• Bristol Palin is officially part of the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars, which will work off baby fat.  Whether the chub is from having a child or because she is herself still a child is still unclear [HuffPo]
• Will Hurricane Earl put a damper on your Labor Day? [NBCWashington]
• The 'O.C.' in D.C.?  Will a Gossip Girl style show come to D.C.? [Politico]
• It's a good thing marijuana was legalized in D.C.: a major Mexican drug lord was just arrested [NYMag]
• #uh oh: Republicans take major lead in polls [Gawker]

• Larry David's new show spoofs conservatives, offers them more proof of coastal elite smugness. [Wonkette]
• Is there an audience for sexts between a politician and a geeky blooger? [TPM]
• Breaking: Elena Kagan still accomplished, ambitious. [NYT]
• Also breaking: people, including David Letterman, still giving Salahis attention. [WaPo]
• Whodathunk a trained, professional dancer would win Dancing With The Stars? [EW]

• Unfortunately, we probably won't be seeing too many belligerent brawls or Snooki getting socked in the face by dudes on the next season of "Jersey Shore" since the cast will have 7-10 police officers assigned to them during production 24/7 [TMZ]
• Jorma Taccone, the director of MacGruber, has been going around showing everyone a photo of a naked Will Forte taken on set during a nude scene involving a piece of celery... Normal. [NYPost]
• A woman is being fined $2,500 and faces up to $10,000 in civil penalties as a result of a tussle she had with TSA agents at Burbank Airport; when they tried to take away her elderly mother's applesauce, cheese, and milk, things got physical. How much would you have loved seeing this mess go down while waiting in the security line? [KTLA]
• Jon Lovitz and a group of 100 other individuals are being sued for $100k by the Dodgers' ticket agency for allegedly failing to cough up the agreed upon amount for three 2010 season dugout club seats at Dodger Stadium. Classy. [Huffington Post]
• Why is it such a shocking revelation to the producers, dancers, and everyone else involved in "Dancing With The Stars" that Kate Gosselin is a total bitch? There was an entire reality TV series based on that exact premise [Popeater]

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• Jesse James is in rehab, perhaps for sex addiction, more likely for prison tattoo poisoning. [TMZ]
• Shannen Doherty gets giant thumbs down from all of America for her dancing. [Radar]
• George Lopez solves mystery of Lindsay Lohan's coke feet, so we can all breathe easy now. [NYDN]
• Irish gourmets want to take back cuisine from the French, will use car bombs if necessary. [Times]
• Matt Damon will appear on 30 Rock, possibly father real-life children for Tina Fey. [EW]

• What Obamacare means for you. [Newsweek]
• And how to explain healthcare reform to/terrify your kids. [Wonkette]
• New York is edgy again! Now, run. [CityRoom]
• Buzz Aldrin joins Dancing with the Stars cast. [Insert moonwalk, "star" jokes here.] [1010]
• Vampire Weekend: almost as big as Lady Gaga. [BrooklynVegan]
• Banks are full of crap. Literally. [DescriptionWithoutPlace]
• Arthouse vets John Malkovich and Frances McDormand to star in Transformers 3. That's Merchant Ivory, right? [Deadline]

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For the Third Annual Emerald City Hollywood Goes Green, Boulevard3 switched out a red carpet for a green one to welcome guests for a night of fundraising to support Operation Green Leaves. More»

So says Richie Rich about the costumes he's planning on designing for pal Pamela Anderson's stint on Dancing With The Stars.

"I’ll design something fun and outrageous and Vegas-style for her,” says Richie. “It’s the Ice Capades meets Christmas. Gotta be over-the-top, shiny, sparkly, colorful and fun."

[Pamela Anderson Walks For Richie Rich]