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04 Sep 09
You might think Lady Gaga is pretentious, a phony. But if she is, it’s as someone once said of Holly Golightly: She’s a real phony… She honestly believes all this phony junk that she believes. Asked, “How old were you when you first wanted to be famous?” Lady Gaga replies: I think I was in my mother’s womb. But it’s not about fame, you see. It’s about “The Fame.” It’s about a life of glamour. I believe in a glamorous life. -Gawker (click through for more…)

You might think Lady Gaga is pretentious, a phony. But if she is, it’s as someone once said of Holly Golightly: She’s a real phony… She honestly believes all this phony junk that she believes. Asked, “How old were you when you first wanted to be famous?” Lady Gaga replies:

I think I was in my mother’s womb. But it’s not about fame, you see. It’s about “The Fame.” It’s about a life of glamour. I believe in a glamorous life.

-Gawker (click through for more…)

31 Jul 09
Dept. of Still Got It (Grace Jones edition) →

Damn Grace Jones is weird; video included. (Brooklyn Vegan)
28 Jul 09
Sixteen-year-old Taylor Momsen landed the September cover of Teen Vogue, and in an interview, the actress known as Gossip Girl’s Little J says some things that have us wondering if she’s going to turn out okay. Some teen stars grow up unscathed by their lifestyle; others have meltdowns, drug/alcohol problems and blame the black kid when caught driving like a crazy person through Hollywood. Is Taylor the latter or the former? It’s cool that she has her own band, Pretty Reckless, but is it all too much too soon? Here are five quotes from her interview that make us wonder if she’s headed for trouble: (via Jezebel; click through for more)

Sixteen-year-old Taylor Momsen landed the September cover of Teen Vogue, and in an interview, the actress known as Gossip Girl’s Little J says some things that have us wondering if she’s going to turn out okay.

Some teen stars grow up unscathed by their lifestyle; others have meltdowns, drug/alcohol problems and blame the black kid when caught driving like a crazy person through Hollywood. Is Taylor the latter or the former? It’s cool that she has her own band, Pretty Reckless, but is it all too much too soon? Here are five quotes from her interview that make us wonder if she’s headed for trouble:


(via Jezebel; click through for more)


07 Jun 09
Alyson Hannigan (ok, Willow) is Pop Culture’s greatest nerd. (Topless Robot)

Alyson Hannigan (ok, Willow) is Pop Culture’s greatest nerd. (Topless Robot)


22 May 09
St. Vincent (again), in concert in New York 5/20/09…(BrooklynVegan, photo by Tim Griffin)

St. Vincent (again), in concert in New York 5/20/09…(BrooklynVegan, photo by Tim Griffin)


16 Apr 09
Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, in concert in NYC 4/14/09. (Stereogum/photo by Dese’rae L. Stage)

Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, in concert in NYC 4/14/09. (Stereogum/photo by Dese’rae L. Stage)


14 Apr 09
Eliza Dushku in the current issue of Allure magazine. Click through for more.

Eliza Dushku in the current issue of Allure magazine. Click through for more.


24 Mar 09
The 50 Best Rock Star Twitters of the Week →

(via Stereogum)

17 Mar 09

Britney Live

Sasha Frere-Jones reports from a Britney concert and finds Brit in post-crazy mode. (New Yorker)

The show began with an odd acknowledgment that the Circus tour is partially a response to the “crazy Britney” thread that dominated the tabloids for over a year. (Lily Allen has had paparazzi trouble, but nobody can really challenge Spears for the miserable title of Most Stalked.) The first bit of spectacle was a video projected on the circular screen that sheathed the circular main stage. Perez Hilton, the internet gossip figure, appeared dressed as an English queen (the royal kind) and over-read a small monologue in which he admitted to writing unflattering things about Spears in the past. He then informed us we were going to witness a “freak show,” which is slightly different than a circus, and one of many obvious attempts to brand this show for tweens as somehow more “adult.”

10 Mar 09
Michelle Rodriguez in Karyn Kusama’s Girlfight (2000).

Michelle Rodriguez in Karyn Kusama’s Girlfight (2000).