Vancouver

JANET JACKSON’S BACK AND SHE’S ALL COVERED UP!

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Frankly, we never thought we’d see Janet Jackson onstage again after she married Arab billionaire Wissam Al-Mana. She dropped off the face of the earth for several years – presumably living like an obedient princess in Qatar. A snapshot of her at an airport swathed in black with a black veil (VERY burka-ish) fortified our ominous beliefs. Maybe she finally got bored with all that indulgence. We’re happy to see that Janet’s back onstage (she opened her Unbreakable world tour in Vancouver last night) but she’s not quite the same Janet we knew and loved. She’s no longer “Nasty.” Her Vancouver performance revealed a more demure and less naughty Janet – and her costumes covered her from neck to toe. But we’re glad to have her back.

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RIHANNA SHOWS LADY GAGA HOW IT’S DONE

Lady Gaga’s elaborate concerts have raised the stakes for her competition and Rihanna is more than up for the challenge. Rihanna’s gigantic inflated shoulderpads eclipse Gaga’s huge shoulders as the singers compete for the most outrageous fashion. Rihanna took a month off from her “Last Girl on Earth” world tour and returned to the stage in Vancouver with new looks. Her stage design with moving platforms and elaborate props is described as staggering, and she has MORE costume changes than Gaga! So there.

MICHAEL J FOX STILL HAS CANADIAN FAMILY TIES

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We were heartened to see Canadian born Michael J Fox participating in the closing ceremony and enjoying himself at the Olympic games in Vancouver. Above, he’s cheering after the Canadian men’s ice hockey team beat the USA team 3 to 2. We never expected to see Michael looking this healthy, considering the fact that his Parkinson’s was diagnosed in 1991. He was an early advocate of stem cell research and has raised a lot of research money for the disease.