It doesn't always pay to be a rich kid of Instagram.

A resourceful would-be thief used a photo of a lobster lunch posted to the social media site to track down Jonathan Cheban, who is featured sporadically on "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" as one of Kim's best friends.

The caption included the name of the Southampton restaurant Cheban was dining at.

Next, he posted a picture of his expensive watch with the caption "I think I overdressed my wrist today with my@jacobandco ...22 karat's is a bit much for daytime LOL cc @richkidsofinstagramm":

Shortly thereafter, according to the New York Post, a man "came over and started asking some questions" before grabbing Cheban and attempting to steal the $500,000 watch.

"Jonathan fought back to stop him, and he pushed Jonathan to the floor" before a security guard stepped in, the Post's tipster said.

Cheban reportedly declined to press charges because he was only in town for a few hours before going to Europe.

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It's official! The PS4 has an official release date of November 15, 2013 in North America. Sony has beat Microsoft to the punch with a launch date for the PlayStation 4 as Microsoft has yet to confirm when the Xbox One will hit shelves. 

Historically, release dates of consoles matter. Buzz is generated and being "first" out of the gate can mean a step up for the holiday season. It will be interesting to see if Microsoft tries to release before the PS4 now that the date is known, or if there's some other reason as to why they would potentially try to hit a late November release date. 

In the meantime, get excited as a new generation of gaming consoles is nearly here and you now have a date to officially look forward to. 

SEE ALSO: Will You Buy An Xbox One Or PlayStation 4? [POLL]

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Sometimes, it just makes sense to take a selfie.

Even executives running the biggest, buzziest tech companies have taken time out of their day to pose for their own camera. Thanks to Snapchat and Instagram, the rate of selfie-taking is only increasing.

Here are the selfies of some of the biggest names in tech, from Sergey Brin to Mark Zuckerberg.

Twitter co-founder and Square CEO is the selfie king. He took this one on Vine.

Thrillist CEO Ben Lerer took a selfie after a delayed flight got him worked up.

Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley and his fiance Chelsea Skees rightfully took this newly-engaged selfie.

Avril Lavigne is back with a new single, following up on her awesome song-of-the-summer candidate, Here's To Never Growing Up.

The new one's called "Rock & Roll." It just came out yesterday, and it's okay. It's not one of her best, and it kind feels like a ripoff of "I Love Rock & Roll," by Joan Jett.

Anyway, the real reason it's notable is that the video has one of the most hamfisted pre-rolls we've ever seen, as it starts with Avril receiving a call and saying "my new Sony phone is ringing.

Here are three key opening shots.

For some reason Avril keeps her (clearly-labeled) Sony phone in a jar of water (?).

Then we get a nice shot of the model of the phone.

And then of course Avril picking up the phone, and singing the song.

Anyway, watch the video, and you'll see what we're talking about.

You have to admit, it's a pretty good way to avoid the problem of people skipping video pre-roll.

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The new Steve Jobs biopic, starring Ashton Kutcher as the Apple co-founder, is now out in US cinemas – but critics are less than impressed.

Here is what the media are saying about Jobs:

Manohla Dargis, The New York Times :

"It would drive Steve Jobs nuts to know that the new movie about his life has all the sex appeal of a PowerPoint presentation... After a while, you don't care."

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post :

"Directed by Joshua Michael Stern (“Swing Vote”) and written by first-time screenwriter Matt Whiteley, Jobs confuses the story of Apple, the company, with the story of its guru and guiding force, spending way too much time on backroom personnel dealings than on encounters that might help us understand, on a deep level, the title character."

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture :

"Jobs is the equivalent of a feature-length slow clap."

Steven Rea, The Philadelphia Inquirer :

"A just-the-facts – and fiddling-with-the-facts – dramatisation, forgoing any kind of deeper psychological exploration of the man and his motivations, his demons and dreams."

Brian Moylan, The Guardian :

"If Stern turned this product in at Apple, Jobs would have taken a big steaming dump on it and handed it back to him and no-one would be able to tell what was the turd and what was the movie."

