Sunday, August 31, 2008

She Loves Twilight

This is the next youtube superstar, you guys.

Michael Moore Soars to New Levels of Idiocy

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"Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise is calling on liberal filmmaker Michael Moore to apologize after he said Friday that the timing of Hurricane Gustav is “proof that there is a God in heaven,” since the storm approaching the Gulf Coast could disrupt next week’s Republican National Convention.

“I was just thinking, this Gustav is proof that there is a God in heaven,” Moore said. “To just have it planned at the same time, that it would actually be on its way to New Orleans for Day One of the Republican convention, up in the Twin Cities, at the top of the Mississippi River.”

Scalise released a statement Saturday blasting the documentary filmmaker for the remarks.

“I demand an immediate apology from Michael Moore to the people of south Louisiana for his offensive and inappropriate comments,” said Scalise, a Republican. “People in Louisiana, regardless of political affiliation, are making plans to leave to protect their families from this serious storm, and the God I know would not share Michael Moore’s glee for our plight.”"

That's not funny. At all. Hurricane Katrina ruined millions of Americans lives, and to say you think God send a storm to ruin the convention of a party you disagree with is fucking sadistic and idiotic.

I'm just saying, if a Republican had said this, it would be all over the news.

Kevin Spacey Behaves Like a Homosexual

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That's Spacey on vacation feeling up a naked guys ass...

Any bets on when he comes out?

New Tina Song!

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It's called Not Like Any Other, and it's really upbeat and has an agressive hook. And she taps into her soprano!

The song is quite heartfelt, and deals with the emotional pain of a break-up, and the way a man can type women after one breaks his heart. Great stuff. Follow below to listen.


http://www.myspace.com/tinaecmusic

Friday, August 29, 2008

Moving to New York

Posts will be sparse for a few days, but I promise to still keep you up on all that is paramount in trashy celebrity news.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

4th Mariah Single

"I'm That Chick" is set to hit the airwaves on September 2nd.

I LOVE this song.

In celebration, here's a video one of my favorite bloggers posted of Mariah being Mariah. It's long but soooooo worth your time.

Hi, I'm Eva Mendes

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And I stapled four dresses together to make this one.

No, really, are those staples?

And Two Dresses to Shower w/ Praise

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This was brilliant. Firstly, it fit perfectly into Korto's aesthetic. She's one of the few I get as a designer, which is a big feat in under half a season. The proportions are perfect, she didn't over baggify the sleeves like she usually does, it nips at the waist, but not so much that is hurts the fabric, and it's the right length. I lvoe the piping at the bottom, the collar is great, and the different in texture between the body and the sleeves is a great detail. And on top of that it looks like real fabric. Korto's best and a great entry.

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AMAZING. I want to analyze this from the top down. I love the seatbelt ruffle on the top of the bodice. The ruffles are neat on the top, and then they are perfectly patterned when the hit the fabric. I love that Leanne knew she was working with leather, and created a look that would pair with the fabric. It's so cohesive. The bodice is perfectly fit and I love the lining. The waist is very structured and looks a lot like a Balenciaga-esque hip. Last season Sweet P did this thing with saddlebags on the hips and it was sooo unflattering; it's great that Leanne knows exactly what to do with structure on the hip to not make a woman look bigger. It' s all in the proportions again, they are completely perfect. And the hair and shoes are great. And the back was perfect too. What an amazing garment. Leanne is officially my favorite.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Two Dresses to Rip On

Ok tonight's episode. Let me start by saying I have a new hero in Rachel Zoe. She's like Nicole Richie in 10 years. And she had excellent critiques. Also seeing Laura was great, Leanne winning was far overdue, and Keith going home was such a FINALLY moment. Now to rip some dresses.

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This was disgusting. The neckline detail is uneven and clunky. It looks like such a Forever 21 top. And the fit is egregious. And the skirt is pure fug. Blayne's Auf is certifiably inevitable.

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Completely dowdy and uninteresting. The proportions are awful as well. Just completely bland and boring, and also poorly executed. Good choice on the judges part.

A Day Full of Lohan Drama

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This morning Michael Lohan said:

"I've shut up about this long enough. Samantha is using my daughter. People never even knew who Samantha Ronson was until she met Lindsay. She was just some Los Angeles DJ. And now she's writing a book? I am at my wit's end with this stuff. This is not in Lindsay's best interest. Let's just say I hope Lindsay starts opening her eyes and realises who the people using her are.”

Lindsay then posted this on her blog:

"If you have something to say to me, say it to my face- that's what i have believed my whole life- don't be a coward and say it to others first, let alone all the media in the world- i think we know where the rest of this blog is going...

If you guessed it had to do with my father- then you guessed right! It really hurts, because i have tried- after all that my mother and siblings have gone through, i really tried to make things work- For the hope of having a father again-wanting things to change- even though people have said, some people will forever remain the same.

Having said that- the people were right, and he is yet to change- but this time, without his daughter by his side- He has become a public embaressment and a bully- To my family, my co-workers, my friends, and a girl that means the world to me (its obvious who that is).

