Beyoncé is featured in the new issue of Gotham magazine and posed for a photospread that … well … words cannot describe so check it out for yourselves:

The magazine’s coverstory meanders a bit, rehashing her bio and not really enlightens with any new information (tho, y’all can read it online HERE) but I’m more interested in this photoshoot. While many of the pics are ripe for the skewering (especially the top left one), the pics are intriguing. Beyoncé doesn’t even look like Beyoncé in many of them (can’t say that she really looks like Sasha Fierce either). Some of these photos are very strong and I quite like them. What do y’all think … fierce or foolish?

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Photographer Timothy White has just released a new book of photos that feature various members of the Hollywood “It” Girl club posing as 1940′s style pin-up girls. The photos run the gamut from cheeky to mostly nekkid and feature ladies like Michelle Trachtenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl), Elisha Cuthbert (24) and the Olsen twins (Full House) among others … here are a few pics from the oversized coffeetable book titled Hollywood Pinups:

These pics are some of the tamest of the bunch. There are quite a few exposed body parts (well, mostly bums) in some of the other photos featuring Kate Hudson, Angie Harmon and others. Click HERE AT YOUR OWN RISK to see some of the other photos that are featured in this book by Timothy White (be warned, the link points to a NSFW site that appears to have virus problems — if you don’t want to risk it, don’t click the source link). They are interesting photos … the Olsens look good (the dark-haired one more than the blonde one, I’m not sure which is which) even.

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Alas … another Halloween has come and gone and here I am on the first day of November wondering where the year has gone! We are on the cusp of electing a new president and are only 2 months away from the end of 2008 altogether — it’s kinda scary. BUT, not quite as scary as all the Halloween fun we all got to enjoy last night, I’m sure. My BFF Sarah and my friend Tracey got dressed up as Pocahontas and Sacagawea so that they could take my darling goddaughter Zakiya, dressed as a cowgirl, trick or treating last night. Here are a few pics from back home:

Seriously, ain’t she the cutest little cowpoke you ever did see? She’s a doll … I really wish I could’ve been back home in Detroit to share in the fun.

My friends here in SoCal, Kirsten and Darion, also got in on the Halloween fun yesterday … here are pics of their fun Halloween costumes:

Kiki just looked hawt and Darion dressed up as Jamy Winehouse, Amy Winehouse‘s equally trainwreck brother. Cute!!

As for David and Me, well, we spent a quiet night in with our friend Steph and Alek. My dear Frenchies, have been out of the country for about 5 months working on getting their US Visas and, after much delay, they finally returned home to LA late Thursday night so yesterday was our first chance to see them. I brought along some fun masks but kept the Halloween craziness to a minimum:

I realize everyone and their mother dressed up as The Joker this Halloween but I wanted to change it up a bit and go as the Bank Robber version of The Joker. Oh, who am I kidding … I just wanted to wear the purple gloves and purple jeans ;) David, as much as I love him, pooped out and didn’t feel like participating at all. Ah well. Our night was a quite one … we had a nice dinner at Rambutan (S&A had never been before) and then chilled at their place for a while afterward. They were wiped, we were wiped … it was an early night.

Not sure what’s on tap for ce soir … I don’t expect we’ll do anything all that crazy … it’s cloudy and cooler today so it might be a quiet one for us.

• It’s Daylight Saving’s Time again here in the US! Don’t forget to Fall back and set your clocks back an hour before you go to sleep tonight.
• Jennifer Hudson‘s family is opening the memorial service for her slain family members to the public.
• Simon Cowell and his girlfriend are dunzo.
• Author Neil Gaiman is a bizzy man.
• Bruce Springsteen offers fans a free treat this Halloween weekend.
• Plans for the U2 Tower in Ireland get scrapped.
• Jenny McCarthy is 36, Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers is 46 and Lyle Lovett is 51 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• As much as I love them, Thank God!

Here is this week’s batch of Halloween costume photos sent in by Pink is the new Blog readers — Kate and her boyfriend show us their best Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson impersonation — Roxy and friends show us the different stages of Britney Spears — Hippie Alison and her hubby, dressed as Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps, show us some Halloween lurve — Marizel and Danny send in an adorable photo of their little Ladybug Chloe — Tory sends in cute pics of her daughter Kayden as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz and Trent as the Joker — Emelie as Elektra and Fifi as a fairy send in a pic from their fun Halloween party in Sweden — Theresa as Marie Antoinette, Ralna as Audrey Hepburn and Liz as a sassy vampire send in a pic from their Halloween party in San Diego, CA — Tuti sends in a fun pic of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin hanging out together — Danielle from Nashville, TN sends in a pic from her fun Halloween party — Loreta from Key West, FL sends in a cute pic with her boyfriend at this year’s Key West Fantasy Fest:

Happy Halloween and thank you all again for taking the time to send in your fun pics. Because I receive so many photos, I couldn’t post them all but I did double the usual number of pics that I post each week. It looks like everyone had a great Halloween this year, thank you for sharing your fun with all of us.

