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Paris Hilton Denies Using Dogs as Accessories - Dlisted
Denise Richards Bikini Photo Shoot - The Bastardly
Ali Larter Lures Us In a Bikini - Flisted
New York Pay Phones are Scary - City Rag
It’s All About Product Placement - Bumpshack
Brooke Hogan Doesn’t Talk to Mom Anymore - Celebrity Smack
Dexter’s Work Is Never Done - Pink is the New Blog
Alyssa Milano Naked and Cut Up - (NSFW) Drunken Stepfather
Ray Quinn to Star in Grease - Holy Moly
Madonna and Hubby to Split After World Tour - Bricks and Stones
Solange Knowles Parties with Lindsay & Sam - Celeb Warship
Paris Hilton Has Never Looked Better - Seriously? OMG! WTF?
Carmen Electra Promotes Gaming Tables - Popbytes
Britney Spears is NOT Sexy in a Bikini - Egotastic
Michelle Williams Fighting for Matilda’s Inheritance - A Socialites Life
Billie Piper Thinks Nudity Will Ruin Career - Celeb News Wire
Cynthia Nixon Didn’t Get Her Titties Done - Pop On The Pop
Alicia Silverstone’s Dogs Don’t Fart - Allie is Wired
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Timepassnews.com linked with Lindsay Lohan Nipple Slip
Fergie: Not engaged or pregnant - A Socialites Life
Is Denise Richards on a cocaine diet - Celebrity Smack
Mickey Rourke - would you hit it - dlisted
Celebrity Picks for Super Bowl Sunday - Bumpshack
NYC Subways go Gay and Lesbian - Popbytes
Britney Spears tries to bring sexy back - Hollyscoop
Alyssa Milano - Justin’s other new gal - Hollywood Tuna
Phil’s version of an Elizabeth Hurley Nipple Slip - Egotastic
Are Hilary Swank and her agent really dating - Just Jared
Supernova failed to reach critical mass - Fatback and Collards
Elizabeth Hurley’s engagement ring & grey hair - Monica Monroe Gossip
Paris Hilton Exposed - She’s a horrible actress - Jossip
You want to put “WHAT” in my hair? - Splash News Online
Kitson rolls out new t-shirt concepts - Defamer
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Cao’s Blog
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Right Truth
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Rhymes With Right linked with An Open Letter To Governor Rick Perry...
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Blue Star Chronicles linked with American Fire Power...
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Big Dogs Weblog linked with Democratic Candidates Pick Theme Songs...
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Planck's Constant linked with WTF means ...Where's the Fire? Oh No....
Matthew Yglesias points out that, since Scarlett Johannssonn was very pretty at the age of 16, we should not use the term “pedophilia” when referring to Mark Foley’s hitting on boys of a similar age. I actually haven’t done that, so no correction needed.
Still, it does bring up an interesting debate that resurfaces from time to time. There was, for example, a big cross-blog discussion involving Dan Drezner, Atrios, Yglesias, and myself over three years ago on the topic, “Why is it that some celebrities under the age of eighteen can be universally acknowledged as sexy, whereas if that adjective is assigned to other underage but physically mature stars, people start leveling accusations of perversion and lechery?”
Anna Kournikova was a sex symbol very young and yet no one seemed to object to it. Indeed, it was controversial only in that some contended it was improper for her to get so much attention–and money–for her looks while much better but homelier tennis players suffered. Alyssa Milano, Drew Barrymore, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and the Olsen Twins entered the discussion as well. There are probably at least a dozen others that could be easily named.
Further, as I’ve noted many times over the years, it was not that long ago that girls were married and having children in early adolescence. Clearly, our cultural norms have radically changed in that regard, as people remain “children” longer, postponing jobs, marriage, children and other badges of adulthood for several additional years while attending school much longer.
On the other hand, the reaction to the Foley scandal has caught the Zeitgeist in a way that goes well beyond an ordinary sexual harrassment matter. The gay angle has clearly played some part in that, although I’m pretty sure people would still be appalled if a Congressman were coming onto 16-year-old girls who were working for him. His actions seem viscerally wrong in a way that, say, a grown NHL player hitting on Anna Kournikova did not.
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Alyssa Milano showed up at a Mets game in a tight, low cut sweater that showed off her cleavage and her cold-enhanced nipples or, as Hollywood Tuna dubs them, “her wonderful breasts and inspirational nipples.”
From this set of facts, we get some dubious causal analysis: “Yes, inspirational. Look how well the Mets are doing this year. They’re in first place. All thanks to Alyssa’s nipples.”
Here is a photograph of the nipples in question:
More sophisticated analysis, comparing Mets wins and losses with the appearances of Alyssa Milano and her nipples at ballgames, would be a minimum for establishing this connection. Moreover, univariate analysis is always problematic. We would need to know whether Milano had visited other teams’ ballparks and how their fortunes turned on that basis. Ideally, we would also need data on the overall nipple quality of the women in attendance for all Major League teams. Such research would be difficult, to be sure. But, in the interests of science, it must be done.
Still, the Mets should nonetheless invite Milano to as many games as possible. No sense in taking chances.
Several of my celebrity blogosphere brethren have noted that the hybrid CW network, formed by taking the best shows on UPN and WB, has almost certainly the hottest collection of women of any channel this side of Playboy. It’s a good observation worth exploring in depth.
Egotastic’s dubs it “The Hottest Damn Network on TV” and observed,
Alexis Bledel and Kristen Bell will be heating up Tuesday nights with The Gilmore Girls followed by Veronica Mars. Wednesday nights have Tyra Banks and the girls from America’s Next Top Model followed by One Tree Hill with Hilarie Burton, Sophia Bush, and Bethany Joy Galeotti (formerly Lenz). Thursdays is staying the same as it was on The WB with Kristen Kreuk, Alison Mack and Erica Durance on Smallville, followed by Supernatural, but I don’t watch that show because there are no hot girls on that one.
Sadly, Everwood got cut at the last minute to make room for 7th Heaven to return with Beverly Mitchell, so we’ll be saying goodbye to Emily Van Camp and Sarah Drew since they didn’t have a chance to go out for pilot season. Charmed also ended this year, so no more Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, or Holly Marie Combs.
To illustrate his point, he has assembled 60 photos of these lovelies for your viewing pleasure.
Pink’s Trent is less effusive, noting only that, “The plan for the network is to take the hottest shows from UPN and the hottest shows from The WB and create a new network of the hottest shows. To me, The CW strikes me as The WB 2.0.”
CPG has its own gallery of CW hotties.
The CW is a really dumb name for a new network, but you can’t go wrong with loading your schedule with hot chicks. Damn these guys are smart! Some of the babes at the CW’s Upfront part includes “Veronica Mars” herself, Kristen Bell, “One Tree Hill’s” Sophia Bush, “Seventh Heaven”-ly body Beverly Mitchell, one-half of “The Gilmore Girls” Alexis Bledel, “Smallville’s” resident hotties Erica Durance, Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, and of course, America’s top model herself Tyra Banks, huge forehead and all.
We’ll see how the network fares. But I like their strategic vision.
Here are some photos:
     
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