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It Was 15 Years Ago Today

Colleen Kane — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:01:00 GMT

Kurt Cobain's body was found in Seattle a decade and a half ago today.

Unfortunately, every time I think of the shock of hearing that news via my college radio station, I recall how awful the radio announcer was. She was a fellow DJ with aspirations to make it as a radio personality, but she lacked anything resembling a personality, and even used a fake last radio name "Winters" instead of her more ethnic-sounding name. So when she announced this news, it was in her constantly smiling radio voice, plus she didn't really like music so she didn't care.

Anyway! One media personality who was appropriately somber about the loss back in April 1994 was Kurt Loder, who covered the developing story as MTV's 9-11, which it kind of was. A recycled eulogy for Cobain (from the 10-year anniversary) by Loder is up on MTV.com.

And meanwhile, The Courtney Love Show continues lumbering and sputtering along to its own cacophonic tune.

Courtney is preparing a lawsuit to reclaim $30 million in cash looted from the estate of Kurt Cobain. An additonal $500 million was scammed in real-estate investment ventures, says an article on E! Online. "There are now Kurts and Courtneys and Franceses spelled different ways that allegedly own properties all over the country that were bought by Kurt's assets," said Courtney's attorney. What this means, and who Courtney is suing have not yet been specified.

But she berated anyone who didn't understand the ins and outs of the coming lawsuit in her MySpace blog. An excerpt:

do you UNDERSTAND?
DO YOU UNDERFUCKINGSTAND?

to show you much else would make you start singing i dont know,....Metallica? am i speaking to BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD?
HAVE YOU EVER READ A BOOK?

ONE?

You're also welcome to try to make head or tail of her Tweets. Courtney tweeted more than 50 times yesterday, and not one of the messages makes sense.

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From the Annals of "Sassy": Kurt Cobain Wore an Engagement Ring

Emily Farris — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:39:00 GMT

Can you believe it was 15 years ago that Kurt Cobain died? His body was discovered at his home in Lake Washington on April 8, 1994. To celebrate his life, the fine folks at I Heart Daily pulled out an old issue of "Sassy" (which, unfortunately met its end two years after the rocker) which featured Cobain and Courtney Love on the cover, shortly after the two were engaged. What stood out to us most was this little bit of sweetness:

"I mention that I saw their engagement announced on MTV when Nirvana's video was number one. Says Kurt, "It was embarrassing, but it was also kind of neat." Courtney says, "I thought it was kind of dorky." She's wearing an engagement ring, circa 1906, with a ruby or something in the middle. Kurt has one, too, an ornate band. "Sorry about this zit," she says, pointing to her cheek. "Zits are beauty marks," says Kurt.

—Sassy, April 1992

The entire article can be downloaded as a PDF here.

R.I.P. Kurt Cobain and "Sassy."

[I Heart Daily: Flashback: Kurt, Courtney and Sassy Magazine]

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Emily Farris — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:11:00 GMT

Say it ain't so: celebrities with ghost Twitterers? 50 Cent has one. So does Ron Paul and Barack Obama (we figured as much for Mr. President). [NYT]

But now that we think of it, Courtney Love might benefit from a ghost Twitterer. [Vulture]

Here's a condom commercial that's not even safe for YouTube, apparently. [Lifestyles]

Rihanna got a sort-of awesome gun tattoo in a sort-of awesome place. [People]

We are much less enthused about this pop-art rendering of the infamous Rihanna police photo. [Yahoo!]

Willie Aames, of "Charles in Charge" is around the corner from Scanner HQ selling, well, pretty much everything he owns after his recent home foreclosure.[Plog]

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Sloppy Seconds: Evan Rachel Wood Isn't the Only One Tapping That

Emily Farris — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:11:00 GMT

Holy hot lesbian, Batwoman. No, really! Batman's replacement is a batchick who loves chicks. Awesome. [Broadsheet/Salon]

Not cool: dudes who rape dogs. [Plog]

Cool: the anti-theft lunch bag. [ThinkOfThe]

Today in stuff I absolutely hate to admit is true: the butterfly effect, in which your ex boyfriend gets his shit together and starts dating a girl hotter than you after you break up. [New York Observer]

Okay, I don't know if girl on boy tapping can happen, but that's not the point. This is: Are Mickey Rourke and Courtney Love the best couple ever or the worst copule ever? [Vulture]

Oh, and I totally emailed Judah Friedlander for a date when I'm back in New York at the end of the month. Stay tuned to see if he bites. [TONY]

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PapSmeared: Courtney Love is So Glad Grunge is Coming Back

Emily Farris — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:53:00 GMT

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While You Were Sleeping: Mariah Carey's Big Movie Surprise

Brian Fairbanks — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:08:00 GMT

A topless revue that played the Tropicana in Vegas for almost half a century has shut down.

