Bree!

Red Jumpsuit Apparatus has new songs. (Billboard)

Bloc Party's iPod on Shuffle. (av club)

Colin has left Hit The Lights. (absolutepunk)

40 Best Music Venues in America. (hearya)

ps. Warped Tour starts tomorrow! Yeah!

Sienna Miller's longest relationship. (The Dirty Disher)


Marilyn Manson is needy. (IntoGossip)

Joss Stone wants us to pray for Perez Hilton. (allieiswired)

Gerard Way talks about 'Umbrella Academy' (EW)


Ryan Gosling will star in Lovely Bones. (hollywood reporter)

Private Facebook Profiles aren't so private. (wired)

Things Paris Hilton Said To Larry King Last Night That Would Also Be Funny On An Ironic T-Shirt. (BWE)

America's fav celebutaint finished serving her sentence shortly after midnight, and made her exit in her best "I am a changed woman" getup.


Oh and get this, according to IntoGossip, she is going to open a home for former prisoners! She said, "I'm lucky enough that when I leave prison I have a home to go to and a family that loves me. A lot of girls in here don't have that option. They go back to the streets. I want to help build a transitional home so that when inmates leave here they have somewhere to go. These women just keep coming back because they have no home to go to."

For serious, P. Hilly is gonna do some good after all? Well imagine that.

Paula Abdul has a new reality show. Hmm. (PopBytes)

Does anyone think it's odd that Angelina hasn't told Brad "I love you"? Anyone? Anyone? (wwtdd via tasj)


Um, she wore those pants again. (IBBB)

That Chris Benoit tragedy keeps sounding worse and worse. (The Dirty Disher)

PETA says "No Micheal Moore, YOU'RE Sicko. And fat." (HolyCandy)

The tables have turned: Perez Hilton is suing x17. Whoa! (Evil Beet)


Project Runway as an E! True Hollywood Story? (Fashionista)

Should movie theatres have couches? (The Star via pop candy)

Top 3 Things I loved about the show:

1. Hearing The Academy Is... play "Neighbors" live. I freakin' LOVE that song, it's so feel-good, I felt like my summer officially began.


2. Plus 44 playing the Blink182 song, "The Rock Show." Heaven.

3. The part during the Fall Out Boy set where Pete got in the glass box and started stripping I mean, what? I don't know who's reading this.

3. Fall Out Boy's entire set. Seriously. It did not dissapoint. The graphics display, the glitter, the sound, Dirty voluntarily getting pummelled by softballs. I only wish it was longer, I wish they played more songs, and maybe "It's hard to say I do when I don't" because that's my fav b-side.

Britney Spears is filing a restraining order... against her MOM. (IntoGossip)

Cameron Diaz offends the entire country of Peru. (The Dirty Disher)

Kill Bill 3... and 4? Yeah, I could get into that. (chud)


James Blunt gross quote of the day. (ASL)

Oh JT, you better check it before you wreck it. (POTP)

Celebrate more, Gala says!

The "Silent No" eh? (Buzzfeed)

Uh oh someone graffitied the Hilton House. (The Blemish)

From ABC News:

Windy Hagar, 16, married her 40 year old track coach on Monday. Her parents, once they realized this was beyond a normal coach-student relationship, "tried everybody. We've been to the law. We've been to the school board," Betty said. "Our family has come and tried to talk to her. We've had people on the phone with her for hours — family, friends. We've been to our pastor asking for guidance. We've been to his pastor."

Meanwhile, the Hagers say Windy withdrew, refusing to speak to them until she asked them to sign a consent form so that she and her coach — a man more than twice her age — could get married. Although anguished, her weary parents gave in. "Signing those consent forms was the hardest thing I did in my whole life, but we had to move on, it was going to kill us all," Dennis said.

Monday, Windy and Wuchae married, and he resigned from the school. But was Windy really old enough to understand her decision? 

A lot of you guys are 16-- or close to it-- how do YOU feel about this story? I think she must be confused.

Mr. West recently spoke to MTV, here's a little gem plucked smack out of the middle:


"I made so many mistakes the past year, I started swimming in wack juice I needed to get out of," he said. "I would read blogs and they would be like, 'His shoelaces are untied, he's a b---h." He added that Late Registration co-producer Jon Brion even hinted that West should try to make music that made people see him as less annoying.

But instead of apologizing, Kanye uses the song's first verse to vent frustration: "Bow in the presence of greatness/ 'Cause right now thou has forsakenness this/ You should be honored by my lateness/ That I would even show up to this fake sh--."

"Instead of coming with, 'Oh, I'm sorry,' that song is an emancipation," Kanye explained.

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Ha. Okay, everyone knows Kanye has a HUGE ego, but at least he lives up to it. I've rolled my eyes at a lot of the things he's said in the past, but I never thought of him as annoying. Besides, narcissists need a soundtrack, too.