He has no idea what is going on in my life because i have chosen not to involve him in it- His recent attack on my life and my loved ones is simply for an ADDICTION THAT HE HAS- FAME. Why he feels the need to comment on anything in my life that i may want to keep private, is beyond comprehension- If he really cared about me and my life, then he would learn to respect my wishes by staying out of it.

Samantha has not and would never sell me out. Nor has my mother, who is wonderful.

This further proves that any information that my father has about me or the people in my life is internet based- and about as accurate as a page six item."

Samantha went on to post this:

"i really don't want to say anything because i feel like he wins- he, being the man who is so desperate for attention that he goes to the media whenever possible- i know i am being used, i am just a pawn- easy to sacrifice in order to feed his addiction. I was angry when i first read his attack on me, but- for me- i believe that actions speak louder than words... so now i just pity him- i am not standing in his way- i am not the reason that he has no contact with his daughter- he is- his need to throw a tantrum for the whole world to hear is- i am not going to go into a play by play defense- i feel no need to publicly defend my role in lindsay's life- i'm just sorry that she likes me more than him.

p.s. i'm not the one that is so lost that i need to use my relationship with lindsay to earn a living.... i am, always will and always have been here for her for her- not for anything else....so I think it's safe to say that there is not now and never will be a tell all..... written by me..... when does your book come out mr. lohan?"

That's a lot of info about some really uninteresting people. Michael Lohan is trash and I'm so over the LiLo-SamRo romance. PLEASE END THIS NOW!

New Jenny Lewis Song



It's called Acid Tongue and it's completely beautiful. There's a short intro with her and Ben Gibbard, and then the song comes on.

Enjoy! And pick up the album September 23rd.

PS If the embed isn't working, go here http://www.imeem.com/jennylewis/video/yX7cfPKI/jenny_lewis_ben_gibbard_pays_a_visit_music_video/

Wedding Bells for Hef

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"According to Hef's second girlfriend Bridget Marquart, 34, next season of The Girls Next Door features a "huge wedding." So of course we have to ask, could Hugh Hefner, 82, finally be tying the knot with main girlfriend Holly Madison, 28?

Bridget was reportedly overheard dishing about the show, hinting that she and fellow girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson, 23, will be moving out of the Playboy Mansion once season five wraps.

"She said they will be moving on since Holly is Hef's main girlfriend," a source tells OK!. Holly is also getting more involved with the magazine. "Holly is taking a bigger role in the company, directing pictorials," the source added.

For the twice married Hef, let's hope third time's the charm!"

I reccomend we take this with a grain of salt. A story item like this seems to come up once a week. I want Holly to get Hef all for herself though. I think 1,000 is a good age to settle down.

Nastia Luikin on Jay Leno



I have a new crush.

Love her Chinese diss. NASTIA POWER!

Some Kelly Clarkson New Album News

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"Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic recently spoke with ABC News Radio, and here's what he had to say about Kelly Clarkson's upcoming CD, due to drop in November:

OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder did quite a bit of work on Kelly Clarkson's forthcoming CD, and when asked to describe it, Tedder told ABC News Radio, "The sound is, in a word, amazing." He added, "She was talking about how she thinks it'll be better than any album she's put out so far. The last song we did [together] is my favorite song I've done since 'Apologize' or 'Bleeding Love' or whatever. It's very haunting." Tedder raves, "I've never been more excited about material that I've worked on with any artist, to be quite frank."

Saying the sound of the record is "all over the place," Tedder explains, 'She's gonna have really aggressive, in-your-face rock/pop, but she's also gonna have orchestral, Mozart moments of classical rhythmic stuff. It's great.""

Can't wait for this. I like that she's going back to radio friendly stuff, but hopefully she doesn't completely abandon her "My December" sensibility. It was a brilliant and underappreciated album.

Michael Phelps to Host SNL Season Premiere

GREAT.

Athletes are HORRIBLE hosts.

LeBron James anyone?

Heidi's Music Video



Genius. You can always count on Heidi for the laughs. Brilliance.

Hills Girls Cover TV Guide

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AHAHAHAHAHA

Sooo cheeseball. Nice vag lo.

Some New Speidi "Candids"

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LOVE THEM.

Heidi actually kind of looks good. You can always count on these two for candid shots.

New Taylor Momsen Test Shot

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Kind of looks like Kurt Cobain with a vag, but I like it.

New Full HSM 3 Musical Number

I Want It All:

Part 1



Part 2



Typical HSM. Not breaking any new ground, but doesn't look to be a disappointment. Glad to see some Fosse style homage.

Ashley Tisdale Goes Brunette

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I like it, she doesn't look washed out.

Plus, she's always rockin the Ray Bans.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Gossip Girl Season 2 Premiere

The date is looming. GG starts this fucking Monday. Enjoy the following clips to tide your excitement:







And the first five minute of Monday's ep:

Whitney Port Gets DVF Job

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"midst rumors that Whitney may be getting her own spin-off, a source at Diane von Furstenberg confirms to OTR that the reality "star" (we use the term "star" loosely) started working for the clothing designer yesterday.