Crazy Courtney Love is "not anti-semitic," according to the Jews.

Remember that family that waited twelve years to report their adopted son's disappearance? Surprise, they are now facing murder charges.

Can you believe today is the last day of the Bush presidency? It all went by so fast... ha ha ha. Did you notice how we never once, in the eight years since he stole the election, referred to him as "President Bush?" He'll always be an asterisk to us.

Don't ever trust ultra-conservative Fox to live up to their ultra-conservative grandstanding when it comes to your naked photos-- they'll gladly exploit them for ratings.

Yet another reason Jimmy Fallon's late night show is gonna blow goats.

Here's the real surprise of the Sundance Film Festival: Mariah Carey is getting very strong reviews... and by strong, we don't mean "strongly-worded diatribes." Could this be the beginning of her biggest success of all?

And our new Mrs. Vice President reveals her husband was offered his choice of the #2 job or Secretary of State.

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Wonder Woman Somehow More Wonderous If Covered in Body Paint

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C-Love in HEEB's Wasted Issue

Colleen Kane — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:11:00 GMT

While my patent-leather Doc Martens were retired long ago, I will always have a special place in my heart for Courtney Love. But I've attempted to read her rambling, incoherent MySpace blog posts lately, to no avail, so I approached HEEB's new cover interview with Courtney by Karen Bookatz wondering if she has anything left to say that will make sense to the rest of us.

Turns out, she does. About one passage in the interview, actually, when she discusses her ideal backing band. (I do not envy whomever had to transcribe those monologues.)

"This all-girl fantasy I’ve had my whole life, of you know. . .I’m going to show those Beatles, we’re going to be huge! Well, it’s not going to happen, right now, for my generation, for me. You know what I mean? Like, there are fucking riot grrrls sitting there banging on pots and pans and talking about their vaginas, and that’s all really lovely, and like the writing is great, but the music blows. I mean you have to fucking sit in your room and practice. You have to fucking learn how to play guitar, you have to learn how to play bass, you have to learn how to fucking play drums. You have to go get Zeppelin one through four, and you have to fucking sit in a fucking little room off Hollywood Blvd. For two hundred dollars a fucking month, and you have to play those goddamn drums. And for whatever reason, women just haven’t seemed to want to do that."

That actually makes a lot of sense...except for oh, I don't know, SLEATER-KINNEY but whatevs. She still has a valid point. Time for less "Rock of Love" hoes and more grrrls to show those Beatles.

I also have a guess for the unnamed actor she refers to at length as her grandfather in this interview, based on a rambling late-night message or two she left on the voicemail at my former workplace: Marlon Brando. Google their names together and she's talked about it elsewhere, not sure why it was so hush-hush for this Q&A.

Yoo-hoooooo! Now's Your Chance at Love, Fellas!

Sloppy Seconds: Courtney Love's Bizarre Death Rant

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Yoo-hoooooo! Now's Your Chance at Love, Fellas!

Colleen Kane — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:34:00 GMT

You know why VH-1 and VH-1 Classic are great? Trot out any washed-up celeb from the '80s or '90s who can still somewhat be propped upright for a reality show, and I will watch it. And trot them out they do. I'm just waiting for their Weekend at Bernie's-style* reality show where they prop up Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, then stand back as the hijinks ensue.

Needless to say, Rock of Love is one of the highlights/lowlights of this blogger's week. Season three, as of last night's episode two, is shaping up to have the trashiest cast yet.

We were wondering why Daisy De La Hoya, runner-up from season two, didn't show up for Rock of Love Charm School, and that's because she's getting her own show, a spinoff of a spinoff (of a spinoff of a spinoff) where she will really find true love.

Here's cast member Brian Magee who was elected by visitors to DaisyofLoveCasting.com, and who according to his "BIG Up's" section, is a straightedge vegan. Ha.

Voting is now over, but don't lose that website address; if the first season's winner doesn't work out, you may have another chance at Daisy's love.

