Pop Culture
How was your summer, Brandeis? Sunny skies? Foamy beaches? Summer romances? Brief jail stints?Oh, wait-that's just Lindsay Lohan.
Yes, Brandeisians, while we have been away from the beautiful Waltham scenery, Hollywood has still been bustling and busy. Celebrity news has been overflowing from all sorts of oh-so-credible sources, and yours truly has picked out the choicest bits for your enjoyment. So here you are: the In-Case-You-Missed-It Summer 2010 Pop Culture wrap-up.
It was a summer for weddings! Jane Lynch and her girlfriend Lara Embry tied the knot on May 31 in Sunderland, Mass. Lynch was all smiles, with none of her alter-ego Sue Sylvester's cattiness in sight. Chelsea Clinton married Marc Mezvinsky in an interfaith ceremony in Rhinebeck, N.Y. July 31. Not-so-Disney-anymore Hilary Duff married hockey star Mike Comrie on Aug. 14 in Montecito, after three years of dating.
Amy Poehler and Will Arnett welcomed a healthy baby boy Aug. 6; Abel James Arnett is the couple's second child. In other baby news, Neil Patrick Harris announced Aug. 14 that he and his partner David Burtka are expecting twins via surrogate in the fall, a boy and a girl.
Amanda Bynes retired from acting (via Twitter) for a whopping 35 days before changing her mind and "unretiring" on July 25.
Jersey Shore's Snooki was briefly arrested on July 30 for disorderly conduct.
Twilight fans everywhere shouted a collected "told you so!" on Aug. 16 when on-screen-and apparently off-screen-lovers Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were caught making out.
For all of you wondering what happened to Hollywood's favorite ex-ginger this summer, Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to 90 days in jail July 6 for multiple violations of the terms of her probation after two 2007 drunk-driving incidents. Judge Marsha Revel handed down three 30-day jail sentences and 90 days in a locked-down drug rehabilitation facility. After just 13 days, though, she was released due to "jail overcrowding" and good behavior and transported 20 minutes later to UCLA Medical Center.
So there you are, Brandeisians. I hope you enjoyed your summers better than Lindsay did, didn't run into Snooki and are excited for another year of celebrity mahem.
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