The Hills' least dramatic lady has begun interning in the PR department at Diane von Furstenberg. Meanwhile MTV has been busy filming at the company's offices this week. Not only that, but the designer hired Whitney's friend as well... suspicious. Sounds like a set-up."

This smells a lot like a Whitney spin-off... which I would be SO down for.

Paris Hilton's New BFF Trailer

Click picture below to view video:



I love it already.

Minus Benji.

Denise Richard's Show Cancelled

"E! has pink-slipped Denise Richards' reality show.

Richards, who went to court last year to fight ex-husband Charlie Sheen for rights to have their children appear on the show "It's Complicated," turned out to be a less-than-stellar reality star.

A show low-light was her confrontation with an editor for a magazine over how she has been portrayed in the tabloid press.
"The numbers started out pretty good - just over 1.5 million tuned in for the premiere episode," a source told "The Insider" yesterday. "But the audience has dropped off."

Hookers get what hookers deserve.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Weekly List: New York-Centric

Anybody who knows me knows I'm moving to New York in 4 days. So that's kind of my big event of the week. In celebration of this big event, I've decided to dedicate my first weekly list to my ten favorite New York-centric pop-culture items, from songs to books to movies to TV shows to people. And here we go!

10. Summer in the City - This beautiful, Regina Spektor penned and performed tune shows us a different side of the city, one we're not used to seeing in pop culture. It encapsulates perfectly what it feels like to be lonely in a town where so many people are happy and others removed from humanity. It also shows how powerful New York is as a city, and how it can become an entity in someone's life.

9. The Fountainhead - I put this on here for a few reasons, and despite a few reasons. While I don't think New York is entirely key to the book, and that it would have been just as effective in another city, I do feel it casts light upon one of the most important elements of NYC: architecture. What do we truly know NYC for? The high-rise skyscrapers. This book shows us how much is behind the architecture, and only leaves us guessing as to what the stories behind the buildings we know so well truly are.

8. New York State of Mind - LA has I Love LA, San Francisco has I Left My Heart..., and NYC has New York State of Mind. If you want to hear what it's like to truly love a city, listen to this song. It's a more poignant love song than many written between two human beings.

7. Ragtime - A more colorful display of the history of New York than most other depictions, but this musical really does show what life in New York was like in 1900 for the masses of immigrants coming through Ellis Island. It also sheds light on the beginnings of 20th century leisure, from vaudeville to magic, and shows the roots of the modern movement for racial equality and the beginnings of aggressive protest-style activism. Also, fucking amazing music doesn't hurt.

6. Tiffany Pollard - What kind of NY list would be complete without New York herself. The HBIC lives up to the city that she was so aptly named after, and that's why we love her.

5. SNL - To borrow an expression, when they're on, they're really fucking on. Classic New York comedy. The city has always played a key role in SNL's style of humor, and is inextircably woven into the culture of the show. It has become a landmark of NYC entertainment culture.

4. Friends - This one was a toughie for me, because it would probably have been a first place contender, but then I realized that it's connection to NY is quite superficial. The New York Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler, Monica, Ross and Joey lived in bares little resemblance to the New York we know. They shot on sets, and never on location, so the show doesn't really have a NY feel. But, it was a great show, and they lived in NY, so that's why it made this list.

3.Rent - One of the more gritty portrayals of one of New York's darkest periods. Rent unabashedly shows how bad living in New York was for those under the poverty line, and how little our government did during the AIDS epidemic. And it's fucking amazing.

2. Sex and the City - SATC is loved for a lot of different reasons. I love it mostly because it's just really well written. During the sitcom fest that was the late nineties we were getting a bunch of Friends rip-offs with pithy stereotypes of characters. Then this show came along, and the characters were real and believable and we cared about and liked them. And it's placement on this list was never is question because of how crucial New York was to the show. Carrie and the City were the most important couple in the show's history. We saw her all over New York, and we learned things about New York we probably still wouldn't know if not for the show. For the first time in television history, a city became a character as important as the one's doing all the talking.

1. Manhattan - Woodly Allen is known for New York City. He made three decades of films solely in the city. He knows the city better than almost anyone, and it shows in his films. Manhattan is his passionate love letter to a city that has obviously played such a key role in his life, and it's also one of the most beautiful portrayals of a city ever. The film has officially been deemed "culturally significant" and has accomplished the feat of becoming synonymous with the city in itself. Truly an incredible film.

Britney Will Not Perform at VMA's

And now, I will not watch the VMA's.

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""Britney Spears will not be performing at the VMAs this year. I'm telling you officially and unequivocally," Ryan Seacrest quoted her manager, Larry Rudolph, as saying on his KIIS-FM radio show Monday morning.

Rudolph told Seacrest that Spears "is in the middle of recording her next album, which is going amazingly well, and was never supposed to perform at that show." (Listen to Seacrest make the announcement.)

The possibility of Spears performing had been rumored for weeks. (Her hair stylist Kim Vo even told E! News that he was creating three VMA looks for the singer, hinting that one of the 'dos was for her performance.)

