I love Michelle Obama's official portrait, even if a pissy brouhaha has broken out over her decision to go sleeveless so often lately (why not? she's got the guns). But the most interesting part is Thomas Jefferson peering over her shoulder. Suck it, Massa.

One reason I'm not comfortable with the death penalty is that even duh-obvious cases have been proven, in the past, to be not so duh-obvious—innocent people have gone to jail and been on death row and even been executed. And it's undeniable that when it comes to the application of the law, people of color are more often the ones screwed over.

But when you have a case like the one where two men brutally beat to death a guy they saw walking arm-in-arm with his brother (but they thought he was gay), and you catch them and they make a full confession and they're caught on video 19 minutes after the attack and one of them is grinning like a fool...it gets harder to be against it.

Keith Phoenix has been apprehended. Hopefully, he'll get whatever is the worst possible penalty.

I normally don't comment on my iPhotos too extensively, but look at how this one turned out—it looks like a painting—I'm shocked at the range of the iPhone when the lighting is right. Oh, and there's a superhot butt in the upper left.

More after the jump...

Rising right-wing star Bobby Jindal is not only a lousy orator, is not only full of shit, but is also a bald-faced liar.

I hope People.com is wrong—though they are usually reliable: They claim Chris Brown and Rihanna have reunited, are "together" and are spending quality time at one of P.Diddy's homes. This comes after Kanye West recently revealed—in depth—what a waste of space he is, allegedly raving about the talents of Michael Jackson (molester), OJ Simpson (murderer) and Chris Brown (violent abuser) while simultaneously urging his fans to "never mind" all the "he did" aspects of their lives.

I really hope this is not true. If it is, Rihanna will be sending an indelibly negative message to her young fans, particularly her young female fans, even more particularly her young female black fans.

Getting beaten the fuck up is not okay, it's against the law. Hopefully, Brown will still be prosecuted (last we heard, she was cooperating—but it doesn't matter) and will serve time. So far, no charges.

In Ash Wednesday, Liz needs a facelift to look young for...Henry Fonda.

Nathaniel at FilmExperience offers a free-flowing list of 77 appropriate ways to celebrate Elizabeth Taylor's 77th birthday today—here.

Martial arts star Hayato Sakurai is the latest "celebrity" to gift us with a sex tape (or three). In his case, though, like the notorious one that started it all (Pam & Tommy), the sex appears to be completely real and the participants enthusiastic. Perhaps he was not just trying to get more famous...but was instead just trying to get off?

Gabriel Porras discusses sexual fantasies and the art of seduction (en Espanol) in TV y Novelas (Marzo 3, 2009):

OK! goes back to the well lagoon for more dish from ex-teen star Christopher Atkins, who says:

"I love going to nude beaches. You can take the boy out of the lagoon, but you can't take the lagoon out of the boy."

Still, he's not sure he'd do a nude scene on film today:

"I was jogging the other day, and I thought a dog was chasing me, but it was my butt hitting the back of my legs, so I don't know about doing nude scenes. Maybe...I'm just as much of an idiot now as I was back then."

Sadly, one of his fondest memories from his days as a star—he was robbed by a manager of all but 200 bucks—is a picture of him shaking hands with (shudders) Ronald Reagan:

Finally, pornstar-turned-Soderberg leading lady Sasha Grey romps in a bed with fellow skinstars Luca Di Corso and Jeremy Bilding. Only gay-for-pay, Obama-lovin' Bilding makes a real impression:

Shy guy Philip Fusco as coaxed out of his shell by shooter Jason T. Jaskot. Courtesy of DNA. Another after the jump...