Poppedy Popped Culture

Ok, it’s look like the “Cavemen” show is not just some vicious rumor:
The producers of ABC’s new “Cavemen” said Wednesday the comedy is much more than the insurance company commercials that inspired it, but isn’t designed to be an ambitious allegory about race.
Geico’s TV spots show highly evolved but shaggy-looking cavemen chafing at misconceptions about […]

I LOVE Etta James. Be well.
Blues singer Etta James is in stable condition in a Los Angeles hospital, suffering from complications following abdominal surgery, her manager said on Wednesday.
James hopes to be well enough by the end of August to join blues icon B.B. King and soul veteran Al Green on a tour that began […]

So today Matt Damon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Congrats, but I’m left wondering just how much of an honor garnering a star on the Walk of Fame is when American Idol Host Ryan Seacrest already has one. (scratches head)

Wow, that’s a title I never thought I would type. Plus, as a bonus, it’s true:
Brian May is completing his doctorate in astrophysics, more than 30 years after he abandoned his studies to form the rock group Queen.
The 60-year-old guitarist and songwriter said he plans to submit his thesis, “Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust […]

Wow, Beyonce is a real trooper. She takes a huge fall during a concert performance in Miami, but doesn’t lose a beat.

The list breaks down star salaries by category — prime-time TV, daytime, cable and news:
TOP FIVE (all salaries are per year)
Oprah Winfrey (”The Oprah Winfrey Show”): $260 million
Simon Cowell (”American Idol”): $45 million
Judge Sheindlin (”Judge Judy”): $30 million
Katie Couric (”CBS Evening News Anchor”): $15 million
Zach Braff (”Scrubs”): $6.3 million
NETWORK PRIME TIME (all salaries are per […]

Opening August 8, 2007

Daddy Day Camp (Wide)
A kid-harried dad is put in charge of a summer day camp. Trailers & Clips

Opening August 10, 2007

Rush Hour 3 (Wide)
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker reteam for more action-comedy hijinks in the […]

Britney Spears has spilled her story to OK! magazine.
In a statement to celebrity news Web site TMZ, OK! Editor-in-Chief Sarah Ivens said the magazine had “spent a heartbreaking day with Britney Spears and witnessed first-hand an emotional cry for help that will leave you shocked and sad.”
“This week, on newsstands Friday, the truth will be […]

Man, this is beyond tragic, but little Miss Lindsay Lohan has managed to get herself arrested for another DUI, driving on a suspended license and cocaine possession.
Allegedly she was engaged in a car chase with the mother of her personal assistant (who had just quit).
After a frightened woman dialed 911 to report being chased by […]

Carlos Santana’s song “Game of Love” with Michelle Branch was a huge hit and even won the pair a Grammy. Still, for years, Santana wished that fans could have heard the original version — with Tina Turner as his duet partner.In October, the guitar god will get his wish.
Included on the release of “Ultimate Santana,” […]