Friday afternoon quality celebrity news. Turns out Danny Glover is somewhat of an insomniac, he can only sleep for 2 hours a day. Story here on breakingnews.

he revealed he only averages a spartan two hours proper sleep a day so has to make up for his bed shortfall with a series of power naps between work appointments.

So to stay awake he gorges on sugary treats.

After keeping our reporter waiting while he snoozed, Glover rose and demanded an assistant “get me some strawberry ice-cream” before he would allow the interview to commence.

Legend - get me strawberry ice cream or I’m not working, if only I could get away with that

Just dusting off the ‘celebrity’ section; cause like, you know, it’s important to keep up to date.

Paris Hilton demanded a staggering $500,000 (€384,000) to appear as a guest on Charlotte Church’s British talk show.

Slipping into the obvious socks for a moment: Paris Hilton is not pretty. And what does she need more money for? Story.

Previously: Paris Hilton in Dublin today.

Anna Nicole Smith died Thursday afternoon after collapsing in a Hollywood, Fla. hotel, local police said.

Edwina Johnson, chief investigator of the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office, said the cause of death is under investigation and an autopsy will be done on Friday

Full story on USAToday.

Thanks Choda

Yep, who would have thought it, Lara Croft in Ireland. (more…)

Due to the ongoing OMFG-big-brother-racism controversy, Jade Goody has been crucified by the Internet, as reported by The Register. There are some quite amusing bits and bobs there.

We’d like to say at this point that we at Vulture Central in no way condone this kind of behaviour, and urge netizens to show tolerance and constraint until a proper show trial and Iranian-style execution (Celebrity Come Dance the Tyburn Jig - live on Channel 4, Saturday, 9pm) can be arranged. ®

Previously on TCAL

Via Sky News

The whole racist bullying campaign in the Big Brother house has prompted the show’s sponsor to pull out of it’s sponsorship of the show.

OFCOM has so far received 27,000 complaints.

Previously on TCAL

In celebration of his birthday, the bbc have a few of their favourite quotes from the man himself.

I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and got into bed before the room was dark.

Legend

and while we’re at it, heres some photos from his life.

I know, I know - sorry, less youtube posts tomorrow but this is frickin hilarious. Go America.

The number of complaints about alleged racist bullying in Celebrity Big Brother has shot up to 2,000, it has emerged.

Viewers believe Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty is being targeted by housemates Jade Goody, Danielle Lloyd and Jo O’Meara because she is Indian.

Newspapers claim Jade has been dropped by an anti-bullying charity she has supported for two years because of her behaviour on the show.

Jade’s mother, Jackiey, repeatedly referred to Shilpa as “the Indian” while she was on the show and refused to pronounce her name.

Jade Goody Over the weekend, former beauty queen Danielle Lloyd and ex-S Club 7 star Jo O’Meara poked fun at Shilpa’s accent.

Jade, Danielle and Jo have ganged up on Shilpa in recent days.

When Shilpa tried to console Danielle after Carole Malone’s eviction on Friday night, the girls were unimpressed.

“She makes me feel sick. She makes my skin crawl,” said Jade, with Danielle adding: “She’s a dog.”

Skynews Linkage TCAL Loves Celeb BB

Update: In response to Davey - as the comment I left has to be ‘approved’
You can shove the door up your ass Davey, there appears to have been quite a number of big brother related posts on TCAL since its inception specifically celebrity big brother posts

Just discovered Encyclopedia Dramatica, Wikipedia’s evil twin. For example - thought you knew everything there was to know about Justin Timberlake, well think again. Here’s JT’s real history.

The site isn’t entirely work safe, so be warned as I got the odd shock when surfing last night.

Last into the house was actor Dirk Benedict, best known as dashing Templeton ‘The Face’ Peck in hit Eighties show The A-Team.

That gets a big what the fuck from me. Big Brother site. Tomorrow on TCAL: In depth coverage with all the latest from the house.

This years Edge Foundation question is “What are you optimistic about?”

What is the Edge Foundation?

The mandate of Edge Foundation is to promote inquiry into and discussion of intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and literary issues, as well as to work for the intellectual and social achievement of society. Edge Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit private operating foundation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

160 really smart people answer. Contributors include TCAL favourites Richard Dawkins and Ray Kurzweil.

Dawkins’ answer:

The Final Scientific Enlightenment

I am optimistic that the physicists of our species will complete Einstein’s dream and discover the final theory of everything before superior creatures, evolved on another world, make contact and tell us the answer. I am optimistic that, although the theory of everything will bring fundamental physics to a convincing closure, the enterprise of physics itself will continue to flourish, just as biology went on growing after Darwin solved its deep problem. I am optimistic that the two theories together will furnish a totally satisfying naturalistic explanation for the existence of the universe and everything that’s in it including ourselves. And I am optimistic that this final scientific enlightenment will deal an overdue deathblow to religion and other juvenile superstitions.

I disagree. I believe the deathblow to “religion and other juvenile superstitions” will not be a grand unified theory in physics. Rather, it will be driven by socio-politcal forces, and facilitated technologically. At some point this century, sectarianism will become redundant as technology facilitates true global collaboration. Human religion, in its sectarian form, will down tools and set aside its isolationist and oppressive components and we’ll realise that we operate much more productively as a collective. A final theory of everything in physics will go a long way in supplanting human tendencies to spiritualism and a desire for meaning but it won’t be the final nail in the coffin. If time is on our side, perhaps we’ll be the ones spoiling the prize for other intelligent species elsewhere in the universe.

Previously - the 2005 question.

Every year the major broadcasters VT Departments would produce christmas tapes which were frequently exchanged across the networks.

Priceless nostalgia - at times hilarious and rather rude!!!
Lots more here.

Artist on Artist: Dave Grohl and Tenacious D

Oasis star Noel Gallagher has accused punk trio Green Day of “ripping off” his Wonderwall anthem for their hit Boulevard Of Broken Dreams.

Huh? Full story.

All round legendary Bray man Dara O’Briain appeared on Podge & Rodge last week. Great TV.

Here’s a recent interview from The Sunday Times.

Some stand up:

A cartoon biography of troubled pop star Pete Doherty is to be made into an animated TV series.

A Boy Called Pete, by Peter Robinson, charts the rise to fame of the lead singer of Babyshambles and his struggle with drug addiction.

“I don’t think anyone could read about the life of Pete Doherty and think doing drugs is a good thing,” Robinson told the BBC.

He would not reveal who the TV deal was with or when it would be aired.

Making TV out of cunts. Who knows, could be good depending on how it’s handled. BBC story.

Should his opponent win, one might cry: “You killed Kenny! You Bastard!”

Via, via.

Myself and a good few people I know have already noticed the little factoid this video is based on.