• Celebrity Circus? Just as ridiculous as we thought it would be. [NB]

• John McCain is sorry about what's happening to flood victims in the Midwest, but Barack Obama's actually doing something to help. [TS]

• Ashanti's performance at last night's NBA game: yea or nay? [TGJ]

• Kanye West's fans are fickle, but only if you make them wait for two hours. Oh well, he'll always have Selita Ebanks. [Bossip]

• No, Death Row artists are not the only rappers to come out of the West Coast. [SB]