Actor James Marsden has been making the rounds this week with the opening of his latest movie "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore." Marsden also appears to be on the move. The Real Estalker reported earlier this week that Marsden and his wife Lisa Linde have put their Nashville, Tennessee home on the market. Marsden has had roles in the X-Men movies as well as "Enchanted" and "27 Dresses."

The couple bought their home in the Forest Hills area of Nashville for $780,000 in 20008. The 1970s brick-faced split level ranch house has been extensively renovated. The Real Estalker reports that the home is on the same street as the home of Al and Tipper Gore. The four-bedroom home is on 2.15 acres and has been opened up to create a more Hollywood-friendly space with a large kitchen and flow between all the rooms. The large white master bedroom has walk-in closets and a sliding glass door leading to a small deck. The home has been blandly staged to showcase the home's clean lines. It is listed at $1.399 million.

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William Rast, the clothing line founded by Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala is the latest to go the Target route. A limited edition of apparel for men and women will launch in December at most Target stores nationwide and will also be sold online. The collection will only be available from December 19 to January 22, 2011.

The brand was first dreamed up by Timberlake and Ayala in 2005 as a new denim label. The line launched the following year and has since expanded into leather jackets, outerwear, wovens and knits. The brand is sold in department stores including Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdales as well as several William Rast retail stores.

The late Senator Edward Kennedy will have his own institute next to his brother's presidential library and museum. The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate will be next to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum on the University of Massachusetts at Boston campus. Renderings for the project were revealed this week. The 44,000-square-foot compound was designed by architect Rafael Vinoly. A groundbreaking is scheduled this fall and the institute is set to open in 2013.

The Boston Herald reports that the institute hopes to raise $125 million to cover the building expenses and start an endowment. The Kennedys have already donated millions on top of the nearly $3.5 million given by the late senator's political campaign. Peter Meade, the institute president and CEO, told the Herald that donors have given or pledged $50 million and that the institute floated $60 million worth of bonds to pay for the construction.

The institute has a unique role, it's not a museum or a library but is focused on education. It will have an exhibit hall, Senate Chamber representation, a replica of Kennedy's office, classrooms, digital library and archives.

You drink mint juleps to watch the Kentucky Derby, what drink celebrates the second season of MTV's "Jersey Shore?" That would be Ron Ron Juice, the red and sweet cocktail that cast member Ronnie Ortiz-Magro likes to whip up before a night on the town. The new season takes place in South Beach and one of the places that the cast partied, Ocean's Ten, will feature a version of the drink called Abuelo's Ron Ron Juice using Ron Abuelo Añejo, a blend of aged Panamanian rums, in place of the drink's usual vodka. It's available through August 26 and costs $15 for a 36-ounce version during the day, when the bar only serves oversized cocktails. The same size drink is $30 at night or $10 for a 12-ounce version.

Want to make your own version? Check out this MTV video. According to Ronnie himself "you've got the watermelon, the cherries, some ice, cranberry juice" and of course plenty of vodka to start off what often becomes a "filthy night." Housemate Pauly D refers to the drink as the "root of all evil" because of its tendency to sneak up on you.

[via SunSentinel.com]

For more "Jersey Shore" merriment check out Vanity Fair's George Wayne interiewing the cast after the jump.

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Our quest for luxury real estate auctions doesn't generally take us this far north. Today's home, which will be auctioned off on August 12, is located on the banks of Cook Inlet and the mouth of the Kenai River in Alaska. This home is on nearly 12 acres and has around 815 feet of beachfront property. The Victorian home is four stories and provides sights of Tustamena, Mt. Lilliamna, Mt. Redoubt, and Mt. Spur mountains. The four-bedroom home has oak and marble flooring throughout and four fireplaces. Other details include a formal dining room, gourmet kitchen and a cozy circular entertainment room. The master suite has a personal fireplace, sitting room and a master bath with a jetted tub. One particularly charming detail is the fourth floor turret with floor-to-ceiling windows and views of the surrounding mountain ranges. It's a perfect place for an office or retreat. The land also includes a three-car garage, two outbuildings, and an airplane hangar and landing strip. It is being auctioned off through J.P. King.

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It's been a rough year for Chris Tucker. Not only does he owe over $11 million in back taxes but the comedian is also set to lose a lot of money on his home in Monteverde, Florida. The Real Estalker reports that Tucker bought the five-bedroom home for $6 million in 2007 but he won't be getting anything near that now, it is currently listed as a short sale.

