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10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

Tracie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EDT

In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, a woman celebrates her 105th birthday at a male strip club, Barbara Walters gets scary, and Chaz Bono opens up about sex reassignment.

1.) 105-year-old celebrates birthday at male revue

Love her. I also love her door-knocker earrings, purple nails, and Baby Phat track suit.

2.) Glassy-eyed Fanilow
Paula Abdul attended a Barry Manilow concert, where Entertainment Tonight caught up with her backstage.

3.) Hailey Glassman
Jon Gosselin's girlfriend was on The Insider this week to discuss how hard it is being famous. In this clip, she pays Kate Gosselin a compliment, then insults her, then goes into detail about when Jon first stuck his ween in her.

4.) Boys don't cry.
Mary Hart tried her damnedest—during her exclusive interview with Chaz Bono regarding his sex reassignment process—to get Chaz to break down and cry over how horrible all of this must've been for him. Chaz wouldn't bite. It's kinda great watching him kind of get off on being withholding.

5.) Big-ass joint
In the History Channel's docu-drama Manson, the reenactment of Dennis Wilson getting high with the Family seemed cartoonish.

6.) Man down, code 10!
Keyshia Cole's mom Frankie hosted BET's Red Carpet pre-show for the Hip Hop Awards.

7.) Babs!
She was in rare form this week.

Really rare.

8.) Holly Montag
Who would've thought that Heidi's sister would turn out to spike the punch of The Hills with her dance "fights."

9.) "Nuptial Decadence"
Why does that term sound so delicious?

10.) Ew.
I don't know which is more disturbing: the fact that the woman in this commercial is afraid of her husband, or the fact that frozen mussels actually exist.

There Were High Notes And Low Notes At BET Hip Hop Awards

Sadie — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Just when you think you've hit an awards season dry spell, bam! It's the 2008 BET Hip-Hop Awards at The Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center! And the stars were out: 50 Cent, Kerry Washington, Ciara and a cast of thousands brought us high highs and low lows — just what the doctor ordered on a Monday. The Good, The Bad... after the jump.

The Good:
50 Cent goes totally dapper!

Madras: not seen as much on the red carpet as one would hope. Ashley Calloway agrees!

Kerry Washington's dress must weigh fifty pounds. No wonder she looks miserable.

The Gay European on Holiday look is working for Talib Kweli!

Also good: Musiq Soulchild's rockabilly.

Ciara channels Emma Peel.

The Bad:
I could totally get behind Sharon Carpenter's disco-fab number if she weren't apparently wearing it backwards and courting a wardrobe malfunction.

Toccara Jones' corset may be the least flattering thing I've ever clapped eyes on.

At least Lynne Harris Taylor's frumpy leather shift looks comfy!

Tiffany Evans's look is kinda like Kenley's idea of "hip hop." Plus Docs.

If, like Angel Lola Luv, you insist upon sporting a Roman Blind, try to avoid the lure of legwarmers.

[Images via Getty]

Boys Clubs

Dodai — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:45:00 EDT

"Hair and makeup is killing female hip-hop. The grooming cost to break a female rapper versus a male rapper is 10 times as much per appearance. That tends to have an adverse effect on a record company’s willingness to even entertain a female rapper." This is a quote from an industry insider, since neither the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (airing Oct. 6) nor the BET Hip-Hop Awards (airing Oct. 23) nominated a single female rapper. Points out EW's Margeaux Watson: "It wasn't always like this. From 1998 to 2003, female rappers such as Lauryn Hill, Eve, and Missy Elliott were among the genre's most bankable artists. But nearly all of their successors — including Lil Mama, Kid Sister, Ms Dynamite, and Jean Grae — have struggled to connect with listeners." Why should the boys have all the fun? [Racialicious, EW]