Hello! Welcome to my gossip blog! It is wonderful that you chose to read me today. Good for you! Here’s what’s hot: Guess which young male heartthrob was seen snuggling with a famous male sports star while his wife and child waited at home? I am not going to tell you, that is between them and their families. Britney Spears was seen at the 50th Birthday party for fashionista Christan Audigier in LA this holiday......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Some sad news this morning: the actor Roy Scheider, whom most of us remember from his role in Jaws, has passed away. It still doesn't appear to be officially official, but the WGA strike is pretty much over now. Whew! Thank God. Now get back to work, people!!! We need our bread and circuses! The English-language trailer for Forbidden Kingdom is......

Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2008 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know! Twelve months and ten epochal collapses later, we're nearing 2008 and a fresh calendar year for career (or structural) decimation. Let's count 'em down from 10: 10. Pete Doherty (again) 2007 hasn’t been......

We know the album's been out forever, but everytime our iPod plays that Amy Winehouse song, we find ourselves bellowing along. We're not sure such vocal stylings are for public consumption, but we're thinking after a few sips of the Cap'n, the public's gonna have to listen whether they like it or not. Why? Because tonight we're going to Karaoke Obscura, a DIY karaoke event that happens the first Thursday of every month at......

...Faux Pas: Jerry Lewis? You, of all people? (Via Actress Archives.) ...Interventions: We're not sure if it's really fair to blame someone for another person's drug relapse, unless that person was the one who brought the coke. But it's happening anyway. (Via The Superficial.) ...Explanations: Honestly, even if Bill Murray was drunk, it was an effing golf cart. And here we thought the Scandinavians were supposed to be nice... (Via Yahoo.) ...Ewww: For a good......

...S-M-R-T: Miss Teen South Carolina swears she is, despite vast evidence to the contrary. (Via Jessica and Ross, on Yahoo! and across the internets.) ...Missed Points: Yeah... this isn't how rehab is supposed to work. (Via The Superficial.) ...Brainwashing: Somebody please stop Tom Cruise! (Via What Would Tyler Durden Do?) ...Outings: Yeah... this wouldn't surprise us. (Via JJ's Blog.) ...Wow: We're still shocked by Owen Wilson's alleged suicide attempt, but this article left us reeling.......

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The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. You seriously need to read this freaking hilarious post by Scott Adams about monkeys, Republicans, sex, and holograms out of the distant past. The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats are pleasantly retro, and yet at the same time, very much of-the-moment. They are also funny. (Via) It's new Bruce, for free on the iTunes! You know you want it. (Via) And while we're talking......

With unseasonable weather descending upon much of North America, schools getting ready to reconvene, and sports seasons getting exciting, it's a busy time of year for us here in the Ist-A-Verse. Luckily, even with all the things we have to do, we still managed to get together to let you know what we've all been up to. After cooling down from a hot weekend of many badass Sunset Junction Street Fair photo dispatches, LAist asked......

One of the more hilarious perks of writing for Phillyist is that we occasionally receive press releases and statements from overworked press flacks trying to make their musician clients look like the second coming of The Beatles. It's rare, however, that we get a press release that actually reduces us to helpless laughter, which is what happened when we got an email from Amy Winehouse's spokesperson announcing that Amy Winehouse was cancelling her US tour......

LAist is experimenting with blogging dates from J-Date, but finds the best men are found offline. Some date vicariously online and that is one reason why porn is big -- really freaking big -- so they ask if they should cover XXX since the heart of it lays in the city's San Fernando Valley. A writer grapples with her food porn photography obsession, another gets censored on Flickr, one gets scooped by the LA......

When Patrick Wolf took the stage at the Electric Factory Saturday evening, I initially thought that some form of Satanic bird had been released in the building. It got dark. I heard chirping. And hooting. And then chirping and hooting mixed with a musical beat. And then the deafening roar of damn near everyone in the audience as Patrick Wolf and his band took the stage. Honestly, electronica accompanied by really hyper flying men who......

Despite recent accidental retirement rumors, Brit pop artist Patrick Wolf is very much still making music and very much opening for Amy Winehouse at the Electric Factory tonight. By the time he turned fourteen, Wolf had already begun to pursue music so feverishly that independent record label, Fat Cat Records, gave him equipment to hone his recording skills. Within two years, Wolf left home and began supporting himself through his musical endeavors. Over the years,......

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Tuesday post only collects the early announcements, so definitely check back on Thursday for the latest ticket news. COMEDY Comedy Stop Tropicana, Atlantic City Tue, 5/1/07, 9PM - Thu, 5/31/07, 9PM, many dates and times $23 On sale: Today, 10AM, Ticketmaster MUSIC Amy Winehouse Electric Factory (moved from TLA) Fri, 5/11/07, 8PM $18 ($20 day of show)......

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed. Al Martino Resorts Atlantic City Sat, 3/31/07 - Thu, 4/5/07, many dates and times $40 On sale: Today, 10AM, Ticketmaster 2u w/Mini Kiss House of Blues Atlantic City Sat, 3/10/07, 8PM $10 On sale: Fri, 10AM, Ticketmaster Mushroomhead......