CELEBRITY BUZZ: First Marla Maples, now Helen Mirren. These grand dames look damn grand. Okay, so Marla Maples isn’t very old. Still, is it wrong to champion the idea that women’s bodies can be beautiful no matter what their age?

The Best Links:

1. Helen Mirren is Hot at 63, Or Any Age
2. Guess The 46-Year-Old Bikini Body (Hint: It’s Heather Locklear)
3. Geriatric Demi Moore Smokin’ in Her Bikini
4. Heather Locklear Rocks The Bikini, Too
5. Nicolette Sheridan Bikini Pictures (With Bonus NSFW Nip Slip!)
6. Marla Maples Loves Herself And America

A woman who refused to sell her home to developers for $1 million, and then lived there while they built around her, has died at age 86. How inspiringly stubborn. (via)

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The Best Links:

1. Ballard woman held her ground as change closed in around her

POLITICS BUZZ: Obama’s grandmother defends him against the negative attacks that he is secretly a Muslim. The fiery lady still lives in Western Kenya and listens to primary results on a radio because she has no television. She’s adorable, wears really cool muumuus, and makes the Bush dynasty look pretty lame.

The Best Links:

1. Video: Obama’s Kenyan Grandmother Shares Her U.S. Election Dreams
2. YouTube - A Day in the Life of Obama’s 86-Year-Old Grandmother
3. Obama’s Grandmother Denounces Republican Attacks
4. The Humble Tribal Homeland of Granny Sarah
5. Hillary Denies Muslim Smear on Obama
6. Obama’s Step-Grandmother Lives in Western Kenya
7. Obamas grandmother defends him against negative attacks
8. Obama’s “Kenyan-ness” Is Getting the Support and Vote of Kenyans
9. Photo of Obama’s Grandmother On Pins and Needles As She Awaits Primary Results

CELEBRITY BUZZ: Tilda Swinton steps out with a man almost 20 years younger, which prompted us to do a trend on celebrity ladies who date younger men. This just reminded us to put Cougar Club in our NetFlix queue.

The Best Links:

1. Tilda Swinton Steps Out with 29-year-Old Sandro Kopp, Leaves Kids and Partner at Home
2. 44-Year-Old Elle Macpherson Dating 21-Year-Old Art Dealer!
3. NYC Speed-dating Event Sought to Pair Wealthy Older Women With Younger, Attractive Men
4. 58-Year-Old Ivana Dating 35-Year-Old Man
5. Demi and Ashton’s 15 Year Discrepancy
6. Survey Says: Men On the Dating Network Websites Scene Prefer Older Woman for Dating
7. “Trophy Wives Move Over. Make Way for the Boy Toys”
8. Trend for 2008: Older Women Having Babies