Zahara Jolie-Pitt for Black Sabbath. (Evil Beet)

Heroes finale info! Why Peter couldnt fly away himself. (ONTD)

Older siblings are smarter. (Mental Floss)

Chad Micheal Murray is a terror. (Allie is Wired)


In case anyone had forgotten Angelina is an actress... go watch the preview for "A Mighty Heart" (PopBytes)

Kids coming out in Kindergarten? (Village Voice)

New Milk ad... guess who? (POTP)

Gisele shuts down James Blunt. (IntoGossip)

....

they made their dad a mix cd.

No, I'm not even joking.

There's a new blog that promises to post the names of people who leak albums-- it's called "Thou Shall Not Leak" and this was his first post:

Instead of doing what everyone else has done and create a blog to leak music to people ahead of release dates illegally, I thought (largely since I work in the industry and people's lack of care or respect for the hard work artists and the people who put out records appals me) I'd create a little blog to post the names, indelible and set out for all to see, of those people who've been given the care of having an early copy of a release and have set that responsibility aside and leaked the record they were entrusted with.

I feel perhaps a bit vindictive doing this, but on the other hand, the lack of care brought to the table by the other parties whose names will be listed here is more than grossly inappropriate.

Music blog biggie Idolator posted a link to it yesterday, which prompted a second post. It's long, but here are some highlights:

B)  People sure get angry when i threaten to call people out who have, well, broken the law. Is it because for once someone is trying to ruffle their feathers? I see no valid argument - at all - to be able to support a claim that it's ok to leak something. I'm not calling out the people who link it after it's been leaked, while i feel their lack of respect to the artists involved is atrocious.

D) Finally, I can't post any names if no one gives any to me. I don't have some list floating around of all these people. I will keep the source under wraps and ask people to vet their sources if they do choose to send me something.

What do you guys think?

Prince William and his fam aren't too famous around these parts-- we have Hollywood and rock star royalty as opposed to the real thing, it seems. But since it is the 25th birthday of the afore mentioned Prince, I thought I would tell you a short little story: My mom was OBSESSED with Princess Diana. She wrote her letters and collected all the articles about her (much like you Gee Way/Pete Wentz/Hilary Duff fanatics do). When I was a mere toddler, she sent the princes birthday gifts, saying they were from me. I was kind of peeved at the time. Mom, why are you giving that sweet looking sticker book to some brat I've never met? According to my dad, we even got invited (and attended) one of those kids' birthday parties.

It's kind of obvious what my mom's intentions were, eh?

Rehab sounds like a blast. (IBBB)

Ok, I give in. Suri Cruise is pretty freakin adorable. (The Dirty Disher)

Spice Girls pregnancy ban. (IntoGossip)


Controversial yogurt ads from Brazil-- would you be mad if you saw these here? (PopBytes)

Celebrities eat. Really they do. (Buzzfeed)

Mandy Moore's lyrical revenge against Zach Braff. (NY Post)


Someone should psychoanalyze this handwriting. (D-listed)

From FashionWeekDaily: After taking a three-season sabbatical from the runways of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Gwen Stefani is poised to come back with a vengeance. Her L.A.M.B. line has confirmed that it will stage a full-scale runway show at Bryant Park on the first day of New York’s Fashion Week, September 5, at 8:00 p.m.

I went camping once. It was 8th grade. We slept outdoors "under the stars" and while every other kid had fancy-schmancy subzero sleeping bags, I had something that resembled a discount blanket with a zipper. On the third day, a bear peed on my friends subzero sleeping bag and ate my backpack. We only got to take two 4 minutes showers the entire time. Needless to say, whenever my boyfriend brings up the idea of camping, I shoot it down. Do I look like the kind of girl who likes to cuddle with bugs?

Well guess what? I've find an option I'm open to: Glamping.


That's short for Glamorous Camping.

"Tents have Persian carpets, down duvets and even electricity. There's a sauna and hot tubs on site, and activities including fishing, horseback riding, kayaking, hikes and wildlife-watching." (USA Today)

Can I get a hell yes?

Internet Addiction Disorders. Hahaha. You have to read this. (Wired)

Hilary Clinton picks her campaign song annnnd it's a bad one. (PopBytes)

Isaiah Washinton likens himself to Malcolm X. (Holy Candy)

Kelly Clarkson is out of rotation already... she needs another Since U Been Gone, STAT. (gabbybabble)

Avril to play... a white trash girl. Ill leave the witty comments to you. (Hollyscoop)

Lindsay opts to stay LONGER at rehab. Atta girl? (ASL)

Wanted: Receptionist/Model. What? (Fashionista)

Oh NOW I get it what this movie poster for "Good Luck Chuck" is about. I didn't get it before. (BWE)

There is no debate today. This is the best, no question:

Product: Convertible Heels.


Info: "Created by Sheilas’ Wheels, a woman-focused division of a UK insurance company, it's all about promoting safe driving while looking fabulous!"

My two cents: Now look, I know I can't knock it 'til I've tried it, but isn't there something inherently suspect with a shoe engineered by an insurance company?

The only pair of heels I was ever able to hobble around in for more than  an hour without thinking they were the worst idea EVER was a pair of Steve Madden's. When I went back to the store to get them in another color (they were out, of course) the salesgirl lectured me on how there is a precise science to creating shoes-- heel placement and width, etc etc. Of course, this all could have been considered. It's just an uncomforable picture is all.