The singer is still involved in the show in some capacity, however."

This was all the VMA's had going for it this year. Oh well, hopefully Brit will still score her first moon man.

Madonna Takes Digs at McCain

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In Madonna's new Sticky and Sweet tour, during her song Get Stupid, she broadcasts images of McCain next to Hitlerand Mugabe, and then Obama next to Ghandi, John Lennon and of course, the world's greatest hero, Al Gore.

McCain's camp released the following statement: "The Republican's rep, Tucker Bounds, says in a statement, "The comparisons are outrageous, unacceptable and crudely divisive all at the same time." Bounds adds, "It clearly shows that when it comes to supporting Barack Obama, his fellow worldwide celebrities refuse to consider any smear or attack off limits.""

I'm completely with McCain here, or more so, against Madonna. I think this person said it best:

"Why don't celebrities stick to their craft rather than making absurd political comments? Madonna is not anyone I look up to for stimulating intellectual rhetoric. For someone who made her career by spreading her legs, she should shut up."

Seriously Madonna, you're a dumb cunt and you don't know shit about politics. Go back to humping a priest on stage, because intellectual isn't exactly your territory.

Fourth American Idol Judge Added

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"American Idol is adding a fourth judge: Grammy-nominated songwriter Kara DioGuardi.

DioGuardi will appear at the judges' table with Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson on the eighth season of the hit show, which premieres in January.

"We are turning the heat up on Idol this year and are thrilled to welcome Kara to the judges' table," show creator and executive producer Simon Fuller said in a statement.

DioGuardi's songs have appeared on more than 100 million records by the likes of Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Celine Dion, Faith Hill, Pink, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey.

The songwriter's work has also been used by past Idol contestants, including Katharine McPhee, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Bo Bice, and Clay Aiken.

"She is a smart, sassy lady, and one of America's most successful songwriters. We know she will bring a new level of energy and excitement to the show," Fuller added."

I actually find it kind of admirable that Fox is willing to fuck with something that has been sooo successful. I think this could be bad news for Paula though. It's been rumored they've been trying to get rid of her, and this could be step one. We'll have to wait and see this lady in action to judge. I probably won't be tuning in though, so let me know.

Kim Kardashian Rushed to ER

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"The new season of "Dancing With the Stars" may have already lost its first competitor -- and they haven't even announced the official cast yet.

Kim Kardashian -- who is scheduled to be on the show this season -- badly cut her foot in her hotel room late Sunday night. We're told she sliced her foot open on a glass coffee table and was rushed to New York Presbyterian Hospital. No word on how many stitches she needed, but a source tells TMZ there was "so much blood, it looked like a murder scene."

"DWTS" makes its official cast announcement this morning and Kim is in town to do press for that and her new movie, "Disaster Movie." We're told Kim has already begun to practice for the show, but it's unclear now whether she'll be able to participate."

This is the weirdest timing ever. First, I don't get how one cuts their feet on a glass table. Second, how fucking weird is that shit! Same day!

It's just too bad that table didn't slice off half her ass.

Dancing With The Stars Roster Announced

Kim Kardashian
Toni Braxton
Lance Bass
Susan Lucci
Warren Sapp
Cloris Leachman (above)
Rocco DiSpirito
Cody Linley
Brooke Burke
Jeffery Ross
Maurice Greene
Misty May-Traener
Ted McGinle

Wow, a bunch of people I don't care about. I most certainly will not be watching

P.S. Bass will be dancing with a girl, so no mega gayness

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Heidi Montag in Spandex

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That's Montag on the set of her new music video, Overdosin'.

Apparently she was under the impression that we need a "Physical" redux.

And they can throw as much money into this shit as they want, but it will never beat Higher.

Cher in Talks to Play Catwoman

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"The Oscar-winner will join a cast that includes Johnny Depp as The Riddler as she plays the whip-carrying burglar. The character has also been played by Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry.
A studio executive said: "Cher is Nolan's first choice to play Catwoman. He wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years.
"The new Catwoman will be the absolute opposite of Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry's purring creations.""

WTF?!?! THIS SHIT BETTER NOT BE TRUE.

I don't want some over the hill crazy fucking up the brilliance that is the new Batman franchise.

Paula Abdul Gets Surgery

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To extract the crazy.

I'm kidding, that's impossible.

She got neck surgery. Apparently there was a car accident in 1987 that has been causing her pain ever since. 21 years later and BAM, into surgery she goes!

Hopefully post surgery Paula won't be doing so much pill popping.

The Hills: Salary Breakdown

Now this is the shit we all want to know.

Lauren Conrad: $75,000 per episode
Heidi Montag: $65,000 per episode
Spencer Pratt: $65,000 per episode
Audrina Patridge: $35,000 per episode
Whitney Port: $20,000 per episode
Brody Jenner: $10,000 per episode
Lauren “Lo” Bosworth: $10,000 per episode
Stephanie Pratt: $8,000 per episode

Wtf?! Even Stephanie Pratt is making bank. And I'm no Lo fan, but she's worth more then Brody. And Whitney needs a pay boost. I think Whitney-Audrina equity would be appropriate. And the fact that Spencer is making a cent makes me angry.

