Mess With The Oprah...

[Claymates Attack] A few years ago I wrote some back-handed blurb about Clay Aiken and proceeded to watch my inbox flood with hate mail. One woman literally wanted me to die for my atrocious sin.

Turns out someone posted the blurb on an Aiken fansite, which resolved the whole "why is every one of these letters from the deep South?" mystery. I never thought someone could inspire as much ire as the one-time Idol runner-up. Then I saw this. Hee hee. Talk about increasing web traffic. Maybe I should dig up that old Aiken blurb? (Jamie Gadette)

Grievin' it Osmond style

[Osmonds in the News] The intriguing teaser headline on the Trib Website said, "100 members of the Osmond family to appear"--which sounds like a pretty good feat of David Copperfield-style prestidigitation.

But, no, it linked to an AP story about how a critical mass of Osmonds agreed to be taped for Friday's episode of Oprah. According to Marie, recently deceased patriarch George Osmond would have wanted it that way.

In our family, we just have potato casserole and ham. May George rest in peace. (Brandon Burt)