Quickies: Tuesday, July 12 2011

> Black Eyed Peas are going on an indefinite hiatus. Oh well, we'll find a way to live -- especially if this means we get a new solo album from Fergie.

> One more reason to become a monk: A new strain of gonorrhea is apparently totally resistant to antibiotics.

> Is Katy Perry biting on Gaga's mermaid obsession? And if so, is it really that big of a deal?

> Jonathan Groff is headed back to the stage and will star in the Off-Broadway production of The Submission starting September 8.

> Ooh la la! France recently honored Liza Minnelli by making her an officer in the country's Legion of Honor.