http://www.pbpulse.com Log on. Live it up. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:57:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_43096" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Ringo Starr celebrates getting his Hollywood Walk of Fame star, surrounded by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villarraigosa, musicians Ben Harper, Don Was and Joe Walsh and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce president Leron Gubler. (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)"][/caption]A star for former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr ... http://www.pbpulse.com/music/music-news/2010/02/09/ringo-starr-honored-with-walk-of-fame-star/ Nickelodeon star turned teen mom, Jamie Lynn Spears has split from her baby's father, Casey Aldridge, reported People. The Truth About Teen Pregnancy: Should Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Continue? Vote! Spears moved out of the Mississippi home she shared with Aldridge, 20, whom she was engaged to but never married, about ... http://www.pbpulse.com/gossip/celeb-stalker/breakups/2010/02/09/jamie-lynn-spears-splits-from-her-babys-father/ Monday morning, radio shock jock Howard Stern confirmed the rumor that Fox is considering him as a replacement for exiting American Idol judge Simon Cowell. But it's going to take a lot of money to get him to sit still at the judges table in 2011. Howard Stern to Replace ... http://www.pbpulse.com/tv/american-idol/2010/02/09/howard-stern-on-idol-gig-they%e2%80%99d-have-to-pay-me-a-ton-of-dough/ Kate Gosselin would like to chalk up her third New York Times bestseller. Photos: Celebrity Breakups and Hookups The reality TV star and mother of eight is set to release her third book, I Just Want You to Know: Letters to My Kids on Love, Faith and Family on April ... http://www.pbpulse.com/tv/reality-tv/2010/02/09/kate-gosselin-tackles-hard-questions-in-new-book/ The artist: Yeasayer The album: Odd Blood (Secretly Canadian) The spin: Psychedelic pop band Yeasayer came out of nowhere in 2007 with “All Hour Cymbals,” a dystopic affair recalling the Talking Heads’ “Remain in Light” and other Brian Eno-infused work. Similar to Vampire Weekend, the debut was so strong that it wasn’t ... http://www.pbpulse.com/music/album-reviews/2010/02/09/yeasayer-changes-direction-with-odd-blood/ NEW YORK (AP) -- Model Brooklyn Decker landed the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover this year. The 22-year-old wife of tennis star Andy Roddick said being chosen for the front is "the news of a lifetime." The cover photo of Decker smiling in a yellow bikini is a ... http://www.pbpulse.com/style/2010/02/09/si-swimsuit-edition-puts-roddicks-wife-on-cover/ Michael Jackson's doctor returns to court in April to find out the date for the next major step in the case - a proceeding that will reveal for the first time the evidence the prosecution believes will show his "gross negligence" was the direct cause of the pop star's death. Dr. ... http://www.pbpulse.com/music/music-news/2010/02/09/jackson-doctor-out-on-bail-back-for-april-hearing/ Miley Cyrus via last.fm Miley Cyrus has organized an online auction to benefit the relief effort in Haiti, and Britney Spears, Hugh Jackman, Ellen DeGeneres, Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Lovato and others will donate items and experiences. Cyrus is donating several items, including the Herve Leger dress she wore to ... http://www.pbpulse.com/gossip/celeb-stalker/2010/02/08/miley-cyrus-organizes-celebrity-auction-to-help-haiti/ The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday. Compelling story lines involving the city of New Orleans and its ongoing ... http://www.pbpulse.com/tv/sports/2010/02/08/nielsen-super-bowl-xliv-the-most-watched-tv-program-ever/ [caption id="attachment_43051" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Dr. Conrad Murray is led into the Los Angeles Airport Courthouse by L.A. County Sheriff\'s Deputies. (AP)"][/caption]See the criminal complaint against Dr. Conrad Murray Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing that ... http://www.pbpulse.com/music/2010/02/08/doctor-finally-facing-charge-in-jackson-death/ [caption id="attachment_43030" align="alignright" width="212" caption="Ty Burrell stars as Phil Dunphy, a dad who often tries too hard, in ABC\'s \'Modern Family.\' (AP)"][/caption]A young man arrived at Ty Burrell's hotel room to stock the minibar and immediately recognized the co-star of the ABC comedy "Modern Family." He loved the show. Thanks, Burrell replied. ... http://www.pbpulse.com/tv/2010/02/08/abcs-modern-family-a-freshman-hit/ More than a dozen television news vans and satellite trucks are lining a courthouse parking lot, in anticipation of the surrender of Michael Jackson's doctor. News crews began setting up operations at dawn Monday at the Los Angeles International Airport Courthouse, placing cameras along the entire entrance. Meanwhile, Dr. Conrad Murray's lawyer ... http://www.pbpulse.com/gossip/celeb-stalker/deaths/michael-jackson-deaths-celeb-stalker-celeb/2010/02/08/media-gathers-for-jackson-doctors-surrender/ Image via WikipediaTwilight star Taylor Lautner has signed on to play Stretch Armstrong in a new film about the Hasbro toy. Think you know Twilight? Take the quiz! The 17-year-old teen heartthrob will play the rubbery hero in a 3D film set for release in 2012, according to MSNBC. “In ... http://www.pbpulse.com/movies/2010/02/08/twilight-star-taylor-lautner-to-play-stretch-armstrong/ Image via WikipediaBill Murray might well be up for Ghostbusters 3. But apparently, he won't be in it for long -- at least, not the way he has been in the first two movies. Murray revealed in a fun interview with British newspaper The Mail that he would do the film, ... http://www.pbpulse.com/movies/comedy-films/2010/02/08/bill-murray-blurts-his-characters-fate-in-ghostbusters-3/ THE MONSTER IN THE BOX, by Ruth Rendell. Scribner; 287 pages; $26. Inspector Wexford is older now, and, to his dismay, wider, but The Monster in the Box is no lighthearted farewell to a beloved detective. Wexford is haunted by his very first case, in the middle of Sussex where he ... http://www.pbpulse.com/arts-and-culture/book-reviews-arts/2010/02/08/inspector-wexford-returns-in-style/ On the hit series House, Lisa Edelstein has always been in the shadow of Hugh Laurie, who plays the medical drama's dominating lead doctor. But now she's getting a chance to put her own character, Dr. Lisa Cuddy, front and center in tonight's all-new episode. But that's not to say that ... http://www.pbpulse.com/tv/2010/02/08/lisa-edelstein-can-cuddy-and-house-make-it-work/ LOS ANGELES (AP) — A sci-fi love story has given way to an earthbound romance at the box office, livening up typically slow times at theaters over Super Bowl weekend. Released by Sony's Screen Gems banner, "Dear John" debuted as the No. 1 movie with $32.4 million, knocking off "Avatar" after ... http://www.pbpulse.com/movies/2010/02/08/dear-john-bumps-avatar-with-32-4m-debut/ Image via WikipediaApril is shaping up to be a busy month for concerts, especially for the Fillmore Miami Beach. British rockers Arctic Monkeys lead off the month with a show at the South Beach venue on April 1, while psychedelic/glam band Of Montreal come in on April 9, blues pounders Black ... http://www.pbpulse.com/music/concert-reviews/live-shows/2010/02/08/arctic-monkeys-of-montreal-highlight-busy-april-slate/ Gore Vidal’s Snapshots in History’s Glare (Abrams) is a nicely ironic — let’s hope — title for a once-over-lightly photo album of Vidal’s life and times. A better title would be The Beautiful and the Damned, if Scott Fitzgerald hadn’t already snapped it up. The golden days of postwar ... http://www.pbpulse.com/arts-and-culture/book-reviews-arts/2010/02/08/vidals-latest-life-and-times-in-glamorous-snapshots/ [caption id="attachment_42992" align="alignright" width="410" caption="Tim McGraw kicks off the Country MegaTicket at Cruzan Amphitheatre on May 8."][/caption] With the announcement of the seven show Country Mega Ticket today at Cruzan Amphitheatre, this year promises more country music locally than ever! Following some incredibly satisfying entertainment at the South Florida Fair — I ... http://www.pbpulse.com/music/2010/02/08/local-country-music-plate-is-full-of-tasty-acts/ The disc: Bad Girls of Film Noir The details: Sony has issued an arresting collection of B movies under the umbrella title of Bad Girls of Film Noir. There are two volumes, four films per volume. By all odds the best movie overall is on Volume 2: The Glass Wall, with ... http://www.pbpulse.com/movies/2010/02/08/film-noir-anthology-of-b-movies-earns-an-a/ For Grateful Dead fans too young to see Jerry Garcia in person, and long-time Deadheads might be a bit dismayed to realize that’s almost anyone under 30, Furthur’s done the unthinkable by channeling Jerry in an uncanny way. For the rest of the folks, who followed the Dead and have unsuccessfully ... http://www.pbpulse.com/music/concert-reviews/live-shows/2010/02/08/ex-dead-members-pull-in-garcias-spirit-with-furthur/ A judge has modified a protective order allowing actor Charlie Sheen and his wife, Brooke, to see each other as Sheen faces domestic violence allegations. Prosecutors filed charges of felony menacing, third-degree assault and criminal mischief against Sheen stemming from his arrest Dec. 25 at his Aspen home. He faces up ... http://www.pbpulse.com/tv/2010/02/08/charlie-and-brooke-sheen-due-in-court/ Pete Townshend is used to playing in front of stadiums filled with rabid fans who know every note of The Who's songs. He didn't get that at the band's Super Bowl halftime performance, but he's OK with that too. Townshend and bandmate Roger Daltrey performed a medley of some of their ... http://www.pbpulse.com/music/music-news/2010/02/08/pete-townshend-nice-to-be-part-of-spectacle/ NEW YORK (AP) -- Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes at the sight of a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime NBC archrival Jay Leno, plus media magnate Oprah Winfrey. Appearing early in the CBS-aired game Sunday, the ad depicted Letterman and Leno glumly sharing a ... http://www.pbpulse.com/tv/2010/02/08/super-bowl-tv-spot-brings-leno-letterman-together/