BEYONCE' COVERS GERMAN GQ MAGAZINE

This is the Beyonce I’d like to see more of. She looks more high fashion in this photo from the cover of German GQ. What do you guys think of this pic?

MR. PRESIDENT, I'M SORRY THE BLACKBERRY HAS GOT TO GO!

about e-mail security, he faces the Presidential Records Act, which puts his correspondence in the official record and ultimately up for public review, and the threat of subpoenas. A decision has not been made on whether he could become the first e-mailing president, but aides said that seemed doubtful.

For all the perquisites and power afforded the president, the chief executive of the United States is essentially deprived by law and by culture of some of the very tools that other chief executives depend on to survive and to thrive. Mr. Obama, however, seems intent on pulling the office at least partly into the 21st century on that score; aides said he hopes to have a laptop computer on his desk in the Oval Office, making him the first American president to do so.

WANDA SYKES COMES OUT OF THE CLOSET

Comedian Wanda Sykes says the passage of a same-sex marriage ban in California has led to her be more outspoken about being gay.

"You know, I don't really talk about my sexual orientation. I didn't feel like I had to. I was just living my life, not necessarily in the closet, but I was living my life," Sykes told a crowd at a gay rights rally in Las Vegas on Saturday.

"Everybody that knows me personally they know I'm gay. But that's the way people should be able to live their lives," she said.

Sykes, who is known for her feisty and blunt style, said the passage of California's Proposition 8 made her feel like she was "attacked."

"Now, I gotta get in their face," she said. "I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman, and I'm proud to be gay."

Sykes' appearance at the Las Vegas rally surprised organizers. She was in town performing at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

LINDSAY LOHAN GETS ATTACKED BY ANTI-FUR ACTIVIST

Earlier this morning, Lindsay Lohan — while on her way to a VIP lounge at a nightclub in Paris — was confronted by an anti-fur activist who dumped an entire bag of flour over her head. The French woman then shouted, “Lindsay Lohan — fur hag!”, and apparently fled the scene.

Not soon after, PETA Europe’s Robbie LeBlanc released a statement regarding the incident — which makes me believe the animal rights organization may have been behind the stunt. He said, “There is nothing remotely ‘fashionable’ about the torture and death of animals killed for fur. Lindsay Lohan might be able to ignore images of bloody animals skinned alive for their pelts, but we hope a dash of flour will help her rise to the occasion and forsake fur once and for all.”

PETA has long criticized Lohan for her use of fur — naming the actress to their “ Worst Dressed List ” and repeatedly urging her to drop the skins. Wearing two different fur coats over the last few days probably hasn’t helped either.

I’m not the biggest fan of direct assaults on people — even if it is with flour — but I’ve got very little sympathy for Lohan and her fur habit as well. What do you think of this latest incident? Too far or just cause?

[ UPDATE: X17 scored some photos of the blow-by-blow . Guess the activist didn't get away after all...]

Photo credit: PR Photos

KANYE WEST RESPONDS TO IMAGE KILLING BLOGGER

I CAN DEAL WITH PEOPLE TALKIN SHIT FROM  AN OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE BUT YOUR JOURNALISM SEEMS PARTICULARLY  INTRUSIVE AND MALICIOUS. YOU WOULD WRITE STUFF LIKE HEY I BET SUCH  AND SUCH DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT SUCH AND SUCH. NOW THAT'S JUST BOGUS!  I'D RATHER YOU CALL ME NAMES THEN FOR YOU TO INTENTIONALLY TRY  TO HURT THE PEOPLE AROUND ME.  I'M A REAL PERSON AND SEEMS AS IF THEY HAVE AN AGENDA TO MAKE PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW ME HATE ME AS WELL AS PEOPLE WHO DO.  THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY LIES POSTED ON THIS SITE IT'S  CRAZY. I NEVER MADE OUT WITH RIHANNA etc..  YEAH I SAID SHE HELPED  PUSH BEYONCE BUT I ALSO WENT ON TO SAY THAT BEYONCE'S LAST VIDEO WAS  ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME. THE PRESS, IN GENERAL, MISUSE QUOTES TO  TRY TO MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A MONSTER SO IT'S NOT JUST THEM. I WANNA KNOW WHAT I DID SO BAD TO YOU TO  MAKE YOU WANT TO DESTROY ME.  I AM BEING STRONG IN THIS TIME WHERE  SOME  NIGHTS I CAN BARELY MAKE IT ON STAGE BUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU MAKE IT  HARD.    IF ANYTHING, THIS WILL GIVE  YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT  WHEN YOU GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.      

SIDEBAR: I TYPED THIS IN ALL CAPS CAUSE I WAS LAZY AND TIRED FROM PERFORMING AND ACTUALLY DOING  SOMETHING POSITIVE TO UPLIFT PEOPLE INSTEAD OF BRING THEM DOWN, NOT  CAUSE IT'S A RANT. NO EXCLAMATION POINT