The WOW Report

Entirely New Word of the Week

By Stephen Saban on July 28, 2004 6:41 pm

galien (gay'-lee-n) n. A homosexual who has taken up residence in a foreign country: Because they seem to be so unapologetically everywhere, galiens are the new Eurotrash; adj. Being gay in a foreign country: Graham Norton has added a dash of galien culture to basic cable, … [Read more...]

Mmmm, Tube Steak

By Stephen Saban on July 28, 2004 4:29 am

You know gay's a wholesome TV staple when one of the Springfield residents comes out. In January, a beloved Simpsons character will be revealed as an ass bandit in the series' 16th season, reports eonline.com. … [Read more...]

Haute Cocaine

By Stephen Saban on July 28, 2004 3:37 am

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Sitings

By Stephen Saban on July 27, 2004 9:36 pm

• Dubya does dollars. Blair does Bush. • Wasn't this the plot of a Law & Order? • We don't … [Read more...]

Recently Dead

By Stephen Saban on July 27, 2004 9:23 pm

The body of a high-ranking official in the Nixon administration, who was rumored to be Deep Throat, was found yesterday by a maid in a hotel room in Biloxi, Mississippi. Fred LaRue apparently had died Saturday of natural causes at 75. LaRue, the bagman who delivered payoffs to … [Read more...]

Currently Courting Catherine

By Stephen Saban on July 27, 2004 6:18 pm

Our source in the LA courthouse where Dawnette Knight is on trial for stalking Hollywood power couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones says that right now, at this very moment, Catherine is holed up in the jury room awaiting her 1:30 call to the stand while Michael is … [Read more...]

They’ll Be Combing Round the Mountain

By Stephen Saban on July 27, 2004 5:35 am

Hail, Marys! Everything new is old again. The Lady Bunny has announced that she will be shampooing, blow-drying, and teasing New York's legendary Wigstock for yet another year. Now as part of the second annual Howl Festival, the … [Read more...]

The 20% Solution

By Stephen Saban on July 27, 2004 4:17 am

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British Intelligence?

By Stephen Saban on July 27, 2004 3:19 am

Another sparkling report from Jacques Peretti, our man in the London office: PRINCE RINGS BELL [Read more...]

Bands on the Run

By Stephen Saban on July 26, 2004 10:40 pm

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Remotely Interesting

By Stephen Saban on July 26, 2004 9:49 pm

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Trailer of Lies

By Stephen Saban on July 26, 2004 9:15 pm

The surviving partner of Ben & Jerry's ice cream is using an old "Scooping Tour" promotional idea to underline the lies he believes Bush has told as president. Ben Cohen is traveling across the country with a 12-foot tall image of … [Read more...]

Harry Potted

By Stephen Saban on July 26, 2004 6:51 pm

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It’s a Musical Thing

By Stephen Saban on July 26, 2004 6:33 pm

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Lowe and Behold

By Stephen Saban on July 26, 2004 5:47 am

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Someone Usher Him Out

By Stephen Saban on July 26, 2004 4:20 am

If you believe Popbitch – and who doesn't? – Usher is the very latest in pop pretension. At the Sean "P Diddy" Combs party in New York last week, the R&B actor, wearing a white T-shirt with his own image on it, … [Read more...]

Monkey Biz

By Stephen Saban on July 26, 2004 3:27 am

Any excuse to run a photo of a monkey. But this has an accompanying story that implies that humans may be walking upright because of brain damage. Seems this adorable black macaque, Natasha, who lives in the Safari Park zoo near Tel Aviv, began walking on her back legs … [Read more...]

British Intelligence?

By Stephen Saban on July 26, 2004 2:35 am

'Ello, 'ello, what's this then? Once we get the kinks worked out (probably tomorrow), Jacques Peretti, hilarious series producer in WOW's London office (pictured), will be posting the latest doings in Blighty actually from Blighty itself so, with the extraordinary eight-hour … [Read more...]

Sitings

By Stephen Saban on July 25, 2004 10:32 pm

• Shitty tipper database. (t/y Jennifer Gibbons) • Oreo Barbie (t/y Moye Ishimoto, who says, "Next up: Chiquita banana … [Read more...]