Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Kings of Leon win big at Grammys

Beyonce walked away the big winner from tonight's Grammy Awards, picking up a field best six awards.

In addition to picking up Song of the Year, she won awards in pop, contemporary R&B and traditional R&B categories. Next year she's also looking to dominate the country, hard rock and alternative categories, because apparently you don't have to commit to just one genre.

Taylor Swift was the night's other big winner, picking up Album of the Year, Country Song of the Year, Country Album of the Year, and Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Lady Gaga won the awards for Best Dance Recording for Paparazzi and Best Electronic/Dance Album. But for some reason producers didn't think to present these awards during the live broadcast, so we didn't get to see her crazy costume in motion.

I was super happy to see Kings of Leon walk away with the award for Record of the Year for Use Somebody, in addition to Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocals and Best Rock Song.

AND, special congratulations to Phoenix for winning Best Alternative Album for Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.

Here's a rundown of winners in major (and otherwise noteworthy) categories:

Album of the Year
Fearless, Taylor Swift

Record of the Year
Use Somebody, Kings of Leon

Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band

Song of the Year
Single Ladies, Beyonce

Best Rock Album
Green Day, 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Halo, Beyonce

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Make It Mine, Jason Mraz

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Run This Town, Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

Best Alternative Music Album
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix

Best Spoken Word Album
Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox

Best Short Form Music Video
Boom Boom Pow, Black Eyed Peas

Best Comedy Album
Stephen Colbert, A Colbert Christmas

For the full list of Grammy winners, click here.

And Mike's Bloggity Blog's got a rundown of Canadian winners and losers here.

TV alert: A Family Is a Family Is a Family

Tonight at 7 p.m. HBO and HBO Canada premiere A Family Is a Family Is a Family, a 40-minute special executive produced by Rosie O'Donnell.

As seen in the above preview, the special largely features interviews with children about what family is all about. And though same-sex parents seem to be the focus of the teaser trailer, the New York Daily News reports they are but a small portion of the show's larger message.

"A Family Is a Family Is a Family argues that constricting definitions are irrelevant, a family is whatever it is and if it works for the children, it's doing what a family needs to do," it says.

Rosie's last collaboration with HBO, the 2006 documentary All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise, was nominated for an Emmy (and also almost made me cry).

So I'm definitely looking forward to the warm fuzzies that will result from Rosie's latest celebration of family.

Quick hits, in case you missed it

ABC has cancelled Ugly Betty. I'd say I did my part to keep it on the air, but really I've probably watched a total of 3.25 episodes of its four seasons. (But hey, does this mean America Ferrara's now available for Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3?!)

Avril Lavigne has released a new single for the Alice in Wonderland soundtrack that makes my ears bleed. I can't believe I'm about to encourage this but please, Avril, stick to selling ugly hoodies at Boathouse.

Howard Stern appeared on Rosie O'Donnell's Sirius radio show this week, and the result was magical. The dynamic duo discussed Rosie's sex life, appearing on Oprah, all that money they have, and why Jay Leno sucks. Take a listen here.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada has announced auditions for Halifax (March 6) and Calgary (March 13). Come on dancers, this is your chance to have Tre Armstrong and Luther Brown call you "BEASTS! (but in a good way)."

People's cover story this week tries to convince us Jennifer Aniston is "Happier and hotter than ever." Unfortunately for her, they have to use the headline "5 YEARS AFTER BRAD" for anyone to really care.

Oh thank goodness, Ninja Turtles are cool again!

Flashback: when I was a kid, I had at least a few Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sweatshirts. I also had one pair of crazy sweatpants to match one of the sweatshirts. They were black, and had pieces of pizza and other Ninja Turtles-related symbols scattered about.

I loved them, until one of the other kids made some sort of comment that made me question their true coolness.

Well today, I'm excited to report I no longer have to be afraid that Ninja Turtles clothing is uncool. Behold, the Shredder hoodie:


Is that not the coolest way to spend $60 you've ever seen?! Thank you 80sTees for inventing such a hoodie!

If that got you really excited, you better sit down for this next one.

You don't even have to get dressed to be one with the Ninja Turtles. I give you, the Ninja Turtles Snuggie:


OHMIGOD! The only thing better than a Snuggie is a Ninja Turtles Snuggie. Imagine eating pizza in that thing!?

