Adrien Brody's prayers were answered when he made Hump Day Hunk

There’s just something about this skeevy bastard that I like. Maybe it’s that he’s a winning rally driver. Maybe it’s that he looks so intellectual, and dresses so Pool Shark. Maybe it’s that hell, it’s been a long time and … but there, I’ve said too much. And besides, I can’t run Prince Harry every week, can I?

Let’s toast to Adrien’s dream come true with a spirited round of Pool Shark, the Drinking Game and some gossip links.

Wine A-Z; the ultimate Go Cup! A jogging bra/wine skin combo? Why the hell not, my camelbak imbues my Sauv Blanc with aromas of Gatorade as it is. (Manolofood)

Van Gogh and Orcas Unicorn Chaser. Make your hump day a little smoother with soothing pictures of swirling stars and wild whales in Downtown Vangroover. Yes, orcas belong in a gossip roundup. I’m Canadian, dammit.  (raincoaster)

Top That! Princess Beatrice’s amazing Hat of Hideousness (+10) is for sale on eBay to benefit children, if not onlookers (Ayyyy)

George Clooney chickens out. The television remake of Men Who Stare At Goats was disappointingly downscaled. (Lolebrity)

Life, Death, Violence, Barbie, and extremely mixed messages. I’m not exactly sure where the war crimes tribunal comes into it, but apparently it does, somewhere. Also: Ken is a draft dodger? (Crasstalk)

Dear God, Johnny Depp is a kinky beast. Taking a page from Chuck Berry, he made Penelope Cruz dress up as a … no, I can’t even say it. Seriously, nobody would put Salma Hayek through that. (AgentBedhead)

Is House getting evicted? Hugh Laurie has a great big, leaky mouth. There, take THAT image into your Bertie/Jeeves slash-thinking mind. (BusyBeeBlogger)

Yet another Jagger kid poses nekkid. Surely I thought we’d run out of these potato-faced wonders by now, but apparently not. Is “Club Kid” really a career choice? (CelebDirtyLaundry)

This is perhaps the most terrifying headline of all time, until you smack yourself in the head and say “IT DOESN’T MEAN THAT YOU PERVERT” and move on. But still. (CelebritySmack)

Oh, Will Smith. It’s not the size: it’s how you use it! And using it to annoy an entire neighborhood is just Letting the Thetans Win. (CelebVIPLounge)

Bristol Palin, now surgically enhanced! But not improved: it wasn’t brain surgery, after all. (DailyStab)

Taylor Swift will out a bitch! This girl doesn’t exist off the record, and if you’re dating her, neither do you (EarSucker)

Lady Gaga is Asian? Golly, she MUST have had some serious work done; she doesn’t look it. (FitFabCeleb)

Owen Freaking Wilson and yeah, like, a bunch of other celebs in Cannes, but who gives a rat’s ass about them? Eh? OWEN WILSON! (GirlsTalkinSmack)

Jennifer Aniston’s steamy banana handling. Look ma, no hands! No desperation, either…that is so NOT the sound of faint weeping I hear. Nosiree Bob. (HaveUHeard)

L’innocent sentenced to live in mansion next door to coke connection. Poor thing. That’ll teach HER! (HollywoodHiccups)

Who’s the $100 million man? The one going around spreading herpes? Yeah, “That one who dated Paris Hilton” doesn’t really narrow it down any. (INeedMyFix)

Joan Rivers better watch her back: Kermit the Frog is after her job. The Red Carpet just got a little greener and a LOT cuter (PopBytes)

Adorable Prince Harry and adorable puppy being adorable. Adorbz! What are you still doing here? CLICKY CLICK CLICK! (Swoonworthy)

Caption the Gouvernator and his ex. I’m thinking something Harry Potter related. She reminds me of Emma Thompson’s character, the Divinology professor. (RightCelebrity)

Definitely better than letting teenagers choose what they want to wear. Nobody wants to see this.

In honour of the imperfect, yet impeccable Emma Thompson, seen here toasting her long-overdue Hollywood Walk of Fame star with a pig (not ex-husband Kenneth Branagh) we are returning to our boozy-style links. Today your gossip links are brought to you by a good British pint of what looks like lager, which would be very woman-of-the-people of her.

As for me, I’m on the wagon or rather on the stationary bike until I lose ten pounds and at least one letter of the alphabet.

It’s Nick Jonas’ World (Lolebrity)
World’s LEAST cute octopus found (raincoaster)
Red shoe diaries (Shoeblogs)
Celebrity Dad Faceoff: Harry Connick Jr vs Idris Elba (TeenyManolo)
Getting PRIMED for action (ManoloBig)
Show us your drawers (ManoloHome)
Soba what? (ManoloFood)
Lindsay Lohan’s best movie in years (AgentBedhead)
Renee Zellweger gains 20 lbs (BusyBeeBlogger)
Sean Bean soon to make raincoaster wife #5 (CeleBitchy)
Botox is sacred to Hindus? Who knew? (CelebCosmeticSurgery)
Lady Gaga insists she’s an incestuous ghost (CelebDirtyLaundry)
Emma Watson IS Twiggy (CelebritySmack)
There’s ONE part of Megan Fox that’s still natural (CityRag)
Sylvester Stallone’s rug does not have cherub imagery (CojoStyle)
Sandra Bullock wins! (DailyStab)
The Megan Fox shot the world is not ready to see! (DListed)
It’s Emma Thompson’s world (LaineyGossip)
No, it’s Iman’s world (GoFugYourself)
Jack White does not like hipsters (EvilBeet)
JBieb has gotten to Marky Mark (GabbyBabble)
Jen Garner and Hugh Jackman are like buttah (HaveUHeard)
Sum 40 now (INeedMyFix)
What, the arrow-shaped vajazzling didn’t help? (IBBB)
“Did y’all know that King Tut’s penis is missing?” (MovieLine)
Yoko Ono vs Steve Jobs (PerezHilton)
Britney has a secret (PoorBritney.com)
Britney Spears does not know how to get dressed (SeriouslyOMG)

How wonderfully laidback of Emma Thompson to treat this blue carpet event like a leisurely stroll on the beach.  I bet everyone was delightfully surprised when the two ballerinas jumped out of those deep pockets of hers.