Seriously, Oprah?

On May 24, Oprah aired an episode of her show documenting her visit to an Auschwitz concentration camp with a Holocaust survivor. So far, so good -- Nazi camps were vile, but there's no rule against covering them. But, what's not so good is the way Oprah advertised the episode.

Above, you'll see a billboard featuring Oprah's face... with a huge smile on it. Next to her giant, smiling face is the headline: "Oprah Goes To Auschwitz."

I point this out because I don't know whether to laugh at or be offended by this. I don't think I have to spell out just how messed up I find the juxtaposition of Oprah's beaming smile and a headline about Nazi death camps. If someone driving past only gave the billboard a quick glance, he or she might expect the headline next to Oprah's giant smile to read "John Travolta Teaches Oprah to Fly" or "Oprah Gives Audience the State of Rhode Island... As A Gift," but nope, that's not the case this time -- she's smiling about Auschwitz. Of course, I don't mean to imply that Oprah finds the Holocaust amusing. But whoever's in charge of that billboard sure has some poor judgment. Because, man is that a bad advertisement!

So, what do you think? Is this billboard (A) horribly inappropriate, (B) hilarious, (C) neither or (D) both A and B?

I'm thinking (D).

Superman gets shot... IN THE EYE

Funny how there's a superhero out there named Captain America, yet it's Superman we treat like American pop culture royalty. In honor of the June 30 release of Superman Returns, here's a shot-for-shot breakdown of SUPERMAN GETTING SHOT POINT-BLANK IN THE EYE from the latest theatrical trailer.

It all starts with an unflinching Superman staring down the barrel of one obviously misinformed street hustler's gun. And then, with a slow-motion orange flash and bang, the bullet explodes out of the gun and moves (still in slo-mo) toward Superman's face. Number of times Superman has blinked so far: 0

It's perfectly okay to be alarmed by this second screencap of THE BULLET HITTING SUPERMAN IN THE EYEBALL. This happens after a few more excruciating seconds of Matrix-style bullet-traveling. If you look closely, though, you can see that the bullet isn't impacting his eye. It's actually crushing into itself because it can't penetrate the surface of Superman's cornea. It's almost as if the bullet just hit... steel. Get it? Get it?

Here, you see the mangled bullet (that black and grey speck in the center) moving in slow motion on its post-ricochet path to the floor. So, to refresh: Shoulda burst through his eyeball and exploded in his cranium, but bounced off his cornea instead. Number of times Superman has blinked so far: 0


This last frame shows an angry and shadow-covered Superman immediately after the bullet has failed to (1) kill him or (2) make him flinch. What the bullet has done, apparently, is made Superman pretty angry. Though the trailer doesn't show how this scene ends, I do suspect a significant ass-kicking occurs.

Total number of times Superman blinks: 0

After years of telling us he's the "man of steel," I think this clip of a bullet bouncing off his eyeball like it's, uh, steel finally gets that point across. Here's hoping the rest of the movie is as good as these 15 seconds were.

BTS's newest candidate for worst year ever...

It's been a while, so let's just get right to it with an open letter to a certain baby-challenged celebrity.

B,

Why you gotta make it so easy? Why couldn't you strap Sean P. into his carseat instead of holding him in your lap while driving? Why'd you have to leave your convertible top down and expose yourself to photographers when the baby was falling out of his carseat, which was facing forward instead of backward (I guess that's only a strong suggestion by safety experts, so I'll let you off the hook here), and -- most recently -- why'd you have to be wearing wobbly shoes and almost drop the baby in front of paparazzi?

I guess there is no answer, is there? But I think I know what you're going through. We've all had those streaks of bad luck that seem to never let up. You, it seems, are having a bad couple of years... but no worries. As they say, this too shall pass. And when it's all over, you'll have matured and learned valuable life lessons.

I'm kidding. You'll still be married to a money-hungry bum whose sole claim to fame is that he bamboozled you into paying for all his expenses and having his two latest kids.

We say this cuz we care, B. You were once so very hot and tantalizing. And now you're quite literally a bumbling, baby-fumbling mess.

You should work on that.

Sincerely,

The Staff Here at BTS

On TV: It's season finale season

Here's a list of season finale dates to all your favorite TV shows. Now go ahead and plan your May's accordingly.

May 2: Thief
May 3: One Tree Hill
May 4: Superrnatural
May 5: Ghost Whisperer
May 7: Crossing Jordan
May 8: 7th Heaven, What About Brian
May 9: Gilmore Girls, Veronica Mars
May 10: The Bedford Diaries, Criminal Minds
May 11: Commander in Chief, My Name is Earl, The OC, The Office, Smallville
May 12: Las Vegas
May 14: Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Malcolm in the Middle, The Simpsons, Survivor, The West Wing
May 15: Grey's Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother, Medium, Prison Break
May 16: Boston Legal, Law & Order: SVU, NCIS, Scrubs
May 17: Bones, CSI: NY, Invasion
May 18: CSI, ER, That 70s Show, Will & Grace, Without a Trace
May 19: Close to Home, Conviction, Numb3rs
May 21: Charmed, Desperate Housewives
May 22: 24, Alias, CSI: Miami, The Apprentice, Two and a Half Men
May 23: House
May 24: The Amazing Race, Top Model, American Idol, Law & Order, Lost