Now, the only question I have is: who's going to buy me one for my 25 and a half birthday (which was a couple weeks ago)?!

Hot mess of the week: Billy Ray Cyrus

I admit, this is a lot more mess than hot.

Billy Ray Cyrus was photographed walking his dogs in Studio City this week breaking every rule of fashion and decency imaginable.

Orange sweatpants? Vom.

Do-it-yourself sleeveless shirt? Blah.

Dead rodent hairdo? 'Nuff said.

And what do you suppose the purpose of that scarf is? It doesn't appear to be cold, unless Billy Ray just wanted to show off those guns.

But it couldn't possibly be for fashion purposes either. When you wear orange sweatpants out of the house, you may as well be wearing Crocs and Ed Hardy with 'em because your life can't get much worse.

Oh Billy Ray Cyrus. You hot mess.

Look of the week: Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate looked absolutely gorgeous at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.

The cancellation of her show Samantha Who? didn't stop the nominee from stunning in an ice blue Roberto Cavalli gown embellished with Swarovski crystal and beading. She accessorized with jewels by Lorraine Schwartz and a Stuart Weitzman Diplomat clutch.

"On my way to get ready for SAG awards," Christina tweeted on Sunday. "Always a little anxious until I'm dressed and ready. Breathe."

Clearly she had nothing to worry about!

While we're talking fashion . . .

. . . does anyone else find Justin Timberlake's SAG Awards ensemble completely inappropriate?

There is a time and place for a denim shirt. Namely, my youth, circa 1994.

But to throw a bow tie on it and claim it's formal wear? Not right. Even if it is D&G.

It's enough of a stretch for Justin to be part of the Screen Actors Guild in the first place. He should at least try dressing like a legit actor.

Tweet of the week

"I'm headed to work to run around in my underwear! Yes, its one of those days!! Haha" -- Bold & The Beautiful's Brandon Beemer

And we thank you, sir!

Is it just me . . .

. . . or are these portraits of Ryan Gosling at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah just adorable?!

I know I've been heavy with the Ryan Gosling posts lately, but y'all don't mind, do you?

Plus, come on. Don't these photos just make you love him more than you already did. I bet he'd totes be down for a mirror photo shoot with me and my roommate.

Gosling's film Blue Valentine, costarring Michelle Williams, is getting great reviews at the fest.

Entertainment Weekly calls it "A lushly touching, wrenching, and beautifully told story . . . with a mood of entwined romantic dreams and romantic loss."

Gosling and Williams give "performances that sear, delight, and break your heart."

Sounds like something I should watch on Valentine's Day. Y'know. When I'm alone.

Click here for the full review.

That particular time

On December 12, 2002, I attended my high school's Christmas formal.

I can't quite remember the venue or the menu, but it was kind of a big deal because after four years of alienating ourselves from other human interaction, my friends and I were actually attending an organized event, attended by the who's who grade 12 and OAC.

As we sat down at our table my friend Zara announced that Alanis Morissette was playing the Air Canada Centre that evening, and had she known sooner she'd totes be at that concert and not enjoying our fine company.

At the time I was content to be at the formal. There would always be other concerts.

Today I can't really look back at the photos without cringing. My hair looked gross and greasy. And I don't even talk to half the people in the photos with me. I should've gone to the show.

So you can imagine how thrilled I was when in my late night YouTubing I recently found the entire concert from that night.

I have no idea what it was shot for, or where it aired. But I'm pretty damn happy to be able to experience this classic Alanis seven years later.

The joy of Alanis for me is that certain songs resonate at certain times, that I may not have even cared for previously.

Lately I've really been feeling That Particular Time, a gem off of 2002's Under Rug Swept. A reminder to be honest and live life mindful of one's emotions, Alanis' performance encompasses and projects said sentiment to perfection.

At that particular time love encouraged me to leave//
At that particular moment I knew staying with you meant deserting me//
That particular month was harder than you'd believe, but I still left//
At that particular time//

LOVE!

You Googled . . .

Wow you guys. I have to say, I'm pretty excited about some of the search terms that have led people to my blog in the past month or so.

