Move over, Kourtney and Kim: The Jonas Brothers are taking New York this time around. According to the New York Post, Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas have a development deal with E! to film a "family reality show."

This would be the Jonas' second television show. The brothers starred in Disney Channel's "J.O.N.A.S.," which ended in 2010. The "Monkees"-style comedy failed to impress in the ratings, according to the L.A. Times.

The reported E! series would follow the brothers, who have been in the spotlight since forming their band The Jonas Brothers in 2005, as they embark on various New York City adventures: Kevin's married life with wife Danielle Deleasa; Joe settling down in a new Manhattan pad; and Nick will be busy playing J. Pierpont Finch in "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying," a role he recently took over from "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe and "Glee" star Darren Criss.

Sorry, JoBro fans: No word yet on whether or not there will be music involved.

"I want to say, 'Thank you.' I'm so grateful to them for continuing the journey with me."

In 2009, Paul, Stella and Mary McCartney introduced their Meat Free Monday campaign in the United Kingdom, joining the United States Meatless Monday and fueling the growth of the movement around the world. Now Sir Paul is bringing his inspiration across the pond with The Meat Free Monday Cookbook: A Full Menu for Every Monday of the Year. The hardcover book is edited by Chef Annie Rigg and includes menus for each of the 52 weeks of the year. The cookbook offers contributions from the McCartneys, as well as celebrity and chef supporters of the campaign like Kevin Spacey, Twiggy, Woody Harrelson, Pamela Anderson and Mario Batali.

I spoke with Annie Rigg, the long time chef for McCartney and author of Gifts from the Kitchen, about the inspiration for the cookbook and how she made meatless meals enticing to Sir Paul's crew on his recent worldwide tour.

Peggy Neu: This is one of the most beautiful cookbooks I've seen, but it's also very practical with ideas for everything from packed lunches to fancy dinners.

Annie Rigg: Sometimes people's vegetarian repertoire is limited, so their enthusiasm for a meat free Monday wanes. We wanted to give inspiration and guidance to people who care about their health and the environment to keep it going all year round.

PN: OK, I have to get this out of the way. Could you tell us what Sir Paul's favorite recipes are?

AR: He's really keen on the Lentil and Chickpea burger. He also quite likes exotic, quite spicy dishes, so the Chickpea Tagine is a big favorite.

PN: I'm really impressed that you managed to keep Sir Paul's road crew happy with vegetarian fare for a whole year. It's one thing for a long time vegetarian to like tofu, but a truck driver?

AR: Ninety percent of the 120 roadies and crew on tour were hardcore meat eaters, so it was a challenge, but when you have great flavors and fresh vegetables, people don't notice the difference. The most popular dishes were Asian and Indian food, because there are already so many non-veggie options, like curries and stir-fry. I also cooked dishes that were similar to our Sunday lunch traditions in England, like roast veggie stews with all the condiments like mint jelly.

PN: Sir Paul is one of the world's most famous vegetarians. Why does he support the one-day-a-week idea, rather than convincing people to go veg every day?

AR: It's all about small steps. If you campaign too hard, people don't listen. He believes if you can get people to make small changes in their lives, it can have far reaching effects for everyone.

SERVES 4

A pinch of saffron threads
1 small-medium cauliflower, chopped into small florets
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 fat garlic cloves, minced
A pinch of red pepper flakes
1/3 cup raisins
1/2 cup pine nuts
2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato paste
1 bay leaf
14 ounces whole-wheat mafalda corta pasta
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 heaping tablespoons freshly chopped
Flat-leaf parsley
Freshly grated vegetarian Parmesan to serve
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Soak the saffron threads in 2 tablespoons boiling water and set aside.

Cook the cauliflower florets in a large pan of boiling salted water for about 4 minutes until
tender. Scoop the cauliflower out of the pan, drain, and set aside, and reserve the water.

Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan, add the onion, and cook over medium heat until tender
but not colored. Add the garlic and chile and cook for an additional minute. Add the raisins and pine nuts to the pan and continue to cook until the pine nuts are toasted and lightly golden.

Add the cauliflower, steeped saffron, sun-dried tomato paste, and bay leaf to the pan along
with 1/2 cup of the cauliflower cooking water. Season and cook over low to medium heat for
about 5 minutes, lightly mashing the cauliflower with the back of a wooden spoon to make a
sauce and adding more water if necessary if it starts to look dry.

Meanwhile, cook the mafalda corta in the cauliflower water according to the package
instructions. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the water, and put the pasta into the sauté pan with the
cauliflower sauce. Add the lemon juice and chopped parsley and stir to combine. Add some of
the reserved water if needed. Serve with lots of freshly grated Parmesan.

In a new advertisement for cosmetics and skin care line Helena Rubinstein, Demi Moore appears to have aged backwards.

NEW YORK -- It seems like we can never say goodbye, bye, bye to boy bands.

A decade after `N Sync and the Backstreet Boys dominated the entertainment world, boy bands have returned and are making a comeback.

One Direction, the British quintet that placed third on the U.K.'s "X Factor" in 2010, will see its album "Up All Night" debut high on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart this week. The Wanted, another U.K.-based quintet, is spending its second week at No. 4 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart with the jam "Glad You Came."

Big Time Rush, a four-member boy band that also has a hit Nickelodeon show readying its third season, recently wrapped a sold-out tour at New York's Radio City Music Hall, and will embark on a larger U.S. and Canadian trek this summer. And Mindless Behavior, formed by the man who discovered Lady Gaga – record executive Vincent Herbert – debuted at No. 2 on the R&B charts in late 2010 with its album "(hash)1 Girl," and has toured with Janet Jackson and Justin Bieber, among others.

"It's just exploding," said Ernie D., the creative director and on-air personality for Radio Disney. "It's really amazing to see, especially on my end, hearing all the calls from the listeners. ... So that fever is definitely growing for sure."

It's reminiscent of a time when `N Sync battled the Backstreet Boys as music's top act, selling millions of albums and concert tickets, thanks to the millions of girls who invested time, their parents' money and screamed pleas for their favorite boy band. `N Sync and the Backstreet Boys, who rose to fame in the 1990s and carried that through the new millennium, were followed by others successful boy bands, such as 98 Degrees, O-Town and Dream Street.

Before that, it was New Edition who exploded on the scene in the 1980s, followed by the massive success of New Kids on the Block. And before that, there was the Jackson Five and the Osmonds, and so on.

The Jonas Brothers made it big in the mid-2000s with its hit Disney TV series, films and albums. They started to fade years later, though, as the oldest, Kevin, got married, and Joe and Nick launched solo careers.

But now, there are various boy bands releasing music simultaneously, helping drive each other to the top of the charts.

"It's giving us that little competition that makes us want to go further and excel further than we are right now," said 22-year-old Carlos Pena Jr. of Big Time Rush.

"It's cool to see more boy bands, but us, Mindless Behavior, we want to show the fans what we got," said Mindless Behavior's Prodigy, who is 15. Roc Royal and Princeton – both 14 – and Ray Ray, 15, round out the group.

Big Time Rush recently had its TV film, "Big Time Movie," reach over 13.1 million total viewers when it debuted on Nickelodeon two weeks ago. They also released an EP of the same name to accompany the film, which features cover versions of classic Beatles songs.

The group members said they weren't excited about being coined a "boy band" when they debuted in late 2009.

"We hated that term to start with," 21-year-old James Maslow said.

"Because the term hadn't come back yet," added Kendall Schmidt, 21. "We kind of feel like we paved the way for it to come back."

The foursome – which includes Logan Henderson – has released two albums. Their last tour featured One Direction as the opening act.

"We want to support other boy bands as well because we really want that whole genre to come back," Maslow said.

