PORN IS NORMAL NOW FOR AMERICA

“Aspects of porn surround us, unlike the porn of 10 years ago that remained shrouded in mystery and hidden in backrooms. The Playboy-like sex industry as we once knew it has become a reinforcement of conformity. Films like Boogie Nights and the Moguls have had the business simmering for years. At the Tribeca Film Festival, a documentary revealed the origins of the famed Paris Hilton sex video. And cable reality series abound from The Cathouse to Girls Next Door, as well as Fuse TV’s Pants-Off Dance Off. In spite of the emerging vaudeville-like amusements, the adult industry holds some serious weight when it comes to new media and emerging formats. Yet the aspect of “sex sells” has dulled as porno has become part of our everyday lives. ” Brand Noise

CLAIM: CHRISTINA AGUILERA'S MARRIAGE ON THE ROCKS

“Christina Aguilera and husband Jordan Bratman had words around midnight on Monday at the Spotted Pig. The newlyweds, who tried hiding in a corner on the second floor, gave themselves away by snarling at each other.” NY Daily News

PARAMOUNT TO BEYONCE: SHUT UP ABOUT YOUR CD

“Beyoncé’s oversaturation in the marketplace has thrown a major monkey wrench in the ‘Dreamgirls’ rollout campaign,” the insider told Lowdown, claiming that her album was originally planned for next year, but Beyoncé — concerned that the film won’t be the star vehicle she’d hoped for — secretly recorded it this summer, without the knowledge of Paramount or even her manager-father, Matthew Knowles. “It will take away from the anticipation of the ‘Dreamgirls’ soundtrack,” said my source.” A Socialite’s Life

IRAQ GETTING MORE DANGEROUS, MORE PEOPLE DYING

“It turns out the official toll of violent deaths in August was just revised upwards to 1535 from 550, tripling the total. Now, we’re depressingly used to hearing about deaths here, so much so that the numbers can be numbing. But this means that a much-publicized drop-off in violence in August – heralded by both the Iraqi government and the US military as a sign that a new security effort in Baghdad was working — apparently didn’t exist.” ABC News

DEMOCRATIC PARTY BLASTS 9/11 PROPAGANDA MOVIE ON ABC

“The ABC television network — a cog in the Walt Disney empire — unleashed a promotional blitz in the last week for a new “docudrama” called “The Path to 9/11″. ABC has thrown its corporate might behind the two-night production, and bills it as a public service: a TV event, to quote the ABC tagline, “based on the 9/11 Commission Report”.

That’s false. “The Path to 9/11″ is actually a bald-faced attempt to slander Democrats and revise history right before Americans vote in a major election. ” Democrats.org

ANDERSON COOPER'S CIA PAST REVEALED

“Following his sophomore and junior years at Yale—a well-known recruiting ground for the CIA—Cooper spent his summers interning at the agency’s monolithic headquarters in Langley, Virginia, in a program for students interested in intelligence work. His involvement with the agency ended there, and he chose not to pursue a job with the agency after graduation, according to a CNN spokeswoman, who confirmed details of Cooper’s CIA involvement to Radar.” Radar

BABY EMPEROR BORN TO JAPAN'S PRINCESS KIKO

“Princess Kiko, the wife of the emperor’s younger son, gave birth to a boy on Wednesday morning, securing the succession of Japan’s imperial throne for another generation.

In an event that had been anticipated for months, the princess gave birth by Caesarean section to a boy weighing 5 pounds, 10 ounces, and measuring 19.2 inches, at 8:27 a.m., the Imperial Household Agency reported. Newspapers here scrambled to print extra editions to mark the birth of the still-unnamed child, the first male born in the royal family in 41 years.” NY Times

GEORGE ALLEN RAKES IN CASH FROM HOLLYWOOD DONORS

“The Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit research group, said that Allen ranks 16th among members of Congress in campaign contributions received from the entertainment industry during the past two years. Allen has accepted $93,350 since 2004; Webb, $20,650, according to the center.

