Have a great weekend everyone!

Chicago:

• The 2006 Taste of Chicago festival kicks off Friday in Grant Park. The event will be a fixture downtown for the next ten days, but try not to wait until July 9 to go. [Link]
• "And Now for Something Different": The film that introduced the Monty Python gang to the United States screens this Saturday at the Gene Siskel Film Center. It's probably the only opportunity (outside of time travel) to see where the Pythons got their start - so don't miss it. [Link]
• If a Taste of Chicago doesn't sound that exciting to you, sample some more international cuisine at The African Caribbean Festival of Life on Sunday. Headlining the festival? Former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett. (It's where her "solo career" has taken her, I guess...) [Link]

The New York City and Los Angeles events are after the jump.

Madonna's children's book "The English Roses" was so successful, and the original book was inspired by Madonna's daughter Lourdes, so they are joining forces for the sequel. "The English Roses - Too Good To Be True" is scheduled for release later this year.

Madonna says, "My daughter and I really had a great time following up on the adventures of these five close friends.

More photos of Madonna and Lourdes, after the jump.

Madonna & Daughter To Collaborate on Second Book [Starpulse]

• Mariah Carey is convinced mauve-coloured foods like red grapes and plums - known for their anti-ageing benefits - will stop her developing wrinkles. She's really groundbreaking. [FemaleFirst]
• Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay and her husband, Peter Hermann, just had their child. They've named him August, the month they married in 2004. [Rush & Molloy]
• Jennifer Lopez has temporarily prevented her first husband from publishing a tell-all book about the couple's sex life. The book is reportedly to be titled The Unknown Truth: A Passionate Portrait of a Serial Thriller, with chapters named after each of Lopez's films. Clever. [TMZ]
• Will Star Jones contribute to Words For My Enjoyment after all? Listen to the exclusive phone call. [Words For My Enjoyment]
• Kate Moss calls her actions in the past "stupid and childish." She's so wise. [Hollywood Rag]
• Harrison Ford will finally marry long-term girlfriend Calista Flockhart, according to a report. If they remember to actually do it. [Starpulse]
• Catch a sneak peak of the Transformers trailer. [Egotastic]
• Live from the red carpet at the A Scanner Darkly premiere. [popbytes]

Kylie Minogue has used her guest of honor appearance at Elton John's annual White Tie and Tiara Ball to mark her official return to show business. Welcome back, and stay well.

She said of her appearance, "This is my official coming out."

More photos of Kylie Minogue and Oliver Martinez, after the jump.

Kylie: 'Elton's Party Is My Official Coming Out' [contactmusic]

I haven't been able to sleep for weeks not knowing if George Clooney would be attending the Armani menswear show or not. If he didn't go would Giorgio's feeling have been hurt - would he have considered it a snub? Would there have been an uncomfortable rift? I mean, George lives right there in Italy, so why wouldn't he go.

Now I know.

• In case you didn't get enough of Queen Johnny at the Olympics, here is the Johnny Weir work out. Sequined tights not included. [NYMag.com]
• Team PETA is kicking some ass. Paris and Pamela swear off fur. [Fashion Watch]
• Nicole Kidman, Sharon Osbourne, and Sienna Miller become designers to fight breast cancer. [WorldFashion]
• Keira prefers Depp over Bloom. Apparently she begged her 'Pirates' director for a lip lock with Johnny. How is that fashion related? It's not, but the idea of being the ham in a Johnny / Orlando sandwich is appealing. (My apologies to the straight men that don't care.) [Female First.Co.UK]
• Ashlee Simpson and David Lee Roth have the same stylist and might have been separated at birth. [City Rag]
• Flip flop haters unite. [Gawker]

For your Friday pleasure we have a celebrity in need of a fashion fix. Feel free to discuss how you would go about "fixing" the faux pas.

See a Lindsay Lohan in need of fixing, after the jump.

I didn't know that she had it in her. Pink was performing Wednesday night at LA's Avalon, and shocked the crowd with a dedication. She threw some loving towards Britney Spears.

A sold-out crowd came to 'get the party started' as Pink rocked LA's Avalon on Wednesday.

Pink surprised her fans by dedicating "Don't Let Me Get Me" to Britney Spears.

Pink told the audience she has always loved Spears and wanted everyone to send Brit some "good energy and love because she could use it right about now." This was an evident reference to Spears' recent public turmoil in the press. The crowd reacted by cheering and breaking out in loud bouts of laughter.

Pink Sends Britney Some Love [TMZ]

Well, the Spellings have responded to Tori being such a bitch, but that's not really the news here.

Here are all the gory Tori Spelling details:

- In order for her to have given US Weekly their cover story, she would have had to give her interview two days after his death.
- She was not present for his burial.
- Tori Spelling did not reunite a few weeks ago with her father as she said she did (there is some question about this).
- What the feud comes down to is that Tori Spelling just kept coming back to daddy for more money, and Candy, Tori's mother, got fed up with it.

It all comes down to greed.

Tori Spelling's Story: Tacky Take on Family Affairs [FOX411]

Mmm. Where is Lindsay Lohan? Jessica Alba? Nicole Richie? Vonage apparently doesn't quite hold the same cache as T-Mobile's Sidekick or even LG does. But hey, we've to Liv Tyler, Haylie Duff, Maggie Grace and Emille de Ravin. Not too shabby I guess.

More photos from the Launch of The VONAGE V Phone, after the jump.