I saw a headline about Aretha Franklinâs rapidly failing health last night but chose not to believe it because it was unsourced on my Twitter timeline. Why burden myself with a terrible rumor before bed, I thought. Unfortunately, Detroitâs Local 4 News has just confirmed her illness with family members.
Are you already burned out by the Kelly Ripa/Michael Strahan/ABC story? First of all, itâs been like 36 hours so if you are, you need to chill. This is, like, stage two of five. Second of all, Iâm about to reel you back in, because Ripa just made what could possibly be the most well-curated and satisfyingly shadyâŚ
Raise your hand if you would watch the hell out of a late-night talk show hosted by AndrĂŠ Leon Talley. All of your hands had better be up! The man who coined the term drekitude has inked a deal with production company to develop such a show:
There are three women in the top 10 of the Forbes Celebrity 100 List: Lady Gaga (1), Oprah (2), and Taylor Swift (7). Gaga may not have as much money as Oprah, but the magazine took influence and power into consideration. When it comes to web and social media rankings, as well as press coverage, Gaga wins. And yeah,âŚ
Oh, that Lady Gaga. What crazy thing will the Marilyn Manson of pop think up next?
Lady Gaga stood up on stage and proclaimed "This is the camera of the future." This futurecam also happens to be a set of shades with a outward-facing 1.4-inch OLED display under each eye. Funky.
A former employee claims that the queen of causing America's Eat, Pray, Love fans to freak the fuck out over free shit used a chemical aid to induce tears during her interview with Barbara Walters. Please welcome... scaaaaandaaal!
As previously established, 2010 is the year of everyone covering Gaga, and not even Division 1 football games are safe: The University of Michigan marching band is performing a Gaga medley, as witnessed during Saturday's (winning) game at Notre Dame.
Jerry Seinfeld may not be a Lady Gaga fan, butâin this original video by Sarah aka globochemâhe and the rest of the Seinfeld cast make up a pretty damn decent version of the pop diva's "Telephone" music video.
"I guess what I am trying to do is take the monster and turn the monster into a fairy tale."
In a typically trippy interview, an in-character Lady Gaga, doing her usual sexy James-Bond-villain shtick, gives us some very mixed messages:
[Berlin, June 30. Image via Getty]
