It’s that time of the month again (no, not THAT time). Here’s the month’s best and the worst in entertainment, music, celebrities and all things mainstream.

RAVE: 

5. Sex and the City Sequel-Recession Style: Heck, you know times are tough when Carrie Bradshaw has to cut back on her Manolo shoes and Saks Fifth Avenueshopping sprees. This month, Sarah Jessica Parker revealed that the sequel to the highly anticipated Sex and the City movie would focus around the tough economic times. Hmm, does this mean Carrie will have to rent out her shoes closet–as an apartment–for extra cash? 

4. High School Musical Gets Married: Real life stunning couple Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are set to walk down the aisle in 2010. According to numerous reports, Efron popped the question because Hudgens’s mom pressured him to make “an honest woman” out of Vanessa. I don’t think Sharpay will be too happy. 

3. Grammys: This year’s Grammys rocked the house. T.I and Timberlake’s duet was perhaps one of the night’s most memorable. And while Kanye West actually showed up to this shingding, he made us wish he didn’t.

2. Octomom’s Army of Babies: When you combine 8 plus 6, the number doesn’t really add up to match. Unless you mean kids. Single mama Nadya Suleman has 16 mouths to feed and not a penny to her name. Even though most people believe Suleman is in it for the money—she did (supposedly) turn down an offer to appear in a porn flick. Phew.  

1.  Oscars:Sure the Academy Awards are a bit boring—but that’s a given. But there were some positive moments in the night that deserve our love. First: Hugh Jackman entertained the crowd and look mighty fine doing it. Second: Heath Ledger, Sean Penn and Kate Winslet all won awards for outstanding performances. Third, Aniston and Jolie managed to sit 12 seats away from one another and disappoint many because they acted like grown women—sans the cat fight.

RANT: 

5. Michael Phelps Smokes Pot: The controversy over champion swimmer Phelps smoking pot is ridiculous. By no means am I condoning his actions but really if O.J Simpson can get away with murder, what’s wrong with Phelps doing a bit of weed? Besides, how many of us can say we won 14 Olympic gold medals? Enough said.

4. Paris Hilton B.F.F (London Style): What’s the best way to hang out with a rich heiress? Apparently not enough people were humiliated endlessly in the U.S. version of the show, so Hilton will now seek her newest “best friend” in Britain. Although Paris Hilton’s search for her new British Best Friend will premiere this Sunday, doesn’t anyone wonder what happened to the first season’s winner Brittany? Meh, she’s probably in rehab.

3. Megan Fox is Single:This entire hoorah over Megan Fox’s single status is a tad bit whack. So the Angelina Jolie wannabe is out on the market again. I wonder how long this while last before she adopts some children from another country and finds her own Brad Pitt. Watch out Octomom.

2. Joaquin Phoenix Late-Night Disaster: Poor man needs therapy. After adding his name to the most absurd late-night interviews with Letterman (following Madonna, Crispin Glover and Farrah Fawcett) he gets mocked by Ben Stiller at the Oscars. Too bad I really couldn’t tell the difference between the two. Both didn’t say much.

1. Chris Brown and Rihanna Assault: The controversy surrounding who hit whom first will never end. Before and after photos of Rihanna’s brutally bruised up face were leaked on TMZ.com, Brown has received endless criticism and hate mail. The only artist that seems to support Brown is every girl’s dream—Kanye West. What that man would say for fame. No surprise there.






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