In campaign fundraising, Allen outpaces Webb by a ratio of 15 to 1.” Washington Post

NEWSGIRL 9.06.06: AVA COWAN

Ava Cowan is a Fort Lauderdale girl with assets for the world to see

Birthdate : October 21
Zodiac Sign : Libra
Height : 5′ 4”
Weight : 125
Stats : 32 DD – 24 – 34
Hair : Darkest Brown
Eyes : Hazel
Skin Color : Depends on time of year and assignment- lightly tanned
Dress Size : 3
Shoe Size : 7
Official Website

GNARLS BARKLEY BEHIND DEFACED PARIS HILTON CDS

“Gnarls Barkley kingpin Danger Mouse has remixed Paris Hilton – without her consent.

The Gorillaz producer worked with graffiti artist and Blur collaborator Banksy to produce a bootleg copy of the hotel heiresses’ debut album ‘Paris’.

Banksy replaced 400 doctored copies of the album in branches of HMV, replacing Hilton’s album with 40 minute of remix credited to ‘DM’, now Danger Mouse’s management has confirmed it was him.

In a statement he said: “It’s hard to improve on perfection, but we had to try.” ” NME

APPLE SELLING MOVIES ON ITUNES, WIDE SCREEN IPOD COMING

“RBC Capital Markets analyst David Bank confirmed to Red Herring that a deal to do iTunes movie downloads was discussed on the call.

Now, pricing details are starting to leak out. BusinessWeek reports that by mid-September, Apple will announce it will sell movies on its iTunes music store. The computer company will charge $14.99 for new releases and $9.99 for older movies.

The weekly business magazine also reports that Apple will begin selling a “wider screen” iPod in the near future as well.”" Red Herring

IN BLOW TO BUSH, PAKISTAN SIGNS DEAL WITH MURDERIOUS TALIBAN

“A deal has been struck between Pakistan and pro-Taliban militants living along the border with Afghanistan to reduce tribal fighting.

The accord covers the North Waziristan region, and calls for Pakistan to reduce its military presence in exchange for tribesmen refusing to harbor foreign militants, the BBC reported. ” UPI

SURI CRUISE BABY PHOTOS REVEALED ON CBS EVENING NEWS

Katie Couric made media news and celebrity news in her premiere episode as anchor of CBS News, revealing the highly sought after Vanity Fair cover shots of Suri Cruise, daughter of scientologist Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes…

ABC HIDES 9/11 DOC ATTACKING CLINTONS

“ABC is clearly feeling some heat over their fictionalized drama, “The Path to 9/11,” set to air on September 10th and 11th. After pulling the public blog from the movie’s web site and stonewalling progressive and liberal bloggers late last week and through the holiday weekend about requests to preview the movie—for which Rush Limbaugh’s been breathlessly cheerleading—ABC flaks seem to be unwilling to allow bloggers onto a conference call scheduled today with Thomas Kean.” Firedoglake

HEARTLAND CONSERVATIVES TRY TO SHUT DOWN PORN SHOPS

“Legal experts who track the decades-old war between sexually oriented businesses and local governments that try to keep them out say the battle being waged in Uniontown is becoming increasingly common.

That’s because the multibillion-dollar sex industry has branched into the heartland, often along interstates, and is no longer limited to rundown retail districts in major cities.

In the past three years, local governments have waged court battles with such stores in five south-central Kentucky and Southern Indiana communities.

Adult businesses have a constitutionally protected right to operate, despite attempts to shut them down, said Michelle Freridge, executive director of the Free Speech Coalition, a California-based trade association to the adult-entertainment industry.

Richard Bryant, a Kansas City lawyer who represents adult businesses, said the industry has a history of being attacked by local governments, but the bottom line is that they wouldn’t open where they do without a ready market for their products.

“Adult businesses operate like any other business,” Bryant said. “They don’t go places where they don’t make money.” ” Courier Journal