Does It Really Matter?

I wasn't going to comment on the whole Virginia Tech School shooting, mainly because it's too horrid to think/write about. I would however like to address the fact that whenever tragedies like this happen, everyone and their mother tries to find someone to throw the blame on, other than the people who did it. They want to psychologise everything, in order to understand why the person did what they did. So they over investigate every little detail and find someone or something in the media to pin it on. For instance, with the Columbine shootings, they blamed Marilyn Manson, because people who listen to his music become homicidal maniacs apparently, The Matrix, because they wore trench coats......(as we all know, fashion kills), and cult movie classic Heathers, because it depicted two high school students going around killing their classmates.

Now they are trying to blame the Virginia shooting on a Japanese movie called "Oldboy". The premise of the movie is that a man is unjustly imprisoned for 15 years, and when he gets out he goes on a rampage against his captor. In one scene he subdues a gang of henchmen with only a hammer. One of the pictures that the shooter sent to the NBC building, was of him holding a hammer in the same pose as the character in this film. So, even though this man didn't do anything to these poor people with a hammer.....this movie is to be blamed because of one picture......

Do we really need a reason for why this man did this horrible thing so badly, that we have to blame the tiniest and most insignificant things for his choice and his behaviour? Isn't it bad enough that he did it? Blame his mental instability if you have to blame something.

Isabel

The second Doll Posse member to be introduced to the masses through tori's official website is the Political, photogenic freelance photographer, Isabel

Isabel is described as follows.

"Isabel, a photographer, is a reflection of Artemis (the Greek goddess of light and protector of the vulnerable) and is the most outwardly political of the bunch. She opens the album with "Yo George", a shout-out to our commander in chief, questioning what horribly dark road we've been led down and closes the CD with the anti-war anthem "Dark Side Of The Sun".

Listen to Isabel's "Yo George" here. For more insight from Isabel, visit her official blog .

Volta

I was in HMV the other day, just walking around and taking in the sights and what should attract my attention but a little canary yellow card informing me that Bjork's new album "Volta" will be released on May 7th. I know....I was as excited as you are now. Since then I have been watching her concert/video DVDs and imagining what the new music will sound like.

From what I've read, the album has been entirely produced by Bjork herself and will feature 10 new tracks featuring input from the likes of Timbaland (ya, I thought it was strange too), Antony Hegarty (Antony and The Johnsons), and Mark Bell (who had a big hand in creating Bjork's album Homogenic).

The first single which was supposed to be released on April 9th (I haven't heard it yet) is called "Earth Intruders". She will be promoting the album with an 18 month world tour that should be announced in the next week or so. Bjork's record label "One Little Indian" has been describing her new tunes as the most commercial sounding work she's ever done. That kind of sentence kinda makes me worry, but Bjork has never let me down before so why would she now? Just look at the album cover.....she looks like a huge gum drop with feet.

I hope I don't have to share the concert hall with people who have only heard one album of material by her. I was kind of pissed off that people started loving her after the whole swan dress thing, but they still didn't really listen to her music. Tour details state that she will be doing a month-on, month-off schedule (I'm assuming because she has a little girl to raise too), and she will be joined on stage by 30 musicians.

Hello Clyde!

In the next few weeks leading up to the arrival of her 9th studio album, Tori Amos will be introducing the Doll Posse one by one and giving backgrounds on each of the girls, discussing their roles in creating the music and revealing the addresses for their official blogs in case you haven't already found them. The first of the five to be introduced, is Clyde (the mousy looking member with the orange eye shadow).

Clyde has been described as follows...

"Clyde, who draws from Persephone (the Greek goddess of spring and rebirth), wears her emotional wounds on her sleeve, but remains idealistic. She is looking at the effects of not being a whole person. She is trying to figure out what she believes in and she is dealing with having been disappointed in her life. Clyde is a little girl lost on the string-laden, gorgeous "Girl Disappearing", and on the heartfelt ballad "Roosterspur Bridge"."

