Spider-Man Week will include a variety of far-reaching Spider-Man themed events, culminating at the Apollo Theater in Harlem where, according to the Spider-Man Week in NYC website, “Urban poets from the five boroughs will compose original raps about Spider-Man and his many adventures.” The winner of the rap competition will receive a Sony TV.

* A cast appearance on the Today Show, complete with marching bands and “web-slinger showdowns.”
* Superhero training classes at Crunch gyms.
* Special offers for redheads at SuperCuts, in honor of Mary Jane.
* “Web Swinging With Your Sweetheart” sessions at a trapeze school.
* A pizza celebration day at more than 200 public middle schools across the city “in honor of Peter Parker’s short-lived stint as a pizza delivery boy.”
* Special Spidey-like rock-climbing (”wall-scaling”) sessions at Chelsea Piers.
* Spider-Man themed sightseeing tours.
* Original comic book displays at the New York Public Library.
* Green Goblin mask-making at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan.
* Spider-themed exhibits at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, The New York Botanical Garden, and the American Museum of Natural History.

Official Site

A parody from 8 mile on robot chicken.

Tobey Maguire smacked a camera out of the hand of a fan who tried to get his picture while he was headed back to his hotel in Paris.

Aaron Ross

CB, Texas, 6-½, 197

Good-sized cornerback who excels at press coverage. … Also returned three punts for TDs during his Longhorn career. … Won the 2006 Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back. … Deflected 19 passes and intercepted six others. Added a career-high 80 tackles (59 solos) in his only season as a full-time starter. … Saw his main pass coverage assignments total 51 catches for 701 yards (13.7 avg.) and five touchdowns. … Returned 23 punts for 240 yards (10.4 ave.) and a touchdown. … High school transcript problems sidelined him for two seasons, so he will be 25 when regular season opens. - North Jersey

Aaron Ross Highlight Reel…This guy is awesome…

Darrelle Revis

CB, Pittsburgh, 5-11½, 204

Seems to be the cover corner the Jets need. … Semifinalist for the 2006 Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s top DB. … Declared for draft after junior season. … Three-year starter. … Four return TDs as collegian, two on interceptions, two on punts. … Intercepted a Brady Quinn pass in 2005 season opener. … Very physical and tough against the run. … Eight career interceptions at Pitt. … Speed has been questioned, but ran a 4.39 40 at Pitt’s pro day. … Also could project as safety.

“David Goyer will direct “Magneto,” the “X-Men” spinoff in development from 20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios that centers on the villain played in the original trilogy by Ian McKellen.”

“Magneto hones his powers by hunting down and killing Nazi war criminals who tortured him, and his lust for vengeance turns Xavier and Magneto into enemies. Both characters will be played by actors in their 20s.”
- Daily Variety

“For his part, Downey is trying to become an iron man. At 42, he lifts weights five days a week and practices martial arts to get in shape to play the hard-bodied Stark, an arms manufacturer who uses his ultimate weapon, a jet-powered, missile-launching suit of armor, to fight evil.”
- usatoday

Think you know risqué? The MTV Movie Awards are about to take the term to a whole new level.

“Hello, I’m Sarah Silverman, and I’m going to be hosting the 2007 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, June 3rd, at 8 p.m.,” the no-longer-a-mystery hostess grinned this week, revealing the news for the first time. “So don’t be an a–hole; tune in.” - VH1

Where: Radio City Music Hall, New York, N.Y.
When: April 28-29 | TV: Sat., ESPN (11-8), ESPN2 (8-10); Sun., ESPN (11-6)

ESPN Draft Central

Celebrities include: Gwyneth Paltrow, Keira Knightley, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Hugh Grant, Teri Hatcher, Kevin Bacon, Hugh Laurie, Dr. Phil, Ryan Seacrest, Helen Mirren, Marc Anthony, Blue Man Group, Chris Kattan, Lisa Kudrow, Jason Biggs, Eric McCormack, Goldie Hawn, Michael Buble, Good Charlotte, Kirstie Alley, Chad Lowe, Emily Blunt, Rob Schneider, David Schwimmer, and Miss Piggy.

The veteran MTV personality, and Nick Lachey steady, has opted to leave her position as host of Total Request Live this summer after four years of manning the daily countdown.

“I had my four year there like high school or college,” she tells People. “I’m ready for the next chapter—what it is, I have no idea. [But] I don’t want to be 48 saying, ‘Hey kids, now it’s Sean Preston Spears’ video.’ ” - E Online

Big Papi, David Ortiz, was caught in the act committing an unspeakable crime in Red Sox Nation.

iQuiz- a text based quiz game that will be included with new iPods.

Album art, video trivia, and the ability to create trivia packs to share with friends are suspected features.

iQuiz

After one season, four public feuds, a few hundred thousand viewers and countless headlines, Rosie O’Donnell is calling it a day on daytime.

The larger than life View cohost announced on Wednesday morning’s show that her first season as moderator of the femme-fueled coffee klatch would also be her last, with her tenure scheduled to end in mid-June.

SNL: Trump vs Rosie…

“This has been an amazing experience and one I wouldn’t have traded for the world,” O’Donnell said. “Working with Barbara, Joy and Elisabeth has been one of the highlights of my careers, but my needs for the future just didn’t dovetail with what ABC was able to offer me.” - Yahoo