Natalie Cole has suffered from Hepatitis C for a long time and in recent years the disease has progressed to the point where Natalie needed a kidney transplant. Last week a 22-year-old patient died, providing a new kidney for Natalie. Joyous news, one would think. But as Natalie Cole learned of her waiting kidney, she was at the hospital with her dying sister. Carole “Cookie” Cole hadn’t been to a doctor in 30 years. Less than a month ago she finally...  Read More »

And she doesn’t know how to give a decent lap dance. Paris Hilton and the current love of her life Doug Reinhardt partied it up in Cannes this past week and disgusted all those with whom they came in contact. The gross PDA couple was at the VIP night club in Cannes when Paris decided it would be a good idea to give Doug a drunken lap dance. Side Note: What happened to all that women’s charity work Paris Hilton told Larry King she was going to dedicate her...  Read More »

The New York Subway can be a pretty frightening place, and even celebrities are not immune to crime on the subway. From Gossip Sucker: Kevin Bacon’s BlackBerry was stolen from him at a Seventh Avenue subway station on Thursday. The thief made off with it and Bacon quickly chased after him. The robbery took place at 10:50 a.m. on Thursday at the B, D, and E station at 53rd Street and Seventh Avenue, according to sources. Bacon tried to give chase, but lost...  Read More »

Brooding actor Sean Penn and his some-time actress wife Robin Wright Penn have called of their divorce. Again. From Bitten and Bound: The Milk star petitioned the Marin County Superior Court on Thursday to dismiss his current legal separation case. Penn’s rep has confirmed that the report is true and said that according to Sean, “It was an arrogant mistake.” Rumors were flying in February, after the actor accepted his Best Actor Oscar for his role in...  Read More »

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor sat down with Men’s Heath magazine for a little chat recently and discussed his years of boozing it up and how he’s now a reformed man. Making the needed changes was easy he explained; all he had to do was visualize his own death. “I wasn’t someone who could smoke or drink in moderation, and I recognized that those things would kill me. I started visualizing the doctor telling me that I had cancer from smoking or that I...  Read More »

Honestly, I don’t have too much to say about this – it’s really about the pictures. It was over 100 degrees at the fair on Sunday and there wasn’t nearly enough shade. But other than that, it was really fun. And the beer was quite refreshing. Every year at the Calaveras Country Fair in Angels Camp, CA there is a Frog Jump. It has been going on for generations. Mark Twain even wrote a short story called The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. So...  Read More »

This past Saturday afternoon, my boyfriend and I drove to the old Naval Air Station in Alameda, CA and treated ourselves to a tour at St. George Spirits. St. George Spirits was started over 25 years ago by a German man named Jörg Rupf, who had actually come to the States to be a lawyer. Thankfully, Jörg had a change of heart and went with was what in his blood – making great alcohol. “Standing in a California orchard more than 20 years ago, I was inspired...  Read More »