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Rashida Jones’ Secrets of Success

The cover of Wired magazine featuring Rashida Jones.

-Why isn’t Rashida Jones on the cover of more magazines? Her guide to finding happiness at work in this month’s Wired is awesome. (Even more awesome: she’s co-writing the script for Toy Story 4!)

-Us Weekly claims Cameron Diaz is taking a break from acting so she can try to have a baby. Well, I guess that sounds better than “she’s taking a break from acting until science has figured out a way to permanently erase her Annie performance from casting directors’ collective memories.”

–Working with Jared Leto sounds about as relaxing and rewarding as you’d expect.

-Today Show co-shot Willie Geist accidentally called Amanda Seyfried “Titsy” this morning, and she laughed it off instead of responding by calling him “Ass Face Dicksy,” which proves she’s a much better person than I.

-I still haven’t finished Orange Is the New Black (only one episode left and then I never have to hear that theme song again!), but I already love this Vulture article based on the headline alone: Is Piper Chapman Actually the Worst?

-Fox’s Sleepy Hollow just pulled out of Comic-Con this year because production on the show is starting sooner than expected. Too bad; I really wanted to watch that panel and see how the cast interacts because the stories about Nicole Beharie are bananas.

-It swells my heart to see all the positive early reviews for Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck movie. Like, there’s serious swelling happening, y’all. I might need an ice pack.

-Celebs took to Twitter to react to the awesome landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states.

-After the SCOTUS ruling, NKOTB’s Jonathan Knight took his boyfriend’s last name on Twitter, which is the goddamn sweetest.

-A bunch of loonies demonstrated outside a Magic Mike XXL screening to protest Sofia Vergara unwillingness to let her ex unfreeze their embryos. And in case you were wondering, she’s still not in that movie.

-A moment of silence, please: Jay Z and Beyonce were just dethroned as the highest paid celebrity couple by Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris.

-I’m really glad EW released their X Files photos early online, because if I didn’t see this pic of David Duchovny wearing Gillian Anderson like a backpack until my print magazine arrived, I would have scared everyone in my mail room with some stupidly high-pitched squeals. As it was, seeing it at work led to some inappropriate office fist pumping….

-Meanwhile, Gillian Anderson can’t dye her hair anymore without it falling out so she’s wearing a wig in the reboot and she wants everyone to chill the eff out about it already, ok?

-That’s right, advertisers. Feed my CW addiction. FEED IT!

-There is going to be not one, but two post-credit scenes at the end of Ant-Man. This is going to make the guy who sat next to me at Age of Ultron and sulked through the credits very happy.

-The latest Legend trailer really doubles down on Tom Hardy. Not that I’m complaining.

Grumpy Frances McDormand Owns the SAG Awards

-If you missed last night’s SAG Awards, you missed Frances McDormand giving the most kick-ass acceptance speech ever. From looking annoyed that she won, to impatiently gesturing at JK Simmons to help her up the stairs, to using her time to plug her new project, it was like seeing a unicorn wrapped in a rainbow.

-The other big story at the SAGs is how Zach Galifianakis has transformed into an entirely different-looking person.

-Also, the mani-cam might have officially died last night. Whew!

-If only the person directing the Golden Globes had taken notes from whoever was manning the cameras at the SAGs. They managed to get a bunch of awesome cutaway crowd shots last night, from Sofia Vergara rolling her eyes after a clip of The Good Wife to Amanda Peet and Sarah Paulson grabbing each other’s butts.

-Also at the SAGs, Emma Stone accidentally tripped Naomi Watts and had the most delightful reaction.

–Jared Leto and Lupita Nyong’o continue to have us wondering “are they or aren’t they?”

-That awkward moment when Rashida Jones had to remind a reporter that she’s black and not just “very tan.”

-I keep forgetting that Chelsea Peretti and Jordan Peele are dating and then I get so happy all over again.

-Did Chris Martin hit a paparazzo with his jeep?

-In other ‘celebs possibly behaving badly’ news, Emile Hirsch (‘member him?) might have assaulted a female film executive at Sundance. No arrests were made.

-Speaking of Sundance, critics are RAVING about a movie called Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. Watch for it to explode.

-Also at Sundance, there was a great panel, moderated by Emily Nussbaum and featuring Lena Dunham, Mindy Kaling, Jenji Kohan and Kristen Wiig. You can watch the full thing here.

-It was a bad day for breakups. Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams are divorcing after six years of marriage. This won’t be a surprise to anyone who’s caught up on their blind items, but it’s still sad. I interviewed her once and she was a goddamn delight.

-Speaking of breakups (and celebs who’ve been plagued by blind items), Patrick Dempsey and his wife are done after 15 years of marriage.

-Rumours about a possible romance between Alexander Skarsgard and Margot Robbie are heating up at Sundance.

-The next time Russell Crowe or whoever starts mansplaining about how there are still good roles for women over 40, remember this: Dianne Wiest is having such a hard time finding work that she says she’s barely able to make rent.

-The Full House cast reunited for the show creator’s birthday party and ended up singing the show’s theme song.

–Emma Watson will play Belle (and sing!) in a new, live-action Beauty and the Beast.

