Brad Pitt seems like a painfully obvious choice for a celebrity crush, but what with all the funny and charming things he says and does, he pretty much leaves us no choice. On last night’s episode of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Brad talked about the Oscars. Specifically, his fool-proof plan to fairly judge them:

We should just put a trophy on the table, and like one of those card contests, we should all just put our hands on it, see who can hold it the longest. The last man standing takes the trophy. Hands on the Oscar.

“That is the most awesome idea I’ve ever heard,” Jon Stewart replied, and I agree. But who would win Best Actor? Gary Oldman might give him a run for his money, but I’m pretty sure Pitt possesses the combination of peak physical condition and mental fortitude needed for this kind of contest.

(Via Vulture)

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Here’s what you do: Record yourself reading an excerpt of American Gods and submit it on Bookperk, the site running the contest. Then get your Facebook friends, classmates, random strangers on public transportation to vote for you to make it to the top 20. From there, Gaiman and HarperAudio will select the winner.

As with other contests, Gaiman has made clear his involvement from the beginning. Here’s what he had to say, both in written and video form:

I love audio books, and George Guidall’s reading of American Gods was a gold standard of its kind – such that I couldn’t imagine getting someone else in to read the whole book in the new edition. But I’d never had a full-cast audio version of one of my books, and the opportunity to get a dozen amazing actors into a studio (and to take part myself) just seemed too good to be true. I’m really looking forward to it.

I’ve always tried to do things that would include people. There are 1.5 million people following me on Twitter, nearly half a million on Facebook, and lord alone knows how many reading my blog. So when HarperAudio offered them the chance to get involved I was thrilled. I love the idea that one of those people will be on the audio recording.

The contest starts today and ends on Monday, May 2, at 5 p.m. EST.

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But we want you to tell what Barbie is your favorite, and why. Comment in our original post by Sunday, 9 p.m. EST and you could win your own multi-tasking 2.0 dream doll!

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Designers: This is just a friendly reminder to enter Crushable’s “Make Your Own” cocktail-dress design contest! The prizes, awesome. The bragging rights, even better. We repeat the deets below:

Here at Crushable, we don’t know the first thing about how to work a sewing machine — or stitch a button even! — but we really appreciate people who can (and make it look sooo easy except that it’s not). This is why we are obsessed with Project Runway and basically every design challenge on TV. So in honor of all things fashionable and creative, we are holding a sartorial contest of our own.

Your mission: Create a cocktail dress using store-bought materials that cost no more than $50. Find fabric inspiration at retailers from Target to Michaels to a local Mom-and-Pop shop, and send us photos of your creation along with a shot of a receipt showing the grand tally of $50 or below.

The winning designer will get an $150 gift certificate to Target, among other goodies! They will also see their dress featured prominently on Crushable.

The deadline: July 22. Please send your pieces to submissions at crushable dot com.

We’re excited to see what you create! Ready, set, go …

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Designers: This is just a friendly reminder to enter Crushable’s “Make Your Own” cocktail-dress design contest! The prizes, awesome. The bragging rights, even better. We repeat the deets below:

Here at Crushable, we don’t know the first thing about how to work a sewing machine — or stitch a button even! — but we really appreciate people who can (and make it look sooo easy except that it’s not). This is why we are obsessed with Project Runway and basically every design challenge on TV. So in honor of all things fashionable and creative, we are holding a sartorial contest of our own.

Your mission: Create a cocktail dress using store-bought materials that cost no more than $50. Find fabric inspiration at retailers from Target to Michaels to a local Mom-and-Pop shop, and send us photos of your creation along with a shot of a receipt showing the grand tally of $50 or below.

The winning designer will get an $150 gift certificate to Target, among other goodies! They will also see their dress featured prominently on Crushable.

The deadline: July 22. Please send your pieces to submissions at crushable dot com.

We’re excited to see what you create! Ready, set, go …

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Your mission: Create a cocktail dress using store-bought materials that cost no more than $50. Find fabric inspiration at retailers from Target to Michaels to a local Mom-and-Pop shop, and when send us photos of your creation along with a shot of a receipt showing the grand tally of $50 or below.

The winning designer will get an $150 gift certificate to Target, among other goodies! They will also see their dress featured prominently on Crushable.

The deadline: July 22, so four weeks from today. Please send your pieces to submissions at crushable dot com.

We’re excited to see what you create! Ready, set, go …

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Mischa Barton is encouraging her fans to enter her Giveaway Contest on her official website, where four lucky people will win D&Y accessories.

Up for grabs are three scarves or a fedora.

The accessories were handpicked by Mischa when she visited the PR3 Showroom recently.

Deadline to enter the contest is April 16, so be sure to visit her site to enter.

Also, on Twitter, Mischa said they are wrapping up the filming of the pilot for A Beautiful Life and she will be heading home soon. Let’s keep our fingers cross that The CW will pick up the show!

Image: Newscom

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Fans can win signed self-portrait Polaroids of Mischa Barton by entering a contest on her official website.

In order to be entered in the contest, go to her blog post about the contest, and tell what you look forward to the most about spring. She will read through the responses and select her two favorite responses.

I don’t see a deadline, so I would go enter NOW!

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Mischa Barton’s official website is hosting a giveaway for a MM Couture by Miss Me dress in black. This dress is identical to the one Mischa was photographed in at the Miss Me showroom a few months ago.

To enter, visit http://www.celebuzz.com/cp/mischabartongiveaway/

Deadline to enter the contest is Friday, February 6 at 11:59 p.m. PST.

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