Joaquin Phoenix just announced that he's leaving behind his life as an actor, for, wait for it ... a music career. He might very well be serious, but it smacks of the same kind of "retirement" that Jay-Z enters wherein he pronounces every album his last. We're on to you, Mr. Phoenix. We're on to you. (via Extra TV)

"Melrose Place," that deliciously catty, guilty pleasure of a bygone nighttime soap, might be up for a remake. CBS and the CW network, no doubt spurred on by the success of the new "90210," are "exploring the possibility." We really, really hope that's Hollywood speak for "getting a freaking move on it." (via TV Week)

"Dancing with the Stars" star Julianne Hough recently blogged about her upcoming endometriosis surgery, dancing through the pain and a "Hough vs. Hough final." We're not big fans of the show, so we'll let you figure out exactly what that means. (via Fancast)

Rapper Lil Wayne took a page out of the crybaby handbook and flat out refused to perform at a show with fellow rapper Jay-Z. It could be the fact that a member of his entourage had set off the venue's metal detectors, or he might have just gotten a good look at that new chin piercing and decided to hide in shame. It's gotta be one of those two. (via TMZ)

Sarah Palin's inducing both head-shaking and hand-waving as the Republican Party can't figure out whether her ultra-righty ways will help or hurt the party on Nov. 4th and beyond. (via CNN)

Voting and exercising your constitutional right is it's own reward, but for those that like a tangible prize, there's the New York and Seattle sex toy palace Babeland, which is offering free gifts as a reward for voting. (via Babeland)