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Jon Hamm Explores The Meaning Of ‘Sculpture’ On Sesame Street

By Elizabeth C.

HERE’S ACTOR JON HAMM EXPLORING THE MEANING OF ‘SCULPTURE’ ON SESAME STREET.

Elmo, adorned in adorable beret and armed with hammer and chisel, bangs hard repeatedly on a rock as he directs the Mad Men to tell and show the kiddies just what exactly ‘sculpture’ is.

The handsome Hamm obliges, working up a sweat as he shows one model made out of clay, another made out of marble, and then one final one out of metal before Elmo reveals his own work of art.

‘JUST WANTS TO BE LOVED’

Dennis Rodman’s Secret Weapons Against North Korea: ‘Peace & Love’

By Elizabeth C.

IF BUZZ BISSINGER WERE WRITING FROM HIS SELF-IMPOSED EXILE as he battles his appetites for sex and expensive leather, no doubt he’d approve of Dennis Rodman’s latest gonzo foray into international diplomacy.

Nearly two months after the former Chicago Bulls and Celebrity Apprentice star returned from what Bissinger labeled a “mondo bizarro” trip to North Korea, Rodman’s announced that he’ll vacation with Kim Jung-Un in August.

“He just wants to be loved,” Rodman said of Jung-Un at a Miami charity gala April 13. “He just wants to sit down and talk. That’s all.”

THE GIFT FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING

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Hollywood Heavyweight Harvey Weinstein Welcomes First Son!

By Elizabeth C.

HOLLYWOOD HEAVYWEIGHT HARVEY WEINSTEIN is proud papa to a newborn son.

The notorious M&M-craving and “ogre”-like film producer and his knockout wife, Marchesa cofounder Georgina Chapman, welcomed their second child April 11.

“This is a big moment for the family,” a source tells the New York Post. “Although Harvey will always be outranked by women, at least he now has an ally.”

OLD FEELINGS LINGER

Real Housewives Of Orange County: Brooks’ Gone But Not Forgotten

By Trisha B.

AS WE OPEN WE SEE ALEXIS KNOCKING ON VICKI’S DOOR. After she enters, they go upstairs almost immediately to see the baby. Vicki tells us a year ago it would have been Tamra, not Alexis, to be the first to visit the baby. Alexis has brought him a slightly large black Gucci onesie he’ll have to grow into. They talk baby for a while and we learn Vicki will be called Nana. She notes Vicki is totally comfortable with Troy. Well, she’s had two of her own, silly. Why, oh why do we have to put up with her again.

As baby Troy naps, the ladies lunch. Vicki chats about how rough last year was between her and Briana. When Alexis asks about Brooks, Briana looks uncomfortable and begins to fidget in her chair. Vicki sorrowfully says she hasn’t seen him. Briana has told her that as long as she’s paying rent and her son is there she doesn’t want Brooks in the house. Vicki tells us she’s a confused - in love - dating person and feels crazy. Briana is quiet as Vicki tells Alexis that Brooks said they had to have people around that support them. When Briana tells Vicki she wants her to have a good guy, Vicki insists Brooks is a good guy!! But Vicki tells us she’ll put Briana first…for now.

CARNAGE

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What They Saw: Reactions From The Twin Bombings At The Boston Marathon

By Elizabeth C.

THE TWO EXPLOSIVES DETONATED NEAR THE BOSTON MARATHON’S FINISH LINE MONDAY HAVE SHATTERED LIVES AND, once again, Americans’ sense of security.

The death toll from the twin bombings officially remains at three, though the New York Post reported last night that 12 people had died, with as many as 150 more treated at area hospitals. One victim, Martin Richard, was an 8-year-old boy waiting to congratulate his father at the finish line.

President Barack Obama vowed that the culprits would “feel the full weight of justice.”

WITNESS TO HORROR

By Elizabeth C.

CAMBRIDGE RESIDENT Bruce Mendelsohn TWEETED THE ABOVE PHOTO taken from an office just above where one of two incendiary devices exploded amid the crowd gathered to watch runners crossing the Boston Marathon finish line. “I was there,” he wrote. “Felt the blast, saw the smoke, heard the secondary. Rushed to street to help. Blood and debris everywhere.”

The explosions, which blew near 667 West Boylston Street, sent dozens to nearby hospitals with injuries, and at least several lost limbs, according to another Twitter user. The AP is reporting at least two people were killed.

The Boston Marathon is the oldest continuous annual marathon, founded in 1897 by the Boston Athletic Association. It is considered one of the world’s premier running competitions.

Mendelsohn continues to tweet his eyewitness reports from the scene. Here are some of his comments in descending order:

NO LONGER ‘LOVIN’ IT’

By Elizabeth C.

NO, FRANKIE, YOU CAN NOT HAS CHEEZBURGERS.

Nor cheeseburgers. Nor, specifically, McDonald’s burgers. Or fries. And especially not its happy meal. Even if it makes you happy.

Once upon a time, Frankie was a loyal Mickey D’s consumer, a stray feline haunting the McDonald’s restaurant in the New Zealand town of Frankton. For as long as 18 months, the black-and-white cat would hang out nearby the fast food restaurant’s drive-through waiting for handouts from sympathetic junk food eaters.

‘PRESENTING’ TRUDY

American Apparel Ad Gets Banned For Being “Gratuitously” Sexy

By Kyra Senese

AMERICAN APPAREL SEEMS HELLBENT ON CONTINUING ITS TRADITIONAL OF DEMEANING WOMEN WHILE disregarding advertising laws.

Two recent complaints about a series of images deemed “overtly sexual” on the clothing retailer’s website have led to the ads being banished by the the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority.

STRANGELY SELF-OBSESSED

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Justin Bieber Outrages Some For Hoping Anne Frank “Belieber”

By Jacob Wittich

Justin Bieber’s European leg of the Believe tour hit it’s latest bump in the road.

The star’s latest publicity snag occurred when The Anne Frank House posted on its official Facebook page that Bieber paid the historic site a visit.

It wasn’t his visit — which was hailed — but Bieber’s strangely self-obsessed focus that he wrote in the museum’s guestbook:

“Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber,” he wrote.

WHO REALLY REIGNS?

Justin Bieber Or Lady Gaga? Fake Accounts Blur Who Really Reigns On Twitter

By Jacob Wittich

THE TWITTER THRONE IS UP FOR GRABS AGAIN.

Justin Bieber currently holds the title of the most followed person on Twitter. The young pop star currently has more than 37 million followers, but according to Socialbakers, 16.7 million of those followers are fake accounts and another 2.6 million accounts are inactive, leaving the real number at 17.7 million fans.

But Lady Gaga, the presumed number two on Twitter, can boast 19 million real followers with another 15 million bogus followers herself — landing the current reigning pop prince behind her in sheer numbers.