Beyoncé—Earth-Bound Goddess, Queen of All Divas—has in the past year proved herself an expert at manipulating her image and her audience. She has an archivist, for goodness' sakes. And the way she's embarking on her tour and the release of her new songs, well, that's no different. 

While Beyoncé did release "Bow Down/I Been On" as an isolated track, the other songs we've heard—songs leading up to some sort of an eventual album—have come attached to advertisements that promote Beyoncé's various and lucrative sponsorship deals. First we got "Grown Woman," by way of a Pepsi commercial:  

And now we have "Standing on the Sun," by way of a commercial for Beyoncé's H&M collection:

All of which is not to say that we don't love these songs. We do. How can you not love Beyoncé? And come on: "Grown Woman" is going to be the jam of the summer. But with these single drops as advertisements, Beyoncé is once again proving herself an expert multitasker, with a penchant for giving her audience exactly what she wants them to have. If you want new songs, she's essentially saying, you are going to have to buy some soda, or think about buying a new blouse. 

It's the same attitude Beyoncé projected when she decided to ban professional photographers from her current tour. The move appears to be directly related to the fallout following the Super Bowl. After BuzzFeed published a listicle about Beyoncé's "fierceness," her publicist emailed the site asking them to take down photos that were perceived as "unflattering"—the most bizarre part of which was that said listicle was supposed to be complimentary. After all, Beyoncé was dancing fiercely, and sometimes bodies move in weird ways when that happens. 

We've explored Beyoncé's failed attempts to humanize herself in her HBO documentary, but her most recent musical-as-commercial moves just go to show that she has no intention of being like the rest of us. She's Beyoncé, and she's going to sell you what she wants, how she wants it. As she sings in the refrain of "Grown Woman," of which you can see a live performance via Vulture, "I can do whatever I want." 

We can take it or leave it. But let's be real: we'll probably take it. 

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Sometimes filmmakers seem a little obsessed with the end of the world.

This year alone we've got Oblivion, After Earth, Catching Fire, The Host, This Is the End, World War Z, Elysium, and The World's End champing at the bit to show us their visions for Earth's demise (or at least radical decline).

With Oblivion new in theaters this weekend, we decided to take a look back at what the end of the world might look like according to movies.

We've helpfully organized them in alphabetical order. Enjoy!

"Twelve Monkeys" (1995)

"A Boy And His Dog" (1975)

"The Book of Eli" (2010)

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The White House Correspondents' Dinner opened with a shout out to Netflix original series "House of Cards."

Kevin Spacey's title character Frank Underwood negotiated seating charts, hoarded tickets for the dinner, and gave a word of sympathy to host Conan O'Brien.

"I do sympathize Conan ... It must be so hard to write jokes about a town that already is one." 

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New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter is a marvel.

He is one of the paper's higest profile reporters – and he's only 27-years-old.

David Carr, who writes a column on media for the paper, once said: "I still can't get over the feeling that Brian Stelter was a robot assembled to destroy me."

Now, Stelter has written a book. It's called Top Of The Morning, and it's about the ratings war between NBC's Today show and ABC's Good Morning America.

Being a hot shot at the Times hasn't earned Stelter any favors with the paper's book reviewers. On April 22, Ed Bark wrote of Stelter's book: "Edible? Yes. Fulfilling? Not quite."

"It’s a breezy read with more than a little overblown prose, some of it just plain silly."

We had Stelter in for an interview, and asked him what it's like to be such a big deal at such a young age – and if the Times review hurt his feelings:

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Next month, Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring" will premiere at the Cannes Festival. 

The film is based on a string of celebrity robberies that occurred between 2008 and 2009 by a group of teens who became known as "The Burglar Bunch" and "Bling Ring." 

However, not everyone is pleased with the film. 

"Bling Ring" member Alexis Neiers took to Twitter to dish her feelings on the film after being prompted by Los Angeles Times entertainment writer Amy Kaufman to watch the new trailer. 

She said the trailer falsely reflects what occurred in real life calling it "trashy and inaccurate."