Anyway, no one sees your feet while you drive-- can't you just stash some flip flops in the glove compartment?

ps. Why is it illegal to drive barefoot? I don't understand.

Yesss! It's another edition of IBBB's Am I Wrong?

Natalie Portman has been busy. Studying. (ONTD)


Pow wows & The Law of Attraction. (Galadarling)

10 Commandments for Drivers. Issued by the vatican. No joke. (BWE)

Holy Candy presents The Word of the Day.

John Travolta thinks he has all the answers. I disagree. (POTP)

This guy is gonna play Claire's boyfriend on Heroes. (TV Guide)

The BIG interview debuts the same day as Yellowcard's Paper Walls does (July 17th!!!) but Jason Tate was nice enough to post a teaser. I posted one of the questions, the other you have to go to Absolutepunk for.

Lights and Sounds may not have been as critically accepted as some of the band’s previous work. In hindsight – what are your thoughts on that album?

I suppose it depends how you look at “critically accepted” – I mean, when the album first came out, you could say, in many ways, for a variety of publications that it was released to critical acclaim. It depends what and where you read. For example, many publications that had sort of shunned the band before for - actually similar reasons I read in your review of the new album in reference to “pop-punk” - that very word - and I think some of those people came around and said, “oh this record is very different and it’s sort of taken them out of that genre.” And on the other side we have a lot of kids who were previously fans of the band, and they maybe didn’t like that. You know?

So I look at it like this – first, it’s hard to include One for the Kids in this analogy because that album was so different, we wrote it at 18, and many of those songs came from like 3 other bands I had been in. So if you look at these three records (Ocean Ave., Lights and Sounds, and Paper Walls) you’ll find this: Ocean Avenue was a record that was very much about moving out and finding your place in the world and looking at everything that you wanted to be. Lights and Sounds was then a record that was about the realization that you had gotten lost. And where people grabbed onto Ocean Ave. and applied it to their lives – both in the music and the lyrics – Lights and Sounds was a record that came from a completely different perspective. It was completely introverted and came from – I wish I had a different word but I don’t – “darker” place. And I don’t think I ever expected everyone to grab on to those feelings – I think our hope was that maybe we had done something that could transcend the genre. And I really think you have to go through that – we can’t make the same record over and over again. We change as people and we feel our fans do too – they’ve grown with our band. Now you look at Paper Walls, which is very much a record of hope and finding yourself again. It’s after you’ve come through all of that – going to the height of it – and picking yourself back up again. And by “hitting rock bottom” I don’t mean in record sales or fame or any of that shit. I mean personally – emotionally.

So I suppose there was always the hope that we had done something great and maybe different – Sean and his arrangements on Lights and Sounds, for example, was a huge undertaking. And I remember saying back when the album was about to come out that there were going to be some people that were alienated by the record. But that was necessary for our career and for me as a person to get those feelings and emotions behind me. Because, to not really get specific, I was not taking very good care of my body at that part of my life, falling into a lot of the common pitfalls that come with being in a rock band. And I think if I wouldn’t have made that record, Lights and Sounds, I wouldn’t have made it through it and came out of those pits with a new feeling of hope. And now Paper Walls is the story, the feeling, of what it’s like to be out of those holes, looking back, no regrets, but smarter and having grown through them.
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Who's ready for a hopeful record? I know I am :)

Look, I am all for unorthodox fundraising. If I had enough money to be charitable, I'd certainly be inclined to kinder to creative types. BUT PAINTINGS BY DOGS?


"Doggie Da Vincis" were Mary Stadelbacher's way of keeping her dog training academy open. "The creations are rudimentary, to be sure, but the pictures of bright strokes across white canvases are winning fans because of their tail-wagging creators. "Signed" in the corner with a black paw print, 20 of the works are being shown this month at a gallery at Salisbury University."

Alright, I get that fanatical dog-lovers are in a league all their own. And I don't belong because I only like pictures of puppies playing in fields, and otherwise prefer them to be far, far away from me. But am I the only one who thinks this is just silly?

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt will stop traffic. And hearts. (Evil Beet)

Does anyone remember when Kristy Swanson was the ORIGINAL Buffy The Vampire Slayer? 'Cuz then it shouldn't be hard to picture her delivering a beatdown. (Yeeeah)


Nicole sportin' a new rock? Things move so fast for Young Hollywood. (IntoGossip)

They're making Monopoly the GAME into a movie. I've never summoned enough interest to even play that game. Yawn. (Allie is Wired)


Applebees: Gettin' yer toddlers drunk. (Consumerist)

The benefits of Paparazzi. (Fashionista)

Shonda Rhimes (Grey's Anatomy creator) talks about the drama. I love her! (Access Hollywood)

One for the Lost freaks. (TV Squad)

Bright Eyes Interview with Paper Mag.