This also figures out to a couple mil for Conrad a season. Nice work.

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Lily Allen Opens Up

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This is going to be tl;dr for most of you, but I love her, so I will post it all:

"In Los Angeles, if you want to feel like you're not in Los Angeles, stay at the Chateau Marmont. It's the kind of place, hidden as it is off an elbow of the Sunset Strip, where you imagine homesick Europeans holed up between screen tests, drawn to its provincial layout and shadowy bungalows.

On this summer day, it's the Saturday Night Live cast members doing the holing up. Amy Poehler is sitting alone, and minutes later Bill Hader arrives -- you know, the guy who isn't Andy Samberg -- not to meet Poehler but to decamp to a back table. Meanwhile, a group of British entertainment biz dudes make an entrance dressed, as Brits in L.A. are wont to do, like 13-year-old boys from the Valley waiting for their moms to drive them to the beach. And then at 10:30 a.m. on the dot -- not a minute later, no sheepish apologies needed -- comes Ms. Lily Allen. If you'd been following the tabloids up until then, you might have thought it impossible for Allen to get out of bed this early, much less meet a journalist for an interview at the appointed time, all on her own. Weeks earlier she had to be carried out of the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in her hot pink Giles Deacon dress and even hotter pink hair. But as Allen sits down inconspicuously and orders tea, it's clear that she's in L.A. to work on her music, not her profile.

Her hair is still pink, though fading into a mellow strawberry ice cream color (after the recent death of her "nan" last June, she dyed it dark). In her videos, Allen usually looks like the heir to Shirley Manson -- she has that kind of character-as-beauty attractiveness that you see in the expressive eyes and rounded features of veteran British actress Dame Maggie Smith. In person Allen is much prettier and younger looking. Without makeup, in a brown and white sundress and flip-flops, she's even a little tan, a nice complement to her eyes, which are the delicious light-brown color of ice cubes melting in a glass of cola.

She explains that she has been going to bed by eleven, getting up at eight, and then going to the gym with her trainer. Nightlife has been limited to seeing The Happening ("awful") and Lil Wayne at the House of Blues ("amazing"). She's even thinking about remaking Wayne's "A Milli" as "Lilli" for the entrance music on her next tour. Kind of like how she remade 50 Cent's "Window Shopper" into "Nan You're a Window Shopper," one of many memorable tracks amid "Smile," "Alfie" and "LDN" on her 2007 debut Alright, Still. The album is a ska-soul-pop sing-a-long that made her the Gwen Stefani of the U.K. and earned her a gold record stateside.

Allen was her own best promotions department for the record, posting her songs on MySpace and blogging fearlessly (and hilariously) to find an audience well before her record company was promoting her. She said what was on her mind, even if sometimes that meant commenting on other people's lives -- at one point she called for anyone who bought Paris Hilton's record to be killed. "I'm famous for mouthing off about other famous people. I was very naïve," she confesses. "I wasn't seeking attention. I was just communicating." Karma's a bitch, and it goes both ways: "I thought I was hot until I kept reading about my ‘unconventional' beauty." She has famously railed against the never-too-thin body image, and on this recent L.A. trip, Allen blogged about the virtues of local fast food phenom In-N-Out Burger, posting pictures of herself pigging out on a Double Double. She even has an In-N-Out screensaver on her laptop. But she embraces her contradictions enough to be more okay with what she eats than with how it settles on her hips. "I'm not killing it with my look right now," she says, and admits, "I'm not feeling a hundred percent comfortable with it." It's only because of Alright, Still's late-blooming success that Allen has the budget to come to L.A., although she has downgraded from the two-G-a-night bungalow where John Belushi died to a suite. "I couldn't afford it!" she laughs. "Plus, everything's recoupable." Meaning that in the end, she's paying for it herself. "I feel guilty bringing my producer Greg [Kurstin] to England [from L.A.], away from his wife all that time," she explains, lighting a Parliament. "The last trip wasn't very productive. I've never been good at working in London -- too many distractions. Too many people to go out and have lunch with." But you don't get carried out of the Glamour awards for having too much lunch. "Yeah, I don't remember a thing," she says of the incident, not so much as an excuse but just because, a) she still can't figure it out, and b) is it really that big a fucking deal? "I did drink that night," Allen admits. "I woke up in my bed at 8 a.m. and felt totally fine. So I Googled myself, and then I saw the pictures. It was awful. I can't believe I got into that state. It leads me to believe somebody put something in my drink or something. Because it's totally not in my repertoire to do something like that."
Still, with the year she's had, who could really blame her if it was? She split with her longtime manager and started dating Chemical Brother Ed Simons, became pregnant and prepared to start a family at 23. Then suffered a miscarriage in January, was institutionalized and broke up with Simons. "When I realized I was pregnant and realized I wanted to have the baby, I made a huge decision," she says. And though you might expect (and maybe even wish) for that decision to include stopping the supply of tabloid fodder, she offers a more proactive reason as to why she made the decision she did: "To make my life more stable." She bought a flat in a family-friendly London neighborhood that she plans to pay off within two years, and while she won't exactly admit the need to clean up, she doesn't duck the subject either. "I'm not gonna say I'm never gonna do drugs again. I just know I'm not a good person on drugs." Fair enough.

