• Posh upgrades her do.  She chopped off the angled alien bob and was photographed sporting a much chicer pixie cut at the Marc Jacobs show in NYC last night.  Mrs. Beckham looks hot, man!  And, not in a plastic creepy way but in a real-live-girl-with-a-pulse way!  Who knew she was actually pretty under all that hair and bronzer and those sunglasses?
• Minnie Driver gives birth to a bouncing baby boy! Henry Story Driver, weighing in at 9 lbs., 12 oz., was born Friday here in Los Angeles. Minnie is keeping quiet about the identity of her baby daddy.  She revealed that he is English and “sort of in the same business,” to the U.K.’s Independent in May.  Wow, Minnie.  So mysterious.  Hmmm.  English and in the same business? 10 bucks it’s Mr. Bean!

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Wow, this one really pains me to write.  I’ve always “liked” Kate Hudson, as much as you can like someone you’ve never met before.  Perhaps I was smitten by the cool combo of her character from Almost Famous and the fact that she was married to the lead singer of one of my favorite bands from back in the day (The Black Crowes).

Plus, let’s face it, she’s adorable and the chic knows how to dress.  If I could pick a celebrity closet to raid, it would be hers for sure.  But, the blogs are all blowing up about her allegedly being rude to everyone and freaking out this past weekend at a party for Rachel Zoe in NYC.  This isn’t the first incident I’ve read about where she seemed like an obnoxious biatch.  Here’s what happened, according to the New York Post.  Read it and you can judge for yourself:

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Thenewno2, the trippy, quasi electronic, quasi classic rock band, will be playing at the Key Club in Los Angeles for free every Tuesday for the next month. The band fronted by Dhani Harrison (yes he’s George Harrison’s son) with drummer, percussionist, synth player Oli Hecks.

They will be playing tonight, Tuesday, September 9, starting at time 10 PM and will play the next 4 Tuesdays of the month.

The debut album, you are here, is already available on iTunes and a physical release will come either this fall or early next year. You can find out more information here.

The show is all ages and free to all and located at The Key Club - Map

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These are the stats of the troops who have been killed in war since August 19th 2008. The total number of casualties (that word makes my skin crawl) of California troops since August 19th 2008 is 511.

It’s important to be reminded that the battles we fight in places many of us will never see, makes a difference to in our day to day lives. War is not just fought “over there,” it’s right in front of us. It’s our friends, neighbors, loved ones and they are disappearing from around us every single day. War takes place everywhere and whether you acknowledge it or not it changes the world we live in.

Source: LA Times

That’s right. There are rumors running wild about who will play the new villains in Christopher Nolan’s next Batman film. Everyone is wondering who could top or even equal Heath Ledger’s performance as the joker. Apparently they think Johnny Depp and Philip Seymour Hoffman are the men for the job.

IMDB says that it’s Michael Caine is the one starting the rumors. Apparently in a recent interview with MTV and the Toronto Film Festival, Caine stated:

“I was with [a Warner Bros.] executive and I said, ‘Are we going to make another one?’ They said yeah. I said, ‘How the hell are we going to top Heath? And he says ‘I’ll tell you how you top Heath — Johnny Depp as The Riddler and Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Penguin.’ I said, ‘S–t, they’ve done it again!’”

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Everyone always says it’s cheaper to cook than it is to eat out, but is it really? If you’re not eating mac and cheese, and trying to make something with fresh. tasty ingredients it’s not going to be cheap. From buying the seasoning, to the meat, to the sauce ingredients, to the vegetables, it adds up a lot quicker than one could imagine, and it’s not necessarily faster or easier.

I am by NO means encouraging people to eat fast food, but when you have the time it is important to know that sitting down and enjoying a good meal made for you can not only be enjoyable and tasty, but it also can be inexpensive.

If you want to know how to do this the answer is you need to know where to go and what to order. Luckily the LATimes just put together a great list of different types of restaurants in LA where you can get GREAT deals. Here are some of my fav’s…

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I personally think it’s way too early for Oscar talk and don’t care too much about the International FIlm Festivals (and won’t until someone decides to send me to Venice to cover one), but that’s what going on this week.  There’s nothing worth seeing at the movies (Bangkok Dangerous??) and fall TV hasn’t even started yet.  Time to go back to bed.

• In this week’s Gold Derby blog at latimes.com, Tom O’Neill confronts the question: could Peter O’Toole beat out Heath Ledger for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar?  Then he goes on to describe O’Toole’s latest vehicle, Dean Spanley that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this week, as “lollipop sweet” and “a nice Disney or Hallmark pic.”  The whole (imagined) conflict is at the core of how basically unimportant and random the Oscars are.  How could Ledger’s Joker even be in the same category as a curmudgeonly but sweet grandpa?  The question I want to confront is: How do I get a cushy and completely unnecessary job like Tom O’Neill?