Clyde is also to thank for the gorgeous "Bouncing Off Clouds" which can be heard here . For more information on Clyde, visit her official blog .

American Doll Posse Tracklisting

Okay so the very thought of a new album that may be her best since Choirgirl is exciting news in of itself, but I was sent the tracklisting for the album the other day by my brother. Thanks Graeme. It goes as follows....

1) Yo George

2) Big Wheel

3) Bouncing Off Clouds

4) Teenage Hustling

5) Digital Ghost

6) You Can Bring Your Dog

7) Mr. Bad Man

8) Fat Slut

9) Girl Disappearing

10) Secret Spell

11) Devils and Gods

12) Body and Soul

13) Father's Son

14) Programmable Soda

15) Code Red

16) Roosterspur Bridge

17) Beauty Of Speed

18) Almost Rosey

19) Velvet Revolution

20) Dark Side Of The Sun

21) Posse Bonus

22) Smokey Joe

23) Dragon

You can also read the lyrics for the tracks at http://dailynibble.blogspot.com. Enjoy everyone.

Christina Aguilera - Candyman

Okay, I've replaced it, because I love it.

Making The Animal Freaks Happy

Christina Ricci has been looking positively gorgeous lately whilst promoting her new film with Samuel L. Jackson "Black Snake Moan". The movie looks like a piece of shit, and I've heard it's getting bad reviews, but who cares when she looks this good. If only she looked this good in the movie. Look Peta, No deer. Happy now?

Tori's New Album

Yay, there was recently an announcement on Rolling Stones website that Tori Amos' new album will be called American Doll Posse, and it's release date is set for May 1st. I simply can't wait, I was a bit disappointed with her last album, but from the sounds of things, this one's going to be great. The World Tour to support the album is scheduled to begin May 28th in Rome. I can't wait to see her live again. Above is the new press photo that was released with the announcement. It's a bit scary, but I love it. I think it's a bit ominous of Sissy Spacek in "Carrie".

She looks dead, her leg is bleeding, she's got a bible in one hand, and the word shame written on the other. Yah, creepy. Click the picture to enlarge.

Britney Done Bumped Her Head On The Crack Pipe

Okay I was not going to comment on Britney Spears at all. The whole hanging out with Paris Hilton, drinking and clubbing when she should be home with her kids or in the recording studio, and getting in and out of limo's with no drawers on was simply too annoying to pay much attention to (good to know she goes for the brazilian wax though). But this whole (to quote Empire Records) "Sinead O'Rebellion, shock me, shock me, shock me" nonsense that has just occured makes me think that the girl needs some heavy drugs, or group hugs. Then to top your shaved head with a tacky blonde wig that even the worst of Drag Queens wouldn't wear, further proves my point that she's insane. Not that I'm not getting a laugh out of the whole thing, but I have to say (and I never thought I would say this), the kids should be in the custody of their father. Ugh, I feel filthy now.

Children Running Through

The sublime Miss Patty Griffin is releasing her fifth studio album tomorrow. I am so excited about hearing new music from her and hopefully getting to see her on tour this time around, that I just had to make an announcement about it. You should all pick it up, she has one of the smoothest country/pop/folk/gospel voices ever, and her songwriting is extraordinary. I guarantee you won't be sorry. The album is called Children Running Through, and the track listing is as follows.

1) You'll Remember

2) Stay On The Ride

3) Trapeze

4) Getting Ready

5) Burgundy Shoes

6) Heavenly Day

7) No Bad News

8) Railroad Wings

9) Up To The Mountains

10) I Don't Ever Give Up

11) Someone Else's Tomorrow

12) Crying Over

Heavenly Day is the only track I have heard from the album, I'm not sure if it's the first single or not, but if it's any indication of the rest of the album, it will be sweet

Emma Bunton - All I Need To Know

Look what I found on youtube, the new Emma video. How conveniant. The poor thing, I just read on her website that she actually shot the whole video outside in this satin dress in December. Give her respect, she froze her ass off for her craft. It's such a beautiful ballad, she looks gorgeous, and the angel motif works so nicely.

