His Biblical epic Noah and a Judy Garland biopic still in the chamber, Darren Aronofsky has begun whispering about yet another project: a dark George Washington tale called The General. Why not? [Variety]
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● Brad and Angelina are getting married! Or so says one Beverly Hills jeweler, who claims to have helped Brad design the engagment ring Angelina's been wearing. Kids win again! [THR]
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● After weeks of impasse, the Weinstein company has decided to release Bully unrated, leaving it up to individual theaters to decide who can and who can't bear the bad words. [Vulture]
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● Let's ease into this, shall we? Here are pictures of Chris Brown being attacked by seagulls on Miami Beach. [ONTD]
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● Beyoncé and Jay-Z skipped last night's Grammy ceremony, opting for a low-key night out at their favorite Brooklyn pizza place. And we really can't say we blame them -- Lucali is delicous. [Us]
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● Tracy Morgan left the hospital and Utah yesterday, oxygen tank in tow. "Superman ran into a little Kryptonite today," he told TMZ, explaining that exhaustion and the altitude at Sundance had made him sick. [TMZ]
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● Russell Simmons has thrown money into his fight with Lowe's, who pulled ads from TLC's new series All-American Muslim citing "concerned" and "alienated" viewers, by buying out the show's remaining ad time next week. "The show is now sold out! keep your money @lowes and we will keep ours," he tweeted. [Huff Post]
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Today, The Atlantic published a piece on the popularity and endurance of the word “swag.” You know, swag, that word being shouted from concert stages and oft hash-tagged on Twitter. The article, "Is ‘Swag’ Here to Stay?" intends to trace the word’s pop culture origins and determine its staying power. It begins by citing Diddy’s decision to change his name to “Swag” last week, which was, without a doubt, a pretty fatal blow to swag everywhere.
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● Kate Middleton's Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen dress was laced with shamrocks and roses, the Queen looked sweet in yellow, and everybody thought maid of honor Pipa looked hot -- maybe too hot? William looked sharp and Harry forewent brushing his hair, but that's his thing, right? The sun shone down on the cavalry, fun hats abounded, and everybody got their lines right. Done! [Official Royal Wedding 2011/NYM/YouTube] ● January Jones is pregnant. But is the new Duchess of Cambridge? I'm afraid January has been upstaged. [People] ● Kristen Stewart, on the other hand, "could fucking get pregnant tomorrow." [EW]
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