Other boy bands on the verge include Midnight Red, formed by RedOne, the producer behind Lady Gaga hits like "Just Dance," `'Poker Face" and "Bad Romance." Midnight Run will release a single next month, and an album later this year. Beyonce, who recently launched her production company Parkwood Entertainment, said she plans on putting together her own boy band. And the British quartet JLS, the runners-up on the U.K.'s "X Factor" in 2008, has released three top-selling albums in Europe, collecting five No. 1s; they have plans to release music in America.

"There's always going to be a market out there for teenage girls and girls in their early twenties that have this desire (for boy bands) ... and eventually they grow with the bands," said Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys, who recently released his solo debut, "Back to Me."

The Wanted, whose members range in age from 18 to 23, has released two albums in the United Kingdom; its U.S. debut is out on April 24. At last month's Brit Awards, The Wanted's "All Time Low" lost best British single to One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful," currently No. 28 on the Billboard chart. One Direction, whose youngest member is 18 and oldest is 20, have signed up to do a Nickelodeon show and will perform at next month's Kids Choice Awards; Big Time Rush is also slated to perform.

Radio Disney's Ernie D. says the new crop of boy bands are finding success much faster than groups in the past.

"The way it's happening now, it's a little more sudden than last time. Because back then you had to build your fan base, get a following. Now with all social media, you have a fan base immediately ... (and) as soon as you nail that fan base, you're on the rise for sure," he said.

"Bands like One Direction and The Wanted, they're just coming out of nowhere and it's kind of taking everybody by surprise."

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LOS ANGELES — Zsa Zsa Gabor's only daughter asked a judge on Tuesday to place her mother in a conservatorship that will independently control the ailing glamor queen's medical care and financial needs.

Constance Francesca Hilton claims Gabor's husband, Frederic von Anhalt, has been isolating her 95-year-old mother and leaving her heavily sedated. She also questioned whether her mother's finances are being properly handled by von Anhalt.

"By isolating me from my mother, not only does her current husband deprive her of my love and companionship, but he goes against estate planning documents that appear to reflect her wishes that he not be in sole control of her affairs," Hilton wrote in a declaration accompanying her petition.

Hilton is asking the court to appoint her as Gabor's conservator, although her attorney, Kenneth Kossoff, said they would be willing to have an independent third party handle all oversight duties.

Hilton and von Anhalt have squabbled for years over Gabor's care. Von Anhalt blasted Hilton in a phone interview, saying his wife is comfortable and that he cares for her every night.

"It's probably her last card she's playing now," he said of Hilton. "It's all about money. She's afraid, her mother passing away eventually, and there's nothing."

Kossoff denied the accusation, noting that the establishment of a conservatorship would require a judge to review Gabor's finances and make sure all money is "being spent in her best interests."

"It would be a strange way to get ahold of Ms. Gabor's money," Kossoff said.

Von Anhalt said he welcomed the court scrutiny of Gabor's care. "I want the court to come and see what's going on," he said. "I want the court to see how comfortable my wife is."

A news release issued before the filing stated that Hilton has been waiting for a year for financial and medical information about her mother that husband von Anhalt has refused to disclose.

"While her husband has been having her see a cardiologist and has caregivers at her house, I am very concerned that her medical needs and treatment are not being managed in her best interest," Hilton wrote in her court filing.

Von Anhalt said he is acting in his wife's best interest and is forced to sell her Bel Air mansion to cover his wife's debts and medical bills. He said expenses amount to around $30,000 a month, even though Gabor's monthly income is only $6,000.

Hilton, he said, "doesn't want me to sell the house."

Kossoff said any sale of the mansion should be handled through the conservatorship proceedings.

The first hearing on the matter was scheduled for May 2 before Superior Court Judge Reva Goetz, who also oversees the conservatorship of Britney Spears.

Gabor, a Hungarian-born sexpot of the 1950s and 1960s, has been in declining health and didn't make an appearance at a February birthday party hosted at her mansion.

