Generally, when an artist disappears for years then releases a new album, it becomes their magnum opus. They spend weeks upon weeks coming back to themselves and tearing down walls and Vanessa Carlton is no exception. Two weeks ago, she released her latest effort “Rabbits on the Run” four years after her last endeavor “Heroes & Thieves.”

Editorial reviews have been mixed. According to metacritic.com, the album’s average score is 72 with its most positive review from “Entertainment Weekly” (83) and its least favorable from the Boston Globe (60). Ethereal and less than forty minutes long with songs that are more personal than poppy, the range is understandable.

Fans, however, stay true. On Amazon.com, “Rabbits on the Run” has 12 5-star reviews, 3 4-star reviews and 3 3-star reviews.

“Her idea to use tape-recording [has] gotta be the best move she has ever made,” Annie Feng says, “especially when it comes to an album with only 10 songs.”

She goes on to describe the music as “simple” and “repetitive” but also “dreamy” and filled with “child-like innocence.”

Here’s the music video for her first single “Carousel.”

Vanessa Carlton – Carousel music video

What do you think? Is Vanessa better than ever?

Here’s a photo of Vanessa from a few years ago wearing a gray dress with black accents.

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Unless you are a Spanish film aficionado, you might not recognize Elsa Pataky for her acting career (“Snakes On A Plane,” “Beyond Re-Animator”) but you may have seen her modeling.

Or with her ex-fiancé Adrien Brody before marrying Chris Hemsworth this past Christmas. However, don’t let the stereotype fool you – Elsa speaks five languages (Spanish, French, English, Italian and Romanian) and has taken Journalism classes at the University of San Pablo.

Her latest project, the fifth installment of the “Fast and Furious” movies, is due for DVD release in October.

Otherwise, it seems as though Elsa’s been lying low lately. Aside from appearing alongside her hubby in town or at events (like the “Captain America” premiere last month), she is only listed on imdb as post-production for an animated film called “Snowflake, the White Gorilla” (directed by Andrés G. Schaer). Set to be released by Filmax International, the synopsis says the film follows Snowflake, “the only white gorilla in the world,” and his adventures with “a Buddhist black panther reincarnated into the body of a red panda” and “a smart little girl” named Paula.

Here is a photo of Elsa shining on the Cannes red carpet in May.

As always, she looks seven sorts of lovely but where’s her handbag? Lucky for her, we have the perfect match: our sequin evening clutch!

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In the 90s, Kate Winslet was everyone’s favorite actress. With the release of “Titanic” in 1997, Kate and co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, as Jack and Rose, became friendly ghosts in homes around the world.

Between his blue eyes and flippy gold bangs, Leo is definitely a top contender (along with Brad Pitt) for classic 90s princes. However, Kate revealed in a recent interview her teen crushes were more on the rugged side. Who do we mean? Patrick Swayze and new co-star Guy Pearce!

“I was so in love with Mike from Neighbors that I’d actually fake illness to stay off school,” Kate says. “So when I finally met Guy in the rehearsal room, I said, ‘OK, I’m just going to get this out of the way now, and you’re just going to have to bear with me.’”

Guess what she said! Everything: “I was so in love with you as a teenager and I was completely convinced that Mike was actually going to come and take me away on a white horse.”

Guy, who has been married to Kate Mestitz since 1997, took it with absolute grace. Actually, Kate said he “[laughed] his head off” but there are worse things.

According to The Telegraph, Kate and Guy’s new project “Mildred Pierce” is an HBO miniseries about a mother of the same name “trying to survive the Great Depression.” Based on a 1941 novel by James M. Cain, the drama will also be shown in Britain on Sky Atlantic.

Here is a photo of modern-day Kate from last year’s BAFTAs looking stunning as ever.

We especially love the lace! Something else we noticed: Lady Winslet sans handbag. Here is a solution for both: our printed lace clutch!

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