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Are you fierce? Can you smize? Are you willing to let Tyra do potentially ungodly things to your hair? Then get ready to audition for the next cycle of America's Next Top Model.

The CW released the first slate of audition cities for Cycle 16, so girls across the country have the opportunity to strut their stuff. It looks like they're changing things up this year -- instead of a cattle-call at a venue, they're asking interested potential models to email casting directors all their details. It's hard to stampede an inbox, we guess.

To grab an audition, email the person in the city of your choice with your name, age, height, weight, contact info, and 3 stellar pics of yourself. Remember, this is for potential Top Model immortality, so make them good!

Here's who to contact:

Chicago - Amy at ANTMAmy@gmail.com
Deadline: August 11, 2010

Houston - Ron at Ronnieincasting@gmail.com
Deadline: August 21, 2010

Nashville - Marshell at Marshellincasting@gmail.com
Deadline: August 25, 2010

New York City - Tlaloc at CastingANTM@gmail.com
Deadline: August 28, 2010

Los Angeles - Eric at ericincasting@gmail.com
Deadline: September 3rd, 2010

Good luck!

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NOTE: NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED! Check back later today for the first Sourcie!

Hello out there in Sourceland! We've got big plans afoot for the summer, and we need your help! We're compiling nominations for the 2010 Sourcies, which will run from June 14 through July 16. Why the short run? Because after that, we'll be sending you news from Comic Con, the TCAs, the Teen Choice Awards, and still more events until the new season starts. So let's got to it!

Our Sourcies categories this year are:

1. Best Kiss
2. Hottest Scene (as in, sparks flying between two people, usually with some bom-chicka-wow thrown in)
3. Best Fight
4. Most Heartbreaking Moment
5. Most Surprising Moment
6. Best Villain
7. Funniest Moment
8. Favorite Bad Boy
9. Favorite Recurring Character
10. Best Cliffhanger

We're expecting big things this year with the addition of The Vampire Diaries -- will the Salvatore brothers be able to give the Winchester boys from Supernatural a run for their money? And how will One Tree Hill fans vote now that Leyton is out of the picture? Do the scrappy underdogs from Life Unexpected have a chance at glory? Will Gossip Girl reap in votes what it gets in buzz? Will Melrose Place get some love from the fans even though the network canceled it? Will Smallville fans come out in force after the move to Friday night? Will 90210's crazy plot twists make the grade? And will America's Next Top Model bask in rewards or wallow in dreckitude?

It's all up to you: Let us know what scenes, characters and moments should appear in each category. We'll present our slate of Sourcies starting June 14 -- get ready, and may the best show win!

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The CW is sticking with what works, adding just two new shows to its schedule. But those two shows allow the net wot stretch out its original programing over five nights -- a first for the relative newcomer.

In keeping with The CW's emphasis on TV for chicks who spend, the net's two new shows feature women -- one concentrating on women who do high kicks, while the other follows a woman who kicks ass.

New shows:

Hellcats - Wednesday 9pm
So, remember "Bring It On?" Remember the part where a rebel-type chick who used to be a gymnast joined the cheerleading team, and hilarity ensued? Take that plotline, move it to a university in the South where football is life, then stir in Ashley Tisdale as the leader of the cheerocracy and Tom Welling as an executive producer. Go, Hellcats!

Oh, how we love the Fug Girls. So it makes us extra-super happy when we have a Legitimate Work Reason to visit their site... which we did today. Glee!

We realized, with a sense of impending doom, that Miss Tyra seemed to have a whole lot of jumpsuits this season. And yes, she was apparently wearing jumpsuits for every single panel. Every one! And some of these jumpsuits were bad. Like, really bad. Like, forget ugly-pretty, they were ugly-oh-my-god-my-eyes!-why-do-you-do-this-to-me?-horrid.

Check out the Fug Girls' take on Tyra, and find out which jumpsuits elicited these priceless comments:

• "Brigadier Gen. Gargantua Flapper, code name: 'Sass'quatch"
• "Hester Prynne as a disco genie"
• "An atrocious nightmare that would both plague my brain and entice the Blue Man Group to take a concubine."
• "A cousin to the black Blake Lively bra-baring blight, crossed with the HGH-infused love child of a memory-foam mattress pad and a pair of panty-hose, and then sewn by Lady Gaga's six-year old niece after accidentally drinking some of dad's scotch."

Ah, Fug Girls. What would we do without you?

Do you agree with the Fug Girls' take on Tyra's Jumpsuit Extravaganza? Or are you all set to run out to "Loonitard" to get your own jumpsuit wardrobe? Talk about it in the comments!

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As we head into the gripping two-hour season finale of America's Next Top Model we know that Krista has been rockin’ it the past few weeks. But the other girls are all strong and bring their own skills to the table, so it could be anyone’s game.

André comes, bearing flowers
The girls are just hanging out when they get a an unexpected visit from the master, André Leon Talley, who arrives with a bouquet of flowers and advice for each girl. He tells them what's what and even takes some questions. It's nice to see him in a softer light, we kind of want to hang with him now. Not as badly as we want to hang with Nigel, but we'd still chill with the ALT.

