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The beloved children's book Where the Wild Things Are is being developed into a movie by director Spike Jonze. The creator of Being John Malkovich is promising a spectacular melange of live actors, computer created beings and filmed puppets. If singers could be actors, who would make the best Max?

The often-sued, seldom-settling Star magazine has published a triple header of terrifying Britney Spears reports. According to the tell-all tabloid, Britney has a special room in her Hollywood Hills hideaway that is devoted to sex toys and kinky props; her sofas are stained with fecal matter from sloppy diaper changing and inconsiderate dogs; and she is pregnant, nobody knows by who. Which of these rumors is the creepiest, if true?

The long Thanksgiving weekend gave Fuse TV a chance to run their Top 25 Greatest Videos. My Chemical Romance's 'I'm Not Okay' rocked the number one spot, with Fall Out Boy's 'A Little Less Sixteen Candles' taking the number three spot. Who should have had number two?

The exacting craftsmen at Washburn Guitars are at this moment busier than Santa's elves putting finishing touches on the newly released, hand-crafted Joe Trohman Idol guitar. The instrument is created in the precise image of Fall Out Boy Joe's own on-stage ax, to exacting standards and is endorsed by Joe: "I'm a guitar player and I'm obsessed with every inch, every nook and every aspect of guitars in general. I put my stamp whole-heartily on this guitar, knowing that it fully kicks ass and surpasses my standards." The beauty, in black or white, retails for $419. During this Holiday season, would you rather have the guitar or take the money?

The New York Daily News compiled a list of the world's five most useless celebrities, and only three are habitual blondes. Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and Kim Kardashian all made a ranking topped by Heidi Montag. Conspicuously absent were all the world's men. Who goes on your list of useless famous males?

Stealing is not nice, and neither is appropriating images from author Maurice Sendak's 1964 children's book Where the Wild Things Are. That's why Fall Out Boy's website posted something like an apology for pilfering imagery from Sendak's immortal tale for their Young Wild Things tour. "We have great respect and affection for his book and it was our intent only to pay homage to it, not to infringe any rights." The book is currently being developed for the big screen by director Spike Jonze, with Six Feet Under redhead Lauren Ambrose set to voice one of the characters. How can Fall Out Boy make amends for having slighted Sandek?

Immoderate Welshman Jamie Oliver claims that he is contemplating a booze-free existence after losing a bag of barf and passing out on an airplane toilet. The Lostprophets keyboard player confessed to WENN news service: "I spewed all the way to the airport, then walked into the airport with the bag of spew. I went through customs, and I don't know where the bag of spew went. And I blacked out in the toilet and the plane was 20 minutes late waiting for me. " Is Jamie right to consider abandoning alcohol, or is he showing a momentary weakness?

Let us all pause and give thanks to PunkNews.org for publishing a preliminary listing of acts to appear at May 2008's Bamboozle to be held in East Rutherford, New Jersey. At least 100 bands are expected to perform on ten stages, not the least of whom are: Less Than Jake, I Am The Avalanche, Chiodos, Finch, the Starting Line, Paramore, Mindless Self Indulgence, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Forever The Sickest Kids and Jack's Mannequin. Who else would you like to see filling out that cast of 100?

Suddenly 15-year-old Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus has her dad, country crooner Billy Ray Cyrus, to thank for being home alone on Saturday night. SAWF news caught Miley confessing to Oprah Winfrey that her dad is "weird" about potential dates, spies on her and has chased off boys with his German shepherd dog. What's scarier: Mr. Montana, or the dog?

No one can accuse Ohio's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame of sleeping while the Paramore bandwagon rolls by. Guitarist Josh Farro reveals to inRich.com: "They actually have a special room for the Warped Tour, and they put Hayley's dress up on display and my shirt up on display... Here we are, just this small band, and we're in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There are legends in there." Did the Hall of Fame jump the gun, or do Paramore already deserve to be noted?