Florence Welch on . . .

HER AMERICAN FANBASE:
"After the VMAs I felt like suddenly America took notice. Before that I had a fantastic and extremely supportive, but pretty underground, fan base. America is so big that you kind of need an opportunity like that to make it. The radio play in America is strange because its so segregated: you’re either rock, pop, country, or alternative, and the songs on this album cross over so many different genres I think it was pretty hard to place. But now it seems like it’s taking off a bit, which is funny because the album’s been out for so long in England. Playing live is how I made my name in England, and I’m really looking forward to coming back to America in October to do some more touring."

THE VIDEO FOR 'DOG DAYS ARE OVER':
"The narrative of the song is quite ambiguous, I’m not sure if it’s happy or sad. It’s chaotic and apocalyptic and choral and sad and celebratory all at the same time, with tribal and gospel influences, so that gave us a blank slate and a lot to play with, if that makes any sense. I think my only specifications were that I didn’t want to look pretty and I wanted there to be exploding people, so we kind of had a free-for-all stylistically, going from ethereal goddess with blue Bhangra backup dancers, through to kabuki sex monk with psychedelic choir and tribal drummers, and a feral smoke child complete with riot explosion. I think we managed to get away with it without all being committed."

HER STAGE WARDROBE:
"Something long and floaty I suppose. Stevie Nicks said that it was good to wear something loose that flows around you, and I kind of agree with that. It’s nice to feel that your outfit is doing a performance as well, and what you wear really dictates how you play.

CRAZY THINGS SHE'S DONE FOR MUSIC:
"Erm..rigging climbing that made my mum cry, crowd-surfing that made me cry, touring Europe in a camper van with my dad as the tour manager being paid 50 Euros a gig split between 4, painting people bright blue, nearly choking to death on coloured smoke, being locked in a duvet-insulated cupboard for 24hrs doing a million backing vocals, and generally sending myself and my family insane making the first record."

WACKY SONG INSPIRATION:
"Me and my dad had this conversation about subatomic particles very late at night and he was telling me about these atoms called “strangeness and charm,” and how they are so tiny we cant see them but we can feel their effects."

[source]

Constant rotation: September 2010

1. Dynamite, Taio Cruz
2. Dog Days Are Over, Florence + The Machine
3. Fuck You, Cee Lo Green
4. Radioactive, Kings of Leon
5. Bang Bang Boom, the Moffatts
6. Do You Remember, Jay Sean f/ Lil Jon
7. DJ Got Us Falling In Love, Usher f/ Pitbull
8. If I Had You, Adam Lambert
9. Not Afraid, Eminem
10. Narcissus, Alanis Morissette
11. Magic, B.o.B. f/ Rivers Cuomo
12. Only Girl (In The World), Rihanna

You Googled . . .

"Dave Salmoni shirtless"

"Dennis Quaid Hawaii photos"

"Pictures of Morty Coyle"

"Meth addiction pictures"

"Chelsea Handler Playboy"

"Richie from Family Matters"

"Scott Speedman Montreal sightings"

"Jaleel White"

"Tapanga Lawrence"

Keri Russell: Running Wilde in Esquire

Keri Russell's marking her return to TV with a sexy new photoshoot for Esquire Magazine!

The 34-year-old former Felicity star stripped down for Esquire's October issue, and spoke to the magazine about why she decided to return to TV in FOX's Will Arnett vehicle Running Wilde.

"Honestly, it's been a not great couple of years in film, and I haven't been totally inspired by them," she says. "I guess this particular project, it just seemed exciting to me. It's an unknown, and I think I was willing to bet on the unknown, even if it fails. At least it would be fun and invigorating instead of me playing another nice mom in some sappy movie."

[For the record, I just watched Waitress again on the weekend, and Keri is still ahmaaaaazing in it. But I'm certain that's not the movie role she's speaking of].

Russell also humbly describes how fans react upon recognizing her in public.

"People don't really care when they see me," she says. "But what I do get, which is sort of wonderful, is the best-friend thing. Like, 'Oh, my God, you're great. I'm so sorry to bother you.' Which is nice."

That's exactly why I'd want to meet Keri. After four seasons of Felicity, I really want her to be my best friend.

Click here to read Esquire's great little profile of Ms. Russell.

And click inside for one more photo from the mag's shoot!

And the AWK-ward award of the week goes to . . .

. . . everyone involved in last night's live Australia's Next Top Model finale.

