tuesday sorbet: ADELE

adele is something else. at just 20 years old, she was nominated for this year's mercury prize for her self-penned album, "19". she performed on SNL this past weekend and kicked some serious butt. what a fantastic voice!

here is her video for her latest hit, "cold shoulder". the chorus is as catchy as a cold!

tuesday sorbet: CHARLIE BROOKER

many of my sorbets have been pretty/show-bizzy type people, so today i am exposing you to the mad brilliance of charlie brooker, the UK's premiere curmudgeon. columnist and television critic, charlie's guardian columns are witty, sarcastic and full of pertinent observations on the inanity of modern media.

i am now going to do something that is long overdue...EMBED A VIDEO! enjoy this clip from "charlie brooker's screenwipe", a fantastic series that ridicules all that is vapid and stupid on british airwaves. this particular clip takes on the "broadway reality tv phenomenon". all i can say is the josephs scare the hell out me!

tuesday sorbet: CLIVE OWEN

what else can one do but sigh wistfully over the manly goodness that is clive owen?

god bless clive!

tuesday sorbet: KATE WINSLET

ah, the winslet. who can say they dislike today's sorbet, kate winslet? she's beautiful, opinionated, intelligent, independent, sassy and one hell of an actress. long live kate!

here is my favourite kate moment of all time, from "sense and sensibility". enjoy!

tuesday sorbet: COLIN FIRTH

today's sorbet honours the gorgeous manliness of colin firth, who is not only dreamy as all hell but also one of britain's greatest actors. *le sigh*

mr. firth sure looks good in a waistcoat. any woman with a heartbeat swoons over him as mister darcy in bbc's "pride and prejudice"- he is just pure romantic perfection in that role. he's also wonderful in "girl with a pearl earring" as the painter vermeer. like romola garai (imagine the two of them in one movie, mon dieu!), he conveys so much emotion without speaking a word, especially whilst listening to a conversation. and who can forget him uncomfortably sporting that terrible novelty jumper in "bridget jones' diary"?

here are some clips for your midday swoon-a-thon:

DARCY STRIPS AND JUMPS IN THE LAKE

DARCY PROFESSES LOVE TO LIZZIE

VERMEER SEES GRIET'S HAIR

BRIDGET JONES INTERVIEWS COLIN (very funny!)

tuesday sorbet: ROMOLA GARAI

contrary to popular belief, i'm not a total grouch. i may loathe duffy (who has also complained about being compared to leona lewis...jesus god man that girl is annoying) but i am not against all blonde brits. i am proving my faith in british blondes by featuring the chameleon-esque actress romola garai as today's sorbet.

you have most likely seen her as grown up briony in "atonement" or as amelia sedley in "vanity fair". i loved her in both movies- she just has a way of pulling your heart strings without speaking a word. i cry everytime i see that scene in vanity fair when her son snobbishly rejects the peasant shirts she makes for him ("silly old mama!"). i also love the scene when she is reunited with her beloved piano after her family loses all their money.

we'll all pretend "dirty dancing 2: havana nights" is not on her resume...

ROMOLA: ON A ROLL

CLIP FROM VANITY FAIR w/ RHYS IFANS

tuesday sorbet: RUSSELL BRAND

wino isn't the only brit with a 'barnet'...today's sorbet honours the genius of russell brand, an actor/comedian/author/tv host/radio personality who will take over north america- MARK MY WORDS. he's wicked famous in the UK, known for his tabloid antics (THE SUN named him "shagger of the year" two years running) sartorial excellence and quaint yet precise victorian vocabulary.

keep your eye out for russell hosting the MTV video awards in september- it's sure to be history in the making!

to experience brand at his best, before he becomes trendy and over-exposed, i suggest the following youtube clips:

to revel in brand's command of language:
RUSSELL'S TAMARA BECKWITH/TABLOID STORY

to laugh over something dirty and uncomfortable:
RUSSELL DISCUSSES INTERNET PORN & "SEAGULLING"

to see why the americans will love ol' russ:
RUSSELL FLIRTS WITH LENO part 1 & part 2

RUSSELL FLIRTS WITH CONAN

to understand the man behind the myth:
DAWN FRENCH INTERVIEWS RUSSELL part 1

tuesday sorbet: THE ZUTONS

winehouse is like campari- bitter, slightly repulsive yet strangely delicious. campari goes well with coke...and so does wino. *woh woh*

however, after a few days of campari and coke, i need to cleanse the palate. a british musical sorbet is what i want. something sweet and refreshing, please.

THE ZUTONS rock. they're one of the best british bands ever. abi, centre, plays sax. dave, right, writes and sings the tunes. the others help out. it's heaven.

check out these videos on youtube. they will make you feel good. and yes, they wrote "valerie", wino's hit cover from 2007.

VALERIE

CONFUSION

REMEMBER ME

IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS WE DO