Please Take A Moment To Vote In the Current Annoying Celeb of 2009 Poll... Thank You.

If you are a fan of The Twilight Zone, you are no doubt familiar with the episode titled "It's A Good Life". In it, a six-year old boy named Anthony Fremont held a town in terror with his godlike mental powers. One of his powers was the ability to "wish" people into the cornfield, never to be seen again.



For this poll, you get to pretend to be Anthony and wish the most annoying celeb(s) of 2009 into the cornfield. The six I selected are (clockwise, top left) : Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt, Kanye West, Carrie Prejean, and Jon & Kate Gosselin.

Because you may feel that someone besides the sextet of annoyance I selected are more cornfield-worthy, you can vote "Other" and list the celeb's name in the comments section.

Final Results of the Celebrity First-Time Mom Poll

With a margin of only two votes, Halle Berry edged out Jessica Alba in the recent hot first-time celebrity mom poll. Although her former co-star had a fondness for calling things hot, you apparently don't think that Nicole Richie is sending out any heat because she received no votes.

Here are the final results:

Halle Berry- 40%
Jessica Alba- 32%
Christina Aguilera and "Other"- 8%
Minnie Driver, Jennifer Lopez, and Ashlee Simpson- 4% each
Nicole Richie- 0%

Please Take A Moment To Vote In the Current Celebrity Poll... Thank You

Note: You can select more than one celebrity.

Mike Tyson...Is That You?!

Based on the photo above, taken during the recent sixth annual Video Game Awards in Culver City, former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson isn't looking so "iron-like" these days. If he hasn't already, he looks like he is close to pushing 3 bills on the scale. Although Mike's dramatic weight gain is begging me to, I am going to take a pass on making any ear biting jokes. From the picture, it appears that Mike isn't planning on making an ill-advised return to the ring anytime soon. Then again, being out of shape didn't stop George "The Grill Man" Foreman from mounting a comeback in 1988.

TCM Tribute To Paul Newman

In honor of Paul Newman, Turner Classic Movies will air a tribute to the late actor on Sunday, October 12th, replacing the current scheduled programming with the following films:

6:00 AM The Rack
8:00 AM Until They Sail
10:00 AM Torn Curtain
12:15 PM Exodus
3:45 PM Sweet Bird of Youth
6:00 PM Hud
8:00 PM Somebody Up There Likes Me
10:00 PM Cool Hand Luke
12:15 AM Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2:15 AM Rachel, Rachel (Newman directed, but did not star, in this film)
4:00 AM The Outrage

Damn Amanda! Apparently Allison Isn't the Only One With A Drinking Problem

Former Melrose Place star Heather Locklear was pulled over Saturday afternoon on a DUI charge. For more on the story, click here.

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Megan Fox Tops FHM's Sexiest Women List

Actress Megan Fox ("Transformers", "Hope & Faith") tops FHM magazine's list of the sexiest women in the world. Fox is moving up in the eyes of FHM readers; she debuted on the annual list in 2006 at No. 68 and came in at No. 65 the following year. Some of the other women on the Hot 100 include:

Jessica Biel (#2)














Rihanna (#14)














Beyonce' (#20)














Natalie Portman (#25)














Former "American Idol" contestant Katherine McPhee (#38)













Kate Hudson (#54)














Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger (#62)














Actress Kelly Hu (#74)















Actress Mila Kunis (#81)














Britney Spears (#100)













For the complete list, please click the following link:

FHM 100 Sexiest Women

Who do you think should or shouldn't be on the list?

Thursday Thirteen # 39: Celebrities Who Wear or Are Suspected of Wearing Toupees

Thirteen Celebrities Who Wear or Are Suspected of Wearing Toupees
When a man's hairline starts to do a B line to his behind, he sometimes resorts to drastic measures to cover up his chrome dome. One of these methods is the dreaded toupee. Below are 13 men who at the very least are expected of getting a little help in the hair department. Some have come clean; for others, only a select few may know for sure.

Since this list is nowhere near comprehensive, feel free to list in the comments section any other famous people who you suspect of going the throw rug route.

1. Sportscaster and back biter Marv Albert (if you are wondering about my description of Marv, click here).















2. Rock and roll pioneer Pat Boone (regarding my description of Pat Boone: my tongue is so firmly in my cheek that it's threatening to bust right through)















3. News reporter/anchor and "Spock" lookalike Sam Donaldson















4. Moses himself, actor Charlton Heston. What do you think is easier, parting the Red Sea or parting that rug on top of his head?
















5. Actor Yaphet Kotto- on "Homicide: Life On the Street", his character was nicknamed "Gee". They say it stood for his last name (Giardello). I think it was actually short for "Gee whiz! Take that fuckin' rug off your head!"














6. Actor and all-around ass kicker Chuck Norris- Fact: there is no scalp underneath Chuck's "hair". There is only another fist waiting to beat you down.












7. "Entourage" actor Jeremy Piven- Let's rug it out bitch!















