My Weekend Crush

As I was poking through ye olde blog today, I realized that next week marks the one-year anniversary of My Weekend Crush. That’s right, almost a full year’s worth of gorgeous has graced these pages for your weekend enjoyment. In honor of all that hotness, I thought we’d go back to the beginning. An adolescent Jodie Foster, still a mere baby-dykelette in bell bottoms and sensible shoes, was my inaugural crush. Over the years she has remained my most steadfast crush. She is practically everything I find attractive in a woman. To quote this week’s cover of Entertainment Weekly: “Tough. Sexy. Smart. Classy. She’s the antidote to everything you hate about Hollywood.” Amen to that. Man, I can’t think of anything I’d rather stare at over this long three-day weekend than Jodie Foster in a white tank top. Can you? Happy Labor Day weekend, all.

p.s. For more on Jodie’s smoking spread for W magazine, along with more interviews, more photos and more reasons to thank the universe for the existence of white tank tops, check out the AfterEllen Blog on Tuesday.

Ford City & Kittanning Win: Week 1 WPIAL Football

Ford City 24 - 0 Wilmington
Kittanning 21-0 Deer Lakes

Don't forget to send in your rankings by Monday morning!!!

With the big win, I'll be sure to put FC in my top 3, as Wilmington was expecting to be one of the top teams in the state. A radio rebroadcast of the FC game can be hear starting at 6am on WTYM 1380am Sunday morning.

Kittanning won 21-0 over Deer Lakes, in what was a long football game full of (17) penalties. Bobby Keys had 2 TDs for Kittanning. The Kittanning defense looked stellar holding Deer Lakes scoreless. Don't worry Wildcats fans, Deer Lakes is a much improved team with a good defense, this was a good opening week win, minus the flags.

George Guido will be the guest on RSW live Tuesday night at 7:30pm getting everyone ready for the big FC vs. SSA game, and to talk high school sports.

Kittanning Football Vs. Deer Lakes

It all starts tonight - 7:30 Kittanning vs. Deer Lakes.

Starting @ 7:20 - on WTYM 1380am

Feeling Feisty

So, I’ve been tired and stressed and cranky all damn week. But this, this lifted my spirits immeasurably. Watch Feist and her all-star indie chorus (including members of Broken Social Scene, The National, Grizzly Bear, The New Pornographers, Mates Of State and Nicole Atkins) perform “1234” on Letterman earlier this week. I can’t think of a better way to kick start a long holiday weekend than with a little irrepressible, irresistible hipster glee. Sing along if you know the words. And don’t forget to clap.

Toothpick chic

For the most part, I think Keira Knightley is a rather pretty and pretty talented young woman. And while she genuinely seems like one of those naturally skinny types, this is totally freaking me out. (Click above to enlarge the not-so large.) Seriously, her head is the thickest part of her body. That’s just not right. Not right at all.

Total dick head

This is the first and only time I’ll ever say that Bush is a sexy beast. I give you the president formed from the sweaty, naughty, unmentionable bits of porn stars. Finally, he is the dick head we always knew he was. (Click to enlarge, though mildly NSFW.) British artist Jonathan Yeo decided to make his porn Bush (wow, these puns just write themselves) after a commission for a proper portrait of the president was canceled. He snipped images from 100 porn mags to make his masturbatory masterpiece. Though, if I was him, I would have made Bush out of 100 raised middle fingers instead. Cause I wish he would just fuck off already. Is it Jan 20, 2009 yet?

Ford City Football vs Wilmington

Ford City vs. Wilmington could be quite a game. I've seen Wilmington ranked in the top 5 "AA" teams in the state. Keystone Recruiting also today named Wilmington RB, Chris Burns as the #7 recruit in the state. Ford City traditionally doesn't show all their cards during meaningless games, and with SSA & Kittanning next on the schedule, look for them to leave a few plays in locker room. However this should give us some type of indication on just how good the Sabers will be this year.

Conventional thinking might say Kittanning and Ford City's 2007 teams don't have the expectations they did last year. It is true both those teams lost a tremendous amount of production offensively and even defensely, but the same can be said about a lot of "AA" team in WPIAL. Last year there was almost a dozen WPIAL "AA" teams with a 8-1 or 9-0 record, don't expect that to be the case this year. On paper after Jeanette and Aliquippa, it's anyone's guess. So not to build hype, but Ford City and Kittanning might have an even better chance in the playoff this year compared to last.

We'll see how things play out in 2007 starting on Friday night.....

