Score one for Ottawa

It's Halloween!

And I have to admit, despite plowing through about 20 mini chocolate bars over the past 20 hours, I'm not completely in the spirit thanks to the clusterfuck that is tonight's plans.

Probably what I need to really get in the mood are some of Vanessa's delicious and festively frightful (frightfully festive?) treats, above. If only they weren't so far away in Ottawa!

Can you believe I know someone who can make such impressive-looking brain cake, white chocolate bones and eyeball truffles?!

I keep telling Vanessa she needs to start a blog to document her greatness, and she keeps ignoring me. Maybe she'll listen if you tell her?

In the meantime, I guess I have to take it upon myself to promote her mad skills.

Seriously, her food has won contests and shit. Just yesterday even. Impressive!

Alright, I just spent way too long staring at those photos. Time to get productive or something, maybe.

Happy Halloween!

What would Whoopi Goldberg be jealous of, Bill O'Reilly?

Bill O'Reilly appeared on the View's Halloween episode yesterday to promote some book of his, and in the process managed to piss Whoopi Goldberg right off.

After stating that the book's been on the best-seller list for 48-weeks, he muttered "Whoopi Goldberg, she's so jealous," which was enough to set Sister Mary Clarence right off.

"Um excuse me, what would I be jealous of?!" Whoopi asked before laying some signature sass on Big Willy.

Man, it's been a while since we had any good drama on the View, and this little scene seemed to come out of nowhere, which made it that much more delicious. LOVE Whoopi!

Also, I have to give Elisabeth Hasselbeck mad props for her Count Chocula costume. She's never been more appealing.

Hot mess of the week: Amy Winehouse

In case you missed it, Amy Winehouse recently got breast implants that her father promptly referred to as "fantastic."

Also in case you missed it, Winehouse took to the streets of London this week to ensure you couldn't miss her new fake boobs.

Click here to ch-check out the uncensored NSFW photos.

Like, that's not even a slight nip slip. That's Amy Winehouse walking around with her tits out like she just don't care.

Probably because, well, she just don't care.

To her credit, she is looking uncharacteristically clean and healthy.

Still, I can't condone this spectacle, and I've got to say: Oh Amy Winehouse. You hot mess.

Look of the week: Lauren Conrad

Man, I almost hate to admit that Lauren Conrad looked great as she arrived to an Avon Foundation event in New York this week celebrating "Champions Who Change Women's Lives."

Maybe I'm just incredibly relieved that she's no longer annoying me on a weekly basis, after her exit from the Hills.

Or maybe she just looks incredibly put together, combining a body-hugging Hervé Léger dress, bright red lips and vintage updo.

What do we think?

Mia Michaels will return to SYTYCD Canada

So You Think You Can Dance fans felt lost, scared and confused earlier this month when Emmy-winning choreographer Mia Michaels announced she would be leaving the show just as season six kicks into high gear.

This week she explained to People that she leaves the show on good terms in order to pursue new projects.

"It’s been an amazing five-year journey and I am in a place where I have all these great opportunities that have been presented to me and I am ready to take on all these challenges," she says.

Still, she hasn't escaped the clutches of SYTYCD just yet. When asked if she'll ever return to the show, she reveals she's still committed a number of international versions of the show, including Canada's.

"It wasn’t a break because I came to Canada and I choreographed the finale here in Canada, and I have right now scheduled to do the U.K., and Australian [versions of the show], as well as the new Canadian season three, so it’s not like I need a break because creatively I feel like I have a lot to say right now."

Yipee! I love a good Mia Michaels routine, and will look forward to the new projects she has in store too.

In the meantime, ch-check out the top 10 piece Michaels choreographed for last Sunday's SYTYCD Canada finale, above.

Magazine cover of the week

The holidays have come early with this peek at Chelsea Handler's December 2009 Playboy Magazine cover!

Do any straight guys read this blog? Because if so, I feel the need to warn you that Handler will not be baring all in the mag's pages.

Rather, she'll offer her own holiday guide which is sure to be hilarious for us gays and girls.

"We need the guy that airbrushed me to come back," Handler joked when the cover was revealed on the Jay Leno Show earlier this week.

Man, Handler's first big mag cover, how exciting! And really, she can only move up from here to magazines with bigger wardrobe budgets.

It's offish

MuchMusic officially announced yesterday Jesse Giddings is joining its on-air ranks as the station's new VJ.

