USA TODAY's Donna Freydkin digs through the latest celebrity news for highlights ... and lowlights. Think high school yearbook superlatives — if Jennifer Aniston and Benedict Cumberbatch were classmates.
Most glam red-carpet re-emergence:It's been too long, Jen and Justin, and we're so happy to have you back. Glitzy engaged couple Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux turned up for her "virgin voyage" through the awards circuit at the Governors fete. And her big smile and bigger ring stole the show.
Best movie announcement ever: Matt Damon, we love you, but we love you even more as super-agent Jason Bourne. And how amazing to know that in two years, we'll have you back, doing your high-skilled, ultra-clever shenanigans in theaters under the trusted direction of Paul Greengrass.
Sweetest retro move: Benedict Cumberbatch, thanks for giving print a chance. The British actor, now starring in The Imitation Game (which is an awards contender), announced his engagement to theater director Sophie Hunter the old-fashioned way: in a newspaper. Why, you might ask? "It's what I would have done if I wasn't famous. It's a normal thing to do in my country," he told USA TODAY.
Most wholesome commercial for motherhood: Blake Lively, who appeared at Martha Stewart's American Made event with a glorious mane of hair, a dazzling smile, a gorgeous Michael Kors getup and that pregnancy glow we all wish we could bottle. Sadly, dad Ryan Reynolds was nowhere in sight.
Most charged battle in music: Taylor Swift vs. Spotify. The singer, whose album 1989 went platinum in its first week of release, pulled her entire catalog from the streaming service. Jason Aldean followed suit on Monday. Apparently, musicians want -- gasp! -- actual, solid remuneration for their work. What's next? A return to vinyl?
Craftiest game of cat and mouse: A magazine editor tweeted his congrats. Tabloids are up in arms, and online, there's exhaustive analysis of any physical changes. Us Weekly announced it on its cover. But so far, not a peep from social-media pro Jessica Biel on all those pregnancy rumors. Maybe, if it's true, she'll go the Eva Mendes route of no confirmation ever.
