Muggings in New York City subway stations don’t occur as frequently as they used to in the pre-Giuliani days. Even more rare are muggings of big-name Hollywood actors and actresses. But it did happen to Kevin Bacon on Thursday morning, when his Blackberry was swiped right from his hands, in the middle of a crowded subway station on 53rd Street.

Bacon was typing away on his ‘Berry and the mugger plucked the device away from him. Bacon attempted to chase the guy down but was unsuccessful, as the mugger got lost in the crowd.

This isn’t the first time Bacon was robbed by someone in New York City, either. Bacon and wife Krya Sedgwick apparently lost millions with scumbag Bernie Madoff and his Ponzi scheme.

But don’t you think this thief took his game of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon too far? Having access to the actor’s contact list gives this guy a huge advantage in the game, and he will undoubtedly be able to link Bacon up to any other actor within one or two degrees of separation. So unfair!

Bacon not Footloose enough to catch mugger

Queen is interested in Adam Lambert

Last week I mentioned a rumor that Queen is considering Idol runner-up Adam Lambert as their front man. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, guitarist Brian May says that Queen hopes to sit down with Lambert sometime soon and discuss the possibility of working together.

May told the magazine, "But (drummer Roger Taylor) and I are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with (Lambert) at some point. It's not like we, as Queen, would rush into coalescing with another singer just like that. It isn't that easy. But I'd certainly like to work with Adam. That is one amazing instrument he has there."

I hope May was referring to Lambert’s VOICE there. Sorry, couldn’t resist… But seriously, I could see Lambert working the Queen catalogue quite well. It may very well be a great match.

Can't wait for Lambert's take on "Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for MEEEEE"

Susan Boyle goes on to Britain’s Got Talent finals

Surprise, surprise. After singing a solid version of Memories from Cats, Susan Boyle has moved on to the finals of Britain’s Got Talent. Boyle performed the song on the show’s semi-final round on Saturday night, and got a standing ovation from both the audience and the judges.

The performance is contained in the link below for you to check out. After a rather slow start (“For you, for me, Dawg, it was kind of pitchy in the beginning,” Randy would have said), Boyle recovered and found her groove.

I admit that there’s something very likable about Boyle that makes you want to root for her, but now that she’s world famous and all glammed up, the whole Cinderella story thing has faded away. We now have a woman with a wonderful voice, but is it worth the huge hype she’s still getting? It was strange seeing the judges kiss up to her like that.

What do you think?

Cat lady sings from Cats

Jessica Biel still annoying, but hey, she can sing

Continuing on with our singing theme, today Perez Hilton posted this Youtube video of Jessica Biel singing Mad About the Boy on his webstite. The song is from her latest film, Easy Virtue, which opened in the UK late last year and in limited release in North America this weekend.

Perez says, “Take it back, please!!!!!!!! We've heard enough of your warbling, raspy voice for a lifetime!”

Yes, Biel annoys us too. But compared to many other actresses who have attempted the jump from the movie screen to the music studio (this means YOU, Scarlett Johansson), Biel is surprisingly good.

Agree?

Ya know, Jessica, if the acting thing doesn't work out because you're too hot...

Ben Stiller crushes Terminator

Ben Stiller’s Night at the Museum: Smithsonian easily won the Memorial Day weekend box office with a 4-day holiday haul of $67 Million. The studio, Fox, put together a massive theatrical release: 4,095 theaters in North America. Terminator: Salvation, on the other hand, opened in only 3,530 theatres, but still underperformed at $52 Million for the 4-day holiday.

Hollywood studio execs are already calling Terminator’s performance disappointing, and don’t believe the film will have the legs to build upon the box office numbers over the next few weeks. When a film’s success hinges partially on fanboys’ reactions, it is almost always going to underperform when the core audience doesn’t like it, which is the case here. Plus, bad reviews for a film like Terminator will affect the box office more than it will with Museum (both films have received generally bad reviews).

Both Angels and Demons and Star Trek battled it out for the #3 position, and as of Monday morning, the race was too close to call. Both films will end up with close to $28 Million for the 4-day weekend.