Of course, you already knew that because I scooped that shit last week.

"Music is such a big part of my life and working for MuchMusic is a dream come true,” Giddings says in a press release. “I’m excited to meet and get involved with MuchMusic fans, and support Canadian musicians along the way. Becoming a VJ is such an unbelievable opportunity and I’m thrilled to be a part of the team.”

The Langley, BC native lists Coldplay, Lil' Wayne and Death Cab for Cutie as his dream interview's on the Much website.

Look for Jesse to make his on-air debut on Monday. I've got to say, I'm pretty excited to see some new blood on Much!

Andre Agassi could learn a few things from Jodie Sweetin

Someone get meth addict turned mom Jodie Sweetin on the phone!

Andre Agassi is trying to steal her shtick!

The 39-year-old tennis star reveals in his new memoir Open that he used crystal meth in the 1990s. He started in 1997 with his assistant, and failed a routine drug test by the Associaton of Tennis Professionals later that year.

"I can't speak to addiction, but a lot of people would say that if you're using anything as an escape, you have a problem," he tells this week's People.

Um, on second thought, someone get Sweetin on the phone. Surely she could explain to Agassi how to really use meth addiction to sell a book.

Halloween costume inspiration from the Vanity Fair Portraits exhibit

So some dear friends and I walked down to the Royal Ontario Museum on Saturday to ch-check out its new Vanity Fair Portraits photo exhibit.

I'm not often a museum person, but an exhibit based on staring at pretty people is incredibly up my alley.

Also, I thought I might get some halloween costume inspiration out of the exercise.

After a couple hours of deep exploration, here are the top costume contenders I walked away with:


Matt Damon by Bruce Weber, 1997
You don't know how many times I wake up in the morning and see Matt Damon staring back at me in the mirror. Come on, those wholesome good looks, gravity-defying hair and unzipped pants -- we're practically twins! Which works out well for me in life, but I suppose doesn't make for a great costume.



Demi Moore by Annie Liebovitz, August 1991
I was seriously considering investing in some nude colour spandex to pull this off, until a friend who shall remain nameless (Seth Green) suggested I use paper mache to get waaaay too anatomically correct. Too far.



Arnold Schwarzenegger by Annie Liebovitz, June 1997
I mean, I guess mountain-top-skiing Schwarzenegger's cool. But I'd kind of prefer to go as Kindergarten Cop Schwarzenegger, so I could annoy the hell out of everyone around me by repeatedly exclaiming "It's not a tooma!"



Lance Armstrong by Annie Liebovitz, December 1999
It's not that I fear people comparing my hot bod to Armstrong's. I mean, mine's obviously better. But dragging a bicycle around with me all night would get real old real fast.



The Cruise Clan by Annie Liebovitz, October 2006
Clearly the most frightening family in the world. So how do I decide which one to dress up as? I guess I'd go with Tom Cruise, seeing as we're both gay men.



George Clooney by Norman Jean Roy, November 2006
If my friends would help a GBF out by stripping down to their underwear, this scene would be a cinch to recreate!


Seriously though, the exhibit is pretty damn fun. Out of my group, I took the longest to get through it all, which is really saying something! Shots of Katharine Hepburn, the Redgrave family and Nancy and Ronald Reagan are still imprinted in my mind.

You've got till January to check out the exhibit for yourself. So get on it!

That'll learn ya, Melissa Joan Hart

In case you haven't heard, I really don't care for Melissa Joan "I lost 41 pounds in 14 months" Hart.

Which is why I take such great pleasure in bringing you the above clip of the Dancing With The Stars contestant being interviewed by Jimmy Kimmel on his late night talk show.

You're not an evil person, Jimmy. You're just accurate.

Check it out and I I think you'll agree that Melissa will think twice before talking back to a comedian next time around! Love!

Olympics get musical with Feist, City and Colour, Malajube

So, when the 2010 Winter Olympics kick off in Vancouver and Whistler in the new year, I will inevitably pretend to be into the whole sports element of 'em. It's pretty easy to cheer "Yay Canada," right?

But the truth is, now that I see the lineup of acts performing as part of the Cultural Olympiad, I kind of wish I could be there to check out some rad performances.

Feist, City and Colour, Hey Rosetta!, Malajube, Kid Koala, and Chromeo are among the final acts to be added to the cultural events beginning running January 22 until March 21 in Vancouver and area.