*(I make a Weekend at Bernie's reference at least once a week. It's a very useful cultural touchstone.)

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Celebrity Rehab 2: Less Celebrity, More Total Self Destruction

PapSmeared: Miley Cyrus Explains What Girls Have Down There

Emily Farris — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:01:00 GMT

We know Scanner Ina already highlighted Miley Cyrus' Golden Globe wardobe FAIL, and we know that we have no room to criticize anyone for unladylike behavior, but really, Miley? Really? Do even you know where you are? (Hint: it's not the Kids' Choice Awards.)

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While You Were Sleeping: Mexican Beauty Queen Stripped... Of Her Title

Brian Fairbanks — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:03:00 GMT

Players and connoisseurs of music, Thelonious Monk's advice on playing in his band is an essential look at a mad genius.

Never been kissed? These kooks hadn't either, so they decided to make out in public and then tell the Daily News their real names.

Courtney Love and the Kardashians are at war...

Courtney Love faces possible legal action after accusing socialite Kim Kardashian's brother Rob of punching one of her gay employees.
In an angry rant on her MySpace page written on Wednesday, Love alleged that Kardashian's brother Rob Jr. broke the nose of her employee while calling him a "faggot" in September.

Love writes: "Rob Jr. cold socked and punched my employee right in his face for no reason and broke his nose after my guy was hanging out with his pal Brody Jenner one night outside Hyde lounge."

Talk about adding insult to injury: not only is he named Mike Hunt, but the internet makes fun of his name when he's murdered.

At last, CNN does something good with its website: it reports on a 17-year-old Maryland kid who heard about violence against Sudanese women who go looking for firewood and decided to raise money to send them stoves.

The war between Lindsay Lohan and her father, and her father and Samantha Ronson, rages on.

A Mexican beauty queen lost her title after getting caught up in a drug sweep.

$100,000 worth of cashews were stolen in Sydney yesterday.

And rumors involving the possible engagement of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen turn out to have been false (we think.)

Sloppy Seconds: Courtney Love's Bizarre Death Rant

Emily Farris — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:19:00 GMT

After male superhero movie after male superhero movie after male superhero movie, Wonder Woman is finally going to the big screen—except not. It's going straight to DVD. And it's animated. [Jezebel]

Britney Spears equates her life to a jail sentence. [People]

Is Nicole Kidman going to be the next star to quit the biz? Yawn. [Yahoo!]

Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson Wentz are still waiting for that baby to pop out. [MTV]

Courtney Love would like you to know she's not suicidal after a crazy death rant on her MySpace blog. [Us]

This Week In Gayness: Lesbians Under Attack

Brian Fairbanks — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:40:00 GMT

Wanna know what Prop 8 supporters think of the gays now? Then check out this hate mail.

Utah may finally emerge from the Dark Ages if the Mormons are as good as their word(ed press release.)

Diego Luna and James Franco haven't convinced us they enjoyed kissing their male co-star...

"It was...dry."

That was Milk star Diego Luna, when asked how it was kissing Sean Penn, who plays iconic gay rights activist (and Luna's boyfriend the film) Harvey Milk. "[Sean]'s not a great kisser," Diego, who shot to fame in Y Tu Mamá También, continued bravely, as only non-Hollywood actors seem capable of. "I guess he was thinking about Franco." As in James, who plays Penn's other BF in the flick.

So I pressed Franco on how the hell S.P. smooches. He literally went on for five minutes talking about something else.... I insisted on a pecker report! "It was...fine," Franco finally answered, with a tiny smile. [E!]

Oooh, you tease us with those words "pecker report." Shame, shame.

Courtney Love has the sinking suspicion some people were against Prop 8 before they were for it. Or the reverse. Or something. Meanwhile, a third of the state's lawmakers are hoping the courts can do something about the new gay marriage ban in California.

Keith Olbermann pretty much puts it all into perspective:

And lesbians are under attack... in Canada. Please, we need to give all gay people in this country full legal rights on every level before this hate spreads to every corner of the globe. (Probably too late.)

