Linking Up Your Hump Day
You've probably heard this morning that Uma Thurman's
stalker was found guilty (NYTimes)
...but did you know about Debbie Gibson's recent
restraining order?
Woah- oh-oh! (AP)
The latest on Lindsay
Lohan and "coat float" (I love that). (Gothamist)
Barnes & Noble announces that it will be the
first retailer to offer both digital and print
magazine subscriptions online. (Folio Mag)
If Jason Castro doesn't go home tonight, I'm not
watching Idol ever again. Except to watch
David Cook win it all. (MTV)
Here's a weird coupling for you: Target and Barneys
are teaming up for the launch of Rogan for Target.
(WWD)
Britney earns more time with her kids just in
time for Mother's day, and her little sis had a
baby shower this weekend. (NY Daily News)
So You Think You Can Type?
Typewriter
bookends available at Restoration
Hardware
You're totally going to
hate me for telling you about this site, because it's
just that addicting and you'll need to ask
your doctor to call in an Adderall prescription to
help you re-focus on the more important things you
probably have to do. Typeracer is a game that
measures how fast you type and then tells you your
words-per-minute speed.
It's not as simple as it sounds! I don't know about
you, but I haven't practiced proper typing skills
since fourth grade and I'm rusty as shiz. What makes
Typeracer so irresistible is that you can compete
live against other players. I swear, you can't stop
trying to win. I first read about the site last week
on Wall Street
Journal's Buzzwatch before it popped up on
GeekSugar just
yesterday. Glad to know I'm not the only dork
concerned/ competitive about my wpm rate.
Today's headlines:
Attention, Nine Inch Nails fans! Trent announced
yesterday that their new album is "on him." (Billboard)
Stephen Colbert wins a webby for "Person of the
Year." (CNN)
Spielberg gets in on the Wii with Boom Blox.
(Wired)
Brit has a child custody hearing today, and it's
expected to go well. Here's hoping! (AP)
Hot Tamale Headlines
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Yesterday's style section
spotlights one of my blogroll peeps, Jezebel.com. The girls at Jez
are celebrating one year of girly snark! (NYTimes)
Iron Man grossed $201 million worldwide in
its first five days. Everyone loves Gwyneth!
(Variety)
Apparently, it's stalker season. First Uma, now
K-Hud. Scary stuff. (Perez)
Bella Sugar is giving away Cannabis Rose, my favorite
fragrance from Fresh. You must enter! (Bella)
Yes, there's a New Jersey Hall of Fame, and Bruce
Springsteen is (duh) among the first batch of
honorees. (NPR) Also, did you know Albert
Einstein was a Jersey boy? (AP)
Sometimes, You Just Need a Change...
Happy Monday, darlings.
Don't adjust your monitors...
YBLAG got a makeover for Spring. Do you like?
Adam at SeyDesign, you da man!
A recent Baylor
University Medical Center study shows that shimmery,
light-reflecting lip products can increase the risk
of skin cancer and visible aging around your mouth.
Makes sense to me! Time to add a separate lip
sunscreen to the morning routine if you haven't
already. (Press TV)
Apple updates its iMac line today, (Apple Insider) and iTunes
turns five! (TUAW)
Annie Leibovitz embarrassed Miley Cyrus? I'm so sure.
She should be more embarrassed by the amateur shots
of her ugly green bra. (AP)
Coldplay just announced two free concerts, and one of
them is at MSG! You can win tickets starting
tomorrow. (People)
The Pope Does Not Wear Prada
Image via BBC
It was so sad to watch
The Pope and his chic red loafers
leave last night, but I'm glad to hear he's landed
safely back in Rome. (The Earth Times UK)
Everyone and their mother is going green this week.
Here's a helpful label tutorial for those of us who
get confused whenever we try to jump on this
bandwagon. (CNET)
Was so sad to hear about Cameron Diaz's unexpected
and tragic loss last week. In
wildly-inappropriate-but-obviously-much-discussed-news,
JT did indeed attended her father's memorial service.
(iVillage)
Kim Kardashian fake forgives Paris for talking about
her tush. (Page Six)
The Most Gorgeous Man on Television
Holy hotness. I am in
love with
Henry
Cavill, the actor from
Showtime's The
Tudors.
The minute King Henry
chops this guy's head off
is the minute I stop watching.
Btw, season two is even better than the first one, so
jump on the bandwagon if you haven't yet.
Sundays @9PM! (Image via The Tudors
Wiki)
Miss Texas is the new
Miss USA — New Jersey came in third! (Showbuzz)
Stephanie Tanner had a baby girl on Saturday.
(OK!)
Prom Night won this weekend's box office
contest. I didn't realize it was an "update of a
1980's film." Maybe I'll check it out this week.
(LA Times)
In case you missed the Rock of Love 2 finale
last night, this person was kind enough to live blog
it. Ambre won, btw. (NY Daily
News)
It's Suzie's B-day. (H28B)
I Care Enough To Hit Send...U?