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Anthony McCartney can be reached at http://twitter.com/mccartneyAP

There's been a lot of rumor and conjecture about who are possibilities to replace Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger as judges on "The X Factor." Well, we finally have confirmation that at least one of these stories is true.

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino has entered rehab, TMZ reports.

The "Jersey Shore" star is battling substance abuse, according to TMZ's source. Sitch's rep would neither confirm nor deny that he entered rehab, but said he "has spent the past several weeks at an undisclosed location for much needed rest and recuperation after his extensive production and appearance schedule."

It's been a rough few weeks for the always-entertaining "Shore" star (as far as rough weeks for reality TV show stars go). After co-stars Snooki and JWoww speculated publicly about his sexuality, Sitch's buddy The Unit attempted to set the record straight. Sorrentino himselfslammed the rumors and said he was concerned they could hurt his brand relationships, as he claims most of his products target straight men.

He did, however, make a cameo appearance on ABC's show "Suburgatory," in which he plays a DJ who is a character's ex-boyfriend.

For more on the Situation, check out our list of 25 things you never knew about the reality star, and head over to TMZ for updates on his stint in rehab.

Hugh Jackman isn’t looking so jacked on the set of Les Miserables.

There's no (invisible) army stronger than a Twitter army, and Alec Baldwin knows that.

BOLIVIA, N.C. -- Charges of making threats and harassing phone calls have been dropped against the North Carolina woman who stars on the MTV reality show "Teen Mom 2."

Evans' attorney, Dustin Sullivan, says the woman who filed the charges decided she did not want to pursue them.

Evans is still embroiled in a legal dispute with her former boss, James Duffy. She has filed a cyberstalking complaint against him, and he responded by filing a cyberstalking complaint of his own.

The "Teen Mom" show documents the challenges of four teens' first years of motherhood.

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, may have grabbed attention with her elegance and impeccable wardrobe over the past year. But one public figure's iconic style that will never grow old is that of the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

To honor the fallen royal, dresses worn by the princess have been put on display at her former home at Kensington Palace in London, the Daily Mail reports.

Dubbed "Diana: Glimpses Of A Modern Dress," the collection includes everything from cocktail dresses to formal gowns and evening wear, the Mirror reports.

The dresses on display will include a black silk shift evening dress by Versace, a black and white cocktail dress by Bellville Sassoon Lorcan Mullanyan and an Elizabeth and David Emanuel designed black silk taffeta gown.

Patrons will also see an ivory silk formal dinner dress and a fuchsia and purple silk chiffon dress, both designed by the late Catherine Walker.

Kensington Palace will also showcase art exhibits and a section dedicated to the life of Queen Victoria, notes TIME magazine.

The palace itself just recently reopened after undergoing a $18.8 million renovation, according to the Telegraph.

The exhibition will open to the public on March 26 and will coincide with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this year.

Check out a selection of Princess Diana's dresses in the slideshow below:

Martha Plimpton is laying down the law one more time. According to TVLine, the "Rasing Hope" star will be back for the Season 3 finale of "The Good Wife."

Plimpton is returning to the legal drama as high-powered lawyer Patti Nyholm, who teams up with Michael J. Fox's character Louis Canning to take on Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies)'s firm.

In other casting news...

"SVU" star Stephanie Marchhas been cast in new CBS drama. March has nabbed the part of Natalie in CBS' legal drama pilot "Baby Big Shot." Labeled "Spence-educated Manhattan royalty," March will play a law associate who hopes to be head of the firm. [EW]

"ER's" Eric La Salle will appear in the "Widow Detective" pilot. La Salle is set to guest star in the CBS pilot as a friend to John Corbett's character, with the potential of a recurring role if the series is picked up. [THR]

Jason O'Mara will co-star in a new period drama. The "Terra Nova" alum has landed a key role in the still-untitled CBS drama about the life of cowboy and sheriff Ralph Lamb. [TVLine]

