Kris Allen American Idol, ACLU To Sue Elementary School, Ryan Phillippe Wears Sunglasses At Night, Chris Pine, Simone Sestito, Glenn Beck Dies A Lot

After an exhausting exercise in cultural emptiness that seemed to stretch beyond two hours (Rod Stewart? Really?) the guy next door Kris Allen was named the new American Idol, disappointing many who thought the guyliner Adam Lambert deserved to win, and lending currency to conspiracy theories. Those theories including the obvious that Allen, whose Christian background, and Lambert, who purported is gay, were pretty much polar opposites, therefore the record vote – over one-hundred million – was pop cultural payback by the religious right for Carrie Prejean or a clear message that America is rejecting progression, comfortable in its own, well-worn conservatism. I tend to think that American Idol is terribly timid and would rather honor pop music conformity, but then I still think the O.J. Simpson verdict was misread and it was all a horrible mistake.

The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening to sue the Mount Woodson Elementary School in Ramona, California, near San Diego, claiming the school censured sixth grader Natalie Jones, who was prevented from presented a report in class she had prepared on Harvey Milk, only after and until she was given permission by her parents. The school argued that Jones’ presentation – given in History class – was sensitive because, it fell into the category of sex education since Milk was gay.

Despite a number of reports that their relationship is rocky, Hall of Fame DILF Ryan Phillippe and “girlfriend Abbie Cornish returned to Los Angeles from the south of France at least looking like a couple, Ryan, as always, hidden behind sunglasses, scowling and skulking, and remaining sexy do so.

Chris Pine, you’re so fine, I would stand in line, just to make you mine, and when you were, I would buy you another shirt.

Mena Suvari and her completely cute fiancé Italian music producer Simone Sestito, enjoy a Roman holiday.

The distracting, simpering, and treasonous oddity that is Glenn Beck appeared on The View Wednesday morning, and while not pretty, it was justice served, as Whoopi caught Mr. Beck in one of his myriad of lies. It is great television.