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GnR’s Duff McKagan: Nobody Chooses Addiction, Not Even Amy Winehouse

Amy lived her life for the last eight years in a fishbowl. We all peered in when she had her great and worldwide success. We all gawked at that same fishbowl as we watched her stumble again and again. Our view into the fishbowl changed as her life’s trials changed. But her view OUT of the fishbowl never changed.

Five Dads Creepier and More Deadbeat Than Your Own

History is full of deadbeat dads, absent physically or emotionally. So ease up next time you want to rehash all your daddy issues, especially come Father’s Day.

Justin Bieber Endorses Convicted Felon

The Biebs recently endorsed PhoneGuard, a South Florida company that shuts down cell phones while someone is driving. Well it was also run by a convicted felon. Oops.

Ten Worst Celebrity Cookbooks

Eva Longoria, G Pal, Sheryl Crow, and, of course, Gwyneth Paltrow have all released cookbooks in recent months. Here’s the worst of the worst.

Who’s Winning Now T-Shirt Features Ashton Kutcher (PIC)

CBS threw us all a giant curveball with the announcement that Kutcher would be replacing Sheen on Two and a Half Men. Could it be that Sheen’s maniacal fifteen minutes are up? This t-shirt seems to think so. However, a closer look reveals that whoever was responsible for the spelling on this shirt is definitely not the one “who’s” winning.

Top 10 Most Recycled Women of Rock (Only Three Call Themselves Groupies!)

Everyone has had a crush on rockstar before, but these woman actually pursued and conquered rockstars. In order to make our Top 10 Most Recycled Women of Rock list, these ladies had to have dated (or bedded) six or more famous musicians. There’s one musician who appears on four of these ladies’ lists.

Will Robert Pattinson Play Jeff Buckley in New Biopic?

This generation’s Robert Redford, Robert Pattinson, is periodically rumored to star in every movie pitched in Hollywood with a young heartthrob leading part.

Courtney Love Claims She’s Twice Saved Kelly Osbourne’s Life and ‘Put Things In Her Boobs’

For the record, we’d really like to stop writing about Courtney Love. It’s just that you can’t turn away from a train wreck.

How to Be More than a Blog Rap Star

Odd Future and Lil B are hyped on the Internet, but will they be transfer the love of bloggers everywhere into real-world success? We tell them how.

The 5 Best Britney Spearses

Today’s release of Britney Spears new album, “Femme Fatale” was kind of disappointing. What era of Britney are we entering? Without a definitive caught-on-camera moment, it’s tough to tell. Here are our all-time five favorite sides to this once-famous pop star.