- Madonna’s adoption of a one-year-old Malawi is drawing her worst reviews since Shanghai Surprise. Note: Today’s Liner Notes were written by the ghost of circa-1987 Dennis Miller. [Reuters]
- Usher injures his jazz hands, forcing him to pull out of his Broadway turn in Chicago. [People]
- MTV is teaming up with boy-band whiz Johnny Wright to revamp Menudo. Look for Rolling Stone’s blog to make a hilarious, Mark Foley-related joke about this by the end of the day. [Billboard]
Fun fact:
tripe
-noun
1. The rubbery lining of the stomach of cattle or other ruminants, used as food. Example: menudo
2. Informal. Something of no value; rubbish. Example: Menudo