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A Little of the Old In and Out

In:

Bonnie Fuller. I read, with horror, the Vanity Fair (Unfair) profile of Bonnie, which brought up everything from a sad incident in her impoverished past with a Marshall, coworkers fouling her food, her children's pictures that adorn her door at work and the bitchy comments that co-workers have made about them, but The Kicker gets it right when they start reporting on the crumbs in her sammich. Overkill. Just because someone is a perfectionist doesn't make her media punching bag number one. Charles Manson shouldn't be treated in the manner Bonnie is treated. The Corsair is now, 100 percent pro-Bonnie Fuller. You can kick a girl only so much before this 145 pound African wolfpack steps up to the plate, Ninja-Style. Never let em see you sweat, Fuller; I got your back.

Out:

Lizzy Grubman. As Cindy Adams reports, "LIZZIE Grubman heading for an 'Apprentice'-type MTV show come Sep tember. Winner gets a p.r. job. 'I'm knocking off Donald,' she says." And I hope she means in the ratings and not some more of the old SUV treatment.

In:

Hugs not drugs. Gothamist gives you your very own chance to air your thoughts on the most interesting picture in the world currently circulating. Pimp Snoop Dogg mesmerizing The Olsen Twins, the most powerful media force in the world, no, the galaxy, with his funkadelic chalice and syrupy pimp juice. Caption this puppy, please. Please.

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Israeli Porn. Variety writes, "Israel's High Court of Justice unanimously ruled on Wednesday that the Playboy channel can continue to be broadcast in the holy land, thereby ending three years of legal sparring over the legality of its broadcasts. The special 11-justice panel rejected two petitions against the adult channel on cable and satellite television in Israel, but, amazingly, the judge decided to uphold the freedom of expression and even noted that the pornographic content of the channel was 'relatively light.'"

Out:

Celebrity Religion. Yesterday we blasted Jim Carrey and his pseudo religiosity that emerged from his forgotten Randian tint. Now Jeff Bridges, on his weblog, espouses some poo poo religiosity, "Free your heart from hatred, Free your mind from worries, Live simply, Give more, Expect less." Less cliche, eff, now shut up and act.

In:

The Passion of The Lisa Whelchel. Lisa Whelchel, who played Blair Warner on Facts of Life heartily endorses The Passion of the Christ in her blog, "I have been struck lately with �the power of one!� What a difference � what a life-difference, one person, obeying their call can make in this world. Obviously, a very recent example of this is Mel Gibson. What a worldwide impact this one man, just doing what the Lord prompted him to do, is going to have on eternity.

"(I like what [her daughter] said last week when we were discussing this. She said, �Does this mean that Mel Gibson is a Christian?� I answered, 'Apparently, so.' She quickly responded, 'Cool! I�d love to spend eternity with Mel Gibson!')" You, Blair, and tens of millions of annoying "crossover" music listeners.


Out:

Cindy Crawford's marriage is very out. Most bloggers figured this one out when Page Six ran the blind item about the philandering husband who frequents bars and his former supermodel wife.

Now, Star Magazine, that significant cultural artifact, pokes at the burning embers, "On Feb. 26, five-and-a- half years (and two kids) into their seemingly model marriage, Cindy Crawford and husband Rande Gerber strolled outside a Brentwood, Calif., gym. As they walked side-by-side, arms interlaced, they kissed in the parking lot, looking like the perfect devoted husband and wife.

"Coincidentally or not, the day before Cindy and Rande's public display of affection, an item in The New York Post's Page Six gossip column reported the marriage of a 'former supermodel and her hubby' was on the rocks due to 'his constant philandering.' And although the identity of the cited couple can't be confirmed, Star has learned that bar owner Rande's philandering just may crush former supermodel's Cindy's marriage."

In:

Paul McCartney is fucking rich. The Beeb reports that, "Sir Paul McCartney's wealth is bigger than the combined fortunes of Sir Elton John, Sir Mick Jagger and Madonna, a list of the UK's richest stars reveals.
His estimated bank balance of �725m puts him top the Mail on Sunday's Rich Report 2004 for musicians.

"Sir Sean Connery leads the field of male actors, with his �66m fortune beating that of Sir Anthony Hopkins.

"And comedian Tracey Ullman, who lives in the US, is reportedly richer than Catherine Zeta Jones and Anne Robinson."

Out: The Predator/Editor. Governator Ahhnold is now going to edit magazines while running California. According to Reuters, "California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has accepted a new role for his busy schedule, that of executive editor of 'Muscle & Fitness' and 'Flex' magazines, his spokesman said on Friday." Come on, now; Arnold is a bold politician but does he even know what a dangling participle is? And no, it is not a side effect of D-balls [Dianabol].