Katy Perry Busts Out The Elmo Mockery on 'SNL'

Pop music fans know Katy Perry as a sassy-sweet California Gurl, a red carpet eye-popper, a staunch defender of fiance Russell Brand and, this week, as a 'Seseame Street' reject whose garb was too sexy for broadcast.

Now, meet Maureen DiChico.

While Perry was in the 'Saturday Night Live' studios to be the season premiere's musical guest, she bounced (and bounced) onto the faux set of 'Bronx Beat' to be interviewed by host Amy Poehler and her fellow 'SNL' alum Maya Rudolph.

The gum-chomping ladies dished about the neighborhood scandal caused by young Maureen, the library volunteer asked to dress more modestly before reading storybooks to any more kids.

Winking at controversy certainly seems to come as naturally to Perry as singing, strutting and tweeting! Watch her 'SNL' sketch here.

Believe It: Lady Gaga's Meat Dress Will Be Made Into Jerky

Did you actually get hungry while looking at Lady Gaga's infamous meat dress? Well, you may be in luck. According to its creator, Franc Fernandez, the flank-steak frock will be turned into jerky. Yes, jerky.

E! Online recently grilled the Argentinian designer for details about what will become of the edible ensemble Gaga wore to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. Fernandez had modeled the dress on matambre, a rolled flank steak dish from his native country.

"The dress will go through a process where it becomes a sort of 'jerky,' and it will be archived," Fernandez revealed to our partners at E!.

"The meat dries out, rather than rotting," he explained. "But it shouldn't be worn again."

According to MTV, almost 50 pounds of steak were used to create the killer look for Lady Gaga, which was assembled in a refrigerated environment and brought to the VMAs in a cooler.

Though the dress made headlines around the world, Fernandez says he has no plans to work with animal innards again anytime soon.

"There's not going to be meat dresses in the future," he tells MTV. "This was made for a specific purpose. It's what it is."

The best spinner in all formats

For Graeme Swann, the last couple of years, and especially the current one, have been nothing short of outstanding. Quite clearly, his stats during this period have established him as the best spinner in the game today. With Muttiah Muralitharan, the last of the three spin giants from the previous decade - Shane Warne and Anil Kumble being the others - retiring from Tests, there's a huge hole waiting to be filled, and Swann has staked his claim much more strongly than the others.

Since January 2009 Swann has performed superbly in all three forms of the game: in 22 Tests he has taken 105 wickets - the only bowler with a 100-plus tally - an average of almost five per Test; in ODIs during this period his record is equally impressive, with 41 wickets in 28 matches at an economy rate of less than four-and-a-half and a strike rate of a wicket every 30 deliveries. In 17 Twenty20 internationals during this period he has averaged less than 15 runs per wicket and 6.45 runs per over. Those are pretty compelling numbers in terms of excellence and consistency across formats.

One of the biggest criticisms levelled at the current generation of spinners is that they lack in wicket-taking ability, but Swann clearly bucks that trend. Murali, Warne and Kumble were known for being attacking, and Swann, in his relatively brief career so far, has taken the same aggressive route, even in formats of the game that call for a high level of defensive skills. The current year has been especially rewarding, with 28 wickets in 14 ODIs, 19 in 11 Twenty20 internationals - he was one of the architects of England's World Twenty20 triumphs - and 51 in 10 Tests.

Woh Wafaon Jaisa Hai

saaari dunya hai meray wastay dozakh ki tarah,
haan magar shakhs woh meri panahoon jaisa hai,
uski baaton se zindagi ka guma hota hai,
bewafa hai sabhi per woh wafaon jaisa hai,
uska mann saaf hai jaisay koi ujlah suraj,
itna pakeeza k meri duaon jaisa hai ..

Interview Saima Mohsin

Does new analysis affect your mood in any way?

It doesn’t affect my mood. It’s stressful and tense but that gives me an adrenaline rush; if you can’t handle the stress you shouldn’t be in a newsroom. You can’t allow your emotion to get the better of you when you are journalist; you must be impartial and objective; and get on with the job but you must feel something so that you can empathies with people and you’re covering. Every and again something strikes me and leave me thinking about the issue for some time to come.

Tell why you opted for this field. I didn’t want to be stuck in an office day out. I also talk a lot so I wanted to able to use that skill and meet new people and lean about them. I also think news is the key to accessing information about yourself, your envorment and the people around you, wither its your  Neighbor someone in a foreign country. Knowledge is power. Think about the media is revolutionizing Pakistan.

You have dealt with all types of issues in your show. Which issues do you personally feel most passionate about?