"Smallville" actor Alan Ritchson joins the "Super Fun Night" pilot. On "Super Fun Night," which revolves around a group of friends who are perpetually chasing "super fun" Friday nights, the actor will play hunky boyfriend to nerdy character Kimmie's younger sister, who is described as a hotter version of Kimmie. [THR]

Tom Lennon will guest star on the season finale of "New Girl." The "Reno 911" actor will appear on the finale as a potential new roommate for Jess (Zooey Deschanel) and the rest of the "New Girl" gang on the freshman Fox hit comedy. [THR]

Invisible Children co-founder Jason Russell, the creator of the viral "Kony 2012" video who was taken to a medical facility after allegedly running around naked in public (and, according to some reports, masturbating) in San Diego last week, has been preliminarily diagnosed with "brief reactive psychosis," according to news reports.

The Los Angeles Times reported that Russell, 33, is undergoing medical treatment.

According to Russell's family's statement, published on Gawker, brief reactive psychosis is "an acute state brought on by the extreme exhaustion, stress and dehydration."

Though new to us, the doctors say this is a common experience given the great mental, emotional and physical shock his body has gone through in these last two weeks. Even for us, it's hard to understand the sudden transition from relative anonymity to worldwide attention - both raves and ridicules, in a matter of days.

HuffPost earlier reported that Russell was detained by the San Diego Police Department and "transported to a local medical facility for evaluation and treatment."

According to the National Institutes of Health, brief reactive psychosis can have a variety of symptoms, including speaking strangely, hallucinating, being delusional and having disorganized behavior. The DSM-4 says that symptoms can last for more than a day, but do not extend past a month's time, Behavenet reported.

The NIH explains that brief reactive psychosis is not a result of drugs or alcohol. Russell's family's statement on Gawker said that he was not intoxicated by drugs or alcohol when he was detained for the incident.

Medscape reported that brief reactive psychosis is more likely to occur in people who have a family history of mood disorders. There are some hypotheses to suggest that people with the condition are unable to cope properly with the stressful incident, and they look at the stress as unconquerable, according to Medscape.

Research has shown that the condition is relatively uncommon, though it is twice as common in women than in men. It occurs most often in people in their 30s and early 40s.

Many people experience a diminishment of their symptoms within a month without any treatments, but doctors may choose to prescribe antipsychotics or conduct talk therapy, according to the NIH.

Fans of The Voice already know how much fun Blake Shelton and Adam Levine have with each other on the show.

It can be argued that Benjamin Busch is a modern-day Renaissance man. Not only has he served two tours of duty as a U.S. Marine in Iraq, but he played Officer Anthony Colicchio on "The Wire" and appeared on "The West Wing" and "Homicide," among other programs. Now he can add "writer" to his ever-growing list of occupations.

Busch, inspired by a number of life-altering events, wrote "Dust to Dust," a beautiful meditation on war, loss and the larger questions of life and death, in which he chronicles his return from Iraq and the death of his parents.

He talked with The Huffington Post about the book and his thoughts on the profound connection between acting and the military.

You have such an interesting resume.
My impulses began very young, and although they seem very diverse I kind of see them intertwined. I was drawn to build and create art young. I could make things; these urges continued into what I’ve become. A writer, a film director, an actor and photographer. The military, which would seem to be very divergent from that, was growing at the same time.

When I was young, I played war like most young boys do, and I had a real sense for duty. A lot of people think that the discipline of an artist and the discipline of someone in the military are very different things. I don’t believe they are. I think it takes incredible discipline to be an artist, to fight through the frustration and difficulty of grappling with ideas, and of course, military discipline is something that is even cleaner. I’ve found that I can go between the two, and both in some ways encourage the other, which sounds strange, I guess.

You served two combat tours in Iraq. What is your take on the wars overseas?
I think we have to remember that the military doesn’t make the wars it is sent to. Wars are, at their root, supported by the people of the nation. The electorate, I guess, should bear the responsibility of our nation’s wars. So when I hear we shouldn’t be in certain places for various justifications, I wonder why there isn’t a large movement to end these conflicts, which I don’t see in America. I see us as being very passive about these conflicts and their incomprehensible losses.

