A while ago, I mentioned Skins in a post, and a lot of you seemed to be really excited about that.  So have you guys seen the trailer for the MTV version of the show?  If you haven’t, just watch it real quick, and then we can talk about how much bullshit it is.  I was under the impression that MTV was going to do an American version of Skins, not an American remake.  I’m pretty sure the scripts are exactly the same, save a couple of pointless name changes.  A lot of the shots are even the same – it sounds like the girl’s having an orgasm, but really she’s high and jumping on a trampoline, how clever.  But really, why bother?

I will say this:  MTV’s Sid (or Stanley, whatever) is adorable.  However, his floppy hair does not make up for the mediocre acting of the entire cast.  I am officially disgusted.  This is like seeing a fancy Broadway production of Wicked and everything’s so pretty and fun and well done, and then a few years later you catch a community theatre production, and nobody’s as good as Broadway, and they also haven’t exactly figured out the rigging so Elphaba ends up kind of precariously dangling in the air.  That’s precisely what this is like.

Does anyone understand why this is happening?

Vinny from Jersey Shore has jumped on the bandwagon that is the It Gets Better Project, and I think that’s a great thing.  Yeah, you can tell that he’s reciting something that’s been written for him, but bless him, I think he really means it.  If you’re a sucker for televised trainwrecks like I am, you know that Vinny is definitely one of the classier guys on Jersey Shore.  I’m not saying that he’s the picture of elegance, but he means well, and you can tell that he’s got some respect for other people, and he’s my favorite.  On top of that, I think that since the Jersey Shore audience is largely comprised of frat boys and mean girls and, you know, the popular crowd, some of them might see this video and be like “yo, bro, for real, let’s cool it with the ball-bustin’” or something alone those lines.  That is my fondest wish.

In short, he’s no Tim Gunn, but I’m really proud of Vinny.

Ok, it was the Carousel of Hope Ball, which is an event to raise money for the Children’s Diabetes Foundation, so the focus really shouldn’t be on the fashion, but if someone is going to purchase a formal gown, then that person could take a little time to buy something that isn’t ridiculous.  I’m looking at you and your mesh skirt, Jennifer Lopez.

The gallery of mediocrity contains pictures of Paris Hilton in some cotton candy catastrophe, Kathy Hilton wearing some tragic gown with ruffles, Lisa Rinna in what looks like a red blur over her whole body, and Joan Collins in a sequined suit (which is a little too campy).  Those who fall in the category of “Least Mediocre and Kind of Pretty” are Vanna White, Brandy, and Halle Berry, who I think is really incapable of doing wrong.

Enjoy!

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This is a picture of the beautiful Anderson Cooper interviewing that zany Lady Gaga in London.  I love how Lady Gaga looks like she’s schooling Anderson Cooper, like Anderson’s all “ok, but listen, you can see your damn underwear, girl, and your glasses and your shoes are just damn stupid.  It’s chilly out here.  There’s something to be said for practicality, girl, that’s all I’m saying,” and Lady Gaga is like “no, YOU listen to ME, Anderson, are you wearing a sweater vest under there?  Lame as fuck.”

On a similar note, I have never heard anyone express anything less than complete reverence for Anderson Cooper’s beauty.  That’s universal, right?  Please don’t break my illusions this time, you guys.

On Wednesday, Luciana gave birth to the latest Damon spawn, a healthy little girl they named Stella Zavala (that’s cute, isn’t it?  I mean, I can never hear the name Stella without imagining it screamed by a wasted Marlon Brando, but it’s still a nice name).  On top of the birth of this brand new baby, Matt’s movie, Hereafter, was released in theatres on Friday and brought in a pretty solid $12 million.

I think it must be amazing to be Matt Damon.  And yeah, it would probably be awesome to be virtually any rich person, but Matt just seems like a fun, classy rich person who also happens to be married to a rather attractive person.  Plus, wouldn’t it be fun to be able to call Ben Affleck up every once in a while and be like “hey Ben, remember Gigli? What the fuck was that?”

A lot of people got all up in arms over those racy pictures in GQ of some ladies from Glee, and understandably so – I’m a huge fan of the show, and even though I knew that everyone was of age, I still felt this intense, inexplicable creepy feeling when I saw Rachel trying to be all sexy next to some lockers.  But now there’s the possibility of things getting a little more intense, because Playgirl wants to get involved.

A rep from Playgirl told E! that they want to take some dirty pictures of Chord Overstreet, the beautiful 21-year-old pictured above, and Mark Salling, the 28-year-old who plays Puck on the show.  They’re willing to pay up to $100,000 to each of the boys, and they’re also willing to allow the men to leave some clothes on.  When E! asked if they’d want to involve the likes of Matthew Morrison and Cory Monteith, they replied with “Uh, yeah, but, you know, they’re more adorkable.”  Well, you’re missing the mark with this one, Playgirl, because judging by the entire musical theatre department of my college, Mr. Schuester would sell oodles of nudey mags.

So what would you guys think if this happened (which, for the record, I really don’t think it will)?  Would you be equally creeped out, or is there some sort of double standard?  I think a big factor would be the setting.  Like if it was just a picture of Chord Overstreet on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace, that’d probably be a lot more ok than some sort of classroom shot featuring Cory Monteith and Mark Salling being all “hot for teacher” with Matthew Morrison, right?