Reminder: If you’re still interesting in entering for your chance to win a copy of Rest comic book #1 signed by Milo Ventimiglia then you have until Monday to submit your entries. Please click HERE for more information and instructions on how to enter this contest. Again, good luck :)

Last Monday we got our first look at the cover for the new 20th anniversary issue of British GQ magazine featuring David Beckham. Today we get to check out the pics from this issue’s photospread:

We already know about how Becks claims to not be interested in having a career in Hollywood and we already heard about his friendship with Tom Cruise … I’m more partial to seeing what the man looks like in this latest GQ photospread. After the jump, check out the pics …

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were both on hand at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, Italy this weekend for a world premiere preview tease of their new movie Twilight at the 3rd Annual Rome International Film Festival. Altho this was just a preview showing of the Twilight movie at such a prestigious event, neither Robby nor Kristen looked at all interested in even being there:

Actually, Kristen was the one who looked more bored of the two … R. Pattz looked more his usual, disheveled, disinterested self. Altho this preview screening was the first one to take place officially, only these two and their director Catherine Hardwicke decided to come out for the event. I would assume that more castmembers will manage to free up their bizzy schedules to come out and promote their movie in the future. Here’s hoping those folks will look a wee bit more excited/bathed for those premiere events.

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Newlywed Ryan Reynolds, who recently got hitched to his ladylove Scarlett Johansson in a supersecret wedding in Canada in September, was on hand at Tavern on the Green in NYC yesterday to answer questions at a press conference ahead of tomorrow’s 2008 ING New York City Marathon. At yesterday’s press event, Ryan talked about why he was running in the race this year for the first time but, more importantly, was lookin’ all kids of hawt while doing so:

Among the 40,000 expected to pound the New York City Marathon’s 26.2 miles of pavement tomorrow is “Mr. Scarlett Johansson.” Actor Ryan Reynolds, a newlywed since September, is in his first marathon to raise $1 million for Team Fox’s research into Parkinson’s disease, which afflicts his dad. Reynolds called the race “26.2 miles of physical humiliation and searing psychic pain” and training for it “the purest form of hell I could ever imagine.” But despite recent bronchitis and some injuries, he waxed confident, what with Johansson among the cheering throng. “Who knows? I could be a head, a neck and a stump when I finish,” he said.

Kudos goes out to Ryan for taking on such a Herculean task like this, especially since he’s never done it before. I can’t even imagine coming close to pretending to partake in a 26+ mile run … or walk for that matter. I suspect that, with Scarlett cheering him on, Ryan will put for this best effort to help raise funds for his charity of choice. Good luck, Ryan … we’ll be cheering you on!

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Master illusionist/magician Criss Angel was on hand to host the gala premiere opening of his new magic show, Believe, at The Luxor Hotel And Casino last night. The show is the latest to be produced by the folks from Cirque de Soleil and promises to offer an experience that, according to the show’s official website, “transcends any preconceived notion of what it means to be emotionally engaged by the arts of mysticism and illusion. Imagine a fantasy, an allegory, a highly theatrical tableau of mood, reverie and emotion set against a backdrop of dreamlike darkness and light.” Oh and in other news, Criss showed up with former Hugh Hefner girlfriend Holly Madison on his arm … and on his lips:

I understand that Holly and Criss claim that they are “just friends” but we’ve all heard that line before. Other former Hefner ex-girlfriend Bridget Marquardt revealed to US Weekly that Holly and Kendra Wilkinson (the third ex-Hefner girlfriend) have already moved out of the Playboy Mansion … which is perfect timing should Holly want to move in with her friend Criss Angel. I’m not sure if this new hook-up will actually turn into anything of substance but I can’t really decide if Holly has traded up or traded down. On the upside, Criss Angel is about 50 years younger than Hugh Hefner. On the downside, he’ll prolly never be as pimp as Hef used to be … so … thoughts?

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Yesterday afternoon we saw a couple pics of Heidi Klum out and about on the streets of NYC with her hubby Seal rockin’ an awesome Barack Obama mask but lest you think that that was the height of the couple’s Halloweenness here are a few pics of Heidi and Seal at her 9th Annual Halloween Costume Party which was held at 1 Oak nightclub last night. Heidi got all dolled up as Kālī, the multi-armed goddess of death and destruction … you know, cuz Heidi likes to keep it simple. Check it out:

Heidi looks pretty amazing … as I may have mentioned previously, homegirl really goes all out for Halloween. I’m not entirely sure what Seal was dressed up as … Sinbad the Sailor perhaps? I mean, he looks a’ight but can anyone look great in a costume standing next to Heidi lookin’ like this? You may recognize the little person in the photo with Heidi in the last pic … yes, it’s Cruella de Vil but it’s actually Project Runway season 5 winner Christian Siriano. Christian was joined by Project Runway season 1 contestant Austin Sacrlett who dressed as a Japanese kabuki actor:

Heidi Klum ain’t playin’ around when she invites you to her Halloween parties … you come prepared or you don’t come at all. As always, Heidi turned it out. Looks like a pretty awesome time.

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