Blog Posts by Erin Carlson

Katherine Kalnes for OMG

When omg! saw how Chicago-based artist Katherine Kalnes could transform a pancake into Justin Bieber, we asked her to make a pancake portrait of Ryan Gosling exclusively for us. Behold the result! Kalnes, 25, created this work of art using a contraption called a "batter blaster," frosting, peanut butter and raisins. We would gobble it up, but we don't want to ruin the perfect, fluffy face of a man once praised by Orson Welles (via the popular Tumblr blog F-- Yeah! Ryan Gosling, of "Hey Girl" fame) as -- and we quote -- "the most awesomest, raddest, coolest dude since me." And swoon, he's a feminist, too.

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Now who doesn't love some behind-the-scenes "Twilight" gossip? We're not being facetious. We actually do. And so we bring you some cryptic quotes via actress Nikki Reed wherein she admits things weren't all fun and games on the set of the blockbuster vampire saga.

"In the beginning, it was innocent and fun, and we were like one big happy family -- it was like being at sleepaway camp," Reed says in an interview with Seventeen (via Usmagazine.com). "And then success comes along and changes the dynamic. We're not all best friends, and we're not all going to hang out together after the final movie is done."

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Kim Kardashian's high-powered lawyer, Laura Wasser, is defending the romance-addicted reality star's honor amid a public backlash and accusations from a former publicist that her televised wedding was staged.

"Our office did indeed negotiate and prepare a prenup for Ms. Kardashian," Wasser, famously close-to-the-vest, tells TMZ. "Given what I know regarding that document, it is not plausible that this marriage was a sham."

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Let's call it "Occupy Twilight." The photos from the Los Angeles premiere of "Breaking Dawn" recall the community solidarity -- and tents! -- of Occupy Wall Street, minus the important cause. And the protesting. And drum circles.

Emma Stone is one of our favorite famouses, and she did not disappoint on "Saturday Night Live." One of the best skits from Stone's episode is also the most cringe-worthy: it involves office workers, ice cream, and a certain epically heartbreaking Adele song:

Sidenote; We love the cut to Chris Martin backstage. (In a recent interview, he admitted feeling jealous he didn't write "Someone Like You." Maybe those tears were real.)

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In the grand scheme of Terrible Celebrity Baby Names, "Press" is right up there with "Pilot Inspektor."

Shayne Lamas, whose claim to fame is winning "The Bachelor" in 2008, gave birth to her first child -- a baby girl -- on 11-11-11, announcing: "I feel blessed today. Press Dahl Lamas-Richie is the coolest baby in the history of female kind. She doesn't even cry and she has the prettiest eyelashes."

Back to his shaggy ways. (Jun Sato/WireImage)

A possible explanation for the troubling return of Brad Pitt's facial scruff: he is depressed. Unhappy. In a funk.

"I think happiness is overrated, truthfully," he tells Australia's "60 Minutes." "I do. I think sometimes you're happy, sometimes you're not. There's too much pressure to be happy. I don't know. I don't really give a (bleep). I know I will be at times and I know I won't be at times. Satisfied, at peace, those would be more goals for myself."

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See this dapper gent? His name is Casper Smart, and he's reportedly hooking up with Jennifer Lopez. Also, he's a backup dancer on her tour.

A source tells People.com, "Yes, they are dating and having a good time. They've been getting more open with their flirting for weeks."

According to TMZ, Smart is 24 years old. (Here's a photo of the pair backstage during Lopez's concert in the Ukraine this past summer. At the time, they were just friends. The singer and "American Idol" judge is going through a divorce from Marc Anthony. She was previously married to backup dancer, Cris Judd. And some other guy.)