Seems the host announced one girl as the winner, who then gave a gushing acceptance speech to the audience and judges.

And then the host was told over her ear piece she announced the wrong girl as the winner.

This is probably why Tyra pretapes all her shows.

“I’m feeling a bit sick about this," host Sarah Murdoch said when she realized the mixup. "No. I’m so sorry about this. Oh my God. I don’t know what to say. This was a complete accident. It’s Amanda, I’m so sorry. It was fed to me wrong. Oh God. This is what happens when you have live TV folks. This is insane. Insane, insane, insane . . ."

Y'know who this would never happen to?

Cat Deeley. Just throwing it out there. Still love her.

Alanis Morissette: Still pregnant

As the title suggests, this post is intended to remind you that my Canadian rock goddess Alanis Morissette is still pregant.

The 36-year-old singer was photographed with hubby Souleye after lamaze class in L.A. on Saturday.

Is this woman glowing or what?! Seriously, pregnancy is a really good look for Alanis. And I love that she's waited until now to develop a love of semi-sheer tops. You show off that belly and black bra, lady!

Let's also take a minute to discuss this Souleye character. Obviously it bothers me that he goes by Souleye. I'd prefer a more normal name. Like Apple.

I'm also not a huge fan of the fact that he dresses like he's 12.

BUT let's be honest. His dimples make him cute as all hell. And he and Alanis look so damn happy in all the paparazzi shots that have followed her pregnancy announcement.

So I say go on. Be happy. Keep being pregnant and glowing. You crazy kids.

[photos via Celebrity Baby Scoop]

Song of the moment: Magic

So about a month ago, my new roommate and I visited our new apartment to do some cleaning before our move-in.

She brought a radio so we could listen to pop music while we scrubbed the last tenant's grime.

I don't often listen to the radio. A song must be heavily promoted on the internet to hit my ears. So I discovered a number of new songs that day we cleaned our apartment, many of which went unidentified by name or artist.

There was this one song I was determined to find and download, however. All I could remember was the lyric "I got the music in me."

Googling this, of course, brought me countless results for the Kiki Dee song of the same name.

I googled and googled again, determined to find this new pop song that used a rather popular lyric from the past.

Then I gave up. Left it up to fate for me to hear this song again.

Which I did, last night, somewhere in between episodes of Degrassi and Gossip Girl on Much.

Seems I couldn't find the song because I had the lyrics wrong. Nobody's got the music in them, they've got the magic in them!

I really resent myself for getting sucked into another B.o.B. song.

First of all, his name is stupid. Am I supposed to call him "Bob" or actually spell it out "B-O-B"?

Secondly, I don't even like his rapping. You are no Eminem, Bobby Bob B-O-B.

Third, I can't decide which is worse: the lyrics to this song, or the music video.

But apparently none of that matters, because Bobby Bob B-O-B's songs always have the catchiest damn choruses that I just can't quit. Same thing happened to me with his song Airplanes, with that awful Hayley Williams from Paramore.

I'm indeed glad I finally identified the song I initially searched for almost a month ago. But maybe next time I should just stick with Kiki Dee to save face.

Monday deliciousness: Ryan McPartlin

Chuck star Ryan McPartlin is back to his old tricks. And by "old tricks" I mean posing shirtless, looking sexy, making me want him.

The 35-year-old actor was photographed for the most recent issue of Da Man Magazine.

Stupid name for a publication, yes, but damn if it doesn't have the best of intentions with its photo shoots!

"Captain Awesome is probably the best role that any actor could hope for in Hollywood," he tells the mag of his role on Chuck. "Seriously, there isn't a better name for any character on any show. He's an awesome surgeon, husband to Ellie, brother-in-law to Chuck and he can really fill out a pair of spandex. What else can I say?"

Say you'll continue to show off your best assets at every opportunity, please and thank you.

Two more hot shirtless photos after the jump!

Happy Monday!

How do we feel about . . .

. . . Chris Evans' new big, big, big guns?!

The 29-year-old actor was photographed on the Manchester, England set of Captain America last week, showing off some bulging biceps that his little white t-shirt could hardly contain.

I've got to be honest. I normally enjoy the sight of Mr. Evans, but this new overworked bod of his is a little too much for me. His arms look like they could explode at any minute!

Here's a look back at the man I fell in lust with.

The Buried Life is back!

The guys of MTV's the Buried Life are back on television tonight pursuing their list of things to do before they die, when season two premieres at 10:30 p.m.

