Nick Romano

The music world is still reeling from the death of ‘Soul Train’ creator Don Cornelius, who died yesterday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In particular, members of the R&B and hip hop community were moved by the passing of an icon whose TV show introduced many of them to legends like Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson.

Shocker, Ricky Gervais was not on his best behavior as the Golden Globes host. Fortunately for the other stars in the audience, he wasn’t as bad as he could have been. That didn’t seem to matter to Madonna when it came time for her to take the stage.

Party animals love New Year’s Eve because they get to drink themselves silly, throw glitter everywhere and dress up like babies without being thought of as creepers (in most cases, anyway). Rather than welcoming in 2012 with pictures of sloppy drunks in diapers, however, let’s instead focus on actual babies. They’re much cuter and don’t scream “Party!” every few minutes. Check out some sweet ‘Baby

New Year’s Eve is one of the most fun celebrations of the year, but, seriously, of all the things to drop on this over-the-top extravaganza New York chose that dull ball? We know it’s tradition, but come on. There are plenty of other things to drop, like pelicans, pickles and even drag queens. Check out how some people across the country do up New Years.

Thanks to Vetstreet, we already know what to buy our hipster dogs for the holidays, but how should we dress them? Plaid, skinny jeans and ‘Harry Potter’ glasses? Take a look at some trendy pooches who are so over doggy sweaters.

Thinkstock A recent study claims that a lot of Americans aren't getting into the holiday spirit. Well, if that's true, then we think we've found the solution — cute dogs in holiday costumes! They're fun to look at and an excellent source of inspiration for dressing up your own puppies.   Dreams of C ...

Why did the average American go online? For no particular reason (Ba-dum-bum). Although this may not become the newest joke anytime soon, it’s actually a true statement. According to a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, 53 percent of 18- to 29-year-old Americans go online just for fun or to waste time. With 2,260 participating adults, it turns out that

Media outlets have been buzzing lately and they all say Jennifer Lopez has found a new boyfriend, Casper Smart… who is one of her back-up dancers! Crazy, we know, but the two were spotted dancing and partying together in Las Vegas, and a source for US Weekly confirms the relationship.

Not to be confused with Arm and Hammer, Armie Hammer‘s stardom is slowly climbing up the ladder with the help of his appearances in ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘The Social Network.’ The Facebook movie couldn’t even contain his hotness in just one character, he had to play two.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy is the reason why many of us watch ‘Dancing with the Stars‘ (Lord knows it’s not because of Rob Kardashian or Hope Solo). This guy has it all: dance moves, confidence and a rock-hard chest. Is there anything else a man really needs?

Weighing in at 240 lbs and towering over his opponents at 6′ 4”, Brendan “The Hybrid” Schaub has defeated many UFC fighters in the ring. But aside from his purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Ring of Fire Heavyweight Champion title, he’s a pretty stand-up guy.

It’s time now to take a look at ‘Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,’ not because it’s particularly funny, but because of Lance Gross. This six-foot stud plays the role of Calvin Payne on the show, and occasionally finds himself without a shirt.