8. Burt Reynolds- former paramour of "Sock It To Me" girl Judy Carne (whom Burt allegedly did sock on more than one occasion), Dinah Shore, Sally Field, and Loni Anderson among others.
















9. Rock and roll frontman and former radio show host David Lee Roth














10. Former Enterprise Captain and current certifiable lawyer William Shatner














11. Famed record producer and possible murderer Phil Spector. How this clown landed Ronnie Spector still boggles the mind.














12. Comic and confetti thrower Rip Taylor














13. John Travolta- Over the last few years, I've seen that hairline go up and down more than Horshack's hand on "Welcome Back Kotter".















Below is video evidence that at least two of the men above have hell toupee.



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Thursday Thirteen #37: 50-Plus and Fabulous

Thirteen Women Who Are 50-plus and Fabulous
In honor of National Women's History Month, I decided to spotlight 13 lovely ladies past the half century mark. One of my favorite lines from the 1950 film "Sunset Blvd." is when Joe Gillis says to Norma Desmond "There's nothing tragic about being fifty. Not unless you're trying to be twenty-five." The baker's dozen of beautiful women below demonstrate that aging can still be done gracefully. Since this is the Thursday Thirteen, the following list of ladies is nowhere near complete. Having said that, feel free to share in the comments section which women you would put on your own list of 50-plus and fabulous.


1. Joan Allen (born in 1956): Actress (Face/Off, Pleasantville, The Notebook)

















2. Sonia Braga (born in 1950): Actress (several movies and guest shots on such series as The Cosby Show, Sex and the City, and Ghost Whisperer)

















3. Julie Christie (born in 1941): Oscar winning actress for "Darling" and co-star of such films as "Dr. Zhivago", "Shampoo", and "Afterglow"

























4. Natalie Cole (born in 1950): Grammy-winning singer and actress ("I'll Fly Away", "Touched By An Angel", "Grey's Anatomy", etc.)

















5. Ann Curry (born in 1956): News anchor for Today and host of Dateline NBC




















6. Jane Fonda (born in 1937): Oscar-winning actress ("Klute" and "Coming Home"), activist, and author

















7. Pam Grier (born in 1949): Blaxploitation film icon ("Sheba Baby", "Foxy Brown", and "Coffy") and co-star of "The L Word"














8. Emmylou Harris (born in 1947): Grammy winning singer/songwriter and guitarist

















9. Lena Horne (born in 1917): Award-winning singer and actress ("Stormy Weather", "Cabin In the Sky", "The Wiz")
















10. Susan Lucci (born in 1946): Award-winning actress (best known for playing Erica Kane on the ABC soap "All My Children")

















11. Nichelle Nichols (born in 1932): Actress best known for her role as Lt. (later Commander) Uhura on the TV series "Star Trek" and its subsequent movie sequels.

















12. France Nuyen (born in 1939): Actress ("Star Trek", "Charlie's Angels", and The Joy Luck Club")

















13. Nancy Wilson (born in 1937): Award-winning song stylist and actress ("Police Story", "Moesha", and "The Parkers")















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The Death of Katoucha Niane and the Disappearance of Waris Dirie

Katoucha Niane

Waris Dirie

On February 28th of this year, the body of former African model Katoucha Niane was found in the Seine River. Katoucha lived on a houseboat on the Seine and returned there from a party on February 1st. This was the last time she was reportedly seen alive. On February 4th, police opened a missing persons case for her. Katoucha's purse was found untouched outside the door to her boat. Police believed that no foul play was involved, and that she was likely intoxicated and fell into the Seine. However, on Friday March 7th her family filed a legal complaint with an investigating judge saying they suspect her death was a homicide.

After her modeling career ended in 1984, Katoucha became an outspoken opponent against female genital cutting (also known as female genital mutilation or female circumcision). She herself had the procedure performed on her at the age of 9 and in 2007, she published a book about her experience, "Dans ma chair" (English translation: "In My Flesh"), in France.

In a separate incident earlier this month, former Somali model Waris Dirie went missing for 3 days in Brussels, Belgium. She was found alive on Friday March 7th by a plainclothes policeman in the presence of a local window cleaner. When first found, Waris (the cousin of fellow Somali supermodel Iman) claimed that she was lost and couldn't find her way back to her hotel. Waris has now stated that she was abducted and assaulted during the time she was missing. According to her, the story of having been lost was to keep the press from asking her too many questions.

As was Katoucha Niane, Waris is also an activist against female genital cutting as well as a childhood victim of the procedure. Also like Katoucha, Waris wrote a book about her experiences (the 1998 European bestseller "Desert Flower"). Waris' disappearance came just hours before she was due to speak alongside US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at a top level European Union conference on women's rights.

Last week when I first read about the disappearance of Waris Dirie, I was thinking it was a repeat of the Katoucha Niane story due to their similarities. Because both women spoke out against female genital cutting, I began to wonder if there might be a connection. My eyebrows were really raised when I read this morning that Dirie's disappearance came on the eve of her scheduled speech at the women's rights conference. What do you think... coincidence or conspiracy?

If you would like to read more on female genital cutting, click here.