Jamie Lynn Spears by Gregg DeGuire/ WireImage.com
Have you read this story? Time magazine is reporting that a group of high-school girls in Gloucester, Mass., who are all under the age of 16, made a pact to intentionally get pregnant and raise their children together. I'll let you excavate all the sad details of that situation on your own, but it got me thinking: What has happened that teenagers want to have children?The Today show reported on Friday that teenage pregnancy rates have gone up for the first time in 15 years. Referencing the Time story, they offered a group of experts who offered possible explanations for the intention to get pregnant at such a young age. One proffered that having a baby is akin to having a pet that offers you unconditional love. Another argued that having a baby is the latest fashion accessory, made popular by the media coverage of young, unwed celebrities whose "baby bumps" are all the rage these days.At the box office, Knocked Up wrestled — albeit comically — with the difficulties of be...
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Seth Rogen by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com
Its official After months of murmurings Seth Rogen is set to star as the Green Hornet in the upcoming eponymous film Per EW Rogen will play the storys hero Britt Reid a playboy with time and money on his hands He inherits his dads newspaper and starts fighting crime at night with his buddy Kato Rogen and writing partner Evan Goldberg are writing and producing the film The Knocked Up star may seem like an unlikely choice to play a studly winged crusader in a deal that could end in a stinging disaster Yet similarly surprising choices have worked out to be inspired ones in other such flicks like Tobey Maguires Spider-Man and even Robert Downey Jrs Iron Man How do you think the Hornet casting will fly You have time to mull it over The movie opens in June 2010 Anna DimondUse our Online Video Guide to catch more of RogenMore Buzz About Rogen149 Wolverine Meets His Maker and Other Movie News149 Watch Video Seth Rogen on The Pineapple Express149
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Eric Johnson by Jeff Weddell/Sci Fi Channel
The launch of Flash Gordon gave Sci Fi Channel its most-watched series premiere for the year to date, delivering 2.1 million total viewers. So, should I book that Q&A with Gina Holden (aka Dale Arden)?.... 300 last week topped the DVD sales chart for a second straight time, while Disturbia was the No. 1 rental.... DVD release dates have been set for Knocked Up (Sept. 25) and Hollow Man: Director's Cut (Oct. 16).... Food Network premieres Zane Lamprey's Have Fork, Will Travel Sept. 4 at 9:30 pm/ET.... Sell This House host Tanya Memme has launched an album, Gemini. See her site for deets.
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The prospect of a Knocked Up Katherine Heigl was appealing to moviegoers to the tune of $29.3 million, enough to land the well-reviewed comedy at No. 2 at the weekend box office. POTC 3 saw its audience sink some 62 percent, but held on to the top spot with a $43.2 mil haul.Rounding out the top five were Shrek the Third ($29.3 mil), Mr. Brooks (opening with $10 mil) and Spider-Man 3 ($7.5 mil, $318.3 mil to date).
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