Tonight's episode sees Duncan, Jonnie, Dave and Ben attempting to streak a stadium and get away.

Other goals they'll try to achieve this season: crashing a parade, asking Taylor Swift on a date, marrying a stranger in Vegas, and raising $1 million in a week.

"It's aspirational," Jonnie Penn tells the Canadian Press. "Our generation around the world is consistent in that we all want big things, really big things. What we've enjoyed with this project, and specifically this season, is going after really big things and seeing what it takes to complete them."

Oh hey there, Matt Bomer

Holy lord. Matthew Bomer is looking smokin' fine in the pages of GQ Magazine, modeling the henley like he was born to do it.

If you really want to pull off the henley, the mag points out, it helps to be as hot as the 33-year-old White Collar star.

"It helped to have a chest built to fill out thin cotton shirts, but if you don't look like Matt Bomer, wear it under a tailored jacket or layer a button-down oxford over it," the spread suggests.

Point taken.

Click inside for two more gorgeous photos from the shoot!

The Look: January Jones in Versace

January Jones sure tries her best to cover up that bland personality of hers with some fashion-forward looks.

The 32-year-old Mad Men star was photographed front row at Versace's Milan Fashion Week show last week, wearing -- what else -- Versace.

The red halter dress used fringe to make a geometric pattern. Jones completed the look with a high bouffant and bright red lips.

While I enjoy the look overall, those white strappy heels kind of ruin it for me.

Sighting!

So last Wednesday at about 2 p.m. I'm on the College streetcar going West, and this guy gets on. We make eye contact and I wonder why he looks familiar.

We're both standing at the back exit, until a seat opens up, which we both move towards and I eventually secure. It's at this moment I start to wonder if this guy is Cone from Sum 41.

I used to be a Sum 41 fan, but haven't followed them for years. This guy's holding a pile of CDs, which I figure is something Cone from Sum 41 would hold. Then I start thinking he might be a little too pretty in the face to be Cone from Sum 41. So now I'm sitting there, occasionally looking up to this guy who might be Cone from Sum 41, trying ensure he doesn't notice me looking at him, which I'm sure he did.

Anyway, I had to say excuse me so he'd move out of my way when I moved to exit the streetcar.

I noticed at that moment some tattoos on his forearm, which I later cross-referenced with a Google image search of "Cone Sum 41" to confirm that yes indeed I rode the TTC streetcar with Cone from Sum 41.

Jealous?

You should be.

Brothers & Sisters: Watch the first 10 minutes

Tonight at 10 p.m. the fifth season of Brothers & Sisters premieres on ABC and Global, but you can watch the first 10 minutes right now by pushing play above.

Sarah's man has a new job, Justin's returning home after a year abroad, Kevin sadly still isn't a daddy, and Kitty's holding on to more than just the memories she shared with Robert.

I'm not quite sure where this season's going to take us after its one year jump in the timeline, but I sure am happy to have Sally Field back in my life.

Q&A: Steven and Chris talk season four

Chris Hyndman and Steven Sabados
With Oprah giving away Australian getaways, Ellen dancing with the biggest names in showbiz, and the View spawning a new knockoff, daytime television is quite the competitive game these days.

Chris Hyndman and Steven Sabados, however, have already far surpassed many of their Canadian counterparts with the lifespan of their daily talker.

Today at 2 p.m. Steven and Chris returns for its fourth season on CBC, which will also be syndicated in the U.S.

I met up with the cheeky duo at the CBC's Fall TV launch, where the hosts told me about their dream guests, favourite talk shows, and thoughts on Crocs.

Sightings!

Thanks to Vijaya for sending in this great photo of the back of Minnie Driver's head as she exited the Intercontinental Hotel on Bloor St. in Toronto earlier this week.

Driver was in town for the TIFF premiere of her film Conviction on Monday.


Vijaya also got this shot of Jim Broadbent exiting the Intercontinental. Though she didn't know who he was at the time, other people were snapping away, so she followed suit. The only appropriate action in such a situation.

Funny, because when Jackie and I stalked celebs on Tuesday night, Mr. Broadbent arrived and people started yelling "It's the guy from Moulin Rouge!"

Even after I heard his name, it wasn't until I saw his face that I thought "Oh yeah, he's been in things."

For the record, he was in Toronto for the TIFF premiere of Another Year.