-Did ye ken? Here’s a new promo for The Outlander, plus the opening scene from its season premiere.

–Lindsay Lohan is the latest star to suck at Photoshopping her own selfies.

–Sophia Bush fangirling over Tatiana Maslany is all kinds of cute.

–Joss Whedon says he wants to kill off The Avengers which was probably meant as a joke, but anyone who watched Buffy knows just how capable of pulverizing our hearts he is.

–Tom Hanks likes manspreading? This is heartbreaking.

-The CW isn’t the only network betting big on superheroes. After months of speculation, Fox confirms they’re in talks to develop an X-Men series.

-Speaking of geeky goodness, David Tennant has just signed on to play a big bad in Netflix’s Jessica Jones.

-The more trailers that come out for The Duff, the more excited I get for it. After binging on “serious” movies to prep for the Oscars, I totally need some harmless fluff. Plus, they’re quoting The Breakfast Club! It’s like they’ve tapped into my brain!

Zoe Saldana in Flare: “Women Aren’t Wimpy”

Zoe Saldana in the Jan '14 issue of Flare
Zoe Saldana in the Jan ’14 issue of Flare. (Photo: James White/Flare)

–Zoe Saldana looks great on the cover of Flare. In the interview (in which the editor called “the most candid we’ve ever run”), she rails against anti-feminist stereotypes, saying “Women aren’t wimpy. They don’t complain all the time. They can open up jars! They can fucking save the day! They can support their whole family. They can support their men. Half of my friends make more money than their male partners.”

-Remember Britney Spears’ horrible ex-manager Sam Lufti? He just leaked some old texts that she allegedly sent, proving he’s still horrible.

-Now that Miley Cyrus is getting all this press and came close to being named the Person of the Year, Liam Hemsworth might be reconsidering their split. Funny how that works.

-Is the inevitable Jennifer Lawrence backlash a-brewin’? That is one bandwagon I have no desire to jump on.

-Things are looking up for Amanda Bynes. She’s left her rehab centre and is now living at her parents’ house and planning a future as a fashion student.

–Amy Adams doesn’t understand why people mistake her for Isla Fisher. It’s simple, Amy. People are idiots.

-I’m really liking the white dress Kate Middleton wore to the Mandela premiere.

-Two men are accused of breaking into and robbing Keri Russell‘s house while she was asleep. Something tells me this wouldn’t have happened if Ben were there.

–Adam Levine’s new Kmart commercial makes us question his hygiene. He does the sniff test on his shirts? He doesn’t brush his teeth? Looks like the Sexiest Man Alive title is going to someone’s head.

–Nigella Lawson has disputed her ex-husband’s story that he was checking her nose for coke in those infamous photos. She’s saying it happened because she remarked on a cute baby nearby and he grabbed her by the throat and said, “I am the only person you should be concerned with. I am the only person who should be giving you pleasure.” Ugh.

–Mandy Patinkin showed off his freshly shaven face on Live with Kelly & Michael this morning.

-I missed this last week, but Jimmy Fallon, Rashida Jones and Carrie Underwood performed Thanksgiving-themed karaoke.

-Speaking of Carrie Underwood, here’s a Sound of Music drinking game, which is pretty much the only way anyone’s going to make it through the show tonight.

-From their analysis of The Good Wife’s take on technology to their assertion that this season’s Scandal is an exploration of free will, I’m really starting to dig Buzzfeed’s TV coverage. (I mean, I’m mainly going to continue going there to read things like 23 Reasons To Drink More Wine, but still…)

-Speaking of TV criticism, I really liked this article in praise of quitting shows.

-Here’s our first look at IFC’s miniseries The Spoils of Babylon, starring Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig and Tim Robbins. I know it’s supposed to be funny but I…don’t…get it.

-Here are some pictures of Prince Harry, True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård and The Wire’s Dominic West on their way to the South Pole.

–Benedict Cumberbatch did a dramatic reading of R Kelly’s Black Panties on Kimmel last night. (Speaking of which, Grantland’s review of that album is great.)

-Here’s the first promo for Joseph Gordon-Levitt‘s new variety show.

–Anna Kendrick and Joss Whedon had a Twitter love-in. Maybe he can find a place for her in the Avengers cast?

-Universal and The Fast and the Furious crew put out this touching tribute for Paul Walker, featuring clips from the franchise.

-Confession time: I love listicles. Year end lists are my crack (even the ones that make me feel super uncool and out of touch). I love reading ’em, I love writing ’em. Even Jay Z is getting in on the list action, ranking his own albums.

-Even as vegans, Jay Z and Beyonce are still eating better than the rest of us.

-The Skyrim reference is lost on me in this Vine, but the power of Stephen Amell‘s abs are not.

–Lea Michele credits Glee costar Amber Riley for helping her cope with Cory Monteith‘s death.

-A new Pompeii trailer has arrived. Hey, Kit Harrington! I forgot all about you!

-Speaking of new trailers, here’s the first one for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, with Jamie Foxx as Electro. I passionately defended the last Spider-Man film at work this morning which is weird, considering I don’t remember loving it all that much at the time.