CHARLIE SHEEN-ANIGANS: Two days after being rushed to the hospital and reportedly being treated for a hernia, CHARLIE SHEEN has checked in to an undisclosed treatment facility.

Charlie’s decision to go to rehab is a bit surprising, considering how many people were quoted Friday as saying Charlie didn’t think he had a problem. Charlie himself being one of them.

Saturday, Charlie sent a text to RadarOnline that read,quote, “I’m fine. People don’t seem to get it.... Guy can’t have a great time and do his job also?” He ended the text by calling his critics and detractors a “bunch of turds.”

(--The move has forced CBS’s Two and a Half Men to suspend production until ... well, whenever Charlie is ready to work again.)

In other Rehab News ... 1.) DAVID ARQUETTE has left rehab a month after seeking help for "alcohol and other issues." Presumably to make room for Charlie. Ha! J/K. David checked out of a treatment center yesterday.

2.) 18 year old Disney star DEMI LAVATO has finished her treatment as well.

Demi checked in to the center in late October for "emotional and physical issues" after allegedly punching one of the Jonas Brothers' dancers in the face.

BLOW BY BLOW DETAILS: Kacey Jordan - one of the mattress actresses who was with Charlie during his 36 hour binge - was all over the TV and ‘net talking about the now infamous night. She tells TMZ Charlie was chugging vodka, smoking huge amounts of crack and watching porn before being taken by ambulance to the hospital. (Watch her play-by-play here.)

Oh, and Jordan also claims Charlie gave her a check for $30,000 which, of course, she immediately cashed.

ROMANCE REPORT: 1.) TMZ is reporting TONY PARKER is now free to send inappropriate texts to any woman he chooses to. Tony's lawyer walked into a San Antonio courthouse Friday with the required papers to officially ended his marriage to EVA LONGORIA. Word is all issues connected with the divorce were resolved amicably.

2.) "My Name Is Earl" star JAIME PRESSLEY filed divorce papers herself late last week. She's citing the classic "irreconcilable differences", and is asking the judge to deny her husband any spousal support.

SNAPSHOT: TAYLOR SWIFT celebrating her accomplishments with a party at the Hard Rock in Nashville this past Friday night …

Taylor's family, friends and music industry colleagues were on hand to present her with awards for number-one radio single and number-one music video for "Mine," as well as recognizing her historic million-selling debut week for her album “Speak Now” and for being the best-selling artist of 2010.

BRITNEY WALKS DOWN THE AISLE: BRITNEY SPEARS walked down the aisle Saturday in Miami.

No, not with Husband #3. Brit-Brit didn't get married. She was the bridesmaid in her assistant and close friend Brett Miller's wedding.

WTW???!!!: How’s this for two worlds colliding: JUSTIN BIEBER and OZZY OSBOURNE are co-starring in a commercial that will run during the third quarter of the Super Bowl. And judging from this picture that's making the rounds online, it will involve Justin and Ozzy wearing "Tron"-like costumes …

Speaking of the Big Game … "Glee" star LEA MICHELE will sing "America the Beautiful" during the pre-game show, CHRISTINA AGUILERA will perform the National Anthem, and the BLACK EYED PEAS are doing the halftime show.

RELATED: Super Bowl National Anthem performances of the past decade

SNAPSHOT: KHLOE KARDASHIAN and NICOLE RICHIE courtside at a Lakers game over the weekend ...

Shoot, That's Fun. The Bullet Hole Art Of Walt Creel.



above image courtesy of The Birmingham News

Walt Creel of Birmingham, Alabama uses a deadly weapon, ironically, to create images of sweet Southern wildlife. Brandishing a rifle, he fires .22 caliber bullets through 4' x 6' white painted aluminum panels to form images of a deer, an owl, a rabbit, a possum, a squirrel and bird in his project, De-Weaponizing The Gun.


detail of Rabbit:


The pointillist-like art is as interesting to admire up close as it is from afar, and is the artist's attempt at taking away the destructive power of the gun.

Squirrel:

The finished image of Squirrel [above] and creating the piece [below].

Deer:

Close -up of deer:

Bird:

Possum:

Rabbit:

Owl:


DEWEAPONIZING THE GUN by Walton Creel

In the artist's own words:
The terms gun and weapon are practically interchangeable. From hunting to war, self defense to target practice, the gun has been a symbol of power and destruction. Art and entertainment have both taken the same approach to he gun. Traveling Wild West shows had gunslingers that shot crude silhouettes and names, but this was done to illustrate the shooters prowess. Some artists have used high speed film to capture a bullet slicing through its target, while other artists have melted guns into sculptures.



When I decided I wanted to make art using a gun, I was not sure what direction I would have to take. I knew I did not want to use it simply as an accent to work I was doing, but as the focus. My main goal was to take the destructive power away from the gun. To manipulate the gun into a tool of creation and use it in a way that removed it from its original purpose, to deweaponize it.



During my first experiment I came across the concept of creating an image hole by hole on a surface. I also figured out that canvas would be too stressed by the process of a rifle firing many bullets into it.

A test firing of the bullets into canvas:


I moved on to aluminum and, with further experimentation, I figured out exactly how far apart my shots needed to be and that moving beyond .22 caliber was simply too destructive. When the aluminum was painted beforehand, the blast of the gun knocked off a tiny amount of paint around each hole, which helped fuse the image together.



images courtesy of the artist and the Coleman Center For The Arts,

Deweaponizing the Gun is an ongoing series presented in installments.

A Little Cancan, A Little Punk, A Lotta Gaultier - The 2011 Haute Couture Gowns [UPDATED]



above: The show included a performance by Cabaret dancer Psykko Tico in a white tulle-covered bustier dress lined with photo-printed legs.

The hair was punk, the look was "ooh la la" and one of the beautiful models walking down the runway was actually male. As Sid Vicious's "My Way" played, Jean Paul Gaultier introduced his Spring/Summer 2011 Haute Couture Collection to Paris last week and the general consensus is a resounding leg kick.



With outfits named after Sex Pistols' and The Clash songs, The Cabaret-Meets-Mohawk collection also included some pieces with the designer's signature horizontal stripes and a sophisticated mixes of textiles coupled with his expert craftsmanship. Lots of tulle, long gloves, cameos and fishnets were 'oh so French' while the colored mohawks and jewelry, which included everything from dog collars with chains to multiple ear piercings, was reminiscent of mid-80's London.



The gowns, in particular, were bold, feminine, flirty and fun. Gaultier simply outdid himself with this collection. See for yourself.


























The models, and even the designer himself, sported colorful mo- and faux- hawks:


Below: Gender-bending male model of the moment, Andrej Pejic, walked the runway in a tulle wedding dress for Jean Paul Gaultier.



Farida Khelfa with designer Jean Paul Gaultier:


Images courtesy of Go Runway and Fashion Mag

Cabaret dancer Psykko Tico performs for the audience:

video courtesy of ashadedview