@amykinla it's trashy and inaccurate. Based on Detective Goodkin and Nancy Joe Sales inaccurate information. 2 people who are everything

— Alexis Neiers (@itsalexisneiers) April 23, 2013

@amykinla they accused us of being. Celebrity status obsessed, fame & money hungry...The detective who has been caught in

— Alexis Neiers (@itsalexisneiers) April 23, 2013

@amykinla multiple lies and who played himself in this film and a woman who is an irresponsible,inaccurate and a dishonest

— Alexis Neiers (@itsalexisneiers) April 23, 2013

@amykinla journalist who is currently writing a book based on inaccurate facts.

— Alexis Neiers (@itsalexisneiers) April 23, 2013

@amykinla The truth will come out soon enough and I have no intention of seeing this film.

— Alexis Neiers (@itsalexisneiers) April 23, 2013

Earlier in the month, Neiers appeared behind the film when the initial teaser came out. Neiers took to her blog originally writing positively about Coppola's adaptation:  

"When I found out last March that Sofia Coppola was making a movie about the Bling Ring at first I was shocked and then I became optimistic after I heard what her intentions for the film were. I can only hope that this movie does not just tell the story of Los Angeles teens robbing the homes of celebrities." 

Actress Emma Watson of "Harry Potter" fame will play a young Neiers in the film. 

"The Bling Ring" premieres at the Cannes Festival May 16 before debuting as a limited release in the US starting June 14.

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The Kardashian clan are currently on an amazing vacation in Greece shooting their E! reality show "Keeping Up With The Kardashians."

But until next season airs, you can "keep up" with the famous family by following their social media accounts — where they have been posting tons of photos from an envy-inducing Mediterranean vacation full of sun, yachts, horseback riding, food and of course, bikinis.

The trip started with little sis Kendall Jenner instagramming a photo of her Balenciaga sandals from the airplane:

Upon arrival in Greece, they couldn't help but upload photos of the beautiful Mediterranean landscapes to make their millions of followers jealous.

Kim Kardashian re-posted this picture her stepbrother Brody Jenner put on his account with the caption "Today's vibe was epic... Having a blast with the family":

Kendall Jenner seconded the sentiment, posting "feels like a dream I'm in! #heaven":

Kendall and Kylie wasted no time putting on their bikinis. "This is bliss man! dee dee deeeee," Kendall wrote alongside this photo of herself in a swimsuit top:

It didn't stop there. "Mellow moods got me, darlin," she added with this revealing photo:

"In paradise," sis Kylie continued:

The group then ventured onto a yacht, where more photo shoots ensued:

The elder Kardashian sisters remained more covered by clothing:

Kim has been more quiet on social media during the trip, posting "Enjoying Greece with @brodyjenner@kourtneykardash @krisjenner":

Here's the yacht the family were on by day:

And here it is at night:

The girls all took part in water activies:

They went ATVing:

Horseback riding:

Showed off their diamond-encrusted jewelry:

And ate incredibly fresh food:

Against a beautiful backdrop:

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TMZ and celebrity real estate blog The Real Estalker are reporting that Taylor Swift has bought a 11,000-square-foot home in Rhode Island for $17.75 million.

And what's more, the 23-year-old reportedly wired the money directly and paid in cash, which might explain how the cost dropped from the original $20 million asking price.

The home was built in 1930, and sits on the highest point in Watch Hill, RI with 700 feet of shoreline and views of Little Narragansett Bay.

It has eight bedrooms, eight fireplaces, and a pool in the back. The property is both walled and gated, and sits on what is thought to be the highest point of waterfront land on the entire eastern seaboard, according to The Real Estalker.

These listing photos, courtesy of Zillow, are from when the home hit the market for $24 million back in 2011.

This is High Watch in Rhode Island, Taylor Swift's newest mansion.

She paid for the gorgeous home in cash, TMZ reported.

Inside, Swift's new pad has over 11,000 square feet of space.

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It's been a long time since we've seen new footage for "Pacific Rim," Guillermo del Toro's alien vs. robot film. 

Warner Bros. released an extended trailer for the film today, one that was originally intended to be shown at film convention WonderCon.