Previously announced performers include Stars, K'Naan, and Joel Plaskett.

Broken Social Scene, Ron Sexsmith and Iron and Wine are among performers who will pay tribute to Neil Young by playing songs from his catalogue.

Organizers have planned more than than 130 theatre, dance and music events during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Is it too late to get in on some of that action?

Is it just me . . .

. . . or is anyone else getting all warm and fuzzy looking at this new photo of Jake Gyllenhaal getting his squeeze on with Elmo?!

I mean, personally I got lost in Jake's eyes for a few minutes before realizing Elmo was even in the photo. And then I needed a few more minutes to reflect on how great it would be to get in on that love fest.

Jakey Poo is one of many celeb guests visiting Sesame Street for its upcoming 40th season. Others include Paul Rudd(!), Hugh Jackman(!), Matthew Fox(!), Cameron Diaz, Adam Sandler, Eva Longoria, Ricky Gervais, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Michelle Obama.

Shit, I don't know who's luckier -- the celebs, or the Muppets who get to hang out with some damn fine specimens.

This is it? Where are the real stars?

So the Michael Jackson concert film This Is It premiered in L.A. Tuesday night, and it brings me great sadness (or joy, whatever) to reveal that the premiere drew a regular who's who of veritable crap.


From left to right we've got Will Smith, Vivica A. Fox, a Jackson, Lou Ferrigno, Jennifer Lopez, Rosanna Arquette, Katy Perry and Adam Lambert.

And that's as A-list as it got! Mother-fuckin' Lou Ferrigno, TV's Incredible Hulk way back in the 1970s. How did he even get past security?!

But wait! There's more!



Also posing for photogs was a New Kid On The Block, Doogie Howser, Paula Abdul, Paris Hilton, Friday night television's Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy, David Cook, and SYTYCD judge Nigel Lythgoe.

Now I don't have anything negative to say about Michael Jackson at this point in time. But I do have to say if I was him I'd be right pissed just about now.

Like, did A-list stars stage some sort of boycott of this event?

Because if I was dubbed the King of Pop, and I came to an untimely death, and a much-hyped concert film starring me was about to be released, I sure as hell would want someone more famous than Jennifer Love Hewitt in attendance.

Just saying is all. Just saying.

WWIB: "love me, love me, say that you love me" edition

Okay, so I just took a listen to four-year-old Justin Bieber's upcoming single Love Me, which samples the chorus from the Cardigans' 1990s hit Lovefool.

After jumping on the Bieber bandwagon last week, I have to say, this song is pretty much shit.

If you're going to cover a song with 90s nostalgia you've got to do it right. Like New Found Glory did with their 2008 cover of Love Fool off the album From The Screen to the Stereo 2. Check it:

Kelly Clarkson throws it back

Hey Kelly Clarkson, what are you up to this weekend? Want to party?

The My Life Would Suck Without You singer graciously accepted a shot of Chivas from a fan in the audience at a private concert Monday night in Chicago.

"Y'all are trying to take advantage," she joked after downing the shot. "You can't take advantage of the willing!"

Oh Kelly. My Saturday night dance parties would be even more fun if you were involved. Think about it, call me back.

Lisa Kudrow visits her Friend in Cougar Town

Lisa Kudrow is joining her former Friend Courteney Cox in Cougar Town.

The one-time Phoebe Buffay will guest star on an upcoming episode of Cox's new ABC sitcom, which recently received a full season order.

Kudrow will play a dermatologist that Cox' character Jules continues seeing despite her mean demeanor.

"She's the best in town at what she does, and I become addicted," Cox tells TV Guide.

Kudrow is the first Friend to stop in at Cougar Town, but Cox suggests she won't be the last. She says she'd totes invite Jennifer Aniston on board if a plum role presented itself.

You Googled . . .

Part of the joy of keeping track of my blog's hits is also taking a look at the Google search terms y'all use to find this here blog.

And some of you have proven to be quite the voyeurs over the past few weeks! While I don't think I provided exactly what you were looking for, I hope those seeking the following items on Google found something else of interest on outisthrough.com!

"Paige Michalchuk naked"

"Bob Saget shirtless"

"Lauren Horton's boobs"

"Blake Lively naked"

"Amanda Lang hot"

"Candace Cameron virgin on wedding day"

So, I did quickly tune in to the revamped National on CBC last night, and I can confirm that Amanda Lang is indeed hot. Damn, I should've shown an interest in business news much sooner!

