So I'm stuck at work on a Sunday, which pretty much sucks. At the very least, no one on the 4th Floor can hear me crank Keeps Gettin' Better, the new song/vid from Christina Aguilera. People often ask me if I really like so-and-so or what's-her-name. Lemme tell you, I really like Aguilera. And no, not just 'cause she's incredibly hot. Whether she's getting dirrty or vamping like one of the Andrews Sister, the 27-year-old is consistently entertaining. Plus can flat-out sing her tuchus off. I'm never bored with Christina. Never.
 

So...if you're wondering whether ONJ's Physical made the list of Worst Songs of 1981, you can find out by clicking HERE or downloading us for free on iTunes. Enjoy!

The holidays are coming up, and that means a lot of digital photos getting passed around. What if Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? took the next step?

Bailon's pal Jonathan Jaxson, who founded a site almost as useless as The Juice* called JJsDirt.com, says the whole story was made up "purely to get attention," Us reports. Jaxson confirmed during a CBS interview that the part about photos of Bailon's naked booty was cooked up "to juice" her profile. (We're calling our lawyers right now for that last part.)

The big problem is, after they made up the part of possible nude pictures being stolen, ACTUAL NUDE PICTURES popped up on the Internet, Jaxson said. Whoops.

"Will this hurt her? Will it help her? I think it will help her but in the end, the truth of the whole thing is we staged the whole moment, and it backfired," Jaxson lamented. Watch the interview here.

"What better way to do that than to say that nude pictures could have been stolen from her laptop?" Jaxson said. Oh, we don't know ... how about having some actual ability to entertain and not be so plain-looking you have to remove clothing to get people to notice you? Just a thought.

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Lawyer Flora Edwards sent a letter to a Manhattan federal judge John Koeltl complaining about the conditions his client has to tolerate, according to the New York Daily News. Edwards reports the rats are everywhere and there's poo all over the shower stalls, but that's not the problem, since Follieri and the 120 other bad apples he shares a windoless dorm with aren't allowed to clean themselves, anyway.

"He says the stench is intolerable," Edwards wrote. "Clearly no one should be subjected to these conditions."

Of course Edwards is asking Koeltl to move Follieri back to the Metropolitan Correctional Center before he has to go to some swank white-collar prison where they presumably have big-screen TVs and four choices of game birds for dinner every night. The attorney says Raf is complaining the food at the Brooklyn federal lockup appears spoiled, his medication has been confiscated and he's short of breath and running a fever.

"Although I am not a doctor, I have seen him regularly and he feels warm to the touch and his eyes are glassy," Edwards said.

Gee, we'd hate to see what he was like when he was bilking investors out of millions by pretending to be the pope's real estate agent. After blowing $37k a month on rent, even the local Days Inn probably feels like the cooler from The Great Escape.

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Joe Jonas

Apparently Jonas, who is all of 19, started seeing the 22-year-old actress after she starred in the video for Lovebug: "They met on the set of his music video," says the source. "All the guys always had thought she was really pretty and that's why they asked her to be in it. ... It was only after doing the video that they began to date."

But they won't be stepping out in public any time soon, giving People a convenient denial clause when we try to prove all this is really going down.

"They are not public about it but they've just been hanging out with their friends and Joe's brothers," the source says. "They are very private about it. ... She's a really good girl and it seems they share a lot of the same characteristics and morals." Plus he's, like, sooo dreamy.

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In a video from Hollywood.tv, Garrett can be seen leaving Dan Tana's restaurant in West Hollywood when the paparazzi strike (for Brad Garrett? Really?). Brad ended up hitting a guy's camera after telling the shooters repeatedly "that's enough," after which the photographer ended up antagonizing him by calling Garrett a "tall faggot," among other things, and trying to goad the actor into hitting him in the face.

Embarrassingly, the shooter claims to be a photojournalist and then proceeds to tell the 10-foot-tall actor that he should put his money where his mouth is (watch the video above).

You know, when we see stuff like this, when an actor lets these sharks take a few photos and then asks them to stop, it's no wonder people hate the media. And here we thought it was all the bias and underreporting on issues in the presidential campaign. Yet you still read this stuff -- dance for us, puppets, dance!

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It's a beauty for a ladies luncheon or a light dinner. Make it for yourself and bring to the office for the next couple days. Everyone will be jealous.

Couscous Salad With Shrimp and Oranges
1 large orange
1 cup cooked and peeled large shrimp
1 cup uncooked couscous
1 1/2 cups orange juice
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
3 tablespoon raisins
1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted (see note)
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley

Peel orange; remove white pith and membrane. Cut into segments. Reserve a few whole segments for garnish. Halve remaining segments.

Reserve a few whole shrimp for garnish. Cut remaining shrimp into bite-site pieces.

Cook the couscous according to package directions, substituting orange juice for water as the cooking liquid. When cooked, transfer couscous to a bowl and fluff with a fork, separating any lumps. Drizzle oil and lemon juice over couscous; continue to fluff the grains. Add ginger, orange peel, halved orange segments, raisins, walnuts, parsley and cut-up shrimp. Mix well. Refrigerate several hours before serving.

Just before serving, toss lightly. Garnish with reserved whole shrimp and reserved whole orange segments.

Note: To toast walnuts, spread them in a skillet and place on medium heat. Stir frequently to prevent burning. Once they are heated, they will toast quickly. Take them out of the hot pan to cool or they will burn.

Serves 4.

Source: “Salads: Food Writers’ Favorites” edited by Barbara Gibbs Ostmann and Jane Baker (Dial Publishing, 1991)

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A new dining guide called Where the Locals Eat was released today that spotlights the top 100 restaurants in NYC--if you're heading there for the holidays, it could be useful. There's also a Tampa/St. Pete section of the site. Check it out here.

WEDU is hosting the America’s Test Kitchen Holiday Baking Crash Course on Friday, Nov. 21. Hosted by Jack Bishop, tasting lab expert on PBS' hit show America's Test Kitchen and new series Cook's Country, this  fundraising event will take place at the International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Tampa (4401 North Himes Avenue) from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bishop will share his expert tips and tricks for successful holiday baking and guests will sample the test kitchen's favorite holiday cookies; learn which baking gear the experts recommend, and why; participate in a blind taste-test of premium dark chocolates; and receive an autographed copy of the recently published America's Test Kitchen Family Baking Book.Tickets are $45 per person and are available by calling (813) 254-9338, ext. 2241 or by going here. They ask that attendees bring two cans of food to donate to America’s Second Harvest of Tampa Bay. 

Another cool event takes place at New World Brewery (1313 8th Ave., Ybor City, (813) 248-4969) on Dec. 3 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. It's the annual holiday ale festival and tasting, where for $12, guests can sample from 50 fine and rare holiday ales.