Justin <3s Scarlett

So I have no idea if this is true or not since US Weekly is always walking that fine line between reasonable rumor mongering and crazed lying, but apparently Scarlett has taken Cameron's place after agreeing to be in Justin's "What Goes Around Video." As much as I dislike Scarlett Johansson (empty shell much?), I have to say that Justin is definitely trading up. Not that this has anything to do with the fact that Cameron Diaz pretty much tops my list of most annoying people on the planet.

Now if only Britney would clean up her act, steal Justin back, and make some acceptable offspring with dancing superpowers...

Dick in a Box for Girls. Right.

Not that funny (even for girls living in Silicon Valley like me), but I'm surprised that no one is jumping all over the fact that the 'Randi' in this video is none other than the older sister of Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook fame.



PS: I am aware that this is a post about D (okay, maybe Z)-list celebrities at best, but come on...when you live in techie-land, there's only so much you can do before it starts infecting your life. Besides, it's a slow news day. Britney and Lindsay seem to have managed not to flash anyone today.

Seth Cohen, We Hardly Knew Ye

Once upon a time, I had a crush on Adam Brody. And when I have a crush on a boy, I'm pretty much willing to forgive all bad career decisions and such. (After all, I still love my Matt despite The Legend of Bagger Vance or whatever that piece of crap was.) But over four years, the crushing weight of Mischa Barton's horrible acting and Marissa Cooper's dementia, killed the part of my soul able to love Adam/Seth. So it is with dry eyes that I say my farewells to The OC...and probably Adam and Rachel too. (Seriously, what do we think the chances are that they'll actually be able to have real careers after this? They'll have to break up and get back together at least once a month to stay in the news.)

"The OC Season Four finale will also be the series finale. This feels like the best time to bring the show to its close. Thanks to the hard work of our cast, crew and writers, we have enjoyed our best season yet, and what better time to go out than creatively on top. It has been an amazing experience and a great run. For a certain audience, at a certain time, The OC has meant something. For that we are grateful." -Josh Schwartz, creator and executive producer via Fox press release

A New Year, A New Beginning

Nothing is too clear through the haze of vague memories of inappropriate champagne-induced behavior, but I do believe some resolutions are in order. And in relation to this delightful piece of literary genius, here are the only two that matter:

1. Learn to let go of Britney. I loved her and waited patiently for FedEx to make his exit, but she'll only break my heart with her Paris-emulating, crotch-flashing, "sleepy" ways.
2. Resist my "real" job's attempt to squash my creative spirit and actually update on an acceptably regular basis.

And for those of you who missed out on the original (that includes me, as sadly, I had no MTV over New Year's), here is the inimitable completely disposable Vanessa Minnillo kicking off what promises to be another busy year for everyone's favorite government agency, the FCC: