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Jimmy Fallon is making 2009 an ubergeeky year. In the last week alone, he filmed a funny bit with Engadget's Joshua Topolsky at CES, mentioned just yesterday at the TCAs about how he'd bring on guests from the tech world, and now today, he's on this week's episode of Diggnation, trading quips and beers with Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose. Watch the entire episode below or from Diggnation's website. Read more
Brad Pitt's great and all, but over here on geek we care about another type of celebrity: The Internet Celebrity! Dorky as it may be, after I make sure that I check PopSugar for what's happening with the growing Jolie-Pitt brood, I also need to know what's happening with my YouTube founders, Google execs, harsh Wikipedia dumpings, etc. If you share the same sick interest, you'll be pumped to see Read more
The stars of X-Men: First Class rolled up to their premiere at NYC's Ziegfeld Theatre last night in a collection of vintage cars, perfect for the blockbuster set back in the '60s. Leading men Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy were dapper on the carpet following a long day of work at their press junket — stay tuned next week for our chat with the guys! January Jones covered up her baby bump in Read more
Be savvy about your retirement. Kiplinger gives eight compelling reasons for getting a Roth IRA account now. Smart young savers know to participate in their companies' 401(k)s as soon as they join the workforce to benefit from as many years of saving and compounding as possible (see Why You Need a 401(k) Right Away). But really smart young savers — including all of you who read Starting Out, Read more
It was a big morning for the stars of the big and small screens with the announcement of the 2012 Golden Globe nominees. Woody Harrelson, Sofia Vergara, Rashida Jones, and Gerard Butler rose early for the ceremony in LA. Yesterday brought news of the lucky celebrities up for Screen Actors Guild Awards, and there was plenty of overlap. We'll see many of the same faces at both shows, from Brad Pitt Read more
Judy Greer and Regina King rose early in LA today to announce the nominees for the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards. There was lots of love for a few films in particular, including Moneyball, J. Edgar, The Descendants, and Bridesmaids! Supporting actress nods went to five ladies, including The Help's Jessica Chastain and Bridesmaids' Melissa McCarthy, while J. Edgar's Armie Hammer and Moneyball's Read more
In a Summer full of sequels, X-Men: First Class does more than live up to its franchise — it improves upon it. With a combination of great actors, a compelling story, and a fun, swingin' '60s setting, X-Men First Class is an entertaining blockbuster that doesn't sacrifice any substance for style. Technically a prequel rather than a sequel, First Class visits the universe of the X-Men before Read more
January Jones joined her X-Men: First Class costars in NYC this morning for a promotional stop by The Today Show. The foursome sat down with Matt Lauer to chat about their prequel, which opens nationwide June 3, and even shared what superpowers they would like to have; January, Zoe Kravitz, and James McAvoy chose the power of flight while Michael Fassbender joked he'd like to be able to grow a Read more
Editor’s note: Summer travel is heating up! The following guest post was written by Robert Reid, the US travel editor for Lonely Planet. He will be guest blogging on Savvy for the Summer, helping you find some great ideas of how to get your vacation on this travel season. Some cities in the US will always be prime-time tourist attractions. The New Yorks, the LAs, the Vegases, the San Read more