Chicago: The Segway Tour

When in Chicago a couple weeks ago, Vanessa and I went on a segway tour, which proved to be one of the best decisions of our lives.

Howard Jamieson recommended we take one, just for the experience of riding a segway. Our hotel concierge Faith was all too helpful in calling up Absolutely Segway Tours and booking us the Museum Tour for 11:30 a.m. on Monday September 6.

The whole thing was a little bit nerve-wracking, as me and motorized vehicles of any sort don't tend to mix well. I don't have my driver's license because driving is so hard. I also once crashed a go-kart because I couldn't find the brakes. Don't even get me started on bumper cars.

Luckily, the two and a half hour tour proved to be nothing but fun -- full of ups and downs, breathtaking views, and more than a few laughs.

Click inside to take this remarkable journey with us.

Jason Priestley's Call Me Fitz premieres Sunday

Jason Priestley returns to TV on Sunday with HBO Canada's new comedy series Call Me Fitz, which sees 90210's golden boy go bad to play morally bankrupt used car salesman Richard 'Fitz' Fitzpatrick.

Priestley says he welcomes the opportunity to leave his Brandon Walsh image behind.

“I was trying to break out of that mold when I was still in it,” he says. “It’s important to forcibly do other things. As an artist, you have to be willing to put yourself in situations that maybe aren’t that comfortable, because that’s how you get better."

Priestley, who had to audition for the role of Fitz the old fashion way, says he's glad to see there's a place for such unconventional shows on television.

"It's great to see (Canadian cable networks) doing this stuff," he says. "As the (broadcast) networks keep showing more and more reality programming, because it's cheap to produce, a lot of really creative people -- actors, directors, writers, producers -- are migrating to cable, because that's where you have the freedom to tell the stories you want to tell. And it's nice to see that it's happening in Canada, as well."

The premiere episode of Call Me Fitz is now available for streaming on HBO Canada's website.

If you prefer to watch television on an actual TV set, tune in to HBO Canada on Sunday at 8 p.m.

Friday deliciousness: Kellan Lutz

Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever get sick of staring at shirtless Kellan Lutz.

Then a new photo of shirtless Kellan Lutz is released, and I think "God damn, that man's got a body."

Just ch-check out the new shot from Kellan's Calvin Klein X campaign, released this week.

Those eyes! Those abs! That . . . underwear!

Three other guys who aren't Kellan Lutz also have their own Calvin Klein X print ads, the four of them each representing one of the elements (earth, wind, water, fire).

I don't really get the significance of that either. But they all look hot, so click inside for the other pics.

Happy Friday!

Jackie and I met RYAN GOSLING!

As you'll recall, on Tuesday night Jackie and I stalked celebrities at the InStyle Magazine/Hollywood Foreign Press Association TIFF party.

Over the course of the evening we managed to spot the second hottest Canadian Ryan (Ryan Reynolds) and the third hottest Ryan at TIFF (Ryan Phillippe).

We did not, however, spot the hottest overall Ryan -- that being Ryan Gosling, of course.

In fact, Mr. Gosling wasn't photographed about town until Wednesday, when his movie Blue Valentine premiered at Ryerson Theatre.

Ryan, being the hot, amazing, gracious and perfect person he is, took time out to meet and take photographs with fans.

Just look at these smug bitches:






Now I know what you're thinking.

"Chris, aren't you absolutely gutted that you did not get to meet/touch/be photographed with Ryan Gosling, when these less attractive, less funny, and less cool girls somehow managed to sidle up to him?"

And the simple answer to that question is no.

You want to know why?

Because, as the title of this post suggests, Jackie and I MET RYAN GOSLING TOO!

Just take a look at this photo:


I'll treasure it always as the day I met my future husband.

Tweet, tweet: Kanye West

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You basically can say anything to someone on an email or text as long as you put LOL at the endabout 1 hour ago via web

BB12: Hayden, King of the House

After a roller coaster season filled with romance, backstabbing and a successful alliance, JC started this year's 2hour season finale with a recap of all the drama had and a preview of the drama to come from inside the BB and jury house.

Going right into the third stage of the final HoH competition, Lane and Hayden go head to head in a test about how much each knows of their former houseguests, which brought them to a tiebreaker asking how many times they were flung up against the walls in the first stage of the final HoH - Hayden came out on top as the final HoH of BB12. Within minutes he ousts Enzo from the house and sees him sitting beside Lane waiting for the $500,000 prize.

