
From Radar, an interview with Richard Branson on his bid for world domination. From The Nation, taking celebrity seriously: The Paris Principle—Politics are sooo hot. From Vanity Fair, Moms Gone Wild: Sure, mothers always get blamed for everything. But—as a look at the women behind Paris, Lindsay, and Britney reveals—if your child is your meal ticket and career booster, it's hard to be the parent she needs; It's a Mad, Mad, Zsa Zsa World: Welcome to a surreal address that makes Sunset Boulevard look like Sesame Street; and Mad About the Boys: Until he fled the country in January, accused of embezzling more than $300 million, Lou Pearlman was famous as the impresario behind the Backstreet Boys and 'NSync. Turns out his investors weren't the only victims, colleagues reveal: Pearlman's passion for boy bands was also a passion for boy. From (Las Vegas) City Life, a review of Clublife: Thugs, Drugs, and Chaos At New York City's Premier Nightclubs by Rob the Bouncer.