Travis Barker remixes Rihanna. (DefJam)

Yeah Yeah Yeah's MP3! (Blogsarefordogs)

Andrew McMahon Blog Update. (Absolutepunk)

Kids + Money: Teens in Los Angeles. Watch it. (NY Times)


Kate Bosworth, getting better. (Seriouslyomg)

Oh, so men need their own chewing gum, eh? (Cool Hunting)

Nicole Richie is keepin' the alleged baby to... stay out of jail. (Yeeeah)

The Morphing of Brad Pitt. (The Dirty Disher)

Someone tried to kill Kathy Griffin? (TMZ)

Kfed is pissed at Britney. (Allie is Wired)

From Faded Youth Blog:

Justin Timberlake wants everyone to know that he does not love Jessica Biel. In a rather candid interview with London’s Daily Mirror, JT calls Jess “a very dear friend,” but when asked who the love of his life is, he reveals, “I haven’t met her yet.”

THEN he said that although Jess did visit him on part of his European tour, it wasn’t at his request. “She truly insisted that she came with me on tour. I don’t know how to say no to a pretty face. But it wasn’t really a good idea,” Justin admits. “This time I’m putting the machine before everything else. Jessica met up with me in Manchester, but for Paris I told her categorically no. This tour is very important for me. I’m doing it really seriously so there’s no question of playing sweethearts!”

He also thinks he's in the "totally irresistible" category: “I defy a girl not to fall for me if I’m on a surfboard or snowboarding,” he challenged. “It’s my secret weapon if a girl resists me.”

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I think that's rude, and I think Jessica Biel should kick him in the shins next time she sees him. Didn't he do the same sort of thing to Britney back in the day? Like, say something on a radio show? I can't remember the details.

It's also one thing to be confident, but quite another to be a pompous narcissist. Then again, Jessica Biel was the actress who said,  "I hope all my new work will help producers in getting past my hotness."

May their egos live happily ever after.

I'm totally stealing this idea for Galadarling, because she is fantastic and always thinks of fun things like this. Has anyone ever tried Name Analysis? Yeah, I believe in it about as much as I believe in horoscopes, but s'alright.


Pete: The name Pete creates the urge to be creative and original, we emphasize that it causes a blunt expression that alienates others. Your first name of Pete creates individuality, independence, self-confidence, initiative, and an inclination to physical activity. Your expression is invariably quite direct and candid.

Britney: Although the name Britney creates an active mind and a restless urge to explore new ideas, we emphasize that it frustrates you through a scattered and emotional nature. Where you have difficulty is in organizing and systematizing the handling of your responsibilities. Though you can work on any undertaking intently as long as it absorbs your interest, you cannot persevere when confronted by obstacles or by tedious monotony.  Thus your success in your undertakings is limited.

You know I was really getting into it until I searched Lindsay and it had the same results as Bree.

More of that Britney brand crazy you love so much. (TBYLTH)


Lindsay Lohan has hired Paris Hilton lookalikes. Um, what?

Lily Allen + Josh Hartnett? Thats hott. (Allie is Wired)


Uh, bullet hole shirts to go with your... ripped jeans? (Complex)

The White Stripes get Flash-y. (MTV Style Blog)

Pizza can wreck your complexion? (Mental Floss)

Fashion trends that signal the apocalypse. (Holy Candy)

Frankie From MTV’s Real World Dies At 25! :( (INO)


Chloe Sevigny, fashion pioneer. Uh, not. (Evil Beet)

SEE?! Angelina IS trying to take over the world! (IntoGossip)

Annnnd, their nanny is spillin' the beans. Can't anyone keep their mouth shut anymore? (PopBytes)

Justin says Brit needs to make some catchy songs to get people off her back. I agree. (POTP)

John Cusack hearts Hilary Duff. Atta boy! (The Blemish)


Wear art on your feet! Basquiat, specifically. (Fashionista)

Flavored tap water? I could get into that. (YumSugar)

Fast Food without make up! No srsly.

Lily Allen in Elle Magazine. (PopBytes)


Paris Hilton's mystery illness is... ADD?! Since when do you have to concentrate in prison? (Yeeeah)

Jessica Alba keeps it classy. (Allie is Wired)

Cheese Heroin in Texas. (CNN)

Holy mini-Reese Witherspoon! (Mollygood)

The Princes speak. (Drudge)

From Perez Hilton:


Wentz and the Fall Out Boy crew were performing an acoustic show at Schuba's - on Monday hosted by Spin magazine - when things went horribly wrong.

Shortly after taking the stage, "a man in the audience started heckling Pete," a source tells PerezHilton.com exclusively. "The man was making fun of Pete's hoody, mocking Ashlee Simpson and calling Pete a sell-out."

After performing only a three song set, the band got up and walked off stage, but before Wentz walked out the side door he "he lunged for the heckler in the audience and punched him in the side of the face. A few other guys got some shots in, including a bodyguard and some random guy from the audience. The bodyguards were able to pull Pete out of the side door, but after everyone was through with the heckler, he lie on the floor with a ripped shirt, bloody nose, and had apparently bled all over the floor of the venue. A few people got some cell phone picture shots."