Our critic, Sebastian Doggart, meanwhile, wrote :

"It’s a heroic story, but Matthew Whiteley’s episodic, superficial script makes an almighty mess of it. Early on, when Jobs dumps his pregnant girlfriend and then refuses to recognise his newly born daughter as his own, he is established as unlikeable. Yet while focusing on Jobs’s professional rise and his brutally demanding working practices, Whiteley gives us no insight into Jobs’s Buddhist beliefs, or his capacity for love and tenderness."

And what about Kutcher's performance?

Mark LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle :

"Ashton Kutcher is perfectly convincing as Jobs from his first minutes onscreen. He looks like him, walks like him, and he gets into his skin. He looks at people the way Jobs looked at people, arrogantly, quizzically, skeptically, often amused but not especially friendly."

Michael O'Sullivan, The Washington Post :

"Kutcher does a couple of things well, aping Jobs’s guarded, tight-lipped smile and familiar, half-hunching, half-bouncing gait, even if at times they seem more like ill-fitting mannerisms than expressions of Jobs’s driven personality."

Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter :

"Kutcher has an advantage in the role with his passing resemblance to Jobs, but he also faithfully re-creates some of his character's physical mannerisms for additional dimensionality. He manages a fair imitation of Jobs’ speaking style as well, particularly when delivering a number of monologues, usually while haranguing his employees or board of directors."

Sebastian Doggart, The Telegraph :

"The poverty of his skills as a serious actor is on full display. His diction is incoherent. He clumsily signposts every emotion he thinks his character should feel: smug smiles for triumph; exaggerated scowls for disgust; nail-biting for anxiety."

Manohla Dargies, The New York Times :

"Mr Kutcher doesn’t have the tools that some actors use to transcend weak material and either he didn’t receive any help or didn’t allow any real direction from Mr. Stern. Mr. Kutcher’s tendency to cap so many emotional scenes with small, self-satisfied smiles is especially unfortunate because they can’t help but bring to mind his other career as a pitchman for digital cameras."

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Bryan Cranston may play a one-time chemistry teacher turned meth cook, but turns out he really knows his science.  

TMZ dug up a few photos of the "Breaking Bad" actor from high school showing him in a chemistry club. 

See what he looked like in 1973 at Canoga Park high school in Los Angeles, California.

Yeah Mr. White! Yeah science! 

Check out more photos at TMZ.

SEE ALSO: How much the giant pile of money from "Breaking Bad" is worth

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Through 16 seasons, the original cast of ABC's daytime talk show "The View" — Meredith Viera, Star Jones, Debbie Matenopoulos, Joy Behar, and Barbara Walters — has undergone many changes.

Jenny McCarthy will join the show this fall to replace recently departed Elisabeth Hasselbeck while long-time co-host Behar departed earlier this month after sitting at the table since the show's first season in 1997.

Though no official woman has been selected to replace Behar, the rumored frontrunners for the chair include Gloria Estefan, Brooke Shields, and Kathy Griffin.

Column Five put together an infographic detailing the extensive history of the show marking new entries and exits from Lisa Ling to Elisabeth Hasselbeck and big controversies from Star Jones' heated exit to Behar and Goldberg walking off set due to Bill O'Reilly discussing the proposed mosque near Ground Zero.

Check it out below:

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Actor Josh Gad is used to playing the overweight, funny sidekick on NBC's recently cancelled "1600 Penn" and in a range of films from "Love & Other Drugs" to "The Internship."

But in his latest film "Jobs," the 32-year-old actor wanted to shed his reputation — and later the weight — to play Steve Wozniak in Ashton Kutcher's Steve Jobs biopic.

Since filming wrapped, Gad has lost a whopping 30 pounds and is currently displaying his slimmer frame on the red carpet while promoting the critically slammed "Jobs."

Gad tells People he shed the weight by working with a nutritionist and cutting down "from about 18 meals a day to about five." 