Baby Is Pregnant

Man, it has been a few weeks since I have written last, but I have just been very busy. Enough excuses, on with the story. Miss Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton has just released an official statement saying that she is pregnant with her first child. The former Spice Girl, who just last year was diagnosed with endometriosis (a condition which makes it difficult to conceive), and her longtime boyfriend Jade Jones, could not be happier with this news.

"We are so happy, it's unbelievable news" the couple said in the statement. "What a great way to start the New Year."

And as for Emma's former nickname?

"I guess I will be handing over the 'Baby' tag now to a deserving little new owner."

In other Emma news, she ended up placing third on the celebrity dance competition show "Strictly Come Dancing" and her cover of the Petula Clark classic "Downtown" recently reached #3 on the UK charts.

Her gorgeous new album "Life In Mono" is available now. The second single will be the albums opening track "All I Need To Know". Congratulations to the happy couple.

Elizabeth Rex

I don't know why I hadn't really thought about doing this before but I feel I should promote the play I am co-starring in which starts January 19th. I have already told everyone I know about it, but on the off chance that someone in the Ontario region (particularly Durham Region) that I don't know, sees this post and decides to come see it, I guess that would be a good thing.

The play is Elizabeth Rex by: Timothy Findley. The story focuses on a group of actors (The Lord Chamberlains Men) and their playwright (William Shakespeare) who have just finished a royal performance of "Much Ado About Nothing" and are confined to the Queen's barn for the night due to a curfew in the streets. The Queen pays the actors a visit, seeking distraction for the evening as her former lover (the Earl of Essex) is set to be executed in the morning. The evening brings anything but distraction. Instead the evening reveals much about the Queen (played beautifully by Judith Edmondson), Will Shakespeare and Ned Lowenscroft (the company's brilliant performer of women's roles), the lives they have lived, and the roles they have chosen.

As I said, performances begin January 19th at the Oshawa Arts Resource Centre. All other information is available on the poster up top. Click to enlarge the picture. (Oh, I play Harry Pearle. Almost forgot, duh!.)

Hairspray Movie Cast

After the spookiness of Danny Pintauro I felt it was time to brighten things up with some new pictures of the cast of the updated Hairspray movie (perhaps one of the most colorful musicals ever). So sit back and enjoy the sights.

Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma Von Tussle (better than Stephanie in Grease 2)

Amanda Bynes and Allison Janney as Penny and Purdy Pingleton (S&M for Mom and Daughter...Scary)

John Travolta as Edna Turnblad and Queen Latifah as Motormouth Maybelle (I'm looking forward to these two performances).

Zac Efron as Link Larkin and Nicole Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad

Centre: Brittany Snow as Amber Von Tussle and James Marsden as Corny Collins.

And although I promised no spookiness in this post...it's pretty much inevitable when you are talking about Christopher Walken. Here he is as Wilbur Turnblad. I'm sorry, so, so sorry.

Who's The Boss Now? (PS. Not really for kids. See how responsible I am)

Remember Danny Pintauro? The kid who played Jonathan Bower (Judith Light's son) on the sitcom Who's the Boss? Of course you do, everybody remembers at least five episodes of that show. Well, as we all know he came out many years ago, but we had no idea that he would one day turn from the picture above (kinda cute, but nothing really special), into the picture below. God, Alyssa Milano turned out better than I thought. Is this what comes of "showering" with Tony Danza when your a sexually confused teenager? That's Awful! Who Said That? Anyway, I know I don't usually post things like this, I just found it too shocking not to. Plus he reminds me of my first boyfriend, a bit older with a crystal meth gaze. No, I would never do that...again.

Mystery Machine Mourns!

