Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Archive for February, 2010

Celebrity Meltdown alert: John Mayer is desperately Tweeting apologies for his ‘raw’ Playboy interview, allegedly given while he downed multiple malt whiskies and dissed multiple ex-lovers, calling Jessica Simpson ‘sexual Napalm.’

More significantly, Mayer offended millions with his comments about his self-proclaimed sexual aversion to ‘black women’ and his use of what he calls ‘the N word.’  Is anyone going to buy Mayor’s sobered-up damage-control campaign?  It’s cutting no ice with me.

Mayer already had a reputation as a womanizer after his on-again off-again flings with Simpson and Jennifer Aniston . But the scope and depth of his new notoriety seems to have taken even him by surprise.

Surely exceeding the Tweeter limit of 140 characters, Mayer Tweeted his dismay:

“I am sorry that I used the (‘N’) word. And it’s such a shame that I did because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself…but it’s gotten out of hand and I’ve created somewhat of a monster…I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock.  I don’t have the stomach for it…”

What Mayer doesn’t yet seem to get is that many who’ve read his twisted words will no longer have the stomach for him.  Is this one ‘tell-all’ celeb. who went too far?  Or is it possible to go too far in these over-the-top times?  After all, the Comcast links on this Playboy interview story included a link to a ‘full John Mayer concert.’  Will Mayer survive this ‘full’-court meltdown?  WDYT?

(photos: hitzonly.com & celebritysmackblog.com)


Read Full Post »

*THANXX to ADAM LAMBERT & DAVY JONES FANS for great ongoing discussions; Scroll Down for Adam & Davy…

‘It Girl’ Watch, 2010  by Elizabeth Searle

I asked some smart guys I know to comment on the concept of ‘It Girls of 2010′: who are they watching?  Here on the blog, we are always waching Zooey Deschanel, our 2009 ‘Hit Girl’.  Zooey, meet Zoe.   And a few other new names…

Mark McNutt, co-founder of Bravo Sierra Motion Pictures, nominated lovely young Katherine Waterston:

“My ‘it girl to watch’ is Katherine Waterston, daughter of Sam Waterston. By chance the other morning, I turned on the TV and the movie “The Babysitters” was on. Katherine Waterston played the lead.  Something I would never in a million years, volunteer to pay or rent to watch. But it turned out to be disturbing, entertaining, compelling and just plain good in my opinion.”

Blog fave and former blogger for Wonkette, LITOTES, is smitten with Zoe Saldana the sci-fi beauty in Star Trek and the cat-woman star of AVATAR.  Litotes dubs her the ‘Ava-Tart.’ (And he means that in the best possible way…)  Why Zoe?  Litotes replies succinctly: “Because she is lithe.”

Author, blogger and surfer Eugenio Volpe– like many Mad Men I’ve met recently– raves about the classic curvy charms of Mad Men femme fatale Christina Hendricks, who caught our blog fashion police’s eye in her ‘peachy champagne’ dress at the Golden Globes.

Says Volpe: “She’s my kind of woman.”

Who is yours?  Emily Deschanel?  Taylor Swift?  Weigh in on your own It ‘Girls’ and Women for 2010.

(photos: blog.z2it.com, zimbio.com, fashionindie.com)

Read Full Post »

*THANXX to ADAM LAMBERT FANS for a great ongoing discussion; Scroll Down for GLAMLOVE!

SAINTS & STARS  by Elizabeth Searle

The Saints were the all-stars of the night– down to the littlest Saint, Drew Brees’ photogenic baby son.  What about the nights’ less saintly stars?

Pondering Superbowl Haltime Show hits and misses, Jim Balint of BleacherReport somewhat wistfully recalled the controversy and buzz surrounding Justin Timberlake & Janet Jackson’s infamous ‘wardrobe malfunction’ and commented: “Bringing in noted “bad boys” The Rolling Stones and Prince notched 89.9 million and 140 million viewers for their respective halftime shows. It’s clear the American public responds to possible scandal.”

This year, the classic band & CSI theme-songsters THE WHO took centerstage.  A ‘scandal’ lurks in the background, but not one folks are likely to want to buzz long about: internet porn charges vehemently denied by Pete Townsend.  Scandals and accusations aside, how did The Who do?

Like Carrie Underwood  belting out this year’s national anthem, they performed solidly and soulfully.  But did the 2010 entertainers meet or near highwater Halftime Show marks set by an airbourne Michael Jackson?  Or No Doubt and Sting sending a memorable ‘Message in a Bottle’?

What were your own favorite Halftime Show moments– from last night or years gone by?  Are the commercials the real entertainment stars these days (this year: the orca whale in the bridgestone tire ad)? ‘Who’ would have been your own dream choice as a Halftime Star act worthy of the Sainted 2010 Superbowl?

(photos: reuters.com, open.salon.com., telegraph.co.uk, billboard.com)

Read Full Post »

*THANXX to ADAM LAMBERT FANS for a great ongoing discussion; Scroll Down for GLAMLOVE!

TMI TIPPING POINT by Elizabeth Searle

When news of a John Edwards sex tape surfaced, screenwriter Caitlin McCarthy suggested a Post on TMI scandals.  Now we hear the FBI has the TMI tape no one wants to (or do we?) see.

