Today's Evil Beet Gossip

My Mother’s Day Gift

The conversation I've been having, almost daily, with my mother for the past three weeks: Me: Mom, what do you want for Mother's Day? Mom: Oh, I don't know sweetie, I just can't decide. Me: Well, can you please put some thought into it? Mom: I suppose. I guess I do need a new pair of reading glasses ... Me: Jesus, Mom, can I get you anything for fun? Mom: You know, it would make me happiest if you'd just save your money for your retirement. Me: Mother, I save plenty. I'm not a chil...

Whatever Happened to Courtenay Semel?

Remember late last year, when bratty socialite Courtenay Semel was, like, attached to Lindsay Lohan at the hip? And then she just completely disappeared? She decloaked last night at the launch party for Right Gin in LA. She's pictured here with Brittny Gastineau. I feel bad for Courtenay. Not only is her name spelled ridiculously, she's also terribly unattractive. Like, uniquely ugly. It must be really hard to hang out with all these beautiful girls all the time and know that, no matter how much mone...

Brace Yourself

It's the Living Lohan trailer. And the show, it appears, has very little to do with any member of the Lohan clan whose name doesn't start with "Di" and end with "na." I hate that I'm going to watch this obsessively. /> It's the Living Lohan trailer. And the show, it appears, has very little to do with any member of the Lohan clan whose name doesn't start with "Di" and end with "na." I hate that I'm going to watch this obsessively. ...

I Am So Obsessed with Baby Names

Is this just me? Every year, when the Social Security department releases its list of most popular baby names, I, like, study it. Why do I care so much? I'm not pregnant. I probably won't be pregnant ever, because men suck, and I'll end up adopting a little Cambodian baby and naming it Maddox and waiting around on my couch for Brad Pitt to show up and leave Angelina Jolie for me. But anyway. The most popular girl names in 2007: 1) Emily 2) Isabella 3) Emma 4) Ava 5) Madison ...

Man, I Am Such a Shallow Asshole

So I get an email on Facebook tonight. It was from a reader, begging me to help raise awareness about a cyclone that recently hit and devastated Myanmar. The cyclone hit on May 2, devastated much of the area, and the final fatality count is expected to be around 100,000 lives. You know what, you guys? I had never even fucking heard of this cyclone. And I think of how the entire world reached out to us to help after Hurricane Katrina, and I just think about what an awful, stereotypical American I am, and it kind of makes me feel sick. And I hate to go all Perez Hilton on you guys and be like "Donate to this cause!" but I figured it's kind of the least I can do to make amends for the fact that I know what happened on 30 Rock last week, because I came home and watched it after getting a pedicure and buying new heels, but I didn't know that a cyclone killed 100,000 people in Myanmar last week and left an entire region in total devastation. To read more about Cyclone Nargis and its impact, click here. To help by supporting Doctors without Borders in Burma, click here or here. To help by supporting Save the Children Myanmar, click here. To help by supporting CARE International, click here. />So I get an email on Facebook tonight. It was from a reader, begging me to help raise awareness about a cyclone that recently hit and devastated Myanmar. The cyclone hit on May 2, devastated much of the area, and the final fatality count is expected to be around 100,000 lives. You know what, you guys? I had never even fucking heard of this cyclone. And I think of how the entire world reached out to us to help after Hurricane Katrina, and I just think about what an awful, stereotypical American...

I Am So Jealous of Tyra Banks Right Now

Tyra Banks, notoriously quiet about her private life, goes shopping in NYC with her boyfriend, John Utendahl. Damn, Tyra. This guy is waaaaay hot. Check out that chin dimple. Daaaaaaayum. I ::heart:: chin dimples. And surprise, surprise: he's also loaded. John is the chairman of Utendahl Capital Management LP, the largest African-American owned investment bank in the U.S. OMG. Total smarty-pants. So jealous right now. ...