The jury questions were - unexpectedly - lack lustre with Matt's being the most meaty asking Lane if he would take a Brigade member over Britney to the final - being honest he said he would be loyal to the Brigade. As expected, meat-head Hayden gave a speech focused on his brute strength and not on his relations with any of the houseguests. Lane, on the other hand, tugged at the heart strings of all the houseguests and highlighted his relationships with the houseguests and the key social game he played in the house.

Matt's lies dominated the discussion among the ousted houseguests with Andrew repeating the correct pronunciation of Matt's wife's non-disease. Definitely a bone of contention on moral and ethical values has helped to define Matt's character more since he's left the house than when he was in it.

When it came down to it, this is how the jury voted -

Rachel - Lane
Kathy - Hayden
Matt - Hayden
Brendon - Lane
Ragan - Hayden
Britney - Lane
Enzo - Hayden

Hayden is crowned BB12's winner and walks away from the house with $500,000 - not bad for a 24 yr old. The final icing on the cake was Britney being selected as America's favourite houseguest and receiving $25,000. Ultimately five BB12 players took home the dough this season -

Hayden - $500,000 (BB12 Winner)
Lane - $50,000 (BB12 runner-up)
Britney - $25,000 (America's favourite houseguest)
Ragan - $20,000 (The Sab 2.0)
Monet - $10,000 (initial wiener HoH competition)

Despite speculation from episode to episode only a small number of my many predictions came to fruition. Highlighting JC's ongoing catch phrase - expect the unexpected. A season of firsts, flirts and a feisty redhead led these 13 houseguests through three months of chaos, competitions and (some) camaraderie and presented the most original, (occasionally) boring and dynamic cast and season of the American BB series.

If you're lucky (?) enough to be be an American resident and want to apply for next season's BB - applications are now available!

The Look: Cate Blanchett in Christian Lacroix

Holy lord. Cate Blanchett looked nothing short of ah-maaaazing at SKII's "Live Clear" event in Beijing on Tuesday.

The Australian actress wore a magnificent Christian Lacroix Haute Couture gown the event, with golden embellishments on top giving way to deep wine tulle on the bottom.

I don't even have words to describe this look other than perfect. With her porcelain skin, well-coiffed bob and regal posture, she's like the most gorgeous mannequin you've ever seen.

Sightings!

Jackie and I made our now-annual pilgrimage to the InStyle Magazine-Hollywood Foreign Press TIFF party last night.

We hoped to once again see the likes of Portia Doubleday, and boy did we exceed that goal!

Click inside to ch-check out photos of the celebs we spotted, including two hot Ryans, a child star, and a guy named Miguel!

Sighting!

Diana called me this afternoon to let me know she witnessed Sam Worthington at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto this afternoon, heading into the TIFF screening of his new film the Debt.

Worthington spent time talking and taking photos with all the fans who had come out to gawk, Diana reports. We have therefore deemed him a kind man.

Diana also spotted Dame Helen Mirren on the way into the screening.

She did not stop to talk to fans, Diana reports. She's still likely a kind person, but we don't currently have evidence to confirm nor deny such a statement.

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams on . . .

MICHELLE ON HER SEX SCENE WITH RYAN:
"We never rehearsed anything, and those were really dark days. We shot the beginning of our relationship first, and it was fun and alive. Then we did the sex scenes and it was . . . toxic. Ryan and I had stopped relating to each other as Ryan and Michelle. Those scenes took forever. I had a long drive from set to home each night, and I would roll down all the windows and turn up the music as loud as I could and hang my head out the window like a dog and scream. It was my escape."

RYAN ON HIS SEX SCENE WITH MICHELLE:
"You mean the trying-not-to-have-sex sex scene? It was hard . . . a lot of times actors can trick people into thinking something is happening when it’s not happening, and we had to call ourselves out on anything that didn’t feel honest. Actors become very professional and proficient about watching out for each other’s light and not stepping on each other’s lines. All of these things are artificial, and you have to strip that away if you’re going to achieve a sense of intimacy. In real life sex is messy, and we wanted to get at that wonderful messiness."

MICHELLE ON DAWSON'S CREEK:
"Dawson’s Creek allowed me to make choices based only on desire. I was so lucky to get Dawson’s. I was auditioning for pilots twice a day. You get used to a rhythm of rejection . . . Dawson’s probably saved my life. I did it for six and a half years, and it gave me financial security. A project like Blue Valentine took years to get off the ground, and I was able to stick with it. I first read the script when I was 21, 22, and it became my reason for being for the longest time. When I ran into Ryan, he said, “What about that movie?” I was surprised; I thought Blue Valentine existed only in my head. Until he said that, I was worried it wasn’t quite as good as I had thought. He validated my reaction."

