Not having a steady job in years appears to be agreeing with Mischa Barton.

The actress strolled around Miami Beach in a retro bikini this week, and while we find the high-waisted shorts to be uglier than her character on The OC, we must say: we’re impressed by Barton’s body. It’s far less skeletal than it used to be:

According to The New York Post, Barton has been telling friends her figure is due to “eating really healthy, keeping a mostly vegan diet and running.” And therein apparently lies the key: eating. Perhaps Shenae Grimes should take notes on that.

Surf around our collection of bikini photos now and then weigh in on Barton’s swimsuit: Do you like it?

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GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has received a celebrity endorsement on the day of the Iowa caucuses. Or 19 of them, to be precise: The Duggar Family!

The TLC reality family joined the ultraconservative candidate in Iowa on the campaign trail, where he’s battling Ron Paul and Mitt Romney with mere hours to go.

Confession time, though: Santorum is not their first choice.

“You may not agree with everything [Santorum] has done,” Jim Bob Duggar said. “But you’re not going to find the perfect candidate unless it’s Jesus Christ running.”

Santorum, to the family patriarch, is the next best thing.

“He’s somebody that doesn’t take a poll to know where he stands. I’m asking families, Christians all over America, to get behind Rick Santorum for president.”

Duggar made his comments in Iowa, where he arrived after packing up a dozen of his kids in a big tour bus, freshly repainted to include Santorum’s name.

His wife, Michelle, recovering from the miscarriage of their 20th child, remained home in Arkansas, though is still doing her part, making calls for Santorum’s bid.

Jim said he particularly admires Santorum’s stances on abortion and other social issues. “He has a proven track record,” Duggar said in an interview. “He’s a proven Christian Conservative. He has always done what’s right.”

“He is somebody that goes and really just votes from his heart and votes on conviction, votes on things based on the Constitution of the United States and the Bible.”

“That’s the kind of man we want to support.”

So much for separation of church and state.

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The NFL playoffs get underway this weekend, with four Divisional Round matchups across the AFC and the NFC.

Which Wild Card teams might pull an upset? Forget listening to Vegas or ESPN experts. Over the next few days, THG will breakdown each game, giving readers the inside scoop on what’s what really important, along with which team has the edge in each showdown…

1. STARTING QUARTERBACK …
Steelers: Accused rapist Ben Roethlisberger
Broncos: Self-proclaimed virgin and man of God, Tim Tebow
Edge: Broncos

2. FAMOUS FANS …
Steelers: January Jones, Seth Meyers, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bishop Thomas Tobin of the Diocese of Providence, Bret Michaels, Verne Troyer
Broncos: Scott Porter, Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Jesus Christ (rumored), Patrick Warburton (Puddy from Seinfeld)
Edge: Steelers

3. CELEBRITY OWNERSHIP CONNECTION …
Steelers: Rooney Mara, great-granddaughter of founder Art Rooney, Sr.
Broncos: Homer Simpson, one-time owner
Edge: Tie

4. LOCAL DELICACY …
Steelers: Pierogies
Broncos: Omelettes
Edge: Broncos

5. TEAM RUSHING YARDS PER GAME …
Steelers: 118.9 (14th in NFL)
Broncos: 164.5 (1st in NFL)
Edge: Broncos

6. WELL-KNOWN EX-PLAYERS …
Steelers: Najeh Davenport, arrested in 2002 for defecating in an ex-girlfriend’s laundry basket; Terry Bradshaw, irritating Fox analyst
Broncos: John Elway, two-time Super Bowl champion; Tom Jackson, informative ESPN analyst
Edge: Broncos

7. TOTAL DEFENSE (Yards Per Game) …
Steelers: 271.8 (1st in NFL)
Broncos: 357.8 (20th in NFL)
Edge: Steelers

8. IMPORTANT INJURY …
Steelers: Rashard Mendenhall, torn ACL
Broncos: The wheels on the Tebow bandwagon
Edge: Tie

9. BEST WIDE RECEIVER …
Steelers: Mike Wallace
Broncos: Eric Decker
Edge: Steelers

10. NUMBER OF EX-KARDASHIAN BOYFRIENDS ON ROSTER …
Steelers: Zero
Broncos: Zero
Edge: Tie

THE VERDICT: As close as it gets, but the Broncos take it by a final count of 4-3-3. The Steelers may be a 9-point favorite, but we wouldn’t bet against these Tale of the Tape results if we were you. Or Jesus.

WHO DO YOU THINK WILL WIN THE MATCHUP?

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With the lowest box office gross in 16 years, 2011 was a year the movie industry would like to forget, despite a handful of mammoth hits. Will 2012 turn things around?

Time will tell, but there are no shortage of exciting films landing in theaters in the next 12 months. From action thrillers to rom-coms to ‘tween fare, 2012 has it all!

That said, here’s a look at 12 movies THG is particularly excited for this year:

Men in Black 3 Trailer

12. Men in Black 3

Admit it, rolled your eyes when you first heard this was being made, but you’re excited. Or you were just fist-pumping from the start. Either way, here they come!

11. The Bourne Legacy

Okay, we don’t really care about seeing this. We just want to see if President Obama slams Jeremy Renner’s performance at the White House Correspondents’ dinner.

10. What to Expect When You’re Expecting

Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz and Glee’s Matthew Morrison make for easily the most-hyped must-see rom-com of the new year. J. Lo does it all, baby!

The Avengers Movie Trailer

9. The Avengers

So many of your favorite Marvel superheroes in one film? America hasn’t geeked out so hard since … every other blockbuster of the last five years. Still, awesome!

