Two Dallas bands headline EXCEL's Friday Night Live (see The Feds above), the Latin American Student Organization hosts a Saturday picnic and Britney opens the MTV Video Music Awards... again. [read more]

Dan and Maggie Miller's guests arrived for an engagement party, but they got the whole wedding. Believing they'd arrived to celebrate the couple's recent betrothal, guests were instead greeted by a wedding cake in the hallway, Maggie in a long white gown and the news — surprise! — that they were there to witness the marriage. [read more]

McCain makes fun of Obama for being a celebrity -- McCain just pulled off the political equivalent of Britney Spears' wedding to Jason Alexander. [read more]

America will have a chance this week to see a couple “rock” their New Braunfels wedding reception complete with the band KISS’ signature makeup and wagging tongues. [read more]

  The writer is a Southern libertarian who writes a weekly column about politics and life. [read more]

More discerning readers might want to know what on Earth Crutch's column is doing on a page that is otherwise full of perceptive comment, thought-provoking articles and intellectually stimulating discussion, helmed by fresh-faced whiz kids full of energy and a joie de vivre. [read more]

As Michael Jackson and Pamela Anderson are reported to have stepped out on secret dates, we reveal the weirdest celebrity pairings ever. [read more]

BELLE WEATHER: M ostly Sunny With a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits By Celia Rivenbark (St. Martin’s, 276 pages, $21.95) You’d think that being North Carolina Pecan Harvest Festival queen would be enough, that humor columnist Celia Rivenbark would hang up her tiara and be content to shell butterbeans on her front porch. “Wrong-O,” as Rachael Ray would say between gulps of extra-virgin olive oil. [read more]

While Jessica Simpson didn't write the track 'Remember That' on her new album, it still struck a chord when she first listened to the tune about abuse. [read more]

THE SARAH PALIN BACKLASH IS ON: Community organizers are livid; AP exposes lies in Wed's acceptance speech. *Numerous lines in Gov. Sarah Palin's speech at the GOP convention Wednesday night have been exposed as lies by various media outlets. [read more]