Our Thoughts on James Franco

So, the internets have announced that James Franco is going to guest star on General Hospital, possibly for a months-long arc. Let me repeat, James Franco- star of huge movies like Spiderman and Milk, an actor who has major box office draw, is taking time out of his schedule to work on a soap opera. For those of you who aren’t familiar with what it’s like to film a soap opera, it’s grueling. Like 15 hour days, no time to do anything else, and the number of people who tune in are in the thousands. Traceface and I react to this news after the jump.

Someone explain this to me.

Gawker just put up a post about how the NYPD has to take over Robert Pattinson’s security detail because his bodyguards are too overwhelmed by crazed fans. If you follow any NYC blogs, those articles have been aplenty lately. For those of us old enough to remember (re: everyone), this very much mirrors the Leonardo DiCaprio/Titanic explosion of ’07. So, my question, teenage girls of the new millennium, how did we go from this:

to THIS?

Really, girls?

Jumanji is on!

Remember the good ole days, Kiki?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What happened?

Battle of the Starlets: Round 1. Videos Involving Sepia Tones

Evan Rachel Wood vs. Kat Dennings

Professional and semi-terrifying?

leaving that up for the screenshot. Click here for the video.

or homemade and kinda dumb?

WHICH IS COOLER?

Battle of the Anti-Starlets

Kristen Stewart, Kat Dennings, Ellen Page, and Evan Rachel Wood in an epic struggle over hipsterdom.  Who will emerge victorious? Stay tuned…

This is Why Britney Is The Way She Is

Several gossip roundups on various blogs are sharply reporting big news about Britney this morning- she’s back to her junk food binges! Some of them are linked to this article. To sum up, the first 3/4ths of the article are dedicated to the fact that Britney has been slacking on her diet and is eating twinkies!! Central quote? “She’s been following a strict diet plan but it’s gradually slid back into Britney’s old ways of junk food binges.”

Only as an afterthought is it mentioned that Britney has been receiving death threats and is so paranoid that her kids will be kidnapped that she wakes up screaming in the middle of the night.

Obviously, less important this:

“Britney has got it into her head that because she is performing every night she can let herself go during the day.”

And we wonder why she had a nervous breakdown or five.

Britney’s Circus Tour: Bittersweet

This past weekend, I was Lucky enough (song pun #1) to attend the Britney Spears concert at the Prudential Center in the ever classy Newark, NJ.

Now, my relationship with Britney is more complex than most other people’s, I’m sure. I started off hating her. In my youthful angst, I couldn’t stand the message she sent to young girls- that being pretty and having boyfriends are what you should strive for. I even tried to hide my sisters’ Britney CDs from them.

Then my fascination with Pop Culture began to grow.

How a Gossip Site Made Tina Fey Slightly Less Cool

Another ournamesrhyme favorite? Tina Fey. And not just because Tracy is her doppleganger. There’s that whole “incredibly talented” and “actually funny” and “a good female role model” thing too. We found a clip a week or so back, where Tina discusses her Oscar experience on the Jimmy Fallon Show.

No Wonder Sean Penn Didn’t Thank Robin Wright Penn..

Ick.

Oscar Nominee Cheating On His Wife