Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:30 PM ET, May 8, 2008

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
Tim Cooper / The Independent:
Minnie adventure: Miss Driver turns her attention to country music and motherhood  —  She's conquered Hollywood, stars in a hit TV series, and is one of Britain's most successful acting exports  —  Minnie Driver is having a spot of bother with her guitar.  “I don't need a strap any more,” she laughs.
RELATED:
Kate Stroup / People.com:
Minnie Driver Hints at Baby-Daddy's Identity  —  Minnie Driver is breaking her silence - sort of - when it comes to the father of her baby.  —  First off, it's not the man, San Francisco musician Craig Zolezzi, who's been named in several press reports.  —  “Craig's not the dad!” …
Discussion: iVillage and Celebrity Baby Scoop
RELATED:
FemaleFirst:
Amy Winehouse's street roam
Discussion: CelebNewsWire
New York Post:
EX YELLS OVER ‘TOP MOM’ DINA  —  MORE surprised than anyone that Dina Lohan was honored as a “top mom” this week was her ex-husband, Michael Lohan, who called the award from the Mingling Moms Organization “a joke.”  —  Michael fumed, “Are you kidding!  Top celebrity mom?
RELATED:
The Superficial:
Dina Lohan is the kiss of death (Back me up, Lindsay)
Discussion: Associated Press and TMZ.com
Arasto / Faded Youth Blog:
MR. & MRS. CANNON DISH ALL ON THEIR WEDDING DAY  —  We've got more deets from Mariah Carey's surprise wedding to Nick Cannon straight from the upcoming issue of People mag, on stands Friday.  —  The happy couple said their I Dos at sunset at the beach on her estate in the Bahamas.  He wore Balenciaga.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
RELATED:
Ken Lee / People.com:
Russell Simmons Responds to Kimora's Divorce Filing  —  Kimora and Russell Simmons, in 2005  —  Russell Simmons has filed a response to his estranged wife Kimora Lee's divorce petition in a Los Angeles court Tuesday, according to documents obtained by PEOPLE.
Discussion: Hollywood Offender
RELATED:
Just Jared:
Josh Brolin is George W. Bush  —  Here is the first picture of Josh Brolin as George W. Bush and Elizabeth Banks as the First Lady Laura Bush!  The pair is featured on the cover of this week's cover of Entertainment Weekly for their new film W.  —  The GWB biopic will chronicle the life …
Discussion: Best Week Ever and Towleroad.com
RELATED:
New York Post:
MERRY MARC WORRIES PALS  —  MARC Jacobs is treading a thin line, his worried friends say.  The fashion designer - who has been in and out of rehab over the past two years - showed up to the Costume Institute Gala Monday night two hours late with yet another nameless young man in tow.
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Heigl looks to hang up 'Grey's' scrubs?  —  Plus: ‘Hannah Montana’ ratings slip; ‘Sex and the City’ hunk talks about love  —  Just weeks after “Grey's Anatomy” returned with new episodes, sources are saying Katherine Heigl is itching to hang up her scrubs.
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
VIDEO: Watch Britney Spears on How I Met Your Mother  —  Britney Spears continues to go for laughs on her second appearance on CBS' How I Met Your Mother (airing Monday, May 12).  —  In the above clip (courtesy of Entertainment Tonight), Spears' character, the ditzy Abby …
RELATED:
Peter Kramer / ABCNEWS:
BUSHY EYEBROWS ARE BACK!  —  Highbrow Eyebrows: Brow Fashion Through the Years  —  The Olsen twins are known for making bizarre fashion statements with their avant garde ensembles, but Ashley Olsen's frock wasn't what caused a commotion at this year's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, OH NO!! and MollyGood
Michael K / Dlisted:
That Can't Be Comfortable  —  Brit Brit Spears must be on some serious dolls, because it doesn't look like she can feel her weave slowly ripping her scalp off.  The girl's weave is scalping her!  Hmmm...I wonder what her Native American name is?  Big Cheeto Frapp?
Discussion: Vh1 Blog
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
John Mayer Wears “Mr. Douchebag” T-Shirt  —  Us cad John Mayer's T-shirt did all the talking during a recent Big Apple outing.  —  While greeting fans outside NYC hot spot Bungalow 8 on Monday, the singer, 30, wore a shirt emblazoned with the phrase “Mr. Douchebag.”  He crossed it out, so it read “Mr. Badass.”
Discussion: iVillage
TMZ.com:
Rihanna & Chris: Face Lickin' Good  —  R&B mac daddy Chris Brown and good girl gone bad Rihanna stopped into a KFC and ordered up an extra crispy ... tongue sandwich.  —  After months of publicly denying their love, 19-year-old Chris and 20-year-old RiRi finally went public with their relationship …
TMZ.com:
“Idol” Reject Popped for Pervy Sex Texts  —  A guy who once tried to get onto “American Idol” by comparing himself to Clay Aiken just got nabbed for sending sex-laced text messages to a 12-year-old boy and propositioning a ten-year-old while volunteering at a Brooklyn elementary school.
Discussion: Bumpshack.com
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 2:30 PM ET, May 8, 2008.

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:
Hulk's Son Will Cop a Plea
Phil / Egotastic!:
Eva Mendes Topless Pictures from Italian Vogue
Discussion: Right Celebrity
Hollywoodtuna:
Kim Kardashian Has A Fitness Line!
Michael K / Dlisted:
Sad Clown Baby Is Not Amused
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Just Jared
PR inside:
HILTON WANTS TO BE A MOTHER
Discussion: The Blemish
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
It Will Be a Girl for Jason Lee and Girlfriend
OK! Magazine:
Beyonce and Jay-Z's Honeymoon!
Discussion: Bossip
 Earlier Picks: 
TMZ.com:
Doorman to Ziering: Welcome to 9021-No!
Discussion: iVillage
Hollywoodtuna:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Bikini Pictures From Fitness Magazine
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Cher & Tina Turner Talk Age with Oprah: ‘It Sucks’
Discussion: Lifeline Live
FemaleFirst:
Katherine Heigl to quit Grey's?
Donna Freydkin / USA Today:
Celeb moms speak out on joys of motherhood
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Bachelor Andy Baldwin, Marla Maples Call It Quits
WebExtra / Extra:
Nicole Richie: All About Harlow
The Sun:
Ashlee's caught up with Jessica
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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