In a note accompanying the trailer, del Toro explained the reasoning behind releasing the trailer:

"This was originally intended for only WonderCon, but after listening to so many of you asking for more of the movie online, I think it's time for me to show you more footage. Enjoy, my friends!"

The film feels a lot like "Transformers" taking on aliens from "Cloverfield."

"Pacific Rim" is in theaters July 12. 

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Last week TIME released its annual 100 Most Influential People list, filled with luminaries who have had a major impact on the world.

We had an opportunity to attend the TIME 100 Gala at Lincoln Center in New York City, where we asked influencers: "What's the riskiest career decision you've ever made?"

Chess wunderkind Magnus Carlsen told us from the red carpet that there wasn't "particularly [any] risky decision" that he's had to make, whereas Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (who was on last year's TIME 100 list) said he's "scared every day."

Bryan Cranston, actor

"The riskiest career decision is to go into this career. You have to be a risk taker of some degree to be able to say, 'Alright, I'm throwing it all out there. Whatever happens, happens. I want to be an actor.' "

"If that means sleeping on someone's couch for the rest of my life, then that's what that is."

Read Cranston's Time100 bio here.

Christopher Fabian and Erica Kochi, developers

Kochi: "Starting an innovation group and having a startup within a very large organization are probably the riskiest things we've ever done. There isn't really any structure to support us, but we just thought it was a good idea so we said 'Lets do it.' And thankfully, we did have support in the end."

Fabian: "I think the riskiest thing that I did last year was presenting a failure fair at the UN. We're very lucky to have the support of our executive director and people inside UNICEF who recognize that with every success is a string of failures."

"However, it's still hard to get up in front of cameras, in front of reporters to talk about the things that didn't work. But talking like that and thinking like that is really important to change the way we do development."

Read Kochi and Fabian's Time100 bios here.

Magnus Carlsen, chess wunderkind

"I decided to be a professional chess player. At that point, it wasn't a particularly risky decision, because I was already, you know, quite good."

Read Carlsen's Time100 bio here.

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From the lack of political news coming out of the Beltway today, it appears as though Washington is still recovering from the annual bender of celebrity-stalking, all-day cocktails, and shoulder-rubbing that is the White House Correspondents Dinner. 

While the main event was obviously the dinner — and the dueling stand-up acts from President Barack Obama and Conan O'Brien— the real draw of the weekend was the plethora of parties before, after (and, thanks to BuzzFeed this year, during) the event.

We dropped by a few of the parties this weekend and even managed to sneak into the dinner for a few minutes. Below are some of the hottest celebs we saw. 

Sophia Bush and Sofia Vergara posed for a pic on their way into the dining room: 

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and his identical twin brother, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), seemed to be thoroughly enjoying their first Nerd Prom: 

Kevin Spacey was also one of the hottest stars to see this weekend, thanks to his role as House Majority Whip Frank Underwood on House of Cards: 

Plenty of usual suspects made an appearance. Here's Obama confidante Valerie Jarrett chatting with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg before the dinner: 

And here's White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough hanging out near the back of the ballroom: 

Some stranger names were also on the invite list. Duck Dynasty's Willie and Korie Roberston were the hottest reality star appearances at the dinner this year:  

Celebrities at the dinner poured into the exclusive Vanity Fair/Bloomberg party at the French Embassy. Among those we spotted: Katy Perry hanging out with the cast of Modern Family, Elizabeth Banks entertaining a crowd at the bar; a very statuesque Nicole Kidman; Hayden Panettiere getting numerous compliments on her yellow dress; Bradley Cooper; and basically everyone else you've seen on TV this year. 

Check out Vanity Fair's full photo gallery here >  

One of the other hottest parties of the night was BuzzFeed's alternative soiree, which took place during the actual dinner and was packed with under-40-something political-types who couldn't get a ticket to the main event.  

GOP anti-tax guru Grover Norquist made an appearance: 

And so did Robyn Wright Penn, better known in D.C. as her House of Cards character Claire Underwood:  

Although there weren't too many other celebrity sightings at the BuzzFeed party, everyone there was having way too much fun to notice.  

