• While Joss Stone took over for Sarah Jessica Parker's waning Gap campaign, the soulstress will be taking a backseat for the retailer's fall campaign. She'll only be a backup singer, alongside Destiny's Child's Michelle Williams and Alanis Morissette's complementing spots.

• CBGB's, which is fighting for its 31-year-old life, is embarking on a series of benefit concerts — or, as we're translating, a farewell tour they hope lasts longer than Cher's.

• Forget MTV's I Want A Famous Face, because now you can actually have the real thing. You know, if Tara Reid is done with hers .. and you'd even want it.

• Finally someone else (even if its Slate) realizes the genius behind Geico's Tiny House advertisements. And though a reality show based on the spot will likely never air, we're pleased to the know the actors suffered through the 4.5-foot ceilings for quite some time.

• Vince Vaughn doesn't understand the American obsession with celebrity. Neither do we, but we'll keep on feeding it to ya'll!

• If you couldn't get enough of Dove's graffiti-laced ads, there's plenty more for you.

• Obvious news of the day: Product placement in print is on the up and up.