The Body electric

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Pitt Recruit: Chris Burns vs Ford City Friday

This Friday Ford City will open their season against Wilmington in a non-conference match-up. Wilmington will feature Pitt running back recruit Chris Burns who had a solid game against the Sabers last year.

That’s so gay

Some days, you wake up and it seems the whole world has gone into rehab. Other days, you wake up and it seems like the whole world has gone gay. Monday, the hot playground gossip making the rounds was that not one, not two, but three high-profile stars were capital G-A-Y. The queer trifecta? Mel B, Wentworth Miller and Jake Gyllenhaal…pass it on.

So what was up with all the Monday morning outings? I guess the only thing better than kicking your work week off with a celebrity scandal is kicking your work week off with a gay celebrity scandal. Not that there is much scandal to speak of here, just unsubstantiated gossip and more examples of the Standing Next To Someone Gay Makes You Gay Rule.

I’d heard whispers about Mel B (a.k.a. Scary Spice and/or Eddie Murphy’s unacknowledged baby mamma) for a while now. But I’d never heard them in quite so much, uh, detail. Hello, TMI. I need a shower now, and not in a good way. I love how the two ladies she allegedly had a two-year, three-way relationship with are selling their salacious interview under the guise of “We’re very worried about Mel.” Cause, you know, I always tell national newspapers about the sexual peccadilloes of the people I’m “really worried about.” I’m a good friend like that.

As for the Wentworth rumors, those have been swirling for a while as well. And now the irrefutable evidence seems to be, uhm, him walking with/sitting with/sharing the same oxygen with someone who is gay. Wentworth walked and drove with T.R. Knight’s ex-boyfriend, stop the presses! In all fairness, Towleroad told people not to jump top conclusions after posting the shots. But jumping to conclusions is the raison d’être of the blogophere, so no such restraint was shown in re-reporting the earth-shattering news of two men strolling down the street together.

And, finally, the Jake news. Apparently, if you can believe the guy who first brought us Lindsay Lohan’s Lesbian Adventures, Jake is going to come out with his long-term boyfriend very soon and announce that they are expecting a child by surrogate this September. The best part about this rumor is that while the “source” is dead-on sure about the baby’s impending birth, he can’t tell us if Jake’s partner is his actor friend or his chef friend or some other friend to be named later. So, Jakey Junior has two daddies, they just have no damn clue who one of them is.

Look, I have no idea whether these fine folks are gay or not. But what I do know is these “stories” are beyond silly. It’s like gay is the new rehab. To which I say, no, no no.

NCAA College Football Picks Week 1

College football season is back, and that means the weekly college football picks on RSW. Each week Mike & Brian pick the top games of the week, and the Pitt & Penn State games. Last year Dr. Steel played along each week, and you can too. Early in each week the games will be posted on the RSW Blog, you can simply post your selections by adding a comment. Blogger can be confusing, but you don't need a password, you simply can check anonymous, just make sure to include you name or alias in body.

At the end of they year we'll see who is best college football predictor in the land.

Be sure to catch RSW on Tuesday nights or online at www.familylifetv.com as In-the-Bleachers college football analysis Brian Sakowski makes his selections live on the show.

This week is kinda of a warm up for PSU & Pitt, and same for us as there should be two easy games to pick, but three possible tough calls.

Week 1 Games:
Eastern Mich vs. Pitt
Florida Inter vs. PSU
Tennessee vs. Cal
G.T. vs. Notre Dame
FSU vs. Clemson

Mike: Pitt, PSU, Cal, ND, FSU
Brian: Pitt, PSU, Tenn, ND, FSU

Post your selections:

Serie A is off to an emotional Start: Catania v Parma Fight

It's only the first weekend of games in Italy's Serie A, and already the emotion is at mid-season levels. In their first match of the season Catania's coach Silvio Baldini, kicks Parma's coach Mimmo Di Carlo. Catania's Baldini, and yes he is wearing jeans, waits till Di Carlo turns around and gives him a kick in the backside. Classic.



Well it looks like its going to be an eventful year in Serie A.

Children are the future...

Oh. My. God. If you’ve ever beaten yourself up for blowing an interview, take heart. There is no way you could have blown it this badly. Please witness Miss South Carolina Lauren Caitlin Upton explaining why a fifth of Americans can’t even find America on a world map during this past weekend’s Miss Teen USA Pageant. The most frightening thing? She finished third-runner up. That means out of 51 total contestants, there were 47 other girls even worse than her. You’re looking at the future of “U.S. Americans” here, people. Weep for our country, cause we’re doomed.

