Mila Kunis, Jon Hamm, Jason Bateman and more step out for St. Jude's 50th Anniversary Gala; Audi kicks off Golden Globes week at Cecconi's with Zoe Saldana, Thomas Jane and Julie Bowen; Fox has a Winter All-Star Party with Zooey Deschanel, Lea Michele and other network stars; Angelina Jolie, a cane-wielding Brad Pitt, George Clooney and a slew of others hit a gala in Palm Springs; Sinead O'Connor performs for Mark Mothersbaugh at Palihouse; Elle MacPherson is approaching 50 (gasp!) and is still the hottest woman at NBC/Universal's Winter bash—it was a fully-loaded weekend of galas, awards and parties for the Hollywood set and we have all your details in this very large edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

Whenever I argue about modern country music with friends or relatives who listen to it, I inevitably take flack for asserting that it must really bother today's leading country artists that they don't enjoy the crossover mainstream name recognition of, say, hip-hop artists. And while I understand the counter-argument that they sell a shitload of records, I still think that there's a much wider swath of consumers that have never heard of Lady Antebellum than, say, Drake. More»

Though the most significant event of this past weekend was obvious, we also paid tribute to the indomitable American spirit by fully investing ourselves in America's greatest export: absurd pop culture. And what could be more absurd than the Comedy Central Roast of beloved crackhead warlock Charlie Sheen, which taped Saturday night? While the full special won't air until next Monday (going head-to-head with the Kutcheriffic season premiere of "Two And A Half Men"), we've already got the inside scoop on the funniest, most clever, or simply most brutal takedowns. Curious? More»

New Yorkers proudly showed off their nerdy side at the first day of Big Apple Comic Con 2009 at Pier 94 on Friday. William Shatner reminisced about "boldly going where no man had gone before" for the cameras. Chewbacca made an appearance - although Han Solo was mysteriously absent from his side. Even model Angie Everhart was there, with baby in tow... More»

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