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> The New York Daily News got all linguistic in an effort to compare (as well as slash and burn) new Project Runway contestant Blayne Walsh to season four winner Christian Siriano. The paper is claiming that Walsh, who wrote the word "Girlicious" on the leg of his model before she walked the runway last week, is attempting to position himself as the new Siriano, who tirelessly inflicted the nation with his 15-years-too-late catchphrase "fierce!" for three months last winter. Michael Adams, professor of English at Indiana University, tells the paper that "Girlicious" won't catch on because "it sounds strange." He added, "It's got a stunt aspect, and stunt words remain stunt words." Another authority on the topic, Robert Thompson, professor of TV and pop culture at Syracuse University, says, "Girlicious made me roll my eyes. It sounded like a self-conscious catchphrase created in a labratory. I thought, 'Okay, he's trying to be the next Christian.'" Can you really blame him? Jetting around the country, dressing Posh, partying with Klum -- there were a few days there when even we wanted to be the next Christian, and we couldn't even sew an oven mitt if our Grandmomma's life depended on it.
> Though the story became international news after appearing in the Advocate, People magazine snagged the first post-birth interview with Thomas Beatie, otherwise known as "The Pregnant Man," since his daughter, Susan Juliette, was born three weeks ago. Susan was delivered after 40 hours of labor, with Beatie's partner Nancy by his side coaching him. "When Susan finally came out, it was like in slow motion," says Thomas. "I was full of wonder." Nancy adds, "There were tears of joy." Popnography offers our sincere congratulations to you both, and -- perhaps naively -- hopes that People magazine gave you at least one-tenth of the sum that they offered Brad and Angelina for pics of their new twins.
> To honor the life and work of Estelle Getty, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 84, Lifetime will run a Golden Girls marathon on Friday, July 24, from 12pm to 5pm. All of the episodes will be Sophia-centric beginning with the beloved series' pilot. You can vote for your favorite 30 minutes of feisty octogenarian shenanigans at MyLifetime.com and the selection with the most votes will be shown as the final episode of the marathon. We can already hear the sweet distant sound of thousands of happy TiVo's purring as the record away all Friday afternoon.
-- NOAH MICHELSON
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