The fact that someone Googled "vajazzled photo" and found my blog is pretty damn thrilling.

I'm only sorry I could not actually provide the photo you were seeking, anonymous Googler. Call Jamie Kennedy. Maybe he can help you.

Here's a look at who else y'all wanna see nekkid, and other treats, courtesy of my trusty stat counter:

"Susan Hay boobs" (will any of these photos do)?

"joe jonas making a porno with zac efron" (sub Chace Crawford for Joe, and I'd so be down with that).

"Is Jake Epstein dating Lauren Conrad" (do you mean Lauren Conrad, or Degrassi costar Lauren Collins? either way, I think the answer is no).

"Jodie Sweetin nude" (for the right price, I'm sure it's possible).

"Dan Levy shirtless"

"Jesse Giddings shirtless" (okay, I can help you with that one).

"Ryan McPartlin dick bulge" (above, centre)

"Jessi Cruickshank naked"

"Rick Campanelli shirtless"

"Benjamin McKenzie sex tape" (I'd also be down for this one).

Man, who knew featuring a shirtless guy every Monday would allow me to attract such high calibre Googlers

Maybe I should start "Dick Bulge Thursday." Yes? No?

Catch up with Soundspeed

Because the world needs more Degrassi stars attempting to be real life musicians, I'm excited to let you know Soundspeed will celebrate its first EP release tomorrow at an all-ages show at 6 Degrees in Toronto.

Who's Soundspeed you ask? Well let me tell you.

Soundspeed is an "alternative rock band" consisting of Raymond Ablack (Sav) on vocals, Dalmar Abuzeid (Danny) on bass, Jamie Johnston (Peter) on guitar, Scott Paterson (Jonny) on trumpet and keytar, Shane Kippel (Spinner) on drums and Sean Farquharson (sadly no Degrassi affiliation) on guitar.

The fact that their band is lacking one Mr. Jake Epstein makes it a pretty hard sell. I want Jake Epstein to be in any band with members affiliated with Degrassi. Like, I'd probably even like Drake if Jake Epstein was playing some soulful indie guitar beside him.

But alas, I guess he wasn't on set when these guys decided to get together for a jam session.

“We played around for a few hours, grooving together, and even though we came from different musical backgrounds we knew there was something in there, right from the start,” Kippel says. “We decided to go forth with something.”

If you want to hear for yourself what that something is, better head to 6 Degrees tomorrow at 6 p.m. $7 cover at the door.

Or, check out the band's MySpace here.

WWIB: Magazine cover of the week edition

Thanks to Jackie for bringing the above Beck-tacular magazine covers to my attention.

Victoria and David Beckham take the covers of 10 Men and 10, respectively, celebrating the British publication's 10th anniversary.

“I still feel quite shy when I see a poster or campaign like that," David tells the magazine of his Armani underwear ads. "It was a daunting experience stripping off in front of a room of people but after a while you get used to it – although my mum still hasn’t.”

And we thank you for persevering, Mr. Beckham.

As for the covers, I prefer David's. Because, y'know, he's David Beckham and hot and stuff.

Plus, Victoria is posed like a pouty little girl. Which I guess, maybe, she is?

Stacey Farber talks 18 to Life

After spending seven years as Ellie Nash on Degrassi: the Next Generation, Stacey Farber recently returned to TV as the star of CBC's new sitcom 18 to Life.

The show's been pulling decent ratings, with 555,000 viewers tuning in to last week's episode, compared to 516,000 for Little Mosque on the Prairie.

Mike's Bloggity Blog posted an interview with the young star earlier this week in which Farber discusses the new show, having her face plastered all over the place for promotion, and whether she'd ever return to Degrassi.

Click on over here to ch-check it out.

Juno Awards coming to Toronto

The Juno Awards are returning to Toronto next year, for the Canadian music honours' 40th anniversary, organizers announced yesterday.

“Toronto is sure to put its own vibrant and distinct personality to Canada’s most recognizable music awards show -- a perfect convergence of music, culture, diversity and industry," Melanie Berry, President & CEO of CARAS, said in a press release.

The Junos were last hosted in Toronto in 2000. Starting in 2002, the show hit the road with a different city hosting the awards year to year.

