Dirty Dancing has always been my favorite movie, and Patrick Swayze has a long-running, inside joke sort of place in my heart. All of my computers and related devices are named after Patrick Swayze or a character he played in a movie. My entire MySpace account used to just be a photo album of this guy. I think he's even listed as a major interest on my Facebook. It's silly to explain - like those "you kind of had to be there" things, but... I was sad when I heard he'd passed away, especially after such a tough battle.

Rest in peace, sir. You'll be missed.

Come on, people. Is anyone really surprised to find out that Kanye West is an enourmous douche?

Has he not done something like this at almost every award show he's attended since having become a recognized name?

I wasn't actually aware that the VMAs were on until sometime after 11pm last night - True Blood is infinitely more entertaining in one hour than MTV has been, as a network, in 10 years. I noticed a bunch of news headlines talking about it, though, and decided to check out some of the video coverage. I couldn't even watch the entire Kanye/Taylor clip - it got to a point where it was literally too embarrassing just to witness in the teeny window of the online video player.

This morning, I read that Beyonce made a classy move and handed the mic over to Taylor Swift instead of making her own speech at the end of the show. Now there are rumors of the whole thing having been staged. I guess with all of the stunts MTV pulls to gain headlines, you do kind of have to wonder. It's certainly not beneath what they'd do to grab ratings and attention. They've done it before, though this one - if it was a prank - doesn't make much sense to me. Everyone already knows Kanye is a dick, so there's nothing new there. I don't know much about Taylor Swift, other than that she sings some song that always comes on the shower radio when I'm in there and makes me want to die (or run out of the shower with shampoo still in my hair just to avoid having to listen to it... 'cause turning the radio off is too much effort, you know?). Beyonce I'm kind of on and off with, but I think she seems like a pretty decent person, not really in need with a whole lot of image boosting right now, so I guess I don't see the purpose in staging that kind of event - especially when it's going to make one of the people you're giving an award to look silly, feel uncomfortable, and probably like a piece of shit. If it does come out that MTV was behind the whole thing, they're going to have a shit storm to deal with.

I think it's much more likely that Kanye West has just reached a level of douchebaggery that was unprecedented and they should probably stop inviting him to things. I like his music most of the time, but the guy is just... a fool who needs attention and has yet to find a classy way of getting it. This is how you get relegated to fish dick jokes, Kanye. Learn your lesson.

Edit:

I'm sorry, I'm coming back to this post because I absolutely need to include Kanye West's incredibly articulate apology right here on this page. And, just FYI, because I know some people have trouble with sarcasm - by "incredibly articulate" I, of course, mean "holy shit, my 11 year-old sister has better writing skills than this!"

Annnnd here we go:

I’M SOOOOO SORRY TO TAYLOR SWIFT AND HER FANS AND HER MOM. I SPOKE TO HER MOTHER RIGHT AFTER AND SHE SAID THE SAME THING MY MOTHER WOULD’VE SAID. SHE IS VERY TALENTED! I LIKE THE LYRICS ABOUT BEING A CHEERLEADER AND SHE’S IN THE BLEACHERS! …………………… I’M IN THE WRONG FOR GOING ON STAGE AND TAKING AWAY FROM HER MOMENT!…………….. BEYONCE’S VIDEO WAS THE BEST OF THIS DECADE!!!! I’M SORRY TO MY FANS IF I LET YOU GUYS DOWN!!!! I’M SORRY TO MY FRIENDS AT MTV. I WILL APOLOGIZE TO TAYLOR 2MRW. WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD!!!! EVERYBODY WANNA BOOOOO ME BUT I’M A FAN OF REAL POP CULTURE!!! NO DISRESPECT BUT WE WATCHIN’ THE SHOW AT THE CRIB RIGHT NOW CAUSE … WELL YOU KNOW!!!! I’M STILL HAPPY FOR TAYLOR!!!! BOOOYAAAWWWW!!!! YOU ARE VERY VERY TALENTED!!! I GAVE MY AWARDS TO OUTKAST WHEN THEY DESERVED IT OVER ME… THAT’S WHAT IT IS!!!!!!! I’M NOT CRAZY YALL, I’M JUST REAL. SORRY FOR THAT!!! I REALLY FEEL BAD FOR TAYLOR AND I’M SINCERELY SORRY!!! MUCH RESPECT!!!!!

