
Nov 19 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Thanksgiving celebrations coincide with a winding down of the pop-culture year. Here are three things to be thankful for as you carve turkeys and channel surf among parades, dog shows and football.

Nov 18 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
With so many celebrities willing to attend the opening of an envelope if a paycheck is involved, a recent decision by Brad Pitt is especially impressive.

Nov 17 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Adam Lambert appears on the cover of Out magazine alongside Wanda Sykes, Cyndi Lauper, Lt. Dan Choi and Rob Marshall as part of the Out 100 Class of 2009. Lambert's accompanying interview is a frank one: Among the subjects, his oft-talked about sexuality and how he and Fox strategized his “American Idol” appearances after photos of him in various stages of makeout with other men appeared on the Internet.

Nov 16 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
For a blink and you’ll miss it moment, it seemed like Sarah Palin was going to refrain from comment when Oprah Winfrey brought up the subject of Levi Johnston during her interview that aired on Monday’s “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

Nov 15 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Oprah Winfrey last Friday scored the one and only interview with “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer ahead of this Friday’s film release of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”

Nov 12 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Until Sarah Palin’s book comes out next week, it's Bristol’s ex-boyfriend, Levi Johnston, who remains firmly planted at center stage of the Palin family spotlight. Or maybe we should say center ice.

Nov 10 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Angelina Jolie has given people much to marvel at — her philanthropy and her family immediately come to mind. But her superpower ability to grow Teflon skin when her actions attract negative publicity is equally impressive, until now. As it turns out, her biggest enemy isn’t the general public, who could have turned against her for any number of controversial proclivities, but Hollywood itself.

Nov 9 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Just when it was becoming possible to watch the “Late Show with David Letterman” without thinking about the host’s extortion scandal, the case is back in the news.

Nov 8 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Susan Boyle’s publicity train is back on track. The Scottish singer is addressing her difficulties with sudden fame before she performs on “Dancing With The Stars” in Los Angeles later this week.

Nov 5 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Oprah Winfrey has no immediate plans to give up her syndicated talk show and move it to her new cable network, according to a spokesperson for her production company, Harpo.

Nov 4 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Rihanna has sold more than 12 million albums, and has had four No. 1 songs, but now her fame revolves mostly around one fight.

Nov 3 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The era of the fame-averse might actually be upon us. “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart, who helped the film franchise gross almost $400 million worldwide, said she doesn’t have an interest in blockbuster-level celebrity.

Nov 2 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt’s new book is pretty representative of America at its worst. The title alone, “How to Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture” goes a long way toward illustrating the couple’s involvement with some of our most odious pillars of society.

Nov 1 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
On the day TLC had planned to premiere “Kate Plus Eight,” the network will broadcast “Kate: Her Story,” a one-hour special where NBC’s Natalie Morales sits down with Gosselin for what TLC is calling “her most intimate interview to date.”

Oct 29 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
If your home was robbed, what words would you use to describe the people who invaded your space? Would you call them criminals? Thieves? Maybe use a term that shouldn’t be said in churches or in front of small children?

Oct 28 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Wrap your brain around this one, if you will. What does one fallen reality show star (Jon Gosselin) plus one aspirational reality star (Nadya Suleman) equal?

Oct 27 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The Church of Scientology is responding to claims that the religion is anti-gay, an allegation made by “Crash” director Paul Haggis, who is publicly denouncing the church’s practices.

Oct 26 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
During the wee hours of Monday morning, singer Chris Brown took to Twitter and posted a YouTube link to a photo montage of himself and Rihanna during happier times.

Oct 25 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
This isn’t a dream for Susan Boyle — she really did have a wardrobe malfunction at an Oct. 22 soccer match.

Oct 22 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The fall television season is only a little more than a month old, but the breakout hits are becoming painfully obvious. And with sweeps just around the corner, shouldn’t you know what those shows are? Or at least some of them?

Oct 21 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Trent Reznor, R.E.M., Pearl Jam and The Roots are among the musicians joining the National Campaign to Close Guantanamo and are backing an effort to have documents detailing the use of music used in conjunction with torture there declassified.

Oct 20 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
“American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert already cleared up speculation about his sexuality, telling Rolling Stone in June that he is gay, but adding that he does “make out with girls from time to time.” Still, despite that, some might be surprised by his recent photo spread in Details magazine.

Oct 19 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The surreal drama surrounding Jon and Kate Gosselin and their eight kids became the “biggest celebrity story of the year,” according to “The Unreal Rise of Jon and Kate Gosselin,” on .

Oct 18 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
One thing about the Heene family appears to be true, at least according to one sheriff: The story of a boy floating away in a homemade helium balloon , dreamed up by the Heenes in the hopes they could land a reality TV deal, according to officials.

Oct 15 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The odds that Jon Gosselin soon could slip into obscurity are increasing, and not just because there’s an end in sight for “Jon & Kate Plus Eight.”