Have my fellow Gossip Girl lovers seen this article from New York Magazine? If you're a fan of the show you have to check it out!

It's a lengthy (7 pages), but intelligently written article capturing exactly why we love, or love to hate, Gossip Girl! If you don't want to read the entire article I've picked a few of my favorites quotes:

"...there should be no shame in a love of Gossip Girl. After all, it is (and we have come to this conclusion honestly) the most awesomely awesome show ever."

"But the best, and most addictive, aspect of Gossip Girl is that the delectable tangle of jealousy, loyalty, confusion, and general teen angst coils and recoils at such a frenetic pace."

"Gossip Girl gets the world of privileged New York City kids pretty right. The characters may be caricatures, but they recall real types enough to make you cringe: The mothers who want to shape and clothe (and then humiliate) their daughters. The gay father, the hipster Brooklyn father, the dad with the coke problem. And the kids who fall in love, have sex, smoke pot, and try to fight out their places in the social hierarchy. It’s accurate enough to have real-life parents in a tizzy and private-school principals lecturing students about why they shouldn’t watch."

"The show mocks our superficial fantasies while satisfying them, allowing us to partake in the over-the-top pleasures of the irresponsible superrich without anxiety or guilt or moralizing. It’s class warfare as blood sport. And, as Blair Waldorf might say, that’s entertainment."

So I was browsing through HBO's On Demand and ran across this little gem. I'd never heard of it but saw James McAvoy's name and decided to check it out.

I don't have time to do an indepth review but I wanted to mention this movie because I really enjoyed it!

Someone recently reviwed Death at A Funeral (I thought it was Zeek but didn't find it) and I commented on how I enjoy British humor so much more than American humor, it just seems so much more intelligent. While Starter for 10 is more of a romance it is quite humorous!

Here is a breif synopsis from Wikipedia:

A period comedy set in 1985, the story chronicles the misadventures of BrianJackson, a student in his first year at Bristol University . A somewhat obsessive collector of general knowledge, Brian has been a fan since childhood of University Challenge. That TV show's famous catchphrase - "Yourstarter for 10" -
gives the film its title.

Upon arriving at university, he seizes upon the opportunity to join Bristol's University Challenge team. He promptly falls for his glamorous teammate Alice , though he may have more in common with a counterculturalist chum, Rebecca. Additionally, Brian finds himself caught between his new life, amongst the posh university set, and his old, with his working-class family and friends in the seaside town, Southend-on-sea.

I would definitely reccommend Starter for 10 it was a sweet, funny movie with some great 80's music! :) I'm giving it a solid B.

Last week - Cat got sent home. Big surprise there. The only reason she was on the show for so long was due to her flying under the radar. Which the judges finally noticed. She did not have a personality like the other girls (who stick out) do.

So this week, Dominique was all full of herself because Tyra loved her picture. And yes, I will admit it was nice. Whitney was freaking out because she was in the bottom two -AGAIN.

The challenge was to take picture of Petra (one of the judges). And OMG, Petra is hot! LOL Fatima won the challenge and I have to laugh at this - because it was a challenge on how well they took a picture and directed Petra. Not on how well they modelled or posed. So its kind of funny that Fatima won for something so technical. That said, I don't think she's going to win.

The photo shoot was shot was Nigel Barker, sexy photographer extraordinaire. It was a 50's-themed actress getting caught by the paparrazzi - so kind of an acting gig and not really a modelling one. But the models modelled and did a horrible job. The only one who did a good job was Anya, and that was because she slipped and looked shocked - like the way a starlet would if she was caught by the paps.

Year after year, cycle after cycle, a girl always says "I've never been in love, that's why I was uncomfortable." or "I never had a boyfriend before, I've never been kissed. That's why I was uncomfortable." Hello! It's called ACTING.

So the judges had no mercy for Fatima, who was uncomfortable during this shoot. Here's Nigel giving her the business.
And here's a random shot of Nigel. Just cuz he's hot. LOL
And the unlucky lady who went home? Dominique. I'm using last episode's picture of her because she looked like a drag queen in her last photo. I grimaced when Tyra said "Learn how to manage that face!" Eeek.

You can read last night's episode recap HERE.

So the girls are totally kicking the guys' asses. But I don't think it has anything to do with the girls' skills - I think it's due in part to how disorganized the men are. They don't communicate. And Ben is an idiot.

Last night's challenge was to create dishes for a Sweet 16 birthday party. And the birthday girl and her psycho mom got to choose the winners. The men won - only because the girl's mom made her change her mind at the last minute!! But hey, the men can't pick and choose at this point.

There were a couple of stand out performances last night.
1) The men's team for totally disregarding Matt. I don't entirely blame them for this, but they could have at least pretended.
2) Roseanne for not cooking steak. Is she not a cook?
3) Matt for serving dry fish to the birthday girl's mom. Fish live in water-therefore they are wet. Must have been pretty bad. LOL
4) Shayna was slow slow slow. She's methodical and she can cook, but at her own pace.

So that's why she went home. She couldn't keep up with Chef. And Matt has been placed on the red team. Poor Matt. Just go home already.

Episode Recap: Georgina informs Serena that she is prepared to reveal damaging information from Serena's past, but no one is prepared for what Georgina does next.

Blair and Jenny escalate their "popularity war" by spreading scandalous rumors about each other through Gossip Girl. Dan witnesses Jenny's new boyfriend, Asher, cheating on her, but Jenny refuses to listen to her brother's warning.

Rufus goes to Lily for advice on how to handle Jenny's recent out-of-character behavior.

Ok, Serena is totally pissing me off. It's like GROW A PAIR already. LOL Georgina is back to cause trouble and Serena is letting her get away with it. Why didn't she just come clean to Dan when he introduces "Sarah"?? Stupid stupid girl!

Can't wait for next week's show!

That's about it, unless you're interested in Over Her Dead Body with Eva Longoria?

Movie Description from Yahoo! Movies: Tony Stark is a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.

Starring: Robert Downey JR., Terrance Howard, Gywneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges
Rating: PG-13

Ok - let the summer blockbusters begin!

Iron Man is the first, imo, of the big blockbuster movies of summer. And OMG what a way to start!

Tony Stark (RDJ) is a gazillionaire playboy who owns a weapons company. He's also a crazy genius type who can build anything from practically nothing (thus the iron suit in a CAVE-LOL). When he's taken captive by insurgents who have his weapons, Tony needs to deal with the reality of what he does. He's creating weapons that are being used to kill innocent people.

So when the military refuses to act, Tony redesigns his desert Iron Man suit and goes after some bad guys! Woot.

Seriously, this movie is so much more than that. It's FUNNY and action-packed and it definitely draws you in.

A great way to start the summer movie season. A