Woot! Tonight is the special reunion episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta on Bravo and I’m, like, freaking out to see it. Ever since I saw the preview for the reunion ep last week I’ve been (almost literally) counting down the minutes ’til the ep airs … and we are mere hours away. Here is a preview video of some of the head-to-head combat that we can expect to see on the show tonight:

Damn, NeNe and Kim really go at it in this clip … which is why reading THIS interview with Kim is so surprising. Like Anderson Cooper, I’m Team NeNe all the way and I can’t wait to watch tonight’s ep — especially the part where Lisa trips out on Kim and her pathetic attempts to get attention. Love it! Love it! Love it! Who’s gonna be tuning in with me tonight, HMM?

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The final 3 sets of contestants danced their hearts out on Dancing with the Stars last night and all that is left now is for America to learn the results. I have been quietly rooting for Lance Bass to win the whole enchilada from the start … and, apparently, I am not alone in thinking that he can win. BUT, Brooke Burke is beloved by the judges and has a very good chance of securing the win for herself. In a few hours, all of our questions will be answered … but in the meantime, let’s take a look a couple pics of Lance backstage on the set of DTWS lookin’ too orange NOT to win ;)

This is the face of a winner, y’all. Now, I have no idea who is going to win but I really do hope it’s Lance. After all, I can’t bear the thought of Lance losing and then crying off all of this bronzer/make-up on live TV. What do y’all think? Who do YOU think is gonna win the Dancing with the Stars trophy tonight?

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Tom Cruise is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of Details magazine — The Power Issue. Each year, Details complies a list of the 40 Most Influential Men in the World (you may recall that Kevin Federline was the coverboy for last year’s issue) and has chosen #7 ranked Cruise for the cover:

From the mag: When Barack Obama declared “We are the change we’ve been waiting for,” the pundits scratched their heads. In retrospect, though, it seems as if That One was onto something. For better or worse, we’re living through a moment of intense transformation. In politics, the Bush years have been dustbinned. As far as the economy goes, the heady days of hedge-fund excess have been reduced to burnt toast. And from a Madonna standpoint, the Guy Ritchie era has been swept away. “The Power 40″ reflects this whiplash-inducing volatility. Many of the usual suspects have been replaced with an array of wild cards and agents of change. A home-wrecking home-run hitter? Check. Tech guys who have all of tweendom a-Twitter? Yup. Buddhists with bombs? Uh-huh. This year proved you can never be sure of what comes next (hell, Chinese Democracy finally showed up, didn’t it?). The whole point of power, after all, is to keep ‘em guessing.

Yay! The Twitter guys get my vote … they rule … oh yeah, and the Obama guys, too! I don’t really get why Tom Cruise won the cover of this issue (then again, I didn’t get why K-Fed won his cover last year) but I guess it’s better than putting the so-called “Press Whore” on the cover. After the jump, check out the photo of Tommy that is featured inside the mag along with a portion of the blurb about his power and influence …

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Benji Madden, who just recently broke up with his most recent girlfriend Paris Hilton, spent part of this past weekend getting over his broken heart by doing some of the things that he loves best — DJing and partying with his friends. Here are a couple pics of Benji at Wasted Space inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV this weekend doing the damn thing … lookin’ fine all the while:

I understand that Benji and his peeps showed up at Wasted Space at around 11PM Sunday night and Benji got on the decks to DJ at around 12:30AM. After entertaining the crowd with his phat beats for about an hour, Benji and his crew (which included Carey Hart) made their way to Body English to watch KRS-One perform there. It’s great seeing Benj looking so good so soon after his break-up. Irregardless of whether or not WE think it’s for the best, I’m sure he may be having a tough time dealing with it. I hope that we get to see a lot more of happy and single Benji Madden :)

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Now that Twilight is a bona fide smash hit movie and has begun a movie franchise that will likely rule the box office for years to come, Robert Pattinson has instantly become something of a heartthrob. Millions of girls the world over dream of being with a guy like R. Pattz (er, well, actually with Pattinson’s character Edward Cullen) so it makes sense that folks might interested in who he may be romantically involved with … like, say, this mysterious young lady who was seen sneaking out of the Chateau Marmont with Robert Pattinson last night after a night of revelry …

Is this just a friend thing? Is it more? And just who, pray tell, is this lovely young chicky hanging out with everyone’s favorite vamp du jour? HMMMMM?

BTW: I will be posting the winner of the Twilight Prize Pack contest on Thanksgiving Day :) Be on the lookout!

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Yesterday was a pretty quiet day for me … just ran a few errands and then met up with Jordan for a quick bite to eat at the Pho Cafe in Silverlake, CA last night. Jordan always manages to get a hold of me at the perfect times for us to hang out. I spent part of my afternoon shopping for a Thanksgiving shirt to wear at the Hauslaib family dinner Thursday but, alas, no luck. I may venture out again today. Because I have to leave early tomorrow to make my transcontinental flight, I have a lot to take care of tonight before I leave. Even still, I’m meeting up with Steph and Alek for a special screening of Milk tonight.

So, tomorrow will be a short day for me … I plan on working for as many hours as I can tomorrow morn but I’ll be spending most of the day in planes (I have to connect in Dallas, TX … I really hate flying non non-stop). I’ll, most likely be Twittering away but … eh, we’ll see how it goes.

• Rolling Stone posts their new Britney Spears coverstory online HERE, the full gallery of photos HERE and their review of Circus HERE.
• Katie Holmes to be the new face of Miu Miu.
• Basketball star Lebron James is headed for the big screen.
• Laura Bush is shopping her memoirs.
• Blur are planning to reunite.
• Oh, really?
• Let it go, Tom … let it go.
• Patrick Dempsey breaks the law, looks hawt doing so.
• Calamari anyone?
• Gavin Rossdale’s firstborn child gets nekkid in Paradis magazine.
• You ever get the feeling it’s time for THIS to retire?
• Becks <3s Jamba Juice
• Joey Fat-one reaches a whole new level of celebrity.
• Christina Applegate is 37, Tim Armstrong of Rancid is 43, Amy Grant is 48 and Ricardo Montalban is 88 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• “Barack Obama is great for black people” — Kid Rock
• Kabbalah may be hazardous to your romantic life.
• My Chemica Romance frontman Gerard Way is gonna be a father.