The only daughter of Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown (who no longer wants her father's name) spoke out for the first time following her mother's death on February 11th. Last night her interview with Oprah Winfrey aired on OWN, where she said on the last day her mother was alive, she "slept in her arms all night and all day long.” She also says she's had visitations from her mother since she's died—"Lights turn on and off, and I'm like, 'Mom, what are you doing?'" more ›

With Whitney Houston buried, it's time for the media to dig up her skeletons! And if there is one persistent rumor the singer spent years fighting, it was that she was a lesbian—"I am a mother, not a lesbian. I am not gay," she said in a 2000 interview. Well, here it comes again. Peter Tatchell has taken to the Daily Mail to bring back the argument that Whitney's fall from grace wasn't caused by her marriage to Bobby Brown—it came with the self-repression she suffered by dropping her female lover for Brown. more ›

Hours after he abruptly left the funeral of his ex-wife Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown performed at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut with New Edition. "This whole year for me has been really difficult, but this is part of the cap off of what is to come in my life," Brown told the crowd. "I want to give blessings to my ex-wife Whitney Houston, I love you." more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] Whitney Houston's ex-husband and New Edition front man Bobby Brown briefly entered Houston's funeral at New Hope Baptist Church earlier today before leaving looking "visibly upset." According to the Star-Ledger, Brown arrived with "an entourage of nine people" and requested to sit in the family's section with the child he had with Houston, 18-year-old Bobbi Kristina. "They were asked to leave," a source told the paper, referring to Brown's entourage," but Brown "left with the other people." more ›

As preparations continue for Whitney Houston's funeral tomorrow, the music superstar's godmother Aretha Franklin shared her thoughts with the Today Show. The Queen of Soul said that based on previews of Houston's upcoming film, Sparkle, she thought Houston looked "fresh, she looked healthy, and she looked gorgeous. And I thought, 'Yes, she has conquered her challenges' and was on the way." more ›

Even as the stores sport back to school sales (which depress us, even now), summer lingers on your friends the -ists. This week's collection of links provides some of the best, worst, and oddest bits of summer fun. So, bring your laptop up onto the roof, make yourself an umbrella drink or ten, and enjoy this week's choice posts from across the Gothamist network. more ›

Torontoist throws down the gauntlet and challenges all comers: pillow fight, bitch. They also stand up for a fellow blogger taking heat from the TTC and welcome city-wide WiFi. more ›

- Hey, wacky junkie Jewels, last seen on the ground in the NY Times, talks to the Village Voice! more ›

recaps of Being Bobby Brown, our reason for being on Thursday nights), plus what's happening with other mousers all over the city. more ›

I did see J. Lo perform on the Today Show, I missed Mariah's interview with Matt Lauer. . I didn't watch the Diane Sawyer interview with Whitney Houston, but I did glean from Saturday Night Live (Robert DeNiro sucked, by the way, or at least the skits did) Weekend Update when Maya Rudolph and Tracey Morgan spoofed Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, that Whitney: 1) called Diane Sawyer, "Diane Swyer"; 2)Bobby Brown was profusely sweating; and 3) Whtiney doesn't smoke crack because it's cheap. more ›

Not so shocking that Whitney Houston admitted drug use in her interview with Diane Sawyer. But her explanations are pretty funny. Yeah, Bobby Brown, people have tried that "I'm bipolar" excuse before! more ›