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Kay, I realize this could be some way blown-out-of-proportion story, but I have just a few questions:

1. How do you make fun of someone's hoodie? "Mannn, what a STUPID hoodie you're wearing! I bet you got it at ROSS!" Uh, thems fightin' words? Yeah, I don't know.

2. How did he mock Ashlee? Did he lip sync?

3. Where are those pictures?

I don't think violence is the answer, but people who go to shows just to boo the band are downright lame. Why would you want to spend your time expelling negative energy instead of doing something you enjoy?

EDITTTT: MTV news has the real story.

Picked up this artist from Shiny Squirrel-- I love her work! I know most of you (and uh, me) are not quite in a position to be buying art just yet (a $10 poster from Hot Topic versus a $100 print you can't stick tacks in? Yeah, I know what will win out) but it's always good to be inspired, and I think Yellena does it for me:

Clay aiken fans battle it out. (Idolator)

Does Patrick Stump want an iPhone? (RS)


Yellowcardrock.com got a makeover!

The Radiohead BALLET. (The Music Slut)

The Beastie Boys are releasing an instrumental album. wtf? (Reuters)

Our fav little loudmouth, Lily Allen, has taken aim at The Black Eyed Peas.


People UK has her quoted, saying singer Fergie is "pathetic and ridiculous"

And about lady-lump glorifying track: "It's not good for seven-year-olds to be going 'My humps, my humps, my lovely lady lumps'. It's not about music, it's about sex."

Lindsay's former bodyguard dishes some DIRT. (The Dirty Disher)


Galadarling's June Delight/Smite list.

That Xtina pregnancy rumor is back. (jen's juice)

20 Words you can use instead of "Amazing" (thetrukstop)

Pretty pretty Mary Kate. (The Dirty Disher)

Clothes not drugs, people! (Fashionista)

Sawyer's Acting Class: SOB! (college humor)


Spiderman is Pro-Paris. (Dlisted)

(This is a a time-out from celeb/pop culture posting!)

So, you could probably tell by the pictures I uploaded that this weekend was my Graduation Ceremony :) It was Saturday, June 9th at 8am, to be exact. Which means I got there at 6:45am.

Although I technically graduated in December of 2006, it was good to be part of this-- to get my congratulations, to be recognized, to show off my colored lovely little honor cords, and to have my best friends and my family there (Yeah, can you believe how early they had to get up for me? Haha. They're the best).

I graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications (concentration Organizational/Public Relations) AND in the top 3% of my class (Magna Cum Laude)!

It took me a really long time to finish college, for many reasons. The short version is-- since I graduated high school I went to 4 different colleges, had 5 different jobs, 5 internships, and 5 different places I called home. I tell everyone I changed my major three times, but really that was just in my head-- I was undeclared until I started at CSULA in '04. When I say a "majored" in English or Creative Writing, that is just my way of saying "took a lot of classes." Yeah, there was one semester where I "majored" in going to shows. Hah ;) I graduated with like, 100 more credits than I needed. But I really loved all the extra classes I took! (math anything exempt)

I only say this stuff because some of you have messaged me, and I know you have college on the brain. Or, your parents are breathing down your neck about it but you have no idea what you want to do. That's okay. Make something up. Then go out and learn at your own pace. Music isn't designed to  immediately get to the end of it, and neither is learning.

What you get out of higher education depends on what you put into it. I think anyone who says "_____ was a waste of a major, I didn't learn anything" is insulting themselves. If you're not learning anything, it's your responsibilty to say so, your responsibility to do something about it-- this is not 3rd grade. It's your life, your brain, your money, your choice. Make it work.

Anyway. There were a lot of monstrous papers, a lot of perplexing assignments, a lot of nerve-wracking presentations, a lot of heavily-weighted tests. But, I did it! (Which doesn't mean, of course, that I am done learning, haha)

So thank you for all your postive comments and messages :) You know where to find me if you need the same.

So Star & The National Ledger is reporting that Brad Pitt doesn't think Angelina Jolie is "motherly" enough:


"Angelina is trying to do more motherly things," the source tells the weekly entertainment magazine.  "She heard the comments, not just from Brad but from his family as well.  She’s a tough person, but this has gotten under her skin.  So she’s trying to spend more quality time with children."

Haaaaaang on a second. So she keeps buying I mean adopting kids, but she has to get lectured by Brad in order to spend time with them? Wasn't she already browsing for a new addition? And why would she adopt 3 kids if she isn't motherly? Does she like, already own everything else? Maybe she should look into real estate instead of children.

While I am, in fact, a FAN of guyliner, this DoubleViking article was a hilarious read. I can't even effectively sum it up from you, you're just going to have to go read it. They name check Fall Out Boy, Green Day, The Killers, Panic at the Disco, My Chemical Romance, 30 Seconds to Mars, Captain Jack Sparrow and more.