He detailed his weight loss diet to the magazine: 

Seven egg whites with avocado on top and a grapefruit for breakfast. Two hours later, he drinks a protein shake and then will snack on some almonds, followed by a lunch of 7 oz. of turkey on a salad with nonfat dressing. Before a dinner of salmon and veggies, he drinks another protein shake.

Gad's strict diet and hard work have paid off.

Here he is with "Jobs" co-star Ashton Kutcher at a Los Angeles screening of the film a few weeks ago:

Gad looked nothing like his overweight, goofy character on NBC's "1600 Penn."

In 2010, a glasses-wearing Gad looked clean shaven at the L.A. premiere of "Love & Other Drugs" alongside co-star Anne Hathaway.

In 2007, he rocked even longer hair at a Fox party in Los Angeles:

Earlier in 2007, an almost unrecognizable Gad posed alongside "Modern Family" star Ty Burrell on the red carpet.

Thanks to those egg whites and protein shakes, Gas has come a long way between 2007 and today.

SEE ALSO: Before 'Breaking Bad' Bryan Cranston Was A Chemistry Nerd

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Audiences and critics — ourselves included— are obsessed with "Breaking Bad."  

The season five return saw a surge in viewers to a record 5.9 million due in part to a healthy influx of Netflix binge watchers who caught up with the series. 

However, everyone didn't always love the show about a chemistry-teacher-turned meth cook. Let's be honest, the concept sounded kind of bizarre.

Uproxx put together a roundup of early reviews of 'Breaking Bad." We decided to dig up some more to see what people originally thought about the series. 

Not everyone thought that it would be such a huge hit.  

See what people had to say about AMC's hit meth cook show. 

The Washington Post said the show might be lucky to get a cult following. 

"Be those things as they may, 'cult hit' still seems the most that the creators of 'Breaking Bad' can hope for." 

"As created by writer-producer Vince Gilligan (a surname that may send the wrong message for someone pursuing a serious career in television), "Breaking Bad" sometimes suffers from an overabundance of dialogue and scenes that stretch on too long with repetition and pauses." 

"The Chicago Tribune" didn't think it was worth checking out. 

"Yet my recommendation -- and I do think the show is worth checking out -- is not as hearty as I'd like it to be. "Breaking Bad" reminds me of TNT's "Saving Grace," another cable series that started strong then began to fizzle soon after its promising premiere." 

Nearly everyone compared it to — or made mention of —Showtime's "Weeds," the series about a mom dealing marijuana to continue her privileged lifestyle. 

New York Times:

"This crime story is in many ways a bleaker male version of 'Weeds,' Showtime’s comedy about a widowed soccer mom who sells pot to keep up with the Joneses." 

Slate:

"Breaking Bad often tries to make like a Coen brothers' edition of Weeds. Its achievement rarely matches its ambitions, but the effect is still pretty dope." 

NYMag had the sense to call the haters out: 

"Bryan Cranston, whose Walter White in Breaking Bad is a high-school chemistry teacher cooking up crystal meth in a used RV in the New Mexican desert, shouldn’t remind anybody of Mary-Louise Parker, whose Nancy Botwin in Weeds is a soccer mom selling pot in pastries and popcorn to the whiter part of a Southern California town, unless you’re dumb, numb, and weird." 

A lot of people praised Cranston's performance.  

HuffPo: 

"If your idea of a dashing leading man doesn't include a guy in his fifties wearing his Fruit of the Loom briefs and a lab smock, then you're not watching the right shows. Bryan Cranston is one of television's most under-appreciated actors." 

NYMag:

"Cranston’s Walter is already a winner. He reminds me of Robin Williams’s Tommy Wilhelm in the film version of Saul Bellow’s Seize the Day, back in 1986, when Robin Williams was still wonderful to watch." 

IGN:  

"And Cranston – Cranston! He delivers in this show. He's quiet, he's passionate about chemistry and he's a bit of a wreck. He is Walt. When he's talking about chemistry, when he's holding a gun in his hand, even when he closes the glove compartment in his car, he's Walt." 

