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We know that the writers strike has caused there to be all kinds of filler on television in the past couple of months, but this might be the all-time killer diller example of what happens when the ideas go away. National Geographic Channel is running a show called Dogtown, which will chronicle the rehabilitation of the violent puppies that were involved in the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal.

Not only will the show focus on the dogs' rehabilitation, but their 'resocialization' as well. Which is good, because we were a little worried about them becoming institutionalized over the course of their torturous incarceration. Of course, dogs are a little prone to Stockholm Syndrome, as well, so there's that to overcome. This is going to be delightful.

Yahoo! News: Series to chronicle retraining days for Vick's dogs

There is a massively awesome art show going on right now in Los Angeles. 

Gallery 1988 is currently sporting Under the Influence: A Tribute to Stan Lee, where literally dozens of talented and recognizable artists have created works in their own style that pay personal homage to the characters and influence of one Stan "The Man" Lee.   Perhaps you've heard of him.

TheFeed chased down and snuck in behind Blair Butler as she attended opening night.  Incredibly, she allowed our Geek Out team to shoot her while she shot the shoot with a grip of gifted artists, Gallery 1988's bounding and boundless curator Jensen Karp and...wait for it...no, really...stop it, you're killing us...The Marvelous One himself.   

We swear on our mothers, it's the truth.  The video below proves it.   The only problem was that we had to go back and redub everybody's voices, as the original audio was rendered useless by the relentless sound of jaws hitting the floor.

For Paste-Pot Pete's sake, don't miss this show.

Under the Influence: A Tribute to Stan Lee runs only until this Friday, Feb.1.  

Heath Ledger's last film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, is the latest in a string of films made by former Monty Python Terry Gilliam to be thunderstruck by bad luck. In this case, however, Ledger's friend Johnny Depp might be willing to step up and take over the part so that Heath's last film might be finished.

There is apparently a piece of the film in which Ledger's character falls though a magic mirror, and, at that time, it would be logical for another character to take his place. It would be excellent if they were able to finish the film and seal Ledger's legacy, and for Gilliam to finally have the opportunity to finish a film.

The Sun: Johnny to be Heath stand-in

Scarlett Johansson is not only the most beautiful woman on Earth, but she also has excellent taste in music, as can be gleaned from the fact that her first album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, is composed of ten Tom Waits covers and one original composition that exists so that you don't go, "she's cute, but she can only sing other people's songs."

The album has a release date of May 20th, and we can't wait. Not because we think it's going to be good, although Scarlett seems to be a young lady of decent principles, so it's unlikely she would release an album if she couldn't sing. No, we're hoping she'll go on tour. We really, really, really want to see her live. You know what we mean?

LA Times: ScarJo album gets release date

Heath Ledger, who will play The Joker in The Dark Knight this summer, has been found dead in his Manhattan apartment, just an hour ago. At this time, there is no word on the cause of death, and, though rumors abound, there has been no official word on what it might have been.

Though there is also no word on how this might effect the production of the film, principal photography on The Dark Knight is said to be done, so the film might not be affected. Ledger leaves behind a child, with his ex-wife Michelle Williams, a co-star from Brokeback Mountain.

E! News: Heath Ledger Found Dead

As you tech-heads already know, Bill Gates closed his keynote speech at CES '08 with Slash shredding it up on the guitar.   You can check out our exclusive footage right here:

Oh, perhaps you were interested in what Bill had to say?  In that case, behold our gripping and exhaustive summary and the keynote highlight reel from tonight's CES '08 Live.

We also have some pics of Bill's Keynote in our CES '08 Photo Gallery.

We have got to hand it to Britney Spears. Just when we've figured she's done her worst, she constantly eclipses herself with something amazing, like a white-trash phoenix from the ashes of celebrity disaster. Now, we've got Brit-Gate '08, the biggest and best incident yet. Today, Spears is hospitalized after police had to come to her home to retrieve her children, who were supposed to be with their father, after the reportedly intoxicated Britney refused to give them up.

Perhaps more shocking than the resolution to this situation is the pictures of the event, showing Britney being pulled from her home on a stretcher, alternately crying hysterically and smiling maniacally. She is now reportedly under suicide watch at Cedars Sinai hospital in Beverly Hills.

Wow. WOW! What a start to 2008.

US Magazine.com: Britney Spears Rushed in Ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Remains Under Observation

Amy Fisher has a sex tape and she ain't shy about it. It surfaced recently during a divorce with her husband, with whom she has patched things up, and if it’s anything like the 17 made-for-tv movies that came out when the whole Buttafuoco scandal erupted, it will be boring, too long, and still somehow manage to leave me wet.

