Updates from Thanksgiving in Cincinnati

Season seven of Dancing with the Stars has come to an end, and Brooke Burke and her partner Derek Hough were given the mirror ball trophy and crowned the winners.  Congrats!  I mean, they were probably the best couple in terms of talent, showmanship, and audience appreciation, so it's really no surprise.  

This is a little scary.  Carson Daly is going to be a father!  Is it ironic that he waited 'till TRL went off the air to announce his big news?  He's kind of a strange looking guy these days, but remember how amazing he was in the early part of the millennium?  He was hot shit!

Sick of football yet today?  If you are, here's a nice schedule of all the reality TV on today and tonight.  Quite a few fun marathons!

Midnight Gem--Why she's still my favorite.

I could write for days about her performance (which I missed live but just caught on YouTube), but to put it bluntly, Christina Aguilera is amazing at the American Music Awards tonight. Who else could perform a seven-minute-long medley of some of her greatest hits, singing and dancing like she didn't just have a baby a year ago?

In general, the AMA's were OK. I really enjoyed the live performances, especially from Mariah, Pink, Beyonce, and (of course) Christina. The awards themselves were pretty blah and uneventful, except I don't understand why Rihanna wasn't even nominated for Artist of the Year.

Anyways, Christina, you're right: you keep gettin' better.

(Almost) Midnight Gem--The Most Horrible Day of My Life

I thought I was the only one! 

The day that David Cook beat my boyfriend (aka David Archuleta) on American Idol is one that will live in infamy... These 11-year old girls have the same reaction that I did.

And who can blame them/me?  I mean, he doesn't even shave!!!  Ha.  

This is truly a gem.

Story time. Gather 'round.

McKey (the brown-haired one) won America's Next Top Model the other night.  Out of the three finalists, she was my favorite.  She just has that high-fashion/runway look that they other two girls just didn't quite have.  After 11 seasons (or cycles, as Tyra prefers them to be called), I think the show is starting to get a little flat...  I mean, there are only so many ridiculous photo shoots they can come up with.

In other Tyra news, Robert Pattinson made a surprise appearance on her show and gave Tyra something that every teenage girl and like 12% of men want: a bite on the neck.  Lucky bitch.

Julianne Hough may be putting away her dancing shoes forever, or at least for the next season of Dancing With The Stars.  She's going to focus more on her "music career."  Hm.  In this interview, she also predicts that her brother Derek and partner Brooke Burke will be the champions of this season.  I may have to agree...

It's about time!  The most successful American Idol champ, Kelly Clarkson, is working on a new album, and the first single may be released soon!  I hope it's good.

You can't make this stuff up.

Think Tila Tequila was ridiculous?  So did I.  How could you possibly up the "shock factor"?

The answer: have a set of bisexual twins take part in the next season, called A Double Shot At Love.

The show will follow the same format as its predecessor, in which the two girls will choose the loves of their lives from a group of 12 lesbians and 12 straight guys.  It's gonna be a shitshow. And I'm gonna watch.