Daily Buzz Bits: Alanis Experiments, Pete Wentz Embraces The Fag

 

I'm loving Alanis Morissette like crazy right now: Upon telling a shocked Howard Stern she got with girls in her youth, Alanis politely reminded the gruff, backward Howie:

A). "It's fun to be a slut," and B). "It's a rite of passage to experiment with your sexuality at some point."

... and when Howard said he wouldn't experiment with a man, Alanis calmly shot back, "Well, it might be different for men. There's more homophobia going on." - Gawker

I never thought I'd find Lindsay Lohan adorable anymore – but she and Samantha Ronson are the cutest couple ever! Where's my coming-out interview? - PopSugar

Since she's supported "hot, tranny mess"-coiner, Christian Siriano, Victoria Beckham better watch her back for an "angry transsexual escort from LA named Dawn." - PopCrunch

Although OUT's YEAH, I AM A FAG tag is a little misleading, the mag has a great interview with sexually-enlightened Pete Wentz – who said:

"The actual acceptance of gay marriage is inevitable. It's just like how the next generation of kids are going to all have tattoos." – OUT.com

 

 

Sir Ian Mckellen to Take on Sinister Role in Remake of The Prisoner

-- snicks from AfterElton.com

 

Out icon Sir Ian McKellen will bring his talents to the small screen in a six part "re-imagining" of the cult 60's show The Prisoner.

Ian will star as Number Two, one of the men in charge of "The Village", who makes life difficult for Number Six (played by Jim Caviezel, who last played Jesus), a man who awakens to find himself trapped in this strange environment.

 

Jesus Would Be So Proud...

 

Since Heidi Montag has USWeekly in her speed-dial, the gossip mag is privy to priceless - priceless! - remarks from that press-craving loony. Recall the Lauren-Heidi/The Hills feud peaked when Heidi and fiance Spencer Pratt publicly discussed Lauren Conrad's sex tape, which Lauren denied making. Well, Heidi actually said:

 

"God knows the truth in all of this, and at the end of the day, that is the only thing that matters. Jesus was persecuted, and I'm going to get persecuted, ya know?"

 

Heidi also plans to record a Christian album and go to Africa to "feed children and help build things." Lovely. I'm still recovering from when Spencer told Tyra he plans to adopt an African child and name him Dunk since - of course - he'd be a basketball player...

 

Tricia Helfer Goes From Cylon to Shrink

-- the linster from AfterEllen.com

 

If we can find the least bit of good news with the end in sight for Battlestar Galactica, it comes from the prospect of seeing the lovely ladies of BSG in other roles.

As Dorothy Snarker recently told us, Katee Sackhoff, AKA Starbuck, is set to tuck in with Sean on Nip/Tuck. Now comes word that Tricia Helfer, AKA Six, will co-star in a new Fox pilot, Inseparable.

 

The Lo-Down: Wanted

-- Malinda Lo from AfterEllen.com

 

In this week's Lo-Down, Sarah P. and I give you our review of the new Angelina Jolie movie Wanted, which just opened last Friday. In the movie, Angie plays a deadly assassin with some fantastic tattoos and extremely large guns. These assassins used to be weavers. Yeah, like people who made carpets.

If you just said "Huh?" then you're right with us. We won't give away the ending of the movie or any of the key plot points, but we do have a lot of fun poking fun at this strange and comedic backstory.

 

Michelle Williams MTV.com Interview: We Missed The Nudity?

 

The cool peeps over at MTV's Buzzworthy blog interviewed newly gay-friendly Michelle Williams ... Oh, wait - as if Destiny's Child wasn't gay-friendly - Michelle's been loving us since back in the day! And now she's talking about slithering down her naked, incredibly-hot backup dancer...

Michelle's upcoming dance album, Unexpected, will more than likely be bumping in gay clubs near you - and she actually performed at Splash Bar for New York Pride last night. Keep it comin'!

 

After the jump, you can watch the "Break The Dawn" video - featuring those dancers  Michelle mentioned. They're worth it...

 

The 50 Best--and Worst?--Gay Bars in America???

