Happy February, pop culture-ites! But is it really happy when there's no news in celebrity land?! No bombshell cheating scandals, no baby-bump speculations, not even a little engagement rumor! For the longest time, the only news I was working with was Fox's announcement of the summer's new talk show, Kris, hosted by none other than Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner (no joke, they're taking over television). So, forgive me for the slow news week folks, but here goes!

Shocker, shocker everyone-Rihanna and Chris Brown are an item ... again. In this past week's Rolling Stone, the Barbadian songstress acknowledged the renewal of her relationship with the guy who physically assaulted her less than four years ago. Ri-Ri told the mag that "if it's a mistake, it's my mistake," and explained that she reunited with Brown because it was "important" for her happiness. This interview marked the first time that the 24-year-old singer publicly discussed the possible public reaction to her coupling. I'm all for supporting girl power and following your heart rather than the opinions of an anonymous mob of fans, but I don't have such a great feeling about this duo...

With the Academy Awards in sight (Feb. 24 for those of us who have the patience for it), Disney has officially released "Paperman" for free viewing on YouTube. The animated short, posted on the web last Tuesday, is nominated for Best Animated Short Film and has already racked up over nine million views! The black-and-white film follows a man, a woman and a swarm of paper airplanes, combining traditional illustration with computer animation-I'd recommend it as a definite must-see.

In some not-quite-pop-culture news, Lindsay Lohan's a big sis again ... kind of. This past Wednesday, Landon Major Lohan joined the eclectic fam. Landon is the son of Michael Lohan, Lindsay's dad, and his girlfriend, Kate Major, making the tyke Lindsay's half-brother. But this isn't her first half-sib; Michael fathered a daughter with another woman while still married to Lindsay's mother. Talk about a mess. Anyway, while Lindsay's pop was busy welcoming his newest child into the world, Linds was at court in Los Angeles-no surprise there.

I hate to beat a dead horse, but I can't leave you folks without mentioning the biggest water cooler gossip of the past few weeks-the lip-sync. Don't pretend you think I'm talking about the Ashlee Simpson Saturday Night Live debacle; I'm referring to Beyonc?(c)'s err ... karaoke performance during President Barack Obama's inauguration on Jan. 21.

Everyone was blown away by the diva's rendition of America's national anthem-until a representative for the U.S. Marine Band revealed that the musicians played live for every song except B's. MAJOR UH-OH. With her anticipated Super Bowl half-time performance just around the corner, it seemed like Beyonc?(c) was really in a mess. But during a news conference this past Thursday, the Grammy-award winner made sure the public didn't get the wrong impression. She stepped on stage, asked the audience, "Would you guys mind standing?" and belted out a live performance of "The Star Spangled Banner." #WINNING
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