Fresh Blood

So, I'm totally obsessed with this song.  It's on repeat on my iPhone right now.  The video is a bit...interesting.  I feel like I'm watching Casey Affleck's outtakes from Joaquin Phoenix's movie, I'm Still Here. 

Eminem was...bullied?

Eminem has revealed that he was bullied pretty badly in grade school and is now speaking out against bullying in an effort to combat the trend of suicides resulting from anti-gay bullying in schools.  Does this sound a bit off to you, because it sounds off to me.  A guy who uses the word "faggot" in nearly all his songs?  A guy who, I mean, let's be honest, does nothing but bully in a lot of his songs?  Maybe he's turning over a new leaf.  Or, maybe sales for is new album aren't quite what he was hoping for and he's trying to boost his image.  Regardless, I am glad to see more and more celebrities speaking out against bullying, but, I'm a bit suspicious about this specific celebrity.   

Yikes

I like Glee.  A lot.  Which is very odd because I really don't enjoy musicals one bit, but whatever.  I haven't been enjoying this season as much as last season (there's too much singing and not enough character development!), and one thing that has irritated me this season is Lea Michele.  Not necessarily her character, Rachel, because that's what her character is supposed to do, but Lea as an individual has totally annoyed the shit out of me.  The few interviews I've seen / read have made her look like a pretentious little bitch and she went from cute drama princess to full-fledged skinny drama queen.  I give her kudos for being a vegan, but she has lost some serious weight since last season.  And, now she just always looks really hungry to me.  Except, not so much in this picture.  Here she looks like she's hot for teacher, and maybe the coach of the football team, and well, let's just say the entire football team.  I see the irony here, since her character on the show is very rigid and not at all slutty, but seriously GQ, you definitely went with the not at all cliche high school nerdwho'satotalhottieandwannabeslut angle with this shoot.  You're definitely going to lose readers with this one.  They don't want to see a half naked "teenager" sucking on a lollipop.  No way.  They want to see some Dungeon and Dragons or school janitor or a fat, old principal.  Yes, put Lea Michele in a fat suit and have her using her laser pointer pen to give a PowerPoint presentation in the teacher's lounge.  Oh yeah...totally hot. 

Excuse me, Flo?

I just love Florence and the Machines and am happy to see that they're finally making it big in the U.S.  Another thing that makes me happy?  This song.  Love it.

Make-up blunder or Motorboating gone wrong?

Wow, this is what Uma Thurman looked like at City University of New York's 40th annual gala last night.  Did she let one of her kids do her make-up or was she motorboating a powdered donut in the limo??

[Image via WireImage]

Did you know?

In Arkansas it's illegal to honk your horn at sandwich shops. No person shall sound the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9:00 p.m.

In Illinois, a state law requires that a man's female companion call him "master" while out on a date. The law does not apply to married couples.

In Topeka, Kansas, servers are forbidden to serve wine in teacups.

In Carmel, NY, a man cannot be seen in public while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.

In Staten Island, NY, you may only water your lawn if the hose is held in your hand.

In Oxford, OH, it is unlawful for a woman to appear in public while unshaven. This includes legs and face.

In Oklahoma, it's illegal to have a sleeping donkey in your bathtub after 7PM.

In Switzerland, it's illegal to flush the toilet after 10 PM.

In Singapore, if you are convicted of littering three times, you will have to clean the streets on Sundays with a bib on that says, �I am a litterer."

In Australia, Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.

Obviously, some of these laws have expired, but the fact that they even existed at one point is awesome.

How many condoms does it take to plug a drain in India?

Considering the condoms nearly clogged an entire drainage system, I'd say that's a LOT of condoms.  The more astounding thing?  That this all happened in ONE WEEK.  Wow, athletes are really good at sexing it up.  Apparently, thousands of flushed condoms threatened to choke the Commonwealth Games village's drainage system in New Delhi.  What's even more interesting?  These statistics:

Following a decision to provide free condoms at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, it has become something of a tradition.  At the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, athletes quickly used up the 70,000 free condoms provided, forcing organizers to supply another 20,000, while at the 2004 Games in Athens, the provision was doubled to 130,000.

At both the Beijing Games in 2008, and the Vancouver Winter Olympics in February, 100,000 condoms were provided for athletes.

I mean, it's no secret that athletes get a lot of ass.  Like, boy band ass.  I mean, just ask Karen Owen.  It's nice to see that these athletes are being responsible and are using condoms and are promoting safe sex.  I guess that's something.