2007 WPIAL Football Season

Friday will mark the start of the 2007 WPIAL football season. It’s a really exciting time of year for fans, and RizzoSports.com would like to give local fans a platform for their opinions.
Write about your favorite teams or game.

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Vote in our Weekly WPIAL Football Rankings

After each week you can submit your WPIAL top 8 teams in each classification to be part of the RizzoSports Weekly WPIAL Football Rankings. For more information please click here.

For more WPIAL Coverage.

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My Weekend Crush

From the second I first heard Amy Winehouse, I knew I was a goner. That voice – so smoky, so sultry, so seductively slurred – spoke to the deepest, darkest, most damaged places in my heart. Yet at the same time, her music manages to soothe the savaged soul. It’s that long, tall drink at the end of a long, hard day. Which is why nothing breaks my heart more now than her hell-bent-on-destruction spiral of late. Wandering the streets of London a bloodied, dazed mess of smudged eyeliner and dried tears, she is the poster child for sad self-fulfilling prophecies. She is becoming a caricature of every song she sings.

It has been said often that true genius is touched by madness. Billie Holiday. Edith Piaf. Janis Joplin. What is it about the sirens that makes them suffer so? Winehouse aches with talent. But it’s the woman herself that fascinates us most. Underneath the behemoth beehive is someone who is honest to a fault. Yet her hedonism seems to come from a place of profound vulnerability. Perhaps that is what draws us to her in the first place. Life is so much more interesting when dismantled. Great for art, not so great for the soul. May she find a healthy balance for both, and find it soon. She may go back to black, but we don’t want her to fade to black forever. Happy weekend, all.

Reebok has Gone Crosby Crazy; Sidney Crobsy gets Own Shoe & Clothing Line

Wonder what Sidney Crosby has been up to lately? Well apparently he's been working on his own clothing line with Reebok, which includes, on-ice gear, off-ice gear, lifestyle products, shoes, basically his own version of every product Reebok makes. Plus he now has some strange new logo thing.

This Crosby Ultimate Advantage Shoe Retails for around $90. Could they be the Jordan's of the Hockey World?


Well you can look at all the new Crosby products, as well as watch some videos at Sidney360.com

Friday f*ck-ups

It’s the end of another long work week. So to make you feel better about all that went wrong (or to celebrate all that went right), here is a compilation of famous people fucking up at their jobs. But, you know, in a funny way. Go ahead and giggle at these bloopers at your desk, your co-workers already think you’re crazy anyway.

From “The Silence of the Lambs”

“Fucking do the Hokey Pokey!”

From “The Devil Wears Prada”

Falling down works. Every. Single. Time.

From “Finding Neverland”

Peter Pan + the wall = still laughing

From “Bandidas”

Salma + Penelope + cleavage = still drooling

From Evil Nostradamus, a.k.a. Dick Cheney

This would be fucking hilarious if it wasn’t so terribly true.

US Open Tennis Preview: Next Women’s Tennis Star

The US Open is set to begin, and if you're not a die-hard tennis fan you might have forgotten about it. I bet you can’t name 3 women in the top 10? Maria Sharapova, Serena, and and….ok maybe you got Henin, but after that it gets real difficult.

Women’s tennis seems to have lost it’s panache in the last couple of years, and could really use a new “glam” girl to battle for major championships. However there is a chance that under the bright lights of the Big Apple a new star could emerge.

Here’s who could shine in the NYC Spotlight:

Ana Ivanović
She is seeded fifth, and many people think it’s only a matter of time before she is a household name in the US. The 19 year old from Serbia already has made the finals of the French Open, and would surely cash in even more with a good showing at the US Open. Everything is in place for this 6’1 Serb, including a major deal with Adidas, and a fancy website.

Anna Chakvetadze

Seeded #6, this blonde twenty-year old from Russia will be looking to reach her first major final in New York. She has reached the quarterfinals in two majors so far this year. She too a shiney new website which looks more like a personal ad.

Jelena Jankovic



She is seeded 3rd, and just finished runner-up at the Rodger’s Cup in Toronto. “J.J.” is 22 and from Serbia also. She has yet to reach the finals of a major, but at 22 her time is now.

Nicole Vaidišová



She is 18, from the Czech Republic and already has major sponsorship deals with Reebok, and Citizen’s. The bad-news is she hasn’t played since Wimbledon, because of illness, so we might have to wait till next year for her.

