28.9.09

Superman is flying lowww

As if her facial expression, nappy weave and non-prescription glasses weren't enough to make this picture funny... Britney Spears' fly is undone.
PFFFTT

24.9.09

Tyra Banks: Why models are paid to WALK and not TALK

I can always go for a good Tyra bit.. because she makes it so damn easy. Last night Tyra Banks took a seat in front of suspender-whore Larry King for the first time since she lost her sh*t over an unflattering beach pic. When King brought it up, the socially liberated model turned talk show host completely contradicted whatever she was trying to prove in the first place!
Thankfully, CNN posted a transcript up on their site:

King: The last time you were on you were dealing with the "F" word, meaning fat. You were fighting back. There [was] a nonflattering tabloid photo of you -- remember? In the swimsuit?

Banks: Yes.

King: You lost weight since then.

Banks: Yes.

King: Do you still feel an image pressure? Do you think -- you think like a fat person?

Banks: I don't actually. You know...When I told the world to kiss my fat ass, I remained that size for two years. I maintained it with my ice cream and my salad with ranch and dressing and croutons and bacon bits. Like I -- I didn't look at myself even on television and think that I was too big or -- I don't know. I didn't -- it didn't connect. But since then I have lost a lot of weight"
I couldn't help but be drawn to a particular part of the interview, when King sparked a conversation about Banks' natural hair:

King: All right. You kicked off season five of your talk show by revealing your real hair.

Banks: Let's talk about my hair right now. I know it's been a big mystery. And I was like it was an unsolved mystery, and I felt like I needed to solve this mystery. Like I've worn weaves and wigs and pieces and clip-ons and clip-outs and clip-downs and around since I was 17, 18, and I wanted to show the real me. I wanted to show the raw me, and I just got out of the shower -- beat the face first of course, you all -- and then came out of here -- on this stage, and this is me, you all. This is me.

King: How did that feel?

Banks: Oh my God, it felt so liberating. It felt so liberating. I have worn fake hair since I was 17 years old.

King: This -- is this real?

Banks: Yes. This is me. You want to feel my scalp?

King: Yes.

Banks: Yes? It's a little kinky in the scalp. That's like real black girl hair. But -- go -- go in there. Yes. That's -- yes. It's kinky. Exactly. My natural hair texture is very kinky. You felt my real hair texture. This is straightened. This part is straightened. This part is not, inside. But, I mean, hair for black women, we spend $9 billion a year on hair products -- black women do. So growing up as a young girl and seeing images in the media where they're saying that a certain type of hair is beautiful and yours isn't is very difficult for a black woman -- for black women and it's a -- it's a long, political thing that we can do a whole show about. But I felt it was my responsibility to show as much of my real hair as possible.


As much of your real hair as possible? I'm stuck here thinking of a reason why Tyra wasn't physically capable of showing her real hair in its entirety. Not to mention, if you check out the clip from America's Next Top Model (which is mentioned in the clip posted above), you can see that Tyra didn't even show her "real hair"! Instead she used the "just got out of the shower" line, as if she had a shot at pulling off the greasy, gelled back style used in perfume ads internationally. AND THEN she has the nerve to go on Larry King Live and say that her hair was real. Then not. But the roots are real. But the front is not. Oh, and that she's lost weight since preaching about body image and embracing inner beauty.
Tyra is such an inspiration.

FIERCE

23.9.09

Pink Funhouse Tour makes Britney look like a clown

It seems like all pop music celebrities these days are using a circus theme as inspiration for their tours. Christina did it first, shortly followed by Britney - who was much more successful thanks to the help of a strong marketing team over at Jive. Now, we have even more celebs jumping out of the circus clown car, including the spunky pop diva with harder abs and smaller tits than both previously mentioned acts - the one and only Pink.

Her VMA performance was incredible to say the least, and showcased an ability that no other pop star can compare to right now. And to think, this whole time Pink has been MIA in the music scene, she has most likely been attending classes at her nearest circus school. The difference between Britney and Christina's acts to Pink's phenomenon:

1950s bearded lady VS. Cirque du Soleil
Right?

16.9.09

Frightening Fashion Faux-Pas: Early Botox

We have all seen images of how excessive surgery for the stars has gone wrong.. but leave it to a tween to take the cake for an anti-collagen ad. Poor little Amanda Bynes, whose career - and now looks - have hit rock bottom. 

Let's face it - her dorky face, I mean, demeanor gets old after playing the same character in at least three different movies. Plus, I hardly buy her Family Channel physical humour.

You can't inject talent, Amanda!!

U2 makes fans happy - and people hungry

Alternative rockers U2 will perform tonight at the Rogers Centre in Toronto for their 360 tour. Bono will come equipped with his sunglasses I'm sure, along with an over the top performance to an unbelievably committed fan base.

The only reason why I would even want to go to the show, is to see the multi-million dollar "claw" stage that everyone has been talking about. To make U2 even more of a big deal then most people make them out to be, the Rogers Centre has agreed to open the dome for the second time in history! The first was for a Bruce Springsteen show - go figure.

The Rogers Centre homepage explains the dome opening as: "it's as if the stage were a spaceship about to take off after the show".

Maybe the spaceship could fly over to Africa. That way, Bono can donate the goliath of mechanisms to the STARVING CHILDREN THAT HE ONCE CARED ABOUT.

In other Torontonian news - the Leafs play their first pre-season game tonight with the brand spankin new team, against the Boston Bruins. GO LEAFS GO!!

15.9.09

This Is It - pun intended




The trailer for a movie that will make more money in two weeks than most Lindsay Lohan films make in a year.
I love you Michael.

Historic Eye-Candy Dies at 57

Beloved actor Patrick Swayze died today after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Not only was he the only man who could pull off a mullet, but he was quite the Hollywood heart-throb. Swayze thrusted his groin and danced his way into our hearts in Dirty Dancing - he set the standard for my kind of man as Johnny Castle. And can we PLEAAASE remember the movie Ghost.. How badly did you want to be playing with clay next to that dreamboat? Demi Moore is a lucky woman.  

Rest in Peace Swayze
Your biceps will never be forgotten.

Still hungry? Watch this:

14.9.09

really Kanye?

Kanye West made an unforgettable performance at the VMAs this year, but like all of the gossip that puts him in the news - it has nothing to do with his music. By now the buzzworthy status of the story has completely died down, but that won't stop me from getting my two cents in!! 

To tell you the truth, I'm not too interested in what Kanye had to say. What I really want to know is how Beyonce felt about what went down. By the looks of it, she doesn't seem too upset about Kanye's antics. In fact, she smiled about it!! I guess we can jump to the conclusion that the Roc-A-Fella family sticks together. Although I would like to point out that Beyonce saved the day when she let Swift come back on stage later and "have her moment".

As far as an apology goes, West gave sincerity his best shot and released one via blog post on his website - which by the way was taken down the same day it was posted! 
Luckily I found this screenshot flying around the web of the original post that West made:
Today his blog reads :
"I feel like Ben Stiller in "Meet the Parents" when he messed up everything and Robert De Niro asked him to leave... That was Taylor's moment and I had no right in any way to take it from her. I am truly sorry. "
But really, I do feel bad for poor Taylor Swift, whose thunder was completely stolen by Kanye. At least she has other things to brag about... like dating a Jonas brother. I'm way more envious about that then the fact that she won a VMA! Right?

Still hungry? If you missed the show, or just want to see the drama again I've posted the clip below.. thanks MTV!!