Who Should Play Haymitch in The Hunger Games?

comments: 15 || add yours With Lionsgate milking its casting announcement roll-out as much as possible (today’s news: All My Children’s Leven Rambin and Meg Ryan/Dennis Quaid progeny Jack Quaid are your new District 1 tributes, Marvel and Glimmer!) it’s time to play the speculation game with one of the series’ most important supporting characters: Haymitch. Which veteran actors could fill the Hunger Games winner-turned-alcoholic mentor’s shoes? Hugh Laurie The House star is a running favorite among fans of the books and would make an ideal Haymitch — surly, bitter, broken by life but not irredeemable as the only lifeline Katniss and Peeta have on the outside. The bad news: Laurie might not be available for the role even if he was to get it. Robert Downey, Jr. RDJ’s another fave, thanks to his dry wit and ability to engender audience sympathy even when he’s at his worst. And the abject horror of having lived [...]

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Cheaper genome-sequencing to fight cancer

Genome-sequencing is getting cheaper and faster, and can offer personalised clues on how to best attack tumors, U.S. doctors said. While this eliminates the guesswork from treatment, ethical concerns have been raised.

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Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/4246/fast-cheap-genome-sequencing-fight-cancer

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Ex-98 Degrees Star -- Hired By Chippendales

One of the founding members of 98 Degrees is joining up with the man-stripper crew at Chippendales in Las Vegas ... but no, it ain't Nick Lachey . 37-year-old Jeff Timmons has announced he'll don the legendary bow tie ... and not much else ... for a…

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Source: http://www.tmz.com/2011/04/12/98-degrees-jeff-timmons-chippendales-male-stripper-las-vegas/

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Ben Affleck Is Out of The Great Gatsby

comments: 3 || add yours Looks like Ben Affleck won’t get to flirt with Isla Fisher after all. Deadline reports that Affleck can’t star as Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby for Baz Luhrmann because of a scheduling conflict with Argo, the Iran hostage crisis film that Affleck will direct. Suggestions for a replacement Tom Buchanan are welcome in the comments. Perhaps Bradley Cooper? [Deadline]

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Pregnant mothers' diet linked to child obesity

An expectant mother's diet during pregnancy can alter her baby's DNA in the womb, increasing its risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes in later life, an international study has found.

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Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/4244/pregnant-mothers-diet-linked-child-obesity

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Lil Jon's Farewell Song for Amanda Bynes' Dog

Get your lighters out, because Lil Jon sang a touching farewell tune for Amanda Bynes ' dog Little Angel ... who sadly passed away yesterday. Here's to you, dawg ... Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings!

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Source: http://www.tmz.com/2011/04/06/amanda-byness-dog-farewell-song-lil-jon-little-angel-tmz-on-tv/

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