According to Allen, the biggest misconception people have about her is that she's out of control. "I'm actually a bit of a control freak," she says. As part of her therapy after the miscarriage, Allen had to sit in her room on her hands doing nothing. "It was the hardest thing for me -- my therapist says one of my coping mechanisms is to always be thinking of the way out. Like this hotel, I've memorized all the exits." Her candor is one of the things that has set Allen apart from other girls behaving badly -- unlike her American counterparts, Allen doesn't make excuses for herself or deny her actions. She has a knack for saying what's on her mind and doing what she wants in ways that elicit both sympathy and outrage. "I think I've been more cautious about journalists," she contends. And in turn, they're becoming more cautious about her. In an interview with Perez Hilton, the gossip queen cautioned: "It's always dangerous when you're known more for your behavior than your music." And went on to say that he's "disappointed" by what he's heard of her newer material. "Her life now is not what I'm interested in. I want you to think about what you're writing. Songs are supposed to be timeless... Amy [Winehouse] is a fuck-up, but she still sold two million records. If [Lily's] not successful, no one is to blame but herself."

Not surprisingly, Allen's producer Greg Kurstin sees it from a different angle, although he doesn't entirely disagree. "She puts a lot of pressure on herself. I've seen her go through a lot of transitions. Lyrically, she's a lot more political. And she's drawing from more personal experiences." As such, one of those experiences is her own ambivalence toward her celebrity -- written about in the song, "I Don't Know," Allen's numb ode to fabulousness à la Iggy Pop's "Nightclubbing." "I just write what comes out of my head. It's not intentional," says Allen. "I just can't do anything else." Remember too that this is someone who has tattoos around her wrist of an Om, Star of David, Buddha, the Islamic crescent moon and star, a cross and Homer Simpson. "I'm not interested in writing twelve love songs," she contends. "I don't think I'm good at love songs. I'm not really good at being in love," she chuckles. "The other thing is to write about the world without being preachy, which is hard."

So far she's doing a good job. The new album, tentatively titled Stuck on the Naughty Step, is more accomplished and varied than its predecessor. "He Wasn't There" is a letter to her dad that picks up where "Alfie" (about her brother) left off. Then there's "CCR," in which Allen suggests that God was in the world prior to 9/11 and that "his favorite band is Creedence Clearwater Revival." Kurstin laughs about the song: "I can't imagine anyone [else] in England using that as a reference. It's typical her -- unexpected." The humor's more coal-black, too: "Not Fair" is about a guy who is wack in the sack, even though she's "spent ages giving [him] head." And on "Everyone's At It," she tells it like it is -- or was: "When will we tire of putting shit up our noses?/ It's meant to be fun but it just doesn't feel right."
If Naughty Step sounds like a 23-year-old trying to find her voice, that's because it is. Not to say Alright, Still was a fluke, but that this record is more of a risk. She co-wrote the songs sitting with Kurstin at his piano, which is way harder than writing lyrics for finished tracks, as she did before. And though she's had premature segues into TV show-hosting and putting her name on a fashion line in the past two years, she won't go back to any of it if music doesn't work out. "I wake up every day and think I'm actually pretty bad at it. I work hard at getting better. But if this record flops, I'll probably go back to school," she ponders. "I've always liked architecture." And with that, it's time for Allen to head back to the studio with Kurstin and the piano to get out whatever's on her mind -- God, Allah, Yahweh, Buddha, Krishna, and Homer willing."

New York, I Love You



This is an American version of Paris, Je T'aime. Don't worry, different story lines. Looks amazing, but I doubt it can be as good as Paris Je T'aime.

Britney's Sticky and Sweet Cameo Video



It's pretty much what I expected. Go brit!

Friday, August 22, 2008

Weekly Lists

This is something new I'm going to try.

Basically, in celebration of something big that is happening a certain week, I will be posting a relevant little list. This event could be anything, the release of an album, a big movie dropping, a celebrity giving birth, etc, etc. I'm going to do it every Monday, and i'll start next Monday, so look forward to it.

A Morning of News I Don't Feel Like Reporting

So in short:

1) Da Brat gets 3 years in jail for hitting some girl with a bottle of rum. She brought one of my favorite lyrics to life.

2) Mel C is pregnant. Congrats to everyones least favorite Spice Girl (except for Dena, who thought he sweats looked comfortable)

3) A restraining order is being taken out against Shaq for alleged stalking. No comment.

4) Aubrey O Day wore this:

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Yes, that is a boa, legging and snake skin esque knee high boots. Oh dear.

That's all for now

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Adding Fuel to the Jessica/Carrie Feud

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"Jessica Simpson insists her beau Tony Romo isn't calling his ex Carrie Underwood.

"I checked his call log," she said Wednesday in an interview with a Nashville radio station.