I have a lot of different feelings on how we approach these things. I spent almost a year and a half in Iraq. I lost some very good friends there, and we’re all going to wonder aloud if those losses were justified.

Do you think they’re justified?
If our goal was to secure weapons of mass destruction in Iraq ... Then I think we’ve got some problems justifying that one. We’re involved in two extremely different wars that we justify for essentially the same reason. Afghanistan is, of course, a very different conflict. The Taliban was actually harboring Bin Laden. However, staying there for the next 11 years trying to play at nation building would be a difficult thing to justify.

You were on "The Wire," which has such a rabid fan base.
All of us, large and small, in that great work worry that we’ll never do anything that important again. The discussion that it engaged in about who we are as a people and the intricacies of the city, of youth, of law, of politics, of poverty -- we all know that it was an important show and not just entertainment. I think all of us hope for something that great again and I think we’re all pretty worried that the best is behind us.

It’s pretty amazing that you came out of the military and became an actor.
In the military, you learn a great deal about acting because you have a particular role you have to immerse yourself in, and very often the situation that you are placed in requires that you not betray your true feelings. I think a lot of people in the military have been acting most of their careers.

You’re a Marine. That must make you feel proud and tough.
Absolutely. It’s not a reputation you get by saying it’s so. It’s constantly tested. It’s never tested more than within the Marine Corps. There’s a great deal of camaraderie, but also fierce competitiveness to prove one’s prowess, which is a daily occurrence.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer is being honored at the Alabama Statehouse, where about 400 people turned out to welcome her.

Spencer won this year's best supporting actress Oscar for her performance as a maid in "The Help."

She rode up to the Statehouse in a pink limousine for the Wednesday ceremony. As she stepped out, she was serenaded by the band from her alma mater, Jefferson Davis High School.

A Montgomery native, Spencer told the crowd that she would do whatever she could to see that more movies are made in Alabama. She also cautioned young people in the audience to think twice before heading to Hollywood to become a movie star.

Spencer was then honored by a joint session of the Legislature.

In Belize, thousands of citizens are in an uproar about the government's determination to drill for offshore oil. The government, represented by Prime Minister Dean Barrow, was just narrowly re-elected -- but despite a clear message from the people, it continues to ignore the significant outcry against offshore drilling.

Belize is a small and proud nation, about the size of Massachusetts, with only 350,000 citizens and an economy that depends on tourism. The World Travel & Tourism Council calculates that in 2011 tourism contributed to 40,000 jobs in Belize, which is 30 percent of the country's total employment. Current plans for drilling include sites in the middle of Belize's reef -- the Mesoamerican reef which is the world's second largest barrier reef system, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a destination point for over 60 percent of the tourists that support Belize's economy.

People in the tourism industry and many other Belizeans are concerned about what an oil spill in the middle of the reef would do to one of the world's natural wonders and to the future of Belize as a tourist destination. If superimposed over the marine areas of Belize, BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill is seven times larger. A spill of that size would have catastrophic effects for the entire country.

Last year, those concerned about the government's offshore oil drilling plans -- including Oceana and the Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage -- requested the government hold a national referendum on whether or not to drill in Belize's waters. They collected 20,000 signatures on a petition from Belizeans across the country, exceeding the number required by law to trigger a referendum. These signatures, representing Belizeans from all walks of life, comprised over 10 percent of the voting population. It was a powerful example of democracy in action and should have resulted in a public vote, the first of its kind under the referendum amendment of 2008.

But instead of allowing the referendum to proceed, the government rejected 8,000 signatures and the petition was declared invalid. The basis for rejecting these signatures? The government claimed the signatures on the petition didn't match those on the voter cards closely enough. The people were effectively silenced because of poor penmanship.

