And it might actually be OK if it weren’t for the fact that it’s practically all about tennis, and, you know, sounds almost identical to ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’. Don’t believe me? Never heard ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’? Well, here:

I mean, yeah, there’s sampling, and then there’s “sampling,” and by “sampling,” I mean YEAH RIGHT COME ON SERENA WILLIAMS THIS ISN’T EVEN CLOSE TO ORIGINAL (except for all that tennis business … I don’t think old Snoop’s going to be singing about playing doubles anytime soon or anything).

Real talk: I hate, hate, hate most rap, but guys? I absolutely love ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’. And while Serena might be a perfectly capable rapper, she really needs to lay off laying tracks about tennis, you know?

First, though, let me tear this magazine cover apart, because what the f-ck happened to Anna Paquin‘s face? Her eyes are normally a little close together as it is, but it looks like Fashion positively Photoshopped her features onto an entirely different head. What the hell is that all about? Don’t know what I’m talking about? Stare at the space between her eyes for a second—the rest of her face will spread out before your very eyes. I don’t know if they did it in an attempt to contour girlfriend’s face, but this—THIS!—is what she looks like on a normal day:

See?

Anyway, here’s an excerpt from an interview she did with Canada’s Fashion magazine (crafty title, that), where she talks about character inspiration, being married to Stephen Moyer, and—of course—fashion:

“I’m not a ballgown kind of girl. I don’t think the red carpet is my prom. I prefer edgier cuts and darker designs because they suit me. I’ve learned how to dress for my shape, and I have to be able to sit, stand, walk properly and shake hands in an outfit without feeling confined. I’ve spent a lot of time figuring out what looks good for my body for fittings, and I’ve taken notes. I’m 5’4? and change! I know I will never be like Gisele [Bundchen], and I also know I will never be a hipless, assless supermodel.”

On her ‘True Blood’ role as Sookie Stackhouse:

“There have always been aspects of her that I connect to, empathize with and understand – that’s the only way I can approach my job. You have to find a common ground with any character. I spend a lot of time with scripts, looking for my truth.”

On being married to Stephen Moyer:

“Work does come up pretty frequently, because that is how we spend most of our year. Aside from trying to spend no more than two or three weeks apart, I’ve never been one for rules in a relationship. I don’t have any guidelines on how much shop talk we have at home.”

And for those of you out there who say you have no opinion on Anna Paquin—how could you not? She’s so neat!

So I guess if you guys are really hardcore followers of this lovely—and newly single—lady, then you’ll probably recognize her off the bat. While I think she’s pretty hot, and she’s got an … um, let’s say ‘interesting’ personality, I had a hard time figuring out who it was when I first saw the picture. Here’s another, from a different angle:

Any ideas yet? This lady looks so different without her customary face on that she’s almost unrecognizable (still beautiful, yes, but unrecognizable).

Hint? I’ll bet if you saw photos of her nipples, you’d guess her right away.

Jump in to find out who it is!

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“Well, I think it’s a wonderful decision. Britney still thinks the earth is flat. I don’t anticipate great opinions from her. I think she’s gonna sit there like J.Lo, ‘Oh, you’re wonderful, you’re terrific. You think I can get a perfume endorsement out of this?’ As far as any real criticism, I think Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid will do that … I think Britney will sit there and eat a lollipop and wear a sexy outfit. … I’ll tune in to see what kind of train wreck she is, absolutely.”

Well isn’t that just darling. Don’t you love it when the blind criticize the blind for … well, being blind? Yeah, I know—we do our share of Britney-mockery ourselves on the site here, but no one actually takes what we say seriously. And there are a whole hell of a lot of people who, for whatever reason, take Howard Stern seriously. He wouldn’t have been on the air as long as he has if that weren’t the case. My thoughts? I think boyfriend here is still just a little bitter because he was passed over for American Idol and he’s got a stick up his ass for Simon.

Naturally, Howard’s talking about the latest confirmation that Britney is, in fact, joining the cast of the X-Factor, and while some may use it as cause to celebrate (you know, probably like … Britney?), some are using it to say that the show’s going to be a total crapshoot because of it, but I don’t think so. I think Britney’s going to add life and a dull sort of spark to the show, and even though I sometimes point and laugh at times, too, it doesn’t mean I love that woman any less. She’s going to do a great job, and I’m excited to see what the new season brings.

I figured I’d start off with a quote from Eva Mendes on today’s ‘YDG,’ because it’s just so damn fitting:

“I’m feeling a little insecure because I can’t help but be super conscious of what I’m saying because I’m so protective. That’s the most precious thing to me. And I’m so protective and I just felt my guard go up.”

That was from a recent interview with USA Today, where Eva actually talked about Ryan and spilled why she was playing so coy during her most recent ‘Ellen’ show appearance.

… You don’t think, like, these two are going to get married or anything, do you? Because I don’t think I could handle it if they did. Not even because, you know, I’m definitely unabashedly jealous of the fact that Eva Mendes gets to HAVE SEX with Ryan Gosling and be subjected to RYAN GOSLING’S MORNING BREATH and ROLL HER EYES when he SHAVES IN THE SINK AND LEAVES WHISKERS ALL OVER THE SURFACE OF IT because ffs, it’s Ryan Gosling. Who cares if he leaves whiskers all over the damn sink and it takes twenty minutes to get them all up? Please! You’ve just got to suck it up and take the good with the bad, because the good is really, really good.

God, I can’t believe Eva even had the balls to be complaining about Ryan’s personal grooming habits! God! What a bitch!

That crazy Kanye West, always announcing his feelings through his gift of song. If you’ll remember, the first time we really heard about the amazing love between Kanye and Kim Kardashian was in a new song. It makes sense then that after things started to get really serious, Kanye would allude to marriage in the form of music.

From Us Weekly:

As reported exclusively by Us Weekly, Kanye West’s new rap may have implications about his new romance with Kim Kardashian — suggesting potential wedding bells for the couple of two months.

But a source close to the Grammy winner, 34, clarifies to Us that the originally quoted lyrics from an upcoming song were incorrect — by just a hair.

The source explains that the romantic song actually includes the following lines: “Now she back in the club in a tight dress with dreams of someday wearing a white dress,” with the refrain, “Even though I met you in the club in a tight dress/At first sight I could picture you in a white dress.”

(Another insider initially cited a slightly different lyric: “I saw you in the club in a white dress/Now I want to put you in a white dress.”)

“Kanye’s been a good sport about all the gossip, but one thing that gets him hot is people misquoting his lyrics!” the first West source tells Us of the song, rumored to be on the soundtrack to an upcoming film directed by RZA.

As for speculation that the lines are about wedding plans with Kardashian, 31? “He’s just trying to make dope songs,” the source says. “As has always been the case with Kanye’s music, people will interpret the lyrics to apply to his life or their own. That’s the beauty of it.”

No, I think this song is absolutely dedicated to Kim. After his last song about Kim, and with all the gossip surrounding these two, of course everyone is going to think that it’s about Kim. A lot of people would probably play that to their advantage and make tons of mediocre songs just for the attention, but I don’t think Kanye’s like that. I think that despite his rampant douchebaggery, he’s always sincere. That’s what makes him so hilarious, isn’t it, that he’s so sincere in his ridiculousness? So yeah, this is a song about Kim in a wedding dress, and Kanye is super in love. Someday these two might actually get married. Just not until Kim’s current marriage ends.

What do you think?