RYAN ON HIS NON-CANADIAN ACCENT:
"As a kid I decided that a Canadian accent doesn’t sound tough. I thought guys should sound like Marlon Brando. So now I have a phony accent that I can’t shake, so it’s not phony anymore. I’m going for the Madonna thing, the Lady Gaga thing—a phony accent that becomes your trademark."

[more at W Magazine]

Brothers & Sisters season five sneak peek

Brothers & Sisters' fifth season premieres Sunday September 26, and ABC has revealed its first sneak peak of the series which will leap forward a year from where the fourth season finale left off.

As suspected, the one-year leap forward gives the show's writers the opportunity to abandon storylines they were sick of by writing dialogue like "It's been a long year, and we've dealt with it."

Bye bye Scotty and Kevin's surrogacy dreams. Bye bye Narrow Lake. Bye bye mourning over Robert.

Luckily, the ever-annoying Justin has just returned home after a year abroad, and is laying his judgement all over everyone in his family for living their lives while he was gone.

Maybe it's just me, but something about the chemistry in this clip feels weird. I still don't support the unnecessary one-year fast forward.

Chelsea Handler talks VMAs

It was right back to work yesterday for MTV VMA host Chelsea Handler, who took to her E! talk show Chelsea Lately to spill the dirt from backstage at the awards show.

Push play to watch Handler continue her jabs towards Bieber, Kanye, Gaga and Snooki.

(And for the record, my whole family was laughing uproariously during Handler's VMA monologue. And we're clearly her key demo).

On the cover: James Franco

James Franco takes the October 2010 cover of the Advocate, for a story in which he discusses why he enjoys playing gay characters.

“In this history of cinema, there are so many heterosexual love stories,” says Franco, who played Harvey Milk’s lover in Milk and will play a young Allen Ginsberg in the upcoming Howl. “It’s more interesting to me to play roles and relationships that haven’t been portrayed as often.”

That said, he recognizes why an actor might still be hesitant to reveal publicly that he's gay.

“Sure, I’d tell you if I was,” he says. “I guess the reason I wouldn’t is because I’d be worried that it would hurt my career. I suppose that’s the reason one wouldn’t do that, right? But no, that wouldn’t be something that would deter me. I’m going to do projects that I want to do. Everyone thinks I’m a stoner, and some people think I’m gay because I’ve played these gay roles. That’s what people think, but it’s not true. I don’t smoke pot. I’m not gay. But on another level, there’s something in me that is able to play roles like that in a way that’s convincing.”

For more of James Franco's Advocate cover story click here.

Tuesday deliciousness: Brian Austin Green

Now I've never been a big fan of Desperate Housewives, but I have to give producers credit for using Brian Austin Green to his full potential, based on these stills from the new season.

The former 90210 star was cast in a multi-episode arc which will see him play a hunky handyman Marcia Cross and Vanessa Williams' characters fight over.

"I've got to say it's a whole new world for me," Green tells Details Magazine of the role. "I've never played a hunky guy. There was one day when I had to take my shirt off. I must have done 400 push-ups. I feel like I understand the pressure that women go through. I feel, like, all-woman at times."

Seems to be following in Jesse Metcalfe's footsteps, who played the shirtless gardener in season one of DH.

Better to be objectified than unemployed right? Keep up the good work, Bri Guy.

Happy Tuesday!

How do we feel about . . .

. . . this photo of Ben Affleck and Jon Hamm promoting their new film the Town at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday?!

I feel like it's something a little warm and fuzzy I wouldn't mind getting in the middle of. If'yknowhatimean.

Hamm had a little fun with Ben at a TIFF press conference last week, when asked about Mr. Affleck's role as director and actor on the film.

"It was an awful experience, he's a horrible human being — talent-free, I guess we could probably say," Hamm said. "It was pure misery. It was two and a half months of absolute, abject terror, misery and a horrible experience. Write it all down folks. It was horrible."

Of course, the Mad Men star didn't leave Affleck hanging out to dry for long.

"No, it was truly a wonderful experience and knowing a little bit about how much preparation and hard work goes into merely directing something, to actually have to bring that intensity and the wonderful performance that he brought in front of the camera, it's an amazing achievement and I'm very proud to be associated with it."