Flyers from Mary's in East Atlanta... Is Georgia on our boozed-up gay-bar loving minds this Pride Weekend?

Oooh, this is gonna get touchy!!! I just posted a story over on Logo's lovely travel site, Trip Out, which is titled "The 50 Best Gay Bars in America?" And yes, the question mark is intentional.

I love round-up stories like this, and yes, a list of the "best" gay bars is not going to please everyone. Especially because this article isn't about which bars (from coast to coast, from P-town to San Diego) are the coolest or slickest or most-all-inclusive or reputable. Hells no!!! This time it's all about appreciating the crazy, broken, messy, draggy, dive-y joints out there. Props to The Drinkery in Baltimore! To "Our Fantasy" in Wichita! To the Blacklite in L.A.!

From The Cock in NYC to The Blacklite in L.A., some tips on how to drink your way from coast to coast!

Charlize Theron Is The Invisible Woman in Hancock

-- Dorothy Snarker from AfterEllen.com

 

I think, a few hold outs aside, we can all agree that Charlize Theron is a very attractive woman. Just in case you’re one of those “I need empirical evidence”-people, I give you exhibit A.:

She is also an intelligent, talented and successful woman. (Um, hello, Oscar.) That said, you’d think any movie studio would be happy to have her in their film – thrilled even. In fact, the very sight of her is probably enough to make any marketing department erupt with screams of glee. So then why is she all but missing for the marketing for her new misanthropic superhero film Hancock?

 

NewNowNext.com Takes on The HX Awards ... And Loses!

Yeah, us and a bunch of angry New York drag queens. HX better watch themselves ... you too, Perez!

So to everyone's surprise - including ours - New York gay mag HX nominated NewNowNext.com for Best Blog as part of its annual awards show. We don't turn down open-bar and gay pseudo-celebrities, so John Polly and I hit up a Chelsea movie theater for the show and Barracuda for the after-party.

Those gays love a camera, so don't miss out on the likes of porn big-wig Michael Lucas, Village People's Randy Jones and drag divas Mimi Imfurst, Epiphany ... and Drag Queen of The Year, Peppermint!

Dante's Cove & The Lair Star Dylan Vox Is a Homewrecker

-- snicks from AfterElton.com

 

Dylan Vox, who stars in Dante's Cove and The Lair, will star in the upcoming comedy Homewrecker, which is being described as a parody of Lifetime movies:

 

"Adapted from the hit 2006 Los Angeles stage production of Naked Deception, the feature-length film now in production tells the story of three happily married gay couples who fall under the seductive spell of hunky bad boy Shawn. He uses his wicked ways to create havoc as the homewrecker houseguest who won't leave until his voracious sexual appetite is sated. Reprising his stage role, Dylan Vox stars in the title role of this witty gay comedy. Watching his antics as the charming, irresistible homewrecker is both unnerving and hilarious, right down to the guaranteed happy ending."

 

Homophonic Gay Music Artists Vlog: With Novice Theory

-- Brian Juergens from AfterElton.com

 

Alex joins transgender musician Geo Wyeth, aka Novice Theory, a one-man band that mixes piano, klezmer, accordian, and a melange of musical styles to create a thoroughly unique and utterly captivating experience. Geo talks about his music, about how being trans and biracial has informed his musical journey, and how he comes up with his one-of-a-kind compositions.

But the real treat is seeing Novice Theory in action in several clips from his recent performance at NYC's Zipper Theatre and an intimate performance in the studio. Definitely a must-watch.

 

Check it out after the break!

 

New Vanessa Hudgens Video "Sneakernight"

 

Oh, enough with the basicallys, V. Basically, your new song sucks.

But I do kind of love Vanessa Hudgens - mainly for her naked photos and for putting up with Zac-y Efron in that fake relationship ... I mean, that sometimes-it-seems-like-it's-a-publicity-stunt relationship. I just wish she'd embrace her unwanted new image and do a "Dirrty"-style smut-fest of a music video instead of this wholesome lameness. Maybe when her High School Musical tenure is up...

