Reader Reviews

The movie tie-in edition of "20 Times a Lady"—now called "What's Your Number?"—is now available wherever fine books are sold!

To celebrate its publication, a few of my favorite readers came up with these great reviews...

"What's Your Number? is like Harry Potter minus the wizards, wands, and Lord Voldemort." —Michelle Bell

 

"‎What's Your Number? is like Gone With the Wind except with less hoop skirts and poverty and more beaus..." —Karen Meyer

 

‎"What's Your Number? is like To Kill a Mockingbird without all the racism and children." —Julie Stone

Thanks ladies!

Please add your review in the comments!

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Keira Knightley Promises More 'Theatrical' 'Anna Karenina'

Director Joe Wright is once again teaming up with Knightley to bring the classic Russian novel to the big screen.
By Kevin P. Sullivan


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Anytime Keira Knightley and director Joe Wright meet up, there's sure to be a stylish literary adaptation left in their wake. The duo has collaborated on two ambitious projects to date, Jane Austen's most famous novel, "Pride & Prejudice," and "Atonement," a so-called inadaptable novel by Ian McEwan.

And now, they're teaming up again to take on a classic work of Russian literature, Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina."

Knightley spoke with MTV News while promoting her new film "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World," and she tried to explain what it is about working with Wright that makes her tackle such ambitious stories and keep coming back for more.

The actress said she couldn't know for sure what makes the partnership work so well, but pointed to several similarities that certainly help. "I don't know what it is. We really get on. Obviously we do, otherwise we wouldn't work together so many times," she said. "We have a similar aesthetic. I think we have a similar way of viewing the world and the kind of interests in it. Clearly, we both love literature. That helps."

With this kind of working relationship, Knightley said she has never known why they work or don't work. "I just think it's one of those things. It's down to chemistry," she said. "When it's films, it's down to liking a similar sort of film and similar sort of vibe, so you can understand each other."

For their third collaboration, however, things will be different. According to Knightley, the look of "Anna Karenina" will be much more theatrical than both "Pride & Prejudice" and "Atonement."

"The only similarity, I think, in the work is that they're both based on novels. I think this one is very different, but then I would say that 'Atonement' is very different from 'Pride & Prejudice,' " she said. "This one's very different in that it's much more theatrical. It's not a naturalistic take on the piece. It's a very theatrical, dramatic take on the piece, which for when the trailer comes out that will make a lot more sense, when people start seeing it."

But like their other films together, "Anna Karenina" is a difficult novel to adapt, so Knightley is hoping for the best. "It's incredibly difficult. It's obviously a wonderful, wonderful book, but it's a massive book, and trying to get that in the film, that's tricky," she said. "Hopefully ... the stuff I've seen is good, so we'll keep our fingers crossed."

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Kelly Osbourne Shares a Not-So-Fabulous Twitter Pic

It seems even Fashion Police host Kelly Osbourne needs a pass when it comes to unflattering photos after tweeting a washed-out looking picture of herself on Thursday (June 14).

Posing with her hands on her hips, the 27-year-old showed off her makeup-less face and messy lilac hair when she posted a picture of herself in a pair of black and white lacy pajamas.

Adding to the picture, Kelly told her followers, ?Just found my favorite pj's! Got to be up at 5am for @e_fashionpolice thank god for my jet lag & comfy bed night night #tweethearts?.

When one Twitter fan commented that Miss Osbourne looked drunk in the picture, Kelly quickly responded, ":( no i don't i just have no make up on!"

Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/kelly-osbourne/kelly-osbourne-shares-not-so-fabulous-twitter-pic-669201

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Lady Gaga Posts Photo Of Bruises Following Onstage Concussion

'Still remiss if I should go outside, with this clonker,' Gaga writes about the larger bruise on her cheek.
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<P>Lady Gaga has proven her mental toughness time and again, but even she had to admit that the walloping she took onstage at a show in New Zealand on Sunday threw her for a loop.</P><P><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Emerging from hours of sleep. Still remiss if I should go outside, with this clonker I may be of questionable styling. twitter.com/ladygaga/statu...</p>&mdash; Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) June 12, 2012</blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></P><P>"Emerging from hours of sleep," she tweeted on Monday, less than 24 hours after she was struck in the head with a pole while performing "Judas" during the third of three shows in New Zealand. The comment was accompanied by a photo of Gaga laying in bed looking disheveled, her hair a mess, with a large bruise on her left cheek and what appeared to be the beginnings of a shiner under her left eye. "Still remiss if I should go outside, with this clonker I may be of questionable styling," she added.</P><P>Earlier on Monday she assured fans that she was on the mend, tweeting, "Thank you so much for all the thoughtful messages. I feel a bit woozy but a little better everyday. Very happy to be in beautiful Australia."</P><P>Videos of the incident posted online show a male backup dancer accidentally hitting Gaga in the head with a metal set piece while trying to move it off the stage. Gaga, who bent down to pick up a prop machine gun during the performance of "Judas," staggered a bit and rubbed her head before briefly walking off the stage. But, a short time later, she was right back at it, performing 16 more songs before calling it a night.</P><P>Later in the gig, she told the audience, "I want to apologize. I did hit my head and I think I may have a concussion. But don't you worry, I will finish this show." The singer's make-up artist, Tara Savelo, tweeted about the incident on Sunday, writing, "Gaga has a concussion but she is going to be okay. She wants u to know she loves u. I'm taking care of her. Can't believe she finished the show."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Lady Gaga Will Bring a 'Personal' Touch To 'Born This Way' Tour" id="vid:717952" width="415" height="255"></div><p></p>

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Tyra Banks Is Working on A Girls Club With A Planetarium

The model turned entrepreneur, Tyra Banks, has been working on a new project – a leadership center for young girls in Manhattan’s Lower East Side on Avenue D. Today we learn that the project is nearly finished and has been officially given it’s name – The Tyra Banks TZONE at the Lower Eastside Girls Club, [...]

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Aishwarya Rai & Dev Patel Help Open the Bulgari Hotel

Stepping out for a promotional appearance, Aishwarya Rai and Dev Patel were spotted at the grand opening of the new Bulgari Hotel in London on Tuesday night (June 12).

The ?Bride and Prejudice? babe and the ?Slumdog Millionaire? stud looked to be having a marvelous time as they hammed it up for the paparazzi.

Aishwarya was dressed to kill in a pink gold, dimond, and green tourmaline ring from Bulgari, while Dev donned a Carbon Gold wristwatch.

Ms. Rai told press that motherhood is ?splendid? during an interview at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival last month.

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George Clooney & Stacy Keibler Continue On with Como Getaway

Fully enjoying their romantic getaway, George Clooney and Stacy Keibler were spotted leaving restaurant Il Gatto Nero in Cernobbio, Como Wednesday evening before Stacy treated herself to some shopping in Como, Italy on Thursday (June 14).

The 32-year-old former wrestler was all smiles as she left the Italian restaurant with her "The Descendents" boyfriend and the happy mood carried into the next day when she sailed out to shop with some friends wearing a fedora hat, bright shorts, a white tank top and a colorful scarf.

Keibler is the latest girlfriend whom Clooney has whisked away to his Lake Como villa, adding to the slew of stars to tromp the Italian grounds with the 51-year-old actor including Elisabetta Canalis, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Lisa Snowdon.

George purchased the 22-room Villa Oleandra nearly a decade ago for a cool $10 million.

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