Mark Stone
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First Impression of ‘The Bachelorette’? No Rose.
If the first episode of “The Bachelorette” is all about first impressions, then both the show, as well as Jillan Harris’ choice of which guys to keep, failed to make the grade. I had semi-high hopes for the fifth season of the show, which features Canadian-born Harris as the Bachelorette. Harris’ infectious personality shines through,…
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He’s the Perez of Web Gossip … But Why So Successful?
On Monday, Feb. 23, the perezhilton.com website received 14 million page views. This number is staggering. To put things in perspective, popular website huffingtonpost.com barely attains half of that number on a daily basis. So what is it about Perez Hilton (real name Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.) and his site that keeps people coming back? …
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Mickey Rourke’s P.R. Nightmare
Mickey Rourke is enjoying a resurgence of his career with his Oscar-nominated performance in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler.” Rourke hasn’t been the talk of Hollywood since his late 80s turns in “9½ Weeks” and “Barfly.” Everything seems to be going his way, but why do I get the feeling that his starpower in Hollywood is…
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Mark Stone