Of Romo, Underwood tells September's Allure: "The phone will ring and it'll be him, and I'll maybe not answer."

"Tony and I both laughed at that," Simpson said. "We got a chuckle out of it."

Simpson and Romo seem to be going strong."

I find this really funny. I don't see why Carrie would say that to a magazine when she knows he's dating another woman. What a bitchy thing to do. I can't blame Jessica for lashing back a little bit, and she wasn't vastly inappropriate.

So while I will always love Carrie's music, I'm Team Jessica on this one.

Gwen Stefani in Labor

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"It’s D-Day — as in Delivery Day — for Gwen Stefani! The singer checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and is scheduled to give birth via C-section at 10 a.m. PT. This will be the second child for Gwen, 38, and her husband Gavin Rossdale—and it’s in the same hospital where she gave birth to son Kingston, 2. "Gwen's so excited to have this baby because she gained a lot of weight during this pregnancy," her pal reveals to In Touch. "She is ready to meet her new baby and get her body back."


FINALLY. She's been pregnant for like a year.

Sienna Miller's House Vandalized

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I actually feel really bad for her. There are thousands of "other women" on this planet, and she is basically taking one for the team. Besides, we don't know the timeline of their relationship or what Getty told her, so lay off.

Lil Wayne is Fly in the Sky

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Astronauts are so gangsta right now. Look how g he looks in that suit. All it's missing is the token NASA bling.

No but seriously, first of all, wtf? Second of all, I wonder if he was actually in an astronaut suit or if that shit is photoshopped.

Maria Sharapova and the Case of the Independent Sleeve

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I don't think I have a comment for this.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Double Baby News Post

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Jennifer Garner has confirmed her second pregnancy.

And

Matt Damon's wife gave birth to gave birth to a girl named Gia Zavala Damon.

A gross name for gross people.

Gnomeo and Juliet

I'm not kidding

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"James McAvoy and Emily Blunt might soon discover the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence -- if you're a garden gnome in love. The pair are in negotiations to play the title roles of "Gnomeo and Juliet," a CGI-animated Shakespeare adaptation from Miramax and Elton John's Rocket Pictures.

The film will feature several John classics but not Kate Winslet; she was first attached to voice Juliet two years ago and fell out because of scheduling conflicts. Tim Rice also was approached to write original songs with his "Lion King" partner John at the time, but the soundtrack now will be filled with the performer's well-known hits and possibly a few new tracks.

In the loose and edgy adaptation of Shakespeare's play, McAvoy ("Atonement") and Blunt ("The Devil Wears Prada") would play lovers from rival gardens. John, who is producing alongside his offscreen partner David Furnish, Baker Bloodworth and Steve Hamilton Shaw, is said to be pursuing big-name talent to voice supporting roles."

This movie will give me nightmares forever. I can't believe someone greenlit this.

I wonder if they'll both die in the end.

Kristy Lee Cook on a Horse

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AAAAAHHHH IT HAS AN ALBUM COMING OUT! RUN AWAY AND COVER YOUR EARS!

Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams Back Together

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"Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling are back together. Monday night it was dinner in Toronto. Tuesday they ran errands in Yorkville, seen at the Manulife Centre, strolling hand in hand on Avenue Road, and at one point smiling broadly as they ducked into a store.

Word is, their split came from discomfort – she apparently was not comfortable with public interest in her romantic life and the pressure on that relationship to be as perfect as The Notebook. Hopefully the reconciliation is a lasting one."

Sorry Rachel, those Notebook comparisons aren't going anywhere. I'm just hoping you grow up to be crazy. Then it will have gotten interesting.

Kirsten Dunst Makes Rare Public Appearance

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On her way to paint my house.

Debra Messing is Scared or Something

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Wtf is that shit. She looks like gollum. Or like she just slid out from behind a dumpster in a dark alleyway. Or like that creepy old woman at the nursing home who always stares at you as you pass.

I'm all out.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Just In Case You Thought It Was Real

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There's Lo and Audrina hanging out at Audrina's party where Lo supposedly never went outside.

Oh and there's Justin Bobby and Lo chillin in the pool.

You have to try a little harder the Hills. It's getting far to obvious.

Britney Spears Will Be Performing at 2008 VMA's

"MTV gives Britney another chance at the Video Music Awards this year. Britney will have a public performance singing a new track from her new album.

We won’t forget last year disastrous performance Britney gave at the MTV VMAs. This time I think it will be different. Britney is working hard not to disappoint her fans again.
In the photo below she was leaving a studio in Los Feliz after rehearsal her future performance.
Everyone deserves a second or third chance, right?
I’m not sure how we top Britney opening the show but we are working on it every minute of every day. It is the perfect platform for her to announce to her fans and the world that the dark days are behind her and she’s back on track with her life and her career."

This can't be 100% confirmed, but it looks to be true.

I have a feeling she'll kill this time.

Gemma Ward to... Retire. NOOOOO

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"Australian model Gemma Ward has been branching out recently taking acting roles in major films. She has already starred in both The Strangers and Black Balloon.

