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In Light of Rupert Murdoch’s Pie Attack, 5 Pie Throwing Pro Tips From the Movies

By now you’ve likely heard about the pie flung at media emperor Rupert Murdoch , Laurel & Hardy-style, during a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday. Disappointingly, the fight did not escalate into a full-blown Battle of the Century affair on live TV because Murdoch’s wife, Wendi Deng, shut the assailant down with a sharp right hook before he was quickly escorted out of the room by police. In light of this attack — which failed to meet our own lofty pastry battle standards, mainly because it was actually just shaving cream foam — Movieline has compiled five pro-pieing tips from cinema.

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In Light of Rupert Murdoch’s Pie Attack, 5 Pie Throwing Pro Tips From the Movies

Transformers Producers Want to Make a Live-Action Captain Planet Movie

Captain Planet and the Planeteers , among the cheesiest children’s properties that the ’90s birthed, was a cartoon very earnestly devoted to encouraging environmental awareness among youngsters built around the multi-colored titular superhero. Now, thanks to the folks who brought us Transformers , that mulleted, blue-skinned emblem of early-’90s morning TV will be updated with a live-action film. Has retro rebirthing gone too far?

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Emma Watson Allegedly Meets Her Gay XXX Alterego

And now, some Harry Potter news that will refresh even the weariest of Muggles — and probably outrage conservatives even more : Emma Watson met the oiled-up mensch who plays “Himmione Grainghim” in the gay pornographic motion picture Whorrey Potter and the Sorcerer’s Balls . When she found out who he was, it reportedly “made her night.” If true, I dance at her nerve. Go, you vagabond child star, go! Plus, the picture is soulfully edifying.

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VIDEO: Everything You Wanted to Know About Wes Anderson’s Royal Tenenbaums House

If you still find yourself wondering about the majestic brownstone Wes Anderson used as the setting of his 2001 film Royal Tenenbaums , you’re in luck. As part of its online film travel series “Pop Pilgrims”, the A.V. Club visited the New York City spot, and spoke to the movie’s location scout Will Sweeney about how the house inspired Anderson’s Oscar-nominated script, why it required a dramatic remodeling, and why the roof was perfect for Anderson’s (short-lived) fascination with falconry.

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Today on Planet 100: Cap and Trade Explained (Video)

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Balloon Blamed For Setting Rio de Janeiro on Fire

Photo via Global Voices Rio de Janeiro is a city known for its spirited festivities and all-night celebrations, but part of those revelries are being blamed for inadvertently setting a blaze on one of the city’s hillside national parks over the weekend, which added an ominous glow to Rio’s iconic Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Leno Recycled His Jokes For Obama

Huge chunks of Jay Leno's White House Correspondents Dinner remarks were taken from his “Tonight Show” monologues. Note: They were funny in neither setting. Though his delivery at the dinner seemed dangerously half-assed. View

In Defense Of Furries

A passionate and stirring dissertation from a “furry” reminding us all that “they're here, they're hirsute, get used to it!” His father, however, remains unconvinced. The Best Links: Furries: Setting the Record Straight on BuzzFeed Via Hot Rage Watch

Nicole and Keith’s Sunset Snuggle

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban shared a romantic embrace in the Hamptons this weekend. The couple was on the Long Island beach enjoying an evening stroll and the setting sun.

Louis: In NAACP speech, Obama gives inspirational nod to history, but his focus is on today

With his eye for the historical moment, President Obama chose the NAACP’s centennial convention as the setting for what the civil rights organization billed as an address to Black America – his first speech about race since winning the White House.

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