All sorts of important things going on in the world these days. Newsweek causing riots in the Middle East. Something about filibusters. New advances in stem cell research. But thinking about these topics gives me a headache, and let’s face it, there are way more interesting things happening right now.
For example:
1. Are they or aren’t they? E! Online reported Nick and Jessica’s imminent divorce, then quickly retracted the statement. Jessica issued a stern denial to US Weekly. Ok, honestly, I don’t care about their marriage at all, but I am hoping that if they divorce, they will stop being everywhere.
2. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. I don’t really know what to say about this one. Real or not, the whole thing is way creepy. Actually, it’s mostly Tom who is creeping me out these days. What’s up with him? And did you hear those nasty things he said about poor Brooke Shields taking Paxil for her crippling postpartum depression? As a Scientologist, he doesn’t believe in the use of psychiatric drugs. He recommends vitamins instead. Like he has any idea what postpartum depression is like. When will this PR blitz end?
3. These fascinating celebrity tidbits from the Scoop: Britney gave away one of her dogs because the dog doesn’t like K-Fed (i.e., the dog has good taste?). Celebrities have wacky entourages. Hayden Christensen may give up acting for architecture. Funny, after seeing Episode III, I thought he had already given up acting.
4. My ongoing sick fascination with Sienna Miller. I ask, once again, why anyone thinks she’s a fashion icon. Exhibits
A and
B. (For the record, I once had a very similar hat. In 1992). To be fair, Jude isn’t really living up to his “best dressed” status either in these photos.
5. Last night’s season finale of House. Am I the only one who watches this show? Anyway, it was really great. If you haven’t been watching this show, you definitely should be. Hugh Laurie is amazing.
15 Comments:
At 5/25/05, 9:53 PM,
Kathryn Is So Over said…
OH BOY.
The Simpson/Lacheys - it's only a matter of time, y'all.
Tom/Katie - how disturbing are the reports that he first approached Kate Bosworth for the role of TC GF? Child skeleton fixation much, Mapother?
Sienna/Jude - at least he looks dressed for biking. But why do they only have one bike? And why does Sienna need all those accoutrements? At least she's out of the gypsy skirt/cowboy boots uniform, if only for a day.
House - don't watch it.
At 5/25/05, 10:19 PM,
Lady Tiara said…
yes, the marriage is doomed. is their 15 minutes of fame also doomed? i can only hope.
yeah, the kate bosworth thing is even creepier. that poor girl used to be so cute, and now she looks like a skeleton. of course, if i had lost orlando bloom (swoon), i'd probably stop eating too.
i'm pretty sure sienna is wearing those damn cowboy boots under her jeans. the whole ensemble is just so busy. too many elements. that old adage about looking in the mirror before you leave the house and removing at least one thing is pretty good advice.
At 5/26/05, 1:43 PM,
Anonymous said…
Why is she wearing a BLANKET?! Does she have the same stylist as the Olsen twins? Why does a thin pretty young person want to dress in frumpy layers? I don't understand. and that hat, so Gatspy, so not cool.
I wish Jessica'd get out my face too, but I feel kind of sorry for her after seeing the crotch shots some sneaky photographer took of her on vacation. -Lisa
At 5/26/05, 4:17 PM,
Kathryn Is So Over said…
Those Jessica photos are awful!!
At 5/26/05, 5:09 PM,
Lady Tiara said…
yes, sienna's outfit just doesn't flatter her, and the olsen twin vibe needs to die a quick death. when i wore my hat like that back in the day, my mother hated it and told me i looked like a manson family member. i actually think she was right.
that crotch shot is just bad. at least we know she's well waxed.
At 5/26/05, 10:40 PM,
JB said…
Know what? I've seen a couple of eps of House and I've been mildly amused, but I just can't get behind the main character and his wandering eye. Sounds hollow and kinda superficial, but whatever.
And didn't Omar Epps play that guy once before, on ER? And didn't he commit suicide, for goodness' sakes?? Just sayin'...
I'm hoping Jessica will take her monster rack and too-strong jawline and head for the hills, when it's all over. I know that won't happen. Ten years from now she'll be hailed as the New Queen of Techno, guaranteed. Or she'll make an album of jazz standards with a full string orchestra that will go octuple-platinum in Bangladesh or somewhere.
As for where the Cruise Missile is aimed, these days: I haven't seen the now infamous appearance on Oprah, nor have I really followed this all that much. Mostly because Katie Holmes looks like she's been beaten about the head and face, with her droopy eye. And Cruise has been a caricature of himself since the end of the first Mission: Impossible movie. Kinda like Travolta since, um, Michael.
Who wants to bet that K-Fed's next wife is Mariah? And who wants to bet that in 50 years Brit and K-Fed are our generation's Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy? HA!
At 5/26/05, 10:43 PM,
JB said…
PS - speaking of Olsen Twin vibe: Lindsay Lohan?????? I almost wept for the loss of a tremendous, um, teen actress. She doesn't even look real these days.
"Yo, Linz - you really need to eat a sandwich, or something."
