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I Got a Sunshine Enema and I Think Everything's Gonna Come Out Alright

Feeling a little irregular? Longing for that 'light as a feather' sensation? What you need is a Sunshine Enema.

Busking on the Internets: Social Media and the New Music Economy

Frustrated by the lack of autonomy and profit gained from signing with a major record label, many bands have gravitated toward independent labels since the mid 90s. However, with the popularity of social media, some artists are taking that pursuit of independence one step further, cutting the middleman out altogether.

I Sort Of Didn't Mind Taylor Swift on Saturday Night Live. Hold Me.

So, I watched Taylor Swift host Saturday Night Live last weekend and I thought she did a pretty good job.

Of course, this is the kind of confession that's going to get me shunned by my peers, banned from certain websites and dropped by all my Twitter followers that aren't porn. (Thanks for sticking with me, '@Watch_me_ride_me_Misty.")

Céline Dion's In Vitro Second Pregnancy Did Not Take

Being one of the Canadian minority here on MamaPop, I feel that I am uniquely suited to talk about Céline Dion and how deeply apologetic a good number of us northerners feel that we allowed her and her saccharine brand of wailing celebrity to grow to prominence. Her fertility woes leave me feeling conflicted, though, because now I feel like I have to be nicer about her talent, which is really hard, because we Canadians have had to hear a lot more of her than anyone else, and my ears, they have suffered TWENTY YEARS of violation.

Personal conflict aside, though, it is sad to hear that Céline Dion's in vitro pregnancy has failed after she, 41, and her husband René Angélil, 67, made an excited announcement in August that she was pregnant with their second child.

New Video: Lady Gaga Bad Romance

Deconstruct please. Personally I think it's flawless. Lady Gaga is to me what meth is to Lindsay Lohan: fun, dangerous, and addictive. Yaya Gaga.

Dear Hip-Hop: No Mo' No Homo, Plz

As an unapologetic feminist, I have a love-hate relationship with hip-hop. While I love a great deal of both mainstream and underground hip-hop, I am often uncomfortable with the violent, misogynistic and homophobic themes in some (though not all) of the music I listen to. 

Free Pixies EP Available For Your Downloading Pleasure!

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their righteous album Doolittle -- which came out back in a long lost era of mine, one before I had a kid and a house and fine-line wrinkles, when I was still kind of cool and didn't give a damn how much fiber I was getting in my diet (sob) -- the Pixies have made available for download a free Live EP! REJOICE!

Glee: Best and Worst Songs So Far

One more week, gleeks. With the recent release of Glee: The Music, Volume 1, I'm sure many of you obsessed fans have already determined your favorite Glee numbers. I know I have, so I've compiled a list of what I think are the best and worst numbers so far this season.

Former *NSYNC Member, Joey Fatone, Has a Sense of Humor About Himself

Former baritone member of the famous boy band *NSYNC, Joey Fatone, 32, has a sense of humor about himself. This is brilliant, especially when so many once-wildly-popular people end up sounding like whiny children.

Want to know how we know he has a sense of humour about himself? Check out what's under the black bar over his t-shirt:

Weezer Snuggies: The Perfect Marriage of Nerdery and Warmth

Before I get into this, I want to remind you that I will not tolerate any Snuggie haters. Snuggies are awesome and if you can't deal with my luxurious, ultra-soft fleece, get out of the kitchen. Or off of my couch. Whatever. I'll cut you and your trapped hands.

The Famous Faces of Domestic Abuse

The Internet is abuzz this week with news of Rhianna's 20/20 and Good Morning America interviews (Jodi also wrote about Rhianna speaking out about her domestic violence experience here), the ones she's giving in conjunction with the release of her new album, Rated R. Now, on the eve of those media appearances, a few additional people are speaking out about what specifically happened to Rhianna and about domestic violence in general.

Spike Jonze Slaps Kanye West

Well, not really, but in a viral promotion video for a short film collaboration between the two, Jonze answers the eternal question that Rick James reportedly posed to Charlie Murphy one night, long ago, in the China Club. That question, of course, being, "What did the five fingers say to the face?"

Katy Perry Is The Insect Avatar of our Collective Unconscious

I thought I knew how it worked.

I thought I had a handle on our basic hopes and dreams: live a little, work a little, make a whack of money if possible, and die happy.

Then I heard a Katy Perry song in a record store, and I understand how I wrong I was.  But first I will tell you about the time in 2004 I went to Vegas.

Joss Whedon To Direct Glee! *SQUEE*

Oh, come on. Like that news, like no news ever before it, doesn't warrant a big, high-pitched, girly SQUEEEEE.

SQUEEEEE.

John Mayer and the "Hang In There!" Motivational Poster Kitten with Sides of Courtney Love and Scott Baio

John Mayer bugged me on Twitter this morning, and not for the usual reasons he bugs me, like that time he told me too much about his penis or the thousand times he has made lamesauce jokes. I should probably just stop reading his Twitter feed, but like with Courtney Love and her translator, Courtney Translated, I keep going back to witness him in 140 characters or less.

I'ma Let You Finish Art Speigelman, But Kanye West Will Have The Greatest Graphic Novel OF ALL TIME

Kanye West has a book coming out. Oh, yay.

Usher Writes Song About Divorce and Shocking: It Is Not Nice

And just when we thought the Usher and Tameka divorce was going to be civil.  Wait, did we ever think that?

Usher has just released a new song and it is all about his divorce.  Because what makes a better song than a divorce?

The song even references firing his mother as his manager because Tameka wanted him to.  "I gave my heart and turned my back against the world 'cuz you were my girl," he sings, continuing, "I done damn near lost my mama/I done been through so much drama/I done turned into the man I never thought I'd be/I'm ready to sign them papers."  Ouch.

You can hear the full song after the jump.