So, I'm sure at least some of you will join me in saying... ... ... uh... what?

Anyway, this is one page of a spread from a recent issue covering the Espy Awards. Let me know if you notice anything... interesting. And, no, it's not that Demi Moore was apparently the only non-African American to attend this awards show.

Did you get it?

No?

I'll give you a hint: Nipple.

Anything?

How 'bout now?

Yeah. They've got some great editors over there at Hip Hop Weekly. Dream team type stuff.

Rest in peace, Mr. Hughes.

I could probably go on and on about his films and details of his death, but a million other sites have done that already, so I'll just say that Pretty in Pink was always my favorite of his, and whenever the topic of Hughes movies comes up and I say that, I get a chorus of "seriously" and "but what about..." and I ponder for a second, but always come back to the same favorite. I don't know why. Maybe it's the music. Maybe it's Duckie and his dance sequence in the record shop. Maybe it's because of James Spader in the white suit with his shirt unbuttoned. Whatever the case is, that's the one... and it was a good one. (It probably is James Spader in the white suit... but the love story was cute, too. Though honestly... what kind of name is Blane?)

...and here is a picture of Duckie from the "Try a Little Tenderness" scene - 'cause it makes me smile.

Please, feel free to share your favorite Hughes movie, too... and tell me why yours is better.

I remember when she looked like a crazy hippy.

I have to say, "SHE HOT" ... real hot.

I'll post pictures when they become available.

What they all should be doing is resisting the urge to put shit like this up on the internet and not have anyone of them get compared to a pack of Jimmy Dean Sausage Links. I'm sorry Joe, but you're gonna get crap for this. There's not that many teenage girls in the world who won't think of this as weird, but after reading Chestykins review on Twilight, perhaps this will gain you more popularity in the weird department. Nick looks frightened and the other un-popular brother's barely in it. Someone call Hanson and tell these boys how life is really like.

Joe, this just gave you a ticket on the Speculation Train.

Louis Vuitton wrote a letter to the editor of XXL  stating that "a photo of Rick Ross wearing a pair of sunglasses prominently features counterfeit Louis Vuitton trademarks." read the article here

What I find funny is that, the cover has the quote " I've Never Had A Credibility Problem And Still Don't."

I guess Rick, you do now.

Wouldn't you realize they were fake?

When did Louis Vuitton ever make sunglasses that looked straight out of Don "Magic" Juan's closet?  Blame it on stupid people, I guess.

Don't you hate when you're never in Oprah's audience when she gives out something amazing. Well fret no longer! Oprah has teamed up with KFC to give out free 2-pieces of chicken, 2 sides and a biscuit with an online-only coupon. It's for KFC's new Grilled Chicken promotion. I noticed it on Twitter today as a trend topic, right above swine flu, so you know it had to be really important.  So get the coupon while you can, it's for a limited time only. Tell everyone you know! You're getting a chicken, they're getting a chicken, we're all getting chicken!!! Click here for the magic chicken provider.

People in ghetto's all around the nation wished they had a computer right now.

So PETA, (the lovely people who stand outside bitching about killing animals, and throw red paint at helpless pimp rocking fur coats) decide they want George Clooney to help make a new Tofu. In doing so, Clooney will be given a towel, while at the gym, to collect his sweat. PETA plans on taking the sweat and adding it as a flavor agent to their new tofu.

I kid you not.

All you Clooney fans, be first in line to taste George Clooney's tofu. It's Flavored with only his best ball sweat.  George finds only the right time, to collect his sweat. ( Like right after he just ran 5 miles. )

Read about it here