All posts in: Ryan Murphy

23 Apr 2020

Netflix – Hollywood

Is anyone else feeling like they have a long list of shows and movies to catch up on while in isolation? I’m a few days behind in watching this trailer mostly because I hadn’t heard too much about it. I’m familiar with Ryan Murphy, but was always too scared to watch American Horror Story. That made me a bit unsure about this latest project of his. After watching the trailer though, I’m slightly intrigued especially because of how many people make an appearance. Hollywood as a limited series premieres on Netflix starting May 1st.

12 Aug 2011

Vanessa Lengies to join Glee as a Freshman

When Ryan Murphy announced that he would be bringing in freshmen to fill the spots of graduating students – Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, and Lea Michele, we wondered when they would arrive, but we didn’t know it would be this soon. 28-year old actress Vanessa Lengies will join the cast on the upcoming third season as a new freshman with characteristic traits resembling Molly Shannon and a New Jersey housewife.

Vanessa Lengies is best known for her role on the NBC musical drama American Dreams, but I don’t remember her ever being a character who sung. I’m pretty excited to see her stint on the show, but Lengies isn’t exactly a newbie to this industry like the rest of the cast are and she’s also playing a character that is most likely 13 years younger than her actual age.

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27 Jul 2011

In the News…

Fashion

Ricky Martin and Nicki Minaj will be the new spokespeople for MAC Viva Glam in 2012. [Source]

Alexa Chung will host a new fashion reality television show on Lifetime similar to Project Runway, but with a new batch of contestants in each episode. [Source]

Karl Lagerfeld is collaborating w/ Macy’s this fall with a collection just in time for back to school shopping at their downtown location.[Source]

– Rumored Grace Coddington has sold her memoir for $1.2 Million. [Source]

Music

Feist’s new album “Metals” will be out October 4, 2011. [Source]

Seattle native and musician Stacie Orrico is working on a new album. [Source]

Kanye West and Jay-Z on tour here.

Television

Ryan Murphy clarifies his statement about Cory, Lea, and Chris leaving by saying that they are only “graduating,” but not leaving the show completely. [Source]

Chord Overstreet will not be returning to Glee and has declined the show’s offer to be on for a portion of the season. [Source]

– The Arrested Development movie is totally happening. [Source]

Movies

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– I really don’t enjoy movies like these, but I figured some of you did. So here’s the trailer for New Years Eve featuring your fair share of overrated celebrities.

– Could it be? Sex and the City prequel rumors? [Source]

Seattle

– Congratulations THEEsatisfaction who just signed with Sub Pop! [Source]

Seattle bars may extend hours for certain bars. [Source]

Izilla Toys on 12th Ave closed today. [Source]

– How are the Mariners doing this season? And…every season? [Source]

Capitol Hill will host a Seattle vs. New York Turntable.Fm smack down! [Source]

Other

Prince William has gifted Kate his mother’s favorite earrings. [Source]

Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler are no longer longer engaged. [Source]

Jesse James and Kat Von D are over. Wait…didn’t that already happen? [Source]

– An Arkansas high school chose two valedictorians because the first valedictorian was black. The second valedictorian chosen was white and was selected because the high school believed parents would be upset. WHY does this STILL exist? [Source]

13 Jul 2011

In the News…

***** Hey readers! Brace yourself – it was a big news day!

The UK’s Daily Mail published a photo along with a headline naming the wrong Olsen twin. For most of their early lives (Ages 0-16,) I believed they were identical because they were always dressed alike, but these days I can tell the two of them apart within seconds. You don’t have to see it in their faces to tell who is who, but you will see it in the way that they are dressed. Need some help telling the fashion icons apart? Check out Fashionista for their guide here.

– If you loved Lauren Conrad’s recently dyed tips as much as I did then learn how to do them yourself with the help of Lauren’s hair stylist Kristin Ess in this step-by-step tutorial. [Source]

Rihanna will be the star of Armani’s campaigns this fall/winter 2011. [Source]

Kal Penn will have a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother. [Source]

Kurt, Rachel, and Finn will not be returning for Season 4 of Glee, but of course we already knew that when Ryan Murphy said they would be graduating after this next year. [Source]

MTV has renewed Teen Wolf for a second season. I seriously only watch it for these two. [Source]

Lindsay Lohan apparently thought she was good enough and should have been considered for the role of Nina Sayers in Black Swan. Girl, you delusional? [Source]

– An exact replica of the house from “Up” has been built. Would you live in it? [Source]

Miranda Kerr named her son Flynn after a late boyfriend. [Source]

Rosie Huntington-Whitely is the new face of Burberry Body. [Source]

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are also launching a handbag line. Do these girls ever stop working? [Source]

– Today, one of my favorite bands has officially broken up. Sad day Rilo Kiley. [Source]

– The original stars from the classic “American Pie” will all return for the fourth installment “American Reunion.” [Source]

Daisy Lowe will pose in next month’s issue of Playboy. Daisy is the daughter of Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale who is also the husband of Gwen Stefani. [Source]