I also genuinely like Vanessa's voice. I've never seen the High School Musicals, but that "Come Back to Me" song was good. I swear. Watch the video after the jump...

 

Angelina Jolie Is Not Just a (Really, Really) Pretty Face

-- StuntDouble from AfterEllen.com

 

Do you ever wonder what other people's to do lists look like? Take Angelina Jolie for example. Her list probably looks like this:

1) Continue search to find lipstick worthy of my lips
2) Press tour for Kung Fu Panda
3) Press tour for Wanted
4) Plan wedding to Brad now that gays can get married in California
5) Incubate Pitt-Jolie twins
6) Take care of four children
7) Practice martial arts for continued awesomeness
8) Debut three films at Cannes

And that's just on a Monday!

 

New Hercules & Love Affair "You Belong" Video

 

As an unfortunate Top 40 kinda guy, I'm proud of myself for genuinely liking Hercules & Love Affair - and not just because it's super-gay. (Follow that link to hear the full album stream on LOGOonline.) Hercules, especially its main homo Andy Butler, pays a legit tribute to retro disco-house, but is at the same time really bizarre and innovative. I wish it was more popular ... but mainstream, Hercules is not. And this new video is low-budget, let's be real: I had one of those electricity, glass ball things when I was a kid.

For your info, the woman on vocals - who I thought for sure was a man when I heard the album - is Brooklyn singer Nomi, and the hooded man is Andy and the small woman playing with glasses is Kim Ann Foxman - all members of the Hercules project.

 

If you haven't heard lead single, "Blind," yet, you must check out the music video after the jump - as well as the NewNowNext video interview with Andy & Kim!

 

Kelly Rowland Gets The Ball Rolling

 

-- Gina Vivinetto from AfterEllen.com

 

R&B singer and former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland proved her beauty is not just skin-deep this week. The 27-year-old performer is trying her best to bring awareness to the importance of HIV screening as an ambassador for MTV's Staying Alive Foundation, which aims to reduce discrimination against those who are infected with HIV and AIDS. The singer is visiting Africa where she underwent an HIV test to in Nairobi, a city devastated by the disease, to encourage others to do the same.

 

Katy Perry Brushes Off Some Rumors for MTV.com

 

... and seems pretty sad, really. What did they do to poor Katy? Naturally, I prefer my interview with friend of the gays, enemy of the metros, Katy Perry - which you can watch after the jump - but this little segment from MTV News is still pretty interesting. Katy stays positive, though, and denies any drama with Lily Allen.

It is strange to me Katy grew up in a religious household and almost made her career in gospel; I like my Katy making out with girls and stroking kitties! But I'm glad she's crazy-successful lately: I'm sure you've heard it enough, but "I Kissed a Girl" is topping Billboard and iTunes charts this summer like no other.

 

 

Watch Katy's video interview with NewNowNext - along with her music videos - after the jump!

 

Women Win Designated Honors at The BET Awards

Gabrielle Union, Keri Hilson, Rihanna

 

-- carolinagrrrl from AfterEllen.com

 

The 2008 Black Entertainment Television Awards were last night and, as expected, it was quite a spectacle.  In what BET promised to be the “hottest ticket on television,” musicians, actors, athletes and others gathered to celebrate the achievements of the most accomplished black celebrities of the past year.

They arrived in droves, and they arrived in style.  (Well, all except for Lil Mama, but I won’t even get into that.)  Behold, some of the most fashionable ladies to attend the awards:

 

Daily Buzz Bits: Lindsay Settles Down, Aubrey Takes on Broadway

 

Danity Kane's tranniest of the tranny Aubrey O’Day will play Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray on Broadway. – People

Adrien Brody still manages to look hot in a cheesy, mesh tank top. Wait - a triangle necklace too? – Just Jared

Umm ... did someone forget to trim the forest before the DSquared2 fashion show? - Towleroad

MTV's TRL couldn't handle Jason Bateman calling Charlize Theron "a dirty bitch." - ONTD

Whose terrifying idea over at TV Guide was it to put these two together? – Faded Youth

It looks like Samantha Ronson has officially tamed Lindsay Lohan. And here I was thinking Sam planted that coke on poor Linds. – NY Post

 

An Open Letter to Sarah Michelle Gellar

-- Reese DoWitt from AfterEllen.com

 

Yesterday Stuntdouble wrote about one of Entertainment Weekly's lists from their current classic list issue. Today I'm writing about another one of the many lists:  a Top Ten list from Sarah Michelle Gellar in which she reveals the new classic male TV characters she wishes she could play. In response to this I have written Gellar a small letter. Eh hem.

