Daily Buzz Bits: Crime Doesn't Pay at Marc Jacobs

 

Chris Crocker has a new man, or a new pap-hunting buddy, in porn star Cameron Michaels. Mmm - can't wait for that sex tape. - Dlisted

Don't be scared, Cheyenne! Just kidding ... Xanadu's gay fave is totally comfortable around Harvey Fierstein at the New Dramatists Luncheon in NYC. – Getty

Hot Mess is right, you two! Gay blogger/outing machine Jonathon Jaxson filed papers yesterday against Perez for supposedly soliciting X-rated home movies from him. Grossest lawsuit ever. - Radar

Yes, Tyra probably made it happen, but I'm still happy a plus-sized model won America's Next Top Cover Girl Commercial Star for One Month. - Dlisted

The New York Marc Jacobs theft was an inside job! How could this employee do such a thing to Marc? And after he posed nude for him! - Towleroad

 

Duffy Interview With NewNowNext!

 

From waiting tables and recording demos in a village in northern Wales, to producing a debut that spent five weeks at No. 1 in The U.K., to appearing on TRL in the U.S. this week, small-town, 23-year-old Duffy admits overnight stardom is a tad ... foreign.

You've probably heard her lounge-y, soulful - but don't say Amy Winehouse-esque! - single "Mercy" at this point, which is all about pleading for sexual liberty. And if you haven't, check it after the jump ... as well our exclusive interview!

 

Duffy and I talked about the 'only gay' in her village, performing at New York's Hiro and transitioning from a life inside her own head to one in the public eye.

 

Read the Q&A after the jump!

 

The Witchblade Movie: Who’s Sharp Enough to Play Sara?

-- the linster from AfterEllen.com

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me a dozen times, shame on you, again —  especially if you’re a production company that has sucked me in time after time with the promise of a great, comic-based female action hero movie or TV series. Case in point: Elektra.

Jennifer Garner as Elektra, for all her tight, skimpy outfits, awesome abs and ass-kicking goodness, was not the Elektra of comic books. She was more like Elektra on Xanax. Sure, I watch the movie every time it’s on, but I’m superficial that way.

Catwoman was even worse — so bad that I haven’t watched it more than once, despite the presence of Halle Berry in this outfit.

 

New R.E.M. "Hollow Man" Music Video

 

For R.E.M.'s second Accelerate single, the band recruited graphic design studio CRUSH to create the manifested lyrics and the oft-overwhelming digital graphics. I'm guessing that's part of the experience, though. Front man Michael Stipe sings, 'I'm overwhelmed / I'm on repeat' in his plea for someone to save him from what he's become.

I do enjoy the mixing in of the human condition - although the band members don't appear - with an interpretation of the near-constant sensory parade from the media. Not to get philosophical on y'all ... but R.E.M. does bring that out, right?

 

And watch the video for lead Accelerate single, "Supernatural Superserious," after the jump...

 

Five Observations About Battlestar Galactica

Jean Barolay (Alisen Down) in Episode 3.11, "Rapture"
Photo credit: Sci Fi/Eike Schroter

 

-- Malinda Lo from AfterEllen.com

Last week's Battlestar Galactica episode, "Faith," rocked the house. This whole season, though, has been incredible, delving into complex, challenging issues such as religion, mortality and politics. This is not TV lite, therefore I rarely watch it on Friday nights at 10 p.m., since by then my brain is fried from the previous week's work and I can't concentrate with the appropriate amount of attention.

So, after watching "Faith" on DVR delay, I have a few observations to share with you about this most recent episode of BSG. (Please note: No attempt at synopsis has been made; for a synopsis, go here. This post is pure critique and conjecture.)

 

1. Starbuck has a fan base in the BSG world, too.

 

New Metro Station "Shake It" Video

 

I can't complain about the The Hills-friendly, bite-sized pop that is "Shake It," the third single from the Cali band's self-titled debut. The video concept makes me think of America's Best Dance Crew ... not that I've ever seen that show. But who let all these hipsters into this beautiful theater? Oh, there's security.

I know I said this after I watched Metro Station's "Control" video, but I greatly prefer tattooed Trace Cyrus to the band's other vocalist Mason Musso, who comes off cheesy and Angels & Airwaves-y. ... Sorry. That wasn't called for.