Those of you wanting to see Paige Michalchuk skin better keep looking though. You won't be finding any of that here. Ever.

All-American Rejects 'Wanna' push LG

So I've watched the above video a few times and I still can't decide whether it's an All-American Rejects music video pushing LG, or an LG advertisement pushing the All-American Rejects.

Either way, I Wanna is one of my fave songs off of the band's most recent album When The World Comes Down. Damn catchy, it is.

And is it wrong for me to find lead singer Tyson Ritter hot with that gold glittery shit smeared across his chest? 'Cause I kinda sorta definitely do.

How do we feel about . . .

. . . nine-year-old Noah Cyrus's getup at the 16th Annual Dream Halloween in Santa Monica on Saturday?!

I have no words for the younger sis of that brainiac Miley Cyrus.

Okay, maybe I have a few words.

I. have. never. been. more. frightened. One Miley is enough!

Gossip Girl line of the week

“Are there skins on these almonds? Fix it and in a timely fashion. Otherwise you’re all going as the Real Housewives of New Jersey for Halloween.” – Jenny Humphrey, to her minions

[photo via Gossip Girl Media]

Getting in the Halloween spirit

If you had the pleasure of speaking to me at all yesterday, you know that as a result of too much fun on Saturday night I felt like a huge sack of shit for all of Sunday.

Luckily I had committed to carving pumpkins with Katie and company yesterday afternoon, so I had to get out of bed for at least a few hours. So I honed all the energy I could and delivered the same classic Jack-O-Lantern I deliver every year (foreground, left photo).

Despite my under-the-weatherness, it should be noted that my pumpkin is decidedly happier than anyone else's. Katie's is bottom step, Drew's is second. Tim's was being so meticulously carved that it missed out on this photoshoot.

Oh it was great fun while it lasted. That is, until I passed out on Katie's couch while everyone else enjoyed hot toddies and sifting through pumpkin guts to pick out the seeds.

Point is, if I had a fall fun list, this would've been on it.

Paul Haggis cuts ties with Suri Cruise, leaves Scientology

Paul Haggis, the Oscar-winning Canadian director of Crash has resigned from the Church of Scientology, denouncing its position on Proposition 8 and its encouragement to break off contact with certain family members.

In an open letter to Scientology celebrity wrangler Tommy Davis, Haggis says he's been waiting 10 months for a public denouncement of the San Diego Church of Scientology's public sponsorship of Proposition 8:

You had allowed our name to be allied with the worst elements of the Christian Right. In order to contain a potential “PR flap” you allowed our sponsorship of Proposition 8 to stand. Despite all the church’s words about promoting freedom and human rights, its name is now in the public record alongside those who promote bigotry and intolerance, homophobia and fear.

Haggis goes on to describe the church's policy of disconnection, which requires members to cut ties with those who violate the church's code:

You might recall that my wife was ordered to disconnect from her parents because of something absolutely trivial they supposedly did twenty-five years ago when they resigned from the church. This is a lovely retired couple, never said a negative word about Scientology to me or anyone else I know – hardly raving maniacs or enemies of the church . . . Although it caused her terrible personal pain, my wife broke off all contact with them. I refused to do so. I’ve never been good at following orders, especially when I find them morally reprehensible.

Woooo! Welcome back to the land of the sane, Mr. Haggis.

I mean, you probably shouldn't expect an invite to Suri Cruise's next birthday party, but you're welcome to come to my 26th if that's any consolation.

For Mr. Haggis' full resignation letter, click here.

MuchMusic VJ 2.0 down to eight

On today's incredibly awkward episode of MuchOnDemand, Devon Soltendieck and Tim Deegan cut the top 16 VJ 2.0 finalists down to eight, often breaking the bad news right to the hopefuls' faces.

Have these competitors had to, like, do anything yet to prove they're worthy on-air personalities? Or are these decisions still just based on how much buzz they're creating on Twitter?

And uh, is it just me, or are the remaining girls all blonde? Are we really just looking for a carbon copy Leah Miller replacement here?

Cute boys Andrew Bravener, 21 from Oakville, and Codie Dobie, 20 from Ottawa, were both cut from the competition. Sad face from me!

Meanwhile, in the "hire me! I've got a cool name like Rainbow Sun Francks" department, Jules Mkools, 17 from Waterloo, made it into the top eight.