Dear Sarah Michelle,

Can I call you Sarah? I’ll presume you said no since I can’t hear your answer and we hardly know each other. I’m sure ‘Sarah’ is reserved for the important people in your life such as your hubby Freddy Prinze Jr. I understand that you and I are, at this point, merely internet strangers. But I do hope that after you read this you will see that I am not so much a random blogger, but rather someone looking out for your best artistic interests and then just maybe you will email me begging me to please call you Sarah … and you in turn can call me Ree-ree.

 

New Cascada "Because The Night" Video

 

Techno-pop group Cascada - yes, the "Every Time We Touch" girl - just reminded me how popular it is in Europe (follow that link to read the NNN interview with the group's singer, Natalie Horler): this video's concert footage is kind of insane; that's a Madonna-level crowd!

So this new single from Cascada's Perfect Day album is more of the same throbbing, pop-y goodness you'd expect, but I always enjoy that stuff. I have to say, though, I know lyrics don't really matter in a song such as this, but 'Love is telephone' ... 'Love is an angel'? ...Really?

 

OK, I have to make fun of Natalie and Cascada just a little bit more - as much as I love them - for its hilariously-bad Perfect Day album cover. Enjoy it after the jump...

 

Sienna and Keira Stand on The Edge of Love

-- browne from AfterEllen.com

 

British drama The Edge of Love premiered in the U.K. last week at the Edinburgh Film Festival, and as a result its stars Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley have been posing for photographers. AfterEllen.com blogger StuntDouble was kind enough to share some of the pictures with me, including this one from the Edinburgh premiere:

And this one from the London premiere:

 

 

Leona Lewis "Better in Time" Video - Plus a Behind-The-Scenes...

 

Obviously I love Leona Lewis - and not just because Oprah and the NewNowNext Awards told me to love her - but I'm a little surprised the public thought her Spirit album lived up to the phenom of lead single, "Bleeding Love." But people love that entire album, and while this single is definitely the runner-up for me, it's a distant second.

I've heard a few critics say Leona has no life experience or actual heartbreak in her voice - OK, she is 23 - and I think "Better in Time" is an instance in which you can tell she's a great singer and that she knows how great singers sound but isn't really feeling the subject herself ... but whatever! I still bleed Leona.

 

You can watch an incredibly long, on-the-set Vh1 segment after the jump -  which features Leona's adorable voice and her getting scared of a giant camera falling on her...

 

Daily Buzz Bits: Step Away From The Con Artist, Anne

 

Now that police have arrested him, ready for the 12-count criminal complaint against Anne Hathaway's ex, Raffaello Follieri? Spending investors' money on $30,000 house calls? Faking ties to the Vatican? ... just in time, Anne. - Gawker

So this is how you throw a "flannel party." The Olsens and Nicole Richie: they’re just like us! …kind of. – Dlisted

Kathy Griffin said she never had sex with ex-boyfriend, Apple billionaire Steve Wozniak … and that they kind of weren’t really dating at all. - USWeekly

Neil Patrick Harris says Doogie Howser totally knows deodorant. - AfterElton

Yes, we basically run that show, but Gawker wants to know: is ELLE magazine too gay? - Gawker

 

Michelle Branch Wants to Give You Some Sugar

-- Doolittle from AfterEllen.com

 

It’s official: Michelle Branch’s life is the one we covet. The 24-year-old is not only an Grammy award-winning musician who has guest-starred on Buffy The Vampire Slayer, she’s now opening a partially-organic bakery.

