November 21, 2007

Whenever there's celebrity news breaking online (and even when there isn't), people flock to TMZ.com or Perezhilton.com. To be honest, I don't like either of those sites. One is only "breaking" news a few minutes before the rest of the internet is all over the story, so you can go just about anywhere on the web for celeb gossip these days and find-- more or less- the exact same content. For me, it's about who's delivering the dirt, and how they dish it out.
That's why I never go anywhere but dlisted.com these days. Michael K., the ringmaster, is smart, cynical, self-effacing, and hilarious. While TMZ.com's puns feel like the cover of the New York Post, or a headline from "A Current Affair" (if I can take everyone back in the time machine for a second), and Perez has this "holier-than-thou" attitude (really, folks: should that guy be calling out anyone on their looks?), Michael K. doesn't claim to be any better than the people he slams, but seems to be genuinely fascinated/disgusted/obsessed/infatuated with celebrities and the culture that celebrates them. Basically, he's one of us, and that's why I love him. -- Samantha F.