This video pretty much sums up the vibe: 

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After returning to the stage late last year for a handful of gigs, one of the most iconic bands in rock history are to continue celebrating their 50th anniversary with the release of The Rolling Stones tickets for their biggest tour in six years.

The last time they took to the road with the A Bigger Bang tour, between 2005 and 2007, they performed 147 dates over two years, grossing an astonishing $558 million in the process.

Six years later, with front-man Mick pushing 70, the current (and final???) Stones tour has scheduled only fourteen shows.  At an average stadium capacity of 20,000 for each show, the means roughly 250,000 people will see this tour versus almost 3 million people for the last tour.   The Stones are as popular as ever, and the limited supply means that many fans will, in fact, not always get what they want for this tour. 

Below is some data on the tour:

    •    Overall Tour Average: $1130
    •    Tour Get-in Average: $370
    •    Cheapest Get-in: $199 (Honda Center in Anaheim on 5/15)
    •    Cheapest Avg Price: $806 (United Center in Chicago on 6/3)
    •    Avg Price in US: $1260
    •    Avg Price in Canada: $1000
    •    Avg For Tour Opener: $1077 (Staples Center in Los Angeles 5/2)
    •    Get-in For Tour Opener: $264


The smaller size of this tour has increased prices significantly and iconic performers with smaller runs seem to be something of a trend. Prince’s upcoming tour only has only 16 dates and an average price of $476. The Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake Legends of the summer tour is also a limited run of 9 shows, only in baseball and football venues.


While these are three of the most expensive tours of the summer, the prices are even harder to swallow if you consider how much more expensive these tickets are compared to Stones tours of the past. The cheapest face price for their 1989 show at Shea Stadium was $34, while the get-in price for 1994 at Giants stadium was $56. Th cheapest face price ticket for the upcoming tour is a $143, or 155% above the 1994 prices.

Once you get over the prices, though, there's a lot to look forward to. Mick Jagger has already confirmed that the stage design will be based on the group’s iconic Tounge, which will allow him to get up-close and personal with floor seat VIPs.

If last years tour set list were any indication, fans can expect a lot of classics, like “Get Off My Cloud,” “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”, “Paint It Black.” “Sympathy For The Devil,” “It’s Only Rock N’ Roll (But I Like It)” and “Wild Horses”.  Covers also abounded in last year’s tour like Don Nix’s “Going Down” The Beatles’ “I Wanna Be Your Man” and Chuck Berry’s “Around & Around.” Needless to say, the Stones still put on a fantastic show, but if you’re yearning for something more contemporary, last years tour also featured bonus performances from the likes of Florence Welch, Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer and Eric Clapton. While there's no question that the Stones can still bring it, a little added firepower from A-listnext-generation stars is enough to keep expectations, and prices, sky high.

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"Outlaw country" singer Willie Nelson has a bit of an outlaw past, with four drug arrests spread out over the last 40 years.

The Texas-born crooner, who turns 80 today, first landed himself in jail for marijuana possession in Dallas in 1974.

His most recent weed possession bust was in 2010. When Border Patrol agents stopped his tour bus in Sierra, Texas, they discovered six ounces of pot, according to ABC News. 

His 1974 mugshot:

His 2010 mugshot:

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This morning, Robert Downey Jr., star of "Ironman," rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange.

It's something of a role reversal.

Oil trader Philip "PCD" Dunham recently directed us to this clip, of unknown vintage and provenance, on Youtube featuring Downey hanging out on the floor of the NYMEX for a bit, then blasting everyone there.

We can't embed it, but here's the transcript:

If money is evil then that building is hell.

This is the most obnoxious group of money hungry, low IQ, high energy, jack rabbit, f***'in wannabe big-time, small-time, s***-talkin', bothersome irritating bunch of m*****f****** I have ever had to endure for more than five minutes." 

Ironman 3 opens Friday.

