Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
12:25 AM ET, August 31, 2006

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
The Excremental Suri  —  We may not know what Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter looks like on the outside, but her insides are about to become a little less mysterious.  —  Turning "fine art" into what may be the most subjective term in the world, a bronze sculpture entitled Suri's Bronzed Baby Poop …
RELATED:
caplakesting.com:
SURI CRUISE'S BABY POOP BRONZED FOR CHARITY  —  Healthy 'Evidence' Of Tom And Katie's Baby Goes On Ebay  —  Bronzed baby shoes are out, and bronzed baby poop is in, for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes as they celebrate baby's "first poop".  The commemoration of baby Suri Cruise's first poop strives …
Discussion: Jossip, Defamer and Dlisted
Celebrity Baby Blog:   Artist finds inspiration in Suri Cruise's diaper
People.com:
Jessica Simpson's Jackass Reunion  —  Despite an injured vocal cord, Jessica Simpson hit the town Tuesday in New York City - and ended the night getting an apology from an old friend.  —  Jackass star Bam Margera, whose ex-girlfriend told a Philadelphia radio station last year that he'd hooked …
Discussion: Voxefx
RELATED:
PerezHilton.com:
John Mayer Infects Jessica Simpson!!!  —  It doesn't take a genius to put two and two together and get ONE really interesting non-coincidence!  —  As we reported earlier, Jessica Simpson and fellow musician John Mayer are a hot new couple.  —  The two aren't confirming their relationship just yet...because they can't!
New York Post:
SET UP, FED UP  —  GWEN Stefani has had it with the MTV Video Music Awards.  The "No Doubt" cutie is said to be "boycotting" tomorrow's show because of the shoddy treatment she got last year.  "She had a ton of nominations and was under the impression she would be taking home at least one award," our insider said.
RELATED:
Todd / IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com:   Gwen Stefani Won't Be There
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Katie Couric 'Loses' 20 Lbs.  - Digitally  —  Vanity, thy name is not Katie Couric.  —  The incoming CBS Evening News anchor is taking in good stride articles in both the New York Post and the city's Daily News that show a photo of her in CBS promotional magazine Watch! …
RELATED:
Angela Carson / The National Ledger:
Jennifer Aniston, The Nike Swoosh and The Super Bowl?  —  Jennifer Aniston certainly has the toned body to promote physical fitness.  The Hollywood actress know to many as "America's Sweetheart" just won a strange scientific study where her legs were dubbed "ideal"  —  Fair enough - she has great gams.
Discussion: A Socialite's Life and The Bosh
New York Post:
'IDOL' AS WONDER WOMAN  —  KAT UP FOR SUPER-HERO ROLE  —  'AMERICAN Idol" run ner-up Katharine McPhee as "Wonder Woman"?  —  Hey, it could happen.  —  McPhee, who finished behind Taylor Hicks in last season's "Idol," is being considered for the big-screen version of "Wonder Woman," according to reports.
Discussion: HotRag.net and Pop Candy
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
John Travolta's Kiss  —  Mmm.  Someone's going to have to take the Scientology homo-detox course again.  —  (Image source)
Phil / Egotastic!:
Michelle Trachtenberg's Ass: Coming to a Theatre Near You  —  So, I need to admit something.  I don't always pay as close attention as I should.  While reading the blogs I read everyday, I'll generally skim the content for anything that pops out at me, but I don't usually go through everything word for word.
Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Biel's Back To Butch  —  It looks like Jessica Biel is done promoting her new movie The Illusionist because she's back to being a boy.  It's too bad because she was looking so good as a girl that I almost forgot the days when she could have treated me like a little bitch if she wanted to.
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
Baby talk: Are Kidman photos being doctored?  —  Plus: Looks like Hilary Swank has found a new love  —  Are photo agencies manipulating Nicole Kidman's pictures to make her look pregnant?  —  That's the suggestion being made by the "Stepford Wives" star's rep - after a mag paid $20,000 …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Defamer
TMZ.com:
Haley Joel Mugs for Cop Cam  —  Haley Joel Osment's photo op at a cop shop earlier this month proves one thing — celebs have figured out how to take a good mugshot.  —  Osment was arrested on August 18, a month after he crashed his 1995 Saturn into a brick pillar in Los Angeles.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Jacko Calls Janet "Fat Butt"  —  Janet Jackson has confessed that her sister, Michael Jackson, made her life a living hell when they were growing up.  She (Michael) constantly teased Janet for being a fat ass. … Janet recently lost a ton of weight [by having it sucked out with a wet vac] in preparation for her album release.
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Just Jared:
Rocco Ritchie  —  Madonna: 'Papa Don't Teach' … The family source added that Madonna "likes to have her children with her — otherwise she wouldn't see much of them.  They already have schools in London and Los Angeles which they float between."  —  Above is Madonna's children Rocco Ritchie …
Discussion: The Sun
POPSUGAR:
Vince Trims Down  —  Vince looks like he is really getting into shape.  Perhaps a coffee after a workout is a new super diet.  Maybe he is losing the weight to prepare for his upcoming wedding that they are denying.  Who knows but we likey this version of Vince.  —  Source
Deadspin:
"Show Me Where Mariotti Touched You, Alex"  —  We can't quite put our finger on why a picture of Ozzie Guillen talking to Alex Rodriguez while A-Rod violently adjusts his crotch region is funny .... but it nevertheless is.  —  Photo from Warren Wimmer of the Chicago Sports Review.
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Liv Tyler in Bed With 'Strangers'  —  Liv Tyler has signed to star in the suburban suspense thriller "Strangers."  The film is about a couple who live in remote area, who are targeted by three dangerous masked strangers.  So I'm guessing that the film is a thriller.
Andrew Hampp / AdAge:
Idea of the Day: Yahoo Music Gets Personal  —  Jessica Simpson Song Promotion Taps Into User-Created Media Space  —  NEW YORK (Adage.com) — Attention Breeze, Kimball and Zena — Jessica Simpson is singing your song.  Literally.  —  In what might be termed a first in "addressable" …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Jossip
NY Daily News:
Lindsay's dad speaks out on his pop art  —  Prison inmate Michael Lohan has finally provided his authoritative take on his cartoon (below) about his troubled relationship with daughter Lindsay.  —  In the week since Lowdown published it, the drawing has inspired much media speculation and even a parody or two.
Claude Brodesser-Akner / TMZ.com:
Gibson Nailed in "Hebrew Hammer" Sequel  —  Mel Gibson gets blown away outside Moonshadows restaurant in Malibu, and it's coming soon to a theater near you.  —  TMZ has obtained the opening sequence of the script for the sequel to "The Hebrew Hammer," a 2003 Jewish blaxploitation comedy starring Adam Goldberg.
Discussion: FishBowlLA
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 12:25 AM ET, August 31, 2006.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
WeSmirch: site main
WeSmirch River: reverse chronological WeSmirch
WeSmirch Mobile: for phones
WeSmirch Leaderboard: WeSmirch's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
WeSmirch RSS feed
WeSmirch on X
 
