• Small Talk – Daniel Radcliffe (2 of 2)

    In his latest movie, The Woman In Black, Dan traded his Hogwarts uniform for a totally new role as a Dad.

  • #freshpresslive – feb 10/12

    Natalia brings you the latest news on Adele’s interview with Anderson Cooper, Kristen Bell’s interview on Ellen is auto tuned, Ladyhawke’s latest music video and much more!

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 8/12

    Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 7/12

    Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.

  • Small Talk – The Kooks (2 of 2)

    When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.

  • Small Talk – The Kooks (1 of 2)

    The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 2/12

    Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 1/12

    Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.

  • #freshpresslive – Jan 31/12

    Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.

  • #freshpresslive – Jan 30/12

    David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.

  • Small Talk – Daniel Radcliffe (1 of 2)

    Daniel Radcliffe is back with his new movie The Woman In Black. It’s a bone chilling remake of a film from the ’80s. Ironically, Daniel actually scares very easily but he’s not afraid of ghosts. In this interview he tells us what really gives him the creeps.

  • Small Talk – Graffiti6 (2 of 3)

    Next time you’re struggling to make conversation, try asking this question: “If you could invite anyone (living or dead) to the perfect house party, who would it be?”

  • Small Talk – Graffiti6 (1 of 3)

    Graffiti6 is starting to make their North American invasion, and they are hitting up the Tonight Show. Does this sound familiar? Well the Beatles made the exact same journey over 40 years ago. Naturally, @jordans_life had to make some comparisons.

  • Small Talk – Nick Carter (3 of 3)

    Nick plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, he’s the head of his guild, demonstrating that it IS possible to juggle being a hardcore gamer with being a top-selling recording artist.

  • Small Talk – Nick Carter (2 of 3)

    During a LIVE interview on andPOP.com Nick Carter gave out a number and took phone calls from his fans. These were real phone calls from real fans who we gave exclusive access to one of the biggest recording artists of our generation.

  • Small Talk – Nick Carter (1 of 3)

    There were great questions about music, fitness, the backstreet boys but the most popular question, however, was about his underwear. In this clip Nick talks about his his ‘Haynes’ and covering his fans with glow in the dark paint.

  • Small Talk – Hedley (2 of 2)

    When releasing new music today, half the battle is online promotion. However, contests, signed merch and giveaways aren’t always the best solutions. When working on their latest album, Hedley came up with a brilliant idea, they decided to make trailers.

  • Small Talk – Hedley (1 of 2)

    It’s hard to prepare for an interview with Hedley. So in this interview, we threw caution to the wind, got a 24 of beer and broadcast the interview live on our USTREAM (andPOP.tv). Eventually Jacob, Dave and @jordans_life ended up talking about hairy legs, their newest music video and more.

  • Small Talk – Marina and The Diamonds (2 of 2)

    Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds talks to us about her very serious disease. It’s called synaesthetic. And we lied, it’s not a disease. More like a cool condition. Diamandis explains further.

  • Small Talk – Neverest

    Would you be embarrassed if someone scrolled through your iPod? We sit down with Spee and Brendan to talk about the diverse music on their playlist.

 
 


Our Obsession With Paris and Nicole

Posted by andPOP Staff on July 5th, 2004

Hollywood’s prime party girls, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, are in the ratings spotlight again since the premiere of the “Simple Life 2″ hit national television on Fox last June. However, with all of the hype and publicity the sequel has generated, can fans really bare to see the girls at it one more time? The answer: YES. In fact, HELL YES! And over 13 million viewers probably agree with me. So what is the continuing fascination America has with these two girls being plucked from their high maintenance life and thrown into middle-class society? The answer? Our instincts?loving to see those on top eventually go down; it’s extremely entertaining and in most cases immediately publicized. In this case however, situations as well as locations are predetermined making it an inevitable. If you put a drug addict in a crack house for example, one could be safe in their assumption that something inevitable is bound to happen. What makes “The Simple Life 2″ able to escape the limitations of predeterminations making it different from other reality television shows are two things, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. When you have half your audience wanting you to fail and the other half cheering your escapades on, high ratings are soon to follow. America loves identifying with the ‘norm’, the ordinary, the average mundane person or persons, which is the key to a successful reality show. Paris and Nicole have thus made the transition from tabloid cover-girls to household names.

Throughout the boob-tube saga known as reality television we have seen everything from eating a cow uterus on NBC’s “Fear Factor” to having wild animals use their natural defense mechanisms on Steve-O’s ass week in and week out on MTV’s “Wildboyz”. It is nice to see something (or in this case two somethings), that physically alone make you remain in your seat and not change the channel.

With a “Survivor”-esque meets “The Real World” concept, Paris and Nicole once again are trying to survive in rural society, this time their trials and tribulations have lead them to the Deep South. Far from the glitz and glamour of their wealthy lifestyles the girls’ have taken their pink truck and trailer and have begun their cross-country trip with the idea that they can once again endure the “hardships” that come with normality. Although both girls have condescending attitudes towards anyone making under 7-figures, naivety is not without its charm from both sides of the societal spectrum.

The show and previous tabloid popularity have catapulted the girls into a spotlight that both have never experienced before. Actual news! If that wasn’t enough, the Hilton parents are getting into the mix as well. Mr. Hilton has even decided to profit off of his daughter’s reality television success with one of his own called “777″ depicting 7 casino high-rollers all after a pot worth 7 million dollars. Meanwhile Kathy Hilton’s, “The Good Life” (which does the exact opposite of daughter’s show) turning rubes into socialites is slated to debut in the near future.

With numerous magazine covers, a record label, fashion designing, etc?there’s finally more on their plates than parties. However, we still know your roots girls so don’t let us down!


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