Round Up on Shine

Tips for “Simplify Your Life” Week

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This week is

We wish we'd written that: 5 questions you probably have (or will want to read the answers to anyway)

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It's the beginning of the week and I already have a list of questions stacking up in my overloaded brain. When is spring going to get here? When is my next vacation? How can I find a new tax preparer, and fast? Should I work out or do laundry? Will I make my deadline and still get enough sleep?…

We wish we'd written that: 4 posts you need to read

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It's just fine that you're spending all your work hours free time soaking up every post on Shine you can possibly click on. We're quite happy to have you here. In fact, feel free to put your feet up and have a fat-free, sugar-free vanilla latte while we laugh aboutGwyneth's new gyms and ponder whether we could ever really go completely vegan. It'll be a hoot!

All Around Shine: Taking a break from candy and politics

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Do you feel like I do today -- exhausted from the Halloween festivities that went on and on and adorably on and yet, anxious about the election tomorrow? I want to take a nap and I want to keep pouring through political...

Best reader comments of the week: your jeers and cheers warm the cockles of our heart

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We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for agreeing, disagreeing and flat out making us laugh. Here are some highlights from this week's reader comments. And please... keep 'em coming!

Things we don't get: Dave Matthews Band
Posted by Angel Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:55pm PDT
I totally agree!! Couldn't ever stand them & still can't!! Though I did get a giggle when his tour bus dumped human cr*p all over a boat of tourists... Other than that I could care less about the stupid band....

Can you be gay in hip-hop? A new book is about to name names
Posted by Andygirl Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:09am PDT
I say, as a queer, that this is great. the need to hide gayness is recyling the fear and homophaobia over and over. by outing big named gay and lesbian rappers, people who are already icons and role models, we can break down the barriers and taboos of gender stereotypes and how we view them and their images. it's all about PRIDE!

Quote of the Day: Mariah Carey says hellz no to babies
Posted by als_1892 Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:53pm PDT
She's only saying this because she just worked hard on her body and is on a fitness kick. Of course she doesn't want to get bigger for ANY reason right now! It may sound shallow, but I think it's as simple as that. Also, people who want kids really should stop to consider how they might mess them up. No one's perfect and no one has perfect parenting, but I think that is what she probably meant. She knows what she can handle. Geez. Shouldn't every woman?

More of your witty remarks after the jump!

Are The Beckhams above rules?

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Most wannabe Jewish:
The Beckham's attempt to enroll 3-year-old Cruz into a religious preschool. [Defamer]

Richest Witch:
Emma Watson claims her $20 million Harry Potter salary for her 18th birthday. [TMZ]

She tried to keep up with the boys:
Jessica Simpson’s hospital stay was due to excessive drinking. [Star]

Most likely to take Rogaine:
Jude Law is looking into hair replacement options. This slightly depresses us. [d listed]

Not soon to be forgotten:
Jason Segel bares all in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. [LAT]

Most scripted reality:
The stars of the Hills lead a fake life on and off-screen. [Perez]

It came from beyond the grave… Marilyn’s sextape!

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This money should have went to UNICEF instead:
There’s a Marilyn Monroe sex tape from the 50s of her performing oral sex and it just sold for $1.5 million. [NY Post]

Least willing to trust the government:
Alicia Keys has many interesting conspiracy theories. [d-listed]

Girl-on-girl hate crime of the day:
Paris Hilton says Kim Kardashian’s ass looks like “cottage cheese inside of a big trash bag.” [Perez]

Most willing to pick a fight he can’t win:
Noel Gallagher of Oasis says Jay-Z headlining this summer’s Glastonbury festival is a mistake. [BBC]

We wish this was our childhood:
Fifteen-year-old millionaire Miley Cyrus and her BFF Mandy make their own music video to Madonna’s "4 Minutes." [YouTube]

Worst grounding in history:
Britney’s dad was supposed to have his eye on her, but she still managed to have a car accident. [Yahoo]

Daniel Radcliffe has a few tricks up his pants...

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Most likely to show off his magic wand:
Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe brings his London play, Equus stateside. It’s 10-minute nude scene. What would Dumbledore say? [People]

Hasn't learned from other people's mistakes prize:
Jessica Simpson does sexy dances on camera for her man, Tony Romo, when they’re apart. [IDLYTW]

Really gross quote of the day:
Bachelorette Trista’s husband sounds like a pig. "Even when you're about to breastfeed, we get turned on because we're guys and we just see boobs.” [Us]

Another one bites the dust:
Mary-Louise Parker calls off her engagement with Weeds costar Jeffrey Dean Morgan. [People]

Most likely to break the rules:
Pete Doherty goes to jail for violating probation while Mischa Barton pleads no contest to her DUI and gets off with probation. [NY Daily]