He must have heard about me being a playwright, and in a sweetly desperate attempt to get to know me, decided to give theater a try.

That’s what I’m telling myself, anyway.

People.com reports that my boyfriend, aka Jake Gyllenhaal, is considering a fall run on Broadway in a new play entitled Farragut North. The political drama would center on an “idealistic communications director” working for the campaign of a political candidate supposedly based of 2004 Presidential nominee Howard Dean.

(Who, for the record, I never stopped liking. Even after he went Incredible Hulk at that rally.)

Gyllenhaal hasn’t committed to the play just yet, but you can guess that as soon as he does, I will A) let you know and B) buy a front row ticket for as long as that show runs*.

(*as soon as I win the lottery)

Okay, okay, so Kelly Clarkson’s new single is nothing like we had hoped it would be, especially in light of how awesome the singles off her last album proved.

I couldn’t find one guy, straight or otherwise, who wasn’t obsessed with Since U Been Gone. (i.e, this)

People in Kelly’s camp are not taking this situation lightly, as poor Kelly is being slammed for not going with her previous team of producers and songwriters for her album, My December, with a release date that has been held off until July 24th as a result of all the disagreements. Instead, Kelly opted to take a more original, authentic route by penning the majority of the songs herself.

So far, her noble efforts havn’t worked so well. Clarkson’s label hates her stuff so much, that they went so far as to pawn Lindsay Lohan songs from her last album, on to Kelly, as if no one would notice the same song on both CD’s!

According to People, Kelly broke it down for MTV in a juicy and lengthy confession:

“My label literally sent me a Lindsay Lohan track from her last album and wanted me to record it for my new album…and while I like Lindsay Lohan, like I’m cool with her and I think she sings the song well … it’s already been on an album. I don’t care what pop star it is.” Read More »

Pete Wentz, bassist and lyricist for my favorite pop /punk / rap /dance / emo / whatever group Fall Out Boy is shown getting glammed up for a photo shoot for People Magazine. In this little televised snippet, Wentz explains the finer skills of putting on “guyliner”. Which is eyeliner. Worn by a guy.

If he wants to wear eyeliner and call it cool, fine. I’m not exactly buying it, but there are tons of teenage girls (and one Ashley Simpson) who are. The thing that gets me is his detailed application technique. I hope a People staff person put him up to it, because I can’t imagine there’s a real science to smudging one’s eye with black liner.

Watch the clip. Tell me what you think. A hot rocker who’s showing his individuality? Or a lame attempt to copy one Ziggy Stardust? I really, really hope he’s kidding.

What do you think about Guyliner?

In case you’re still interested in the giant haired oddity that is Sanjaya Malakar, an article released by People Magazine today has the strangely vacant-eyed singer explaining that he’s not gay, he just “understands woman” better than most men.

Uh. Okay. If by understand woman you mean emulate their hair styles and songs, than sure. I’m with ya, Sanjy. Your face certainly looks womanly. You’ve got some of the best un-collagened lips I’ve seen on a celebrity in quite some time, and that voice is definitely reminiscent of a female warble. I mean, Justin Timberlake has a high voice, but you take the squeaky cake.

“I got teased in school because people figured I must be gay because I understand women” Sanjy is quoted as saying in the article, “I think that’s why guys didn’t like me – because I got along with girls so well. When I went up to girls they would give me a hug and a kiss on the cheek like I was their gay friend. But I was the straight guy that understood them.” Read More »

Drew Barrymore has just been named People Magazine’s Most Beautiful Woman of 2007.

I’m happy about this. And I’m happy for two reasons, 1) she isn’t the most stereotypically beautiful girl around and 2) she’s always seemed nice and normal. Sure, Drew’s had her wild days, but the girl was like 12 and had a nutso mother who took her out clubbing and made it easy for her daughter to take drugs. Anyone who makes it through that kind of life and comes out smiling and looking healthy and staying an individual gets my vote.

She also gets my vote because she isn’t unhealthy skinny and hasn’t warped her face and body into the Hollywood Blond Robot everyone seems to be turning into these days. She looks like a natural woman who gains weight like a normal chick and then loses it just as naturally. Plus, she’s never been shy about being an original personality, from her fashion choices to her happy admittance about herself that “what you see is what you get”.

I know she keeps making the same romantic comedy over and over again, and sure, those Charlie’s Angels movies were kinda boring and sort of about nothing, but I can’t help it, I love Drew.

What about it, lovelies? Think Ms. Barrymore is hot stuff?

She’s not my favorite person in the world, but I can’t help but feel a little something tender for Rosie O’Donnell these days.

Yes, she’s loud. Yes, she has made horribly stupid remarks in the past. And sure, she never really fooled me with that ‘nice’ act, but to have Tom Delay up your ass for saying out loud what a lot of Americans are thinking these days can’t be fun at all.

If you don’t spend all your time reading CNN.com and People.com like me, let me give you a quick rundown of the controversy: Delay, the former House Majority leader who resigned earlier this year under speculation of financial wrongdoings, is pissed at Rosie for a few things, but most notably, her continual questioning of the 911 tragedy. Rosie has publicly stated that she will seek “a rigorous truth” about September 11th , which basically means is that there are a lot of questions she feels have gone unanswered about the event. Delay claims that O’Donnell is blaming President Bush for the attacks, throwing conspiracy theories around and letting the ‘terrorists’ off easy.

Rosie Vs. Tom in a Cage Match – Who would win?

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Sure, the perfect romantic evening for me would entail sitting on the couch with my boyfriend, eating fried chicken, drinking cheap wine and watching American Idol (that Simon just makes me wanna cuddle!). But, that’s just me. Call me naive, but I truly believe that romance still exists, even with all the crappy guys out there in the cruel, cruel dating world.

Among all this week’s paternity tests and ignorant and racial slurs, there have been several uplifting stories of romance sure to make up for the recent lowlights.

Take Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. They’ve been together ever since they met during the filming of The Notebook; only like, the most romantic tear-jerker of our time! I watched that movie by myself, and went into it thinking, “No way am I going to cry. This ain’t no Titanic.” By the end, I was a sobbing mess.

There have been rumors of a wedding on and off now for a couple of years, but now mags like Us Weekly have been reporting that these two really good-looking Canadian love birds are actually getting married this time. Even cuter? They grew up in the same ‘hood, but didn’t meet until The Notebook! They probably passed eachother on the street all the time as kids, but fate eventually took its course.

Sigh. Read More »