Thank you Miley for further clarifying your relationship to Billy Ray...

OMG! reports that Miley Cyrus has officially changed her name to Miley Ray Cyrus in a nod to her famous father. As if she weren't successful enough on her own, Miley wants to be sure to solidify the connection that could potential grasp other fans. Wikipedia has already changed her official name on their site. Impressive.
Honestly is that necessary? On the one hand I'm thinking to myself, "aww that's cute, Miley's paying tribute to her dad. How great is their father-daughter relationship!" and on the other hand I'm thinking, "gag me with a spoon. Just tell him you love him. Hell you already followed in the family business and you have returned the favor by revamping a washed up career."
She could pay homage to her father by going by the name he gave her at birth: Destiny Hope Cyrus. No, that'd be too easy (besides Miley is way cooler).
The name change comes with some other changes recently for Miley. I mean she did die her hair. Look out, next thing you know she'll be changing boyfriends too (she's currently dating one of the Jonas Brothers, by the way).
Also, would it not suck to be one of her siblings? What are they going to do to honor their dad now.


OOOH!!!! I figured out the Hilary Duff thing...(I knew I'd come up with it eventually. I'm blonde so it took me a little longer than most). She's on the Forbes list for top female musicians. She is the youngest on the list at only 20 and joins the company of Madonna and Celine Dion.

Did I miss something?

I always check out Yahoo!'s top searches because most likely those people/things being searched most have some sort of news related event that has triggered the search. So I was stimied a minute ago when I saw Hilary Duff's name at number two on the list. I followed up and can't find a single reason why people are all of a sudden searching for the teen sensation. So I'm wondering if I'm missing anything, and if so if'd you'd be kind enough to enlighten me on what that may be. In the mean time I'll keep looking.
In the spirit of providing you with SOME Hilary Duff related content, here is the trailer to her upcoming movie, "War Inc."

Want a good laugh?

Starz, in an attempt to further promote their show "Head Case" has created this wonderfully entertaining site where you can experience a "free therapy session".
If you have any sense of humor whatsoever and you are looking for a good laugh check out this link: http://www.goodetherapy.com/

Speaking of Scandalous...

So more Miley Cyrus pics have been circulating on the Internet. I have to ask, though, what percentage of these pics are real and what percent are photoshopped...
See and judge for yourself here: http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/01/25/miley-cyrus-myspace-pictures/

As far as the underwear pics I wonder if this was the result of a teenage girl sleepover... I highly doubt Miley posted them online herself...but even if she did, she isn't smoking pot, drinking alcohol, or actually having sex (cough Paris Hilton cough cough).
With regards to the pictures in her bikini with friends I don't get what the big deal is. Maybe it's because I live on a beach and see this sort of thing all the time from people of ALL ages (and I do mean ALL ages...honestly there needs to be an age limit on the bikini...). She's 15 years old. I'm pretty sure she's entitled to go to the beach, and with a body like that shouldn't be ashamed to wear a cute bikini.
I feel like people are taking these things WAY out of context, because, once again-they are just looking for a way to tear this teen sensation down.


And thanks to an alert Ebuzz blogger I'm also able to bring you this tidbit of information: Gwen Stefani is pregnant again! Congrats to the two time mommy. The 38 year old No Doubt frontwomen and her 40 year old rocker hubby Gavin Rossdale are seemingly ecstatic and couldn't wait to share the news. Stefani has been expressing for a while her desire to provide her 19th month old son Kingston with a sibling. She told reporters early this year that touring was preventing her from expanding their family, but that she wished to have another child as soon as possible.

Nick Allows Jamie Lynn to return to PCA

Nickelodeon decided that ratings trump controversy...and thus made the decision to air the fourth season of its hit show "Zoey 101". In the wake of it's star's pregnancy announcement, the network contemplated canceling the series. In the season three finale Jamie Lynn's character Zoey Brooks headed off to London in a cliff hanger that would have allowed Nick to pull the plug.
But the season three finale which attracted a record 7.3 million viewers (more than watched Big sis Brit make an idiot of herself at the VMA's) thus prompting execs to stick with the show that had already wrapped shooting its fourth season this past summer.
I really don't give a shit here. To be honest it's nice to know that at least one series on TV won't be airing RERUNS in the coming months. And maybe Nick can spin the show to eventually cover important topics like teen pregnancy. And, from a business standpoint it's certainly the right move. When the Disney machine is hoarding audiences with cash cows like "Hannah Montana" and "High School Musical" if you have something that works, you'd be an idiot to pull the plug.
So to all you parents out there on the verge of disallowing your children to continue watching the series because of Jamie Lynn's bad behavior...think twice. Instead turn it into an educational opportunity and communicate with your kids about safe sex. Besides, wouldn't you rather have them watching "Zoey 101" than any of those other awful Nickelodeon shows?

Stallone on Steroids?

Sylvester Stallone has admitted to using the extremely controversial HGH (human growth hormone) to help bulk up for his latest film, Rambo. The actor laughs at those claiming the drug is a steroid and insists that in ten years people will be getting the drug over the counter.
Is that really what we want to be hearing from a celebrity though? In the midst of the Major League Baseball fiasco along with other major league and olympic sports crack downs on performance enhancing drugs are Stallone's comments outrageous and grossly inappropriate? In his statement he certainly seems to be advocating the use of performance enhancing drugs (while he only specifically sites HGH, he opens the door for others with his comments). How do you tell a teenage athlete now that HGH is wrong when Rocky himself has used it? It is like when Paris Hilton got pulled over for a DUI and claimed that it wasn't that bad because she'd only had a few and her blood alcohol level wasn't 'that much' over the legal limit. Her statement practically advocated drinking and driving. While Stallone may not want to advocate performance enhancing drug use, he has to be careful how his speech can be interpreted. Celebrity's statements can often be mis-construed and/or taken more seriously than the average persons comments.
I think Stallone is wrong on this one. Performance enhancers, including the use of HGH, are wrong and can cause significant harm if used improperly. Just like with marajuana, there can be medicinal reasons for use. But recreational use is dangerous and inappropriate.

Do the New Kids on the Block still have "The Right Stuff"

Before there was the Backstreet Boys...before Justin Timberlake wooed girls everywhere with his moves (and hair) in N'SYNC...there were the New Kids on the Block. My cousins had their bed spreads, sleeping bags, posters, a zillion issues of Teen Beat with them on the cover...
And why not? NKOTB were the 80's and early 90's teen version of the Beetles. And, according to E! Online, "Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Jonathan Knight and Danny Wood will be making like the Spice Girls and relaunching their once chart-dominating act."
Ok so the boys have aged a bit (like twenty years), and their moves may not be what they once where (I hear you lose flexibility with age), but there is still the chance that these men could still have "The Right Stuff".
I was too young to fully appreciate their act the first time around...but I just might make an effort to catch them this time around. I'll be the first to admit I'm in love with the Backstreet Boys. I counted down the days until this past fall's "Unbreakable" hit the shelves. I have a feeling there are still a few closet NKOTB fans (like my cousin whose name I'll withhold in hopes of still getting a birthday present this year) who'd financially support a reunion.
But should NKOTB bring it back? Do you risk tainting something that at once time was so good? The Backstreet boys have continued to pump out albums (their latest without member Kevin Richardson) and have seemingly found success...but they never really quit...just got old. NKOTB officially retired. The band broke up. And reunion tours can often get tempermental. So what do you think? Is it worth seeing Joey McIntyre out there again? WHOA!