The Nashville Business Journal reports that Branch’s new bakery will be a sit-down affair in Nashville called The Sugar Bar. The singer, who scored hits with “Everywhere,” “All You Wanted” and “Are You Happy Now?” explains on her Web site’s message board that the baking bug bit her when she was young:

 

“When I was a little girl. I would sneak into the kitchen and sift out a few cups of flour and mix it with water just to play with the dough.”

 

The Presets "This Boy's in Love" Video

 

The Presets' second single from the 'Spazzzzdancefaggggrock!' that is its Apocalypso album is getting gay love on NewNowNext right now, which is no surprise: They're electronica-loving horn-balls who put mud-wrestling guys in their music videos! Playing to their audience...
 
I actually don’t like this song as much as I liked "My People," which was amazing, but the slow-motion, shirtlessness kind of makes up for it.

 

 

And watch my Presets favorite, "My People," after the jump...

 

FOX Orders a New Gender-Bending Comedy Pilot Called Lalola

-- Dan McCallum from AfterElton.com

 

Can FOX do what ABC and NBC pulled off with Ugly Betty and The Office, respectively?  It's time we find out, because the network is taking a risk in adapting the Argentinian telenovela Lalola into a new series.

According to Variety, Fox has picked up the gender-bending pilot about a womanizer who gets a taste of his own medicine when with two shakes of a stick he's turned from a rooster into a hen by a scorned ex.  That's right, it's a new body swapping "comedy" from the network that brought us such high class shows Cops and World's Worst Car Crashes.

 

The Women of The Spirit Have Something to Say

-- Dorothy Snarker from AfterEllen.com

 

Talking posters? That’s just crazy talk! What’s next? Moving pictures in a flickering box? An interconnected network that instantly shares data around the world at the click of a button? Oh, wait, those things already exist? Fine, then maybe the talking poster for the new comic book turned motion picture The Spirit isn’t that weird after all.

[Click here for the talking poster, but hurry back so we can talk about it!]

Roll your mouse over each character (Eva Mendes  as Sand Saref, Scarlett Johansson as Silken Floss, Jaime King  as Lorelei and out actress Sarah Paulson as Ellen Dolan) and you will hear her signature line. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been using it like a mix machine and making my own talking poster mash-up. It’s kind of fun.  Or perhaps I’m just a geek who is too easily amused.

 

New Lil Mama "I'm What It Is (Strike a Pose)" Video!

 

Five singles, Lil Mama? She's no wack adolescent! She's ... the Phantom of The Opera with a fro?

For her next Voice of The Young People video, Lil Mama has some club fun in Harlem, and while I'm definitely not a rap expert, I think Mama's just phenomenal at what she does (but she knows this, of course). Now I just want to go dancing. Strike a pose, gurl! 

 

And it'll be a bit of a change of pace - actually a complete one - but since this Lil Mama's video premiered on this week's FNMTV, I'm also recommending Duffy's show performance of "Mercy" ... watch it after the jump!

 

Daily Buzz Bits: Hear New Heidi Montag "Fashion" Single, If You Dare ...

 

Nooo! Heidi Montag has inflicted on the world another sh*tty single. Heidi: We don’t want to "see those clothes on" you. We don’t want to see you at all. And actually, I’d rather you had a sex tape than a music career.

(If you think you can handle it, hear Heidi giggling about designers in French here.) - USWeekly

So much for his U.S. tour this summer! We have officially denied Boy George his Visa. - NY Mag 

Victoria’s Secret supermodel Miranda Kerr is a lucky girl … right? Enjoy a little Orlando Bloom booty – and the link does contain some actual booty, so be responsible. - ONTD

File under things celebrities shouldn’t admit: Carrie Underwood says the best way to get over your ex is to make sure you’re more famous than he is... - EntertainmentWise

Hellooo, Gerard Butler! He looks a little uncomfortable, but these photos make me happy. - ONTD

Cynthia Nixon won’t be flying out to Cali to get married: she and her GF are waiting for New York to catch on. – Dlisted

 

Photoshop Is Sharon Stone's Best Friend

-- the linster from AfterEllen.com

 

Sometimes, blogging about beautiful women presents a dilemma for me. (Yeah, I know – poor me.) Seriously, though, maybe you can help me sort through this. Here’s what started my crisis of conscience:

That gorgeous shot of Sharon Stone is part of a new ad campaign from Damiani, the Italian diamond jewelry company. According to popbytes, the photos were inspired by Eve (above), Amelia Earhart and “today’s modern woman.” (I think I’ve just been cured of my fear of flying.)

