Water Cooler (wa·ter cool·er): a device that dispenses cooled drinking water and often serves as a focal point in a workplace where colleagues meet and talk about popular culture.

Do you ever feel left out because you don’t have much to add to the conversation around the water cooler? Here are some highlights from pop culture to keep you in the loop.

  • The VMA’s (Video Music Awards) were last night on MTV.
  • Everyone will be talking about Kanye West. He interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech to point out that Beyonce’s video is one of the best video’s of all time. It was Kanye being Kanye, but it was shocking.
  • Poor Taylor Swift looked shocked. Beyonce looked more shocked. Taylor Swift is only 19 years old. She beat out some heavy hitters including Beyonce.
  • Beyonce is a top shelf person. Later in the night she won for video of the year and asked Taylor Swift to come back onto the stage to give her speech.
  • Kanye was booed for the rest of the night whenever his name was mentioned.
  • Football season started. Some highlights from the weekend were…
  • Brett Favre came out of retirement for a second time. This time he’s playing for the Vikings. They won. Cowboys and Giants won. Eagles won but their quarter back Donovan McNabb got injured. Mike Vick plays for the Eagles but he is not eligible to play after week three, so he won’t be filling in for McNabb.
  • The number one movie at the box office is Tyler Perry’s “I Can Do Bad All By Myself.” I haven’t seen this Madea movie yet, but I plan on it. I love the title.
  • Whitney Houston is back and Oprah is interviewing her today and tomorrow.
  • American Idol has a new judge to replace Paula Abdul. Abdul’s vacancy is being filled by…Ellen DeGeneres. She will be fun on the show.

That should be enough to keep you in the loop. Until next time robshep signing off…