The Oscars: A bit of a blur

There's nothing like the annual Oscars all-nighter to make your head spin. There's tons of amazing coverage over on the BBC, which I barely remember being part of, but it was great fun being in the thick of it at four in the morning.

You'll know all the headlines by now, but I just wanted to record for posterity Bret "Flight Of The Conchords" McKenzie, who gave the best red carpet photo of all time:

Bret also deserves congratulations for winning the Oscar for best original song, having written this masterpiece (don't watch it if you haven't seen the film - it's full of spoilers).

Jason Segel, Walter - Man Or Muppet


Oh, and further "mad props" to the photoshop genius who touched up this red carpet image of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

I'm going to bed now. G'night.

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Some distracting materials from the internet!!!1

Because Fridays are all about mucking around on the web and waiting for the moment you can run out the office door and go to the pub. Don't forget your jacket.

The Spice Girls are (still) back! They have all put on something black and lined up in front of a man with a camera, who pressed a button and took a photo, which he sent to their record label, who asked the Spice Girls to approve it, which they did, and then the proof was scanned and given to a press person, who sent it to journalists, who put in on the internet. And then I copied it and pasted it here. Look:

While appearing on Conan O'Brien's US chat show to promote his new comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry, Adam Sandler was asked to introduce a clip from his new movie. Conan then played a scene from a gay porn film, featuring men who get off on fattening each other up. Nice:

Play your favourite 1980s aracde game here. Paperboy is still a work of unfettered genuius.

Uberblog Pop Star Poetry imagines Ray Winstone meeting up with Amy Winehouse:

To The Ivy for lunch
With Quentin Tarantino
We rap about political
Subtext in The Beano

Onetime discopop fantasy figure Mary Louise Parker bares (almost) all to promote the upcoming season of Weeds. But is that really her bottom?

"Angelina Jolie is the best woman in the world because she is the most famous woman in the world". Esquire magazine writes the worst celebrity profile in the world.

Listen to the fantastic remix of Justin Timberlake's Lovestoned by dance supremos Justice. A gazillion better times better than the original, I swear.

Take a look at this clickable map of Lindsay Lohan's slow-motion self-destruction and ask yourself the following question: "Is this the future of interactive reporting, or just sickening voyeurism?"

What are Tom and Katie doing in this photo?

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Isn't this disgraceful?

Brad and Angie play happy families for a US magazine photoshoot. Has no-one any dignity any more?

Radiohead won't be playing at Live 8
But there's no need to worry about the lack of angst-ridden avant-garde guitar music, as McFly have signed up for the Socttish gig. Yay!

Stevie Wonder has a new son. Celebrity procreation isn't all that interesting - but this is his seventh son. No wonder he's not been putting a great deal of effort into his music for the last 20 years.

Pitchfork has a great article on music in video games.

The government is to consider doubling the copyright period on pop music to 100 years. It's a ridiculous idea - no composer is going to live long enough to keep collecting royalties for that amount of time.

The record companies, of course, say the money will be invested in finding new bands. Translation: "Our business plans are fucked, we're losing money hand over fist, Elvis' recordings are about to become copyright free. Help, help help!"

And the government is bending over backwards to help extend the monopoly of the four multinationals who run the industry. Shame on them.

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Shocking!

Since Madonna went all mumsy on us, there's been a sad lack of stars willing to talk about their bedroom activities.



But - drop your knickers and jump for joy - the embargo appears to have been broken!



Angelina Jolie has been boasting about lezzing up with her mates to OK! Magazine, and Benicio Del Toro is doing his best to let everyone know he boffed Scarlett Johansson in a lift.



"It might not be the last time either," he says. Dirty bugger.

Sky News: Angelina's girlie sex

Ananova: Benicio on lift sex

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