 

TIME Asks "What Makes a Gay Song?"

-- snicks from AfterElton.com

 

TIME is running an interesting article and podcast from the True Colors Tour, asking people to define what a "gay song" is. One of the people they ask is radio DJ J.D. Doyle, who hosts a show called "Queer Voices", and takes umbrage with a popular perception:

"I could be describing my radio show to someone who hasn't heard of it, and I'd say its purpose is to share and preserve the history of gay music," Doyle said on a show a few years ago. "They'd say, 'Oh, disco music.' No, no. And I'd climb up on my soapbox and ask why they would think disco music is gay music, since most of it is by straight artists, mostly women, and only a tiny percent is lyrically gay. Very little of it is actually about our lives. By this time their eyes are quickly glazing over, and I realize once again I've taken the purist approach. But I certainly can't deny that to most people disco or dance music is the genre most associated with gay culture."

 

Cape Cod Crusaders: Notes & Pics from the Provincetown Film Festival

Ahoy from the P'town Ferry! "Gay movies dead ahead!"

Greetings from P'town! Actually, I just got back to NYC from this past weekend's Provincetown Film Festival, a five-day combo platter of movies, celebs, shellfish, gayness and Bloody Marys.

Madonna's Filth & Wisdom film (her directorial debut) opened the festival this past Wednesday night, and reports reveal it's not bad. It's not great apparently, but it's not heinous and given Madge's film career, that's a rave review! John Waters was seen cycling all over town (as he does here every summer) and on Wednesday night he hosted a double-bill of the camp horror treasures The Tingler and Rosemary's Baby down the Cape at the Wellfleet Drive-In. Basically, Waters is the patron saint of the Ptown Film Fest, hosting events and just lending his good spirits and twisted humor to all of the activities.

I interviewed Waters this weekend. And I also chatted with studly Mexican actor/hottie Gael Garcia Bernal, mad movie mogul Quentin Tarantino (who loves lesbian vampire movies and the old-school gay thriller Cruising), Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball, queer filmmakers Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin) and Tom Kalin (Swoon, Savage Grace) and more for video chats that you'll see soon on this site and AfterElton.com. My colleague Liz Dahmen from AfterEllen.com quizzed indie film mogul (Christine Vachon (Boys Don't Cry, Go Fish, Swoon, Velvet Goldmine, Far From Heaven, Hedwig) and out actress and comedy superhero Jane Lynch, too. Those are coming your way, too.

For now, check this slew of photos (below & after the  jump) of the queery filmy shenanigans!

Gael Garcia Bernal-icious!!! He rocked Ptown this past weekend with his directorial debut, "Deficit," and he snagged a special award for his acting career thus far. Woo-hoo!

A funny note: When Gael Garcia Bernal took the stage to accept his acting award during the Ptown Film Fest awards ceremony, he gushed, "I feel like Miss Mexico!!!!" And then he even got teary-eyed. Awwww... The gays in the audiences swooned, naturally.

Angry Puppy Vlog: Agatha Christie Edition

-- Dennis Ayers from AfterElton.com

 

Marc & Lee channel Agatha Christie's greatest literary detectives in order investigate recent Doctor Who episodes, as well as unwrap the mysteries of the Battlestar Galactica mid-season finale.

Also, Marc, still giddy that no one correctly answered the latest Mystery Geek Challenge, shares the geek highlights of NewFest and questions Beth Grant's true commitment to Sparkle Motion. Also in this episode, the boys of Angry Puppy review The Beast with a Billion Backs, Journey to the Center of the Earth and Polar Opposites.

 

Check it out after the break!