Read on to find out who made the final cut!

Continue reading "America's Next Top Model: And The Winner Is..." »

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The girls are enjoying the incredible scenery of New Zealand on America's Next Top Model this week and we’re happy as little clams because we finally got our hobbit-sighting…well, kind of. And things continue to get more and more weird at the house with the models turning on each other, taunting each other and being strangely passive-aggressive to one another. And please step away from the kitchen! Poor Jessica can’t even warm up taco shells without starting a small fire. Well, it’s not America’s Biggest Super Genius, now is it?

Read on for more dispatches from Middle Earth!

Continue reading "America's Next Top Model: A small fire & a hobbit. Who could ask for more?" »

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Since we follow a whole lot more entertainment than just The CW, we've put together Snark Syndicate; a Facebook page that runs tabs on the industry and directs readers to the best news and time-wastingest content. Like this re-edited video about George Costanza. Why did we post it? Because it's hilarious. We love it. You'll love it too.

We also cover items with a little more heft, like the Conan O'Brien vs. NBC saga, what's going on with your favorite Glee actors and what TV pilots to expect this fall. Basically, it's a one-stop-shop for some entertainment news, our Source content and some extra giggles.

As a special side-package we've also started a Twitter feed, Pop Connoisseur, as a speedier way to get the news out there.

Best of all, this is another chance us to interact with you and you to interact with each other. Comment on our posts, let us know what you like and don't like in entertainment, and start some conversations. We'd love to hear from you.

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It's tweet time! From May 3 to May 7, you get a chance to tweet with the stars and producers of all the shows. Head on over to tweet.cwtv.com and read the 140-characters-or-less thoughts of the folks who make TV worth watching.

Folks in the Eastern and Central time zones can tweet live with the bigwigs during the shows. Mountain and Pacific zoners? Sorry, guys -- with one exception, you'll have to tweet before the shows air there.

Here's who's tweeting:

Monday, May 3
One Tree Hill: Robert Buckley.
Gossip Girl: Executive Producer Josh Schwartz and Zuzanna Szadkowski (Dorota).
 
Tuesday, May 4
90210: Shenae Grimes (Annie), Michael Steger (Navid), Tristan Wilds (Dixon) and Trevor Donovan (Teddy).
Life Unexpected: Kristoffer Polaha (Nate), Shiri Appleby (Kate), Austin Basis (Math) and executive producer Liz Tigelaar.
 
Wednesday, May 5
America's Next Top Model: Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker, plus a "surprise guest" joins them from 8:45 - 9pm Eastern. We'll only be surprised if the guest isn't Tyra.

Thursday, May 6
The Vampire Diaries: Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert) and executive producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. Plus, SPECIAL WEST COAST BONUS TWEETS! Kevin and Julie will tweet during the Pacific/Mountain airing as well!
Supernatural: Misha Collins (Castiel).

Friday, May 7
Smallville: Erica Durance (Lois Lane).

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The six lucky remaining contestants head down under to beautiful Auckland, New Zealand this week on America's Next Top Model and immediately, the "Don’t Admit That" Award goes to... Jessica. She confesses, "I thought New Zealand was right above Canada or something." Wonder if she knows where Canada is. Some people just don’t deserve to travel.

As a model, you must always be ready
After a 22-hour flight, the girls get off the plane and go directly to meet Miss J and New Zealand's Next Top Model judge, Colin Mathura-Jeffree out on top of a volcano. It’s drizzling and the girls' hair is suffering—not to mention the fact that they smell like yesterday. And what do we like to do as soon as we get to a new country? We like to do some go-sees! They have four-and-a-half hours to make six go-see visits and they are each given a car and told not to be late.

More on the down-under divas after the jump.

Continue reading "America's Next Top Model: Go-See A-Go Go" »

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The girls calm down a bit this week on America's Next Top Model but the competition is stepped up as only half of the original contestants are left on the playing field.

And it turns out the playing field is moving...

Continue reading "America's Next Top Model: The Competition Gets Really Hairy" »

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Things get really nasty in the house this week on America's Next Top Model. We've been surprised by Angelea's silence thus far. And that's come to an end. She taunts the models who have landed in the bottom two and seems to really enjoy the trash talking. Alasia is quick to snap at anyone who looks at her the wrong way and everyone seems primed to pounce. How can these girls who are so lovely on the outside be so hideous on the inside?

Continue reading "America's Next Top Model: Cat Walk Or Cat Fight?" »

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Nigel contemplates his sexual harassment lawsuit

Things definitely heat up this week on America's Next Top Model when the girls are forced to get the chemistry mix just right and learn quickly that too little or too much can be a dangerous concoction.

Making chemistry happen…or not
This week the girls are put to a real test. A test that involves personality. Throughout their career they will be asked to do some steamy couple shoots and they have to know how to break the ice with their "partner" for the day. So they are taken to Roosevelt Island where they will have a three-minute tram ride with a former male model. They'll have just that time to get to know him and to show him who they are.

