1. The next step
Nick Carter says the Backstreet Boys wanted to create “an evolution of some sort” when the group was recording its new album. So … it’s a piece of crap with opposable thumbs?
2. Step right in
Vidal Sassoon has put his home up for sale for a reported $20 million. The home has 5,500 square feet, an art gallery and a quarter-inch thick layer of hair gel holding all the furniture in place.
3. Double-click
If Kanye West’s upcoming album outsells 50 Cent’s, Fifty’s giving up his solo career. The “pre-order” button for Kanye’s album is getting hit harder than Naomi Campbell’s personal assistant.
4. Hairball
Given the awful things that are said in this space, my editor has decided to run a picture of a baby otter being nursed. At least we think it’s an otter. It could be a baby David Hasselhoff.
5. Common ground
If you missed it, there was a large meteor shower Sunday night. And if you saw it and are having trouble explaining it to co-workers or friends, tell them it was the cosmic equivalent of “Chocolate Rain.”
6. Time to shine
Marvel has announced a director for the Thor movie. Now it’s a matter of finding a star: a blond who knows how to swing a hammer. We can rule out Paris Hilton right off the bat …
7. Not smart
Wait a minute, Showtime is trying to attract viewers to a show that features David Duchovny not wearing clothes?
8. Get ready
Tough opening weekend for “Daddy Day Camp,” which tanked at the box office. In hindsight, it should have been cast as an educational video and marketed to the K-Fed set.
9. Child’s play
Who’s not looking forward to the new season of “The Hills”? I mean, this is the moment a small slice of 13- to 17-year-olds who use “OMG” in every text message have been waiting for all summer.
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