 

It's All Happening for Zooey Deschanel

-- Trish Bendix from AfterEllen.com

 

I can always appreciate an actress who chooses roles for a reason other than their ability to perform at the box office. Zooey Deschanel is that kind of girl (as in, my kind of girl.) Her bit part in Almost Famous led to several other projects that were both bigger and smaller, from indie projects to major motion pictures. It's almost like she cares about the craft or something!

Seriously though, my own love for her aside, Zooey is a talented actress who went from playing a small town Gothic sales clerk in The Good Girl to a narcissistic singing Santa's helper in Elf. From there she was a depressed actress (Winter Passing), a creative teacher (Bridge to Terabithia), and, oddly enough, Sarah Jessica Parker's roommate in Failure to Launch (which I couldn't bring myself to see, but I'm sure she was as good as you could be in such a train wreck of a film.)

 

"Did Something ... Happen at The Emmys?"

 

Kiss. My. Fat. Ass! So I picked out the two gayest pictures possible at Friday's Daytime Emmys Awards - and there was plenty to wade through in that plastic surgery fest ... we are talking soap stars, here.

What I would have given to hear Tyra's acceptance speech for Best Informative Talk Show ... about the unbelievably groundbreaking and influential phenomenon that is Tyra - how she's finally getting a little recognition in her life! I have never in my life yelled at a girl like this!

 

 

And, no surprise, the lovely Ellen took home her - 50th? - Emmy for Best Talk Show Host, which she deserves. And now for more pictures - and Tyra craziness! - after the jump...

 

New Vampire Weekend Video - "Oxford Comma"

 

Those Columbia boys' third and highest-charting single enjoyed its video premiere Friday as part of Pete Wentz's way-to-save-MTV project, FNMTV - which kind of reminds me of SNICK ... remember how cool SNICK was? ... Anyway! I never quite got this song - mainly what the oxford comma has to do with butlers, chapstick, Lil Jon or relationships in general. (P.S. I don't believe in the oxford comma - but I guess they don't care, right?)

People love Vampire Weekend and will probably dig this one-take farmland-turned-retro movie-set music video, but I really can't count myself as a fan of theirs. While I liked "A Punk" better than "Oxford," Vampire's sound is kind of dull and not compelling for me ... just me?

 

Watch an MTV.com behind-the-scenes of the "Oxford Comma" video - along with the music video for "A Punk" - after the jump...

 

Daily Buzz Bits: Leona Lewis Is a Sexy Veggie, Another Blackout on The Way?

 

Britney's officially recording her next album! As a major Blackout fan, this is the first non-tragic Britney news I've heard in months. And just how involved she is in the project ... who cares? - USWeekly

Jesse McCartney trying to be hot comes off so unfortunate and ridiculous to me ... he's 21, but maybe it's that child-star face. You know he also wrote “Bleeding Love” for Leona Lewis? Well, anyway, he said if he could have a gay love scene with any actor, it would be with faggot-slinging Shia Labeouf. - ONTD

PETA named its new sexiest vegetarians – hint: Jessica Simpson was disqualified – and Leona Lewis topped. But for male, they really went with Anthony Kiedis from RHCP? – USWeekly

Sad... Where have all the gay leather bars in New York City gone? - Gawker

 

M.I.A. Soon to Be Missing in Action

-- Grace Chu from AfterEllen.com

 

Last Friday at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee, UK rapper M.I.A. announced not once, not twice, but three times, that festival-goers were witnessing her last show ever.

Some sources had already predicted that she would be retiring to concentrate on her clothing line, which will include "bomber jackets, leggings & T-shirts," featuring "bold bright hues & graphic prints." (Epileptics beware.)

 

What The Eff Was Rihanna Wearing on The Today Show?

 

I love Ri-Ri, but her promo blitz for the re-release of Good Girl Gone Bad must be getting to her: stop with the hats! ... I should get over them, though; you know they're her new thing.

I still enjoyed Rihanna performing my favorite Good Girl track "Don't Stop The Music" on The Today Show this a.m., although it was a little early for her t