CELEBRITY BUZZ – It’s amazing how, with the assistance of Photoshop, famous pretty ladies can so quickly go from glamour to goblin. Seriously, who would’ve guessed Marisa Tomei could ever look like an extra from Buffy The Vampire Slayer? (Thanks, Hurty Elbow!)

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1. Hot Chicks With No Eyebrows

STYLE BUZZ – Famous tailor Bruce Oldfield has redesigned McDonald’s uniforms for its UK staff with darker tones, three piece suits and pencil skirts. Don’t be surprised next time you order a Whopper from a lady in white gloves and an evening gown - the fast food wars are vicious.

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1. 67,000 McDonald’s Staffers Get Chic
2. New Uniforms Do Away With “Nipple Chafing” [Plus Video!]
3. See Photos of the New Uniform Designs
4. Meet Bruce Oldfield, Designer of McDonald’s New Duds
5. McDonald’s Is Getting Fancier and Fancier
6. PETA’s Publicity Stunt is Conflicting
7. “It Looks Like the Uniforms Were Rejected by an Airline” [What The Blogs Are Saying]
8. “We Are Not Louis Vuitton!”
9. Would You Like a Pencil Skirt With That?

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TECH BUZZ – As “lifecaster” iJustine, this designer from Pittsburgh is a certified ce-web-rity. You may also know her from last year’s 300 page iPhone video. So…how long until she gets a book/movie/record deal? Start counting.

The Best Links:

1. Stream Justine’s Life!
2. iJustine: Legally Blonde Blogger or Superstar Pin-Up Girl?
3. “Wired” Hearts iJustine
4. iJustine Makes Funnies On YouTube
5. iJustine and the 300 Page iPhone Bill
6. Girl’s Got a Fan Site!
7. Naturally, She’s Got a Lengthy Wikipedia Page
8. She’s Officially a Web Celebrity (She Made a List!)
9. iJustine: The Phenomeon Explained (Or “Now What Is This ‘Webcam’ Business?”)
10. iJustine: Totes Softcore College Hottie Material (Mildly NSFW)
11. iJustine on MySpace

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CELEBRITY BUZZ – Considered by many to represent the “real” Carrie Bradshaw, Allison is a media staple whose entrepreneurial methods of self-made online publicity have garnered her continued attention (and will continue to do so as the Sex And The City movie inches closer to its premiere date). Even Gawker, the foremost authority on How To Publicly Belittle Media Figures, can’t help but obsess over her every move, pose, or post (and they arguably made her career in the first place). Love her or hate her, a profile in The New York Times (not to mention the Guardian)can never hurt someone whose livelihood depends on coverage.

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1. The New York Times Makes the Ultimate Comparison
2. “PR-savvy Powerhouse Or the Media World’s Own Britney Spears?” MediaBistro Ponders.
3. See Julia Tumbl
4. Sex and Dating Troubles? Julia’s There for You.
5. Next Step for Julia: Reality TV?
6. Julia Allison Is the Third-Most Hated Person On the Internet
7. Yikes, She’s Spreading Overseas!
8. Julia TV Gets The Green Light
9. Julia Allison Earnestly Explains the Rise of the Celebritard (“Hello, pot, we need someone to call the kettle black this afternoon. Are you available?”)
10. As The Editor-At-Large For Star Magazine, Julia Allison Claims to Make Six Figures. Shoot Us Now, Please.
11. Joel Stein Wants Julia Allison’s Job
12. Also a Member of One of 2008’s Six Douchiest Cliques
13. Named One of the Compulsive Oversharers of the Internet
14. Reblogging Julia - Thank God Someone Can Parse Her
15. “Once in Awhile You Just Need to Know That There Are Still People That Are Out There Who Are Not Afraid to Be Happy. Thanks Julia.”
16. Girl Makes Skanky Look Good
17. If She Weren’t Fictional, Would Carrie Bradshaw Be A Blogger?
18. OMG, Inside Julia’s Apartment!
19. Every Gawker Post Containing Any Mention Ever Made Of Julia Allison

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MUSIC BUZZ – A hit in her native Wales, the singer-songwriter has found a smash in her throwback single “Mercy.” Her unique growl draws comparisons to a certain snaggletoothed Brit, so here’s to hoping she turns that publicity into something positive instead of, say, getting caught on tape smoking the crack.

The Best Links:

1. Music Video for “Mercy”
2. Dusty Springfield Lookalike Channels Aretha
3. Download “Mercy” [Shh!]
4. You’ll Love It When Her Music Hits “Grey’s Anatomy”
5. Who Is Duffy?
6. Reeeemix!
7. [Also] Reeeemixed!

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FOOD BUZZ – How do Japanese women manage to look so good? Easy! By drinking pig placenta! As part of the FOSHU movement (Food For Specific Health Use), drinking Placenta 10000 Jelly Drink is said to rejuvenate one’s energy and approve appearance. Fair enough, but if we’re going to drink pig, it had better get us tipsy, too.

The Best Links:

1. Piggy Jelly Drink: It’s Big in Japan
2. FOSHU for Beauty? FO SHO!
3. Tastes Like…Peach…
4. “Is This Pig Placenta? Tastes Like Dolphin…”
5. Buy It! (If You Can Read Japanese)
6. Is Eating FOSHU Worth The Price?

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CULTURE BUZZ – New York City’s most popular publicist’s first book, I Was Told There’d Be Cake, is receiving lots of attention and the requisite amount of backlash. She’s been praised by some big names and has become fodder for the snark mongers. We’re pretty impressed by the detailed dioramas she made to accompany her stories on her website.

The Best Links:

1. Sloane Crosley Official Site
2. An Essay from The Book “The Best-laid Plans”
3. The New York Observer Really Really Loves Sloane Crosley
4. Sloane Crosley’s Lesson in Self-Effacement [Making It]
5. “Boring and Trifling”: A Salon.com Reader On Sloane Crosley’s Essay The Best Laid Plans
6. Why I Want to Hate Sloane Crosley…but Can’t Actually Seem to
7. Crosley’s Essay: I Am Not a Piece of Candy Twisted Symmetrically at the Ends
8. Daily Candy Thinks She “Takes the Cake”
9. Sloane Crosley’s writing makes me sleepy

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CELEBRITY BUZZ – She may have just been the sidekick in Juno, but her star is quickly on the rise. With a slew of movies being released this year, the young ingenue may be Hollywood’s next big (but not pregnant) thing.

The Best Links:

1. Alex Blagg Sits Down With Olivia
2. Juno’s Bestie on the Brink
3. Trailer For “Snow Angels”
4. Your Next Big Indie Crush
5. The Sundance kid
6. Olivia’s IMDB Page
7. She Looked Pretty At The Oscars

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