Now there's a quote that corresponds a little better to the above photo!

The Town, which also stars Blake Lively and Jeremy Renner, hits theatres on Friday.

The Look: Lady Gaga in Alexander McQueen

Lady Gaga donned no less than three eccentric looks over the course of last night's MTV Video Music Awards, with her first red carpet outfit being my hands-down favourite.

The singer arrived to the VMAs in an elaborate autumnal-coloured Alexander McQueen gown with a bejewelled collar, Alexander McQueen Spring 2010 armadillo heels and gold feathered Philip Tracey hat.

As extravagant as this look is, I also feel like it's one of Gaga's more "normal" looks, and I just love it. With the long white wig she looks like some sort of fairy tale queen.

And come on, anyone who can walk in shoes like that deserves credit for being fierce as hell.

What do you think of Lady Gaga's VMA red carpet style?

The Look: Florence Welch in Givenchy

The red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards has seen its fair share of outrageous fashion over the years, but at last night's show in L.A. Florence Welch proved nothing beats couture.

The Florence + the Machine singer rocked the hell out of a Givenchy Fall 2010 Couture gold lace dress, which showed off a gorgeous hourglass silhouette.

Her crimson hair and bold red lipstick really pop against the rest of the look, bringing a little fire to its elegance.

Way to class up the VMAs, Florence!

The Look: Alexis Bledel in J. Mendel

Alexis Bledel looked gorgeous and grown-up Saturday night at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of her new movie The Conspirator.

The 29-year-old actress donned a midnight blue J. Mendel Resort 2011 bustier dress, featuring a draped jersey wrap skirt.

She paired the dress with a pair of Giuseppe Zanotti heels, House of Lavande jewelry and a vintage clutch.

She also debuted a new lighter hair colour, with bouncy waves coiffed to perfection.

[photos via AlexisFan.net]

2010 VMAs: My family on Justin Bieber

I watched last night's MTV Video Music Awards from the comfort of my parents' family room in Oakville, which proved to be a more hilarious experience than anticipated.

The whole family became a bunch of armchair critics throughout the show, particularly when it came to one Mr. Justin Bieber. My dad likes to call him the Beaver, even though he knows that's not his name.

The hullarious one-liners were coming out so fast and furious during the Biebs' awfully-lipsynced performance that I couldn't get them all down.

"How ridiculous is this?" my dad said within three seconds of the Biebs appearing on screen.

"Do you have the fever?" my brother Jesse asked my mom as the performance rolled on.

"Puke is what I want to do," she responded.

(Hahahahah, even funnier when I retype it!)

Things only went downhill from there. As Bieber wrapped his performance my mom concluded, "I didn't like him before, but I like him less now," and my dad proclaimed he's worse than Milli Vanilli.

Thankfully that wasn't the last we saw of young Biebs.

Later in the evening he won the Best New Artist Award, and had some trouble finding his way to the stage. We weren't sure if he was trying to be funny, or if he was legitimately too stupid to find the huge stage in front of him. We were sure we didn't like it.

"Don't you just want to punch him right in the dick?" Jesse asked the room.

I think you can imagine our collective response.

2010 VMAs: Florence + The Machine performance

The performances during last night's MTV Video Music Awards were largely lacklustre, with the exception of Florence + the Machine's (better video, clip 18 here).

After Justin Bieber and Usher poorly lipsynced through their choreographed routines, Florence Welch demonstrated exactly how one goes about giving a powerful vocal performance along with stage presence.

Choreographed by Travis Wall, Florence performed her VMA-nominated song Dog Days Are Over.

It was easily the best performance of the night!

2010 VMAs: The Winners

If it weren't for Lady Gaga, I'm not sure there would be much relevance to handing out hardware like the MTV Video Music Awards.

So it's appropriate that the Bad Romance and Telephone singer took home a field best eight moon men at last night's MTV VMAs in Los Angeles.

Gaga donned a dress made of meat to accept the night's big honour: Video Of The Year for Bad Romance.

Earlier in the evening she also won the awards for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, Best Dance Video, Best Choreography, Best Editing and Best Art Direction for Bad Romance, and Best Collaboration for Telephone featuring Beyonce.

Eminem, meanwhile, took home two awards for his video for Not Afraid -- Best Male Video and Best Hip Hop Video.

Click inside for a full list of 2010 MTV VMA winners.