I love it when we cover story that has been ignored either by the rest of the media or by the power that be. I’m known for picking up an issue/point and not letting go until I get an answer. That is very satisfying. We did the issue of the potentially poisonous use of calcium carbide to ripen fruit.Most people did not know about it but if you touch or it eats it – it could kill you. It’s banned in most countries but widely use in Pakistan. We also covered the story of the title boy who lost his limbs to the irresponsible disposal of factory toxic waste. A viewer that paid for this treatment.

You were brought up in the UK. Would know prefer living in the UK or in Pakistan.

I love for the reason that both are of me and I am equally of them. I once wrote an article about my home – I said I have two. At the time it was Lahore and London now I call Karachi and London home, I see myself as being a British Pakistani, which means I have a good fortune to the part of two of fabulous cultures, Environment and Perspective. It’s all about your how you fuse the tow and reconcile your difference that makes its work. I hate the “them and us” attitude or lack of integration.

What inspires you?

To pull it could be anyone who is facing adversity but still mange’s to pull through and be a pillar of strength for themselves and those around them. Selflessness and hope is an inspiration. Two examples: the first, my mother bringing the sibling and me up alone in England after my father passed away. Secondly, a little girl I saw running up a mountain up a Kashmir to get to school early one morning…..she had rucksack on her back  full of books and were passing several collapsed building. It was freezing cold But her determination to get to school inspired me. I’ll never forget her.

What is your fan following like and do you enjoy being in the limelight?

I am surprised at how popular News eye has become in such a short span of time. As for me – I think people at first thought, “Who is the young British girl with her fancy accent and very different style”... now they realize I’ am not so young at all and a solid journalist whose been doing it for more then a decade – it’s not all about the accent! Having the fan base is a privilege and it’s nice to be appreciated. The stalkers are a bit scary!

What advise would you give to those aspiring to either the field of journalism?

Learn as much as possible about the media, it’s a vast and competitive industry. You need to get as much work experience as possible so you know that you like/don’t like and where you fit in. Secondly, networking, networking, networking, - make contact and keep them! Please remember accuracy above all and impartiality is your credibility. Lastly, don’t try to run before you can walk … enjoy the learning process.

Being part of an English news channel, how do you feel about communicating only with a fraction of the television – watching population?

I think it’s a myth. Yes, Urdu is the nation, first language but people are watching us from place you wouldn’t not believe, I get e- mails from allover Balochistan, NWFP, AJK, Sindh…from dadu to swat. Even Kabul and Cape Town now!

Newseye the day news from the Pakistan and Abroad, so people watch us because they know they won’t miss the news that matters.

Even if they don’t understand every thing I say, they can get the gist of it and the pictures. Some people even write in to say they want their kids to learn English so they tell them to watch Saima Mohsin

The second-most important man in the side

It isn't odd that a world charmed by aggressive batsmen, daunting pacers and incisive spinners often looks through the men crouching behind the stumps, playing singular roles for their teams. A wicketkeeper is usually the most under-appreciated of the playing XI, constantly called upon to make vital contributions as a matter of routine. While a brilliant piece of fielding is usually praised when it occurs in the outfield, it simply is expected behind the wickets.

Still, wicketkeepers are called the backbone of the fielding unit and are in the thick of the action through a game. The stronger the backbone, the tougher the team appears on the field. The keeper leads the team in setting the tone for energy levels and body language. Since he's closest to the batsman, his job is to convey the team's mood to the opponent, and of course to intimidate him.

While it may be the most gruelling job on the cricket field, wicketkeeping is a thankless job. You could be at your best behind the stumps the whole day, but the big gloves will take half the credit, and if, god forbid, you drop a catch, you can almost see your world coming down. A keeper's span of concentration - the amount of time he needs to stay in the present - has to be longer than that for other players. It starts with the bowler's run-up (when the keeper looks for cues with regards to the shine, or for any other indication that might help him move better) and ends when the ball is dead. To this mental effort, add 540 squats, 90 trots of about 50 metres each, and about 200 short sprints every day.

Wicketkeepers are born, not made, they say. The craft chooses its disciple, not the other way around. Good wicketkeepers are blessed with great (read soft) hands, sharp reflexes and the right temperament.

Though it isn't a rule of thumb, and there have been exceptions, good wicketkeepers are also not very tall. Since a shorter person's centre of gravity is lower, it's easier for him to go down, and also to stay low on every ball, without too much effort. Taller guys, like Adam Gilchrist, have to remind themselves to stay low all the time.

In recent times wicketkeeping has ceased to be a specialised job - the need of the hour being wicketkeeper-batsmen. While this may add depth to batting line-ups, it may, unless monitored closely, irreversibly alter the art of keeping - the one that requires the keeper to tweak his responses to different kinds of bowlers and balls bowled.

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