All the kids in the world should be sad today (grown ups too) because, Iwao Takamoto, best known as the creator of lovable Hanna-Barbera character Scooby Doo has passed away at the age of 81. Among other accomplishments in his career, he also assisted in the designs of some of the best known, and most beloved animated feature films and television shows of all time including Walt Disney's "Cinderella", "Peter Pan", "Lady And The Tramp" (among others) and Hanna Barbera's "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons" (for which he created another lovable, yet dimwitted canine, Astro). And for those of you who remember the 1973 animated film version of Charlotte's Web, Takamoto served as the director of that film.

Rest In Peace.

Metropolitan Museum Of Art

My Brother and I spent two mornings at the Met. while we were in the great city of New York, and we only got to see the first floor. My point is, it's fuckin' huge, but it's so beautiful. We would have spent a longer time there but as I said we basically had two shows a day and we had to eat and get to where the theatre was that day. Plus we stayed in Queens while we were there so we first had to travel from Queens to Manhattan to get to the Museum in the first place (it didn't take as long as I thought though). Here are some pictures of our favorite pieces on the first floor. More will be added soon. The little guy below was one of my faves.

Jenny Lewis - Fernando (Live)

Even though Conan states that this song is on Jenny's album "Rabbit Fur Coat", it in fact isn't, and I really enjoy it. Their dancing is adorable, and look at how small Jenny is when Conan comes and stands next to her. Too Cute.

Welcome Back!

Well, here we are again. Another year come and gone, and it's time to see what the future holds for all of us (me specifically). I had a great time in New York. I saw 10 shows in 7 days, it was a bit exhausting but so worth it. I will try and write revues as soon as possible, I just want to get my pictures developed and uploaded before I do so. My brother sent me some of the pictures he took (including the one up top) with his digital camera (I really need to get one of those), so I will be adding those asap. They are awesome pics, I think he missed his calling as a photographer. Happy 2007.

Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!!

Happy Christmas Eve to one and all, and in case I don't get to writing before then, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year as well. I'm off to New York on Boxing Day for a week, so I should have plenty to write about in the New Year. Love To You All.

Lucky Leo

Leonardo DiCaprio has been a lucky boy these days. Two top-grossing films in the last couple of months (The Departed and Blood Diamond) and now he has been nominated twice for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (drama) for his roles in these films.

I saw The Departed a few weeks ago, and I really enjoyed it, particularly his performance (so I do believe he is worthy of a nomination), and I hear that Blood Diamond is meant to be one of the best performances of his career (again...worthy). I don't know how I feel about people being nominated twice in the same category though. I mean it pretty much guarantees the person the win (which usually makes me happy, if they're worthy), but it pretty much fucks over the other nominees, and if they do give it to someone else....the academy looks like a bunch of assholes.

Tough luck for the other actors, nobody said life was fair though.

Dirt Never Looked So Good

I just wanted to post this promo picture for Courtney Cox-Arquette's new show "Dirt", because I think it is important to keep things beautiful around the Christmas holiday.

All I know about the show is that Courtney plays an editor-in-chief for a celebrity tabloid magazine. The show premieres on January 2nd on the FX channel.

Reichen VS. Perez

Reichen Lehmkuhl has posted on his myspace page that he wants to sue gossip website owner Mario Lavendeira (aka Perez Hilton) for inflammatory statements and slander, and he is calling all other celebrities who have been vilified on Perezhilton.com to do the same.

I'm not sure how that would work exactly, or if that is even a winnable case. Reichen, who was a former star on the Amazing Race, and now author and boyfriend to Lance Bass (for those who have no idea who he is, which is very possible), has also asked for the public to boycott the website and it's advertisers (wherein Lavendeira makes his profits) in order to get the site shut down.

I will admit that Perez does focus on Reichen and Lance quite a bit. From having a part in outing them both (which is pretty much the time I stopped reading his site, because I find the very idea of outing people particularly irksome), to accusing Reichen of cheating on Lance, and stating that he was a crystal meth addict, and then calling him a media whore because he wrote a book (which, I think he insinuated was a book of lies and fabricated stories in order to keep him in the spotlight).