"Which one of you two 'men' spoke to my kid? F------ dyke. Lesbians," he said, spitting in Dimitriou's face. As she wiped her face, eyes closed, he punched her on the cheek and wound up again, slamming her backward into her truck. As Currie ran toward him, she remembers him shouting, "F------ dyke bitches," and punched her on the cheekbone so hard the skin burst apart, blood splattering.
What Currie remembers most, from the afternoon of Nov. 3, is the stillness of the schoolchildren, and the sound of her six-year-old son screaming. "It was a face of complete and utter horror," Currie said in an interview yesterday. "His mouth was wide open, and he just stood there, screaming." [The Star]

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Video of the Day: Vote No on Prop 8

Gay Marriage: God Is Gonna Getcha... Claim Scary Freaks

This Baptist Minister Thinks You Should Be Having More Sex

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Sloppy Seconds: In Which Men Everywhere Mourn a Great Loss

Emily Farris — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:01:00 GMT

After experiencing chest pains, Courtney Love was admitted to the hospital for "strep throat." [StarPulse]

Okay, seriously: why does Suri Curise have to be so freaking cute? [FameCrawler]

The term "illegal three way" kind-of sounds like "illegal u-turn" until you add R. Kelly to the mix. [Celebrity Dirt]

Hot or not? Pink and her apparent new BFF Bai Ling went frolicking on the beach in their bikinis. [Hollywood Tuna]

If this picture is proof that Reese Witherspoon is pregnant, then we're expecting triplets. [dListed]

"Redneck Woman" Gretchen Wilson finally got her GED, more fun, however is this URL. [GabbyBabble]

Forgetting for a moment that you probably never had a chance with her, and that she can't really sing, we'll allow you briefly to mourn the fact that Scarlett Johansson is officially off the market. Now snap out of it and go make her and Ryan Reynolds a creepy wedding gift out of macaroni noodles painted gold. [Yahoo!]

Top 10 Rich People Who Look Poor

Emily Farris — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:45:00 GMT

When we were growing up, our mom always said "just because we're poor doesn't mean we have to look poor." But over the last few years we've seen people dressing like they're poor no matter how much money they have. Here we've compiled the top 10 rich people who look poor.

10. Peter Jackson
Producer/director Peter Jackson looks like he should be driving his El Camino (unironically) through the Burger King Drive Thru on his way to work at the video store. However, we do have to admit that this picture is old and he's looking much better these days; in fact, we'd probably make out with him now.

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9. Penny Marshall
While it actually kind-of works for her, Penny Marshall doesn't exactly dress like she's raking it in from her big-time directing jobs.

[Image via lakers.topbuzz.com]

8. Tom from MySpace
Seriously, this guy sold MySpace to Rupert Murdoch for how many millions of dollars? You'd think he might want to change out of that t-shirt and put up a new picture. Maybe he could even afford a digital camera with a better DPI? Stop trying to be "one of us," Tom (if that really even is your name). You sold out a long time ago, and now MySpace sucks. The ads make it soooo sloooow. Do you have any idea how long it took us to grab this picture?

7. Si Newhouse
The Chairman and CEO of Advance Mags/Conde Nast is often spotted around 4 Times Square in "a well worn sweatshirt." While we could not secure photographic evidence of said sweatshirt, our many sources inside Conde Nast have confirmed this to be true.

6. Either of The Olsen Twins at Any Given Moment
While they're starting to grow out of it, the Olsen Twins defined hobo chic or boho or homeless chic or whatever the hell you want to call it. And if you've ever seen them wandering the streets of New York, you, too, may have mistaken them for malnourished homeless people who spent their $6/day sweatshop salaries on Starbucks.

[Image via tsl.pomona.edu]

5. Pete Doherty
Pete Doherty's look seems to always scream (or whimper) "Please sir, may I have some more?," whether he's asking for food, clothes or heroin.

[Image via news.com.au]

4. Nick Nolte
We don't think anyone will ever again think of Nick Nolte without thinking of this picture.

3. Britney Spears
There are just some things no amount of money could ever fix (though the Fiji water is definitely expensive, as far as bottled water goes).

[Image via socialitelife.celebuzz.com]

2. Trust Fund Hipsters
These kids spend a lot of their parents' money to look like they're forced to shop at the Salvation Army. The expensive coke also helps with the "too poor to buy groceries" look.

[Image via nochancepublishing.blogspot.com]

1. Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse is worth at least £10 million. She tops our list because not only does she look poor, she smokes crack, just to keep it real.

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Runner Up: Courtney Love
We know Courtney Love is supposed to be all Seattle rock grunge or whatever, but we really just want to give her some eye make-up remover and take her on a shopping spree (except we can't, because we really are poor).