And while I mostly disagree with all of it (I think it's hot, sorry), here's the part I actually have a counterpoint for:

Question: should men be beautiful? Answer: no. Men can be handsome, hunky, haggard, gruff, grizzled, buff, and slick, but they can not be beautiful. So why use a feminine beauty product like eyeliner? Women have cornered the market on absurd makeup tools – and if you ask them, most women don’t enjoy putting on eyeliner. 

They obviously want to make themselves look presentable, but their desire to wear eyeliner does not come from a genuine personal belief that eyeliner is pretty, but rather an adherence to the societal expectation that, for whatever reason, girls wear eyeliner and lipstick. To willingly take a completely feminine product that even women don’t like and use it within the male gender for the purposes of beautification is downright stupid.

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1. If a girl is slightly less than beautiful, she has tools. Foundation, blush, eyeliner, mascara, eye shadow, gloss, etc. If a guy is less than beautiful, all he has is personality. And maybe money.  And I'm not saying guyliner is the key to keeping a lasting and meaningful relationship (as might personality/money) but it sure does help with first impressions.

2. I like eyeliner, I think it's pretty.

3. This article could have been written by a dude who secretly wants to bust out the MAC Eye Kohl, no? ;)

Kelly Clarkson has never been in love. (INO)

Peace out Dr. Burke, you got firrrred. (seriouslyomg)


Paris was planning a "Welcome Back" party ALREADY. (Evil Beet)

Kanye West has a lot of friends. (POTP)

A new diet pill, or a new way to water plants? (Wired)

Amanda Bynes and The Seven Dorks. (MTV Movie Blog)

Keira Knightley says "F*** it, you’ve got one life - live it.” (celebrity-gossip)

Rolling Stone has some info: No Doubt are going into the studio next month to work on their first new album in six years – no matter that Gwen Stefani is on tour through the fall. “The three of us are going to lay down some songs with music only,” drummer Adrian Young says. “When she gets done with the tour we’ll all be there to do it. We’ve probably got four albums worth of ideas demoed.” Young describes the new songs as “unlike anything else we ever made – they’re all over the place stylistically.”


According to Young, Stefani just got the first batch of first songs and he’s waiting to hear her input. The group has been inactive since a 2004 co-headlining tour with Blink-182. “We’ve been together since 1987 and we never took a break until three summers ago,” Young says. “Now the break’s been pretty long, so I think we’re not burning anymore. It’s kind of nice to be hungry again.” Stefani has had a very active break – releasing two monster solo albums and touring the world twice – but Young says she’s ready to fall back into No Doubt as soon as the tour is done. “Gwen’s a workaholic,” he says. “She likes to constantly be working.” Young suspects the new record will come out sometime in 2008.

YESSSS. I AM SO EXCITED. Kay, now take my poll:

Yeah, this one nearly falls into the unattainable category because of it's price tag, but I expect a knockoff shortly:

The MTV Movies Blog is reporting that Fall Out Boys Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump are writing a screenplay:


“We are writing a story that we kind of want to end up animated. Not too sure on whether it will ever go or how much of a ‘Hollywood’ project it would be. But it is kind of a narrative that seems to be non-existent in recent animated stories.”

Awesome. I would watch The Boy With The Thorn In His Side if that were made into a short film, so I'm down to see what these two dream up for the silver screen.

"Non-existent in recent animated series" eh? You kids have any ideas as to what it would be like? I wonder...

Presenting Jayden James Federline! (Evil Beet)

Jolie & her cute family stories... to divert our attention from her ploy to TAKE OVER THE WORLD. (The Dirty Disher)


Take a tour of the Honda Civic Tour Busses. Haiiii Patrick! (RS)

Dina Lohan is a liar. (Into Gossip)

Photos: Paris & Nicole: Partners in Crime. (PopBytes)

Knocked Up is a Knock Off? Uh oh... (Allie is Wired)


Skinny Water? Srsly? (Gizmodo)

Bad news for Forever 21 shoppers! (Fashionista)

American Idol ratings took a dump this season, so the producers are allegedly talking about bringing in new, younger judges. I could really care less because I have never watched AI, save for Gwen Stefani week. But I could, someday in the future, care. Maybe. A report from The National Ledger says:

"According to the report, that means Randy Jackson is out as a judge next season, Dawg… and so is Paula Abdul!  "Ratings this year were the lowest in two years - one week, even ‘House’ beat it,” said a show insider.  "The belief is that things gave gotten stale, and ‘American Idol’ is now ‘American Idle.'  Or American Idull as Idol guru Shirley Kennedy pointed out.

GUESS WHO IS ON THEIR JUDGING WISHLIST?

Oh Heidi, we love to hate you but is there no stunt you're above pulling? JordanIsYourHomeboy posted this Hills drama bit, via Us Magazine:


“Heidi’s been showing up at shoots uninvited,” a source tells Us. “She knows her best chance for airtime next season [which premieres in August] is to be in sequences with Lauren.” The drama came to a head May 30 after Montag, 20 – now engaged to Spencer Pratt, 23 – clashed with Conrad, 21, at L.A. nightclub Les Deux. “Lauren was screaming, ‘You’re pathetic!’” says a witness. “Lauren was using her hands wildly, saying she didn’t want to deal with Heidi.”