But before the Junos make it to Toronto, St. John's will host this year's 39th annual Juno Awards, the nominees for which will be announced March 3.

Spoiler alert! Another Walker bites the dust?

On the heels of last week's announcement that Rob Lowe is leaving Brothers & Sisters, it looks like we may be seeing less of one of the show's original cast members.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Calista Flockhart will be working a "reduced schedule" next season, which it speculates may mean 13 episodes as opposed to the full 22.

Though ABC has not confirmed the report, EW suggests Rob Lowe's decision to exit was based on his TV wife's desire to appear less next season.

E!Online is reporting that Flockhart put in a request to work one day a week next season as opposed to the current two to four.

Though ABC is working at reducing the show's budget, it's apparently insisting Flockhart, Sally Field and Rachel Griffiths stay on as series regulars.

E!Online also reports that in addition to writing Rob Lowe's character off the show, producers are looking to kill off another major character come season finale time.

I vote for Rebecca or Ryan Lafferty! If they touch Scotty or Kevin I will boycott the show.

I don't know who to believe, but I sure hope after all these years Rachel Griffiths can finally get thrown a storyline worthy of her talents!

How do we feel about . . .

. . . Ryan Gosling's odd double-breasted denim jacket?

To be honest, I'm not loving it.

BUT . . .


. . . I can kind of overlook it when he's being all cute tubing down a hill in it.

AND . . .


. . . I can definitely overlook it when he's preparing to slide down the hill with a cute young child in his lap.

It just reminds me of the many similar photos I'll be taking when Ryan and I get married and have four to six children of our own.

Y'know. Just two Canadian guys. In love. Tubing down a Canadian hill. With our four to six beautiful Canadian children. Then going home to sip hot chocolate and marshmallows. Possibly beside a fire.

That's the Canadian dream, right? Or maybe just my Canadian dream?

[For context, these photos are actually from the Sundance Film Festival where Gosling is promoting Blue Valentine. The little girl is costar Faith Wladyka].

More Gosling (tubing down a hill) at Sundance photos here!

Taylor Momsen on . . .

ON BEING A GREAT ROLE MODEL:
“To be honest, I don't fucking care. I didn’t get into this to be a role model. So I'm sorry if I’m influencing your kids in a way that you don’t like, but I can’t be responsible for their actions. I don’t care.”

ON ALMOST BEING CAST AS HANNAH MONTANA:
“Honestly, if I’d have ended up as Hannah Montana, I don’t know if the show would have gone as well. I probably would have told them all to go fuck themselves by the time I hit 11. And I don’t know how that would have gone down. It’s great for Miley, but I really like where I am right now and I feel really fortunate to be able to really be myself.”

ON WEARING GARTERS (which I didn't realize was controversial, until now):
“I like wearing garters. Apparently people think that’s a big deal, but my tights won’t stay up. So whatever you want to do with that information...”

ON MOTHERS, LIKE, CRITICIZING HER, AND HER BEING, LIKE, 16:
“My favourite blogs are where you get the mothers saying, ‘She’s the worst influence on my daughter, I would never let my daughter dress like that’, or, ‘This girl’s such a whore, she's a slut’. And I’m, like, you’re a mother! And I’m 16.”

ON WHY WE SHOULD FEEL SORRY FOR HER:
“I can’t try on a jacket without people taking pictures and posting them online. I mean, I’m 16 and I can’t get away with anything. My mother finds out everything. Other teenagers — they have lots of freedom!”

[via Times Online]

This is what it takes

Since the release of Miley Cyrus' single Party In The USA in the summer, a number of friends (Jackie) have tried to convince me I should like the song.

While I've recognized its innate catchiness, I refused to get on board because I quite honestly cannot stand the sound of Miley Cyrus' voice. Had Kelly Clarkson been thrown this song, I'd be right on board.

Well over the weekend my dearest friend Karlee posted the above video on my Facebook wall, featuring a bunch of cute boys at the beach lipsyncing along to Miley.

And, uh, whaddya know, it actually got me to listen to the song. Multiple times. And possibly bop along.

So please friends, take note. Cute boys dancing on YouTube are apparently all it takes for me to overlook awful screeching noises that make my ears bleed.

Happy Monday!