Which scandals have reached the Too Much Information Tipping Point for you?  I asked Caitlin.  Her quick list:

Tiger Woods; Charlie Sheen; Conan/Leno (not a sex scandal, but a scandal, no less); Casey Johnson/Tila Tequila; Jon and Kate (no one cares about them anymore, and yet they’re desperately creating scandals for the sake of coverage); Anything having to do with the “Jersey Shore” cast (Who cares about their nude photos, club fights, etc.?) ;the upcoming Kitty Kelley Oprah book, where Oprah’s “real” relationship with Gayle is exposed. Yawn.”

As always, Caitlin says it best.

Of course no one is making us read this stuff, but once hooked on certain celebrities or scandals, it’s hard to stop– even if you ‘hate yourself in the morning’.

Britney Spears carried out in a stretcher amidst a mad rant was a riviting yet also revolting spectacle.  Tia Tequila’s ‘Grief Tweets’; Gov. Mark Sanford’s cringe-worthy emails.  And now Jenny Sanford is ‘telling all’ in her own new book– though she was the one who wisely warned her husband before his infamous press conference NOT to talk about ‘your heart’ .

When I read an online headline stating that the latest Tiger Woods mistress says his sexual fantasies are ‘not normal,’ I didn’t press the link to learn more.  Who is pushing you over the TMI edge?  Have you stopped watching?  If not, why not?  WDYT?  PS: THANKS to Litotes & Mike Luckovich for this perfect cartoon commentary on Edwards et al…

(photos: Edwards & mistress- stupidcelebrities.net; Conan&Leno- examiner.com; Jersey: GoogleImages)

Read Full Post »

Angela Still is an ex-Los Angeleno now living back in her birth state of Georgia. She’s working towards her MFA in Creative Writing and revising her first novel, a story about, love, revenge, and magic.

GLAMLOVE: Adam Lambert, What Have You Done to Me?  by Angela Still

Every day at 3:30, I eagerly make my way over to my email account and sign in with bated breath. Well, not on Saturday and Sunday, because those days I’m not trapped in front of a computer, so the times I mosey on over to google vary.  Trust me, though, I still go.  Every day.  Seven days a week.  Why, you ask?  I have to check my Adam Lambert google alert.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with google alerts, it is a service provided for free by google wherein you give them a phrase, and once a day they send you updates on any news that has been posted on the internet about your phrase.  It can be a little incomplete sometimes, but it stills serves as a great springboard for all the current news, and in this case, gossip.

Oh, Adam.  Adam, Adam, Adam.  What have you done to me?  I admit, I’ve always had a weakness for make-up wearing femme boys in bands, and if they happened to be amazing singers, all the better.  It started when I was just a wee lass with KISS.  At the age of eight, I was pretty certain I was going to marry Paul Stanley.  Later, this became a slew of now-embarrassing 80s bands (Poison, anyone?) and their singers.  I also went through a pretty serious Bowie phase at this time, and the concept of androgyny took over.  At one point, I was seriously considering a sex change operation, but just decided to cut off all my hair and wear combat boots instead.

But, see, here’s the thing.  All this happened in my teens.  Ok, some of it happened in my early 20s.  Either way, these were appropriate times for this sort of thing.  But I am now a slightly chubby, forty-year-old corporate drone.  I should not be spending significant portions of my day worrying about you, Adam Lambert.  I should have more important things to do. (more…)

Read Full Post »

Most Honest Acceptance Line: “We’re all a little drunk but happy drunk” from the Kings of Leon, who also promised, “Anyone we forgot, we’ll buy them shots.”

Theme of the Night: “Welcome to the Future;’ spoken by will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas plus Darth Vader masks in one of many bizarre sci-fi production numbers intended to shore up Grammy’s shaky grip on the ‘cutting edge’…

Entrance of the Night: Lady Gaga dumped into a flaming Fame machine and emerging, covered in soot with a similarly smudged yet sparkly Elton John…

Dueling Divas of the Night: Beyonce dressed in the evening’s bewilderingly militaristic sci-fi style grabbed her crotch in If I Were a Boy, upstaging sweetly simple yet flatter-voiced Taylor Swift, who nevertheless nabbed an upset Album of Year– but did Poker-Faced Lady Gaga upstage them both?  Who do you think won the Diva Duel?

Fatherly Advice of the Night: Stephen Colbert telling his daughter, “Stay away from Katy Perry

Most Bizarre of the Exhaustingly Bizarre Production Numbers: Pink in a see-through sparkle-crotched body suit, drenched and dangling above the disconcerted-looking crowd, shaking herself off like a dog so electrically lit droplets rained down on hundreds of hair-do’d stars, all of whom could have used….

The Accessory of the Night: Imogene Heap‘s plastic parasol…

Most Intriguing New Voice: young Prince Jackson, son of Michael, spoke with feeling in a strikingly deep and husky voice; heaven help him if he has inherited his father’s gift for singing, but he and his equally ethereal sister already know how to stop a show…

Add your own Grammy-gazing rants and raves on our Comments…
(photos: USToday [Pink], oskaya.com, grammy.com, hardspotonline.com, flickr.com, billboard.com)

Read Full Post »

« Newer Posts

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.