NEWS LITE : HEH, HEH, YOU SAID `OFF'.``Beavis and Butt-head'' will soon have their last laugh - heh, heh, heh - ending four years of first-run weekly episodes on MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. . MTV and ``B&B'' creator Mike Judge have agreed to call it quits for the tales of two channel-surfing, wisecracking teens. The first of 15 final episodes began airing last week, with the last scheduled to air Oct. 10. But never fear. Losers like Beavis and Butt-head never really go anywhere. Their adventures will continue in reruns indefinitely, according to MTV. In addition, the boys may resurface re·sur·face v. re·sur·faced, re·sur·fac·ing, re·sur·fac·es v.tr. To cover with a new surface: resurfacing a road; resurfaced the floor. v.intr. in specials or a sequel to ``Beavis and Butt-head Do America,'' the blockbuster feature film released last December. Judge may also create an entirely new program for MTV. ``We've always had a great relationship with Mike Judge, but after 220 episodes, we decided it was time to move on,'' said MTV spokeswoman Sheryl Jones. Sartorial sar·to·ri·al adj. Of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing: sartorial elegance. [From Late Latin sartor, tailor; see sartorius. sass to find home on Web site Usually, he pans the likes of Madonna, Demi Moore, and Dennis Rodman. But the notorious Mr. Blackwell has found a new target for his fashion outrage - the trite, tacky world of Internet sites. ``Stiff, cold, too informative, too boring They're no fun,'' slams the man behind the world-famous worst-dressed list. What the World Wide Web needs is the electronic equivalent of a few sparkly spark·ly adj. spark·li·er, spark·li·est 1. a. Giving off tiny flashes of light; glittery: a dress with sparkly sequins. b. earrings and a feather boa, which Mr. Blackwell says he'll provide with his new Web site, www.mrblackwell.com. Decked out in celery wool pants, a black blazer, and a natty diamond stud earring earring, a personal adornment, sometimes an amulet, worn attached to the ear lobe. Since prehistoric times the ear has been pierced for the insertion of the earring; certain primitive tribes distort the lobe with plugs several inches in diameter or with heavy stones. - ``I wanted to look cool,'' he whispers - the master of catty cat·ty 1 adj. cat·ti·er, cat·ti·est 1. Subtly cruel or malicious; spiteful: a catty remark. 2. Catlike; stealthy. commentary went to San Francisco's Planet Hollywood this week to promote his on-line venture. Although the site is still getting dressed, so to speak, the eventual goal is to offer a grab-bag of fashion dish, such as coverage of awards ceremonies and runway shows and instant appraisals of awful outfits. Who is bumming Mr. B. out these days? Try Gwyneth Paltrow: ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. why she's a star. She is like any pompom girl in a third-rate ballgame.'' Hillary's fired up over film smoking Forget the way the president is pushed around in ``Air Force One,'' what really steams Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
She ``smokes when she's upset. She smokes when she's tired. She smokes when she's happy. In fact, she seems to smoke throughout the movie,'' the first lady wrote in her weekly newspaper column, published Thursday. She recently saw the Top 10 film in the White House theater, a spokeswoman said. Calling Roberts' portrayal ``troubling,'' Clinton lamented that cigarettes are increasingly popular with young women. Will Smith, who celebrated each ``Independence Day'' victory against aliens by lighting a cigar, was also scolded. ``Movie stars who puff away on the screen equate smoking with status, power, confidence and glamour,'' Clinton wrote. No reprimand to her own husband, though. President Clinton has been known to celebrate with a cigar and was spotted with a stogie sto·gy or sto·gie n. pl. sto·gies 1. A cheap cigar. 2. A roughly made heavy shoe or boot. [After Conestoga, a village of southeast Pennsylvania. in his mouth while playing on the White House putting green just last month. Eddie Murphy dropssuit against tabloid Eddie Murphy dropped a $5 million libel suit Thursday against the National Enquirer En`quir´er n. 1. See Inquirer. Noun 1. enquirer - someone who asks a question asker, inquirer, querier, questioner over a story about his encounter with a transsexual trans·sex·u·al n. A person who strongly identifies with the opposite gender and who chooses to live as a member of the opposite gender or to become one by surgery. adj. 1. Of or relating to such a person. 2. prostitute. The May 20 issue of the supermarket tabloid carried the story beneath the headline, ``Eddie Murphy's Secret Sex Life - His Transvestite trans·ves·tite n. One who practices transvestism. transvestite Sexology A person with a compulsion to dress as a member of the other sex, which may be essential to maintaining an erection and achieving orgasm. See Transsexual. Hooker Tells All.'' It detailed his alleged encounters with two transsexuals. Murphy sued the Enquirer, as well as the Globe for a similar story, alleging their reporters knew the articles were false. In a statement Thursday, Murphy publicist Arnold Robinson said the actor dropped the suit against the Enquirer after deciding the tabloid didn't act maliciously. The $5 million suit against the Globe was settled out of court earlier, Robinson said without giving details. Murphy has said he was just trying to be nice when he picked up Atisone Seiuli, 20, in West Hollywood on May 2. Murphy, 36, was pulled over by deputies after Seiuli got into his car. Seiuli was arrested on a warrant, but authorities said Murphy had broken no law. Mandela taps model as honorary relative Nelson Mandela has designated Naomi Campbell an ``honorary granddaughter.'' The model, who's met with the South Africa president five times, is going to help him raise a fund for poor and sick kids and next month will accompany him on the first run of the upgraded Blue Train between Pretoria and Cape Town. Said Campbell, ``He is the only person I have ever wanted to meet, and I can't believe that I will get to work with him.'' CAPTION(S): 4 Photos PHOTO (1) Here's licking at you, kid The Humphrey Bogart stamp is unveiled Thursday at a ceremony at Mann's Chinese Theatre. (2) Murphy (3) Clinton (4) Beavis and Butthead butt·head n. Vulgar Slang A person regarded as stupid or inept. |
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