- Fashion Week distracted us from everything. The clothes were amazing and the coverage was even better.

- We were wowed by all the Welcome Week photos that came pouring in this week. We laughed a lot. And then cried because we miss college so much. And then shared a bottle of wine.

- Will.I.Am reminded us that he’s not only extremely talented, but also a great addition to the Sesame Street family.

- We decided that Lady Gaga’s meat dress crossed the line. Like what’s next – lamb chop lingerie at the Grammys?

- Also fantasy football sucks. Did you know some boys choose make-believe sports over real life sex??

- Turns out your friends, your Bffs, your galpals have been lying to you about washing their hands post restroom usage. What else have they been lying about?

- Our fave sorority gal gave us the 411 on the do’s and don’t of rush. All was not calm in sorority land, though, and a little political debate broke out in the comments.

- Newsweek contacted us and was all “Major in THIS to make money” and we were all “Major in this if you want to LIKE your career.“

- Taylor Swift put us to sleep at the VMAs with her lackluster song to Kanye. The good news is that we’ve been playing it to fall asleep at night.

- We found out that our new favorite bathroom item is Vaseline. Why? Um, it’s a thousand times more useful than any other product you own.

- Last but not least, our 9th grade health teacher took over the sex column this week and reminded us to be safe.

Debbie Rowe sells the kids for $4 million.

There’s a new housewife in the OC.

In case your boobs are tired…

Who will be hosting the VMAs this year?

What night to do/say during a one-nighter.

As usual, last night’s Video Music Awards blew.  The geniuses at MTV have succeded in turning what was once a borderline semi-entertaining awards show into a series of tedious advertisements between more advertisements.  Great Job!

But despite all the foolishness, the red carpet was chock full o’ eye-catching looks… some hot, some way not.  So, rather than making you search thru all those grocery-store-checkout-line-webzines for your VMA fashion fix, we have compiled the best of the best and the best of the worst for your viewing pleasure.

BTW Pink- You saying “Lemme Check My Flow” in a song has a way different connotation than when Eminem says it… and the thought makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit.

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They were gorgeous and bright, well versed in their rights, talented, and respected. They had lyrics crafted especially for the freeing of the spirit. You know who I’m talking about. Ani Difranco. Tori Amos. Fiona Apple… the list goes on. These ladies helped mold me into who I am today with presence and personality that could give any girl hope and strength.

My questions is this: Where have all of these fantastic ladies gone? As a musician, I can only aspire to be like them, but when I look around, I feel as though I hardly see anyone else aiming for that goal. I see one hit wonders without longevity. I see women using curse words matched with a catchy chorus to be “cute”. Giant boobs and bare midriffs and lyrics written by some fifty year old guy.

Where are the heroes of this generation? Which female singer today would get up at the MTV Video Music Awards and tell little girls everywhere that “This world is bullsh*t“? What singers are telling every record label “F*ck you” and starting their own? Which singers will boldly, and in detail, write a song about being raped?

I know there are great women musicians out there, and I try myself to be the best I can. But when I look at teenage girls today, I feel bad for them because they don’t have the same women I had in their lives to look up to. It pains me every time a younger girl says “Ani WHO?”.

I hope I’m wrong about this, but I feel like my generation was the lucky one for having so many talented ladies holding the reigns in the 90′s. Today’s girls…who do they have?

The VMA performances weren’t the only things that sucked last night – the fashion sucked, too!

Yes, there were some winners in my book – Rihanna and Alisha’s dresses were pretty kick-ass.

But seriously, guys and their trendy little shiny suits aside, the ladies showed up at the VMA’s looking like cheap, unintelliegent whores, The Statue of Libery, or some one’s super slutty grandmother.

“Edgy” award show or not, I don’t understand how women with so much money make such poor style choices.

I mean, if nothing else, stick a passifier in your mouth at least. At LEAST. Oh yea. Some one did that. Gorgeous.

See the red carpet looks after the jump.

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The 2007 VMA’s are being broadcast live from Las Vegas this year and it is most definitely the most awkward, uncomfortable piece of television I’ve ever had the displeasure of watching.

Wait…Rihanna preforming…she’s actually singing! That’s refreshing.

Anyway, Britney’s performance was lazy, boring, and frustratingly anti-climactic. Her weave was visable, her outfit was unflattering…her pupils were dialated!

Girl didn’t even sing. Didn’t. Even. Try.

Sarah Silverman tried to breathe some life into the night by doing her normal low-blow comedy (which I love!) but was so ill recieved that she was booted off stage before she could finish her monologue.

What??

Kudos to Justin Timberlake for calling out MTV and announcing that they “need to play more videos. We don’t want to see The Simpsons on reality TV.”

Wow.

We’re an hour into one of the most sloppy messes of TV in recent memory and I can’t wait to see how this trainwreck ends.

UPDATE: Lauren Caitlin Upton was just on my screen. Is the world ending?

Truly, all that needs to be said after feeling my brain die a little for the past two hours is that I fear for the futue of pop culture. Was this a call to arms courtesy of some of our favorite musicians (and definitely a few illegal substances) or is it simply a matter of some bad production?

Oh wait! Justin Timberlake’s on! I’ll get back to you…

Yeah, the VMA’s are totally boring but that doesn’t mean some pretty crazy shit hasn’t gone down in the past. Want some proof? Check out these 5 crazy VMA moments…maybe this year will live up to these:

#5: Michael Jackson sucking face with then-wife Lisa Marie Presley. Absolutely gross, but just like a car wreck, could anyone not watch? Even Lisa Marie looked insanely uncomfortable and not in the least bit horny.

#4: Nirvana’s bassist gets slammed in the face with his guitar. When you’re trying to look like a hard-ass, it never works out. Krist Novoselic learned the hard way when he threw his bass up in the air to be “cool” and instead, the thing came crashing down on his skull and he passed out for a minute or two. Yea, real cool.

#3: Justin’s reaction to Britney kissing Madonna. The kiss itself was pretty much no big deal, but the look on JT’s face is priceless. It’s like fire could burst out of his eyeballs at any second. Little did he know she would soon look like this.

#2: Fiona Apple loses her shit. The infamous “This world is bullshit” quote….a rambling, nonsensical speech, but I still think Fiona’s cooler than most of the chicks in music today.

#1: R Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet.” The guy peed on an under-age girl and then has the balls to get up on stage and perform this as a one-man-show? What is this even? Is it supposed to be funny, cause it is highly hysterical.

So, there you have it.

I doubt anything this spectacular will happen at this year’s event. I really can’t think of anything controversial happening at the VMA’s since Britney and Christina and Madonna’s threesome. But even though they’ve have been disappointing in recent years, I’ll probably still watch them anyway on September 9th, hoping for a crazy surprise.

Maybe Michael Jackson will do some more of the sucking face with a lucky lady? I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

Click here to see all 5 totally absurd videos!