For the love of god, I'm not going to be able to handle life if someone named Jules Mkools gets a regular hosting gig on Canadian television.

The most hilarious moment of MOD was probably when 19-year-old Laith Hakeem from Richmond Hill was asked to throw to a contest after receiving news that he made the top eight. Dude cannot read a prompter to save his life. It was painfully beautiful to watch.

The top eight MuchMusic VJ 2.0 finalists are:

Nadine Sykora – Vancouver, BC
Kelly Peter – London, ON
Liz Trinnear – London, ON
Julian "Jules Mkools" Koehler – Kitchener, ON
Jessy Pesce – Keswick, ON
Marlon Palmer – Toronto, ON
Laith Hakeem – Richmond Hill, ON
Alli Walker – Summerside, PEI

Ch-check out more info at the VJ 2.0 website.

Tara-Jean Popowich wins So You Think You Can Dance Canada

Last night's second season finale of So You Think You Can Dance Canada saw 20-year-old contemporary dancer Tara-Jean Popowich named Canada's Favourite Dancer.

After claiming the greatest number of the finale's almost three million votes, Popowich wins $100,000 and a Mazda 3 Sport.

Twenty-year-old ballroom dancer Vincent Desjardins took the runner-up title.

Last week I referred to Tara-Jean as "bland" -- I guess the rest of Canada didn't feel that way!

Honestly, I'm just happy to be able to reclaim three hours of my life each week I previously devoted to this show.

Monday deliciousness

Canadian boy Ryan Gosling was looking super fine last Tuesday as he carried equipment into Toronto's Opera House in preparation for his band Dead Man's Bones' gig that night.

I was sadly unable to attend the show which the Globe & Mail dubbed "an awkward, if adorable, performance."

Two of my favourite characteristics in anything!

A lovely consolation, however, is this lovely photo of Mr. Gosling lifting something:


Am I right or am I right?

Happy Monday!

Metric break through crappy sound barrier at CASBY Awards

Last night I attended the 2009 CASBY Awards at Toronto's Kool Haus, an awards show organized by 102.1 the Edge to honour independent and alternative Canadian music.

The lineup of performers was pretty impressive, so it sure would've been swell if the sound at the venue didn't suck ass for their three-song sets.

Sadly, it was pretty damn hard to hear the vocals of Mother Mother or Jay Malinowski. We overheard one attendee wonder if Jay's quiet vocals were a result of shyness. Uh, no dear, I'd say it was more due to a crappy sound technician.

Arkells were the first band to break that barrier -- we could actually hear vocalist Max Berman sing! Unfortch, the rest of the music still sounded muddled. Same deal with the Stills, whose instruments were increasingly amplified halfway through their first song.

It's hard to complain when Metric is performing, even with crappy sound quality. Emily Haines was her rock star self, as the band pumped out four or five signature hits.

Winners of the 2009 CASBYs are:

Favourite New Artist
Arkells

Favourite New Single
Sleeping Sickness - City & Colour

Favourite New Album
Fantasies - Metric

Favourite New Indie Release
Fantasies - Metric

Audition for Rock of Ages!

Aspiring actors and singers have the chance to audition for the Toronto production of Rock of Ages this Tuesday at Estonian House starting at 10 a.m.

The musical, which features the music of Journey, REO Speedwagon, Styx, and Twisted Sister, is expected to open in Toronto in April 2010 at the Royal Alexandra.

This is the first international production of the Broadway show, which was nominated for five Tonys.

"Even if you've not been in professional theatre but you're a singer and you sing rock `n' roll, you probably have a better shot than anybody," says David Mirvish of Mirvish Productions, which is co-producing.

Wonder how many former Canadian Idol winners will show up to audition!?

Look of the week: Nicole Richie

Motherhood sure has done great things for Nicole Richie.

The designer and mother-of-two looked simply beautiful at the 1st Annual Noble Humanitarian Awards on Sunday in Beverly Hills, where her main man Joel Madden was being honoured.

Seriously, think back a few years to her Simple Life days, and this mature and well-poised Richie seems like a completely different person!

Somewhere Paris Hilton is wondering if borrowing a couple kids from the playground will get her to this level of beauty.

Jumping on the Justin Bieber bandwagon

So on the weekend my roommate and I decided it was time. Enough was enough. We had to figure out why that seven-year-old kid Justin Bieber is so popular.