Though AV Club touted the show for Bryan Cranston's performance as a "doughy, middle-aged man clad only in worsted-weight socks, loafers, tighty-whiteys and a rubber apron," they hated the name of the series. 

"Breaking Bad is a horrible, horrible name for a TV show. It's not made any better by being included (and explained) in an actual line of dialogue from the show." 

Funny that line is now a fan favorite.

SEE ALSO: Before 'Breaking Bad' Bryan Cranston Was A Chemistry Nerd

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ShoeDazzle, a subscription e-commerce company founded by Brian Lee, Robert Shapiro, and Kim Kardashian, has merged with one of its biggest competitors, JustFab.

PandoDaily first reported the deal talks Tuesday evening.

Details of the merger aren't being disclosed, although both Lee and JustFab co-CEO Adam Goldenberg claim investors are "very happy."

That's hard to believe, given that ShoeDazzle raised $66 million when it was the category leader and was once worth $240 million. 

Now its valuation is significantly less. The PandoDaily report pegged ShoeDazzle's new valuation between $10 million and $30 million. That estimate is too low, Lee and his investors say, but they haven't offered a rosier figure either. PandoDaily also reported that ShoeDazzle's investors will only own 4% of the new company. Lee says that's "completely wrong."

One of ShoeDazzle's investors, Lightspeed Venture Partner's Jeremy Lieu, told VentureWire that ShoeDazzle is currently worth "well north of $30 million."

"It was less of a question of, 'Is the valuation lower than last time?' than, 'Was it the right decision for the company right now?'" he said.

Polaris Ventures, another ShoeDazzle investor, has not returned a request for comment.

Goldenberg and Lee have known each other a long time, and for that reason they say the deal has been "in the making for about four years."  

"ShoeDazzle launched, then JustFab. We always competed as friends," Lee told Business Insider yesterday. He also said acquisition talks sped up "a little bit" because his company was eyeing a new round of funding. The negotiations took about three months.  

"It was an an opportune time to open up conversations in earnest with Adam," says Lee. "This was definitely the best option for all investors."

Both companies are optimistic about reaching profitability and generating hundreds of millions in revenue within one year. JustFab North America will be profitable soon, says Goldenberg, and the goal is to make all operations, including ShoeDazzle and JustFab's businesses abroad, profitable by next year. Goldenberg estimates the combined entity will generate more than $400 million in 2014 sales. 

For the time being, ShoeDazzle and JustFab's brands will continue running under two separate teams in two different locations. But Goldenberg says JustFab Inc will be building a new 70,000-square-foot Los Angeles campus to house all employees soon.

Most of the revenue will come from the company's subscription program, which offers monthly rented items to consumers for about $40. The merged company will have 33 million users and users can also purchase one-off items on the site. 

Now that ShoeDazzle and JustFab have merged, another question remains:

What will happen to Beachmint, the third rival in the LA accessory war? Earlier, there were talks of Beachmint and Shoedazzle joining forces, but those fell apart.

Both Lee and Goldenberg laughed and replied, "Good question!" when asked. "We like BeachMint," Goldenberg replied. "They're good guys over there and we wish them success. But when you put JustFab and ShoeDazzle together, we have more revenue than all other e-commerce subscription businesses combined."

Beachmint's CEO Diego Berdakin did not respond to a request for comment about the merger.

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"Prison Break" star Wentworth Miller officially came out as gay Wednesday after publicly declining an invitation to be honored at the St. Petersburg International Film Festival in protest of Russia's recently passed anti-gay laws.

"As a gay man, I must decline," Miller wrote in an open explanation on the GLAAD website.

He continued further in his letter to festival director Maria Averbakh.:

Thank you for your kind invitation. As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes.

However, as a gay man, I must decline.

I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government. The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly.

Perhaps, when and if circumstances improve, I’ll be free to make a different choice.

