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Jacob Wysocki on Terri, and What He Wants From Transformers 3

In a second floor of The Regency Hotel on Park Avenue, someone left an apple on the conference table. Not that Jacob Wysocki minded. “I wish someone was like, ‘Here’s an apple for your interview!’ I would just eat it the whole time. Crunching in the microphone.” The young star of the new indie film Terri (out Friday) was in good spirits during his first ever trip to New York two weeks ago — animated and excited to endure his first press day. Put another way: He was the exact opposite of Terri.

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Watch the Testosterone-Drenched New Trailer for Immortals

Titans! Will! Scream! Loudly. Noted film aficionado Ryan Seacrest debuted the brand-new trailer for Immortals on Monday morning , and the latest bit of marketing for the 300 -like film does not disappoint — especially if you’re into seeing new Superman Henry Cavill yell shouts of encouragement to shirtless hordes at the top of his lungs.

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‘Isn’t it Awesome?’ Elijah Wood on The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings 10 Years Later

Elijah Wood has a new hit on his hands in Wilfred , the offbeat FX comedy about a depressed young man’s relationship with the canine next door — whom he happens to visualize and converse with as a dude in a dog suit (played by the show’s co-creator, Jason Gann). Wilfred debuted last week to 2.6 million viewers, the network’s highest ratings ever for a comedy premiere. Not bad at all, but it has a ways to go before catching up with the other phenomenon in Wood’s life.

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‘Isn’t it Awesome?’ Elijah Wood on The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings 10 Years Later

PSA of the Day: Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore phoned up a bunch…

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PSA of the Day: Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore phoned up a bunch of their celeb friends and convinced them to participate in a series of anti-sex-trafficking PSAs that, according to Kutcher, purposely sport the “offbeat feel of Funny or Die .” Because, as everyone knows, an anti-sex-trafficking PSA can’t possibly be taken seriously unless it has the offbeat feel of Funny or Die. See the rest below:… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 12/04/2011 19:42 Number of articles : 2

PSA of the Day: Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore phoned up a bunch…

Banksy’s Oscar March Continues, and 6 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Social Network principals try lunar Sex … Anthony LaPaglia has a Bridge to sell you… Ricky Gervais blowback from an unlikely source… Your offbeat critical reading of the day… and more…

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North Korea has offered to pay some of its debt in ginseng. In these difficult economic times, is the barter system worth another look?

Strapped for cash, North Korea has offered to settle a $10 million debt to the Czech Republic by offering up massive amounts of the dietary supplement. Do you think this is a reasonable offer? What other offbeat international trade barters can you imagine? In these difficult economic times, is the barter system worth another look? added by: joshuaheller

Terrifying Japanese Sesame Street

Can you tell me how to get the hell off Banana Street, please. (This is part of a continuing series called Offbeat Kid Things Meant For Grown-Ups

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Man Gets $23 Quadrillion Bill: Josh Muszynski Overcharged By Visa

Visa messed up something technically in their system on Monday and this glitch hit their customers with a $23 quadrillion charge on their cards ($23,148,855,308,184,500 to be exact) and a $15 overdraft fee. This number is about 2,007 times the National Debt of the United… read more

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Cats Do Control Humans, Study Finds

Here is some breaking news about cats: “If you’ve ever wondered who’s in control, you or your cat, a new study points to the obvious. It’s your cat

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