• Ashanti just keeps on trucking. Good for her. [CL]

• "For the second time in two days, John McCain has referred to current events in "Czechoslovakia" – a country that officially ceased to exist in January of 1993." It's not the world of yesteryear, Senator. [DK]

• Black Voices put together a gallery Sexiest Black Women Over 40 (aka Black Don't Crack) gallery. [BV]

• Mariah Carey might follow in the footsteps of Celine Dion, Elton John, and Toni Braxton and sign a very lucrative Las Vegas residency deal. I'd go to see her show. [SP]

• Despite their stringent-sounding custody agreement, Kimora Lee Simmons and Russell Simmons are quick to praise each other's parenting skills. [Bossip]