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• Catherine Zeta-Jonesreturns to treatment for bipolar II disorder. "Catherine has proactively checked into a health care facility," confirms her rep. "Previously Catherine has said that she is committed to periodic care in order to manage her health in an optimum manner." Zeta-Jones has said, "If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it."
• CNN's new morning show gets a premiere date and name: "New Day" — hosted by Chris Cuomo, Kate Bolduan and Michaela Pereira — will debut June 10.
• Steven Tyler has been dropped by his manager Simon Fuller over disagreements that included his failed “American Idol” second-season deal. He has since signed with Red Light Management’s Bruce Flohr, who handles the Dave Matthews Band and has guided the careers of Foo Fighters and the Stone Roses.
• "Office" star John Krasinskiwill appear in an episode of "Arrested Development" when the new shows hit Netflix May 26. Other celeb appearances include Ben Stiller, Andy Richter, Liza Minnelli, Henry Winkler, as well as first-time spots from John Slattery, Kristen Wiig, Seth Rogen, Isla Fisher and Conan O'Brien.
• Yahoo is launching new lifestyle and comedy shows starring John Stamos and Ed Helms, as well as a partnership with the WWE.
• John Mayer spent last week helping build homes for military veterans in Shreveport, Louisiana as part of Bob Woodruff’s Veterans Build 2013 campaign.
• Madonna's 16-year-old daughter Lourdesdyed her hair green.

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The nominations were just announced for the 67th annual Tony Awards, which take place on June 9.

New Broadway musical “Kinky Boots” (based on the 2005 film, with new lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein) led the pack with 13 nominations, while “Matilda” had 12 nominations in many of the same categories.

Tom Hanks got a nod for Nora Ephron's "Lucky Guy," but among those snubbed were Bette Midler, Alec Baldwin, Jessica Chastain, Katie Holmes, Scarlett Johansson, and Al Pacino.

Check out the full list of nominees below:

Best Play
"The Assembled Parties" by Richard Greenberg
"Lucky Guy" by Nora Ephron
"The Testament of Mary" by Colm Toibin
"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" by Christopher Durang

Best Musical
"Bring It On, The Musical"
"A Christmas Story, The Musical"
"Kinky Boots, The Musical"
"Matilda, The Musical"

Best book of a musical
"A Christmas Story, The Musical" Joseph Robinette
"Kinky Boots" Harvey Fierstein
"Matilda, The Musical" Dennis Kelly
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" Douglas Carter Beane

Best Revival of a Play
"Golden Boy" Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten
"Orphans" 
"The Trip to Bountiful" 
"Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

Best Revival of a Musical
"Annie" 
'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' 
"Pippin" 
"Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella" 

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
"A Christmas Story, The Musical" Music and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
"Hands on a Hardbody" Music: Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green Lyrics: Amanda Green
"Kinky Boots" Music & Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper
"Matilda The Musical" Music & Lyrics: Tim Minchin

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Tom Hanks, "Lucky Guy"
Nathan Lane, "The Nance" 
Tracy Letts, "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" 
David Hyde Pierce, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" 
Tom Sturridge "Orphans"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Laurie Metcalf, The Other Place
Amy Morton , "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Kristine Nielsen, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Holland Taylor, "Ann"
Cicely Tyson, "The Trip to Bountiful"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Bertie Carvel, "Matilda, The Musical"
Santino Fontana, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella"
Rob McClure, "Chaplin"
Billy Porter, "Kinky Boots"
Stark Sands, "Kinky Boots"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Stephanie J. Block, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
Carolee Carmello, "Scandalous"
Valisia LeKae, "Motown The Musical"
Patina Miller, "Pippin"
Laura Osnes, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Danny Burstein, "Golden Boy"
Richard Kind, "The Big Knife"
Billy Magnussen, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Tony Shalhoub, "Golden Boy"
Courtney B. Vance, "Lucky Guy"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Carrie Coon, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Shalita Grant, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Judith Ivey, "The Heiress"
Judith Light, "The Assembled Parties"
Condola Rashad, "The Trip to Bountiful"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Charl Brown, "Motown, The Musical"
Keith Carradine, "Hands on a Hardbody"
Will Chase, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
Gabriel Ebert, "Matilda The Musical"
Terrence Mann, "Pippin"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Annaleigh Ashford, "Kinky Boots"
Victoria Clark, "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella"
Andrea Martin, "Pippin"
Keala Settle, "Hands on a Hardbody"
Lauren Ward, "Matilda, The Musical"