8. Paranormal Activity 4

The low-budget, high-earning franchise just got the green light for a fourth installment due out late this year, and fans can’t get enough. We’re freaked out already!

7. World War Z

Fittingly, this Brad Pitt zombie-killing romp is scheduled to arrive in theaters on December 21, 2012. Eat it, Mayan apocalypse calendar doomsday (and zombies)!

The Hobbit Trailer

6. The Hobbit

Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth. We need not elaborate further, especially not after the trailer (above) raised already high expectations for the LOTR prequel.

5. Rock of Ages

Tom Cruise proved he’s still got his box office mojo with M:I-4. Can that translate into success for this hair band-era epic? We’ll be raising our lighters regardless.

4. The Dark Knight Rises

Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. Badass Bane’s borderline inaudible voice. Christopher Nolan’s final chapter. The hype and subplots are building by the day.

Snow White and the Huntsman Trailer

3. Snow White and the Huntsman

Charlize Theron is the reason to see this Kristen Stewart vehicle, though we have high hopes for K-Stew as the title character. Only reason she’s not #1 and #2 here is … 

2. The Hunger Games

Will the adventures of Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) become a new Twilight-esque book-to-film blockbuster franchise? Hard to imagine they won’t. Speaking of …

1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2

It’s hard to believe, but 2012 marks the end of an era for our favorite group of vampires and werewolves. Shriek in agony and pour out a little blood now.

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Kelly Clarkson stepped into some serious controversy last week when she endorsed Ron Paul for President of the United States.

But the singer made up for that snafu in New Orleans last night, playing a long, free set as part of the the 2012 Allstate Fan Fest, an event that preceded this evening’s Allstate Sugar Bowl between two undeserving BCS teams, Michigan and Virginia Tech.

Among other hits, the first-ever American Idol belted out such singles as “Since U Been Gone,” “Stronger,” “Mr. Know It All” and “Breakaway.” Listen to a version of “You Love Me” below:

Kelly Clarkson – You Love Me (Live)

“Thanks New Orleans! That was fun ” Clarkson Tweeted after the concert.

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We’re not sure if this is awesome, gross or just plain weird, but Dennis Rodman is going to be holding tryouts for a topless women’s basketball team in New York City.

The Basketball Hall of Famer will be trying out and coaching a team fielding exotic dancers from Headquarters Gentleman Club, in hopes of playing a HOT charity game against what appears to be another topless women’s basketball club.

This is very random and actually happening.

The NBA bad boy dreamed up the team after hearing that rival strip joint Rick’s Cabaret launched a league with former Atlanta Hawks standout Spud Webb, who runs the Texas Legends, an NBA Development League team.

Rodman is challenging Rick’s Cabaret’s topless team to a charity game.

“I don’t know too many men that don’t like a good-looking woman running up and down around the basketball court,” Rodman said.

Really? Are men SO desperate to see boobs that they’ll pay to watch (presumably bad) basketball game to do so? Just peep these Lindsay Lohan pictures instead. Geez.

And what is Rodman doing? Didn’t he talk about being a better husband and father in his Hall of Fame speech? So many questions, so few answers regarding the Worm.

[Photo: WENN.com]

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Brandi Glanville’s 2012 started off on an interesting note when she married Darin Harvey, her friend and a Mixed Martial Arts manager, in Las Vegas.

“[We're] married!” Eddie Cibrian’s ex-wife confirmed to Us Weekly.

Hold off on sending wedding gifts, though: “To make it legal, I have to go to the courthouse today and I don’t think we’re gonna. Super fun though!”

“I’m married again- suuuuuuck it!” she wrote Sunday, later clarifying: “We’re not gonna stay married. But it was a fun way to start out the new year!”

A source said that The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, who shares two sons with Cibrian, has been friends with Harvey for almost 20 years.

The duo are “like brother and sister” and “they’ve never hooked up,” said the source. “He came with her to Vegas and they both got really drunk.”

“They just thought it was a good idea at the time to get married. They kissed for the cameras and that was it. There’s nothing romantically there.”

Happy New Year and annulment, you guys!

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There’s very little from her marriage to look back on – the farce only lasted 72 days, of course – but Kim Kardashian said on New Year’s Eve that she’s all about “moving forward” in 2012.

“I think a good lesson I learned about myself is to always follow your heart, and I think I’ll never stop doing that,” she told reporters on the red carpet of Tao in Las Vegas. “[I'm looking forward to] just having a really good 2012 and soaking in all the lessons learned in 2011. That’s it. Simple.”

So… was Kim following her heart when she married Kris Humphries? Or when she divorced Kris Humphries? Or when she signed a deal with E! to televise the wedding to Kris Humphries?

As usual with this robotic, cliche-spewing reality star, it’s all very unclear.

But Kardashian will need to be on her game to repeat at THG’s Celebrity of the Year. What do you think will be her management’s plan for 2012?

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Movie fans should prepare to be scared again in 2012.

Paramount announced yesterday that it had green lighted Paranormal Activity 4, an approval that should not come as a shock, considering the wild success of this franchise’s third installment. It earned over $200 million worldwide after opening in late October.

Paranormal Activity 3 Trailer

The first Paranormal Activity cost a measly $15,000 to produce, opened in September 2009 and went on to garner $193 million. The price on the second rose to $3 million to produce, but was easily justified by its $177.5 box office haul.

No release date has been set for Paranormal Activity 4, but expect it to hit theaters some time in the fall again.

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