Miller made his screenwriting debut with this year’s "Stoker," and has appeared in films such as "Underworld," "The Human Stain," and "Resident Evil: Retribution."

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In worst nightmare scenarios, an intruder has been found living in Jennifer Lopez's Water Mill mansion for an entire week while she was out of town.

John Dubis, a 49-year-old man from Rhode Island, was eventually found in the pool house — where he had been camping out — by workers on August 8.

Southampton police said Wednesday that the singer had an order of protection against Dubis, but it is unknown why the order was initially obtained.

After being found on the 3-acre estate, Dubis was arraigned on charges of burglary, criminal contempt, stalking and possession of burglar tools.

He's due in court Aug. 28 and is currently being held on $100,000 bail.

Lopez just purchased the Hamptons estate for nearly $10 million in May.

SEE ALSO: Someone tried to steal a reality star's $100,000 watch off his wrist in the Hamptons

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A few weeks ago, we brought you some old awesome commercials featuring "Breaking Bad" actor Aaron Paul.

While stumbling upon old Juicy Fruit and Corn Pops commercials, we came across an old Carnation Coffeemate commercial featuring co-star Bryan Cranston from the '80s.

It was great. 

Immediately we started searching for more old Cranston commercials. The actor starred in a bunch of ads from the '80s and '90s.

Since it's "Throwback Thursday," let's revisit a few.

First, here's the Carnation ad where Cranston tells us to ditch milk in our coffee for Coffeemate.

Here he is in a 1982 Atari ad:

He did a few JCPenney commercials. 

Here's a commercial for Shield soap where he was dressed as a skunk.

He was even in a Lays potato chip commercial with Michael J. Fox.

This OFF! commercial reminds us of the "Fly" episode of "Breaking Bad."

And the one that was getting passed around the Internet earlier this week, Cranston's Preparation H commercial. 

SEE ALSO: Aaron Paul did a series of awesome commercials before "Breaking Bad"

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Tina Fey recently moved to a small office in Manhattan, where she writes jokes and thinks of new TV show ideas alongside three other people.

But as soon as Fey and her comic crew moved into their new office space, "we immediately got robbed," she told David Letterman while appearing on the "Late Show" Wednesday.

"What happened was we have this small office and these moving guys moved some stuff in and they told us we had to go downstairs to sign for it and then I think one of the moving guys went upstairs and stole a computer," Fey explained. "And that had all my ideas on it."

"It wasn't Jay Leno, was it?" Letterman joked.

"The police were helpful," Fey assured sarcastically, "but it's hard, New York's a big city and you're like 'some guy stole my jokes' and they're like 'yeah, we'll get right on it.'"

Fortunately, Fey was able to catch her alleged burglar by going over surveillance tape. And luckily for us, Fey and Letterman chose to air the surveillance footage "against all legal counsel."

Watch Fey's great play-by-play narration of a man stealing her computer:

SEE ALSO: An intruder has been living in Jennifer Lopez's Hamptons house for an entire week

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The highest-paid celebrity on television is even richer.

Judge Judy Sheindlin is earning $47 million for her syndicated daytime television show "Judge Judy." 

TV Guide Magazine just put out its annual highest-paid stars list Thursday, and according to its report, the New York state judge received a $2 million raise from last year to extend her contract on the show through 2017.

What makes Sheindlin's salary so high?

For one thing, people love the show. 

Ratings for the past month show "Judge Judy" averaging between 8-9 million viewers. That's a lot of eyeballs compared to other regularly syndicated shows.  

From the most recent TV ratings, 3 million tuned into "Dr. Phil" while an old episode of CBS' big ratings winner "The Big Bang Theory" had 9.4 million viewers.

When it comes to late-night TV ratings, "Judge Judy" demolishes the competition.

Here's a look at some of the most recent late-night numbers. 

