The Daily Ovulation: Meet The Cutie Underneath Mini Darth Vader's Mask

I gotta admit, I was kind of hoping that a little girl was beneath the mini Darth Vader costume in the Volkswagon Passat commercial that aired during the Super Bowl. It would just have been rad to find out the little badass was female, but alas, it was not meant to be. On "Today," 6-year-old Max Page was unmasked as the adorable cutie donning the black suit and wielding the power of the force and I don't begrudge him this new fame in the slightest. May the force be with you, Max! And safe-driving! [MSNBC]

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Justin Bieber, Jon Stewart Switch Bodies During 'Daily Show'

Bieber, as Stewart, runs his fingers through his famous hair, saying, 'It's just so natural.'
By James Dinh


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Ever wonder what would happen if Justin Bieber switched bodies with a 48-year-old political comedian? Well, viewers caught a glimpse of that scenario on Thursday when the 16-year-old teen sensation stopped by "The Daily Show" to act in a skit alongside host Jon Stewart.

Rocking Stewart's traditional suit and tie getup, Bieber, pretending to be the host, opened the late-night talk show behind the funnyman's desk during the program's introduction. But before he got the chance to dive into the evening's first topic, the set was crashed by the satirical critic, who, clad in a blue hoodie, revealed that the duo had switched bodies. "Yo, yo, yo. What's up? What's up, swag? Yo, what's up? I found the magic skull, swag. We can finally switch back to our original bodies, yo!" yelled Stewart, acting as the singer.

While Stewart was reluctant to switch back to his old body, he agreed, announcing there was one thing he had to do before making the final move. "Fine. But can I just do something one last time?" asked Bieber-as-Stewart, running his fingers through his own hair. "It's just so natural." In the end, the stars did the ol' switcheroo when they touched the skull, shaking forcefully before returning back to their original selves.

As the Biebster walked off the set, he apologized for a tattoo inking he had left on Stewart. "Did he say something about a tattoo he left on my body?" the host asked the roaring audience. "Wait, why is my ass sore? Wait a minute. What the...?" The screen then flashed to a tramp stamp tattoo on the comedian's lower back that read: "#neversaynever."

Stewart screamed out the singer's name before plugging JB's feature film debut. "Seriously though, you should go see the movie," he said. "It's actually quite good, not that I'm the target demographic, even though inside, I am a 10-year-old girl."

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Stone Temple Pilots Reunited In Hopes Of Opening For Led Zeppelin, Bassist Says

'If time allows, there will definitely be new music,' Robert DeLeo adds of STP's future.
By Chris Harris


Stone Temple Pilots' Robert DeLeo and Scott Weiland
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There are a number of reasons why Stone Temple Pilots decided to reunite after nearly five years apart — some are obvious, and others, not so much.

Of course, the financial windfall of reviving the grunge stalwarts for an extensive U.S. tour was too good to pass up, and bassist Robert DeLeo readily admits as much. And then there are the fans, the ones who had been with STP since the very beginning as well as those who discovered the band only after it first split back in 2003 and who, woefully, have yet to catch the Pilots live.

On a more personal level, though, Stone Temple Pilots' resurrection was purely selfish, and very much an anticipatory (not to mention optimistic) move on the band's part: If, after the months and months of rumors and denials, there ever is a full-on Led Zeppelin reunion tour, STP wanted to be ready to offer their services as an opening act.

"Believe me, that was one of the reasons," laughed DeLeo. "We thought, 'We should get together now, in case Zeppelin does tour.' I'm serious, man. That would be one hell of a bill: STP and Led Zeppelin. I mean, we could play a doghouse, out in the middle of the ocean, and if I got to play with Zeppelin, that would be a highlight of my life."

Yes, DeLeo — and the rest of the band — had several reservations about raising STP from the dead — a feat DeLeo jokingly referred to as "Mission Impossible." For the band's members, the idea of regrouping was terrifying at first, but with time, the boys settled their differences and tried to think positive.

"For me, it was about putting down some of the things that I was used to getting bitten by," explained the bassist — who, with guitar-playing brother Dean DeLeo, has been collaborating with Peter Frampton on material for his next LP. "After you get bitten, it's hard to go back. I wanted to go into this with an open frame of mind and a positive attitude and just have fun with it. We should have fun with it, which God knows we didn't always have with our career when we were younger. If that's all I can say, and that's what I can get out of this reunion, great.

"I think I speak for all of us when I say there's a lot of unfinished business that we didn't get around to the first go," he continued. "Enough time has gone by, and it feels really good to be back. I don't really want to put too much thought into how it feels — I'm just kind of going with it and keeping a good positive attitude about it. I just needed to get over the things that we all needed to get over, and that's been working so far. If everyone shows up and does this thing, I think it's going to be really amazing."

DeLeo claims that during recent rehearsals, STP were "sounding as good as ever," and he credits sobriety as part of the reason the band's in tip-top shape.

"My brother's going on four years of sobriety," he said. "We have a lot more clarity in the band now, and I think with clarity comes appreciation. I saw that the other night, when we played [a secret gig in Los Angeles]. I saw it in my eyes, and in the eyes of the rest of the band. There's a lot more rock in this band now."

As for an STP record, DeLeo is not 100 percent sure that's going to happen. The goal for STP over the next few weeks, he said, is to reacquaint themselves with their songbook and prepare for their return to the road. Once the band is back in that mindset, the bassist said new STP material is very possible.

"I've always got stuff written, and there's always a long list of songs that are always there — it's a matter of timing," DeLeo said. "If time allows, there will definitely be new music. I think it would be silly not to release new music. I'd like to believe we still have a writing relationship, but the first step is getting reacquainted with what we know."

While STP were on hiatus, frontman Scott Weiland teamed up with Velvet Revolver, and the DeLeo brothers joined forces with Filter's Richard Patrick for Army of Anyone — who are now on hiatus after releasing a poorly received self-titled LP. Does DeLeo foresee an AOA reunion somewhere down the line?

"You never know," he said. "It's just like STP — I didn't know if I was going to return. Whether we get back together and do anything, I think we made a great record, bottom line. That's all that matters to me. If we make another one, I want to make sure it's great, and that applies to STP and anything I do. But I was pretty heartbroken over [the feeble response to AOA's album]."

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Christina Aguilera Sings National Anthem At Super Bowl

Pittsburgh native's performance followed 'Glee' star Lea Michele's rendition of 'America the Beautiful.'
By Jocelyn Vena


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As football fans gathered on Sunday night (February 6) to watch the match-up between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers at Super Bowl XLV, Christina Aguilera took to the stage to perform the national anthem. Moments earlier, "Glee" star Lea Michele performed "America the Beautiful" before kickoff in chilly Dallas.

Wearing her hair down and donning a black suit, Aguilera belted out the song as both the Terrible Towels and Cheese Heads counted down the moments until the big game. The Grammy winner got the crowd hyped as she hit the crescendos of the song, while celebrities and players looked on, many of the players nervously looking to the sky or holding back tears as they prepared to take the field.

Although her voice never wavered as she paid tribute to the country in song, Aguilera did briefly flub the lyrics, but she handled it like a pro, rendering the mistake barely noticeable.

The singer grew up outside of Pittsburgh and is presumably a Steelers fan.

"I have been performing the anthem since I was 7 years old and I must say the Super Bowl is a dream come true," Aguilera said recently. "I am really excited to be part of such an iconic event."

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