1. Rollover
The world’s ugliest dog was crowned in California on Friday. Pretty thrilling finale, actually. It came down to a decision between a Chinese Crested and “The Love Guru.”
2. Slaughterhouse
The good news is that there’s still hope for a “Love Guru” sequel. Slight twist — this one’s going to star Michael Myers. From “Halloween.”
3. Who wants it?
This year’s MTV Video Music Awards are set for Sept. 7 in Hollywood. The forecast calls for sun, glamor and a 50 percent chance of Madonna slobbering on someone.
4. Cruel world
Wall-E the robot gets his first taste of celebrity when red carpet bloggers later rip him for his saddlebags.
5. Till next time
Now that the Crosstown Classic is over, it’s time to come together as a city again and focus all our hate and rage on the morning commute.
6. In-dense
The members of Motley Crue reportedly are upset with MTV that a movie based on the band continues to be stalled. Counters MTV: It’s not as easy to find someone thick-skulled enough to play Tommy Lee as you think.
7. Done
HBO has renewed its series “In Treatment.” Not since the introduction of Ambien have so many people solved the problem of getting to sleep.
8. High drama
If you missed the Daytime Emmys last week, the soap opera “General Hospital” won best drama for the 10th time, narrowly beating out “Today” show’s Kathie Lee Gifford’s struggle to express emotions with her face.
9. The more you know
Meanwhile, Tyra Banks won for “best talk show — informative.” Yes, because the intellectual world is simply desperate to learn more about badonkadonk.
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