Image
via someecards.com
Ralph Lauren has been
named the official outfitter for team USA at the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Love! (CNN
Money)
Perez gets a new gig as the gossip girl for a UK web
column. (Guardian)
I have a q re: Hilary Duff's latest role as a sexpot:
Am I the only one who thinks putting a scorpion in
your undies is super gross and scary? (You Tube)
Project Runway is leaving Bravo and for
Lifetime (as if there's a difference). (NY Daily News)
These mug shots are awesome. (The Smoking Gun)
Best thing ever: Eric Cartman was interviewed on NPR
this weekend. Listen to it here.
Thanks, Matt & Trey...
... for this. You guys "brung it" last night, in a
major way.
Def in my personal South Park top ten.
You know you can watch every episode for free on
their newly revamped site, right? Check it. (South Park Studios)
I found a David Cook fan
site. Sweet, now I don't have to start one. (David Cook, The
American Idol)
Sixth graders demanding highlights — who says young
girls are especially high maintenance these days?
(NYT Thursday
Styles)
David Beckham's golden iPod touch is almost as hot as
he is. (Almost.) (Engadget)
Seinfeld got into a car accident in East Hampton this
weekend. He's OK. (AP)
Defeat does not exist in this dojo...
If you're a fan of The Karate
Kid, you must check out this
video from sweeptheleg.com.
There is so much awesomeness here, I don't even know
where to begin!
Are there any celebs
not backing a fragrance right now? I want to
know what they smell like. (McDreamy signs with Avon,
WWD)
Apple turns 32 today. H32B! (TUAW)
Harvard-dropout-turned-Facebook-founder Mark
Zuckerberg (aka one of the most awkward human beings
in America) is set to host SNL this week. Can't wait.
(CNET)
Jessica Simpson has a kidney infection, but she's OK.
Get well soon! (NY Daily
News)
Happy Opening Day
...I love you, DJ. Go Yanks! (NYT)
HUGE!! U2 pulls a Madonna
and signs a 12-year deal with Live Nation. (CNET)
Rent is sticking around until September 7.
Phew. (NYT)
If you've been holding out for the 3G iPhone, you
might only have to wait until May, says Bank of
America. (Wired)
As of this morning, Brangelina are still not married.
(Reuters)
Got Verizon? Check out Myspace Mobile (if you still
care about MySpace, that is.) (Mediabistro)
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Chelsea Clinton Does Something Cool
Image
via NYmag.com
Butler University clearly
has some class acts on its student roster. Yesterday,
during a Q&A on the Indianapolis campus, some
doofus asked Chelsea if her mother's credibility was
hurt during the Lewinsky scandal. Who is this person
and what is his/her problem? Why should she have to
acknowledge this personal trauma publicly? So
obnoxious. Chels handled it far better than I ever
would've. Get the scoop and watch the video on
The Huffington Post.
David Cook is my hero. Billie Jean? Are you kidding
me? Unreal. I'm a total "Cookhead." (Idolator)
P&G announces acquisition of Frederic Fekkai.
(Reuters)
Elle Macpherson is the latest Revlon face. And she
looks really hot in this pic. (Bella Sugar)
... and Kat McPhee is now a Neutrogena pimp.
(Perez)
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Winter Just Wasn't My Season
SOOOooo psyched for spring. 
Congrats to Siena on
being fabulous this weekend! This AP article makes me
a little less sad that we lost to 'Nova. I suppose I
can be a Wildcat for the remainder of the tournament.
(AP)
Hanging out with Idol's top twelve actually
paid off for Jim Carrey and Horton. (Bloomberg)
Jennifer Lopez is reportedly planning to compete in a
triathlon this fall. Really? ... Why? (Starpulse)
Why is everyone so obsessed with whether or not JC
Chasez is a homosexual? (Jossip)
Big TV night, darlings! Brit's on HIMYM, and
The Hills is back! (Evidently,
The Times has
deemed LC review-worthy)
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Hey Dork, Try a Gmail Bath
Gmail Soap Image via
GeekSugar
Go David Cook! Simon said
he was 'smug' during last night's performance... I
thought he was 'smokin!' (EW)
SJP, ever the lady, responds to Maxim's
'unsexiest woman in the world' award. I love her.
(Page Six)
Conan O'Brien lets us in on a secret recipe called
"Good Housekeeping Lies." (Gawker)
Britney's on the new season of South Park
tonight! (Trans World News)
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Holy York-Goldenblatt
Image
via justjared.com
Woah! Our favorite Park
Avenue princess has (allegedly) gone the way of Paris
and Kim K. Superstar by getting caught with a naughty
tape. (I Don't Like You In That Way)
Just in case you were dying to love a Gov...David
Paterson cheated on his wife. (USA Today)
Lorenzo Lamas's daughter will chase after the latest
bachelor on national television. Good one. (NYpost)
Britney's Dad has been given permission to sell some
of her cars. I'm dying to know if the white Benz is
among the lot. (Showbiz Spy)
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Cheers to Proposition 3-17
Wish you had off from
work today so you can go to the pub with your silly
friends for a proper pint? Then sign Proposition
3/17; a Guinness-sponsored-Congress-bound petition
which hopes to make St. Patrick's Day an official
holiday.