"The Tonight Show": 3.8 million
"The Late Show with David Letterman": 2.2 million 
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!": 2.2 million
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon": 1.8 million 

 Since many of those numbers were from repeat episodes, here's a sample of ratings from May 13-17:

"The Tonight Show": 3.6 million
"The Late Show with David Letterman": 2.7 million
 "Jimmy Kimmel Live!": 2.4 million
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon":1 .8 million 

Not much of a difference.

Advertising is another huge factor for Sheindlin's salary.

TV Guide reports that according to Kantar Media "Judge Judy" brought in $230 million in advertising in 2012.

According to TV Guide, the show is also syndicated in 100 foreign markets.

Perhaps the biggest surprise is that the celebrity judge gets paid a phenomenal amount for working such a relatively short time.

According to a 2010 USA Today profile, Sheindlin only works 52 days a year.

Do the math and that's more than $903,846 per work day which puts her above Ashton Kutcher who earns a reported $750,000 per episode for "Two and a Half Men."

SEE ALSO: Dr. Phil's Drunk Sex Tweet Causes A Firestorm Of Confusion

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Jenny From The Block had a house guest and didn't even know it.

John M. Dubis, 49, was arraigned on charges of burglary, criminal contempt, stalking and possession of burglar tools after making himself at home in Jennifer Lopez's pool house for one week.

The singer-actress was away when workers found him.

Lopez purchased the Water Mill mansion in the Hamptons for $9.995 million in May, the New York Post reported.

The 8,660-square-foot home was built in 2004, according to Zillow, and sits on three acres of property on Bay Lane with its own cul de sac, so it's incredibly private.

According to The Post, sources said Lopez liked that there was enough room to build a guest house or tennis court in the future.

But apparently, the pool house will do.

This is the Water Mill mansion Jennifer Lopez purchased for nearly $10 million in May.

The Hamptons property sits on more than three acres of land, with the pool house tucked in the far corner.

The pool house is fenced in by shrubbery and a gate.

The Weinstein Company wants to make sure nothing gets out about its upcoming documentary  on "Catcher in the Rye" author J.D. Salinger.

TWC has launched a campaign for "Salinger" called Uncover The Mystery But Don’t Spoil The Secrets."

The film, directed by Shane Salerno, has been in production for more than nine years and is supposed to show a bunch of never-before-seen "footage, photographs, and biographical information" on the reclusive author.

Weinstein wants information on the film to be kept so tight-lipped that the only people seeing the film are being hand selected and are being asked to sign a nondisclosure agreements.

Normally moviegoers and journalists are asked to keep mum about a movie embargoed until a certain date when seeing a new film regardless, but filmgoers aren't always asked to sign an NDA.  

From the press release: 

Because of the revelatory and confidential nature of the documentary and book, Salerno, TWC and Simon & Schuster are encouraging audiences and industry insiders who see the film and read the book to remain tight-lipped on the secrets they unveils and give others a chance to experience them for themselves. The film has only been allowed to be screened by a hand selected group of press and insiders, and those seeing it before its official release date are being asked to sign nondisclosure agreements. 

This isn't the first time Weinstein Company's co-chairman Harvey Weinstein has tried to keep news about one of his company's future releases secret.  

In the press release, Weinstein says he asked those seeing 1993's "The Crying Game" (a Miramax release) to keep the film's secret prior to release. 

Here's the entire release:

The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today their “Uncover The Mystery But Don’t Spoil The Secrets” campaign in support of the upcoming documentary release, director Shane Salerno’s SALINGER. The film, which began production over nine years ago, contains an unprecedented amount of unseen footage, photographs, and biographical information on the notoriously reclusive Catcher in the Rye author. Salerno and David Shields have additionally co-authored a book on Salinger’s life, also called Salinger.

Because of the revelatory and confidential nature of the documentary and book, Salerno, TWC and Simon & Schuster are encouraging audiences and industry insiders who see the film and read the book to remain tight-lipped on the secrets they unveils and give others a chance to experience them for themselves. The film has only been allowed to be screened by a hand selected group of press and insiders, and those seeing it before its official release date are being asked to sign nondisclosure agreements.

