@rampantwhistler: I second this. If you have a depressed friend who, say, doesn't return your phone calls — maybe for weeks or months at a time — it could mean more than you can imagine for you to leave a message that says, hey, whenever you can, no matter how long from now, give me a call, and I won't be mad that it…

This was my reaction as well. I think it reflects a seriously f'ed up view of what fame and celebrity is, and what famous people want out of it. Or it's something about the access that we want — demand — to have to celebrities. I've been puzzling over it all day, and I really can't get to what I think it is.

So the complaint is that black celebs don't get enough bad (harassing, dig through your garbage, physically obstruct your car from leaving a parking lot) attention from gossip and tabloid "media"?

Was her cover as a receptionist-turned-salesperson at a mid-size paper company in Scranton, PA? I think we've all been watching her work her sexy Russion spy-wiles on one unsuspecting Jim Halpert for several years now.

I don't know about perfection, but she holds the monopoly on Vanity Fair covers that guarantee my issue will be stolen. Someone in my post office or my apartment building cannot resist her.

Well, there it is: "Usually when you're attracted to a girl, you don't necessarily respect her."

@fyi_you_guys: Yes, yes, yes, signifiers of attractiveness. It's a lot like that post a few days back of that girl on youtube with a video of how to trick people into thinking you're attractive.

Rachel says: "My goal is to do the physical appearance stuff in such a way that it is not comment-worthy." That reminds me of when Tina Fey said in her Vogue profile that when it comes to fashion, "I'm a noncombatant."

I don't actually think the Real Housewives shows have much to do with the real issue of the use of the word housewife. But to the extent they do, let's not forget that they were so named in response to Desperate Housewives. That was the pop culture thing that first revived the word, and although it may be basically…

Danielle is the worst. But you also couldn't pay me to spend 2 hours in a room with Teresa. She is one tiny hair trigger away from being as batshit as Danielle, with a cutesy-poo act added on top of it.

Shouldn't KCav be in "Europe" by now?

But the Jennifer Aniston Effect must be the opposite of making so many changes to your hair, right? I know she used to have the Rachel, obvs, but for more than a decade she's had one really consistent look. I bet her wedding pictures with Brad look almost exactly the same as the pic above.

@shoelicious: You're absolutely right that it's intended as social commentary. I understand the song, and I understand his project on the album as a whole, and I understand that Rihanna's presence on the track is very much on purpose. (And I understand why maybe it didn't sound like I get it from my original comment…

This is disgusting.

Helpful hint: Off! comes in handiwipe form. Sure, you're still slathering all the same chemicals on yourself, but you're not subjected to a coughy cloud of it.

Could there be a worse week for him to shoot in NYC wearing that sweater? Hang tough, PRudd!

Does anyone else see a face on the front of that shirt? Long straight hair, and a long, Picasso-painting kind of a nose? Is it Jesus? Black leather t-shirt Jesus?

Also, I think, at Fangtasia. Or any manner of date with Justin Bobby.

Ah yes, the ad boobinem defense — when a plain old ad hominem attack just isn't booby enough.

You know how yesterday we all learned that " . . . and then I went on to dinner with Jay-Z" is the perfect way to end every story? Well, "with gaga at mom's house" seems like a good every-story starter too.