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I know I've been a little out of touch this week with the distraction of SXSW, but I hadn't heard that our devastating depression/recession was over. That's the only way I can explain the frivolous throwing around of cash to hire every frickin' previously unemployed Z-list actress available. Tara Reid, Lindsay Lohan, Rumor Willis, Audrina Patridge and Mischa Barton have all recently secured jobs! Sounds like there was either a free-for-all in Hollywood, or Congress released some bailout money for the cause. Recently rehabbed Tara will star in a horror film called The Fields. The writer/producer of the flick was quoted as saying, "We hope this will make Tara relevant again." Oh, I'm sure she's hoping for that as well! In other horror movie news, Audrina Patridge (The Hills) and Rumor Willis (of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis' private parts) will costar in the upcoming film,  Sorority Row. Click here to watch the preview. It looks to be a mixture of Scream and Jawbreaker, but less funny. This might actually make some money. Meanwhile, Mischa Barton has joined the cast of A Beautiful Life, a CW television series revolving around the lives of a group of models living together in New York. Can't we watch that via YouTube every time Kate Moss descends on the city? Finally, in the ultimate twist, Lindsay Lohan may transition from film to full-time modeling. A job, any job, would be fine with Linds. She sent out a plea to the IMG Modeling Agency via a recent Nylon Magazine interview. The agency has said they're interested in taking a meeting, if she's contractually free. If "contractually free" means "desperate," I'd say the answer is "Yes!" Ultimately all of these ladies and their antics do stimulate the (gossip) economy, so I say congratulations are in order!