Betty White thanks SAG from the bottom of her bottom

The highlight of Saturday night's 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards was most certainly Betty White receiving the Life Achievement Award.

Presented to her by Sandra Bullock, the living legend remarked that she only turned 88 last week, so she still has a lot left to do.

Ch-check out highlights of the former Golden Girl's hilarious and touching acceptance speech, above.

The actress, who's worked in Hollywood for more than six decades, seemed truly touched by the honour, and certainly proved she can still crack the shit in the spotlight.

Stop what you're doing! Kate Gosselin now HATES her hair extensions!

Oh my god, you guys.

If you were shocked a couple weeks ago to find out that Kate Gosselin got hair extensions, you better take a deep breath before reading this one.

Us Weekly is reporting that Kate Gosselin now "hates" her new hair.

That's correct. She doesn't just dislike it, she hates it.

"She thinks her hair looks over processed and damaged," says an "insider" close to Kate. "She's afraid people will think she's one of Tiger Woods' bimbos!"

Y'know who's really to blame for Kate's insecurity? Those nine-year-old twins Cara and Mady, who shrieked "ewww" at the sight of Kate's new hair.

"They started laughing," says the source. "Kate ended up in her room crying."

Karma for withholding water from her thirsty child? Perhaps.

We're all to blame for Heidi Montag's plastic surgery

I really hoped I would be strong enough to not give in to Heidi Montag's most recent fame-whoring, which came in the form of a People Magazine story detailing 10 plastic surgeries she got at once.

But then she went and partially blamed MTV's After Show for her decision to remodel her body.

"On blogs and on After Shows and things people would circle my chin and say I had a Jay Leno chin, so I wouldn't smile on red carpets," Montag told that reporting wizard Billy Bush on Access Hollywood.

And of course, After Show hosts Jessi Cruickshank and Dan Levy didn't let Heidi spread such claims without responding.

"Okay first of all, I would just like to say that here on the After Show we would never make a Jay Leno chin joke," Cruickshank said on last Wednesday's show. "That's not even funny."

"And it's just not true. It's actually hard to substantiate that absurd claim with a straight face," Levy continued. "And we take pride in the fact that our show doesn't condone plastic surgery on young stars and people in general."

Personally I blame People Magazine for agreeing to give Heidi Montag a magazine cover she doesn't deserve. And myself for continuing the cycle of publicity she so desperately craves. Oh the vicious cycle! How do I make it stop?!

Click here to ch-check out Dan and Jessi's on-air response.

16th annual SAG Award winners

The 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out in Los Angeles this evening.

The two-hour ceremony is always a treat to watch because, as the name would suggest, only actors are honoured. Meaning only the stars we care about take the stage.

Here's who took home the hardware. Between the Golden Globes and the SAG winners, there are definitely some trends developing that should tip us off on who will take home Oscar.

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT:
Betty White

MOTION PICTURES
ENSEMBLE CAST:
Inglourious Basterds

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Mo'Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

STUNT ENSEMBLE:
Star Trek


TELEVISION
DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE:
Mad Men

ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Michael C. Hall, Dexter

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE:
Glee

ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINISERIES:
Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance

ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINISERIES:
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens

STUNT ENSEMBLE:
24

Looks of the week: Christina Hendricks, Chloe Sevigny

My favourite looks from Sunday's Golden Globes were, coincidentally, among those that had fashion critics pretty split in opinion.

Some said Mad Men's Christina Hendricks (left) was a little too busty in her champagne-coloured Christian Siriano gown. But I say it shows off all the right curves. The ruffles provide interest without distracting.

Meanwhile, from certain angles Chloe Sevigny's lilac chiffon Valentino gown seemed like nothing but ruffles. But when you caught the Big Love star from the right vantage point, did she ever look fierce. As pictured above, Sevigny proves striking the right pose is key to rocking the look.

While we're talking fashion . . .

It would appear Lauren Graham thought she was going to high school prom on Sunday night, and not the Golden Globes.

How else does one explain that pepto-bismol inspired satin gown the Parenthood star attempted to pull off?

With the jewelery and caked-on makeup it looks like the former Gilmore Girl is playing princess dressup or something.