Michaëlla Krajicek

She is the last seed in women’s bracket at #32, however she did make it all the way to quarters at Wimbledon this year. The 18 year old from Holland will not be one of favorites, but could quickly show up on the radar if she can string together a few wins.

Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL Hockey Summer Update

By: Rich Wahl

In the lulls of Summer, while Ol Stanley's Trophy makes its Rounds with the Anaheim Ducks' players, the NHL is in cruise control mode. Thats not to say that this Offseason hasn't had its share of oddities and action, because it has.

Your very own Sidney Crosby not only became the youngest Captain in Team and League history, but he signed a 5 year Extension that will keep him in a Penguin sweater until 2013. General Manager Ray Shero is beginning to really put his thumb print on the team. Signing veterans Sergei Zubov and Petr Sykora to 2 year deals each; while securing Gary Roberts and Mark Recchis services for another year, shows that he believes that their veteran leadership is what this team needed instead of a big name Free Agent.

Speaking of Free Agents, Philadelphia and the New York Rangers both made huge splashes this off season with big name free agent signings. With Philadelphia picking up Danny Briere and New York netting Scott Gomez and Chris Drury. All three contracts combined are worth over 110 Million dollars.

The young Penguins are going to be going up against some stiff competition in the Atlantic Division. Every team except the Islanders looks to be a legitimate contender for the Division title. Training Camp and the pre-season are just around the corner, so puck heads, get those Staal Sweaters from the closet, practice your Mike Lange impersonations, because the NHL will be in full swing before you know it.

Rich Wahl covers sports for RizzoSports.com

Nip/Tuck spoils our fun

**SPOILERS! Nip/Tuck Spoilers! Seriously, I mean it! SPOILERS!**

So, in classic “Nip/Tuck” fashion, the new season hasn’t even started yet and already it has delivered a potentially infuriating WTF moment. If Watch with Kristin is right, it really sucks:

“Julia (Joely Richardson) and her new girlfriend (played by Ms. Portia de Rossi) -- yes, I said girlfriend -- will be the victims of a violent crime this year. I’m hearing the pair is kidnapped, sexually assaulted and left to deal with the emotional ramifications of the event for many episodes to come.”

Like I said, WHAT THE FUCK?! I was all excited about all the hot lesbian sex Portia and Joely were supposedly going to have together. I mean, sure, they suffer from Lesbian Twin Syndrome, but I’m willing to overlook it in the name of, uh, art. And then this. Why? WHY! God, can’t there be any happy, healthy, sexy, non-pregnant, non-emotionally scarred lesbian couples on TV? Must we all end up in therapy? According to Kristin, sadly, yes:

“I’ve heard the storyline is so dark, it’s one of the darkest in Nip/Tuck’s history and actually involves a hate crime.”

Look, it’s all good and fine and honorable to raise awareness about the horrible, horrible effects of hate. But this is a show about plastic surgery, people. And it’s not a show know for a) it’s deep social activism or b) it’s tact. Ugh. This reminds me why I stopped watching in the first place. I might still tune in for the sex, though. What? I never said I had any tact either.

Top gun

Kelly McGillis will join the lovely ladies of “The L Word” in the new season as a guest star. The “Top Gun” and “Witness” star will play a military attorney involved in a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” case. You know what this probably means, right? This means that Tasha could be at the center of some big military outing next year. On the plus side, maybe this means she won’t have to go to Iraq.

As for Kelly, her L Word role sounds like a perfect fit. First, she has experience playing a lawyer, in 1988’s “The Accused.“ Second, she has already gotten seriously Sapphic on screen, in 2000’s “The Monkey’s Mask.” And everybody already knows about her much-rumored on-set affair with Jodie Foster during filming of “The Accused,” right? Like I said, perfect.

Pittsburgh Pirates Losing Number Now at 12 and Counting

With the MLB playoffs just around the corner, most teams are talking about their magic number. Well the Pirates don't have to worry about the playoffs with a 53-70 record. However the Pirates are just 12 more loses away from another losing season. Each loss is one more game off their magic I mean "losing number". It would take a miracle and 28-11 record over the last 39 games to not have a losing record. Let the official count down to 15 consecutive years begin. Pirates Fans for Change should plan something special.

Maybe he is blind...

