It's that time of year again - time to bring out your party hats, your party pants, your favorite bottle of bubbly and an industrial strength dose of pain reliever.

New Year's is upon us.

So when you look back at '08, what will you remember?

Mavericks? Morons? Comebacks? Cutbacks? Bailouts? Babies? Britney?

Can't decide? I can help. The Associated Press compiled a list of the biggest celebrity stories of the year, and, being the first-rate journalist that I most certainly am, I picked my favorites from those for you to enjoy.

So join me, readers, as we sojourn ba...

>> Continue reading: Hollywood's best and worst of 2008

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It is no surprise that we, as a country, are in some pretty tough economic times right now.

It seems like every day I read about another high-powered company laying off thousands.

Scary scary scary!!

So, while perusing my daily pile of celebrity gab I fell across a disgusting piece of news: Union leaders--including the president of the Screen Actors Guild--have proposed a strike authorization.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!!???

If you can recall, the industry in February recovered from a 14-week strike that cost the local economy an estimated $3 billion dollars.

I don't...

>> Continue reading: Perhaps Hollywood should think twice about a strike

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I need some help here.

I just don't get "The Hills."

I ... don't ... get ... it.

Every time I see a magazine cover about a cast member, I think a little part of me dies inside. It's gotten to the point that my doctor won't let me walk past a grocery store checkout area, for fear of me expiring altogether.

I mean, seriously. Who gives a rip about these people?

WHY DO WE CARE?! WHY???!!!!

As far as I can tell, they are marginally attractive individuals who possess no discernible talent aside from being able to form simple sentences when prompted and utilize the...

>> Continue reading: I just don't get 'The Hills'

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It was on this day, December 2nd, twenty-something years back, that the world welcomed the biggest paparazzi magnet of our generation.

In case you've been living under a media-impermeable rock, that magnet would be Ms. Britney Spears.

As vomit-inducing as it may sound, I have to pay homage to the woman that made showing your belly button the biggest parent-cringing trend of the early 2000s.

I will not deny that I have a few Britney Spears CDs in my collection of guilty pleasure albums, but over the last couple of years, irritation with the aforementioned pop star's actions has chipped awa...

>> Continue reading: Happy birthday, Britney!

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I have a confession to make: I watched the Britney Spears documentary on MTV last night.

And it wasn't like I was just surfing along and happened upon it. I've been waiting for it. I Tivo'd that sucker, for crying out loud.

I told myself that, as a news professional, I was just being a responsible journalist. But the truth is, I totally wanted to check out her oft-comical weave and see if she would, you know, wear pants.

(For those of you who missed it, the extensions are alive and well, and she remained clothed at all times. Yay!)

>> Continue reading: Being Britney Spears: Not so fun

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