Though many in the media thought Kate Middleton and Prince William were headed for a storybook wedding, the young couple finally decided to split after a four year relationship. Many UK papers site media pressures and the prince being deployed to fight in Iraq as the reason for the split but others say that Middleton wasn’t royal material. An unnammed UK newspaper said that William, 24 was quoted as saying “that the fun had gone out of their relationship.” If after four years in a relationship, if William is thinking about fun, they’d probably better back off the marriage speculations for another decade or two.

Hopefully William is not being forced through a royal ordeal like his father who was unable to marry the woman that he desired but ended up cheating on his wife Diana, the Princess of Wales for her anyway. . . then ultimately marrying the woman we know as Camilla Parker Bowles. No matter what happens, Middleton probably had a wonderful fairy tale life for a few years and I’m sure that’s a better story than most of us have to tell our grandchildren someday.

The Prince and Middleton on a ski trip in March:

CNN has been running a special called “What Is A Christian?” If you haven’t seen it yet, you’re missing something worth watching.

One of the featured subjects is a young man in Kentucky, Craig Gross, who started a Christian inpatient rehab group for men addicted to pornography. He lures them with a free “Pancakes & Porn” breakfast, and then he signs them up for a six-month stint in the woods with other porn-loving men. There are no computers, no televisions, and no books or mags—except for the Bible, of course. Gross founded all this with a website called XXXChurch.com, and by recruiting at porn conventions. Really. Men have to walk away from their lives and/or their families for a full six months so this anti-porn ministry can help cleanse them of their guilty pleasures. It’s like a long exorcism of sorts, all carried out with a lot of Bible study.

The show also features a Catholic psychologist who says homosexuality can be cured with the right therapy. The man has also written a book, or a guidebook of sorts, that includes a list of the telltale signs of a budding gay man; being “creative” and “artistic” are on the list. So these 40-something parents bring their openly gay teenaged son to San Diego to listen to the Catholic psychologist give a lecture. The father is hoping someone can fix his son. The kid sits through it with his folks, and then says very frankly in an interview that he doesn’t believe this guy can “cure” him. CNN gets the psychologist to talk on camera and the guy gets flustered and quits after 15 seconds. Then he throws his microphone at the crew and storms off. It’s great TV.

And for balance, I guess, they even profile a real live gay man who actually went through one of these Christian-based “treatments” to try to rid himself of his… gayness. And guess what happened? It didn’t work. It’s like six years later and he still likes men. Can you believe it?

“What Is A Christian?” doesn’t stop there. We also meet a bunch of Christian youngsters who descend on southern Florida during Spring Break to offer van rides to drunken college students in an attempt to convert them before the non-Christian kids ruin themselves by having sex. You see, all these Christian kids have taken vows of abstinence until they get married. And they feel like this is such a great idea they’re obsessed with spreading the word of their chastity. Haven’t these folks ever heard of hormones? There’s even a clip of President Bush touting abstinence as the only way for the youth of America to avoid sexually transmitted diseases. Well, yes, that would be one way. But then there’s something called reality. The Christian kids, and America’s president, don’t seem to go in much for that reality thing though. The hypocrisy (to say nothing of the absurdity) of all this is best brought by out this statistic: over 90% of youngsters who make a vow of abstinence eventually break it. That remaining 5 or 6 percent probably couldn’t get laid anyway.

Aren’t all these Christians running around doing weird stuff afraid they’re going to give Christians a bad name?

This song is a staple in the dance/house music scene. If you don’t know it, just thank T.I. for bringing it back to the mainstream as a sample on his single “Why You Wanna”. Have you been looking for newer Crystal Waters? Here’s her most recent single from February 2007, “Destination Calabria“:

It looks like Mr. Icebox has warmed up a bit for none other than that “good girl gone bad“—Rihanna. Although she has denied having a boyfriend in public, according to US Weekly, the two have supposedly been dating on the DL for the past several months. I guess the one under her umbrella-ella-ella (eh eh eh) is this wee little man.

If you missed our previous new music posting, download Rihanna’s new song, “Umbrella”:
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z – Umbrella

Remember these names: Buckwild, Toastee, Smiley, Buckey, Krazey, Rain, Pumkin, Saaphyri, Like Dat, Bootz, Serious, Hottie, and our girl Goldie. You’re going to be reacquainted with each and every one of these girls. VH1 has given us yet another guilty pleasure dedicating a second spin-off show from its original hit, Flavor of Love. Comedienne Mo’nique, the woman who may be least qualified at leading these girls down the lane of style and grace, hosts the show with a goal of doing just that. In an interview with VH1, here’s what she had to say about the show:

We are at a sad place when we want to see hatred. That is a sad state. But, the brilliance of Charm School is that these people are in their natural state. They are who they are. It’s interesting to watch people be who they are. And you’ll see a woman who was a fighter explain why she was a fighter, and then you’re not so quick to judge. Now, you still may see some fighting. You’re gonna see some t******. You’re gonna see some ass. You’re gonna see some cussin’. But through it all, you’re gonna see that thing called love. It’s gonna give you that, “Bitch, I’ll whip your ass!” It’s gonna give you, “Oh my God, I can’t believe I did that. Can I say I’m sorry?” Charm School gives it all to you.

Tune in tonight, April 15 at 10 pm. If you can’t wait to get your fix, check out these preview webepisodes of the show. Just click here!

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