IN MEMORIAM Benazir
Following the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto Thursday, bloggers, defiantly active despite President Musharraf-sponsored pressblackouts in the past, are chiming in with what they see… READ ON

GOLD STANDARD IN ‘BAGGERY John
Say what you will about the guy’s music, but John Mayer’s blog is actually kind of funny. (Perhaps he should pursue a career as a… READ ON

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has issued a press release (image after the jump) regarding the arrest of allegedly drunk-driving, narcotics-possessing Mischa Barton. It seems the actress formerly known as… READ ON

LI’L FRIEND? Aniston
Jennifer Aniston is reportedly fertilized with Jason Lewis’ hunk spunk. (He’s the male model with a heart of gold from Sex and the City.) Now that’s the… READ ON

HO, HO Pratt, Montag Myspace messageIt’s cute and all that The Hills con-artist Spencer Pratt has taken time out of his busy routine of duping MTV viewers into thinking he… READ ON

AFTERMATH Mourners (Photo: Getty Images)• Short list: In the wake of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto‘s assassination, a rundown of suspects place Pakistani and foreign Islamist militants at… READ ON

NOTHING SAYS ‘COMMITMENT’ LIKE CHALK Bhutto art (Photo: Getty Images)• Deadly blame: Two months before her death, assassinated Pakistani politico Benazir Bhutto emailed her friend and U.S. adviser saying… READ ON

COOKIE MONSTER? Morales
The ex-girlfriend of that guy in La Bamba, Esai Morales, is back with a sequel to her summer civil suit, in which she said Morales punched,… READ ON

POWER BROKER Florio(Photo: Getty Images)
Former Condé Nast President and CEO Steve Florio died yesterday from a heart attack. Florio, 58, underwent cardiac surgery eight years ago, but never… READ ON

DON’T LASE ME, BRO Getaway vehicle?
It’s a rarefied news story that marries teens, lasers, and helicopters (was there no shark angle?), but the LA Times sniffs it out this… READ ON

Just how bad is Jessica Simpson’s latest cinematic effort, Blonde Ambition? Let us count the ways! On opening day this past Friday, the movie debuted on eight screens in Texas… READ ON

WHILE THE GETTIN’S GOOD Bhutto(Photo: Getty Images)
After Bhutto, the deluge. First Parade announced it was moving up a cover story on the assassinated Pakistani leader. Now publishing giant HarperCollins… READ ON

LEADER OF THE PACK Viacom’s Sumner Redstone (Photo: Getty Images)
Between the writers’ strike and a lukewarm advertising climate, 2007 was not such a great year for entertainment conglomerates. The… READ ON

GOLDEN GIRLS Cate, KeiraWhich of these two svelte starlets can pull out a Golden Globe this year? Will Keira Knightley pout her way to the podium for her role in… READ ON