matt Damon Envies Jake Gyllenhaal's Bald Head  —  Freshly bald Matt Damon loves his new look.  What he doesn't love is having his shaved head compared to Jake Gyllenhaal's.  —  “Wow, I try not to envy, but I have to say Jake's got a damn good-looking head,” Damon, 40 …
Amber Goodhand / RADAR:
Taylor Armstrong Inks Book Deal; To Include Abuse Photos Of Battered Face  —  It's been less than a month since Taylor Armstrong's estranged husband killed himself and RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned she's already inked a book deal, which will include personal photos of injuries sustained during …
RELATED:
Perez Hilton:
Anderson Cooper Talks About Russell Armstrong, Opens Up About His Own Brother's Suicide
Discussion: omg! and RADAR
Us Weekly:
Russell Armstrong's Family Thinks He Was Murdered
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Marco / X17 Online:
REPORTS: LADY GAGA HOOKING UP WITH ACTOR TAYLOR KINNEY  —  Lady Gaga has found a way to link her professional and personal life ... while finding love along the way!  —  The eccentric singer, 25, is now hooking up with sexy Vampire Diaries actor, Taylor Kinney, according to various online reports.
Discussion: omg!
RELATED:
Jessica Herndon / People.com:
Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney: Dating?
TMZ.com:
Chris Brown — 95 Parking Tickets ... DISMISSED!  —  Chris Brown just caught the second biggest break of his life ... 95 out of the 117 parking tickets he accrued recently have been dismissed.  —  Chris' lawyer Mark Geragos said it last month after the singer's progress hearing …
Alla Byrne / People.com:
Nicole Richie Addresses Jessica Simpson Feud Rumors  —  What happens when you cast two reality TV stars-turned-fashion designers on a competitive show?  —  According to a tabloid report, Nicole Richie and Jessica Simpson are at war on the set of their upcoming reality show Fashion Star - but Richie is setting the record straight.
omg!:
VIDEO: Why Should You Watch Two and a Half Men?  The Cast Presents Letterman's Top 10 Reasons  —  As if people weren't going to tune in already, Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones popped up on The Late Show with David Letterman Thursday to present the “Top 10 Reasons to Watch the New Season of Two and a Half Men.”
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Of a “Personal Vendetta”  —  T.I.'s wife tells TMZ, prison officials are trying to make an example out of her husband by dragging him back to prison — targeting him simply because he's a famous rapper.  —  Tameka “Tiny” Cottle tells us, “It's important that the world know how unfair he's …
Aaron Parsley / People.com:
Princess Beatrice Graduates from College  —  From left: Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, Princess Beatrice and Sarah, Duchess of York  —  Princess Beatrice has a new hat!  —  Prince William's cousin, who loves to wear fabulous fascinators, put on a more tame and traditional topper Friday for her graduation from Goldsmiths College.
Discussion: PopSugar
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine:
Cougar Town Name ‘Not Around Much Longer’ - What Would You Title the Show?  —  Cougar Town cocreator Bill Lawrence has news for fans of the ABC comedy: “Those that loved the title....  [It's] not around for much longer.”  —  Lawrence floated that likelihood on Twitter Thursday night …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and TVgasm
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:
Broadway Reels In ‘Big Fish’ As 'Dexter's Michael C. Hall Is Signing For Musical  —  EXCLUSIVE: I'm hearing that Dexter star Michael C. Hall is negotiating to play the lead in Big Fish on Broadway next year.  Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks, who produced the Tim Burton-directed film, are producing the musical stage adaptation.
New York Post:
Cyrus over song  —  Miley Cyrus is sick of hearing her annoying bubble-gum hit, “Party in the USA.”  At Wednesday night's private party for Topshop at Club Paris in Chicago, Cyrus hung out in the DJ booth with DJ Kiss.  The Disney artist requested that some of her own tracks be played — just as long as it wasn't “Party in the USA.”
RELATED:
omg!:
“Biggest Loser” contestant injured in fall from building
Discussion: X17 Online
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 2:15 PM ET, September 9, 2011.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
WeSmirch: site main
WeSmirch River: reverse chronological WeSmirch
WeSmirch Mobile: for phones
WeSmirch Leaderboard: WeSmirch's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
WeSmirch RSS feed
WeSmirch on X
 
 
 More News: 
Mina Hochberg / New York Magazine:
Amy Sedaris on Tanner Hall, Her Policewoman Fantasy, and Getting Confused for Amy Poehler
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Russell Crowe in Negotiations to Star in ‘Les Miserables’
Adam B. Vary / Inside Movies:
‘Breaking Dawn — Part 1’ posters: See Bella and Edward embrace! And Jacob kinda scowl!
Associated Press:
Fashion's Night Out, Year 3: Global shopping party
Discussion: INF Daily
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Twilight’ Movie Studio Sues Over Twilight.com Website
Annie Scudder / TresSugar:
The Love Stories Behind Elizabeth Taylor's Jewels
Discussion: Style News
 Earlier Picks: 
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
HBO Picks Up Aaron Sorkin Pilot To Series
Discussion: Pop Crunch, PerezHilton and Celebuzz
Nick Pisa / Telegraph:
Amanda Knox likely to be acquitted, says prosecutor
Karen / CityRag:
Brooke Burke Bikini Blowout
Discussion: Socialite Life
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Bridget Marquardt: Why I Froze My Eggs
Marco / X17 Online:
ASHTON KUTCHER GIVES ELLEN DEGENERES AN EYEFUL
Discussion: omg!
Marco / X17 Online:
BREAKING NEWS - RICKI LAKE INJURED AT DWTS PRACTICE
Discussion: Us Weekly, TMZ.com and omg!
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the Agora Center for Research, a Ugandan newsroom sitting between activism and investigative reporting, posting its work on various social media sites

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now