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Five pop culture items we missed

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:01:00 +0000

1. Cause of the day: Kate Winslet founds "British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League" (for very famous people) along with Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz. Maybe they can be like sister suffragettes and battle the Barbie Mom!

2. Celebrity story involving airlines and urine of the day: When Gerard Depardieu wasn't allowed to use the toilet during takeoff, he peed all over fellow passengers on an Air France flight. Says Air France spokesperson: "I confirm the fact that he [Depardieu] did indeed urinate in the plane." That is all.

3. "Gwyneth Paltrow saved my life on 9/11" story of the day: Wait, really? I could almost forgive Paltrow for her multitude of sins if she acted heroically on Sept. 11. So let's check it out:

Gwyneth Paltrow prefers crack to canned cheese

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:01:00 +0000

Everything in moderation, especially moderation. That was the truism passed down to me from my father when we would turn into the McDonald's drive-thru and order our occasional Big Macs and Happy Meals. And despite what macrobiotic mommy dearest Gwyneth Paltrow might think, I somehow grew up without any Mc'Deformities.

During a conversation with former BBC host Jonathan Ross for the iTunes Festival earlier this week, Gwyneth confessed that she never let her kids pass through the Golden Arches, something that shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who hears the self-confessed "foodie" talk about her healthy culinary home.

Gwyneth Paltrow likes to point out how fat you are

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:15:00 +0000

How does Gwyneth Paltrow get her friends and fans to keep on the healthy path to good living? Well, she has that newsletter, GOOP, and a cookbook that wasn't half bad. She also has the amazing ability to say horrible, underminey little comments about your weight and instead of telling her to shut her macrobiotic pie hole, you'll actually thank her! Amazing!

Take the recent case of Jenny Craig spokesperson and "Chelsea Lately" regular Ross Matthews, who recently found himself at the receiving end of Gwynnie's tough love.

Gwyneth Paltrow, homosexuality, the Bible and GOOP

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:10:00 +0000

Gwyneth Paltrow has devoted this week's GOOP newsletter to the issue of homosexuality in the Bible. She wants to know exactly what that book says that gives people -- like that Arkansas board member she saw on TV a couple of months ago -- the right to tell kids they should kill themselves if they are gay. Somehow, she raises the question in a way that is not obnoxious or sanctimonious, which is hard for anyone dealing with Bible debate, but I imagine especially hard for Ms. Paltrow:

This concept, while foreign to me, is interesting, as it used to justify so much judgement and separation in our society. When my daughter came home from school one day saying that a classmate had two mommies, my response was, "Two mommies? How lucky is she?!" What does it actually say in the bible that will cause some people to be upset by my line of thinking?

Gwyneth Paltrow joins Twitter, “21st century”

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:12:00 +0000

Public service announcement time, so everyone huddle up: Gwyneth Paltrow is on Twitter. Expect random thoughts and commentary from the star, as well as totally "on the fly" videos taken her macrobiotic iPhone today.

Or is it even today? The account was activated this morning and her first tweet was just a link to this WhoSay video, but already I'm sensing some pre-meditated editing of Paltrow's tweetsona. Because it looks like she's walking around New York, and it's 100 degrees today, definitely not pantsuit-with-a-jacket weather.