More celebrities on my homepage? I don't think so.

I have admitted from time to time that I do succumb to the evils of Jen v. Angelina articles whenever I see them. I should also admit that I do enjoy looking at MSN's Wonderwall, which provides celeb gossip and tidbits.

However, I do not want more celebrities on my home page.

This was a question posed to me on MSN. (Want more celebrity news?) My initial answer was no because I am not celebrity obsessed and I can think of a lot better use of my MSN home page space.

Once I actually clicked on the celebrity-obsessed MSN beta home page, I was doubly convinced. One of the page's top stories was: Gossip: Kristen and Robert hold hands. Gasp! Sinners! How dare they! Oh, wait; who are Kristen and Robert?

Turns out Kristen and Robert are the stars of Twilight (oh, how I love Twilight fans; see the Fangirls video for more information), and apparently they have some budding romance. Okay, I guess that's important. But is it really more important than the fact that the Taliban is seizing control of strategically important territory in Pakistan?

Yes, or at least for the makers of the celeb-obsessed MSN home page. They would rather have you read about Daring and Dull Dos than current world events. Because having people read about hair instead of international crises will create a more-informed and intelligent public.

Obviously, I feel pretty passionate about this topic. I enjoy an occasional bit of celebrity gossip as much as the next person. But I am definitely not obsessed and am not in favor of creating entire home pages dedicated to celeb gossip. My advice to anyone who decides to turn their home page into a celeb-crazed site: stop monitoring their lives and start living your own.

**Photo from MSN's new celeb/entertainment beta home page.