Jessica Simpson Names Her Soon-to-be Baby Daughter

Jessica Simpson’s little bundle of joy is expected to arrive at any moment. The 31-year-old pop sensation and her beau, Eric Johnson, are expecting their first child together. According to Jessica’s reps, she is ecstatic and can’t wait to become a first-time mother. It has already been confirmed that the child is going to be a girl and will be given the name “Maxwell,” named after Johnson’s grandmother.
It was initially speculated that Simpson was having twins due to the large girth of her belly. Simpson, however, shot down those rumors, explaining that her massive baby bump is due to amniotic fluid build-up in her belly.
Simpson admitted that she has not held herself back and has indulged on all her favorite foods. She has allowed herself to gorge on all her cravings, which sources say included generous helpings of brownies and cheesecake.
Simpson’s pregnancy has put her on top of major headlines in celebrity news and gossip magazines. A recent appearance on the cover of Elle magazine shows a nude Jessica showing off her protruding belly. At 31, Simpson has had a successful career both as a pop idol and sex icon. However, throughout her career, Jessica has not always been depicted in a positive light. During her highly publicized marriage to then husband Nick Lachey, Simpson was often portrayed as the stereotypical dumb blonde. This stemmed from her reality show, “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica,” in which she made her infamous remark about whether tuna was made from fish or chicken.
Jessica has come a long way since her days as being depicted as a ditzy blonde. By becoming a mother, the media will probably see a more mature side of her. Within the next few weeks, expect to see celebrity magazines with Jessica on the front cover, and she won’t be alone. In her arms will be her beautiful baby girl.

The Oscars 2012: Was It Worth Watching?

The 84th Academy Awards, also called the Oscars 2012, happened on Sunday and was over after a couple of interminable hours. But is this really what the show has come down to? Are we calling a series of bad and awkward jokes, some small talk about movies most of the audience didn’t even see, and a televised show that most people on Facebook and Twitter ended up ridiculing, the great Oscars that we used to watch? There was something not that right the other day, and the Academy Awards just didn’t have what they used to have, perhaps making them not even worthy of being watched.
This was a painful night indeed, and the show itself left a lot to be desired. Angelina Jolie’s awkward pose was just one of a multitude of examples. It brought a torrent of Twitter comments, mostly talking about what had happened right there on the show floor, than anything to do with the movies that were supposed to be honored. In fact, some of those comments were more thoughtful than anything heard on the Oscars themselves. Then there was the George Clooney kiss, where Billy Crystal might have been more funny if he actually didn’t look like an old lady. The Borscht Belt gags did not help either, neither did Robert Downey Jr trying to be funny. All in all, it was more awkward, weird and strange, than funny, or even entertaining. Watching the stream of social commentaries was more diverting, that’s for sure. And this was all only the beginning.
It seemed like the whole show was an afterthought, an occasion to talk about friends and families of actors and important people, rather than popular movies. Some of the movies honored were not even in the theatres where actual people could watch them. It seemed like what aired on ABC was devoid of useful content, and filled with, well, filler, aimed at growing ratings, and make sure people would watch from start to finish, where they even took extra care to shut down any illegal stream that could pop up on the net. To get the actual facts, like who won what, and which movies ended up pleasing these people more, all you had to do was follow your favorite social stream, so at least that much wasn’t lost on us. There’s really nothing worse than an Oscars show that doesn’t deliver, except perhaps one that tries, and then fails so hard that you feel like you’ve wasted your evening.
Sure, the Oscars are still a big occasion, a large event that will likely come back next year. But what’s the point, again? Did we forget about the very existence of the Oscars, and when did we replace that with what we’re left with? A series of gags that aren’t funny, except when rehashed through the Twitter commentaries. Nothing worth watching at all. Certainly not the quality we were used to, years ago.

Kate Walsh Takes It Off for Photo Shoot

The private practice star celebrates middle age in a very sexy way; she approached “shape” magazine and offered a nude cover. Reps from the magazine took on the task without hesitation and put the smoldering 44 year old on the cover of the March issue.
When asked about her decision, Walsh declared she is enjoying her fifth decade and wants to share it with the world: “I drive a Porsche, so this could be my mid life crises”.
What is it in getting over the 40’s hedge that makes us, women, go bananas?
We nip, tuck, fill, stretch, sweat, blast, strip and mostly stress. It is as if we are wired to decrease our tolerance for our bodies as we grow old(er). Aren’t we supposed to be more mature, wise, patient and all those good commodities people say we don’t have in our 20’s?
The glorious 20’s, those magical years women over forty reminisce over and long for. Ah to be perky and fresh! Well, as the 20 something representative I can honestly say I’m too busy dreading dates with emotionally unavailable guys, not making money and being too self conscious about, well, everything, to celebrating my perkiness.
Is there a fraction of a second in which a woman is satisfied, relaxed and fulfilled in her own skin? I hope Miss Walsh got to have that fraction of a second while trying to prove to the world she is still worthy of its illusive approval.
So, what do I (26 and neurotic) have to look forward to as I grow old(er)?
I’m probably too young to understand.