However, can't Perez just claim freedom of speech and be done with it? And it's not like he's the only gossip site that speaks poorly of celebrities (but Perez does seem to make up his own stories alot of the time which could hurt his case).

Anyway, if you want to read the full post from Reichen's myspace (and the hilarious comments that follow), the link is below. Good luck to each. Even though I personally side with Reichen (not because I think he's right exactly, but just because I don't like Perez Hilton).

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=47147734&blogID=208169393&Mytoken=D5ABBC5F-9855-4CEE-AD8BA403C891E38922153557

Christina Wears Fur, And People Ain't Happy

One of my favorite actresses, Christina Ricci, wore a natural fur coat on the front cover of the September issue of W magazine, and people were/are not pleased about it. As soon as the issue hit news stands many online fan sights dedicated to the diminutive actress closed down their services because they were offended by the notion that Christina liked to wear fur.

If you visit www.christinaricci.info , they have posted the following statement.

OFFLINE DUE TO FUR USAGE

"Well, that's it. I've had this Christina Ricci fan page for almost 8 years (since January 1999), but I recently found out Christina doesn't appear to have a problem wearing fur. Well, I do. I also have a problem with people who wear fur. Conclusion: I have a problem with Christina. And now that problem is solved, because I don't have a website about her anymore, so I no longer have anything to do with her."

Wow, people are so fuckin' sensitive these days. It's like the Dixie Chicks fiasco all over again. In fact Christina recently had to release a statement of apology. It read...

"I never meant to hurt nor anger anyone with my insensitivity. For what it is worth, I have received the message loud and clear and will not be wearing fur in the future. I apologize for my offensive actions."

Okay, I am not going to state my personal opinions on fur wearing (because animal activists will Fuck You Up!), however, the magazine editors probably asked her to wear it. It's not like it came straight out of her closet. So I really can't be as offended by this "offensive action" as I apparently should be.

It made for a nice cover photo, whether or not Rudolph and Blitzen had to suffer to make her cloak. In other Christina news, she has a couple new movies under her belt that are set for release soon, including Home of the Brave, and Black Snake Moan.

My Worst Nightmare!!!!!!!!!!!

Prepare for fire to rain down from the heavens people, as I have just been informed that Halle Berry is releasing an album in the New Year.

I'm frightened Aunty Em, I'm Frightened.

The (so far rumoured) 13 track album from EZ Records is to be released on February 6, 2007. The track listing is as follows.

1) Miss Sexy (God help me it's bad)
2) No Problem
3) Sunshine
4) How You Been? feat. Jamie Foxx (Quickly getting worse)
5) Like That
6) Around
7) Lazy (feat. Lupe Fiasco)
8) Your Love Is Always Good

9) Not Today (I'm Not In The Mood)

10) Write Me

11) Love & Emotions

12) Singing To You

13) Go Left (feat. Bun B. and Timbaland)

Of course I'm not saying that actresses should not be singers as well (some are actually able to pull it off), but the thing is....she'll be everywhere if she is successful, and I can barely put up with her presence in the spotlight as it is. You've made one good film in your career Halle, don't press your luck with me.

Sarah Silverman - Give The Jew Girl Toys

"If you ask yourself what would Jesus do, he'd say give the Jew girl toys". Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate it.

The Reaping Trailer

This is the trailer for the new Hilary Swank movie. It looks like an awesome premise for a movie, it will probably be horrible though. Most movies that look this good turn out to be shit, and she is due for a bad movie. She hasn't really had one since The Core. Girls who live in their cars are fuckin' smart, let's face it.

Geri Halliwell and Kylie Minogue - arm wrestling

LOL. I just had to add this because...well...it's hot.

Jennifer Love Hewitt - Can I Go Now? (Live)

I decided to look up some Jennifer Love Hewitt video's and I came upon this clip of her singing the song Can I Go Now? from her album Barenaked, and I had to add it because I am quite impressed by her live vocal skills. Very few actresses turned singers can actually hold a tune while performing live but she does a great job.