What the government underestimated, though, was the determination of Belize's people to be heard. In response to the government's referendum denial, Oceana Belize and the Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage hosted a "People's Referendum" the week before the elections at over 51 polling stations with election judges. Almost 30,000 Belizeans turned out to cast their votes, with 96 percent of them voting no to offshore drilling. The message couldn't have been clearer.

Earlier in the year, the government was expected to win re-election by a large margin and preserve its substantial majority, but the election was very close and the government lost eight seats. It walked away with a simple majority. But Prime Minister Barrow insists he has the mandate to continue on the same course and issued a warning to all not to test him, as he will not back-off and it will become "tit for tat."

The love and concern for Belize's reef reaches far beyond the country lines. There are countless people from all over the world who have developed a special connection to this breathtaking country after swimming in its lovely waters or diving in its reef -- all thanks to its pristine natural resources. We all hope the government, which loves Belize's barrier reef like we do, will hear the concerns of the people in Belize and around the world and ban offshore oil drilling in Belize's waters to help protect its barrier reef and its natural heritage.

After so many other celebrities have decided to get into the wine game recently (Drew Barrymore, Antonio Banderas, AC/DC, Train, Dave Matthews and more), it's no surprise that George Clooney is joining the celebrities-that-have-an-alcohol-brand team. However, Clooney isn't taking the wine route like many of his fellow famous actors. Instead, he's going for tequila. And, he's teaming up with Cindy Crawford's restaurateur husband Rande Gerber.

The tequila's name, Casamigos, was inspired by their homes in Mexico, and it is expected to be sold at "a reasonable price point." Casamigos will apparently be a Mexican tequila that Gerber and Clooney have been enjoying for years.

"I don’t think we’re going to be following all the rules,” Gerber told 213 Nightlife. “We know we have a product we love and we drink, and other people will enjoy. The product speaks for itself.”

Little else is currently known about the tequila project.

Tanned skin has spent more time on the fashion merry-go-round than many trends; it's been in, out, and in again for hundreds of years. However, the past few months have seen sweeping changes in tan-ittudes, all the way from The White House to the red carpet.

As skin cancer rates continue to climb, health organizations and governments around the world are taking a hard look at tanning salons as a clear and present health danger to the wider population. Obama's 'Tan Tax' has hit the salon industry firmly in the back pocket. While at the recent Fall/Winter fashion collections, London's elite modeling agents banned the (sun bed) tan among their model charges. Down under in my Australian home state of New South Wales, the government has ruled that solariums and sunbeds will be illegal within the next three years. As for my own tan stance, well I admit, I've long been a fan of a deep (faux) tan -- and have the photo archives to prove it! -- but I've also dialed back my signature bronze for a more subtle hue.

This past awards season showed us that Hollywood is also backing the pale, an interesting trend; a number of my favorite leading ladies -- Rooney Mara, Emma Stone and Michelle Williams to name a few -- scored rave reviews for their naturally porcelain skin tone (among other style statements of course). Embracing and enhancing a fairer skin tone rather than trying to deepen one is part of a bigger trend toward making the most of your natural beauty. From the sidewalk to the red carpet, more women are choosing to embrace their natural hair texture, skin tone and even body shape rather than continuing to fight nature to fit an impossible ideal. While I'll always encourage any woman to approach glamour and beauty as a form of self-expression, it's great to see a shift towards working with and not against your natural assets.

So if you're fair-skinned remember this: pale doesn't have to mean pasty. Ensure your skin is soft, smooth, and hydrated and apply a glow-enhancing base with a light hand. Keep your look light but always luminous and coolly alluring by swapping a light champagne or silver luminizer rather than reaching for your standard bronzer. A wash of silver shadow over the eyelids is a major trend for spring 2012, and it delivers just the right amount of shimmer on women with fair, cool skin tones. Bold lips are also a top trend for spring, and a surefire strategy for adding color and vitality to the face. Choose a blue based red, pink or even fuchsia to complement fair skin and add a flattering pop of color.