Naturally, the only way we could figure this out was by hitting YouTube and watching the vid for his latest single One Less Lonely Girl.

I hate to do this to you guys. But y'know what? Kind of love it.

This shouldn't be surprising. I mean, if you don't watch the video and just listen, it definitely sounds like a JoJo song. And some of you may remember my mini addiction to her music circa 2007.

Also, the song's pretty much one line repeated over and over, which is a surefire way to keep me singing it. (Hello Hilary Duff's Beat Of My Heart).

Seriously, when things are getting too quiet around here I just have to break the silence with an enthusiastic "One less lonely girl!"

And all bets are off when Devon and I get into a "One Less Lonely Girl"-off. Seriously, intense.

Shit, I'm a slave to pop music. Please ensure you never pubertize, Justin Bieber.

Jodie Sweetin did drugs. A. Lot. Of. Drugs.

Meth addict turned mom Jodie Sweetin's autobiography UnSweetined hits stores in less than two weeks, and based on some recently released excerpts we all have a LOT to look forward to.

Ch-check out what the former Full House star had to say about her alcohol and drug use.

ON ADJUSTING TO LIFE AFTER FULL HOUSE:
I wanted to prove that I wasn’t the girl from Full House, that I could get more trashed than everyone else.

ON GETTING DRUNK FOR THE FIRST TIME AT AGE 14, AT CANDACE CAMERON'S 1994 WEDDING:
I was Jodie Sweetin and I was an alcoholic.

ON PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE DRUG USE:
Coke. No problem. We were doing it right at the table. Meth wasn't as socially acceptable so I did that at home, alone, or with a couple friends who were also using. But the coke, the Ecstasy -- the party -- went until closing. It almost always did.

ON HER PARTY HOSTING SKILLS:
With people waiting to party, I went into the kitchen and returned with a bottle of Jack Daniel's in one hand, a bottle of champagne under my arm, and a big plate of coke in the other hand for all of my guests. The crowd went wild. Standing ovation. Just how I liked it.

WHO KNEW YOU COULD COMPARE FULL HOUSE TO DRUG USE?!:
All my life I had given everyone exactly what they wanted. If Full House producers needed someone to look cute while eating Oat Boats, I smiled in my cereal. If my friends needed a house to party in, I opened my doors, supplied drugs, and broke up lines of cocaine with a credit card. And if America decided I was supposed to be a role model, I hopped on a plane, turned on my best Stephanie-Tanner-all-grown-up face-and gave a speech.

ON PRETENDING TO BE A RECOVERING DRUG ADDICT WHEN SHE WAS STILL USING:
But the story was a good one and it landed me the speaking jobs I needed to keep my career going and the drug money rolling in. Drugs and alcohol don't come cheap -- especially when you are also buying for a group of friends who mooch off your residual checks.


I wonder if the Sweets has anything to write about other than her drug use.

I mean, it's interesting for sure, but there's only so many times you can say "I did a lot of drugs, guys. Seriously. A. Lot. Of. Drugs."

I remember she had two lines as Claudia's classmate in an episode of Party of Five. Wonder if that makes the book. Wonder if she offered Lacey Chabert some meth on set, that would be a great story!

Check out a longer excerpt from Unsweetined here.

Jesse Giddings is MuchMusic's newest VJ

With the departures of Leah Miller and Matte Babel earlier this year, it's about time MuchMusic got some new on-air personalities and gave Sarah Taylor and Devon Soltendieck a little help.

And while the VJ 2.0 contest wages on, it looks like the network has already enlisted one Mr. Jesse Giddings to join its on-air ranks.

The network hasn't officially announced the addition to my knowledge, but Jesse's been blogging since Monday about his first week on the job. So he either works there, or is into fantasy writing.

"Of course, at any new job – the day started off with the usual paperwork; got my badge, went on a tour, met the staff at Much, CTV, MTV & learned about the different departments that are responsible for the magic behind the television," he writes. "I also got my desk today, which coincidentally turns out to be none other than Leah Miller’s previous one."

Giddings hails from Vancouver, and refers to himself as an ex-band member and ex-rock concert venue manager (among other things) on his site.

He's had some pretty pictures taken by Elite Model Management, and if this is what he looks like with longer hair, then he also managed an alternative Christian Rock venue in Langley, BC.

The real judgement comes whenever Jesse starts on air. Muwahahahah.