The surprise is that the model is the scrumptious Nigel Barker, which makes the girls go a little nuts. Who can blame them? If we were in that same situation we'd probably just stare…and drool…and he'd end up calling security. Angelea shows him her "Hammer Dance" and it's horrible. Tatianna makes him miserable. Anslee is herself and breaks the ice. And then there's Jessica who gets the "No, Please, Stop Award" for the evening. She goes overboard and it's painful. Nigel actually said he felt a bit violated.

Find out what we think about the steamy shoot, the girls going fake, and the girl who's eliminated after the jump!

Continue reading "America's Next Top Model: This Ain't Rocket Science" »

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This week the models are pushed to come out of their comfort zone, improvising, going blind and even crawling into a pool of blood in the hopes of becoming America's Next Top Model. Some will shine and some will fall flat.

Continue reading "America's Next Top Model: Beware Of The No Neck Monster" »

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Things heat up on America's Next Top Model this week as many of the contestants go toe-to-toe, bickering, tattling and bossing one another around in the house. It's getting easier to see who has the talent and the determination, and let's face it, the hunger that it takes to win the whole enchilada.

Don’t get thrown under the Fab Bus
The episode kicks off when a big silver bus rolls up to take the models to their challenge. Inside the "Fab Bus" is none other than Cycle 3 contestant, Toccara Jones. It pays to know about the industry because Toccara is hosting a little game show on the very subject.

The first team to correctly answer five questions, wins. And the winning team gets to do a go-see at Bluefly.com. Each member of the winning team gets a $500 gift card. Then whoever impresses the Bluefly.com folks the most will be featured in their spring collection campaign and score a $2,500 gift card! Since Raina had the best photo last week she automatically gets to be included in the winning team.

Read on to see just how smart our wannabe models are...

Continue reading "America's Next Top Model: Save The Drama For Your Mama" »

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The first photo shoot is very revealing
The designer for the contestant’s first official photo shoot is Custo Barcelona. However, this time around, the girls are allowed to pick just one item of clothing. The rest of their person will be nude…as in naked, in the buff. Speaking of one item of clothing—Jay wears a skirt to the shoot. But, hey, he has great legs. At the shoot, Angelea selects shoes, Brenda models a watch, Naduah sells a pair of sunglasses. The girls may be a little bit nervous but each one claims to rock the shoot. However, not everyone does

Someone’s going home already
We get quickly to the first painful panel of Cycle 14 and it’s time to introduce our judges. We missed you so, our darling Nigel Barker! And there’s a new face behind the counter—Vogue’s editor-at-large, André Leon Talley, who is a welcome addition (though, we can’t help but miss our Miss J) and brings his style, experience and a whole new language to the panel.

Read on for more spills, chills and unusual walking challenges.

Continue reading "America's Next Top Model: Drecktitude...What Is It Good For?" »

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Want to know just how long the drama will be rocking Melrose Place? How many more episodes until Navid's big confession? How much more dreckitude will ensue before we have a new top model? We've got all the dates here.

Life Unexpected: Monday, April 12

Melrose Place: Tuesday, April 13

High Society: Wednesday, April 28

Fly Girls: Wednesday, May 5

America's Next Top Model: Wednesday, May 12

The Vampire Diaries: Thursday, May 13

Supernatural: Thursday, May 13

Smallville: Friday, May 14

One Tree Hill: Monday, May 17

Gossip Girl: Monday, May 17

90210: Tuesday, May 18

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Tyra kicked off Cycle 14 of America's Next Top Model with a shameless plug for her myfiercepage.com page and the 32 semi-finalists kicked of the Cycle in typical fashion—with an incredible amount of screaming.

Mr. and Miss J are asked to do the dirty work. We don’t know what’s got Tyra so busy these days—her talk show is winding down while Mr. Jay Manuel is seemingly overbooked, fresh off the red carpet after doing the pre-Oscar commentary for The E! Channel, where he looked better than most of the starlets!

In order to whittle down from 32 to 14 contestants, the girls are asked to show their stuff as they create their own myfiercepage for the fellas. First it’s a photo and then they must show off their social net-WALKing skills.

Read more about the embarrassing pit-falls and heinous makeovers after the jump.

Continue reading "America's Next Top Model: Cycle 14 Is Fierce...And Feisty" »

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Cycle 14 of America's Next Top Model starts this Wednesday and we're not sure if we're more excited for the drama or the fashion. (We'd like to say fashion, but really, who are we kidding?)

But it seems drama is leaking to the wires already. Naduah, a 22-year-old contestant from Cancun, Mexico, revealed that she was brought up in a religious cult.

"I was born and raised into a cult, a religious cult; which is probably the reason why I'm no longer religious," Naduah tells her fellow housemates.

The aspiring model isn't letting her difficult past get in the way, she seems to be starting on a strong foot, "It was very difficult transitioning from the cult where I was as a child to the real world, you know, but I think I did it very well. It took me many years, but now I’m at a place where I don’t even recognize the person that I used to be before."

This certainly adds a new layer to the multifaceted backgrounds Tyra's picks have brought to the table. Only time will tell how it might manifest on the show.

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The Fug Girls seem to think that poor Eva's hair is still being handled by veteran coif abuser Tyra Banks, with its odd toupee-like qualities. Check out the Go Fug Yourself post and let them know what you think.

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