I'm sorry, I just don't get how she thought it was a good idea to leave the house wearing that. Major fail for Graham, and Monique Lhuillier who designed the dress.

Hot mess of the week: Patricia Arquette

Oh. Lord.

There was nothing right with Patricia Arquette's dress at Sunday's Golden Globe awards.

There supporting her husband Thomas Jane, who was nominated for his work on the HBO series Hung, Arquette donned a grey patterned monstrosity that drew attention to nothing and everything all at the same time.

At least she accessorized properly, with that red ribbon in support of Haiti relief.

But other than that, I've got to say . . .

Oh Patricia Arquette. You hot mess.

Cheyenne Jackson will kiss a Canadian, if need be

In a series of what I gather (hope?) are tongue-in-cheek questions, After Elton got the scoop from 30 Rock's newest cast member Cheyenne Jackson on what it's like to play Canadian.

Ch-check out the excerpts from the out Broadway-turned-TV star below, and the full interview at After Elton.

AE: I hate to go someplace controversial in your interview, but given that you’re on 30 Rock, I have to ask this. As an actor, did you have any qualms playing Canadian?
CJ: That’s funny. Well, you know, that comes with a whole lot of baggage and once somebody sees you play Canadian, they’re gonna think, “Oh, that’s all he can do.”

AE: Is this the first time you’ve played Canadian?
CJ: It is the first time I’ve played Canadian. My co-star in [the Broadway show] Finian’s Rainbow, Kate Baldwin, her husband is Canadian, so I had so many references in some of the actions and things, I was throwing off her. And I’ve gotten a lot of response actually from Canadians, especially at the stage door of Finian’s Rainbow. Thumbs up on the accent, or whatever.

AE: You then would be actually willing to kiss a Canadian?
CJ: Yes, I am not discriminatory when it comes to that. I will kiss a Canadian if need be.

Tweet of the week

"Saw Chris Rock last night. He said, 'Hey, Chelsea Handler!' We've met before. I'm 98.65% positive he was not kidding. I didn't correct him." -- Elizabeth Banks (left)

Spoiler alert! Series regular leaving Brothers & Sisters!

A series regular will leave Brothers & Sisters by season's end, Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello reports, and if you don't want to know who you better stop read now!

And maybe, like, close your eyes as you scroll to the next item.

Ready?

Ausiello reports Rob Lowe asked ABC to be released from his contract after feeling underutilized, and the network agreed.

Kind of interesting, considering last season was dominated by Lowe's character's presidential campaign and heart attack storylines. He's been pretty front and centre this season too, with Kitty's cancer storyline.

No word yet on how Lowe's Robert McAllister will be written off the show. Divorce? Death?

But, if this means more screentime for Luke MacFarlane, I'll gladly accept Lowe's resignation.

Just last week Lowe appeared on the Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien, where he promoted Brothers & Sisters, and discussed leaving another popular franchise, the West Wing.

“As someone who has left a celebrated NBC franchise myself… it can be done," he said. "Believe me, if my experience can you give you anything, it’s that in a couple of years, nobody will even remember the Tonight Show, just like they don’t remember the West Wing.”

Joking aside, is it just me, or does Lowe have commitment issues?!

Ryan Gosling heats up Blue Valentine

I know a lot of y'all are Ryan Gosling fans, so this news should excite every one of you. (It certainly got me all hot and bothered).

Speaking of his upcoming film Blue Valentine, Gosling says sex plays a major role.

"I've heard the film described as a portrait of love falling apart, but I really think they should call it an 'erotic thriller,'" he says. "Sex is a really important character in the film -- a bone of contention in the present and a dialogue of their love in the past."

Alright, I'm first in line to see it.

The film, which costars the lovely Michelle Williams, premieres next week at the Sundance Film Festival.

Hip, K'Naan headline Canada For Haiti

The Tragically Hip and K'Naan will perform live as part of tomorrow night's Canada For Haiti telethon.

Celine Dion, Nelly Furtado, Wayne Gretzky, James Cameron, Barenaked Ladies, Justin Bieber, Sarah McLachlan, Ryan Reynolds and Joshua Jackson are among the Canadian stars who have also signed on to participate.

The hour-long commercial-free special will air tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. on CBC, CTV, Global, MTV, MuchMusic, National Geographic Channel, and streamed online.