Scarlett Johansson has joined the ever-expanding cast of “He’s Just Not That Into You.” Which, for the record, means that he is just not that into Scarlett, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Jennifer Aniston and Ginnifer Goodwin. If these are the women that he is just not into, then he is an idiot.
The movie is a fictionalization of the self-help bestseller by the same name which I never read but even some (discerning) lesbians swear by. Scarlett will play a Pilates instructor and aspiring singer who finds herself in love with a married man. The only part about the previous sentence I care about is “Pilates instructor” because that means we can look forward to lots of shots of Scarlett stretching. Oh, my. Scarlett + bendy = Ms. Snarker is just sooo into her.

Ford City & Kittanning Football Schedules Might Help

Ford City again opens up the season with a non-section game. Ford City will probably use their normally non-section opponent strategy, coach-to-win-games-that-count. Ford City won't care about the result, all their care about is hosting Shady Side the next week at home. Plus they'll be at home against Willmington so they get up nice an early the next day to watch SSA versus Freeport.

Pre-season rankings are normally very useless, but everyone seems to think SSA will be the team to beat in the section. I'm not sure how you can call them the team to beat when they have only won 6 section games in the last 3 years, so their is still a lot to prove. So lets just say SSA should be in the playoff mix. Well Ford City gets them at home, instead of away on Saturday. Big plus for FC. They also they host Valley in Ford Cliff, and Valley for the last couple of years have been FC's biggest challenge. The only negative about the schedule is they might have their hardest games in the opening half, not appealing to a team replacing a lot of starters. However they will host 5 home game in total this year including 2 or 3 down in their final games.

Kittanning might even have a more appealing schedule as they open at home and play 4 of their first 5 games at home. Kittanning's home schedule includes, Ford City, SSA, & Burrell, which should help the Cats. Opening up against Deer Lakes should also help and their toughest road game might be at Valley. However 5 home games including 3 against likely playoff challengers should help.

Bright idea

How many lesbians does it take to screw in a light bulb? Amazingly, just one. So, seriously, what are you waiting for?

My Weekend Crush

It is nearly impossible to put the sublime into words. All attempts just feel feeble and flat. But once you’ve seen Marion Cotillard become Edith Piaf, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. The “La Vie en Rose” star brings out the light and dark in the famed French singer. The 31-year-old actress ages three decades for the role. Equal parts raw, riveting and radiant, she is a true revelation. Her Piaf is a defiant survivor and an eternal child. She is as impulsive about her life as she is driven about her career. She makes your heart sing, only to break it and finally let it soar. By the time Cotillard steps up to the microphone to deliver Piaf’s signature number, “Non, je ne regrette rien,” it is all over but the goose bumps. Simply sublime. Happy weekend, all.

Guess the Kodak moment

What future famous face is hiding in this picture? Take a close look. Look past the truly tragic hairstyles. Look over the unfortunate dresses. Look deep, deep into this poor person’s soul. Have you figured it out? Do you want a hint? OK, well here is a big one. I blogged about her earlier this week. In fact, she got her own day.

What, still not sure? Fine. Click here to solve the mystery.

Damn. Well, if this is truly her, this is just another reason to love her. Anyone who can overcome that kind of youthful awkwardness and grow up to be this hot deserves some kind of medal. And possibly her own parade. I mean it, strike up the band.

Philly to get MLS Soccer Team $150m from Rendell

Ed Rendell is ready to give $150m to Philadelphia for a Stadium and MLS franchise.

The Philadelphia area is looking to add an expansion MLS team in 2009. The Chester waterfront seems like an likely position for the PA taxpayer financed stadium.

I believe Philadelphia makes perfect sense for the MLS. It's almost a done deal that they will receive one of the two new MLS teams starting in 2009. If a team moves into Philly, it would end Pittsburgh's chance to ever have a top level soccer team. With teams in Columbus, Toronto, Philly, & DC, there will be no chance for Pittsburgh to pick up a franchise. If I could own one type of sports franchise I would without hesitation choose an MLS team. Once you're in the MLS, you're not dropping down to a lower division as in soccer-mad foreign countries. The league is structured in such a way teams are on pace to cash in big time, and soccer's gaining US popularity doesn't hurt either. In a decade from now I would except an MLS franchise to fetch $200-300 million, easy.

Also were to can I apply for a $37m wiffleball stadium to built in Western Pennsylvania. With the Governor giving away all this taxpayer money, $37m for a wiffleball stadium seems like bargain.

