Elton John is making $500,000 per night to perform at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, and that alone makes us a little pissed when we compare it to a blogger's salary, but what adds insult to injury is that the owner of Caesar's Palace is a notorious religious homophobe creationist who spends his billions on conservative causes when he's not paying flamboyant entertainment acts.

But what's more disturbing than Sir Elton's participation in the anti-gay agenda? Celine Dion, who is arguably even more of a gay man than Elton John, has also earned millions at Caesar's Palace, though we partially forgive her because we know she had to pay for all the Swarovski crystals on her wedding veil, and for that weird vow renewal ceremony (pictured above) she and her husband did back in 2000 where they decked out Caesar's Palace like an Arab mosque. Love has never been so expensive.

Business is business for American billionaire believer [Telegraph via PAYOR]

We knew that a Canadian could only reign in Las Vegas for so long. When Celine Dion's time at Caesar's Palace is up in 2008, her expensive, diamond-laden shoes will be filled by none other than our favorite (if somewhat bloated) pop diva Cher. Like Celine, Cher will have a special "palace" built just for her to entertain the masses, where she will sing hit after hit until her hot flashes force her to leave the stage.

Cher Says She'll Replace Celine in '08 [Fox News via Jack Mauro]

• Get the poop on the newest infomercial. Can you imagine if this was your dad? [FourFour]

• A review of the new film Phat Girlz (after review of Kinky Boots, which is apparently terrible.) Apparently Mo'Nique needs to shave her legs. [LadyBunnyBlog]

• Celine Dion may finally leave Las Vegas. And Cher is slated to take her spot. [DListed]

• The boys at Made in Brazil are absolutely beside themselves with grief over not being included in Madonna's tour schedule. Go sign their petition if you...um, want to...go see Madonna in Brazil? [MadeInBrazil]

• After her much-hyped (and rather lackluster, but since when is talent necessary?) appearance on Will & Grace, Britney Spears is teaming with the show's producers to hunt for a sitcom project of her own. [StarPulse]

Madonna has a genealogist, and he has traced her bloodline to the British Royal Family (by marriage)! Her relation to Camilla Parker Bowles, Ducchess of Cornwall, could explain Madonna's slowly evolving accent, or her pronounced teeth, or perhaps even her title as "Queen" of pop.

The 47-year-old hitmaker - who has also discovered blood-links with Canadian singer Celine Dion - is urging her 'relations' to join her and genealogist William Addams Reitwiesner in their quest to trace their entire family tree.

First stop: England. Next stop: The throne!

Madonna Related to Camilla [Starpulse]

Montreal is one of those cities with a reputation for being both a cultural hotspot and a destination for a weekend of utter debauchery. Still, who says you can’t revel in both things at once?

The city has one of the largest and friendliest gay neighborhoods in the world. It’s primarily French, which makes me wonder when Fox News is going to start branding their citizens terrorists. The people are oh-so fashionable and the food is amazing. With vintage-looking checkerboard tiles and killer frites, the best restaurant by far is the not-so-cheap L’Express. A must see is the stunning world famous Notre-Dame Basilica, where Celine Dion married her dad – er – manager.

Montreal also has the best strip clubs on the planet. Unlike most places in the U.S., the hot French-Canadian dancers take off everything. Your first stop should be Stockbar(not a work safe click) on Saint Catherine Street. And, yes, they do serve booze.

Coming in October is the annual multimedia pride festival, Black and Blue. It’s essentially a week of partying that helps raises money for AIDS charities – the perfect excuse tear off your shirt and confess something on the dance floor.

A trip to Montreal also gives you an excuse to finally wear that cute French beret your ex-boyfriend hated so much. At least it did for me.