Pedestrian magazine is today claiming that Gemma Ward is close to officially retiring from modeling. They say that she is retiring to pursue her Hollywood acting career."

NOOOOOO. Say it isn't so! She's my absolute favorite. I would just cry if someone confirmed this.

Lily Allen Just Hits That Bitch With Her Fist

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"The “Smile” songstress was spotted hanging out with pal Miquita Oliver at the Groucho Club and Ronnie Scott’s last night in London, England when the latest incident occurred.

Apparently a member of the public decided to hurl a bevy of insults at Miss Allen throughout the evening, going so far as to follow her to her car.
Finally having enough of it all, Lily cocked back and punched her assailant three times before her friends were able to help her into her vehicle. The moral of the story? Don’t mess with Lily Allen!"

Atta girl.

That's why I love my Lily, she doesn't take any shit from no one.

Is That a Lightbulb?

In a bubble?

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Wtf?? How is that inspirational.

This could be the worst celeb perfume ad ever. I also want to ask whomever wrote that blurb how a perfume will enable one to stand up for what they believe in and strive for their dreams?

WHY DO WE KEEP GETTING RIPPED OFF

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1) Alicia Sacramone fucking doesn't get the Bronze after that Chinese bitch landed on her knees.

2) Shawn Johnson gets the silver on the floor exercise when they overjudge the other girl.

3) NASTIA LUIKIN FUCKING TIES THIS CHINESE UNDERAGED BITCH AND THEY HAVE SOME STUPID TIEBREAKING PROCEDURE WHERE THEY TAKE AWAY ANOTHER SCORE RATHER THAN JUST ADDING ONE BACK.

Why does this keep happening?

Monday, August 18, 2008

Perez Hilton Keeps Giving Me Reasons to Think He's a Douchebag

In addition to being the least funny commentator on VH1, ruining the Hills special for me, being completely politically ignorant and hypocritical and running a celebrity blog that steals from other blogs without crediting, Perez Hilton has done something else to make me hate him (and it's not just being fat).

Today he said this about Gwenyth Paltrow, an actress I happen to like and admire very much:

"Can Gwyneth Paltrow get any more unlikeable???? Animal rights groups are up in arms about Gwennie's decision to whore for the Italian brand Tod's. She's pictured in fox fur and wearing fur-lined boots in the company's new ad campaign. Mark Glover, director of Respect for Animals, said, "Gwyneth Paltrow should be ashamed. I can only assume that Paltrow either is ignorant of the facts or lacks human decency and compassion."

The actress is married to vegetarian Chris Martin and has won praise for her impeccable green credentials and is a fan of holistic practices and yoga. She's even super good friends with Stella McCartney, the animal rights activist who refuses to use fur or leather in her designs.

Did Gwennie sell out cuz she's desperate to get her face out there and Tod's were the only one calling? Doesn't seem like it. She's just a money-grubbing whore!"

I know this isn't anything particularly astonishing, it just pissed me off for a couple of reasons. First off, who is Perez to call anyone unlikeable. He is objectively about the least likeable person in the entire world. Secondly, he is not a vegetarian, so where does he get off criticizing Gwenyth for posing in fur? And being green has nothing to do with being an animal activist. A lot of green pushers are also animal rights pushers, but one does not need to be an advocate for animal rights to be green. And so what if her husband and her friends are vegetarian. Does that revoke her constitutional right to make her own fucking decisions? Maybe Gwenyth accepted an endorsement because she liked the clothes you fatass douchebag. She doesn't need to put her face out there. She's an oscar winning actress, who was in the second most successful film of the year thus far, and was on the cover of Vogue a couple months ago. A billboard and some pages in a fashion magazine aren't going to do shit for her career. And as for Perez and his disgusting Hot Topic line and shameless self-promotion, maybe he should look in the mirror to see a money grubbing attention-desperate whore. At least Gwenyth has the talent to back it up.

And to close, a taste of his own medicine:

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Christina Applegate is in the Clear

"Christina Applegate claims she’s as healthy as an ox after undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

The celebrity survivor tells Good Morning America in an interview airing tomorrow: “I’m clear. Absolutely 100% clear and clean. It did not spread. They got everything out, so I’m definitely not going to die from breast cancer.”

As you may recall, the Samantha Who star’s publicist, Ame Van Iden, announced earlier this month that her superstar client was being treated for the disease after it was detected through a doctor-ordered MRI.

As for when Xtina first heard the news, she says she “was just shaking and — and then also immediately, I had to go into … ‘take-care-of-business-mode,’ which was … I asked them, ‘What do I do now? What — what is it that I do? I get a doctor, I get a surgeon, I get an oncologist? What do I do?’”

As for any long term changes she’s made to her life as a result of her brush with cancer. She now “live macrobiotically.”"

Yay! Samantha Who isn't dying!

Heidi Says She's a Virgin

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On Ryan Seacrest this morning.

What about the pregnancy test on Season 2 of the Hills?

So either she's a liar or the Hills is completely maufactured.

I vote both.

CNN Tells It Like It Is

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Hahah loves it.

"Congratulations."