Blonde on Blonde

Remember when I said that Portia de Rossi was going to appear on the new season of Nip/Tuck as a “manipulative lesbian mother whose teen daughter wants to have plastic surgery?” Well, it just got a whole lot more interesting. According to TV Guide, her character will enter into a torrid relationship with Joely Richardson’s character Julia. Wow, that’s a whole lot of blonde going on right there. If the TV Guide folks are to be believed the pair’s sex scenes are “anything but tame.” Hello. Think Ellen has already programmed her Tivo for that episode?

p.s. Good God, how skinny is Portia’s shoulder compared to Joely’s? She better put on some padding before their roll in the sack together or somebody could lose an eye.

New Terrelle Pryor YouTube Video

With high school football officially underway here is a new Terrelle Pryor Video.



If you're planing on seeing one of the top rated high school football players in the country this season click here for his game map.

A little ‘More’ from Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster is giving us just a little bit more. The 44-year-old actress is the cover girl for the September issue of “More,” the magazine for women of a certain age. The inside interview is classic Jodie. Perceptive, personable and politely guarded. Though, Jodie’s strict no-questions-about-my-personal-life policy seems to be opening up. While, of course, she never confirms, she also doesn’t deny the $64,000 questions. Quite frankly, I’m kind of impressed that “More” even dared to go there.

Let's talk about your ring.
This one? [Proffers left hand] It's Tiffany, an eternity ring.
You're wearing it on your wedding ring finger.
I am. I've always worn a ring. Even taking photos. Even on magazine covers. I don't take it off.
Don't you think wearing a ring like that raises questions?
Well, but that's my life. I thought about this recently: I had a nightmare the other night. Well, anyway...
C'mon! Let's hear the nightmare!
I was being interviewed by somebody, like an innocuous [press] junket thing. They were asking me questions about food I liked or whatever. Then they said, [in a high, innocent voice] "Have you ever written any homemade anti-Semitic cards?" And I was like, [horrified] "No!" Then she said, "Come with me," and I realized to myself, "You're so stupid. Haven't you ever seen that 60 Minutes thing where they ask you a banal question? You're not supposed to say yes or no. You're supposed to go, 'Well, that's interesting.' Because if they ask you the banal question, it's because they have some kind of document on you. And now you've got to go! And now the camera's going to follow you!" Then my dream was over.
[Pauses and reflects before continuing]
My life is my life. I'm not going to change my life for anybody. I don't have any problems with it. I just don't talk about my health, my dad, who I voted for or what I think of the death penalty, because that would be trivializing my life, selling it for a magazine. I don't have any problems with anybody reporting on my life. It's just that I'm not going to bring my family into that. The number-one reason for that is: Why would I invite -- encourage -- more people to sit outside my door and wait for my children to go to school? I don't have any desire to participate in it.
Do you feel that people appreciate the choice you've made to maintain your privacy?
I don't know if anyone appreciates it now. I'm sure there are all sorts of people who don't like what I've chosen....I think my kids will understand and respect it. In 20 years, people will look back on my life and I'll be 65 and Britney Spears will be 45, and I think by then people will understand the value of privacy.

Come on Jodie, your sons already spilled the beans. Go ahead, show us Cydney’s matching ring.
p.s. Anyone else jealous that the reporter got spoon-fed by Jodie?

Tina Fey Tuesday

I got carried away researching Tina’s appearance on “Sesame Street” yesterday. And, well, these were too good not to share. The woman is, truly, No. 1. Go ahead, laugh until your sides hurt.

The good old days

Tina + Ellen = hilarity

Why we love her

A thing of beauty is a joy forever

This is truly mesmerizing. A little freaky, but mesmerizing none the less. I give you 77 screen sirens in under 3 minutes (hat tip, popbytes via eggman913). So much beauty, so little time.

Golden Glove Boxing at Belmont

Saturday night August 25th Boxing Returns to Belmont, as local boxers are showcased in big end of summer event.

Tickets are $10 Tickets will be available at the door.

Feel Free to email us about any of your local sporting event

WPIAL Fall Sports Officially Start Today

The WPIAL Fall Sports 2007 are officially underway today as teams are now allowed to hold official practices. Even though we all know teams have been practicing for a while now, and some teams never really stop.

Fall WPIAL Sports:

Football
Soccer
Girls Volleyball
Cross Country
Golf
Girls Tennis
Field Hockey

It's interesting to point out that each sport has different classifications as well as playoff positions available.

Naked Lady Monday Redux

You commented. I read. And here you go. The return of Naked Lady Monday. But, and there is always a but, I probably won’t make it a weekly event. Why? Simple. If I researched (tasteful) shots of beautiful naked women all the time, I’d probably never write another word. It would just be me. And the pictures. And the drooling. But if you like NLM and want it to continue as an occasional feature, please let me know in the comments and I will soldier on. The things I do for blog.