Funds raised will go to the Canadian Red Cross Society, Care Canada, Free the Children, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam Quebec, Plan Canada, Save the Children Canada, UNICEF Canada and World Vision Canada..

This Canadian show will lead in to George Clooney's star-studded Hope For Haiti event, also set to air on multiple Canadian networks.

Much talks Haiti tonight

Tonight at 7 p.m. on MuchMusic, VJ Devon Soltendieck and Free The Children cofounder Craig Kielburger host MUCHTALKS: Haiti.

Kielburger, who just returned from Haiti will share his first hand experience with a live audience of 200.

Amy Milan, MTV Live cohost Nicole Holness, representatives from various NGOs, as well as exceptional youth who have stepped up and helped out will share their personal stories, and discuss how to help Haiti.

Glad to see MuchMusic producing some socially relevant content for youth!

Is it just me . . .

. . . or has Joe Mazzello grown into quite the hottie?!

The 26-year-old former child star -- you may recognize him from Jurassic Park or Simon Birch -- is looking pretty fine in Details Magazine (left).

But Mazzello isn't just a pretty face. He'll next be seen in HBO's 10-part World War II epic the Pacific, executive produced by Steven Spielberg.

He's currently working on the Social Network, in which he stars as Facebook cofounder Dustin Moskovitz.

Kelly Clarkson teases next album

While Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted is nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at this year's Grammys, the original American Idol is already at work on its followup.

“We have several songs already penned for the next album," she tells Billboard. "I actually just was e-mailing a couple of writers and producers that I’m working with for the next album, and they’re everywhere, there’s everything from beats to more singer-songwriter country stuff to major pop stuff so it’s all over the place right now. I have no idea what it’s going to sound like.”

Reports circulated late last year that the new album was being planned for release in the fourth quarter of 2010. Seems a little too speedy to be true for me, but whenever it's released, I'm ready to hear it!

Magazine cover of the week

Ch-check out Nicole Richie's brand spankin' new cover of Fashion Magazine.

The designer/mom/socialite/daughter of Lionel Richie tweeted her cover cover of the Canadian magazine's March 2010 issue.

She's wearing her own Winter Kate design and House of Harlow jewellery.

So are we all in agreement that Nicole > Paris Hilton?

I mean, I've liked Nicole better since their Simple Life days, when she brought the funny, and Paris just kind of stood around and laughed.

But for some reason I've also come to view Richie as more of a real person. Like she has a brain in her head or something.

I'm not sure what I'm basing this on. Just a feeling I guess. Like how I'm certain Ashley is the superior Olsen twin.

Thoughts?

Sighting!

Janice Wong just texted me to let me know she walked by my future husband Scott Speedman on St-Laurent by Segalls in Montreal.

"He looked like any regular guy . . . wearing cheap Panasonic headphones," she tells me. "But I gave a goofy look of recognition as we passed."

Speedman's in town shooting a film called Notre Dame de Grace.

Oh, it's been so long since Scooter and I shopped together at Club Monaco!

Send him Toronto way when he's wrapped in Montreal, Janice!

John Mayer on . . .

ON HIS SEX LIFE:
”Blowing me off is the new sucking me off!”

ON FINDING A GIRLFRIEND, OR BEAUTIFUL VAGINA, OR RAMBLING ON ABOUT SOME OTHER STUFF:
“Do you think it’s going to take meeting someone who I admire more than I admire myself? But isn’t it also about a beautiful vagina? Aren’t we talking about a matrix of a couple of different things here? Like, you need to have them be able to go toe-to-toe with you intellectually. But don’t they also have to have a vagina you could pitch a tent on and just camp out on for, like, a weekend? Doesn’t that have to be there, too? The Joshua Tree of vaginas? …I’ll be happy when I close out this life-partner thing. Think of how much mental capacity I’m using to meet the right person so I can stop giving a fuck about it.”