“Back in 1993, when Miramax released THE CRYING GAME, we asked journalists and moviegoers not to reveal the film’s secret to their friends,” commented TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein. “With SALINGER we have a similar situation – the joy of this documentary is discovering information that, until now, has been kept under wraps for decades. I stand with Shane Salerno and Simon & Schuster’s Jonathan Karp in urging audiences and critics alike to let others satisfy their own curiosity about the film and book. ”

Noted Jonathan Karp, President and Publisher at Simon & Schuster: “There are two kinds of people in the world – blabbermouths and confidants,” added Jonathan Karp, President and Publisher of Simon & Schuster. “We ask readers and moviegoers to be our confidants. It’s been said that there are no secrets anymore, but SALINGER is revelatory, and we hope people will have the opportunity to experience jolts of surprise directly from the works, rather than a smartphone or a tablet.”

SALINGER lands in theaters September 6, and Simon & Schuster will publish Salerno and Shields’ book on September 3.

SEE ALSO: 10 annoying lies that movies and TV shows tell you

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Airbnb is teaming up with San Francisco-based ad agency Mullen to do something that has never been done before: It wants to make a movie entirely out of 6-second Vines.

Brands have been utilizing the short video-making tool in various creative ways— from making personalized, moving baseball cards to revealing helpful life-hacks — but they usually exist only in their 6-second form.

This project, called "Hollywood and Vines," would crowdsource travel-related videos and sew them together. Airbnb will tweet out shot instructions between August 22 and 27, and users can submit their videos on Vine with related hashtags.

One shot instruction is: "#AirbnbHV #S2 A paper airplane flies thru an urban area. It barely misses people on busy streets. No faces please!"

Airbnb will give $100 discounts to people who made Vines that get edited into the short film, which will play on the Sundance Channel.

A Canadian film made its movie posters out of the public's Instagram photos and Instagrammers have made luxury car commercials in the past, but Airbnb's Vine endeavor takes crowdsourcing to the next level.

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Lorne Michaels has seen thousands of comedians perform during his nearly 38 years as "Saturday Night Live" creator and executive producer.

But only a lucky few make it from the stage of local comedy clubs to the coveted "SNL" cast member gig.

The New York Times' Dave Itzkoff interviewed 22 past and present cast members who discussed the show's famously nerve-wracking audition process.

The main point of anxiety?

Lorne Michaels doesn't laugh during auditions.

Jimmy Fallon: In makeup, they go, “Hey, Jimmy, some advice: Lorne Michaels doesn’t laugh when you audition. So don’t let that throw you.” Then the audio guy, he goes, “Hey, little advice — Lorne doesn’t like to laugh.” I’m like, “O.K.” Then Marci [Klein, a longtime “SNL” producer] comes out: “Jimmy, they’re ready for you. But hey, a little advice for you. If Lorne doesn’t laugh, be cool.” I’m like, what is this guy’s problem? He’s doing a comedy show. Why does he not like to laugh?

Andy Samberg: The only person I for sure knew was laughing was Tina [Fey, then the “SNL” head writer], which, outside of Lorne, is the best thing you could hear.

Cheri Oteri: I felt good because I heard Lorne laugh a little bit. I saw him out of the corner of my eye, laughing his very subtle, subtle laughter. Almost regal laughter.

Will Ferrell: I did a sketch where I was a guy, alone in my office, who in between taking calls would play with cat toys. There’s a point where I’m rolling around on the ground, in complete silence, playing with cat toys. And I’m thinking: Oh, it’s over.

Not everyone who eventually made it onto the show nailed it on the first audition:

Molly Shannon: I heard that Lorne Michaels was looking at tapes. I used my waitressing money and made a tape of my characters. I was on a pay phone across from an El Pollo Loco, and I found out that he had passed on it. I was crying. I was devastated.

