Brightest Young Things

BYT does not really partake in celebrity gossip, I mean news, (we're too self-absorbed with our own imaginary celebrity to care, you know) but since this juggernaut landed, we may as well jump in as well:

ET breaks news that ANGELINA JOLIE has had her twins!

A source close to the actress confirms that she has given birth to twins in France. "Babies are great and so is mom," we're told.

The babies are the fifth and sixth children for Angelina Jolie and BRAD PITT, whose family consists of Maddox, 6, Pax, 4, Zahara, 3 and Shiloh, 2.

(image courtesy of kate kretz)

and as Defamer pointed out:

The joyous development comes almost two years to the day that the couple's first amorphous Chosen Blob was ushered into this world by a coterie of Namibian midwives. By contrast, genetically flawless Jolie-Pitt White Children Numbers 2 through 3 were delivered in France, with all the First-World-medical-facility pampering that implies. More details as they come, including the all-important "How Jennifer is Handling the News report" and whether John Meyer is hitting the road yet or not

Lesser babies everyone hide from the blinded light

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Previously in Misc/Awesome:

• 12/28: Terrible Boyfriend/ Girlfriend Generator.
• 12/1: The John Waters Advent Calendar-it starts today
• 11/28: It Chooses You: All I Want for Christmas is Everything from Miranda July's Pop-Up Shop
• 11/3: Things I'd Move to Minnesota For
• 9/6: PHOTOS: Maloof $$ Money Cup
• 9/2: PHOTOS: Chantilly Model Train Show
• 9/1: Libby's List: 5 Things I Want Right Now...
• 8/22: PHOTOS: Best Friends Day
• 8/10: PHOTOS: Lawn Mover Racing, Eastern Seaboard Regionals @ Bowles Farm
• 7/26: Special List: Things the BYGays Want Now That We Can Marry In DC (and NY!)