Tucker's home is on around an acre of in the gated community of Bella Collina. The community has clubhouses, a fitness center, lakes, vineyards and a golf course. His lakefront faux Mediterranean was a former "Street of Dreams" model home and has over 8,800 square feet of space spread out over two floors. The home has some unique touches including a pirate-ship-themed home theatre complete with a mast.

The master bedroom (complete with zebra print rug) has a sitting room with a morning kitchen and a bathroom with a stained glass window. The backyard includes a patio with a barbecue center, bar, outdoor fireplace, pool and spa. It is listed for $2 million.

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A new home shopping network is set to launch this fall. National Jeweler reports that jewelry design and development agency Zalemark Holding Co. has picked up the remaining assets of bankrupt multimedia retailer Gems TV. The company expects to close on the purchase soon and on September 1 wants to launch LuxTV which will sell mainly Zalemark brands including Demeter, Steven Zale Beverly Hills, B. Smith and Paris Blues as well as other jewelry lines on air and over the internet. Prices will start around $79.

LuxTV Inc. will run the marketing and operations of LuxTV out of Gems TV's former headquarters in Reno, Nevada and the network will reach around 40 million households through distribution on the Dish Network, DIRECTV and cable stations. The National Jeweler article says that the new channel will target the Hispanic consumer which is interested in buying known jewelry brands but at a lower price. Next year, LuxTV plans to move into shoes, handbags and other accessories, focusing on on celebrity-endorsed lines. The station will also have special sales with celebrity/designer guest hosts to benefit the charity Operation Smile, a children's charity that treats deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate worldwide. Zalemark has supported Operation Smile in the past raffling off jewelry to raise money for the charity.

Christie Brinkley is selling in the Hamptons again. The supermodel has turned real estate investor, buying and fixing up homes in the area. The home she recently listed in North Haven is, according to the Wall Street Journal, part of the collection of Hamptons real estate that Brinkley has collected over the years and held on to even after her ugly divorce a couple of years ago from Hamptons architect Peter Cook.

The five-bedroom home dates back to 1843. The classically-columned waterfront mansion is on a 4.5 acre lot that comes with a pool and 327 feet of beachfront. Brinkley told the WSJ that she's too busy to maintain the home especially because she is launching several new businesses. She paid $7.15 million for the house in 2004.

The North Haven house has views both of the harbor and the surrounding bay. Inside there are four fireplaces and wide-plank pine floors. There are three stories and the main floor has a living room, adjacent sitting room, formal dining room, open kitchen with soapstone and marble counters, a great room with another sitting and dining area, powder room, mud room, pantry and full bath. An oak banister staircase takes you to the second floor and four of the five bedrooms including a master bedroom suite with a separate sitting room, master bath and outdoor terrace. A third floor includes a fifth bedroom, a separate study and storage area. It is listed at $15.75 million with Jay Flagg of Prudential Douglas Elliman.

Brinkley's Tower Hill in Bridgehampton has been listed for the past three years at $30 million. Brinkley has said that she is considering taking the home off the market because she hasn't had any nibbles on the 12-bedroom home.

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Rolling Stones guitar player Ronnie Wood is the latest celebrity artist to have a big show. The show at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio will be the first exhibit of Wood's work at a major U.S. museum and will include 30 paintings, 22 drawings and seven mixed-media pieces.

Wood has been painting and drawing since he was a child and specializes in portraiture but also does landscapes. Before becoming a musician he studied at Ealing College of Art in London. He has always continued painting and drawing often making pictures of friends, family and the musicians he has played with. His work has been exhibited around the world. Wood plans to attend the opening of the Butler Institute exhibit on September 21. The show will run through November 21.

On his website, Wood showcases images of Mick Jagger, Slash, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Al Pacino and more.

Today's estate, Ravenscleft in Seal Harbor, Maine, was named for the ravens nesting along the pink granite cliffs the home sits on. The home is on more than an acre of land with oceanfront land and perfect Maine coastal views. The Peabody and Stearns cottage was originally built in 1901 and according to the listing Theodore Roosevelt is reputed to have visited there. The home has formal living and dining rooms with fireplaces, a large master suite, gourmet kitchen, library, den, office and four bedrooms. The residence has modern details including an elevator, air conditioning and a generator for stormy weather. The property also has a two-car garage and guest house. It is listed at $10 million.

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