You gotta hand it to her, she knows how to make dough off her mistakes and roll with the punches. She’s written books about her sexual exploits, shot her lover's wife in the face, sold her story to TV, and now instead of battling the company that will be “distributing” the tape, she taking a six-figure settlement. Some would call that taking money for sex. TheFeed calls it the entertainment industry.

Your mom calls it Tuesday.

Yahoo: Amy Fisher Promotes Sex Tape

In an election with the impact of roughly a kindergarten straw poll, Barack Obama and Ron Paul have won the MySpace 'primaries' handily, beating out such luminaries as Hillary Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, and the "leave Britney alone" guy. Voters on the MySpace Impact political site were the voters, and many say they will actually vote in the real world.

Since a great majority of people on the internets are either hopeful, non-jaded youth, or crazy people, neither victory comes as a surprise. Oh, and also, the vote didn't require people to be of a legal voting age, which explains the relatively strong showings of Zac Efron (6 percent) and Mike Huckabee (16 percent.)

The Social: Surprise! Barack Obama, Ron Paul win MySpace 'primaries'

Sacha Baron Cohen is everywhere these days, even though he's 'retired' both Borat and Ali G. Now, the British comedy star will be making a foray into drama, playing 60's activist Abbie Hoffman in The Trial of the Chicago Seven, the story about the seven defendants who were convicted of inciting a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

Hoffman was a pretty radical activist, and a lightning rod for a generation of people who felt disenfranchised. You have most likely never heard of him. Now, you'll have the opportunity to do just that, won't you?

Dark Horizons.com: Sacha Baron Cohen Put On "Trial"

CES is known for having strange celebrity appearances over the years, and 2008 looks to be no exception to that. In fact, grouped together, the list of celebs that are reported to be making appearances at the conference this year is downright bizarre. How about Kevin Costner, Danica Patrick, and Mary J. Blige? Or members of the Black Eyed Peas and late 20th Century novelty act Train?

Yes, they really blew their wad on getting the best of the best this year didn't they? That is, if this were 2001. Otherwise, it's kinda meh. Oh, except Kevin Costner will reportedly be playing with his band. And if you didn't think you read that correctly, you're wrong. With. His. Band.

We can't wait to see that.

CNET: CEA announces 2008 CES celeb lineup

This story sucks for everyone in the world except for one man, Cash Warren. Congrats, Cash. You got Jessica Alba pregnant and now get to spend the rest of your life* with her.

"I can confirm that they are engaged," said Alba's publicist, Brad Cafarelli.

*Rest of your life is measured here in CelebuTime©, which translates to about 7 months of actual, real-world time.

Yahoo News: Jessica Alba engaged to baby's father

Okay, I know it’s Christmas and we’re supposed to be all nice ‘n’ stuff…and I know yet more tales of Amy Winehouse’s downfall is hardly news…but I just couldn’t resist this one:

Huffington Post is reporting that Winehouse has been banned from no-strings visits to husband Blake Fielder-Civil after he failed a drugs test in jail.

So now the singer, who has had many drug problem of her own lately, can now only see her hubby in London's Pentonville prison from behind a glass screen with no physical contact.

Fielder-Civil is awaiting trial over assault and trial-fixing allegations and tested positive last week for a Class A drug, thought to be heroin.

“And it don’t stop, and it don’t quit…”

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The New York Post is reporting that Kate Moss has her lawyers busy trying to keep druggy ex-boyfriend Pete Doherty from spilling the beans about their torrid relationship.

And by "beans" I mean "home videos."

Apparently the Babyshambles frontman is cutting a deal with Britain's ITV2 network to shoot a tell-all about their romance and share his home videos of her in a surely-awesome documentary titled Kate & Pete: A Love Story.

Doherty could net $1 million, a source said. And that’s a lot of smack!

Huffingtonpost.com Kate Moss Scrambles To Gag Ex Pete Doherty

TheFeed is breaking its long silence on all things Britney related (which has been a stated policy around the office) to let you know that her 16 year-old sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, is pregnant. Did we mention that she's 16? That's sixteen, for those of you who don't read numbers real well.

We can't imagine what life in the Spears household must have been like when these girls were young, but certainly, someone should have had a talk with them about birth control. Jamie Lynn is the star of Nickelodeon's Zoey 101...or, at least, she was, until she became the poster child for teen aged dysfunction, taking the crown from, well, her sister.

Actually, good way to take one for the team, Jamie Lynn.

E! Online: Just Call Her Aunt Britney