Rachel Dratch: I didn’t get it that year [of her first audition]. They hired Horatio [Sanz], Jimmy [Fallon] and Chris Parnell, and they said: “We’re not taking any women this year. But maybe next year.” I was at peace with it.

Taran Killam: I leave the stage, and Lorne gets up from his seat and shakes my hand and says, “Thank you for coming.” And I was like: That’s it. Goodbye. No more. I didn’t have to wait long before I got a phone call which said, “They want to fly you back out in two weeks to audition again.” And I’m like: What? I gave you all of my A material. Can’t they just hire me from that? The second audition, Lorne didn’t get up to shake my hand. We got a call: It’s not going to happen this season, but it’s not never. 

But these comedians got the greenlight straight off the bat:

Seth Meyers:  They flew me all the way back to New York to meet with Lorne. I realized later that he was doing a final personality vet. He said, “Do you think you can live in New York?” And I thought, “Does anyone blow it at this stage?” Does anybody get this far in the process, and then is like, “It’s definitely New York? Well, if you guys can’t be flexible on that, I’m not sure if I can be flexible on that.”

Bill Hader: I knew I had been hired, and I knew that Andy [Samberg] had been hired. Then I get on the plane with him, and I’m acting like: “Hey, can you believe this? We’re going to be on ‘SNL.’ ” And Andy was like, “God, do you think it’s going to be both of us, or are they just going to pick one of us?” And I started to realize: “Oh, they haven’t told him yet. Do I tell him?” So I just sat there talking with him this whole plane ride, as he’s like, “What’s going on?” I knew, and it was awkward.

To read all of the cast members' memories, check out the New York Times piece here >

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If you tuned into Sunday night's episode of "Breaking Bad," at one point actor Bob Odenkirk's character, Saul, humorously mentions the country of Belize.

Spoiler: To rid of suspicious DEA agent Hank (Dean Norris), Saul suggests meth kingpin Walter White (Bryan Cranston) send his brother-in-law Hank "on a trip to Belize."

Turns out the tourism group in Belize are fans of the show. 

In response to the mention on the series, the Belize Tourism Board sent out a few tweets about the show.

Perhaps Marie would like to visit us to see the Blue Hole (it does look purple after all): http://t.co/KIFlsb4fvw#breakingbad

— Belize Tourism Board (@belizevacation) August 19, 2013

In case @RjMitte / @RealWalterJr is wondering, popular Belizean breakfast dishes are meat pies and fry jacks. #breakingbad

— Belize Tourism Board (@belizevacation) August 19, 2013

.@betsy_brandt If Marie were to visit Belize (not the way Saul means!) we have lots of purplish coral reef FYI. http://t.co/YPgjhSiO9s

— Belize Tourism Board (@belizevacation) August 19, 2013

Hey @deanjnorris, not so nice what @mrbobodenkirk suggested last night. We’d love to have U for an actual trip anytime. #breakingbad#belize

— Belize Tourism Board (@belizevacation) August 19, 2013

Later they sent a letter to The New York Times. 

Turns out the country wants everyone to 'take a trip to Belize.'

Read the full letter below:

Dear Cast of Breaking Bad, 

Despite what Saul meant when he suggested that Walt send Hank "on a trip to Belize," we were flattered to be included on your program last Sunday. Many of us are big fans of the show and can't wait to see what happens over the last six episodes. While we hope that some of our favorite characters don't get "sent on a trip to Belize" in the show, we do hope you will take us upon the following offer — we'd like to send all of you on an ACTUAL trip to our country after the season is over.

We figure you will all need a little time to relax after a riveting season and, if you ask us, there's no better place to relax than Belize. It's really the least we can do for the entertainment you have provided us with over the last six years. So allow us an opportunity to entertain you — we have the Blue Hole for Walt, purple fish for Marie, geology for Hank, great music and friendly people for Jesse, delicious breakfast cuisine for Walt Jr., several nice locations to swim for Skylar, colorful clothing for Saul, and the list goes on.

We look forward to hearing back from you. Best of luck with the remainder of this season.

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