My favorite excerpt:
Seriously...sign this thing! Sláinte!Guinness and Proposition 3-17 supporters believe that a regulated, official holiday would not only reduce the amount of employees missing work in order to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but officially allow people to express their Irishness.
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It's a Bird, It's a Plane... It's Brit-Brit
Britney's animated video was released last
night. Check it out above. What think?
Spitzer's lady friend is
giving us Jersey shore girls a bad name. (NYPost)
Times fashion reporter Cathy Horyn didn't
get invited to the Giorgio Armani show in Milan...
and she's pissed! (Thursday
Styles)
David Hernandez has to go back to stripping now that
he got the boot from AI. I can't believe
Kristy Lee Cook made it through another week. She
must have been dying that she had to perform
that Sesame Street rendition of "Eight Days a Week"
in front of the country again. Yikes. (MTV)
I can't decide which of these stories is most
bizarre: This woman was stuck on a toilet
for two years straight. This woman got a $1000 ticket
for dyeing her poodle pink.
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Who's Your Favorite Idol?
Mine's David Cook. He's no Chris Daughtry, but he's
muy talented. He first won my vote last week with his
take on Lionel Richie's "Hello" (which I've been
listening to nonstop for seven days, thanks to
iTunes)... and it seems Lionel
loved it, too! "Eleanor Rigby" was pretty
solid last night, and Simon gave him major kudos.
(Tulsa World) Love it! Go David!
Mary Ann from "Gilligan's Island" def took about nine
bong hits before posing for this mugshot. (TMZ)
Jim Carrey might make a guest appearance on
Idol tonight, dressed as his Dr. Seuss
character. (Page Six)
Spitzer is finally resigning today. (Albany Times Union)
Jonah Hill is hosting SNL this weekend. I like him.
Apparently, he smokes pot, too. Out of an apple, no
less! How creative. (Daily Blabber)
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Spitz, Spears and The Saints
Congrats to the Siena Saints on
winning the MAAC
tournament last night.
Wish I was there to T.P. a tree in three feet of
snow.
Schadenfreude at its
finest: the silliest Spitz headlines. (Gawker) Oh, and he
only spent $80K at places like Emperors over the
course of 10 years, so his wife should
totally forgive him. Really. So should
his three teenage daughters. I'm so sure. (NYPost)
Brit roundup: Her dad is getting paid
to make sure she takes her meds, Alicia
Silverstone peace'd
from her scheduled appearance on HIMYM
when she heard about Spears's, and Unfits plays a
Pokemon hero in her latest vid.
There was an earthquake in Connecticut this morning.
Isn't that vieeeerd? (Fox)
Check out who won the 2008 Bloggies
here. Maybe YBLAG will win
someday!
Darling Gisele, you've made yourself clear ... your
body is hottie. I get it. Now, can you please put on
some clothes before I do something crazy like go to
the gym? (Page Six)
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Trade in Your Pixels for Letters
Check
out my latest web toy: MakeAscii.com.
It basically converts the pixels in your digital
photos to plain computer text.
Totally free, totally geeky. Totally something you
should try today if you're totally bored.
Some peeps were hit with
major snow stormage this weekend. Check out these
pics! (BBC)
Congrats to Madonna, the latest inductee into the
Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame (it's for her vids).
(Newsday)
Don't drink the water. Don't ask why. Just don't.
(CNN)
Gone are the days when "The Gap" referred to a mall
hotspot. Now it means a year-long siesta from school.
Those lazy college kids. (NYT)
This guy gave "In The Heights" a bad review. Boo! I
loved it! Go see it!! (NY Daily News)
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Celebs Love to Share (Themselves)
From Broadway to Kohls, there seems to be an
abundance
of multi-tasking stars in Hollywood
lately...
Nicole Richie has been offered the role of Roxie Hart
in Chicago on Broadway. (Defamer Australia)
Mario Lopez is set to join the cast A Chorus
Line as Zach. (He probably always wanted to be a
'Zach') (E!)
Pete Doherty is writing a musical! (I'm not joking.)
Keith Richards is the new leathery face of Louis
Vuitton. (Still not joking).
Avril Lavigne is designing a fashion line for Kohls.
(WWD)
Halle Berry has a namesake fragrance deal brewing
with Coty. (WWD)
Bono, Brad, Reese, Eli and Payton will appear on
Idol next month! (E!)
Matthew McConaughey is putting his name on a beach
gear line. (Perez)
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Am I A Clown, Do I Amuse You?
Image via SomeEcards.com
I'm
confused as to why Mick Jagger employed Hells Angels
in the first place. Does anyone else think that's
weird? (BBC)
Even though Will
Ferrell's Semi-Pro
was numero uno this
weekend, it was his least successful opening in over
ten years. Poor guy! (Variety)
Even Britney checks her man's texts.
(Gawker)
Can someone
please break me off a piece of Prince Harry?
(Perez)
Did you read about 'Drunkorexia' yesterday? It's
totally all the rage. (Sunday
Styles)
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He'd be 6 In Leap Years
Happy
24th Birf, Little Bro. And stop drooling on my
shoulder, please...
Are you linked in yet? Can you get on it, please? Pretty soon, you won't be able to get a job without a profile. For realz. (