Kylie Minogue - Interview with Cat Deeley (Sky) - Part 6/6

And finally part six of The Kylie Interview. The previous posting of this interview was no longer available on youtube so I reposted it. It is a must for this site.

Kylie Minogue - Interview with Cat Deeley (Sky) - Part 5/6

Part five of The Kylie Interview.

Kylie Minogue - Interview with Cat Deeley (Sky) - Part 4/6

Part four of The Kylie Interview.

Kylie Minogue - Interview with Cat Deeley (Sky) - Part 3/6

Part three of The Kylie Interview.

Kylie Minogue - Interview with Cat Deeley (Sky) - Part 2/6

Part two of The Kylie Interview. This is a case of maintenance people.

Kylie Minogue - Interview with Cat Deeley (Sky) - Part 1/6

Part one of The Kylie Interview with Cat Deeley for Sky One, where she talks about her battle with breast cancer and her hopes for the future.

New Black Christmas Trailer

Here is the trailer for the remake of the 1974 Canadian Horror Flick "Black Christmas". Given that I really enjoy the original film, I will probably hate the new version but they have added a bit more of a back story for Billy (the psycho on the loose), and they had enough sense to cast Andrea Martin (who played Phil, one of the sorority girls who gets butchered, in the original) in the role of the House Mother. Michelle Trachtenburg and Lacey Chabert star, and as the trailer says, it comes out Christmas day. Never saw that one coming.

Tara Maclean - Evidence

While I wait for a new album from Ms. Tara (and the new Shaye album which comes out in February), I can enjoy this video for the song Evidence from her first album "Silence", which I had not seen prior to posting it here. Fantastic if you ask me.

These Precious Things!

I've just been reading a few insider tidbits and recent quotes from Tori Amos about her next studio album and it sounds like it is going to be the complete polar opposite to her last release, 2005's The Beekeeper. Where that album reflected a soft and nurturing side of her persona, Tori has stated that she is now indeed ready to rock on her new project.

"I think that this new work - it's too early to say - but this is a very different chapter. Certainly, since I've been a mother. You haven't really felt this Tori in awhile...I didn't want (Tash) looking and hearing me and thinking, "Oh my God, that's a scary lady!" There are enough scary rock & roll mothers in the world. I'm able to explain now that the woman who comes and reads bedtime stories and hangs out with her is different from the woman who walks behind that piano. I think this is the first time she's able to differentiate that. Now that there's that buffer, there are things in the world it's time to confront. There is an energy that you carry when you're nurturing another life where you're protecting first -- and once you know that cub is out of the way of the hunter's gun, you can be a little more daring." ~Rolling Stone March 30, 2006

It has been confirmed that she is once again working with the sounds of the harpsichord (which she hasn't really used since Boys For Pele), as well as the piano and the Wurlitzer. In other interviews and quotes she has also spoken of a warrior woman who wants to represent herself on this new record.

I can't wait to hear what she comes out with. She is shooting for an April 2007 release. Until then, her box set collection "A Piano", which covers her past 15 years in the music spotlight is available now.

Beyonce! Just Admit You're A Bitch!

I would love Beyonce so much more if she would stop acting like the good little God girl with the big voice, and admitted to the world that she has bitchy Diva Moments. In a recent interview amidst the whirlwind of media reports that she is jealous that her Dreamgirls co-star, Jennifer Hudson is getting more attention for the movie than she is, Beyonce said

"I knew that the character that I played wasn't the star...I'm already a star. I already have nine Grammys. Everyone knows I can sing. I wish I could have gained 20 pounds and played Effie."

Nice one B, you just bragged that you were a winner, and then called Jennifer fat. That is the perfect Diva moment. But then she backtracked on our asses by saying

"She was incredible."

Boo, hiss. All I'm looking for is consistency, the same way you consistently made yourself the lead voice on every Destiny's Child song ever written, leaving the other girls with no solo careers to fall back on (seriously, where have Kelly and Michelle been?). Is that too much to ask?