[Image via nymag.com]

Sloppy Seconds: Little Frances Bean is All Grown Up, Brad Pitt's Little Penis, McCartney-Mills Divorce Drama, Gorilla Sex, Britney's Civil Rights and Lindsay Lohan's Boobs

Emily Farris — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:17:00 GMT

Little Frances Bean Cobain is all grown up, and doing fashion spreads for Bazaar. She looks great even though we can totally tell that's not her real hair color.

Our big little sister FameCrawler is reporting that Juilette Lewis said Brad Pitt wasn't much of a big deal down there.

The Paul McCartney and Heather Mills divorce drama is almost over. We think.

Gorillas do it face-to-face, too.

Britney's new lawyer feels her civil rights are being violated.

Lindsay Lohan as a nekkid, tattooed Marilyn Monroe in New York Magazine.

Culkin Brothers, Emile Hirsch Scrambling for Courtney Love's Phone Number

sarahhepola — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:09:00 GMT

Nikki Finke is reporting that Universal Studios has greenlit a Kurt Cobain biopic, based on Heavier Than Heaven, Charles R. Cross’ print bio. Yes, we’ll wait a moment for you to take that in.

Oh, and it’s being produced by Courtney Love and her lawyer.

(Sigh.)

We think that if this actually happens, Ryan Gosling pretty much has it locked up, but you know, the guy’s been pretty classy thus far, so maybe he’ll bow out. Michael Pitt's presumably not famous enough. Any other ideas? Part of us really wants to see Zac Efron mainlining some smack and puking backstage at SNL, but that’s just crazy talk. This is a Universal pic, after all, not Disney! — Bryan Christian

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It Was 15 Years Ago Today

From the Annals of "Sassy": Kurt Cobain Wore an Engagement Ring

Sloppy Seconds: Courtney Love's Bizarre Death Rant

From the Annals of "Sassy": Kurt Cobain Wore an Engagement Ring

The Foo Fighters Would Like John McCain to Stop Comparing Himself to Kurt Cobain

C-Love in HEEB's Wasted Issue

Sloppy Seconds: Courtney Love's Bizarre Death Rant

Sloppy Seconds: Rihanna's New Tattoo

Sloppy Seconds: Evan Rachel Wood Isn't the Only One Tapping That

When Re-Touchers Get a Little Magic Wand Happy We All Suffer, Especially Scanner Emily

PapSmeared: Courtney Love is So Glad Grunge is Coming Back

While You Were Sleeping: Mariah Carey's Big Movie Surprise

While You Were Sleeping: Sarah Palin Is A Big, Whiny Phony

Naked Man Banned From Playing with His (Bowling) Balls

Wonder Woman Somehow More Wonderous If Covered in Body Paint

While You Were Sleeping: John Mayer vs. Jimmy Fallon?

C-Love in HEEB's Wasted Issue

Sloppy Seconds: Courtney Love's Bizarre Death Rant

Culkin Brothers, Emile Hirsch Scrambling for Courtney Love's Phone Number

Yoo-hoooooo! Now's Your Chance at Love, Fellas!

Love Myself for Hating You: Tila Tequila

While You Were Sleeping: Poor Bret Michaels

Celebrity Rehab 2: Less Celebrity, More Total Self Destruction

PapSmeared: Miley Cyrus Explains What Girls Have Down There

While You Were Sleeping: Mexican Beauty Queen Stripped... Of Her Title

Sloppy Seconds: Courtney Love's Bizarre Death Rant

This Week In Gayness: Lesbians Under Attack

This Week In Gayness: We Say No To That Yes On Prop 8

Sloppy Seconds: The Evangelical Sex Craze

This Week In Gayness: Guy Attacked At Proposition 8 Protest

This Week in Gayness: Ellen vs. the Bigots

Video of the Day: Vote No on Prop 8

Gay Marriage: God Is Gonna Getcha... Claim Scary Freaks

This Baptist Minister Thinks You Should Be Having More Sex

Today in the Apocalypse: Makeover Parties For Little Girls

Sloppy Seconds: In Which Men Everywhere Mourn a Great Loss

Top 10 Rich People Who Look Poor

Sloppy Seconds: Little Frances Bean is All Grown Up, Brad Pitt's Little Penis, McCartney-Mills Divorce Drama, Gorilla Sex, Britney's Civil Rights and Lindsay Lohan's Boobs

Culkin Brothers, Emile Hirsch Scrambling for Courtney Love's Phone Number