Kelly Kapowski throws down the pom poms

"I feel so sad for him. I dont think he's had the right direction. We're all working and he's not. I think people can see that, and that's what's sad about it." -- Tiffani Amber Thiessen, on Saved by The Bell costar Dustin Diamond.

I have to agree with her. I mean, for starters, check out that outfit he's sporting from Mark's Work Wearhouse. Poor direction indeed.

So You Think You Can Dance season six top 20

Just as So You Think You Can Dance Canada prepares to announce its second season winner on Sunday, the sixth season of the American show announced its top 20 competitors last night.

For the first time, there are three tap dancers and one krumper among the top 20 competitors. (There has never been one tap dancer in the top 20, let alone three).

I didn't follow the audition process closely this season, but from what I saw on last night's episode, this top 20 appears to have a lot more personality than season five's. Could be a fun season!

The dancers are:

Channing Cooke
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Age: 18

Ariana Debose
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Age: 18

Ashleigh Di Lello
Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom
Age: 26

Mollee Gray
Dance Specialty: Jazz
Age: 18

Karen Hauer
Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom
Age: 27

Noelle Marsh
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Age: 18

Pauline Mata
Dance Specialty: Jazz
Age: 19

Kathryn McCormick
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Age: 19

Bianca Revels
Dance Specialty: Tap
Age: 20

Ellenore Scott
Dance Specialty: Contemporary/Jazz
Age: 19

Phillip Attmore
Dance Specialty: Tap
Age: 25

Billy Bell
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Age: 19

Ryan Di Lello
Dance Specialty: Ballroom
Age: 28

Russell Ferguson
Dance Specialty: Hip Hop/Krump
Age: 20

Kevin Hunte
Dance Specialty: Hip Hop
Age: 23

Jakob Karr
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Windermere, FL
Currently Resides: New York, NY
Age: 19

Legacy Perez
Dance Specialty: Hip Hop/B-Boy
Age: 28

Peter Sabasino
Dance Specialty: Tap
Age: 22

Victor Smalley
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Age: 21

Nathan Trasoras
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Age: 18

Entertainment Weekly gets Glee-ful

Glee's Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith take the cover of this week's Entertainment Weekly, complete with adorable photo shoot (keep scrolling).

The big exciting scoop this week is that Madonna has given Glee the rights to her music catalogue, so an all-Madonna episode of the show is in the works for early 2010.

I could die! (And so could Madonna's upstairs neighbour, I bet).

In the meantime, can we all take a minute to recognize how great Matthew Morrison looks in a tshirt?


Lord almighty, why haven't I ever had a teacher that looks this good (and breaks out into song and dance)?!

Ch-check out more photos from EW's shoot below. The full set is here.

CBC gets a makeover

CBC announced an overhaul to its look and news programming today, in response to three years of audience research.

Starting Monday, Peter Mansbridge will deliver the news standing up on an all new set for The National. The show will now air seven days a week and also be available in shorter on-demand and mobile versions. Wendy Mesley, meanwhile, will contribute to new regular segments “seeking answers to the provocative questions of the day."

I assume that means questions like "Where does Lady Gaga get her outfits?" "Why hasn't John Stamos responded to my fan mail?" and "How does Miley Cyrus always make the wroong decision?"

CBC Newsworld will now be called CBC News Network , or CBC NN, for people who want to shorten it by a syllable. It too will feature a new set and graphics. Its format will follow that of CNN's, with a faster pace, greater emphasis on breaking news, and constant handovers between hosts.

New shows include:

• The Lang & O'Leary Exchange, a business program hosted by Amanda Lang and Kevin O'Leary of Dragons' Den.
• Power & Politics, a political program hosted in Ottawa by Evan Solomon.
• Connect with Mark Kelley, a "behind-the-news" interactive talk show hosted by -- you guessed it! -- Mark Kelley and former CBC news correspondent and Reshmi Nair.

Magazine cover of the week

American Idol runner up Adam Lambert takes the cover of November's Details Magazine, and for the first time ever I actually find him attractive. Congratulations!

“I am gay, but I like kissing women sometimes," he tells the magazine. "Women are pretty. It doesn’t mean I’m necessarily sleeping with them.”

Man, he sure is more giving with his love than I am.

One of my hundreds of female friends recently put her head on my shoulder and my immediate response was to tell her I'm not going to make out with her.

Conceited? Sure. But I have to draw the GBF line somewhere.

(p.s., love you!)