Best Scenic Design of a Play
John Lee Beatty, "The Nance"
Santo Loquasto, "The Assembled Parties"
David Rockwell, "Lucky Guy"
Michael Yeargan, "Golden Boy"

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Rob Howell, "Matilda, The Musical"
Anna Louizos, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
Scott Pask, "Pippin"
David Rockwell, "Kinky Boots"

Best Costume Design of a Play
Soutra Gilmour, "Cyrano de Bergerac"
Ann Roth, "The Nance"
Albert Wolsky, "The Heiress"
Catherine Zuber, "Golden Boy"

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Gregg Barnes, "Kinky Boots
Rob Howell, "Matilda, The Musical"
Dominique Lemieux, "Pippin"
William Ivey Long, "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella"

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer, "Lucky Guy"
Donald Holder, "Golden Boy"
Jennifer Tipton, "The Testament of Mary"
Japhy Weideman, "The Nance"

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kenneth Posner, "Kinky Boots"
Kenneth Posner, "Pippin"
Kenneth Posner, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella"
Hugh Vanstone, "Matilda The Musical"

Best Sound Design of a Play
John Gromada, "The Trip to Bountiful"
Mel Mercier, "The Testament of Mary"
Leon Rothenberg, "The Nance"
Peter John Still and Marc Salzberg, "Golden Boy"

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Jonathan Deans & Garth Helm, "Pippin"
Peter Hylenski, "Motown The Musical"
John Shivers, "Kinky Boots"
Nevin Steinberg, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella"

Best Direction of a Play
Pam MacKinnon, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Nicholas Martin, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Bartlett Sher, "Golden Boy"
George C. Wolfe, "Lucky Guy"

Best Direction of a Musical
Scott Ellis, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
Jerry Mitchell, "Kinky Boots"
Diane Paulus, "Pippin"
Matthew Warchus, "Matilda, The Musical"

Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, "Bring It On: The Musical"
Peter Darling, "Matilda, The Musical"
Jerry Mitchell, "Kinky Boots"
Chet Walker, "Pippin"

Best Orchestrations
Chris Nightingale, "Matilda, The Musical"
Stephen Oremus, "Kinky Boots"
Ethan Popp & Bryan Crook, "Motown The Musical"
Danny Troob, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella"

Recipients of Awards and Honors in Non-competitive Categories
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Bernard Gersten
Paul Libin
Ming Cho Lee

Regional Theatre Award
Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, MA

Isabelle Stevenson Award
Larry Kramer

Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre
Career Transition For Dancers
William Craver
Peter Lawrence
The Lost Colony
The four actresses who created the title role of Matilda The Musical on Broadway - Sophia
Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro

Tony Nominations by Production
"Kinky Boots" - 13
"Matilda The Musical"- 12
"Pippin" - 10
"Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella" - 9
"Golden Boy" - 8
"Lucky Guy" - 6
"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" - 6
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" - 5
"The Nance" - 5
"Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" - 5
"Motown The Musical" - 4
"The Trip to Bountiful" - 4
"The Assembled Parties" - 3
"A Christmas Story, The Musical" - 3
"Hands on a Hardbody" - 3
"The Testament of Mary" - 3
"Bring It On: The Musical" - 2
"The Heiress" - 2
"Orphans" - 2
"Ann" - 1
"Annie" - 1
"The Big Knife" - 1
"Chaplin" - 1
"Cyrano de Bergerac" - 1
"The Other Place" - 1
"Scandalous" - 1  

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Yahoo is preparing to debut several new Web video series to beef up its original content. 

In a statement announcing the shows, one in particular stood out.

"Losing Your Virginity With John Stamos"

Here's the description of the show from Yahoo:

John Stamos interviews celebrities about their first sexual experiences in "Losing Your Virginity with John Stamos," co-produced by Warriors Poets and executive produced by Morgan Spurlock and John Stamos.

The awkwardly titled series isn't the only one on Yahoo's docket. There are a handful of other comedies and women's lifestyle shows. Most will debut this fall.

