And Now Your Beyoncé Caterwaul of the Day

Sometimes (or rather, quite often) when musicians perform live these days, they sing along to pre-recorded versions of their song. This way they always sound right, even if they’re dancing and out of breath or simply having an off-day. Case in point: Beyoncé, who sung along to track on a recent Today Show appearance. The audience at home (and in the crowd) heard a perfectly normal version of “If I Were A Boy,” but what Beyoncé actually sounded like was a whole different story. In the clip above, Howard Stern and his posse snicker — justifiably so — at leaked footage from the Today Show of Beyoncé real voice during the performance, which was recorded from her mic but never played over the airwaves. If you ask me, it’s not much worse than the original…
Thanks to IndianJones for sending me the clip…
UPDATE: It was all a hoax! Phew!! Read more details here.

The Next Great Time-Waster


Sly balks at Jash’s attempt to rename her ‘Sylvs.’

Thanks to copygodd at Midseason Replacements, I’ve discovered the wonderful world of Text To Movie at xtranormal, a site that generates little animated videos based on dialogue you type in. Needless to say, it’s been quite a revelation. I’ve already animated two email conversations between Jash and Sly, and the results have been quite wonderful. See for yourself (one more vid after the jump…)
And yes, Jash really does sound like that in person.

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DUEL PHOTOCAP: When Idiots Attack!

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In an effort to procrastinate from my real work, I decided to throw together this impromptu photocap of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge. I’m happy to report that the new season, titled The Duel II, seems to be off to an exciting start. CT threw his traditional pre-challenge punch, which got him sent packing back to Southie. Meanwhile, everyone else slutted it up in New Zealand, and when they weren’t exchanging bodily fluids, they were attempting to strategize with the most Byzantine set of plans that I’ve seen on reality TV. It made no sense, and if it did, I couldn’t follow it. Not that it really matters. When these kids aren’t hooking up or fighting, I tend to just zone them all out. Anyway, fun times after the jump…

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Could This Be The Greatest Reality Show Of The Year?

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The rumors are flying fast and furious about NBC’s revival of I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! First there was talk that ousted Illinois governor Rob Blagojevich would be joining the cast — which was enough to get me to tune in. But now there is confirmation that Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have officially signed on, and while I’m generally loathe to devote extra time to the terrible two-some, I can’t tell you how excited I am to see them enduring the squalor of the Costa Rican jungle. I mean, could there really be anything better than that? Especially if there’s a shady politician thrown in for good measure?
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE! Also getting thrown into the rumor-mill mix are Dog The Bounty Hunter, Geraldo Rivera, and (drumroll please) Janice Dickinson. Cut to me bouncing around my apartment like it were Christmas morning (assuming I were Christian). Janice and Heidi seem like the perfect ingredients for full-on disaster. In fact, I can’t think of a better pairing since… well… Janice and Omarosa.
I’m a Celebrity could either be a total trainwreck like its first iteration on ABC or a massively entertaining spectacle unlike anything we’ve seen from reality TV in quite some time. Of course, it could be both, which would really be fantastic.
Reality Blurred: Heidi and Spencer cast on NBC’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here
D-Listed: Get Them Out Of Here…Permanently

BONUS HOUSEWIVES PHOTOCAP: Preview Pics From Tonight's A-List Awards

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When the good people at Bravo sent me pics of almost all the Real Housewives doing a fashion show at tonight’s A-List Awards, I simply couldn’t resist the urge to do a photocap. I could go on about how all the women look more or less terrible and how the clothes all seem to be unflattering and how I hope that at least one of the pieces comes from the SHE By Sherayay line, but why bother? The pictures speak for themselves.
Photocap after the jump…

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HOUSEWIVES PHOTOCAP: Working Girls

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The ladies were workin’ it on last night’s episode of The Real Housewives of New York City. The show put an emphasis on everyone’s career ambitions — with the exception of Alex, who I imagine was not allowed to bring cameras into the inner-sanctum of Victoria’s Secret where she worked. Of course, it doesn’t matter much now since she’s been recently laid off, but hey, at least we got to see her amazing surprise party this year. And by “amazing,” I mean exceedingly lame. I suppose as a parent, there’s nothing better than spending your birthday with your kids, but does that really qualify as a good surprise? She was headed home anyway. Seems kind of lame, especially given the Third World state of her townhouse. It’s like saying “For your birthday, I’m taking you to a dumpster. SURPRISE!”

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