Pop Culture Countdown! Jared Leto’s Ear Necklace! Ryan Lochte Train Wrecks On TV! Swiftie Becomes A New Girl! Amanda Bynes Goes Undercover! Karalee Counts Em’ Down!

Does Pop Culture Craziness stop just because it’s a holiday weekend? Heck no! In fact, I think people get even crazier if that’s possible! This week Karalee talks about the comings and goings in celebrity culture!

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Hello again and Happy Good Friday! Today was an office holiday for yours truly and I’ve managed to fill my extra hours doing nada, zilch, zippo. And I couldn’t be more thrilled. Though if my boyfriend asks, I vacuumed, dusted and gave the dog a bath. Now that we’ve got that covered, on to this week’s PCC!

Man, overboard


I would rather drown than watch a second of the new docu-series “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” But train wrecks prevail in reality TV (see: Real Housewives of You Name It, Honey Boo Boo, etc.) so it’s a safe bet that Mr. Chlorine will find an audience. Those who tune in can hear him talk about the deep origin of his catchphrase, “Jeah,” and how “going out trying to look for a date, I don’t really have to do that.

They come to me.” Another highlight: when he can’t remember what medals he’s won during the Olympics. Hey, I get it, math can be hard. Just like speaking in complete sentences. And pronouncing two-syllable words. Or knowing what syllables are.

Worst Hide and Seek player ever


Remember last week, when Lindsay Lohan “hid” under a blanket in the back seat of a car outside a Hollywood nightclub? Well it seems Amanda Bynes is looking to one-up Lilo in the camouflage challenge. She was photographed earlier this week wandering around Times Square in NYC wearing a blue, button-down shirt — on her head.

Here’s a tip: If you want to go unnoticed, don’t do that. It’s really not that hard. When you see a shirt, intended for the top portion of your body (as 100 percent of shirts are), wear it there. Not your head. Your shirt should shield elbows, not ears. During the odd shirt-uation, Amanda reportedly went into a McDonald’s, ordered a coffee and a pop (yes, I’m from Michigan and I call it pop), and sipped both simultaneously. Hey,…you try navigating Times Square with a shirt covering your face — you’d be thirsty too.

Do we blame Schmidt?


Joining the not one, but two, sequels in the works for “Independence Day,” we now add to the “Who asked for this?” file the news that Taylor Swift is going to guest star on the season finale of “New Girl.”

Say it ain’t so, Jess! Apparently, Swiftie will be a guest at CeCe’s wedding to Shivrang. Can the “Who here objects…” question apply to the wedding guest list?

Directionally challenged


Kim Kardashian has addressed reports that she and Kanye West are planning to name their baby, North…as in North West. She claims that’s not the plan, and that she’s unsure where that rumor even started. But, she added, she thinks the moniker is quite cute.

Oh, great…this type of nonsense feedback she listens to but not when people offer subtle advice like “Disappear from the planet!,” “Stop pretending you’re relevant!,” and “Stop acting like you know how to spell ‘relevant!’”

Can you hear me now?


Jared Leto, he of the beloved “My So-Called Life,” dished recently about the strangest fan gift he’s ever received: a fan’s severed ear in the mail, with a note that read “Are you listening?” The 41-year-old said he decided to poke a hole in the ear and wear it as a necklace.

As one does, naturally. No need to say it, I know what you’re thinking: “Jordan Catalano is 41?!?!”

Hope you all have a great Easter weekend…catch ya on the flip side!