EDIT: Damn, two typos in one post. I told you naked ladies were bad for my writing!
EDIT 2: The woman gazing at Charlize is her “Monster” director Patty Jenkins. The beautiful shot is by the late Richard Avedon.
EDIT 3: So, NLM stays. As does the name, Google be damned. Actually, when I searched “naked lady” (research is a bitch, I tell ya) I got mostly a refreshingly porn-free selection of links. Apparently, it’s just old fashioned enough to keep the hard-core horn dogs at bay. At least for now.

Spashley down

Spoilers! Spoilers, Will Robinson! Seriously, I’m gonna talk “South of Nowhere” season 3 premiere. So, if you haven’t watched yet or think teenage lesbian romances are silly, then shoo. Shoo, I say.

OK, are they gone? Can I just say, ohmygod, they killed Clay!! You bastards!!! Sorry, wrong show with a “South” in the title. OK, already season 3 is infinitely more interesting than season 2 (sorry, the season was kind of blah what with the degaying counselor, runaway road trip and hair brushing in lieu of kissage). But, season 3, holy crap, talk about opening with a bang. They killed a member of the Carlin clan. Damn, they’re really taking those “To Live and Die in L.A.” lyrics to heart.

I’m not sure the behind-the-scenes politics of killing off a major character on The N (Did the actor want out? Were they at a loss for how to spice up the teenage pregnancy storyline?)*, but once again a death on SoN is another excuse to bring camera crews on campus. First VH1’s “Behind the Music” and now MTV’s “True Life.” You’d think MTV Networks owned The N or some…oh, wait.
But on to what we care about: Spashley. First we get my-brother- died-and-you-went-to-Europe-and-then-didn’t-call-me-all- summer awkwardness. Then we get kissage -- glorious, glorious kissage. Followed immediately by breakup heartbreak complete with Ashley’s post dumping rehooking up with her hetero ex. Jesus, dyke drama starts young in L.A. I do like that it was Spencer who did the breaking up. Ashley is always hottest when she is in pursuit. And by hot, I mean age-appropriately attractive. Oh, hey, Mandy Musgrave is actually 20, so lust away. Enjoy.

The rest told in equation form since this is high school, yo:
Aiden + emo bangs = vomit
Glenn + screen time = vomit, squared
Ashley + inheritance = trouble
Spencer + Ashley + Aiden = get used to it, this dramarama is gonna be around all season

And two bonus equation based on the latest promo:
Spencer + random girls in bars = potential rebound hotness
Madison + straight girl gaydar = “L.A. is full of young eligible lesbians.” Snicker.

p.s. In case you missed the two-part premiere (301: “The Valley of Shadows,” 302: “Can’t But Me Love”) watch it now at The Click.
p.p.s. A little birdie told me SoN was nominated for Breakout Show in the Teen Choice Awards. So if you’re a teen (or an adult who secretly watches), go get your vote on.
p.p.p.s. * I understand the actor playing Clay was, how do I put this, a homophobic douche and wasn’t comfortable with the Spashley storyline. So, you know, good riddance.

My Weekend Crush

To be in the presence of Meryl Streep must be the most extraordinary experience. Because there is nothing generic about her. She has a majestic beauty that has only deepened with age. Her face is her canvas and her mind is her brush. She inhabits every role completely. In fact, she doesn’t act, she becomes. At 58, an age when many actresses are forced to toil out the rest of their careers in mom roles, Meryl is still making complex, topical and downright meaty movies. Volumes could, and have, been written about her greatness. I suggest just flipping through a thesaurus and looking up synonyms for “brilliant.” In the pantheon of acting gods, she makes even the greats tremble. Also, I fucking love that she never fixed her nose. Happy weekend, all.

Friday’s weird, wonderful and wrong

Weird: Megan Fox and Gillian Anderson on the set of “How to Lose Friends & Alienate People.” Not that I’m complaining. But seeing the juxtaposition of Hollywood’s hottie du jour and Hollywood’s eternal skeptic is kind of jarring. Hot, but jarring.

Wonderful: Elizabeth Shue and her gun show. I’ve had a wee crush on Elizabeth since “Adventures in Babysitting.” So, it’s nice to see that 20 years later she’s still a knockout -- both figuratively and literally.