Here's the rundown from Yahoo:

• "Tiny Commando" -- Ed Helms created and stars, along with Zachary Levi, Gillian Jacobs, and some of the biggest names in comedy, in the Principato-Young Entertainment production, "Tiny Commando," an action-packed series following a four-inch-tall private investigator who uses his awesome fleet of vehicles to fight crime.
• "We Need Help" -- In Vuguru's "We Need Help," creators, producers and stars Cheryl Hines and Rachael Harris exploit their shared personal assistant in the series produced by Principato-Young Entertainment and Steve Carr, and directed by Hines.
• "Fashion Recipe" -- Celebrity stylist Brett Alan Nelson shows you how to get the most from one particular article of clothing.
• "Cinema & Spice" -- Julianna Strickland and Natasha Feldman explore food and film while teaching viewers new cooking skills and decorating ideas.
• "Grill Girls" (working title) -- A new grilling show featuring Chef Megan Mitchell sharing her grilling secrets and tips for everything from steaks, to peaches and pizza.

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Brian Stelter, author of Top Of The Morning, tells us why everyone hates Matt Lauer, whether he'll stay on the show, and what it all means for the future of the Today Show:
 

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NBC's prime time ratings stink and it's morning show is in turmoil. Can it survive? New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter tells us the best and worst case scenario for NBC below:
 

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Oscar-winning "Traffic" and "Magic Mike" director Steven Soderbergh's latest project is writing a novella ... on Twitter.

It's titled "Glue" and he posted the first seven chapters of his crime mystery on Sunday.

The 50-year-old has ten previous writing credits to his name, including 1989's "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" and 2002's "Solaris."

Soderbergh hinted he was working on a new writing/Twitter project in February, telling Collider of his Tweeting habits:

"... What will happen is I build up a bunch of stuff and blow it out all at the same time.  I don’t know if that’s the way you’re supposed to do it, but that’s the way it’s happening.  I’m about a week away from another burst of tweets.  It’s fun to have, it’s kind of like having a pseudonym, it’s kind of like being Peter Andrews, I feel I can hide behind that, which is fun."

On his unverified but confirmed account @Bitchuation, Soderbergh announced the new project to his measly 5,737 followers:

I will now attempt to tweet a novella called GLUE.

— Bitchuation (@Bitchuation) April 28, 2013

The first chapter begins in Amsterdam. The novella even includes some photos to set the scene:

CHAPTER ONE.

— Bitchuation (@Bitchuation) April 28, 2013

Amsterdam. twitter.com/Bitchuation/st…

— Bitchuation (@Bitchuation) April 28, 2013

It was difficult for you not to assume the worst after the way your funeral went down. The whole thing seemed like a parody of itself.

— Bitchuation (@Bitchuation) April 28, 2013

The text continues in a later chapter:

“Have another glass,” you said. She refused, and checked her watch. That’s when you spotted M shoulder his way through the door.

— Bitchuation (@Bitchuation) April 29, 2013

There is drama:

You drew your gun, and started breathing through your mouth. You called her name, softly.

— Bitchuation (@Bitchuation) April 29, 2013

And he leaves us here:

Then complete silence. Then darkness. A beat. D appeared at the door.

— Bitchuation (@Bitchuation) April 29, 2013

END OF CHAPTER SEVEN.

— Bitchuation (@Bitchuation) April 29, 2013

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Dan Fredinburg has worked for Google for the past six years. He is a program manager there and has worked on Google Maps, Google's privacy strategy, and YouTube.

For the past few months, he's been dating former One Tree Hill star, Sophia Bush. Bush was previously married ot her OTH co-star, Chad Michael Murray.

It's unclear how the couple met, but it sounds serious. According to Us Weekly, a Bush pal revealed that the star wants to marry the Googler and wouldn't be surprised if they got engaged.

"They're both so passionate about the world," the friend told Us, noting that Fredinburg is "super intelligent."

This isn't the first tech-celebrity couple. Thrive Capital investor Joshua Kushner is dating Victoria Secret angel, Karlie Kloss, for example.

Here's the couple at a Harper's BAZAAR Coachella party in mid April.

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