Last-word lounge

Dr. Philth shelves Britney show:\nDeciding to take the high road for once in his shameless, balding, weight-loss-pill-promoting life, Dr. Phil McGraw decided not to air a show about Britney Spears' public downward spiral. After blabbing about his intervention on behalf of the Spears family, he was hated on by everyone ever. Looks like the good doctor needs advice of his own.\nNo more Mr. Nice Guy: \nClay Aiken is mad as hell, and he's not going to take it any more! In a Newsweek interview, Aiken shut down after being asked about his run-in with Kelly Ripa and compared the newsmagazine to the National Enquirer. \nLovely Rita, meter maid:\nIf you haven't been watching "Parking Wars" on A&E, you should. It follows the lives of Philadelphia parking officers as they confront angry drivers, busy streets and office drama. The characters manage to humanize the least likable of professions, but that won't stop us from refusing to pay our tickets.\nBlu-ray takes blue ribbon: \nIt's looking like the hi-def format wars are close to over, as Toshiba's HD-DVD has lost another studio to Sony's Blu-Ray. This time it was Warner Brothers that jumped ship. Now the 40 or so consumers who bought HD-DVDs will have to watch their prized discs turn to overpriced Frisbees. \nWorkin' hard for the money: \nAfter the much-celebrated song "Flagpole Sitta" was lipdubbed by the office at Connected Ventures, a whole spate of dubbings have come along, as highlighted on the Web site www.officelipdub.com. Most of the people in these offices are dirty Frenchies, but hey, at least they have cool workplaces. The IDS needs to get cracking on its own!