Yeah I don't know if I believe this completely 'cause when Hanna Beth did those interviews Whitney & Audrina didn't make it seem like there was shady biz happening... but then again, they aren't allowed to say anything. But if Lauren really did scream at her, I hope they got that on camera. Is that awful to say? I just wanna root for Team LC when the new season starts.

There will be a movie about t.A.T.u. Er, I mean, tATu fans. (Idolator)

New Relient K video. (punk news)

New Yellowcard Song, "Five Becomes Four." (MySpace)

New Klaxons Video. (Music Slut)

Rooney is making a comeback. (Zeon Music Blog)

Amy is another young-ish celeb who seems just a little too scant to support a child for 9 months-- regardless, she's recently expressed that she'd giving up singing to do the domestic diva thing:



"I know I'm talented but I wasn't put here to sing. I was put here to be a wife and a mum and look after my family. I love what I do but it's not where it begins and ends" she added.

Maybe that explains this picture:


Source: ONTD

NY Post talks about Crush Music Management.

Justin Timberlake signs some chick on YouTube. (IBBB)

Viva George O' Malley! (seriouslyomg)

Gisele speaks! And she has some words for the Pope... (IntoGossip)


Photos: Death by Snack Food. (themorningnews)

Jericho will return, eh? (TV Squad)

The Sims go shopping... wow, I could get into that. (MTV Style Blog)

It's a bad week for the Hilton family. (celebslam)

Get your cuteness here.

Hollywood Rag is reporting that Nicole Richie is pregnant! Yeah I don't know if I believe it, but:


A source told Life and Style Weekly magazine: "Nicole recently underwent a series of tests, including blood and urine screenings, which confirmed she is pregnant."

Last Wednesday (05.30.07) - just days after her alcohol-fueled Memorial Day barbecue - Nicole was photographed outside a reproductive clinic. She is said to be going on a special diet for the sake of her unborn child. An insider said: "Nicole's determined to get healthy for her own sake and the baby's."

'The Simple Life' star's representative has refused to comment on the reports. Nicole, the adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie, is currently dating Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden and the couple are reported to be engaged.
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Oh man. There is no way her body can support a baby. I'm no Doctor, I'm just sayin'...

Maybe this will force her to get healthy, though. That can't be a bad thing.

I bet Hilary Duff is piiiiiissed.

J-Lo is looking a little asian in these new ads. (IBBB)

Amy Winehouse talks to her empty stomach. (seriouslyomg)

Be Paris' prison pen-pal. (Evil Beet)


Drew Barrymore admits that being healthy is boring. (IntoGossip)

Oh, mygod. What did these jeans ever do to Brooke Hogan to deserve this?! (POTP)

Rose McGowan is beautiful. (Pop Bytes)

Stars take drugs? O RLY? (Glossed Over)

Oh, Criss Angel-- you so tricky. (BWE)

How much do your fav TV characters (not the actors!) get paid? (Career Builder)

 

Let me give you some clues:

Guess what? The Heidi Montag/Spencer Pratt engagement is a publicity stunt! Yeah, not too shocking, but listen to what Celebrity Babylon is reporting:


It was all so romantic, The Hills stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag getting engaged in idyllic Santa Barbara, Ca., with the waves of the Pacific Ocean crashing around them only 8 months after they hooked up. But wait! What's that? It's a manager with a contract in hand, the dirtiest deal in Hollywood, the romance is a publicity stunt to make the two cover-worthy magazine stars and generate a significant side income! That's right, Celebrity Babylon has learned EXCLUSIVELY that the engagement between Pratt, 23, and Montag, 20, is a FAKE, as fake as Montag's new chest! "It's an arrangement that suits both of them," says an MTV insider, "they won't be walking down the aisle, they will go through the motions of planning a wedding, and then have a big break-up that will get lots of press. All caught on camera by photographers, of course." It's a lesson in profile raising publicity that Pratt learned at the knee of pal Brody Jenner, 23, who is widely believed to wooed childhood friend Nicole Richie, 26, after her engagement ended to DJ AM (Adam Goldstein), to raise his profile. Montag, 20, tried it first by getting breast enhancement surgery, which worked for a bit, but then her star went flat.

Yahoo! has got some Lily news that probably doesn't surprise you:

Lily says, "I'm an alcoholic now. It's not good and that's why I want to get back into the studio. I've actually pulled myself aside and said it will kill me if I keep it up. I've got to stop abusing myself because as far as I'm concerned every loon hates me now."

I don't really understand how people become alcoholics. It's not like alcohol even tastes good. You know what I would have a problem with? If it were possible to get sloshed on chocolate. Or orange juice with pulp. Or chai lattes. Ok, ok, you get my point. I hope she gets straight again. I need some new songs.

Oh ps, Amy Winehouse has something to say:

Amy Winehouse - Rehab

Retrieved from MySpace Classifieds, posted on ONTD:



“Shower Power Music Hour”

Get ready to show us what your shower has bared witness to time and time again! Think karaoke in a bathrobe; moon-walking in ducky slippers; grooving in a shower cap! Get ready to scrub-a-dub-dub and sing in the tub for a shot at $1000 and other great prizes!