Wrong: Anne Hathaway and her real estate mogul boyfriend Raffaello Follieri. This shot totally looks like a scene from “A Night at the Roxbury,” where Anne is cornered by Raffaello and some creepy old guy at a bar. Of course, being unfailingly polite, she smiles through the skeeziness. Dude, button your damn shirt. You’re in the presence of a lady.

Pat Bostick comes back to Pitt

The highly recruited freshmen, who couldn't wait to come to Pitt will be back at Pitt camp shortly. Bostick knows the playbook so well a few days away from practice shouldn't hurt him, however it seems like Bill Stull will start the year as Pitt QB. Stull has the potenial to be just as good or better than Tyler Palko. So barring any major game meltdown it might be a while before we see many Bostick highlights.

Golden girl

If that’s not perfection, I don’t know what is. I can’t wait. Can you?

The Misclownification of Lauryn Hill

I’ve finally found something sadder than a sad clown. It’s a sad, crazy clown. Oh Lauryn, I know The Fugees reunion is stalled, but did you really have to try out for the Insane Clown Posse?

Barry Bonds Cheats Multiple Ways for HRs

Barry Bonds: Cheats every way he can:

Yes Barry Bonds used steroids everyone capable of reading knows that. He also cheats by using illegal armor on his arms which gives him numerous advantages with his swing. Which might have added 100s of HRs to his totals. It also should be noted, that Bond's armor is not allowed to worn by other players, Bonds has an exception b/c he's been using it before it was illegal.

Michael Witte mechanics consultant to a major league baseball team wrote a great article about this recently.

It's also interesting to note the current version of Bond's Armor was first used in the 2001 when he hit 73 home runs. Bonds has wore sometype of armor since he was playing in Pittsburgh. I have mentioned on my show about this armor he wears, which allows him to lock his elbow, swing straighter, and crowd the plate with no fear. Unexplainably Bond is allowed to wear this, while other are not, how is that possible, how is that fair. A quick moment to call Bud Selig the worst commissioner in sports history for 1000th time.

If Bonds played in the 30s, 40s, heck even the 60s, or 70s, - He would have probably finished his career with between 300-350 HR's. Better pitching, larger ballparks, and of course no armor, and the big one no steroids would have change his power numbers exponentially.

When viewing Bond's don't discount the special armor, aka hitting machine he uses. Even though MLB thinks their hands were tied busting Bonds for steroids, they made a huge mistake never stepping in and removing the armor.

Not so easy, not so breezy cover girls

Those snarktastic Fug Girls would call this a “Fug The Cover” post. I call it a ”If you’re Photoshopping the hell out of these people anyway, why can’t you make them look good or -- at the very least -- human?” post. Now we already know all about The Cover Lie. But what I don’t understand is how, after all that digital enhancement, the end result could still look so crappy. I’m pretty sure Gwyneth Paltrow didn’t want to herald her comeback on the cover of a national magazine looking like a Teutonic tranny who swears by monochromatic colors and bushy eyebrows. I’m assuming. I mean, I don’t know her that well. Or, really, at all.The thing is, Gwynnie can do much better. Witness her previous W cover. She looks lovely and, yes, pregnant. And then there is the even lovelier Life cover with her mother, Blythe Danner. Of course, that may be due to Blythe’s presence. But why quibble.Now this next cover catastrophe mainly suffers largely from really unfortunate timing. But the folks at Elle weren’t doing LiLo any favors with her Dynasty hair. The irony here, of course, is that Lindsay doesn’t have to look like the most popular girl at her 1985 senior prom. Even the photo shoot outtakes are sexier, more modern and all together va-va-voomier. And then there was the truly sexy Lindsay on Entertainment Weekly, circa 2004, all red hair and black stockings. Those were the days.
But the person I truly feel sorry for is poor Anne Hathaway. By all accounts Anne is a lovely young lady. She has the dark hair, milky skin and doe eyes that women around the world would kill for. So, you’d think making her look radiant on a magazine cover would be easy-peasy. Apparently, not so much.
Wow. I’ve never before looked at Ms. Hathaway and thought, “Damn, girlfriend has a lot of teeth.” But I consider this Teen Vogue cover Anna Wintour’s revenge for “The Devil Wears Prada,” so I wasn’t really too surprised. Then I saw these.Bazar made her look like a fashion alien and on Marie Claire dressed her like dental assistant from the Jersey suburbs. Of course, once again, it didn’t have to end like this. Because, Anne -- if given a chance -- can give great cover. Really, really great.