--Brittany Murphy
At 5/27/05, 3:41 PM,
Lady Tiara said…
poor lindsey has succumbed to the incredibly shrinking starlet syndrome. she looks awful. i was going to post a link to a pic of mary-kate olden, looking frightening small, dressed like a bag lady, walking with her ginormous new BF, but i thought it would be too mean, since she was hospitalized for her eating disorder and all. but dating someone who is literally twice your size is not going to convince anyone that you've conquered your problems, mary-kate. girl needs a double cheeseburger, stat.
i've had a crush on hugh laurie for like 10 years and i'v never noticed the eye. argh! things will never be the same again.
At 5/27/05, 4:00 PM,
Kathryn Is So Over said…
MK's "ginormous" boyfriend is kite surfer Stav Niarchos, a friend of Nick the Antiguan's. He made the mistake of telling me this a couple of weeks ago and showing me a link to their mutual friend's kiting web site. After gawker complained about not being able to find photos online of Stavros Niarchos (his full name), I sent them a tip with the link, and it ended up on the site. I'm "reader support." Oopsie!
At 5/27/05, 4:07 PM,
Lady Tiara said…
omg, you're the gawker tipster. that's so crazy! he's the grandson of the original stavros niarchos, who was a greek shipping bazillionaire and huge rival of aristotle onassis, jackie o's second husband. stavros the elder's sons were both married to members of the guinness clan, so he's probably a shipping and beer heir. why is he dating a starlet who looks like she is 9 years old?
At 5/27/05, 4:50 PM,
bryc3 said…
I have nothing to contribute to your celebrity gossip. I will tell you what you missed in the news:
Filibuster: The point of the fight is Bush's attempt to stock the Judiciary with psychopaths who want to end fun as we know it. The Republicans threatened with the 'nuclear option' which was basically the option to remove the right to filibuster in the Senate (it's unclear whether they had the votes to do this, but they threatened). Oh the irony. Need I remind you that good old Strom Thurmond (not a Republican but a Dixiecrat, but who the fuck is that fooling?) once filibustered for nearly 24 hours straight to oppose the passage of civil rights legislation? I digress. At any rate, 14 members (split evenly, Democrats and Republicans) reached a last minute deal, where Democrats agreed to not filibuster except under extreme circumstances, and the Republicans said they'd consider not nominating Klansmen to become judges. There was a lot of bullshit about a moderating Congress. Bullshit because yesterday the Democrats postponed the confirmation vote on Bolton to become the new UN dickhead, and they threatened to filibuster to get it done. Good move though, that Bolton is bad fucking news. The vote on him has been pushed back til next week.
Stem Cells: Congress approved a limited lifting of the ban on spending federal money on stem cell research. At stake here is the debate over when life actually begins, and the fundamentalists want no testing of stem cells from any embroys at all whatsoever. Moderates tend to support the testing of stem cells from unused embryos at fertility clinics that would otherwise be destroyed (this is the legislation that passed). The scaremonger ultra-Conservatives have conjured up images of federally funded baby farms where toddlers are dismembered and their cells are used to cure homosexuals from AIDS. That scenario seems unlikely to most people, although if I got to pick which toddlers I could probably offer limited support. Bottom line: this was a victory for sick people, moderates, the medical industry (stocks on firms that do business in this area took off) and the fight against Christian whack jobs. It's worth pointing out that there has been a lot of talk about the promise of stem cell research, but little real progess so far. This is the shrewd Republican argument against it, and I've got to concede them that. Nevertheless, the research does hold promise and should go on.
Newsweek: Boohoo, some American assholes desecrated the Koran. This is definitely not nice, but last I heard Al Qaeda didn't exactly adore the Bible. Here's a suggestion: why don't we desecrate ALL of the holy books, and stop this stupid war?
At 5/27/05, 5:04 PM,
Kathryn Is So Over said…
Boooooooooooooooooo on the news! And no, I'm decidedly not saying "Boooo-urns!"
Did you see my post today? I am too self-centered and too much of a smartass to care what's happening with others in the news. AND, my least compatible match is "The Emo Kid," how funny is that?!
At 5/27/05, 5:40 PM,
bryc3 said…
Kathryn, come now. Did you really need that test to tell you that you were incompatible with Emo Kid? ^^
I took the dumb thing and got Capitalist Pig. I was even trying for Emo Kid. Me, a Capitalist Pig? I mailed the author a dead baby.
At 5/27/05, 5:43 PM,
Lady Tiara said…
i appreciate the news update. it will save me from having to read the paper for a few more days at least. however, i do have one comment: there have been some interesting developments in stem cell research, coming from korea, of course, since doing this research is so much harder over here.
At 5/27/05, 7:01 PM,
JB said…
Zzzzzzzz...wha? I dozed off somewhere in the middle of The News. Did the Nats win last night? Did Ken Jennings lose? Did Bo Bice lose, and (more importantly) HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?? Seriously, folks. Not that I'm all into American Idol or anything - actually, thanks to C. I totally am - but this is a development akin to Bush's re-election. The silent CMT-watching gun-racked rebel flag-waving majority has spoken, yet again, and my ears hurt from the sound!
Did something funny or weird happen, like catching a 100-pound fish that died on its way to an aquarium in Kansas City? That's all I care about...
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