If you are over the age of 18 and appear to be under the age of 30, love performing, and are willing to sing in the shower in front of our live cheering studio audience,
then you have a chance to become one of five contestants to suds it up on MTV’s brand spanking new musical competition series,  SHOWER POWER MUSIC HOUR!

Are you ready to sing your heart out and dance your robe off?"

Email your NAME, PHONE, EMAIL, and PIC to: lindseyshower@gmail.com
Belt it out in the bath as bare as you dare!
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So it's like Fuse's Pants Off Dance Off, only your pants are already off and you're wet? I suppose they're trying to get back that male audience they lost.

I have only a few questions:

1. Who looks good in the shower? I mean, really? Sauna, maybe. You get that glisten. But in the shower it's nearly impossible to not look like a drowned rat. Even if your eyeliner is waterproof.
2. Aren't people who sing in the shower generally those who can't sing? I mean, it's the only time someone can't clobber you for singing Xtina off key-- simply because your behind a locked door and well, awkward if they actually tried to get in and have a chat about it.

Oh MTV, is there any hope left for you?

It rained. It poured. It blew off the front wall of Cartel's beloved bubble. Then the roof leaked.


Cartel has some pics, as does the official blog.

Oh pspsps! Cartel's still untitled new album will be released in late July/August. Yayyy!

Playing with knives is cool? LindsLo thinks so. (Evil Beet)

That mom of hers is pushing hard for a reality show... and she wants to call it... MOM-AGER. Ahahaha. (TV Squad)


Insult an Idol, get death threats. (Allie is Wired)

Just because your proud of your post-baby bod doesn't mean this suit is okay. (IBBB)

Johnny Knoxville is being sued. (USA Today)


Painful fashion and the people who are into it. (timesonline)

Skull Earring collective. Lovvve the Bombalurina ones! (MTV Style Blog)

Aw. Ben Affleck is a good guy. (Glitterati Gossip)

One last story before I begin my weekending--


We've all heard stories about pictures being stolen on the internet (it is, after all, hella easy to do) but how horrified would you be if someone stole your picture and put it on the cover of a porn DVD?!

That's what happened to Lara Jade. The whole story is right here, but let me give you an excerpt so you know it's worth it to read:

"Yeah, that's right. My image is being used for a pornographic movie called 'Body Magic'.
Did they have permission? Did they hell. This happened a few months back (well, since I found out). Somebody noted me saying this company was using one of my pictures.. actually let me get this straight - a SELF PORTRAIT that I took at the age of FOURTEEN.

I don't know if you can see the descriptions too well but it is qouted as 'Hustlers Highest Rated' and a 'pleasure to watch'. The back of the cover was disgusting. I looked it up on the internet and found out that Hustler.com was stocking it and a range of other dirty video websites that took pleasure in this. What I ALSO found was that there was a note on the back saying 'Everyone associated with this DVD is 18 or over'. Yeah right. I contacted hustler and they gave me the name of the company - TVX Films. As soon as I'd found out relevant information and I send a long and 'friendly' letter to TVX Films - to my suprise I got an abrupt e-mail back from the owner who claimed that 'his company does NOT steal pictures off the internet and he recieved it from a company they've been in business with for 25 years'.

After a few e-mails I found it obvious that I wasn't getting anywhere and that the owner was definately a sleaze himself.  This is what he said in reply to me, in big bold capital letters to make a statement -

"I’M SURE BY THE END OF THE MONTH YOUR FACE WILL BE HISTORY. WE HAVE STOPPED SELLING THE DVD UNTIL COVER IS REPLACED. WE HAVE FURTHER CHECKED OUT YOUR NAME AND ITS NOT LIKE IT’S A HOUSE WHOLE NAME. ACTUALLY, REMOVING YOUR IMAGE WILL HELP IMPROVE THE SELL OF THE DVD….. SO FAR IT BOMBED.".

He also claimed I was 'scheming' and had set him up - placing the image on a public domain so companies can steal it and I can sue them... er, what? When I asked for compensation he said "AS FOR COMPSENSATION;YOUR SILLY!" and this was one of the end comments he made -

"THEY ARE REMAKING THE COVER AS WE SPEAK SO YOUR TEN SECONDS OF FAME WILL SOON COME TO AN END."

My so called ten seconds of fame was from a porno dvd? No thanks."

Read more here, and pass it on if it compels you. Poor girl!

So, I guess he can quit his day job-- the lead singer of The Fray is about to inherit an insane mansion in London. (CNN)


Dude. Celebrities can't drive. Or rather, shouldn't drive. (Allie is Wired)

Lindsay Lohan's bf is a bad influence... a reallllly hot one. Shoot. (POTP)

Baby models-- cute, or creepy? (Fashionista)

There is a new Hero! There is a new Hero! (Hollywood Reporter)

Spider Man Arrested. Hahah. (nytimes)

Anti-paparazzi spray! (gizmodo)