 
 More News: 
TMZ.com:
Johnny Makes Waves
Discussion: Pop Crunch
Meaghan Murphy / Star:
NANCY VS. MARIA ACCESS CATFIGHT
Discussion: I'm Not Obsessed and Defamer
Popoholic:
Rosario Dawson Double Feature
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Romancing The Swank
Discussion: starpulse.com
The Sun:
Brit's Kev to play sponger
 Earlier Picks: 
Sky News:
OWEN ON HIS LOVE LIFE
Discussion: POPSUGAR and HotRag.net
Just Jared:
Adam Brody: Framing Store
PerezHilton.com:
Is Cameron Diaz Out Of The Picture????
Miuvonf / A Socialite's Life:
Paris in Space  —  Paris Hilton has decided that she wants to visit outer space.
Just Jared:
Lucy Lawless: Celebrity Duets
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Lachey, DiScala Buy Basketball Team
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
The Biden-Harris administration launches a Reddit White House account for news and info about federal government work; first posts are about Hurricane Helene

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Independent's operating profit rose to £3.5M for a new 15-month reporting period, vs. £1.9M for a 2022 12-month period; 2023 revenue fell by 0.3% YoY

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Channel 4 reports 2023 revenue down 10.5% YoY to £1.02B and a pre-tax deficit of £52M, from a pre-tax £20M surplus in 2022, citing a “prolonged” UK ad downturn

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now