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The VMA’s, hosted by Russel Brand, dominated TV last night, broadcasted live from Paramount Studios here in Hollywood.  Britney even did a little skit with Jonah Hill and she didn’t even mess up!  So, the answer to your question is yes, Britney!  They still want a piece of you!  Brit Brit opened the show looking as hot as ever in a little silver dress and won 3 awards for “Piece of Me”, her latest, Aw-shucks-I’m-famous-don’t-mess-with-me anthem.

Is it just me or do they announce all the cool groups that won awards early (Death Cab for Cutie, Erykah Badu) and then save the lame ones for the big show?  Oops, did I just type that out loud?  There were live performances by Christina Aguilera, Kid Rock, Lil’ Wayne, Rhianna and Kanye West, along with a few others.  Anyhoo, here’s your winners for this year.  Yes, I’m serious. No, that win for The Pussycat Dolls is not a typo.

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This week’s Number # 1 Hit on Billboard’s Hot 100 is “When All Hope is Gone” by Slipknot. This New Wave Metal band has had seven Grammy nominations and one win,  Best Metal Performance 2006 for the song “Before I Forget.” After a month on the charts, “When All Hope is Gone” made it to number one from their fourth studio album [When All Hope is Gone]  comes a song that is heated and angry, as are most metal songs; but also filled with hints of political pissed-off-ness. Maybe not even hints, possibly downright outrage.

Metal, as genre, tends to contain themes of violence and demons in their lyrical content. This song mentions the devil and hell but ‘hints’ towards hell as the United States and the devil as a one Mister President Bush. Our country is in such disrepair that it seems like regardless of which political party we vote for, we’re screwed. It’s just a matter of whom we we want to be screwed over by more; a donkey or an elephant, ow! Slipknot refers to the nation burning because of a lack of a united front. United front = Corrupt Government, I think so! It seems like a catch-22 here, wanting to help and create a more just world by ruining the economy at home, killing our own men by sending them to fight and then going out and raping and killing people for well, their own good? HUH? “When All Hope is Gone” refers to the Bill of Rights as a bill of sale, as though America is only doing anything for personal, selfish and financial gain. That sums it up pretty well, don’t it?

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Well I guess Cage is still enough to get a film to number one I guess. Enough to knock Tropic Thunder from it’s 3 week run at the number one spot. Here is your weekend’s top ten…

1. Bangkok Dangerous | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000
2. Tropic Thunder | $7,500,000 | $96,811,000
3. The House Bunny | $5,900,000 | $36,999,000
4. The Dark Knight | $5,715,000 | $512,198,000
5. Traitor | $4,660,000 | $17,651,575
6. Babylon A.D. | $4,000,000 | $17,197,966
7. Death Race | $3,594,540 | $29,792,750
8. Disaster Movie | $3,300,000 | $10,870,000
9. Mamma Mia! | $2,713,200 | $136,297,305
10. The Pineapple Express | $2,400,000 | 84,158,000

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This has nothing to do with Whack-A-Mole.  I just really wanted to type that.  Things are slow this week, folks.  But, here’s what’s a happening:

• Beyonce is over being a pop star.  Uh-huh.  I’m over oxygen.  And coffee.  Yeah, right!  Beyonce told Marie Claire UK, “There is a time limit on being a pop star, yes. Being a legend, an icon? Absolutely not. I’m over being a pop star. I don’t wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic. And I feel like I’ve accomplished a lot. I feel like I’m highly respected, which is more important than any award or any amount of records. And I feel like there comes a point when being a pop star is not enough.”  Nah, girl.  You did not just say that to a reporter!  That’s the stuff you say to Jay in the limo after you’ve had too many white wine spritzers.  People can’t afford the gas it takes to get to their jobs at Burger King.  Saying that being a pop star is “not enough” loud enough for people to hear you is just obnoxious.
• It’s official.  She’s doing it again.  Yeah, Brit Brit’s opening the VMA’s.  “MTV has long played an important role in my career. How can I not be there to kick off their 25th VMAs?” Britney said in an official statement released to the media. “I’m excited to open the entire show, to say hi to my fans and to be nominated.”

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Nicolas Cage

“I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.” ~ Nicolas Cage

• Year Born:  1964
• Age:  44
• Times Married:  3
• # of Kids: 2
• Height in Meters:  1.83m
• Size of his personal island:  40 acres
• Year of first film:  1981
• Films Cage has appeared in to date:  61
• Acting Awards Won: over 20, yo.
• Year of Best Actor Oscar (For Leaving Las Vegas):  1995
• Worldwide Box Office Gross of National Treasure:  $347,512,149

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