While it may seem that summer began with the Gosselin divorce and ended with Michael Jackson's burial, Memorial Day and Labor Day are what actually mark the bookends of traditional summer.

Certainly a lot happened in Celebrity Love land in between, and some of the most gobsmacking shockers came from the world of politics—where conflict is all in a day's work. YourTango's Celebrity Editor Kristine Gasbarre (independently registered, for the record) has highlighted the best of the worst for you. As we kiss this summer goodbye, we can thank these politicans' slip-ups for … Read More

Levi Johnston is burning the last of his bridges with the Palin camp.

In an interview with Vanity Fair (on stands September 8), Johnston spills the beans on Sarah Palin's worry that her teenage daughter Bristol's pregnancy would hurt her campaign for Vice President. Huffington Post via Vanity Fair quotes Johnston with the following:

Sarah told me she had a great idea: we would keep it a secret—nobody would know that Bristol was pregnant. She told me that once Bristol had the baby she and Todd would adopt him. That way, she said, Bristol and I … Read More

Former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin already unexpectedly resigned from her position as governor this year, and according to Star magazine, is about to quit her 20-plus-year marriage. Palin had said the divorce rumors were untrue. Sarah Palin Fired Up Over Divorce Talk

In this issue of Star, Mercede Johnston, Levi Johnston's sister, opens up about the Palin's marriage. For those of you not following the Palin's inner lives, Levi Johnston is Bristol's (Sarah's oldest daughter) ex boyfriend, and the father of Bristol's baby.

Mercede told Star:

Sarah and Todd are fighting all the time. When they do, Todd often ends … Read More

AlaskaReport.com reported on Saturday that Sarah Palin was divorcing from her husband Todd. The report stated that at Sarah's governor farewell speech last weekend, she didn't speak to Todd and hustled out of the venue without him. Alaska Report sources had stated that weeks before, Sarah had stopped wearing her wedding band, and other reports suggested that she had purchased land in Montana and was moving there, possibly without Todd. Why Sarah Palin's First Dude Drives Women Wild

Sources close to the Palins (such as a former staffer) have affirmed the divorce buzz … Read More

Briston Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of former-V.P. candidate Sarah Palin, gave birth to a baby boy early last Saturday. Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston is the first grandchild of the Alaska governor and her "first dude" husband, Todd.

Bristol's out-of-wedlock pregnancy caused a media tidal wave last fall amidst an existing grade-A storm of attention surrounding John McCain's ever-curious hockey-mom-turned-governor running mate. In contrast, with the election a fading memory, the baby's birth has occurred with much less fanfare.

People reports that 7 lb., 7 oz. Tripp was born at 5:30am on Saturday. The Palin family has yet to … Read More

I smell some sour grapes...

Gawker's got a video clip of comedian Dennis Miller on Bill O'Reilly espousing a unique post-election theory: liberal women are jealous of Sarah Palin because she's got a better sex life than they do. 

After proclaiming her a great "dame" (um, that's Madam Governor to you, Dennis), the comedian announces, "I think she has non-neurotic sex with that Todd Palin guy!"

Oh, Todd.  That beard!  Those tracksuits! The snowmobile riding!

The Alaskan First Dude doesn't do it for me, personally, but I could see how women who are into "manly-men" might want to shove … Read More

More dramz from up north. 

However, it's not directly related to That Lady this time: the Wasilla Public Library in Alaska is refusing to shelve two books for children about homosexual relationships, Heather Has Two Mommies and Daddy's Roommate.  But it's certainly not because the characters in the books are gay, of course.  Oh, no -- the town's library director, K.J. Martin-Albright, says the books are “poorly constructed, lacked engaging illustrations and seemed to lack the ability to engage young readers...Anything on the library has to earn its … Read More