We just had to camp at an ancient burial ground,didn't we?! | Photo courtesy of Dreamworks The Ruins deserves credit for not going the easy route and cutting out all the sex and violence to get a PG-13 rating. More horror movies should follow this traditional template and bring some measure of order back to the universe. Stop-Loss was one of many Iraq-themed movies that got steamrolled at the box office, but it's worth a......

One of the most enjoyable aspects of celebrity fashion is what I’ll call the superiority factor. You know, the sneering satisfaction that you or I can take in seeing someone who has all the money and fashion consultants in the world and still looks like they got dressed in a lightless closet stocked with Salvation Army rejects. On Oscar Sunday, your television screen will offer the best opportunity to see which stars haven’t gotten......

Third times a charm? After being married to Tommy Lee and Kid Rock, Pamela Anderson made it official with Paris Hilton's sloppy seconds, Rick Soloman at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas this weekend - Dlisted Although STILL no official announcement has been made, Christina Aguilera and husband Jordan Bratman registered for baby - People After a long Saturday of discussions with her family who were desperate to make this intervention successful, Britney Spears stormed......

Eva Longoria begins her bachelorette weekend in St. Tropez - Daily Mail "Crazy Cabbie" gets fired from the Howard Stern show last week for claiming that he possessed a copy of a Stern sex tape - TMZ Grey's Anatomy spin off having some internal trouble already - PerezHilton Liz Hurley has her son pose in a pink bikini, for her new line of clothing for kids. Inappropriate much? - News of the World Today......

Sometimes I feel like the Gossip Roundups should be renamed the Britney Roundups... Like when she visited a hair salon this weekend to discuss extension choices to attach to her short do once it grows out a little more, she's having major hair shaving regret- Star Or her first brunette wigged-post rehab outing to a dance class and then sushi with girlfriends - People Clearly, dance class and sushi were not dramatic enough, because......

Photo @ Flickr by Lucca Zappa Why Kobe Bryant Isn't Helping the Lakers Hey, this guy could be on to something here... Dueling Los Angeles immigration rallies mark anniversary of massive march 500 immigrant rights activists marched to the downtown Fed Building to call for immigration reform, while a smaller group of demonstrators opposed to illegal immigration held a rally about a mile away to demand stiffer enforcement of U.S. borders. Denise Richards and Pamela......

PETA has a very difficult trick to pull off. They have to try to convince men to stop eating at KFC, buying leather jackets, or barbecuing meat - for starters. While we don't always get the connection between Pamela Anderson posing nude in the window of a NYC department store, we appreciate the effort. Here PETA gets us to listen to several minutes of their past accomplishments and they even figured out a way......

- In a new book, Gay LA, two authors discover that "more gay-oriented organizations have been founded in Los Angeles than in any other city in the world" - SF Gate - Former LA news anchor Jim Lampley accused of felony domestic abuse in San Diego - AP - Pamela Anderson demands that her next boyfriend be an editor of a city-based blog - UPI - Blonde chick from Lost divorces after just six......

Tonight - Wednesday Lakers @ Timberwolves (KCAL, 5:00 p.m.) "After Jesus - The First Christians" (CNN, 7:00 p.m.) Takes a look at the beginnings of Christianity, and let me tell you something, they didn't celebrate Christmas Raptors @ Clippers (PRIME, 7:30 p.m.) "A Christmas Carol" (TNT, 8:00 p.m.) This is a pretty darn good '99 version starring Patrick Stewart as Scrooge "America's Next Top Model: British Invasion 2" (the CW, 8:00 p.m.) Supposedly the......

Monday Night "Monday Night Football" (ESPN, 5:30 p.m.) Buccaneers @ Panthers "Kingdom Come" (IFC, 6:00 p.m.) Feel good neo-blacksploitation flick starring LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox "College Football" (PRIME 42, 7:00 p.m.) Oregon @ USC "NHL Hockey" (Fox Sports, 7:30 p.m.) Sharks @ Kings "Prison Break" (FOX, 8 p.m.) see if these guys finally make it out of prison before the show goes on extended hiatus "Two and a Half......

We hear that Kanye West was a piss poor loser at the MTV Europe Music Awards held in Copenhagen, Denmark, Thursday. While the guy did win Best Hip Hop Artist, he didn't win any friends when crashing the stage after losing the Best Video Award. France's Justice and Simian were accepting the prize for their video "We are Friends" when Kanye took over. Here's a snippet from the Associated Press: In a tirade riddled......

Jefe : A what? El Guapo : A *plethora*. Jefe : Oh yes, You have a plethora. Tony Plana of Three Amigos “Jefe” fame will be gracing the small screen this evening as the father of the lovely America Ferrera in “Ugly Betty.” ABC’s new addition to the oh-so-coveted Thursday, 8:00pm time slot is an American re-telling of the insanely popular Colombian telenovela, “Betty La Fea.” “Ugly Betty” was born of a Salma Hayek/Touchstone......

Not known for his on-the-spot news coverage, the Howard Stern Show broadcast of the tragedy five years ago remains one of the most compelling accounts of that infamous day. For years the shock jock was the most popular morning radio show in Los Angeles, and on the morning of 9/11 Stern got the news while talking about Pamela Anderson. The show broadcast about four miles away from the World Trade Center and as soon......

Lindsay Lohan is lounging at the beach in a bikini - Egotastic K-Fed is explaining that his laughable single was an ingenius game of reverse psychology, "At first, when I put out PopoZao, people were kinda laughing at me. I did it on purpose so people would look at me exactly the way they did," Federline said. "That way, when I come out with my real s**t, people are f**king blown away." - Hindustan......

We aren't going to tell you where to go for the most over-hyped of holidays. Instead, we urge you to take the highly scientific personality quiz the LA Alternative Press has cooked up to help you pick among the zillions of faboo events happening around the southland this Saturday night. Of course you've heard about Giant Village, with its mad DJs and the Flaming Lips; Anon Salon's downtown Circ-O-Six with burlesque and circus performers......

The West Hollywood "Fall Into Reading" Book Fair is this Sunday on October 3rd. Avid readers can visit with their favorite local and national authors at West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vincente Boulevard from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The event has attracted a pretty heady mix of talent for a one-day schedule: Local author Nichelle Tramble, will be in conversation with Susan Straight on the "Blurred Reality" panel at 3:30 PM. Actresses......