OMG!
- Prince William got engaged to Kate Middleton! Finally!! He gave her Dianna's ring, and the wedding is slated for spring/summer 2011. (everywhere)
- Ryan Seacrest has a girlfriend! Country singer Julianne Hough! (Cambio)
- A 9-year-old kid named Daniel Bessonov swam from Alcatraz to San Francisco! I bet all those former inmates who never escaped are feeling pretty silly right about now! (JSYK)
Movies
- Emma Watson told MTV she almost quit the Harry Potter franchise because the filming schedule conflicted with her school schedule. Luckily for everyone, WB adjusted and they filmed around her exams. (JJJ)
- The trailer for Disney's Prom is now out! (JJJ)
- Keke Palmer has been cast in the movie "Joyful Noise" alongside Queen Latifah andDolly Parton. (JJJ)
- Carey Mulligan will play Daisy opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Great Gatsby." All of this would be awesome, except that Baz Luhrmann is directing. What a travesty. (Cambio)
Music
- The Beatles and Apple have FINALLY set aside their differences. For the first time in history, you can now legally buy Beatles songs on iTunes. (JSYK)
- Paramore released the music video for their song "Playing God." (JSYK)
- Best Week Ever made a compilation video of Taylor Swift looking surprised as she wins a bunch of awards. She apparently never fails to be shocked and awed. (JSYK)
- Taylor Swift and Taylor Guitars are doing a sweepstakes contest, where the winner gets a Sony camera and gets to meet Tay. Not sure where the guitars come in to the whole thing. (JSYK)
- In an interview in Allure magazine, Taylor Swift admitted she gives terrible advice to her friends when it comes to love & dating. (4TNZ)
- Rihanna wanted to record a duet with Avril Lavigne for her latest album, but settled for just sampling one of her songs because it ended up sounding the same. (Cambio)
- Justin Timberlake still plans to make more music, he's just taking a little time off from that while he's acting. I hope what he really wants to do is direct. (Cambio)
- Keith Urban did two surprise shows for commuters at Amtrak stations. Maybe this belongs better in the "Trends" category. (Cambio)
TV
- Bristol Palin and The Situation made a PSA about abstinence and safe sex. The irony is so staggering, I may never recover. (JSYK)
- Lea Michele and Cory Monteith did a much-less-scandalous photo shoot for Teen Vogue. Preview the pix here. (Teen Vogue)
- Raven Symone will star as Georgia in the new ABC Family series "The Great State of Georgia." (JJJ)
- Friend of the show Kyle Massey is a finalist on Dancing With The Stars. Team Kyle! (JJJ)
- Amber from "Teen Mom" has been charged with 2 felony counts of domestic abuse for assaulting her boyfriend in front of their toddler. Because that's what television has come to in this country. Felonies = ratings. (JSYK)
- Anne Hathaway wants to be on Glee. Get in line, honey. (Cambio)
- Lea Michele has won Billboard magazine's first Triple Threat award. (Cambio)
Saving the World
- President Obama wrote a book for kids! It's called "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters". All proceeds from the book will go to a scholarship fund for the children of wounded or fallen soldiers. (Tween Tribune)
- Two Pennsylvania teenagers filed a free-speech lawsuit against their school district after it banned the wearing of "I <3 Boobies" bracelets. Damn the man, save the boobies. (ParentDish)
- Nick Jonas (and Bayer) made a video talking about Diabetes. (Cambio)
- 14-year-old Graeme Taylor defended his suspended teacher at a recent school board meeting. The teacher had reprimanded students who were making anti-gay comments, and he was suspended for infringing on their 1st Amendment rights. Graeme, who is gay, lauded the teacher for standing up against the sort of bullying and discrimination that had driven him to attempt suicide at age 9. (JSYK)
- The Beauty Bean is encouraging "Makeup-Free Mondays" to encourage girls to celebrate their inner beauty. It is also supposed to encourage people to donate makeup to local women's shelters. (JSYK)
- Sophia Bush from One Tree Hill did a PSA encouraging teens to go green. (Cambio)
Trends
- Waving the white flag of defeat, MySpace announced the new feature "Mashup with Facebook", which will allow you to stream your interests and updates from Facebook onto your MySpace page. No word on when Friendster will follow suit. (JSYK)
- There are now over 300 high school Quidditch teams, and over 400 college teams. Same rules as in Harry Potter, just less flying. (JSYK)
- Numerous high schools and colleges across the country are starting to use "clickers" in classrooms. The small electronic devices are used for taking attendance, and for students to answer questions and take pop quizzes via buttons on the clicker. Future generations will mock the primitive technology. (JSYK)
- 14-year-old fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson is teaming up with Sassy and EIC founder Jane Pratt to start a new fashion magazine for girls. (JSYK)
Seventeen Magazine's Style Stars 2010 (Seventeen)
Taylor Swift (#1 Style Star)
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Ashley Tisdale
Justin Bieber (he says it's all about the hair (JJJ))
Ke$ha
Lucy Hale
Taylor Momsen
Victoria Justice
Miranda Cosgrove
Movies opening this weekend (imdb)
HARRY FREAKIN POTTER
The Next Three Days
Made in Dagenham
Top Movies in the box office last weekend
1. Megamind
2. Unstoppable
3. Due Date
4. Skyline
5. Morning Glory
6. For Colored Girls
7. Red
8. Paranormal Activity 2
9. Saw 3D
10. Jackass 3D
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