you're my wonderwall

Well, well, well... 

It appears MSN is trying to pull itself out of the ranks of stuffy old man's lame-ass news website. How, you ask?  The answer is simple: Wonderwall.  

Wonderwall is the newly-launched celebrity-focused site by MSN.  It describes itself as "the new way of looking at celebrities" and declares that "celebrity news is supposed to be fun, so come back to get the dirt without getting dirty."  And this site looks fabulous.  All glitz and glam, easy to navigate, and horizontally aligned, Wonderwall is easy on the eyes.  

I played around on the site this morning and so far, I think I'm in love.  This is like a celebrity blog without the nasty rips that, while typically funny, generally go well over the line.  Think Perez Hilton minus the MS Paint doodles and obsessive vendettas.  Not that I don't love, Perez, because I do frequent his blog often.  But he does seem to take it too far more often than not.  Wonderwall promises the same content, minus the childish games.  And from what I can tell, the commentary is actually pretty entertaining.  Though the content I've found entertaining was of the non-humerous variety.  Their attempts at taking playful, non-offensive ribs at the celebs seems to fall flat so far.  We'll see if they grow a pair and pick it up in that arena.

If you're into being a voyeur into the lives of celebrities - and let's face it, most of us are - then you owe it to yourself to check out Wonderwall.  It's the best celebrity gossip plus genuine commentary that doesn't make you cringe plus funky new layout plus the sparkly newness that always draws in the masses.  

Will it last?  Only time will tell.  But I know I've already got it bookmarked.