– Meet the 20 new competitors for Project Runway. They all look like such characters! [Source]

– Who wants to wear a dress with Steve Buscemi’s face on it? Not I… [Source]

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are finally getting married. It’s been 6 years. [Source]

– Time to start building your Bumbershoot schedule! [Source]

Yogurtland is collaborating with Hello Kitty. I wish the real life characters would visit our Capitol Hill location though… [Source]

– In case you missed it (like I did) the US women’s soccer team is headed to the world cup finals! [Source]

Weezer is offering a concert cruise. [Source]

Cupcake Royale ended up raising $10,000 towards the It Gets Better Project selling their rainbow-covered cupcakes last month. Tomorrow, founder of Cupcake Royale Jody Hall, will present Dan Savage with the check at 4:30 PM at the Capitol Hill location. [Source]

Amon Tobin and Moby will headline Seattle’s Decibel Festival. [Source]

The Black Eyed Peas are going on hiatus. Not phased by this. [Source]

Chris Brown is securing his spot as the celebrity no one will ever like again. [Source]

– The first teaser poster for the Dark Knight Rises. [Source]

Weezer and The Flaming Lips will share the stage together in New Jersey on July 28th and New York on July 29th. Literally. As in… all of their gear will be up on stage at the same time and they will take turns performing a song. Yeasayer will open each night. AWESOME. [Source]

20 May 2011

In the News…

Fashion

– Miss Hailee Steinfeld is officially the new face of Miu Miu. [Source]

Justin Bieber is launching a fragrance for his fans called “Someday.” [Source]

Music

– People sometimes forget that riders exist for bands and musicians. Fulfilling Katy Perry’s sounds a little bit like a nightmare. [Source]

Selena Gomez’s new album cover is somewhat questionable. [Source]

Lady Gaga and Starbucks are collaborating on a scavenger hunt together! (Not sure what this means because I’m too lazy to read all the text and this is also the most random pairing ever, but here you go!) [Source]

Friendly Fires released their new album “Pala” yesterday. [Source]

Lady Gaga was named Forbes’ top celebrity. [Source]

Glee’s Matthew Morrison will join The Backstreet Boys and The New Kids on the Block on their tour this summer. [Source]

Television

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Kat Dennings makes her return to television in her new CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls. [Source]

– The judges from the current season of NBC’s The Voice will return for season two. [Source]

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Saturday Night Live promo Justin Timberlake

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– Who’s getting excited for the return of Pretty Little Liars?! Summer TELEVISION, you are mine.

Seattle

– Starting today, you can now dine at Capitol Hill’s newest restaurant Skillet Diner and purchase your Capitol Hill Block Party tickets!

– This Saturday is Seattle University’s Quadstock, but as I’m sure you already know… it is for students only! Lucky us!

– Since you can’t make it to Quadstock, you should head on over to Cal Anderson for the first ever four-on-four dodge ball tournament. Sounds brutal. [Source]

oh Capitol Hill Seattle – you really are one of my favorite blogs!

Other

– Model Lily Aldridge married Kings of Leon front man Caleb Followill last week in a custom-made Vera Wang wedding gown. [Source]

Vogue Editor-in-Chief’ Anna Wintour’s daughter Bee Shaffer has fled to LA to work alongside Glee’s head honcho Ryan Murphy. While Bee is not working with Glee specifically, she is assisting him with his many projects that may or may not include Glee’s 3-d movie. [Source]

Essie’s Summer 2011 Brazilliant collection is on my must-have list. [Source]

James Franco has graduated from New York University. Which school will he end up at next? Correct answer – University of Houston in the fall. [Source]

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son Patrick is trying to drop his father’s name to take his mother’s. [Source]

Kia Grasty describes what it is like to clean up after “privileged” college students who are the sons and daughters of well-known people in the industry for a living with a $140,000 salary. [Source]

– A Hello Kitty theme park will debut in China in 2014. OH MY GOODNESS! [Source]

24 Jun 2010

FOX and Glee waste your time

Didn’t think the two was possible? Yeah, neither did I. Remember when FOX and Glee organized that huge competition back in January in which everyone started using their MySpace again to upload videos of them singing? I got at least four friends from Facebook requesting me to vote for their videos. Anyways, I was unaware of the details of the competition until now. Apparently, the producers from Glee and the creator Ryan Murphy were going to review each and every entry until they had selected a smaller pool to compete in an American Idol type competition/reality show until the three winners were announced. These three no namers would then receive roles on the actual Glee series and get their burst into stardom.

Well, sadly, those dreams aren’t going anywhere because Ryan Murphy didn’t realize how much time it would take to review the entries. It would also be taking his time away from working on the actual series so the whole competition was for absolutely nothing! hahah that was mean, okay it’s not for nothing. Ryan is still going to look over the videos and select a number of winners that will have a chance to appear on Glee for at least one episode.

Readers – did any of you submit? Did you receive a notification about this?

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