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Columbian Steeplechase Racer Makes Pulses Pound with Nude Photo Shoot [PICS]

What’s steeplechase exactly? We’re not sure. (Wikipedia says it’s some sort of obstacle race–whatever.) With all that women’s water polo and beach volleyball to watch, we missed that one during the London Olympics. Regardless, we applaud Columbian steeplechase racer Angela Figueroa , who made up for her lackluster performance at the 2012 Games by raising some steeples of her own in a nude photo shoot for SoHo Magazine . We must say, it’s very considerate of Angela to promote aerobic fitness this way. Our pulses are certainly pounding right now… See more nudes of Olympic steeplechase racer Angela Figueroa after the jump!

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Tony Jaa Quits Films, Joins Monastery

Thai martial-arts icon Tony Jaa has reportedly walked away from his film career to become a monk. The news comes as the latest sordid development in a recent history full of them: Power struggles to direct Ong Bak 2 , chicken sacrifice, black magic, tearful TV appearances, studio holdouts and the lackluster effort Ong Bak 3 . His monastery stay is indefinite for now, but surely he won’t come back eventually. Anyway, don’t be sad! Anything that entitles Apichatpong Weerasethakul to rule Thai cinema by himself can’t be that bad. [ Twitchfilm via The Playlist ]

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American Idol Recap: Go Home, Casey James!

We don’t mean to be harsh with our headline. At least not too harsh. But this lackluster season of American Idol can at least be redeemed by the fact that next week’s finale will be one of the hardest to gauge in show history. If viewers do the right thing and vote out Casey James tonight, that is. Kara’s crush simply doesn’t have the versatility needed come out on top. He underwhelmed last night with both “OK, It’s Alright With Me” (his selection) and John Mayer’s “Daughters” (the judge’s choice for him) and deserves to be eliminated. This would leave it to Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze , two finalists that should be neck-and-neck after their most recent performances. DeWyze put on the best of the evening, and one of the best of the season, with “Hallejulah.” He’s been coming on strong over the last few weeks, while Crystal hasn’t been able to match the magic of last month’s ” People Get Ready .” Below, we rank the six songs played throughout the hour: Lee DeWyze, Hallelujah Crystal Bowersox, Maybe I’m Amazed Lee DeWyze, Simple Man Crystal Bowersox, Come to My Window Casey James, Daughters Casey James, OK, It’s Alright With Me Which performance was your favorite? And is there any chance Casey upsets one of these two and advances to next week’s finale?

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Confirmed: Adam Lambert as American Idol Mentor

In late February, it was reported that Adam Lambert would perform on American Idol . Now, we can confirm that the former runner-up won’t just sing “Whattaya Want From Me” on the April 14 results-show telecast – he’ll serve as a mentor to the finalists on the night before! No word yet on what theme the contestants will tackle during the special visit, but this much is certain: if anyone can spice up this lackluster group of singers, it’s Adam Lambert. Lambert will be the first former Idol to act as a mentor less than a year after he left the show. Many will believe he’s too inexperienced for the gig… but Miley Cyrus took on the same role a couple weeks ago and she’s younger than every current contestant except Katie Stevens and Aaron Kelly. Do you think he should be a mentor? While you ponder that question, click on the photos below, all of which are courtesy of Adam’s recent trip to London: [Photos: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

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American Idol Season 9 Promo Pics: Released!

It’s official: Ellen DeGeneres is part of the American Ido l family. The comedian was announced as the show’s fourth judge, taking over for Paula Abdul, months ago. But she now appears in a series of promotional photos for the competition and there’s truly no going back

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Kim Kardashian is Everywhere!

For 2010, Kim Kardashian resolved to stay fit and to spend more time with friends and family. But the reality TV star clearly made another vow: not to repeat her lackluster 2009, a year in which she was overshadowed by sisters Khloe and Kourtney

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