According to http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/cult/2004/08/18/13741.shtml, Alias star Jennifer Garner is single again.  Apparently, she and costar Michael Vartan, who plays her love interest on the show, have split up.  Which is really, really surprising, because whenever I hear that two people who play lovers on a TV series or movie have become a couple in real life, I know it must be honest to goodness true love, and not them getting their emotions at all confused with playing lovers all day at work.

 

Please.  It's called acting, kids.

 

I call dibs.

 

And on last night's episode of The Amazing Race, cousins bitchy Mirna and little person Charla were eliminated.  Charla gave a heartwarming speech about how little people have to work twice or three times as hard to prove that they are capable, and you could see that host Phil was about to bust out crying.  To be honest, I didn't particularly want to see them win--Mirna is too much of a bitch, to be honest--but they had personality.  The remaining teams... they're just not as much fun to watch.  Still in the lead are Colin and Christie, the "dating couple," who are probably yuppie scum.  They stand the best chance at winning, but I just don't like them.  Also still in the race are Brandon and Nicole, the Christian "Dating Models."  That pretty much says it all.  There's supposed to be some sort of blow up for each of those teams next week, according to the previews.  Also still in the running: Chip & Kim (married parents from LA), Karli and Kami (the clueless twins), and the Bowling Moms, whose names escape me.  As the field narrows, my guess is the next team to go will be the twins, who seem to have managed on good luck, and by not being quite as hapless as the other teams that have been eliminated to date.  The Bowling Moms are also going to need to sharpen up their skills to stay in the running.  No, I suspect it's going to come down to Colin & Christie vs Chip & Kim.  Though I could be wrong...