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Grammy Awards Fug Carpet: Natasha Bedingfield

Grammy Awards Fug Carpet: Natasha Bedingfield

With all due respect to Natasha, without whom we would have had no theme song to The Hills, and therefore would never have known when we were supposed to be communicating with people only via wordless, meaningful glances, how is she still getting invited to stuff? I presume it'

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Grammys Fug or Fab: Taylor Swift

Grammys Fug or Fab: Taylor Swift

View the gallery The thing about Taylor is, she never really looks bad; she just looks repetitive, or just sort of there. And my ability to get past it depends on things like, oh, how hungry I am, or whether I've just listened to one of her better

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Grammy Awards Well Played, Florence Welch

Grammy Awards Well Played, Florence Welch

Florence here seemed STOKED to lose to Kelly Clarkson last night, and that was very endearing. Anyone who loves Kelly is okay by me -- and, frankly, are there two women singing today who create better Belt It Out In The Car Music than the two of them? NO. And I

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Grammy Awards Fug Carpet: Nicole Kidman

Grammy Awards Fug Carpet: Nicole Kidman

Well, because I believe in what Hot Neighbor Wade of Hart of Dixie calls "the compliment sandwich" -- in other words, when you're telling someone something they don't want to hear, stick it between two compliments -- I will be begin by noting that it pleases

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Grammy Awards Cracktacularly Played: Kimbra

Grammy Awards Cracktacularly Played: Kimbra

View the gallery Kimbra here is the woman in Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know," and the two of them were totally charming when they won their Grammy last night. I think they were more excited about meeting Prince, who presented their award, than anything,

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BAFTAs Well Played/WTF: Andrea Riseborough

BAFTAs Well Played/WTF: Andrea Riseborough

Let's start with the good news: This dress hugs her correctly and is super cheerful, which I appreciate. Minor nit: I think she needed a stronger lip with this color -- we've established that some form of dark red usually helps the canary-yellow dress sing, and

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BAFTAs Wackily Played: Helen Mirren

BAFTAs Wackily Played: Helen Mirren

You are cordially invited to the wedding of Glinda the Good Witch and Khaaaaaaaan. Please indicate whether you'd like as your entree the bubble gum, or the mind-controlling eels. [Photo: Getty]

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Grammys Fug Carpet: Ashanti

Grammys Fug Carpet: Ashanti

I am not even being snarky, but can someone tell me what Ashanti has been DOING the last couple of years? Obviously, I do not want her to go away -- WE CAN'T LOSE THIS MAJESTIC CREATURE -- but I just want to know. I mean, sure: It takes a

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BAFTAs Who Fugged It More: Amy Adams or Alice Eve

BAFTAs Who Fugged It More: Amy Adams or Alice Eve

I'm a little afraid of this dress. It makes me think of the Headless Horseman. Like, her torso is a spindly wood after dark, and someone is going to ride through it with his decapitated head on a saddle just to freak out some weary travelers with the

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