ON IF HE MASTURBATES DAILY:
“I don’t like that question, because it seeks to make me sound strange if I say ‘ŒYes, but of course I do.’ I mean, I have masturbated myself out of serious problems in my life. The phone doesn’t pick up because I’m masturbating. And I have excused myself at the oddest times so as to not make mistakes. If Tiger Woods only knew when to jerk off. It has a true market value, like gold bullion. First of all, I don’t jerk off because I’m horny. I’m sort of half-chick. It’s like District 9. I can fire alien weapons. I can insert a tampon. No, I do it because I want to take a brain bath. It’s like a hot whirlpool for my brain, in a brain space that is 100 percent agreeable with itself.”

ON THE PAPARAZZI:
“I’ll be honest with you. All this weird shit about me? All this strangeness? I wouldn’t have a music career without it. But I am at odds with myself. I have some presence of psychological damage from the past 36 months. I have not had a woman appear in my dreams sexually without a paparazzi in the dream too. I can’t even have a wet dream without having to explain to someone who’s grinding on me, ŒWe can’t do this right now, because there’s a guy over there taking pictures.”

--

So in short, still a douche, right?

[via Rolling Stone]

WWIB: Oscar de la Renta revisited edition

Glee star Lea Michele looked bee-yoo-tee-full on Sunday night's Golden Globes red carpet in a strapless black gown by Oscar de la Renta.

But right when I saw the 23-year-old actress I thought "It's been done before."

By who, you ask?

By Amy Adams, who wore a similar Oscar de la Renta gown at last year's Golden Globes.

Sure, it looks like they traded in the embellished tulle of Adams' dress to go bigger for Michele's.

But look, one year later Michele even struck the same pose as Adams!

I like both looks, I just wish Michele smiled a bit more. Sure it was raining, but come on, look alive!

Major cancellations and layoffs at Citytv

So I leave the internet for one day yesterday, and come home to find out Citytv's news divisions across Canada have been gutted.

Rogers, Citytv's parent company, announced yesterday the cancellation of CityNews at Noon, CityNews at Five, City News Weekend and CityNews International in Toronto; the 6 p.m. newscast in Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver; the news at noon, Your City and the City Show in Calgary and Edmonton; and Lunch Television and City News List in Vancouver.

So wait. Is there any local news or programming left on City?!

Well, Breakfast Television will continue to be produced, but will be reduced from four to three hours in Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. It will be the only source of local news produced by City for these markets, however.

CityLine will be produced for all markets. And Toronto gets to keep CityNews at Six and CityNews Tonight.

Check blogTO to see who was laid off in Toronto. Mike's Bloggity Blog has details of who was let go in Calgary.

Sightings!

Saturday night, Renee, Conor and I headed to the Canon Theatre in Toronto to ch-check out the Broadway touring production of Rent!

Full review to come later this week when I get a few minutes to, y'know, write it.

In the meantime, however, I have to share these great photos we got with the cast post-show. I've never waited outside the stage door before. But Renee has, so she made sure I was in the right place at the right time. Let's break it down . . .


Merle Dandridge played Joanne, and Renee and I think she's so great that we made a Facebook group dedicated to her.

She was coincidentally the first one out to sign autographs and take photos. Dream come true!!!



From our seats we thought Nicolette Hart, who played Maureen, looked like Amy Poehler. Up close, not so much. But still a delight.



Anthony Rapp, who originated the role of Mark, told the girls next to us that he doesn't do photos. We were fine with that, because we already got our photo with Merle Dandridge.



Gwen Stewart, also an original cast member, played "Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags and others," according to the program. She hit that really high note in Seasons of Love too. I'm pretty sure she would've posed for a photo with us, but we found it more fun to just smile like maniacs in front of her.



Justin Johnston, who played Angel, didn't have a Sharpie, so Renee generously gave hers to him. A welcome to Canada gift, if you will. Johnston's bio says his credits include the View and Good Morning America. We're unsure if this means he was an audience member or guest. Either way, it means for a brief moment we were one mere degree of separation from Whoopi, Joy et al.



The hotter than hot Adam Pascal, who originated the role of Roger, did not exit to his adoring fans (or maybe we missed him while we were talking about our love of Merle Dandridge at another door). Thankfully, we've at least got this photo of Conor next to Pascal's image.

An extra thanks to Conor for taking on the evening's photography duties. I know it must sting a little to not be in the photos with these fine people.

Rent's in town until Sunday. In case I don't get my review up before then, I highly suggest you get your asses over there! You will not regret it.