• Misguided youth: Thomas Kohnstamm, a travel writer who worked on more than a dozen books for Lonely Planet, says that he made up portions of of his books, didn't even visit one of the countries he wrote about, and dealt drugs to supplement the meager income he received for his, uh, work.
WAIT, THERE'S MORE: The prick who wants to raise the tax on beer; cocaine lawsuits; and Cate Blanchett delivers!
• Tax the ripped: An assemblyman in California is proposing raising the tax on beer by 1,500 percent, from 2 cents per can or bottle to 30 cents a pop. The evil politician says "the people who use alcohol should pay for part of the cost to society, just like we've accepted that concept with tobacco."
• Party's animal: Countering Obama's "snobbery," candidate Hillary Clinton is getting down with America, talking guns and pounding whiskey shots on the campaign trail.
• This story blows: A former freelance reporter for People is suing two paparazzi from Splash News & Picture Agency for fraud and invasion of privacy related to an incident in which she claims the paps provided Heath Ledger with cocaine in hopes of filming him blowing rails.
• Queen's heir: Actress Cate Blanchett gave birth to a son Saturday. Cate and hubby Andrew Upton have named their newest Ignatius Martin Upton.
• Just so you know: Britney Spears was in a fender bender Saturday. No one was injured and the vehicles involved were unscathed.
• Lohans back to court: Lilo papa Michael Lohan is reopening his divorce case with ex-wife Dina because he's not getting to see the kiddies enough.
• Spoiler alert: It has been confirmed: The Sex and the City movie is going to blow your mind, restore NYC's luster, and possibly end the war in Iraq.