Miss Jennifer Holiday 1982 Tony Awards - And I Am Telling You

Seeing as how the Dreamgirls Movie release is upon us, I thought we should have a look back on the original broadway production, and the incomparable Miss Jennifer Holiday in a performance of the shows signature song. I'm surprised she doesn't drop dead at the end of this performance. Hold on to your hats ladies and gentleman, and eat your heart out Jennifer Hudson, this is musical theatre at its most glorious.

How Cute Is She?

Wow, two Jennifer Garner posts in a row. crazy Like a FOX are we? This post however is more about how cute Jennifer's baby, Violet Affleck is. It also proves my point about Jenn looking better out in the real world lately, than in the public eye. These photo's were taken a few days ago, when the two celebrated Violet's first birthday at an Italian restaurant in California. She's got tiny burrets in her hair, if that's not cute I don't know what is. Papa Ben was no where to be seen. Sad really.

Jenn kinda looks like a 15 year old babysitter (drinking a long island icedtea) than a 30 something Mother.

Not Your Prettiest Alias!

I had an entry entitled Jennifer Garner Is Hot, and after these pictures I may have to rethink my standing. On the Elle Magazine cover (above) she looks half past dead (which either means they airbrushed her too much, or not enough), and at the GQ Men Of The Year party below, she has horrible frizzy hair and a God-awful purple cocktail dress on.

This is not an Alias we like at all. Get some help Jenn, we're concerned. Lately you look better when you're going to the supermarket in Boston, than at a glitzy hollywood party. Maybe you should try pretending that the paparazzi are grocery baggers. Huh!? ....Huh!?

Janet To Excite The Billboard Awards

Janet Jackson will be opening the Billboard Awards (on Fox) tonight with a special performance of her single "So Excited". The singer who was seen in rehearsals donning a Jackson 5 t-shirt, has admitted that the performance will be a bit of a mix of old and new Janet. I'm feeling a bit sick today, so I hope I don't fall asleep tonight before it comes on.

Janet has also recently been divulging information about her 2007 world tour.

"It's going to be a retrospective of my 20 years, and you know the choreography is going to be crazy. I'm excited about the ideas that Gil (choreographer and long time backup dancer)and I have come up with and I can't wait to hit the road".

The next single from 20 Y.O. is the mid-tempo, groovalicious track "With U". Enjoy the show tonight.

Sidenote: I'm LOVING the new short hair. Hot.

The Education Of Jennifer Connelly

Yeah! One of my favorite actresses, the delightfully elegant Jennifer Connelly is on the December/January cover of Interview magazine, discussing her new film Blood Diamond with Leonardo DiCaprio, her kids, and working in Africa during filming.

I just spent my lunch break watching interviews with her on youtube, and now I stumble upon this. How coincidental. I'll be watching Labyrinth for the 5,006th time tonight.

Short Stuff Flips The Bird

This may be the cutest picture of a celebrity couple I have ever seen. Michelle Williams is so tiny compared to Heath, that or she is standing extremely far behind him (she looks like she's 11 years old in that bathing suit too, she just needs a pair of water wings). None the less when you have a family outing at the cement pond flipping off the paparazzi....that's true intimacy ladies and gentlemen.

PS. They ain't not gettin' hitched yet. But I hear their baby, Matilda is reading at a college level. You'll either get that joke/reference or you won't.

Hint Hint. Think Roald Dahl.

Katie Sits At The Kids Table

Does anyone else find it disturbing that Tom Cruise' daughter Isabella looks almost older (if not a little shorter) than Katie Holmes in this wedding picture? Katie just looks like one of his kids, if it weren't for the wedding dress, you wouldn't even think Katie was the bride in this party. I know that the age difference is hardly a new news subject and I never really gave it two seconds thought since I hate Tom too much to spend absurd amounts of time thinking about him, but when you see a picture like this....

Congrats to the happy couple though. I hope you have a great time jumping up and down on sofa's together.